Ventnor news., November 26, 1924, Image 1

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War Against Greek Letter Societies
At High School Is Again Under Way
Election of Miss Ruth Babcock as President of the Senior Class,
First Girl in History of the School to Win This Honor,
Seen as Blow at Fraternities
A renewal of warfare upoi
Greek letter societies by the edu
cational authorities of the resorl
is seen by many High Schoo
students in the organization of th<
girl pupils into so strong a forc<
that one of their number, Mis:
Ruth Babcock, was elected presi
dent of the Senior Class two weeks
ago. This is the first time in th(
history of the Atlantic City Higl
School that a girl has been choser
for this post, and it is generallj
"V rumored m scholastic circles thal
Miss Babcock’s candidacy againsi
Elbert Seeley, choice of all Greel
letter fraternities, was material!}
aided by members of the faculty
That the victory of the girls ir
the recent senior election points tc
a direct aim on the part of tht
faculty to dissolve all Greel
.Letter organizations in the higl
school, is the gist of the political
gossip now rampant among th«
students, especially the boys.
It is said by numerous pupils
not wishing to have their names
divulged, that the movement to or
ganize the girls into a voting
, body was sponsored and fostered
by two members of the faculty,
p . Henry P. Miller, principal, and
, :< Miss Alice G. Owens, teacher of
history. Their purpose, it is
__ rumored, is to weaken the political
? \ (Continued on Pago 31)
Re?. Walter Brnggeman
Succeeds Dr. Poulson
New Pastor of -Ventnor Copimun
V1 ity Church Will Assume buties
January 1
„ '. - Rev. Walter Bruggeman, of
Boothwyn, Pa., will become pastor
of the Ventnor City Community
Church (Congregational) on Jan
uary 1, 1925. He will succeed
4- Rev. Mama S. Poulson, who re
signed several months ago td” ac
cept the post of state superin
tendent of the Anti-Saloon
League.
By unanimous vote ithe congre
gation of the church on Monday
a night extended a call to Dr.
Bruggeman, who is now pastor of
a Presbyterian Church in a small
Pennsylvania town where he has
been successful during the past
S _ four years in building up a large
congregation.
Rev. Charles C. Carroll, pas
; tor-at-large of Congregational
'V, • churches for Maryland, Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey, presided
over the meeting as moderator.
%■ A committee including Dr. Wil
liam Raith, .Lockwood Seely and
Wilmer K. Clymer was named to
'! draft the letter of invitation.
, It is understood that Rev.
' Bruggeman has signified his
willingness to accept the call and
it is expected that he will assume
his duties here on the first Sun
4 day in-January.
> Dr. Bruggeman, who is thirty
* • years of age and married, is a
graduate of Princeton University.
He is a veteran of the World War,
having served for eighteen months
in the United States Army. Since
. - the resignation of Rev. Poulaon
various pastor-candidates have
occupied the pulpit of the Com
munity Church.
y^LLOW CAB Company. Mar.
Quick, Safa Sarrica—Adv.
$1,000,000 In Fund
Of Christmas Clnbs
Distribution of Yule-Tide Sayings
Will be Made by Shore Banks
Early in* December
Of approximately a quarter of
; a billion dollars that has been
: saved up week iby week during
the last year by persons in all I
sections of the country who have
joined Christmas clubs so that
they might have a nest egg for
this greatest of all gift giving
holidays, more than a million
dollars will be distributed to
members of the Christmas clubs
conducted by the financial in
stitutions of Atlantic City and
Ventnor.
The golden flood from this
source will be released during the
first two weeks in December, and
in addition to the joy it will
bring to those who find them
selves in possession of funds with
which to bestow tokens of their
esteem on friends and loved ones,
it will mean an era of great
prosperity for the various busi
ness interests of the resort.
Of only recent origin, Christ
mas Savings Clubs have made
wonderful strides during the last
few years in and about Atlantic
City. With but one exception,
all financial institutions at the
shore maintain this feature, but
some of the banks make greater
efforts to swell these funds than
others.
These are the approximate
amounts that will be distributed
to Christmas club members from
(Continued on Page 30)
Margate Perfecting!
Publicity Campaign
Realtors Participate in Plans of
City Commissioners and
Chamber of Commerce
w ith several of the more
prominent real estate operators in
attendance, another session of the
Margate City Commissioners and
the Margate City Chamber of
Commerce was held Monday for
the purpose of further advancing
the publicity campaign which is
to be launched in the near future.
All the realtors expressed the
opinion that one month would be
too brief a period for exhibition of
the National Home Electric, about
which the proposed publicity cam
paign will center. They expressed
themselves in favor, rather, of
making the exhibit a permanent,
all-year feature of Margate pub
licity.
The National Home Electric,
under the plans discussed Mon
day, would be kept open through
out the year, with the realtors in
charge as hosts, each, being as
signed stated periods. No visitors
at the exhibit are to be solicited
by any line of business, the in
tention being to keep the exhibit
(Continued on Pago 31)
Call BURKHARD COAL CO.
Marine T900 ...... Ad v.
ANDREW S. ORR
A. S.0rr Has Remedy
For Traffic Evils
Business and Professional Men
Urged to Walk or Use Trolleys
to Places of Business, Leav
ing Autos in Garages
Because of his experience of ten
yeabs as local agent for the State
Motor Vehicle Department, An
drew S. Orr is unusually well
qualified to express an authorita
tive opinion on ways and means
for relieving traffic congestion at
the shore. In an interview with a
representative of the Ventnor
News this official advances one of
the most logical and effective sug
gestions thus far made for the
solution of the troublesome prob
lem confronting Atlantic City.
“Business men, professional
men and men engaged in other
lines of endeavor,” he said, “could
materially aid in remedying the
dangerous conditions now exist
ing by walking to their places of
business if the distance is not too
far, or by riding in trolley cars
or jitneys. They drive to their of
fice or their stores instead, park
their cars nearby, forget all about
them until it is time to return to
their homes in the late afternoon,
and as a consequence the streets
in the busy sections of the city
ire badly congested.
“Just a little unselfishness
would be all that’s necessary to re
lieve a situation that is growing
worse every day. Not only would
they improve the conditions of the
(Continued on Pago 4)
Numbers Are Changed ,
On Cambridge A venae
Owing to an increase in the
frontage of lots over the original
plans, residents on the east side
of Cambridge avenue, between
Ventnor and Winchester, are re
quested to correct the numbering
of their homes. The new num
bers are being sent out by City
Clerk Charles E. Reppetto who
states that the insurance com
panies should be notified of the
change.
In former years Cambridge ave
nue was marked off on a street
plan which was based on a front
age of twenty-five feqt for eaoh
lot. But all lots sold have ex
ceeded thirty feet in width, neces
sitating a change in numbering.
VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY
4% On Time Deposits
Safe Deposit Boxes .. —Adv.
Thanksgiving Proclamations
The mellow comfort of the sea
son of garnered harvests is about
u** We are at peace in the midst
of the material evidence of indus
try, thrift and the bounties sup
plied by the application of honest
labor. The lengthening rays of the
sun reveal upon the broad avenues
of our stately city the serene pres
ence of order and the cleanliness
that gives welcome alike to child
hood and to manhood by an atmos
phere that bespeaks the civic wor
ship of home.
In the harmony of our commun
ity life we are in accord with the
spirit of our nation. Fair fortune
abides among us and the hand of
distress has been withheld from
our citizens and from our city.
Singular have been the blessings
bestowed upon us and manifold
have been the gifts brought to us.
For all this gathered good we owe
our thanks and recognize the
beneficence of Almighty God. It
is fitting as citizens that we unite
to give thanks for what has so
abundantly been given to us.
Therefore, I, Almerin Marston,
Mayor of Ventnor City, mindful of
the health, happiness and general
prosperity that Almighty God has
conferred upon this city and its
people, do set aside and proclaim
Thursday, November 27, as a day
of special Thanksgiving and public
worship and do earnestly recom
mend that upon this day no
business be done within our city
and that the citizens assemble in
their accustomed places of worship
and acknowledge their gratitude to
God for the peace, prosperity and
the abiding good of which we, as
individuals in our civic state, have
been the recipients.
Given under my hand and seal
this twenty-fifth day of Novem
ber, A. D. Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty-four. * j
ALMERIN MARSTON,
Mayor of Ventnor.
That which is true, noble, and
pure never becomes old-fashioned.
Thus, we are again approaching the
day which, in pursuance of a long
timed and cherished custom, is ob
served throughout this country:
"Thanksgiving Day," November
27, 1924.
It is a day when the individual
stands humbly before his Maker,
offers - to make amends for his
shortcomings, prays for guidance
to do that which is right, and
acknowledges with thanks and
appreciation the blessings he has
received.
We of this nation and city have
indeed much to be thankful for.
The people have just demonstrated
their faith and confidence in the
soundness and stability of our form
of government, whidh has so finely
withstood the test of time. Peace,
law, and order prevail in our com
munity. Business has been good.
We are free from the contagious
diseases prevailing elsewhere and
are generally enjoying the best of
health. Living in Atlantic City is,
alone, a blessing.
Now, therefore, I, Edward L.
Bader, Mayor of Atlantic City,
N. J., call upon all our inhabitants
and guests to observe Thanksgiv
ing Day, November 27, 1924, by all
attending their respective places of
owrship and offering prayer and
thanksgiving for the many bless
ings which are ours. Let this
solemn and sacred day be observed
in a manner consistent with the
high and noble traditions which
gave it birth.
Given under my hand and seal
at Atlantic City, N. J., this four
teenth day of November, A. D.
1924.
EDWARD L. BADER,
Mayor of Atlantic City.
Fire Chief Choice
Stirs City Firemen
Ventnor Council May Eventually
Decide on Head of Volunteer
Department
From all indications it looks as
though the contest between Morris
Royal and Bert Gei singer for the
position of chief of the Ventnor
Volunteer Fire Company, No. 1,
is being so hotly fought that Vent-!
nor Council will have to step in!
and decide the leader. Council i
is empowered to make the decision j
when the election ends in a tie.
This year it is expected that;
nothing but a tie can result, for i
the fire company, supporting!
Royal for chief, is allowed five j
votes, which is the same numberj
of ballots alloted to the truck com-1
pany which is trying hard for the I
election of Mr. Geisinger. -j
According to members of the j
truck company, the election is not
being conducted in accordance
with the laws of the volunteer or
ganization. They say that some
years ago it was arranged to have
the chief alternate every year
from the two companies. Mr.
Royal has occupied the position of
chief for two years and is now up
for his third term.
Chief of Police Harry Frings,
who is a member of the fire com
pany, declared that the policy of
alternating the chiefs had been
abandoned several years ago after
finding it to be highly defective.
He declared that such a method
^vas bad, since the more experi
ence a leader has the more effec-1
tive he is to the department. He j
further stated that the agreement'
was only an informal one and was
never inscribed on the records of
either company.
James G. Scull, also a member
(.Continued, on Pago SO)
Cross Word Pussies Are
Inaugurated This Week
On page 2 of this issue will be
found the first of a series of cross
word pussies to be published weekly
by the VENTNOR NEWS. The
answer to the pussle will be pub
lished next week.
Shore Prices Lower
| ThanBig City Stores
Atlantic City Merchant* Under
sell Store* in Larger Cities by
at Least 5 Per Cent.
Department heads in Atlantic
City’s larger stores are compelled
to adhere strictly to the rule of
selling the wares in their respec
tive department at least 5 per cent
lower than the prices charged for
the same quality of goods in the
great department stores of Phila
delphia. There is no exception to
this rule, and department heads
who cannot obey it are compelled |
to seek elsewhere for employ- j
ment.
Another phase of retailing
which stamps as a myth the con
tention that the same quality of
wearing apparel or household
goods may be purchased more
cheaply in the larger cities is the
overhead required to do business
in a huge department store. This
is so much greater in Philadelphia,
New York and other large centers
of population than it is at the
shore that Atlantic City merch
ants are enabled to materially
under-sell merchants in the same
lines in the large cities.
The practice of buying else
.where is constantly decreasing
among Atlantic City residents.
As a matter of fact, many visitors
from Philadelphia do their shop
ping here, once they become fa
miliar with the inducements of
fered by shore merchants. A
palatial home at Wynnewood, a
suburb of Philadelphia, was
recently furnished throughout by
an Atlantic City department store.
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.
Edge Has Become
Undisputed Leader
But Enemies Within His Party
are Still Active and May Aid
Democratic Gubernatorial , >
Nominee
By a Close Observer
The • overwhelming victory
scored by U. S. Senator Walter
E. Edge in the recent general
elections stamps him as one of
the most powerful political
figures in the history of New
Jersey, but his triumph, great as
it was, appears to have strength
ened, rather than weakened, the
hostility of relentless foes with- <
in his own party. So intense has
become their enmity to Senator
Edge, who will in all probability
name the Republican candidate
for Governor next year, that
rumors are already afloat to the
effect that the anti-Edge forces
might be found quietly working
in behalf of the Democratic can
didate to succeed Governor
Silzer.
Senator Edge’s opponents are
thoroughly aware of the fact that
he has reached the pinnacle of
supreme command because of his
slashing victory on November 4
of this year; that his success
places FederaLpatronage for New
Jersey solely within his hands;
(Continued on Page 4)
New Street Project y';
.Advanced by Conncil
Plan of Loop at Ventnor Caaino
Continue* in Favor, Despite
Rumors of Opposition
Despite rumors of opposition by
members of Council to the meas
ure providing for the acquisition
of lands necessary for the creation
of a new street connecting Corn
wall and Cambridge avenues par- r
allel with and 125 feet North of
the Boarwwalk, Ordinance No. 18
was passed on second reading by
Common Council Monday night.
Earlier in the session six letters
from taxpayers in Ventnor urging .
the project were read. The writers
included George W. Fiske, Hugh
B. Montgomery, D. J. McLaughlin,
Andrew P. Johnson, William A.
Jordan and William A. Faunce.
In the absence of President
Bartlett the gavel was wielded by
Councilman Wingate, chairman of
the Street Committee. Council
man Steelman was also absent.
It is rumored that he is opposed
to the proposed new street.
’ Commending the Ventnor City
Fire Department for its co-opera
tion during the Bothwell Hotel
and Steel Pier fire last week, Com
missioner William S. Cuthbert,
Director of Public Safety, in a
letter to the mayor and council
expressed his appreciation and
gave assurance of reciprocity
should occasion arise. The Vent
nor apparatus was held in readi
ness to cover the lower part of
Atlantic City in the event of other
fires.
ine sale oi jetty bonds in the
amount of $10,000 to the Sinking
Fund was authorized. A contract
for the furnishing of 500 tons of
bituminous coal at $2.35 per ton
was awarded to the Emmons Coal
Mining Company of Philadelphia.
City Engineer Rightmire was ...
instructed to prepare plans and
specifications for a comprehensive
surface drainage plan for the en-.
jtire municipal area North of Mon
mouth avenue, the same to co
ordinate with the present plan of
(Continued on Pago 2d).