Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14


Title companies, and by reason of the
commissioners not being able to enforce
the collection of the delinquent taxes,
they arc compelled to borrow from
their local banks, sufficient moneys, In
anticipation of these taxes, to carry
along the city government, and the
result after a few years is-that the city
has to issue ~refunding bonds, In order
to take care of the notes In bank. and
other Indebtedness, caused by the IN
successful collection of taxes.
Sell property for taxes on real estate,
In fee simple, and you do away with
the "Martin Act,n aud make the
"Walsh Act" more workable.
Mr.and Mrs. JohnTaylor left by auto
mobile last Saturday by a circuItuous
route for McClellanville, s. O.. accom-
panied by their three sons, Eddie and
Percy and their wives, Elmer Taylor,
Mrs. Florence Housman and Thomas
CorsonI and wife. They go by way of
Philadelphia, Harrisburg. Pittsburg,
Wheeling, w. Va; Columbia and Gin
c%innati, Ohio; Louisville and the Mann
moth Cave, Ky; Nashville and Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Atlanta, Augusta
Georgia; Aiken and Charleston, S. c.
Mr.. Taylor and family have been going
south for several years now to spend
the winter, and have bought a property
there which they occupy. Mr.. Taylor
is part owner in n of the Holly Beach
fisheries aud formerlyresided at Angle
sea, where he was postmaster at one
time. Word received here last night
indicstsd that they encountered a foot
of snow In Western Pennsylvania, and
teams pulled them out of s~nowbanks
twice, but that they kept braveIy on
according to the route mapped out in
stead of turning at once toward the
sunny south.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Wildwood Board of Trade was held on
Mofaay egsning last President Phllip
FBskef pfesfdfne aud Harry GYsaves
acting as secretary. There were about
twenty-five members present, and after
the minutes had been read and APP
proved there was considerable business,
looking to the interests of the resort,
discussed aud transacted. The ques-
ton of a deficiency In the ex Expenditures
of last year was a matter of considera-
ton and Commissioner Ryan suggest
ed that the sum OF money needed by
the board for next year be presented to
the City Commissioners before they
made up the budget, so that provision
could be made in time. President Bak-
er then announced the following COM
mittees:
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
Ways and Means-Robert j. Kay,
G. A. Norton, Heber Crane, George N.
Smith, G. H. Huppert.
Entertainment aud Amusement-G.
H. Huppert, o. 1. Blackwell, l.. p.
Coney, E. M. Johnson, j. Albert Har-
ris, Mark B. Reeves, E. Yenney, F.W.
McMurray, George Shaw.
Printing and Advertising, G. A. Nor
ton, George N. Smith, J. Albert Har-
ris, r. w. Ryan, l.. P. Coney.
Conventions and Excursions-O. [.
Blackwell, Frank Liking, J.F. james,
James F. Tom pkins, Charles f. Eppler,
Jed Dubois, G. s. Lowe.
Decorations-Mark B. Reeves, w. J..
HARRISON, l.. P. Coney, E. M. johnson,
E. s. Turner, y. E.. Rakestraw W, Jr.,
w. g. Hunt.
Railroad and Transportation-Thos.
Martindale, j. Fithian Tatem, q. A.
Reynolds, VIII. Austin, E.G. SIaugh-
ter.
Membership. E. Whitesell, w. J.
HARRISON, ]. E. O'Daniel, Gustav
Anderson, Harry G. Koeneke, s. A.
Lanings @. H. Kurtz.
Legislation and Sapitation-Lanning
Myers, DIR. Alex. Laird, DR.. HI. H.
Tomlin, s. T. Dowler, j. G. Todd,
George w. Rogers, T. q. Hamilton.
Auditing-John Bright, Charles r.
Page, III. G. Chalmers.
After the committees had been APP
pointed President Baker made a short
but timely address, In which he urged
the members of the several committees
to attend the committee meetings and
cooperate in the work that will come
before them. 1--WE should remember"
he said, "that in order to achieve good
results we must work in unity andhar-
mony. We are all striving to advance
the interests Of the island, and to do
this we must all, members as well as
committees, pull together, instead of
pulling in different directions" The
remarks of the president were received