Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-01

BREVITIES

of the ocean has been very warm, and
those who have ventured to take a
daily dip have found the bathing much
better than they anticipated. The un-
dertow has been very strong and the
ocean rough, so it is best for bathers
to take unusual %precaution about
going out beyond their depth. Wild
wood has been very fortunate in hav-
ing so few mishaps this season on its
matchless bathing beach. No doubt
this is due to the vigilant watch of the
beach patrol. ,
That a large number of people are
in favor of having games of chance
was plainly evident from the crowds
that were at the North Wildwood Car
nival. The boardwalk in the vicinity
of the carnival was thTonged nightly
with men, women and children who
were interested in the spinning of the
wheels. The American people seem
to have a fad for taking chances and
are willing to spend money that they
really need in order to win a pillow
top or "Kewpie" doll.
The average boardwalk merchant
takes great pride in the appearance of
the entrance to his store, but few care
anything about the neatness or clean
illness of the rear. AS the visitor gets
near the boardwalk approaches he no
doubt glances at the back doors of the
various shops and the view he gets is
anything but pleasant. Packing boxes
oro fhrnmn about 10 rolocc1u onU ndnU
of the places need a thorough cleaning.
1t is here that the visitors get their
first impression of the boardwalk
shops and the owners should spend a
few minutes each day to make it a
favorable one.
Those who go to a circus look upon
the clown as the funmaker who helps
to tighten their burdens by his an
tics. They never think of his life be-
hind the scenes, his suffering or his
hardships. The same applies to those
who went to the North Wildwood Car
nival. They watched Frank Walters
beneath his makeup of burnt cork as
he lodged the hundreds of tomatoes
thrown at him at the rate of three for
a dime. They chuckled gleefully when
he failed to dodge quickly enough and
was hit in the eye with a green to-
mato. Frank didn't laugh though, for
his eye became swollen and it was
necessary to taxi him to Mace's Hos
pital for treatment. His friends say
he wasn't on the job or he would not
have been hit, but Frank says the
crowd didn't play fair for five or six
tomatoes came all at once. Thus it all
goes to show hat the public is tickle.
What is more depressing than a wet
Sunday in midsummer to an %open-air
loving people, who all the week have
been planning a pleasant day along
the seaside? This column mingles its
tears with the e~xcursionist, the vaca-
zionist, the hotel keeper and the board
walk concessioner over the tragedies
that old Jupiter Pluvius has brought
upon us. Last Sunday hundreds Of
automobiles camped restlessly in their
stalls, filled with 26-cent gasoline,
wishing that they could burn the pike
to Observation-Disclosures. The lure of
the ocean, the boardwalk, the beach
and the fishing banks was within the
people of adjacent cities and towns
and yet it kept on raining. Let's not
cry over split milk, but think of a
glorious weekend and the greatest
Labor Day in the history of the island.
Although the summer has not been
the most successful we have ever had
and the weather has been altogether
too wet or too cold at times, Wildwood
has been exceptionally favored in one
respect. There are no chronic social
reformers here who are seeking to
make our life miserable. AS the writer
sat in a boardwalk pavilion one balmy
day last week watching the crowd OF
bathers he was attracted by a very
pleasant picture. A beautiful young
girl stood by one of the life boats at
tired in a scant bathing costume with
a cloud of golden hair reaching below
her waist. She looked like a marble
Naiad, a dream of physical beauty and
complexion. Beside her stood her
lover, a many looking youth. The
whole atmosphere breathes freedom of
the soul and body; high ideals, fear
l~essness, the joy of life. Can anything
in the good old times of thick-soled,
false idea feminine ethics compare
with this? Think it over.
A large platform is being built on
the beach at Maple avenue in prepare
ton for the Red Mems celebration
next week.
Ed. Morton is the headliner on the
Nixon Theatre bill for this week. Ed.
has had some very good parodies and
also sings the wildwood song in a
very capable manner. Mack and Stan
ton are very good in a comedy skit and
Maxine with his dog Bobby does some
very clever stunts. Gray and LaRose
have a dancing speciality which is ex-
cellent.
1t surely is funny that things we
formarIv Thought old fashioned are