cnator and County ■ Clerk In Auto Crash

«r Hildreth, win pr*i d-iolubrf. , r.:;thap occurred OB Ijc imc-DaCotU Hoed. The rcturaing troth PWU»lth Ur Hildreth at the

May County Tin

Cape May County’s Home Newspaper

50

Correspondents Are Engaged in Gathering News For This Paper.

JOBTY-THBEE

sea isle crrr. cape hay corair, h. j.. feiday, march so, im.

patent Cape May Conntia— and Wives Are injured When Automobae Skids into Pole Near May’s Landing—Now Recuperating in Homes

Charles C Read Most Seriously injured

W M;» C. Raad. Ccrartr ■ ^ ' triton Hlldroth sad , Hlldroth aro recopor- ■ B tbeir ho«». from la- , .^iTtd Saturday *wato*. cut In whKh «b*y were

Tfifpson* pol» o**r Worrit accldoht was ChOMrf

, . If^r skidded ta a etrft

k ,; th« mrfcwsr.

, «nstca were the most eeriIE lured, are HtUroth rei , nitre 'eccratloo of the , ttd .m injury to her ekulL E»*£ u ctnoaod to her Wd I frectored collar boae and . Hr. Hildreth

WiU Bene&t Steoe Hubor

, h< *»• •« U ehrtl. Hr Uo-rtikiu of hia fore »**•—» Kil. ftnsrr of bb Ufl head t bf flaw from the wind-

er by the tree and « *!:y wa* upetieaoed la estrlat btr None of the ll«HI»a»ti •rt -touch Mr*. Hildreth

't. car was ptomd and *era taken «o <•' Henry C. Jwjuk, ot

mU we to "Oraifr'aty m the > > .t> ambulance. ■iSSdrw

Of th. phyat lr «tr* eutched by Dr, Totrwnd who ai*o admin laterIrr.imeBt to hta Wff ^ fWef Howard _ . _ "W! Mr and Mr*. Hi Wroth a»ir bone at Bio Oraoda where I »<r. !-,.*ied by Dr. ~ '

«r> Hildreth sUte that both

L-i ‘ rad probably Is the most mjvrwL She suflered r win and u bedlaat •n stated be antic!

i n Title* at Trwr.-

^ Vokker to Addresa Sea isle Rotary Qub 'TTY—The ns,

County Bills Passed By Legislature

i Effecting Sale of T* Tula b Passed by the Assembly

REV. IHNOON V. HOWIXTT Pastor of Pint Bapttel Church. Veatawr. who epoh« at the Cjmmunlly Father and Son Banquet. Wildwood.

To Dedicate Fire House N. Wildwood

the Uefftalcturr last

Ail County Companies to Take Part

tably.

1 by the As-

Thla bill was Introduced partiewlarly for the beneftt et ~ bor This resort, f

due:Ins tax sales

payment of taxes at frequeat Intervals, the taxes were

ulate unU! the

real value, which of the sale of certain tax title* impassibility. The present admi. istreOon determined to banish. this busaboo and placed the matter b- tore Comm last oner of Municipal Accounts Darby A bill wss framed to take of the ritoation whirh met with hi» approval. Accordins to aulhorttlve sc the Mil will be approved by the

Tl»e SHtste Pasaed I . limits OauWy Comm

ho*pits! for aerrtees to an amount not c xceedin* Sld.SSe. It has been

atom twre for many rears s Board of Freeholders |

comnouie w noapuats in county which cared tor county patSenis. It was discovered this procedure is permitted by tnunictpaUties but not counties so the MU waa Introduced to cover the situation. Another bill of particular Interest to the county U the repeal of highway bUl passed In im. »" ItU a bill was passed by Leg lata re which permltud counties w build certain highways with the v^aeAt of the Highway CommUttoo and the coat later reimbursed by the Highway t ommtelon This aarm&'ad countlw to Improve approver. highways that would not other wise bv improved for a number of years. in im » bin waa Introdoced repealing this law. The Lagtala

lag the bill of 191* which result* in the Uw of 191* again becoming

Elaborate Plans For Auto Show

i To Exceed 1927 DiapUy—Prepare Novel System Decorations

Boat Exhibits Are Included

dioldey Sum Ocean City

>D—•Plan* for the ial open air autom» the Wildwood boardten announced by th* Conunerw. spoaso*

Addresses Men and Boys

Co. Y.M. C.A. Holds Annual

Dinner-Meet

George M. Kirk and Dr. F. W. Maroney Speak—H. S.

Secretary’s Annual Report

Rev. H. V. Howiett Speaks

. May Ct _

wUi Join with tbe fireman North WUdwood. at the dedication ceremony of the handsome now North Wildwood lire bouse on Wed needs y. April 11. A parade of arc companies and equipment will be a feature of tbe day, for which eUbatnlc plana arc being made by tbe north Wildwood Company, of which Councilman Elmer Hewitt

The wen- btructure. which i* one of the trout handsome fire houses

uty, to of all brick

WILDWOOD - A representative gathering from almost every section of Cape May County attended the second annual meettng and ■ dinner of the Cape May county Y M. C. A. held Tuesday evening, at the Hotel Dayton, here. George M Kirk. Assistant Personnel rector of the New York Stock Exchange, and Dr. F. W. Maroney. Director of tbe Ix^artmeut of Kdu.aUon. AtlanUc City Schools, were the principal speakers. Hiram 8. Mowrer. of Ocean City. PrealdeM of the County .Y. M. C. A. Board, presided. Alex. Lawrence of Ocean City, led the Binging and lively music waa * furnibbed throughout the evening by tbe Court House Y. M. C. A. orchestra. Rev. Paul J. Neff, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, offered the In voce* lor. Following tbe dinner, a splendid turkey repast, the business skin waa held. Emerson W. St. County Secretary, submitted bis annual report, showing tbe years' activities to have b en name

and varied.

Irving Fitch, of Sea Isle City.

Chairman of the Finance Committee reported that tbe year's expenses had been entirely covered by pledges, which, with tbe exception of several hundred dol-

lar!-. had been paid He

nouocvd that nine hundred dollars leas than bad been anticipated had been cut from last year's

and that tbe 1«28 budget

Wildwood

Council

Entertains

Part Coundllorg of the County D. of A. Meet With Hotly Council, No. 59

budget and tfci would be five b

than 1927.

Edwin G. Middl. Chairman of the * mittee, t jbmfttod uoi the County Baard. which un animously elected . Alex. McMurray. owner proprietor of tbe Dsytm. derod two delightful solos, ac< pasted ou the piano by Mia. h

Dr. F. A.

known In thto counly. when baa made many addresses. ■_ on “Protect tbe Power HouM of Ufe." Dr. Meroney comps tbe modern power boose, that of life, said that both must be ready to not only meet the ordinary mental, physical and spiritual burdens of every day

To Meet in April at Goahen «*««** ‘ he ^

WILDWOOD

monthly meeting of the

Councilors of tbe

Cape May County room of Holly Council. Wildwood, on Friday aflernoon. March 25. Mrs. Efia Bladwton. of Holly Council. proaMed. A donation of *25 was received from 'lolly Council for the borne fund *nd they were given a rising vote of thanks for tbe gift There w -re fifty members present, being the largest att -ndance this year. A roast pork oinner was nerved by the members of Holly Council at atx o'clock, which waa much en-

joyed

Tbe vial lore stayed tor U-, regular ser slon of Holly Council which convened at eight o'clock. Stale Councilor. Madeline Porter, acoompaaled by Salli* W. Lake. Stale Secretary: Nattoaal Beprmfntetive

Nulty Quits Job of City Treasurer

Father and Son Banquet

At Wildwood

125 Men and Boys Gather For Comm unity Event —Splendid Program

WILDWOOD.—One hundred end twenty-five fathers and sotu this resort attended the < muaity Father and Son Banquet la the aortal rooms of the bytertan Church Thursday evening, of last wet*. Her. Bineon V. Howiett. pastor of th* First Baptist Church. Ventnor. was the speaker of the evening. Edwin G. Middleton. Past Prealdenl of the Ktwants Club, was toastmaster. Tbe affair, sponsored by the local church assisted by tbe county Y. M. C. A., waa a delightful get-together of men and boy*. Following the Invocation by Rev Hallowel), tbe ladles of tbe church -ved a dinner that “bit the spot" ta put oldsters and youngster* a receptive mood Excellent music was furnished by the Presbyterian Sunday reboot orchestra. Jack Kay led the singand be coaxed a volume of from tbe gathering would have done credit U crowd thrice the elxe.

HIRAM S. MOWRER President of the Cape May County V. M. C. A. Board, who presided at the aecor * annual dinner meeting of the County Y. M. C„ A. at Wfldwood Tuesday evening.

Rw. Ciyfie Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, welcomed tbe en and boys. Former Senator William Bright gave an Inspiring talk "Tbe Boy and tbe Community Rev. Paul J. Neff, of the Ijjlb■an Church, had a real message if young and old in bis talk Tbe Boy and the Church." Emerson W. Sbedd. Cape May County Y. M. C. A. Secretary, substituting for a speaker who was unable to be .present, outlined a brief history of the Father and Son movement and its growth tn the past few years. George Goll read a fine essay on Abraham Unrein :>nd James Wood effectively recited The Prodigal

always does, a most Impressive

Rev. W. H. Ube. of the North Wildwood M. E Church, offered the doing prayer. From every standpoint this first affair of its kind was roost successful. drawing not only the fathers and suns into closer fellowship. but doing the seme wilt men and boys from different i of tbe island. The men sponsible for the affa<r are ready talking about next, year-

R. Stewart Injured In Auto Crash

Accepts Position With Well Known Brokerage Firm In Camden

Motor Car Demolished by Shore Fast Line Trolley

Was Appointed Last May

Oiioert. Ida F. Dixon | OCEAN CITY—The resignation

' Ella J. !of Russell H. Nulty a* treasurer

taxman of th* PubBrtty Commit-

tee. made her offletol visit

Council Mrs. Elsie SSBHjwta behalf of Holly council, presented

Mrs. Porter with S

-tftertalnmeBi which

of tbe city v

s read and accepted

His Condition is Improving

Y. M. C. A. Head

[JVIore Tickets For Missing Letter Fans

You Still Have a Chance to Win a Pair in the Popular Contest

Get In On the Fun

Bridge Opening May Be Earlier

May Be Stepped Up Ten Days, Says Buvmg**

OCEAN CITY—Tbe Ocean City1 on*port bridge may fool all the curbstone experts who said it could never b* built anyway. be opened for traffic ten days earlier titan anticipated. Ralph Buvlnger. the moving spirit tn the bridge undertaking, let tbe Chamber of Commerce tn a tbe above secret Tuesday night. Tbe scheduled opening date is August 21. but Buvlnger said that tbe contractor* ate doing everything htunauly possible to steal a match on Father Time.

New Class of

Membership In C. of C.

Hunt’g Theatres First to Enroll as Business Sus-

taining Members

Ocean-Bay Catuil Before Chamber of Commerce

Meeting of County Body at Tuckahoe Most Spirited of Year—Want Industries There—Morris Krinsky Urges Promotion of the Poultry Industry

Will Ask State to Improve Bird’s Corner-Buena Road

! TUCKAHOE—One of tbe roost spirited meetings of tbe Cape May County Chamber of Commero* held thto season, waa held at Hagelgan's Hall. Tuckahoe. on Tburaday night of laat week. Tbe Tuckahoe Chamber ol Commerce!, the baby civic organization of the county, was admitted to membership by unanimous vote of the county organization, and President William A. Haffert, who presided at the meeting, introduced Harry Morgan Prealdent of the Tuckahoe Chamber. John Ba. iarf., Its treasurer and Robert C. Smith,

The nc- Street lights In Tuckaho* burned for tbe first time laat Thursday, to greet the visitors from all part* of the county who attended the meeting. Harry Morgan. of Tuckahoe. in a short speech of welcome, said that tbe thing that impressed him moat about Cape May County was tbe spirit of comradeship that is manliest throughout the county, thto .•pirlt being particularly In evidence in tbe County Chamber. Robert C. Smith, who is cashier ' the Tuckahoe National Bank, stated -that the greatest need of

Have you won a pair of free . theatre tickets in tbe Mining [ Letter Contest yet? If you haven't , you still have a chance to, be- , cause there's another contest In ,

this issue. Turn to that page soon as you read this and

the letters missing thereon. They'D “ spell the names of two advertisers on the page. Assemble them. ,

mall the solution to the ffonteat ^ „ Editor of thto paper, stating which j Tuckahue w „ industries, and that theatre you prefer tickets for in, the , own wu ideally situated lor you win—and that's all there! industrial plants. The Tuckahoe

River, be stated, gives t'

There are ten sets of tickets .warded each week. Winners may ■elect- any theatre In (ape May or Cumberland County excepting tbe Strand and Moorlyn, Ocean

City.

Read the detailed Instructions os the Missing Letter Page i r yon are not already one of tLc enthusiastic follower* of the easiest. Tbe n.-.mes spelled by tbe missing letters tn last week's com net were those of the (ollowlfig adverttocra—Kotok and Nickel son. Tbe winner* are: Mias Carrie Harris. Maurlewt,

the benefit of a water-competitive rate for freight. A pay roll of even * 1000 a week would make a wonderful difference in the town, be said, and he hoped that tbe County Chamber would aid in bringing industries to the county

and to Tuckahoe.

Canal In Prospect

Executive committee, statea that the matter of a canal from tbs , Delaware Bey to the ocean, f*-

mtttee at the t

te hod spoken Awc^hlytmB - b u t boS 35?

Of Cape May County Body

Grace Hefner, Center-ton.

Mrs. «adlt Etoenbardt S. Seavilie.

Mr*. Mabel Dean. Court House. E. C. Morrison. Port NorrU. Grace W. Strock. Wildwood.

Mrs. Daniel Adam*. Port Norris. The solution to the contest was: Lettei' Word Advertisement K market Kotok Bros. Market O beacon Fagan' A Fleetwood. T specialty Zimmerman s Bakery 'o economy Ferguson a Nlcketoonl *

■r ..iiw-v v ft vinrriann ' enter would be there K c,ock a Morrl ' MM, j Morris Krinskey. bead ot tbe

I. Monray I Tuckahoe Lumber nnd Feed ComE F. Read' P«ny. told of poNtbililtos of Cepe J. R Prichard. May County aa a poultry center. Mrs. R. 1 Beckett'Already, he said, over *500.009 Port Norris Garage' worth of toed to bought in thto Fort Norris Garage! county annually, and the county Harry Sheffer j has not yet started its poultry

O appointment Criterion Beauty, growing. "Cumberland County"

TZi-r,

McJ* array, he said, but I that the neceasagy lt_

could not be procured until next yrttr Mr. Beecher saM tbe matter will be continued by hta com-

mittee.

Irving Pitch, of Sea Isle City, in speaking for tbe Art Center Committee, said that tbe committee had secured the use of a room in tbe Courthouse building, and the start of tbe County Art

N long

I alumlnex C lacquers

K know

E elements L elliptic

Parlor! said Mr. Krinskey, "owes a large

N never ~ C. V Ware; portion of Us prosperity to poulNow get on your mark, o t set. I try. A big demand baa been creGo’ Hurry to that Missing Letter'ated for Vineland eggs, and VinePage and see bow much fun It Is.; land's success has been dm te

searching tor those elusive letters, poultry.

reasful

which was M

r*'second annual exhibit Z? r respect the 19*7 sh 0 *-

at a meeting of tbe City Commissioners. Tbe rodgnatlon becomes effective os of April 1. No Uon wan taken os to Ailing

vacancy.

In bis resignation Mr. Nulty,much enjoyed b} rX p r ,_ his appreciation of *h‘'| ^ u .j

all. Refreshments were setweo-j to-operatlon which he received in Tbe April mBering of tb * p *f’lhto official capacity. The resig-

CoutsciUr*' Association win t*-nation was as folicw»:

held at Goshen. j "Owing to the fact my recent -

Jjy formed buslncaa connection has

I made It imperative that I de-

Tavlor Given I vote my entire time to ito deI»y«OT vrlopment. I '.ender herewith my

Suspended Sentence ; . w t*naUun os City Treasurer of . ‘Ocean City, effective April 1.

Ifitfi.

allow me to taki

OCEAN CITY—Richard Stewart. l«. of Fifty-fifth and Aabury Avenue, waa injured when a motor car which he was driving was struck by a Shon Fast Un» trolley at New Jersey Av«

Somers Polni. 2

afternoon.

Stewart received lacerations and brutoes. It was first thought suffered from a fractured

Ex-Service Men To Hear

o'clock Sunday

Reports from Hospital sute good and cha:

favorable.

According to ing In tbe tre denly flashed

the Atlantic CUT his condition to res for recovery

ilK-/ ,he c

rid-

TL'CKAHOE—A new < membership waa crea regular monthly mcciin Caue May County Ch* Commerce, held at Tuck*,no, laat

Thursday.

The new tnembemhip to known ‘ as a "Business Sustaining Mem- , bcndilp.' and is a membership . given to business bouses under , which the business pays *1 per year for each employee, and thus becomes ■ Business Sustaining' Member, while th* employees be-1 ]

come associate members The creation of the new i

torn-hip precedes a drive to start early In April, by which It to hotted to have every business bouse, every bank and every manufacturing plant in the county enrolled as member* of the County

Chamber.

The fifst to enroll in this class , of membership. Just prior to Thursday's mertlag. »•’ ■ Hunt's Theatres, of Wildwood In a lel-|

ter. from Mr. William Hunt. Presl-, - p_-t__ n -J Anril IQ j Stone Harbor, stated that steps deni ol the company to Mr Wtl « n g Postponed lO April !U | ^ by , ba| I lam A. Haffert. of Sea Isle City. | — | to beautify the entrance on th?

_ Shore Road, and Mr. Helnle *ugSuccess that other resort* do the

the same. Thto matter, said Mr. Beecher, was being taken up by tbe Public Improvement committee. and a report would be made

a! (he next totaling.

Packer. International Ro-

ln Cape May County i

, have better land, and cheaper land, for poultry raising; we have j to-tier markets during lour months j and as good the balance of the ! year as Vineland. A great work can to- done by the County Chamber if It will promote thto county

j as a poultry center ''

_ i A resolution was adopted, pro-

f 1 cv] iarifY\n p 0 " 4 * 1 b}r soedd. of s*a V^Ol* V>ul llUli Isle City, to request the Stale to

I take over and Improve tne road ! from Bird's Corner. Tuckahoe. t

i route from Cape Me!

-American legion Meel- JoIU ,

Heinle.

COURT HOFfiS—ilorry Tayh if WUdwood. who wo* Indh-i-.. yr ih» December Grand Jury for I «basal esaent. and who plead,

tried Ifi T - - -

tbe track*

instant before the crash Ttic impact threw Molonuan Kidiin-

joo to the floor and thraveled several hundred . | fore brought to a halt.

unity of expressing my *ln-j ,, y *** ,raveling tow.

CHy.

ITesident of tb» County Chamber ;

and chairman of the membership Mimtrei Snow

drive campaign. Mr. Hunt says: “I;

wish to take thto opportunity to — commend the splendhl spirit ofj WILDWOOD—Th ^y^^bto tor^to the Byron I present at the meeting*, my heart .Croort - Poet. No. 1st (Continued on Page 2) .Legion. Wildwood. N. .. j wo* acheduled to to I

day evening. April 3 ptmtponed until April

next regular

which

I Turn

trolley

ilty wh«

I*.

Mpei

by ]

Ihe co-opera

Jon accorded me by yourselvee Hid all the city official* and to

t thrr

i from

landed

ind tracks. The dragged a consld. It was a rew

$6500 in Prize*

HistoricaJ Society to Hold

Annual Meeting

first

COURT HOUSE—The annual meeting of the Cap* May County Hnuoneal Society will be held thto (Friday) evening at tbe old Court How,

building.

President Lewis T St even!

till

ddress. Rev.

of Cape May. see vs lety. will also Julius Way is ti

W. 8 Howe

week later), si which lime Col. William A. Carlton. U. S. Army, will to- preseni and will give a|county, very Inter.ating (alk on tbe cttl- ■ The

tary Song Leader, led the community singing, which to now a regular feature of the county Chamber, while Captain Harry E. Smith, of Atlantic city, made a addresa on fellowship and

for

city

Joe men. whether | tie American Legion i mrdlaliy invited i

Get* F our Months For Stealing Trouser*

Fined for Speeding