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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
Newark Insurance Co.
Buys School Bonds
Egg HarbOr Township Board of
Education Conducted Sale at
BargaintOwn Thursday.

The Board of Education of Egg Har-
Dor Township were successful on
Thursday afternoon in %disposing OF
their issue of school bonds to finance
the erection of a four-room school at
Cardiff. The issue was for $4,000
and the sale was made to the Newark
Plate Glass Insurance Company, of
Newark, New Jersey. The price paid
for the issue in its entirety vas $780,
600.
The bonds are in the denomination
of $1,000 each and run from July l,
1922. They will be paid off on July /
of each year, beginning with 1928 and
running to 1910. The interest will be
paid semi-annually at the First Ma
tional Bank of P~leasantville.
The Board will now proceed with
the erection of the four-room school
building which will take care of the
o~ver-crowding in some sections. A
number of pupils from Bargaintown
and Pennington will attend the new
school when it is completed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
Circus Draws Crowds
All Day Thursday
Threatening Showers and Late
ness of Arrival Prevented Big
Street Parade.

Never before in all the history of
Pleasantville were there so many peo-
pie assembled in the city as on Thurs
day night to witness the performance
at the Walter l.. Main Circus. The
management Of the show was so well
pleased with the reception accorded
the show here that a return date will
be played next season and every veal
thereafter. The show was up against
hard luck in arriving late so that the
noon-day street parade had to be dis
pensed with. 1t was late in the af-
ternoon when the first performance
was put on, but what it lacked in
promptness was made up in the cali
bre of the performance, which was
just rs good as any show now on the
road.
1t was at the night show that the
big crowd assembled. People came
from far and near, in automobiles,
wagons, trolleys and walking. The
big tent was filled to its utmost ca
pacity and the show pleased the
crowd immensely. The human actors
were all stars in their lines and the
animals that performed were wonders.
However Andrew Downie, that's his
show name, who now owns the Walter
l.. Main circus, is a veteran animal
trainer. When he came to Pleasant
vile he had many surprises. First he
was confronted by "Gil' Robinson, of
Somers Point, one of the old time cir
cus men and an owner of the famous
Robinson Circus. Then along came
Mr.. e. f. Adams, a business mar of
the city, who had known Downie in
the old days in the Northwest. Then
that big fellow, Frank 3. Hubin, bub-
bling over with enthusiasm just like
a school boy, foffed f1to town and
announced that he had come to spend
the whole day with his circus chums
of years ago. Many other "show peo-
pie" came over from Atlantic City to
renew old friendships.
While late in getting into town the
circus people lost no time in loading
after the show. They were on the
train well before midnight and short
ly after were taken out of town bound
for Millville, the next stop. This Sat
urday they are showing at Salem.
When the Walter l.. Main Shows an
nounce their date and arrive here next
summer they will be welcomed as old
friends and with open arms. 1t is a
good show and one deserving of pa
tronage.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
BUILDING FAST
ALONG SHORE
Permits Issued in the Past Six
Months Show Over Three
Hundred New Structures.
P~leasantville is in Lead

With Pleasantville well in the lead,
the building permits of the Shore
Road municipalities issued during the
past six months show that buildings
are fast being erected all along the
highway and on many of the intersect-
ing streets. Where farms, gardens
and pastures once were in evidence
now there are handsome country villas
and bungalows dotting the land almost
continuously from Absecon to Somers
Point. The little tots growing up to-
day hardly know what a COW looks
like, except as seen in pictures. Where
in former years almost every Shore
Road dweller had his COW, horse and
pigs, now the COW is replaced with
canned, ~evaporated or condensed milk
or the service of the big dairymen;
the horse has given way TO the auto
mobile. and pig pens are practically
unknown, except way back in the
country. Even the flock OF chickens,
which was seen around every house,
is fast disappearing, and the store
eggs and dressed poultry shipped from
distant points are being used by the
householder.
In Pleasantville the Building lnspee-
tor issued one hundred and eighty
three building permits for the six
months ending June Both, and it is
believed that the ensuing six months
record will even overshadow this fine
showing. In Somers Point for the
month of June alone there were issued
twenty-five building permits. This is
a fair average for the six months end
ing June Both. In Absecon there is no
building code in effect and nc permits
are required for building operations,
so that there is no official record kept
of new buildings. II is safe to say,
however, that there were twenty-five
new houses erected in the past six
months.
In Mortified and Linwood, in fact
all through the section from Absecon
to Somers Point, the sound of the
hammer and saw can be heard on ev-
cry hand. The overcrowding of the
larger cities is compelling the working
man to seek homes in the country and
and garden plots are constantly
being divided into building lots fer.
their accommodation. Directly on the
Shore Road business houses are re-
placing the dwelling houses and the
buildings erected are of more substan-
tial character, such as stone, brick,
concrete and iron. Another year will
bring a big change in the appearance
of the landscape.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
Council will Act
On Sewer Rentals
Annual Charge to be Considered
on Monday; Also Ordinance
Changing Name of Main st.

When City Council meets on Mon
day evening the members will take up
for preliminary consideration the an
nual rentals to be charged property
owners for the use of the sewerage
system. This matter was to have
been considered at an adjourned
meeting to be held on Friday eve
ming. July 81, but no quorum appeared
at that time and the matter was de-
ferred until this regular meeting. 1t
is also expected that the Commission
ers for assessment of benefits and
damages incident to the laying of the
sewer main and the installation of
the plant will render their report to
Council at this meeting.
The ordinance which was introduced
and passed at the last meeting at the
request of the Kiwanis Cub, provid-
ing for the name of Main Street to
be changed back to Shore Road, will
come up for second reading. 1t will
probably be decided upon at this meet
ing whether or not this ordinance
shall pass on third reading. When it
was passed on first reading it was
understood that on the second or third
reading there would be a discussion as
to whether or not the change would
be beneficial to the town and whether
or not a majority of the people desired
such a change. Since Council passed
the ordinance on first reading the At
lantic County Historical Society has
held its annual meeting and passed
resolutions commencing the change of
the name.
The Library Trustees requested at
the last meeting that the sum of $50
be allowed for the purchase of new
books. This was laid over until this
meeting to ascertain whether or not
the library appropriation would war
rant the expenditure.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05

Mayor Steelman ddv4B00s Council
that he had received inquiries from
Governor Edwards as to the amount
of coal that would be needed by the
public institutions of the city this win
ter. There is only the school house
and city hall and fire house to come
under this class in Somers Point and
these two buildings will require o
so tons of coal.
The City Clerk was ordered to write
City Engineer Rightmire to give the
proper grades for First and Eighth
streets, which are to be improved
with gravel surface, at once. The con-
tract for this work was awarded a
long time ago to Martin V. B. Scull,
who cannot begin the work until the
grades are established. In the mean
time the city has provided the money
by a pond issue and is paying interest
on the money now. AT the request
of Lewis B. Matthias, Council also in
Guided Pierson avenue, from Shore
Road to Shore Fast Line tracks for
grades to be given, as Matthias stated
that he desired to improve that street
at once by laying sidewalks and curbs
Ross Smith was given. permission
Is use the bay end of New Jersey
Avenue, adjoining the Municipal Pier,
to establish a business for the sale of
ice cream, soft drinks, ETC., to the
people who frequent that locality.
Mayor Steelman reported that peo-
pie had been in the habit of throwing
garbage and rubbish along Harbor
Lane and Maryland Avenue. AS this
was a matter for the Board of Health
to consider no action was taken by
Council.
City Clerk Scull reported that a
number of business people OF the city
had paid their mercantile license tax
for the current half year. He also
submitted a list of those who were
delinquent in paying this tax and the
police were ordered to bring in all
who had not paid up 1t was reported
than John Betz, a soft drink dealer,
had refused to pay the mercantile
tax and said he would withdraw his
business from the city If forced to pay
a tax. He gave as a reason that he
was paying a Federal and State tax,
which gave him ample authority to do
business anywhere in New Jersey
without having to pay another tax to
any municipality. h matter was
referred to the City Solicitor for an
opinion.
1t was also reported that a number
of people were occupying small build
ings which had originally been erected
for garage or other purposes as
dwellings and that there were no cess
pools provided to take care of the
waste water from such buildings.
This being a Board of Health matter,
was not acted upon. Several people
offered objections to the new building
code and the acts of the Board of
Health and inspectors under the new
code. 1t was said that n of the
contractors now engaged in a building
operation would refuse to comply with
the demands of the board and inspec-
tors and would make a test case of
the matter for the benefit of all con-
narDQd
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
WAR MOTHERS ORGANIZING.

Mrs. J. B. Westeott is organizing
"The War Mothers of Atlantic Coun-
ty," and will be pleased to have any
and all mothers of boys or girls that
were in the service of the World War
to become a member of the same. The
mothers of enlisted men and women
are the only one eligible. Mrs. West
colt has been a member Of the organi-
cation for two years. If you wish to
become a member OF this splendid
organization, please send a postal TO
or call on Mrs. Westcott, 71S S. Main
street. The War Mothers will be rep
resented in the Pageant to be held in
Atlantic City early in September.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
WORKING ON
COAL SUPPLY
Governor Edwards Requests
Mayor Crawford to Give In
formation on Needs Here.
State TT Distribute
State To Distribute

Not only the Federal Government,
but many state officials are now busily
at work on the coal question and try
ing TO ascertain just how many tons
will be needed next winter by public
institutions in each municipality. They
are also asking that information be
given from each municipality as to the
amount of coal on hand at this time.
On Monday Mayor Thomas F. Craw-
ford received the following telegram
from Governor Edward |. Edwards
AT the request of the Federal Gov
eminent | have appointed a Board to
cooperate with the Federal authorities
in the distribution of coal. For the
use of this Board | would like you to
advise me by wire as oon as possible
the amoun OF coal on hand in your
local institutions, including schools,
with the names of such institutions
and the amount those institutions
burn weekly; also if possible the
names of the larger wholesale and
retail coal dealers in your municipal
ity, and if obtainable the quantity of
coal they have on hand"
A similar telegram was sent TO each
Mayor in New Jersey, so that the dis
tribution board named recently by the
Governor would have vital information
concerning New jerseys coal supply
at present and the needs of institu-
tons for the coming winter. When
the Mayors have complied with the
request of the Governor, the informa-
ton will be tabulated and will materi-
ally aid the distribution board in it's
work. In all probability, through the
direct efforts of the Federal Board of
Distribution, the needs of the institu-
tons will be taken care of while it is
still warm weather. Then will come
the work of distributing coal in suffi-
cient quantities to take car of the
needs of the industries and the indi-
vidual homes.
In his reply to Governor Edwards,
Mayor Crawford stated that he had
been reliably informed that for the
use of the public schools of the city
there would be needed 1917 tons a
week or about 500 tom a year. For
the city hall and fire house there
would be needed about 40 tons, The
local coal dealers given by the Mayor
to the Governor were the Blake Com
pany, Lake and Risley and Clark
Lumber Company. The first named
company reported no coal on hand.
Lake and Risley reported about 10 to
Is tons on hand, and the Clark Lum-
Der Company reported about $50 tons
on hand at this time.
AS the Federal Government has or
dered common carriers throughout the
country to TO- coal in preference TO
many other commodities, it is likely
that the local coal dealers will be able
to get shipments before the real cold
weather m on, in order to take
care of the tonnage that is required
normally in their business. 1t must
be recognized that even If the coal
strike ends at once, it would take a
long time to get the supply above
ground back to normal, so that the
distribution boards will have plenty to
do for many months to come, ever
with the cessation of the strike at
once.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
Treble Clef Club
Organized Monday
Formed to Promote Interest in
Music and Attract Young PeO-
pie to Salem Church.

On Monday evening a number OF the
ladies of Salem M. E. Church held a
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Stanley
zippler and organized the Treble C1ef
Club. Mrs. Stanley Zippler was elect
ed as the first president of the organi-
cation. The purpose of the club is TO
promote music and attract young peo-
pie to Salem Church, with which the
organization is connected. Members
of the club will take part in the eve
ming services in the church Sunday
evening. At that time they will rem
der the following selections: Guide
Me o Thou Great jehovah" by Grant;
"At Eventide it Shall Be Light" by
Gaul; and THE Lord is My Shepherd, -
by Waghorne.
The following members have been
enrolled: Mrs. Stanley Zippler, Miss
Helen Risley, Miss Helen Collins,
Miss Edith Leeds, Miss Abbie Leeds,
Miss Verna Fish, Miss Alkaline Myers,
Miss Eleanor Helfrich, Miss Gertrude
Helfrich, Miss Esther Brown, Miss
Ella Price, Miss Lottie Fairbrothers,
Miss Leonore Middleton, Miss Sara
Hicks, Miss Marjorie Thomas, Miss
Ada Thomas, Miss Leonora Myers,
Miss Estelle Ralston, Mrs. James
Blackman, Mrs. Charles Buckley, Mrs.
Emory Helfrich, Mrs. Fitzhugh Toy,
Mrs. Clarence Hackney.
This is the second organization for
the promotion of music in the church
that has been formed during the past
The Salem Young Mems Che
rus was organized along the same
lines as the Treble Clef a few weeks
ago, and are working toward taking
part in the evening services of the
church sometime in the nea future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
A NEW DETOUR.

The road from Mays Landing to
Downstown is closed to through travel
and the proper way to proceed from
Atlantic City to Pennsgroye is via
White Horse Pike to Da Costa, via
Da Costa-Hammonton road to Ham
monitor via Wheat road and 18th St,
through Buena to a connecting road in
Gloucester county that joins the
Pennsgrove road at a point about
three miles east of Malaga, proceed
ing thence to Pennsgrove via Elmer.
In other words, travel to PENIS
grove must proceed to Buena by way
of Hammonton and thence by a very
plainly marked detour toward Vine
Land to a point about three miles east
If Malaga. There are about so de-
tour signs between Buena and the
aforesaid point three miles east OF
Malaga.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
FREAKlsH SHOWERS.

On Thursday at noon there was a
heavy downpour of rain in this city.
There bad been threatening clouds
before that hour. While rain was
down here there was no rain
fan north Of the Reading Railroad
tracks Il the Pennington section.
People worked in the fields without
having 10 stop for the shower. Later
in the afternoon there was a shower
over Great Egg Harbor Bay which did
not reach here.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
SECOND SERVICE OF SONG:
ST. JOHNS ANNUAL MEETING.

On Sunday evening, Aug. 6, at st.
Johns NJ. P. Church. the second SER
vice of song will be rendered by the
pastor, Rev. Toms, and the choir. A
cordial welcome is extended to all to
On Thursday evening, August 10,
the annual members meeting of the
church will be held for the election of
officers, a delegate to Conference, and
the instruction of the delegates as to
the Pastor for the next year. All
members. are urged to attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
CAMP FIRE SOCIAL.

Don't forget the Camp Fire social
and entertainment to be given in the
Presbyterian chapel next Thursday
evening, August 10th. Ice cream and
cake will be on sale and a good enter
tainment is promised. Tickets may be
purchased from any of the Camp Fire
Girls for twenty-five cents. This is
your opportunity to help the girls
raise money for camping expenses.
Come and bring your friend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
LAST CALL

Notice is hereby given by Webster
Price, Tax Collector for ~Pleasantville, N.
that all unpaid taxes for the year 1921
real estate in said city has been plac-
ed in the "Tax Arrears Book and the
same is open for inspection. All taxes
for the year 1921 by Tuesday,
8, will positively ppear in the tax
sale list which / am now preparing for
in The Pleasantville Press, in
he issue of Aug. 70. 1922. Pay now and
avoid trouble and expense.
WEBSTER PRICE,
Tax Collector for ~Pleasantville, NJ
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
WATER PLANT
IS SUGGESTED
S0mers Point COuncilmen Be-
lieve City Should Own This
Utility-Beach Cleaned.
Resignation Accepted

1t the regular meeting of the City
Council of Somers Point ON Tuesday
evening it was suggested by Council
man De Haven that the city should
own its plant for supplying water to
the city and individual consumers.
This opinion was expressed by him
and concurred in by other councilmen
following an opinion read by the City
Clerk from the City Solicitor in the
matter of the refusal of the Atlantic
County Water Company recently to
sign a contract with the city for wa
ter supply.
The City Solicitor advised Council
that the Water Company could not be
compelled to sign such a contract as
the city had asked for. He stated that
the company had the right under the
ruling of the New Jersey Public Util-
ity Commission to charge for the wat
er used for street ~sprinkling M in
the municipal building. He further
sad there was really no use for a con-
tract for water for municipal purposes
as the Utilities Commission had fixed
the rate which the water company
could charge and this really operated
as a contract because this fixed rate
could not be exceeded. The only rea-
son Council was compelled to adver-
tise for bids for water was that the
law requires municipal governing bod
les to advertise any contract which
will amount to $500 or more in eXpen-
diture.
1t was reported that the bathing
beach at the end of New Jersey Ave-
nue. had been cleaned and broken
glass and other materials had been
removed.
The resignation of City Assessor
Roy Lewis, for the Second Ward, was
taken up for consideration. The res
ignation had been submitted at the
last meeting of Council but was held
over pending some investigation as to
whether or not the retiring assessor
had completed his years work for
which he had been paid. On the adj
vice of the City Solicitor that the
work had been completed for the
veal and that the assessment to be
made in October belonged to the next
voted tn accent
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
IN v OF REMOVAL.

The Chelsea Union League, of At
lantic City, is the latest organization
to endorse the movement for the re-
moval of the County Seat from Mays
Landing to Atlantic City. At a meet
ing held on Wednesday, d. Freddy
Macdonald urged the members to lend
their efforts to the obtaining of sig
natures to the petitions which the
Kiwanis Club has in circulation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
DR.. OSTROM COMING AUG. 18th
TO ST. JOHNS CHURCH.

Plans. are being made for a union
service of all the churches of Pleas
antville and vicinity, to be held at st.
Johns NJ. P. Church, on Sunday eve
ming, August 10, at 8 o'clock. The
speaker of the evening will be Rev.
Henry Ostrom, d. D. DR.. Ostrom is
well known as a very successful evan
gelist, preacher and teacher, a few
years past conducting a revival cam
paign in Atlantic City and in Pleas
antville. His coming to Pleasantville
will be looked forward to with inter-
asf
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
BEACH PARTY.

Camp No. g, P. o. S. of A, gave a
bathing party on the beach in Attain
tic City early in the week which was
attended by a large number of mem
bers and their friends. The trip to
the shore was made in motor trucks,
and all had a good time playing games
and indulging in other amusements.
At a late hour all went in the ocean
and enjoyed the water, which was at
it's highest temperature this year.
Members of the organization plan to
hold a similar affair in the near fu-
ture.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
BACHARACH TALKS TO kIWANlS.

Congressman Isaac Bacharach was
the principal speaker at the Kiwanis
luncheon on Tuesday at noon, at the
Mortified Country Club House. He
gave a fine address on the Govern
ment Sales Tax" explaining many in
teresting and complicating points con-
nected with it. The attendance prize
was awarded by Kiwanian w. j. Hud-
son, and was won by Kiwanian c.
Wilson.
A prize for the best Kiwanis song
for the use of the local club will be
awarded by the organization. The
song is to be sent in before September
l., Judges have been appointed to pick
the winner, who must be a member of
the club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
AUTO ACCIDENT.

John Pascarella, 10 years old, a
cook at the Sea View Golf Club, was
taken to the Atlantic City Hospital
Thursday night after he was struck
by an automobile a few feet away
from the clubhouse. He was admitted
to the institution with a possible frac-
ture of the right knee and bruises of
the thigh. The driver of the machine
was arrested by Chief of Police
~Schoepiin, of Absecon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

On July 20, mo More War Day.
Mrs. Annie P. R. Jackson, of 3OS Glen
dale avenue, president of Margaret T.
Hall w. c. r. u, wired the slogan
mo more war;, in behalf of the I'm
ion. to President Harding. In Mon
days mail she received a hearty &C
acknowledgement from him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
A CITY ROTARY
NEW OWNERS.

The Palace Garage, on West Wash
ington avenue, has been purchased by
George B. Thomas and Carl Adams,
who took possession of the place this
week. The former owner, James Pc
tiers, will go to Mays Landing, where
he will conduct a Ford Agency and
garage on property he recently acquir-
ed there. This property was formerly
occupied by the Mays Landing Post
Office.