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VOL. XU.— No. 44

_ . ; : . — : — .._ ^ OCEAN CITY, N.' J, THURSDAY, JANUARY S 1932

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$150,000 OCEAN FRONT REALTY TRANSACTION ! Brighton Realty Company Purchases Tract of Land 1 From Capt. R. R. Sooy — Will he Divided t Into Lots

How tlu- ocean frequently makes a! fortune for beach front laml owners ' t has again been exemplified in this re- ; 1 -.it 1 1 in a big real estate ileal closed i here last Saturday afternoon one of | > the lurgust transactions of its kind c recorded here in a number of years,' and involving a sum of approximately ! « -* 150,000. yt The Brighton Realty Company, a 11 new organization of a half dozen local! 1 capitalist-, has purchased from Capt. ' ' Richard R. Sooy. of this city and Phil- 1 11 ...Iclphia, a tract of land botween Sixth j c and Seventh streets, 800 feet on At- > lantic avenue, and approximating 1,100' 1 feet inside -the Roardwalk when it is|f relocated. The contract for the relo-i1 ration of the Boardwalk was awarded 1 by the City 'Commissioners last Monday, and the worfr on this ha* virtual-"5 ly lieen started. The purpose of the new owners is * to (ill in the land and (Kvelop this , ground into a high class, restricted j. icsidental section. The ground is cap- ( able of division into fifty flue sites for , icsidences in the heart of the city, a; want that is said to have been felt for' t yeais, a section wlierein one may build ^ an attractive home without danger of ( having an unsightly building or build- . ings adjoining or in the immediate f vicinity. ' Thcie will be an ocean frontage of ^ :I0() feet, with sufficient depth back of t the relocated Boardwalk for an ideal hotel site. t Virtually all of the land purchased c from Capt. Sooy represents the aixre- r lions of many years, more than a i quarter of a century, at least. (

Sonic of the land, JUST bought was t 'the basis of years' of court litigation. $ Tile "Sooy ease" ays a celebrated one •] in South Jersey afiiliHHiuped at, inter- j j vals in the County and State Supreme ,1 When the late I, B. Smith, of Phila- p 1 .lelphia, built the Brighton Hoiel, at j ' the corner of Seventh street and Ocean t I avenue, he purchased the ground from J ; the Ocean City Association, and the J i extended to what is now Atlantic j avenue, according to the deed, it was f i claimed in the lawsuits of subsequent ' Smith sold the hotel and land j i [ to the late Charles Mathews, of Phila- c cle I phis, w ho later disposed of these ) j to Capt. Sooy, present owner of the g The Ocean City Association, some £ -years ago, sought to claijp the land J ' then outside of Atlantic avenue, the £ assertion being made at the court . trials that there was land outside of Atlantic avenue when the side was | j made to Smith, and that the »socia- I ' tion was entitled to the accretions. , ; all of the oldest' residents were ! witnesses for one or the other side at : the trials in efforts to prove where the stood in its early days and how the storm tides did or didn't wash the J wall* of the hotel, The final decree ■ the State Supreme Court gives insurance title to the land just bought by the Brighton Realty Company anil the other ground in dispute. On the adjoining property at Seventh street, Hanscom Bros., of Phila- " delphia, will erect six stores, costing * more than $20,000, the contract for i which has been given Mayor Joseph ) G. Champion. t ( 1

MET TUESDAY I hambrr of Commerce Committee) Appointed President Sutton appointed stand ing committees for the year at thi meeting of the Chamber of Commercx Tuesday night. A new committee hai ' l-eeii added this year to take care ol events that will be held fro'n timeto time by the Chamber. OCEAN CITL CHAMBER OF COM MERCK COMMITTEES FOR ifci Legislature — E. A. Corson, chairman, Chas. Read, Randolph Fogg. Public Improvement — H. F. Stonton chairman; S. B. Swan, Howard S Stain ton. Transportation — William E. Massey chairman; two to he appointed. Conventions — Hiram Mower, chairman; Rodger Williams, M. B. Stannard. Membership— C. I„ Breckley. chairman; Hoans Burkhart, Walter Chattin. Building Interests — John E. Trout, chairman; Ewing Corson, E. 3. Shuntx. Business Interests — Wm. G. Abbott, chairman: Chas. Powell. Howard S. Stain ton. Publicity — Russell Nulty, chairman; John R. Groves, John E. Trout. Social — J. T. Hughe.-, chairman; Wm. H. Coliiiwon, Russell Nulty, Executive — Clayton Haines Brick, chairmaan; Allen Corson, Clinton Breckley, Jos. G. Champion, B. Frank Smith, Mr. E. H. Classen. C. Homer Shoemaker. John J. Foster. ItMial BtsMSirr Slomii.wlnii Snip Mm«myr Msalruring MISS MAK K. U EN N KTT ASHVKY AVEMK Orran Cltr, N. J.' Marcel Matins Telephone

HEARD ALONG 1 THESHORE ] id ■■ — a r— — — — — * I lhr, HKESLKYS POINT « ' Mr. Lewis" Ceitsoii entertained , Mr. ' ,n* Leming Corson at dinner Sunday. ' of Mr. Harry Young was a Wfldwood visitor Saturday, f Miss Cornelta Corson -is ill at this M- writing. J Byron Young was at the home of tir- his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stillwil! ' Young, over the week-end. on. Mr*. Millicent Dare and Mrs. Adalla Abbott, of Ocean City, were visitors at Mrs. Jesse Y'oung's Friday. ' ey.i Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Corson were - , Ocean City visitors Monday, ir- 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hope Madden, of in- Tuckahoe, were visiting Mr. ami Mrs. v Harry Young, Saturday. h ir- Mr. Clarence Smith is ill with tonal- silitis at this writing. -- — J Mrs. Leming Corson is visiting rela ut, lives in Philadelphia. I tx. Mr. and Mrs. William Burns, of Afitt. lantic City ami Mrs. Maggie Barrett, * of Scullville, visited Mrs. A. Clark, Sunday. r in; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kohn were I Atlantic City visitors Friday, in: Miss Helen Strmtton is very ill. " I Jesse Young visited Cape May ck, Court House, Wednesday, on The Baptist Foreign Missionary ( nk met at the parsonage last Wednesday icr afternoon. t Mrs. Marggaftta Corson, a life-long — resident of Beesleys Point, died In hei <- Inu- bGtli year, at the home of her sister- ' in-law. Mrs. A. Clark, after a linger- I inj illness of nine weeks. She will he greatly misned by all of her friends j and • relatives. The funeral services ■ were held at the Baptist Church on >n« Tuesday at two o'clock. ~~ ' ~ i

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OFFICERS ELECTED I Mr*. Ediih Smith President of Presbyterian Bible Class A very interesting meeting of the Mary of Bethany Bible cla>.~ of the Presbyterian Sunday School, xvas held I at the home of the President, Mr-. Smith, Tuesday evening. Regular routine of business was transacted, including election of officers for the coming year. The class voted to send the annual $12 gift to the New Jersey Home for Friendless children at 1 also a check for 810 to the Fund. The following officers were elected: ' president, Mrs. Edith Smith; vice * president, Mrs. Marie lake: secretary, ' Rosalie Howe; assistant secreMrs. E. Scliuff; treasurer, Mrs. ' Nickerson; teacher, Sirs. Ellen " Seaman. After a social, hour delicious re- 8 were served by the hoAtcss. e Those present were Mrs. Sarah Kirk. u Helen Craven, Mrs. Mabel Nick- s erson, Mrs. Helen Murphy. Mrs. w Nickerson, Mrs. E. J. Seaman, b E. SchufT, Mrs. Elsie Scull, "Mr.-. Rhoda Collins, Mrs. Maggie Lake, Mrs. Risley, Mrs. Elizabeth Sooy. Sinouse, Mrs. Marie Lake, Mrs. v Chadwick and Mrs. Edith Smith. '' REAL ESTATTBOARD ; HOLDS LUNCHEON ; i R. Jones and Walter f Kuehn Elected Members r ' —New Constitution i t The Ocean City Real Estate Board announced the adoption of a new coii- ( : stitution and by-laws /and the appoint- ( ' ment of standing committees for the i at its regular meeting and lunch- . on Friday at Mrs. Garwood's. " Clayton Haines Brick, president of the , , board, presided and there was the usual attendance of members. John R. Jones and Walter Kuehn ^ were elected members of the board. The board adopted a strong resolution 1 insAng on State action to free the ( aut<Mobil<" bridge and calling on all other business organizations of the city to cooperate. " ( The standing committees announcrd ^ the year the following: Appraisal — Harry F. Stanton. John J. Foster, R. Howard Thorn. .. Membership — Walter Chattin. B. Smith, Ills. C. L. Lake. Publicity — Ralph L. Chester. Harry 8 •F. Stanton, Wm. J. Morrison. Municipal Ordinance*— James M. . Chestevi Harry F. Stanton. B. Frank Smith. Legislative — William E Massey. ( Arbitration — R. Howard Thorn. II. Edwards, Bert Darby (Jr. mem- " Ethics — Elmer Jackson Pearl, John J. Foster, Walter A. Dittrich. Taxation — R. W. Edwards. II. ^ Thorn, Frank E. Darby. . City Planning — R. W. Edwards, F. Stanton, Ralph L. Chester. " Printing ami Forms— Wm. J. Mor- f rison, John J. Foster, Elmer Jackson j Listing* — Ewing T. Corson, Roy Walter R. Chattin. Transportation — William E. Massey, Harry F. Stanton. Ralph I.. r Entertainment — Ralph L. Chester. T. Corson, John J. Foster, ^ Collectors — Harry R. Hayer, Alonzo Cotton, Clinton S. Johnson. Auditing— -R. Howard Thorn. Stella _ Clarnce S. Scull. ' t NEIMAN-MEEHAN ° The marriage of Miss Lillian C.,i Meehan. daughter of Mrs. Margaret 1 E. Meehan of thi* city, and Harry A. i son of Mr .and Mrs. G. Nei- 1 man. Sr., of Germantown, took place - yesterday evening at 7 o'clock irr St. , Augustine's Catholic Church. The 1 ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas F. Blake. Miss Marguerite E. Meehan sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and George L. Stevens, of Pleasantville, best man. The bride's dress was of navy blue Rosenhara crepe embroidered, while the bridesmaid were a midnight blue canton crepe beaded, with fawn silk trimming. A reception was held at the home of the briile's mother following the cere- ■ mony, after which the couple left on the 10.25 ear for Philadelphia, where they will reside. Many gifts, cut glass and silver war were received. Mr*. Neiman was a graduate of the Ocean Qty High School. For the past couple of years she has been residing j in Philadelphia. AT THE PRINCESS Gloria Rwoifton will he shown at the Princess Saturday in "Under the ! Lash." a picture taken from the novel i Schi'.l. i ".ilc. by Alice and Claude I Askew. Manager Rourgeious has ! shown many first run pictures at the > Prince** daring the winter season and ' | this is one of them with more lo eom^

WRESTLING CONTESTS DREW LARGE CROWD Medal Given Each Winner — Under Direction of Prof. Unger The wrestling tournament held in i the high school auditorium Tuesday night under the direction of Professor Elmer E. Unger. of the ' physical • training department, -received the , sanction of Thomas A. Cassidy. -'"ere- I of the State Boxing Commis-iun. The tournament, which was the , third annual affair of its kind, drew t capacity crowd Of enthusiastic funs. The skill of the boys won the un- .' stinted commendation from the audi- , cncr. The bouts were run off in a reg- i ular twelve foot ring illuminated by : strong electric lights. A bronze medal l given each winner ami a blue rib- i bon the loser. | The bouts between Charles Cox and-! Anthony Selvaign, welter weights, and George AJardiner and Herman Sel-M vaign, middle weights,, were continued ! 1 the period of five minutes in ordr that the judges could make u de- , cision. An additional three minute: period was necessary for the judges to decide that the bouts were a draw. ; ( Summary Cootie weight, 55 pound* 8ml under, James Smith won from John Wither. Two falls in four minutes. Pin weight, 65 pounds ami under. Stevens won from Tony Taccrinioi One foAl in five minutes. Mosquito weight, 75 pounds and under. Charles Adelizzio won from Gordon. Two falls in four .minutes, 30 seconds. Midget weight, K5 pounds and under. Jacob Sannino won from Frank Coatello. One fall in five minutes. Paper weight, 05 pounds anil under. Samuel Breckley won from Jesse Hollingxhead. Two falls in 3 minutes and | 30 seconds. Fly weight, 105 pound* and under. ' Albert Jones won from Thomas Wood. Two falls in 3 minutes. Bantam weight, 115 pounds and under. Paul Pileggi won from Russell ' ; Payne. Two falls in 4 minutes and 10 seconds. j. Feather weight. 125 pounds and Qitder. Neal Montague won from John Devine. Two falls in 6 minutes and 60 necunds. ' Light weight, 135 pounds and undei . Williams won from Jack Veitnble. Two falls in 5 minutes and 30 , Welter weight, 145 pounds and under. Anthony Selvaign and Charles Cox, was a draw. Middle weight, *58 .pounds and under. eGorge Gardiner and Herman was a draw. Light heavy weight, 175 pounds and under. William Stevens won from T. Lee Adams. One fall in 7 minutes. Referee, Ernest M. Kent. Judges: Wm. F. ardiner. B. F. Roy Johnson, Ewing T. Corson, Dr. W. Y. Christian, Warrie Harris and Walter Allen'. Physical ExffWiiner, Dr. W. P. Presenter of prizes. Superintendent; M. Stevens.Announcer, Prof. E. E. Unger. The boys who wrestled were the best out of more than one hundred, who performed in preliminaries. Professor Unger Made the announcement that a boxing tournament would be held Wednesday evening, February 8th. THORN BUILDING SOLD The Casino Company have bought the southeast corner of Eighth street and Asbury avenue, generally known as the Thorn Building. The purchase i also includes the old Weaver store. n^w owners, will in all probn- . bfflty make extensive improvements. - Bourse Building has also bedli • sold but not to the Casino Co. Both ■ sales were made through the office of > L. Chester.

SENTENCE SUSPENDED 1 |_,Bo>> to Report lo Clay Ion HaincBriek Weekly The six young men arrested recently charged with the robbing of telcI phone coin boxes appeared before Judge -Eldridge at Cape May Court i House Tuesday, and pleaded guilty. Sentence was suspended on the plea of Clayton Haines Brick who appeared lir behalf of the hoys. The judge in i suspending sentence ordered the bo\ - / to report to Mr. Brick once a week. r The robberies for which the boys I arrested dated hack to December v 1 of 1U20, and resulted in the loss of 1 ■ hundreds of dollurs to the telephone ' . company. The boys had been un.ler 1 t suspicion for some time before bciu# ' taken into custody. Chief of Police " . Howard T. Johnson, aided by Frank 1 - a special agent for the telephone ' ■ company, secured enough evidence to - give one of the boys the third degree. 1 . Hi* -confession implicated the other I five. Written statement* were secured * • from thein all, naming the places they ^ -had entered. If ■ • 0 ' URGE QUICK ACTION ON MOTOR BRIOGE ' Commerce Chamber Sends t President to Confer With ' County Legislators A committee of the Ocean City J Chamber of Commerce met in the offices of Clayton Haines Brick, the 1 chairman, lust night, and " discussed r plans in a movement looking to the early purchase by the State of the ' automobile bridge over Egg Harbor ' ( Bay, between this resort and Somers Poiijt. Eflward M. Sutton, new president-, . of the Chamber, was delegate^ to go I to Trenton last Monday to get in touch with Senator W. H. Bright ami . Assemblyman Kay, of Cape May j I. j County, and also the members of the f | State Highway Commission and urge ; . : speedy actioit. ( I, Several of the auto bridge company i J directors have secured tickets to the , ' dinner to lie given' members to the State legislature in Atlantic City next , ii Saturday evening, ami they will at- | I tend and endeavor to do missionary | work in the interest of a free bridge . among Uie legislators at' this dinner. | Wm. K. Massey, treasurer of the | ' Ocean City Automobile Bridge Com- | pany, aid a member of the Ocean , City Real Estate Board,, made a mo- ' , tion at the bi-monthly dinner of the i realtors Friday evening that it was the sense of the board that the auto_ ' i bridge should be freed by the State. ' : The motion was passed. A similar ' ' ( resolution was adopted by the real- ( • tors early in the summer. WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT ' The Gitchee-Gumee Camp Fire Girls, of the First Methodist Church, , , | will give an entertainment In the Sun- ' | day School room Tuesday evening, | February 7th. The girls who range ] J from ten to twelve years of age have ; 1 been rehearsing for quite a number of weeks. The entertainment will be j d musical and will include humorous recitations and a humorous play en- ^ J titled "Sewing for the Heathen." The girls are bring couched by Mrs. . Horace Smith, who ia very enthuiastically interested in the work of the ; Camp Fire Girls aiui heads the lacal organization, t Gitchee-Gumee by the way, is the t Indian for "Big Sea Waters." SEND THEM IN Send those little personals about Jj your friends, the family yourself, ^ to the Sentinel, hut be sure to get • f them to the office not later than , Tuesday noon.

I PUR-ONLY C0NGRESSW0MAN TOgAYl I ti W ' "j* "■ ■ J C)1«B Alice Rpbamoti a* the look* today at 08. Snapshot just taken ter at hm 4*k to W^isgtoo.

WILL ADVERTISE CITY MORE EXTENSIVELY Allen Corson, Representing Kiwanis Club, Petitioned City Commissioners for Larger Appro-' •priation — 10* « Increase >rra ted

Claiming that this was Ocean City's ,i year. Dr. Allen Corson, who represents ! , the Welfare Committee of the Ocean*' City Kiwuni* Club, ap|ieared before , the City Commissioners Monday and 1 t petitioneii that body to increase the I advertising appropriation from six to \ ten thousand dollar*. He also advo- i catod an early spring a (id fall silver-' i Using campaign that w'ouhl have a t tendency to lengthen the season. t -The petition of Dr. Corson was sec- ; onded by Russell H. Nulty. represent- i the Chamber of Commerce- Mr. ( Nulty added that some one hotel i ■night be induced to remain open ilur- I ing the winter months. I A dunparison was made between c the advertising appropriation of Ocean i City and the advertising appropriation I of Wildwood. It appeared that Ocean , j RESEARCH CLUB MEETS i The Research Club, of Ocean City, this winter has been studying thing* Chinese and contemporary literature. Sevral excellent papers have been read at the meetings which are usually held on Thursday afternoons. At a recent meeting at the home of Mrs. Stirling l Cole, 605 Ocean avenue, Mr*. Harry ' Headley read n paper entitled "Rivers, Cities and the Great Wall of China." At the meeting of the Research Club last Thursday at the home of ; Mrs. Ralph L. Chester. Mrs. Clinton . Price read a paper entitled "What Holds China Back." and a-book review • given by Mrs. Edward Voss. A o ^ I JOLLY PARTY l ' Miss Edith Jeffries entertained a jolly crowd at her honie on Ninth | street last Thursday evening. Games 1 ami dancing made the hours go only 1 fast. Refreshments always the last ' event at a party were ser^d at i 1 late hour. Those present were Misses Elsie ■ ' Cheatwood. Marion Steward, Julia . Evelyn Smith, C. New-comer, Rakley. Mary Jeffries, Kdit.\ Jeffries; Bob Nelson, Boh Tolan, Bill Dick Steward, Joe Stetxer, 1 Jeffries, Elmer Bakley, George Jeffries. RENTED APARTMENTS F. ti. Roger*, of the firm of F. G. 1 Rogers & Co., the old established ! •wholesale rug dealers, of 1015 Filbert ; street, Philadelphia. Pa., has rented th» De Luxe Apartments, at 10th and Avenue, for the coming season. | IN MEMORIAM Bates — In sa'd but loving remembrance of KmmaV. Bates, who passed away January 23, 1920. ^ Two years have passed, our heart* still , As time goes on, we miss you more; , So sad and sudden was the eaM. ; Your sudden death surprised us all. , Maybe some flay we will understand. When we meet you in a better land. Not complaining that God took you To hi* Heavenly throne; No one knows how much we rata you, ; In our sad and lonely home. , As we sit here thinking of you I To our Heavenly Lord we pray That He will let u* join you , In vour Heavenly home some day. avllv missed by 'Husband, children' and grandchildren. FOR RENT— Three room bungalow, reasonable. Chelsea Heights. Atlantic City. — Adv. 1

it City spends less for advertising than other resort of equal population. Dr. Corson told of the plans of the plans of the Automobile Bridge Comto spend at least $1,000 iu ad i vei'tising their slogan campaign for a road sign leading to Ocean City. Commissioner Campbell stated that the gentlemen came a little late with their petition, as the budget for the year had been made up ami to change it would necessitate the Commission's . doing their work over again. Accord1 to law, the budget would have to (Missed within forty day» from the first of the year. The commission i could, however)- increase the adverti*appropriation to the amount of Ml'; and still comply with the law-. A resolution to thi* effect was passed. KIWIS CLUB1 BOOSTING BANQUET Alex Volmer, of Atlantic City Club, was the Speaker ' The principal- topic of interest at yesterday'* Kiwanis luncheon, was the Ocean City Booster banquet to be February 9th in the Manufacturers' Club, Philadelphia. Dr. AJIen Corson stated that he was making n l gigantic loud and prolonged noise with publicity, calling attention to this . event that will go down in history as t the biggest thing ever pulled off by ; Ocean , city. Continuing, the doctor *pid that the banquet was not a Ki- ? igrn- affair, but a big advertising i stent for Ocean City in which every- , body was asked to join. 5 The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Cit> I are the sponsors only. The speaker , at the luncheon was Mr. Alex Volmer. , the first secretary of the Atlanttie City Kiwanis Club. His topic was "The Income Tax Law." The attendance prize, a beautiful cake embossed with the Kiwanis eiiij blem, and donated by the Vaiet Elctric L Baking Co., was woh by Gorge B. I Parker. I Bronze match safes were the silent ; boosters; the gift of Clinton L. Brecki ley. For the first time in the history of the Ocean City Kiwanis Club nobody ' was late. Mr. Wm. E. Massey war ' kept busy depositing dimes in the can for not observing the rules. Mr. Massey persists in calling everybody Mister. ENTERTAINED SEWING CIRCLE Miss Cora Rau entertained the teleI. phone girls sewing circle at her home J on Tenth street Tusday eig'nl- Those little affair* are popular with the girls I. of the exchange, and something new is the order of each evening. Mis* Rau surprised and delighted bar guests with a rake that contained a thimble, baby doll, wedding ring and a nlckle. A dainty luncheon was n served. Those present were Miss Laura Smith, Miss Evelyn Everingham. Miss Edith Collins. SENTINEL ada bring results.

STEELMAN'S STEELMAN'S » Douglas Shoes for Women We have been looking for a good line of women's shoes thto w# could recommend to the ladies of this vicinity.* You will find what you desire in Douglas Shoes. They are not only stylish and graceful but they wear like Iron. Jloaglas Show for Women . S3.00 to $9.00 Douglas Shorn" for Men . $3J»0 to $1040 Douglas Sfioe* for Re), $2^0 lo $5-50 Sweet. Orr & Coo' Corduroy Trousers for Men — s5j50 tlur Felt Hata for Men reduced to $3.00 All Clothing for Men and Boys Reduced All Clothing for Men and Boys Reduced Boss Mackinaw* were *1240— Now * 7.50 Boy*' Mia were $10.00— Now s 7.50 Men's Sail* were *35.00— Noo $2540 Granville H. Steelman 83 1 -833 Asbury Ave.