Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-10
THE LIGHTNING ROD

The Legion Convention to be held
here in September promises to be a
success. The ex-service men and their
loyal friends, the Ladies' Auxiliary,
are the class of individuals who are
workers and make things go over the
top.
The Odd Fellows and Daughters of
Rebekah plan their convention for Oc-
tober 2, 8, 4 and 5, and a crackerjack
affair it will be. There will be a
night of fun at the Ocean Pier, a
baseball game, a golf tournament, a
motor ride, a trip to sea, a movie show
and a lot of other functions" in be-
tween the business sessions. Natural
ly there will be a banquet. Chief
Charles L. Nickerson is President of
the Committee.
Yes, and what do you think? The
railroad promises to run a special
flyer from Jersey City to Wildwood
to be known as the "Odd Fellows
Flyer"
Excellent work, men of the three
links.
When will the bridge across Grassy
Sound be completed? This summer,
the freeholders say, but there is some
part of the road between Burleigh and
Grassy Sound still to be given at
tention.
The Board of Trade will donate a
loving cup to the Tennis Tournament
to be given under the auspices of the
Bachelors Club. The club of mar
ried men, mostly, longing possibly for
their freedom again.
Rev. James Dougherty, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, had a birth
day party Monday night. The Ladies'
Aid of the Church gave him the party.
A big crowd was present, too. The
amusing part Of it was no one present
seemed to know how old he is. 1t
would have been timely, from a wom-
ans point of view, to have rendered
that beautiful hymn, HE Leadeth
Me-"
Congratulations, Mr.. Dougherty.
You are doing good work.
Jackson's-The Rexall Store-re-
port One-Cent Sale of last week bet
ter than last year. Not optimism
TRUTH.
The Wapera String Band is play
ing nightly. They desire to get along.
The Odd Fellows took up a collection
for them Monday night, netting $35.
Yes, we have no prunes.
B. G.. ~Ingersoll, that is the junior
member of the undertaking establish
ment, has installed a radio outfit. He
will be receiving messages from the
other side if he keeps it up. Service,
Ell, what?
Why not open up a musical depart
ment and sell harps, Ben? Just as
well take them with you. The sup
ply may run out.
Have you seer the rogues' gallery
installed in the Police Department re-
Gently? 1t is the only one in South
ern New Jersey south of Camden and
Atlantic City. 1t was made by a
local carpenter at the request of Chief
Cobb and Detective Unfreed.
Pictures of dope peddlers, burglars,
pickpockets and a few other charac-
tiers of the underworld hang therein.
Wonderful what advancement can
be made by the police if they really
want to control crime.
To the successful passage Of Senate
Bill No. IS the credit goes to Senator
W. H. Bright and Assemblyman
Stevens, of Cape May. The Governor
vetoed it, that means refused to sign
it or any other bill relating to State
roads or highways.
This bill provides for a bridge
across Great Egg Harbor Bay at
Beasley's Point. AS yet no funds have
been provided for the erection of the
bridge, but there is hope that in the
near future there will be.
The designation of the route has the
support of Cape May and Atlantic
Counties, and these facts aided the
Senator in putting the bill across with
the committee at the special commit
tee hearing on Senate Bill No. 85.
Give him credit. He put it across.
Let's hope the bridge will be built
soon