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SEA ISLE CITY. CAFE MAT CODITTY. H J

JAKDARY SO, 1988.

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Resolution Pays High Tribute FredwUers Edot Ule Pub. Bcity Director'

CAPE MAY COVET HOUSE— Tbe Board at Pwholdrra at tbclr ran alar meeting here We-t neaday aftarioou adopted the foli owl ox reaolatioo on tfc o: William R. D Hall, pub) lei It director, who wm appolnte* 4 to that poat la April. 1>I(. A glow Id* tribute la paid the deceased director “E with valued friend and of&cer. W. V. Hall; and ••Wher,vaa. !hl» Board U ly aentlbl* that there 1* fc*t a c h lg heat charat’ •onal friend, nod an eracir flewr. who enfoyed th» l> ».

"Mow therefore be That on behalf of County of Capa May expreaaea dee|

pathy;

"And be M further Thai a copy of l hi* —..—, be enjtraead and forwarded to the widow of the deceaaed '

County Young People*' Conference At Ocean Gty

County Is Observing ThriftWeek Essay end Poster Contests and Prominent Speakers in Schools On Program

Fifty in County Membership Dme

Detesstaa from «*ery part of the county gatfcmrd on lt» atrpa of (hr Plrat M. K. Church, raa City, where the moat successful of ihtee annual eVanta was held last week Red Men Rally | Drastic Rate Cut

at Petersburg

Hailed By County Action of Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad. Arouses Enthusiasm—New Rates Create Two-Day and

Ten-Day Round Trip Tickets

rally ta u>« wigwam of w«o- Result of Motor Bus Competition, Says Companies daaon Triba Wo. W. lu Red 1

, Hall. Petersburg. Tharaday nr. The prlncHal speaker Willuun A Alklns. of Camthe Orcal Chief of Record*

of New Jersey.

pb load in Urn intert*! of ihe j prwaunt KiaU-w We campaign to

the mamborithlp ol the |

'Young People Hold Annual

Conference "**<'.!*•'<*«*

SEA ISI^ CITY.—Tba action of the tVnnaylTanla Railroad and the Reading Railroad In reducing rate* from 1'hiladelpnla to the roaorta in tali county and adjoining coun-

Elizabeth Meyer, of West **' Tokico. Body Duiing 1928

■■ . W.lltsl .. Itenltec in Sen| BrisAl as tee «maty roprwwuia-.-ta te* 3t»sg gaasc

Endorse Wildwood

students who are puriclpaUng -hool* at Wildwood. iUsurt Stone Harbor. Avalon. Sea Isle City, Tuckahoa and Woodbine are featuring l-.»ay Conteats. while the Ocean aty and Cape May school* are putting on Poster The winner* of these rill be awarded cash prises, which have been offered by the banka. Prominent banker* and business sen wUI visit the schools during the week and give practical talks on Thrift »o that the entire stuwUI receive the bwnru ol the Thrift Week Program. Among the speaker* already *<- cured Jar thi* purpose ere Judge H. H. K1 dredge. H. 8. Mowrer. Inrtng Fitc’i. Wm. H. Bright. Ja nes K. Ko h. E. B. Arnett, and R C. Smith. Several other will I added to the lint before the -lose of Thrift Week on January

Roofing To Resist Fire Recommende3 Result of Recent Sea Isle Blaze—Unsightly Lots Are Scored

* to U>« county roaorta.

Affair Is Well Attended

Dogs Will Be Muzzled

3rd Ward Imj ovement As-

sactaiion e^pproves

Working For | Improvements | at Tuckahoe ‘ Chombet of Commerce Afi ter Fire and Lighting Districts and Concrete Road ' Bill If To Be Introduced

the Third [a cn Park •walks and [ urslgtitij

SEA ISLE CITY—That the city am rut* >. loner* pass an ordinam-r eompeUing properly owners to have fli t-proof roof* t» the lecominendatiun of the chamber of Commerce at the meeting of that body Monday night. The recommend*Uou in tencr suggests that all new properties be compelled to have hre-resisllng roofs and all other buildings be provided with same within two year* and that the city building code be changed to meet the rec.wu mended nrw ordinance. Mayor Maurice M. botroney. who acted as secretary of the meeting, speaking for the city officials, declared that H has been proven un- < unit! tut ion* I to compel prope-ty owner* to remove roofs which »r« not tlrr-proof but that an ordinance cumpeUing that new roofs tie placid was con*t»Utio. .. Mr. Sotrooe> informed the cbambei

O 'KAN CITY—In every respect the bth annual Cape May l aunt; Young Pro pie* Conference of New Jersey Council Rtligiou Education provhd to be the most succe.*»fu! young people's conference to be held in thi* action of the Stele. More than ISO delrgatsw. representing many churches In various section* of the county attended the affair which wn* held Saturday. In the First Sf. E. "hU'Ch. tel* city. The ronferenoe a* priced**! on Friday evening by a council meeting which was •dressed by Uiilman Smlih. of Hast Otaagc. N. J-. and < ountir; President Paul Spbcker. Jr. The following officer* were COonUnued on Page h)

Croup Causes Two Deaths Two Children Die After Short Illness

TUCKAHOE—-At the regular oeetlng of the Tuckahoe Chamber of Commere*-. held laat Frl--s evening, the subject of e»■blishing tighring and are dU-! ricts in the Township was again i tacussed. The secretary r. ported hat the bill adopted and spon-j Wl Read

O''BAN VIEW - Two children died here within twcnly-soor hours suflertnc with ::>• inbiane croup, alter a abort illne**. On Wednesday night the 11-■nonthv-oid dour. Her. Kliiuvbeth. of Mr. and Mr*. William Horn pa*M-d away. F'uneral services will be held tomorrow afternoon. »lth interment in Falvary Cemitery. Two-year-old William Kurtx.

lhal atuli an ordinance «u* being died Thursday morning He was prepared by the Commissione r*.! th. »on of Mr. and Mr*. William George Horder and Edward B. j Kurts. Funeral arranger:unis have

Arnett made the suggestion, which was given much discussion, the ! the resort *ad Ocean

ited.

reatt. Is affected ti which will go Ini

MB vxaauw n This pajiod of time will be a teat and the effect of the reduction * 01 hr checked carefully by Hie railroad coin panics to determine ; - -

-riloB.

Both 'Oniad- inrough their officials on -Monday, placed the change in rates opon the unfair and unlimited motor bus competition. which Is resulting in a serious Ions of passenger receipts Each company further declared teat it w in be u*r to th* public decide between Sunday and October 51. whether or not the high standards of railroad service are to be maintained in South Jersey, fi was stated that If the passenger traffic remains the same or is dea slash in the train schedule* will be made. MMMSUH to county resort* create two-day trip tickets and t-n-d*} trip ticket*. The rate for th* twoday ticket to and from on the Iwlaware Bride- Route to Ocean City. See Isle City Avalon and Stone Harbor is $*.76. while t ape May City and Wildwood Is $2.00. The lea-day ticket rate to Ocean City. Sea Isle City. Avalon and Stone Harbor is JS.50. The : at* io Wildwood and Cape May city is J3-7S. The one-way ‘ «l and 17-duy ticket remains same. To the resort* via. ket Street Wharf, steam and trie Uaib*. to Ocean City. Sea U'ontinued on Page 7)

Arrest Boy Driving Without License NORTH WILDWOOD—The Orel offender of the campaign of the local police to arrest motor vehicle violators, was I'bester Ward, a fourteen-year-old boy. who was arrested fur operating an automobile without a driver's license on Saturday William Ward, his brother, was baled before Mayoi George A. Redding :.tid fined ISO for allowtag bl* btother io operate the car.

Woman’s Body Is In Morgue Five Months Found in Tuckahoe River, Near Beesiey’t Point, r August 21st No Clues To Her Identity

GAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — After remaining Ore month* al the morgue of Mortician Robert S. Miller, the body of the woman found in tee Tuckahoe River near Beesley* Point. August 21 laat. will no doubt receive a pauper’s il. Despite the autopsy which made upon the body by County Physician Julius Way. the body la in perfect slate of preseratlon. County Detective Wardell Hig-

J. Robert O’Brien J. Robert O'Brien, of New Tort City, noted economist and lecturer, will address the January meeting of the (Ape May County Chamber of Commem-. which will b* held In the High School. Wildwood, next Thursday. January ‘.‘C. Mr. O'Brien is one of tie outstanding speaker* of thi* conntry today, and r.resenU u.e political. ere*omit and ladu.trial problem* at tee ,'»y from a strictly American vie rpoisL The Art Center ( mrniUee will poeWent a report »cu,-h will

Rotarians Taken Into Confidence Director Ogden, of Freeholder-, Tells How County Affairs Are Administered Lauds Chamber Commerce

d lead to establishing tec Identity of tec body, every effcrl would be made. According to De- - -re Higher the county bad Inc to work on. a» all oo»•fblr dues which wer

The analysis of the • un tents of the woman's sugnaeh by a Mali chemist alar failej to rertsU any evident- valuable io the authorities In conducting the investigation Theories of robbery, murder and suicide were advanced at the time of the investigation but there were no dues to be folio wed. Detective Uigboe at tee time was working day and night on tee case and in an effort to hare tee body fenUBed. photograph* of the dead wo-

pollce departments throughout tee East. This also failed to estab-

*h her identity.

county Physician Way. who made the autopsy declared that It revealed she had drowned Scores of persons have viewed tee body at tee morgue but there ‘ v» been no Idsn' ficaUon made

any clue unearthed.

Th* woman, about 46 years old was dressed in a sport suit with ** cut topcoat of insg31. pevrire material. Her bretted hntr I# reddish brown, gray at the temples and she ha* blue eyes, ‘"it- wore black slipper* and

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Want Shore Artery Hard Surfaced Delegations Ask County Solon To Pave Between Mormon-Mkldletown

Grade CroMtng* Are Cited

W. R. Hall

Is Laid To Rest

County Publicity Director Buried at Darby,

Pa., Yesterday

He Hod a Notable Career

AVALON—The funeral of W. R. D Uall county publicity director. who was stricken suddenly Tuesday morning here, took place yesterday from the funeral parlors of W. J. Rule, Philadelphia. Interment was made in the Friends' Burying Ground. Darby.

Pa.

On Tuesday morning Mr. Hall awoke feeling ill and with his wife. Mrs. Deborah Hall, drove to the office of Dr. Millard Cryder at Cape May Court House. Returning from Court House, be asked his wife to drive the car. complaining of a pain In his side. When they had driven j about three miles over the Ava-1

Ion Boulevard, he collapsed. Mrs. Man

Hal! drove the car to the Mareden garage here, and summoned help. Dr. Cryder wa* called and pronoil need her huaband dead, death having been reused by heart disease. The body was removed io Philadelphia Wednes-

day afternoon.

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CAPE MAY COURT HOIT Hardsurfaclug of the road tween Middletown and Marmora was the request of a record number of delegates, representing the Ocean City Chamber of commerce. K iwants Club, Rotary Club and other Ocean City organisations and the Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce together with other representatives from Upper Township, numbering about 126. that presented themselves before the Board of Freeholders Wednesday. J. Fred Manne. pre*ident-*le< of th* faun City Chamb* o Con no ere*, was tee chalrr'.an of the dtl.gatlon* In addre-.ring the Freeholders, Mr. Manne .aid. "We have one purpose In ■MMMMi fore you today and that la requesting teat tee rood between Middkrtown and Marmora be hardanrfared. This is essential to flfcean city and conm^is with Route it. which inu rseebon I sails to Ocean City." He requaoted that tbs hard--■•irfaring of tela rood b* Included City botwow oonfuosd of toferooction doe to absence

direct road.

Ralph Burlnger year* ago. before Board of Freeholders tee .State roads were laid out and that O.wk-n City dW nut have reoresen latiou and as a result ho harti surfaced rood lauUs to Ocean City, but do into other sections of tee county. "We cannot get tee Stale to ruvise the road system," de-cUi-.-d Blvinger. “we have io rely on tee Freeholders, who can hare this done for Ocean City." Mr. Buvinger reminded that Ocean City's rumbles from 1926 to the present lime totalled over twelve and a ball million dollars and the resort was entitled to tee request made. He said he was glad that Ocren City could make such a tremendous contribution and that the hoard would not he (.lighting (Continued OB Page 7)

i of a

Fix Sum To

Be Raised By Taxes

Wildwood Crest Council Given Alignment* By Mayor Orville T. King

I"THER C. OODSN

REA ISLE (TTY—Tha mem be. i. of tee Rotary Club were taken Into ’be cooMaoc* of iht Board of t I raen Freeholder*, and were laid ol the many problems of tee conn «y solemn in admloUteriag tee county's attain, when Luther C Ogden. Director of the IRavnl. spoke, on ''Counlj Admlnislrattou.” at tee meeting of the C'oh

laat Monday.

Mr. Ogden, who Is oo* of ths i-ounty* outstanding speaker*, made it clear teat be did not care to avoid public meetings where questiocis were apt to hd

ardent worker and pant prc«M« of the Cape May County Champ of Commerce. Mr. Ogden warof praised that organization, a) urged the Sea Isle Cftf Club msc U-rr to get back of H Witu th'

solid support.

Mr. Ugdsn also paid war tribute to Charles E Cosier. . South Seaville. a member of tl He* Ule t ic Club and form' Freeholder. served wiiu'‘Oariie said, “fi r three, years, or there never was the alightrsl fri tion between us He oondncloa h -partment ably and well." Tribo wa* also paid by Mr. Ogden George Soedi r. a Sai, Ule M tariou. for his work on th* Com Library Commisalou. to ar,u wo* bppolnled by Mr. OgdaoThe policy of tee Freeholder r Ogden, said was to spend 11 county* fund* where they we most needed, lessr .*** of tee 1 catlou of the haproM-ms^t: brpug: about br this etpendlturo. Tl plan used, he said, was to hai *urfa<.- those roads < tluwe bridges which * k*.i [• in repair, nud I

Appointments Made

puny. Caps May f

EMbate Missing i 1

'Boy Recoverimg From k ’- j Attack By Great Dane

New Pennsylvania Railroad Rates To and From County Resorts

One Way and Round Trip Fares To and From Philadelphia

Ocean City, N. J. Sea Isle Gty, N. J. Stone Harbor. N. J. Wildwood, N. J. Cape May. N. J.

To and From Broad Street Station. West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia All-Bail Ho ate via Delaware Diver Bridge

To and From Market Street Wharf Philadelphia (Steam and Electric Trains)

One Way

Round Roui J ; Bonnd ! Tr- I Tr;. ! Trip : 2-uay .0-Day : 17-Dsy

• 2.73 * 803 i •8.16 ‘3.26!

’ 2.75 J 2.75 j 3.00 i 3.00 i

*3.50 •3.50 ' * S.50 !

4.32 '4.82 ■ 4.32 • '4.92

Way

t 2.401

2.37! 2.67! 2.80 1 2.90 i

! Bound

! Tnp

I * **

12.50

2.60 2.50 2.75 2.75

Round j Pound Trip I Trip 10-Day j 17-Day t 3.60

3.60 3.60 4 20 4.20

3 .25 j

3.25 3.5^ 3A0

WILDWOOD CREST - The sura to be raised b> tasatiou here for 1S28 baa been fixed at 1128.000. This wa* decided at a meeting of the Council held Monday. Appointment- and alignment* ■ were announcid by Mayor ©rIvSUe T. King. wbUh are as ir.l|low». Elertrlral inapeetor. Wai • i ren Kalbach; solicitor. Palme 1 M. Way, engineer. Harry F. jWarr; treasurer. K G Middleton; ! search clerk. E. t*. Middleton, j police recorder, John J. O'Farjrell; bulldlnr ..ud newer insp'o lor. John Glxe.-klor; eonstablns. (John Ulovkl.r E A. McClellan, {deputy borougR clerk, E. G. 1 Middieion; cnief marshal. Charier i K Young: houseman. Parry j Heekinger; pstrolnu-n. EIw<h*i

News From Today's Classified Aids

f Tickets to Oucsn City, vis Sea Isle Junction, are good on electric line vis Plessantville and Shore Fast line. • Ticket* will be sold st this fare only when train service via Delaware River Bridge is