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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
WATER POWER COMPANY
DOUBLES PLANT CAPACITY.

Plans for the enlargement of its
caused the Water Power Company,
owner of the cotton mill at Mays
Landing, to buy in all of the govern
ment reservation as far as South
River, comprising 1,405 acres and AZ
buildings, at the auction sale of the
plant held last week by the u. S. Sal
wage Board. For the land the COM
pany paid $3.50 an acre. The com
pany also purchased d mile OF S-lnch
pipe TO run water to the village and
a considerable quantity of machinery
and building supplies.
The second section of the plant,
from South River to Steelman's
Creek, was sold to George Wingate,
representing Atlantic City sportsmen,
1870 acres for SO an acre, and the
third section, from Steelman's Creek
TO Honest John road, comprising 2,l27
acres, to w. N. Stevenson, represent
ing Philadelphia sportsmen, for $3.50
an acre. Both these tracts will be
converted into game preserves.
Scores of individual purchasers bid
in various buildings and other ma
terial sold, the total receipts of the
sale netting the government o
$500, 900. Everything bought must be
moved off the property by october IL.
The real estate sold, which brought
approximately $37, 900, cost the Beth
lehem Steel Company 100000 several
years ago when it was purchased for
a proving ground. The Bethlehem
company still owns $4,000 acres from
the Honest John road to Petersburg.
What disposition it will make of this
tract is not known, but it is rumored
it will be converted into a game pre-
serve.
At the time the Armistice was sign
ed, the plant had cost the government
$12,00 900.
Purchase of the village site by the
Water Power Company makes it vir-
tually certain that this section, as far
as South River, will be joined to Ham
ilton Township, in order that schools,
police protection and other municipal
conveniences may be brought into
that township.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
DANCE WELL ATTENDED.

The dance given by the Pleasant.
vile Travellers Baseball club on Mon
day evening, at Red Mems Hall, was
attended by over 200 people. The hall
was beautifully decorated with yellow
and black streamers and with ferns
and flowers furnished by Walter
Thoms.
A novel feature of the new floor
which was just completed is the red
electric lights built in the centre of
the floor. When the lights were dim.
med and the floor lights turned on the
effect was very pretty.
The new floor, which was put into
use for the first time, was voted the
best on this part of the Mainland, and
many dances will be given on it during
the summer months.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
WOMEN'S CLUB DANCE.

This Wednesday night is when you
go to the dance given by the Absecon
Women's Republican Club at the
Viola Studios, Kentucky avenue and
the Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Fea-
lures of the dance-Mr. Mahlon
Geiger, Atlantic City's popular tenor
soloist and eccentric dancer; special
Hawaiian music, Daugherty's Jazz Or
chestra, the famous Viola Pony Bal
let and All-American Ballet, Sou
venirs, Lucky Favor, IS and $2R gold
pieces. The programs for this oc-
casion are a special boom to Abse-
cons civic organizations.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
COMMISSIONERS ASSIGNED.

The State Highway Commission
with its full membership of eight
members, has redesignated to each OF
the officials certain of the twenty-one
counties of the State over which they
are to exercise control and jurisdic-
ton. The title of resident commits
sioner" is used in this connection,
That is, the commissioner who lives
in a certain territory has general
charge of supervision of highway at
fairs in that section of the State,
South Jersey counties assigned to
members of the Highway Commission
are as follows:
Commissioner A. S. L. Doughty
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape
May and Ocean.
Commissioner Charles Seabrook-
Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester and
Salem.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
personal AND
l SOCIAL RECORD

The Authors Club was entertained
on Tuesday afternoon at the home o.
Miss Edna Ryon, at Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson, o.
Absecon, entertained Mrs. Ida w. Ap
pleton, OF New York. during the holi
days.
Mrs. L. F. Hilyard, of South Mair
street, has gone to the mountains o
Pennsylvania for a stay of a couple
of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Holt, who hav,
been spending the winter at Lake
Worth, Florida, will arrive home
> about the 25th of April.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter A. Vernon ant
children spent Easter with his mother
at Lebanon, Pa, Mrs. Vernon anC
family remaining for a longer stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Butler and
son have returned to their home in
Terryville, Mass, after a pleasant va
cation with Mrs. Buffers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. f. Lutz.
Mr.. Luke Shovel, who spent the
Easter holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Shovel, on West Park
avenue returned TO his home in Balti-
more, Md, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moore, of Phila
delphia, were entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. John Sykes over the Easter holi
days. Mr.. Moore is a retired business
man OF the QUAKER City.
Miss Helen Roehrig, who has been
visiting at the home of Miss Ella
Price, on West Park avenue, over the
Easter season, has returned to heI
home in West Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sykes entertain
ed Rev. William Wilkinson, OF New
York, at dinner on Saturday evening
DR.. Wilkinson is known in New York
as the Bishop OF Wall Street.
Mrs. Samuel Hoyt and Mrs. John
Parrish, of Holyoke, Mass, who are
guests at a beach-front hotel in At
lantic City, were entertained by Miss
Marjorie C. Thomas on Monday.
Miss Consuelo Young, of Philadel-
phia, was a recent guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Lewis on
East Verona emu She came here
on Wednesday of last week and re-
manned until Sunday.
Mrs. Ida w. Appleton visited her
brother, Mr.. John Sykes, during the
Easter holidays. Mrs. Appleton is
well known in the social circles of
New York. She is the widow of the
late Rev. Hervey j. Appleton.
Mrs. William Adams Hodgman, wife
of Lieutenant Commander Hodgman
of the U. S. Navy, and a daughter OF
Freebooter and Mrs. Robert M. Willis,
has been spending several days at the
home of her parents on Verona ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller will
soon begin building their new home
at the corner of Glendale avenue and
Shore road. Society of the South End
will welcome Mrs. Miller, formerly
Miss Margaretta Horner, to that at
tractive part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mayhem, of
Gloucester City, were visitors at the
home OF school superintendent Will
lam C. Sullivan on Easter Sunday.
.ar. Mayhem is President of the Glou-
cester City Council and was formerly
President of the Board of Education
of that city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
JIMMIE CARMACK WILL
PLAY BASEBALL HERE.

Jimmie Carmack, former, Atlantic
City High School baseball and bask-
etball star, who played sensationally
with the Penn Freshmen quintet this
past season, has decided to quit base
ball at the Red and Blue institution,
as his studies take up a greater part
of his time.
The former Blue and White idol
made this announcement Wednesday
stating, however, that he might play
with Melrose and the P~leasantville
Regulars this season.
Last year Carmack played brilliant
ly with the mainland aggregation and
besides being a classy fielder, was one
of the hardest hitters on the team.
In his debut with Francis X. Murphy's
Melrose nine last week he showed
that he had lost one of his hitting
power.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
FIRST ANNUAL DANCE OF
BENEFICIAL BROTHERHOOD.

The Italian Beneficial Brotherhood,
of Pleasantville, will give their first
annual dance and entertainment at
the hall of the Italian Independent
Club on Saturday evening, April 22nd,
beginning at eight O'Clock. Ice cream
and refreshments will be on sale.
Tickets are 25 cents. A good time is
promised all who attend. The affair
is in charge of the following hustling
committee, Joseph Boney, Frank De
Vito, Nick Fazio, Tony Mazzeo and |.
Nataro.
Sig f. A. Giannini, the well-known
operate singer, will render several Sc
lections during the evening.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19

location and possibilities and your
sewerage system represent a material
advancement for Pleasantville.
| am more particularly interested,
however, in your school problem. Ac-
cording to the information in The
Press you have arrived at a crisis in
the proper housing of the children, so
as to give each child in your city an
equal chance. | hope the Board OF
Education can overcome the obstacles
that are now hindering them and pro-
ceed with the plans that they deem
necessary for taking adequate care of
the boys and girls. They are deserv-
ing of the best.
Cordially yours,
H. W. SINNER.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
AUTO TRAFFIC HEAVY.

When the Easter visitors to Allan
tic City began to return to their
homes on Sunday afternoon over the
Pleasantville Boulevard there was a
continuous line of machines going up
Main street. One of the Pleasantville
policemen was on traits duty all the
time at the Washington N inter-
section and the traffic was SO nicely
handled that there was not the slight
est accident. At times, when the
Reading or West Jersey Railroad
gates were down, there was a line of
machines from forty to fifty in length
waiting to cross the tracks. No esti-
mate of the number of passing ma
chimes was made, but they numbered
many hundred.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
CARNIVAL COMMITTEE TO MEET,

Chairman Frank B. Hubin, of the
Chamber of Commerce Carnival Com
mittee, has called a meeting of this
committee for Wednesday evening, al
8 o'clock, at the City Hall. He has
some important matters to bring be
fore the committee regarding the
weeks carnival which is to be held
here, probably some time next month
A full attendance of the committee is
urged, as definite action is TO be
Iaken on the prOpOSitiOn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
INTERESTED.

Many local boatmen who travel
from Lakes Bay, through Beach
Thoroughfare, are very much interest
ed in a public hearing to be held at
2 p. m. on Saturday, April 22d, in the
Commission Chamber of the City Hall
at Atlantic City, to hear facts and
arguments for and against the advis-
ability of closing to navigation from
October 1, 1922, to February l, 1928,
Beach Thoroughfare at the draw
bridge of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway Company (Atlantic City
Railroad) crossing that T~horoughfare
in Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
BRIDGE CONTRACT.

The Atlantic County Board of Free.
holders, at their April meeting, award.
ed the contract for rebuilding the
bridge over Farmers Brook, in Gallo.
way Township, to George Hanselmar
at his bid of $1,696, ordered plans
completed for the widening of the Alb.
secon Boulevard from 40 to 80 feet
and leased property at Pleasantville
from Japhet Price for the storage Of
county road machinery and supplies
at $500 per year
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
SALEM CHURCH PIPE ORGAN
SOON TO BE COMPLETED.

With most of the parts of the new
pipe organ for Salem Methodist Epis-
copal Church in place at this time,
some delay is now being experienced
because the motor and some electrical
appliances have not yet been shipped
here. When these parts arrive it will
take another Two weeks to get the
organ fully completed.
The organ was made by the Haskell
people n has two manuals. There
will be thirteen stops, and when it is
completed, it will be the largest organ
on the Mainland. Due to factory con-
ditions it has taken a longer time
than it was thought to have the or
gan installed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
MEETING CALLED TO
ORGANIZE KIWANIS CLUB

Along with other progressive move
ments in Pleasantville a number of
citizens will hold a meeting this We'd
nesday evening at 7 o'clock, at the
Pleasantville Trust Company building,
to organize a Kiwanis Club. Kiwanis
is sweeping the United States, and
every club has for its membership the
most progressive men of a commun-
ity. Such a club here will be a boost
ing organization for the city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
OBITUARY
JOHN LIE DIS.

John Leeds, husband of Mrs. Nettie
Leeds, died at his home in Leeds
Point on Sunday night, at the age of
4S years. Funeral services will be
held on Thursday afternoon, at two
o'clock, at Mount Pleasant Church
here. Interment will be made in
Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The de-
ceased was a member of Phil Kearney
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, members
OF which will attend the funeral.
The deceased was formerly a resi-
dent OF Pleasantville and lived on Deli
lah Road. He was very we'll and ia
yorably known in the community.
When the Absecon-Atlantic City Bou-
levard was built by the Hill Dredging
Company the deceased was the super
intendent of the work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
LOCAL EVENTS

In the county spelling contest at
Mays Landing. Vivian De Selover, of
Egg Harbor Township, was awarded
a prize & 81.
The Girls Friendly Society will
hold their Easter party at the home
of Miss Edith Pomelear. 80 Lake
place. Friday evening, April 81, at 8
o'clock.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
OYSTER SUPPER.

An Oyster Supper will be given fol
the benefit of the Hall Building Fund
OF st. Peters r. C. Church, in the
church hall, on Wednesday evening
April 10, from 5 to 8 O'Clock. The
following is the menu:
Celery Pickles Pepperhasf
Fried Oysters
Potato Salad, on Lettuce Leaves
Boston Baked Beans
French Rolls Bread n Butter
Coffee
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
Still Another Booster
For Our Fair City
Former School Superintendent
Glad to Note Progress
Being Made Here.
shimerville, Pa, April Is, 1922.

Shimerville, Pa, April Is, 1922.
Editor ~Pleasantyille Press:
| am enclosing my check OF Two
and 25/100 Dollars for continuance of
my subscription to The Pleasantville
Press. | take notice you have been
enterprising and are publishing two
issues a week. Put me on the mailing
list for the two issues. Pleasantville
is growing so rapidly that the time is
not far distant when you will have to
turn your paper into a daily.
On April 10 it was six years that |
left your town, but | a assure you
that | still follow your doings with
interest. You have made wonderful
progress in the last few years educa-
tionally, industrially and from the
standpoint of sanitation.
The industries that have been at
tracted to your city because of its fine
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19

of their permanent headquarters on a
site recently procured from Alfred
Adams on West Church street. Carl
baldi Republican Club is planning to
give a social in the club rooms in
about a week or ten days.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
GOES TO VERONA.

Stanley G. Dr'nkWater, son of Thos.
G. DrinkN ater. who was a patient at
the Fox Hills Hospital, Staten Island,
recently ordered closed by the gov
eminent. hes been removed to an in
stitution at Verona, Essex County,
near Caldwell.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
SPELLING CONTEST.

A spelling and rapid calculation
contest is being arranged between the
pupils of Schools Nos. 1 and 2 for
Monday, April oath. This is the sec
.ond annual contest, and School No. /
was the winner last year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
TROOPER BADLY INJURED.

State Trooper %Castrican, attached tC
the Hammonton headquarters, lies in
a critical condition at the Egg Har
Dor City Hospital as the result of in
juries he received when his motor
cycle skidded and threw him to the
concrete paving of the White Horse
Pike. Trooper Castrician vas on his
way to assist in the capture of Robert
Knight, who shot Justice r. G. Brown
when the accident occurred. He sus
tanned five fractures.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19
MRS. MARTHA M. GARNER.

Funeral services of the late Mrs.
Martha M. Garner, wife of John Gar
ner, of California avenue and New
Road, were held this Tuesday after
noon at her late home. Interment was
made in P~leasantville Cemetery. The
deceased died on Saturday at the age
of SO years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-19

Intellectual snobbery is as destesta-
be as social snobbery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06
or UNLElvEN BREAD
TO Be OBSERVED APRIL II.

The Feast of U~nleavened Bread.
otherwise known as Passover. begins
this year on Wednesday. April IL.
and will be observed by all Jewish
people for a period of seven or eight
days, according to their interpreta-
ton of the Biblical injunction in
Exodus 2S:14.
During the Passover week all jew
ish families abstain from eating leav-
en- in any form and in its stead use
the Matzoth, concluding the festival
on April 10.
The first. and last days are days of
holy c~onvocation. That is. services
are held on these days in the syna-
gogues. The evening of the first
day of Passover is particularly i'm
portant.
This evening is known in Jewish
circles as 'Seder Night" Its intent
is TO unite members of the household
about the festive board and there
read together the ritual compiled
for the occasion and known as the
''Haggadah." This liturgical compo-
sition recites the chief events of the
Exodus of the Children of Israel
from Egypt and with many a quaint
song and story revives memories
of hardship in ancient days from
which the people of Israel were de-
livered by a strong hand and an
outstretched arm.
Passover, it will readily be seen,
reaches back e remote antiquity
when 1t was observed by the Hebrew
tribes in the dawn of history as an
agricultural festival incident to
spring. At an early period in the
history of these tribes they attained
a degree of self-consciousness and
--..ssaI hfG4nrina1 .nNnntc with
their career. The Exodus from
Egyptian bondage was commemora-
ted in this Pesach feast. An entire
ly new content was invested in the
feast which became a message of
freedom and a memorial of deliver
ance from slaveryfand oppression.
The festival of Pesach was used
by the synagogue as a means of con-
~secrating the Jewish home to God,
the Redeemer and Protector Of Is
rael. The story of the dcAverance
of their forefathers from bondage
and slavery reminded h Jews of
Gods ~providential guidance and
gave them confidence in the final
redemption Of all humanity from
tyranny and injustice.
The Passover Feast is keyed to
this dominant thought of liberty and
redemption from bigotry. ignor-
rance and oppression. The import
ance of the feast lodges in h en-
phasis placed on the quality of free
dom announced for all who are near
or far away. Each M is to regard
as If H. came forth from the
house of Egyptian bondage.
That American Israel may be the
better imbued with the high pur-
poses of the feast, the Conference of
American Rabbis is preparing a new
edition of the Haggadah to be used
in the home of American Jews.
The Seder celebration radiates an
exuberant spirit of thankfulness and
joy. The symbolism of the festival
is elaborate and utilities sew
eral unique recipes reflects the cir
cumstances of the enslavement OF the
Children OF Israel in Egypt as well
the hopeful outlook for the final
triumph of all mankind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06

AN III AWE
To authorize the purchase Of Fire Ap-
paratus and Fire Equipment approPriating
the sum of eighteen thousand ISIS .00O)
thorizins the issuance OF bonds therefor.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY:
apparatus and fire equipment for the Fire
Department Of the City of Perth Amboy
and that there be appropriated the sum
Section 2. That there be issued pur-
suant to Chapter 25e Of the Laws OF 1918.
Amboy to be known as General Improve
ment Bonds in the sum of Eighteen Thou.
sand Dollars Nis'SeS?. which h oonds shall shall
shall be of the denomination of One Thou
sand Dollars. to be numbered from l to Is.
o oo5e in snn Sa IN, shsli sr mature das II S Maneh IN
each of the years 1924 to 1882. inclusive.
Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate
on the first day of March and the first
day of September in each year.
Section 3 The said bonds shall be in
such form and payable principal and inter-
est in such medium and at such place as
may be provided by resolution of the Coun-
ell. shall be signed by the Mayor and
under the seal OF the City and IL coupons
for the payment of interest be attached
they shall be executed by the facsimile
Section 4. lat the Council of the City
of Perth Amboy hereby determines and de-
clares as follows:
(a) That the average probable period
of usefulness of said fire apparatus and fire
equipment is ten years;
OF the taxable real property Including
improvements) OF said City. Computed up
on the next preceding three values thereof
Chapter sss Of the Laws Of 1915. is sss,-
203. 30s.00;
DarsA AakAr Carnnrf0A In Tho rnan--~
provided in said Section IL. is 81. as4. SOS. So:
td) That the annual and supplemental
IL have been made and filed as therein
Section S. That there shall be levied
be Outstanding. in the same manner and
at the same time as other taxes. a tax
upon all the taxable property of the said
principal and interest TO mature in the
section 6. Said bonds shall be sold by
the City Treasurer in accordance with the
s~tatute; said Treasurer shall have power
to TX the necessary details. =,
Section T.. This ordinances shall take
section 2 OF Chapter 253 OF the Laws Of
1916. as amended. and the City Clerk shall
which Il shall be published and 70 specify
the date after which the bonds shall be
issued and delivered.
Introduced March s5. 1879.
Passed. April 9. 1922
Approved. April 5. 1922.
The foregoing ordinance was passed on
April 3, 1922. and approved by the Mayor
on April s. 1922. The bonds authorized
thereby will be issued ard delivered after
the LIST day of May. 1921. and any suit. ac-
tion or proceeding to set aside or vacate
this ordinance must be begun within twen-
~ days after the publication Of this state
ment.
Dated, April 6. 1879.
ARTHUR z. GRAHAM.
i2711-4-6-1t. City Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06
16 Button Length
CHAMOIs FINISH
o. SOC Pair

just from the fashion cen
ters, fresh, new, Spring.like.
So attractive in their light
shades that they are certain
to interest you. Most wom-
en- will choose several pair.
Will you be one of themf
The colors are, sand, grey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06

ora,,apce to authorize the purchase
a, Machinery, Equipmnt. Tools and Fur,
Uishirss and appropriating the sum o.
Five thousand Dollars to pay tine cost 81
same and authorizing the issuance Vi
bonds therefor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance to Change the Name o
Easfan Street tn MaYua infect.

An Ordinance to Change the Name OF
Easton Street to Wayne street.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY:
Section /. That the name of Easton
Street be and hereby Is changed to Wayne
Street.
section .. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced
and passed on first reading at. the meeting
of the Counci of the City OF Perth Am
boy, held April 8. 1922, and will be taken
up for second and third readings and final
passage, at the meeting of the Council to
be held April II. 1922. in the Council
Chamber. City Hall, Perth Amboy. N. j.
Dated. April s. 1922.
ARTHUR T.. GRAHAM.
2705-4-s-15 City Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06
VERY BEAUTIFUL
SDrinp NeckWear 40C and CSC

Fashion seems to
have c~onspired with
the manufacturers,
for it would seem I'M
possible to produce
prettier styles, IN
neckwear than those
which have been de-
veloped for Spring +;
made of lace, organ
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-06

Full cut, Forest Mills
make; an exceptionally good
value.