The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-01

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Rev. and Mrs. Clarence M. Johnston
attended the Red Cross dinner in the
Y. M. C. A. Monday night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnston were also guests at the
Nurses Commencement of the Allan
tic City Hospital; also the reception
at the Nurses Home.
This district went lover the top" in
the Red Cross Drive. Some items of
interest are: Port Republic, $3.50;
Smithville and Leeds Point, $45;
~Oceanville, S38; Absecon Fire Co.,
$25; Absecon City School, $8S; Com
munity Party, $50. Absecon's total
gift was over $140O. The total for the
district drive was $1657.45.
Rev. c. M. Johnston spoke at a
fag-raising at Dorothy on Memorial
Day. Congressman Bacharach was
also a speaker.
Police Chief PIunges Into Stream.
Chief of Police Thomas Hutchinson
accompanied by his brother Joseph at
tempted on Wednesday to bring their
fathers motor boat under its own
power from Atlantic City to Absecon.
When near the hummocks something
went wrong with the engine. 1t is
thought water entered the carburetor.
At any rate the craft was without
power. Confronted with no other al
tentative they decided to moor the
boat and walk ashore. Having pro.
ceeded a short distance on the mead
ows they came to a stream. Taking
eye measurements they realized it
would tax their jumping capacity to
the utmost limit, but this did not deter
their ambitions and they decided on
this means of getting across. Having
made ready they eXerted themselves
in a tremendous leap but instead of
reaching the other side both landed
in the center of the stream k~ersplash.
They managed to reach the other side,
however, after their plunge and duck
ing and arrived home safely one the
worse for their frightful experience.
For further particulars apply to Mayor
Mattson.
George Titus, Jr., Nearly Loses Life.
With an extra pair of shoes and his
lunch under his right arm George
Titus, Jr., aged 20, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Titus, occupants of the
former Slim property on Ohio avenue,
endeavored to board the moving Ell
wood work train by climbing aboard
the engine tender with his left arm
when the train was leaving the sta
ton here for Atlantic City at 7 O'Clock
last Saturday evening but missing his
footing or losing his grip he fell be-
meath the wheels, one set of which
passed V part of his right foot, cut
ting off the big toe and horribly mang-
ling several more toes and much of
the flesh on his foot.
The young man owes his life to Al
bert Yelland, assistant at the station,
else probably his life would have been
crushed out beneath the train. Stand
ing close by he grabbed the youth as
he fell, thus preventing more of his
form from slipping under the train.
Had Mr.. Yelland realized young Titus
.predicament a second sooner he be-
lieves he could have jerked him en-
tirely clear of the track.
The injured lad was placed aboard
the train Immediately Upon its being
stopped and he was rushed to the At
lantic City Hospital, where two more
of his toes were amputated at 9 o.
clock that night. The surgeons have
been doing everything in their power
to spare the knife from the rest Of
his foot.
The young man was a member Of
the night shift at the railroad round
house in Atlantic City and was wait
ing at the local station for the accom-
mediation train to go to his work. The
local train was a half hour late, how
ever, the working train running on the
locals time.
Samuel Barton's Ford Car Stolen.
The new Ford touring car purchas-
ed by former Councilman Samuel Bar
ton last fall was stolen early Friday
morning from his garage only a few
feet distant from his bungalow at
North Absecon. Entrance to the gar
age was gained by breaking the lock.
The cal had been driven only a few
times and less than 800 miles.
For sheer boldness this goes the
limit. The car was backed out by
hand and pushed past the house
where Mr.. and Mrs. Barton were
sleeping out onto the New York road,
where it is supposed the engine was
started. There was no water in the
radiator when the a was backed out.
but it is believed 1t was filled before
the car left the premises, as Mr.. Bar
ton found a neighbours two buckets on
his property the next day. .
Mr.. Barton believes it took three
men to push the car up the incline
onto the main highway, Footprints
beside the wheel marks indicated the
car had been moved out in this man
ner. Parties up the shore relate hav-
ing seer several suspicious looking
characters lettering In that neighbor-
hood Thursday night.
Mr.. Barton. who is employed by the
Somers Lumber Company at Mays
Landing, did not know OF his loss until
late the afternoon following the theft.
Councilman Fred Henry, who purchas-
ed the Barton residence last fall, dis
covered the fastening On his garage,
where Mr.. Barton formerly kept his
car, had been forced. Upon making
the discovery about 8 o'clock Friday
afternoon, Mr.. Henry notified Mrs.
Barton, who Immediately investigated
and found that their machine had