Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-02
wildwood News Notes
Continued from Page Five

Because of the ~overcroWd1ng or TN
wildwood schools it seems necessar!
to enlarge the high school building
The first step in this direction wal
taken last Friday night by the schoo
board when the solicitor, Palmer M
WAY. was directed to have searches
made on adjoining properties. Fol
this purpose the board feels that the
CITY should have the six lots in the
rear of the building, three facing
Baker avenue and three facing Mont
gomery venue a distance of 120 feel
frontage on each street. 1t is the in
tention to acquire this property by
condemnation proceedings, which
school boards are enabled to do by
law. The total improvements to the
high school building, including the
ground, may cost in the neighborhood
of $150,000.
The lplasterers are arranging to
form a union in Wildwood.
Charles E. Rakestraw, ST., seemed
to be recovering from an illness thai
commenced about Easter time, until
Wednesday, when he took a turn for
the worse. He was out on the street
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ritch, of 125
East Pine avenue, announce the ar
rival of an eight pound girl baby at
their home on Thursday, June 1, 1922.
This is Baby No. 8 in the electricians
family.
DR.. G. F. Dandois, one of Wildwood's
new physicians, comes here from Mar
tinsburg, Pa, which is located in a
beautiful mountain valley near Al
toona. but his home town is in the
northern part of Pennsylvania near
the New York state line, not far from
Jersey Shore. DIR. Dandois has eight
children, two of whom are married,
and last summer he practiced at Cape
Nav Court House. The family have
taken up their residence in the Hugh
Higgins cottage on Pine avenue.
Edward Sexton and Miss Jesse Win
mayer, of Riverton, were guests at
Severn Hall Memorial Day. This is
their first visit to Wildwood and they
were greatly impressed with the beau
tiful homes and good thoroughfares in
comparison to those of other resorts
they have visited.
Rev. A. Stokes Watson and family,
of Vineland, motored to Wildwood
Decoration Day and will come to Wild
wood for several weeks in the latter
part of the summer during Rev. Wat
sons vacation.
William Souder and wife, of Bridge
ton, were among the boardwalk crowd
Tuesday. Mr.. Souder is the owner
of the American Canning Company, of
Bridgeton, and identified with many
civic enterprises in that city. He has
recently taken over the old sugar farm
property at Rio Grande and will con-
duct a canning factory there this sum-
mer on a large scale. There is over
100 acres of land on the property and
he will grow much of the produce
canned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Somers, of
Millville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown, of Audubon, were Wildwood
visitors on Memorial Day. Mr.. Somers,
for many years was the manager of
the Levoy and Peoples theatres of
Millville, but retired two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nellett and son, Jack,
of Ohio and Philadelphia. were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jameson, of
Jamieson's apartments. This was their
first visit to wildwood and we're so
well pleased with Wildwood that they
intend spending a week here soon.
An active movement is under way by
which the City of Wildwood intends to
acquire the beach front and establish
a permanent building line. Among the
local lawyers being consulted in this
important matter are City Solicitor
Jonathan Hand and Palmer NJ. Way.
Former Judge Clarence L. Cole, of At
lantic City, has been also called for
advice.
J. B. Mertz, of Reading, Pa, is the
name of the purchaser of the Beach
wood Hotel on Montgomery avenue
east of Pacific and adjoining City Hall.
Mrs. Clara Kurtz, the retiring owner,
says the Beachwood has a capacity OF
70 rooms.
A. r. Broadwater, proprietor of the
Fenwick, has taken over the ground
floor or basement of that hotel build
ing and is converting same into a res
taurant. This is the space formerly
occupied by the Wildwood post office
Mr.. Broadwater says the Fenwick Din.
ing Room and Restaurant, by which
title it shall be known, will have g
capacity of $50.
Sunday, June 4th, Rev. Roland Ring.
walt, of Camden, will of1ciate at al
the services in st. Simeon's Church
Rector Clarke will be in Morgantown
w. Va, attending the graduation exer
cises of the State University. Hi
daughter, Miss Nancy Dorothy, will re