Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-05-12
WILDWOOD NEWS NOTES

lodge room before Examiner Quevedo,
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. in a proceeding brought by the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad to
reduce the division of earnings now
received by the wildwood and Della
ware Bay Short Line Railroad, which
division was established by the United
States Railroad Administration in 1918.
George H. Parker, commerce counsel
FLOR the American Short Line Railroad
Association, and Judge Ashbaugh,
counsel for that association, are APP
bearing for the Wildwood and Della
ware Bay Short Line.
All special functions planned for
Memorial Day, May goth, should be
listed with the Entertainment Com
mittee of the Board of Trade so as to
be put on the official program. Please
phone or write Board of Trade, City
Hall.
On Friday of last week, when Rus
sell Thompson came down from the
city to attend the directors meeting OF
the Marine National Bank, he was ac-
companied by L. w. Robey and w. H.
Purks. Mr.. Robey is a lawyer and is
president of the Overlook Bank, a
new bank started in Philadelphia about
a year ago.. Mr.. Purks is a heating
engineer and a director in the same
bank, as is also Mr.. Thompson. They
contemplate erecting a new bank
building at Overlook and they were
looking over the Marine Bank build
ing at Wildwood with a view to adopt
ing some of the conveniences of the
latter institution.
Katori Senko is wonderful for mos
quitoes-puts 'em to sleep-cost trih-
ing, at Adachi's new. store, Pacific ave-
nue., neal Davis. Beginning Saturday,
May 18th, Adachi's boardwalk store
will be open daily throughout the sea-
SON. Ask us for mosquito incense-at
either store. You'll be pleased.-adv.
w G. Reitheimer and family have
returned from st. Petersburg, Fla, to
their home at 1872 East Hand avenue,
coming up in their auto. They speak
OF seeing numerous new Wildwood
yellow road signs on the way up after
leaving. Washington. Mr.. Reitheimer
has opened his barber shop on Oak
avenue near Atlantic.
Alexander Wilson has returned to
Wildwood after spending the winter
in Miami, Fla.
Miss Edith Fildes, who has been in
settlement work in New York City for
some years., is spending a few weeks in
wildwood for the benefit of her health.
Benjamin NJ. Garfinkle, a practicing
physician, of 1247 North I'd street,
Harrisburg, Pa, spent several days
in Wildwood last week the guest OF
his brother, N. Garfinkle. DR.. Gar
fnkle is a graduate of the Medico-Chi
College of Philadelphia, Glass of 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Odgers spent the
weekend at their bungalow on West
Twenty-fourth avenue.
w. D. Jenkins, of the Brunell apart
ments, 144 East Roberts avenue, a
driver of one of Frank P. Mattera's
trucks, met with a painful accident
last Wednesday, in Anglesea, while as
sisting in loading a heavy concrete
pillar. In some way control of the
pillar was lost and it fell, striking
Mr.. Jenkins on the left thigh and also
bruising the foot of another employee
who was assisting in the work. The
weight of the pillar was about 300 or
400 pounds. Both men had a very
narrow escape from more serious re-
suits.
Samuel H. Ritch, of the South Jersey
Electrical Supply and Fixture Co.,
returned to Wildwood yesterday. This
company has receive a full line of
radio accessories and is preparing a
station at it's store on East Wildwood
avenue. In a few days preparations
will be completed for catching all
radio messages and concerts agoing.
1t is said hat this service will be open
to the public. The display window of
the South Jersey Co. has been one of
the most attractive features on Wild
wood emu
Miss Ruth Johnson spent Sunday at
her home, 100 West Juniper avenue,
together with a schoolmate from the
School of Industrial Arts, Miss Mary
Bortz, of Lebanon, Pa. Miss Bortz was
delighted with her visit to Wildwood
and thinks we have a wonderful re-
sort.
The May Institute of the w. c. T. U.
will be held next Wednesday in the
Methodist Church at Seaville. At the
morning session Mrs. Samuel Cawman
will have charge of the devotions. Mrs.
V. B. Chester will give an address, as
will also Mrs. Sallie n. Johnson, of
Wenonah, formerly a Sunday-school
teacher at Elmer. In the afternoon
Mrs. H. A. Buzzell wifi give a bible
reading, with Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.
Van Glider in charge of the music.
Addresses by Mrs. P. L.. Rutherford
and Mrs. James Ware and a drill by
Mrs. Eta Osgood. Rev. Samuel Cav
man will nrocida of tho avap;ur son