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CAPE MAY COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER

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SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY COUNTY. N. J . FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1927.

Hey’s Point Bridge To le Ready For / 928 Season ^ineer Collisson—Hill Co. Filling in Somers t Side—Will Give Continuous Road From

Cape May To New York City

Point Side Is Not Being Neglected

0 qun-tion bm w Point to Son! bilf bridge will ! ISIfc minunri iwaton i« to William H engineer <or the k. Oolllason. who la City Ocean City. Sea 1*1.• | Point and Avalon. I Jltana of ' a report! _ on Wedneaday of thin t lor the fill the sen awarded to the Ring Company, and one 1 dteogre owned by ' U now pumping Somera Poinl aide. u Atkinson Ave* f ran^ through the I« ! k at Somers Point, and

of the new \»int Houleconstructed

amic County Freeholdi connects with [York road, and will gtv,

. Cape i City.

Gjtolnt is a scene of act F. W. SchwieUt Coin York, which has Or the super-etruc- > bn dr ts unloading !«. and is building a mable it to load mawhlch will lake Ihe work. Scot Mt machin- piling, tint^fcuatllng workmen beat _ ' Common's predic1 the structure will bt

r l>2s

the Beesley's Point t kelng neglected. Ot I the start was madi the bridge piling by ^wters Company This recently eumpl. Boat dw a Ik. the Albany Avenue i Atlantic City, and ago look over t . I, A jjiiunct^cjntratlo.' and ““I tmie completed the the North Wildwood

l to Botn.

Mr?-

NUMBER 47

¥ WIIJ. T. BINGHAM

Service Curtailed By Fall Schedule

Resorts Now Have Three

Trains In and Out

The tall Mcuedule of the Penm sylvan la Bailroad went Into ef feet last Sunday, with train ser-

vice slightly curtailed.

One change Is the mid-day train between Millville and Cape May wthkih Is -diar-rntlnued. Must of the retorts have three trains daily incoming and outi suing Traina leave Wildwood . (W.,k days) € *S A. M . 1:50 and 4:2& P. M. Thes»- trains I emnert for Philadelphia with trains from Sea Isle City and Ocean-City, which make connections with Avalon and Stone Har-

| bor train*.

! _ On Sunday; leave Wildwood

■ ::t A M 1:02 and 5:43 P.

| M. (Excursion) and alio connect

| with trains fivai other r.

1 Oiladelphia.

| Trains leave dally from Philadelphia. €: 15. 8:25 A. M.. 1:15 (Saturday only) and 4:15 P. M. They likewise make connections ! for the various reports On Sun- | days train* leave Philadelphia ■ :'.u (Excursion) 9 A. M. and (3:30 p. M. connecting with re-

7 Escape From Burning Yacht In Small Boat Craft Completely Destroyed By Fire in Gray's Channel. Near Wildwood

Estimated Loss Is $30,000

Bldwood Kiwanians r Talk on Camps k Y. M. C. A. Secretary Tells of Benefits

14 Folier Shedd. editor of the lug Bulletin, and 1- W. Mon-ware guests at a w.-li-2»d meeting of the Wild ■jBkranta Club at the coll B'Tuesday evening of (his B Rev Paul Neff deluded

Co. C. of C. Meets at Sea Isle Tonight

Changed From Thursday to Friday Evening Because of fviwanis Convention

To Outline Year’s Work

<^sli&. chairman , who could p>*wll'

if the

The firet meeting Of the 192728 year* of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Hchool bouse. Sea UW OUT. on Friday night. Sep-

tember 20. at S o'clock.

The meeting was scheduled for Thursday. Soptevnber 29. but on that night many of the regular chamber delegates and member* will attend the District Conference of International Klwanis. which will be held at Ocean City. All service clubs of Cape May tXiunty have been Invited to.

Ocean City for Thursday | . wari w and the chamber meeting is being 1 0n> .

held the next day to .avoid

conflict of dates.

Prwident William A liaffert. of the County Chamber, will announce the on;lint for ihe year's collaborating with the

Unusual Honors Given Pomona Grange at Fair Competing Against Six Other Counties, Cape May Receives Handsome Trophy Consumers Did the Judging

Cape May County Pomona Grange won unusual honors at the Trenton State Fair on Tuesday. being awarded the moat p.-iulve and beautiful trophy of the prizes offered by the fair coromlttee.. for the special sweepstakes. They competed with six other counties—Camden. Mercer. Hunurdm. Middlesex, Somerset

and Monmouth.

In addition to the grand prize they received awards of funds

made to granges.

When it Is considered that ere a - only flvv granges in the county, which united as one with Pomona, and that the other groups of granges were composed from ten to sixteen each, county grange enthusiasts declare that there is much merit to the

judging i

will 1

Exec

mlttee appointnit

uounred. and a speaker of note hue been secured for the meeting. Full attendance Is urged on the paw of delegates and associate

members. V

come at meetings nl the County

Chamber.

i Sewage Plant and New Fire House For No. Wildwood

f of North Wildsi week bids for a new firehouse, exceed $25,000. The new home tern will be at

Seven men escaped from burning yacht early Sunday night Gray's Channel, near Wild>d. getting to shore In bo;.:, when the $25,000 yacht "Dodjewel" was completely ' troyod by Are of an unknown

origin.

The -blaze was discovered by •ne of Hie passengers. In i hort time the whole yacht wai ■ mass of flames. A small boat vus launched from the craft and wed oshoie. Clothing and valuables were abandoned. Tbe Stone Harbor Coast Guard iw rushed to the burning yacht, but the flames completely en--luped .the craft by the itime ley arrived and the possibility u gas tank exploding prevented em <mm lighting the blaze. The owners of the boot J. W. Valiant, wealiiy Baltimore man. and his party, were taken to Grassy Sound by the Coast Guards, and there they entrained for Philadelphia. The yacht had Irft Sea Isle City on Saturday for Baltimore after laying in the resort ' paire for over a week. Instead <£ continuing their trip fhe partypulled Into the channel and drifting slowly when the Maze was discovered. A cook and an engineer prised the crew, the others being guests of Mr. Valiant. The Coast Guard authorities place the loss at $30,000. declaring that clothing. Jewelry and oc- * 1 board the yacht were about $5,000.

Loss When Bakery Is Burned

Magnificent Dahlia Show at Ct. House

In New Bank Building— Mrs. Kurtz Wins $100

For Best Jar Peaches

Awarded By EL M. Fenton

An early morning alarm called the firemen of Five Mlh- Beach to the Pine Bakery, at Oak A'

id Park Boulevard.

— undeterminable orlgii stroyed the entire building all ol the baking devices. Nick Caricola. the own- .. asleep on the second floor,

escaped uninjured. A strong breeze was blowing at the time which fanned the Are and threat ened the surrounding houses.

Only through the excellent of the firemen, the bouse door was saved. The lot* is mated at about $15,000.

features of the

judges wore consumers,

the exhibit being judged by the appeal to the consumer. All prize winning fruits, vegetables

and flowers at the County Fair at l

Wildwood, comprised the exhibit, j <iere ~hf Ocean" City

^ car. traveling'south. John r ^ial prlx,

an of the-OBrien and family, in the other flower display .1

,c«r were traveling toward Wild-'South SeavlllL. ' Mrs. O'Brien and mother Each awarded

ho assisted him.

Considerable Interest was aroused throughout Cape May County about two weeks ago by the announcement ’hat Mrs. E. Miner Fenton, of Ocean View, would award $100 In gold for the best jar ot canned peaches. The exhibit Vas held Iasi Saturday In the Cape Cay County Title and Trust Company Building at Cape May Court House. Th- $100 in gold was awarded to Jits. William Kurtz, of Ocean View Mrs. E. J. Shuimun. of Ocean View, received honorable

mention.

The only conditions In the const wore that the peaches should Elbe:!as. giown during the 27 season, in Cape May CounThe peaches were Judged according to the following consid-

eration.-:

Care in cooking: 2. Cloan3. Placing of fruit; 4. Perfection of fruit: 5. Color: 6. General appearance. The names of the owners were not Indicated the Jars, as they were s'.mply numbered. The following ladies acted us Judgee: Mrs. Ethel Mck Hopping; Mrs. Laura J. Durrell; Miss Dorothy Bice. The peach contest was stag connection with Dahlia Day last Saturday at the Cape May County Title and Trust Company at Court House A magnlflcient display of dahlias was made In their new bank building nt the seal- Many persons feasted their eyes on the beauti-

ful sight.

The Judges were: Mayor G. W. Bergner. o! Avalon: Frederick J. Michell. of the Henry F. MicheK Seed Company. Philadelphia, am Julius Wolff. Jr.. Philadelphia florist. The following awards

Firemen Parade Neu) Jersey Kiwanians In

at Atlantic City; .. /ii

— Lonvcntion At Ucean Li'y County Companies Make' Showing District Governor William T. Bingham and Roe Fulker-

son, Editor of the Kiwanis Magazine. Among Notable Speakers—Jules Brazil Leads Singing

Dahlia Dav Sept. 24. 1921 Cape Xar County Title & Trust l-argest dahlia—First prize. $3.00. E. V. Corson. Marmora. Second prize. $2.00. Julius Wolf.

Avalon.

Most beautiful dahlia—First prize $3.00. Samuel Shuttleworth. Peermont. Second prize, $2.00 Job Tozour. Cape May Court llou.-.-Best collection of ten—Find prize. $3.00. George Dewees. Rio Grand. Second prize. $2.00 Georg:-

Roth. Rio Grande.

1 Best collection of five- .Finn I prize. $3.00. K. V. Corson. Mar - j morn. Second prize. $2.00 Job j Tozour, Cape May Court House.

Two cars collided at tbe rxvad FIm prize* $3.m.%o6T«»u7 intersection at Smith's corner. Cape May Court House. Second Saturday afternoon. John Pon-| prize. $2.00 E. V Coition Mar-

Autos Collide

County was chali

grange exhibit.

County Agent Stabler, who! wL

worked day and night arrangiag were -ut and bruised but the exhibit from thl* county, uj seriously. The O'Brien car was being given much pratoe tor his badly damaged while the Pontlere

‘ -scaped with a few scratchne

Pomiere

Reeves

in Jail on Bad

the damagui.

O. Howell. Job

Court Houm , .

James. Goshen: Mis Teresa E. Townsend. Goshen: H Shuttle--onh. Peermont: Philip Speck.

Cape May.

Threat To Bomb Church IVritten On Postcard

Cape May County firemen mad. creditable -bow iTi- m Atlantic i City Saturday, when they parti..In the para.!.- which was the outstanding feature ..t .he fiftieth convention <d the n.w Jersey Firemen's Relief a--*m la in session at (bat resort from Wednesday to Saturday, li the first parade the .,-oh-Ib-tlon has ever held and wa- a testimonial to General Bird Sp'-n-T. who was re-elected president the fire-fighters for ihe fiftieth -nsecutlve year. No pilz.-- «.r.fered in the parade, whirh required four hours to puss May. Wildwood. North j Wildwood. Stone Harlxu Avalon ,nd Sea Isle City were am--:_ ihe Cape May County resorts : .,i,ii

ing.

me Harbor made one ot ili.-l In addition to nearly thirniformed firefighters. «i-‘ of apparatus, they were companied by the Miinlclpnl Bool ten. dresBed In white and their director. Willis E. Reynolds. Chief Gilbert, of Cap.- May City, was elected County Vice President at the convention. Chief Nickerson, of Wildwood, and of the Cape May County Firemen's Association. »as elected nmnly representative to Iremsn's Home. Both of men were nominated by

Randolph Fogg. Ocean Gty, Convention Chairman

Many

ds of Kiwanians from lion of New Jersey are at Ocean City for tbe ate Kiwanis convention, accompanied by their

ROE FCLKEKSON

Explains Delay

in Starting of

Sea Isle Road Re-constn 'tion Work Held Up Because No Map of

Boulevard Exists

County to Have An Assistant Health Nurse

Freeholders Authorize Appointment—Old Co. Build-

ings To Be Repaired

$300 For Sea Isle Hospital

One Now Being Made |

■-quipmeti* T*4b- -jurt house

cHy'f

The delay in oom-nenc 1 '-oonatruction of the S. City Boulevard was laid Is!.- City on Wednesday by vt the Board of Fr.-rt: Sea Isle City road can chairman explained to a •n-t&tive of this paper th of the delay as ftir a* tl was concerned.

d. have been queried time when the work will b.

gin. but disclaim blame for th . delay. j, On Wednesday, after the spe- r ' rial meeting of the board several! A members declared that th- coun-•'‘"d ty had plans and specifications!®^ ready and were ready to start the A "' instruction, but they were be-!* 10 ' delayed by Sea Isle who j 1 "' ll not as yet obtained the right!*"'’ ay on the boulevard. 1‘ ,, ‘ ~ " Hawkins, chairman! _ ^

City.

W. Ryan. Wildwood. ’ " Dalton, of M

solutlor

Hundreds of Kiwanians and [th.-lr ladies attended the banquet 11 which opened the convention, at I I the Gateway Casino last evening. I I Th. Gateway, which was closed, i reopened for the occasion. The evening was a long to be rememi bered one. with singing, speaking. I v audeville numbers and dancing (to lively tunes from Hoy Smith's orchestra. William H. Collisson. JJr.. was chairman of the comtnilj tee in charge of this affair. A golf tournament was held at the Ocean City Golf Club yesterday afternoon. At the same time a borsuahoe pitching tournament was being contested at the municipal courts. Other Kiwanians played tennis or went fishing. Among the Kiwanis notables who will speak at the convention are William T. Bingham. Governor New Jersey Kiwanis District. of Millville; Roe Fulkerson. ditor of the Kiwanis International Magazine; Walter R. Campbell, International Trustee, of Springfield. Mass.: Robert J. Rendall and William J. Carrington. Past Governors, and Dr. C. P. Segard. Past President New York City Kiwanis Club. Jules Brazil, a shining star at the international conventions. D leading the sinring. and oh! how he can get music out ot the men. The headquarters of tbe convention Is th-- Flanders/Hotel. Mrs. Clinton B Price, of Ocean city, met the special Kiwanitrain with automobiles and conveyed the visiting ladies to the Flanders, where an informal re-

ception was held.

Headed by a band the Klwanlanv will march from the Hotel Flanders to the High School Auditorium this morning for the offi.opening or the convention. '! + ‘ - .a. s*ph G. Chimi- • l-Yoehold- pioi. w ill ' urns, greetings from' Ctfy. and J. Thornley Hughes, president of the Ocean City Rotary Club, will extend greetings from Rotary. William Bingham will respond. Varlreports. Including that of the Governor, will be submitted and here will be singing and other

■peaking.

Tlie ladies will be entertained at the Ocean City Yacht Club, starting at 10 o'clock, with a full day's program of motor boating, fishing, swimming, crabbing and card parties both morning and

. th.

the

'ounty Health

i Isle City c

ixplal

Leslie Hoff.

> guard, is confined lo the! county jaU as a result of issuing j alleged bad checks, being c^au-, mlttisl to that institution on! Monday I

JlT ^ P * lic ' »"‘ i Legionaira Guard Probytoian charges, having served time in a; Church Upon Information Forwarded By the

Transfer Tallest Trooper

Gloom Spreads As "Spirits” Trickle

Philadelphia Postal Authorities

Wednesday night

there had been a deia; that a comnilUr. <-< in-cnbers of the Sea rhatnbei .< Oonmn-m

tens called on the

■ome months ago. ll that at that time the

dd the Freeholders

make every effort to s

neceaaary right ot w

that they would exp

"The task was a did asserted Mr. Haw;,

had to overcome n< . Property owners al-v..

anything until Th. y map what land thev

1

itch proport

submitted a drawing of nth Street approach to the Clty-Somers Point bridge.

after

ntlon sessions will

resume in the afternoon, with addresses by Roe Fulkerson and Past Governors Rendall and Carrlngon. There will be singing and

iperial conferences.

Kendall! The annual governor's ball, a

brilliant event of each State convention. will take place In the evening at the Flanders. Water sports will be staged in the pool

between the dances.

The main business sessions will be held Saturday. Election of of- “ ' dectlon of the next

city will take in the

followed

adjournment.

Weather permitting, the Ki-

llntwii! kbeing'accom- i w * nllinj! an< * ’heir ladies will parv the hospital This was llrlp * , *‘ ln * bl * h, ‘“ ch pi,rl >' ln

re .he reguUr 'YS'",* > nd

vr of Public Buildings ^ ,h " 1 " P “ r,y ' he M,>or - •hamplon reported that ( A Randolph Fogg, past presibulldtngs were now Ocean City Club, is .. n.». reo.-.- -* "rlent convention chairman

( been ably assisted by his club member*, who are no stone unturned lo give dtors the time of their

(•-legation j Freeholder Clouting urged th»i I r ° n 'en,ion city

^ »r,.,. .. v . ..... afternoon and • y would ;ine * • a s o> >«> .-wa isie .

appropna

clerk's |

(Endeavor To Learn

Identity of Writer of Message

message whir! t's police depart •• members of ;b rican Legion Pi*

Cole Will Fly Again When Physically Able

August 31. John Applet Ing With hit

Th-

The

Cape May County of Wildwood and

LAY your foundation with a first deposit now In Security Trust Company. Cape May City, and keep adding to the pile, and your foundation will soon be solid. The Trust Company helps you by adding 4 per cent, tnter-

Buys Sesqui Building

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