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SEA ISLE Cm, CAPE MAT OOIWTT, M. I., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1928.

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wtification i Before Chamber

let link in the OoaaUI Boaletard aystem this rear, bet that-a Ject bai bow bees advanced private capita, to build both that bridjie and tbe Stone Harbor to Wildwood brtd«e. He warn opsoeed to toll brtd*M, be said, unleu it waa ImpoaalMr to boild 'beta any other way. but in ae> rveat. he dadr-ed. tbe bridge from TownecoJ'e Inlet -> Avakm would be darted in 1*3* Mayor Bergner also advanced tbe plea that the chamber back nolidly the beautification of tbe county highways, and that tbe county he asked for a» appropriation to nelp in this work, to plant

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Ralph Bnriaaer, of ocean City, rporud on tbe prugraa of lbr i«w Cape May County link in tb^ .tie Rile Cm .si Hipbwaj. the ridge from Lonpvort to Ocean

The guests *«m . Introduced h* Dr. Eugene Way. of *k..' *« u who le physician at the institution. and these included Luther C. Ogden, Director of the Cape May County Boa d of Freeholders; Freeholder tenry V. Clouting. Oc<an City Rolarian; County Superintendent of School. Thomas J. Durrel!. and Judge J. 8. Levine, of Woodbine. Tbe speaker was Fletcher Durell. Ph. D-. s member of tbe Board of Managers of the Woodbine Colony an educator of State-wide prominence and author. Mr. Durell spoke on tbe principles of Rotary as applied to education, and toid of his interest in Rotary since Its Inception twenty years ago. He saw. he stated, when this ‘'autocratic democracy" ol business men placed service above self, a thing that applied to education, to his mind, since the early days of his boyhood, when the teacner was an autocrat who ruled with a mighty hand and gave no special thought of service to his pupils. He told many interesting experiences his educational work. Dr. Blair Stewart will be the speaker next Monday. In a Rotary education meeting to be held at tbe Ocean View Hotel.

Criminal Court

C.‘ PE MAY COURT HOUSE. — . . riminai Court will be rest X oaiy! next Wcdte. lay It is not exp< an ac [that many aaea will be up (or trial during tbe remainder of this

Says Bridges Are Certain This Year Private Capital Ready To Build New County Spaa*, Say* Mayo- Tcrgner

Urge* Road Beautification

WILDWOOD- New hope waa res to advocates at tbe Atlantic Coastal Boulevard ayvtem by Mayor A. W. Bergtwr. of Avalon, at tbe meeting of tbe Caps May County Chamber of Com roe rre Thursday nigh-., of last week.

'be bridges between a let and Avalon, and between Kt'oe Harbor and Wildwood. a certk.?tv wllhiu the next wr. Mayor Bergner. who is president ’ the cointWBT now building " bridge from Lesleys Point Somers Point, said that tbe Cape May County Fre*holA«rs

Mrs. Swam Reaches Alexandria, Egypt From Thence Proceed* To

world, states that she has arrtreo at Alexandria. Egypt, and wil! spend four days in touring tbe Pyramids. Sphinx and other points before leaving for

Aft nr leaving Indie, tbe party will sail to- China and considerable tone Win be spent in the Inland section* of that country. Mrs. Swains' cablegram, which was sent fast Friday, is as follows: Arrived at Alexandria early this morning. Hare left tbe ship for a four day inland trip to the Pyramids. Sphinx and cm! other points. All well

have

ip. so far. ! Mil tor

C. Corson Succumbs Suddenly Prominent Democrat nn Resident Died Sunday— Was Fortner Sheriff

Funeral Held Wednesday

Main inland highways. Tbe Borough of Avalon, be said, were planning this year to beautify tbe entrance of the Avalon turnpike to make It a thing of beauty in elead of an eyeaore He veged

Form Gunning Club SEA ISLE CITY—Oea bit City inner* are forming a Gunner*' lub. with a view of building a Sunning '-dge on Plsher'a hlae-* near Townsend'* Inlet. About fifteen sportsmen are In tbe dab. which was organised

this week.

Kiwanians Hear Major Kimberling Describes Hew 121 Stele Troopers Tstrol 7000

Square Miles

CAPE MAY OOCBT HOUSE— The funeral of Coleman Corson, well-known' resident here and proi-Jnent Democrat, who dlvu r Sunday nig! place Wednreday with in tbe First M. K- Church, tarmeat waa made in tbe Eb er Cemetery. r-ntt wlthMBMl one of the „ funeral* in tbe hhug the town, the church being to overflowing. The deceased, who wa „ ye rs old. bad attended cfaursE services In the morning at the Methodist Church and was apparently ig the beat of health. For twenty-five years be waa superintendent of the Sunday school department of the church. He served two term* as sheriff, succeeding Frederick Melvin, also serving as deputy sheriff, deputy surrogate and was a former mi robtr of the county lax board. He held other office* in tbe county. At a recent meeting of tbe executive committee of the Democratic party of tne county. Mr. Corson was appointed to fill a acaney on the county tax board. His daughter. Miss Alice Corson, has been a member of the board •veral years. _. is survived by one son. Charles O., and two daughters. Mrs. J. H. Ross and MU* Alice

Corson.

Tells of Acco«nplishmenls

WILDWOOD.— Major Mark 0. Kimberling. Deputy Superintendent be New Jersey State Police, 'eased the Wildwood Klwanls Club at its weekly luncheon Tues-

day at tbe Fenwick.

Major Kimberling described in an interesting mannsr how a small body of 121 men patrol a rural area of over aeven thotwaod square mile*, which to a great

lice (or protection. He told how, deaplte numerous difficulties that

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nergency Schedule and Ocean View

Will Be In Effect Starting Next

Tuesday

Northward. Lea«e Sea Ule City —«.« A. M.. 7.00 A. M.. *.*0 A. M.. #.*1 A- M.. U.Sfl A. M . 2.30 P. M-. «.«7 P. M. Arrive ma View—*.4* A. M . 7.07 A , * ST A. M.. 8 JI A M . 11.37 H . 2 37 P. M.. 4-3 P. M. tiouthward. Leave Ocean View 7.10 A. M , 8.11 A. M.. 8.10 A.

A. M.. 11.1

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51 P. M. Arrtv

1*1* City—7.17 A. M.. 8.1* M-. 8.17 A M.. 10.15 A. M-. ;? A. M. 2.47 P. M.. 6.67

rosy In replying to

mao*- A requrw. M»r aoa»17 A_ M- 847 *. M.. vety aaUafactory.

Electric Service Not Crippled SEA ISLE CITY.— Reporta that electric rerview In vartuus sectiou. of tbe county were crippled until noon last Wednesday as result of the storm late Tuesday night were erroneous tccordlng to Thomas Akarman, Superintendent of the Ocean :'tty district of the Atlantic rity Elect fir Company. Employees trf the company worked, continuously in the storm with the cold rain* and wind beating on them until ser-

Dies From

Strangulation Well-Known Butcher Die* in Philadelphia Hospital WOODBINE—Melancholv and mentally deranged. P njimln Ooldlnger. 30. well-known buticher here and throughout ibe | rural sections of tbe count), died at a Philadelphia hospital, where I he had been rent three weeks

ago (or observation.

The unfortunate man died as s result of strangling himself with a towel, being dead when dla-

ps ireo causing little or no coi.venlence U> tbe uswre In danger, as on many occasion-' when acts of Providence disturb the work of man. There mci. may be seen atop of pole* and buildings. In many mstauc. risking their lives, handling and repairing high voltage ^llnw

The deceased conducted a rural meat market buainese by truck, traveling throughout the county. Tbe funeral took place Thursday afternoon with services — the synagogue here and tnt. meet being made In the co niunlty cemetery. Besides his father, he 1* *t vlved by seven brother*.

nty Will Defend Suit Roowveh Boulevard Co. Wants Land Or $10,000

The

COURT HOUSE Will be defendent In a IH>.MG sntt to he brought by the Rouse veil Boulevard Com I any over s atrip of land alleged t have been taken by the coun ty, (or which no

Luther Ogden Honored By Lumbermen Upon Closing Two Year* as Preaklent of Pennsylvania

stating that the mat-

ter mm bren pending some time. He said th*t suit was brought ter retwrr. of tbe land or *10.000. 1 explaining the situation Mr. Way said that It was a matter which remained unsettled by the old Board of Freeholders, about nln* years ago. The land In

a taken in paving the

Ice-Coated Rum Boat Trapped Coeat Guardi Dl cover Li-

Off Se* Isle City b Near 12-Mile Limit

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Gua»d 'teors that If U»a v. crashes be line In an effort to reach shore, M wilt be seised. »r the liquor is thrown overboard tbe ship will not be molested. Tbe course for tbe ship to to return to Nova Scotia. Believing that It waa not probable that a vessel could accumnr"« much Ice-coating in a day's . while fishing, the aviator radioed to the Cape May base and ledlately a cutter was sent to

the acene.

i Investigation disclose 1 that tbe craft waa loaded with liquor • a* walling an oppi rtunlty to slip into the Inlet, according to the Coast Guard, It was alleged in the first, report, that the ship was bound for Ocean City, but in later reports. Tea Isle City waa given as Its OC Men familiar with vessels a both reaorta declare that this > not true a* no vessels of the tt* trapped has even been oiler ved in the resorts. Tbe name of tbe owner has not

Presented Silver Service

annual me*tin* of the asaoctatiow last week. Mr Ogden served the eaaoriatlon president for two years, and relured a third term His last act Ice was the compilation and publication of a booklet called ■■Useful Information for Lumber Dealers and Builder*" In which mas of various materia!,, from the number of nails required to nail a certain number of feet of a certain kind of board, to the j amount of ropt required to bang n kinds of windows, is accurately figured and scaled, so that the In'ormatlon Is available. itly and with absolute accuracy. The booklet has already bad a wide circulation, and Is In second printing. It is the first of this kind ever issued/ and endera calculation of building material quantities to a mere matter of reference to this booklet. At the annual meeting of the North Eastern Lumbermen's Association. at Boston, on January 2f.. Ogden was the principal speaker, and his talk on co-opera-i was nationally commented upin the trade press He dwelt . n co-operation bet we a wholesalers and retailers, and co-opera-tion among the workers in the retail yard, showing the possibility of every track driver of a lumber yard being mode a salesman for the yard, mane possible with the help of Iht booklet that takes the guess work out of qaan-iUes required. Always interested In assoctatton a.**. Ur. OgU*- oeen moai aetlrv In tbe County Latebermena Association, as well as the fVnnaplvaula Lumbermr .t * Association, and waa (he first President of the Pennsylvania Association who lived out of the State of Pennsylvania.

Farm and Industrial Advertising Advocated Freeholders Asked To Spend Large Portion of Advertising Appropriation in Efforts To Bring Industries and Exploit Farm Land

Board of Freeholders Promise Separate Advertising

Honest Pack BUI TRENTON - _ rk" bill will the Leglslaectloo L Of the bill sell or offer for sale or transport for sale for his own account or for the account of any other pel son. In either open or closed packages any fruit* or vegetables which srr packed in such a manner that the face or abown surface thereof shall not be an average of tbe ooeThe farm organiuUota of ttStatr are being coogratulalec upon making (bis forward step Sucti a MU undoubtedly will have the support of the consumer* as well as tbe producer*. because of Its fairness. A more detailed account of this Mil Is given oc the Farm Page

Freighter Aground Off Cape English Vessel bends SOS —Is Not in Immediate Danger—No Passengers

Cutters Are Standing By

Up until Thursday morning the craft had not proceeded either way.

Trooper Transferred TUCKAHOE.— With the estsblUbment of a State Police station a Port NorrD. Cumberland Connty. Trooper W. 1. Caros of the local station ha* mecn ua,inferred to tbe Troop A barracks at Hamroonton. Records show that while Trooper Caros was In the county, he established a splendid record. Troopers Gene kiury and Michael J. Bevloi, formerly stationed al tbe station here have been assigned to tbe Port Norris atation.

tempt

alleviate danger voltage wire* are -rompt and efflcieni

Wildwood Shriners Have New Quarters ATU)WOOD.- A property at l 116 East Spruce Street, ha* bt-enj purchased by tbe Wildwood Shrln-j era Club to be tbe permanent borne of tbe orgauliation accord-j In* to an rnnouncement made by. Mayor Robert Plerpoal. Toeeday^j - wa* appointed by the club to mafcsj

Busses Are. Blamed For Rail Loss W. J. & S. R. R. Line Shows $1,285,104 Loss For 1927

CAPE MAY CITY—An English fr« tgbter struck shoal fifteen uub» off here Wednesday night and three Coast Guard cutters were rent to bar rescue, when the craft stnt oul. an SOS which halted radio broadcasting In the East. The waael U ported out of danger and livm of the crew, which number forty, are not thought to b

peril.

The Coast Guard cutters standing by as la the freighter •Monroe.” Wireless ineoasgea Indicate that tbe freighter la stuck on Chicken Shoal, between Cape May and Cape Henlopen. Moderate wind* .re aiding tbe vessel. Tbe SOS was received at 9.45

('clock. A pstrol boa' attached, tore have common ground for

.o the base picked up the call I co-operation.

and hurried to the given position. -Much of the publicity work Another cutter wa* diapatebed - done by the county :o date has I* reported to have put pe^n Q f B type (hat told only of

. Del., base. - - ‘ - *— *-—

Railroad Has Big Problem

• The eai .uga end expenses of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad for the ~onih of December ami the } ar 1927. according to a statement issued by the company, refli ct the effects of the most severe ompetition for passenger traffic ? y motor busex and privately operated automobiles which the com.'>a..y has yet encounters The report U also notsble ss covering the first complete year of operation since the opening of the Delaware River bridge. The statement says' •The Wert Jersey and Seaahor« on Page

H. H ELDREOGE CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE.— ] (dge Henry H. Eidredge wa, >orn In Wednesday noon by mi. y Clerk A C. Hildreth to b*n another three-year term, folwlng tbe (-■.nfirraBtion ol bi» ap-

Cioaing of Sea Isle Gty Boulevard Delayed SEA ISLE CITY—Announcement waa made by Elton Rispresldent of the Hill Dredging Company that the Sea Isle City Boulevard would not be closed until next Tuesday. It having been previouslyannounced that the road would be closed on Wednesday. February 1. Mr Rtaley stated that the closing of the road would be delayed until that date brcauae of the lateness In getting the dredges to this section. This, he said, waa due to th - a hallow channels through which the dredges had traverse. One dredge, using 22-lm pi pea. will fill in the bed the road and another dredi will pour fill through , 1 Inch pipe. Mr. Rlsley etai< ! He expressed the opine that the work woo'd b- K Uhed on scheduled lime. »t tbe possibility that It ml* not require the time alio: re The train schedule v.h!

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE— Proposing that the county aArertietng appropriation he so expended that agricultural and ladust rial aamtte and portfibUHtbi of the county be given am re publicity was the tenor of a com mualcqtloo received by the Freeholder. Wedneaday at their regular meeting from the WUdwqqd Mrrchael*' Anaoelation. A delegation from tbe association waa present at the BM cling pad presented their views ou the proposition which they offered. Percy Jackson declared that fa the opt .iloa of the asaocteito* some Industrie# can be brought to the county, especially tbe Inland town*. He aald that (here waa :i lack of income In the county In the winter time Hr urged that lh< poreibimiM of agriculture In the county b* adV. I tired and expressed the opinion that If there were industries on the mainland conditions would be better the year 'round. Economic rondltlons In the various resorts were cited by W. Courtwrigh’ Smith, whi. declared that they were not so good, and •» Is possible to bring Vndostrlsw h- re and they will prove a b*nelo the county eud SHrahnre rta. "Mor. -ultlvatlon of the land and latslng of poultry and o. chard development Is possible In the county." dedarod Mr Smith. Director Lu'ber Ogden fa replying to the merchants committee stated that the matter would be given consideration sad that county and reoort advertfag would be done separately. The communication from far Merchants’ Association, which la self-explanatory, folio wa: "We present to you th* proposition that it would be for the larger Interests of Cape May County If a considerable portion of the adve-.'.l-'n* appropriation be expended in bavtrg a eom-

agrtc-iraral and Industrial assets and pynalWHOe, of Cape •kf Cownty. with a view to explritlos there asaeu through »he piDP-r mediums to encourage agricultural and Industtin! Interests to

Investigate these poaalbllitiee.

•H Is a common fact that while the shore resorts have enjoyed tremendous growth In recent years the mainland has not

developed In proportion.

The farming Intereeu depend mainly on th* resort* for U>*li market In summer and on the I other hand the resort cillre depend considerably upon the mainland for winter bus mesa. One Is mtial to the oth»r and there-

the Blewick Tower. Is a freighter of 760P tons and U loaded with ore consigned to Cheater. Pa. Radio me -teRea aald had been one month enroute. but did not give the port of

clearance.

New Trial Will

beachee -ud little ha* been said about our mainland: l*e reaorta expend larger mirs for their own advertising and therefore the county publicity efforts have entailed much waste on acy count of their duplication of the. resort publicity, many times both are on the same page of tbe

same mediums.

I "If a large portion of thla *d- | vertlalng fund was used to «x- ‘ plait the agricultural and Indus-

B« Given Dottsi trial advantages tt should aue-

I ceed, some ryeaaure at least In stabUUing businaes condition* or

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Teaenbaum. George Don*, a North . . , , wiidwood policeman, who was Muller Again uected found guilty- oft alleged negligence School Board Head .llowlng a priaoner to escape, j „ » ..r,ntMi . ,ri,i hv Jndv.- 8BA ,8L£ OTTY—Harry S. .a* granted a new trial by Judge! Muller , a e , tcted Henry H. Efaredge on Wedneaday.; of lhr ule cily Board The trial, ■ several weeks ago. in of Education, at the re-organi*a which Dotts was found guilty byition meeting held cm Wednesday Jury, waa declare! a mistrial, due evening. In the school bouse. to the plea of the prisoner not be- j Mrs. Walt*: Holme* w as again In* received before the trial Thla: elected as “lee president, and technically caused much interest; Milton Bingham was . lected *« in legal drclea in the State and secretary. The other board mvmtbe outcome of the new trial will! ber* are: William J Bbellem. be watched with Interest, accord- (.••urge Boeder and William Acourt attache*. ' Hafter!.

County Will Expend $172,304 For Roads

State Will Bear One-half of Cost—Road Location Question

i-APK MAY COURT HOC