• Prize List For

Vineland Mardi Gras To View Big Parade—Fifteen Bands 1 Be in Line—Many Gvic, Fraternal and Patriotic Orders Will March Jeraey" To Be Chosen From Forty Girls

CAPE KAY COUNTY TIMES, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927.

1 bold tu iSih M CeleatCtM. Oeiotwr indication* this

Pouurr Can76.000 spectators to tImt the mamin which win be Me patriotic, wed talaailo&B from all to nay noth

brill "Qu* ■ Mae Hoffman. Mtw ms. took the ar. She will be •ome 40 eirt* D'Kh Jeraey oomeludintc Ocean CHty. Alan tic City. BrisanWoodtoury. Pitman, ft Norria Brid«eton. atvHie and Camden.

f Sfary Coyle, Kim j T 10J7" reepectlvely, of the Hal- . Mia* Phyllis 1SJ7 and f the Mardi Orae" •tee* to ail the aaatated by her oonaiatinc of i: 1 Judging for the ; South Jeraer" at the Mardi i will follow the Rainbow Lake

of the pa-

amount

official* of

Commerce have

Chief of Pofor 100 spe-

• nd It Bute

J -the parade,

ranue. Pifteen have been tired . Including rail-

Reunion Service at

How Phone Co.

Helped Fight The Big Fire

Graphic Description of Part

Played By That Company in Conflagration

On the Job Until Surrise

Page One

North Port Norris',Note: the follow ng ar-!

tide, contributed by the i ,,-phone company, telle the story of the part that organization played In fighting the Ocean City fire.] The crimson and golden ntreak* of a beautiful sunset eky had

enlng. Novem- •’•rely deereoed Into the somber

rr* *• o clock "Ye Old fc*** 8 of velvet night on Tu .sday. No. I." of North Port Nor- October 11. when a dull red glow

Event To Be Held By Class One M. E. Church

ri* M E. Church win hold _ „ union nervice. Every member or friend of this church, or of any church, la Invited to be present at this reunion. It vrill be a

get-together event.

alongside the Ocean City '■Ik—In the very heart of the Boardwalk section—was shipped Into vivid l.fe by a capricious breeze blowing to landward. The little glow brightened and

it baa been twelve yean ago "Parkled. Another gust of wind since the boll and be Urey were ■vross the long stretches of sandy placed upon the church. Up until b8 *< - h and Incipient conflagration that time, the church which wasl* 1 *™ 1 balefully in the darkenbullt In 1*85. had no signal withl* n * shadows and flared upward which to call a meeting, and in, ° ,h8 night In deadly earnest, those attending had to go by | ,n } be ceoUiU_ office of the

the time of their own clocks. As everyone then did not always have correct time, there was a general drag In the gathering lor

tere* among the people. He asks for a general response to this

particular service.

i the

Concrete and Steel To Replace Wooden Bridge The War Department

granted the Atlantic City Railroad Company permission to replace the present wooden bridge over the Turk a hoe River with

concrete and steel sbuuments. Th new abuttment* will be

more substantial and give better

servirr ■tart in

. Turner, local lutniff this year's neral chairman, airmen are bis Philip E. Urto. ' r J. Scholl, pub- , Lirio. parade: i. bail; 8. E. ; girts: Charles iliana; Clarence Maurice FlorHarry BlalsOhief of Police. Public Safety. • Sawyer. i tbe celebration the first lent* have ; Aftlantlc

i celebra- , decided mot three i South jeraey city ■ all previous ef- “* • night.

i Surprise Party

LMMdinc Creek. j In honor ol the I May Of Mias Gar-1 1 Bvelj n BMrldK''. I

1 Mrs. Bibo: i j

! L*ert>urg. A party >1* gathered at Leeeprlaed Miss Eldridge

a.di from th«re rison's home, he dining room

ybl) Injured In Auto Crssh

New Jersey Bell Telephone Com4>any. the usual evening forces of telephone operators were moderately busy. Girts came and went as their respective pro-

Today abe building U in s sr * m * 1 directed. Supervisors paced splendid condition, but the mem- <> * c ' 1 *nd forth behind the row benhip U nmali and tbe pastor i 0 * » 1<,n rwins women. *. —•— — Suddenly at one end of the

board an emergency call ripped through the wires, forennner of, tragedy In some form. Another and another and soon the switchboard was alive wtlb calls and the operators were galvanised

Into feverish action.

Miss Helen Sledem. chief operator. sizing up the situation, caught the whiff of pungent burning wood and hy this time everyone knew that devastation

stalked abroad.

Down came the Venltian ■hades and the central office force plunged into the emergency with stern and military precision. Frenzied calls for fire apparatus. Official directions from Ocean City Commission ere. Wire Chief Walter Booz first at his poet of duty In .the central office. later on at the scene of the fire with H. E. Jackson, aiding In sating telephone equipment. pay stations and booths. Mrs. Jackson 'rantlcally endeavoring to get her husband, news that their house was once threatened but not turned by the

flames.

All district - heads were directly on -the scene, battling their way along the roads through clogged lanes of automobile traffic. Clinton Godfrey, District Superintendent of Plant. Walter Rrchntan. Assistant District Superintendent of Traffic. Richard M. Reinoehl. District Manager. J. Abel. District Engineer. Harold Hoffman. Plant Inspector. George Harris. Wire Chief and Harry Wise. Wildwood Wire Chief, all reached the scene In short order. Two 320 line switchboards were held In readiness In the Atlantic City storeroom to he rushed to lb* stricken area should fire threaten the Central Office. Additions! .switchboard facilities re also heM ready at Newark be loaded on an emergency train of freight and coach cars and rushed to the shore. Notlflostion came down tbe line to spare no expense in order to establish service in the event of Central Office was destroyed. and to that end arrangements were made to cut trunks through to an emergency center and operate with messenger ser-

vice.

The electric current In Ocean City by this time had been entirely cut off in the area In which our office is located. Men working under Mr. Booz scoured the city for six volt batteries suf-. ficlent to replace the Central Office battery and relieve the tre- 1 mendous drain on these batteries, had It been necessary. From the beginning to the end of “the fire, which lasted practically until sunrise, telephone men were stationed on the roof of the Central Office with water buckets to extinguish any flying sparks that fell on .he

roof.

Steadily the operators worked In the Central Office with Walter Richraan. Aasistant Traffic Superintennent. and Miss Stedem. Chief Operator, constantly on the alert. Operators on duty .were: Francis Banner. Ella Booz. Ruth Adams. Katherine Ginther. Reba Jackson and Edna Jones, the last two Supervisors. Myrtle Oshschlage: Peggy Runner. Marie Townsend. Anna Watts. Mary W'dley. Catherine Collins. Terry Plleggl. Marie Felmey and Verna

Austin.

Thee* girls not only labored through the night but into the

morning hours, with sufficient lief periods to lighten their forts as far as possible. More than 60 telephon

Baptist Church Notes Thursday at _ 7.5# *\ M. T1 Senior Bible Class >111 meet to study the book of Romans. Triday at 4 P. M. Junior Bible Class. Saturday at 7:10 P. Prayer and praise service. Subject: More about the recent association at Salem. N. J. Sunday at 10:50 M. Subject The Diwine Lover and His Bride." 2:30 P. M. Sunday school. 6:30 Christian Endeavor. 7: SO subject "Christ Jesus Our Victory Over

Sin."

Dividing Creek Baptist Church

The ohurOh was represented at the State convention In Ocean C4ty last week hy Rev. Harry Snyder and Mrs. Minnie Hahn. Rev. J. HiAeit Goewey. of Crosier Seminary, again filled the pulpit both morning and evening in the absence of the pastor. The "Joy Class" held their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening at the borne of Mra. Edgar Terry. The C. E. society held a Hallowe’en social In Union Hall

Tuesday evening.

Mis. Stites Dies At Port Norris Home

Passing Deeply Felt By Those Who Loved Her For Sterling Christian Character Wife of Capt. E. Stites

The entire community was sod dened on Friday morning last following t h e announcement which spread rapidly of tbe death of Mrs. Elizabeth Stites. wife of

I* stricken with

heart trouble and death followed a very fe» minutes later, at 11:50. Unable to secure a local phvsician immediately. Dr. 11 Ganre't Muller, of Millville, was called, but death had overtaken Mra. Stites before he arrived. and hi* record breaking

trip was without avail.

Mr*. Stile*, who was seventy ytnra of age. was born and raised In Bridgeton and was a daughter of the la*e Bbenezer

Whitaker

if Bridgeton, who was Sheriff of Cumberland [he was a sister of

k*r. a resident of the: -»

and a sister of Mrs. employees responded e of Salisbury. Md. scum- time before they arrived by her hus- and in this way a

In Edmund, and three «P«^y

were belli in readiness to he transported directly to the heart of aoUvtty from Atlantic City and Wildwood. Tbe fire was roaring into Ocean City, eating it* flaming way into huge hotels and beautiful homes to the terror of stricken property owners. People evacuated their homes like ants from a dirt hill as the huge clouds of smoke billowed skyward.

Clothing Factory Employing 100 To Locate at Port Noms Vineland Firm Negotiating To Purchase Large Market Street Lot—Plan Erection of

Own Buildings

Much Needed Asset To the Community

nue. Mrs. Booz. commercial' ropresentsi.ve in Ocean City, extin- 1 Ali indications points toward gulshed the flame on the roof; an opening of a clothing factory

and awnings with tbe aid of her [in Port Norm which will employ daughters. Another daughter was over one hundred persons at the

operating at the central office j very beginning,

switchboard at the time. j Three men from Vineiamd who At first It was believed that; operate a similar business in that fully 300 telephones were utterly | city have developed theh- factory lost. TM* figure narrowed down; to a poin! where expansion in until at dawn the next day Wire that town is imivaertble because Chief Booz pronounced the actual | of the many clothing firms nli of instruments and stations ready established there and they be 15. Service for all sub- : have decided to locate another scrlbers except three were re-1 factory In some other place, stored by 1 P. M. the next day. 1 Their attention was called The estimate was available as to Port Norris where they were ... property damage from the com-; formed that plenty of good help

pany’s standpoint.

Far Into the night the new New Jersey Bell Telephone Company employees strove td minimize the destruction of property. N. H. Wikc. of tbe installation department, was stationed atop the Ocean City school house at the apex ot the triangle cut into the city by invading flames, spark* were falling thickly and a shower landed in the bell tower

available. In a town where no other factory was in operation and they came down here about three seeks ago to seek a Vocation suHable for erecting e building in which to bouse their

industry.

The lot decided upon wm< one owned by Henry Redding in the rear of the American Store on Market Street. The lot is so x 160 feet and the size of the pro-

« suvnc-i imiueu in me uwi lower, '-^ an,, w.

setting it abaze. Wikc yelled to!PO*«d building will be 40 "feet Lieut. Ralph J. Somers, chief test- wide by 75 to 100 feet in length, hoard man. and between them A deposit has been made Mr. they extinguished this blaze with-j Redding through Isaac Fagan out the aid of firemen, thereby 1 local real estate dealer, to seal saving one of tbe major build-j the purchase and a search of ings of the vicinity. ! the deeds Is being conducted by later Lieut. Somers captured a 1 r*pre*entatiies for the clothing

teak thief who was making his firm,

way out of a drug store witn a 1 The fact that the new firm is cargo of razors and turned the deali-lous of puichasing a lot and prisoner qver to the police. j erecting a building rvlher than Smoking dawn the next day; renting or leasing a building in found the same telephone com- the town would seem to Indicate pany employe's on the Job. A.! th»t the men are anxious to loJ. Smith and E. F. Merrigan. ca- cate bore and become a permable trouble men. were observed j nent factor In the community, repairing cable In front of the.raxber than Just an experiment, razed Normandy Hotel at Ninth It is believed that should they and Ocean Avenues. ; start operation* here plenty of Harvey. W. Aucott. H. E. good help w 111 be available and Jackson. George Elton. A. W. ^ that many Individuals will be Baldt. M. Agleh. W. F. Olver. all I greatly benefleted by the oppor-

construction men. were deep in 1

the ruined area* bringing Harold Hoffman. Plant Inspector. not only remained on duty in the fire zone throughout the night, but recorded the effects of the fire with hiz camera the next

day.

Thousands of persons were attracted to the scene from surrounding communities. No few highly favorable comments were made as these people observed repairmen. construction men and others going about the program of rehabilitation with the ease and dispatch born of accurate knowledge and practice. The stalwart efforts of tele- ] phone company employees straighten out the thousand and l e tangles, proved a consolation | more than one individual. Richard M. Reinoehl. District I Manager, accompanied by Clinton I Godfrey. District Superintendent I of Plant, visited Mayor Champion officially the next day and I after tendering their regrets o the disaster, urged the Mayor to I feel more than’ free to call o 1 the New Jersey Bell Telephon Company for any assistant ssary to take care of sui scribe re and others who suffered | losses. The same expressions wore t corded Raymond B. Dean. Secre- I tary of the Ocean City Chamber I ‘ Commerce. Clayton Haloes Brick, representing the Ocean City Realtors and other officials.

tunity to add to the family inThe benefit to tbe community as a whole and to >h< husinens men especially should hr great. The business men of the town have suffered tremendous !• this year due to the unsettled conditions of the oystei industry and H naturally follow* that sny efforts made to establish other Industrie* which add to the payrolls of the families of the town wlU be welcome*! by th>

Once again the need o

Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trade or similar organization is shown by the trouble encountered by the new firm in finding out Just what properties about town

• sale and who were the

owners of those piece* of ground

which were available.

Tbe men spent several day* finding out this Information which would have been unnecessary had a real lire league been 'XlMnnce with a wide awake

Cumberland County Red Men To Rally Friday Evening. November

4, at Bridgeton

A combined rally of all Cumberland County tribes In tbe in-ter.-st of the present State-wide campaign to Increase the member** Ip of the Improved Order of Red Men in New Jeraey from 56.000 to 30.000 will be held at. Hie wigwam of Tewah Tribe. No. 197. Bartram Building. Bridgeton. Friday evening. No-

Herbent F. Sletser. Great Chief c' Records of the Great Council ot the United State*, will be the principal speaker. Mr. Steteer. who is directing the State-wide membership drive, is a former Great ciiohem of New Jersey The Adoption Degree will be conferred by the degree team of Tewah Tribe. Delegations from 8 tribes of Red Men In Cumberland County will abend the rally. These will

Newport P. T. A. Gives Hallowe'en Party The Paten’-Teachers’ Association gave a Hallowe’en party Friday night of laaa week. Prize* were awarded to the brat dressed and moat comic Individuals. Little Addle Lore won first prize for being <!reused the cutest. 'Ira. William Weldon. Jr., second fire, being tbe most comical. 837.50 was cleared. Thl* money help pay for the new piano

CHOICE Picnic Hams. 19c. Goldblatt’a — Adv. Sunday.

Many of Cape May County’s Finest

Buildings

(Public and Private)

Lynn H. Boyer ARCHITECT 3300 Pacific Ave., Wildwood, N. J. “Boyer Designed Buildings For Individuality

and Permanence”

SPECIAL!!

I. SAGEL. Prop. 3rd Door from iWo^lworth's Wildwood, N. J.

Include Manumuskin and 1 ot Millville; Coahanzoek and Tewah of Bridgeton; Idaho of T'irt Norris: Muskee of Vineland: Artenis of rthiloh; and Mlquon of

Delmont.

Past Chiefs To Meet

The regular November meeting of the South Jersey Past Chiefs Association of the Knights of the Golden Eagle wit, be held next ~ue*day evening. November 1. in •he castle room of Haulsboro Castle -Vo. 76 K. G. E. and all part chiefs of South Jersey -re invited to make it a rousing

good meeting.

It is hoped by tboae In charge that a good attendance from Excelsior Cantle at Ureen Creek: Antioch Castle, of Egg Harbor City; Helvlervllle Castle. of Heislervllle; Millville and Bridgeton Oaatlee; Cumberland Castle of Port Norris. Pitman. Woodbury and Glassboro Castles will be on band. Generally a good time take* place at these .•neetings. TURN to the clatwined section.

I. Levenson ‘•The House of Quality” WOODBINE, N. J.

Soecial for this week only \& dk-Over, high and low and $9 Shoes

3)6.75

Florsheim, high and low $10.00 Shoes

$8.85

Men's Extra Fir>e Quality Ribbed Union Suita

98c

Full line of Ladies’ and Children' Coats and Dresses, Ken's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats.

Bridge Closed The Mauricetown bridge has' been closed for repairs again this week. The draw was off from I early In the morning until 3 P. 1 M. except for one hour at noontime. when it was opened to traffic.

i duty

r of MUlrtlle; irr both reek

City.

the affected (errltor Harry Wise. Wlldvi chief, reached Ocean i

Tomorrow May Never Come!

For thousands who are alive today it never will. Why take -a chance with your loved ones' future? Insure today!

Samuel ScheUenger Keystone Phone: 396-A Cape May, N. J.

Winter is not dreaded by the family whose

home is properly protected.

“An Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”- a little trouble expended in applying NUMETAL WEATHER STRIPS to your doors and windows will be rewarded during the next northeast storm. Would a saving of fifteen per cent, in your fuel bill appeal to you? Are you interested in making your home more comfortable? Install Numetal this week while the weather is still mild. Inexpensive—easy— it is not necessary even to remove the sash. The increase in warmth—the complete exclusion of chilling drafts—and the reduction in fuel consumption will astonish you. T. S. Goslin Lumber Co.

Lumber and Building Materials

Frigidaire Lucas Paints Pacific Avenue Store, 3418 Pacific (Just above Cedar)

“WINTER IN WILDWOOD"