Bader Low Bidder For Boardwalk Contract

Cootraeton Submit Bids To Construct New Ocean Cky Beockfrocrt Promenade—Bids Run From $2S5,000 to $477,000—Referred To City Engineer

in New Boardwalk Will Be Decking

NTY Til

Wishing You A Happy and Prosperous

Ocean City Golf Tourney Next Monday

First Mid-winter 18-Hole Handicap Tournament To Be Held a Classy Field

aci «rub prtatB o» r*Uo* pJr.- 1 .proc* xu& iMAtoek •!<dLlu

... Tb» fir*( mW-winU-r IK bole

r; Ua>' huHlktn golf loanunaat *111 be XiBiri** <t«M WwaM prtetM to held «t toe Ocob Citr rountr, — 'lab ob MontUr- Vnl*** the n+ R»W ——- - Cato- «*«ker 1» eitremelr unfsvorsblf

dlUrict Gears* HoTUer, "Woodr" Plslt »nd fab brother S. Zicimer Platt to partMpate to toe event. Tom Wootoo. AllanUe City star. Georce BejaJian. F>«1 Knight and a bo't of other »hore golfera will attetEpc to keep to. ftnt honor* to thl* aeetlon. .PJvr priae. will be awarded. lam grow and low net for toe to hole* al*o the low score lor

nine fades.

No entry or green fee will be charged to toe entrant* The course to available without green fee for the entrant* who wtah to famillarlae ttemseltos wKt 11 011 toe day preceding toe toBrnament Entrto* wfll be accepted on the

day of the tournament

Rotarians Hokl Christinas Party

Ufa tte rari-

msterut w fa* u*ed.

fdtowtog ware the Mda re-j

w 55. , 5£?^mS'iSe. bfc Club EnletUined

a- !S»2”, By School CM*-.

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. ... A Gradd. of tiUdalpfeta. Ucmlhsn A rrederick Knar. Nelann Padiev Inc.. MoC.tX"':

»d,

Kaylin Con Oo.. W4S.0OV; Versaggi tton C<c. of WIKI wood

The holiday spirit held »»«■

the regular weakly ~

of tb*

Three Men Held In Bad Liquor Case Coroner’s Jury Returns Verdict of Involuntary Manslaughter In Death of Two Men

Three men are held under hall for the Grand Jury for their pan in eellln* alleged bad liquor, which It 1* alleged canted the death of two Wildwood men. They are Lawrence W**t. Levi Garrett and Michael Karabos. A coroner’* Jury last Wednesday night returned verdict* of Involuntary manslaughter against them. West, the alleged proprietor of the cafe where it wa» claimed the liquor waa purchased, was apprehended In Philadelphia last Prio«y. Wildwood police received e tip where West was when hi* wife 'phoned him from the nwort. the police Intercepting the call. Went waived extradition rights bad was taken to Wildwood by Chief of Police Cobb and Detective Hamilton. It to alleged that others are suffering from the effect* of the liquor purchased at West’s cafe, and that turther charge* will be preferred against him.

Ask Police To Enforce License Law Tags and Drivers’ Cards of Thu Year Not Good After Mi&ught, December 31

Were Given Plenty Time

In a communication to the various police chief*. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Dill asked cooperation in toe apprehension of offenders that toil to display 1918 license tags after midnight. December 31. Attention has been called, say* the Commissioner.

which have been

>1 ^7, . ij _

M tsie City Roury Ctoo. lhllt ill lic=u~, y Monday nigh« at to< Ocean \*e« durln g the year lt»<. for Hotel Christmas decoration*, ano j ^ w |thln th*t year, expire at

rwtlve atmosphere. I midnight. Decembei

i!.« presence o! Sanu Osus. madej w> lhere f 0 re ask the co-opera-it a real Christmas party^ I Hon of your department In the The prtgram. uiider toe dlrec j , n f orC ement of the tow with re;

o{ the County Surrogate Irv-i. t to the Uicgal u*e of 19. < - well arranged. Ml»» pj.gjjd^tjon plate* and drivers . . >.hur iindi. a 111:ca: .

TTw. hfat- at v n r*ft»ri C/msimc utrh was well arranges. rrglslration plate* ana ori»ei-

hSS : %££££*. “‘2*' 1 ..

*hnel Staut- and KO/ltn Con- ■ Rotary pianist, brought^ * oz ^. r _ l 11. 1938.

ctK-Uoo OotepMy war* rBtoctediho, mAool ^Wren. ^ « nd ’ Ever Novmber XS, 1927

e.\er Move *• ”-

;ncd WIU. 7- . r u I we have had one hundred reg »-

SV'Si u&

Pramn. To Bo Good

SSm W BIW «“i ,he corned rendered several -toc!toj* Gifts wen given each of

D WMT '

„'r O' Chicago, and Larin Ange^tni. Hourian fmn Mt. Vernon. W v,vf^da) » meeting will be

*r.TJs

Recovering From Operation I n. K>ni.»a.

her 11

hr Jefferson HospiJt, * w ' nrtWutton tsiturday. Mtd return >° Mr -t Ijiuderdale. IT* °tn the South until

hi* 1

for the purpoae of registeiing cum and issuing drivers lioruBes. the widest pubilcity has been given to the necessity of renewing the regtotration and licenses, and in consequence no one e»n advance . valid ext *e for Pre-

suming the right

motor vehicle on or «tor c-n

arr 1 1***- u” ll *’ r

‘^driver.’ license* which -«Pl" at midnight on December 31,

Announcement Announcement is herewith made of the purchase this week of * substantial interest in the Atlantic Printing and Publishing Company, by Ray Thorpe and L. D. Angevine, who have come here from the State of Washington, when they recently sold their newspaper and printing business. They ccrne East convinced that the East offers larger opportunities than arc found in the West, and still more convinced that the g-.eatest opportunity in the East lies in Cape May County. For myself, 1 continue with the company, as before, as President. For a long time 1 have wanted to relinquish part of the responsibility and care of the management of a business that has assumed larger proportions during the fifteen years I base controlled and managed it, and in the arrangement with Mr. Thorpe and Mr. Angevine, both of whom are newspaper executives of proven ability, this will be accomplished. As soon <ts they are thoroughly familiar with the field, and with the organization. 1 am leaving for a several months’ vacation, the first real vacation since my coming to Cape May County . Mr. Thorpe and Mil Angevine will become officers of the ahupain, and will, with myself, take active part in the direction of the afiairs of the business. Each will take charge of a depai - mem. There is to he no change in the policy of the TIMES and it> sister newspapers, the OCEAN CITY NEWS, the SEVEN MILE BEACH REPORTER and the PORT NORRIS ADVERTISER. and there will be practically no change in the organization which performs the editorial, business and mechanical work of producing what have become outstanding newspapers in their respective fields. A constant improvement, however, will be sought. 1 ask for both Mr. Thorpe and Mr. Angevine the same friendship that was extended to me many years ago, and which has grown through the years. 1 am sati>fied that they will soon be saturated with the same spirit of sociability and friendliness that really nukes of Cape May County one Urge, progressive community, populated by the best people on earth. Both men are fine types of hustling young American', ind 1 hope they will find a olacr in your hearts very soon. _, w _ p For 1928 1 predict a greater Cape May County TIM. (and a greater companion newspapers), than ever before. Now the outstanding weekly of New Jersey, for three successive years carrying off first awards in every newspaper competition, and carrying the largest volume of advertising of any weekly newspaper in Sooth Jersey, the TIM ES will be even better and bigger during the coming year than in the past. I cannot complete this informal announcement of so important an event as the coming to Cape May County of these two splendid men, without a word cf thanks to our thousands of reader*, and our hundreds of business patrons and friends, in appreciation of their loyal support which has made the TIMES grow from a little four-page newspaper to one of the largest weeklies in the enure United States, and one of the largest industries of Cape May County. I hope that we have merited tins support by a fair policy and decent businc*. methods, and assure you that l appreciate your response to our efforts to serve you. To all—a Happv, Prosperous. Successful New Year. 9^ a

Man Killed As He Aids Motorist Cape May Coast Guard Struck By Auto While Repairing Stalled Car

Prosperous New Year Predicted For County Majority of Business Men and Resort Executives Reply “Yes” to This Paper’s Query: “Do You Expect a More Prosperous 1928 Than 1927?”

Vineland Man Was Driver

. boat-

Philip Brakeman, swain’* mate station!

9. Cape May. of the Coast Guard. instantly killed Monday morning by a speeding automobile as he was attempting to pair a suited machine ot a lortst. on the WlUiam.--tou n-Clay-n road, near WlHtamstosi Brakeman. together with ernl companions, all membi the Coast Guards, left Blackwood early In the morning, tending a Christmas party at the home of one of the men. Shortly after lea. in* Blackwood they noticed a car parked along the highway and stopped their machine to offer assistance. They found Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Jones, of Willlamstown, whose car was disabled -nd who were unable to

summon help.

The men. though pressed for time, offered their assistance and Brakeman, an expert mechanic, lifted toe hood to locati

trouble.

According to the Guardsmen, at this time they heard a blshpowered motor approaching, and looking up. saw an automobile traveling toward them at a high rate of speed. The driver they said kept to his course In the center of the road and struck Brakeman. tossing him a ntirr v <— of feet. They ran to his assistance, but found he was dead. Frank McCrane. 32. of Vineland. the driver of the machine, stopped his car c.ter it had traveled several hundred feet. Sute Police of the Malaga station were notified and they ordered the body to the undertaking parlors of Coroner O. A. Wood aud arrested McCrane. McCrane waa given a hearing by Justice of the Peach B- Skinner, of Clayton, fan' held under *3000 hail fee the ^kiaad jo-y a charge of manslaughter. According to Coroner wood. Brakemaiy met his death Instantaneous!}'. dying of a fractured skull and fractured left teg.

1927 Chronology of Cape May County

January 1. Luther C. Ogden again re-named Director of the Chosen Board of Freeholders. January T. Wildwood Crest opposed consolidation with Wild-

wood.

Ocean Highway Boosters ask Slate to build ocean boulevard to be Incorporated In *68.000.000 pro-

gram.

January 12. Guarantee Detectice Bureau of Atlantic City, secure* mandamus against county to pay f° r detective hire in alleged liquor violation* in toe county. January 16. Body of Mary b. Clark, of Pittsburg, found on beach near Cape May. Thought to be murdered. Coroner's Jury say

"murder.”

„ January IT. Wildwood Co their motor I vention Hall buildinr operatic

,n « r .i December A. started. To reKt *226 000. t oi

“?ft, ft,,lie. o!ft,Al._w,r, re ; pl,!»n to W

quoited that whi

mm-i • mg the rew ptotes. they can also notice whether tb«. n-w nisi.v *re so placed that ibey ?»1, be readily deciphered. Many trarist* place plates in *urh a “'’ n _r a* to have them obscured h» bumpers tlTi- rack*, etc., and t 'mid respectfully request that 1 lieoarimsr.t saslst in clear7*™ u p jht* flagrant violation.

gO.000 Addition*! Driven rvimmlselonrr Dili call* a.t U> the great Incntes.

STEWARD EDWARD WHITES SWASHBUCKUNC ROMANCE “On Tiptoe

99

instead

f thic prom

paper, t

vril c*rtainl>

He states that

ion tor driver* has *0 000 driver* and thus indicating the vigorous enforcemotor vehicle and in order to lessen „ or the highway* h„ number of auto1,He*. He states:

Sheriff James T.

_ down *1600 bribe

ontiscated cases

January 19 Hoffman u

release alcohol.

Supreme Court Commissione. William M. eleven* r. overruled efforts to impugn motives of Pr»secutor William H. Campbell j r .. at a bearing on a writ of mandamus secured by Guarantee Detective Bureau of Atlantic < ity to compel payment of bills totaling 32644.61 by the Freeholder.,

No decision was made.

Senator Finnan Heed named Highway Commissioner, succeed ■ng Walter Kidde. of Essex Counjpbter 1- Peterson Tax Coltector of North Wildwood, appolut* Mrs liter Peterson as deputy. Kami was not confirmed by council al the time. « uses “‘ ld .f Ur K . January 2t«. County t hamber ol Commerce favors ocean bouleva. d January 26 Supreme Court or dors county to pa}' bills of G"-»r-actee Detective Bureau of A u

tic City, ending wrangle.

Bingham To Head Sea Isle School Former Principal of Cape May Grammar Schools

Milton Bingham supervising principal of the Cape May City grammar schools, was elected at the regular meeting of the Boa-d Education, on Tuesday night, ag principal of toe Rea isle City school. He succeed* the late

LeRoy J Archer.

Mr. Bingham has betel in ( ape May school work for the pa»t four years, and waa on contract for toe balance of this year but through the courtesy of the Cape May CityBoard of Education was released to accept the local post. Mr. Bingham will move bto family here on Saturday, and will occupy toe Chester bungalow, on Forty-seventh Street, at Pteegga

Optimist.: St-nu To Be Keynote in Every Section

Freeholders In Session

Ten Minutes Start Adjourned Meeting at 4.40 P. M. Wednesday

and Close at 4.50

Several Items of Business

In a communication to the Freeholders read at the adjourned meeting of the Board on Wednesday. the State Department of Instil uUons and Agencies made announcement that the State House has been authorize* to fix a rate to be charged counties for various patients In institution* In the Stale, tbs law having been passed December 13 last. According to

the

it will i

Commissioners Pass Ordinance

To Buy Additional Equip-

ment For Sea Isle Dept.

*10.67 a week for a patient in the Woodbine Colony-. Trenton State*Hospital. *8.16; Greystone Park. *8.66; Village for Epileptics. Skillman. *7.70; Colony for Feeble-minded, at Lisbon. *7.06; Colony for Feeble-minded, at Vineland. *3.36: Criminal Insane. *3.26; Clinton Reformatory. *9.00 for adults and *3.60 for babies, and Rahway Reformatory.

*10.00.

The clerk of the ooard was authorized to adve.itoe for 100 tons of coal for ’se In the coun-

ty buildings.

Freeholder Joseph Champion reported that considerable complaint had bsm ***' u “ l ^ titte. antf w’faKl. .oyatofa the Oew building, it* teUrf that,tot rate per month at preaent is *50 for each room. After same discussion it was decided to rotten the rental to *25 per room, fective

after January 1,

Sheriff James Hoffman reported that there had been an average of seventeen prisoners per day and the cost of feeding them was

49 2-3 cents a day.

Eugene Seng. Stone Harbor Councilman, in a communication urged the Freeholders not to consider reducing the i-peclal * ( i ver - tising appropriation for is.v The session, which started 4 40. last but ten minutes.

That Cape May County la destined for a prosperous New Year I* shown in the opinion* of bnalneae men. resort executives and other* who were Interviewed thL week. The question asked them »'**: ’’Do You Expect a More Prosperous 1928 than 19271’’ Most all agreed that the weather affected the shore business In 1927 and that real estate Inflation was another matter affecting prosperity. One man ex pressed himself that 1936-27 will a lesson >o many. The county as a whole win be what the people make It. In regara to prosperity." declared

another.

At any rate, the majority are of the opinion that 1928 wlll.be more prosperous than 1927. E. Z. FOX. of Fox Brother*. Wildwood: "Many of our so-called 'prophets’ will predict a very prosperous 1928. Though I fat* to see what better promise 1*2* holds in store for us, than was the lot of 1927. Luilneaa condition* In general are not of the flourishing sort in a ‘Presidential Year.’ T^ck of employment and prosperi v during the latter part of this year in district* from which Cape May County draws its summer visitors will effect

1928 b

Bids for 1600 fret of fire hose and accessorial were received by the Sea Isle CH) Commissioner* at their malting Tuesday. Three Are hose companies submitted bids, which were iald over l > the next meeting for .;waidingOrdinance 112 providing for addi.ional Are quipment. and Ordinance 103, prodding for the purchase of land for 'he use of the fire department, were named on final reading. Deputy City Clerk Jocher was instructed lo notily toe Board o! Health of the sewage condition of a house on Korty-eecond Street, which the owner has no. corrected. It L expected that the Board of Health will have the matter attend, d to and the cost assessed against the property owner. The Gqiidteloner* adjourned to meet Wednesday night.

Skating Was Fine

i the

C. M. Progressive League Elects Harry F. Greaves Chosen Head at Annual Meeting

. elected

Cape May City

t the annual

Harry K. Greaves president of the O' Progressive League meeting thl* week.

Samuel H- Moore, agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad was elected secretary: Alfred 1- Lndy. agent of toe Reading Railroad, financial secretarv; Thomas 1* Wilson, local business man and member ot the City Club of Philadelphia, vice president aud Harry Hess, treas-

MAYOR O. T. KING, of Wildwood Crest: "Yes, 1 am optimistic about 1928 in regards to the resort*. I consider that 1*27 was a banner year, though poor weather conditions hampered It somewhat Conditions in the various resorts and tbrwilltet the country are Improving and that mean* much for the re-

aorta”

GEORGE N. SMITH, president of the Wildwood •ntle and.Tnwt Company: "Kv-rerthlng poLS’JT.. better Tear. Real eaute has sn dead and tUuv. "sre now sign* of 1U revival. Last seosM'a business was better than the previous year and all Indication* are that 1928 will exceed 1927." EARL M. \V ADDINGTON, president of the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce: "GeneralIv speaking. 1 do not expect to see 1328 surpass '27. Businesr. in general this year has meant profit cutting, cnltlng expenses. That meant reduction in forcee--unemployment. The purchasing power of the people was reduced no business. This year. !S2i. though considered poor, to the average of what we must expect to meet in 1928. The weather did affect 1927 seashore biudnam ami the week-end exodus showed that people could not afford to spend a season or several week* the rteorte.” .4. L TAYLOR, president of the First National Bank, Slone Harbor, and Treasurer of the Borough: ”1 am hopeful for a re prosperous 1928 than 192. regard lo the seashore. The man who U not optimistic about Cape May County resorts is lasting In ureadth of vision. The county as « whole In 19-7 was never more prosperous. Pret''"* (Continued on page five

Surrogate Fitch Loses Annual Game of Pool

- f .r and —-—■ , The director* selected for the. city, get together and rfiool ‘ ft«M,t in decide Who U 1

Once a year Surrogate Fitch , George Boeder, of Sea We \

Palermo Citizens Generous Mr*. UllUm Sudderth in charge of the Sea tote tit.' Hospital wishes to thank the residents of Palermo for their splendid donation o« Christmas Ev>- The peopte o' Pain mo gave the hospital fruit, vegetables, egg* and cakes and provided everything which was necessary for the Christmas dinner at the hospital, besides giving

a cash donation.

Mr*. Sudderth on Wednesday declared that she did not know how to express her thank* lor the wonderful generosity of the Palermo residents, and was grateful for the gift*, which helped to make all at the fast growing ho*-

Beautiful Magnolia Lake

Shore Road near Ocean ' ie»' «

for a few day* the P«*t week

scene of merry skating parties. Young and old folk* fromtbe section. U well as other Shore

Road comznuniti.* enjoyed skating.

Freeholders’ Annual Meet The annua! meeting of the Kree-j holders will t* h' Id in the Freeholders’ root:: at ( ' ourl to re

House, Monday at 1- noon.

^ D David S. Murray. char’** J T Campbell, Luther C.; Otden. C. V. Kokes. J. E. Mocray and Leslie Tenenbaum Stanford Yanamnn was elected a* trustee for three years. Greaves succeeds

Luther C. Ogden

■ for t

new president ha the Brat step fc

third

.. The lunced that new year

game of pool to decide who is the better manipulator of the tele, • the past two years the day has fallen either on December •M or 25. In 1926 Mr. Fitch Otofeated Mr. Boeder, but this vtai Mr Soedor turned the tibles and defeated the Surrogate In two hard-fought games. In which ,he ivories were made to do all (.arts of tricks, mostly demanded oi th. m by expert pooi exponents. Th< matches were played in Sea

Stork Play* Santr Claus

: PLAN IS SO

Cape May. say

ith the n Lt*

and thrt

The Geese Didn’t Stay Long When Mrs Boston, of South

Pleas Day January 4

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