Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-21
WEST WILDWOOD NOTES

The borough of West Wildwood is
putting curbs along Glenwood avenue
and the county is grading the street.
The work is progressing rapidly and
the main street of the borough will
soon present a fine appearance.
Fifteen hundred and forty-two We
hicles went over the West Wildwood
bridge last Sunday. The amount of
traffic was, tabulated in order that the
figures could be given to the Board Of
Freeholders. Several autos went over
the bridge several times and the
buses were also counted so the num-
Der listed on the computator is no in
dication of the number of visitors to
West Wildwood on that day.
Seymour Hummill, Robert Douglass
and John Scott had a narrow escape
from drowning last Wednesday after
noon when a small canvas boat in
which they were sailing capsized.
Soon after the young men left shore
a storm came up and the capsizing of
the boat placed them in a serious
position. In an effort to keep the
craft from sinking the youths became
nearly exhausted and only by their
sheer strength and endurance were
Trey able to reach shore.
Miss Florence Pickford, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her friend, Miss
Thelma Wall, of 425 West Wildwood
avenue
Little Dorothy Flavelle, seven year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Flavelle, is not only the champion
girl swimmer of the West Wildwood
colony, but she is also the champion
girl diver. One afternoon last week
a number of men and boys were div
ing from the Reading Railroad bridge,
a dive that is attempted only by the
best on the island. Little Miss Fla
velle caused the crowd much excite
posed a second and dived. 1t was al
fifteen seconds before she came
to the surface, some distance from
the bridge, and swan calmly to the
shore much to the relief of the spec
lie HSuluS at WSoI Ado
been very good and the anglers report
splendid catches.
James Butler, of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend in West Wildwood as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William Names,
20 A avenue. Mr.. Butler is an en-
of the Curtis Publishing Co.
The Hill Dredging Company, of At
City, will start work next week
to raise the grade of several sections
of West Wildwood. In some sections
the grade will be raised over two and
a half feet.
Mrs. Diefendeffer, Mrs. Ginler and
Mrs. Albert Michele, of Philadelphia,
are spending several days at the Ada
lene cottage on A e
Miss Marion Wright, of 5 E avenue,
was a recent Camden visitor. During
the winter Miss Wright is a student
at Camden High School.
Miss Eleanor Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lee, of Camden, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Fellows, of Tioga, and Jack
Deuser, of Darby, are staying at the
Athens, 128 Glenwood avenue, for sew
eral weeks. This is the third summer
that the Lees have spent their vaca-
ton in the colony and they are plan
ming to build here next summer.
Charles and James Mallon, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting their mother,
Mrs. James Mallon. of TAP Maple ave-
nue.. The Mallon boys have recently
returned from a motor trip to White
Rock, Mich.
There is always something doing at
Hams Casino, and every evening a
merry crowd of young folks gather at
this popular rendezvous where they
spend a jolly evening dancing. 1t is
really surprising that there are so
many musicians and jig dancers in
the colony.