Aug 1949 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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Ete 

Club 

Coral 

Full 

or Entir* New Jersey Coast 

Been Busy Even in Stutuner 

than 600 fanwltg or investors have made their 

of a borne in Ocean City cojne.&ue since the end 

PorW War II and the lifting of vrar-imposed shortages. 

^^.^êftdr scope ;^f the resort's tremendous, privatelyinced 

building program snice January I, 1946, 

le&dsi 

IMC-47-U 

•f 1M& 

Ml flff fMUJ£t hu 

WUEhfilHH 

tas ft* new hgf&s have zasfed 

eatifii Irani 

up to luxurious bcm« eoiutrurted at 

• €3^. Sf pSpDSO or Bern. Tte 

Jsiiiy lave been Jn the price 

to 

big so* iisee the war. Mid to fsrt 

wit the third best jmx 1st huDdiog 

Is Detail CJtjî 70-rgaf 

u Baoifffd by dallsr 

of 

ffcp 

Are you one of the thousands of 

for many j-ears have entertained 

fond dreams of owning a home 

in Ocean City—a home in which to 

few ytars 

yon retire, then to make it your 

lontmye to dream about It ? 

Why not make your dream fomc t» u^ 

NOW? 

Aftmid of a depreialon? 

that building cost* are hi^h^r 

than they will be later? 

Experienced analyst-t—g 

authorities aa to the nation's economic 

trends— don't agree with you. Their 

majority opinion is that the leveling-off, 

or post-war adjustment, cycle is about 

completed, and that the nation gener 

ally is in for B. proiosfed period of prog^ 

pel^ jrtnd at !**agt Into the late 

They believe, to«, that prices have 

about found their UveU that hi^h 

wages sod the higher ttandard of liv 

mg that now prevails will lflrpelv be 

sustained, 

Xhog he who h#sitatesf waiting for 

s pronounced slump jn building costs, 

In the value of real estate and the price 

nf butldinfr matetialE, may be unneceis 

Airily depriving himself of the pjf a^re 

that eould come from buildisir M g 

"rtream home" in Ocean Ci^ now, 

America today is sound and stable. 

Fears that a depression is just around 

the corner-are not substantiated by the 

facts If you can afford tn build, now 

is th** time for it 

Ocean City's building tradeamen 

are ready to give ysu an bonest conrtruetion 

job at a fair jrice. They are 

experienced in desirable seashere types 

of eenatructfon. Consult freely with 

them and with the resort's 

supply and equipment dfi 

ean trust them to giye you good 

Make this fall and winter the time 

when your dreams materialize! 

In 

are 

afid bests 

iii jui* not 

^sausf sf their ihap* 

ing fftzpeetsr Henry 

sd §ut thJi 

COVER 

A strong tread In 

the 

^pe sf 

Uft" ityls 

fas CalifefnijL sad 

tat at 

Build 

polpt- 

Many e£ ttaat d^gui îad. out 

aver th# letifa *e sugli that ts 

EniDd then yen p«d a rite 70 er S? 

l(o«i buDdinr lot* hi 

are frss 10 to 1© f«*t 

sara thai to buM 

lets. Jumped tots ows* 

ysy itort lacfclng with toe ft 4wU» itU wfJT*. 41 

admlatiee =«t Us^ plini fa* 

spa yoy want to build* Rails* af §• «r M 

that it If on# tlal ysu an "A geed ids for any 

bufld 

OB the 

hone builder if to consul* in 

teet or A snteftsr famfliaf 

IM&I agBdJtloBJ^ the buneeter e§m* 

seed at lait two Isti install ef sag* 

to nub it fit . 

cttr. 

west late tfce 

la 

period, the majority of thttn lor 

wfao ire essp^taf them 

tfa?y like to 1K-* 

in " 

esistant 

_ * neauire 

byQfUsf law here requites • 

minim am of 3305 aquare feet for s 

heuplsg unit, ¥^s# k n& fpsiai 

rule u to shape, byt |h# way the 

esmBunity WM laid art In the be* 

ginning provld*d lets with 100 to 

125-foot depth tit varfom 

but with rdativelj nArow 

Although tflset foil lifting 

on the ftfee4 About the only place 

tile we ptf * 

tion is Oân City U"of the timber when leu are airiiiatnf S TBfp% 

ether than rectanjls U in soe 

•nd b^ld onto 

until the 

post-war 

to Adapt It te Chsnging ConfKtkma frame iFpz. th* eity fathers have 

^ftt of the Gariess, 

fisarefl for Uss to pfs- 

In iim that is* 

provided eertain diftrJets is 

buJlt^ ind that 

VS I' > 

j two-famJlj- 

Jnfpeeter Cooper, ec-mfflentinf 

EiBestj was 

the hisii**-or 

mare family er 

fartheF on the auhjst declared that 

In IS47 tbse'wet 176 

Zsoe 4, light industry and quired In ail new 

inert has been a asUe^bls trend 

W£fta of 

by the- city'* 

5. induttrlsL 

The principal flre*resUtant dii^ durfag IMS lor hemi owners te ae* 

zuning law, covering the en! The ionise law applies %o all new tfiets are the pc#mJi£ront and board* qutaViffiofe "*br^tfaing spice" areund j 

from the- Gardens to SBth COtistruEtien and tonaetirnei te it* walk ares from ith ?L to Htfa gt their pr@p#rtl« hj purehuin 

during the pdn?ulij**]sw unt. 

•Qughsut the entire 

adapted Ml March: mpdellnf wurk, but it did net affect and on both iides of A*bury av. th&n a ttnê Jet 

than the IsiaJ value nf 

period to date. And 

!h 

bi.tn g already in 

from Sth st to 14th A lyeh eon- occurr TWO LOTS 

building wert the previous 

the ordinaRee ws» adopted, 

abo ig required on Sth, 

are tfttt soother eludJftg ait*ratiara and 

Ins ceeditioris as they 

OLD Vp_ NKH 

Pth and 10th tts, from oe*an to b*v, 

A numher, nf dwcHin^ 

torn lo ieHvitr *as b« sn*Wpai**i From Januarr 1 thnygh JuJy 31 

Sth ft west of {lav^n iv. eeastfyeted hsv^ been ftlsred ifi the 

to pVlTHme Inequalities found 

this y*sP. S apartments w^re ere' 

FPF this rpajrfjn it 

middle sf two normal lots, thus proatod 

by eonveriJai of remt^tl pto^ 

happsn* that a certain !yp£ s 

Hi 

Vidinf msf# space fnf JauTW, fhrybf 

in additîi to the 100 new MDSI 

maj- be barred by law, even though 

and recfratisn oytddgfi. 

ftarti. 

About l@ ionmg 

one £f more structures ef the 

CSUntrj- in the One iaffe new hom? byiN thU 

i sf Oeeso City** Btw teen 

hj- 

may ^sist in the world 

HHBJ of ih*? fruit, ipring utilised no Iss than Svo sdd* 

vff& their la 

Uee whieh 

^ wood, hark, giim, 

studied th# iufe, 

shaped lets io make one track and 

sf BIIIUB* «f daUaa. 

Aetksn y R«^ 

ppnfiine ffi put 

The zom'i wsfr epfahfifhed rooL ge#d, nut* Sower or p^» which er fer which g permJi recently 

f (h*lr fyih t 

ints effect 

Ing te the preripminani nature of gontrfbutes to perfumt trt. was l&zyed will be built on four 

Is Uw filur •# 

law and its 

neighberhftod aj it already 

fee Wr$Sf, 

nnQ n?w deeuffis-nL 

In iftSS. nr hf thf citv gov 

Insisted thai it ihnyld b? in the 

time to emulate' their e The lofiiJig law KhouJd 

futurr, Zaninfi nol only helps keep 

JuJf is nonnally ig now—thi* fall Md winter. tuts by any lamily fORsideFing buy- §r**a* of thp eiiy mori' uniform but 

qulet month nf t 

Make y&ur dream house fn 

ler 

ing df building a home, sn that the It alao aids in betU-r planning of 

^—^.-^frig, j| produced 11 „_. 

come trsel 

restriction* in ih*- neighborhnod £«- the 

"tJ^sj^tWi fear and a total of £143, 

lectcd ire ihgftiUEhlv undtf?inqd in 

of all work staff 

ad^ânee. There have 

for fMtanee, tn which 

of Street* Paved 

SI 15.983 .the 

a site ,u[jnn whirh thpy pUnneH 

ate to mils sf itreet? in 

a two-family 

DWELLING 

Citj-, of whieh ibouE 36 

are pav^d or otherwise ban!' 

late that the 

faced. More than S mile sf 

was restricted to 

Spire of ill horns dfia not is added each yeaf under the ftste family hsnia. 

alraoM 10S ether Sid pros^n with the itafe and The live sane* zet up by law 

crested by 

sharing the 

Esne L pn^familv 

N 

cean City 

Loan Associa 

in tndmy and WP 

a ioni-terifi low jf?it 

gaae that will 

eufld H new hnnip for 

you sr make iinprov?rnen*s 

your prcipnt home. 

Wherf yffii pui ygur 

in ttrf* Afpociatioti- £taving* 

M ^ lniured b>- 

Federal ^siine* 'and Loan 

Corporation. 

-Si 1^"'* '"-' J-LJ' ^T • - - ; ^ " ^ : 11" _ : '— •' -. 

J : 

Many homer byfi^hen? in the' 

STP on sites which Ihelf awn. 

efs purchased at public auction from 

the municipal Ecvermn^nt riuring 

and immediait-Iy after the war. 

Tlie fi(v. In orrtef fe FefnOVA cityowned 

property from ihc us^ree 

list gnd put it inte prtvat# - owner- 

Ship, disposed of hundr^cis ef fhniee 

home sites SveF i psflod of abcui 

five years. 

Moat of tht purchasers acquired 

these 4gts and held elite them in an. i 

ticipstion ef building OfrSn Cilv', 

hfime? aj Been as war-time Jhdrt=; 

flg« were rejipved, } 

A typical surtion sale sf Ihis kind ' 

aeeurrpd just live years acfi, Sn Aii- r 

gust, ]©44, with victory rtill a yraf' 

away, " ' j 

At thftt Umf thf rrty arivertii«d 29. 

parcels of Jartd to be sold to 'he 

highest bidders, at minimum SCC^p!-: 

ablr pfices tots line |2i,#TST Fregpte-1 

live builders bid against each other j 

on almpft every parcel, with ih* s re- : 

Stilt that the final sale brsught S33,- 

536—a "p/emium* 1 ef flLQBS. j 

Revenue from these sales, incf- 

Hentally, went intn a spec is I fgpngh 

Imprevement fund which ha& hfnn' 

used in the past two years for a 

huinber of imprevemenls, ineludliig 

rebuilding of tht boardwalk. 

Tax Rate His Year 

Is 12 Cants Lower 

The property tas rate for 

City ihip year 1$ 57,87 per S!M nf 

assessed valustisn^ op 12 eent* Jswer 

than !ut year. 

The net taxable valuation of the 

esmjBUfiity U lie.OPeji?, af^rding 

to County Tax Board table?, ThJi 

make* Ocpflh City by fgf the highest-valued 

diptriet in the Eounty, 

hag tots! ratables of §54JS4 * 

erty here average between 20 and 

15 per oent Sf eetua! micket value. 

Fire and Police 

Dcpta. Pull 

Your property investmtnt la Ocean 

City will be prateeted by a full- 

and men arid a p 

partmenl e£ 27 sffieer? and 

Il forces are î 

til ytsj around, 

pem trtn if 

K part sf Ike 

to Take 

it the | 

srriâU might WÎ 

in knswing that r 

CWr previded an j s-eeinffssi 

irilfc ier iy 4dUMii'^*early 

u 1^^ only WygSfi Sfief 

the ?gttimutilty waj fsuaipd/ î 

Jt was efrlight.timbtivtaid la. 

g^rtlDW from 4th to Hth'^y^ 

asd was U&m us (rom the beach 

Mrtlen of tits 

s-b^fdwilJi WIL 

Your Entire 

^ 

Can Enjoy i Modom Home 

Piait Now to 

1914 

Yaur Home Wrth «n FHA Horn* 

Improvement Loan From ThSt Bask 

Here U m p*rti*l Ibt 

ifl FHA Loan: 

raU you can m*k« with 

91 

*4 

Roofiag and Sidm, « Eleetrie*l Work 

PaintntffÎntenor and Exterior 

Insulation aod Storm Windowa 

H«»tmf and PlUmbinf • Pap 

Ad4 N«w Rooma or Apartment* 

Wk- 

3* ^ 

fa 

bat suited to H 

in love with t 

and 

North Africa 

Into *md# 

Cumlng thf flun# ta 

fry 

•Mi per IMrt mt Math 

Malar** M 1M 

# Current Dividend 

par 

WIJM H«w Belsf PaM 

# -P Offkn ^ 

te Mlb 

411 lifbtb Stf«t 

2nd Floor N*tH>fxjil Bank of Oce*n City 

Phone 0250 

HERICTiEL FETTfT. 

WILLIAM O. AB&O^ 

CHAHLp R, STILWELL. 

ROLAND STI1LMAK 

CLINTON B.LPRICE, Treasurer 

ROBERT JL BELL, 

A, RAÔLPH FOGG 

THE VISITOR AND TEAE A»OCK» USWEMT 

= DIRECTORS — 

ge Loam 

GEORGE S 

FLOYD C SIMMS 

HOW AH D S. fTAtNTtfl 

ELM1S S. STEELMAW - 

CHARLES K. ft 

JOHK a TON^pl 

mi 

1 ••si 

•f 

FOUR EASY STEPS TO OBTAIN 

AN FHA HOME IMPROVEMENT 

LOAN 

I. ntvidr what iot»r*vvnenfe 7 wl»b l« 

n*ke *ia 7*ar two*. 

t r«mBlt a local »Ktr«rf*r and f*t an oUmii* 

««bmlt Tour appl|«aliw t* «nte Bwtk. when 

It will reecUe prrapt a«4 car«f*l a(i*itU*rv 

Vm ran vbtala an mppIlca,UMi hUak &X 

nlllnK at the Bank *r hT 

iterl «r«rk 

«••* 

Deputy Co. 

R«gbter«d Builders 

ttiilders of Fine Homes 

ALTERATIONS A SPECIALTY 

[447 A*bury Avenue Phone 1472 

Ka n 

WITII YOUR PLANS 

NEW HOMF? 

8 W. l&lhStriet 

.Vi'^ 

Voyr ld?a*i May Be * . , A 

One . . W« Will E** GUH •• 

Off* 

Billings IB 

t*lMI.PER 

man 

Jobbini 

Phont 0442 I 1 

itffi*iiiltaUM«Hi! • * ••***"***** * •"' "< 40 

-I 

Builtfing Rules 

See ToTha 

Bunding and tening rulfs in Ocean 

City provide sensible "fejlfleted 

area" regulMtiiing le guard asainst 

GYercrwdlfig yf buiLditigs «§ thet 

ample light and air wUi b# fi iF aU- 

&b|p btiwesn them. 

Ifi nil Ftaidenfiiil dUtrigy, th^ I&W 

fggylres a buildiag to . be ne less 

than fgyr f^t frutn the jide prepeft 

¥ line, whieh meehi u minimum of 

sight feet cigHf4.f>^ 

tnp is a r*iw, 

Bl-»IMESi ZONES 

Ttie only exemption to this is ttl 

t^hefe le«jf Uian 

mfiy be had by 

i and the re*e 

an egre^rosit to that effect, 

also are rules ta keep 

mp$rtles a ip*?ifled 

freni ih^ frôt prgp^rty 

of street. In !T>QSi parts of the City, 

dWplflngl must be bark at !*&** four 

feet from lh^ front prrpefty 

About 40 p#? eent c»f ell F**i** 

hpvi? this ft lip. 

Hi'tiT BE is rier BACK 

In in editions! 40 per cent of 

sut'h distf leU. S dwelling fniiBt b* baek 

10 fpet from thf property line, 

wherf In the e\%y. the dtstan^t 

up to a ip^simutn sf 2S or 3 

depending upCn the width ef !h*f 

fi^ thy ri*pth nf %t»* d 

providing "breathing 

between bullainp. th# If= 

^reg rules frisk* fur unifermits 

end maf* attractive g&i**Qf«*v* 

u\ JBRQI d@«sn ! t 

think »e. She drew floor plum. 

te clarify it for w&. We wish »•? 

hed time Is rei»ryduc« ih#»i. but 

yoyll iiet the idee frtif'i i*>arf 

ing her eUifS^—Editor * 

PHON 

op*n deek ft*«r Ji&rt of the 

The hallway would extend parallel 

tu the- bay, and would open into.use 

Serge bedroom fiyer U»e lining rooftu 

Two unialier b*dro«inF would i^ 

luVSled vvfS the diiiing room and 

lutiihsii. Opposite the stairs would 

bt' « bathroom with eniranres f 

the tWy front fgfiifl? sa w«ll as 

rie liallây, 

f?lusel spare wsuld be ample loF 

li rsomi. UndefneBth the stai« 

i tit* first riiHJT wculd h* s it*vett>ry 

REG 

1026 SIMPSON AVE, OCEAN CITY, N-J- 

walls. Tn* reef I* ee**»^ with aiphslt 

ihUigies AddlUon of a §«6f# t* W* W 

sf this imsJJ hutis gives it a *p» 

iippeBfane# ffsm the frent. 

the generous ttmeufli sf etoiei spaee, 

unall halt leading w »U r»mi and slm" 

piifled plumbing inittUaUsn with fcitehen 

and hathreom kdjoliUng. m*ke the fleer 

plan arrangemmi ef THe Benfistt *xspt» 

iowil. There i? ft total ef nin« eiosetfc A 

^st claiH fer eeeh #ntfsnt*i bfoem ana 

pet iind psn GIOSPU in thp kitehes: a 

fisen eift»t In the hall and twin 

in the biidiwims. High side wlndowi m 

the bedreem eff*f a4ditisn«l wall f§ie 

fiif furnituie, , -* - * 

The main body of The Bennett if U f«t 

by 24 fe#l. It hitf an eres ol «», 9q^!¥ 

r^t, without the garage, 

Fur further infonnStion sbeu* 

'. write The Small H«u«* 

Burses St Cloud Minfi, _ 

Resort on Island But 

Easily it ii easily &ee«ilbla by 

hiirhw&y, fail* &F »if* ê«n 

d^s not give the ynprestisn ef being 

what U actually |a—*ft Ulapd i*v*n 

mile* ipng. entireiy fyrfeuftd*d fey 

and twe mijev from th# 

Linoleum — p 

WINDOW SHADES - AWNIN 

MMU AIUI tnsUlUd 

GENERAL LOCKSMITHING 

ALL 

OW Kt*S 

WALTER E. 

70S Central Avenue 

Had you esme here to Uve ifi the 

early years, you would have reached 

the resort by itsamboat operated 

Irem & wharf st iomsrs Feint. The 

^tirvice was estsbll*hi>d in IM 

Times, tadeed, have changed. Ne 

we ai^ only a few bsurs by slrllner 

fram praetieftily sM eastern ftr 

politiin aKfti! 

By JANET D, 

Of rae, liie huuse would be 

Like Mr. Blsnding=i 

dfesigned In the modernistic SqU&re, 

out ty build my dresm hsuse, Un* with an Qpeh porvh on the 9fat 

like Mr, Blandihg's, mine is to betioof 

acruii the bayfront, 

£ typical Oeeah City home, built and Arvhiiectursily, I have never seen 

designed specially fsr domfortabie sutti a home, but whh net water Your Only Real Security 

living St the seashore. 

heat it KJUhdi Uke ideal winter 

On the first User, I would have a quarters, tou. 

acieua living room, on ene end ef Tliis is my dresrnhpuse , , , I've 

wyuld be a dyerway to theyet 

to see it nmwriaifi?, but maybe 

Street aide Sf the hsuse. 

d 

A Home of 

The ruum wuyld extend thrfiUgh 

the buyfrynL with & large, open 

fteptsce Qii the south wsIL Oppgîtg 

thfe living room would be ail open 

dining room faelhg the bay. Both 

these "rooms would he equipp#d with In planting trees and shrubs 

Q huge picture windewg i n ttne 

aruynd your hew home, be pure ts 

select varieties with a known record 

of hardy growth and survival in 

seashore conditions. 

Behind the dining room, I would 

have a eompad kittihtm on the aireet Many trees that flourish on the 

ffQnt, but M dinette, Alani ihe nearby mainland will nut grow sn 

side of the kitchen and dining rosm this sandy tete because their root* 

would be the garage, with ihower go tso deep, strike the salt water 

table below ground, and dU, 

QIHS in the rear, 

lôm the doorway atalrt would e 

Commit a local gardener dr an 

tend to the second Segr, where th**Fe 

iuihoriiatfve garden encyclopedia 

would be three hedfogms and a large 

before itig 

VERYTHING 

UILDING 

ince 1902 We H*ve Been at 

12th Street sad West Avenue Phoae 01S0 

C. H. Shoemaker Lumber Co. 

CUT 

LUM 

MILLWORK 

UILDING 

NEW JERSEY 

J. P. Collins Co. 

So. Seaville, N» JL 

See. Us City 

SekbleGly 

34034 

NOTHING elit you byy with your 

money laite io long, serves eo wtll, 

fives so much value year In, year out, 

&a your own hojn§. It b fit once the 

FLOOR ASPHALT 

• *'•. rr^-.r"- - 

IQI 

. \ i 

e to the Man With a Family 

badge of solid citizenship and the 

mark of a man who !B striving tu 

pro vide ateurity for his family, 

Where else can you put your money, 

tht fruits of your labor; how else can 

you provide so much of comfort, hsp= 

piness and security for your family 

and yourself, than in a home of your 

own? 

Tht house you buy today provides 

shelter and a good life for your family 

now and, ai you pay for it, month 

by month, it helps you build a solid 

financial future for yourself. Of aU 

the things you can buy, only a home 

retains ito real worth _ twenty, thirty* 

forty years from now it will still five 

you safe, secure shelter, All that this 

house actually costs you is the down 

payment, your monthly payments are 

both rent and savings, 

Yes* few pfAf «*1 •* curil 3 r *• • 

of ymirownl 

Stocks may depreciate, bonds may 

be defaulted, even savings accounts 

may be depleted, but so lonf u your 

home stands, it ig shelter, it is security, 

it is stability* for you and your family. 

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who 

owns his home* It gives purpose to 

your family life* Come war or inflation, 

your savings invested in a home 

always yield their full measure of 

value in shelter, comfort and satisfaction. 

Should hard times come aome 

day your savings might be dissipated 

while your home still stands as a 

haven. We learned during the depres- 

302 

^^ 

BUILDER wods 

rtion of the thirties that it is neither 

wise, profitable nor necessary to take -vf 

an honest man's home from hlnu W§ :j; 

learned that there are measures that;> 

can h§ taken to help a man hold his 

home, This lesson our country-, #iU..r£ 

never forget, ' ' -^| 

In this blessed America of ours, 

more people own their homes than in 

any land on earth. They are better.';' 

homei, far, far better than the people" % 

of any other country may aspire to. : 

And our homes are gettting btttet 1 ;;' 

all the time. Now that material and 

labor shortages are practically over, 

you may confidently expect to find ';Y, 

this year the greatest home valttts:; 

ever seen in this country, ;; 

Like everything else, houses eeit^ 

more than they did ten year> age, T*fc£ 

such ts the progress of the building L 

industry' that more people can_affifrf^5 

to own a home today than ever before. 

The home building Industry of i$!i^ r 

country is constantly increasing thft; 

value of Its product and redudntfH^^ 

costs so that the benefits of home ownership 

may be extendtd to,mok^,faBfc\. 

Hies than ever before, In thduttnî o| ;^ 

communities in this country, ybtt%«i^| 

now buy a home for no ^reatf r lupnt^vi 

ly coit than your weekly pay check. ^ j 

RgmtmbeF, a home is ffiorff ûoasy| 

more, than bricks and in6rtrt>â^fe 

and Umber. It is your sure tovbstmi^M 

ini yaur family-a happiness arid'Wi^ 

In this Insecure world a home of 

_your own ia the ONLY sure b l k 

te»^^:&&& 

you can erect against the forces 

threaten the security of f 

l»lffr

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