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VENTNOR, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., APRIL 18, 1923 __ Two Cents per Copy Vol. 16 No. 47
' i' Copyright, 1923—AU Rights Reserved
Amusement Publishing Co., of Atlantic City
Hotel Exposition
. Feature of Week
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Ventnor New* Join* In Welcom
j in g All to Affair of National
Fame on Garden Pier
—
By H. C. TEST
Just a few words of welcome
from the Amusement Publishing
Company Booth at the Second
Annual Spring Hotel Exposition
■ on the Garden Pier this week.
As publishers of the. Ventnor
News, Amusements, that won
derful little “Where to go and
What to see” book, considered
the most important publication
for hotels, advertisers and visi
tors in Atlantic City; The Mirror,
smart vehicle of ^ social and
literary necessity to those who
would know their resort; and of
practically every important the
atre and motion picture house
program on apd off the Board
walk, the Amusement Publishing
Company will have something to
show you. Incidentally, you are
cordially invited to linger long
enough to take a peek at the
specimens of finfe printing and
book work done in the Amuse
ment Publishing Company plant,
the largest in South Jersey. Ex
perts will be on hand to greet
you and'to give you interesting
side light on the printing and
publishing business.
That is our personal invita
tion. And .there is general wel
come from the New Jersey State
Hotelmen’s Association, the At
lantic City Hotelmen’s Associa
tion, the Avenue Hotelmen’s As
sociation, who have put on the
show, and the ' many exhibitors
to every one of the thousands
who reftd the Ventnor News
to take in the entire Exposition.
Again incidentally, the live and
active members of the New Jer
sey Charter No. 43, •Greeters of
America will be on hand, not
only in their own but in other
booths to extend the added touch
of. real “greeting” at which they
are so adept..' t
• We who live on Absecon Is
land should be proud of the tre
mendous interest taken in our
Hotel Exposition, not only by
our good friends of the hotels
and hotel supply businesses in
Atlantic City, but by big hotel
men and important business
Arms throughout both the State
and Nation.
Last year the Hotel Exposi
tion was a bit of an experiment.
As I remember it, the Avenue
Hotel Association, with Linton
4Continued on Page 4)
Lions to Have *
Luncheon at Breakers
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A snappy program of enter
tainment, terse and interesting
speakers and a line collation will
be the features of the Weekly
Luncheon of the Lions’ Club of
Atlantic City at the Breakers’
;• Hotel today. Several special
novelties in the line of fun have
been arranged by Lion Tamer
pro tem Lothair Rich. Tail
Twister Dennis A. Gormley will
give the Attendance Prize of the
day.
—NEXT WINTER’S COAL—
Austin Coal Co. Mar. 865—Adv.
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, 2707 Atlantic Avenue.
Phones, Bell—Marine 2180 and
2181.—Adv.
Perkins Heads
Postal Service
Former Sheriff Promise* to Con>
duct Atlantic City-Ventnor
Office With View of
Highest Efficiency
Amid a bower of flowers and
surrounded by friends prominent
in every phase of official and non
'official life, Alfred J. Perkins,
former Sheriff of Atlantic County,
banker and business man of, high
standing, was formally inducted
into place as head of the Atlantic
City Post Office on Monday. Fol
lowing the taking of the oath,
administered by Inspector James
Wardle, Postmaster Perkins im
mediately took charge of the office
and announced his highly efficient
policy which includes considera
tion of merit above everything
else in the conducting of postal
affairs and promise that his best
talents will be given to assuring
Atlantic City and Ventnor the
best mail service ever evolved and
carried out.
Assistant Postmaster Frank J.
Moore, who has acted as Post
master since the retirement of
former Postmaster Loudenslager,
will remain as the chief executive
assistant in carrying out the
policies for postal service perfec
tion desired by Postmaster Perk
ins; “I come to the Postmaster
ship with but two main ideas,”
declared the new official, “a vastly
improved service and a general
co-operation between the public
and me. . ;
“I have in mind no immediate
changes in the personnel of the
office." Every employee is ex
pected to give the btest in him.
Efficiency will count and where
there is not the required effort
and result changes will be recom
mended the same as they would in
any private business.” , "
Following the ceremony the
iiew .-Postmaster made glad the
hearts of those in the City Hos
pital and other city and county
institutions by. presenting them
with the great flood of blooms
with which he had been honored
by friends. ^
Leading business men and other
citizens of the two resorts served
by the Atlantic City Post Office
are elated over the assurance of
installation of high-class business
methods and consequent great im
provement in postal service from
the Atlantic City office.
Radio for Kiddies
at Seashore Home
Every one of the 131 crippled
kiddies in the Children’s Sea
shore House in Chelsea will hear
the latest and most interesting
music and other broadcasted en
tertainment by radio without
leaving their wards or beds
through the kindness of ~Vcoterie
of friends of that fine institution
and'the skill of H.~S. Stockinger,
Jr., who evolved special appa
ratus and arrangement of the
new radio set which will be in
working order this week. A half
dozen large amplifiers have been
set up in the wards and the radio
engineering work done by the
Stockinger firm makes the new
installation in the Seashore
House one- of the most notable
in operation.
George Sales, of Philadelphia
and Atlantic City, headed the
group of prominent Atlantic City
and Ventnor folk who have
raised the money for purchase
| of the radio set and Dr. Edward
radio hearing.
Photo—Fred Hess & Son i
ALFRED J. PERKINS
Now Postmaster for Atlantic City
and Ventnor
Building Boom
at Strong Pace
Half Million Expended Since
Mardt First According to
Building Inspector's
Records \
. The permits issued from the
office of Building Inspector Dock
during the month of March and
during April to the 17th, indi
cate that the^ building boom in
Ventnor is still going strong
without any evidence of cessa
tion. In the time stated, accord
ing to computations made from
the figures of the Building In
spector’s report, there has been
nearly half _a million dollars ex
pended for the construction of
dwellings and cottages.
This sum is further increased
by the permits issued for two
apartment houses which together
will total $47,000, and by the
erections of garages costing
$5,678. Therd have been alter
ations, additions and repairs to
homes amounting to $15,845.
The permits issued for places
of commerce have been few in
number, in fact, all together
they only total $4,400, and one
of these buildings is to be a real
estate office, costing $1,900.
(For permits issued, see page
13.)
Officials Study
Garage Problem
With Mayor Marston Will Evolve
Means for Securing- More
Motor Storage Room
Confronted with actual figures
showing that storage capacity for
automobiles in the three public
garages to which the city is now
limited under existing municipal
law is far short of the need even
at present, members of Council
are being urged to carefully con
sider the advisability of amend
ing the ordinance governing the
subject to permit of making addi
tions to existing structures and
also to set apart certain areas
likely to be made available for
such public convenience.
The matter was informally dis- ;
cussed at the committee meeting j
of Council held on Monday eve- i
ning and, while no decision was
reached, it is understood that
many logical reasons were ad
vanced by those favoring a modi
fication of the present stringent
law. It was learned that the
number of property owners ob
jecting to additions to present
structures was limited, while
those favoring relief from' the
present congestion and incon
venience numbered at least a
score.
Asked concerning the problem,
Acting Mayor Adams declined
to discuss at length a matter he
insisted must be considered from
various angles. Mr. Adams was
reluctant to give his personal
views stating that his. tenure as
Mayor was only temporary and
that Mayor Marston has given
public expression in the Ventnor
News to his stand in the matter.
From authoritative sources,
however, it was learned that
realty brokers have pointed out
the possibility of rentals being
curtailed because of the incon
venience forced upon cottagers
incident to the storage of cars.
The attitude assumed by several
members of Council indicates
that the proponents of more
lenient regulations have made an
impression, with the likelihood
that the entire matter will be
given fullest consideration, and,
as one of the solons remarked,
“make a law that will benefit the
greatest number.”
Pekinese Dog Returns
Patrolman Sharp found last
Monday the valuable Pekinese dog
belonging to Mrs. Milesky, of 113
North Bryant Avenue, that had
been previously lost.
THOMAS SHEEN JELLS OF PARIS TREES
Considerable light is thrown on the esteem in which
trees and foliage are held by the Parisians in a letter re
ceived from Thomas G. Sheen, now touring the Continent of
Europe. The extract printed below is from a letter received
by Mr. Joseph H. Paist, President of the Ventnor Tree Com
mission and one of the most ardent disciples of tree culture
for the avenues of this great family resort, who kindly sent
it to the VENTNOR NEWS.
“Your mention of the Ventnor Tree Commission brings
to mind that one of the things that makes Paris one of the
most beautiful cities in the world is the large number of
trees. There is a tree planted in every possible place in
Paris. The French people love the trees even, yes, a great
deal more than we do in America. The trees here receive
the best of care, and in the parks good sized leaves are already
' but. - r y ; f ' ... ;> •
“There is a peculiar problem here in Paris. They find
and especially last year, that the trees along the street and
boulevards lose their leaves much before the trees in the
parks. Study of this has disclosed that in the center of the
city the gas from the great number of automobiles, causes
the leaves to fall and in some, in fact many instances, kill the
trees. This is expected to present a grave problem to the
cities ’n the future. Looks as though we will have no trees
in the large cities.”
Must Pare On - !
Ventnor Heights
Members of City Council Order
Sidewalks and Curbs and Con
sider Playground Project
Council last Monday night in
committee session seriously dis
cussed and eventually formulated
plans for the laying of sidewalks
and curbs on a large number of
streets on Verrtnor Heights.
The rapid development of this
section has been forcibly brought
to the attention of the solons
through .the steady building
activity and -the demand for bet
ter streets. Extensions of water
and sewer lines also have been
marked.
Construction of homes has
brought about a demand for gen
eral improvement. Individual
property owners feel disinclined
to lay sidewalks and curbs when
owners of adjacent lands, still
vacant, refuse to make such im
provements. As a result, the
| only equitable method as yet de- •
vised will be adopted by Council. |
Under state law the city can com- i
pel construction of sidewalks and
curbs, or rather payment for the
cost involved by awarding a con
tract for a general area to be
improved, and then assessing the
property where the owner fails
to make . immediate settlement.
Incidental to the discussion
touching the marked development
on Ventnor Heights the question
of public playground or athletic
field was injected when a peti
tion asking Council to prohibit
ball playing on vacant lots was
| read. -
i Further than to admit that
Council might at some time in
the future seriously consider the
matter of acquiring a large tract
of land for use as an athletic
field the members declined to
state to what extent such a proj
ect had been discussed. ,,
It is known that several mem
bers of Council are favorable to
buying lands in outlying sections
which could be converted into
playgrounds and athletic fields.
The juvenile population i s
rapidly increasing and even now
the problem of keeping young
sters out of the streets is one
that gives the police much con
cern. There is every reason to
believe that the necessary steps
will be taken soon to acquire de
sired lands probably under the
same terms which gave Ventnor
bathing beaches before actual
purchase of oceanfront blocks
was accomplished.
Pupils to Give Play
The prospective graduates of
the Ventnor City Public Gram
mar Schools are planning to give
as an important part of their
commencement program in June,
Longfellow’s poem “Evangeline”
in the dramatic form of a playlet.
The production is being directed
by Miss Katharine Chalmers, in
structor of music and grammar.
New Police Clerk
Patrick Loughran has assumed
his duties as clerk in the police
department*, vice Ellis Evans, re
signed. Mr. Loughran retired
from business in Philadelphia
several years ago and came to the
shore to regain his health. His
decision to make his home here
permanently indicates that - he
| found what he sought.
Greeters Read;
to Extend Work
decide on Trip to Philadelphia
For Purpose of Waking Up
Hotel Folk There. Prepar
ing for Greeter Smoker *
Energetic members of New
Jersey Charter No. 43, Greeters
)f America, plan to enlarge their
activities to still greater extent,
according to decision reached at
the meeting of the organization •
at the Hotel Monticello last Fri
day evening. Having made
Greeterism a big and important
factor in both hotel and civic,
life of New Jersey, the Greetefs
are about to invade a sister
state and “wake up” Philadel
phia to the merits of the only
association of its kind in the
jvorld.
All this week the Greeters are
centering their interest in the
Second Annual Atlantic City
Hotel Exposition on the Garden
Pier where their Greeter Booth
already has become a live attrac
tion. As soon as the Exposition
has been carried to its assured
success the Greeters will arrange
for the Philadelphia trip with
double object of giving aid in
spreading the gospel of their or
ganization and possibly having
the Philadelphia Greeters join
the New Jersey Charter, now one
of the banner charters of the *
United States.
Greeter President Wood Mi
Odwolt already has paved the
way for the success of the Phila
delphia trip by communicating
with Pennsylvania Charter heads
(Continued on Page 4)
Boundary Signs Are Up
Huge signs artistically painted
and appropriately, lettered to in
form strangers that they are '
about to enter Ventnor City have
been placed at the municipal
boundaries on Atlantic Avenue at
Jackson and Fredericksburg Ave
nues. James Harvey Post, No.' C
144, American Legion sponsored
the innovation and a part of the
sign is devoted to giving infor- '
mation that the city boasts of an
organization of live-wire ex-< /
service men. The signs are
painted in the city colors, maroon *
and white, and attract attention.
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Mayor on Short Vacation
Mayor and Mrs. Almerin Mar-; f
ston, left for Wemersville last 4
Saturday where the Mayor will
enjoy a respite of ten days from1
official duties. Dr. Barbash, who
is recuperating from appendi- $ K
citis, and his wife are with them.
-Fill Your Bins Early
Parsells Coal Co. Phone—^'• -
Marine 9.—Adv.
BOARDWALK BOOK SHOP
711 Boardwalk—Marine 2126-M
Everythin* in Books. — Adv.
' '
E. B. Yellow Taxicab Co. Marine
600—Quick, Safe Service.—Adv.
PACKARD TAXI SERVICE I
—Phones—Marine 3113-3114—
Reliable & Quick Service—Adv.
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