The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-12
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS


Daniel Turner, Grenloch representa-
tive on the Gloucester township Board
of Education, has served continuously
AZ years.
The burning of another Ku Klux
cross at midnight annoyed residents
In the vicinity of Mount Ephraim.
A new library for use)of the pupils
is being placed in the high school
building at Swedesboro.
Tanks of the Standard Oil Company
in West Burlington were endangered
by a grass fire that swept the adjacent
meadows. City firemen with chemical
streams got the blaze under control.
Star of Promise lodge, Shepherds of
Bethlehem, Gloucester City, rendered
a reception to Frederick Lang, n of
its past officers, in honor Of his recent
election as supreme outside guard of
the national body.
The Clayton branch of the Needle
work Guild of America has collected
nearly 450 garments for distribution
among pool and unfortunate families.
Burlington churches united In a
community Thanksgiving service In
the First Baptist church. Rev. Harry
v. Bice of Union M. E. church preach
ed.
The sexton of the First M. e.
church, Gloucester City, purchased
two galvanized tubs for ash recepta-
cles. Ten minutes after he had placed
them on the street they were taken by
a woman.
Frank Snyder, a justice of the peace
In Gloucester City for "A years, read a
paper on the old race track at the
meeting of the Historical Society.
There were also talks by President
David j. Doran and Vice President
Charles Harrison.
The Home and School Association
of Fairview will ask the Board of Ed
ucation to purchase a Fairgrounds for
the H. B. Wilson school.
American Legion posts will send
delegations to Clarkstoro for the pub
lie inspection of the home for coh-
valescent world war veterans, which
is to be maintained by the Legion
posts of Camden, Gloucester~and Sa-
lem counties.
Senator Elect j. Gilbert Borton of
Woodstown has been reelected presi-
dent of the Salem county Board of
Agriculture, with these other officers:
Vice president, Carlton f. Moore; Sec
rotary, H. Norman Fogg; treasurer,
Richard w. Ware.
Troop No. l, Boy, Scouts, of Glou-
cester City had a food hunt through
the fields in charge of Scoutmaster
John A. Corcoran. The scouts enjoy
ed a goose luncheon zeal Mount Eph-
rain.
The chamber of commerce of Egg
Harbor City plans an extensive adver-
Using campaign to be undertaken
early in the new year.
Residents OF Brooklawn have been
notified by the Pennsylvania railroad
officials that a passenger shelter sta
ton will be built on the southbound
platform.
Chief Weldon of the National Park
fire company called out the company
when a Ku Klux cross was discovered
burning on the hill back of the school.
A coal price war" is on at Glass
boro, where one of the local pants is
selling anthracite at about cost to
private families.
A new post Office building, privately
owned, but leased to the government
for five years, is being erected at
Paulsboro.
The New Jersey Beekeepers' Asso.
citation will hold its annual meeting at
Trenton January IT and IS.
Mrs. Edith M. Babcock of Washing.
ton, D.. c., has been chosen instructor
in the Pennsgroye public schools.
With he Identification of the woman
whose body was found in the ocean off
Ocean Grove as Mrs. Margaret Miller
of West Orange, the police are inyesti-
eating TO learn the cause of death.
Mrs. Miller leaves a ~nlne-year-old
daughter. The widow came from St.
Louis eight years ago. Her bank
books showed savings of close to
$1,000.
John Mcclure, colored tailor, shot
by his wife, Isabel, during a jealous
row on November s, died in the City
Hospital, Atlantic City. County Physi-
clan Souder made a post-mortem ex-
animation and removed a bullet from
the mans spinal column. Mrs. Nc
Clure is in the city jail without bail
and a charge of murder will be pre-
ferred against her.
Officials of the West Jersey Electric
Company, operating the trolley sys-
TEN on Five Mile Beach, have appeal
ed to The three municipalities to re-
lieve them of the obligation OF paving
for a period of ten years. If the re-
quest is granted the company plans to
spend $4,000 on improvements to roll
ing stock, tracks and poles.
At a meeting of the State Associa.
ton of Boards of F~reeholders in Mid
dlesex County plans were made for an
attempt to induce the next Legislature
to not only stop passing laws provid-
ing for andatory appropriations to
be made by boards Of Freeholders,
but to n the repeal of a number
of such laws which affect the counties.
Corn and potato exhibits featured
the annual meeting of the Salem
County Board of Agriculture in the
Woodstown Opera House.
Appointment of a park commission
at Haddonfield to supervise conserva-
ton OF the borough's historic trees
and regulate conditions at it's parks
and lakes was urged upon the Bor-
sugh Commission in a petition. The
action was the outcome of the recent