VENTNORNEWS
Established 1907. ,
(Somers Point Record).
Official Newspaper of Veatner City.
Published Brery Saturday bj
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PBiniV ffRRPTTAPV 5 1Q99
PRAISE JUSTIFIED.
During the past week Ventnor City
has received considerable praise for
the way city officials were on their
job in clearing the streets of the
heavy snow,'and the best part of this
praise was the fact that it was en
tirely justified. Realizing the trouble
that might be in store for the city if
a fire should break out in any portion
. oi the city all preparations were made
while the storm was still raging to
have the streets placed in passable
condition, and Ventnor avenue was
opened from one end of the city to
the other by the use of a snow plow
attached to a powerful automobile
truck, to a width sufficient for two
automobiles to pass each other, thus
giving the fire department a chance to
' take the apparatus to any street in
the city. Then the streets to the var
ious fire plugs were opened as further
precaution. As soon as this was done
Atlantic avenue was opened on both
sides and the plow was then used to
open all streets as rapidly as possible.
Great headway had been made before
the breaking of an important part to
the plow, and had this accident not
happened the plow would have been
through every street of the city. At
the street ends where the snow was
the thickest, men and trucks labored
efficiently to remove the snow.
Councilman Corkran and acting
street supervisor Thomas Callon were
not satisfied then, and the gutters of
nearly every street in the city were
opened so that the water could quick
ly drain away. Considerable of this
work had been completed before the
steady warm rain of Wednesday night,
and residents of the city were as
tounded when they saw the condition
of the streets on Thursday morning.
This condition was due to the ener
getic work of all concerned with the
department, and they deserve every
bit of praise that has been given to
them, as the conditions they had to
face were unusual for this resort and
seemed next to impossible, but the
progressiveness of Ventnor City was
again shown to the public, and those
people who have selected Ventnor for
their homes were delighted with their
choice, and many others will be great
ly influenced to build here, because
they realize that the officials chosen
by the people to serve the city, and
serve them without any remuneration,
are on the job for the continued pros
perity of Ventnor and ready to give
the residents every service and con
venience possible.
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SEVERELY CENSURED.
The local traction company has
been severely censured by the general
'h public for their failure to keep the
trolley line open during the blizzard,
and many have been so unkind as to
say that the reason immediate efforts
were not made to open the line below
Portland avenue, after the service had
reached a fair stage between that
place and Atlantic City was to'give
the company a strong argument for
the continuation of the loop at Port
land avenue, using the argument that
the residents of upper Ventnor would
not have had the service nearly as
soon if it had not been for this loop,
■ and thus secure their backing for the
continuation of the loop. These argu
ments appear simple, as we feel that
it would work just the opposite, the
, people being broad minded enough to
want the entire city to enjoy the same
privileges from one end to the other.
The trolley company have officials
that would not stoop to tricks of this
kind even though some people might
accuse them. The storm was more
than they were able to cope with, and
in the future they will be far better
prepared to meet any emergency that
may arise. Storms that were not
nearly as severe as the one we have
just passed through have frequently
tied up the lines nearly as bad as
they were this week, and they pre
pared to cope with these in the future.
They will now prepare for others even
more severe than this one.
> ENFORCE THE LAW.
Heavy snow falls are so unusual in
this city that the people are unaccus
tomed with the law, with the result
that officials do not endeavor to work
a hardship on the public, yet the side
walks and gutters should be cleared
of the snow so that pedestrians can
walk with ease and the melting snow
can flow into the drainage system.
This would greatly ease the problems
that the city has to face at a trying
• time. The local residents did clear
the sidewalks, but without thinking
they shoveled the snow in the gutters
making the work of the department
all the more. Some effort should be
made to have the sidewalks in front of
cottages closed for the winter cleaned
also. The owners of these cottages
doubtlessly are thoughtless in the
matter not thinking what an inconve
nience It is to those who do reside
here to have to plod over the snow
in front of their places, if they were
given notice that they would be held
responsible for this many of them
would make provision for its removal
before they closed the cottage for the
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FEBRUARY SERMONS.
At 11 A. M., on the lour Sunday
mornings, Mr. Poulson will take us his
general theme, THE UNREAL. Tilt
subject# will be, February 5th, The
things That Are Not So. February
12th, Riches; Bank or Brain. Febru
ary 19th, The Human Ostrich. Feb
ruary 26th, The lndispensible.
At t> P. M., on the tour Sunday eve
nings, the theme will be, What is
the Church For? The subjects will
oe, February 5th, To Furnish Institu
tional Religion. February 12th, To
Create and Maintain Worship. Febru
ary 19th, To Create Personal Charac
ter. February 26th, To Maintain and
uirect Public Morality.
The Sunday evening sermons will
ioIIow closely outlines used by other
ministers. Mr. Poulson will under
take to prove that the ideas behind
the Community Church movement are
not novel and that those who foster
the movement are following the logi
cal course pointed out by Christ.
Orthodoxy was invented to disting
uish between those who belonged to
the church machine and those who,
while members of the church, insisted
upon the right of private judgment
and individual responsibility.
Originally it was the fight between
the Catholic Church and, those of its
members that insisted upon certain
reforms. They were forced out of the
church by The Ecclesiastical Machine,
in these days the inevitable conflict
si ill goes on between those who insist
upon what they call "the orthodox
way” and those who insist that the
Protestant Church has no more right
10 do our thinking than the Church at
Rome.
By the same inexorable logic, it is
an example of supreme impertinence
when one group says to an individual,
or to another group, "you are not
true followers of Christ unless you
agree with us in details”.
This is the Twentieth Century; not
the Sixteenth.
Religious thinking should be as free
and full and frank as any other.
Some of us are so confident that
Christ established the world, and the
supreme, religion that we are willing
to have it subjected to any and all
tests that can legitimately be applied
to matters of religious belief. If we
are wrong, the sooner we know it the
better.
However, many a small child, in its
childish concern for its precious toys,
thinks dire disaster is impending even
when parents smile at the child’s
fears.
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A PLAN FOR THE VENTNOR
COMMUNITY CLUB.
YVe plan to organize this club in
(wo sections:—the men’s section, and
i he women’s section. The plan will
be to have these sections meet sepa
rately for the discussion of such sub
jects as, are. of especial interest to
each group. At stated times, the two
sections will meet for the considera
tion of questions equally interesting
to both men and women.
Any resident of Ventnor will, be eli
gible. The dues will be fixed at a
figure to make possible some features
of interest and profit.
If it seems desirable, each group
will be divided up into groups for
special work. Literary matters, social
•service questions, business ethics,
public speaking, and such other mat
ters as may seem popular may be tak
en up under local leadership, or ex
perts from outside.
If the membership warrants it, we
hope to put on an unusually fine musi
cal and lecture program to which the
members will get tickets as a part of
their membership privileges; the pub
lic will be charged in proportion to
the price of the attraction.
By having the club in two sections
as above suggested, all the interests
of the city are covered and the social
meetings, when both sections meet
together, will be occasions of marked
interest. *
As we shall have complete equip
ment for serving refreshments, din
ners or banquets, this will make pos
sible affairs that are now held outside
of our city because of lack of room.
We may maintain a Junior Club in
two sections, and patterned as above.
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WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN?
Once upon a time, or thereabouts, a
group of American fcegion boys raised
a sum of money, about $750.00, with
which to make an initial payment up
on a house they wanted to turn into
a War Memorial Hall that could be
used as their headquarters. Peeling
sure the public would back the propo
sition, they paid a certain ell-to-do
man all the money they had to bind
the bargain.
They were unable to raise the rest
of the purchase price; the deal fell
through. The owner then sold ttf
house to some one else for a bigger
profit than he would have made oft
of the American Legion.
But he kept the American Legion
money, which was legal blit none too
commendable; he made his profit on
the sale plus tfie $750.00 that came
from the American Legiofi.
Our prediction is that he will head
the list of subscribers to the War
Memorial Fund when it is started,
and that his subscription will not be
a dollar less than $750.00.
Let us hope that we are a prophet
and that he is not simply a profiteer.
This will be a handsome way of “put
.ing it back.”
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YOUR MONEY AND YOUR LIFE.
February will be an eventful month
for Ventnor City and its Community
Church. A canvass of the entire city
will be made; no begging, but every
one is to be given an opportunity to
give: it is an Everybody Church. Put
yourself and your money into it.
What will such a church be worth
to you as a property owner, or parent,
or citizen?
Not many people in our city are
so poor that they can not give in at
least three figures; the enterprise de
serves that much from all who can
afford it.
OUR MISSION.
Various governmental departments
at Washington, D. C., keep after the
churches to help maintain public
health and morals. It is our purpose
to make this Bulletin a medium for
stressing the individual’s part in such
good government.
Your part in bad government is to
be inactive and silent on public issues
of importance. Your part in good
government is to vote at primaries to
select good candidates, then to vote
at the election for the best candi
dates; then to maintain your interest
in public officials so that they will
maintain their interest in the public
welfare.
A vote not cast counts for the
things against which it would have
been cast. You can not be neutral by
refraining from voting or speaking or
living for moral issues. They suffer
by your inaction, and you thus be
come their enemy.
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KEEP MOVING.
Wise people do not wait until they
are all agreed upon details before un
dertaking things that are important;
unless we take the next step we stag
nate.
Life is life’s reward. Living weU
is the part of wisdom from any and
all angles. Think It over.
Giving one’s money, time and ef
fort is the real secret of real living.
There is no joy more enjoyable. than
that joy that comes from unselfish
service.
After all, we only have three things
to give to anything—money, time and
effort.
Give your money until it stops hurt
ing.
Give of your time until you are com
pelled to use all your time to the best
advantage.
Give of your effort until you catch
the vision .that life, after all is said
and done, is unselfish service.
Never get tired of doing what ought
to be done; that is the only way you
can ever repay those who became
tired for you. Parents are repaid as
they see their children develop into
fine parents.
, We have heard men and women say
“I am going to drop out of every
thing except my business.” If you are
going to do this absurd thing, don’t
show your lack of size by boasting of
it. That is always the cry of the con
fused man or woman, which is only
another and more polite way of say
ing it is the refuge of the person of
limited ability.
Watch the business world, read of |
great people; you will see that grow- j
ing people are busy and always AD- j
DING to their duties, not “cutting out
everything except business.”
When you think you are growing
under a few responsibilities, better
examine yourself thoroughly; you may
be only swelling ! »
The affairs of the entire world keep
moving because there are always a
lot of people who refuse to f^ive up
when they are tired at their work, or
at other people who shirk their work.
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The dangerous time in any organi
zation’s history is that time when it is
so popular and successful that it has
no difficulties to face and no obstacles
to overcome.
All thoughtful citizens, without re
gard to their personal habits, know
that prohibition is not now an issue.
If the better groups openly violate one
law, the.worse groups will go you one
better and violate more. Bolshevism
is disregard for law, and it looks no
better in silks or America than in
overalls or Russia.
PROPOSAL.
bids or proposals for laying
Sealed bids or . _ ... _____
water pipe, will be received by the Com
mon Council of Ventnor City, N. J„ when
called for by the President at a meeting
to be held on February 27th, 1922, at
eight o’clock P. M„ in the Council Cham
bers in the-City Hall. Ventnor City, N. J.
Specifications can be seen at the office
of the City Clerk. Ventnor City Ilall, or
at the office of E. D. Rightmire. City
Engineer, 530 Guarantee Trust Building.
Atlantic City. N. J., or they may be ob
tained by depositing five dollars.
Certified check in the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars must accompany each
bid.
The right is reserved to award any
part, or reject any or all bids, as it may
deem to the best interest of the City so
to do.
By order of Common Council of Ventnor
City, N. J.
Dated Feb. 2, 1922.
JAMES T. G. HAND,
City Cleric
Published in Ventnor News, February
3rd, 10th and 17th, 1922. ‘
A Court Will
Select Him
Yes, a court will ap
point an administrator
for your estate, unless
you make a will and
name therein your <
Executor.
Experience shows that
it is a matter of pru
dence to appoint the
Ventnor City National
Bank as Executor.
Ask us any question
you wish.
Be Kind
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REAL ESTATE FOR 8ALE.
LOTS—If you are going to build I
have the lots you should buy. Hulford
T Rose, Little Rock and Atlantic.
Phone 7667-J. „
HAVE FEW CHOICE large lots on
Ventnor avenue. Prices reasonable.
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Apts., Atlantic City. >
INSTRUCTION.
MUSIC SCHOOL—Violin, piano, man
dolin, banjo, ukulele and guitar.
Orchestras furnished for all occa
sions. Leon • Golfer, 104 Columbia
Place. Phone 1713-J.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
SHOE SHINING, shoes called for
and delivered from R. W. Cromlelgh’s
Barber Shop, 6 South Weymouth ave
nue. Heaters cared for.
FOR RENT.
Office suitable for Doctor or Den
tist. Communicating rooms facing
Ventnor Avenue in business section.
For particulars phone 7698-W.
P. J. MOONEY
Florist and Landscape
Contractor
19 SO. NEWPORT AVBNCB
BELL PHONE 71SO-W
ADOLPHUS GREEN ~
Plastering Contractor
JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TC
11 N. Victoria Avenue
Bell Phone 7657 __
W. MORTON LINN
Carpenter and Builder -:
54 N. Annapolis Ave.
JOBBING A SPECIALTY
Phone 2823-M
Walter T. Margerum
PLUMBING AND HEATING
JOBBING A ' SPECIALTY %
17 SOUTH VICTORIA AVE.
PHONE 7076-J