\t i Tru OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXVII. ' ■ OCEAN CITY, N. J„ THURSDAY, DKCKM HKH 13, 1SI17. • NO. 39 i_, v .

Ocean City Sentinel OCIAN CITY. N. J. -ByR. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor $1.00 Per Veer. Strictly in Advance. MORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY .and . COUNSELLOR-AT LAW, Roller tor, S irt ■** «<«« KT HOI »», ». J. lOppoaftr PubUr Bulldlns*i jjA W AOFFICiES Apgar & Boswell, ^AW OFFICES Godfrey 4 Read Room- 810. 810 and sit Harriett Building- :: : ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. jPURMA'N B. WiLIgIS Attorney at I>aw 952 Asbnry Avenue Ocean City, N.J. v L ■ UII'8L DR W. P. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE ■ OCCAN CITY. N. J. BatbPboMa "Florence Brick Haines Cor. Otm ano waster Ave MCCHANO-THCRAPIST Allen Corson, M. D. 816 Wealey Avenue Ocean .city New Jersey f]KBSCHi& PETTI?, M. D. SOT WESLEY AVE.. OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY DR- G. D. NOEL1NG Osteopathic Physician *■ Haun Building, Eighth alreet Oppoalle Pennsylvania IL H. llepol < OCKAK CITY. N. J. Every Tue*dey, Thursday and rial uM ay Bell Pbane. s»- W Philadelphia Office, 1107 Chestnut Bt. J)r. Wilson Y. Christian | . ►« Dentist" 809 Central Avenue •I'UI CITl'. M. J. Bell Phone, 162. BOOTH Phorxb ' NIGHT BKLL Hughes' Central Pharmacy ith and Weale* A*«- Ocean C.ty, N.J, Phoue £46- W MARK LAKE j. Undertaker and Embalmer . ■ Ciarut avaaca - j' ■ Efficiency in Household Management Every prudent .woman seeks efficiency in the management of her home. She finds that by paying her household bills by check, she obtains Safety, Economy and Convenience. The Checking Accounts of women are cordially invited ' and every facility and courtesy afforded. Ocean City Title and Trust Company ; OCEAN CITY. N. J. c. t_ lake • ■•REAL ESTATE AGENT.. ■■eWiHwa.oaemr.ai. J

A Charming Little Bungalow OF 5 ROOMS Wesley Avenue near Fourth Street ^ \*< w, up-to-date, c.very convenience, fiue location Only $ 1 675.00 A11 opjiortumty for sonic one surely MASSEY & EDWARDS You Can Own Your Own Home l ' "■ and Secure it for $1,650 ■ I have for sale a bridle liotise with 3 bedrooms. •»-i ]'•"». living nwm, .lining room and kitchen. Has I lot -water ileal, voal range. every modern convenii • euee , gas and electric lights and in a good location . ,1 Cam Ac f> nutated on very allraelive U?ms. JOSEPH I. SCULL

757 Asbury Ave.

Ocean City, N. J.

Interesting to Investors OR Those Who Wish a Desirable Location for a Seaside Home I FOR s A L E— * tow 1'itr located in Section G. Ooceo City. N. J., ===== In virioity of Sute road end Pennylraoia end HeadARTHUR=D.B ARROWS 832 CENTRAL AVENUE OCEAN CITY. N. J. Real Estate For Sale Bia BARGAINS Cottages. Tlparjuients and Bungalows, furnished and nnfnmished 1 I Some estates in my hands must lie sold at sacrifice prices. This is the j time ot year to buy Cottages and Lots at this Popular Seaside Resort 1 very Cheap. Apply to Alonzo Cotton 6IQ Agbtiry Avenue Ocean City, IN. J. I MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE ~ ! No Willing fur two weeks to know If you can get -It; we can tell yon at 1 ■Hire, bargain* 111 Hay and Ocean front propertlee. Choice cottage* for »a!e. Also lot* for investment and fot Improvement— the cboloe of ' Ocean fitly. -Apply ft) . J. M. CHESTER & CO., « r • Ocean City, N. J. j REAL ESTATE INSURANCE Clayton Haines Brick A11 EighthiSt. Ocean City, N. J. i

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SPECIAL ELECTION ON PUBLIC OARAOE QUESTION,

Commissioners Agree to Let the Voters Decide Hatter Tuesday, January 15. ] question of (he repeal of the ordinance , prohibiting the erection or u.e of build 1 | avenue as public garage-, i This action followed lbs receipt, a week previous, of a petition from votersrequesung the board lo repeal The vpeciel elecllou Is sel for lues day, January 15 City Clerk Morris, at Hie meellug of the board, made Ibe follow ing report which was ordered received and llled: ' I. Harry fi. Mottle, clerk of Ibe City of Ocean rity. Cape May County. . N.J , do hereby 'certify thai Ihe alappeared on the registry lists as Hied j lu Ihe office of Ihe clljr clerk by Ihe ' hoard of registry aud elecllou lu con- j , funnily with Ihe provisions of an acl ' eulilled, "an act relating t» regulating 1 aud provldlug for the goverumeul of muDlcipalltiee wliblu Ibis Stale," ap- 1 proved April £6. 1911, Cbap'er ££1, law. ol 1911. 1 The report gave Ibe following tutor I "Total uumber of names on petition, 1 " £03. ■ , "Tolal number of names on pellllou < ' a* appear on registers' lists, 177. ' . "Total number that do not appear ' ou registers ' lists, £3 ' "Total number of names lu dupli- ' ' cate, 8." ' The following resolution, presented 1 by Mayor Champion, waa adopted: 1 Belt « Resolved, by Ihe -Board of -Commls- ' elouera of Ocean Cily, N.J., that Ihe ■ city clerk he. aud la hereby, aulhor- ' : laed lo call a special elecllou to be held •' | January IS, 1818. for Ibe purpoaeof c voting ou lha repeal of an ordinance, ( entitled, "An ordinance respecting ' public garages In Ocean City, N. J.," ' passed October 23. 1913, aud that Ihe city clerk give publication, as la re. quired by law, of Ihe ordluance fo he | 'Preparations art being made for Ibe ' public schools' Chrlstmaa entertain- 1 ' meut In the assembly room of the 1 Ocean City High School Wednesday ' evening of next weak, lo which Ihe ! .public Is Invited. Mine Louisa T. J Corson, director of music, will be as- • slsled by ' Misses Paullua W._ Chellla 1 and Mabel Bockelmauo, physical cul- | FLAG* OVER ' 100 YEARS OLD Silk Emblem of Conntry Made by Miss Conard's Great- ! Grandmother. - M>ss Lucretla Consrd, of the Katblu Hotel, tbla clly, baa a venerated curiosity In ibe shape of a fair sized l'nll-d ritales flag that was made by , : her great-grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Crispin. Id Philadelphia, between Ibe year* !7a5-aud 1800. The flag Is about 30x20 laches. The flag has been handed down by mother lo mother, and thus Miss Coo 1 ard, received II from ber mother, Mrs. < Lucretia Couard, whose maiden Darue 1 was Wilson. ! The flag contains 16 stars, having been made shortly aTier Ibe iw-o ad- 1 dltlonal States were named and lakeD 1 In by the orlgldal colonies. The coun1 try's emblem also has fifteen slripes. 1 At that time It had been Ihe plsu to I add a stripe to the flag for each State admitted, but as this would re- 1 suit In Ihe country having a some what unwleldly flag. Ibe Idea was ' abandoned and Ibe origloal thought ' of lb irtaen stripes was adhered 10. ' Miss Cooard naturally prizes the ■ flag very highly. The silk became , rather teDder a short lime aluce and ( the owner placed Ibe flag In a glass frame. • > P.MIcAactwaUls. i • There will be sold al public auction sale Id Ibe Sales Rooms of Baroes A ' Loflaod, Room 301. Bourse Building, » Philadelphia, on December 18. al 12 d'clock noou, the following described ! tract of land and premises, situated lo , ibe dly of Ocean CHy. on tba sooth1 westerly aide of Wesley avenue, 100 feet southwest ww rdly from Thlrty-sev-eutb street, aud continuing south westwards 100 feat in Irout by .souibeaeiwaTaiy 1815 fast lo the axlerlor Hue ear labile bad by tba Rlparlau Commission ere. Jruvs Hksrich, Washibgtos Kolb, adv., 11. 2». 8t. Owners. For Sale —1509 Wast avenue, gopd condition; must be sold; price. 11500 net Apply to Was. H. Oegenbetmer, I. Amblae Pi. *»'•■ !*»*■ « . Until further notice, the Prtocesa - Theater will be opto only loesday. Thursday and Saturday eveojnga. ^ " Manager Plait will have m-vint plct ores at the Prtneeaa Tuawlay, Tburaday awd Saturday avawiwga. adv., l«. Bmt Aavoaad cofcs oely £1 rauts par ■tcsi" » — " -sn." i

t — SERVICE FLAG FOR : BAPTIST CHORCH ' Beautiful Gift to Cotigrcgai tion from Members of Daugb- ' ters of America Lodge. , A large aud beautiful service flsg. ,1 four feet by -I* feet, hang- from a si, ft r | "" Ibe pulpit of Ihe First llapli-l ' afternoon, by Mrs Florence tiilberl, oT t this city t| After the regular Sunday school ex- _■ ercises. riu|ierlulendeiit t'admau anB nounced a surprise In siore for all. . j Mrs." Florence (Jtlberl came to ihe' 1 spoke II 1 1 1 ugly- aud well In behalf of 4 - three of Ihe active leaders of t ie J Daughters of America Lodge. M-s. I 1 l<I« F Dixon, rilale vice coupcelofp | 1 1 throughout the State next year. M .* c {■ri.llle W Lake, the State secretary. aid I I Mr- Florence M. Gilbert, a junior < , past Stale councilor of Ihe Daughters I . of America. and Sunday school with a flag bearing ■ tour stars— oue for a member of both < church aud school. Lleuteuanl A. R. Smith, w he- Is trustee amLphurch trea- 1 surer- and three member. ofTTleBun- | 1 day school only— Morris Wrlgfelns, muslclau of old Company O. now ( - with the II lib Keglmenl, Dominic t faithful allendaul la-1 win- ( . and now at Wasblugiou, and Kus- | sell- Heury, -till with Ihe class, but | heading Ihe uext Cape May Couoly t quota aud ready lu go oul at any mo- t Superliileudent ('adman, for Ihe f , school, and Ibe pa-lor. Ihe Rev. M.-M tor Ibe church, responded 10 a Ullbert's timely address aud ac- | 1 cepled the flag. II was lo have been hand for Ihe Daughters of America service the week before, but the manudlsappoluled them. , The sacramlnt of the Lord 'a Supper celebrated In the First Presby- - terian. Church on Sunday morning, ' the pastor, Ibe Rev. Charles H. Boh- 1 , speaking 011 the words of Jesus lo ' . the garden of Gellisemane as recorded * Luke 22; 42. "Father, If Thou be ' willing, remove Ibis cup from me." : , and Mrs. Thomas Simpson, of Ibe c End Presbyleriao Church, of ! New York Clly. were received luto the t , membership of (lie church by letter c and Mrs. Mary Redgrave by conies- I ston of faltb. J

HANEY CHATTIN I, TELLS OF HIKE " Local Boys Found Weather Cold, bat They Enjoyed ; | the Exercise. Corporal Haney Clialtiq. son of Walter It. Challiu aud wife, of this j clly. who Is wltii the 114th Regiment 1 at Camp McClellao, Annl.ton, has ■ writteu an Interesting letter to his 1 patents, lu which he gives a vivid account of (heir recent loug bike. . Ou a Tuesday night during Ihe hike, . Ilie regiment received 111 pay and Ibe I hoys considered themselves a rich « t ' r "Friday morning." says Ibe wrltet, 1 f camped about ulne miles oulslde'of ' Talediga. \\ e had uow made 3*2mtles. ' - Ju-t as soou as camp was made, every- r ■ body weul to town. Every store waa , full uf soldiers I came lo a barber * ■ shop aud. as I needed a shave, I weul I I In. bul there were uo barbers. The r shop was full of fellows washing up ■ : We w ashed lu Ihe howls and got clean <1 8 body knew I was with Wallace, and 1 we look in everything going. Many I 1 of Ihe penpie In Ihe houaes served cof- ■* and sandwiches lo the boys. We c ' went lo bed about 9 o'clock and we * 1 very cold nights. The Aral nlghl ' I -lepl with Ed. Mcrrlmau, (be aecund d wlih O-car Morey aud the last (Wo a : with Wallace. It must have been • cold wbeu ice froze on our bells. h "1 received a package from Mr. BUI- o well, a knitted helmet and uloe • pounds of chocolate buds. 0 "Here's to good luck, as we bear we n go lo Centafly or some place by thai l< lo ooilberu Jersey for guard duly. The Delaware men Were lold t< nlgbt that lliey goto New Caaile si December 17. Tbey are lu our regl. &

not lung official. "Waller aud I received your postals Tuckerlou. We are both well." Waller Cballln Is,* youuger brother, aud both were members of old Company U, of this city. HOTEL KEEPERS MEET The members of the Hotal Proprietors' Association of Ocaan City met Monday evenlug at iba horn* of Mrs. Blundln, 8659 North Twen-ty-Ural street, Philadelphia. There a good-slz-d attendance, but there' was not much business transacted. There was a lively and Interesting dls cu salon regarding Ihe outlook for Ibe coming season . The members were well enterieloed Mrs BluDdtu end adjourned to meet at the home of Mrs. L. Baker, Oxford alreet, Philadelphia, In

: l] PLAN TO HAVE PLEASANT TIME , Ocean City Fishing J Clnb Members Will Meet < December 28. 1 A meeting nf the Boutb Ocean Clly , Club bas been called for Friday eveulDg, December 28. at the New ( , Bingham Hotel. Eleventh aud » sr- , ket streets. Philadelphia, at 8 o'clock. , , The principal business before the ( . meellug will be Ibe adoption of by- ; , to govern Ibe club. "Now, Mr. Member," eays oue o tbe officials, "If there are any lde> a 1 , you wlsb Incorporated lu these by- , laws, please be on baud. Otberwl-e, . attend Ihe meeting for the pleasure of It aud receive your membership ticket ' , tor 1918. I -Ellas Davis, Ibe treasurer, will be p reseat wilb Ibe uew membership , tickets, aud, If you have paid your , due* tor 1917, you will receive oue of j these tlcl^fto without additional cost." . Tbe BoulD Ocean City Fishing Club Is od* of Ibe youugest of (bese organizations here, bul U bas a buncb of j bustling good fallows In lis ranks, aud DV tbey bave already dooe mucb for Ibe k fl-bliig game In Boutb Ocead*L'lty. D Tbla 1* to notify tbe public Ibat berealter I will not be responsible for 0 any bill* or debts -contracted by aoyt» r except myself. * - . Ralph IIice.Ocean CHy, N. J., November £7, 1917 J, . edv., 11 29, 4t. Cottar* Par Wear. Collage centrslly located with all modern Improvements. I dc I tiding braler. unfurnished or partly furnlsbtd. Apply Bentimkl Office. adv. if. a — o-. -. 10 Voney lo loau on first mortgager< Apply b. Curtis Robinson, agent, 744 Asbury avenue, Oceeo CHy, N..J. m adv^ tf. r. For Kent— Apartments, bested; partly famished, or wliboul furniiur-. Be* Thorn, next to Post Office. ^ edv ,10-35, If. *- Popping corn, black waluuls. sweet I. Florida oraages and large variety at n apple* at Wan'*. - adv., MO. ». it W»imO).— Ulrf'a Mcycle. Addrraa tMaxuiu. effioa. adv.U.

GOVERNMENtDOfe NOT NEED CO. G'S ARMORY

| Department Ofificialo Disapprove of Suggestion to Purchase This Boilding. There bave been a number of Inquiries among local people recently as lo . tbe present stains of tba armory buildon Nlulb aired, erected a few years ago by tbs Ocean City Military Club' aud used as a drill ball by Company O unlll tbla latter organisation was summoned lo war duty by Ibe call of tba government. Efforts were begun, a few weeks ago, Ibe officer* of (be Ooeen CHy MiliClub to bave tbe government take ' over tbe armory aod tbot relieve some 1 of tbe members Interested from heavy financial entanglements. Tbe government disapprove* of tbe ( soggeellon 10 purchase tbe building. Tbe following correspondence between George C. Murphy, secretary | of fftt club, aod official* of tbe govt eminent la thoroughly aelf-explaua-

s Ocean CHy, N. J., ® , November 14, 1917. r Hos. Nkwtoh D. Baker, f Secretary of War, < Washington, D. C. ) Sir: Company Q, 3rd New . Jersey Infanf try, waa organized March 18, 1914. I Every member of tbla company waa a E resident of Ocean City. Tbla company was compelled to drill In tbe streets In all klods of weal her, which was discouraging to tbe men. A clpb was 1 formed tor tbe purpose of building an r armory for this company. This club ■ was composed entirely of tbe members of Com pan j) G. By giving I belt par- > *011*1 and dub notes, they purchased tbe ground and created an armory, ground and bulldlcg coating approximately 410,00a 00. Tbe armory waa 1 leased lo tba Stale of New Jersey for ' (800 00 per year and (his waa *uppf*i m acted by tba County of Capa May, wbleb made an appropriation of MOIF .. (be major port loo of which was lo 4 be paid for reotal aod maloleoahca ot armory. Tba Clly of Ocaaa CJIly appropriated 1100 00 each yaar Mr lha samaporpoaa. This company baa baaw called lolo Federal service and Iba moaay lor the rt rsauil of Ibe araeory has caaaad. TMa ■f bas placed lha mambaae who whHgaud t bemad vaa. by gotag on aotm, la a at had poaaUoo. The mad of thmimaa (tMMlaaaO aa XhM laghl

:ciTY GRIPPED BY COLD WEATHER I Icy Blasts Followed . Sevete Southeast Storm— Little Damage Done Here. A severe southeast storm' struck the coast Friday night, and Ihe rain and wind here on Saturday, especially Ihe afternoon, were somewhat unusual Not a great deal of damage dooe. however. I n severs I boose* I of glass were blowu out. The rbloraey al the cottage of John E. Wick. 1116 Ocean aveDue. was blown down, Ibe roof and railing on tbe'back porch being damaged Tbe wind changed lo Ihe west and southwest Salurdsy uight. aud Bunwaa up lo that time (be coldest day of ibe winter In Ocean t.Tty. Snow fell during Sunday nlgbt aDd ground was well covered wlih II morning. While tbe snow down, the thermometer did like wise, aDd the bulb at the' clly ball early Monday morning marked olue above. Tbe city ball zone, II be added, Is one of Ihe coldest Id Ibe resort. The thermometer registered around twelve In olber sections of Iba clly. The cold wave continued throughout Monday and Monday nlglil, and thermometers Tuesday morning registered oue or two degrees Iban on Monday morulng. Tbe grip of tbe lee King began lalo relax, but there waa another snowfall daring Tuesday nlgbt, which continued several hour* yesterday.

W. C. T. V. Christmas Baskets, s The regular monthly meeting of Ibe " Ocean City W. C.T.'U. will beheld r, Wednesday at 8 o'clock p.m. at Mrs- !• C. Bentham's home, 818 Ceptral avs" nne. The members -of tbe W. C. T. U. will give the Christmas basket* as usnal. Anyone desiring to conlnbult to this can leave tbslr donations at Ibe r borne* of Mrs. William F. Gardiner or Mrs. George B. Parker. All members , art urged to be present al Ibis meellug. 4 Btraagc Looklaa Flak. L_ While on a recent vlsli to tbla clly, ^ George F. Bauer, of Philadelphia, a e' summer resident, found a pecullarlooking flab on tbe beecb. It bas ^ been called au "all-bead" flab by e some of Ibe local seaman. It la abool I wo f set long, and most ol It la coin4 prised of bead. It baa a large, ugly0 looking moulb. It was banging outj sldt tbe Ocean Clly Fishing Clnb fot several day*. MISS GHEYNEY HAS ' SEYERE SHOCK - Her Slater, Teacher , in West Philadelphia, Dies After Brief Illness. I. Mia* F. B. Cbaynay, principal of o tbs Waaley avaoue graded school, tbla I- city, baa the sympathy pf bar frianda r id bar recent heavy affliction. j A youuger .eisttr, Mia* Mabel, was . taken suddenly III Tuesday o f last a week. An operation waa performed e In lb* bop* of eavlng ber life, although It waa felt by tbe surgeons' thai 9| II was a forlorn chance, and tbe young l! woman died Friday avaolng. Tba ( cause of death was aural meolngUla. lr Bbs was buried Bunday In tba Cbeyj oey family burial ground at Cbayney, Delaware County, Pa. A brother, a e second lieutenant at Fort Oglatborpe, waa sommoosd from camp wnen bis slater's condition bt earns grass. Tba young woman waa a teacher tax 7 lb* West Philadelphia High School. a- Pin* cream chocolate* and mlxtur<s _ thirty cents pound at Ware's adv.lt.

; THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT IN THIS CITY.

Resort is Prospering Despite Present Adverse Conditions in Many Sections. J What Is a pessimist? A pessimist, according to Webstar'* unabridged, is "one who lookajm tba f dyfc side of things." Bave we many pessimists In Ocaan Clly? We bave. There are any number of people ' here wbo declare Ibat tlmas never were *0 dull, wblcb aimply goes to ' prove tbal tbelr memories are not tba •ame as In former years, aod also tbal ' fully obaervant of oondl. • lions around tbem. 1 Tbe flgures from tbe book* of the building inspector from Beplembet 1 1 of this year to December 1, show that ' there has been and la qaltt a llttla building being dooe In tbla city. In September permits ware Isanad tor Improvement* to tbe amount of 1 (15,925 These Improvements lncloflad a cottage at Fifteenth street and Waa1 ley avenue tor H. A. Wilkinson, of 1 Philadelphia, costing (8500, and a|KI0O ' collage tor Oil* M. Townaand on Atlantic avenue, above Third street. 1 Id October the amouot or tba pw- ' mils Issued was (12.800. Tbasa la1 eluded a permit for a. eotiag* on Ocaan 1 avenue, aoulb of Eleventb street, foe ' Waller H..Jardto, of Philadelphia, ' co-dug $5500; tba (2000 btadquaitan 1 for tba Anglers' Club of Ooaan Ctty on ibe beach front at Park plaea, aod a ' shop on a.lot east of Atlantic a van no , aud uortb of Klghtb street for B. Natasakl, costing (1100. Tbe permits Issued In November ' totaled (15 425, wblcb Included CM* 1 lagea on tba' Bernard Rnekdaaebal tract In tbe north section ot tba Otty, coating (4000 each, for Tbomaag. fmt long and Lewis M. Garrett, of Phtla- ' delpbla, and tba (7000 parsonage for 1 the First Baptist Cbnrch on Warier ; avenue, near Tenth street. Id addition to all tbla, Cbamptoa A - Powell bsv« 25 men at work oa tba 1 new bridge* for tba Fifly-Bflb ■ I leaf ' road Id tba lower section of Ibis alty, • lb* bridge* being part of tba oaaan boulevard and connecting tba manly 1 road between this clly nod Be* lata • City. While w* bave passim lata, wa aim have upttmlats. One of tbam la B. W. ' Edward*, of tba real aetata dim a t Maaaay A Edward*. In a talk with him To sad ay, Mr. , Edwards aald: "Tbe opinion seams to be currant tbal Ocaan City In n bnslnam am la - duller at ibis Um* than for twenty - ' years past. WbU* tbla may be traa, yonr observer venture* tba Wnl that, baaed on tbe rateable* of this assort, a larger percentage of maway la . being epent In oonst ruction and taw- - provemenle than lo any ot bee eamet . along Ibis coast. — r* T - -llirflWllI— place. Outaid* of on* wodd-waefclng i mill, It baa nothing to mannfnctnra ar produce any prodpot. Iu wlntae bwrinsas la practically eoofload to the ma1 al ruction, reoovalloo and tmpeoTWmanta niaeaaary for tba following mason, and, tbaratoia, it feais the Mgb cost of labor and materials In IhatAr reel Ion, aod, with other plaeea nyy- ■ where, baa suffered a loee ta tMi bnri- ■ naaa. BnL let us make a emaai IB* apectlob of what Is going an, thai baa t since tbe doe# of tba season. I "Tba completion of tba ijilmflM 1- concrete ocaan bolkbmd between t Forty-seventh and Forty llgbib streaW I by tbs enterprising owner, PatCy L e Nsal j>f Pbiladalpbla,antl lb* yamylag 1. In and grading of iba gi mg ajallrig - , it. Is a eery Important ayamMm Am ■ this retort, at It estahliebas adHferi '. of blgh class ocaan protect Ion wUab, a if followed for a oooUaaowa Haaialbw , direct loo of FUly-gftb ataeri, wM a» ' aura tbe eacnrity of tba float agriaM • ocaan damage and lovM* Impmec mente that op to Iba peamat Maa ■ have bealtatad to establish thmamtrm on ooaan front property. ••If tbe Inltrvenlng groand briwaaa a tba Berkeley Hotel at Flllf rigblb U . (ConUoasa oa Sseena IkaaJ

SIMMS' Closed for the Season Sunday, September 30 ■ " " The Baptist Corner Ocean City hat great needs. But she naadi Jtggg Christ more than she needs an "all year arrwil MM wP sod that is "some need." . We intend to lend a hand that will be FfiLT bib < Ub of the Community. There is a warm welcome and s Check HaMB here for you. I Com* f