I FOUR OCEAN ffTY SENTINEL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER K 193. ^

)ceain City stofHNEL "FOR A GREATER OCEAN CTT*" • J . _ I 1-ul.hJwJ Esrrj Thur-Uy ocean city printing and publishing co. OCEAN CITY. N. J. Tlftum 1M-J .. ALBERT L INGRAM. PabtlMxr r. J. EVANS. Editor |- LEWIS L. BARRETT. Btuintn Umirt Cape May County'* Leading Newspaper «, 1 ' i r CooununicAtinn. in thin ml»r *111 be pobti.hed only ' f. °WO^.^T(°»dvertUlii,r'eopr ma* b. u UiU oSIc Et not Inter ihnn Toe*d«y noon. j ¥& Job i>rintlnv of nil kinds. Eaimnle. furnished , Qalrk sertinr. . , 'THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8/1923 1 PUBLIC CONVENIENCES s Over and over again we have found cause i I to repeat tluit the chief industry of a vacation I resort, whether inland or seashore, is the enter- a | tainment of visitors. It follows therefore that t • the greater the number of comforts and coni veniences we can provide for the visitor and 1 the puldic in general, the more popular will *' I the resort become. | Some very interesting comparisons between." I inland and seashore resorts, and between east- ( ern and western seashore resorts, by a publish- j u ing house, which specializes in the printing of - si touHst handbooks and guides, appeared in a p

popular magazine of nation-wide circulation. The writer In the course of his article makes the following statement: "One wonders how an inland lake or river resort can compete with those built by the sea. Who would hang around the banks of a pond, and bath in semistagnant water, ami llsh all day for a nibble, when the big wide ocean calls? Various reasons may be offered. After years of extensive travel among all kinds of vacation centers. 1 I have come to the conclusion that one of the chief factors in the success of the inland resort, is that those who profit from the entertainment of the visitor, pay far greater attention to the minor and commonplace comforts of the visitor, than is ilone at the average seashore .resort Residents and operators of seashore resorts are content to ilepend upon the ocean to bring them patrons. In this relation I have also found that the resorts of the Pacific coast ire* far in advance of the resorts scattered over the Atlantic coast" The writer then proceeds to describe some 1 of the conveniences provided for the vacation- 1 ist on a small island lake resort in Western 1 Pennsylvania. In half a hour a person could'' with ease walk entirely around the lake; yet'1 the municipality has built and is maintaining 1 in splendid sanitary condition three comfort 1 stations. li Turning our attention home, our Boardwalk ' could accommodate several more than we have, ' with one or two in the center of the citjv ' This matter was brought to our attention by ' a merchant whose establishment is located in * the Mock between Jgnth and Tenth Street on '' the Boardwalk. "

During the past summer, he stated, the number of people who came into his store beg- 1 ging the privilege of using his bathroom he- . ' came an annoyance; and invariably they were ' women with children. He stated further that ■ ' one of the bathhouses in the vicinity became ' this past season literally and virtually a pub- ' lie eomfort station, with the number of people 1 ' who frequented the place, much to the annoy- , * ance often of regular patrons. '< No person with a shred of human sympathy ' in hi* constitution would deny another suchN3C"J favor; nevertheless, the kindness may be1' abuged^to the extent that it becomes a detri- 1 ment to the merchant's business. ' »'«: HRivnom s ousiness.

The b^ch between Ninth and Tenth Streets ' is the most thickly crowded during the season. Hundreds of mothers spend the greater part of the .lay there, their children frolicking on the sands. For that very purpose they came ! here. We boast this as a Family Resort— the greatest in America. Yet how few conveniences of family requirement have we provided for them. To be perfectly flank and honest with ourselvfc, we are as guilty of the impeachment made against the eastern resorts, by the writer above quoted, as any vacation center on the coast. ' There should 1* built in readiness for the ' coming season, a comfort station at the Tenth j ' Street approach. Others might I* ad.ied at ' Twelfth Street and lower. The number of people who use those parts of the beach now. would warrant the expendi- j tore. * i1 In addition, the eomfort stations when built j should be given more attention with regards to cleanliness and sanitation. i< During the latter part of the past summer , we received a letter from an executive officer', of the V. M. 0. A., who came on a visit to , this reaort, calling our attention to the obsceoc i things scribbled in pencil on the walls of the!,, Eighth Street eomfort station. Very properly t the writer emphasized the effect upon young r boy* reading such writings. It is, of course, to he ileplored that there are 'fi ao many men, of all ages, so utterly devoid of f morality and common sense as to waste pencil c on auch vile stuff. They do exist, however, jl ■ml the caretaker of the station should be pro- u

] vided with a pot of paint and brush, and in-' 1 'strutted to obliterate ihe writings as soon as j discovered. This is the plan adopted gener- ' ■ ally. The caretalcfr should further be instructed to keep a watchful eye. with the view of capturing the miscreant with his pencil, and have him made an example before the local 1 SETTLEMENT DAY At the outset may we make it known that the idea of instituting a new day in the calendar is not original. We cannot claim al#/ it found birth in our fertile baau). It appear.- that a gentleman named DavidJ Moore is responsible for the .liferent resurrection of the idea, and to our friend, thel' gifted and witty Edward P. Beach, we are indebted for making it known to us. W'e say "present resurrection of the idea" . j advisedly. In one of his most popular novels j i .that master of epigram makes the assertion,.! ;"that our newest thoughts have all thrilled , ' bosoms," which is, of course, a very pol- . ished way of saying we are all, consciously or , , unconsciously, incorrigible plagiarists. So it would appear relative to the idea of an . | universally observed "Settlement Day." Over 'six centuries ago the father of the icime of ( political economy advanced the idea. Mon-.c taigue, the French philosopher;" endorsed it,'

,s while in latter "lays the English financier and ' „ publicist, Chioza Money, revived the concept, h The influence of the latter gentleman's aiivocg acy in defence of a Settlement Day, however, j_ was very much discounted when a wag, through . the columns of. "Punch," made an atrocious : pun of his name, by twisting it into "She owes . ■ her money." and transforming a splendid idea . into a cheap jest. e Returning to Settlement Day, it is sug- j vested that one day in the year should be •- set apart for the settlement of all outstanding - bills. After Setllement Day, it should be s | understood that no person should be allowed .'further credit, until to the last penny all out-; - 1 standing bills are paid. e To make Settlement Day effective, two or ' ii j three things are imperative. Firstly, it should • c be universally observed. The creditor who al- 1 -.lows a debtor to wink at Settlement Day 1 i should be regarded as an abbettor in the in- ' * fringement of a social convention, and censored I . to an equal extent Secondly, there should be ' i means adopted whereby "slackers" might | i | be made known as a safeguard against inilis- < 1 1 criminate running up' of accounts, for which, i » apparently quite a large number of folk have 1 t incurable habit "Pay up and look big." ' i an excellent motto. r j j To be sure, our calemlar is already suffering 1 _ , from a plethora of special days; nevertheless. ' it could bear the weight of a Settlement Day, * if it were found necessary to eliminate a dozen other special days which are to ail « intent- ami purposes meaningless and a e nuisance. ,r

. The advantages of a Settlement Day are I _ and obvious. It would give the nation ' degree of financial- stability it does not now < , Over and over agaiiCjke are re- ' ^minded that indiscriminate and long-standing , credit is the curse of modern civilization. i Quite recently we had the pleasure of meet- 1 ,.ing and of having a long conversation with an ' . eminent financier of New York. In the course ' the chat reference was made to a certain ' , city with which we are both familiar. Where- « --upon the financier said in his dry humorous 1 P fashion, "I know of cities built on solid rock, ' know of cities built on concrete.^ffit this city ' of which we have spoken is built on paper. <

Its credit is mortgaged ^hree time* over. A j season of depression woijid hurl half it* lead' ^ ing business men into the bankruptcy' court." n! To the small merchant, an annual Settle-, e ment Day would he an inestimable boon and t blessing. With such a date in the calendar, • he could calculate with a degree of certainty j how far he could venture to expand\his business. and meet his labilities. N t A journal of international repute in the t world of commeree ami finance contained the ' , statement recently that the only hope of combatting the evil* of trusts and monopolies, waai' to develop small trading and traders. But ' ) under the present system of long eredi^ this is practically impossible. The small trailer of-" limited capital, cannot compete against the ' •big hou«" with means to indulge it* custom- < ers with a sneaking fondness for deferring the » payment of their obligation*. Either the small I trader must trade on credit, and buy on credit 1 1 or turn to selling fire insurance. < A Settlement Day would fatso cut off some ' of the sharpest and most venomious fangs of I r jtha^old mooter, "High Cost of Living." The I ' merchant whVjs cmpclTvjUoj,^ thV credit 1 system, must of necessity make provisjdg' fn < ' i his prices for long standing accounts^ and had , ' accounts. The "Katherine Mavornefn" sys- j t itom of business, "It may be for yeafsTkqd it |c i I* forever," is a mighty nrfiator of price?. ( t | "Small profit* ami quick retires" is to be in- o finitely preferred by Ihe average merchant. c is then able to offer the public a good arti-!a cle at a modest profit, an.l make a living. jo .Taken by and large. Settlement Day _h**-qiuch : n i to commend Itself to all thinking people. je

.-'have we forgotten how to play. or — — ? Have we forgotten the way to play in Ocean i- City ? The question arose frequently while the K Carnival was in progress, or ? The I alternative provoked unpleasant thoughts. The Hallowe'en Carnival is no longer a Progressive League enterprise. It is true the idea . found birth in the l-eague. It is true that the ■ l-eaguc each year has sponsored the Carnival, , and has shouldered the colossal amount of t work entailed in directing the Carnival. Nevertheless, rightly understood, it is <lisirinctly a community enterprise. If any value , | ■ is derivcdlfrom it. as an autumnal amusement, i or in the wxiy-Aif publicity, the entire city j U reaped a share. ' Ocean City abounds with organizations an.l ' 1 . j clubs, yet only two, the American Legion and : a the Patriotic Order Sons of America thought 1 they were under any obligation to help make ( the Carnival a success. Not, to be perfectly ' frank, that the league has a right to assume', ' the role of critic or censor, because not a third ' , -of its membership appeared in the parade, or ! I , any assistance in the preliminary work. Our public leaders were equally as con- ' spicuous by their absence. Granting it is far , pleasant to stand by as spectators, if all adopt that attitude there will be nothing to spectale. ; Have we forgotten how to play or ? ^ Or is it we will not play unless it be with our.t. town gang? Admitting that the Carnival was /j

L.a piece of tomfoolery, a species of insanity if '• you please. Who of us can mount the "HolierL than-thou" or the "Wiser-than-thou" soap box. : and "hurl the cynic's ban ?" The motive behind 1 r- the Carnival is altruistic. I^is conducted pri- '. h marily to find amusement and entertainment * for our young people, and keep them satisfied : * j with their home town. a It is one thing to attract people to our city; i ' , it is quite another to keep them when they ] ■- have come. And unless we aspire only to de- ' e velop into a purely cottage town, and spend ( j the winter in unsociM hibernation, then we . e | must supply entertainment and recreation for ! il those who are here, and those who may he I - ; induced to come here. ' This has been the secret of Atlantic City's ; r phenomenal growth in its resident population./ I j Its people think it the one place on earth, j . i Uncomplimentary comparisons may be fabri- < r eated, if you please; but the people of the' . sister resort, despite all its shortcomings, are i 1 ) proud of their home town and its young people ' ' . its most enthusiastic boosters, t i Some one has said that there are as many : - castes in America as there are in India. The i, untutored and benighted Hindoo knows no ; higher sense of honor and dignity than that 1 ■ which belongs to the caste. Factioninn is the I given to the same spirit in America, and r the truth remains, dupe ourselves ax we will, f, it is a reversion to primitive civilizatiop and B <emi-harbari«m. * • w The truly big man is Be who can team up with any other citizen for the good of "the community. Snobbishness is the antithesis to I, UK XIIUUKMX CO

.real greatness. A Rotarian does not become . less of a Rotarian because able to unite with • , Kiwaitans in a public movement sponsored by r the Utter. The same applies as truly to a . mem tier of the KiwanU fraternity or any other, t Social snobbery is the curse of every small town. But w# claim we have advanced beyond . the category of the small townf and are rapidly L mounting the social ladder. Are we? An in- > crease of numbers is not necessary followed i , b> ««« growth and expansion. It is the spirit . of co-operation, the gtoius 0f being able to , work with any organisation, ciaxs, coterie, dub , or individual for the advancement of the eomr munity, which constitute* the essence of good ..citizenship. '

K And, let us be honest, herein we fail Ocean I- City has grown wonderfully, hut not to the'l " extent it shoold have grown with the natural ii .. advantage* at our disposal. A little mor/ '■ j team work. Co-operation in coifyetjttBn ; '. friendly rivalry, and the art of playing the y , game is what we need. SINCERELY APRECIATED i It is with the greatest pleasure we acknowl- • r edge the very gracious welcome extended us ! . by the Cape May County Times, and the s. Ocean City ledger upon Assuming title to the t ! Ocean City Sentinel. - Reference is made to our long and varied 1 r-OM>erience in newspaper work. This is entirely . at the service of Ocean City, and Cape May . County. Although we have adopted the -slogan, "For a Greater Ocean City," we realize I that Ocean City's growth and expansion must I commensurate with the growth of the ' . County. We are a part of the County; ouri . are identical. We shall, therefore, be r prepared to throw all the influence and sup- I ■ port we command behind every movement . which will be for the advancement of thej i as a whole. I . We rejoice to learn that all newspapers in ■the County are working in harmony to the (common good of the County. We desire to received into this fraternity, and assure all friendly rivals that the unwritten code of ' ethics of honorable practice, and fairness in jail editorial and business relations, will be .observed by us to the letter. We shall spare I'no efforts to deserve the cordial greeting extended.

MRS. TODD EBERLE : DELIVERS ADDRESS . TO RESEARCH CLUB j I 1 CLUB ENTERTAINED HOME j| • OF MRS. HAROLD I'ARIS. M GUESTS OF LEGISLA- i) r TIVE COMMITTEE jj The Research Club of Ocean City' |1 'were royally entertained at the jl '•home of 'Mrs. Harold Paris, the j , guest* of the legislative Commit- q tee of the organization. The meet- I ing was held on Thursday, evening 'with a record attendance. Each ; , member of the club, which numbers 'J. about forty, was privileged to bring j I a friend, which brought the guests I up to a total of seventy present. | The predominating feature of the S markable address delivered by Mr;-. . Todd Eberle, of Mount Airy, Phila- , delphia. Chihl psychology ami work was the topic of Mrs. Eberie's lecture. . in the course of which she demonstrated in a most convincing manner how story-telling may be made . an important factoT in the training ! of a child, and especially in the development of the spiritual side | of a chibi's nature. This particular <lep*rtment of . pedagogy is receiving greater 1 tent ion now than ever, and schools which specialize in the training of .teachers, are devoting considerable jjime to the teaching of the art of ■ 'story -telling. : story

f Some conception of Mrs. Eberie's . i success as a lecturer upon chihl psychology may be gleaned from , • the fact that her services are difll- " i -cult t0 obtain, inasmuch as she is imuch sought after by the Feder- ' ; ated Clubs of America, t ' The ladles of the Research Club j,are anxious to have Mi-. Eberle j give Ihe public of Ocean City the . •benefit of her knowledge, ami . efforts will lie made to secure her ; presence in the near future to do- ' liver her lecture, and demonstrate . | metHbds. , | The members of the legislature | Committee, who eatertoined the •'club on this occasion are: Mrs. r Floyd Simms, Mrs. Howard Tavl.-r. ' ; Mrs. * Edward V,,,. Mrs Rklp! . t -Goff, and Mrs. Homer Shoemaker ' The address was followed with a u | splendid musical program; am: j 'j dainty refreshment.- were serve- . . Mrs. Howard Taylor, and Mr- . I RaJph Goff presided over the tea • j urn, and saw to the material war : . ■ j of the company. TO BE HAPPY. JEEP BUST You cannot test your muscle sit- fi still. You cannot find out what your brain can do by going to sleep. 1 is not a prodder t.. prog- v its proper place is after w work, not before woflT Work is v the living; rest for the .lead. P a live one. Work is the noble yardstick by which we determine the worth of *

all things, l! a blessing! not u'h thV.'i! never kimw- 'anything. "The a man -• , never works, never gets f: ' anything. He may I* given things. T ; but he can ...,Iy again give. He y The traveled rail and the driving: oi-'.-.r are polished by use. The Better 'o *ear out than to rust I" out. jr History is the -lory of work, the |f h; er. Contribute something to thi" el history of something. - * 'fj To know work a.- a frieml is the .. • mark of wisdom. It is by jour- , neytrg through the shadows of life !: that we learn the solace of daily/ task-. ' '* The tenderness that denies effort s cruelty. It makes characterle> - that which was endowed with -tre-.gth. Work is expression. If you don't express yourself one way. try ana catheilral. ilig a ditch. But do something. Only workers win the world's re- ; specL Go. I .Iocs not- hold Os responsible for results: only for faithfulness. Work is the greatest -educator. a job that is a little above you: grow to it ami you engage in work. Tackle a job that is below anil you engage in drudgery.' Put your heart into work an.l vnur labor becomes the light of life. Work is the highway to human welfare. r - . i:

HIR AM ( HEAT WOOD RETURNS' Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cheatwood ami .laughter recently returned i a long uml eventful auto trip. ; I ' itinerary included the states of i Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland. . Virginia, and West Virginia. The party also paid a visit to ' Mr, Cheatwood'* old hometown at 1 Pedlar's Mills, Amherst County. | i Twenty years have pAssed since ] last Mr. Cheatwood was there. The trip throughout was moat enjoyable. Among places of interest where they made stops were Washington, Baltimore, Alexandria^ I.ynchberg, Kuena Vista, j Natural Bridge, the 1 Endless Cavern, Winchester anil Gettysburg. The journey and slgh'-.-eeing occupied ton days. ']

/ ' * ' CARD PARTY I Mr. an.1 Mrs. Carl S. Kelktnto, i lamed a numlier of their friari,* Friday evening with a most esjo,. r able card party, at their home a ■ 1 128 Aahury Avenue. Several very beautiful prig, , were awarded to the mtttmU t players. Among the ladies, whom tortus ' smiled upon were Mrs. Hendd 5 and Miss Lucille Tonsend. I The fate* were also kind to H»- . schel Henderson, for he and Baa . Ferguson captured the pri tec f« men. All declared it was one 4 , the most delightful eveninp they , had ever spent. I. I M. Harrison Dotts, of Phils*). phia. was a recent visitor to lew.

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