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The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
SHIP BUILDING DULL

Ship building activity in the yards
along the Delaware River is dull. Re-
pair work, which a month ago was
fairly active, is now virtually at a
standstill. Work in the yards gener-
ally is confined almost entirely to lines
other than ship construction, and en-
bracing structural steel and hydro
electric equipment.
Payrolls of the William Cramp &
Sons Ship and Engine Building Com
pany, the Sun Shipbuilding Company,
at Chester. and the New York Ship
building Corporation, in Camden, con-
tains the names of slightly less than
10000 employees. At the wartime peak
of shipbuilding, when the Delaware
was termed "Clyde of America" more
than $4,000 men and women were en-
gagged in building ships along the
Delaware.
With more than a hundred ships
rusting to uselessness at League
Island it is no surprise that there is
a lull in shipbuilding which was rush
ed to a wonderful success during the
World War to make transports for
troops and supplies to Europe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
A Democratic
Love Feast
A Convention From All Parts of
The County. Candidates and
Leaders Enthusiastic

Leading Democrats from all parts of
Salem County met in Salem last Fri
day night to meet and hear the new
chairman of the State Democratic
Committee, Harry Heller, a young,
energetic attorney in Trenton. and to
get acquainted as in former days
when County Conventions were held to
nominate candidates.
Mr.. Heller brought a good message
from other parts of the State where
Democratic conferences had been held
and made an enthusiastic address on
Democratic principles and the good
prospects of victory at the Noevmber
election. 1t reminded one of the key
note addresses which were formerly
given at State Conventions and electri-
fled all those present with the spirit
of Democracy.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Jersey City, spoke
of the need of organization and the
need of faithfulness to the organiza-
ton of those Democrats who held
offices.
At previous conferences the consent
of Leon Robbins, of Pilesgrove, had
been secured as their CANDIDATE for
State Senator. His good running quail
tiles were shown by his gettig a ma
ioritv in the Republican township of
Pilesgrove last November when he ran
for Chosen Freebooter, but failed OF
election by a large Republican major
ity in the Borough of Woodstown. His
appearance was pleasing to all
present.
Mrs. Mary R. Cook Clayton, of Sa-
lem, who will be the candidate for AS
sembly, made a felicitous address and
manifested the spirit of an energetic
campaigner. She is the daughter of
Joseph Cook, of Alloway, who was
Law Judge on the County Court in
1884. and is the wife of Truman
CLAYTON. who resided in Penns Grove
in his boyhood days forty-fve years
ago.
Robert w. Kidd, former Councilman
and the present Mayor of Penns Grove,
has consented to be the candidate for
Sheriff. He was present and made an
affable address which impressed all
with his forcible, energetic nature as
qualifying for the office.
Others made brief addresses. The
meeting appeared like an old time
lovefeast, as the united spirit of Dem
ocracv was such as lead to victory in
former years. 1t has been expressed
that the people o fthe Nation are COM
ing to the conclusion that there has
been a great deception imposed upon
them in the past three years and they
are ready to vote for a change.
Chosen Freebooter Edward A. Heron,
of Lower Penns Neck, was chairman
of the meeting.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY

On Sunday Mrs. Ralph P. Willis and
family motored to Germantown to
honor, with other members of the
family, the Tooth birthday OF Mrs
Willis's grandmother, Mrs. Mary A
Brinton.
Mrs. Brinton was born in Birming-
ham, England, and came to this coun--
try when eighteen years old. Except
for a few years spent in the West she
has spent most of her time In and
around Philadelphia.
About a hundred people called dur
ing the week to see Mrs. Brinton, who
is very bright and active, and on sun,
dav she received a number of beautiful
baskets and bouquets of flowers, be
books and things for her room;
Her children are Caleb J. Brinton,
Of Bethayers, Pa; VIM. L: Brinton, OF
st. Petersburg. Fla, and Mrs. Mary A
Wagner, of Germantown.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
SHOT IN ABDOMEN
Little George Snyder Hit By
RebOunding Cartridge Jacket

While firing at a revolver bullet,
little Gorge Snyder, thirteen year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Snyder,
112 B Street, Carneys Point, was hit
in the abdomen by the rebounding
cartridge jacket and is now in the Sa-
lem Hospital, but not in a serious con-
dition.
Shortly after five o'clock Wednesday
afternoon George, with the Scharner
boy, was serving his paper route over
in the vicinity of the State Market,
near Market Street and Georgetown
Road, when they met a group of boys
who were setting up forty-fve cali
bre revolver bullets in a plank and
firing at them with a BIB rifle. The
new Corners were urged to try their
luck, so the Snyder boy, like any boy
would do, acquiesced upon being as
sured that there were only blang car
tridges that he was going to fire at.
The first time he missed his mark, but
the second one went true and in an
instant he was grasping his abdomen
in pain, as the brass jacket had en-
bedded itself about an inch in the alb
dominal region of his body, nearly pen
etrating his stomach.
BY what apparel to be a supernat-
ural strength, young Snyder managed
to make his way about sever blocks to
the Shell Road where he was found by
James Fair in a distressed condition
and taken to his home.
He was taken to Penns Grove by an
auto and the first physician they We're
able to find was DR.. R. A. Lynch, the
Plant Doctor. He attended him i'm
mediately, but the boy said he had ex-
tracted the jacket. X-Rays were taken
at the Dye Works and the boy taken
to Salem Hospital Immediately, where
he is resting in a comfortable manner
this Friday morning.
It is alleged that John Fisher, a
seventeen year old boy. had brought
the cartridges from the Delaware Ord
nance Depot where he is employed
and that he insisted that no harm
would come from shooting at the bull
lets with his brothers air rife. Fur
Their investigation is under way to de-
temine how Fisher came into posses
sion of the bullets and in what other
n he was connected with the
affair.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
WIN AGAIN

It was Monday that the Operators
made another win, at the expense OF
the Laboratory, who have been having
no luck until the last inning when they
almost win. This time it happened
with the score 7 to 0 when the Lab
came to bat for the last time and the
Operators, particularly Harry kille,
the new catcher for the team, but the
grand old man hereabouts, decided to
be generous and let them have a run.
The generous intention beanie a good
give away and the Labs had six runs
across before the finish came.
The games have been made finely
appreciated ones by Having Howard
Allen and Dan Roche, both of Gibbs
town. to do the umpiling. This is
especially shown by the big crowds at
tending and by the good increase in re
ceipts, altho the charges are but fifteen
cents instead Of ten as formerly. Last
Thursday Roch and Allen took turns
in umpiring the bases and at bat, but
after that first time Allen has done
all the bat umpiring and Roche the
bases to the great satisfaction Of all.
The Operators began in the first IN
ming to hit Masten, but it would have
amounted to little had there been no
errors behind him. After the four runs
had ben scored in that inning he held
we'll for three innings, but in the fifth
the Operators landed a big string OF
hits and some more run
Stevens pitched the last two innings
and did we'll in holding the Operators
down for the rest of the game. In this
the fielding support was good and Emil
Altwegg played a big part IN It by
three spectacular plays. Matthew made
a good play to Bake in the seventh to
catch Kille as he came home.
Before the last inning the Lab
men were given but one chance to
score but they fell short in the base
running when it came in the fourth in
ming. The rest of the time Creamer
was tanning most everybody. In the
first inning it was one-two-three and
in the second he famed Tice and
Strimple.
In the last inning after Stevens had
scored and the bases were still full
Kille thought he would be generous
and give them another run, so made a
throw to Engle, but it was so sky high
it went to the road back of right field
and the bases emptied. Then to make
it worse for the Operators, Bake hit a
homer to the road with Tice scoring
,LooI &c I;Oo
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
FIRST WIN FOR S. & E.

Tuesdays game was the best to be
wished for in close play, that kept the
winner undecided until the game end
ed. 1t was also a game for the break
ing of streaks; the Service-Engineers
broke their losing streak and by so do
ing gave the Mechanics and Power
their first defeat. The score was )
to 2.
1t was a pitchers battle from start
to finish and what was done by each
was about ffty-ffty, but with Tracy
The Engineers began their batting
bv finding Price for two singles and a
two t Dagger which accounted for the
runs made then. but for the next two
innings Price d'd cod work. In the
- he pitched but three balls and
in tne next inning but four balls. ~
the fielding Joe Patterson pulled N
civ for assists and Mercer was on the
Continued on page S
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
FOOT NOTES

When boys are young they like to
o and the young boys OF Penns
Grove prove no exception. On Ines,
day Hills Simonson and Ross kldd
C, a1sed '4 +be 10 cot til there the next
,,@rnfaq. 'a As thought fUS u bt.St Of the home
eward trip doomed up, the river
a1porred more enticing than the dust
r the road, so the Wilson Line made
did tlip very pleasant for the weary
.s
Th.5 rriday morning three good
.~ - ,er4rred forth with heavy packs
-5l v~ifb little more than the stars
o.. lem at night. The would-be
a1venturerz are Clarence DoWllhg'
ksvncth Springer and Weloi
lrd tbeir destination is Centreton'
here they will make camp with pup
- heir own food and take the
vcen for beds of down.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
DIED FROM BURNS

Last Friday night. Walter. the 6
m~onths-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hunter. at Carneys Point, was in a
Grip near the bureau. He pulled a scarf
on which was a lighted lamp. 1t fell
into the crib and set his clothes on
"f fleeing the cries of the child the
mother came in the room to flhG z
bodv burned terribly. The babe was
taken to Salem Hospital where it died
Saturday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
SnnciaI Revival Meetings

Special revival meetings are being
held every evening, at 7.45, in tn Wes-
Ievan Methodist Gospel tent, on Shell
Road. near the Lafayette School. Rev.
f. D. Packer, of Dunkirk, Ohio, is con,
Quoting the evangelistic services and
preaching the old time gospel.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24

Home run-Bake. Stolen bases
Engle, Matthew. Hits-off Masten, s
in fv innings; off Stevens. l in two
inings. Base on balls-off Dreamer,
5; Masten, 2; Stevens. l. Struck out
Dreamer, 6; Masten, 4; Stevens,
/. Earned runs-Operators, 8; Lab, 3,
Losing pitcher-Masten. Left on bases
Lab, 6; Operators. s. Double play
-Creamer to Backman to Engle. Wild
pitches-Masten, 8. Passed balls
Lab, /; Operators, l. Hit by pitched
ball-by Creamer, l (Mathleu) by
Stevens. l (Kille). Umpires-AlIen
and Roche.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
Epworth League Institute

The New Jersey Epworth League
Institute will begin next Monday. 2fth'
and continue for n week ut Penn'ng-
ton School. Delegates FROM 81 over
New Jersey Conference viii attend
Schools will begin n week o
next Tuesday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
Carneys Point Has
Interesting Activities
Social News And Y. M. c. A.
Happenings Show Com
munity Spirit


"
MIS-. Jesse Cloudy, OF Camden, spent
tne week END with her parents, MI.
ana Mrs; mas. troupe.
Mss Elsie DAVIS n MI. and Mrs.
LleIDeII' Of PhlIadelphla, were visitors
OYER Ihe week end with her parents,
MI ana MS. Frank Davis.
Nif. ana MIS-. a. y. Dunn are spend
ilg lew weeks vacation IN Maryland.
MIS-, Johh Gallagher n mother and
aaug4tei spent Sunday with Mrs. Al
peE{ bfad~ay.
MI. ana Mrs; Edward Cheney and
GchlIdfen. with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
townsend, CT Penns Grove, motored to
CiJE, on sunday.
MI. and Mrs. K. h. Mottet had as
theIf guests over the weekend M.
ana Ats' James Iodd, OF Preston Nc.
WI ": + d ana FAMILY returned
nome THIS week after spending Their
vacation as guests OF WI. n MIS- Z.
p. 0afeis. al me u vista farm,
SIooIestoWA. On several occasions
Mr. Nash broke IN ON the rdrai pas
Iilhlhg loi occasional fshlqg trips III
the sur AZ HIgh Point, n ).
MIS-. Mary Bfokeli, Raymond New
KlfK ana Iamliy,. Oh Saiem, spent the
weekend with MIS-. Albert BfadWay.
MI. n MIS-. Albert LundseLg nave
as their guest during the week MISS
Margaret Johnson OF Camden.
Mfs. Inom$S N4aaihgtoh has oeele
entertaining Miss Kathryn Potaka, OF
Phlladelph!a.
MI. ana MIS-. j. NJ Spafgef n soh,
Nluflln' nave returned nome aIleI an
extended motor tour thru the valleys
OF Virginia othei places OF sceIuc
Dea4ty n Flslteq Win felatlTeS MI
chellS, Va ana MI Alfy ana hehoef
son. n. {.
WI, ana Mrs. ". n, monet @lg ~
tertaining Rev. Carl Dean, OF Burning
ton, ;. =, ana Rev HoWafo Lane u
Baltimore, Ma.
MI n Mrs. George Meaflls, Ql
bfldgetoA, were me "3eA.eIlI sU'''7
of her mother, Mr.. K. Boutwell,,
Mrs. Albert bradWay ehtefValnea
on SATURDAY, MS. D. hopei1s, -
John Graham, Mrs. Albert Burnett;
of Scranton, and Mrs. Wllbefnam ana
Mrs. q. b. DalboW, OF fehhs GfoVe'
Mrs: Howard seaman OF FledSaIt .
vile, is spending the week with Mi,
and Mrs. Frank seaman
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Lime are en-
tertaining Miss Viola Carlisle ana VIM
Carlisle of West Chester:
Mr. n MIS- :, Wesle! Li5
had as their guest during the week
Mrs. William Carr. of wilmington.
Mrs. Joseph Eckhardt and daughoer'
Leona, returned home, on saturday
from a visit IN SeWell; -
Misses Pearl n Helen Wheatle!
are spendl4g Lhe week VIII MIS-
Mrs. Robert is entertaining TINS
week. Mr.. and MIS- T. b. "heaVley' Vi
Hurlock, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Lime Went TO
West ColimgSSWooq, on oaTurqaH, any
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwaru
Apple, spent the weekend IN Atlantl
City.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jerry Honman spehU
the weekend with her sister, Mrs. A.
C. Bailey.
Misses Emily and Margaret boody'
of Avenue D, are spending some tlme
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carpenter
at Centerville. Md.
Mrs. Frank Alger ana son are
spending several weeks at the nome VI
her parents, in Hudson CITY, y; /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W: BroWnlee are
entertaining John ONelll. Or, Oh
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24

The farmer usually gets a cold
nights sleep after a hot days work;
the city man often has a hot sleepless
night after a hotter days work.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
POLITICAL STUFF

If Dick Thompson can get 1869 votes
against Bill Stiles SOL for Assembly
man, how many will Mary Clayton get
against Emma Robinson.
Can she pun it down to 1857?
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
Jersey Market In Wilmington

The wholesale prices of Jersey pro-
duce, on Walnut Street, Wilmington,
this Friday morning is as follows:
Tomatoes. 25-40 cents a basket; white
potatoes, $1.25-$1.50; small sweets,
75c-S1; cantaloupes, 30-50c; onions, 81;
peppers, 15-40c; orr, 15-40c; apples,
25-50c; peaches, 40-55c; cabbage, 81;
watermelons, $30-$50 a hundred.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24

The early crop of tomatoes has held
on longer than usual and the late crop
is ripening later than usual. Last
week the price dropped to IS cents a
basket. On Monday the price was 20
cents and has been as high as 35 cents
for the best qualities. 40
For late tomatoes from 80 to 50
cents a basket are paid.
Jere English, of Penns Grove. buys
for Justice & Co at the Lower Canal
Bridge. He shipped between 5000 and
10000 baskets to Baltimore Gamers
this week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24

Political Dope Reminiscent of 1922
Pancoast, GIT votes. Elected.
stiles. Sol votes. Elected.
Runyon, 576O votes. Defeated.
1923-Pancoast, Surrogate.
Runyon, Judge.
Stiles, turned down by his party
Republicans what do you thlnF
of this?
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
Echoes of 1922 Campaign

Runyon with 5760 votes and beaten
wins a judgship.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-25

through to the lower floor when the
flames ate away the structure. The
body was burned beyond recognition,
and one leg was fractured. 1t was
impossible to tell if he had been shot
to death before the fire, but that was
the general opinion.
After recovery of the body, 1t was
discovered that several shots had
pierced the residence of Russell Bur-
CESS, few yards from the Larson
home. The building was not occu-
pied after the firing began, however.
Larson's brother, Lawrence, watch
ed the firing of the building from his
mothers home, 200 yards distant.
Larson is survived by wife, six
year-old son, and 10-year-old
daughter, alsosa sister, in addition to
his mother and brother. He was a
native of Alexandria.
Ley is survived by his wife, the
daughter, Mrs. Bowers, and a son,
August F. Ley of Mobile, Ala. He
Had been a resident of Alexandria 40
years. He was employed at the Pet
erson garage in Alexandria, and is
said to have been the only man over
draft age who enlisted from Douglas
county during the World War.
Hundreds of persons visited the
scene of the tragedy today many
coming in automobiles from nearby
towns. A movement to take up fund
to care for Mrs. Larson and the two
children was talked of during the day
but nothing definite came of the sug-
gestion. The county attorney is said
to have declared that the county
would pay for the damage to the resi-
dence and contents.
Funeral arrangements for William
Ramsden will be held at 2:30 Monday
in the Congregational church. Funeral
services for Mr.. Ley will be held at
9 a. am. Wednesday from the Cath
Ollie church. according to tentative
plans tonight, pending the arrival of
the son from Mobile, Ala. Funeral
services for Larson have not been
completed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-25

State of Minnesota, County of Stearns
SIS.
Estate of John Whitson, deceased.
IN PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the Estate of John
L.. Whitson Decedent.
Letters of administration with the
will annexed this day having been
granted to Alex Jameson and it ap-
pearing by the affidavit of said repre-
sentative that there are no debts of
said decedent:
It is Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
his estate in this Court, be and, the
same hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Friday the 18th day of January
1924, at o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at the
City of st. Cloud in said County, be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination, adj
justment and allowance of such claims
as shall be presented within the time
aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Sank
Centre Herald as provided by law.
Dated October 18th, 1923.
(SeaD j. B. HIMSL,
Judge of Probate.
Published Oct. 1925, Nov. 1, 1928.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-25
Wages Of Farm Laborers
Show a Sharp Increase
Labor Getting $44 per Month Now
for Work that Last Year Cost
Only $37, Survey Shows

Sharp increases in the cost OF
farm labor are shown bya state sur
vey, completed last week by j. S.
Jones, secretary of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation. Farmers
who are hiring men by the month are
paying an average wage of $44.32,
whereas last year this same labor cost
$1,000. Similar increases for other
kinds of help are reported.
Special interest is attached to the
price farmers are paying for corn
pickers. Average wages for this work
in Minnesota range from So cents a
bushel where an elevator is used to
GA where no elevator is available.
Last year, the state average was 5.4
and At cents, respectively.
Reports received by Mr.. Jones
from Farm Bureau officials in sur
rounding states indicate that in South
Dakota, pickers are getting from 5.
to 8 cents bushel and in Iowa from
6 to 81s cents.
"A surprising fact, as revealed by
the survey" Mr.. Jones says, sis
that in some counties, farmers are
offering as much as 10 cents a bushel
for picking. This is entirely out of
line with prices that are being paid
anywhere and isolated instances of
kind tend to make labor more restless,
as men are always moving about
seeking higher price than the aver
age fair wage"
Mr.. Jones report covers Is counties
in the state, all of them being in the
corn raising section
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-25
Roads Take Only S Cents
Of $1.O0 Of General Tax
General Property Tax Levies for
Highways Drop as Automobile
Owners Share Expenses

Less than 1-3 cents of the gen.
eral taxpayers dollar in America
went to highways in a recent year
when about one billion dollars were
used for highway construction and
maintenance in this country. The
other "a 2-3 cents went for other
public activities and expenses.
These figures by John E. Walker,
former tax advisor to the United
States Treasury, are given in high
way bulletin this week to make plain
to Minnesota people how small por-
ton of the general tax burden is i'm
posed by highway improvement.
Friends of good roads-and, the bull
letin adds, that includes everybody
nowadays that no invest
ment of public funds yield as big and
direct return to all the people as that
in better highways, and express con-
fidence that the good roads program
will be carried on without delay or
curtailments.
Although more than $23, $50, 900
of extra money was raised for county
and township roads and city and vii
lage streets in Minnesota during the
last three years, the local road and
street tax levies for this year were
$1,977, 174 less and for last year
$3,265,185 less than for 1921, ac-
cording to figures based on the state
auditors tax abstract. This was pos
sible because the Improvement and
maintenance of the main highways
was transferred to motor vehicle own
ers and counties relieved of that
expense began putting all of their
funds on local roads-five times as
much from the same tax levies. Town
ships and cities and villages also pro-
fitted by tho new plan, the bulletin
adds.
Motor vehicle owners, too, gained
by the highway program which added
nothing to the average car tax but
began running up savings on operat-
ing costs resulting from better high
ways.