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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Council Withdraws
Almshouse Support
Claim Is Made That Pleasant
vile Pays Large Proportion of
Expense for Maintenance.

After this year P~leasantville will
cease TO pay any money for the sup
port of the Atlantic County Almshouse
at Smiths Landing, except the actual
per diem charge for any INDECENT per-
son or persons it may have in charge
at the institution. This action was
taken on Monday evening, when Coun-
Gilman Stephenson introduced a reso.
luton that on and after January first
of 1928 the Atlantic County Board of
Taxation be notified not to make any
assessment for Poor Tax against Plea.
santville, as it would withdraw its
support from the Almshouse. The
city will arrange to care for any poor
people there may be within the city.
1t was asserted that five other mum,
cipalities, such as Atlantic City, Vent
nor City, Longport, Egg Harbor City
and Hammonton had heretofore with
drawn support from the institution.
This places a great burden of taxes
on the remaining municipalities that
support the institution. Pl%easantville
is paying the highest tax of any place
in the entire county at this time. Last
year, with only one person from this
city at the Almshouse, the city was
called upon to pay the sum of s3,126.-
40 for the maintenance of the institu-
ton. Councilman Stephenson said he
thought this was somewhat excessive
board for n person who was a
charge on the city. Unfortunate per
sons, who need assistance, will be Civ
en- the aid they require, but at less
expense to the city in the future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Manager Bill Cegan
Adds Another Game
Brings Pleasantville Regulars
Through Against Rex A. A..
Saturday Afternoon.

Manager William, Gegan, of the
Pleasantville Regulars, was in the box
on Saturday afternoon and pitched a
winning game, defeating the strong
Rex A. A., of Philadelphia, by a score
of III. Gegan pitched fine ball and
held the visitors safe at all stages of
the game.
The Regulars started things right at
the beginning of the game by scoring
eight runs in the first inning. Then
everybody took things very easy, scor-
ing one run each in the fourth, sixth
and eighth innings. The Rex made
their first run in the fifth inning, an
other n in the eighth and two more
in the ninth inning.
Long, Miller, Wilson and Pfaff each
succeeded in getting two hits off Ed
din and Shepk, who pitched for the
visiting team. Smith, Meyers, Car
mack, Sanders and Gegan each con
nected for one hit. Pitcher Eddlin
was the only visitor to register two
safe hi som Gegan. Bannon, Lin
der, pitcher Shepk each Sc
M AGegan.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
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there were ax -Naas3
clubs, and that neither Of them were
powerful IN politics, there should be a
reorganization. Many of the men at
this meeting were members of either
one or the other of the clubs. His
suggestion was acted Upon favorably
and the reorganization was effected
by naming former Judge Cole as
Chairman; Attorney James Butler,
who was an active candidate for Com
NOR Pleas Judge, Secretary; Lawyer
Albert MCGEE, a former Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue, Treasurer.
The new organization will oppose
Charles J. Collins as a candidate for
State Committeeman to succeed him
self at the Primary Election. The new
organization will be back of former
Prosecutor of the Pleas Charles Sum-
ner Moore for State Committeeman.
Many county men attended the
meeting and were named on the exec
utive committee, which is composed
as follows: William B. Loudenslager,
Postmaster of Atlantic City; Harry
Lovett, member of Atlantic County
Board of Elections; Louis Langham,
Postmaster of Hammonton; T. Harry
Obert, Postmaster of Pleasantville;
Andrew Orr, State Motor Vehicle Ag-
ent, at Atlantic City; former P~rosecuy
tor Charles Sumner Moore; William
Charlton, a former member of the
County Election Board; Geo. Brooks,
of Pleasantville; Charles Stewart, of
Mays Landing; Freebooter Charles M.
Kesler, of Absecon; Fred Somers, of
Galloway Township, former member of
Atlantic County Tax Board; DR.. Will
lam Thompson, of Egg Harbor Town
ship, son of former Common Pleas
Judge Joseph Thompson; James Til
ton, Louis McCorkle, Charles r. Moore
and John Fitzpatrick, of Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
AUTHORS CLUB.

The Authors Club was entertained
on Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Stebbins. Every second
week during the summer weeks the
Club will visit some Pier for their
weekly meeting, beginning with next
Tuesday.
Those present We're: Mrs. L. G. Al
ans, Mrs. Hugh M. Collins, Miss Helen
Collins, Mrs. e. C. Westcott, Mrs. H.
Frank Parker, Mrs. Chas. w. Blake,
Mrs. Daniel L. Collins, Mrs. L. B. Ry-
on, Mrs. Robert l.. Race, Mrs. Laura
Reed, Mrs. Samuel Ireland, Mrs. John
Sykes, Mrs. Charles T. Collins, Mrs.
Job c. Stebbins, Mrs. John G.. Thomas,
Mrs. Chas. S. Adams, Mrs. Jerry Gar
ton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19

Y Within the fast yesdthere have been
a number of accident cases and sick
ness, the patients being taken to the
Atlantic City Hospital, from this city
and adjacent towns. Valuable time is
lost in transporting a patient to the
Atlantic City Hospital, and If a hos
pital were established here there are
times when lives would be saved by
the prompt treatment which could be
given. Many local families have sent
their relatives to Atlantic City, when
they would have had them treated
here If a suitable institution were es-
tablished. So many have seen the
need of a local hospital that they
would willingly give funds to support
one. With the Chamber of Commerce
and the Women's Auxiliary working
in conjunction, it is believed sufficient
funds could soon be raised to have
the work started. Other organizations
would help if the movement is started.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
K|WAN|S WANTS
NAME CHANGED
Suggested to Council That Main
Street Be Called Shore Road
Once More.
School Money Provided

At the meeting of City Council held
on Monday evening, an ordinance was
introduced and passed first reading to
change the name of Main street to
Shore Road. This was done, it was
stated, at the suggestion of the Kiwa-
mis- Club, which had recently discussed
the matter and appointed a committee
to have such an ordinance passed.
While the ordinance passed first read
ing, it is not SO sure of passing either
second or third reading. Councilman
James introduced the ordinance. He
stated that the Kiwanis Club had de-
bated that every little town had it's
Main street, and that the name Shore
Road was n hat everybody was
familiar with, as the New York-Cape
May road was known as the Shore
Road for its entire length except
through this city.
Councilman Stephenson opposed the
ordinance for several reasons, one of
which is hat the Street Committee
has just spent $50 to have new street
signs painted and erected along Main
street this year, and they would have
rea = srame of the
Ntald
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Jefries Club.
FISHING PARTY.

Capt. and Mrs. Chas. w. Blake en-
~tertained at a Fishing Party on Satur-
day at Great Bay, leaving the landing
at Oyster Greek early in the morning.
The party landed at Gravelly Point at
noon and enjoyed to the fullest extent
a delicious lunch. Capt. John Higbee,
of Leeds Point, and Wilbert Higbee,
OF the Federal Reserve Bank of Phila-
delphia, supervised the fishing activi-
ties and received commentator for
the splendid luck of the fishermen.
Capt. Higbee says if a party hooks
only forty-iye, it is a small day. A
large amount of sunburn was also
accumulated.
Those attending were DR.. and Mrs.
Arthur C. Morgan, and Miss Margaret
Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Thomas,
Miss Mida c. Blake, Capt. and Mrs. G.
w. Blake, Wilbert Higbee, Capt. John
Higbee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
THOMAS M.

Thomas NJ. Giberson, aged seventy
nine years, died on Saturday at his
home at Leeds Point. The funeral is
to be held this Tuesday afternoon, at
n o'clock, from his late residence.
Services will be held at two o'clock in
the Leeds Point Presbyterian Church,
and interment will be made in the
Presbyterian Cemetery. Members of
Aurora Lodge of Odd Fellows, Oneida
Tribe of Red Men, White Swan Coun-
Gil, Degree of Pocahontas, and crews
of the United States Coast Guards are
to attend the funeral services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
and South on Main
thing but light during d

and South on Main
thing but light during {
the actual number of mael
ing the corner intersection was~ysfri
over one thousand at most any hour
of the day.
There has recently been a revival of
the talk for the widening and extern
sion of Franklin avenue, at least from
Verona avenue to Absecon. This
would relieve the congestion greatly,
as cars bound to and from Philadel-
phia and New York would mostly take
that street If it were cut through, leav-
ing Main street, to the regular bust
ness and pleasure traffic of those who
live in this vicinity. If something is
not done in the near future, there will
be such congestion especially on Sat
urdays and Sundays that traffic must
crawl instead of move freely. AS it
is now many machines driven by local
drivers acquainted with the location,
use the New Road between here and
Absecon, instead of travelling on Main
street.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Crescent Members
Are Rather Inactive
Business, Baseball and Fishing
Prevent Usual Attendance at
Saturday Matches.

AT this season of the year business,
baseball and fishing keep many of the
old timers from attending the weekly
shoots at the traps of the Crescent
Trapshooting Club. Last Saturday
Sherwood Risley was the only local
member shooting. There were several
of the Atlantic City members and Wis
itors, however, to enter the contests.
1t was a nasty day for blue rock
shooting and the targets seemed to
move faster than usual, with lowering
clouds and rain at frequent intervals,
making the sport anything but desira-
bic Notwithstanding this several
very good scores were made. Powers
came through with n perfect string
of % and three strings of "a to his
credit. Hackett made two strings of
25 each, but in the other two of the
hundred targets he only registered "a
and Is, which pulled him down well
below his usual score. The third man
on the list was Resell, who came
through with a total of 80 out of 100.
considered very good for the weather
conditions.
The scores follow:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
LEEDS-PE

On Saturday evening at nine o'clock,
at the residence of Rev. John r.
Price, on Noah's Road, Lorenzo Leeds.
of this city, was married to Miss
Agnes Perkins, of Egg Harbor Town
ship. The groom is the son of John
and Nettie Leeds, and the bride is the
daughter of William o. and Mary E.
Perkins. Present at the ceremony
were Miss Goldie Smith, of Oceanyille,
and Mr.. Jesse Matthews, OF Red Bank.
The couple will make their home in
this city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19

The Jeffries team of the Atlantic
City Industrial League visited Somers
Point on Sunday, and the result of the
game there was 10 in favor of the
city team. This is the 18th consecu-
tive game the Jeffries Club, otherwise
known as the Painters, have won this
season. Somers Point, up to this
game, had won eight straight victo-
ries.
Johnny Jackson, late of the Hagers-
town Blue Ridge League Team, pitch
ed for the Jeffries team and only al
lowed the Somers Point nine one lone
hit during the game. Jeffries secured
their only tally in the second inning
on punched hits off Hentz, who was
on the mound for Somers Point. This
winning run was made by pitcher
Jackson. The summary:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
.Solons will Hold
|. Adjourned Meeting
Friday Evening City Rulers viii
Discuss Problem of Rentals
for Sewer Service.

City Council decided on Monday
night to hold an adjourned meeting
this Friday night. The principal mat
ter to be discussed at that time will
be the yearly rentals to be charged
property owners for the use of the
sewerage system. Final action will
not be taken at this meeting, but Coun-
Gil will go into the proposition nj
have the ordinance in shape to be
passed Immediately after the Sewer
age Commissioners make their report
to Council as to what amount is to be
raised by direct assessment for the
sewerage improvement, so that the
amount to remain for a bond issue
can be determined. The yearly rental
Concluded on page 81
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Warehouse Burned
On Saturday Night
Alarm Came in Near Midnight
Cause of Fire Supposed to be
Spontaneous Combustion.

An alarm of fire was sounded on
Saturday night at about a quarter of
twelve o'clock, when smoke was dis
covered issuing from the warehouse
in the rear of the Best Silk Mill, on
West Mulberry When the
alarm came into the fire house Chief
w. ]. Hudson, Assistant Chief Walton
Risley and other volunteer firemen
were still in the house. Because OF
the number at the house there was no
delay in getting the apparatus out and
the firemen were soon on the scene.
There was no blaze showing outside
when the firemen arrived, but the
house was filled with dense smoke.
AS soon as an opening was made to
fight the fire the blaze appeared
through the roof. 1t did not take long
to get the fire under control. The
loss was estimated at about three hun
dred dollars on the building and stock,
caused mainly by water.
from the nature OF the nfe, which
had apparently been smouldering for
a long time, it is believed the cause
was spontaneous combustion. 1t can
not be accounted for in any other way.
The property on which the building
stands was owned by the local Cham
Der OF Commerce and leased to the
Best Silk Mill until recently, when it
was sold to Louis C. Allen and others,
who contemplate erecting a number of
houses on the property in the near
future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
PICNIC AT LILY LAKE.

Employees of the Atlantic City Elec,
trio Light Company, numbering over
a hundred and fifty, journeyed to Lily
Lake on Saturday, where a picnic was
enjoyed. Superintendent George Leech
was in charge. Baseball, sack C
running races and outdoor athletics
OF all kinds were participated in by
the electric people.
In the evening a dance was held.
Automobiles conveyed the party to the
picnic grounds. Employees from the
Pleasantville and Ocean City branches
also attended.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
LOCAL OFFICE
FOR EXPRESS
Matter Now Before Interstate
Commerce Commission, After
Business Mems Appeal.
Expect Decision Soon

After taking the matter of a local
express office up with the railroad Off
Gals and having a check made of bus
mess that comes into and goes out of
this city via Atlantic City at present,
the business men who started the
movement for an office here expect to
have n established in the neal fu-
ture. One of those directly interested
in the matter said recently that he ex-
pected to see a local office of the
American Railway Express Company
opened before the fifteenth day of
August.
Some people who send and receive
considerable express matter and who
found it inconvenient to have their
express business transacted through
Atlantic City, took the matter up with
railroad officials a few weeks ago, and
later the matter was under considera-
ton by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Reports have been received
that the appeal of the business men
will be favorably- acted upon.
Prior to the World War There was
express offices in this city, but when
the railroad and express business was
taken over during the war, the local
office was discontinued and all express
matter was forwarded and received
through the Atlantic City office. This
PRACTICE still continues with a small
exception. The express for Pleasant
Vile carried during the late afternoon,
nigbt and early morning is first re-
cesyed at Atlantic City and carried
here by an automobile truck. The
midday express matter is received here
by the driver hs automobile and
delivered b t going through
the AtlG {.
F bwn considera-
blf Nqortance since
~sN
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19

t tnsSs& Ts Ss s asSs it y me fa !.
ture it could be kil\ed on the second
or third reading. after the people had
time to think oven the proposed
change.
The Board of School Estimates noti-
fed City Council that there was need
ed at this time the sum of $4,000 to
tur avenue to be used for the erection
of a new school building. The option
expired on Tuesday morning at eleven
o'clock. Councilman James moved
that the request of the Board of Esti-
mates be complied with and the mon
ey provided by borrowing it from the
Sinking Fund. 1t was stated that a
little later the Board of Estimates
would advertise for the bids for the
new school house, and then when the
total cost was a~scertained Council
would be asked for the money to COM
plete the building and the loan now
asked for would be returned to the
Sinking Fund. The entire Board of
Estimates signed the request to City
Council this time, showing that har-
mony has been restored in the school
matter.
George Robinson, of Lyons Court,
appeared before Council and had an
adjustment made in his taxes for last
year. He had been called upon by
both P~leasantville and Egg Harbor
Township to pay taxes, and had not
paid either bill because of complica-
tions. His property lies partly in each
municipality. Among other bother
some things, when Robinson went to
vote last year he was denied that right
by both the city and Egg Harbor
Township. The division line passes
through his kitchen. He now has mat
tiers in shape so that he can vote this
year.
The City Clerk was ordered to pay
W Cldy tOn lnSClooi IhC ohh YN-
for property taken by the city on
which to construct a part of the storm
water drain.
By resolution it was provided that
the charge for connections to the sew
erage system be fixed at $14 for SER
vice connections running from the
main to the curb line.
The Library Trustees requested the
sum Of $50 with which to purchase
new books. This matter was laid over
until the next meeting of Council, to
ascertain if the appropriation would
warrant this expenditure.
Mrs. Andrews presented a claim for
$40 as damages to her clothing caused
by water, while she was passing the
fire house on the evening of June 18th.
She claimed the fireman who was
sprinkling the city lawn had allowed
the water to ruin her dress. The fire.
man was said to have explained that
he had shifted the bose to avoid strik-
ing an automobile, and had not seen
the people passing on the other side
of the ar. Council ordered the bill
to be paid when properly sworn to.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
TRAVEL
BROKE RECORDS
Automobiles Travelled Main st.
at Rate of Nine Hundred or
Over Per Hour.
Policeman Kept Busy

1t is estimated that the Sunday af-
ternoon and early evening traffic on
Main street, going North, beat all for
mer records, as by actual count there
were about nine hundred cars passing
the intersection of Washington avenue
and Main street in an hour. This was
only counting the ears that came from
Atlantic City by way of the Meadow
Boulevard and turned into Main street
from Verona avenue. No count was
taken of the cars which came from
Franklin avenue into Washington ave-
nue and then turned into Main street
at the busy intersection.
Police Sergeant Naylor was on duty
at the corner directing traffic from
four o'clock until eight o'clock and
several counts were made. The count
that gave the hourly rate of passage
of machines was based on four hun
dred and fifty automobiles which pass
ed North in thirty-one minutes. 1t
Woo odio ct jim ILL dut Ii TIC dllcI-
noon that If all the machines had been
stopped at one time, it would have
been possible to have walked on auto
mobile roofs almost continuously from
the tracks of the Reading Railroad on
Main street4ou to- the second bridge
on the Meadow Boulevard.
When the safety gates of the West
Jersey and Reading Railroads. were
down to permit trains to pass, the cNn-
gestion vas more noticeable. Ere
quent trains passed through the city
and every time one went through the
line of automobiles reached from the
Reading tracks down Main street and
around the corner of VeroTE- genue.
There were times when s3ma 49,,
machines were caught Betwaeu en
safety gates, but Of course or .ne
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
CHURCH PAYS NOTE.

st. Johns Methodist Protestant
Church paid off, on Monday, a note
that was held by the First National
Bank, in full. The pastor, Rev. George
w. Toms, Jr., wishes to thank all who
assisted in making the payment of
this note possible.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Democrats Discuss
Election Matters
Representatives From All Parts
of Atlantic County Meet and
Form New Organization.

Democrats representing almost ev-
cry section of Atlantic County held a
meeting in Atlantic City on Saturday.
TO discuss matters pertaining to the
Primary Election to be held in Sep
and to form a new organiza-
ton. 1t was rumored before the meet
ing that ii had been called to oppose
the candidacy of Governor Edwards
for United States Senator, but this
was denied when the meeting started.
Postmaster William B. Loudenslager,
OF Atlantic City, in a speech %introduc-
ing Clarence L. Cole as the Chairman.
said "The idea of calling this meeting
is to try to clean up the Democratic
situation in Atlantic County,"
cs9irWan Cole explained that the
citing together was to
spge in the party
Ynty. There
HtanNn.cfnoa
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19

There is a Small matter which Some
of III subscribers have Seemingly
forgotten. To us 1t is necessary in
our business. We are very modest
and do not wish to Speak of 1t.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
sc too Thompson -.

to send by express tl,..N. Id oe too
perishable to lay in an office over
night, and this must happen when the
express matter for ~Pleasantville goes
to Atlantic City first. The same rule
applies to matter that people here
desire to ship to outside points. The
train service is frequent enough thru
this city to insure speedy delivery of
express matter SEN from a local office
or received at a local office.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
GIVEN
TO HOSPITAL
Chamber of Commerce Will Take
Up Matter With Pleasantville
WOmen's Auxiliary Soon.
Some Money Available

The matter of a hospital for this
city, which was discussed at the last
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,
will receive further support at the
next meeting of that organization.
When the matter was brought up at
the last meeting some of the members
were enthusiastic over the proposition,
but others~thought that a hospital was
too costly and undertaking to tackle
just at this time. Since the meeting
it has been learned that there is al
ready a Women's Auxiliary working
for a hospital, and that the women
had been at work for a long period of
time.
In a letter to The Pl~easantville
Press, the officers of the Women's
Auxiliary stated that prior to the
World Wan the hospital movement had
been taken up and considerable money
had already been subscribed. When
the war came on the women dropped
the hospital work for war work and
the money they had received was de-
posted in a local bank on interest.
Now that the women again have the
time to devote to hospital work they
are willing to start in to increase their
funds.
Everybody comedies that Pleasant
vile has grown to the extent that a
hospital is essential. 1t is not expect
ed that right at the start there will be
an imposing structure erected, or a
Tge corps of physicians and nurses
I'D, but the idea is to get started
a small building with one
resident nurses, and grn
ase the staff as fun
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