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,4 People and Events VENTNOR NEWS NOTES Residential Advance ment r FOR MISS KATHRYN REIGLE Miscellaneous Shower in Honor .of 7 • Engagement One ot the Interesting events on Thursday evening was the miscel laneous shower given by Miss Car olyn A. Wright, of Ventnor, to Miss Kathryn- Reigle. The latter will become the bride ot Raymond Leeds in the early fall. It was a genuine prise to the honor guest when lit tle Jimmie Cox, dressed 'in pink. , burst into the room, drawing a dainty wagon, which had as its cargo the various gifts. Later supper was served at a beautifully decorated table. The color scheme of pink and white was carried out here, too. The center piece was of pink roses, and a tiny bridge was encircled in rosebuds. Slim pink candles occupied each end of the table, whils umbrellas, /place cards and even edibles car ried out the charjnlng color scheme. Among the guests were: Miss Kay Reigle, Miss Elizabeth McCarthur, Miss Margaret. McCar thur, Miss Dot Snyder, Mrs. Mary Reigle, Miss Anna Reigle, Miss Emma Reigle, Mrs. aVughu Crane, Miss Mary Sweikert, Mrs. Emanuel Swelkort, Mrs. Edward Hogg, Miss Bertha Simpson, Miss Jean Steen, Miss Mary McCarthy, Mrs. Charles Reeves, Miss Lillian Carroll, Miss Edna Bruder, Mrs. James Cox, Miss Sadie Burris, Miss Katie Shuster, Mrs. Alton Floren, Mrs. Katherine Birdsall, Mrs. Alfred Driscoll, Miss Dorothy Hanson, Miss Paulino Stanley, Mrs. George MacKay, Mrs. Aaron Chesley, Miss Dorothy I.ceils, -Miss Margaret Hagner, Mrs. Edith Molinara, Miss Dorothy Quigley, Miss Esther Brown, Miss Doris Weisner, Mrs. Romahce tSetzer, Miss Dotty Butterworlh, Miss Betty Lipco, Mrs. William D. Wright. —iyiv FOR DANIEL MULHOLLAND Daniel Mulholland, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mulholland, of . Brighton and Atlantic avenues, cel ebrated his ninth birthday at his home. Those present were: Nicli , olas Carroll, Jr., Eleanor Gaynon Billie Collins. Louis Collins, Mrs. p M. J. Carroll, Claude Koch, Mrs. Claude Koch, Bud Koch, all of Philadelphia; Richard Murphy and Richard Murphy, Jr., of Washing ton, John-Rapport, Jr-, John War ner, Francis Warner, Jane Mustard, James Yahn, Fred Yahhn, Fred Sharp, Blanche Townsend, Harry Townsend, Eli Sivide, James Dev lin, George Clanahan, Mr. and.Mrs ' William J. Mulholland. WINS PRIZE OF $10 Honors Awarded Lazelle Reppetto and Olga Sclroenwald At the commencement exercises for the Eighth grade held Friday in the Troy avenue school, Vent nor, Lazelle Heppetto, daughter of City Clerk Charles Reppetto, Vent nor, was presented the prize of $10 in gold for attaining the highest average, 98 per cent, in the state efficiency test, and to Olga Schoen wald was given the second prize of $5 for the same work, her average being 97 per cent. Last: year the efficiency prize was won by the girls. _ The 69 graduates are Leonard Abrams, Jinyny Adams, Margaret Anderson, Mildred Bacon, Billie Ba ter, Geraldine Bickel, Mildred Brooks, Floritk Burke, Jack Camp bell, Mary Carrington,'Mary Coles, Edwin Collins, Grace Cox, Wilber Creighton, Ruth Daniels, Edward Doughty, Mary Durando, Dylis Evans, Martha Fonton, Linford Fitzpatrick, Anna Florich, William Freund, Mae Gordon, Adolph Gott lieb, Betty Harley, Newman Hig bee, Marjorie Howell, Nevin Howell, Vernon Howlett, Wilhelmina Hu gin, John Jackson, Muriel Johns, James Johnson, Anna Keating, Richard Knupp, Edith Komlos, Betty Laughlin, Irene Lawson, Mortimer Lewis, Henry McKee, Mary Mabon, Loomis Margolf, Azio Martinelli, Emily Moreno, Joseph ine 0|dfield, Paul O’Neill, Carlton Osman, Wilfred Ostroff, Gantz Perry, Ruth Pierpont, Dolores Pln gue, Stanley Powell, Ruth Press, Morton Rabinovitch, Martha Reid, Lazello Reppetto, Val Ripley, Eloise Robertson, Sidney Rosenbaum, Mary Rutledge, Mabel Salmons, Norman Sauerbrey, Olga Schoen wald, Betty Scollin, Mary Smith, Sylvia Stuart, Hessel Witten, Dor othea Worne and'Linton Yarnall. -- CLEANING UP VACANT LOTS Councilman Theodore B. Sparks yesterday issued orders for the renovation of Ventnors’ vacant lots. These orders are being carried out under supervision of Inspector Fred J. Barbey. Signs bearing the legend "Dump No- Rubbish tinder Penalty of the Law—by Order of the Sanitary Committee” are being placed in all lots through Ventnor. The Ventnor Fire 'department is busy burning off vacant lots of brush and weeds. This isV believed to be one of the best methods to prevent breeding of mosquitoes that is prevalent during this sea son. KNOW YOUR ATLANTIC CITY Incorporated—March 3, 1854. Area—16-4 square miles; trading area, 30 square miles. Visiting Total—12,000,000. Government—Commission. Permanent Population—65,000 j j. Accessibility — 60 miles from « "many cities; magnificent motor Philadelphia, one hour by train; 143 miles from New York, three hour by train; superb direct and connecting railroad service from all points; frequent excursions from roads; trolley lines; many bus lines to near and far cities; several million passengers brought in by railroads in 1926; other millions by. motor car. Hotels—Estimated at 1,200; hun dreds of boarding houses and fine apartments; magnificent hotel architecture; famous for appear ance and service; accommodations S "* for all; three associations of hotel men to assure best service Boardwalk—Famed throughout the world; longest, widest and best patronized in the world; entire, length, 8 miles; width, 60 fedt; lined by superb theatrdb, Bhops and hotels; double lane of rolling chairs; scene of Internationally famous Easter parade; scene of parades of Pageant; home of score * of permanent exhibits of national advertisers; overlooks wide expanse of splendid beach; 23 reBt pavilions y Climate — conducive to good health; snow falls but does not re main; in direct sweep of cooling ocean breezes; average hours of v sunshine. 61 per cent, out of a pos * slble 100, making it the sunshine city of the East; average for the Sf-" United States is 50 Water—Beachfront holjels have their own artesian wells; city’s sup ply comes from 30 such wells sup plemented by protected watershed of twenty square miles In pine woods. Futher protection by chlorination Temperature—Mild throughout the year: inland cities average 10 to 20 days a year with heat over 90 degrees: Atlantic City averages only two days. Rainfall—Precipitation is low average 40-8 inches per year. Sandy soil makes for rapid percolation, preventing excessive humidity Health Department—Staffed by . experts alert to maintenance of highest standards Hospitals—Of highest standard; Atlantic City Hospital an outRtand ‘ lng Class A institution and so graded by both the American Cot j lege of Surgeons and the American College of Physicians. Streets—'Total of 77.2 miles; widh, paved and lighted. Churches—35 covering all denom ,, lnations 8ehools—16 public schools, Includ Ing new $2,000,000 Senior High School, with largest school pipe brgan in the world; total atten iance ot pupils, 11,647; teaching force of 460; 7 private and pa*s bchial schools; highest standards jf education maintained Oraaifiization—More than 60, covering entire field of civic busi ness, religious, fraternal, trade and social activities; including Chamber of Commerca, Real Estate Board, Kiwanis, Rotary, Exchange, Civitan, Lions, Optim ists, etc Newspapers—One morning, one avening, one Sunday, one weekly tabloid, and one illustrated week y Banks—16, with deposits total ing $62,054,295 91; clearings for 1926 totaled $250,042,593-12, in crease Of $44,197,187,96 over 1925, giving convincing evidence of growing business prosperity, bourtesy and service by all banks Conventions—-Convention city without superior; scores of thous inds of delegates come annually to numerous conventions, one alone bringing> 15,000 delegates; foil facilities and information pro vided by Convention and Public ly Bureau. Convention Hall— A municipal project; total! seating capacity, 50, 100; 150,000 sq. ft- addition for exhibition space Radio—-Two noted broadcasting stations, WHAR and WPG (World’s playground); - WPG municipally owned and operated; me of the most powerful sets of ipparatus in the world Airport—First municipal airport In the country Frer Public. Library—Beautiful building; complete service; 75,000 books. ~ Sports—Fishing, sailing, swim ming, horseback riding; 3 swim ming pools; 3 golf courses; gun flub; yacht club; Amatol Speed way opened May, 1926, with first pf several international programs; fotal capacity of 240,005 patrons, fas:est speedway in the world;1 stadium proposed to hold up in 150,000 spectators, to attract famous football games and other Idg contests; 26 public tennis courts. -«4> WILL LAY DU8T As soo nas the glutrin binder liquid arrives, Road Overseer Bur ton Abbott, will immmediately be gin treating all the gravel roads in town with this substance, which will lay dpst and largely do away with mud in rainy weather. The heavy automobile traffic recently has made residents of gravel streets a lot of trouble because of the long drought And the applica tion of glutrin will be welcomed. NEW VENTNOR LIBRARY ON PlER Opening In July Will be Occasion for Celebration The opening of the flew Ventnor library In July willbe made the oc casion of a celebration. The li brary, which Is being arranged for on the municipal pier, will be ready about the middle of next month. When the pier Is completed, the books will be moved into a sunpar lor. It will be one of the few li- j braries in the counfry where book I lovers may sit and read and gaze at the sea. The . committee In charge is composed of Mrs. Charles P. Tilton, chairman; Mrs- George Wilson, and Mrs. John Riley, all representing the. Parent-Teachers’ Association. That association for several years past has earnestly endeavored to j establish success before the season is well open. At the outset the library will be open two afternoons and two eve nings a week. As the committee gets more funds to work upon, the service will be extended. The Par ent-Teachers’ Association has do nated $150, and $ 1 i have been re ceived from tlio Willing Workers. Besides that little fund, the library will receive the annual aid from the county ,and will have about 2000 volumes to start with. Miss Clare Hoskinson, teacher of the, Sixth grade in the Oxford ave nue school, will be librarian. Miss Hoskinson has had library train ing. * -- ORDER ON THE BEACH - Discipline is being instilled into the beach guards of Ventnor by Director of Police and Public Wel fare John A- Barushaw, who has ordered Capt. Fred Bolte in charge of the guards-to put them through drills each morning before roll call. Beach regulations have been posted up at the seven stations on the strand. The hours of the patrol are 10 a- m. to 6 p- m. alternating daily with the shifts to 11 a. m. to 7 p- m. Instructions have been issued by Director Barnshaw that there shall be no ball playing, rough athletics, improver language among the bathers. The Ventnor police starting with July 1 and ending September 30, have been ordered to see that no dogs are allowed on the bathing beach, Boardwalk or piers unless they are accompanied by a custod ian and then they must be muzzled and registered. -- WATER FOR LAWNS Property owners of Ventnor City have been warned of official notices posted in prominent sections of the resort not to water their lawns only between the hours of 7 to 9 a. m. and 4 to 9 p- m. under penalty of a fine ranging from $5 to $25. fThe order was issued by tho Water and Sewerage Committee of Coun cil in an effort to conserve water with the approaching season- Work on digging a new,well in the rear 'of the water works has already been started to increase the supply. -«KJ> MAYOR WILL GO ABROAD Carlton E. Adams, mayor of Ventnor City and president of the C. J- Adams company, will spend several months abroad this sum mer. The Mayor and Mrs. Adams intend to visit England and France. ! KILLS BEAR WITH ROLLING PIN 6-- -— _ , , i j k A. , Making use of a rolling pin with which she was making a pi Trust, Miss Helen Disco killed a crazed bear when the animal sud rtcnly rushed through the door of a summer kitchen and attacked he> an the Disco farm 15 miles north of Draper, Wise. Miss Disc< escaped with only a few minor scratches on her arms. She bclievei the bear had become crazed since bears, although numerous in tha district, seldom display an inclination to attack' humans.' v SHERIFF IS PEEVED Sheriff Cimino has a crow to pick with the overseer of the poor in Atlantic City and he doesn't mind saying so. There are four persons now confined to the jail whom the sheriff says should be in j the almshouse biit he declares he can get no notice to his appeals to j the Atlantic City authorities. Sadie Kirk ,31,, said to be help less: Frank Dubell, 76, suffering from vertigo; Fannie Butler, said to be subnormal in mind, and Al berta Thomas, a regular boarder at the jail since 1912, should be in the almshouse instead of jail as there are not proper means to take care of them in a penal institu tion, declares the sheriff. ---—. NATURALIZATION COURT The June session of Natural ization Court will bo held in the court house here on Wednesday, June 29, when more than 150 appli cants w.ill seek final citizenship papers. All applications for naturalization at the September session must be in the hands of Naturalization Clerk Henry McIntyre by Saturday noon, June 25. The September session will be held on September 28. I Scientific Drainage i | Engineer 9 SEWERAGE, CESSPOOLS AND GUTTERS INSTALLED J. A. DIXON 1 226 North Second Street S PIcasantville, N. J. ?•> Phone P’ville 52—W % Phono: PlcsBantvllle 37-R-4 U. HILBORN PAINTER and DECORATOR ...1 EXTERIOR ANDV INTERIOR WEST ATLANTIC CITY HOMES Member of Master Painters PLEASANTVILLE - - NEW JERSEY Stop and Consider that every 90 seconds, even as you read this,, someone’s hous& burns. Some day it may be yours. INSURANCE jg the only safeguard. Get a policy that will protect you. DO IT NOW I • ►—SEE—» Thompson & Cale Pleasantviiie Nat’l Bank Bldg. E. West Jersey Ave. DROUGHT WAS LONG According to the men employed on the gas pipe line, yesterday was the first all-day rain we have had hereabout since April 15, within one day of two mouths. ---- Make your wants known Social Activities West Atlantic City News I Personal Notes $ (NOIE—To the Citizens of West Atlantic City—Any social news or any news which would be of in terest to both the citizens of West Atlantic City and the neighboring communities, will be appreciated if communicated to Tom Fox, the Staff Editor. Phone Pleasantville 854). SON BORN TO MR. AND MRS. A. L. BROOKS Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brooks, of 26 South Maryland avenue, Atlantic City, are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, George S„ born in the Atlantic City Hospital Sunday, June 12. Mr. Brooks is the architect for Benj. R. Fox and the West Atlan tic City Development, and was the designer of tho beautiful Fox Man or Mansion,-situated on the Albany Avenue Boulevard, overlooking Lake’s Bay in West Atlantic City; and of many" other original Fox built homes of distinction. PERSONALS. Mrs. Stanley North, of Briarcliffc, New York, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. S. LeCompte, of Florence ave nue and Bay Drive. Mrs. Brown, of Cordova avenue and Bay Drive, is spending several weeks in Camden visiting friends. Miss Guen Edwards, of Florence avenue and Bay Drive, with Arnold Berenguer, Evelyn Lee and Albert Loeb .spent the week end in Bridge ton. Mrs. Edwards and daughter, Guen, of Florence avenue and. Bay Drive, were guests of Airs. Head land at the Ambassador Hotel on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Higgate of Frankfort Court and Bay Drive, entertained Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Blill of Philadelphia, over the week end. Air. and Mrs. D. S. LeCompte, of Florence avenue and Bay Drive, en tertained Mi-3. LeCompte's brother, Stanley U. North and son, of Briar cliffe, over the week end. v Mr. and Airs. A. J. Coyne, of 204 Toulon avenue, entertained Alias Grace Thompson, of Philadelphia, over the week end. Miss Jjan Edmunds, who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. John D. Day, of 109 Genoa avenue for the Shrine week, returned to her home in Phil adelphia. Mr. C. S. Goodwin and niece. Miss Geraldine Yuille, of New York City, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. John D. Day, of 209 Genoa avenue Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Donahue, of Florence avenue, entertained Miss Grace McBride, of Philadelphia, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Francis McCartney, of Toplon avenue and Bay Drive, after spending the winter months at their Frankfort homme, have re turned to West Atlantic City where they will spend the summer. ' Santa Claus has been good to the electric light industry. He has stimulated Christmas tree il lumination to such a degree that the last Yuletide sales of minia ture lamps reached 47,030,000, ac cording to the report filed at the National Electric Light Association convention in Atlantic City. The Woman’s Foundation will hold the last of Its meetings for I the season today. The Ambaa- A sador will be the meeting place and Mrs. Robert Mlxner will be the principal speaker. Lulu Yacht Club Is planning to hold all-day regattas throughout the summer and will introduce the pro gramme on Fourth of July. The Venice Park waters will be dotted with gondolas and the bayside will be made to resemble Venice on a miniature scale with tables shaded by striped parasols. The clubhouse is being renovated and will be the scene of great gaiety from next month until the end of September. -- Miss Dnsolina Giannini, who has I won fame on the operatic stage, has returned to her home, where she will spend the summer with ;|s her father. Last winter she toured ^ Europe and later traveled through the United States. In the fall she again will tour this country, going to Germany in February. ' j FARMERS PICNIC JULY 21 Many Contests and Races, Danc ing at Night By ARTHUR R. ELDRED, (County Agricultural Agent) The plans for the Atlantic county farmers’ picnic, to be held on July 21 at Lenape Park, Mays Landing, are progressing very favorably. The Vineland band has been engaged to give a concert in the afternoon, and orchestra of the band has been engaged for dancing in the evening. Henry Scull, chairman of the com mittee, has secured a large number of substantial prizes to be given to the winners in the various events. The events arranged by the pro gram committee are: Horse shoe pitching cantest., each organization to enter two persons in this con test; tilting contest in canoes, baseball throw for women, potato race for women, relay race, four men teams representing an organi zation, each man to run 100 yards; 100 yard dash for boys, tug of war, poultrymen va. grangers; swimming race for girls and women, swim ming race for boys and men. ''M A short program has been ar ranged for the afternoon, when Dr. John M. Thomas, president of Rutg ers University, will speak. Re marks will be made by other prom inent persons present. .* 1 In the evening a prize waltz con test will take place. A general meeting of represent- .M atives of all farm organizations in the county will be held in county agents’ office, Mays Landing, on Wednesday, June 22, at 8.30 p. m. ■ -m- -v THIEVES VISIT CEMETERY Mays Landing folks who' decor ated graves in Weymouth Cemetery on Decoration Day last, have dis covered that the meanest thief in the county stripped the flowers ' iii taken as well as the cut flowers. - from the graveyard sometime since. There were many potted plants that were expected to keep bloom ing all summer, but these were The Following Concerns Furnish Materials And Labor On All Types Of Contraction For Fox-Built Homes, West Atlantic City LET ME TELL YOU HOW EASILY THE HOME OR LOT FOR INVESTMENT MAY BE FINANCED «{•***«$> .J. «J, .{. A HOME OF YOUR OWN —OR— A LOT FOR INVESTMENT CONSULT OTTO J. SCHRAMM Office: 800 BOULEVARD >$ Phone 1055 WEST ATLANTIC CITY •4 J^ITTLE drops of water make a mighty ocean — but you don’t want an ocean in your house! Have WILKINSON take care of your PLUMBING JAMES J. WILKINSON THE WEST ATLANTIC CITY PLUMBING SPEC IALIST AND HEATING ENGINEER s I DEWALKS LAID IN WEST ATLANTIC CITY BY S' f ■ EDWARD GOEHLER "OUR SIDEWALKS AS STRONG AS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR” 13 Pleasant Avenue - Pleasantville, N. J. PHONE—501 Phone—Marine 4643 GEORGE W. POST ELECTRICIAN WEST ATLANTIC CITY HOMES 518 MAGELLAN AVENUE & Atlantic City New Jersey !?n:Hi>n Lake & Risley Best Grades of LUMBER-all BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES PHONE PLEASANTVILLE 12 YARDS AT PLEAS ANTVILLE, N. J.