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VOL. 16. No. 15
VENTNOR NEWS, VENTNOR, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., SEPTEMBER 6, 1922
Two Cents per Copy
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' Great Fall Pageant
Opens This Morning
King Neptune Arrives This Afternoon to Take Charge of
Three Days of Wonderful Carnival Frolic Along
Entire Alantic City Beachfront
Today opens the Atlantic City
Pageant occasion. Let old Jupe
Pluvius lay off the job, and for
three days this great resort with
its thousands of visitors will wit
ness one of the greatest carnival
celebrations held in America. The
charms of America’s fairest
daughters will be on view; there
. will be music, fireworks, yacht
ing, swimming and other aquatic
events, golf tourneys, trap shoot
ing and a Boardwalk Carnival
which will bring joy to the fol
lowers of Momus.
Beauty will be the keynote of
the entire celebration. King Nep
tune, in the person of Hudson
Maxim, will arrive this afternoon
and be greeted by beauties of his
three-day court. Already there
are gathered in the city the prize
beauties of more than half a hun
dred cities, sent here that Atlan
tic City may have the honor of
' (choosing from their number the
maid who will have the right to
be considered the most beautiful
girl in the United States. In
every big hotel where the beauties
are honored guests there Will be
special functions arranged for
their pleasure and every event of
the entire Pageant will have a
background of feminine beauty
and form which will make the
opening of the Pageant the great
est beauty event ever known in
this country.
There will be a prize for every
sort of competition throughout
the three days. At the top of the
list is the Golden Mermaid, won
last year by Miss Margaret Gor
man, of Washington, D. C., now
defender against the tremendous
beauty field for its continued
possession. Then there are hand
some trophies of gold and silver
for the various phases of feminine
pulchritude in bathing rigs, in re
splendent gowns and in simple
frocks worn when the judges shall
decide that real beauty of face
shall carry victory over the work
of modiste. There are prizes for
the golf and trap shooting tour
neys which take place during the
mornings of the Pageant days;
for every sort of aquatic sport,
and wonderful trophies for the
winners of the Rolling Chair
Parade, which takes place on
Thursday afternoon on the
Boardwalk. Prizes also have been
set aside for the finest decorations
displayed on hotels homes and
business places.
The rqal high lights of the
great occasion will start with the
arrival of King Neptune this af
ternoon, to be followed by the pre
sentation of the Inter-City Beau
ties to the King of Carnival at
the Garden Pier this evening.
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Bond Issue for
War Memorial
Ordinance Providing for Funds
for Erection of Home to Be
Introduced in Council
Ventnor City is to have a World
War Memorial. It is to be a
municipal project every taxpayer
and resident sharing in ‘the cost.
A building is to be erected in
recognition of the services of the
boys from this city who helped
make history in France. It will
be a tribute to both living and
dead. Taking on the form of a
community house,' it will be a
practical memorial and provide a
home for the veterans who reside
here and visiting comrades as
well.
Official action is about to be
taken looking to the accomplish
* ment of the project which has
been hanging fire virtually ever
since the men returned from the
service of Uncle Sam. An ordi
nance is to be introduced at the
meeting of Common Council pro
viding for the issuance of bonds
to the extent of $50,000, the pro
ceeds of which arc to be devoted
oi the construction of the memori
al building. Passage of the meas
ure is a foregone conclusion.
Several weeks ago members of
the American Legion Auxiliary of
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A SEPTEMBER SHORT
STORY SERIAL
A. Conan Doyle’s
“Lot No. 249”
STARTING NEXT WEEK
Three Political Meetings
With at least three political
meeting's scheduled for this month
Ventnor voters will have ample
opportunity to become informed
regarding men and issues.
The Second Ward Republican
Club will meet tomorrow night at:
City Hall at which time local
issues and candidates will be dis
cussed. Local speakers are to ad
dress the meeting. Announcement
| is made that all candidates will be
i given an opportunity to state
their position..
County and state candidates
will be invited to address a meet
ing to be held by the club at City
Hall on September 21.
On September 19 the League of
Women Voters will sponsor a
mass-meeting to be held in City
Hall with the object of having all
candidates desiring to do so ap- i
pear and make five-minute;
speeches.
Boy Badly Hurt
Struck in the head by a swing
while playing on Bathing Beach
No. 3 late Monday afternoon,
Harry Heller, ten years old, of
117 North Newport Avenue, sus
tained injuries which necessitat
ed fpur stitches being taken by
Dr. Thomas Youngman to ciose
the wound. The boy was taken to
the physician’s office by Chief of
Police Frings in the city ambu
lance. Several weeks ago Life
guards Longworth and Smith res
cued the boy’s mother and last
week the same guards had to
bring his brother ashore on the
same beach.
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E. B. Yello"w Taxicab Co. Phone
600—Quick, Safe Service.—Auv.
Seasoned Cord Woo d—Any
Length. Phone 9. Borton Coal
Co.—Advertisement.
ALMERIN MARSTON
Prominent Merchant, Leader in Ventnor Progress and Improvement and Leading
Candidate for Republican Npminatlon for Mayor of Ventnor.
iTrade Board
I Meets Friday
Will Take Official Action On Matter
of New Ordinance Under
Which Ventnor Car Serv
ice Is Improved
Stand of the Ventnor Board of
Trade on the ordinance now be
fore City Council seeking better
street car service for Ventnor will
probably be known after a special
meeting of the Board to be held
on Friday evening next. The meet
ing which has been called for
specific purpose of acting on the
ordinance will be held in the Vent
nor National Bank and it is ex
pected that there will be some
lively debate before the decision
is made’ by vote of the Trade
Board members.
So far there appears to be a
bit of reticence on the part of
many of the membership of the
Board as to the personal stand to
be taken but there is a growing
sentiment throughout Ventnor in
favor of continuation of the new
car service even at the expense of
allowing the paving of Atlantic
Avenue to be retired as a factor
and it is expected that this senti
ment will be reflected in the vote
of the meeting. Some of those
who spoke in opposition to the
new agreement ordinance at the
meeting held in City Hal! are re
ported to have changed their at
titude since the matter was fully
explained to them and will Come
out in favor of the compromise
under which Ventnor secures all
year service similar to that of At
lantic City and at the same rate
of fare.
Deliveries at any time desired
daily and this insures Ventnor
householders the best service for
ail kinds of sea foods, if orders
are given to the CHELSEA FISH
MARKET, 2707 Atlantic Avenue.
Phones—Bell 2180 and 2181.—
Advertisement.
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Fashion Show
Opens Friday
Beautiful Models in Stunning Gowns
Feature of Million Dollar Pier
Exhibit Which Includes Great
Merchandise Fair
Friday morning sees the formal
opening of the Fashion Show and
Merchandise Fair which will con
tinue on the Million Dollar Pier
for a full week. Morning, after- ,
noon and evening the. program (
for the big event will continue
through each day with wonderful ,
showing of resplendent costumes
on charming living models, ex
hibit of the Bungalow Beautiful, |
full sized home fitted with every
luxury of modern life, and every
sort of home appliance arranged
for proper inspection by those in
terested in business and home
making.
As added attractions to the
Fashion Show and Merchandise
Fair there will be concerts and
dancing and during the remainder
of this week vaudeville shows in
the Pier Hippodrome at no extra
cost to those who visit the Fashion
Show which under the expert
management of Mr. Conrad Eck
holm, who made such a great suc
cess of the Hotel Exposition held
at Easter time on the Steel Pier.
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Cigarette Causes Fire '
Presumably caused "by a light- |,
ed cigarette being thrown upon i
an awning, damage to the extent '
of $75 was done by a fire at an j
apartment on the corner of Vas- ,
sar and Ventnor Avenues early i
Saturday morning. A box alarm ,
was sent in shortly after midnight ,
and three pieces of apparatus re- j
sponded. The firemen gained con- j
trol of the flames within a few (
minutes after their arrival. A i
motley crowd thronged the scene .
of the blaze.
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Cromlech's Perfect Sanitary Barber
Shop. Oppo. Ventnor Theatre.—Adv.
rhree Contests
At Primaries
Harston and Brooks File Nomi
nating Petitions for Office
of Mayor
When the time limit expired
for the filing of nominating peti
tions for municipal offices two
candidates for the office of Mayor
tiad submitted the necessary docu
ment to insure their names being
printed on the official ballot to be
used by Republican voters at the
primary election to be held on
September 26th.
Almerin Marston and Ralph G.
Brooks are the candidates, the
various rumors of different other
aspirants including a woman, ap
parently having been unfounded.
No Democratic aspirants for any
city office filed papers. The1
Republican nomination is tanta
mount to election. The choice of
a candidate for the office of
Mayor involves the entire city.
There is another entire city
contest in which, however, only
Democratic voters are concerned,
it being the only case where the
minority party filed papers. It is
for the office of county committee
man. Edison Hedges and Charles
E. Rupp will battle for the office,
Mrs. Phoebe Bailey being assured
of a seat in the Democratic
County Committee, being the only
woman aspirant.
a contest wmcn in many re
spects promises to be even more
interesting than the mayorality
battle will be that between Chas.
Luzenberg and N. Freeman Par
ker for the office now held by the
latter in the Board of Chosen
Freeholders. This office affects |
only the Second Ward.
Other petitions filed with the
City Clerk on or before the final
lay include: City Clerk—Charles
E. Repetto; Tax Collector—James
3. Scull; Comptroller — George
d. Bratton; Common Council:
Eirst Ward—Carleton E. Adams;
Second Ward—Hiram Steelman;
Ereeholder: First Ward—C.
Claude Scull; Republican County
Committee: First Ward—Joseph
L Bartlett and Mrs. Anna Ful
ner. t
While a vacancy exists for the
>ffice of Justice of the Peace in
he First Ward no petitions were
iled, which is also true in the
ase of member of the Republican
County Committee in the Second
iVard. Friends of E. Steelman
loyal, City Assessor, are urging
lim to accept the office of County
Committeeman, assuring him that
hey will take the trouble to write
lis name upon the ballot.
Must Wait for Apparatus
Although the contract for the
lelivery to the Fire Department
f a new heavy duty pumping ap
paratus was awarded to the Sea
;rave Fire Engine Co., of Colum
'us, Ohio, at the last meeting of
ommon Council the new engine
s not expected much before De
ember 1st, Delivery is to be
nade within ninety days. Mem
bers of the paid force and of the
Cruck Company are interested in
he latest addition to the equip
nent at the fire house. A new
5 foot trussed ladder has been
placed in commission. The lad
er was furnished by the Amer
en La France Company, of El
nira, N. Y., and replaces a lad
der which had been in service for
nany years and had become un
afe.
:h?NE 3113—P ACKARD
■AX I—3114. Reliable and
Nick Service-Advertisement.
Boathouse Life
Has Its Charm
feal Pleasures of Summer and Fall
Existence Along Inland Water*
ways Should Be Brought to
Attention of City Folk
It seems to me at times that
Ventnor should make a more
active campaign to popularize the
boat-house life which has become
such an important factor with
those who know the real fun and
health to be secured from that
form of summer and fall outing.
True, it appears on the surface
that the pleasure of boat-house
life along the Inland Waterway
and its tributaries is pretty well
known. There is never a time in
summer when the demand for the
present supply of boat-house
villas is not beyond fulfillment.
We of Absecon Island take to
boat-house life like the proverbial
duck to water, but it is a question
if a real campaign for spreading
the glories of that form of sum
mer existence would not make a
resort of the nature of Ventnor
even more popular than it is to
day. By cutting of more canals
through to the bays plenty of
land for boat-house sites could
be added to the present area and
there should be a nice investment
in such a move.
I remember when some of the
first boat-houses were built on the
Ventnor Heights tract. George
Kelly’s first Ventnor home was
also my first place of Ventnor
residence, and I was on the ground
when the Fishers, James Scull,
Claude Scull, the late F. J. Clark
and many others whose names I
do not recall just now took up
boat-house life, many of them
never to give-it up. I built a
small boat-house on the Shumway
Canal at the upper end of the
Heights and afterward occupied
the big Shumway house as owner
for several seasons.
It seems to me that of late
years there may have been a bit
too many frills placed upon and
around the old-time boat-house
life which we enjoyed in my Vent
nor day. Knocking around this
summer it seemed to me that
there was a dearth of old pants
and similar care-free habiliment
which used to go with our sum
mers along the Thoroughfare.
Perhaps the motor car has had
something to do with it, but if
I had my way I would appeal to
every normal man by advertising
that Ventnor was to open a boat
house tract where the old pants
would be the feature of sartorial
display except during the bathing
and church hours. '*
There is another point of in
terest concerning the boat-house
project which might be of more
general interest than it appears
to have aroused. Right at this
present time there is something of
a squabble over rights to bulkhead
on the ocean side of the waterway
before the State Board of Com
merce and Navigation, and the
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Board Did Not Meet
A scheduled meeting of the
Board of Health was not held last
Monday evening owing to the non-.
appearance of members, W.
Shaffer Smith having been the
mly one to appear. It was gen
erally understood that owing to
the holiday the session would be
postponed. St;
AUSTIN COAL—“Ask the man
who burns it.”—Phone 865—Adv.