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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
REHEARslNe FOR CHRISTMAS.


Rehearsals are undar way at st.
Johns M. P. Sunday School for their
annual Christmas exercises. The
choir is busy on a Christmas Song
Story, which will be rendered Sunday
evening, Dec. oath.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Sunday School will be
held on Thursday evening, Dec. 2Sth.
There will be speaking and singing
by the children, under the direction of
Mrs. Peter Horton and Mrs. Margaret
Deiling, followed by an original
Christmas Cantata, by Rev. George
w. Toms, Jr., entitled From Discon-
tent to 'Contentment." The treat of
candy for the members of the school
will be given out at that time.
Those taking part in the Cantata
will be Harry F. OFT. Miss Elizabeth
Caddick, Gordon and Dorothy Cannon,
representing the Henley Family, Mrs.
Thelma Caddick, Levora Smith, Mar
ion Quein, Joseph Ang and Raymond
Wagner, representing the Waters
family. Walter c. Cheeseman as Santa
Claus, and the four Winter Sprites,
Jack Frost, Alice Quein; Snow
fake, Marguerite Morrison; North
Wind, Sadie Mullen, and "Icicle",
Minnie Hackney. The choir will also
assist in this, with Virgil c. Toms at
the organ.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
CAGE GAMES TO
START FRIDAY
Pleasantville High School Five
Will Open Season with Alumni
Players as Opponents.

According to an announcement of
Manager Willis Clark, of the Pleasant
vile High School Basketball team, the
season will open on Friday night here
with a game with a five from the
Alumni Association, instead of waiting
for January fifth, as formerly announc-
ed, when a game is to be played with
the Ocean City High School. With
only two veteran players to form the
nucleus of this years team, High
School is having daily workouts in
preparation for the hard game with
Alumni and the hard schedule coming
on with the beginning of Inc year,
which was published last Saturday.
Some of those familiar with the
players say that Alumni has more
chances to win this game than any it
has ever played against the school
boys. Three of the squad are having
daily workouts with the Trenton Nor
NAL five and will be in great shape for
the contest. They include Mickey La
yigna, a forward and former High
School captain; Rodney Smith, center
and guard, captain of last years five,
and Harry Lake, a guard, who played
on the 1921 squad. Other veterans
who will don a uniform include Geo.
Hank" Field, the six-footthree cen
ter and member of last years squad
Esler Helms, another siX-footer, who
played with the team last season and
is now a student of Temple. Elvie
Block. guard and forward, a member
of the 30 five, and others, including
Carton, Bowen, Stephenson and Walk
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
Few Days Remaining
To Purchase Seals
How the Money Realized From
1922 Sales Was S~pent-Health
Habits Taught Children.

But few days remain in which to
purchase Christmas seals by those
who desire to aid the efforts of the
Atlantic County tuberculosis Commit
tee in the work they are carrying on
for the prevention and cure of a dread
disease. The small amount OF money
spent by each individual swells into
a goodly sun when combined and a
vast amount of good has been, and is
being done from this source.
Here are some of the ways in which
the money realized from seal sales
in December, 1921, was spent in At
lantic County, quite a lot of ii right
here at home in Pleasantville. 1t
Went to support nurses who gave care
to patients who were suffering from
tuberculosis, also instruction in by
giene and the proper disposal of soil
ed dressings. These nurses followed
up, when necessary, patients from
Pine Rest Sanitarium and aided them
after leaving hat institution.
Some of the money furnished sup
plies for Modern Health Crusades in
the County Schools, teaching 10000
children health habits. Illustrated
lectures were given to Parent-Teach-
ers' Associations and to other groups
of people. 500 children were weighed
and measured and followed up with
care for under-weight by nurses and
school officials. Food was furnished
when the occasion demanded to nour-
ish patients. Milk was furnished for a
time in one Of Pleasantyille's schools
for a class of twenty undernourished
children. Surgical dressings, wheel
chairs and paper napkins were also
furnished when required.
Money also went to assist in equip
ping the State Clinic, at Hammonton,
with filing cases, scales, thermometers
and other needed articles. In the few
days remaining for the sale and use
of these little seals every one is urg-
ed to make a purchase of them no
matter how large or small as it all
helps for the common good.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
PHI S. Football Team
Now Rated Class B
Officials Declare Local Gridirom
Warriors Have Outgrown
Class c Standing.

P%leasantville High School football
players the coming season will have a
much harder schedule to play than
ever before. This is brought about by
the officials declaring that the gridiron
warriors have played such strenuous
football the past season that they
should be taken out of their former
Glass C rating and be properly placed
in Glass b, which will entitle the local
eleven to meet stronger teams. This
is not at all displeasing TO the p II. S.
players, which have been longing for
just this thing TO happen,
Ple%asantville has won the cham
pionship in Glass c several times and
now the team viii be ranked as S9th
among the Glass 3 institutions q
learning of New Jersey.
At a meeting of the 1928 football
team, held last Friday afternoon.
Charles Albrecht, a star of the teams
of '21 and 20, was selected as Cap
tain for the 1923 team. He is a broth
er of Bernhardt Albrecht, who was 2
star player On the p. H.. S. eleven N
go and 81, and who is now living at
Palm Beach, Florida. Buck" Hart
man was elected as the Manager OF
the 1923 eleven and Angelo Russo and
Harry Grimm were picked for Assist
ant Managers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
SEWER RENTAL
BILL PASSED
Annual Rents Are Now Due
Bills Will Be Mailed By Tax
Collector Very Soon.
Going After Railroads

Sewerage bills for the annual rental
are now due and payable, but the Tax
Collector will send out notices to all
property owners whose property abuts
the sewerage main before they will be
actually required to pay the amounts
they owe. The ordinance regulating
the annual charges for use of the sew
erage, which was published in full in
a recent issue of The P~leasantville
Press, was taken up on third reading
by City Council on Monday night and
passed without a dissenting vote.
The bills are payable annually on the
first day of December and all who
have been using the sewers prior to
December LIST will be called upon to
pay the proportionate yearly rate for
the time their properties have been
connected. 1t is made clear that all
properties which abut the sewer main,
excepting vacant lots, will be assessed
the regular annual charge whether or
not they are connected with the sew
erage. Council ordered every proper
ty connected by October 3rd last, and
rentals will have to be paid for such
properties which are not connected
as well as those who have taken adj
vantage of the situation.
Councilman Edward Stephenson of
fered "a resolution that the City Clerk
be instructed to request the Shore
Fast Line, the West Jersey and Sea
shore Railroad and the New Jersey
Public Utilities Commission to fur
nish protection at the grade crossing
on Decatur avenue. This is adjacent
to the new grammar school just being
erected. Councilman Stephenson was
talking on the sad occurrence of last
Sunday at the New Road grade cross
ing at the time, and he remarked that
Council was invariably blamed when
an accident occurred when the fact
was that the matter of grade crossings
was entirely in the hands of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission. He termed
the grade crossing as a slaughter
point. He gave notice that after the
new Council was organized at the first
of the year, unless protection of the
crossings was afforded sooner. Council
would pass an ordinance to limit the
speed of all trains passing through
this city.
Because of errors in the bills sent
out in the collection of the assess
ment levied by the Commissioners of
Assessment for sewer benefits there
were about twenty corrections ordered
made by Council. The adjustment
was settled by Coundil and turned
over. t o the Tax Collector to make
corrections on the list furnished him
by the Sewerage Assessment Commits
sioners.
Councilman Stephenson stated that
the sewerage main was to be extend
ed along Decatur Avenue so as to
have connections made for the new
grammar school. This will give sew
eral property owners along that street
the advantage of the sewer at the
same time.
To take care of temporary sewer
bonds, school money needed for cur
rent expenses and money to pay on
the contract for the new school there
were ordered issued temporary notes
a~ggregating 100000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
RSON NEWS

Little Miss Ruth Heller, who has
beer quite i'll, is rapidly improving.
Mrs. Judith Adams has been ill for
a week at her South Third street
home.
Mrs. e. NJ. Roberts, of Somers Point
often enjoys motor trips to Atlantic
City to senjoy luncheon and a matinee.
Mrs. z. Law, of the Somers Man
sion, Somers Point, has been very ill
for several weeks. Friends are anx-
iously hoping for her speedy recovery.
Miss Marguerite Keen, a student at
the Trenton State Normal School, will
spend the Christmas holidays at the
home of her parents, in Somers Point.
Miss Elizabeth Wickman is home
again after a most pleasant W weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley w.
Stuart, of Newark. Miss Ellen Blake
is continuing her stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Smith entertain
ed over the weekend Mrs. Goodwin
Mathews and son Milton, Miss Betty
Endicott. of Chelsea, and Alvah l..
Smith, of Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Somers, of New
Jersey Avenue, Somers Point, Will
move to Pleasantville shortly to re-
side permanently. They have been
looking for a suitable apartment here.
"Gil." Robinson, of Somers Point,
will leave shortly after the holidays
for a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. While
there he will attend a meeting of the
Board. of Directors of the United
States Playing Card Company, being
a member of the Board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kenneth Rob
erts, of Scullville, were recently en-
tertained at luncheon, at the MARI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Atlantic City, by
New York friends. They will spend
the Christmas holidays at the home
of "Gil' Robinson, in Somers Point.
A goodly number of the Ladies' Aid
of st. Johns M. P. Church went over
to Atlantic City on Thursday after
noon last, and visited with Mrs. W. l..
Shoemaker, at the homoe of her
daughter, Mrs. Evans, IN Montpelier
Ave. A very gracious time was en-
loved by all who went, a very dainty
lunch being served to all. Mrs. Shoe
maker enjoyed having the ladies very
much, and hoped that they would
come again. ..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
HEIRS
SELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, Prime
Mover and Worker For
Years, Withdraws-

The Adams, Martin, Steelman, ct al.
Association, which has been holding
meetings here for several months in
the endeavor to perfect their claims
so that court action could be COM
menced to secure title ~tonhundreds of
acres of land in Atlantic City, this
city and Egg Harbor Township, Which
these heirs claim is theirs by right
of descent from former owners, has
been r~eorganized. Sometime ago the
heirs decided TO incorporate and the
enthusiasm ran high. Former United
States Commissioner Hiram Steel
man was to be the counsel, but he de
cided not to take the job. Then other
lawyers were considered and the mat
ter drifted for a time. Now Mrs.
Elizabeth Clark, who has been work
ing ON this case for years and has
piled up considerable data regarding
old titles, has quit her activities with
the new association.
AT a meeting of the Association the
following officers were elected: Ralph
.Crowder, president; e. A. Burdiek,
viee-president; John H. Smith, secre-
tary; Ezra Johnson, treasurer; Exec
utive Committee, Richard j. Smith,
chairman, g.. A. Burdick, John w.
Smith, Ezra d. Johnson and Joseph
Sutton, secretary.
Many times have the heirs made
search for the graves of some of the
ancestors who held title to the prop
erty they are seeking. Recently they
were discovered at Belcoville.
Time and again efforts have been
made to locate the burial ground of
the founders of the old County fami-
lies. The apparently endless eXpanse
of brush overgrown, pine and bog
land has been the scene of many an
expedition which failed to uncover
the ancient cemetery known to exist.
The barely d~iscernible ruins of an old
church were located, but nothing else.
The World War resulted in the de-
isred discovery, after the years of
fr%uitless effort.
Upon the conclusion of the war, and
within the past year, the Belcoville
plant was sold to a salvage firm which
made an extremely thorough survey of
the tract clearing off a portion of the
land. 1t was during this work that
the old graveyard was discovered.
Practically buried beneath brush
and accumulated leam, the original
grave stones, bearing such names as
Andrew Steelman, Daniel Adams and
Nicodemus Lake, were found in good
condition, the lettering, after caked
dirt had been removed, showing al
most as clearly as when cut.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
RED DEMON" IS
TRAVEL MENACE
Automobiles Driven at Night
With One Headlight Burning
Feared by Other Drivers.
Accidents Are Caused

A menace to night driving of auto
mobiles has appeared in increasing
number along the several county
roads. Most any night there can be
seen on Washington Avenue, Main
Street and other avenues, automobiles
which have but one headlight burning
and sometimes there is no light at all
in front or real of the machines. Then
again, some drivers hang a lantern on
the front of the machine they are
driving because their headlights have
gone bad. Automobiles thus driven
are causing other drivers much wor-
riment, for, as one driver says, a man
at the wheel cannot tell just where the
approaching machine is coming be-
cause of the insufficient light display
ed. Such practices are a menace to
life and limb and several accidents
have been caused because of this
reckless habit. The one light ears
have been nicknamed Road Demons"
The cars that are driven in this
manner are generally second hand
ones, many of them rafting so badly
that they sound like an impromptu
serenade where tin cans and wash
boilers are used. Most of the m
light ears are small trucks used in
hauling various commodities through
the country. They are met on back
roads as well as on the main thor
oughfares. One such truck, with only
a lantern burning in front recently
struck a farmers wagon on Washing
ton Avenue near the High School,
when a horse was thrown, the wagon
bdaly smashed, one wheel dished and
the front of the offending truck also
smashed in. The vehicles met head
ON, in a well lighted street. Each
driver placed the blame on the other
fellow, but neither one took the trou-
BILE to find out the other drivers name.
Many auto drivers are thinking OF
asking for a patrol at night of the
roads of the county by state automo-
bile inspectors to break up this per-
nicious practice, believing it would
tend to lessen the danger of night
driving. The inspectors might also
at the same time check up on the
speed at which some of the automo-
biles pass through the rural commun-
tiles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
K|NEWAUGHA To
ORGANIZE CLUB
LOdgemen Will Form AssOcia-
ton to Participate in Num-
merS' Parade.
Will Meet on Thursday

That "Pleasantville will be well rep
resented in the Mummers' parade in
Atlantic City on New Years Day is
now fully assured. In addition to the
work done by Oliver G. Taylor to get
organizations and individuals inter
ested lin the parade the matter has
been taken up by members of Kline
waugha Tribe of Red Men. The In
dams" intend to organize an ~associa-
tion and for this purpose a meeting
is to be held on Thursday night, at
Red Mems Hall. This meeting will
be called to order following the regu-
lar meeting of Kinewaugha Tribe,
probably about nine o'clock.
1t is not the intention to limit this
associations membership to Red Men
only but the idea is to have any per-
son, couple, club, civic or fraternal
organization unite in the association
for a great big display by the COM
munity at large. Every interested
person is invited to take part in the
meeting.
Tentatively, the prime movers for
the organization of this association
intend to have several battalions or
gani2ed, a comic section, a fancy dress
section and other unique features that
viii go TO make up a fine display. Adj
hitting that the time is short, united
effort can still bring success to this
movement. 1t is a community affair
and all are urged to get in line. The
only requirement is that everybody
who parades must wear some costume.
IL may be that of a policeman, clown,
farmer, Indian. tramp, soldier or any
other character at the discretion of
the individual. Come out everybody
and put this movement over strong
for Pl|easantville.
The success of the movement in
Atlantic City is fully assured, with
the men who are in back of it. Mayor
Bader is in favor of it, as well as is
his assistant, Armand 7. Nichols. Tax
Collector Lewis Mathis, Frank b. HUI
bin, "Bill' Harris, Philip Rohr, JOS
eph MCGOWAN, Seymour DeBreer, and
a host of other hustling individuals
are working out the details, and the
Elks, Eagles, Orioles, Moose, Red Men,
Salvation Army, Steeplechase Pier,
Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads
and many other organizations aer COM
ing along with promises of putting
delegations in line. The Reading
promises its crack band and so does
the Moose, Elks and Tall Cedars.
How can the thing be a failure with
such backing? With a strong pull
from everybody the parade can be put
over this year with credit despite the
lateness of starting the movement and
next year look out for a parade that
will cause staid Philadelphia TO wake
up to look to its laurels even though
the mummers have paraded there for
years past and have a reputation that
is national. Atlantic City is on the
Quaker City's trail and there will be
rivalry that will be intense.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
Treble Clef Gives
Successful Concert
Miss Estelle Ralston, Mr.. Thos.
Meyer and Mrs. Stanley
Zippler Encored.

When the Treble Clef Club gave its
first annual Christmas concert in Sal
EN- Methodist Episcopal Church Mon
day evening, every number on the pro
gram was enjoyed by the audience
that comfortably filled the church.
Mrs. Stanley Zippler, leader of the
club, was assisted by Mr.. Thomas
Meyer. a '%cellist. and Mr.. Herman
Madden, who presided at the organ.
Christmas Carols, sung unaccom-
panied by the chorus. were the best
numbers given by the girls. Christ
mas Morn" "Sleep, Holy Babe" Isl
lent Night" 80 Little Town of Beth.
lehem'', and the "Adeste Fideles'
were all enjoyed. Other selections
given by the chorus were 20 LORD
Most Holy" by Marchetti; How Love
ly Are the Messengers by Mendels
sohn; Nazareth by Gounod, and
Arise To the Good and True
The audience considered the two
cello numbers, "Andante', by Golfer
man, and Ave Maria" by Shubert
so good that Mr.. Meyer was Obliged
to play encores to them.
Miss Estelle Ralston, who sang g
Do Not Ask, o Lord" also was forced
to give an encore. Mr.. Meyer anC
Mrs. zippler accompanied her.
Lift Thine Eyes" a trio sung by
Miss Ralston, Mrs. Iippler and Mrs
Blackman, and a duet, Come Untt
Him. by Handel, which was sung by
Miss Ralston and Miss Ada Thomas
were numbers that drew liberal ap
plause.
Two selections were played on thu
pipe organ by Mrs. Zippler. They
opened both parts of the program
The first was the Organ PASTORAL
from Sonata |, Guilmant, and the sec
ond Grieg's Cradle Song"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
MRS. BOOZE INJURED.

An accident which may cause Mrs.
Ida Booye, 81 years old, of $50 Bay
view avenue, to lose her right hand,
occurred Sunday night on the third
bridge of the P~leasantville Boulevard,
when a car, driven by her son, came
to a sudden stop. In order to prevent
hitting another machine ahead, young
Booye applied his brakes and the sud
den impact sent his mothers hand
through the windshield Of the car.
At the hospital, where she refused to
be admitted, Mrs. Booye was found to
have sustained a possible fracture of
the wrist. It required five stitches to
close the wound.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
QUIETLY MARRIED.

A wedding of interest took place at
Somers Point on Sunday, when Mr..
John Falivene, of Absecon, and Miss
Madeline Balestrieri. of Atlantic City,
were married. The wedding was at
tended only by the members of the
immediate families.
The groom is n of the best-known
young business men of this section,
having made a tremendous success of
duck farming and owning two big
tracts above Absecon, where he breeds
ducks for the Atlantic City market.
He was one of the founders of the
Italian Independent Club, of Pleasant
Vile, and now is leader of the Garibal-
df Club, of Absecon. The bride is a
niece Of Ralph Balestrieri, well-known
stone mason contractor of Atlantic
City. Mr.. and Mrs. Falivene will be
al home in their newly furnished home
in Absecon after New Years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
FIRE AT McANNEY'S.

Shortly before eleven o'clock this
Tuesday morning there was a slight
fire at the home of j. Al. McAnney,
on Main Street near Delilah Road.
A room had just been papered and
fire was started in a stove to hurry
the drying of the paper. To cause
the fire to burn quickly oil was used,
and that exploded. The firemen were
called and the blaze was put out with
small loss.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
SECOND WARD CLUB MEETING.

The Second Ward Colored Republi
can Club will hold it's regular meet
ing on Friday night at headquarters.
New Road and fremont Avenue. All
members are asked to be present
There will also be a community tree
Christmas Day.
N. SMOTHERS, Pres.
J. GREEN, Secty.
J. TIBBS, Treas.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
SOLICITED.

Any n in Pleasantville who wishes
to donate garments to the N~eedlework
Guild to be distributed among the poor
of this city may do so by sending them
to the home of Mrs. Albert Bossler
on First street. or any member of the
Guild. All donations will be CRATE
fully received.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
CHANGE OF DATE.

The time for instituting the new
Council of the Degree of Pocohontas
at Ocean City has been changed to
this Wednesday night instead of last
Monday as was first published. At
that time the Degree Team of Allie
quippa Council will take part in the in
stitution ceremonies.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
AUXILIARY.

A regular meeting of the Woman's
auxiliary of the Somers Point volun-
teer fire department will take place in
the home of the organization, on New
York avenue, Friday evening. Ofic-
ers will be elected at that time forf
the ensuing year. Every member is
urged to be present
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
EUcHRE PARTY.

The Rosary Society of St. Peter
M. e. Church will give a euchre party
on Thursday evening in the Parish
Hall. Games will start at $50 g.
clock. Many handsome prizes have
been donated for this affair.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
LAZY r SAYS

Christmas cigars I got from Jim,
The self-same brand sent to him.
Now. wouldn't it a v both worry and
time,
If he kept his and | kept mine?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-20
DIED.

Pleasantgille. on Dec. IS, John
w, husband of Mary King. aged "a years.
Funeral from residence Of his son-in-law.
Thomas McGrath, so Merton avenue, Plea
santviIle. on Monday afternoon. Inter
ment Pleasantville Cemetery. =