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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Peerless Hosiery Co.
To Build Addition
Work to Start Early in December
On improvements to Double
Plant Capacity.

The Peerless Hosiery Dyeing Com
pany erected a large plant here, which
was completed and opened for bust
ness on January 2Sth, of this year.
Now the company finds the present
plant entirely too small to accommo-
date its constantly growing business
and expansion is absolutely necessary.
Plans have been completed for an
addition to the plant in the form of
a new mill, which will occupy a space
of 40 feet by 140 feet. The new mill
is TO be erected Is feet from the pres
ent structure, with an open space be-
tween for light. The two buildings
will be connected at intervals to make
M big plant when completed.
Work on the new structure, which
will follow the same line of architec-
ture as the present building, will be
commenced early in December and will
be rushed to completion early in the
Spring. This will be the largest in
dustrial enterprise in Pleasantville
when completed. In addition TO the
construction of the new mill, the com
pany will also erect a new five car
garage to accommodate the machines
used by the company and its various
officers. This enterprising corporation
has added much to the industrial life
of P%leasantville in one years time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
FOUND
in REECA SWAMP

While Jesse Simpkins, John Herold
and Samuel Price, of this city, were
cunning at Reega Thursday afternoon,
they came upon the skeleton of a man
sitting at the foot of a tree on the
edge of the swamp. The skeleton was
upright and headless, the head having
been severed from the body by the
long time it had been in the woods
and had rolled several feet away.
There was a rope beside the skeleton
and partly attached to a tree limb
about eight feet high, indicating that
the man had hung himself. The body
was retained upright by the coat tail,
which had caught in a projecting tree
limb close to the ground.
Coroner William B. Parsels was no.
tilted of the finding of the skeleton
and it was brought to his undertaking
parlors in this city. The remains of a
blue suit of clothes We're the only
things found to lead to possible iden-
LITIGATION of the remains. There was
$1.25 in the pockets of the clothing
and a note book which had lain so
long in the Weather hat nothing was
decipherable in its pages.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Second Part Of Tax
Due December First
Eight Per Cent Interest Will Be
Added to All Bills Delinquent
After Time.

This Friday, December first, the
second installment of city tax becomes
due and payable to the Tax Collector
On ALI taxes not paid on this date
there will be charged interest at the
rate of eight per cent. If the taxes
are not paid within a short time after
the due date, the properties which are
delinquent will be advertised and sold
for the delinquent taXes.r Tax Col
lector Webster Price anticipates 4
busy week in receiving the taxes from
those who will be anxious to make
their payments to avoid the legal
penalties.
The second installment of the as,
sessment for the cost of the Leverage
system will become due on January
End. Thereafter the balance of the
payments, three more, are to be made
yearly on January End. AS it is ex-
pected also that the sewerage rentals
will be made due and payable about
this time of the year, property owners
will have three different bills to settle
in DECEMBER and January of each year
for the next three years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Five New Stores
Under Construction
Block of Business Houses Being
Erected Opposite New Stanley
Theatre Location.

The trend of business is gradually
moving southwark along the Shore
Road. One of the latest developments
in this section is the erection of five
new stores and apartments on the
tract of land formerly owred by Harry
Helfrich, ST., but recently purchased
by j. Flute, This tract is just above
the entrance of the meadow Boulevard
into this city and directly opposite The
location for the new Stanley moving
picture theatre, which is to be erected
during the coming spring. That struc-
ture will also contain several stores
and apartments.
Work on the Flute STORES has al
ready been started and with good
working weather will soon be under
roof. These stores will have a depth
of 70 feet and will vary in width from
Is to 20 and 2S feet. The second
floors will be made into five room and
bath apartments, with neat and all
modern improvements.
The new Junior Mechanics Hall al
Decatur e n is nearing completion
and contains three more stores and
apartments. 1t is said these stores
have already been rented.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
PlEASANTvILlE PRESS NOW
REGULAR SEMI-uEEKLY PAPER.

The ~Pleasantville Press is now a
regular semi-weekly newspaper, pub
lished every Wednesday and Saturday.
Be sure to read next Wednesdays is
sue and every Wednesday issue there
after. The subscription price is 50
Der annum, and this includes both the
Saturday and the Wednesday editions.
In other words, you receive double the
number of issues for but SOC per year
additional. All issues are mailed to
our entire list of subscribers, so that
the advertiser receives exactly the
same value from the Wednesday edi-
ton as he does from the Saturday
issue. Every citizen of Pleasantville
and vicinity should be a reader of ev-
cry issue. The greater the support,
the better the paper we can produce.
We are always boosting your and now
we ask a boost from you. All together
for a bigger, better and greater Pleas
antville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
R.. P. THOMPSON
CITY ENGINEER
Named to Succeed Samuel j. Clark
At Special Meeting of Council
Monday Night.
1922 Auditors Selected

At a special meeting of City Coun.
Gil, held last Monday night, Raymond
p. Thompson was named as City Engi
neer to succeed Samuel ]. Clark. The
appointment is for three years dating
from November LIST, when Clark's term
expired. The City Clerk was ordered
to notify Clark of Councils action
Only four members, President James
Yates, Edward T. Stephenson, Charles
M. Peck and Edward Wins, were pres.
ent at this meeting, Councilman Al
bert e. James, Harry Umbrine and
Frank Blaekman being absent.
Howard e Company were given the
contract for making the annual audit
of the city's books for the year 1929
for the sum of $3.50. This audit was
made last year by Antinoph & Glass.
man, who had also made a bid for the
work for this year.
Plumbing Inspector Edward Helfrict
made a report to Council of his inyes-
legations TO ascertain the houses In
the city which had to this date con
nected with the sewerage system
The report was received and filed for
future reference. As the ordinance
makes it compulsory for every prop
erty abutting the sewerage main to be
connected herewith, action will now
be taken by the city to compel con
nections which have not to this time
been made.
AS the Street Department funds fol
the current year have all been eX
hausted in the work done, a transfer
of several amounts from other appro
priations unused was ordered to be
made, so that the Street Department
could continue some of its necessary
work.
Recently the City Clerk has CANCEL
ed several small notes as they came
due in the interim OF Council meet
ings, and his action in this respect
was ratified by Council. The next
meeting will be held on Monday eve
ming, December 4th, for general bust
ness.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Christmas Seal Sale
Starts This Friday
Atlantic County tuberculosis
Committee Expects Large,
Returns This Year.

The sale of Christmas Seals for
1922 will be launched this Friday and
the people are urged TO respond to
this method of raising funds by the
Atlantic tuberculosis Committee, UNI
der whose auspices the sale is carried
on each year.
The work of this Committee since
its inception ten years ago has gone
on quietly but steadily. Starting in
1912 with one nurse on duty, doing
tuberculosis nursing, she searched our
and cared for the cases found, piling
up statistics and gathering informa-
ton which was of great assistance
and carried much weight when the
movement to build "a County Tuber-
culosis Hospital was started.
The Committee has had under its
ARE during the past year many cases
of tuberculosis, returned from Hos
pital for after care, many cases of
under nourished children and families
to whom milk and eggs are supplied.
instruction and advice has been given
and literature distributed. Health
talks illustrated with lantern slides
have been given before Parent-Teach-
ers Association in the schools and
other groups, and the films of the
New Jersey tuberculosis League have
been shown whenever it was possible.
Nearly fifty million seals have been
distributed to the various affiliated
organizations interested in promoting
the sales by the New Jersey Tubercu-
losis League, and it is expected that
the number sold last year will be ex-
eeeded by five million seals. Schools.
lepartment stores, fraternal organiza-
lions have expressed a willingness to
aid in tho sale, and il is confidently
hoped that the sales in Atlantic Coun-
ty will exceed those of former years.
Statistics have proven that since
the first nationwide sale of the
Christmas and tuberculosis Seal in
1918 the death rate from tuberculosis
has been cut in half. The Tubercu-
losis Christmas Seal has from the be
ginning been an educational medium
of the greatest value. Through the
Christmas Seal millions of people
have learned of the nature and pre-
vention of this disease, hundreds OF
hospitals, clinicsN nurses, open air
schools, %preyentoria and other agen-
cies for fighting tuberculosis have
come into existence. Communities
have been aroused to a better appre-
citation of their individual and public
health.
Atlantic County members of the
tuberculosis Committee include Mr..
II. NJ. Gresham, Chairman, Egg Har-
Dor City; Mr.. d. S. LeCompte, Pleas
antville; Judge e. A. Higbee, Somers
Point; Mr.. Albert c. Stephany, Egg
Harbor City; Miss Cora Schaiblel
Pleasantville; Mrs. A. J.. Rider, Ham
monitor; Mrs. Hilda Adler, Harmon
ton; DIR. Henry c. James, Mays Land
ing; Mrs. Rebecca Winston, Mays
Landing; DIR. C. G.. Allen, Absecon;
Mr.. w. c.. Sullivan, Pleasantville;
Mrs. Victor Jagmetty, Mortified;
Mrs. Mary Hettmansperger, Egg Har'
Dor City; Mr.. ]. E. Phipps, Minatola.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
High Schools Break
Athletic Relations
Pleasantville High Objects to
Players Retained by Harmon
ton Football Manager.

The reason for the cancellation of
the last game Of football scheduled to
be played between ~PleasantVille High
School and Hammonton High School
is as follows: After the game of No
vember 18th, Coach Heck, of Ham
monitor, admitted TO Coach Ebby Par
sells and Athletic Director Emory Hell
frich he was playing two five year
backfield men, which is contrary to
the spirit of the athletic law govern
ing High Schools and Colleges. Ham
monitor II. s. was given ample time
to bar her two ineligible players, but
when she refused to do so Pleasant
vile H. s.. felt she was acting in good
faith and setting a precedent for 9th
er schools to follow by severing ath-
letic relations with the upstaters.
Athletic relations between the two
schools will not be resumed until
Hammonton II. S. becomes a member
of the New Jersey Interscholastic
Athletic Association and abides faith
fully by the rules of the same.
This Saturday P~leasantville H. S,
will play against a team composed of
alumni of the school. The probable
lineup for this contest will be:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Reception rendered
By Republican Women
Surprise Given Mrs. Amy Riley,
President of Local Club, at
1er Absscon Residence

Last Monday night the members oil
the Women's Republican Club of this
city visited Absecon and rendered a
surprise reception to their president,
Mrs. Amy Riley, who will be remem-
bered as Mrs. P~enhallow, prior to her
recent marriage to Prof. e. d. Riley.
Among the events of the evening
were addresses by Prof. Riley and
Rev. Thomas M. Simanton, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. Sew
eral musical selections were also rem
dered. Mrs. Riley was presented with
a handsome electric lamp by members
of the Club, the presentation speech
being made by Mrs. Helen G.. Adams,
State Committeewoman for Atlantic
County. After a social evening, re
freshments were served. Mrs. Riley
was completely surprised by her
friends.
Present were: Prof. and Mrs. VIM
c. Sullivan, Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Sim
anton, Mr.. and Mrs. Japhet Price, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles NJ. Chattle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert f. Bossler, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter J.. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Reu.
ben E. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. b.. Frank
Souder, Mrs. Walter w. Whitman
Mrs. Clark Adams, Mrs. e. VonMeter
Mrs. l.. r. Smith, Mrs. T. F.. Barnes
Mrs. Robert M. Willis, Mrs. C. Lippin.
colt, Mrs. M. F. Miller, Mrs. Charles
o. Wilson, Mrs. F. Johnson, Mrs. F.
L. WINS, Mrs. Henry Crawford, Mrs
w. ]. Hudson, Mrs. w. D. Dare, Mrs
H. w. Helfrich. Jr, Mrs. F. Brook
Mrs. M. Mahoney, Miss V. M. Ander-
son., Miss Irma Stiles, Miss e. Con.
over, Mr.. Ellis -Nickerson, Mr.. Ed
ward Wickman, Mr.. Claude Higbee
Mr.. Richard Sullivan, Prof. and Mrs
E. ID. Riley.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
PROGRAM FOR "GO-TO-SCHoOL
WEEK" IN PLEASANTVILLE

The efficacy of the work of medical
inspection through the assistance oil
the nurse and the cooperation of the
physical training department with the
health department in bringing about
the sound body will be demonstrated
at School No. /, Monday afternoon
LAO to $50. Similar work can be
e at the high school on Wednes.
day morning, $50 to ~, and at No.
School on Thursday afternoon, 1.3(
to $50.
Domestic science lessons will be
given Monday evening in the prepa
ration and serving of %luncheons.
Regular work may be seen at No.
School on Wednesday and at No. |
School on Thursday and Friday.
The regular work in art may be
seen at No. / School on Monday and
Tuesday, at No. 2 School OF Wednes'
day, and at the High School on Thurs
day and Friday.
Regular work in music will be Civ
en- at School No. l on Monday and
Tuesday. Two part songs will be
emphasized in the seventh and eighth
grades. Similar work will be given
at No. Q School on Thursday and Fri
day. On Wednesday regular work in
this subject may be witnessed at the
High School.
Instruction in Manual Training will
be given in the high school on Mon.
day and Tuesday, in No. 2 School;
at No. l School on Thursday and
Friday.
The regular class work in Printing
may be een at No. 2~on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, and at No
l School or Thursday and Friday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
ENDlcoTT BIBLE CLASS.

The Allen B. Endicott Bible Glass,
of st. Johns Methodist Protestant
Church, held their monthly business
meeting and social on Monday eve
ming. Good reports were rendered by
all committees. A number of new
members are in prospect. r. J.
Hughes and Cornelius Robinson were
appointed ushers for December. Rev.
G. w. Toms, Jr., song leader for De-
cember. Social Committee: J.. Cad.
dick, Peter Horton and Burt Risley;
Cake COMMITTEES: w. c. Cheeseman
and Carl Cain; Sick Committee: Peter
Sutton and n. J. Hughes.
A very enjoyable social hour was
spent, after the business session. The
social committee for December, Carl
Cain, c. Casio and Rev. Toms, served
oysters on the half shell, butter thins,
cake and coffee. A sing" was also
enjoyed, before departing for home,
with Harry F. OFT at the piano.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
TROOP 46 FOREST RANGERS
LOCATED IN PLEASANTVILLE

A new Boys organization, known as
Troop As, New Jersey Forest Rangers,
which was recently started in Pleas
antville, is growing in leaps and
bounds. The membership in two
months has jumped from five rangers
to a company of twenty-five.
Differing from other boys organiza-
lions which have been in Pl%easantville
before, this troop will be run on a
military basis. The uniform consists
of a counterpart outfit of that used by
the state troopers. 1t consists of
leather puttees, khaki breaches, blue
uniform coat, tlue military cap, and a
Sam Brown belt worn over the uni
form coat. Plans are under way for
the securing of army rifles for the
troop, which the troop will be trained
to drill with.
Whenever a real bad forest fire
breaks out and assistance is needed
by the fire wardens they call in on the
telephone, the troop is quickly mobil-
lied and rushed to the scene of the
confagration in automobiles. This
was demonstrated on Friday of last
week, when the boys were called on
to assist in the fire at Belle Haven,
back of Linwood. The call came into
~Pleasantville at 11.20 a. m. and by
LAO the boys were speeding down the
Shore road. The blaze was of small
consequence, however, and was extin-
guished before the boys arrived.
The officers are w. H. Ellenberg,
Judge John G. Berry, Harry Sutton,
Alfred Seeh, Alsepeard John and
Norman Ireland. The board of trus-
tees consist of Carl Wentzle, Stanley
Sarcinsky land Donald Hambleton.
Alfred Seeh holds the post of secre-
tary. John G. Berry oficiates as trea-
surer. There is the captain, four lieu
tenants, and a top sergeant.
The rangers, outside OF those al
ready mentioned, are Cornelius Bloom,
Mr.. H. Bloom, Edward Miller, Clifford
Glenn, Halbert Happersatt, Emerald
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Another City Block
Now Being Improved
0ld~BsAsRari WIN BE Thing d
Past With Coming of Another
Summer Season.

With the coming of another summer
season the ball park, at the corne OF
New Road and Washington avenue,
will be a thing of the past, giving way
to the steady march Of building and
improvement in this city. Already
one side, facing the railroad, is occu-
pied by the Peerless Hosiery and Dye
ing Company's plant. Also there is
about being completed a bungalow on
South Fourth street.
Last week deals were completed
whereby L. Solomon purchased the
corner lot at Fourth street and Wash
ington avenue. He also acquired, for
a Baltimore firm, the corner at New
Road and Washington avenue, where
the grand stand is now located. Wal
ter Henschell and j. e. Smith pur-
chased a lot each on the Washington
avenue front. Christopher Lloyd owns
two lots on the Fourth street side and
Harry G. Kline also owns a lot or
this street.
A deal is pending for four lots on
The New Road front, whereby a Phiia-
delphia corporation is expected to soon
begin the erection of 4 large plant ia
take care of trade they have in this
section of the state. This leaves but
few lots in this tract to be disposed
of and they will probably be all sold
before the first of the year. Some.
time ago Zippler G Wootton acquired
this tract and they expect to have il
all disposed of in a short time, now
that they have started to sell it off
When buildings are erected here II
will make up a solidly built up section
from the meadows to New Road, and
the remaining portion of land to
Doughty Road is owned by the Allan
tic City Cemetery Association, max
ing practically no more land available
in this part of the city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
AUTHORS CLUB.

The Authors Club was entertained
on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Frank
Parker, at her home on South Main
street. After a very pleasant session
refreshments were served by the hos
tess.
Among those present were Mrs. Sam
uel Ireland, Mrs. Charles S. Adams
Mrs. Jerry Carton. Mrs. Hugh Collins
Miss Helen Collins, Mrs. j. B. West
colt, Mrs. Charles %Stebbins, Mrs. John
f. Ryon, Mrs. Lewis B. Ryon, Mrs
Edna Ryon, Mrs. /. G. Adams, Mrs
Richard Collins, Mrs. Charles w
Blake, Mrs. Daniel Collins, and Mrs
Frank Parker.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
Fellowship Supper
Was Great Success
Social Evening Enjoyed by Mem
bers and Friends of Wesley
Church at Oyster Supper.

Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
was the Gene of a festive gathering
on Tuesday evening that brought
much real pleasure and profit to those
fortunate enough to participate in the
festivities. Besides a well laden Ia
BILE of delicacies there was a flow OF
wit, humor and sound logic, intermin-
gled with orchestra selections, solos
and %recitations, that combined to
make an evening long to be remem-
bered. The occasion was a Fellow
ship Supper, admission free, arranged
by the Official Board of the church to
Bring into closer relationship the
members and friends of the church.
1t was a decided success from every
standpoint. The menu consisted of
oysters, fried and stewed, with potato
salad, rolls and butter, crackers, pep
per hash and coffee. The oysters
were prepared under the direction OF
two prominent chefs from Atlantic
City and they brought ell their ar
into play to make them appetizing.
The Wesley Sunday School Orches-
ira fovored with a selection and Stan
ley Parsels rendered a particularly
pleasing solo, with John II. Weaver
at the piano and was called back
again. Mrs. Fred. Woodruff favored
with a recitation and then another as
an encore. J. AL. McAnney, Wilbur
Reed, John Kirkbride, Charles d.
Thompson and Levi Hewitt spoke on
the financial side and history of the
church in the past nineteen years.
Rev. w. l.. Shaw was master of cere-
monies and i~nterjected some droll
stories and sound wisdom in his in
troductory and other sayings during
the evening.
1t remained for Rev. Mama l.. Poul-
son, pastor of the Community Church,
of Ventnor City, to furnish the inspi-
ration of the evening. When he vas
introduced the assembled people were
warned not TO laugh at him, as il was
embarrassing to him to be laughed at
when talking. Well, who could help
laughing at this fellow, especially
when he described his answer to an
accusation made against him that he
had limited at graft. He gave the con
gregation of Wesley Church some
sound and wholesome advice and said
things that caused non-church mem
bers to pause and consider how well
it pays to stick so close to business
that the church and what it stands
for might be entirely forgotten by
them.
The affair was held in the newly
completed church basement, which
improvement, together with other i'm.
provements being made TO the edifice,
will entail an expense of about $40,
900. When completed Wesley Church
will be a handsome edifice and an
attractive one to worshippers~ and
friends. One of the improvements is
a new pipe organ, which is said to be
the finest instrument in this section
of New Jersey.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-02
P. H. S. Warriors
Class c Champions
Victory Over Ocean City High
School Thanksgiving Prov
ed Metal of Players.

When the PleasantYille and Ocean
City High School football teams lined
up for the Thanksgiving Day contest
for the Glass c Championship. the 10
cal rooters were somewhat dismayed
at the start because of the size of the
Ocean City giants compared to the
local size. But it was again proven
that size does not always count in a
contest. The result of the game was
a score of rs in favor of Pleasant
vile.
Tony S~elvagn's poor boot for the
point after touchdown several minutes
after Fitzgerald had scored the invad-
ers' only siX-pointer cost Ocean City
the game.
Willis Clark, the burly fullback of
the Pleasantville High School eleven
was the hero of the conflict. 1t was
his clever headwork and ability to rip
large holes in the invaders line that
gave the Glass C title holders their
victory. Clark accounted for all seven
of his teams points.
Personalities only score came in
the second quarter.
Clark sprinted Is yards around the
end for the initial and what proved TO
be the winners last touchdown of the
hectic struggle.
Not satisfied with scoring, he drop
kicked the oval between the cross-bar
for the point that eventually spelled
defeat for Ocean City.
This game marked the last that
Willis Clark will play for Pleasant
Vile High School as he will graduate
from the mainland institution next
June.