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THE LOWER B8ACH WEEKLY
THAT REACHES THE HOMES
VOL. 14. NO. 47
(Atlantic City. N. P. 04
VENTNOR CITY. N. J.. APRIL 22, 1921
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WE THINK THE TAX RATE WILL BE ONLY $434
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SCHOOL NOTES
Seventh Grade Boys Form Base Ball
Team.—School Buy Many Chinese
Fund Stamps.
The Seventh Grade Boys have or
ganized a base ball squad with. Bert
Conway as Captain. The line-up is as
follows:
Battery—Vivian Smith,Catcher:
Homer Williams, pitcher.
Infield—Harry Russell, first base;
Clia8. Mecke, second base; Bert Con
way, short stop; Chas. Chubb, third
base.
Outfield—Lewis' FTambes,Jeft field;
Howard Wolf, center field; Max Ros
enbaum, right field.
The iteam is practising daily, and
may be seen on the field located at
Buffalo and Winchester Aves.
1 In the lower hall of the Oxford Ave.
School there is at present an exhibit
of the sewing done by various mem
bers of the classes of girls from Vent
nor City. These summer frocks, piec
es of lingerie, work bags, table covers,
etc., form part of the exhibition on
view at Mays Landing last Saturday,
April 9th. Inspection is invited, as the
work is well worth while. Those who
til contributed to the collection ace as
follows:
Eighth Grade—May Brick, Beryl
Williams, Blaine Griffith, Jane Pagit,
Ethel Riley, Barbara Andrews, Nell
Sachse.
Fifth Grade—Clementine Brick, Dor
othy Dix, Myrtle Dix, Claire Coles,
Mary Pell Mathis, Lorna Downey, Ma
bel Chubb.
Fourth Grade—Marie McHale, Helen
Keller, Edna Freund.
- That Honesty is the Policy of Vent
nor City students was demonstrated
Monday morning, when one dollar,
which was lost by a small boy in the
First. Grade, was handed in at the of
fice of the Oxford Ave. School about
five minutes after being reported. This
is only one instance allowing the spirit
of the pupils. A Lost and Found De
partment, conducted through the Office
fives evidence that the children ap
v nrerlate the good old doctrine of “mine
and thine”.
On Wednesday afternoon, tit a meet
ing of the Mothers’ Congress at the
Hotel Chalfonte, Miss Wiley’s Kinder
garten Band contributed a few num
bers to the Musical Program. One of
the Hotel Busses and ,a few private
motor cars transported the entire
class and their capable teachers to
the Chalfonte.
■S On Friday morning, Mr. Henry T.
Skeldlng and Mr. Mikrauer spoke in
hoth Ventnor City Public Schools,
making appeals for funds for the Chin
ese Relief Fund. These two young
men are of a Committee of five who
are being sent out by Princeton Uni
versity, to organize committees
1' roughout the State for the purpose
, slated above.
In response to their appeal, Miss
Bird’s class, the Fifth Grade at Troy
{ .Are. School, immediately gave $11.25—
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Legion Benefit Was Well Attended By
- Local People.—Everything Well
noon at the Hotel Chelsea By the
Women’s Auxiliary of the James Har
vey Post for the benefit of the memo
rial fund of the James Harvey Post,
. was well attended and a success finan
cially as well as socially. ' \
Belated returns are helping to swell
_jiie amount to the expectations of
‘ those who arranged for the affair, and
they hope that those who have not as
yet sent in their returns may do so af
an early momeut, so that the complete
report may be made.
j The details had been well taken care
of by an active committee of the ladies
c- of the auxiliary, and those who attend
ed found that everything had been
done for their comfort as well as to
have the gam«?s move along smoothly.
The ladles desire to thank the many
people who so kindly attended helping
to make it the success that it was, as
well as those who gave them financial
support, but who were unable to at
tend. ,
The prizes, one for each table, were
beautiful art candy jars, and the com
. mittee feel that they are greatly in
debted to Miss Richie, of the Fads and
Fancies of this city, for her kindness
In securing these for them for actual
cost, enabling'them to make far great
er returns to the fund. , -
Arranged.
The card party given
ERECTING THREE I
NEW COTTAGES!
Charles P. Tilton Breaks Ground of
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Property Recently Acquired In
•St. Leonard’s Tract.
Charles P. Tilton, contractor and
builder, has purchased the largeTot at
the corner of Cambridge and Ventnor
avenues, from Isaac Aaron through
Warner Lipdsay, Jr., realtor, and
broke ground this week for the erec
tion of three large California type
bungalows to face the St. Leonard sec
tion and add to the convenience of
eacil liu it a liugc ~
latest appointments.
The bungalows will be something
entirely new in the way of construc
tion to this section of the country and
are planned with the thought to elimi
nate the servant problem as far as is
possible.
Each bungalow will' have a distinc
tive appearance with slate roofs, cop
per gutters and spouting, and brick
and concrete foundations, built on a
terrace which will assist in making
them stand in a class by themselves.
There will be a large size living room,
open fireplace, hardwood floors, dining
room with kitchen with the latest
plumbing and cooking equipment, two
bedrooms with trunk closets and a tile
bat li with the latest in plumbing fix
tures on the first floor and on the sec
ond floor Hi? front bedroom will be
equipped with twro trunk closets, the
side bedroom with trunk closet and the
rear bedroom with two trunk, and the
bathroom tiled with built-in tub, ped
estal waslistand, alrchamber over the
ceiling will keep the house cool in
summer.
The, three, houses will be ready for
occupancy by the middle of June.
“BUDDIE” DIMON DIES.
Howard P. Dimon, Jr., the seven
year son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard P.
Dimon, of 6508 Winchester avenue,
died in the Atlantic City Hospital on
Wednesday morning. “Buddie”, as he
was familiarly known among his
schoolmates as well as the teachers,
was taken ill a little over a week ago
with ear trouble and never rallied
after an operation. Funeral services
will be private this afternoon with- in
terment at Pleasantville Cemetery.
The family have the sympathies of the
entire' community.
Personal (Jtyat
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Mrs. Joseph D. Fackenthall and her
mother, Mrs. John H. Mowen, of Brook
lyn, N. Y„ were guests for the week
end of Dr. and Mrs. John Fletcher
Massey.
Mr. Graham Wilson has returned to
his home, 106 Austin avenue, south,
after an extended visit to Florida.
While there he was fortunate enough
lo land a tarpon fish weighing 93%
lbs. Mr. Wilson reports excellent flsh
iiig in southern waters. ■
Mrs. Pauline B. Campbell, of the Vic
loria apartments, will .entertain a din
ner party on Saturday at the Bellevue
Stralford in honor of her daughter,
Margaret Read Campbell.
Miss Mary C. Turnbull, of Hartford,
Conn., whose summer home is at 14
Baltimore avenue, south, has returned
from a year’s slay in California and is
spending some time in Atlantic City.
Mrs. A. C. Burns, of 7209 Atlantic
avenue, is visiting her sister in Phila
I delphia.
Mrs. J. H. k. Timanus and family,
| of Philadelphia, motored to their home,
1-1 Swarthmore avenue, south, for over
i he week-eud.
Mrs. S. L. Ballinger, of 15 Newark
avenue, south, is spending some time
in Cheltenham, Pa.
^Ir. and Mrs. A. Lincoln and family,
of 12 Vassal- Square, have removed to
Ocean Grove, N. J., where they will
remain through May.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Gaub, of Pitts
burgh, Pa., have opened their cottage
at 16 Somerset avenue for the spring
months.
Mr. John J. Canncpi, of Philadelphia,
opened his cottage at 17 Swarthmore'
avenue, south, on Wednesday. His sis
ter, Miss B. C. Cannon, will joiti him
today.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Burry, of Phila
delphia, are again occupying their cot
tage at 5 Cambridge avenue, south. ,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner, of German
town, will spend the summer with Mrs.
John Wetzell, at 19 Lafayete avenue,
south.
Deliveries at any time desired daily
and this insures Ventnor householders
the best service for all kinds of sea
foods, if orders are given to the
CHELSEA FISH MARKET, *707
Atlantic Avenue —R«ll «ign
md mi.
TRADE BOARD TO
. MEET TUESDAY
Brown Landone To Address Members
At Regular Monthly Meeting At
Hotel Chelsea.
The regular moilthly meeting, of the
local Board of Trade will be held Tues
day evening at 8.30 at the Hotel Chel
sea, and this meeting promises to be
just as interesting as the much talked
of Ladies’ Night which was held last
month. , '
Many of the regular attendants who
have been away for a short time dur
ing the winter months have returned
to the city and will again be welcom
BROWN LANDONE
Who will address members of the
Board of Trade at the Hotel Chelsea
on Tuesday Evening.
ing their old friends. A short business
session will be held.
Mr. Brown Landone, of Long Island,
New York, will be the speaker of the
evening. The subject of his address
will be, “Leadership and the United
States in 1923”. Mr. Landone is a
lecturer who Is well known, and has
gained a wonderful reputation for his
masterful handling of difficult ques
tions.
He is not only a lecturer but a man
who has a National reputation as a
writer, being the author of a number
of interesting books.
Attendance prizes will be awarded,
the same being donated by merchants
from this city as well as Atlantic City.
The twenty-four attendance prizes
have been donated by the Atlantic
Butchers, Little Rock and Atlantic
Avenues, Vice President Theodore A.
Royal, Henry Betchen, Ventnor Deli
catess'en, 5203 Ventnor Avenue. Franz
T. Voelker, Clover Bakery, 2229 Atlan
tic Avenue, Atlantic City Daily Press,
Ventnor News, and Kaplan’s Service
Station, 6415 Ventnor Avenue.
After the lecture a buffet supper will
be served.
,COFFEE PARTY.
There will be a Coffee Party given
by Mrs. C. F. Batz, 1 Hillside Avenue,
south, for the benefit of St. James
Catholic Church, Ventnor, on Wednes
day afternoon, April 27th, from 3 to 5
o'clock.
,% OPENS TODAY.
After several weeks of preparation
the doors of Ventnor’s new delicates
sen store will be opened for business
today at 5203 Ventnor avenue. The
proprietor, Henry Betchen, is no stran
ger to the people of the city, having
been manager of the Ventnor Market
for the past three years, and during
that time has made a host of friends
in'the city by his congenial and pleas
ant manner as well as strict attention
to,the wants of those upon whom he
waited. Complete line of delicatessen
will be carried, and the -free delivery
of ice cream will be appreciated.
BUYS CHOICE LOT.
Mrs. Rashall A. Champion, 7 Sacra
mento avenue, north, widow of Joseph
Champion,, has purchased the lot
60x115 ft. on the south side of Ventnor
avenue from Ada Stevens. Mrs. Cham
pion expects to build a cottage on the
site:
Temporary Edified of St. James Roman
Catholic Church Has Been
Completed.
St. James Roman Catholic Church
will probably be opened for worship
about May 15. A meeting of parish
ioners was held on Thursday evening
at City Hall, when the question of the
advisability of ypening the handsome
hew edifice at Portland and Atlantic
avenues was discussed. The question
resolved itself into one where some
were of the opinion that it would be
better to wait until the season opened.
Contractor Priory, of Trenton, has
practically completed the new tempo
rary structure and the matter of fur
nishing the same with the necessary
pews and altar is not expected to in
volve much time.
Impressive ceremonies will mark the
formal dedication of the structure.
The Right Rev. Bishop Walsh, of the
diocese of Trenton, will officiate, being
assisted by other prelates and digni
taries of the church.
In former years the Roman Catholic
residents of Ventnor worshipped in a
small frame chapel at Wissahickon and
Ventnor avenues. The new edifice has
been erected with a view of making
additions in the future, the ultimate
plan providing for an imposing struc
ture, flanked by parish schools, sisters
home, and priests' house. ,
NEW POLICE UNIFORMS.
Contract has been awarded to Hal
peru Bros, in Atlantic City for the
furnishing of Summer uniforms to the
'ocal police department. The patrol
men will be sorely in need of lighter
clothing as the warm weather ap
proaches. It is expected that uniforms
will b? delivered early -ia Jun.e. ; ...
SERVICE STATION.
Mr. Joseph Kaplan, well known
local tailor, has opened the automobile
service station next door to his tailor
ing establishment, and will conduct
the business himself this year. He
promises the people that they will re
j ceive service both day and night for
j gas. oil or any other necessity. In
order to accommodate those who may
run out of gas in the city, Mr. Kaplan
lias purchased a car and promises that
he will deliver it. The management
will be under his direct supervision.
| §een and ^eard
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Campbell, of 5
Richards avenue, north, motored to
Collingswood and were the guests of
Ilr. and Mrs. Raymond Williams.
Mrs. Harry Maulick, of 49U1 Ventnor
avenue, is spending some time as th,e
guest of relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McQuinn, Jr.,
and baby motored from Mew York and
were the guests of Mr. McQuinn’s pa
rents, at their home, 4812 Ventnor ave
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pancoast had as
their guests Mr. and Mrs. Bennett,
Miss Lydia Bennett and Mrs. French,
of Millville, at their home, 14 Wey
mouth avenue, south. _
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Cochran, of 9
Weymouth avenue, north, have return
ed to their home, after spending a
week in New York.
Mrs. Agnes Gardner is entertaining
her daughter, Mrs. Robert P. Carroll,
and baby Roberta, of New York, at her
home, 5251 Winchester avenue, for sev
eral weeks. Mr. Carroll was a guest
over the week-end.
Dr. B. Boynton Filer, well-known
dentist, is slowly recovering from an
attack of illness, which for a time
threatened to become precarious. Dr.
Filer was taken to his summer home
in Margate when his condition became
setious.
Mrs. William T. Robinson has open
ed her cottage, 11 Portland avenue,
south, after spending the winter
months in Haverford, Pa.
Mrs. W. D. Butch, of 11 Oakland
avenue, north, is visiting relatives in
Sunbury, l*a.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Bew, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. H. Bew have closed their
cottages in St. Petersburg and returned
to their home in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cattell, who have
been spending the winter in the south.
M'ent several days the past week with
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Peters, 22
Baltimore avenue, south. They will
I spend the summer at Rutherford, N. J.
Mrs. Walter Wetzgll and family will
be the guests for several weeks of
Mr. Wetzell’s mother, Mrs. John Wet
zell, 19 Lafayette avenue, south. Mr.
and Mrs. Markland, of Philadelplua,
will be their guests over the week-end.
able Boom.—Harris Co_ Offering
Attractive Lots.
Margate City is enjoying one of the
most remarkable booms of its history,
now that Ventnor City is getting built
up in all sections. Prospective home
seekers are looking beyond Ventnor '*■,
and casting longing eyes on choice
}>uilding sites, and only this week the
H. G. Harris Company have again
opened offices there. They are offer
ing choice building lots /it attractive
prices now. and the rapid building up
of the entire city seems to be the gen
eral opinion of those who are acquaint
ed with conditions there as well as of
Absecon Island, all being of the opin- ;
ion that the home seekers will even- ~ji
tually take up attractive sites.
CITY HALL CLOCK.
The towers of the City Hall will
soon have an attractive clock adorn it,
as a contract has recently teen given
to Charels Reeves to remodel the
building and a four faced clock will be
placed in the tower and be illuminated
at night. •
WITH RESIDENTS. >*
Mr. Gottlieb Strotbeck and Son will
furnish residents of Margate and Long- * •
port with, first class ice delivery ser
vice this year. This service will be
greatly appreciated. «
Mr. Eli Cutler, of Monmouth and
Jefferson avenues, has started in the
produce business under, the name of
the Margate Produce Company.
Mr. Albert Kemper, of Philadelphia,
has given a contract for a two-story
apartment house, at Monmouth and
Jefferson avenues. It is expected that
the work will be done by June 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. White are spend
ing the summer at their new home,
Washington and Monmouth avenues.
E. B. Gifford, local contractor, has
just completed the store of Arthur D,
Vtrilson and has begun extensive alter- '
ations to the cottage of Mrs. George *
McClain at Jackson and Ventnor ave
nues. ■• /.(
Mr. and Mrs. William Kayser, of
Philadelphia, have occupied their new ;
home at 9319 Ventnor avenue. Mr. <
Kayser is an enthusiastic and success
ful fisherman.
The Ideal Club of Philadelphia, has
rented the home of Joseph DeAngeles, S
at Jackson avenue and the Boardwalk. *
John- Anderson, of Washington and
Pacific avenues, recently gave a the
atre party at the Globe Theatre to i
friends from Philadelphia and Mar
gate, followed by a midnight supper, t"
Among the guests were S. Chatterton,
Arthur Wilson, James Wright, Jr.,'-'.’
John Whalen and August Pitzkee.
Anticipating a record run of fish
and crabs this season, Captains Baker
and Kempler at the Washington ave- *
nue dock, Fishermen’s Hotel, have
added 25 new boats to their fleet. On
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
OPENING STREET
Members of Council Will Give Public
Hearing To Contemplated Thirty
Seven Foot Street.
Members of the couneilmanic body
will hold their regular meeting in City
Hall on Monday evening at eight o'
clock at which time the subject of
the introduction of an ordinance for
the opening of a thirty-seven fool
street from Ventnor Avenue to Callen
dar ayenue on the west side of Baton
Rouge avenue will come up for a pub
lic hearing. -■
In all probability the contract will be
awarded for the furnishing of incan
descent lights on the streets between
the main avenues, so that they can be
placed into operation before the sum
mer months.
Public spirited citizens of the lower -
end of the city may present g petition
on the slowness of the contractor who
has the contract for the building of
the approaches to the Boardwalk, as it
greatly inconveniences them and their
guests not having any way to get onto
the Boardwalk.
Good speed was made when the
work was being done uptown, but re
cently no headway has been made at
all, and many are asking why this is
Other important questions will be
discussed by the members.
FRESH EGGS
Direct from the farm. Served at your
door. Day Old Eggs.
Linwood Poultry Farm, Linwood, N. J.
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