The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-26

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At the meeting of the Camden
Beard of Freeholders Lawyer Albert
e. Burling was elected solicitor to
succeed the late William P. Early.
Mr.. Burling was formerly assistant
prosecutor.
Oral and written tests were given
II members Of the Camden police
force in an examination for a SER
geantcy. Oscar Weaver, Oldest mar
in the service, was among those who
took the examination.
A delegation of mothers conferred
with superintendent Burns of the
Gloucester City public schools. pro-
testing their children being sent
across railroad tracks to the Brown
street school. The matter has been
referred to the school board.
James Lichtman of Mount Ephraim
avenue, Camden, was fined SO by
Recorder Shoemaker for allowing his
auto truck to stand all night on the
pike at Mount Ephraim he night be
fore without license tags or lights.
The Collingswood and West Col
lingswood fire companies are prepar-
ing for a drive for funds to defray
fall expenses.
The Parent-Teacher Association Of
Haddonfeld held it's first fall meeting
and listened to addresses by Super
vising Principal Allen Martin, Miss
Helen Woolston. principal of the high
school, and others.
Frank Sidone, twenty-six years old,
of Landisville was arrested in Cam
den on the allegation that he had TAX
en- five buses from the jurisdiction OF
the Cumberland county court after
they had been seized on a judgment
for SO, 200.
The Parkside Community Business
organized by the election of these Of
icers: President, John Eggie; vice
president, Harry Robson; secretary.
j. Hartley Bowen; treasurer. DR.. Da
vid Rhone.
William Hinchman. ffty-seven
years old. OF 403 Elm street. Camden.
died OF acute Indigestion while being
taken to Cooper Hospital. He had
been employed at the West Jersey
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widow.
With the removal of City Prosecu-
tor J. Harry Switzer and Police Court
Clerk James Smith by the Camden
city commissioners 1t was stated the
two positions are to be combined.
Bernard Bertman, a young attorney
and newspaper man, is slated to fill
the new job. He was active in the
Non-Partisan camp during the cleo
ton which bowled out the old Repub-
lican organization. Bertman recently
passed the bar examinations.
Substitution of a six-day week for
the seven-day week at the electric
and gas making plants of the Public
Service is being put into effect vol
unfairly by the companies, 1t was an
nounced at Newark. Several thou
sand men will be affected. and the
REIMBURSEMENT will be made at no re-
duction in wages. Three eight-hour
shifts at the plants and additional
men will be taken on to provide the
day off e~acr-week for an employees.
A decisive step toward acquiring a
convention hall for the city was taken
at the weekly meeting of the city
commissioners Of Atlantic City, when
Mayor Bader introduced a resolution
authorizing the advertising for sealed
proposals for sites. The action cul-
minated several years discussion and
various activities in connection with
the proposal to obtain a convention
hall for the city.
The Pitman board of trade is con-
Quoting a contest for the best answers
eEumerating the towns seven won
ders."
Miss Mildred Nesbitt, of Oxford,
Pa, has been appointed superintend-
ent of the Melville hospital to succeed
Miss Ida NJ. Cook, resigned.
A new communion table as a me-
mortal to Rev. Eugene M. Matter was
dedicated in Daretown Presbyterian
church.
Surrogate Reeves probated the will
OF Abel B. Clement, a Runnemede
farmer, leaving an estate of $6O,0O0.
The widow gets a trust fund of 100000
ard the residue Is divided among nine
children.
About one-ifth of the commercial
peach crop in New Jersey this year,
bureau officials estimate, will be the
Belle of Georgia variety.
The Aura Y. NJ. c. A. Boys Corn
Club held its annual watermelon
PARTY and groups from Swedesboro,
Pitman and Franklinville attended.
Charles Holmes, forty-six, former
teller of the Union National Bank, of
Mt. Holly, who was arrested In New
ark after being missing nearly four
years, was sentenced to two years in
Atlanta ~Penitentiary by Judge Bells
tab, at Trenton. charged with embez-
element.
One Of the few fruits that has been
canned successfully without sugar is
the Belle of Georgia peach, which New
Jersey farmers are shipping to market
this week. So rich is the flavor of
thi- peach and so well does 1t retain
this flavor that in the few years it
has been known in the markets, it has
become the most popular Of white
peaches.
DR.. E. z. Hillegass has been ap-
pointed medical inspector for the
schools of Mantua township, Glou-
cester county.
Five sewer inlets have been broken
by automobiles recently in Gloucester
City, and Mayor McNally has been in
structed by council to enforce the or