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Evening star., 1927-10-25
RUBBER rs STEADY.

NEW YORK, October 25 Especially
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets,
remained unchanged at today's noon
quotation of 34R. This compares with
33%s a month ago and 43 a year ago.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
sPICER EARNS SO. .72 A SHARE.

NEW YORK, October % (P).-Spicel
Manufacturing Corporation earned
$2.72 share on the common stock
after preferred dividends, with net
profit of $1,023,19S before Federal
taxes
Evening star., 1927-10-25
COTTON GOODS ACTIVE.

NEW YORK, October Is (SpeciaD.-
Cotton goods markets were moderately
active today. Print cloth quotations
advanced u at 8& for 64x60s and re-
manned unchanged at 91a for 68x72s.
Raw silks advanced points in an
active market
Evening star., 1927-10-25
EARNINGS SHOW GAIN.

NEW YORK, October Is @.-
General Refractories Co. earned $5.32
a share in nine months of 1927, against
1926.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
TEXAS GULF SULPHUR.

NEW YORK, October 25 @.-
Texas Gulf Sulphur earned $3.56 a
share in nine months of 1927, against
S2.48 in the corresponding 1926 period.
Evening star., 1927-10-25
'Pick.Up" System Developed.

There has been new development
of the combine" system this year.
This is known as the pickup" sys-
tenn, and extends the use of the "com.
bine" too nearly all crops and adapts
it to all climates. An attachment is
added to the combine" which picks
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Christmas Toys
Burned in Fire
Blaze Damages First Street
Home; Fireman Overcome
By Smoke
WIRING IS THE CAUSE

Christmas tree and Christmas
toys, made ready for the awaken
ing of the children in the morning
were damaged or destroyed late
Saturday night in the home of VIII
liam Somers, 222 N. First street.
when fire visited them.
While the flames did little actual
damage, smoke and water account
ed for the destruction of the furni-
ture and the Christmas packages.
The blaze is believed to have had
its source in the faulty wiring of a
vacuum cleaner stored under the
stairways. Firemen from Company
No. l had some difficulty in control
ling the fire, since the cold wind
froze the water and made the work
most uncomfortable.
Frank Kramer, fireman, was ov-
ercome by smoke, but was carried
out and revived by his companions.
The damage to the house and its
contents was estimated at nearly
$500.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
PoStoffice Is
Finishing Up
Greatest Rush
Record Is Set Here For Christ
mas Mailirg-Big Daily
Average
EMPLOYEES WORKED
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
All Mail Was Delivered on
Time - Public Responds
Well To mail Early" Plea

Postoffice workers here are today
cleaning up the remnants Of the
greatest Christmas mailing rush in
the history of this city. Not only
has all the extra help been releas-
ed, but Postmaster Gale believes
that every piece of mail that came
into the local Office before Christ
mas Day was delivered on time.
While no figures can yet be OBJ
tanned on the volume of business
done, an average of $500 piece OF
first class mah per day were run
through the cancelling machines
during four days of last week. Hun
dreds of bags of parcel post were
handled daily, and the delivery in
this section of greeting cards and
packages went off without a hitch.
The employees at the postoffice
worked until 10 o'clock every night
last week, worked all day Sunday
and until late in the afternoon yes
terday.
Despite this, postoffice officials
claim they are well pleased with
the manner in which the public re-
sponded to their mail early plea.
Had the mailers practiced the same
laxity as last year. the rush would
still be on, they said today.
In the meantime the postoflice
officials are receiving praise for the
admirable manner in which the
mail was handled this year. The
work was cleared up daily, no one
being allowed to leave until every
thing had been done. Pleasantville
is fast becoming an important ter
minal, and much of the mail direct
ed to this section is routed through
the local Office.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Annual Festival
AtSt. Marks
Many Attend Christmas
Event; First Midnight Com
muniOn Is Held
CHURCH YEAR BEGUN

The parish house of st. Mark S
Episcopal Church was thronged
with Sunday School pupils, relatives
and friends, in attendance at the
annual Christmas festival arranged
for the scholars Wednesday even
ing. An entertainment of music,
vocal and instrumental, was a fea-
ture under the direction of the
church school officials, assisted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and
Organist Wilson. The youngsters
were made happy by a distribution
OF candy.
An exceptionally large number of
communicates attended the first
midnight communion service ever
held here, Christmas eve. A spec
ial program OF music by the vested
choir under the direction of Organ
ist Edwin Wilson, enhanced the cell
ebration. The special music was
rendered by the choir at the Christ
mas morning communion service.
The new church year was begun
with a distribution of pledge cards,
obtainable from members of the
vestry or the rector, Rev. Daniel
G. MacKinnon. The budget last
year was approximately $4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Ocean City
Boardwalk Bids
Will Be Opened Today and
Work Started Early on
Big Task

With the contract for the Ocean
City Boardwalk to be awarded with
in a short time land good start
already made on the splendid auto
mobile bridge between Ocean City
and Longport, officials and business
men of Ocean City are looking for
ward to one of the greatest spring
and summer seasons ever exper
fenced
Bids for the proposed Boardwalk,
which in it's general modern aspect
will be the equal of any similar
construction along the New Jersey
coast, are to be received BY the City
Commissioners today. The usual
formula is to present resolution
awarding the contract to the lowest
bidder. but this resolution holds
over for 10 days before it's final
adoption. In the meantime the low
bidder may proceed with his ar
rangements for an early start.
The bridge over Great Egg Har-
Dor Bay, from Ocean City to the
Longport Boulevard, which is to be
completed by summer, will reduce
the distance by auto between Allan
tic City and Ocean City approx
mately five miles, and this, it is
claimed, will be one of the best
boosts Ocean City has experienced
since the opening of the automobile
boulevard over the bay between
Ocean City and Somers Point.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
To Improve
The Court House
Structure Is so Years Old And
Not On Par With Other
Buildings

The public building committee
of the Board of Freeholders has
made plans to extensively i'm
prove the old courthouse building
at Mays Landing.
The structure is more than 90
years old, and while 1t has been
improved several times in interior
equipment it has not kept up ON a
par with the other county build
ings adjoining, all of which have
been rebuilt and increased in size
within the past two years.
There has existed for several
years past, considerable objection
to any rebuilding of the court
house because many people of the
shore districts wants the county
seat removed to Atlantic City,
but it is not believed that either
political or financial conditions
will make this move possible for
several years.
This year was the time under
the law when the matter of NOV
ing the county seat could have
been placed on the ballot for the
public referendum but no effort
was made to take advantage OF
the opportunity.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
SOmerS Point
Hospital And
Sanitarium
Building Is Enclosed and the
Interior Work Is Well
Under Way
FOUR STORIES HIGH
COST S15O,OOO
Reinforced Concrete and Fire
Of--Gymnasium and Rec
reation Rooms Among the
Features of the Institution

Very satisfactory progress is re-
ported ON the new hospital and
sanitarium building in Somers
Point for DR.. Frank Inksetter, of
Margate. Already the building has
been enclosed and the interior work
Is well under way.
The hospital overlooks Great Egg
Harbor Bay at New York, Sunny
and Brighton avenues. 1t is expec-
ted to be ready for occupancy by
March. 1t will be four stories high,
entirely fireproof in construction, of
reinforced concrete foundations,
steel framework, with side walls of
cement over brick and cement base.
1t will occupy site 225 by $50 feet.
The estimated cost of construction
is $150,000.
R. E. Mosley, of Ocean City, is in
charge of construction for the new
project, while Leslie L. Headley, of
Ocean City, is the architect.
According to the plans, the base
ment will contain a gymnasium, 30
by 80 feet, recreation room, vapor
and steam bath department, x-ray
room, storage rooms, laboratory,
heater, ice machines, laundry and
storage rooms.
On the first floor there will be
two sun parlors with windows of
quartz-ray glass, six suites of two
rooms and bath each, eight private
rooms, solarium, lobby, general of
fees, dining-room and kitchen. 1t
will also contain a waiting room,
consulting room and dispensary for
the use of associated physicians.
The second and third floors will
each consist of six suites of two
rooms and bath and IL private
rooms. In addition the third fiocr
will contain an operating room,
sterilizing room and recovery room.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Hope ToFinisll
Road In Year
Route Via Little Beach and
Brigantine To The
Resort

Construction of the Tuckerton
highway, extending from the New
York road through Little Beach and
Brigantine Beach to Atlantic City,
will be started this spring as one
of the first activities of the State
under it's highway building program.
The Atlantic County Board of
Freeholders will cooperate with
the State in the enterprise, which
will cut off II miles of the motor
distance to the shore from New
York and points in Northern Jer-
sey by building a bridge over
Brigantine Inlet and uniting the
highway With the Brigantine street
system and thence to Atlantic
City.
john Il. Tomlin, chairman of the
road committee OF the Board of
Freeholders, says that building of
the Tuckerton highway, survey for
which has been completed, would
divert practically all traffic from
New York and Northern Jersey
through Brigantine, thence to At
lantic City.
I'VE expect this work to start
this year." he said, land | am salts
fed the Board of Freeholders will
be perfectly justified in completing
the job from this end"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
KILLED WHILE
HELPING OTHERS
Samaritan Is Struck By
Auto of Vineland
Contractor

Returning with other shipmates
from his Christmas furlough, Philip
Brakeman, a Coast Guard at Base 3,
Cape May, was killed at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning when he was
struck by an automobile on the
n-Williamstown road.
Brakeman and his companions
had stopped to help another party
of motorists who were stalled. He
was standing beside this machine
when a coach driven by Frank T..
Macrane, AZ years old, Vineland
contractor, struck him and hurled
his body fifteen yards.
DR.. E. S. Black, of Williamstown
pronounced him dead of fractured
skull and broken neck. State Troop
ers from the Malaga station arrest
ed Macrane. He was held under
$4,000 bail on manslaughter
charge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Blackman
Estate $4,000
Cuts Daughter, Mrs. Lilly
Pennington, Off
With $1.00
DIVIDES BULK
AMONG OTHERS

The estate of Pitney Blackman,
who died in Absecon November IL,
is valued at upwards of $4,000.
Dividing the bulk of his property
between his son, John land one
daughter, Mrs. Florence VanSant,
of Atlantic City, Blackman cut his
other daughter, Mrs. Lilly Penning-
ton, of Absecon, off with one dollar,
according to the will probated. No
reason was assigned in the will for
the discrimination.
To his daughter-in-law, wife of
john Blackman, he bequeathed $25,
and to his sister-in-law, Catherine,
wife of jeremiah J. Blackman, he
left $1,000 Mrs. Catherine Black
man Will get half of the residue
placed in trust for the son, John,
if she survives him.
Another brother, George Black
man, of Ocean City, and a sister,
Mrs. Alice B. Effron, of Philadel-
phia, are not mentioned in the will.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Councilrnen Give
Riddles Candy
Mortified City Fathers Play
Santa Claus To School
Children of City
HAVE COMMUNITY TREE

The children of Mortified were
recipients on Saturday OF boxes q
candy, the Christmas gift OF the
members OF the common e0assssss.-
The candy was presented BY Prln-
cipal Charles NJ. Kresge, when the
children gathered around the COIN
munity Christmas tree which The
volunteer firemen erected before
the city hall.
Mayor Eugene Swilkey, members
OF council and the board OF eeucas
ton were present 10 witness The
event and wished the children a
Merry Christmas. In all, 3.S boxes
of candy were distributed Those
children who were unable to be
present will receive their gift on
the reopening of school.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
OAKS ASSN HAS
YOUNGSTERS PARTY
Girl Scouts Give PlayIet As
Part of Program,

A Christmas party sponsored es-
pecially for the children was held
Saturday evening at the Oaks Fire
house by the Oaks Improvement
Association. The roomy hall was
decorated in seasonal trimmings,
and huge Christmas tree was set
up at one end of the room.
The Absecon Girl Scouts, in line
with their recent program of civic
work, attended to present an enter
tainment, after which each child
was presented with candy and fruit
by Santa Claus. More than $50
youngsters and their parents were
present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
SORORITY GIVES
BASKETS TO POOR
Beta Sigma Members Pack
Dinners and Toys Here

Members OF the Beta Sigma So
rority met at the home of Miss
Dorothy Boice Friday night to pack
Christmas baskets which were de-
livered to IL needy families. The
baskets contained articles for full
course holiday dinner and also toys
for the children of the families.
The basket fund was raised from n
movie benefit recently held by the
sorority. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Jay
Frambes, Margate, on Tuesday
night Those assisting in the dis
tribution of the baskets were Flea
nor Arnold, Betty Toner, Mary To-
ner. Kay Arnold, Helen Walker,
Mrs. Harry Boice, Mrs. Howard
Morganweck, Jack Bostick. Ralph
English.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

Population Said
ToBe $4,000
An Increase of 400 in the Last
Year Reported by Census
Bureau
GAIN OF 3493 SINCE 1920
AS the Increase Reported Is
Below the Average, the
Bureau May Be in Error
CAIN OF 34e3 SINCE 1920

Atlantic City made gain in pop
ulation of 400 in the past year. &C.
cording to the Census Bureau, Uni
ted States Department of Cora
merce. The population of Atlantic
City on July / was $4,000. This
is an increase of 3493 since the last
decennial census was taken IN 1920
The official census in 1920 showed
a population of 50,707 and the gain
during the intervening seven-year
period has been at the rate of 499
annually. Previous estimates show
ed that Atlantic City had popula-
ton of 52,S18 in 1924; 53,2S7 In
1925 and $500 in 1926.
In arriving at these estimates the
census bureau assumed that the
average annual increase since 1890
was the same as that between 1910
and 1920, and made allowances anly
for such changes of which / had
actual knowledge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
KEPT BONDS
I'M CHANDELIER
Boy Finds $1,000 Worth
of Securities in Room
of Ledger

Anthony Patuto, 10, went from
his home in Orange to visit his aunt
Mrs Antonio Scraco, at ia Burch-
ard Avenue, East Orange. While
brousing about in the room of Mrs.
Edward Sylvia, boarder, he found
tucked away in an ornament on the
chandelier $1,000 in stocks and
bonds and other securities.
TT looked like money" he said
later when detectives got him to
confess that he had taken the pa
pers, 'tand l took it, but | know
where it is" He was able to show
them where he had put it under a
rug and behind the bureau. He
confessed to taking a little more
than $40 from his aunt.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
to
Meet AtSeaview
South Jersey Active in Guber-
material and Senatorial
Timber Race

A meeting. of Republican state
leaders is being arranged for to-
morrow at the Sea View Golf Club,
Atlantic City, by David Baird,Jr.,
of Camden, at which session the
nomination of candidates for
Governor and U. S. Senator prob
ably will be important topics.
The purpose of the meeting and
the names of those invited by the
South Jersey politician have been
closely guarded but is considered
likely that young Baird, who as
pires to the leadership held by
his late father, will sponsor a
South Jersey gubernatorial NOM
inee.
South Jersey members of the
Legislature are advocating Sena-
tor Clark f. Chase, of Somerset
county, for governor. In the
recent conferences here over d
state treasurer, South Jersey
leaders who named A. C. Middle
ton. of Moorestown, to succeed
William II. Read, of Camden,
agreed to allow North Jersey to
nominate the candidate for COVER
nor Now, it is understood, South
Jersey fears the party may lose
both governor and U. S. Senator
because of the large number of
candidates who have entered the
field. Senator Case is understood
to be a compromise nominee.
Essex County Republicans also
have a candidate.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
WEEK OF PRAYER
SERVICES PLANNED
Six Churches To Cooper
ate in First Week
of Year

A week Of PRAYER services in the
Mainland churches has been arran-
ged, The schedule follows:
Monday. Jan. 2, at Mortified NJ.
E., Rev. F. A. Smith.
Tuesday at Zion NJ. E., Rev. E.
H. Mathis.
Wednesday at Bethel NJ. E, Rev.
Isaiah Williams.
Thursday at Palestine NJ. P.
Church. Rev. R. B. Mahoney.
Friday at Seaview Baptist Church
Rev. r. C. Phillips.
Saturday, Somers Point NJ. P.
Church, Rev. w. c. Bishop.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Fashion Parade
On Boardwalk
Winter Display Rivals Easter
Showing With Record
Crowds

A Christmas fashion parade CT
furs and Winter styles, rivaling At
lantic City's Boardwalk parade on
Easter was held Sunday by Inc lar
gest number of visitors who have
ever spent Christmas in Atlantic
City Railroads said the holiday
traffic was the heaviest on record.
Beach front hotels held Christ
mas parties. Toys for children and
other gifts for adults were hung Oh
lighted Christmas trees and dis;rib-
uted by Santa Clauses.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Firemen OF Two
Companies Will
Elect Officers
Robert Lambert Un0pposed
for Presidency of Conn
pany No. /
BOTH l AND 3 HOLD
ELECTION TONIGHT
Charles Howell Nominee for
Captaincy of Number l, AL
ton Boice and John Dutch
in No. 3

Election of officers will be con-
Quoted by members of Companies
Nos. l and 8 of the local fire de-
partment in their respective meet-
ing places, tonight. The Of
ficers nominated for Company No
/ are: Assistant engineer, Waiter
Peterson and Walton Ri3ley; cap
tain, Charles Howell; Lieutenant,
Joseph Helfrich; fire ma-.;,i.al. John
Ba. koff; fire wa~t ems. Mark Fritsch,
Amos Hall, iGhn Hosbach, Fed
Fnnlon, Jacob Tst:r; Allan: ic Coun
ty lrcmen's as.Gclation delegates.
,c''E Barkoif, Jahl. Hosbach. dele
gates to State convention, Norman
Jester and Charles Howell
For president, Robert Lambert;
vice-president, Joseph Thompson;
recording secretary, N. R. Andrews;
assistant, Earl Mettinger; financial
secretary, Walton Risley; treasurer
D. S. LeCompte; trustees, w. H.
Adams, Charles Howell, Jacob
Derr.
Officers nominated for Company
No. 3 are; Assistant chief, Corey
Candy; captain, Alton Boice and
John Dutch; lieutenant, Raymond
Conover, Willis Cramer; treasurer,
John Dutch, William Shelley; trus-
tees, George Leeds, John Dutch,
John Mason.
Members of Company No. are
answering alarms of. fire with Com
pany -No. until they receive their
own station and equipment.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
WOMEN WILL LEARN
OF ELECTION LAWS
County Republican Club
Meets Here on January S

The Atlantic County Women's
Republican Club viii hold a meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Simon NJ.
Horstick, N. Main street, Thursday
night, January 5, for the purpose of
receiving instructions in election
laws. Speakers versed in all cleo
ton rules and regulations viii be
present and conduct study period
on the same. Another instruction
evening will be held in Absecon in
February.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
MILK TEAM LEADS.
Clean Sweeps Feature Abbott's
League Play.

The Milk Team Of the Abbott's
Dairy bowling league retained its
lead over the field last week by
cleaning up against the Power team
on the local alleys. The Ice Cream
team won all three games from the
Pleasantville division, and the Of
flee cleaned up the Garage team.
Tho team standing follows.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
NEW CHEVROLET COMING
Said TO Be Spectacular Low Priced
Automobile.

Promising the most spectacular
low priced automobile of all time,
the Chevrolet Motor Company says
that a complete new line of motor
cars will be introduced to the pub
lie January first.
In confirming reports that Chew
rolet would very shortly introduce
new car of SURPRISING interest,
w. S. Nudsen, president of the
Chevrolet Motor Company, declared
that the official announcement COW
ering details of Chevrolet's sensa-
tional new product would come Sun
day, January first Practically every
Chevrolet dealer in the United
States will have cars ready for pub
lie inspection January first.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

Miss Rachel Corwen, of Duluth,
Mimi, was arrested for stealing
from her employer to buy flowers
for a friends funeral,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
MIDNIGHT MASS
Chapel of New St. Peters Lyceum
Filled 10 Capacity.

FIIIeu 70 CapacIty.
The chapel of the new st. Peter 5
lyceum in this city was used for
the first time Christmas eve, when
midnight mass was celebrated fos
congregation which filled the
large place. Dr. Walker, o. S. A,
spoke, and special musical pro
gram featured the services. The
donations amounted to $4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

We are given to understand that
love levels all things, but some
times it's an uphill fight.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
DOE KILLING
is COSTLY
Two Absecon Men In Par
ty That Cost 500
Each

Irving J.Rider and Alfred N Hill,
of Absecon, with James W. Ennis,
of Atlantic City, were arrai~ned be-
fore Magistrate William Wischlich
in Egg Harbor City Saturday. char
ged with killing doe in the woods
at Weymouth. The comolaint was
made by Game Warden William Lo-
der. of Egg Harbor City, who testi-
fed that he was patroling the deer
woods Tuesday when he hailed the
trio of hunters as they came along
in their car. A search revealed
doe in the rear of the machine. The
three accused men made no defense
and were adjudged guilty and fined
800 and costs each, which was
paid.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

COAL OF QUALITY.
HYGIENIC ICE & COAL CO.
Call $50. adv,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

VIM E. Mathis. Plumbing and Heat
ing. ss u West Jersey Aye.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

Always 1000 lbs to ton.
Every pound good. clean coal.
BARTLETT g. HOLZER
Phone 61S-J adv. Northnela
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
COAL.

Quality and Service guaranteed. A
trial order will convince you. Wheeler
scal Co. Phone 3S0.--adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
WATCH REPAIR HEADQUARTERS

All work personally supervised and
guaranteed. Irelan ]. Doughty. Jewel
er. IL S. Main St. Pleasantville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
1928 cHRIsrMAs glue.

Now open at Pleasantville National
Bank. where. West. Jersey. crosses
Main. You are invited to join.-adv.