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News of ) • ' , , -V _ ■ ^ ■ N. ' : . .. • 1 r ' Pleasantville • ■ ,, \ And The Mainland Mainland l" Has Interest In Terminals Residents and Commuters Af fected By Congestion in Streets of Atlantic City CONVENIENCE AND CIVIC BETTERMENT Not a Realtors Battle Because nit is Admitted That City 'Can Expand Only To The Westward People ol the Mainland are watching with much interest the outcome of argument about the proper site for railroad terminals for Atlantic City. While the terminals are in Atlan tic City, their location is a matter of concern to the people of the Mainland and all the Atlantic City suburbs for the reason that the travelers of the Mainland, com muters and others, may or may not Use the steam trains according to {he convenience of the location of he terminal, or terminals. The commuting traffic is cion tsjg§y increasing from .the cities of (.ibsecon, Pleasantvillc, West Atlan tic City,, Norlhfield, Linwood and Spmcrs Point, just the same as it Is from Chelsea and Ventnor and will increase from Brigantiiic, Neptune Gordons, Margate and elsewhere. It this patronage of the steam road is not increasing, it is be cause of greater convenience af fordod by bus lines. At any rate, a point in train travel is the congestion to bo over come in the main streets of Atlan tic City before one can get to or fljom one of the present terminals. This is the main interest taken by the people of the Mainland and other commuting points, although every person has at heart the best interests of the growth of Atlantic City along lineB of civic betterment in which Atlantic City is making more and more progress. -;On one side of the discussion over the ordinance which would grant the Reading Railroad the 'right to block certain streets by a new terminal placed very near the present Reading terminal, is tho threat that if the Reading cannot have its way in this, it will hot , build a new terminal; that the issue is really between real estate speculators on one side who may <JlS interested in property abutting oh the proposed new Reading terminal, and those on the other side who may be Interested in the growth and 'expansion of the city into the suburbs. From all expressions as to the opportunities for the future ex pansion of Atlantic City, one gains the impression that the only direction Atlantic City can expand is westward; that there is not room on Absccon Island for the growth that is certain to come and that . suburban developments, if you will, jhave a perfect right to present their ■attractiveness and • spacefor growth along modern civic beahti * fication as-laid down not only by t progressive Atlantic City and Mryfn Jland suburban citizens, -but as is jalso defined by tho great builders ■and sincere civic bodies of the , country at largo. ' Not only are real estate men in Atlantic City giving attention to fflo Reading proposal, but the I suestion is receiving attention at the hands of hotelmen, taxpayers and many prominent business men who are quoted as In favor of placing the terminal west of Atlan tis City across the .thoroughfare thus bringing about tho Improve tment of streets and boulevards which means civic growth and ad vancement and the relief of harm ful congestion. , Tho ordinance which would grant the Reading right to build has passed first reading and will come up for second, third and final reading at’the meeting of the City I Commissioners of Atlantic City, ' Thursday at 3 o’clock. There Is a i demand that the question be sub , mi tied to the voters for their ap proval, as Mayor Ruffu has declared lie will support and endeavor to obtain the passage of the'Reading > ordinance. ( People, from the Mainland who want to go to Atlantic City to shop BUY YOUR HEAT. Hygienic Ice & Coa! Co., Franklin end Reading* R. R. Phone 352.—«dv.x f -Kxoeilcpt l^aondry service. R-Way laundry. U South Fourth Street Phone 326.—«d?.x in the stores are concerned about the congestion ot traffic and park ing in the streets. On almost every hand is heard the remark that “Of course, the terminals will be built on the meadows eventually.” Recalling that famous slogan, if the terminals are to be built there eventually, "'Why Not Now?” City Mali For Absecon Urged Oaks Association Also Sees Need of School in North ern Section MEETS IN FIRE HOUSE The building of a city hall and a social house in the northern part of Absecoiv was urged last night when the Oaks Improvement Asso ciation met in the New Oaks Fire house on Bayview drive. Absecon at the present time is the only municipality on the Shore Road without a city hall, or plans for one. Linwood, the other town without a hall, recently passed or dinances for the purpose of build ing a new meeting place. Willi the increased growth of Absecon, a large majority of its residents, including Mayor Harry Mattson,, Sr., have urged the build ing of a city hall. Although the matter has been agitated for some time, nothing has ever been done. The Association’s members see the need of a new school in the northern part of the city, despite the fact that an addition to the present school was recently com pleted. A communication will be sent to City Council urging trash collec tion. After the business meeting, j a social hour was enjoyed. The j session was held in the New Oaks fire house, the social part taking j place before the open fireplace of which the hall boasts. -- ; Stephens Holds Two Under Bail County Authorities Investi gate Cause of Point Man’s Head Injury SHOT THEORY DENIED Two persons were held under bail by Police Recorder William IS. Stephens in court last night on charges of atrocious assault and battery. The warrant was issued on complaint of Valentine Hoffman, of tile prosecutor’s office, following an investigation made into the cir cumstances surrounding a peculiar injury sustained by Thomas Stretch, proprietor of Stretch’s Inn, Somers Point, a week ago. George ' W. Kuehn, of. Somers Point, said to have been a closo friend of Stretch, was held under $2,500 bail. Mrs. Catherine Keuhn, his wife, was held under $500 bail as a material witness. Keuhn waived waived a hearing. County authorities started to in vestigate circumstances which re sulted in Stretch’s being injured wlieu that man was taken to the Atlantic City hospital suffering from a wound in his head. It was at first thought that p substance in the man’s head was a shot, and that he had been injured during a fight in which guns had been used. Chief of Country Detectives Harrold, after receiving an official report of an X-Ray, declared last night that, physicians would uot say whether the matter lodged in the wound wan metal or not. Ho advances the theory that a piece of plaster was lodged in the wopnd as a result of Stretch striking his head against a wall. Chief Harrold declared that a gun found on the premises by Trooper Camp had not been fired for somcliino. Stretch's condition was reported much improved. WILL OPEN STORE A. Zoffer, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., will open a shop at 14 N. Main street, formerly the site of the Pleasantville Heating company, where he will handle a complete line of ‘ women’s and children’s coats, dresses, millinery, the goods to be of the highest quality at the lowest price. The store will open about April 1, announcement to be made in the columns of this paper. -- Clark T.umoer Co., lumber, mill work and builders' supplies. Phone 287.—adv Point Houses To Be Numbered Ordinance Passes First Read ing—Create Office of Mer cantile Appraiser GARBAGE BID AWARDED An ordinance wnicu will iorco an property owners in Somers Point to properly number their stores, dwelling houses and other build ings was passed on first reading met Friday nigliC. At the same time an ordinance creating the office of Mercantile Appraiser was passed on first read ing. Both ordinances will go to second and final readings after a public hearing April 8. Charles Clements was awarded the contract to collect garbage for the year. His bid was $1340, while other bids of $2500 and $2800 were received. Garbage will be collected three times a week, starting April 1, during the summer months, and twice a week during the winter months. It will be collected from rear yards. Bids will be received at the next meeting of Council for (ho erection and construction of a timber wharf or pier at New Jersey and Bay avenues, in the city, as an addition to the present city pier. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the City Clerk. The ordinance for house number ing is one which will aid the city of Somers Point to securee free mail delivery a^ it continues, to grow. The houses will be numbered according to a map which has been prepared. The ordinance is given a bite, as a section of the new law declares that any person, persons or corpo ration violating any of the provis ions of the ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or in default of the payment of this, be commit ted to the county or city jail for a period not exceeding thirty days. The mercantile appraiser shall collect or cause to be collected all fees or license taxes imposed or required to be paid by the ordi nances of the city. His compensa tion shall be ten per cent of the fees he collects. A motion was passed to instruct City Clerk James G. Scull to write the board of freeholders, asking them to repair the bulkhead at Bay avenue, which Was wrecked during the recent storm. The city clerk was also instruct ed tlo write Mr. Perry, owner of a let at the corner of Maryland ave nue and Shore Road, asking him to remove dead grass from the field, as it is a fire menace. LIBRARY BOARD HEARS OF LOANED BOOKS Mrs. C. 0. Wilson. Librar ian Tells of Work Dar ing Session A short business meeting ot the Pleasantville Library board was held last night at the home of Mrs, George Bates, vice-president, on E, Washington avenue. ^ ; During the session, in charge ol Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Charles O. Wilson gave a report of the number ol books loaned. There is an averagi of one hundred or more booltt loaned every day to local readers the meeting adjourned early so l he members could attend tin recital at the First Baptist church Those present were: Mrs. Presto:; JSPnms, Mrs. T. M. Simanton, Mrs Mary Sun rtley, Mrs. Charles O Wilson,-Mrs. Ceorgj Bates, Mrs Charles Ckatllc, Mrs. Warrct Austin. ATTEND FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Feulmort and family attended the funera yesterday of Mr. oFuimore's sister in-law, Mrs. Margaret Fenimore wife of the into Marlin Fenimore Funeral services were couductet from her lute home in Camden burial taking place in Cooperstown -$"$> Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ellis spen the weekend visiting relatives It Philadelphia. _v. Clark Lumber Co., tumber, mill worl and builders' supplies. Phone 287.—ad --<Sx8> PHONE NIGHT OR DAY Coal yard of Hudson Cement & Sup ply Co., may be reached by phone da? or nifrht. Phono 41. Orders at nigh receive prompt attention followinf morning. Buildinsr sunplies. too.—adv -$x$> Lake & Risley Co. supplies lumber hardware, paint and cooL Phones l: and 13.—adv. I John R. Siracusa’s Suggestion for Meadow 1* lan Localion of Terminals. Note New Boule vards Made Possible Down the Rights of Way of Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad I roperties; Out Marmora Avenue to Absecon Boulevard and Across Thoroughfare to the Auport, and Chelsea Heights. An Ideal System in Traffic Distribution. Small Girl Dies Of Match Burns Clothes Became Ignited While - Playing With Box, Belief RUSHED TO HOSPITAL A box ill' matches, one of which became ignited while she was play ing with i cm, cost the life of iittlc three-year-old Margaret Pew, of 025 Bayview avenue, yesterday. The small girl, badly burned, succumbed to injuries received Saturday when her clothes became ignited. The child was left alone in her home while her mother went to the store. She found a match box, and while playing with it, one of the matches became Ignited. It caught on her clothing, and, although she ran, the flames only grew larger. Her mother found her a mass of flames, and extinguished them with a piece of carpet. Neighbors were summoned, and an ambulance was called which took the small girl to the Atlantic City hospital. Hero sho passed away yesterday morning despite efforts made by physicians at the resort institution to save her. --- PLAN NEW FIRE COMPANY Plans for the organisation of a Volunteer Fire company for the community will be discussed to morrow night when a meeting will be held at eight o’clock at the Three Oaks Inn, Washington ave nue and Spruce street. All those who arc interested have been in vited to attend. SCOUTS STUDY, Fox Patrol Entertained by Edmond Adkisson, of Absecon. The Fox Patrol of Troop No. 2, Boy Scouts, held an interesting meeting at the home of Edmond Adkisson, Bolton avenue, Absecon, Thursday night. Under the direction of Wiliner Bergcy, leader, the boys studied first aid, signalling and the flag. At the close of the study hour a aucsetion period was held with the boys receiving the following aver ages: Robert Leek, U2YZ; Walter Welser, 00; Edmond Adkisson, 86*4; Harry Quay, 75. Fred Thompson, assistant leader, wras unable to attend. After the meeting games were played and fruit punch and cake enjoyed. -<8X*> "It Dors Make a Difference Where fou Buy Your Coal!" Cull Burkard Coal Company. Marine 7900.—adv.x -- Best quality coal. Service unequal led. Hygienic ice & Coal Co. Phoni 352.-*-Ad v. -<$>& WATCH REPAIR HEADQUARTERS All woik personally supervised and guaranteed. Irelan J. Doughty. Jewel er, 17 S. Main St.. Pleasantville.—adv. -- Lake & Risley Co., supplies, lumber, hardware, paint and coal. Thoncs 12 and 13.—adv.x RETURNED MISSIONARY VISITED RICKARD HOME Miss Mabel Ivins Tells of Trip To Rangoon, India Miss Mabel Ivins, who lias just returned tb her Atlantic City home from tiie mission field in Burmah, India, reports a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Rickard. Mr. and Mrs. Rickard, Mrs. Marjorie ' C. Hoyt, and Miss Eleanor II. Brown were about to leave for Taungyi, India, where they arrived the early part of March to spend the hot months. She stilted that the middle of March, Mrs. Hoyt and Miss Brown left for a tour of India, with inten tions of visiting: Calcutta, Bombay,1 Delhi. Agra, Kashimir and Darjee ling, from which place the snow capped Mt. Everett is visible. They planned to return to Taungyi and Rangoon previous to June 1. Mrs. Hoyt and Miss Brown left for India and points of interest on a round the world tour early in the fall, and arrived at Rangoon, Burmah, India, a few months later. Mr. and Mrs. Rickards are station ed at Judson College, Rangoon, Burmah, India, as missionaries. Mrs. Rickard will be remembered as Miss Ada Thomas. STEALS ONE DOLLAR Thief Enters Home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Norton. The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Wal lace Norton, 218 Doughty road, was entered during the night, recently, by a thief, who after searching everything on the downstairs floor, departed with one dollar which was in a purse on the buffet!. Entrance to the home was gained by opening a back window'. The couple discovered the theft when they arose in the morning. BILL" GORDON HURT Falling Box Injures Foot When It Falls. William Gordon, of W. Leeds avenue, suffered a painful accident yesterday when a box fell on his loot and mashed several of his loos. Mr. Gordon is employed as foreman for the Bond Bakins eompany on N. First street. KNOW YOUR COAL. Quality and service guaranteed. Hy | vlenic Ice & Coal Co.. Franklin and 1 Heading Railroad. Phono 3G2.— adv.x Clark Lumber Co., lumber, mill work •nd builders* supplies. Thone 2*7.—adv i —--i/. I SELECTED LcrllGH COAL. j Phone P*ville G82-.I. Night or Day I Uickards, Holton Ave, Absccon.—adv OUR MOTTO Aiwa;'* 2.000 lbs to a ton. Ever* lb. good, clean eoal. BARVLETT & IIOLZER Phone 6SU* —adv. Northfleld ^—-■ WHEELED COAL CO. Phone 380 Best Quality—Best Results—adv. ---£y»> ... . Wm. E. Mathis, Plumbing and Heat ing. 43 E. West Jersey Ave.—adv.x URGES CONSTRUCTION OF THREE SCHOOLS --- Galloway Board of Educa tion Has Meeting in Smithville School Construction of three schools In Galloway township was urged when a meeting of the Board of Educa tion was held in the township liall. at Sraithville Saturday afternoon. One petition was presented by the Leeds I’oint. Parent-Teacher’s Association, two came front tho Odessa avenue Parent-Teacher’s Association, urging the construct ion of two “consolidated” schools, one in the lower end or the town ship, and the other at the upper end. The third petition protested the action of tlie board in transferring pupils from Odessa avenue school to Germania school, No. 8, at the beginning of the next school term. MISS HOAGLAND IS , CHAMPION SPELLER Will Enter Contest in At lantic City High School Miss Elisabeth Hoagland, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Iloag land was chosen champion speller of the Absccon Public School to enter the spelling contest to be held in the Atlantic High school. I A spelling team of four members j of tho public school was chosen to j enter the spelling contest to be held jin Mays Landing, April 9, Media j Pox, Charlotte Baldwin, Elizabeth | Hoagland, and Fred Thompson. Ryon Awarded $500 By Jury Endeavors to Collect $5,000 From Magnus Carlson and Son ASSAULT CHARGED Seeking to collect damages of $5,000 each from Magnus Carlson and liis son, Harry Carlson, who ho charged with assaulting him outside the polling place in North field during the primary election iu the spring of 1025, Warren J. Ryon was awarded a verdict of $500 in the Supreme Court beford Judge Sooy yesterday. Ryon, an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for freeholder at the primaries June 16, 1925, charg ed that the defendants, “with force and arms, maliciously and unlaw fully assaulted him,” outside the polling place. lie first obtained I warrants for assault and battery I against liis alleged assailants, and | the case was “held for the grand | jury,” and apparently died there. | Ryon said that he had challenged j Mrs. Carlson’s right to vote on the question as to whether or not liei husband had his naturalization pa ! pern. She left the polling place and | returned with her husband and sou | who assaulted him, he declared. SIGNS AND LETTERING of every description. M. A. Frltsch, 10 W. Decatur Ave.—at! -- liRkc & Rlsley Oo.. supplies, lumbe. hardware, paint and coal. Phones 1< and 13.—adv.x Extraordinary Newspaper Advertising Service It is with a sense of deep gratification that the Pleasantville Press is aide to announce arrangements for tlic greatest and most complete Newspaper Adver tising Service possible to obtain at this time. Text, illustrations and engravings will be supplied i to patrons of the Advertising columns of the Pleasant ville Press and the West Atlantic City News. These | are the combined efforts of 35 artists and ton copy and merchandising stars of the retail advertising field, working to give advertisers what they want and their business needs. This great Newspaper Service for Advertisers is free, friendly, helpful, co-operative and efficient. With greatly increased mechanical facilities and constantly increasing circulation, The Pleasantville Press and the West Atlantic City News are able to give service and get results that mean the building up of this wonderful Mainland. KENNETH W. GOLDTHWAITE, Publisher. Houses In City Not Numbered Right-Claim Inspector Visits Local Office Finds Properties Poorly Labeled WHITMAN URGES THAT OWNERS SHOULD ACT Failure To Have Houses Prop erly Numbered is Great Set Back to City, Postmaster Declares The necessity ot' properly num bering houses anil business places In the city was again brought to the attention ot Postmaster Walter W. Whitman last week, when a postal inspector visited the local office with a view of improving the city delivery screvico where condi tions warranted. One of the matters ho brought to the attention of Postmaster Whit man was the' seeming negligence 1 on tlio part of the patrons of the city delivery in failing to correctly number their houses. This, Mr. Whitman declares, Is a great set back to the service, and Is a rd- ’ quirement of the Department in the delivery of mall. Tlie Postmaster points out that there are four essentials for city delivery, as follows: First: At least fifty per cent ot a street must be built up in order lo secure city delivery. Second: Continuous sidewalks' must be maintained in good condi tion. Third: Houses must be correctly numbered according to the official city maps. Fourth: Suitable receptacles, conveniently placed for the carriers must be erected. - With these conditions complied with, and the patrons instructing their correspondents to address them by street and number, there will be little confusion in the de- . livery of mail. . ‘ There are a great number of pco plo at present securing city deliv ery who are not entitled to it un der the Department's requirements. The majority of these have been receiving delivery for years, even before the office had city delivery and was served through village de livery. The length of time they have had this service is what prompts the Inspector, through the persuasion of the Postmaster, to continue the delivery. Additional tcreritory of this character, howev er, tho Department will not con sider, and the conditions cited ab ove must be met in order to secure delivery in new territory. It is estimated that fully forty per cent, of the houses in l’leas untville are at present incorrectly numbered. In sovcrul cases there arc more than one house on the same street bearing the same num ber, caused by one house still us ing the old numbering system,while the other lias the correct new num ber. This makes it extremely dif ficult for the Postoffice to correctly serve mail, especially during the vacation or sickness of a regular carrier, which necessitates his re placement by a substitute, unfamil iar with tile patrons on the route. Tlie necessity for having mail addressed according to Btreet and number is apparent, when it is con- ■ sidered that iu many instances there are families of the same name .... receiving mail from the local of fice. Where tlie street and number are part of the address, there is „,f little excuse for errors in delivery, but where a letter is addressed merely to “John Jones, Plasaut ville, N. J." it is difficult for the clerks to distinguish, when there is more than one party of that name. Number your house according to the city maps, urges the Postmas ter, and place a suitablo receptacle tor your mail within easy reach ot tho carrier. Remember that the carrier has many stops to make on his route, and he is desirous of serving you well. See that all mail addressed to you bears your street and number, and by carrying out these suggestions you will be help ing in no small way to bring about Improved mail conditions in the city. The Postmaster is constantly endeavoring to secure more help to better the condition, but if be is to be- successful he must at least have that co-operation of the patrons ' that the Department requires. - __ —. -r . Ci.fV'