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SEA ISLE CnY.'CAPE MAT COUSTT, I. J„ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1928.

Atlantic Countr. I

Clock, Timed By Sun, Regulates Street Lights S2A I81JE cmr —A new Umiac Oertce has bM-n InaUlled ty Urn All antic Clu Electric I'SfeU In Sen Isle City Smica is known clock, and 1* act • ar with year oat. tarnln* » an hoar after 1 tumlm them oft <o hour betore sun rise. The clock, operated by electricity. Is so amuuced that the extra day tn every hep years Is taken care of. and follows the chansea of the season*

Invite Many Notables To Dedication Langport-Ocean City Span Celebration To Be Held Feb. 22

Plan Impressive Mins. ‘ BgUUad. OCEAN CITY- . . I >tr»- A hare been invited to partietpr... In the Ocean Clty-Uonsport brl ir dedication to be '

>n aMBhem df the Ccm lift .*** part. The pi:, dry and ostortflinin?. )i of the nUyer* taklnx their srta «xeisp:ionan.r trail, la fact. |rbw plar. ak»e. would have im atrfficte®'. to >e*e.3r the audlmk fet aUMdtar. If ent could ides by the applause wfctrfc each MasKB mhU and Doctor Wilted Cryder came In tor swsserr of the tun wfe!-: at (he 'eSab ntsetfi

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The first three hare dignified their intention of participating if possible. The dedication of the span which will link Ocean City and A bet-coo Island will be held under

take part will

Form Scout Patrols At Court House County Ideal For Raising Of Poultry

Say- Morris Krinskey, Who Finns Model Poultry Farms On Five-acre Plots Complete in Every Detail

WOODBINE. — Model poultry tarma. to be created oo five acre plots, is the plan of Morris Krinsfcey. head of the Tuckahoe 1-umber and Feed Company, The farms will b located tn the territory surron ling Woodbine, and will be sold. o> rented, complete with everythin it from a modern bungalow. with ganuce. to a *0 foot by so foot poultry bouse-, erected on the most modern plan for aclenUfic poultry raising.

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Kricskey.

telling of the pro-

Bad Liquor Death For Span Worker Alcoholic Poisoning Given As Cause of Death of W. D. M Leod

Found Dead By Friends

OCEAN CITT—Two br workers rtterned to their h on Tueaday afternoon to the: r companion lying dead at the foot of c atelrway. The victim • as W. McLeod, of « First Street. Not a mark wee found on the dead man's body which would Indicate the cause of b's ~ V The body was stiff and man had apparently l*eo for severs! hours when the body was discovered. County Phyaictan Julius Way con dueled an InvaaUgaUon and credited alrobollt poisoning as - a use cf the demise. Leod was employed by the Richard Snare Corporation aa a stationary engineer on the Loop-port-Orean City bridge which la now under const red Ion His fellow workers who discovered the body were AKred Fleming and Martin Snee. The workmen were keeping •chelors' quarters at S First reel. Fleming and Ftee stated they ere out of town over the weekend When they returned McLeod complained of not feeling and failad to report for work Jtonday or Tueaday. When they left the house on Tecoday morning. McLeod was In bed. Apparently he bad collapsed sfhe had walked down the a There were no bruts'* larks on the body to Indicate that he had fallen. Fleming and Snee Immediately u .-rifled the police when they discovered the body which was later removed to the morgue where If was claimed yesterday by reU-

Lion* and Flying Ehgie*

SUrt Aciivitie*—PUr

Drive

Attendance In County Schook

Ocean Gty, Dias Creek a

.« of covnty schools la i tdance for January. i of atteadu

1. kT.l per ..... cent: Fuhlng Creek. per eeat; Beealeys Point. »2.9 per eeat; 1-adlam. 9i.« per cent; Ciermaut. M.2 per cent; Swalntou No. ». n.f per rent; Seavll’e. M3 per -■ent; South Dennis. K per ‘ Two and three-room sc In Dias Creek. 9*.* per cent; Whites-

M. T. H. S. Building

To Be Enlarged

»oo >cfaool Children in

Middle Township

CAPE MAY COURT The Board of FAucaOon of Middle Township bar employed aa archilect to draw plans 'or the High School at '*n The present building I? considered eery inadequate. At Urn present — It Is saM that three teachers needed but there are is for thorn. Is High School Is malctained the children in Middle TownWhen It is considered that [ are 1.000 school children llddlc Township, the problem confronting tbe school authorities

ir cent: Stone Harbor. 90.7 pet

»t; Goshen. *9.6 per cent; DeesvlUe. 97g per cent; Cape May ®!nt. 86.1; Rk> Grande. RE per ml; Avalon. 84.3 per cent; Erma.

-3 per cent; Academy. 81J pet >•*: Belleplalr 793 per cent, t-srgvr schools—Ocean City. *5-1 f cant; Sea lata City. 943 •nt; Court House. 93.4 per * North Wildwood. 933 per r Cape May. 92.8 per cent: t • May, 914 per cent; Tu 90.9 per cent; Woodbine. 873

No Money—Jail , WHITESHORO -On Monday of ipia week Trooper Dube arrested Sidney Jones, of Whlteaboro. for Operating a car without a license. Trooper Dube to rfallotieo

Toekahor

Jones was token before Justice OTarrell. of North Wildwood who "sad him 850 and co»u. Since Jones was unable to pay M One. be was committed to the

county Mil.

County Art Centre Seeks Headquarters Meeting With Officer* of Hi»torica] Society to Dip.

View Old Baptist Church

COURT HOUSE-Th- Art On- ' ' ~*Hjc Coujj.y

tree met with

of tbe County Historical Society Tuesday afternone to consider the advisability <f Joining Interests. This would Include using the same room in the

Court House

_ t Center Is granted the use of a room in the New Court House building, they plan

Give Test* To Teaderfeet

deal aa a poultry grow In km. The Industry U sires umlnc largt proportions.

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE.— Two live patrols were formed at the Scout meeting on last Friday night here, tbe Plying Engle Patrol with George Simpkins as Patrol Leader, consisting of Tberon Kates. Andrew Dressel. Joseph Tanghare. Hoppy Hoffman. Joseph • - •- Edgar Tvylor and Armor nnorbach The Idea Patrol with George Thompson aa Patrol - • - pYinh TangLenoard Lyr. Biddle. Grace. Henry Taylor -nd

ker.

contest to under way torn these patrols to see which patrol can secure the g reate*! number of new Scouts by March another contest between Lrols in qualifying tbe g rentes' number of Tenderfoot Scouts by March 1.

given

!. February 17. and of qualified Ten-

expected to pans the tests.

On Saturday afternoon Assistant Scout Master Hewett and Senior Patrol Istader. Horace Bethel, gave a number of the Scouts Instruction* for their aec-

L»w of Averages Away Off here

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rldore with oil paintings. They woulL also place statues In nooks at nullable places In the building. Folio wing the meeting the reprearntallvre from the two organisations visited the old Baptist Church on Hand Avenue. All of those who visited the old church expressed the opinion that would make an Ideal netting aa headquarte.s for both the Art r uer and the Historical Society. The old church has quite a remarkable Malory. It was built about 100 years ago. and was the first church erected la Cape May County fey the Baptlsta. While he Idea of using It sometime In .uL future le being considered, there to no thought of doing so at present because of the ex-

pense It would Involve.

reston Fisher, representing

Elmer Thurston Wood Font.

American toglon. was prenen' nt the meeting and spoke on the Pout's plans to raise fund* for he purchase of an ambulance for .be commnnF'es of Stone Harboi. Avalon. Middle Township. Dennis Township and Sea lale City. The plan D that the ambulance nhail be located at Cape May Court House and may to used by any

of tb* five communltl**.

Wife of Prominent Musician Die* WILDWOOD.—Mrs. Marie Hueb ner. wife oi Oscar Hnebner. prominent Wildwood music tan. *a* found dead In the bathroom o( hei hon e ,*1 West Maple Avenue, early Thursday morning by her hu.r hand. Mrs. Hueboer hvd gone to the iMthroom to light a e*» The presumption I* that *h<- fell over tbe stove, loosening the hose. Death was caused by asphyxiation Mrs. Hnebner was 79 years old. She had toen tn gn»d health Her husband is well known In musical circle* and it was tfar

Wild*.

Communities Hold School Elections Botrd Members Re-elected n Middle Township And Woodbine

Women Take Active P»rt

CAFE MAY COU to-torai lively and

communithe cram. Included these was tbe election of ember* of tbe School fddie Township tn which over W votes were cast. Many worn took a very active part. The election resulted in all nt tbe old members of the board. Harry McPherson. Joseph DougFrank High, being ree'ected. They wen- opposed by D. C. Tudor and Spencer < randoi. lies for membership on the board. The school budget was voted upon favorably.

held in

Woodbine last Sunday evening to the proposed raise In taxes to provide for the establishment of a commercial the Woodbine High Justice of the Peace ded a! tbe meeting sley. Superintendent of the Woodbine Polony. T. J. Durrell. County School bupertntendIce U ’tt spoke In favor of the proposed increase. t out that the commercial would mean but a temporary Increase in the tax rate the election held Tuesday, the current expense Item tn the budget for 81S32S was defeated by five vote* The Item for repairs amounting to 83500 was voted upon favorably. Ail of the old School Board embers were re-elected. In tout ten days another vote will > taken oi the school budget. In the Avalon school o rough Commissioner Beith was re-elected by a mamrity of about 3U votiw. There ‘ere approximately 113 votes cast, ommlnsioni r Betlb bad been apKiinted to Ml out the unexpired term of Gilbert SmltL.

Move County School Office CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE.he office of the county superin■ndent of schools was moved last eek into the Surrogate's old ofees. next to tbe County Ubrary. The entrance room has been tied out for the library of tbe

ounty Teacher*’

library.

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Beautiful Banner For Rotarians Preseated Sea Isle Qub By the Doctors Way at Weekly Luncheon

Fitch in Charge of Program

SEA ISLE CITY.—Presentation of a beautiful the Rotary Club of Sea lale City, the gift of Past Pi eaWent Dr. C. Way and

framed copy of th# International Code of Cthica. Irving Fitch, chairmen of [•rippled Children* Com ml that no crippled children In this dfctrict -. and that - Mr

Cape May Court House,

- . - . oo by Mr. Fitch, in which many of the part, discussing ways to promote safety through ' In educating the ehllsurrounding them with a Bingham, principal of tbe splendid ( on IJncoln. and after outltnhis life, concluded by reciting Uncdn’s famous Gettysburg reos. ieorge Boeder led part o£ tbe ting, while Dr. Elacnhaunr. the g leader of the Wildwood Club,

Next mett

ter tbe

Monday tbe ladies will with Ibe club, and regular meeting. * U _ Moorlyn Theatre. Ocean where they will be of the theatre mantigen

County Farm Threatened

By Blaze

Court House, Stone Harbor and Ocean View Firemen

Respond To Call

Hay Rides Were On Fire

COURT HOUSE—The volunteer fire companies of Cape May Court House. Slone Harbor and Ocean View quickly remanded to an alarm sounded Thursday evening last week when several ricks hay near the County Farm buildings caught on fire. All of the con.panlea did excellent work in preventing tbe fire from spreading to nearhy fetilldings. including the large new barn. The Court House fire "Ten were e first on the scene, closely followed by Stone Harbor and Ocean View. IJ the use of chemicals and water pumped from the pond at the entrance of the farm, the flic finally extinguished. it

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•ver. owing to the Infiam e nature of the material

which was burning. Water wsa pum pond by tbe Stom

glne. Ocean View applied tanks of chemicals, eneh tank. as said, being equivalent to about 560 gallons of water. ThCourt House engine applied both

hemicala and water.

No Hope! Fireman Rescues the Bills OCEAN Cirr —Wadnesd.-iy morning's ffre in the Maaoute Hail won’t do Dr. M. B Si annard's dental patients nny An Intrepid fireman <k greed a gas mask, braved th>; billowing smoke waves, p’mnged Into tbe murk of the ''roefor'* offleo* and rescued- all his accounts receivable! So. now tbe doctor can go right ahead sending out "please remit's" Just, the same as tf nothing had happened.

Tuckahoe Plans For Lighting C. of C Asks For $2280— Offers Names For Fhe and Light Commiisioners

To Hold Sing At Chamber of Commerce Innovation at the February Meeting of the County Body Next Week Plan Membership Drive

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE.— ommunity singing will be Introduced at the February meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, to be held in tbe . E. Community Hall. Court ouae, on Thursday evening. Frblary 23. Ted Nash. International Rotary mg leader, will conduct the aic ig. and the meeting will be combination tof the service club Ith Chamber of Commerce work, an Innovation in chamber work. No outaidc speaker will be prosit. Varioofc committees met during the month, and reports will -d In detail from the Art Commttti , the Esecutlvr and Hie Publicity Com-

Thomas Ackerman Speaks

TUCKAHOE — At the l of Ibe Toekahor Chans b Commerce held Thureday a

the Exaeitive Committee Ing a mcmberahlp drive, the County Chamber , a n

to attend this meeting

Court House C. of C. Favors County Fair Would Join With Other Organizations To Boost Fair This Year Endorse Legion Ambulance

CAPE MAY cot RT HOUSE— he Chamber of commerce voted in favor of having an ambulance the convenience of reaid eats

ourt Houm- and surrounding I meree, ws* carried and the communities ' 'harle* Springer of Ury instructed fo convey t

the tillage and the . atabltokment ol a lighting diatrict and a fire district was rend and iborongbly Phomae Ackerman, supettntqqdl of the Ocean City branch of - Atlantic City Electric Com ny. a aa called on to add me* prv. reding* lighting He ateo as to the coat to light the diatrict known as No that. In hU opinion, to adeqw^Sv light this district would require forty lights These, be said could to obtained on a five year rguStrart at a price of 857 per light

President Morgan . . the meeting and emphasised t need of the improvements. They should be oMsined at the earliest

to whether or not they wanted lights. A unanimous afflnna *lve vole was given. A map showing tbe proposed location of lights was then presented. The map wa« closely serntinixed. thoroughly discussed and subsequent to same, a resolution adopted, asking that the sum of »:380 for defraying Ibe post of lighting the district be aasegssil upon the property owners residing and owning property within the confine* of the diatrict. Thresolution was unanimously carried. A resolution asking [bat 8SW for defraying the estimated mainicnaooe cost for operating the fire diatrict he assessed upon the prop

_ _ _ ithln i the district, was i

carried.

A resolution offering the names of W. S. Shaw. Alvla Gruber and J Batdorf as the choice of tbe assemblage to serve as lighting romnilsalonera. with the names of Hlldebrant and Waiter Woolfe aa alternntea wav presentd unanimously carried, resolution, prewentlng the names of P. J. Sturgis. Ward Stllle. Roland Sharp. James De Sanll* and Paul Sharp for th* positions of Fire tommlaaloner*. a* carried. A resolution Instructing the secretory tn have the proper ballot* printed for dlslrlhuUon tn ' voter* on the day of tbe election. Saturday. February 18. wn*

carried.

A resolution inviting the Connt'hamher of Commerce to hold ‘ March meeting In Tuckahoe on Friday. March 23. aa Ibe meals Tuckahoe Chamber of Cam-

ille Elmer

American Legion, which soring the ld<a of havinj bular.ee. e (plained the such a conveyance and t ende semen! ol th. Chi

hlch was

granted by that body. Representation

.Itotlon to the County

vey the.ln-

Chamiier.

Will Go To Valley Forge •APE MAY Ccjnr HOUSEThe eighth grade of the local school ha* started to raise fund.,

tbe annual

matter wn* re(<

Executive Committee

The Kntertalnin*-!!! (Continued on I

i salad a previous Saturday lunch every Wednesday tin furnishing soup to shout l

Uniform Unfurling of Colors On National Holidays Planned

New Y. M. C. A. Group Is Organized

SOUTH SEAVTLLK. -Seventeen i Wildwood Boy Scouts Will Sound ‘Colors'’ Both Mom-

from South Sesvllle and J r • . ,

ing and Evening As Signals

Ocean VI

Joel Robinson last week and organized a Y. M. O. A. Group. Three leaders were present. Joel Robinson. Lester Carr and Mel-

vin Wills.

County Secretory Shedd explained the work and assisted In the organisation. Temporary officer* were elocteJI to serve fur the next two or three week* until a regular election is held.

WILDV pllfy and

30 Day* on Wife’s Charge

R. W. De Baun, Editor N. J. Ag iculture. Ill

with exceeding