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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
THE FEAST
OF LIGHTS

~HE lights on the tree are said to
w be of Jewish origin. In the
month of Kislev, of the Jewish
year corresponding nearly to u Ee-
cember, and the t~wenty-fifth day, Jews
celebrated the feast of dedication of
their temple. 1t had been dedicated on
that day by Antiochus. 1t was dedicated
by Judas M~accabeus, and, according to
Jewish legend, sufficient oil was found
in the temple to last for the seven
branched c~andlestick for eight days,
and it would have taken eight days to
prepare new oil. Accordingly the Jews
were wont on the twenty-fifth day of
Kislev in every house to light a can
die, on the next day two, and on the
the eighth and last day of the feast,
eight candles twinkled in every house.
1t is not very easy to fix the ex-
act date of the Nativity, but it fell
most probably on the last day of Kis-
lev, when every Jewish house in Beth
lehem and Jerusalem was twinkling
with lights. 1t is worthy of note that
the German name for Christmas is
Welhnacht (the night of ~dedication),
as though it were associated with this
feast. The Greeks also call Christ
mas the feast of lights, the name
given to the dedication festival, Chan
ukah, by the Jews.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
Ironing Board Cover.

Cut and hem a piece of ~unbleached
muslin, about four inches wider and
longer than your ironing board, so that
1t laps over about two inches under
the board. Then crochet an edge of
six chain and ~fasten, and so on until
you have edged the entire piece. Law
tho cloth on the board, turn over and
ace 1t with a stout card or tape, the
same as you would lace a shoe-using.
however, only about every fourth loon,
The cover can be easily removed and
washed.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
WHY THE CHRISTMAS KISSES?
Oscillation, Allowed by Custom, CeIe-
brates One of Most Charming
Events in Tradition.

N11HY should men kiss girls who
VLWa stand under mistletoe?
Because they like it and be-
cause custom allows it. Every kiss
under the mistletoe, however, is a kiss
which celebrates one of the most
charming events in Christmas tradi-
ton.
The romance goes back to the days
Of the gods of Scandinavia, when Bal
dur the Beautiful was shot by Locke,
the Spirit of Evil, with an arrow Of
mistletoe. But his mother, Venus of
the North, restored him to life by sa-
lutings with kisses all who passed be-
meath a branch held aloft in her hand.
Thus it became an emblem of love
and happy celebration. Ancient races
held the plant in great veneration, par
ticularly the Druids, who went in pro-
cession into the forests to collect it.
After New Years day it was dis
tributed among the people as a sacred
and holy plant. If any part of the
Imistletoe touched the ground it was
regarded as an omen Of impending
evil.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI MEETING

On Wednesday evening, December
7th, the Alumni Association of the
Wildwood High School met in the Lii
brary Room of the High School build
ing with about 25 members present.
The Alumni Association plans to
have a live basketball team in Wild
wood this winter and Egbert Wood
has been chosen as manager. Mr..
Wood outlined to the members of the
Alumni Association the possibilities
of having a basketball team and some
of the advantages to the Alumni Asso-
citation and to the High School to be
represented in athletics, at the same
time he asked the support of all the
members of the Alumni in backing the
basketball team financially. 1t was
voted to give a moving picture benefit
in the near future and a committee
of ten was appointed to take charge of
the affair. Any surplus funds that the
basketball team has on hand at the
end of their playing season will be
treasury to assist in financing the an
nual banquet which will be held next
June.
The president of the Alumni Asso-
citation pointed out to the members
present the necessity of closer CO.
and suggested that a correspondent
be appointed whose duty it would be
to keep the newspapers of the island
informed as to the whereabouts Of
Alumni members and to acquaint the
people of Wildwood with the accom-
plishments and undertakings of the
High School graduates.
The Alumni members suggested the
idea and voted to have a permanent
record made up of all the Alumni
members. The matter was taken UP
of compiling and keeping this record
and a committee was appointed by the
president to look into the matter OF
securing such a record from each
member.
At the suggestion of one of the mem
bers it was decided that the Alumni
Association should choose al emblem
to designate graduation from the
wildwood High School and member.
ship in the Alumni Association.
Many other matters pertaining tt
the welfare of the Alumni Association
and the High School in general were
discussed and acted upon.
The next regular meeting will bt
called in the High School building OF
January 4, 1922, at 7.30 P. M.
The following members of thu
Alumni were present: Elsie Phillips
Ethel Maxwell, Geneva Hartley, Marion
Brineshults, Anna Scully, Lily Silen
Pauline White, Mrs. J.. Nottingham
Martha Geisenberger, Ruth Townsend
Alice Hendee, Esther Thomas, Heller
Geisenberger, Natalie Holmes, BLANCHE
Daggan, Archer Anderson, Leande-
Croker, Robert Cross, Foster Goslin
William Geisenberger, Egbert Wood
George Brown, Herbert Nickerson ant
Victor SjOstrOm.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
THE NORTH WILDWOOD PUBLIC
HEARING
Warning Factions Both Feel They
Have Won First Skirmish. The
Main Question Seems To Be Why
Back Taxes Are Not Collected.

Main Question Seems To Be Why
Back Taxes Are Not Collected.
The initial public hearing granted
by the two investigators appointed by
Justice Black, of the State Supreme
Court, upon the business transactions
and records of the City of North Wild
wood was held on Friday, December
2, 1921. A heavy downpour of rain
caused a small attendance.
The city officials were represented
by City Solicitor Robert Bright, and
the members of the Civic Improvement
Association of North Wildwood by
w. P. Wolcott, a Camden attorney.
At the request of the investigators,
E. Rushing Leap, of Camden, and for
mer Senator Lewis T. Stevens, of
Cape May, Wolcctt read a list of ques-
tions which members of the a~ssocia-
ton thought should be looked into.
Many Of the questions propounded
were answered by Tax Collector P. l..
Peterson and City Clerk George A.
Redding; others were left for the in
vestigators to report on.
The high lights developed were that
certain records prior to 1905, When
George A. Redding took office, are
missing. One of these is a minute
book. The city solicitor told the
he is proceeding to collect outstand-
ing taxes to the value of $250,O00 by
legal proceedings under the law of
1918.
Former Senator Stevens informed
the gathering that the sinking fund
of the City of North Wildwood is
intact. No loans of any kind were
made on the securities in the safety
deposit box at the Marine National
Bank. This dispelled the nasty ru-
mors around the meeting hall that
certain city officials had borrowed
money on notes giving securities of
the sinking fund as collateral. Sena-
tor Stevens said that the state auditor
from the department of Municipal ac-
counts, who is now working at Cape
May Court House, will soon begin an
audit of the books of the city. He will
go back some years, probably until
1905, and report all erasures and de-
linquencies.
The commission appointed by the
court will not be able to render a re-
port until the auditor completes his
work. when we do submit our re-
port, if facts warrant it, we shall ask
for al Investigation; if not, we shall
make such a statement" said Mr..
Stevens. Both factions consider that
they have won the first skirmish.-
Cape May Star and Wave, December
II, 1921.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

Five Mile Beach Humane Society.
Anyone needing the society call
Special Agent Elmer Hewitt, SIR Bell,
624-Y keystone.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

A ut WAS Christmas morning.
~ Old Hiram Palmer sat by
a&&1 the window waiting for the
A postman. Christmas eve
had been rather bleak. He
had seen, from the window, groups OF
people passing from time to time, hur-
rying, smiling, such gay, happy peo-
pie.
Hiram was old, too old. He had
outlived his friends, his immediate
family, his day had long since gone
by. He had given generously to hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions and
a number of personal presents. He
always, for example, sent some of the
large baskets Of fruit the towns lead
ing shop arranged so attractively, to
those he knew would never buy them
selves such delicacies.
The last Christmas he had only re
ceived two presents. One from his
nephew out West and another from
a grandchild.
He was waiting for these now
The postman came along the street.
Eagerly old Hiram waited. And then
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
MERRY CHRISTMAS

NHT HETHER we shout it
eVU1 or sing it, we must be
sure to mean it; for if
we really mean it when we
say, Merry Christmas, every
body" we will do all in our
power to make Christmas a day
Of unsullied joy for all those
within reach of our influence.
Christ came into the world to
bring light which brings joy. He
came to bring deliverance to
men; to solve their difficult
problems; to inspire a higher
hope in the spirit of men. That
is the cause Of the deepest joy
to mankind. Yes, Christmas is
a joyful day as well as a sacred
day.
1t is a day for doing good
deeds, as well as thinking good
thoughts. 1t is not a day for
receiving gifts only. There are
so many opportunities for doing
good, that we may receive joy a
h~undredfold, with the expendi-
ture Of just a little time and
thought. There are many who
have little; many who do not
know the meaning Of this day as
you know it; many whose spirits
are crushed by disaster. Re
member them Boys World.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

Hock-Santa Claus apparently has
gifts to please everybody.
Rockies. 1t seems that there ia
nothing he doesn't keep in stock. He
brought one woman Of my acqualnt.
ance a divorce with alimony and the
custody Of the poodle"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
First Christmas
Tree
0H6 HEN Ansgarius preached the
VlNa White Christ to the vikings of

N1HHEN AnsgariuS preached the
VUH White Christ to the vikings of
the North, so runs the legend
of the Christmas tree, the Lord sent
his three messengers, Faith, Hope, and
Love, to help light the first tree. Seek
ing one that should be high as hope,
wide as love, and that bore the sign
of the cross on every bough, they chose
the balSam fir, which best of all the
trees in the forest met the require
ments. Perhaps that is a good reason
why there clings about the Christmas
tree in my old home that which thas
preserved it from being swept along in
the flood of s~enseless luxury that has
swamped so many things in u money
mad day. At least so it was then.
Every time l see a tree studded with
electric lights, garlands of tinsel gold
festooning every branch, and hung
with the hundred costly knickknacks
the storekeepers invent year by year
ito make trade" until the tree itself
disappears entirely under its burden,
I have a feeling that a fraud has been
practiced on the kindly spirit of Yule.
Wax candles are the only real thing
for a Christmas tree, candles of wax
that mingle their perfume with that Of
the burning fir, not the by-product of
some coal-oil or other abomination.
What if the boughs do catch fire?
They can be watched, and too many
candles are tawdry, anyhow. Also,
red apples, oranges and old-fashioned
~cornucopias made of colored paper,
and made at home, look a hundred
times better and filter in the green;
and so do drums and toy trumpets and
wald-horns, and a rocking horse that
need not have cost forty dollars.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

T 6UCoo I WOH Z
bother about Uncle Hiram this year.
It's a nuisance to shop, and anyway
what does he are about a necktie ?
He can buy all he wantsi
And his grandchild had said:
i've got to cut down my Christmas
list. It's so long"
And she had run her pencil through
her grandfather's name.
For she had said:
Christmas is for young people.
He's too old to care about presents
and a handkerchief or two which I
might send him! !"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
WASHING Windows.

If windows are washed when the
sun is shining on them they dry before
there is time to polish them, and look
streaky. Always dust windows before
washing them. Add a little ammonia
to the water to make the glass shine
and polish well.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
MRS. FRANK BECKER

1O3 East 18th Avenue
East of North Wildwood Pennsylyap,a
Railroad Station; every train stops going
N coming right at store
New and Complete Line of
Sweaters, Underwear, Blankets,
Hosiery, Bed and Table Linen.
Three-POund Bundle Cotton Batting
Special Line Of Quilting Coverings
VeIOurs and Wool Serges
Most Complete Line of Dry Goods In
Cape May County
All Shades of Silk Materials,
Dressmaking Supplies and Trimmings
Free Delivery anywhere on the
Island. Store open Evenings until
Eight O'clock. Both PhOneS-Bel
261.R, Keystone 659-Y.
Agency for Pictorial Patterns.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
WILDWOOD and DELAWARE BAY
SHORT LINE RAILROAD co.
lREAnING ROuTEA

Between Wildwood and Philadelpna
EVANS G. SLAUGHTER, Genl Mgr
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

he got up and
went to the door.
But the post
man had passed
by. Are you
sure you have
nothing for me?'
he called out.
Look more care
fully. / was ex-
pecting S o m e
packages"
7 h e poStman
looked again.
I'm sorry, Mr..
Palmer, but there
is nothing here"
Slowly Hiram
went back into
the lonely little
house. He had
lived too long.
For his nephew
had said:
"T .p7IpSS 7 wnn'f
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
And the Postman
Passed the House

By MARu qRAnAM BONNER

Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper Union
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

<<THE best thing to give to
W your enemy is forgive
ness; to an opponent,
tolerance; to a friend, your
heart; to your child, a good ex-
ample; to a father, Difference to
a mother, conduct that will
make her proud Of you; to your
self, respect; to all men, char
ity."-F. M. Balfour.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
RETURN FROM YELLOWSTONE.

q. p. Rice, daughter Florence and
Miss nellie G. Witteman returned homo
last Saturday from a months over
land trip to Yellowstone Park.
The party spent two weeks in Salt
Lake visiting friends and relatives and
while in the city saw Rex Smith do
some flying stunts with his aeroplane,
which he is now using part time in
obtaining news for one of the daily
papers.
A weeks time was spent camping
in the park and viewing the many
places of interest and they were great.
ly enthused with the beautiful scenic
attractions of the national park. When
in the park they met John Warner
and Mark Love both former Glenwood-
ties, who are acting as guides for some
travelling tourists.
They returned to Gienwood feeling
they have had most enjoyable and
profitable vacation time.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
ENTERTAINs CIVIC
IMPROVEMENT CLUB

Mrs. J. T. Shumate pleasantly en-
tertained at her home Monday night
of this week in honor of Mrs. Tippett
Westerman, who is visiting in the city.
Her guests included the members Of tho
Civic Improvement and Literary club
and the following invited guests. Mira
Alice B. Clark Of Pueblo, Mrs. G. A.
Webb, Mrs. A. E. Wolf and Mrs. L. L.
Cramp.
The evening was delightfully."- spent
in social converse and the ladies great
ly enjoyed personal report given by
Mrs. Westerman, who was the repre-
sentative from the Civic Improvement
club to the national convention of
womeus' clubs recently held in Salt
Lake City.
Mrs. Alice B. Clarke of Pueblo, who
was in that city at the time of the ter
rible flood gave very graphic des-
eruption Of the conditions and the ex-
periences which she and many of her
acquaintances encountered.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess before the guests de.
parted for their homes.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
yeggmen Blow Open Safe Making Is
cape with $500 and Several
Thousand in Securities
HAVE NOT Been APPREHENDED

The Garfield State Bank at Grand
Valley was robbed Monday night of
practically all of the cash and secur-
tiles of the bank totalling about
$4,000, and as yet no trace of the
bandits have been found.
The yeggmen began their work dur
ing u violent thunder storm which was
making an unusual disturbance and the
blast as they blew open the safe was
confused with the loud peals of thun-
der and the advantage thus gained
aided them in completing their work
and making their getaway. The rob.
berry was not discovered until Tues
day morning when Cashier j. E. Sip
prelle went to the bank about 8
clock.
1t was found by the officers that
the Rio Grande tool house at Silt had
previously been broken into and
number of heavy tools taken. Also
they had taken quantity of dynamite
and had apparently melted it, extract
ing the nitro-glycerine with which
they blew open the safe.
The men pried open the front door
of the bank with crowbar and after
gaining admission to the inside of the
bank proceeded to pound their way
through the walls of the vault. They
dug hole about two feet in diameter
through the brick wall of the vault
and after reaching the inside used
heavy sledge to break the inside of
the combination, thus allowing them
to easily open the vault doors.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06

tonight none of the looters had been
arrested.
Canon City is without water for do
nestle use and fear is expressed that
portion Of the pipe line carrying the
water into the city through the Royal
Gorge has been washed away.
The heaviest damage, which will, it
is believed, amount to many thousands
Of dollars, was in South Canon City,
among the truck gardens, where cat
tie were drowned and the loss in live
stock is believed heavy.
All eastbound trains on the Denver
& Rio Grande are being held at Salida
and westbound trains at Pueblo, be-
cause Of washout somewhere in the
Royal Gorge and another between
Texas Creek and Parkdale, on the
western side of the Royal Gorge.
The flood was caused by cloud
burst in the Royal Gorge and heavy
rains along Grape and Sand creeks.
The volumes Of water met just out
side the city limits of Canon City.
Reports received tonight from Flor
ence are that while the water was high
in the Arkansas river at that point,
no damage was done.
Portland, where are located the
states principal cement plants, re-
ports that large part Of the lower
sections of the town are under water,
but it is not stated in the brief mes
sages the extent Of the damage.
Both Florence and Portland are on
lower ground than Canon City and
some fear is expressed in this city
that the damage in Portland may be
extensive.
The flood waters subsidized almost
as quickly as they came. 1t was a
single wall Of water that swept down
upon the city, and It soon spent It,
self in the lowlands.
There is no danger Of Pueblo again
being flooded, as the Arkansas rive,
is ample to carry away the floods.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
Three Feet Of Water and Much
Damage Reported in South:
ern Part Of City
HOMES ARE DESERTED

Canon City, Aug. "a wall Of
water fourteen feet high swept down
upon Canon City at 100 O'Clock to-
night. Portions Of the town are
flooded. Thousands of dollars in dam
age has been done to truck gardens.
Looters became active in the flooded
district.
Water reached the Santa Fe rail
road station and part Of the Libby,
Mcneil Libby pickle plant wss
washed away.
Considerable damage also was
done to a brick plant, while the ice
plant was damaged, so that it will be
out Of business for several days.
In South Canon City, the district
was covered with water from three
to four feet and many homes were
submerged. Men, wading in water
rescued women and children, carrying
them thru the water to dry ground.
Scores Of homes were deserted, ant
IT was in this section that the looter
worked
Sheriff Walter Fulkerson and
posse took charge Of this district AM
stopped footing, but up to late hon
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
Loans to Farmers Authorized
by Substitute Bill Drafted
by Herbert Hoover
BILL PASSES SENATE

Washington, Aug. 4.-Another farm
ers relief measure, in which the ad-
ministration has plan for supplying
credit for the expectation of agricul.
tural products, today passed the sen.
ate and was sent to the house.
The substitute was drafted by Sec.
rotary Of Commerce Hoover and Direc.
tor Meyer of the war finance corpor'
alton, and was adopted practically in
tact, authorizing the finance corpora
tion to make loans through the agri
culturists association, banks and trust
companies.
Through loans to banks ON agricul
tural collateral it 10 expected the bfll'l
influence will be felt mostly by sx
pansion of credit to available farmets
The senate rejected riders Of west
ern senators extending the privileges
of the federal loan system to entrymen
on government reclamation projects.
Assurances were given, however, fol
future action in separate call.
The bill is substitute for the or.
iginal Norris bill proposing new gov.
eminent credit organization. This was
laid aside for the administration sub,
stitute which passed without roll
call.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06

The robbers then roped the front Of
the inside safe with wet blankets and
with the charge of nitro glycerine
blew open this part of the safe.
They ransacked the inside of the
money boxes securing about $500 in
cash and approximately $4,000 in
Liberty Bonds and other securities.
They also took time to rifle about
twelve of the safety deposit boxes.
The yeggs after finishing their work
left their tools, consisting of heavy
sledge, a crowbar, large railroad jack
pick, and a chisel in the bank, all
of which were missing from the tool
house at Silt. ........
Sheriff Jessup left for Grand Val
ley soon after hearing of the robbery
in an effort to round up the thieves.
There was no sign Of auto tracks and
no horse tracks found which could be
identified as probably belonging to
the robbers and in spite of the soft
ened ground after the rain of the
night before, little trace seems to have
been left by the men, who entered the
bank from the concrete walk and
made their exit the same way.
A Hupmobile car making its way
east passed through Glenwood early
Tuesday morning and was traced to
Buena Vista, but from there on no
trace has been found.
The officers of the Garfield County
State Bank are J. B. Wallace, presi-
dent and j. f. sipprelle, cashier. The
bank was open for business Wednes-
day.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
GEORGE HELMS.

The funeral of George Helms, who
was killed in the tramway accident at
Grand Valley last Saturday, was held
Tuesday afternoon from the Burdge I'M
dertaking parlors in this city. Inter
ment was in Rosebud cemetery.
Mr.. Helms was thirty years of age
and had lived in this country several
years. He is survived by a sister in
Brooklyn, N. Y, and other relatives
in Germany. He is well known by the
Claussen and Sothman families in this
city, having worked for Ed Claussen
at New Castle at one time.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
TRAINS DELAYED.

Trains from the east have been held
on the other side Of the flood district,
near Canon City, and no regular west
bound trains arrived in Glenwood for
about three days. =
A stub running from salida to Grand
Junction arrived in this city at four
O'Clock Thursday afternoon but car
ried no mail from east Of 5aiida. No
mail from Denver was received until
yesterday friday morning whom sev.
eral Of the delayed trains arrived,
seven passenger trsiAs reaching here
during the day.