News of
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Pleasantville
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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.
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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.
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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
-$"$>
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ellis spen
the weekend visiting relatives It
Philadelphia.
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Clark Lumber Co., tumber, mill worl
and builders' supplies. Phone 287.—ad
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PHONE NIGHT OR DAY
Coal yard of Hudson Cement & Sup
ply Co., may be reached by phone da?
or nifrht. Phono 41. Orders at nigh
receive prompt attention followinf
morning. Buildinsr sunplies. too.—adv
-$x$>
Lake & Risley Co. supplies lumber
hardware, paint and cooL Phones l:
and 13.—adv.
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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.
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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.
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"It Dors Make a Difference Where
fou Buy Your Coal!" Cull Burkard
Coal Company. Marine 7900.—adv.x
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Best quality coal. Service unequal
led. Hygienic ice & Coal Co. Phoni
352.-*-Ad v.
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WATCH REPAIR HEADQUARTERS
All woik personally supervised and
guaranteed. Irelan J. Doughty. Jewel
er, 17 S. Main St.. Pleasantville.—adv.
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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
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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
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WHEELED COAL CO.
Phone 380
Best Quality—Best Results—adv.
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Wm. E. Mathis, Plumbing and Heat
ing. 43 E. West Jersey Ave.—adv.x
URGES CONSTRUCTION
OF THREE SCHOOLS
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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!
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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.
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