Kuj Butler, Iwihip of Fine Art., teM£ the Speaker.

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tEA OLE CITY. CAPE MAY C0U3TY. N. J,. FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1928

Exhibit Of County Is Opened

Reading May Operate Into Woodbine

day to dlacuaa *lih Board of Trade oOcUla and b**d» of Induatiiet the operation of Readlaa train* Into that city tor freight and paaaencer aervHse. tomplalnt has been voteod by Woodbine tntaresU that the Omity'a only IndustrU’ 1 center U not adequately ■erred by one railroad

A* the Tape Waa Rer^y To Be Cut, Formally Opening the See Ue City Boulevard

Opirt, Lauds Project

impelui* »a» «i*e“ ^rrcutlon lu Cape May

Bainbridge New Rotary President

, Court Ho'

urm audlence jn ! Succeeds E. L. Chalmers as i

Head of Wildwood Club

•kii- of the OrandJajy, „4 of tli- upper corridor Mliarri *ilb oil painllnaa vi>rrt Cl be of much in- .|„ visitors. The txkt* tkrn srraiuted under Virion of Mi* Batber director of the WoodC.rn.muoilj Center, and a, Sun, Cape May County

»ntibit I- t»eln* aponwroA P Ar'. Center CoMMltW of i*. Mjv County Chamber of let. In 'o-operation with T»ib!iie community Centrlcr Fitch, chairman of i* Ceater f^ommlttaa, gar* bundoclory addreaa of the - Monday .Tenln*. Ae5 to Mr Fitch, one of the ai purpow of the county rwn.nt l» to Instill In the ; ffneratkin an appi clar f an For this reaaon. the

>sler Committee Is lj anxious that boys

t tub school age vUlt the ’ ind see the paintil

art lieinc displayed,

rj in’rrertlng and splendid w*- »tri- given by Mia* i Boiler, president of the mlm of Fine Arts, and Mia* Ideod. a sculptress of New t Luther T. Ogden spoke his favor of the work being h ike Art Center Commit-

WILDWOOD — Marshall Bain- Reading left to right are: John i Williams; State Btnator Charted bridge. Jr . managing secretary * "" l ' i ““ =— ““ aiBS5

of the Wildwood Chamber of Commerce, today wa* unanimously elected president of Ihe Wild- * Rotary Club. Mr. B*ln- __ ___ jmeceede E. LawrencChalmerr. a member of the Cap. May County Board of Kreeho’.d-

Howard Pfeifer, was elected rice president, and Cecil Brunell •ergeani-ai-arma.. Thtwe *1-cted to the Board of Governors were the president and rice" president, grans O. Slaughter, Jack Konowltcb. Russell Batton. J. S. D. Elaenho* er and Beniamin Ingar-

itinlr dancing by lire dr of ibi dancing school of Uiw Croft, of Pliiladelphla. inwh spprwiated part oi

Just before the oMclai opening ; L Maher. Highway

of the Sea Isle City Boulevard ot of Sea Isle City: Hiram '\ M»ve. Wediwwday. April *5. the TIMES j Finance Director of Sea IsJe Cnj

photogiaphcr caught this picture j State Highway Engll v.—... .... .... ; u-iii — -

C. Reed; Bute Highway Commissioner Furman B. Recvss; County Freeholder Director Luther C. Ogden: County Engineer R. Fendall Smith: Freeholder Henry Y.

Cloutlrg: County Surrogate Irving Fitch, and T. Millet Hand. Clark of the Freeholders. Mr. Fitch was chairman of the Road Opening Celebration Committee.

Historical Ground Broken For Society Gets $750,000 “Sportland Headquarters Will Be One of the Moat Complete Home* of Sport ir

Anil: Gafiero wax appointed chairman of a special committee to arrange for Installation ceremonies for the new officers late In May.

Escapes From Colony For Feeble-Minded

WOODBINE — Edward Denblayker. SO, an inmate of the Wood bine Colony For Feeble Minded

DenWayker appca'i to be only sixU o seventeen years of age. !* a ..t five and a half feet In height, ha* dark black hair and

Mcimg on . rtupbry gre ■ Feilowahip of Fine Ana. ■Ala. tad were loaned U>

in Center C i lb. courtesy tnwi.v.,1 mat

i A. M.

Freeholders Gi^nt Use of Two Rooms

Walk Open For Autos On May 30

Railroad Grants Reduced Fare to Woodbine

WOODBINE—The same $t.iv excursion rate to and from Philadelphia as 1* given to shore points, has been granted by the Pennsylvania Railroad lo Woodbine, thus auceeaifully ending a campaign of the Wood blue Board of Trade and the County Chamber of Commsrce for th- rJte reduction for that Borough. The Woodbine Itoird of Trade was notified of the reduction on Wednesday night. When the rates to ahorr points were reduced, the rates lo mainland point* reraMned Ihsame as before A pe -son from a shore renort couW buy a two-day ticket to Pliiladelphla for tt.fie. but from ‘Woodbine, or other mainland jpntnta. the rate was t4.«2. The first mainland reduction wa* granted to Court House about a month ago. and Woodbine Is second. T’be campaign for lower rates will be continued for the entire mainland by Luther C. Ogden, the chairman of the Transportation Committee of the County Chamber of Commerce.

Sea Isle To Organize A School Band

High School Night At Art Exhibit

Granted U«e of Basement Under Record Room of Co. Qerk’fi Office

The Room i* Fire Proof

COURT HOUSE—The County Historical Society was granted the use of the basemen*, undei the record room of the Counts Clerk's office, by the Board Freeholders at their Wed Dead afternoon meeting. Director Public Building* Joseph Cbs' plon wss authorised by the board to have a partition constructi In 'he baaement. which will prov|d • a room approximately 40 by 40 ft*t for the County Museum. Although the society has been organised bat s llttls over one y-ur. It has gathered together a

Country—To Occupy Boardwalk Block-

William Lipldn Heads Company

Aquatic and Athletic Events Are

WILDWOOD-Ground has been broken here for ••Sportiand." SB elaborate home for spoil*, to be constructed on Ihe block bemaded by Twenty-tWrd and Twentyfourth street* and by Surf avenue a ad -the boardwalk, and to be completed at a cost of W4U.OOO. T:.t project U one of Ihe most oomph •• homes of • porta over started in the Cntted Stains, and workmen are alreufiy Uborlng sixteen boors a day nuhiag the project In order that It wlH be completed and ready for lbs

very creditable collection of Cape

30th. the achoduUd opaatns data. william Upkin. of PMUdelphla. U president of the con* ~“-

soring the pruje*-' end

m. to** ^ | Provide for Museum, Com-

munity Chib, D. A. R.— Receive Paving Estimate

Club Will

Again Conduct Pier J?, HARBOR-The Woman's

Humnpal Pier this coming 1 Tli. free Sunday evnaing «> [rtpular last season. • fwnmsd, wjlh the reoent•*u*d Municipal Band plgy-

v: the program.

V P. S-. the

'rgsntxatloB. will

* 'k* Pier Dancing will "*ll> tealure. The Civic ^tt-Mfuiij conducted the

11411 Rned for

Ditorderly Conduct - on ibe .omplaini

of this place.

colored, also of

^•orderly rood>_ -•■l to have abused * wife on

Hurdea. who ■■tio Willismi wa, fined $10

$3000 to County Hospitals

May County rellcp. Many other thing* have been promised and win no doubt l*, loaned to the soclsty now tbui ihey have fh<‘

use of a flre-Rroof room. Th • partition trill be oon-

ntnirted at once so that the work of setting up Ihe County Museum will probably be atarted prlthln the next few weeks According to Dr. Julius Way. pusldent of the Historical Society, there “

sufficient windows In the r

to afford good lighting, the wall* am nicely finished and there I* an outside entrance, all of which recommend the room for this pur-

ally supervising the

?.T

ruction.

. Y“fto the Middle Atlantic District

awarded to T. « Goxltc s .l *M- — —

ward McGarry. both of thh city. Joseph SrhwarU. former amauur athletic union one-mil* national champion, has bwsn named manager and director of sports of -Sportlsnd" and a!ready is busy Hoi nr up an extensive scries of aquatic and other athletic event*, some o! tutUoaal significance, for

the project.

Covering a trill more than three and a half aitt*. "Sportland' will have f»i IKie* for virtually all sports One of the

faculties certain to attract much . sl'cntSoO Is the nwhujilns pool.'day. and &u by 130 feet, which will stage new sport

It* first competition m, July 4th, every am*, nr *nd *choU*i when Mr hwartx plan* to hold j lele can hat opportunity the South racy high school in-! vetop 'Sportland w 111 dividual *» ing championships' rrf the finest exclusively sports Ihlre R, ! •cntaUvt-* of the. home In the country and should United Stales O'vmple t. .tms are; result in increased sport* popu-

wheduled for ex Jhltton races In ■ lartty here. "

the pool during the summer. ! "Sportland 111 cover “rite of water heated to Ihe fro-, three and a halt acres. The conperTcmperalure and filter.tl will; trad for con.-iMKtlon calls lot u used in lb* pool, which will : th* contractors working six be surrounded by ga>l> empar-; hours a day. willj provl*ion t pined pergoU* for apertalors. | made for twenty-four hour shUU. The orchestra to 1* In dally at- 1 In case It is necessary to com | tendance will play alongside the' piste the structure by opening j

"^Etgh't* 1 concrete handball court* | *A huge spawn of

also will be included In the, U l*lng lusUlh-d lo adequnuly, equimnenl. Mr. Schw arU tor-1 llg! i the sit* during lb* u.ttfwj mrrb was a keen contender lor i time working hour*. |

national handball l R ^ Hhriey—Meeting ; •

r tier. -

COURT HOUSE—Th* the Freeholders ‘ room In the old Court House building for holding meeting, was granted to the Community Club of this place and th* County D. A. F . by the Board of Chosen Freehold * ‘“ - Wednesday a fir rm same meeting Dim :or of PnMic Buildings oseph G. champ on am* authorised to have linoleum placed on ihe floor* In the upper room* of the old Court House. Mr. Champion reported that the painting of the building was practically completed. A report was submitted by County Engineer Smith estimating the cost of paving Park Boulevard, section two. and a portion of Philadelphia avenue lu Wildwood and Wildwood (Tw*t. “t $Ci.OO0. A resolution wa* passed callhut for tb* advertising

Many Attend Father and Son Banquet

Splendid Talks By Harry White, County Agent, and Albert E Chamberlain

^ Fashioned Parade To End Political Campaign

rinks.

for clock golf, two ouoii basketball and volley ball

a boxing ring track and an out-

gyniuaslum also will be in

eluded. Amateur boxing will be

weekly feature

Four fine tennis court* will be

constructed along Surf avenue

side of Sportland." Already Mr Llpkln ha* applied to the United States I-awn Tennis Association for a sanction*! tournament, and THilen. Wj Isos Johnson and

other ranking »tsir have been In-

led to try out the courts. Not the least Interesting of the

features In the huge project is

playground for children, which, in addition lo the playground equipment, wiii tain a wading pool. 40 by 4 •Sportland" already ha* applied

In Mirirfl. Atlantic District

Organizations Win Solon*' Consent to Permit Cars on Walk

For Opening Day Only

a section of the new

boardwalk on the opening day of the new walk. May *Wh. Monday the unions reconsidered their action of the previous we when a request tn permit car* operate on the new (wardwalk i reived a chilly reception. is proposed to rope of! section of the walk and permit

mot-ir north

and drive southward only

'wuyjfawH.

Will Be Held Monday Evening, May 14

High School Night at the t ape May County Art Exhibit, in the Court House building, will be held on Monday. May 14th. and student* of the various county high schools will be Invited visit the exhibit Irving Fitch, chairman of the committee of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, which put on the exhibit as a start for a permanent County art center, stated this week th .t every paint lug in the collection now on display ha* been approved by the art Jury ot the Academy of Fine Arts. Philadelphia, sad that, aa tn any ether similar exhibit, paintings may be purchased

bet ship, and all the comp, tttlons will be under tbs rule* and regulation* of that organization. Mr Upkin l* keenly Interested In school and amateur athletic* and plans to sponsor South Jersey championship In virtually every line of athletic activity, as well as to cater to national event* in

"Sportland.''

"Amateur and scholastic athletes In South Jersey bmvr been handicapped for m. uy year* because of poor facilities for training and competition." be said to-

plan to make the jter a place where and scholastic alh-

to de-

flated |

at the meeting many Of the or-1/'4- f-fl/hlld* gaalzalinns of «l5e resort werejV-lle IlUUdC

greatly disturbed when it wnsj I named that the Commissioner*. did not look with favor on the plan. The sponsor* of the plan 1 pointed out the novelty of travel-] lug the boardwalk In motor cars| would not only be a magnet to attract thousanda of vial tors but,

wouM f afford an lagpncMou of Jj£j|r Musk Memory Content;

which

and Lower

Winners

Clermont School Excels

in Nature Study

Others Also Take Part

COURT HOUSE—The annual Father and Son Banquet of the Y. M. C. A. waa held Monday

Instruments and Instruction Will Be Provided by the Board of Education

Wonderful Asset to City

iHEA ISLE—8m Isle City wHl hare a school band a* soon as tbe necessary Instruments out b» ob-xli.ed and suits ole InstrneUoa be arranged for. This was decided si s meeting of the Boerd of Education last Monday

Earl M. Wfddlagt the Chamber of Caramurce. Mayor Maurice M. Sofroney. rvp resenting the Rotary ‘ with (he

support given by both tbe • the Rotary Ct ib. President Harry Muller. Board, appointed George I former business manager of the Sea tola C “ ' ' '

rangvments. and It Is expected to get th* bsno started with tbe opening of the school next S*g>tember. Tbe Rotary Club, at a mooting : the Club Council tost

a school band started by President Muller, ot tbe Board about a year ago. Mr Waddtngton on Monday staled that such a band v«iM be a wonderful asset to the CHy, and provide a musical education for such of the school pupil* as would care to have It.

Oi^&oize Rapubbaui Club x Sr; 3

at South SeavM*. with Stlmat as F -widen! as Rubrigbl as fitocretary meeting was held on Mol a further meeting will tonight M

or *ad r e held V

Harry Harriiea for Irwin H Unruh for p*——- — ^ gar F. Berger for Arlle B. Corson D Lemuel Morton e d Mary Scull for member* of the County Committee.

Reckless Driving Costs Money

beachfront Improvements passengers of th* cars

otherwise would escape attention. To prevent the boardwalk from becoming stained from any oil

drippings It is planned ‘ sand along the section motor car* will use.

The plan to permit visitor* and resident* to Inspect the beachfront Improvements and new walk by motor car was proposed v -- the Chambee of tkwnmerce.

which the

with provision being. Rotarians

Hear Talk On Poetry

Virginis I verso.i Triumphs

TfiKAHOE—Robert He mm. of 5306 Warren street. Philadelphia, was .-Treated by Trooper Rsllty tost Sunday charged with reckless driving. He was taken before Juxtlo* Tlliams who required him to pay *6.86 fine and costs.

The Nature Study Contest belli FYtday by County school* was won by Clermont School with a team total of 49 points. A pennant for second place wa* awarded lo Lower Cold Spring with 41 point*. Tin- two highest Individual scores 118 out of a possible IS) were made by Margaret Waul, of Clermont, and Howard Whitest, of Goshen. Six

school* entered

i Tbe Music Memory Contest the same evening wa* won by Cape May Court House In the group ol larger school*, with a score ol

taking personal charge

construction of thi* Daiurw. Three golf practice nets, lucllilie*

the j said that

care lor three thousand ;

r -upportvrs Iiclpale in H * nd * a, 5f . ».>r. Robert O I The meeting at ihe hl * h C*rtl and Al- will be carried through In the ' i wind up aame enthusiastic manner. The ' :i P* tgn for re-' committee has arranged a. treat ir tou rites to Of-! the main speaker. - *“ -

1 fat hioned. red

fay nlt'hf.

• Monday night. i'i'Ortei* of the 1 lr intention o?

long has participated actively in all civic event* In Wildwood and

Cape May County

He will be H Foster GodlB.

wanto'ciub and Board of Trade, whe In a forceful ■P**** 1 —.:'!' miliar with Ihe history of Mildwood. Mr Goslin I* whole-hear'-edlr supporting CarU Pterpnf and Tsylor for re-election The talk on Monday night will mark hi* first public opewtance since he returned from «b# W«*t

annex, tbe dinner I»y • th* Foster Sunshine Bible Class About seventy-fire were MS ted at the festive board. The invocation was by R*» Charles W. Haines, pasto: of the Baptist

Church.

Following the dinner Henry H White, county Farm Demonstrator. spoke on "Real Boy* _in

Real Community

while always Inlercsun*. v.v...— i

himself in hi* discussion of «>! Jem of

vital and pertinent a subject. John Douglass, of Dias ‘'[f ek - followed with a reading. “Bringing Up Father." Doyle Bortnc. rendered - reading. "The Prod t 1 ,* r ‘ Kalher." Paul Hoffman ti.-’n gave a brief account ct his experience lo camp tost sumnici under the heading of The Dm

riwtumln' Hole.'

Tbe chief address ol the erei was made by Albert K

Woodbine Is Tbreatened

OuuTiber of Commtrcc By Forat Fire

14th Succefisive Hundred Per Cent. Attendance

| by lx>wer Cold Spring

th<

Auto Stolen

MARMORA—Clarence WUkle't Ford wa* stolen while he was *! work on the Beesley's PointSomers Point bridge Tuesday. No race of th* car could be found.

Store Opening Postponed

WILDWOOD—The May meet Ing of the Wildwood Chamber o: Commerce will be held in the Wildwood High School on Tuesday. May 15- A special commit tee is planning to miri.r- the tneet-

ing the biggest one held s*o f»<

. janixaufuu — White.I thl* year. A competent *P*»8' r always Inierestlng. excelled ; will address Ihe meeting <-» aul

»— —>I nf general Interest.

ml fire, which bn

Conducted By Dr. Way

>! smaller school* with

score of 268. M •corn! place in the first group wa* won by Woodbine (354). and in the second group by Dias <>eek t200) | with Belleplain tl»9) a close third. Four large school* entered teams and ten small

SEA ISLE—Due to a delay in Imbricating Ihe fixtures. It waa staled by George Neptune thl* week that the opening oi the new store of the Neptune Hardware Company. Sea 1*1* City, would be postponed until Saturday. May 19. The store w ill be one of the moat modern tg South Jersey.

Commencement Dates of Elementary Schools

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I Commencement dales for elementary school* already fixed are May 17. Stone Harbor, al ih. Fire Houa*. 8 P. M.; May 1*. i Ixiwer Township, at the Brick Church. 8 P. M : May II. Dennis ' Township, at DannlavIHe Churrh.

. Atlantic city

italth while

Attracted Attention | i helped

RTben the Sea Isle City

) put the

;ny. J

I The source ot the fire »• i known, and It *rrmed to II elarted in one ol the back 1 of those home* near ibi i j | No wrion* damage wo* • !, ed a* the fire was eating

; 1 ' < ! De m “r h SEA ISLE—Doctor H L. Har 'f Wo^dbto.-'"'-'- 01 Atlantic City, wa* Or

M"akrr at the fourteenth succa*

nrc war-j, iv ,. hundred per cent meeting o

Sen Isle city Rotary CIui Monday evening, and tola; icthing AUiul Poetrywhich j rad chosen for bla topi.- |

Harley, who is u student j

ortry and author of a number

,„. lnk deaertbed all people a* WILDWOOD- Continuing their, eighties and what the "big wind" aging to two claasoa—the I war on the Beach Realty Com-1 of 1884 did to tbe beach In the lical and the poetic. The pauy. claimant: io beachfront j way of cutting tt up. Keen Inti, al man *.-ex only the end 1 ownership in mo»t ot the second; tereat was aroused when George strives fur It with no plea*-'ai d third ward*, the city Con*. N. Smith, president of the WIM-

Warden j

ent out a! i many re- \.

Wildwood Will Appeal Beach Ejection Suit

thi

conquot. while the I mUsloncr* sees where be Is go-; verdict and In business, and llreult ‘ trip w File striving for The *l

appeal

■ H ■

the | wood Title and Trust < 'ompanj. the j and J. Albert Harris, postmaster, company { told of when wild cattle roamed ' brush be- Five Mile Beach and comrounlea- . each spar i non betw.ea Holly Beach and

Tbe trial 1

1 three t

Trooper* Help Fight Forest Fires i

Conl..t Winnw. WiU B. ^ Announced Next Week [