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AMPgSMSNT Pobubhino Co., of Atlantic City
Vol. 17 No. 42
Act of Real Humanity
To Forget Folding Bed
., The Stuffed Bird, the Plush Pic
‘ ture Frame and the Gas Log
All Perturb our Columnist
By A VETERAN SCRIBBLER
A Grand Rapids paper says that
the folding bed is passing, even
as the round table passed. And it
is not to be regretted, when one
considers the risk one takes of
being folded up against the pic
ture on the wall in and by one of
them, when he wishes to be folded
only into rosy, refreshing dreams.
To pull one’s-, bed out like a
drawer, or an accordion, or down
like an awning, in itself savors of
artificiality not pleasant to the
lover of nature, who would pre
dict from the success of such a
contrivance that other combina
tions, such as folding pianos and
folding refrigerators, would fol
« • low. And so it is refreshing to
know that it is passing away
never to return—that it is fold
ing its ominous wings, like the
tent of the Arab, to take a long
flight and softly vanish away. For
then when one sees a side-board
\ or a bookcase or a bureau, he will
not suspect it of being what it is
not, and he will know when look
ing at a mantelpiece that the
vases are not bed legs and that
the mattress and other things are
not crammed up, the open fire
place to be pulled out at the hour
of retiring. The stuffed bird on
the mantelpiece, the plush-bound
. picture frame, and the' gas log
whose flame never varies and
upon which one may crack nuts
or sharpen the carving knife, are
not more deadly than the folding
bed in its most affable mood. But
now it should be looked upon with
the sweet eye of charity, and the
observer should try to regard its
better qualities; but, alas, that
would be time wasted, for it has
none. Although designed to take
/up little room, it always took
up too much room; and if the room
it did take up were not preferable
to its presence, it would be an act
of humantiy to throw the mantle
of silence over both, and try to
forget them forever and a day, if
*not longer.
Pleasantville May
Have New Bank
An application has 'been made
, by five Pleasantville business
men to the Comptroller of Cur
rency, Treasury Department,
Washington, for a charter to
form another National bank in
the tity.
Japhet Price, D. S. LeCompte,
Louis R. Smith and Bertram E.
Whitman are backing up the
proposition and all are directors
or otherwise connected with the
Pleasantville Trust Company, an
old-establislIGa institution
in Pleasantville.
At present there are two banks
in the city, the Pleasantville
Trust Company and the First Na
tional Bank, but it is the opinion
of the promoters, of the proposed
new institution, which will bo or
ganized with a capital of $50,000,
that with the rapid growth of the
municipality, there is ample room
for three banks in the city.
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.
BOARDWALK BOOK SHOP
711 Boardwalk—Marina 2126-M
Everythin* in Books. — Adv.
Ventnor Officials
Define Functions
Mayor M a r s t o n, Comptroller
Bratton and Treasurer Turner
Illustrate Operation of Muni
ipal Financial Management
to Women Voters
Municipal financing and its re
lation to the tax levy afforded an
interesting discussion to mem
bers of the Ventnor League of
Women Voters at a well-attended
meeting held at 112 South Vic
toria Avenue last Monday eve
ning.
Mayor Marston introduced two
of the city’s fiscal officers after
making a short address, genera]
in its nature. City Comptroller
George H. Bratton and ' City
Treasurer Enoch S. Turner each
in turn explained in detail the
functions of their respective of
fices.
How the municipal budget is
made up and the method em
ployed to make proper checks
and balances in the expending
of appropriated funds was ex
plained in a most comprehensive
manner by the city comptroller.
Mr. Bratton pointed out the
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Special Patrol
. ’ Guards Ventnor
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Police in Plain Clothe* on Sun
Night Duty. Mayor Mar
ston and Chief Fringe Give
Double Protection to $11 ,
000,000 Property - — ,
Continuing the rigorous policy
inaugurated last week to safe
guard Ventnor City’s $11,000,000
of wealthy residential property
from further inroads from thieves,
Mayor Almerin Marston and
Chief of Police Harry H. Frings
doubled the force on duty in the I
city Sunday night. Additional j
officers in plain clothes were de
tailed to patrol the entire city
under instructions to round-up
any suspicious characters. No
single instance of disorder was re
ported.
Mayor Marston is now working
with the City Council to increase
the police appropriation for 1924
for the permanent addition of a
larger force for day and night
duty. This policy is receiving
favorable consideration from the
city fathers who have already ap
proved the addition of a special
detective to the present force.
Bacharach Elected
Grand Tall Cedar
_ Benjamin Bacharach at the an
nual election of the Tall Cedars
of the Atlantic City Forest, held
Monday night, in the Moose home,
was re-elected for the seventeenth
consecutive time the Grand Tall
Cedar of the local chapter.
Other officei's elected were Mil
ton £. Seaman, Senior Deputy
Grand Tall Cedar; HenryJIolst,
Junior Deputy; Newton W.
Spence, treasurer; Frank Peters,
scribe; Captain Richard Albert
son, Robert Chapman and Gustave
Kessler, trustees.
As a token of the appreciation
of the many years' of faithful
services Mr. Bacharach has ren
dered to the Atlantic City Forest,
he was presented with a beautiful
clock, with numerals arranged to
spell “Benjamin Bacharach,” by
the organization.
YELLOW CAB Company. Mar.'
6000. Quick. Safe Service—Adv.
—THIS WINTER’S COAL—
Austin Coal Co. Mar. 11.—Adv.
i THEY GET THE GOLD
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Lincoln Studio.
These are this week's winners of the $5.00 Gold Pieces
which the Ventnor News is giving each week to the fortunate
persons snapped by their camera man.
WHO ARE THEY ?
(See page 11 for further details ef our weekly Gold Piece Offer)
Whalen to Lead
- Ventnor Sleuths
Former Captain of Atlantic City
Detectives Will Work With Ad
am Ulrich, Long Connected
With Philadelphia Department
of Public Safety
Richard T. Whalen, /or many
years Captain of Detectives on the
Atlantic City Police Department,
has been, appointed by Mayor
Marston to act in a similar ca
pacity with the Ventnor force,
.being supported in his work by
Adam Ulrich, for many years
connected with the Philadelphia
Department of Public Safety.
Mayor Marston has mapped
out a program of police activity
whi<;h is expected to give the city
maximum protection at minimum
expense. Whalen and Ulrich will
pursue their duties in plain
clothes, uniformed members of
the department co-operating as
occasion demands. Motorcycle
cops co-ordinate at all times with
patrolmen, all operating in con
junction with the detectives.
Chief Frings continues in ac
tive control of the department
and under the new policy main
tains constant communication
with the three factors making up
the forces designed to keep un
desirable characters out of the
city.
Absecon H. E. Church
Celebrates Centennial
The Absecon M. E. Church last
week celebrated the 100th anni
versary of its existence in a
series of all-week services di
rected by Rev. C. K. Dilks. Many
visiting pastors attended during
the week to participate in this
auspicious celebration.
PACKARD TAXI SERVICE
Phones: Marine 3113-3114. Adv.
Aerial (adder Track
for Ventoor City
Council Authorizes $15,000 Bond
Issue for Apparatus. Budget
Adjustments Almost Complete.
J. F. Larzelere Gets $500
Tax Reduction
Authorizing a bond issue of
$15,000, the proceeds of which
are to be applied to the purchase
of additional fire apparatus, Or
dinance No. 17 was passed on
final reading by Common Council
last Monday night. The city will
acquire a modern aerial ladder
truck to replace the ten-year-old
front drive tractor type of ladder
truck which has outlived its use
fulness.
A contract for the furnishing
of 75.tons of coal for municipal
buildings at a cost of $15.50 per
ton was awarded to the Avedon
Company of Margate.
Resolutions introduced
by Chairman Steelman of the Fi
nance Committee, authorized the
transfers of various amounts
from different items of the mu
nicipal budget. Assessment for
personal tax erroneously made
in the amount of $500 against
John F. Larzelere was ordered
stricken from the tax books by
resolution.
Atlantic County Chamber
of Commerce Meets Tonight
The Atlantic County Chamber
of Commerce will meet in the
Council Chamber of the Pleasant
ville City Hall tonight in the first
regular gathering since its or
ganization. President L. B.
Mathias of Somers Point will an
nounce committees.
_SAVE MONEY
. BUY JUMBO PEA COAL
Phone, fifep. 267, Avedon—Adv.
“Buy Coal Now" — EBay Brat.
Mar. 1266; 116 N. Brighton. Air.
Edge Club Meets
In Ventnor Tonight
Senator Sends Message of Ap
preciation to Chairman Charles
A. Knittel. To Elect Perma
nent Officers
The Edge Club, which organized
some weeks ago to boom Senator
Walter E. Edge for re-election,
will meet, tonight at 5207 Atlantic j
Avenue to induct fifty new mem
bers and effect its permanent or- j
ganization and elect officer*.
The following communication
was received from Senator Edge
by Charles A. Knittel, chairman
of the club:
■ Washington, D. C.,
December 8th.
Dear Mr. Knittel:
My attention has been called to
an article in the newspapers an
nouncing the formation of a club
in the interest of my re-nomina
tion and re-election. I want to
take this opportunity of express
ing my appreciation of this un
initiated but appreciated expres
sion of loyalty. It is always
especially gratifying to one in
public life to feel that his neigh
bors believe in him and it is a
matter of gratification to me to
feel that my home city is demon
strating that interest.
With personal regards,
Walter E. Edge.
The present Congressional Di
rectory shows Senator Edge as a
resident of Ventnor City.
Margate Phone Wires
to Go Underground
Commission Considering Amend
ment to Telephone Co. Fran
chise Granted in 1902. Me
Corkle to Pay Out Balance
of Budget
Amending an ordinance passed
in 1902 which granted to the
Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph
& Telephone Co., a perpetual
franchise to maintain poles and
conduits within the limits of j
Margate City, a supplemental
measure is now pending before
the City Commissioners, which
in addition to other changes,
limits the franchise to a period
of fifty years. Public hearing in
the matter has been fixed for De
cember 27.
Preliminary to presentation of
the new ordinance, a petition of
fered, by R. S. Henderson, coun
sel for the corporation, was read
before the Commissioners at the
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Postmaster Perkins Adds
Seven Sob-Stations
Postmaster Perkins has added
seven sub-stations to the local
postal service to be in operation
from December 17th to the 24th,
inclusive, to relieve the stress of
Christmas mail. They are locat
ed at the Madison Avenue, Mas
sachusetts Avenue, Illinois Ave
nue, Brighton Avenue, and Rich
mond Avenue Schools, and at the
M. E. Blatt department"store and
the City Hall, in Margate.
Kiddie Karnival Today
At Community Church
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From 4 until 6 o’clock today,
at the Ventnor Community
Church, the “Willing Workers”
of Ventnor will conduct a Kiddie
Karnival with many surprises and
much entertainment for the
youngsters. Tickets may be ob
tained at the door. Proceeds will i
| go to aid needy kiddies.
Poulson Picked
to Lead League
Clean Government Organization
Elects Pastor of Ventnor Com
munity Church by Acclama
tion. Samuel Comly Is
Named Secretary
Rev. Marna S. Poulson, pastor
of the Ventnor Community
Church, was elected president of
the Atlantic County Clean Gov
ernment League by acclamation
at a meeting attended by more
than one hundred members of
the league in the auditorium of
St. Paul’s M. E. Church, last
Tuesday evening. Samuel Comly,
campaign manager for Dr. Poul
son in his recent fight for the
Assembly, was elected secretary
of the league. John F. Turner
was elected to the treasurership.
Many persons prominent in the 'M
local non-partisan political cir- .
cles attended the meeting. Sev
eral speakers, including the Rev.
Robert Arthur Elwood, pastor of
the Boardwalk Church, Dr. Al
phonse Dare, and Dr. Poulson,
pointed out the strong position
of the league, showing that the
recent election revealed that it
actually possessed the balance of
power in loe.al nnliHnc
The principles of the Clean
Government League, which is de
dared to be established for im
partial, non-sectarian, and ‘non
partisan participation in politics,
for the improvement of local ad
ministration and the selection of
the best element in the com
munity to occupy office, will be
publicized through a weekly or
gan, “The Good Citizen,’’ to be
i edited by Dr. Poulson. The aim
of this paper will be to crystal
lize attention upon current prob
lems of municipal and State gov
ernment and familiarize the
electorate with facts and policies
incidental to the league’s pro
gram. *
Workman Becomes
Homan Pin-Wheel
Walter Roberts, 27, a machinist
of Montour and Ventnor Avenues,
sustained several fractured ribs
and general contusions of the body
and limbs when his sweater
caught in a set screw on the fly
wheel of a machine in the city
septic plant at Winchester and
Douglas Avenues, Margate City.
Roberts was immediately car
ried off his feet and whirled
around with the wheel a number
of times before it could be stop
ped by a fellow workman.
He was rushed in a passing
automobile to the Atlantic City
Hospital where his condition was
reported serious, his right lung
believed to have been punctured 1
by a broken rib.
Bus line Authorized
By Ocean City
The Ocean View Company has
been granted permission by the
City Commissioners of Ocean City
to operate a two-bus line from
Ocean View in Cape May County
to Atlantic City via Ocean City
and Longport.
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