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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
Anniversary
Of AIlequippa Lodge
Great Chiefs VIII Attend Affair
On Tuesday Evening Next =
Officers to be Installed.


The second anniversary OF Allequlp-
pa Council, Degree OF Pocahontas.
will be celebrated in Red Mems Hall
on Tuesday evening. The board OF
Great Chiefs will be present on this
occasion. Luncheon will be served
from s TO s ?. IA. in the spacious room
on the third floor. Allequippa Council
was Instituted in July. 1921, with -
members. and al The present time has
a membership OF 276. The phenome-
nal growth has been due 10 the social
activities of the members and the ben
efeiaI features of The order.
Delegations will be present from
Natoaca Council. Of Atlantic City.
Nakomis Council. Wildwood; White
Swan Council, Leeds Point; Natrona
Council. Ocean City; Silver Moon
Council Somers Point. and Councils
oil Audubon. Egg Harbor City and
Hammonton.
The following officers will be in
stalled by District Deputy Lulu Grim:
Prophecies. Marie Markee; Pocahon-
tas. Estella Levin; Wenonah, Gertie
Gaunt: Powhatan, Bessie Betterton.
Other officers are as follows: Keeper
of Records. Maybelle Conover; Col
lector of Wampum. Zelda Hambleton;
Keeper of Wampum, Elizabeth
Barnes; Trustees, Ella Cassidy, Mary
Crothers. Mrs. Barnett.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
REGULARS CHANCE
FOR SECOND PLACE
Winning of This Saturday and
Sunday Games Would Place
Local Team Next to Top.
CHANCE FOR REMNANT

Notwithstanding the hard luck at
Atlantic County Baseball League, the
Pl|easantville Regulars still have an eX-
cellent chance of coming in for the
League pennant this year again. So
far the Regulars have lost five games
and won four. Somers Point, the
leader now, has won seven games and
lost three. while Melrose. standing
second now, has won five games and
lost four.
This Saturday Bobby" Mclean will
pitch for the Regulars when the Ham
monitor team will be played on the
local diamond. On Sunday Dump"
Adams will be in action on the mound
at Atlantic City when the Regulars
will meet the Melrose team. Ii the
Regulars can win both of these games
it would land them in second place.
This is now the crucial time for the
local team. Defeat Saturday and Sun
day would mean a lot to them and
they will play the best ball they know
how in these games.
The complete League schedule for
Saturday and Sunday is as follows:
July 7-Somers Point VS.. Mays
Landing, at Mays Landing; Harmon
ton VS.. P~leasantville, at Pleasantville;
Egg Harbor VS.. Atlantic City, at Ham
monitor.
July 8-Pleasantyille VS.. Atlantic
City at Atlantic City; Mays Landing
vs.. Hammonton, at Somers Point;
Somers Point VS.. Egg Harbor, at Egg
HArhnT
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
Three Teachers Are
Selected By Board
Contracts Awards for Plumbing,
Heating and Electrical Work
for Leeds Ave. School.

Mrs. Harry Lovett, Jr., who before
her marriage was Miss Sara Hicks,
daughter OF Rev. Thomas H. Hicks, a
recent pastor of Salem NJ. E. Church,
was elected a teacher in the High
School, at the meeting OF the Board
of Education held last Tuesday night.
She will teach bookkeeping and math-
ematics. Other teachers selected were
Miss Isabella Elliott. of Philadelphia,
who will teach the third grade at
School No. l, and Miss Fern L. Allen,
OF Ithaca, N. Y. who will teach Eng
fish the coming year al the High
School.
Plans for the opening of the new
Decatur Avenue Grammar School in
September were discussed, as we'll as
the question of school supplies for the
coming school year. Repairs are 10
be made in some instances and addi-
tional equipment added.
Contracts We're signed for the awar-
ding of the general. electrical, heating
and ventilating work at the proposed
Leeds avenue bungalow type of school,
which will be erected very shortly.
John J. Green was awarded the gen
eral contract; Charles j. Miller, the
electrical contract; Currie & Co., the
heating and ventilating contract, and
Frank Walsh the plumbing contract.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
Another Victim Of
Trolley Collision
Shore Road Accident Sends Som
ers Point Man to Atlantic CITY
Hospital Tuesday.

Coming right on top of the Main
street tragedy, in which the lives of
three persons were snuffed out recent
~, there vas another collision on
Tuesday between a Suburban trolley
and an automobile, in which Alexan-
der Saburn, an insurance agent, of
Somers Point, was injured. Saburn
was driving along the Shore road near
Bakersville, when he struck the car.
His machine was badly damaged and
he was injured. He was at first re-
ported to be fatally hurt, but later re-
ports show that he is not so badly
hurt. Saburn has but one arm, and
two motorcycles along the road caus-
ed him TO turn out suddenly in the
path OF an approaching trolley car
A fye-ton Acme truck, owned by c.
S. Starn, of Pleasantville, was partly
wrecked when it rolled down a 20-foot
embankment near Atco. early Tuesday
morning. The truck, which was load
ed with produce, and driven by Mer-
Ger Baird, of Pleasantville, was on its
way to Atlantic City, when a Buick
roadster, driven by L. S. Bowers, of
Columbia, Pa, attempted to pass be-
tween the truck and another ar. The
roadster's rear wheel struck the front
wheel of the truck and swerved it
sharply to the right. The big truck,
with its heavy load, crashed through
the heavy rail guard and plunged
down a steep bank.
The Buick was badly damaged and
towed to a garage at Waterford for
repairs. Parties in both cars were
badly shaken up, but none seriously
N iI1rpd
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
COMMUNITY HALL
PROJECT REVIVED
Active Work to be Started This
Fall for Necessary Funds to
Provide Building.
PLANNING SEVERAL BENEFITS

Ii persistent efforts will count then
Absecon will have its community hall
this winter sure. The matter was
taken up several months ago and then
allowed to drag along for a time. At
the last meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce it was stated that nothing
would be done until a later date. Now.
however, interest has been revived
and The matter is receiving consider
able attention ar the hands Of a com
been made by the Women's Republi-
can Club, which started this move
ment. that every club appoint three
members or a general committee.
That every organization might have
q hand in the work Of placing such a
building in this city. q request has
been made by the Women's epublican
Club. which started this movement,
that every club appoint three members
on q general committee.
We want it understood that the
building viii be strictly a community
affair" Mrs. Conover stated. built
for Abseconites. One of our main
reasons for desiring it is so that the
young folks might have a place where
they car enjoy clean amusements.
Then, if any of u clubs desired to
have a dance. we hope the building
would be large enough 10 take care of
it."
Early in the fall the first gun of
the Community Building campaign
will be fired when the women of Alb
secon will give a Minstrel show. A
cantata also is being arranged.
Every club from Che Absecon sci
entifc Radio Research Association to
the Chamber of Commerce is being
urged 10 put its shoulder behind the
wheel, and push"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
Kiwanis Club Holds
Patriotic Meeting
Civil War Veterans Were Special
Guests at mathematician
By Lieutenant Voelker.

The local Kiwanis Club celebrated
Fourth OF July with a patriotic gather
ing at which tine several Civil War
veterans We're special luncheon guests.
They included Job / Risley. Charles
MeCracken. Job Stebbins. Nj. Truirt
and Mr.. Miller. They were taken 10
the Country Club by Mayor Charles
E. Jackson. Lieutenant Carl II. Voel-
ker. q veteran OF The Spanish-Ameri-
ean and World Wars. delivered a pa
triotic address.
The attendance prize awarded By
John H. Weaver. was Won bg Dr. 3.
n. Price. Each member OF the club
and each guest was presented with an
American flag.
The baseball game ct the Pleasant
vile kiwanis Club team ana The mem
bers Of the Melville team viii be
played on Tuesday evening. July 10.
II will begin at s O'Clock and will take
place at the Mortified Country Club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
SALEM CHURCH NOTES.

At the Mems Club. this Friday night,
a rehearsal will be held in preparation
for the Sunday evening service. July
Is, when the men will occupy the
choir seats and lead the congregation
in song.
The ushers for July are as follows:
Morning. Harry Brown. George Zip
pier. Albert E. James; Evening. Ferdi-
nand Stadler. Harry Umbrine.
Last Sunday was a day of unusual
interest at Salem Church. A large
number partook of the Holy Commun-
ion. and twenty-one persons united
with the church in the following
groups: BY letter from the churches
Sarah E. Scull, Hannah ]. Scull. Lii
liam C. Scull, Wilbur Huckel, Grace
Vielhauer. Florence E. McCaughrean.
S. Monroe VanSant, Jr. From prepar-
atory membership: Helen Walker,
Dorothy May Risley. On profession of
faith: John McCaughrean, Elizabeth
McCaughrean. Hazel McCaughrean,
John Andrew McCaughrean. Robert
McCaughrean. Elizabeth S. McCaugh-
rean. John Aspinall, Ethel Aspinall.
Edna Aspinall, Mildred Lee. Ruth
Lawrence, Edward Risley.
At the morning service. the Rev.
Alpha G. Kynett. D. D., n of the sec
retaries of the Board of Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension, a friend
of the pastor. gave the Communion
address and assisted in administering
the Sacrament. DR.. Kynett. whose
home is in Philadelphia. is summering
at Ocean City.
II is expected that others will be
received into church membership next
SUNDAY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
ST. JOHNS (. E. SOCIAL.

The monthly business meeting and
social o. 81. Johns Christian Endeav-
on Society was held on Monday eve.
ming, with the new president. Cornell
Us Robinson. presiding. One new
member was received inc Associate
Membership Good reports were rem
dered By all committees. Some OF The
new committee chairmen gave an out.
line o. heir plans. which il is hoped
vii BE- 9t much benefit 10 the Society.
The Society voted 10 assist in raising
money 20 defray part Of the expense
o. The County Delegate. Miss Clara
Jeffries. who is to attend the Interna-
tional c. f. Convention at Des Noines.
Iowa.
4 very pleasant social hour follow
ed, with refreshments served by the
Social Committee. under the direction
OF Mrs. Peter Horton, chairman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
CLUB PARTY.

The "Carefree Club" held a birthday
and 4th of July party at The home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Payne. New
road and Woodland avenue, Tuesday
evening, July 3. Those present were.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Henry. M. and
Mrs. Fred Guthoff. Mr.. and Mrs. YIN.
Hess, Miss Antoinette Malaresta. Nj.
John Guthoff, Mr.. George Gufhoff.
Miss Maria Payne, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Payne.
Many beautiful and useful presents
were received by the host and hostess.
a very enjoyable evening was spent.
after which they retired 10 The nicely
decorated dining room. where lunch
con was served.
The next meeting OF the "Garefree
Club" will be held at Mr.. and Mrs.
Vim. Hess's.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
SHOOT.

A 50-bird contest took place at the
old race track al Hammonton on July
4th. The weather was all that could
be desired for the occasion. Messrs.
Smith and Crane, of Elwood, were the
hosts for the occasion, and everybody
was well pleased with the results.
There were three classes, A, B, and c,
and three prizes for each class. The
Crescent Club, of Pleasantville, was
well represented and carried off their
share of the prizes.
In A Glass: Risley first, Hackett
second, Crane third.
In B Class: DeWalt first, Birdsall
second, Campanella third.
In c Glass: Green first, Was sec
ond, Godfrey third.
Risley, Hackett and DeWalt were
high guns with AT each to their credit,
Smith and Crane 46 each.
Following the 50-bird contest, there
was a special prize given by r. Smith
to the highest gun at 10 targets from
a trap at unknown angles. Hackett
and Birdsall tied at 10 straight. In
the shoot-off, Hackett 8, Birdsall 8.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
MONUMENT
WAS DEDICATED
Shaft Erected in Memory of At
lantic County Patriots Who
Fought Against England.
BIG PARADE WAS HELD

Fourth OF July was a big day at
Somers Point and the principal occur
renee was the formal dedication and
unwilling of the monument to the
memory of the Atlantic County pa
triots who served in the War of 1872.
There was a parade during the morn
ing hours in which soldiers of the
Civil, Spanish American and World
wars participated, dressed in the uni
forms of their day. The navy was rep
resented also by sailors in uniform.
Several floats were in line gaily dec
GRATED with flags and representing
famous happenings in the history of
the United States. Music was fur
nished by the Somers Point Firemen's
Band.
Judge Higbee was the orator and in
his address lauded the part of the
founders of Somers Point played in
the War for independence, and the
War of 1872. He declared Lieut.. Rich
ard Somers, who died in the service
of his country in the war with Tripoli,
as great as Jones, Hopkins or Decatur.
The speaker warned against the adj
mission OF TOO many immigrants. de
claring that in time they would out.
number the people of the country.
Speaking of the Eighteenth Amend
ment, he asserted he was fearful that
if was a mistake, and a milestone
around the necks of the American PEG
pie. He said that liberty did not mean
that rum could be used in excess here
as those who came to this country
could get plenty OF it where they first
lived.
Mrs. Stewart H. Shinn, regent OF
Century Chapter. L. 5. Daughters OF
1872, who had the monument erected
presided during the exercises, which
we're opened by the playing OF The
Star Spangled Banner" The pledge
Of allegiance to the flag followed. Rev
Louis D. Stultz, pastor OF Bethany NJ
E. Church, gave the invocation. 4
Kenneth Frambes, a descendant of the
first commander of the old fort, Capt
John r. Scull, unveiled the monument
II was presented to the city by Mrs
Shinn and accepted by George Rob
erts, President of City Council, repre-
senting Mayor Charles E. c. Steel
man.
Rev. r. B.. Mahoney, patsor of the
Somers Point Baptist Church, gave the
b~enediction. A salute was fred by sis
members of American Legion Pos
No. 2 and the exercises came to E
close with taps.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
NEWS

Mrs. Mary Woods and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vim Halteman and daughter motored
TO Philadelphia to attend the wedding
of Miss Ethel Buck to Mr.. VIM. Heller,
both of Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. Sherwood Risley and Mrs.
Walter ". Whitman are attending the
School for Church Workers and Sun
day School Workers of the Protestant
Episcopal Church 1t Princeton Sem
mary, Princeon, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cooper. of Phil
adelphia, were guests over the holt
day OF Mrs. Cooper's mother, Mrs.
Frank Clark, on East Bayview e
Mrs. Cooper will be remembered as
formerly Miss Mabel lavish.
Mr.. Thomas Brooke, of Is f. Bay
view avenue, is leaving today with his
wife and family for a three months
visit to England, where they will visit
their relatives and places of interest.
They will return home about the mid
die of October.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Kline and daugh-
ter Delma went to Philadelphia on
Saturday to attend the wedding of
William Heller and Miss Ethel Buck.
On Sunday they journeyed to Rogers
ford, Pa, to visit an aunt, Mrs. John
Favinger. They are now entertaining
the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Barnes,
Mrs. Margaret Osborne, Mrs. Marga-
ret Bassett of Pleasantville, and Mr.
Edward Stocks, of Darby, Pa, motor
ed TO Toms River Sunday, July LIST,
and witnessed the dedication of the
Convalescent home for the disabled
soldier boys of the Fourth District.
Miss Marjorie Thomas and Miss
Ada Thomas entertained at a house
party over the Fourth at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Thomas, Verona avenue Included in
the party were Miss Frances Maxwell,
Miss Ruth Maxwell, Miss Alice NJ.
French, Alfred Carr, Russell Wood
and Sam Richard. All except Miss
French are from Germantown. They
motored to this city.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
RECOVERING FROM OPERATION.

Mrs. Emory W. Helfrich, nee Mil
dred Smith Upton. is confined to the
Atlantic City Hospital, where she is
slowly recovering from an operation
performed on her lower limb by Dr..
Theodore Senseman. Mrs. Helfrich
was struck by a Shore Fast Line troll
ley car four years ago, having her leg
broken and receiving numerous lacer-
ations in back of her head and through
the body. Il is expected that the re
moval of the steel plate which was
screwed to the broken bone immedi-
ately after the accident. will give the
patient sufferer better health in the
near future. Mrs. Helfrich is the
proud mother of two small children,
Mildred Margaret, ), and Emory Hell
frich, Jr., 8. Friends are invited to
visit the patient at the hospital be
tween 2 and 8 p. m. and I and 9 p. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
The standing Of the contestants at this
CONTEST RULES.

J. ANY girl over Is years of age is ell
gible To enter this contest.
>. Votes will be by ballot only. This
ballot 10 be cut from The Pleasantyille
Press.
3. The nominating ballot win count 100
votes. each ballot thereafter counting 10
votes. Additional votes may be secured
by securing paid up subscriptions to The
PIeasantvllle Press. Six months sub
scription costing S1.00 viii count 500
votes, yearly subscription costing $500
viii count l.q0e votes.
L.. The five securing the highest num-
Der Of votes at the close Of the contest,
VIII appear before a jury Of five disinter-
ested persons, who viii select from the
number Miss Pleasantville'. The re-
naming four viii be aids TO Miss Pleas
antville'.
). All entrants must personally register
at the office of The P~leasantville Press,
and if possible leave photograph with
their entry. This photograph will be re-
turned at a later date.
6. The contest will close at . p. m.
Saturday. August 25th.
7. All names must be written in a legi-
bile manner, and the committee reserve
the right to reject any entry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
w NEW STORES.

Two new business enterprises. Of
Atlantic City, have recently located in
this city at 1S1 South Main Street
They are the Paul Music and Gift
shop and Irelan ]. Doughty, jeweler.
Tbey have taken the store Jointly.
The music and gift shop carries a full
line of talking machine records, and
all that is latest in dance and song.
Also a stock of stationery, or1dge
scores, desk sets and greeting CARDS.
Doughty is well known through MS
slogan Gifts That Last. He carries
a full line of watches and clocks Of
all standard makes as well as silver
ware. ivory goods and articles suita-
BILE for wedding or anniversary gifts.
He makes a speciality of expert watch
and clock repairing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
NORTH P'VILLE BEATEN.

North P%leasantville Baseball Team
suffered another defeat on Fourth of
July afternoon, when they were beat
en- by the Port Republic team. at the
latter place. The score was 81.
jim Ferris work on the hill featur-
ed. when he breezed fifteen men.
Channels also did well on the mound.
He held the losers to a quartet of bin
giles. Errors also proved costly to the
losing aggregation. One in the third
and two in the fifth accounted for the
victory of the Port Republic nine.
Score by innings:
n. P'ville ...00000010O-1 1 3
Port Republic 00102OO00-3 10 l
Batteries: Ferris and Loyeland,
Channels and Leek.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
GOVERNMENT PLANNING TO
TAX ADVERTISING SIGNS

The following item OF news will
probably be OF great interest to Abse-
con residents who have been fighting
the erection OF advertising signs in
that town: a new source Of revenue
probably will be proposed at the next
session OF Congress by Senator Curtis,
OF Kansas. Republican whip OF the
Senate. Senator Curtis says he has
given much thought 10 billboards and
signs. which are spring up ike mush-
rooms along the highways, as q legiti-
mate subject for Federal taxation, and
virtually had decided 10 urge a tax
upon them based on the square foot
Of space in each. Senator Curtis
thinks such a tax would not impose
q burden upon the public
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
MISS BRADLEY
MAINTAINS LEAD
Mrs. Malinda Fennell Jumps Into
Fourth Place This Week With
Subscriptions and Coupons.
OTHERS MAKING GAINS

Miss Ethel N. Bradley still holds
first place in the contest for Miss
P~leasantYille'. Second and third
places are retained respectively by
Miss Anna Lorine Boice and Miss
Eleanor Conover. Mrs. Malinda Fen
nell takes fourth place this week and
Miss Edythe E. Baker drops back to
fifth place. Nearly every contestant
made consistent gains this week and
the interest in the contest is growing
each week as the time draws nearer
to the finish. More and more contest
coupons are being returned each week
and subscriptions continue to come in
for the favorites.
The standing OF the contestants at this
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bennett an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Georgeanna, to Mr.. Norman
Adams, both of Pleasantville. The
young couple are well known along
the mainland and have a host of
friends who are showering them with
congratulations.
The wedding will take place in the
early fall.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
HURT BY TORPEDO.

By the explosion OF a miniature tor
pedo with which she planned TO cele-
brate the Fourth or July. Ruth Gas
kill. S-year-old daughter OF Berdell
Gaskill was badly injured. She had
bitten the end Of the explosive.
Several OF the child's teeth were
torn out By the explosion, and balls
OF fire We're shot into her throat. She
was picked up by motorists. who wit
messed the accident. and rushed TO the
Office OF Dr.. Robert VI. Grier for treat
ment, after which she vas taken 10
her home.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
w. C. T. U. RALLY.

The Atlantic County ". c. T. e.
will hold their annual Summer Rally
Thursday, July -. at Lily Lake Park.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged with Rev. Marina Poulson, of
Ventnor Congregational Church. as
one Of the speakers. Dinner will be
provided or a box lunch can be taken.
Pl|easantville Union members are re-
quested to meet automobiles leaving
Absecon at 1890 a. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
LOCAL EVENTS

During July and August the Public
Library will be open Monday and
Friday, from 8 until 5, and Wednesday
from $50 10 $50 p. m.
Missing from his home in Atlantic
City. since April "a. 1928, Charles E.
Ernest, Jr.. aged Is years, weighs 155
lbs. height 5 #. 6 in, dark eyes, light
brown hair, wore light tweed suit,
tan Stetson hat bearing initials c. E.
E, tan shoes, green striped madras
shirt, gold signet ring bearing initials
c. E. E. Anyone having information
as to his Whereabouts will kindly
communicate with the editor Of The
PleasantyiIle Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-07
SPECIAL SALES DAYS.

Local merchants have started a
movement to set aside the first Tues
day of each month for a sales day.
The first day the plan goes into effect
will be the first Tuesday in August.
The plan, they declare, will be of
mutual benefit to people and mer-
chants. 1t will provide the former
with a day to hunt bargains in not
only one, but every store in the city.
The merchants will benefit by the in
creased sales, caused by a mutual adj
vertising plan.