Feb 1927 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

This is Optimistic
View of Shore
Resorts' Future
Ptesent Beat Opportunities
For Real Estate Investment,
Says Dr. A, K. Sltuk
He Advocates Advertising
MAmm i. TATtoa
««t Of tat «Bt N.Moml
•av«f it, Kaftor. Boroud
.jW«*«« and prertlnt
. •*»» Haraor Mre Oaop^
'I, the Rose Barter Seal
Board. Mr. Taylor hu
. rMdeat or Itaae Hartmr
; £*7*>*, int mm from
UadeJpdf*.
S, Mr, Taylor offered flUeeu key
ttivt ilm tr U bank and
"lUte IdfntiScUlon taga. to toe
Pr. A. Roland Slide, of Mill. I
.Ule. spoke 10 tn« Wllilwoed Kl-
w»nl» Clut> Tuesday nimn on "The
Past, Present arid Future of Cape
Mar County Seashore Resort*"
It la (tifflrult for a stranger to
belltve that there au no wild-
wood before 7S90. tha[ Wlidn-e&i
Orest Is a comparatively new re-1
son and that U'IMWOIHI ual.lM '
aro In a season, he said. Thirty
years aso Atlantic City txlardwafk
frontage mild ror from three hun-
dred to four hundred dollars a
toot at tht' hight'SI- **our yean?
is*?
Wren, P. C.—"Beau Sabrtur,
"Bnau Geds." Here »i* ruinano
and adventure for those who like
MUSS.
Johnston, Mary— "Oreat Val
lit," Hewer life in tlie ghenaji
doai Yallej,
AMrton less—"Mie Cimem.'
Commonplatt eventa in rte lives
of a typlmi mnaJI town ABleji.
; eaji family ml,) wirh luiorwtt and
•f«r Allantlc Tit, «,u,hli,hed a
County Library Book Cur
County Library
TTieP. *
Ruwfl, M, A B = "Intrtdiic-
Uoa ip SaJiy." An isfe-f^ting,
amusing taJe low in t*Ui author «
inimitably manfii?i\
Th*** books nay b* requested
fmm any ^mtun at
Mar county Ufemryv
Cape May City and
WOODBINE
Mis LlllUn Peterson enjoyed
a pisHBt week end In Philadel-
phia.
Joseph % MUler vUted hii
pareBM in FhlladeiphU over the
week end.
Us, Helen We, a te«ner In
the local schools, returned to
school after a long Ul&aa,
Jack L. Daneralrth, a stuAent
at llnhtnberg College, spent sev-
eral dayi with his parents.
Miller vWted hla ' Hlte "* nl> fnr wvera
'Srhnoi, Phllarfelpbia, la spending dayg.
her mid.ywir varatlon with her Benjamin Cohen, of Phila.lel.
Mrtnw, phla, ipeiit the week end In
WMwoodTMM in Accident|»B^ °S!^? ^ l " * ^ W lb " ie wM h " MrenW
days at lasr w*.*k with Bis
York,
! Bin. " May
You Can Sa?e Money
K"B .SO easy ta my? In Ifce fiuifUinjr
arid LaSiiip thai Brty an*** no run Her
how JfTHifi lhi=Ir IncftiH^ ran KMffll
"""'" •isfiililg saviriifa BFrsiirti
Tng Mlaa delta
legal and Preda
tend aimboro
for the coming school
th.H. W.
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OCEAN CITY NEWS
Pnon.! Jli w,
Dr OM«, A, FB
(OCEAN CITY NEWS
jlhed Every Friday Afternoon
_, fat News Building. iM As
Iboij Avenue, Ocean city, N, J
Ihe
mlit Printing and PMuhing
Company, Int.
LLIAU A. HAFFERT. TMUI.h.r
JOHH 0. SMITH, Bailor
.lied
rmaaent beathfront ..... „,,„„
[UadruWed, .Bd ,„" AtfMllc
•ity l» Just startiDf to grow he
In Middle ol
g Uu tor
Bat, bemuse oi tin
of t*e pntfUe at Mr.
m tout or Jotin Styre,
or tile Cape Mar Tltl<
t O
p r
Omopanr only tight
» wfcom laaatn Ucketi veito
fare:
^MaWarue. Oena ctty.
,L*-^». •« Us City.
i^iff* O« Home,,
»m ntelrM too!'';
lo rtilnulai, |ril anil au.
neres of ffcean citr issd wan noli) j Kaeps Abr*a»t of Times
ftr one dollar aa acre.
Th«e tblngii »!!! be repeated., ID" ffar «hi. h iftoii
* ' ni&**\- Th*. author KHfiy in
flthj iiKUl an,I pnpuliir myl,
i*>n** or filirmM- p.rn)
l^rp iff hif# ?mbj(-c^.
amid the speaker, aad WlliJwwd
i. — ..... • r as aor
nf that
full of opportunity
ort. i, ,, hj,,,),,,,,,!
myOBB »ho can read
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Ai thfe tinie of yt^r, »li..n Lflt-
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iBienloHt^ and sirvk faiinir
ra,-i tniu A tre^
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uuistaiuiine book rJi
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"he pesalty |f
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be
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to (tic *Bt .i. ihe ur DkiddHi
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'B land, vury light sKetedw
i^i by thb5 popular amhor: (hs-y ar*
•mfueniarin of life |n
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jtaters, bnt at shore ri__.«. »„
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of amusing aneedoie.
b*ecei. w an inii-graj;
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Tt&e .aoioJno&U* wa^ wr«rked
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lo laiiK thrill honi<
A!! iFi*. c!#i and bruij^i, be
in^ trf^ii^i by their family
lUmmug also pays.
that honesty |a
for com-
proftle.
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books whtol, ^e lecher
make a, !««,„ aori,
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?
books froni the Ji-
bmry for the tBmportTy n*ed: if
tie ieBOa ia on geogmoiiy, books
asd aeries of ih» 6iS»rmt coun-,
tries am provide!); If on Che civil I
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clubs and OLher
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the bucmsni of lh(| I
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tale
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fi
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wonty-,
freaiieai EdnB Middleton
day wui
Tfi? boys plaqtied for the In-
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ilonday. nfcis-h nil! be foliow..rf
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an View iji jUant
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tarter" I* one of the signs ttat
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ffl eort CfirosatuiUy U B —"
(ten sf adults Books, of
«ad kind nueli u Ue
(e^ss to require. These afejplf,
ehnnced M often is desiraole and
sysgioQarj.
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mlteionarj- who ioa hail — -
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class In India, '
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I EXAMINED
W»»iv>uei
«*V MUST MOUSE. H. i
How Much Are
You Worth?
OCEAN eiTV, N. J.
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OfnM HOUMI i to 10 A
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I uEHHEri: Now ttrur Freu Aa-
FOBK10N •dvmufnir offln. New
JMer NewlHpen, Inc., 115 Ban
BLhtltre.t. ^Bw Torti,
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N.
Closing Out Our Stock of
Floor, Bridge and Table Lamps
141land see the* b i
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g
and see the*
2
tie
fl f« lie vlclnitj
•»„"*',• "* 1W m I'
(arming s (ompajy
reral months am la
Woodbine Fl re Company
et* New Truck
iiPLEATiNG
FEBRUARY
oung and Pacifi
Wcfcens and
Good, Cie*n Coal
W. H, AUSTIN CO.
W1LDW00D, N. J.
"The Old Reliable Tard"
I4IAT0BIUM WOULD BE
rare inoBT Atrucnox
One of the projects that will
! be i welcome addition to thr
rtsort is the constructien of the
ojino and natatoriuni ft Sixth
Street and the Bach. It is a
project worthy of the co-operation
of every person who would like
to tee the retort progress.
One of the needs of the ff
tort it the present time is more
jtnusnucnt •ttnetions, particular
Iy. those imusfmonl! which are
[ distinctive to the seashore ami
oonot be readily enjoyed at
home. The trend of the times
indicate that participating amuse*
ments are growing by leaps and
bounds in public favor. By par*
ricipating amusements we mean
those that the pleasureseeker
talcs some active part in.
The casino and natatoriurn
comes under this category. It
none of the drawbacks of some
of the catch-nickel schemes that
art sometimes attempted, but
TO TH OCJMH CITY
SEWIH gJJHVICE COHJIST
OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY
February 4, 1927.
( irmlr VVc arc well aware
of the rime which is rrqutrrd to
procure an eitmsifin of sewpr
service in the re«ort and for that
reasnn »•* rate the liberty to
call your attrnii.ni to a situation
which the city will soon fare and
which you will h» a vital
fictor Tliii in thp citrHtiaii of
srwer servicp to thf Thirty
fourth Stwpf Jcftion,
May we suggest that
matter now becomes one of po-
litical log-rolliiig—'you fi'eklp me
I I'll fickle you "-^jiid in such
a game we cannot see much hope
for this county. We will in al!
probabilify finally secure the hard
surfacing of Route 15, but any-
thing beyond that we ran fnn
"filer a gift of the gods.
Our Senator and AsMfflblyrnai
ivill now liave an opportunity
to do sonw rfal wo,), for ,(,„-,
r-ouiifv
By A, B, CHAPIN
mur priginecr« are in the resort
^inferring on the Hardens pro- ;
icrt, that thfy make a survey I
of this situation. The Thirty-
ourth Strfet sectiau is a rapidly
rowing communiry and has a
large population of year 'round 1
•esidents. The need of seuer ser
ice is apparent.
Next September the Commis-
sioners will uniloiibteilly continue
the hard surfacing program. The
first street for consideration will
be Central Avenue, from Seven
tffrilli Street to Thirty-fourth
Street,
Sewer rrmim cannot be laid
this street after the hard surfac-
ing is laid, or more likely the
street will not be hard surfaced
until the sewer mains are laid.
Thie r.xtension of VVeslej- Ave-
T
of a clean, wholesome nature
that will reflect credit on the
raorf.
We hesitate to endorse any
project in this editorial column
thit favors stock selling, but this
mpairian ii being handled in
•i unique manner.
The promoter of the casino
^ntf nMtatorium laid hit plans be-
tiue from Twenty-first to Twc.ii*
ty-cighth Street is now being con-
sidered. Such an extension vvill
encourage the erection of more
homes, all prospective customers
for your service.
We understand it will be neces-
sary to erect a new disposal plant
to tike tare of this tertian, the
COAST HISOHT STOF
nimra is SATE
As will be seen by an article
on the first page of this paper,
there is no danger at this time
0 ' 8 " y '""""'* king made on
coast surf fishing by the com
mercial fishing interests. As a
matter of fact, instead of the
restrictions being removed, the
penalties bid fair to be increased
for violations of the existing
statutes, all of which will be
goo,] news to the coast resorts.
Discussion of this matter in
the County Chamber of Com-
merce was precipitated by a bald
statement lackwig even a sciii.
tilla ui truth, by a down county
paper, to the effect that a hill
permitting
three mile
fishing within
limit had bee
the
erection of which will q
considerable time.
May we suggest your atttntior
at this time would be opportune
and would do much to hasten
the completion of this improve-
ment. We would be glad to hear
from you on this matter.
CAPE HAT IGNORED
to. the Ocein City Chamber of]nl l m u a
Commerce, He stited there were ,,
.Not a spadeful of earth will
traduced by Assemblyman Read
and referred to the proper com.
ittec.
In a call at this office on Fri-
day afternoon last, Assemblymai
Read stated that he had not only
not introduced such a bill, but
that he had not seen such a bill
aiid would not introduce such a
measure.
This dispotef of the false ca-
nard, and instead of drawing up
resolutions to the Assemblyrnan
and Senator asking them to op-
pose such a measure, the County
Chamber of Commerce at its
next meeting might pass a res-
olution expressive of its opinion
of such newspaper ethics, or
rather lack of ethici.
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THIS WEEK
By Arthur Btitkmn,
IF «ii TWUAT WeeiA urt t% mupu
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Views and Reviews
The People's Language
undi-n Courier: A highbrow
iHstir ivuiiiH la have the pep.
Pit' line a phonetic alpliiiliil with
42 ehairacters.
Itin't Ii enough of a. Job to!
ma-nage the prtMent 267 |
Tho proposed alphaiet would
be a sort of shorthand, BOBS
eaajnuclem standing for whole
words.
Even Teddy Eoosevelt eouldn
maks a go or simpUitad •pBlling.
It Isn't irmpje
Also, we all manage to do our
Thi-
ffiejeiit ami in-
-Ni-wark SLar-
BUKIU Buys: "Governor ailzer
toiik poiiticH out or Uie suite
lllgliwjiy OoininiiHloii. Governor
Jloorn hnii put It Buck with the
appointment of iennlor Flmian
Clme that melr preiient underler-
llilnetl BUHUS In an affront to l.ho
populaip li.Ilailije on KSVoriunenhil
elTieieiiey anil aylhorfty;
AS CALM Ai AS ELM
TEREmi.F, CHHI111_OTT
IAOT TO UVl LOHOIE
j OIHTH COlrTEOL
This, a •
Will Rogers
would say, Ii
.written on the
(rain travel-
ing from
Washington to
New York.
Million! of
Americans will
he glad to
hear that the
President, seen
two h ou ri
ago. leemed
in perfect health, full qf energy,
and, amid all the Nicaragua
Mexico excitement, calm a* a
Vermont elm.
What appears to ttilerest the
President just now ii Internal
Improvement, projects for canals
from the farms and facilities to
; the sea, .and development of un-
| UHed waters for power and irri-
gation, particular development of
the Colorndn River,
President coolldge speaks Just
go faHi, and no faster. He knows
every word that he, ii going; to
say berore he aays It. Words do
not eome out and surprise him,
as happens with others, I
You can't hurry him, or choose
his subject for him. And as foi
i holding him hack, when he means
to go in n certain direction, why,
to 'draw up the Leviathan with
a hook" would be child's play,
compared with It,
Musings ofirfl
Pity ws ean't HBpnieJatB. .„
food old day. waiis thtfn irtfl
us insttad, of thirtr wuri ifi
ward.
Tilling the truth will not I.
shams the devil, it will cnuse i
to loae your friend,..
Women are puulea, and
Douglass aays eome of them
cross word puulea. v't
Doctor: "Did. rou lolla# f !
Instruetiotig and ditt by satlniS
only the hind sf food * IBs
ytar-ald child doe»f" ••" ,;i
Patient; "in. ; For dinirtrj
had two handful, of mud, a bu|
toil and a couple of mstchal"'
Thtre" «re three kinds of ••_
men—tht one who does It.
one who wiihes he had done s
ana the one who promises to i
A true sport la one who
cbat lightly, smile and be nil.
while watching the tMdaetir.
Do Thli
there's loU
It IH the duty of famed Jersey I Ohlneae mobs are lootlnl Chrls-
Justicc to get busy and prewnt I'tiu churches. Too bad, and It
net or re)ut«d faotii to «how, nils us with horror, Amerlcani,
rilhur that Mlsa Clitike waul Drltidh, French and other travel-
robbtid anil imirdereil ur iimt Ujiers brought home all sorts of
her liMiiii by accident.
Iliataefth Journal KWd«," The
"The
Get A Grip
QnYourDoUars
WHO?
When you want W
buy something and
dan't know who sells it,
turn to the Classified Busi-
ness Telephone Directory.
The new arrangement makes
it easier than ever to find the ,
thinf you want to buy. , ,
without fussing or waste of
time.
"Look for it in the New
Bell Telephone Directory"
\
The only hat cleaning place in
Cope Mky County.
Bring your felt h«t to ui We
wul make it look Kite new. AD
work guaranteed.
NEVRO'S
two methods by which the pro-
ject could be put aeroffl; One '
to interest large outside capital
and the other was to interest th
wmmer and winter residents o
Ocean City by-forming a clu
and selling memberships. Th
ntmbenhipf would alsu entitli
the member to a shire of bod
ernimoB irtd preferred stock i
the enterprise. The prornotef ft.
hb fflorea would reefcive a block
of the common stock. He soughi
the endorsement of the Chambc:
of Commerce, The exeeutivi
committee of the Chamber oi
Commerce saw the possibilities
project.
HOT
m9
Beech «- Kay Realty Co.
Real Estate - M«H«... ,
- Insurance
rfthe
While the integrity of the pro.
rioter WM not quMtionttl they
Wide » TOuntcr-proposition
, W^ accepted. They offered
mm the project providing a
company was formed with the
; ittBCutlve committee of the Cham,
hr of Commerce ai in directors
and the balance of the voting
; pbwer and management of the
J'fliojtet he placed in their hands
'i'far a period of three years. Al
•'tfe procecd« from the «le o
membership er Hack would pas
^flfotigh the trcamrer, who wouli
> Klected by thil board.
;/:Tne promotion charges to
l^jed at • nominal percentage
piljtln members of the fxecutii
^pnu'itee of the Chamber i
I^Bitnerei or protective dirtetoi
be turned in Cape May County
by the State Highway Commis.
sion in 1927, according to the
program of that body. In 1026
the only recognition the county
received was the building of the
three-mile "missing link" on the
Main Seashore Road, and that
was a county aid job, and in
1927 the county is to be entirely
ignored, despite the fact that
several delegations have appeared
before the Commission, laid be.
Fore them the needs of the county
'or better roads to accommodate
rhe increasing traffic to its shore
esorts, and pointed out the
growth in taxable values of the
same resorts. All the pleas have
alien on deaf ears, while neigh-
ioring counties will have hun-
Ireds of thousands spent within
heir boundaries.
The only crumbs of comfort
'ape May County will derive
ram the 1927 program is that
•osds in Gloucester and Cumber-
We thank Assemblyman Read
for setting the matter straight
and also for his stand in favor
of preserving one of the great
attractions of our seashore re-
j own without simplifying fujrly
well as we go along, without
maiiterlng a, lot of ruleR to make
us do It some oUier fellow's way.
Th l
LAW MILLS
GRIND BUSHY
Senator Borah says we mike
too many laws. This country will
are greater than
The puople
the language.
The grammarian ahivern when
you say a thing muni bo done
"quieli" in stead of "quickly,"
but Ign'l it the truth that th,
shorter form ia the more om
phatic. and make« a better Job
of eipressing one's exact feeling,
in speech?
What Is right to say depends
largely on where and when yni
say It—whether It's alt overa].
people of New Jersey have lost
whiit Lhey won when tt«
Coninilwlon wail rraciiod
grHjiiy han(l« of puli-
Jrem
lien,"
be "a republk In name, and aUscagton, or a^ dress pariy.
bureaucracy in fact," if we don't It i* the Mao In the Street
check the wholesale lawmaking wl10 1 k tn »
Religion Is turning your baei-oa( ;