Jul 1927 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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AnnstnmfJ
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New I
BN, Boston, |
to J)«r
i John (Waabjj
i man's i
.-that ns
• thenr with parl
. always, elen
^_ ta«
CfecoUlectJon.
te*kwr»P
monlcatli
HOT*
I-Kennedy
. ot tt*
Jad sttm
i"bj the i
fUeff W» con
to fe*l. I
'»wrljr
in '
• ftlmalnKMt]
i dead. .
M> tal
f&r
woold J
t woe tt>|
- had
She
_ Slip
- Mtttaae '
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Jen
| ^Deaths Sunday
In Wildwood
Both
Men Well-known
Residents—Ideal Weather
Brought Many Visitors
lltjr Lutheran'Church, which wtllj dlllons. for getting m«f from.
Mr. and Mm. WJIIard Bawtli
be erected pn (lie site, of tb«' the neat of a We cltjr for a dayland daughter.ot tWB Hsrlwr
present structure. eorilLir Atlantic! yam gratifying.
Enough cooling spoilt Sunday iflUl Mr. and Mr*,
and Poplar.
Ibreoio to fan the sun-baked Raymond Boiartn.
l
and Jilpj. William Kurt*
son.
Mr and Mri Jomob
f
Methodist S. S. Outing
I
| bathers, they lingered in content-l jvir.
Burn to Mr anil Mn diaries rll „„„,, »„ tti,inK tnr orach r- -and
k il A M t '
Erma
^ivon Dickinson, of Phll»il< 1
phi», spent a week'* vacation here
with alii
It until Ifi
plul. July 1
Bolter, who is the dauKhter nf
Mr and Mrs. Fram-ls Norjin re-
COfvrB very «li>wl}"
while
did
hle
trai
of iifoplftbaturdajr
tvenln
la
luirn
The
MTU 1
phi i
ih.tr
it. E.
By HELEN S
Two Middt-n de-iLlw In -be city
of Wildwood on* thf i»
• honii «
1*1 rdti
Ml
iir I bOU.l
of for.
>r birth
Iiiiilljtu*]*'
ill
Inii)
Tor th.
The
HOW In
City.
mid Mm. Jamc?! Ilurati ond
children. ..f Atlantic City,
Mr.
Ihtr...
«p..>nt Wi'tiiiBilay
la Atlantic , SBlerull|ed mm u MeyeTi ot
Philadelphia,
during the past
I'mtrt tin' Hiipt:r
i'iw
I^.rsli. part
rh. IHIIMI.II plenlui
Ml a» 1 VI-H Alfr*.l \lt*fv
#rf Phil «-]. Ipbu
hn-.- )• vxi i
( i
MI>T jjtirtin tit f f r t h> bil.iiir<
of tb* 1 PI u*uh foinlrift tt> tSf'' l»
•^>ri for ft pulod (if y* ir^ th<
Allnfnri' fonni-ilv iwrtipli 1 I h
il* rf( hull lint, fn t inf I HI*
pliiri? T
nuiliy (
borhfxw
Joy a il
zlmm.
mill
party
epb'
Mm. A
i Cook i
JIIB th.
A IVHir wind til it t\*»a\\ t hloVt
i< bf>'*> fioni^ i^oi) 1 Aiii f%
\A\ti I fiUiifl ir inultt h\ M L
o[ j. ti rupoiAry Iiol litp mi r
Hi J.'IIII/,
JJriiw di ttiinfn^ a
ttron of pj^*-riE rv niaii> of
whom tuolf advj.nUfjr (rf Ihf fn
La *ion to rfli»rn I i T h* lUiir 1
walk
Mor* nw>m y » i^ pp/m In
tHtfl ihni JM rhip-i oth^rwl-M
ami I f l*-ij_Bt t h* r< ttJU ^anI nt,t Ii
was boju-tful A bj^nn U r r^
marktij \\ btit a pity h. t jjiw
must
fit" par I at Uif ^upt» r boui
any IHJI* Vfiiit (if [l)i-i- i irlir
HtwitetA brlilft lh*-Ir hinchci jiwl
d good h«t tupprr HTtWfl' t> ih*»rf
j(* I hi- flUrifc. Inujir L* Tiifirt
willing rn apt nd for L n.f.il ,U
I Mi time
I *«<
SlITl It}
II
1.'
U r h - ti.
J'lni A^
fnu tu ,
Milhflf
) i|ipict
i ipf the
hiul ruiu
«f thifl I
t hfrt
Tr< il r in 1 IH
f U h ot j >iii)i, la
bmi'lj> lllcrmii F
a p]f-iru)[ »uk<
Rami;i;y
h«r parof
Mlllvlllo
Lewis Hildreth and family, of
*"h Cape Sig^i are oeoupjih^
ihelr
fottgge
h* 1 re again_ thi.4 jji-n^rtn,
Mrai. Marvin £]||nti. «f C«Jd
ipfing, eall»-=ri on hn Billy
to Wildwood for many ygara.
•His. iottle~~Adik», of New
Vork Avenue. U taking ft We#k*a
aojourn with frlenda In Holmis-
Tn» beach wran. ladle* U t
M>CM»nr article of wearing ap-
WTOJ for the un-to-4ate bather.
lnSly irorn. It Is attmctl*e.
and with the nobby frtogni iiuen
Bat feminine lovellneas la doubly
AhMCL
Tfce Iflswi Helen Brown and
lilm OleklnMn. both or Glen
1 *•**,- P*.. wtrt unions the 8un
,"W Tfeltom Iwre enjoying the
"— ndld Mrtnlng.
** tbe molt Af s recent BODS
lal cinn by Ml« Marie Hup.
.'jibe ww atile to eohtributs
1 mpany
m
' AU«nticCay,N.J.
: Marine 3555-'
I. B. Van Scivar Co,
Manufacturers and Retailers of Furniture
CAMDEN, N, J.
Is Repre»ented in the Ocean City District by
JAMES H, VANEMAN
SIS Wesley Avenue, OCMH City, New Jeney
Telephone Sra-W
Information pertaining- to Fnrnitur* and Hone Furnishings
may be obtained from Mr. Vaneman hy telephone of by
letter. He will be glad to Bake t pewmil eafl or fim ia.
formation hf telephoae on estimate! fn fnrniahing Homej,
Hotels, Clubs, Offices and Apfatments. Mr. VaJieman frill
aJjo gladly help customerj with ideas and suggestions on
Interior Decoration.
aba furnished on Awnings, Summer Draperies gad
Hoof Coverings.
REDUCED FARES
TO
PHILADELPHIA
SpecuJ Two-d»y Summer Excw*ion Ticket*
good MI d»y of inue and next »ucceeding day
Are Now on Sale From Ocwere
all seen nhopplng Ip
wood Friday
j
lira. Dnvld Mason, of TamJin,
'and
Mrs Lena Madon cn)I A oil
'MK
Hiram Soultn \\ednes dot 73c Qnni ihz 83 c
Gulfwax - pkg lOe
Aicorted Spicei . e% 7e
jelly GlaalM ^w.il,M.nlC.6e»T.ii[
Jo j 39c
New Pack Peas > 3 «« 25c
Shredded Wheat • m ioc
Pnlled Rice • pkg 14c
Puffed Wheat • *»% lie
California T fftp B w Peaches ^ „„ isc
Rajah Sandwich Spread • /ar 23c.
Ions Tomato Ketchup • 3 tali 2Sc
AIIOF Rice - 3 Phgt 25c
Mra, Msrnion'i Puddlngt - 2 pkgs 10c
Enston'j Mayonnniw - 8-ez jar 23e
Pnlmolrve Soap • 3 ak" 20c
P&G White Naphtha Soap • 4/afalSc
8 O'Clock
COFFEE
•af •
The Msl hmi br ludwidiiiii
Grandmother^
BREAD
Pun Grape Juice
Red Ripe Tomatoes
Purs Cider Vinegar
jlLO
jelO
Blue Ribbon Mayonn*i«e
Heinz Vinegar
•
Ufcbuoy Soap
•
Old Dutch Clejuner
pint tot 19c
3 cam 25c
2 J4« /,./, 25c
3%2S
3p%.2Se
8^02 jar 23c
2 Wt 25c
3 cakt* 19c
3 cam 19c
White House Erap. Milk
jtlontt Peaches *
IOC
THE A NECTAR TEAS
Mixed
Z3 C I'M ••» mmt i
i4 c
- a7 c
NUT
TtA
eon
Any used cat seen on our flow
is food for more than enough I
satisfactory miles to assure the
owner of his money's worth.
You can always count on that
BECKERS GARAGE
II. KECEEB, Prop,
ft N. j.
A usen
CAR is ONLY AS
AS TH* DgALeR WHO
Another Big
Tea Sale Extraordii
We cut tofive Vrny Hons*k«per an
know the goodness of Our Teas, so we hare
on ult this week at « iff reduction.
Our Teas are Delicious and Refreshing
Strved Iced or Hot
Reg. 55c and 65c
AscoTeas "
25 C : * 49 C
M Ib.
Your c?liuice uf flther Orangit ptknt'. Intlia
Counir}' Sljlc. Plain lilnek ur Mlxvd.
f Reg. 15c ASCO Sliced .. ,jp (
Peaches or Apricots & M
I
Di'llcluua fruit fur Briiikfast, Dinner or .Supper.
Reg. 9c Gold Seal
Macaroni or Spaghetti
Rich Creamy Cheese
or Del Monte
NL» Pack, Thu flnost of ihe new crop.
ASCO
Sliced
Bacon 19«
Reg 15c
ASCO
Grape Jelly
2 2||C
tumblers
g
Tumi
Reg, 21c ASCO
tM - lit
Calif, Asparagus
Tender Spears serve creamed on
liiil».nI**!ni»iI'>>J|UHi!
^Market* in Cape May Counlyattd^
iuihorUies Seek Means To
Curb Accidents on Bridge
failure of Motorists To Maintain Single File in Crossing
Bridges on Entrance Boulevard Blamed
For Several Recent Accidents
Not Illegal To Paw Cars Traveling Same Way On Bridge
I The atMnUOD of the cits'
Been directed
iano of curliliiE the
save frequeotly occurred
t bridges of the Oceaa Clty-igm=
Polat hquleyard retently,
[At a nittlBg at tbe city Camnor
Monilay. Director of
OWBW Trout reported that ae
requested the State Highway
nrtmeat to replace. the reflec.
markers at toe entrance to
hrldgs Which Wife removed
the highway wu hard mir
thin spring.
Highway Department ttiited
matter would receive Immoil
attention. A number nt the
§ldgea are set at a alight angle
the
highway. The reflectors
III warn the night motorists to
caution In approaehlng the
ildges.
|"llio real haurd on the bridges"
Trout declared, "11
practice of many of the drlto
run around other ears on
bridgei.
Almo&t ninety per
nt of the accidents have beeaji*
"-•*
ji==-*«- [ s ( Bis cause, but
i author. I A I I f-ii
££% Asphalt Plant
For Repairs Is
Needed By City
Family Had
Close Call
From Death
Car
Stalled on Tracks at
North Wildwood—
Struck By Train
Man's Skull Wns Fractured
iklltMil op* lullon ,it Miite H
jlo^pltnl Hiiiulu Ii IM llcvL.i to
HJIVI •! tin )lf< nf John IIny4J)
ctf J'hlladiIphla
vrlin uais iilmoiit
family Injure*! Sunday morning
ihe cm in whit h ht lilt)
== —^ = \9>\W ontl li y* a\ ulil smi wen
City Engineer Recommenda ^rin, "."Mr
Z*"*t
Purchase of Inexpensive
Plant For Patchini
Would Save City Money
City Engineer ColllKsoii recommended
the CommiHgionerH to pitr-
Wllilwond. the cur
Htrui
by n tiouth-bound »ii:ilrsion train
goliic to Wllilivnnil. Iluyun sus
talnliiR a comtioiiml
frurtuitd
•kull.
Tll«
on Sho
h«nr or
yeii wciv driving Atwlh
Iloaii.
They did not
uny trnln. tlitt vision
And They Call This a Beauty
In thu vicinity bring rli'iir. 11 In
btllt \fil that win 11 uhout to
' Iff 111 T> " HIUl naa«AA i^ftFU^B*- «iv ti**
ehmw a srnail aaphalt plant to he| ev(r itll,
rnu riu,l CroH.iln B hf m-v
useil in making alreel repairs. ltl, „„,„ llll(1 mtompt,,! t,, nDI,|y
The
cost of such a plant, he
staled, would not exceed 1250 and
the
eit^f would find use for it
many times In the course of the
year. lartleiiiirljp when replacing
thB hard surfacing after a renolr
•fortunate!*/ it is not always the
•ending driver whs paya the ponpr.
A rational driver Is forced
nlut the bridge rail. Buffers
IIBRO to his car, and risks hit
i while the earelisg driver con-
^uea on hli way,
*!* with hundreds of others iiviilcr
the Imprualon that the M«
Vehicle law prohlbi^d cars
^veiling in the same direction
passing on brldgeg, but reintly
learned there is no auch
The auettloB of whether or not
(ere Is a liw prahlbltlnf this me-
1 of driving, wa> quickly setby
the npnsentatlvei of the
or
VeWcIo SeDartment who
driver"! eiamlnntinns In the
art every ilondar.
_
aufrted
"wte
ho prMIHan on thu
nl«« to that tffeet "Oertainj
bra Is no law of Oils kiad," he
Klared, "why ihould a driver he
impelled to trail a truck acrois a
ilNmlle bridge at the rate of ten
lies an hour if there Is ample
on Ue bridge to pals the
Jllck with safety?
IThit of course, does not by
' maani five the driver the right
risfc his o»n life or endanger
pen br feckless driving. It If
le that many drivers are arrestfor
passing cars travelling In
lame direction on bridges,
they are charged with reck,
driving,"
Jho entrance boulevard ii pur!
I the State highway system. Com-1 dared, "but it goes Into the Mir.
Mtonof Trout In a comniunlca
sewer pipes,
"Of course the contraetors who
laid the paving' are under bond
for five years for defects that appear
In the paving, but they are
not responsible when the street in
torn up to make repairs beneath
hard surfacing. The utility eorn.
puny must pay for that, but If a
plant was not available the street
could not be patched as speedily
as It should be. Then there are
occasions which It eouid he used
for city work. Fortunately there
has been an asphalt plant located
in the resort for several years
and we have escaped this difficulty,
but we cannot depend on
a plant nlwara being here."
The
suggestion was vlewsd fa.
vorahly by the ConimlsBioners. but
no action was taken in the ah-
•ene» of. Mayor_ Champion, who
wu
pill-Sharer It (he funeral of
Majnor OUlver, 'of Wildwood,
Director ef Highways Trout
called attentian to the fact that
the
cost of replacing openings
made br utility companies was
taken from the street approprla.;
tlon.
To
open a street the utility
company must pay 110 for a per.
, but the nir Htalled nti
the trflcka.
Hayes, with rare preaetice of
mind, pitched his iayear-oid son,
Marvin, from the car, telling him
to run. H« got out of the ear
and took the youngster t(l safety.
He attempted to return to rescue
his wife, but the train struck the
car, which bu wife occupied and
carried him on the cowcatcher of
the engine.
Ills wife, Rita, escaped death,
but was badly injured, sustaining
injuries to her body and limbs,
Hayes sustained tt compound
rmetured skull, und was operated
on immediately at Mace's Hospital,
where he was taken. On
Wednesday his condition waa reted
as "slowly recovering."
mit.
if usually eo,U
iLnant Stween
h SS in and
C. of C May Hold
Next Baby Parade
Say Civic Organization
Should Stage Affair
That dhe Ocean City Chamber
ot
Commerce hold a baby Ba.
iH.ii. III the retort next summer !>
the
nfeomnwnilatlon whlob will
be made at the next meeting of
the
civic erganHatlon,
Many memberi of the organ I-
miieh pubiieity by failure of the
J j Chamber of Commerce to taKe
No, lit* Irfii't a tinakt* rhiinncr. hut a fl^lii'rniiui. The vipi>rlnli
nppi'arliic Hpi.>clnien IH nothtnA morr than mi IM'1. OIK? or the largiwt
to lie cituKht In ill's nwctlon. Tin 1 «M l» ovi>r nve r*>l«ht pnillldH. Tlic Hvi'iaj;* 1
wt'lffht of i-i'tn llMt'iiboutH
l» A pound nnd u llulf for whn! I* coiiHidt'ml il full rHtrh
Th,. ell ni lumlcd by A, K. llotikc. nf rronpi-ct Turk. Delu
ware bounty. Pu. The mlia IH hln rlflUKlilcr. Mt»* Kihi'l L. Dotlkf
Mr.
Holtkt) lnlidfil the eel on IL ,0.t hook, wMc:h IH not I|U|'H'I|1
for partleulitrly large nnh. It wait Innded otltHiili,.
Citptnlii I>^w
AlHley. who witnoriH^d the capture of tin- MMII. ri It to t>o tht-
InrjiOHl of thnt piLrticiilar specl^a that ht! hud ever iteeii hero, and
Captnln Lew hiuf mien aultn u tow flnh.
Judge Eldredge
May Reverse
Gibson Fine
Was Imposed By Mayor Sofroney
in Alleged Violation
of Motor
Case For the Civil Courts
Hard Surfacing of Street? ]- Mn
that If Jun
tin or thi I'mici A T
Hti'^l
limn ilt-l^Riiti 1 !! Mnyur Sofroney to
hear the ci-ii. the JUMIICI 1
Jii-r^d.
hi h.iUllfi no poniil to du no At TJlB | ufs of a mMt CU Slid
•»'»'> "md iiw cit..il fin r.ict, an on er to build him a gas alailim
Mi sieiinmii ii ronunissliin tlen was too muei for JoBn w.
t\p:iLtl Ma> l nnd tha 1 hi ' "
no
light in r.cehtt tlie fn
ill, 11'HI iilat,
(M Ih^on «im arrwted on thp
complaint of Qeorge Jefferys. Sea
Is!" City cenlractor, who allagud
that on April ]!, Olbaon, wliiie
rilling In an automobile at in
ullugfd rate of tpHd, struck his
cur.
parked along the read allpointnient of a receiver for the
Miiiithniere damaging it to the {gasoline station operated by her
hud Hornsby, of Ocean view, when
In I Mrs, WiihelBfina MeArsle Horoi,-
hy, of lea Isle City, made those
Inducements for him to marry
While the Csmmfotottttfi
not made any definite ...
moot as to tbe plus rpr
surfacing of tbe raori ' ill
it li understood tint they art i
•I4erln> s promra m
jmtftX
Uw dent few j**n
wbfch
Include all the main :
the city.
Among lie iwTltur p-*n* fat'f
first phase of tbe wuiactwi
cram to be completed beton t
teason Is the (Urfacliif of W«
Arenuo tram BereDtMttUl- I"
to Tweaty-tlnt fltreet and, T
first Street from, Wesley i
to Asbury Annua. Thb> wl|fi
plete s route of bsrd
from Norlb and Wesley AW
Twenty-first and Aebuty An
Bay Avenue from Ebjktft'$
to Battersea Bflad; Batten** )
from Bay Avenue fa
Boulersrd.
Thla would be a feeder .
here. ThSBt MMftioBi were nailo "" ""*_!; "i,
by HornsBy on Tuesday in answer | nc
to a petition filed before vice *~"
Obancellor Leaning, In Oaaiden.
by his wife, who nought the aj>e\u>nt
of |{0.
Jeffreyii iiald that Oibson told
him he would pay the damage
ufier he had the car filed, hut
Gibson failed to pay. He then
•were out a warrant for hla ar.
rest.
Gibson on Wednesday declared
hu would not say the hill b&cutue
It was ,>i.l\,> and that Items
In (he bill were for repairs made
rillent.
He said he Died an appeal with
Jiifitlee steelman latsi and also
with Mayor Bofroney at the tin's
• he fine was imposed, declaring
the Mayor refused to accept,
judge Ehlw'dje stated that hi;
thought Mayor fiotrorioT'ii qMt
tencinr of Olheon •hould be re>
versed, dealgring "It smacks of
husband on the Shore Road, near
the South seavllle Road.
Hornsby alleged he met bis
wife In September, 1626. when
she was a widow, and married ber
at Klklou. Md,, January 11, 1927
"I am twenty years my wife's
junior," Hornsby averred is hul-be sewer compsoy to lay
affidavit. "We first met late la (connections rrom the tow tf
September. 198i, and the follow-to the property Une on B«M»
ing October my wife, then a Kosd. wblcb bare not *lre»dy$
Into ami
resort If new Bay Arenue,
is located alonr tie * "
from Eighth to Ninth
In not built by out time. Atf i
nue
througp the
Rillroad tract will, I
and In condition for truffle j '
This Mil relieve tbe
from tranllfw through th»f«
tested district ID the centnl.j
tlon of the resort.
However. It will be
to the car not caused by the oe: •-*»• *"»£* J? £.
"B\°.r^^.
at Sea Isle city for tbe winter
The psvtni
g* her em»nBeur Md " " " - '"- " " "
110 a week,
"During
Wert Avtntw l_ _
will alto be considered, .
AJan«i other MKSUOS*]
jyrf by the City ~
the etreet end! i
• fratn -•'-
coiiectlng a civil claim through ,"^r ol,7J,
a erinilnnl procetding." He fur-| Hornshv
th td th h h £
that she had flnanciaj aisaBs wllo,
Another hlfbwiy wimn.n
which she wodld build a gasoline jnccorded •ttentlon will W C
Mary
Mutolcse, of
Phlladelphln, won the little tnlsa
In a
Bower,"
Anita rMcCiirty In n pink go
cart
win a prise winner as
''Abie*s Irish Bose."
Birth of a Dew Drop "
Betty and Jane Silling, made
a picturesque float.
Betty was
locate!) In a iargi! rose. Th«
float was entitled "Birth of a
Dew
Drop." Jnek Balthaser was
a real "He Vamp."
The faith crlh. with "Florence"
has
liesn tltlcri the faith baby,
I wns neit In line. Thin ehlld waa
and xmogram
the affair.
It was impossible to ascertain nursed bacli lo health at the Bea. lowing year," be declared.
„. ..... jAveaue from Beranteeenth
. - .. . Hornsby declare! she said she, to Thirty-fourth Street 1% IM drtea
ther stated that h« felt therei woui d ma|, e B fMOii M , tatlon a btons whether thl. enUre »
- w
"•'
ntl1 sufficient evidence to i gift a nd provide him with a alx- can be Included In the next |
warrant a conviction.
Icyllnder automobile costing IIBOO contract, uolws a Iar*e
Will Start South End Conttruction
Quickly
The City Commissioners pMsed
an emergency rMolutlon Tues*
day which will provide for the
immediate construction of several
pile jetties on the beaeh between
Fifty-fourth and Fifly.nlnth
Streeta.
These Jolties.wiil bo for the
pnrpnsi. of giving this seetion bet*
lor (itorm protection, also to p«.
teet the bulkhead in this seetlon,
whleh will be rebuilt or replaced
by the cltf,
At the meeting Mayor Champlon
called attention to the need
of Immediate aotien, "Unless
these jetties are located before
the fall stofms, they will not
billld'much beach until tho foltbe
names of the various entriss
as they pawed in the line of review,
Among the tou who eom.
manded particular attention and
drew abundant applau*i was Joy
Matthew, a little tot dressed in
a wjilte costume accompanied by
a Jet black dog representing
"Beauty and the Boast," Bobby
MMler, as "The Bnglneer," James
Leleht, "A Farmer Boy," and
Jack Thompson on "A ooose,"
Sing Lee, local
liundfyman,
wag accompanied ty his three
small
children, all who were
born In Oeeah oity.
He was
awarded a special priie, Randolph
Thompson, of Philadelphia,
was garbed aa "A Hoo«ter," rollowing
tn rapid stiocession was
"An dlJ-fsahlened Olfl," "tittle
ralry,"
"Bride and Oroom,"
"Little Boo peep and a Iioae."
Dorta Sail, wearing * luge
Hombrero. attrscted much Attention.
Catherine Back, s sweet
little tot. won the hearts or the
spectators and judges. She threw
an abundance or kisses to tbe
audience.
A miss In an 1850 costume
was followed
by "Goldilocks,"
Jeanne Marls Taylor.
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