The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-06-27
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Declaring that the Jersey Central
Traction Company had no funds in
the bank and that it is unable to meet
its weekly payrolls, L. c. Pingley, vice
president of the company, appealed to
the Public Utilities Commission at a
hearing in Perth Amboy for permits
sion for the road to abandon its lines.
The road operates between Perth Am
boy. Matawan. Keyport, Keansburg,
South Amboy, Atlantic Highlands and
Red Bank.
The American Type Founders Com
pany will build a $750,000 press plant
at Elizabeth. The company recently
purchased fifteen acres of land along
the Central Railroad of New Jerseys
line.
Martin Patkus, Camden, was fined
$50 and costs by Squire jackson at
Magnolia on the charge of driving an
automobile without a drivers license.
His car was held as security and the
permit which he had was revoked, and
Patkus was told that he would not get
a license for at least a year.
The new First National Bank, that
has been under construction for near
ly two years at Woodbury., was for
mally opened to the public.
Rutgers College, at New Brunswick,
gives honorary doctorate degrees to
Secretary Mellon, Governor Silzer, Ed
ward Box and Gerard Swope.
Sentenced to serve from eight to
4hirtu WANG Of h ord 1ahnr in fhn NnTtr
Jersey State prison, William S.. Pritch-
EFT, a barber and local preacher of
Merchantville, smiled through his
tears in the Camden Criminal Court.
Judge Katzenbach imposed the SEN
tence. Pritchett, a negro, shot and
killed his wife in their home in Mer-
chantville on February 10 last.
John H. Binder, sixty-one years old,
proprietor of Binders Villa, Wildwood
Crest, died at his hotel. Apoplexy is
given as the cause of death. He op-
Grated the Binders Villa for the last
ten years during the summer season,
residing in Philadelphia during the
winter. Mr.. Binder was a member of
the Eagles and Sons of Veterans.
The Egg Harbor city schools closed
the year with an attendance Of "a per
cent, the best during the past fifteen
years. The continuation school in the
same system made 98.1 per cent this
year.
The body of John Covington, col
ored, sixteen year old inmate of the
State Home for Boys at Jamesburg,
who had been missing, was found in
Lake Malapan. County Physician Sui
dam said death was accidental. Cow
ington and a number of other boys
were unloading coal at a siding. After
the days work they were taken to the
lake for a swim. When the roll was
called later Covington was missing.
The home authorities believed he had
run away.
The prayers of farmers in Cape May
County were answered when a drench-
ing rain fell after a drought of several
weeks. The rain will save thousands
of dollars worth of early potatoes, to-
matoes and other crops. Strawberries
will be prolonged for at least another
week, as they were burning up for
want of pickers.
All the schoolteachers for next term
have been elected at Woodbury..
Commissioner of Parks n Public
Property Hitchner of Camden is plan
ming to have play streets" to augment
the playground system.
Lincoln B.. Eyre, a member of the
Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Com
mittee, addressed a meeting of the Sa-
lem county Chamber of Commerce at
Elmer.
Councilman Edward H. Gurk has
been appointed chairman of the Pit
man Police Committee, with the title
of chief of police.
Adam Dresch, former Newark po-
liceman, sought in connection with
killing of police officers in Newark
and Hoboken, was arrested in Detroit.
Miss Erna Lange of Elizabeth wins
Chaloner art prize of 5000.
The Hotel Proprietors' Association
of Ocean City has elected these Off
GERS: President, George T. Mann; vice
president, James Young, Jr.; record
ing secretary, Miss Sara Mayberry;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. l.. Bak-
er; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Blundin.
Municipalities now have the funds
for carrying on their affairs without
the necessity of heavy borrowing from
the banks as a result of the heavy
payments of taxes this month through
out the state. The first installment of
taxes for 1925 was due June l. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in the
aggregate have been deposited in
south Jersey banks within the last
week by collectors. Before the pres
ent state law became effective all OF
the tax money came in a lump Deem
Der /. The new system is working out
well for all municipalities.
A banquet was held by the Pauls.
boro High School Alumni Association
class.
The old Chestnut Ridge school has
been sold by the Washington Town.
ship Board of Education to Charles
Collins.
Seventy-five men and women, all
seventy or older, formed a 100-Years
Old Club. in Newark as part of the
health week exposition. At the speak,
er's table were several persons more
than ninety years old. Former United
States Senator JAMES Smith, Jr., was
q speaker.
The graduating class of the Ocean
City High School attended services in
the First M. E. Church, and the pas
tor Rnu Dr Inhn Handlav nrnachad