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VOL. 15, NO. 5
(Atlantic City. N. J- P. a)
VENTNOR CITY. N. J.. JULY 1, 1921
SI PER YEAR
• VEHINOR NIGHT
Local Residents Were Speakers At
Regular Monthly Meeting. Held
Last Tuesday Evening.
'The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Trade was held last Tuesday
evening at the Hotel Chelsea, and It
was designated as Ventnor Night, the
speakers of the evening ihl being res
idents of the city. The speakers
spoke of the remarkable strides for
ward by the city and the wonderful
future, suggestions for further pro
gress being thoroughly discussed.
Mayor A. H. Brehman went into the
■details of the growth of the city, it
being almost if not entirely unknown
until about ten years ago, and since
that time its growth has been phe
nomenal. • 4
Public officials were given a glow
ing tribute by the mayor, for giving
their best efforts and the devotion of
considerable of their time for the best
interests of the city. Through their
efforts Ventnor has progressed with
more rapid strides than any other city
along the Atlantic Coast.
Councilman 1. B. Sweigart'explain
ed the present difficulty at the water
works, and what the new system
would be like when the repairs now
being made were completed, which
would give the city a much greater
capacity and enable them to properly
care for the needs of the increased
residents in the city.
Rev, M. S. Poulson, Carl M. Voelker
and a number of others spoke during
the evening. After the speaking a
buffet luncheon was served, and
through the courtesy of Warner Lind
say, metal thermometers were distrib
uted to the members present.
SLOW IN TAKING OUT
MERCANTILE LICENSES.
Yesterday was the last day for mer
chants, hucksters, delivery wagons,
etc., to take out their local mercantile
taxes, and although a great many have
complied with the locaL ordinance,
there are a great many others who
have neglected to do so. A general
round up is planned by the police de
partment in a few days by direction
of the city clerk, and it is anticipated
that Police Justice Endicott’s- court
will be kept very busy for several
days.
SPENDING SUMMER IN MARGATE.
Miss Helen L. Harris, a student of
* Syracuse University, ' has returned
' home to spend the Summer with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris, of
110 Surrey avenue, south, but whci are
summeriug at Vendome Ave. and the
Thoroughfare, Margate City.
ST. JAMES CARD PARTY.
The June card party and dance of
St. James Church, of this city, was
held Tuesday night in the Parish Hall
of St. Nicholas Church. There was
good music for the dancing and many
handsome prizes were awarded the
winners at cards.
RECEIVES DEGREE.
Wm. M. Godfrey, of 14 Baton Rouge
avenue. South, has returned home af
ter attending the commencement of
Colgate University, and while there he
received his degree of Bachelor of Sci
ence.
ACTOR DIES HERE.
Thomas J. McGrane, 55 years old,
a well known actor on both the legiti
mate stage and in the moving pictures,
, died suddenly last week at the resi
dence of George D. Hobart, 115 Wey
mouth avenue, south', where he had
been a visitor for the past ten days.
Mr. McGrane, whose home was in
New York City, had suffered for some
time from a comnlication of ailments.
Mr. McGrane i “ Virvived by his wid
ow ,in New Yoi... to which city the
body was shipped.—
THOUGHT AUTO STOLEN.
John D. Moran, owner of an auto
licensed in Pennsylvania, reported the
theft of his machine after he had left
it at 5214 Ventnor Ave. The car was
taken during the night. Officers Nor
ton and Loveland found the machine
safe in one of A. F Sachse’s private
garages into which Mr. Sachse had
driven the car to avert u being stolen.
R. W. CROMLEIGM
x Wants you to try
his Kleen, Kool, Sanitary Barber shop
around the corner on Weymouth near
Ventnor Ave. Formerly with Marl
borougb-Blenheim, with Binders and
at Princeton, N. J. Children a spec-|
Jalty. Shoe shining facilities. |
TRACTION LINE !
IS NOW SOLVENT
Supt; A. J. Purinton’8 Request For
Discharge As Receiver'Granted By .
Judge Rellstab.
A. J. Purinton appeared before Judge
Rellstab on Monday at the United
States District Court in Trenton and
asked tobe discharged as receiver of
the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad
Co. He submitted to the cou^t satis
factory data to show that the company
now is ready to go along under its own
auspices, having completely emerged
from its financial difficulties into
which it was precipitated by the ad
vent of the jitney busses into Atlantic
City several years ago. This is at
tributed to the increased returns due
to the 7 cent fare.
The court granted the motion of
Receiver Purinton and the discharge
was formally effected. Judge Rellstab
complimented Mr. Purinton and his
predecessor, former Common Pleas
Judge Clarence L. Cole, for their effic
ient administration of the company’s
affairs.
The fact that the trolley company
has been restored to sound financial
status would of itself be remarkable
enough, but what is still more notable
is its success in attaining this goal in
view of the financial condition of a
majority of the street railway compan
ies of the country. Most of the transit
lines are operating under receiverships
with no prospect of being freed of this
situation in the immediate future.
On November 25, 1915, Judge Cole
was appointed receiver. He continued
to administer the company’s affairs
until pressure of his law practice ne
cessitated his withdrawal. *Mr. Purin
ton succeeded him on June 9, 1919.
Mr. Purinton immediately resumed
his former status as superintendent
of the lines.
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Seen and •J'feard
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Kursheedt and
daughter are now residing at 22 Nash
ville avenue, south.
Mrs. Margaret G. Froelich and fam
ily have opened their cottage at 22
Baton Rouge avenue, south, for the
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stoneback
and daughter, of Philadelphia, will re
side -for the summer at 101 Surrey
avenue, south.
Mrs. Arthur M. Wolfson, of 22 Bal
timore avenue, south, is spending a
few days in New York.
Mr. N. S. Albertson, who is living
in Hammonton during the summer,
was a business visitor here on Wednes
day. — - . j
Ur. and Mrs. Louis ^tephan, of At
glen; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuessler
apd daughter Grace, of Philadelphia,
and Mr. Clarence Bach, motored from
Philadelphia and were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Al
bertson at their home, 21 Weymouth
avenue, south.
Miss Millie G. Davis, of Overbrook,
Pa., has been the guest during the
past week of Miss Dorothy Goudy at
her home, 6929 Winchester avenue.
Several affairs have been given in hon
or of Miss Davis, who spends the sum
mer with her parents, at their home in
Ocean City.
Mr. and Mrs.- John Hartzell, Miss
Helen Hartzell and Miss Guenther, of
Philadelphia, have taken possession of
their newly built boathouse in Ventnor
Heights. Their guests over the week
end included Ms), and Mrs. Elmer
Lucas and Mr. Howard Hartzell.
Mrs. Joseph Slack and infant daugh
ter returned to their home this week
in the Juanita iapartments from the
Waggoner Hospital.
Mrs. Mary E. Short has taken up
tier residence tit 101 Little Rock ave
nue, north, having sold her cottage
at 22. Wyoming avenue, south.
Dr. Robert Gray and family, of Phil
adelphia, will arrive today to take pos
session of the cottage at 21. Weymouth
avenue, south, whtfch they have leased
for the summer.
Mr. and1 Mrs. Henry Betoken and son
have taken up their residence in this
city. Mr. Betchen is proprietor of the
delicatessen store at 5203 Ventnor
avenue.
Miss L. K. Jones, of Philadelphia, is
spending the summer at 103 Portland
avenue, south.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Blaess and daugh
ter, of Philadelphia, are now accupy
ing their cottage at 19 Richards ave
nue south for the summer and fall
months.
FRESH EGGS
Direct from the farm. Served at your
door. Day Old Eggs.
Linwood Poultry Farm. Linwood, N. J.
See Display Advertisement on other
BUSINESS 10 BE
RESTRICTED HERE
Council Start Ordinance Which Will
Limit-Locations Where Businesses
Can Be Conducted.
The city zoning ordinance, which
is this city’s first step in. a movement
to protect its residential sections from
the invasion of busiuess, passed on
first reading Monday night at a meet
ing of Council. A public-hearing on
the ordinance will be held on July 25.
The plan is not to interfere with
business establishments already locat
ed but hereafter, assuming that the
ordinance will be passed on final read
ing. the following will be the area be
yond which business taay not tres
pass: V '
Little Rock Ave. from Atlantic Ave.
10 the Thorofare; Portland Ave. from
Atlantic Ave. to Ventnor Ave.; Atlan
tic Ave.-trom Weymouth Ave, to Sur
rey Ave., and from Portland to New
port Aves.; Ventnor Ave. from fjash
ville to Surrey and from Portland to
Richards.
P. E. Howard, Steelman Royal and
Byron Jenkins were appointed tax as
sessors. They will receive a salary
of $500 a year.
The Water ' Committee * reported
that because of the changing of boil
ers at the waterworks there has been
only small boiler service and this has
resulted in a shortage of water in the
c ity. The boiler facilities were insuf
ficient to pump the usual supply.
Councilman Sweigart has effected an
agreement with Atlantic City whereby
water will be supplied until the new
boilers have been established. But
householders must observe the water
department rulings.
The firemen and policemen were
awarded a $25 bonus but action on
the salary ordinance in which they
tire more interested, was postponed
as at former meetings. The bonus,
wiii-be paid etemtfXRm#** ~
Councilman- Scull reported that the
lighting standards are being- transfer
red from the old Boardwalk to the
new Boardwalk. Councilman Brooks
asked permission to extend the light
ing contract for three months. This
was granted, but where there are gas
lamps situated beneath arc lights the
former will not be lighted during this
period and later they will be transfer
red to other locations.
The Sanitary Committee was grant
ed authority to clear weed growths
from curbs in the city.
No action was taken by Council on
the application of Mrs. Emily Keenan,
owner of the block fronting on the
Boardwalk between Washington and
Fredericksburg Ave. and used by the
city as an open bathing beach, to have
the entire amount of the taxes assess
ed against the property remitted.
Heretofore the city has remitted one
half of the tax in return for permis
sion to use' lands for public purposes.
All bonds now in possession of the
Ventnor City Sinking Fund Commis
sion have been registered according
to the report of Allen B. Endicott, Jr.,
solicitor of the Sinking Fund Commis
sion.
Bids submitted several weeks ago
for an aerial fire truck were rejected
by Council. Amended specifications
will be advertised when new bids are
asked for. Council also passed on
third reading an ordinance providing
for the issuance of school bonds to
the amount of $70,000. Authority was
given for the appointment of a sani
tary inspector for the season.
WINS AT LAST.
Freeholder Freeman Parker’s sail
boat “Stingaree” crossed the finish
line first in the eight mile triangle
race held by the Atlantic City Yacht
Club at the Inlet Saturday afternoon.
His time was 2 hours, 12 minutes and
38 seconds, Parker has been an ar
dent “sticker” to sailboat racing and
has been a close second many times,
and was much elated over his success.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
ENGAGEMENT OF INTEREST
TO LOCAL FOLKS.
Announcement ef the engagement of
Miss Gwendolin Brown to Mr. Austin
Sands will be of Interest to their many
friends here as they have been fre
quent visitors of Dr. and Mrs. William
Morehead at Oakland and Ventnor
avenues. ,
Mr. Sands is a son of Mrs. Freder
ick Sands, of Newport, a brother of
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, a cousin of
Mrs. Wm. K. Vanderbilt and Mrs. The
odore A. Havemyer. He is a gradu
ate of Princeton and served overseas
during the World War.
Miss Brown is a graduate of the
Spence School and has spent several
seasons at Palm Beach, where she was
the first woman to fly an aeroplane
from Palm Besuh to Miami.
Susquehanna—The Quality Coal
Phone 9—Borton Coal Co.
AMBULANCE NOW
III COMMISSION
Machine Hae Been Delivered To City
and Will Also Be Used
The new ambulance which will also
be used as a patrol, has been delivered
to the city, and during the week has
attracted considerable attention while
being driven around the city.
Police Chief Harry Frings, who will
have charge of the machine, has al
ready learned to drive it, and has al
ready secured his driver’s license.
The machine will fill a long desired
! need, as it has been necessary to UBe
fire apparatus when necessity arose
heretofore, and oftimes this inconven
ienced the one requiring the service
of comfort and ease as far as it could
be given them. .}
The new ambulance would have
been used on Tuesday afternoon as a
call was sent in to take John Mason,
of Atlantic City, to the hospital, he
being badly burned by the explosion,
of the radiator of the Supplee automo-!
bile in front of Kamm’s store on Lit
tle Rock avenue. First aid treatment
was given to the scalds by Dr. Hugo
Krause, of the Ventnor Pharmacy, and
the fire apparatus quickly responded
in charge of Foreman David Stuart
and Patrolman Joseph Gilmore, who
made a hurried run to the Atlantic
City Hospital, where he was given
treatment.
At the time of the call. Chief Frings
and Police Clerk Repetto were in At
lantic City with the new ambulance
netting the licenses for the machine
and undergoing the test for a driver’s
license.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hight, of Phila
delphia, are again occupying their
summer home at 11 Wyoming avenue,
north.
Mrs. Florence Zelley, of. 20 Oakland
avenue, south, left this week on an
extended auto trip. She will spend
some, time at Cedar Farm, Rising Sun,
Maryland; also at Baltimore.
Mrs. Wm. T. Donaldson is summer
ing at 15 Hillside avenue, south.
Mr. Walter Ryan, of Mt. Airy, has
opened his cottage at 8 Nashville ave
nue, south.
Miss Julia K. Bower, of Philadel
phia, with her mother is spending the
summer at 130 Seventh avenue, Vent
nor Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Goudy and family
have removed from 5605 Ventnor ave
nue to their bungalow, 6929 Winches
ter avenue.
For Patrol.
Personal
city boucitor and Mrs. J. S. West
cott, of 5501. Ventnor avenue, have
taken up their residence at the Penn
burst, Atlantic City, for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hadley and chil
dren, of 27 Hillside avenue, north,
have removed to their bungalow in
Ventnor Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Voelker, of 103
Quincey avenue, Margate, are again
occupying their summer home at 5207
Winchester. *
Mr. L. S. Frambes and family, of 5
Hillside avenue, south, will reside in
Atlantic City the remainder of the
summer.
Mr. John Miller, of 5415 Winchester
avenue, has removed with his family
to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Jos. Hart and daughters, of
Philadelphia, are spending the summer
at 24 Baltimore avenue, south. Mrs.
Hart, who has been critically ill, is
slightly improved at this writing.
Mrs. E. Ivnoblaugh, of 53 Jackson
avenue, south, is sojourning at Naomi
Pines, Pa.
Mr. B. L. McKinney and family, of
114 Bryant avenue, north, are now re
siding in Vineland, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thomas, Jr., of
6803 Atlantic avenue, have removed to
Atlantic City, where they are residing
in the Maharha Apartments.
Mrs. 0. Fleisher, of Philadelphia,
has taken possession of her cottage at
105 Princeton avenue, south.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cooper, of "Wil
low Grove, Pa., are again making their
summer home at 17 Hillside avenue,
south.
SAMUEL GOLDSMITH
Has opened a high-grade custom tail
oring shop for gents and ladies around
the corner on Weymouth near Ventnor
Ave. 35 years’ experience; many
years .with Wanamaker & Brown..
Quick service on remodelling, repair
ing, cleaning, dyeing and hand press
ing. Furs remodeled, repaired and
re-lined.
Made Arrangements To Connect With
Atlantic City Water Department
To Save Lawns.
Realizing the critical situation that .
might arise if drastic action was not
taken to curtail the use of water, th6
local authorities issued new sprinkling
hours to become effective last Friday *
morning. Prior to that the hours were
from seven to nine a. m. and from 4
p. m. to 9 p m. daily, and the new
order only allowed the morning hourB
and each ward was only allowed three
days a week.
Rnowing that during the dry wea
ther that has been prevailing that this
would cause considerable loss with
the many handsome lawns in the city,
the officials w,ere not long in endeav
oring to make other arrangements so
that the lawns would not be burned
Oir Saturday afternoon arrange
ments were completed with the water
department of Atlantic City to open
the valve that connects the two de
partments at Jackson Avenue, and fur
msh us with all the water that we*
would require. %
This caused the rescinding of the
new orders, and the people who quick
ly responded to the limited sprinkling
order, were.greatly relieved to learn
on Saturday that they could again use
the water during the same hours as
heretofore. *
• Thf, 1\ew boiler is now being rapidly
installed at the water works, but dur
ing the time of this installation, it was
necessary for them to use the emer
gency boiler only which is entirely
oo smal. to take care of the increas
ed needs of the city.
MUNICIPAL PIER WILL
OPEN'ON SATURDAY.
The Municipal Pier will open tomor
row for the season of 1921. Prof Lom
bardi's Orchestra will again be in at
tendance, and the usual Sunday con
certs will be given. Jacob Wenderoth.
who served m a similar capacity last
JJST' ^as been named as pier master,
while Gustave Semmler has been nam
ed as custodian, and tTames Michael
as special officer. The two first nam
ed have also been designated as offic
6rs, with police powers.
We had hoped to be able to print
the program for Sunday's concert but
have not received the same as yet,
but those who have followed these
concerts in the past know it will be
of the very best.
CONFESSES TO POLICE CHIEF
Arrested after an investigation t
Officer Norton into the theft of mow
and checks amounting to 1100 fro;
the \ entnor Pharmacy last wee
James Massey, 18, 1026 Venice Av<
Atlantic City, on Sunday confessed i
having taken the money and later r
turned the checks by mail. Mass*
had been discharged from the phan
acy after working there for sevt
weeks.
Restitution of the amount stolen wi
made by the boy’s mother and sei
tence was suspended.
BEGIN 6-MINUTE HEADWAY
ON SAVANNAH AVENUE LINE
A 6-minute schedule to Savannah
avenue and a 12-minute schedule to
Longport is a pleasant announcement
made by the Fast Shore Line. It will
be of especial interest to all residents
between Atlantic City and Longport,
and will give a street car service much
needed and most welcome.
appreciates police.
Maurizio De Ritis, local tailor, sent
a letter of appreciation enclosing $25
to the police department after he had
recovered cloth and suits valued at
over $1000 stolen from his shop by
Nicolo Marco. Patrolman Keating ai>
rested Marco while in tht _t of carry
ing off the loot.
INTERESTING LECTURE.
Hon. W. B. Mackay. State Senator
from Bergen County, and aspirant for
the Republican gubernatorial nomina
tion, addressed the-members of the
Women’s Republican Club of Ventnor
at. City Hall last evening.
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TO PREACH SUNDAY.
Reverend D. Frank Cloak will occu
py the pulpit this week at St.-John’g
By-the-Sea Church. The morning ser
mon will be delivered at 18.30, the ev
ening services being held at 8 o’clock.
Deliveries at any time desired daliy
and this insures Ventnor householders
the best service for all kinds of sea
foods, if orders are given to the
CHELSEA FISH MARKET, 2707
Atlantic Avenue. Phones—Bell 2180
and 2181. •