Feb 1927 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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StOrm Center and Few Daily Dozen Members South Jersey
League Set For
Second Half
'Season Opens Next Tues-
I day, Hommonton at Ocean
City on Thursday
City at Wildwood; Camden
Mlllvllle
Tuesday March 1—Hanrmon-
ton »t Atlantic City, Cajnden at
Brldgeton
WrdnradS). March 2—Wild
»ood ut Cajnden, Ocean City at
H&fBMOhios.
Thursday. Jlanjli J—Mtllvlile
»t Ocean City.
5—Atlantic
rldifpWB ftt '
Saturday, Mareli
City at Millvllle;
Wilii wood.
Tuesday, Muwli I -Catnden at
Atlantic City
Will ItfaL* Rnw I Wednesday. Mareli S—Atlintlo
will iviaKe now; _. HHJ. iw,n rii. ,i
j City si Ocean
•ataman: with
1 th«
y at: inllw to toe pill nf gasoline.
Hill. Fair prospect; Wbsre do I git
lilt- nti
Tihurmlj) March 10—HrldCP I
cin at Oc^an WIIdteon irpdltit
with tbr must notat>lr iclilev* 1
ment In conapriatlnn work in tin
year ending Nuveoilier 10 n« it
the New Jeriwy FlKh mil (.ami
Conserv-itlou league will jjrp i m
a gold »atch, nultalily niErjvpil
as material proof ty, look Lenfj Elnd ! Not warning me, jump inio Hew
Th.. «c on Saturday March 19 a*-l nie ct, . ,,
*2 Bill Kautrhman and \1 •'"rniT MlUllIk Ilifch School Ud
auith ioppl.,1 Hushrx and Gib '" upertnl to bi ilL-nri! hy the'"""' 1 '
«on with a won of 100 to 8, II I JIHltn for tht. roinlng cauuulcn IWIlkinson
EXCHANGE CLI B
f V
1 0
2 I)
travels, whlct read, "mm ud
Gas With us,"
A motorist maf oaly want
half the road, and Kill h, a ro»d
hog If he wanu the middle half.
YOUR TIRES!
Are they being given the
Proper Care?
Do you test them regularly every week?
If not, you should—or let us do it for you.
If your tires need repairing let us do it for you
by the Special Firestone Factory Method.
Act Is Explained
BY
8.
T, & T, Tire Service
NINTH & SIMPSON PHONE 888
i
H. |
Smith and Dun Kran-e won an' Hniuiniontoii
ll ' l
mpajgii
'
an Bwklnj
eicltlng match Trotn Dorner nnd' «"'el new facen and Manager
Nlttlngfr ](t(l to 92 »1,IK IA " " '
Ck D
Cook and Doc Ilolbrook toot care
nd Ashbiirn. 100 to
Jitnm>
the 'Pincliw 1
Iu rhp lwnnnnt flght
l« ^onflilcnt thai
IM bt- IPIT irfurh|
'lurfng thf
Totals...
Befere&—Kenneth,
2 21
The IwaJ* took t^ti of tht new f,w weeks , ..What the p,|m»ry
— , .."i" 1 " 1 hilfwbwlul, ,,r the 'would iUe to havt." s.y, peter
c,lktlth^SouH, Jfrwj, Lap,, ,olIow, ^eterMn. "1, the primary wllhf
Is, In a large sen^e. connervatli
work, the outstanilliig achien
meql of a year may be no
Wing entirely tllfffrent An
Inltancc of a caul, lhat undmihl
edly would be considered hy th(
committee the league cities (b
g
recent action of B tfanie
*ho after a long anil
battle t
w«rdrn
hard
, W
; pi* on
.iatt why oidn-t
«ar nmarks to
4W -Bobpily WOUM
wl»it yon were tal*
, O6A Party
a long anil har
battle, put out what nilchl have
developed Into a disastrous fln In
an excellent came section • Th(
directors have relt fDr „,„„
Itoe. said Secretary Schivlnn.
that there ibould be some spe-
cial recognition by the snort,
or the outstanding achlnvetnc
or the warden force and we ha
Jnalljr decided to put It In
form or y
form or
snnul| aawrd ,
you would croae n,y path
7"" """"««' ol" man
tfa f h
toward
of tho
,tr
Age
Iho CHIT
. But th
a stop On tlLe very
chmmj And tbm
the world
Jolinaon and Hans Burlcbardt I Tuesday Feb 8— UIIMIIP », out the pry"
hn»,vj to Horfm.in and Murray ' Alla ""« Cll>, Wl|dwoo» City, N. JL
This Advertisement
Is Worth
50 Cents To You
If you will add to it
enough to pay a year'i •*
rent on one of our safe
deposit bxes, Rate5$3
a year and up,
Don't have your small
valuables-securities, deedi,
contracts, inaurance papers,
jewelry, etc-unprotected
another day.
Tear om this entire advertisement
d rent that box TODAY
> A ineellns of the cttilonn of
J^aoh was held in the Higfti
ifhool auditorium. Friday nlKht
aUaiT >«. for the purpose of
ot oonaolidatMan Wai
Treen. charnmsn. opened
wkh an Introdivctoiy
to enlighten hln oudi
(hat hie stjUrd WAS purely
! Every eeat In Uie house
taken, the gallery was filled
open windows pvmiltt'id
to join tiho inec-
who wero In the oonrltlorv
as meatlng VH very abl
idncted Among the high Itehl
(be dlncufislon W4n Mr Treen
as and when Milw I> Rl£f
the stand later
"I am opposed tA mass in^c
declared Chairman Treei
norally, thvy are apt
dark bmwn taste in
ir mouth We have a wonder
machine down at City Hal
Injs the city's govern
In the role of our Coitimls
CIvJc projeoln SJH undei
ray Qltnilln^ big expendliurtfi
oonatrucllon, try the tl»r-y>
ien ul tihls time Merg
Wlldwncul, Wldlwood Creai
IDd North WIMwood, U the topic
the hour nioet concerning tht
aipayer I believe If Wti are Jn
ire consolldatUfn, we should go
fht 4Viwn -to wurk now and pu
e project OVBT Else dlumlR
question and lay It aside for
at least live years "
Lewis T Stevens, attorney
who prepared the act, read ex
Won) frail the Mil, pmpared
[With InftricaHefl sufficient tu pu:
lie mcfet adroll mind QueA-
from the floor artjfie as to
and at what expanse oould a
fonn ctttottmment
auiManisd by a councllnumlc
of govea-nurs. The n»ln sub-
effecting the majority •
In (wo nhoughts. tawn
civic nunagiinient Kir
ren* read the lengthy doru
In explanation of hid state-
but by advice of the chair
all passages were omitted eiropt
In* those most likely to he un
fcrstood Mr Treen then advised
aolose i^udy of the measure from
•very angle by careful readtng of
tie bill as drafted, recommending
a councliiniwile system Imitead of
Cammlnelon form as at prw-
•»L Consolidation will mf*n ad
*lUonal aaaessoni rpr the add!
Uonal wards, twelve members of
and one Councilman-ait
«nr« Two Coimotlmen for each
Capt, Bentham Goes
To Atlantic City
Captain Simon Takes His
Place at Townsend's Inlet
^"•a-ptaln f rienth»ni formerly
In ciinnninil of ronnMiuIn Jnltt
rtnnl f.u.trtl Stitl..n In nt.w In
^»niniinl -it thi. AilLiitlt f lt>
f-ipiiln A « Hunt n aim i*
will knt.u,, n, stj it], en, I,,,,!
»h.) for B/t..,, >1Ilni uaa „,„
llonetl nl the Inl.t now IIMUIIH
t« tnko charge t,r Ti.wnwo.l » In
K f Nurion of Hit Town
BfiidB Inlet Simon hw hiin
niadi i t.iptiln ami «|]| re rotninjr to Tou tiFMIH! H In
Last Friday night raptil,,
Dtnthain mm tenderel a fnri
well reteptliin \t tho lionie of
Mr anil Mm \UIM.mT stoutli
Mr Bmth.1,111 UJH tin terLplent
y I-he At
lantilc Olty Uleotrlc Cunuwny,
wihlcl) tuok ovor tho IOI^LI plant
on January 1, The ral« un(ii*r
Body of Clam
Digger Recovered
C oroner Thompson Con
ducting Investigation
Thi Imil) of f.ioigt W Rid
pull 4^ llie clam illf^Cfl an uc
toutit of w host tilitapiii irani • i* i*
piibliilit d iu thin p.tpt r laHt mik
wifi r. cowrtil Tut td.iy nifht hy
(i*oifce Mlxti tif Gi(*tn Creek
Coruiit r William II Thompson
IIT (old SprlnjjH who rook CIUIKI
of tin li.i.lj tlirl.irrd tint he li
(.ouductliif; in lnvtntfKation hut
tin bilief lli.it It. .1
path liminii hi«lliK.ri.il in th<
enst ro£ mill dtopped into one j
f tin lo holi*>i on tht beitth anil]
nap Inter wished out by the lidt '
wliich the plant WM takt n t.ier ](ll!pdth >. i« a rompnratlii
lie a kilo»j.tt or u half Btranfetr to (.HIM ( ret It .Hid wa-
Moonshiners Guard Cabin
With Odors From Dead Horse
Near Woodbine State Troopers Discover What Was
Headquarters of Large Still—Cabin Well Built and
Supplied With Pump and Other Needs
Prosecutor
Has Inning in
Liquor Case
Tells Freeholders He Has
No Power To Act With-
out Evidence
May Ask Court For Order
prasecutor Williani 11. Camp-
bell. Jr.. a.ppeare£ liyfore the
Board tif Freeholders on W©dnya=
(lay aa reyilHiited and explained
wily ht> fallBil to take any ac-
tifjii tb dispose ol alcohol seized
by Sheriff Janieg T, Hoffman.
January 31, 1926, at Higbge's
BeMli, near Cape May City. Billi
I ey Sheriff Hefftnan ferj
watehnmn's g^rvieea and tranii=,
portation eharsia in reeard
Ocean City T. & T.
Gets County Bonds
Outbid New York For
Securities Worth $635,000
Ocean City Title and Trust
Company wan the highest bidder
for leSi.OOD worth or Cape May
County general Snance noadi,
when bids were received Widneg*
day by the Board of Freehsldera,
The truHt company agre#il in take
bondM and pay fS3S,4SO,
j. A, Decamp * Co.. New York,
Ity, wan second highest bidder,
ifferinir 1636.134.01 lor 617
bands.
County Will
Build Cape
M B h
Freeholder Champion
Measure As
Precedent
Want County Booklet Bid* f
First National Bunk of Ocean
City offered to take (a? and pay
1135,1)9,70.
Bankers Trust Crimpany and
Harrlaon-Forbei Csmpany. of
New York, Jointly bid 1131,140.91
for €20 bondg.
George D. Gibbons Company
EaBlBian-Qlilflinn, of New
d Bianilmnn, f New
alcohol led to Mr, Campbell be- York, jointly bid II3J.127.70 for
Believed To Have Been Source of Much Illicit Booze
cent Iwtj than llhv rate whl*-lt
bad prevailed uiiitfl thsit UIIH
Ttho new rat*:, effective at 0111 e
Is 16*tk u kilowrUit
AnoLlitr carloatl of pale« ur
lived on Tuewlfly for ufl*» In re
building the Boa Inle Olty Uni>i
und the work of re-oonRtruetinii
will be pinjhtMl forwurd UH rapidly
pomkble to have the
llnet) in the flnifHt pi^ulble
by Hummer.
not ramlll ir with rontlltionH alonp-
the tn .nil lit Ihul ulth «n
I>tf\Ml> of (Jictn Lrctk who
Ht Hid that lilt- uay lie left fo
State Troopi.H on Monday
nlpht at a zt-m hour tliwd in
nti an utiilnrgrLiunii iiHXttiMhinerri'
cabin in the hify,rt of dense woods
located suvi-nil rnih^ s^Qiith of
DHllisnlain. Thi! iiiihin is bi-llr-riYl
'o ha\t. biH'n tiiH source of guppiy j
of mufli bnsilpg llntisr In Cape
May Gfriiliiy, anil (o havo been
citpiiijlf of iurninK out from !.hrei>
to tin* 1 huiulrt'd M"ilotiH weekly,
Aboilt twenty yards fronl tht-
cabin. State Troopi'rH founfl a de-
caying horsi', whieii had been,
damn the fog wus .Bo thick that evidently placed there by the
Gas Bates Lower
Kan rate* now pit'
lull Ciiy in high
Tlie
n St«
thounnnd for tin
vail HII
ind tji4.ii
drat ten l.hnu
lower than ihi
Iv:
lie tenor of the meat I mi wo«
coiuioUdalion Mr Samuel
Ironing was about the only per
who publicly denounwtl it
. "rtng that the time for merg-
I"* the Bhre« muntclpalUIes u
|»«t ripe quoting Instance* otf-
I which ane bound lo work
Jsrs ror the taxpayer. Mr
IUDMIK beUeva that »n Inter
l«»l)oi, at this time, would work
|W»ry to Wildwood n there
i other persons present with
1 "mo i lews, they failed to
I kbil'* '" * plt * * """ fa *'' °"
ffninnftn called tatinc -fend 8fo.1n
• u* * ubllc oiprestlon. "For."
|a>M Hr Treen, "this meeting
We are. hers to dlscum
(Cmtlniml «• pagI TWO)
I TOUR DOLLAR pile Is th
IS* lllircl1 * 8 ajalnst mlstortune
[•tart early so as lo have It
t enough for all demands
,. -• - now by making a depoell
IWth Becurlty Trust Company.
|«te May city. You can do
'*- mall —Adv.
privlotirj ralf Tht* Jersey Ci iLfial
ht nnd POTV*-.! Omipanj mm
IA nht* Sea lh\c s Hf 5 Plant n.tn\
nmrtlfLK a hlgJi \tr* -ftiuii liti<
town from Ocrhiii < Hy to
raits atf |J IS p* r 1000 for
the flrwt 10 000 fi-nt of ftaf
$1 90 p*r 1U0O for had nothing to do with &hfit
and knew of no way to dlapose
of U,
In reply to a question whare
the alcohol mljflit be stored, Mr,
Oajnpbell said: "You have room
In the younty jail to guire It.
He suggested Ihat SherlB Hoff-
man petition tne Court for an
order to destroy the alcolio], de-
alarlng that he had no power to
make sueh an order,
Mr. Ogden asked: "la It out of
your power to take mtlonf" To
h Mr.
I can't KM evidence
replied, "If
get a
No Evidence of Foul Flay
Th body of Bt'rrmi'ti J. Mr
Gurk, 66 yeors old, of 232^1 No
tinty-olghth Street, Phil uM
The Htfheh of Use decaying horse
anil Honor furm-H was naUHf'atin^
T!n:° tftp of UH; eubln nm
tiiiiii'H iitMiut ihrw fwt from (In
ground, liciiiB miviiriHl with plin
ixiiialisi, roiiug" nnd limbs of
into, niakiiis It appijaririB us if
it wcr*i a chiitip of bijsh!^.
It Wii^ Titailt' of lorn, apP''n-'t!i.
iy by an espi'rii'nceH niHtjhanie.
rts it waj nnidi- to fit jH?rftH;ti^,
A small (ionr was th*? only nlinan.4
of intranet'. AIHJUI thrt^ fir fnur
fpet down WSA the flonr con
stritelBtl of icntu imiootheil off, the
work of an esprrt. while in fh
work of an esprit, while in thi
lihln. wns found imrlly mibmelBed | r,(r mni!r. wos n vnmtt al,ow|nB
f_. *li^ *" ,.## rf~*.L L.Ln i*l»>.,llll I _ ~
Ocean City
and Tnut Company
A»bury Avenue at 8th Street
"«tt« YOVK
WHATS WHAT
AND WHERE IT IS
••ponant—City and Ctmrry
GROW
wJit«
prt*gr«Belvc AtJajUi
on a coal '
and fi>01 protruding finm tli<
water lie wailnil In and found
11 to be a man's body He brought
thf body gallon* and applli d fiist
aid mcthodfi anil then called
luptuln Holmei. of the (.tjLit
Guaida, who, together with othoi
Coast (luards, worked on Ihe ho was extinct
On a label In bis coat and
cards In his pockets vas (lit
name of Bernard J McOurk
Philadelphia" •
Police Officers Charles Puilnl'
and Flnan took charge of the
matter.
A 'phone call to the
„ \en on the cards and label re-
vested that the man had left
home at 2 P -M Saturday His
Ife, Mrs Sarah MCQurk. csmc to
.En I»le City and ldcntiflpd the
body as that oC her husband
She said he left home on Sat-
urday to go to Atlantic City for
few days, telling her that he
thought the changi or air would
do him good Mrs. McQurk s»ld
that he told her he f«lt nne
(Continued On
tfhat tho hiuiirmhinefH were
liliing wliii ufit? htwvbi&iry eon
Who Is It?
Freeholder Goslin on Deck
Freeholder U. Poster Ooslln et-
tended the Board ot FreetioMom
oiHtlnC on WednewJey after be-
inC tbitnt ftlnce Norember duo to
l IMto Lth^ T
IMnator Lnth^r
Oad«n, on baaOT «t ttl*
dJI
T.
Here Ifl the profile (it a popular
city olTlclal; he la In tfte real
eslnte btuilness nnd holds a State
poalMon. ritau. You should foslly
he aM« to name him.
To thft first twenty-flvo wjio
get the correct rianiG will he gent
an auto license cartl holder and
A load pencil, by tihe person
whose silhouette aippeatg. This Is
In addition to me thestre tick-
ota for Uie, flr»t,live nHo send In
tho correct name, aa Usual.
See los( week's wlnnera, and
the name of last treekfe tublect,
on Vfti «., ;•. " ,
on flnnl reading a§ waii ordinanee
S3, fisting tho Hillary of the fora-
mliHioner of the Departnwnt of
Revenuu and Finance at $T§0 per
annum.
Attention wan eallfd by Mayor
Rufroney to the way In which
tile Atlantic Clly Blectrlc Com.
Iifiny ivpH placing Its nyw pules
on Home streets, creating a forest
of poles where the city had en-
ih?iivore!i to eliminate them.
The City Clerk wns Instructed
to write the compaii)', culling at-
tention to the prmiiildiiH of their
frsirifhlie in this matter, rinrt re-
quitting that plans for the eree-
tlun of new polei be submitted
in the city authorities for ap-
proval.
An emergency resalutlgn pro-
vbMBg for .sewer work was
adopted.
The Csmmliwloneni were an-
thoriisd to attend the meetings
of the State League of Munici-
palities, which convenes In New-
ark today.
On motion of Mayor Bofroney a
reEolutlon of respect to the late
Mayor Bader, of Atlrmtli; city,
»as adopted. Copies were ordered
sent to the Atlantic City Board
of Cemniisiloners. the family anil
published In this paper. The
resolution appeart elsewbere In
tola Issuu.
Secretarial Council New
Jenejr Chamber Commeree
C^e Msy Oountr wag reprf-
aented at the secretarial council
of Ma New Jersey Bute Chamber
of GonUnerce In Atliinilc City.
Innt Friday by Ollhert S. Smith,
or Avalun, secretary of the Cape
May County Chamber of Com-
mence; Marshall Balnbrldec. sw
retary of lihe Wlldfcood Board ot
Trade and n. B. Dean, lecretnry
nf tho Ocean City Chamber of
Conunarco.
Anotilier meeting, to discuss
pending municipal I&aiAlatl
will bo held at the Walt Wlilt-
conviction I eaii take no action.'
Mr. Cimptell eKpIaltled the
viewB of Judge Wars and Judge
lartlett, whoM views were con.
lllcting he said.
He denied that he knew wio
the owner of the liquor was.
Mr, Ogden asked: "Wflqse duty
ia It to move the liquor to the
county jail?" The prwe«Utor re.
plied that when Oeorge Bedding
was Sheriff he moved liquor with
the utslstanee of county prison-
ers.
FreeHoider Robert Millar
caused laughter wien %_e asked
the Prosecutor; "If the Sheriff
got tired of holding the liquor
Olid hy accident put a iole in
(Conuiiiwd on P«B« Two)
Freeholderi Pais Detective
Bureau BilH-Qr Payment
A resolution authorlilng the
payment of the bill of tie Ouar-
an lea Detective Bureau, of At-
lantic City, was paased at the
meeting of the Board of Free-
holders on Wedneiday.
The iupreme Oo(irt two weeks
ago, ordered the Board lo pay
the bill, after a writ of manda-
mus hod betn scoured by Marcus
Carroll, head of tie bureau. The
bill was for |Srl tfl Ma
Oardens bungalow, less than
12000 cash required.
Thirty-feet speed runabout
for sale. Now engine. Just
overhauled. #300.
Fordson Tractor, used only
a few weeks, at a considerable
saving. Guaranteed same as
new tractor and terms If de-
sired.
For gale—II Barred Kock
Pullets, laying, two setting,
and one rooster.
Experienced stenographer
and bookkeeper wants position,'
experienced. In banking and
real estate. Excellent refer--
ences can be furnished.
Salesmen wanted for luhri-
eating oils, greases and paint*. <
Excellent opportunity, Balary>
or commission. ' .'
Salesman to. sell Frlfldtlro:
Permanent position, m.n malt*>
sood manor. « '
necessaiy. Must tttrnlaii
references.
Now you have seen the
at the Automobile 8how.
It and notlos th*
A complete Una or ._
sli«L HupnlpbUe toe
ard.
One aialk