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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
MONEY FIGHT IS
BEFORE ENR|GHT
Board of Education Refers
School Matter to State
Commissioner.
No Lawyer Hired Yet

The question of school money,
which the Board of Education deems
necessary for present needs to secure
additional buildings, and which was
refused by City Council when a re-
quest was made by the Board of
School Estimates that the sum of
sos, 900 be provided by Council, is
now in the hands of Commissioner of
Education Enright. The matter was
sent to him this week by Charles
jackson, clerk of the Board of Educa-
ton.
1t was set out that the Board of
Education had found the amount nam
ed was required for building purposes
and that the Board of School EST
mates had been informed of the needs
of the Board of Education. 1t was
further set out that the Board of
School Estimates had requested City
Council to raise the necessary funds
by bond issue or taxation, or both,
and the refusal of Council to act ia
vorably on the request.
The next proceeding in the matter
will be for the Commissioner to re-
view the facts before him and then,
If he agrees with the Board of Edu-
cation, to make a formal demand on
Council to provide the money asked
for. If his demand is still refused by
Council. then the matter will be
placde in the hands of the State
Board of Education for it's action
City Council will have the right OF
an appeal on any technicality in the
proceedings. The ley orderly pro
ceeding, under the law, will be an
application to the Supreme Court fol-
a writ of mandamus directed to City
Council to comply with the demand
for the money. If the matter goes
this far, then it will be that attorneys
will be retained by both the Board OF
Education and City Council, as City
Solicitor Louis ID. Champion repre-
sents both bodies and has said that
in this action it would be better for
him to keep out of the case.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
Passion Week Closes
With United Services
Mainland Churches Observe Pas
sion Week with Special De-
vOtiOnal Gatherings.

Closing a week of devotional serv-
ices, which began on Palm Sunday
and continued until Good Friday, the
Mainland Ministerial Union caused an
observance of the closing days of Lent
such as never before had been held in
this vicinity. Every night some one
of the ministers preached at some
church along the Shore road.
The eliminating feature of the
united Passion Week services is the
united communion service of all the
churches to be held in Salem Metho-
dist Episcopal Church this Friday eve
ming. Here Baptists, Presbyterians,
Methodist Episcopal and Methodist
Protestant congregations gathered at
the one communion table to partake
of the Lords Supper and renew their
pledge to live Christian lives. This
lseryice stands out as the ~pre-eminent
Accomplishment of the Ministerial
Union.
The program includes a short com
munion talk by Rev. Louis d. Stultz,
DID, of Somers Point; special music
by an augmented choir under the lead
ership of John S. Weaver, and a gen.
eral part taken by the dozen minis
tiers who compose the union. Taken
altogether the pre-Easter week was
never before so forcibly stamped upon
the minds and hearts of the church
people as this one has been. Results
are expected to be shown in a better
church attendance in the future and
increased devotion to the cause Of
christianity in general.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
POSTMASTER AT SCHOOL.

Postmaster Harry Obept visited the
High School on Thursday and gave an
interesting talk to the students on the
Post Office Department and its method
OF operation. He said hat the system
of the country was older than the
Constitution or the Declaration of In
dependence and that Benjamin Frank
lin was the first Postmaster, first un.
der English rule and later under the
United States.
In comparing the system of this
country with other countries he sale
The post office system of this coun
try is the largest business concern In
the world. 1t handles more mail thar
any other national system. Not only
that, but it does more business thar
any other concern in the world. The
State of New York handles mor mai
than the country OF England. The
city OF New York alone does twice as
much business as the Dominion Of
Canada"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15

DIR. and Mrs. Edward Wallis are
down from Philadelphia for the spring
and summer.
Miss Cynthia Clendaniel is spending
the Easter holidays with hef3paFsnts
at Kennedyville, Md.
Mrs. Eldredge, of Conshohocken, is
spending the holidays with her sis
ter, Mrs. l.. ID. Smith.
Miss Ella S. Field is enjoying the
holidays at Kingston, N. Y, at the
home of Miss Emily Davis.
Miss Geneva Keller will spend the
Easter vacation with her aunt, Mrs.
Albert F. Bossler, on Lake place.
Miss Ada Thomas is attending a
house party at Bucknell University,
L.ewisburg, Pa, during the Easter va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Holden, of
Chester, Pa, are spending the Easter
holidays with their son and wife, Mr.,
and Mrs. J. M. Holden.
Mrs. Elwood Huckel is entertaining
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Ferguson, OF
Philadelphia, and her two children
during the Easter holidays.
Miss Elsie n. Leonard is entertain
ing oyer the Easter holidays her moth
er, Mrs. |. l.. Leonard, and sister, Miss
Grace Leonard, Of Cambridge, Md.
Mrs. Burton Carpenter, of Waverly,
N. Y, has returned to her home after
visiting her daughter, Miss Laura
Carpenter, who is the drawing teacher
in the public schools of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. McQuade, OF
West Philadelphia, were weekend
visitors Of their aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Rossell, of West
Verona avenue, on Palm Sunday.
Miss Mildred Field, of Trenton Nor
NAL School, has successfully complet-
ed her ten weeks practice teaching
in Atlantic City schools, and is spend
ing the Easter vacation at Haddon.
field, N. j..
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barnett enter
tanned over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hall, of West Philadel
phia. Pa; Mr.. Joe Spradlin, Mr.. Jack
Leahy and Mr.. Buck" Lindsay of the
L.. S. S. Ohio.
Among the students who are attend
ling the State Normal at Trenton and
are home for their vacation are Mary
Clark. Gertrude Helfrich, Virginia An.
derson, Eva Risely, Edith Leeds.
Katherine Stall, Mildred Field, Geneva
Lake and Harry Lake.
Mrs. Robert Horn, ST., Mrs. August
A. Anderson, ST., Mr.. Robert Horn
Jr., and Miss Ethel Belinda" Ander-
son, all of Philadelphia, will spend the
Easter holidays as the guests of Mr..
Charles e. Boppell, at "Meadowview,'
East Edgewater avenue. Miss Ander'
son is the fiancee of Mr.. Horn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
Many Transfers Are
Shown On Tax Books
Six Thousand Bills To Be Mailed
Out SOOn-COllectOr Needs
Clerk.

With the total valuations for assess.
ment of taxes for this year amount
ing TO $3,923,761, there are about SIX
thousand tax bills to be mailed out
soon by Tax Collector Webster Price
In order to get the bills out in time
the collector will need a clerk in his
office. There were never before sc
many transfers of property to be
made as appears this ear on the rec
ords. This year the tax rate is $4.21
as against 1881 for last year.
The first half of the years tax is
due ON June list, and on this part nc
discount is allowed. On the second
half of the tax, which is due on De
cember list, a discount of three pei
cent. is allowed if it is paid on OF
before June 1st. If the second half is
paid on July LIST, the discount to be
allowed is IN per cent.
There is a penalty of eight per cent
TO be added to the first half If it Is
not paid on June LIST, and also the
same penalty on the second half If moi
paid on or before December list.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
EVENTS

The men Will give a supper at the
SeaView Baptist church this Saturday
evening, Apr. Is, from $50 to $50 o.
clock. Some supper and a big crowd
is expected.
The Boys Spelling Team of School
No. 2, sixth grade, entertained the
girls team, the winners of the spell
ing contest at a party Wednesday af-
ternoon Mrs. Frank Souder is the
teacher of the sixth grade.
Quite a number of sample copies of
the Wednesday issue of The Pleasant
vile Press We're sen out this week.
If you wish to receive ii regularly
until October first, send seventy-five
cents at once to the office.
Be sure to read the stories OF the
Men Who Are Making Pleasantville'
appearing in the Wednesday issues of
The P~leasantVille Press, and become
better acquainted with our own people.
The subject of next Wednesdays arti-
Gle will be George Nj. Bates, tax asses
sor of the Second Ward.
The committee in charge of the
Easter decorations of st. Marks
Church request persons having potted
plants or cut flowers which they will
lend or donate for the purpose, to
send them to the church ON Saturday
afternoon between 2 and 4 o'clock,
when the ladies will be present to re.
ceive them and arrange thin in place.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
NEW FIRE APPARATUS
READY FOR SERVICE

The new fire wagon, containing two
thirty-fiye gallon chemical tanks, has
been fully completed and has been put
in active service as an addition to the
city's fire-fighting apparatus, The new
wagon presents a very fine appear
ance since il had the paint and fur
nishings added to it. The most of the
work in building the body and paint
ing was done by Captain Charles
Schmidt and reflects credit to his
ability.
In addition to the two chemical
tanks, the apparatus carries 500 feet
of fire hose and 200 feet of chemical
hose. 1t is also equipped with four
MOBILES, spanners. ladders, four hand
eXtinguishers, and carries a reserve
charge of seventy gallons of chemical
for instant use.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
CRESCENT CLUB SHOOT.

The Crescent Trapshooting Club
will hold another interesting club
match on Saturday afternoon, at two
thirty o'clock, at the club traps at the
meadow end of Washington venue
There will be great rivalry displayed
in this match because of the valuable
trophy which rs to be offered the win
ner. The prize is to be a tanned deer
skin, donated by Frank Laughlin, of
Atlantic City. A similar trophy was
offered last Saturday afternoon. and
was carried home by Dory Hackett,
AS many of the old-timers are coming
back again there will be many good
scores made this week and the con
test will be close.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
Map Prepared by Engineer Raymond Thompson

The plan for the uniform number
ing of all the houses in this city is
now ready to be put in operation.
From a map of all properties prepared
by Engineer Raymond p. Thompson,
City Clerk Andrews is about to begin
the work of notifying all the property
owners of the city that their houses
must be numbered according TO the
rule laid down.
Sixty days time from the date of
receiving the legal notice is allowed
for the numbering to be completed by
the property owners. In the business
section of the city, along Main street
and Washington avenue, there is to
be a separate number allowed for
each fifteen feet of property. In the
other sections of the city the distance
allowed for each separate number will
be an average of twenty-five feet.
The division line for east and west is
to be Main street, while the division
line for north and south designations
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
Report Ready Soon
On Sewer Assessment
Commissioners Will Levy Tax
For $4,000 Against Adult
ting Properties.

1t is stated that within another
week the amount of the assessment to
be levied against abutting properties
by the Board of Commissioners ap-
pointed to assess the cost and bene-
fits of the sewerage system will be
made known. This board has held
several meetings to consider the mat
ter, and it has been decided to raise
100000 of the total cost by leyying
a direct tax on the abutting property
owners. The balance of almost $780,
600 will be raised in some other man
ner to be determined, probably by a
bond issue.
The Commissioners of Assessment
are DR.. Richard M. Sooy, chairman;
Charles D. Thompson and George Zip
pier, Jr. An ordinance is soon to be
introduced in City Council for the pur-
pose of fixing the annual rental
charges for use of the sewerage sys-
TEN. The ordinance will also provide
that all properties which abut the
sewer line will be compelled to con-
meet Herewith. While the yearly
rental has not been determined, it will
probably be around $3.50 to $40 as a
minimum charge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
BANQUET COMMITTEE TO
MEET ON MONDAY NIGHT.

The Committee in charge of the ar
engagements for the annual banquet of
the Endicott Mems Bible Glass of st.
Johns M. p. Church will hold a meet
ing at the parsonage, 219 Doughty
Road. on Monday evening. when fur
Their plans will be discussed. The
members of the committee are: Rev.
George w Toms, Jr., chairman, James
e. Ewing, Walter Cheeseman, Carl G.
Cain, Cornelius Robinson, Thompson
Smith, Bert Risley, Alfred Ang, Chris
TOPPER Casio, John r. Price, William
Mitchell and Mark Simpkins. The
annual banquet of the class will be
held IN Thursday evening, April 81, in
the church basement. No formal inyi-
tations will be sent out, but every
man who belongs to the class is urged
to be present and bring with him his
wife or lady friend. A fine program
Of entertainment will be given before
sitting down to the tables
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
MILITARY HONORS FOR
DECEASED WAR VETERAN.

Otto Hall, a World War veteran, OF
Newfield, who died at the Pine Rest
Sanitarium on Friday of last week,
will be buried this afternoon with full
military honors. The funeral will be
held at two o'clock at the parlors of
William b. Parsels and Sons, with
Rev. w. l.. Shaw officiating. The fun
eral will be under the direction of
Mainland Post, American Legion, and
the Post Auxiliary and delegations
from other Posts in Atlantic County
will also attend.
The interment will be made in Plea
santville Cemetery, in the Soldiers
Burial Plot of Joe Hooker Post, Grand
Army OF the Republic. At the GENE
terry the salute will be fired and taps
sounded by a bugler.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
ELECTION AT CORBIN CITY
TO BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY
County Board of Elections Sat This Week to Register
Voters for First and Second Wards Ninety-twO
Names Put on List-Both Republicans and Democrats
Will Be Selected for Offices.
Charles McKeague is the Candidate for Mayor

city registered, and also on Thursday
to revise and correct the registry list,
There were siXty-nine voters regis
tered in the First Ward on Tuesday,
and twenty-three voters registered in
the Second Ward. a total OF ninety
two voters.
The following candidates for office
have been announced: For Mayor,
Charles McKeague; Couneilman-at-
Large, e. l.. Tomlin; Tax Collector,
Norman Bailey; First Ward, Tax AS
SCISSOR, Samuel Champion; Chosen
Freebooter, Lee Roberts; Councilmen,
Hope w. Candy, James Smith and
Ralph Bailey. Second Ward, Tax AS
SCISSOR, West Woolie; Chosen Free
holder, Milton w. Garretson; Council
men, Edwin Bailey, Edgar Sheppard
and Henry Tussing. Politically the
candidates are pretty evenly divided
between Republicans and Democrats,
1t is not believed that there will be
any contests at this election for any
of the Offices to be filled.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
Township Merger May
Cut Down Attendance
Action Started by Hamilton
Board of Education for Erec-
ton of High School.

The action of the Board of Educa-
ton of Hamilton Township in appoint
ing a special committee to investigate
regarding the building of a new high
school building for the township may
result in cutting down the attendance
of pupils at the Pleasantville High
School for the next term. The COM
mittee named are to go over the mat
ter thoroughly and then call a public
meeting for the purpose of presenting
the facts to the people and having an
expression of opinion in the matter.
1t is pointed out that at this time
there are a number of pupils being
sem to either the Pleasantyille or At
lantic City High Schools at a consid-
cradle expense to the township, and
that this would be saved by having a
four-year course school at home. 1t
is also said hat some of the Egg Har-
Dor Township pupils, near the Hamil-
ton Township line, would attend the
new school.
The setting off of Corbin City from
Weymouth Township has started a
movement for the merger of that
township with Hamilton Township.
Residents of Risley, Dorothy, Milmay
and Estellyille and other Weymouth
Township communities are in favor
of the merger, as also are a number
of residents of Hamilton Township.
With this merger completed there
would be plenty of pupils for the new
high school. This matter may yet
have a direct bearing on the question
of a new school building in Pleasant
vile and may cause the plans for an
addition to the ~Pleasantville High
School to be changed as the cutting
down of attendance would leave more
room there than had been figured on
when the plans were adopted for the
addition
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
SHORE FAST LINE MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS AT STATIONS.

The Atlantic City and Shore Fast
Line has started TO make the improve
ments at the mainland stations in the
way of laying out flower beds and
planting trees and shrubbery. A force
of men has been at work at the Pleas
antville station for several days. Sew
eral trees have been planted and the
high bank to the westward of the sta
ton has been leveled off and graded
preparatory TO putting in flower beds
and shrubs.
The same work will be done at the
other stations between here and Som
ers Point. 1t requires several car
loads of fertilizer and a large force OF
mel to do this work, and the company
is spending a considerable sum OF
money in the work of identifying the
station surroundings.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
EASTER SERVICES AT
CENTRAL AND BETHEL

The Resurrection Message will be
the toipc for the themes of Rev. Will
liam H. Libe at the Easter services at
Central and Bethel Methodist Epis-
copal Churches on Sunday. He will
preach at Central morning and eve
ming and at Bethel in the afternoon.
Both churches will be handsomely
decorated with plants and flowers.
Mr.. T. w. Keen, formerly of North
field, will sing special numbers at the
morning service at Central. In the
evening the choir will render a spe-
cial Easter anthem.
The Misses Gordon will sing at
Bethel in the afternoon, with Mr.. Mac
Williams accompanying on the violin
and Mrs. John Soul at the organ.
There will be a special Easter offer
ing taken at both churches for the
benefit of others than the church.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY.

City Council will hold a regular
meeting on Monday night. AT this
meeting the bids are to be received
for furnishing and maintaining cleo
trio lights for the city streets for the
next five years. The successful bid
der will be required to furnish a bond
of $4,000 for the faithful perform
ance of the contract. 1t is anticipated
that the only bid for this contract
will be submitted by the Atlantic City
Electric Company, which has the pres
ent contract and which company is
the only one in this vicinity having a
plant that could furnish the current
necessary to fulfill the terms of the
contract.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15

will be Washington avenue. While
there is nothing of a legal nature to
require it, both City Council and the
Chamber of Commerce have desired
that property wne adopt a uniform
style of the numbers to be used.
Probably by the time the number
ing is completed there will be an in
spection of the city made by a United
States Postal Inspector for the pull
pose of recommending that a free city
delivery of mail be established here.
The house numbering and sidewalk
and curb improvement has held this
matter back heretofore, but City
Council is also about to complete
sidewalk work where property owners
have failed to make the improve
ments. The Chamber of Commerce
has asked Congressman Bacharach to
have an inspector sent here as soon
as possible to make a report to the
Postoffice Department, and he may be
looked for at any time, SO that a few
months will see city delivery in effect.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15

Corbin City, being that part of old
Tuckahoe lying in Atlantic County, is
to have its first municipal election
next Tuesday. The Atlantic County
Board of Elections will sit as a Dis
trict Board of Registry and Elections
TO conduct this election for the sew
eral officers who are to serve until the
next General Election in November.
On election day the polls are to be
open from seven o'clock in the morn
ing until seven o'clock in the evening.
There will be a separate ballot box
for the votes of each ward. The cleo
ton for both wards is to be held at
Steelman's store.
William Hauenstein, of Pennington,
will be the Judge; Harry Lovett, of
Pleasantville, will be the inspector,
and E. LIE Roy Adams and Edward
Ennis, also of P~leasantville, will be
the clerks of the Board. This same
Board sat last Tuesday for the pur-
pose of having the voters of the new
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
Alequippa Council
Will Enter Parade
Committee Appointed Tuesday
Night to Complete Arrange
ments-SOcial Is Planned.

At the regular meeting of Allie
quippa Council, Degree of Pocahontas,
held last Tuesday evening. it was de-
cided that the Council would partici-
pate in the monster demonstration to
be held in Atlantic City on May 4th,
when the Great Councils of New Jer-
sey Red Men and Pocahontas are in
session. The committee who will ar
range for ~Allequippa's entry in the
parade includes E.. r. Merrick, Mrs.
Stella Levin, Mrs. Maybelle Conover
and Clarence Davis.
The degree team will appear at that
time in full costume and the members
generally, who parade, will wear re-
gala. The Council will also have a
finely decorated float in line. The
parade will be held on Thursday night
and there will be an abundance of red
~fire along the line to light up the pro
cession, which Is expected to eclipse
any fraternal demonstration ever wit
messed in Atlantic City.
1t was announced at this meeting
also that the dance and social, which
it is proposed to give by the com
bined committees of ~Allequippa Craft
of Dairy Maids and Kinnewauga Loft
of Haymakers, would be held in Red
Mems Hall on the evening of Monday,
May first. For this occasion there
will be no admission charged, but all
who participate will be given en-
trance upon presentation of the pass
word of either the Dairy Maids or
Haymakers. Each member must also
wear the regalia of the order during
the evening. There will be refresh
ments served during the evening.
This affair is expected to be a very
unique one. Many of the Dairy Maids
will be attired in Bingham aprons and
~sunbonnets, while a lot of the Hay
makers will appear in o~veralls and
wide brimmed straw hats.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. +. Dougherty, Jr.,
rendered a surprise party to Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Ireland, at their home,
26 North Texas avenue, Atlantic City.
in honor of their fifth wedding ami
versary. Many wooden gifts were re-
ceived. After a pleasant evening of
music, ice cream, cake and fruit was
served. The couple had wishes for
many more years of married bliss.
The invited guests We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. +. Dougherty, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Somers, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lingo, Miss Florence Shaw, Miss Iva
Shaw, Mr.. Howard Shank and Mr.. Joe
GASIn