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The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

Most OF the farm pfoduce OF Cne
County is sold directly to commission
merchants from Philadelphia or other
cities. Hotels and stores in the cities
of Salem County buy from Philadel-
phia rather than from the surround
ing countryside.
5.-Educational Facilities.
Salem County has a very good
school system. The consolidation idea
is growing rapidly within the County.
The number of elementary schools in
the County has decreased from II in
1888 to 81 in 1920. One of the finest
schools in New Jersey is situated IN
Woodstown. This school and the high
school at Salem City teach agriculture.
There is a library at Salem City, an
other at Penns Grove and there are
ten travelling Libraries from the State
Commission located in different points
in the County. The larger towns
have their own small newspapers and
Philadelphia newspapers circulate
freely.
6.-Social and Recreation Life.
In the average community a pool
room ana lOdge OF TWO are IHe cIleI
r|ecreational and social assets. -Four
communities only have athletic or
CARNATIONS, 8 have bands and 2 or
chestras. Apart from the two cities
there is but one moving picture thea
tire. Seven communities have build
ings available for regular programs.
The schools are entering into this
field. The County seat has a good Y
NJ. C. A., there are 80 lodges in the
County and such organizations as
Parent Teachers Associations, Boy
Scouts, Woman's Club are found IN
of the Is communities.
Summary of the Church Survey.
The town and country communities
of Salem County have 80 organized
white Protestant Churches, IL active
colored Churches and l separate col
ored Sunday school, 6 separate white
Sunday schools and 3 preaching points
There are ) Jewish synagogues and
Roman Catholic Churches. The white
Protestant Churches are distributed
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
Total
Equipment.

All Churches own their own build
ings. The total value is $261 500, and
the average value is $8,717. Twenty
three of the Churches have more than
one room, IA of these have 2, and the
other 9 have from 8 to 6. Two
Churches only have stereopticons and
no other social equipment is reported.
There are IA parsonages with the II
village and 10 with the 10 open coun-
try Churches.
9.-Ministers.
Twenty-four pastors serve the 80
white Protestant Churches of Salem
County. Two of these have other oc-
equations. Eighteen Churches have
pastors resident within their parishes,
9 do not. With one exception no pas
tor travels more than 10 miles to con-
duct services. Of the IS Churches
with resident pastors 2 are growing.
The salary of the ministers, which in
clude $3.50 as the estimated cash value
of each parsonage, is as follows:
Maximum salary ..-----.$2,1OO.OO
Minimum salary .-----. 26O.OO
Average salary ....--.--- 1,113.18
Modal Average .......-..1,251-1,5O0
Eleven pastors are graduates OF
both college and seminary. Thirteen
are graduates of seminary only, Or OF
some other school.
Seven of the 80 Churches have kept
their present pastor for a period OF
5 yea or more, Is Churches have had
Continued on page
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
Nav MuZZle BOOSTERS

If a resolution introduced in the
Glen Ridge, N. j., Borough Council
by William Peck is adopted at it's next
meeting the policemen will be re-
quired to take a census of all ROSTERS
Of "crowing age" within the city
limits. Councilman Peck favors an
ordinance requiring all ROSTERS of
Growing age to be muzzled.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

Germany is evidently nor inclined
to1keep her money than her obliga-
tions.-Norfolk Virginian Pilot.
Sons of Rest are now observing
Wall Street squeeze water out of labor
into a hieh her value of the dollar which
,ts Walt Streets stock in trade.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

President Harding has been making
some fine speeches, but they are as
easy of Interpretation as the question
a few years ago., "How old is ANN"
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

Harding blue is now the fashionable
color. Some wear it unseen in their
feelings.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

Many who had money to burn a few
years ago are now sitting the ashes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

Much Americanization needs to be
taught native born Americans.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
Sheriff's Sale

By virtue of a writ of feri f%acias, to
me directed, issued out of the Court of
Chancery of the State of New Jersey.
will b. exposed at Public Sale on
Cheyenne record., 1921-04-07
Pension for Herses,

y Greenville. 8. C.-Dan. the faithful
horse Of Capt. o. K. Breazele. which
has carried United States mail total
distance Of more than 5000 miles on
iene route. was retired one day recent
b with pension after II years serv-
Ice. Captain Breazele. the mail car.
Sier. also was pensloned.
Cheyenne record., 1921-04-07
|EEP FAMILY IN
REIGN OF TERROR
sterious Death Threats Pinned
Ton Front Door With Butcher
N Knives.
LAME FORMER SuIT0R
br More Than Year Chicago Fam.
Ny Has Been Kept In State Of Con.
A slant Terror by Black.
Hand Letters,

Chicago.-Mysterious death threats
hned to the front door with butcher
lives: crude skulls and crossbones
avn on window panes by an unseen
hemy; black-hand letters demanding
a. are some of the expe-
ences which have caused the fam
~ Of Jacob kolb, machinist Of 4S46
k$4ltgeld street. to live a life Of terror
Il be the last year.
3 The climax came at ten o'clock one
aght recently when Mrs. Sophie Kolb
answered the telephone.
4s 'This is Black-Hand Kitel" came q
Aan's voice In grufr tones. IF you
on't come across with that 5000.
yse'll blow up your housed This time
I've mean business! Bring"
S Woman Faints at Threat.
M Mrs. Kolb heard no more. She sank
- the floor In a faint, leaving the
a8eceiver dangling. Motorcycle Police
Snen Anderson and Maloney were
4ifushed from Shakespeare avenue sta
3ion and the CragIn station was noti-
y he'd. Mrs. Kolb was hysterical.
fH "Tm sure l recognized that voice."
fohe said after she had been calmed.
1t sounded like Frank Pobloski, a
young man about eighteen years old.
who used to run around with Conrad
s8raemer Of 1867 Clybourn avenue, who
ftried to 90 with my oldest daughter.
',aAmelia, sixteen. / knew Braemer had
sGbeen arrested, SO forbade him to see
my daughter.
III "Tll get even with you,' he threat
gened, but I've never seen him since.
"A year ago. when we lived at 4944
Belmont avenue. the first death threat
came. A note was pinned to the front
door with butcher knife. The note
Tread: Your turn Is next 1t was
,signed with skull and cross bones.
-Four months later a letter came de-
manding 5000 be brought to an ice
cream parlor at Cicero and Fullerton
avenues 1t stated our house would
Cheyenne record., 1921-04-07
Curious Eas.

Lancaster, Ky.-Perry Long has q
Suriosity In the shape Of an egg pre-
\ eented to him by one Of his favorite
lens. It is an exact replica Of WELL
1eveloped kershaw,, though not so
large as kershaw, displayed few
weeks ago.
Cheyenne record., 1921-04-07

"a the FIRST OoAeh Threat Came.
ibe blown up IL the money was not
paid. .
q Fright Almost Kills Son.
1.-Two more letters came, then an
other butcher knife was found i'm
bedded In the door. My little son,
4 Jacob, saw 1t. and collapsed from
fright on the car tracks. A motorman
stopped the car just In time. Then
Julia came home one day and found
. message and crossbones smeared in
tar on the glass panel Of the door. It
said: You're next
& "Both Jacob and Julia were so
frightened they were under the care
Scf DR.. Martin Schupman for three
months. My health broke down, and
Amelia IL on the verge Of nervous col
lapse. She has been receiving anony-
nous phone calls threatening her and
ordering her to meet some man at DIFF
isrent places. A few days ago they
tried to lure her to the Alexian Broth
,srs' hospital on the pretext that .
dear friend was dying.
"A man named Kite runs a dry
goods store next door to where Brae-
,mer lives. That's why that fellow to-
night used the expression Black Hand
Kite We notified the Irving Park
police on the former occasions, but
nothing ever came Of it."
n A police guard was stationed at the
iKeib home.
Cheyenne record., 1921-04-07
WARRANT GALL.

The following County Warrants are
due aad payable upon presentation at
the office Of County Treasurer, Chey-
euns Wells, Colorado, March II, 1921.
and viii cease to bear interest thirty
days from date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
ENSLEY PASTOR
 RESIGNS CHARGE

The Ase-Herald maintains a special bureau in Ensley for handling corre- spondence and advertising. Avenue E and seventeenth street; Clyde W. En- nis representative, phone Ensley e26. For subscriptions. call Circplation de- partment, Main 4eo0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31

the plight of the families, she imme- diately put her corner on the map by seeking contributions from her neigh bors in various places of business near her. By 2 o'clock yeterday she had collected s27.S5. and is still keep ing up her little campaign.
 "Fhe money has come in by 10 cents up to $5.00---but everybody has wanted to help" she declared. She herself gave $500 and her husbo=1. who is manager of the Patterson stores, gave an additional s1. Two checks for s10 each also came in dur ing the morning and word was sent in to the office that one woman would offer a home to some girl be- longing to poor family and would pay her a small salary and clothe her if she would help with homework, giving her boom and board.
 News has also come to The Age Herald that there are other volun- teers at work for the cause, who will send in their donations very shortly. Among these are several of the women of the Niaccabee order. At their meeting yesterday. Mrs. C. T. Smith presided, and odes and songs were the programme. Mrs George Bodeker, commander of Lady Croy review was present, and after the meeting was over the women stayed to sort out the clothing and donations given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31

' The Rev. C. Babington Tomb. pas tor of the First Presbyterian church of Ensley has resigned his charge effective tomorrow and will accept passionate from among several of- fers that he has under consideration. The resig nation of MT. Tomb. came as distinct surprise to Ensley citi- zens generally, although some of his immediate friends are said to have been acquainted with the intentions of MT. Tomb for several weeks.
 He has served local churchs for several years and has earned quite a large following of friends who will regret his leaving Ensley. MT. Tomb, has not announced where he intends to locate.
 High School Work Started
 K. l.. Clarke started his workmen on the Fairfield High school founda- tion yesterday and inasmuch as he must provide at least three rooms for the school year beginning Septem- Der 19 he will be forced to rush the "Ot h ot up SPCeu. TIC secured IHe contract for the building Saturday afternon and intends to leave noth- ing undone to get the building in shape for the schol opening
 It is stated by the Board of Edu- cation of Fairfield that this building will be the nucleus for a greater building which will be erected in Fairfield at some subsequent date to house the high school students of Fairfield In the meantime it is an- nounced that the highest type of i'm structors will be secured for the new school and that every advantage will be accorded the Fairfield student.
 Plant to Resume
 The by-product plant of the Semet- Solvay company at Holt will resume operations in two or three weeks ac- cording to information received in Ensley yesterday. This plant which supplies the gas for domestic con- sumption to the citizens of Tusca- loosa has been down for several weeks and the prospects of it's re- sumption will be known with intense interest especially at Tusoaloosa.
 Although it is definitely settled that this plant will resume during the early part of September there has been nothing quite so definite given out in reference to the E7nsley plant.
 Street Work Starts
 The City of Fairfield let contract yesterday to J. L. Mullarky for tho and gutters on Fifty-second street andTerrace avenue to cost approxi- ,mately $10,ooo.
 The improvement bonds for work were purchased by the Tennessee Coal, & Iron and Railroad company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31

property which will be improved by this work.
 Five contractors offered bids and from the lowest to the highest there was scarcely per cent difference in the bids.
 If is stated that the work will be pushed and that the city of Fair field will ask for bids on further street Improvements during the next few weeks. In fact 1t is stated that Mayor A. Clinton Decker and the members of the council plan a very ambitious schedule of work for the city of Fairfield.
 Landgrebe in Cleveland
 Karl Landgrebe, general superin- tendent of the Ensley division Tenn essee Coal, & Iroan and Railroad company is visiting old friends in Cleveland, Pittsburg and other points He will be away several weeks. MT Landgrebe was accompanied by Mrs. Landgrebe and their children.
 The ladies of Ensley Commandery No 36 will entertain at the Masonic hall Thursday at 2:30 o'clock in honor of Miss Mae Skinner The pro- dlAiiic ptiHS dtIdHetu pTOHll5cS u be a very interesting one. Miss Skin- ner is from the Masonic home and will probably make some very inter- esting statements relatives to that institution.
 Boy Scouts to Swim Free
 Any Boy Scout in the Birmingham district who possesses a registration certificate and a bathing suit will be admitted to the Municipal swim ming pool today free from o'clock until 6 o'clock. The matinee for the boy scouts is expected to attract a host of the youngsters and it was announced by Manager Moore that extra guards would be provided to take care of the boy scouts.
 Dr. Groesbeck Walsh, chief of the medical staff of the Tennessee Coal &Iron. and Railroad company em- ployes hospital who has been visiting several of the larger clinics in Chi cago and other cities of the middle west has returned to his home in Fairfield.
 Mrs. Alma Wood Perkins who was taken to the Employes hospital Of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany several days ago, was reported improving yesterday and is expected to return to her home in Ensley soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
PLANNING 1921 SEASON
 IN MISSISSIPPI LEAGUE

Meridian, Miss, August 3o.--(Spc I cisl)-The Mississippi State league| will return 10 it's old name. the Mis- sissippi State league. next year. with eight clubs, according to reports inl this city. It Is said that the present. four cities will be represented 'n| the list, and that Vicksburg, Miss.,l and Pensacola. Fla, have also made necessary preliminary deposits.
 Montgomery Ala, and Selma. A,syl are two other clubs which appear to be interested in securing a berth in| the new league.
 Benny Alien. Meridian's first man. ager and hard-hitting outftelder, wsil not go 10 the Mobile Southern leaGne team, as reported. but will report to Wichita Falls, Texas league, as this deal with Mobile has already been closed, 1t Is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
Mrs. Croy Pleased


 "Oh, the people of Birmin sham are so kind.' .
 All day they have been sendine Tn contributions for the : needy fam ines our organization has found in Vivian. '''
 The only thing that has met no real response so far is the request Tor jobs for these 17 men and heads of families"
 Mrs. Pearl Croy. state commander of the Womans Benefit association of the Maccabees. was talking lat Fra ternal hall, Where a group of 50 wom- en members of the organization had come into town to bring food anu clothing for one of their members who Is in distress, and who also brought enough to help out some of the other poor families the organiza- tion has set out to help.
 She was enthusiastic over all the things donated. And when she heard that The Age Herald had received About $50 in money and a number sos baskets and groceries and clothes for the needy families besides. she uttered q little exclamation of happi- ness. which was concurred in by all the ladies present
 However" she said "it is not enough. It is not enough for all We need more. l believe the people will rive more if they know the amount is short"
 Because of this The Agt-Herald is asking that anyone who can con- tribute will do so this morning. send ing their contributions at once to The Age Herald office
 Truck VIII Leave Today X big truck from The Age Heralf will SC out to Vivian al i2 o'cle citt and food, and cloth. and ready maae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31

clothing and underwear sent in be-
 fore that time will catch that out
 going truck. Besides that. an auto
 mobile will take the distributors along who will dispense the groceries
 and contributions so they will fill the
 greatest need. In this machine will
 be Mrs. Pearl Croy, state commander
 of the Woman's Benefit association of
 the Maccabees: Mrs Mary Jenkins
 commander of the Wylam review of
 the womans organization. and from The Age Herald, Frank Willis Bar
 nett and Mignon Hall
 The F families which are so much
 in Need will gratefully receive any
 contributions offered. Thirteen of
 them are white families, four of them negro families. In the contributions | that have come in there have been | several donations from negroes to
 help out their own race. None of the
 families has less than five members most of them have eight and nine. They are hungry. For months they have lived on the coarsest food, and | not enough of that. They have had no variety Some of them have been existing on cornbread and fat meat. They are llly nOuIiShTo anu ho
 reached this condition because tho men of the family have not been | able to find employment.
 l Tt has been terrible time with us," said one of the needy fathers
 man who formerly held a clerical position with large firm here. "l 1 have cut and split wood and logs. | have taken any odd job l could find.
 Other men have built fences and l cleaned yards. l have worn out my shoes going from, place to place for | work, and I think this is true of | large number of the men in this sec tion. They are not men who have ever been public charges. They are | simply victims of dull times and strike situations-and their women and children are, suffering along with them"
 Volunteers to Aid
 Among the beautiful things that have been done to meet the needs of
 these unfortunate families is the per
 sonal service volunteered by Mrs. w.
 E. Arnold, manager of Patterson's
 Cigar store at Twentieth street and
 Fourth avenue. When she read Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
SHIRLEY DENIES ALLEGAU NON OF
 GUSSMAfPETIT|ON
Amended Petition Seeking to Enioin Officers From kid- naplng Mrs. GusSman Charges Protection
 Was Refused

In an amended petition filed in the chancery division of the circuit court yesterday by Mrs. Ruth Ste phenson Gussman through her at torney, Horace c. Afford, it is al- legged that Chief of Police T. J. Shir- ley refused to give her police pro- lection when asked to do so subse- quent 10 her marriage to Pedro Gussm m.
 The betition alleges that when the chief was asked to afford her pro- tectiot Against persons who were seekiig to have her Kidnapped or re- moved to the insane asylum, he pounded his desk and said: q would not give Ruth Stephenson protection If knew she would be killed within the next 10 minutes" It is further chatged that Chief Shirley, after making that remark, in response to a question. Then you absolutely re- fuie to give us protection?" replied "No, indeed, I will not give her pro- teEtion."
 Emphatic denial of any such
 statements was made by Chief
 Shirley last night. He said, "NO
 one ever asked me for protection
 for Ruth Stephenson Guxsman,
 and the charges In the amended | tu fu
 ns am concerned, arc absolutely
 faIce. In reference to the state
 mcnt that I said papers had al-
 ready been prepared tO take her
 to the insane asylum at Tusca-
 Ioosa I will say that all | know
 about that Is what her father and
 mother told me. Both Mir. and
 Mrs. Stephenson had told me
 prior to her marriage that they
 had had insanity papers prepared
 for their daughter. and that Is all
 | know about it."
 Both the petition and the amended petition for an injunction restraining and enjoining all city, county and state officers. the superintendent of the Alabama Insane asylum from any attempt to kidnap her and have her confined in the asylum will be heard before Judge Richard Evans Satur- day morning.
 Date for the hearing of the case was set by the court when the. petf- ton and amended petition were sub mitted by Mir. Afford. It will be de- termined at this time whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant the granting of an injunction as prayed by Mrs Gussman, and whether there is any danger of her being kid naped or being sent to the asylum at Tuscaloosa as she alleges.
 Many Witnesses
 Many witnesses are being sum moned to testify in the case, hearing of which is expected to consume sew eral days. The attorney was re- uuired to serve a copy of the petition on an respondents by the court.
 The original petition for an fn- junction directed at Chief Shirley and all city officials, Commissioner John Taylor, Sheriff J. c. Hartsfield and all his deputies, Coroner J. D, Russum and his deputies. Dr. R. II. Hambrick, county physician, superin- tendent of the asylum at Tuscaloosa and all law enforcement officers of the state. charged that a plot has been made to have her Kidnapped or otherwise removed from Birmingham and confined in the Alabama Hospital for Insane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
MAY GET CAMP

Anniston, August -(Special)- - Lamar Jeffers has been advised by Director C. R Forbes or the veterans bureau, that Camp Mc~ Clellan is entirely suited for the loca- tion of training center and the Fourth distsict representative is en- couraged to believe that the local cantonment site will be used by the government for that purpose in the near future. The efforts of the An niston Chamber of Commerce along that line have been great during the last few weeks, and the hope is gem eral in this city that A training cen- ter for disabled veterans will be To- cated at this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
MANY ENJoY socIAL

Anniston, August 3o,--(S (Special)- The "pis in Poke" social given at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Will Mun- roe in the Sixth ward Tuesday even ing by the members of the Christian Endeavor society was hugely enjoyed by the young people who attended. X watermelon cutting and musical pro sramme was enjoyed during the evening" modern gaines being played.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
 BRAVES ATTRACT CROWDS

Boston, August 30.--The Boston tendance figures at Brave field ny the end of the season. The total will exceed S60,00o persons, club officials estimated today on the basis of rec :. ords to date.
 proposal to have a group of Braves players tour Cuba this fall has been abandoned, it is definitely announced. Instead, some of the players under Capt. Billy Southworth will play in and near West Vir- ginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
MORE TIME GRANTED By Associated Press

Berne, August 3O.--Upon the re- quest of the Spanish government the Swiss government has decided to ex- tend it's permission for former Elm peror Charles of Austria to remain in Switzerland until October. Under the original permission of the Swiss government the former Austrian monarch was to have left the country by September l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-31
DROWNED IN PORTO RICO
 By Associated Press

Gulfport Miss. August 3o-Infor- nation received here from Washing ton today told of the drowning in Porto Rican waters of James Bradley. son of prominent family here. Brad ley was member of the crew on the government vessel Ranger. which left this port some time ago and was officially reported.