The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-09-24
N07ES LOCALLY

1t is better to rely IN yourself than
on your friends.
There always seem to be more than
twelve rent-paying days in the year..
Clean linen is a better investment
than a bond-it will pay bigger divi-
dends.
A black eye is usually proof that
the fellow got what he was after
trouble.
Hope Is a picture gallery in which
we hang images of things we wish to
come to pass.
Many a mar has been robbed of
everlasting fame because he didn't
die 500 enough.
After a haircut some men look like
the little boys who wash their faces
and forget their necks.
Even the man whose life is an open
book occasionally likes to paste a
couple of pages together.
We may not be able to break the
other fellows record, but We can at
least try to break our own.
Beginning Sept. %, until Oct. 10,
the dental offices of DR.. G.. F. Starr
in the Trust Co. Bldg. will be closed.
II a few mothers would adopt the
slogan, Children first; h~ousewark
second, there would be less holy
terrors" in the neighborhood.
Carl M. Voelker has been appointed
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
to succeed Charles Lafferty, resigned,
and will assume his new duties Oct.
L.
The sewerage contractors are put
ting Main street in repair where the
sewerage mains and lateral pipes were
laid. Their men have been at work
between the railroad tracks this week.
No two women have ey es or noses
exactly alike. Isn't it ridiculous to
expect them to have feet alike and to
try to crowd those delicate and i'm
portant members into the same kind
of shoes.
Just because Mrs. Smith looks well
with her hair waved and done in a
French knot is no indication that you
do. Perhaps your face is better suit
ed to the straight hair which the Gre
ator gave you.
"The American people,, a famous
author once remarked, have a great
deal of taste. And most of it is very
bad" He must have been thinking
of some of the women nowadays who
follow style blindly without thought
to suitability.
The Pleasantville Pm \ this week
received from Congressman Bacharach
a supply Of the Federal Game Laws,
which also contain summaries of all
State game laws. We will be pleased
to furnish anyone interested with a
copy, as long as they last.
The meeting of taxpayers called to
consider whether or not an investi-
cation of the sewerage system and
its costs should be made was attend
ed by only a few and resulted in no
action being taken. The committee
was retained in case future action
might be desired.
The members of the Atlantic County
Historical Society are invited to at
ENC the anniversary services of the
old Weymouth Church on Sunday,
Sept. 25. 1t is hoped that as many as
possible will attend this service, TAX
ing box lunches. The dinner hour is
always a pleasant reunion of friends
and former pastors.
Isador G. Spingler. of Magnolia,
was killed at Westville on Tuesday
morning, when the machine which he
was driving was struck by an electric
train. He was the son of a sister OF
Mrs. George w. Leech, of this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leech and ons George
and Richard, have gone to attend the
funeral, which will occur in Philadel-
phia this Saturday morning.
Daylight saving ends tomorrow
Sunday, Sept. %. at 2 a. m. At
that hour, or tonight, all clocks and
watches must be turned back one
hour, thus regaining the lost hour
when the clocks were turned ahead
in June. Daylight saving was provid-
ed under a resolution of the City
Council. The resumption of standard
time will be accompanied by a gen.
eral change in railroad and trolley
schedules.
On the question of whether a ruling
of the Public Utility Commission can
nullify a contract between a munich
pality and a public utility hinges de-
cision in proceedings instituted by
the Atlantic County Water Company
o6uIhot IL tlty vi oOnlCio u W
compel payment of service charges
for public buildings within its limits.
Commissioner Harry Bacharach pre-
sided at the hearing in Atlantic City
this week. He deferred decision.
Thursday evening, Sept. 29, has been
selected as the time for repeating the
musicale which was given recently by
the ladies of st. Margaret's Guild for
the benefit of st. Marks Episcopal
Church. The musicale will be held in
the High School Auditorium. The last
performance was a great success, but
owing to the rainy weather some peo-
pie who had purchased tickets did not
attend. These unused tickets will be
redeemed at the coming performance.
Many talented musical artists, both
vocal and instrumental, will appear
upon the program at the coming per-
Torrance.