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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
COUNTY SHOULD PAVE THE
MAYS LANDlNG-PUEASANT-
WILLIE ROAD.

The Pl%easantyille Press heartily en-
dorses the following editorial taken
from last Saturdays Mays Landing
Record
During the winter and spring
months the gravel roads of the county
become at times almost impossible.
This is especially true since the use
of the heavy truck has become so gen.
eral.
with the taking over by the State
of many of the important roads lead
ing through Atlantic County, and with
the assumption that the state will
pave these roads as quickly as posi-
BILE, it would seem that the Atlantic
County Board of Freeholders might
very properly undertake to complete
this system of roads by improving
throughout its full length, the Mays
Landing-Pleasantville Road, including
Main Street at this place.
ut has always been a source of
great inconvenience hat the county
seat is difficult to reach, during GER
tain periods of the year, by motor.
Now that Mays Landing has become
an important center of industry, and
from the fact that the Bethlehem in
terests are to be permanently located
in this vicinity, it is increasingly i'm
portant that this road should be per-
manently improved.
"If a hard surface pavement could
be built between Mays Landing and
Pleasantville, Mays Landing would
then be connected with a road open to
use during all seasons, direct to At
lantic City. The County would also
have completed an important link in
the automobile route most used by
motorists from the Southern cities,
such as Washington, Baltimore and
Wilmington, to the resort, thus build
ing a portion of an improvement which
must ultimately be undertaken and
completing the county road system.
"If the county can see it's way clear
to undertake this work, the o n the
perliminaries are completed, the bet
ter, as it seems to take a long period
of time to get any improvement thor
oughly under way in Atlantic Coun.
ty"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

Splendid is the vision it raises. Over
and over again people have asked
themselves the question: What good
can come out of this war commensu-
rate with it's awful cost? Why does
God permit this war? is another form
of the same question. More and more
it begins to appear that there may be
an answer to it, says Baltimore Sun.
If from this war shall arise a new CIV
ilization, in which strong nations shall
no longer be free to wrong weak ma
lions, in which people shall choose
their own rulers and their own forms
of government and shall not have
them imposed upon by force, in which
there shall be a COMMON standard Of
right and privilege for all peoples and
nations and the assertion of right
shall not be "haphazard and by casual
alliance" but there shall be a com
mon concert to oblige the observance
of common rights" If such a civiliza-
ton is founded upon this bloody strug-
gle, then it will not have been fought
in vain.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
ASBURY M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. hi. ri. motifs. Pastor.


The pastor, who has been away in
Baltimore, i'll, for three weeks with
the FLU" and bronchitis, is much i'm
proved and has returned home. Mrs.
Morris, who also has been i'll at home,
is convalescing.
Rev. Morris wishes to thank Rev. l..
d. Champion and other brothers who
have assisted the officials of the church
in keeping the work going, and also
the members and many friends who
have been so kind to Mrs. Morris dur
ing her illness.
The Christmas entertainment and
annual treat for the children was had
last Wednesday night, Dec. 25th. The
church was beautifully decorated in
keeping with the occasion. A very fine
Christmas-tree, handsomely trimmed,
was laden with many useful and choice
presents for the members of the Sun
day School, and members and friends
OF the church, for which they all seem
to be very grateful with smiles of sat
isfaction upon their faces. They also
very layishly remembered the pastor
and his family with many useful pres
ents and a very fine purse of money,
for which they are very grateful to ev-
cry one. The program, which was ar
ranged by the superintendent and his
corps of workers, was very creditably
carried out, and they deserve great
credit for the faithful and ardent way
they worked. They were the cause of
making many happy hearts.
The services for tomorrow Sunday
will be as follows: 10 a. M, Sunday
School; II a. m, preaching by the
Pastor and music by the Junior Choir;
7.30 p. m, Epworth League song SER
vice; $50 p. m, Rev. George King will
preach. Music by choir and congrega.
ton.
W%atchnight service next Tuesday
night at $50.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
n EW YEAR.

Yes, New Year. New, in more SEN
ses than one. New, because there new
er was in all history, a year such as
this one of 1919 is going to be.
Ring out the old, Ring In the new;
Ring out the false, Ring in the true
Ring out the false notion that Eff
cheney can conquer all.
1t has not conquered Justice. Mercy
and truth have also triumphed.
We can say with Tennyson,
20 Father, touch the east,
And light the light that shone
When hope was born"
Let the light of Justice and Peace
shine for all men. Let us strive to
realize THAT just the art of being
kind is all this sad world needs"
So Let us fold away our fears and
put by foolish tears,
And through all the coming years,
Just be glad"
God is still in His heaven. And all
will be well with the world.
Let us take Bible again, and
read, 1.-THE earth is mine, and the full
ness thereof, And they that dwell
therein"
Let us go forward with new courage
and make the year 1919 a New Year
for the Lord.
E. M. CARR.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

Our women war workers are spend
Ing their high wages on good clothes.
The price of mems clothes has doubled
and the men are economizing, but a
double price does not drive women to
economy, for their factory wages, on
the Baruch plan of equal pay for equal
vertising which makes itself a report
of new conditions in wOman's world.
And the women will probably satisfy
their warnings until clothes are stand
ardized and pro-rated. What states
man will have the courage to declare
lingerie nonessential?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
cHlLpREN,s PHYSICAL FITNESS.

CHlLDREN'S PHYSICAL FITNESS.
The child health organization of
New York is endeavoring to attract
the attention of the country to the
nations duty of preserving the health
of the children. Attention has been
turned to this subject by the draft In
spections. which show that % or 20
per cen of the young men are disquai-
flied for service on ccou of phys
ical debility. Much of this unfitness
comes from malnutrition. In this con-
nection the board furnishes tables
showing what the height and weight
of children should be at certain ages.
For instance, a boy of ten should be SO
inches high and weigh II pounds. A
girl OF the same age should be "a
inches high and weigh 20 pounds. Sim
liar figures are given for children of
all ages from five to eighteen. The
idea of these figures is to inform the
parents, by obtaining the height and
weight of their children, whether they
have been sufficiently and intelligently
fed OF not. This is reducing the nu-
triton of children to a scientific scale,
but it is to be doubted If many par
ents are patient and Intelligent enough
to ascertain these facts, says Ohio
State Journal. Too many go upon the
idea that feeding a boy all he will eat
is increasing his strength, and, of
course, they want their children
strong, never thinking for a moment
that overlooking is quite as disastrous
as undertaking.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

The imperial vice chancellor of Ger
many suggests that Belgium might be
out indemnity. That will not be done,
Belgium will be restored, but condi-
lions will be laid down by the allies
and Germany will pay an indemnity
which will cover the material damage
done that country ravaged without the
slightest license of international law.
There will be conditions and indemni-
ties. the Hun may be assured-more
than he desires.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
1 CENT A WORD


minimum charge-25c first Insertion 15c
each additional insertion.)
FOUND.-Pocketbook containing mon
ely. Owner may obtain same at The
~Pleasantville Press Office by proving
property and paying for this ad.
FOR SALE.-Two-year-old heifer. APP
ply E. C. Lake, w. Edgewater ave-
nue 18c
WANTED TO BUY.-Green bone grin
der, must be cheap and in good con-
dition. w. H. Blowes, 319 N. New
Road. 1Sc
FOR RENT.-Ten-acre farm. Address
or inquire 10 N. Main street. .1Sc
LOST.-On Monday night, Black lea
ther handbag, containing $14 in bills,
ticket from P~leasantville to Balti-
more, a bunch of letters addressed
to Mrs. Katie c.. Somers, Al N. Third
ST. SIS reward if returned to above
address. 1Sc
FORD TOURING CAR, 1918, for sale.
A No. l condition. 2 extra tires,
tire rack, electric light in rear, front
light, speedometer, first-class winter
top. Address Box K, Pleasantville,
or Phone 123. Pleasantville.
LOST.-On Verona emu between
Franklin and Main street, or be-
tween Verona and Wright on Main,
small gold stickpin with beaded edge.
Return to P~leasantville Press office.
LOST.-Christmas eve, on the Rodney
corne a clothestree. Please return
to Mrs. Anna Redfield, across from
Hagerthey's store, Linwood, N. ].
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR
GROUND.-Two story house and lot
45x120. Worth, 81 e. Oakland ave
nue.. zoe
FORD FOR SALE.-6 S. Main st. Ice
FOR SALE AT PLEASANTVILLE
TERRACE.-House and four lots;
has five rooms and bath; cost eleven
hundred dollars; sell for less than
half. 1865 Woodland ave., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
FOR SALE.-Bungalow at 81 w.
Washington Ave. Apply to Pleas
antville Trust Co.
MOURNING GOODS.-Hats and wells,
moderate prices. Select Shop, 1712
Atlantic Ave-, Atlantic City.
FOR RENT.-House on East Park
Ave-, plenty of room for garden;
excellent place for raising chickens
and ducks; including garage; $12
month. Apply John F.. Ryon, 405 S.
Main street.
BOOMERS WANTED.-Two rooms,
one double and one single; southern
exposure. Is South Second st.
CHICKENS.-Will buy or sell in any
quantity. Write C. Hare, Absecon,
or call phone 246.
CHILDREN'S FURS.-Special sale on
children's furs. Sets $2.49 up. A.
Folkman's Select Shop, 1712 Allan
tic Ave, Atlantic City.
FOR SALE.-New bungalow, modern
in every respect, on Shore Road, Lin
wood, N. ]. Apply ]. F. Ryon, Guar
antee Trust Building, Atlantic City.
FOR RENT OR SALE.-A well-located
4-room cottage at Blenheim, between
Maple and Cedar and Glenwood and
Marlboro streets. Inquire of Mrs.
Elizabeth White.
GOODS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
bought and sold by the old reliable
auctioneer-Barry, 5 S. Missouri av-
niue, Atlantic City. Bell Phone
920-J. Sales made anywhere. A
postal will reach him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

America is fully able to say what
shall be the peace terms without as
Sistance from Baron Burian. The
mothers of this country are not giving
their sons to die upon the battlefield
only that Germany may be given OPP
p%ortunity to gather her resources and
%recuperate her forces for another con-
flict. The end of this war must be
the end of Prussian militarism-the
end of the kaiser-and the end of the
autocracy which he has created in cen
trail Europe, says Houston Post. These
demands will be the beginning of the
peace terms and America will listen
to no others until these be attained.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Pleasantville, N. j., Dec. %, 1918.
The Board of Directors has this day
declared a semi-annual dividend of
EIGHT PER CENT, payable to the
stockholders on or after Thursday,
Jan. 2, 1919.
GEO. H. ADAMS, Cashier.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

A noted German military critic talks
about further developments which
would cause the ultimate aims of the
entente powers to retire into crepus-
cular remoteness." This ought i'm
measurably reassure the German mass
cs by its learned length of laundering
sound thus volleyed against the enemy
in an artillery fire of verbosity.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Susan A. Strickland. Deceased.
Pursuant to the order of Albert c. Abbott.
Surrogate of the County of Atlantic. this
day made on the application of the under
signed, Executor of the said decedent, notice
is hereby given, to the creditors of the said
decedent to exhibit to the subscriber, under
oath or affirmation, their claims and demands
against the estate of the said decedent, with
in nine months from this date, or they will
be forever barred from prosecuting or recoy-
ering the same against the subscriber.
ABSALOM H. HIGBEE,
SomeIs Point, N. J..
Mays Landing, N. j.
Dated December 23rd, 1918.
Printer's fee. $13.32
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

Like most men of culture, Sir r. B.
Finlay, British lord high chancellor,
knows his Bible and can quote 1t apt
ly. Referring to the recent extraordi-
nary manifestations of German rage In
the bombing of hospitals, he said they
reminded him of a certain person con-
corning whom it was written that his
wrath is great because his time is
short" The cable dispatch does not
do the fitness of the quotation justice,
however, says Chicago Evening Post.
We looked it up and found it so adj
mirably suited to recent happenings
that we give it in full, as you may read
it in Revelation, 2, II: "Woe for the
earth and for the sea, because the
devil has gone down unto you, having
great wrath, knowing that he hath but
a short time" That explains more
than the hospital bombings-it . X.
plains the frenZied drives on the west
front and the raid on our Atlantic
coast
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

Extra copies OF The Pleasantville Press
may be secured at the following places =
Atlantic City-Shore Fast Waiting Room,
8 S. Virginia avenue.
Observation-Disclosures T. Harris, 8 S. Main
street H. W. Fenimore. 35 S. Main street /;
Ted Merrick at Electric Station or at the
office, IL W. Washington avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
Men Wanted !!

To attend the Allen B. Endicott Mems
Bible Class, which meets at 2.30
o'clock every Sunday afternoon in
st. Johns M. P. Church. A cordial
welcome. Teacher. w. |. Shoemaker.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

Germany loaned Turkey four air.
planes and the British have captured
them all. An airplane, we take it,
was about as useful to a Turk as a
eeke of soap would be.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

The American and British soldiers
get along all right so long as they
keep away from two subjects. One Is
Ireland and the other the relative mer-
its of baseball and cricket.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
~PLEASANTVILLE U
COMPANY.
DIVIDEND NOTICE

Pleasantville, N. j.. December u. 1881
The Board of Directors Of the Pleasantville
Trust Company has this day declared a semi
annual dividend of THREE E CENT. on
the capital stock, payable to the stockholders
on or after Monday, December 30. 1918.
D. s. LECOMPTE. Treasurer. .
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

The town of Ypres has suffered ter
ribly, especially from the tongues of
those who attempt to pronounce its
name.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

In short, an excellent opportunity
now offers for former Sunday joy
riders to go to church and see how 1t
feels to be good.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

It is a question whether Belgians or
Serbians are getting most enjoyment
out of the recent turn of events.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

lNSURANCE-Fire, Automobile, Plate
Glass. MAX n. klRSCHT, P. o.
Box 39f, PleasantviIle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13

The nation is confronted with an ac-
 tual shortage of 1OO,OO0,O00 tons of coal"
 said A. R. Dearborn yesterday. The
 food administration has promised the al-
 lies more than 5,000,000 additional tons Of
 foodstuffs during the coming year. This
 crease of crop production. In addition
 to 100000 troops in France by June,
 1919, 100000 additional soldiers must be
 under arms in America. The state of
 Tennessee has adopted uniform opening
 and closing hours for all stores, with sundry exceptions. In towns of over 5000 the general hours are from a. m. to 5:30 D. m.
 "The Jefferson county council of de- fense has considered the matter care- fully and has surveyed the patronage in | the stores after the hours hereinafter suggested. It finds that little hardship 1 would be worked if all stores would con- | form to the schedule suggested.
 1 "The state and national councils oi | defense have repeatedly and urgently I requested action that will assure the 1 distribution of Christmas shopping ovel | the months of October, November ana l December, to the exclusion of any drive or intensive shopping during December 1 These various problems of conserva' ton can only be worked out through g | general observance of uniform hours
 and the council of defense has tenta' 1 lively adopted for recommendation th' 1 following schedule which will come III | for final action at the meeting of the l council of defense on Tuesday, October
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
PROPOSED SCHEDULE

All stores with the exceptions herein after stated, to open at a. m. and close not later than p. m.
 Five-thirty was adopted as the clos ing hour in Tennessee, but in view or the probable extension of the war time statute by Congress, the council is of the opinion that closing at 5:30, war time (4;9o sun time) would probably be re- garded as too early and would not af- ford a reasonable interval for shopping in the afternoon. Undoubtedly closing at 530 would give excellent results in the line of conservation.
 The following schedule is set out:
 Retail groceries fruit stands, cigar stores, shoe repair shops 7:30 a. m. to 6:30 D. m.
 Pawn shops, pressing shops, bowling alleys, pool rooms, a. m. to D. m. Shooting galleries, soft drink stands and ice cream parlors, a. m. to p. m. Barber shops, a. m. to GEO p. m. l Drug stores (but no limit on sale o1 1 drugs), a. m. to p. m. l Restaurants-Food cooked and prepared ! on the premises at any hour Sale oth- CT than food cooked and prepared or the premises, a. m. to ' p. m.
 Meats and vegetables to be sold at any hour.
 Daily newspapers and news stands. NC l specific limitations. l Saturday ights-Closing hour recon
 mended will be p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
If You Take Bitro- Phosphate Says
 Dr. F. s. KOlle

Judging from the countless prepara- tions and treatments which are contin- of making thin people fleshy, develop ing arms, neck and bust and replacing ugly hollows and angles by the soft curved lines of health and beauty, there are evidently thousands of men and women who keenly feel their excessive thinness.
 Thinness and weakness are usually due to starved nerves Our bodies need more phosphate than is contained in modern foods. Physicians claim there is nothing that will supply this Jaeficiency so well as the organic phos- phate known among druggists as bitro- phosphate, which is inexpensive and Is sold by all good druggists under a guarantee of satisfaction or money back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
FRANK WARD CAYCE
 DIES IN COLUMBIA
Funeral Held Here From Residence Of
 Mrs. D. w. Wood

According to advices received Tn Birmingham yesterday Frank ware Cayce, formerly of Birmingham, diet' Friday morning in Columbia, S. C.. following an operation for appendi- citis.
 Mr. Cayce was well known in Bir ming ham, where he was a former em- ploye of the First National bank. He is survived by his widow and one son. Frank J. Prior to her marriage, Mrs Cayce was Miss Annie Sue Cope land of Birmingham.
 The remains will arrive in this city tomorrow and the funeral will be held from the residence of Mrs. Cayoe's sis ter Mrs D. w Wood. 1928 Twenty ninth avenue, north the hour being announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
Eastern Star Files
 Amendment to Charter

The Order of Eastern Star of Ala bama yesterday filed a report of an amendment to the chapter in the pro- bate court. The chapter amends that part of it's charter respecting the elec- tion of trustees so as to allow the election of three trustees with terms of one, two and three years, to be chosen one each year. instead of hay ing three. whose terms all expire al the same time. as was the case un- der the charter prior to the amend ment.
 The trustees are to be two grand matrons. one grand patron. and will Dc elected at the next meeting of the grand chapter in November
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13

I felt for second or more that I was going to topple over-but fortune favored me. Jeff instead cf standing off and fighting me at long range, rushed me. As he came close I grabbed hirp and elinched. Hanging onto him was the saving grace for me. I continued to hold until I felt a little steadier in the legs. Jeff, frantic in his efforts to land on me again, tried his best to shake me off as quickly as possible. But it took him a long time to do it.
 As we broke from the clinch Jeff stepped away and began to measure me with another pile driver. But I went in at him and left-jabbed in an effort to make him think that nothing serious had happened to me. Then I clinched again. I was recuperating rapidly from the effects of that awful punch and as I held Jeff in the second clinch I began tidding him. hoping to make him think that I was in as good a fighting condi- ton as I ever had been.
 Jeff broke loose from the second clinch and then started after me. but he was careful to keep out of clinching range. But the danger point for me had passed Almost as suddenly as the nausea had come over me it passed away. The strength and the power in my legs came back quickly and as the round ended l was back in first-class fighting fettle.
 That punch, damaging as it had been really sent me into the next round fight ing with greater spirit and greater con fidence than I had shown in the other rounds. Always there lurked in my mind the thought: Can I stand up under one of Jeffs sledge hammer blows?" The question had been answered in the af- firmative in that third round
 As went back to my corner after that session of fighting, I felt that my condition was sufficiently perfect to en- able me to survive any storm that might blow up that night in my fight with Jeffries
 But I reclloned without a certain left hand punch to the point of the chin.
 Gro Be Continued Tomorrow)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
ARMY GRID TEAMS
 ARRANGE SCHEDULE

Chicago, October 12.-Athletic officers of naval and army camps in the middle west arranged a service football sched- ule at meeting here today that prob- ably will prove as attractive as the Big Ten" programs. Twenty-six games were two weeks.
 The teams will be made up of enlisted men, many of whom were former inter- collegiate stars.
 The schedule includes: Camp Taylor vs Camp Hancock. Louisville, Novem- Der 16 Camp Taylor vs Camp Gordon at Atlanta, November 2S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-13
FALL OF KAISER WOULD PLEASE
 MANY GERMANS

Paris, October 12-The tendency is re- marked in certain German circles. says to represent the eventual fall of Elm peror William as concession which the Germans would be disposed to allow to the allies if they demanded it.
 Such talk appears above all, the mes sage adds, to be an attempt to bring about an event which many Germans judge to be inevitable and even desirable.