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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25

AN ORDINANCE, TO amend section
one of an ordinance entitled, An
Ordinance providing for fees and
salaries of certain officials of the
City of Pleasantville," approved Feb
ruary ., 1925.
Section /. BE IT ORDAINED by
the Common Council of the City of
Pleasantville that section one of M.
ordinance entitled, AN ordinance pro-
viding for fees and salaries of certain
officials of the City of Pleasantville."
approved February .. 1895, be and the
same is hereby amended TO lad IS
follows:
Mayor, one thousand dollars per an
mum.
Clerk two thousand dollars per an
nunl.
Treasurer. seven hundred dollars
per annum.
Collector of Taxes, fourteen hun
dred dollars per annum.
Solicitor, one thousand dollars per an
mum.
Engineer, fees for work performed
as ordered by Council.
Section 9 BE IT FURTHER OR
DAMNED that all ordinances or parts
of ordinances inconsistent with this
ordinance be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this ordinance shall
take effect Immediately after final
passage and publication.
Notice is hereby given by the Conn
mon Council of the City of Pleasant
vile, n. j., thae-tae foregoing ordin-
ance was passed on second reading at
a regular meeting held on the 21st day
of March, 1927. and will be further con-
sidered by said Common Council at a
regular meeting to be held i'm City
Council Chamber City Hall. Pleasant
vile, on the 18th day of April. 1927, at
O'Clock in the evening. for third and
final passage at a public hearing.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
city Clerk.
Dated March 81 1921
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25

NOTICE.
To Waiter ]. Buzby. Edwin II. and
Mary /. Rowan, Jr., the heirs, deVi-
sees and legal representative of the
estate of Joseph Broadhead, deceas-
ed, the heirs. devisees and legal rep
resentatives of the estate of Daniel
Leeds. deceased, ELLA j. Powers, An
ma Lieby Jost, Almira Powers, Har-
vey and Louella Roselle, George w.
Snyder. John w. and Irene Buckley
and John f. Kiggens:
NOTICE. that on Monday, April IS,
1927 at the hour of 8 O'Clock in the
evening, at the Borough Hall in the
Borough of Linwood, Atlantic County.
New Jersey, the Borough Council Will
conSidef/ and act upon the report OF
reports of the Board OF Commissioners
heretofore appointed to assess DANA
gcS for the taking of lands and prem
iseS to be used for extending the New
Road through the Borough of Lnwood
in which you claim to have an interest
At the time and place aforesaid, all
persons interested may be heard con-
eerning the several awards made by
the commissioners for the several par
GELS of lands and premises referred to
therein, and as to what action should
be taken upon the reports.
JAMES PARISH,
Borough Clerk.
Dated March is, 1927
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25


Nora and being told to have seat
In the reception room she waited.
She glanced up when sort of
miserable looking young man came
questionably toward her. She told
him straight off that she wished to
talk with him about some stories
and diary that she had found in
her studio.
@ The light that swept suddenly
over Webber's face brought a swift
lump to Morals throat. He was
transformed from his misery into
radiant life and interest. He sat
down close beside Nora.
''Nfr. Weber," said Nora severe
ly, you are a very wicked and very
weak young man.
Weber had not expected any
thing like this and he looked his
surprise.
"Worse," continued Nora. "You
have deliberately tried to strangle
a brain child-to cast if off for the
sake of some woman. You should
be thoroughly ashamed of yourself
to have knuckled down to paltry
Z money-making position when you
have a wonderful gift"
Weber gasped, then laughed the
first hearty laugh he had felt since
leaving his old studio. There must
be lots to tell me-" he said swiftly
and eagerly, won't you come out
to some quiet place with me for
dinner? I'm so fed up with this
conventional boarding house with
it's three square meals a day ! feel
will bust-if I don't get out"
Nora laughed in complete sym
pathy and wondered how fine
manly man like Tom Weber, had
ever let himself be stepped on by
some female. Love-" she thought
"is a funny thing"
"a good idea" Nora said, $50 get
your hat. 1 can hardly wait to tell
you how good your stories are"
Webher snatched both her hands
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25
Coincidence

Here's another one on Allentown.
A visitor recently dropped in a res
taurant on the main drag and
after perusing the menu, ordered
the native dish of sauerkraut and
spare ribs. There must have been
an unusually heavy run on that sa-
worry platter, for the Pennsylvania
Dutch waitress shook her head and
said: "All." Wishing to be funny,
the man returned: CAL what?"
She: "All over" He: "All over
what?" She, finally: GAN over
with '-phiiadelnhia Record
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25

THERE is a man in Chicago who
L knows more about Love per-
haps than any other human
Judge Joseph Sabbath, dean of all
divorce court magistrates in the
land,
During nine busy years on the
heaeh Judge Sabbath has listened
to more than $4,000 applications
for divorce.
He has cut the tie that binds
time without number
He has seen homes wrecked.
children separated and the thing
that was once Loves young dream
turned into the bitter ashes OF
despair and hatred.
And yet with this constant dis
illusionment passing in review be-
fore his stand, Judge Sabbath has
kept the faith.
Marriage he says still is beauti-
full and love a priceless gift from
the gods themselves.
Salvage, Wherever Possible
Salvaging from the human
wreckage wherever possible he
has aided in reconciling more
than 1000 couples. But his record
of $4,000 divorces, as substan-
tiated by the records. is the great
est number known to have been
heard or listened to by one man
during a lifetime.
From the weller of such exper-
fence Judge Sabbath has written
play now staging its debut here
with great promise of success. He
has called ii THE Trial Divorce, -
and 1t presents over the footlights
all of the folly and waste which
Judge Sabbath believes unwiSe
marriage and wasteful divorce
Dring in their train.
Happy wedlock should be the
rule and not the exception" this
wise old man says.
His Own Marriage
-.. And he smiles as he says ii be-
cause behind him there is the
memory OF his own happy mar
riage
Judge Sabbath married at IS.
II was an elopement. He now is
- He has four grandchildren
ana his wite-the same one-still
is Wig.
Acre could be but one" he
referring to her.
So mary tales of blasted hopes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25
"Maru' $" Proper Meaning

The Japanese embassy says That
maru means, first, a sphere or cir
Gle, and, secondly, perfection, en-
tirety, completeness. Expressive
of perfection, it was formerly used
as suffix to the names of per-
sons, sword masterpieces, etc, and
to ships; but at present the last
usage has become the common one.
Thus the word maru, when used
in conjunction with proper name,
may be said to designate a ship, it
being the most popular suffix used
in that connection.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25

So many stories of disappoint-
ment. All day long they run their
weary way. And an old man with
tolerant smile upon his face lis
tens to them. That is Judge Sab
bath. At the days end he is
weary indeed. But the smile still
is there. The same tolerant nod
of the head bows to this one and
that.
The old mans heart has become
in sympathetic tune with. the mis-
cries of a world which does not
understand.
"Just a little patience" he
says. Just a little, my boy. Be
kind to her. my son. Love him,
my girl" Thus he advises. And
the warm heart of the man seems
to feel its way into the hearts of
the sulky couple. 1t warns them,
too. Sometimes they leave to-
gether. That is as Judge Sabbath
would have it.
"Sh0p for Her"
And to the world he says from
this painful laboratory where the
human heart in all its finite
shortcomings is barred as to the
surgeons scalpel:
ITO marry the right girl, to find
the right wife or husband, shop
for him. Shop for her. Do as
you would do if you were buying
a new suit. Go to many places.
Look at many things. Take only
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, in general terms the purpose for which
they are issued and may be issued i'll
one installment or from time to time
in instalhnents and may be renewed
from time to fine sand bonds shalt
be signed by the Mayor, sealed with
the corporate seal OF the Cry, and at
tested by the City Clerk. and all 9TH
or matters with respect thereto shall
be determined by the City Treasurer.
Section 4. That the proceeds of the
sale of said bonds shall be applied
solely to the payment of the cost OF
the Improvement.
Section 5. That so much of the cost
/ of said Improvement as represents the
special and peculiar benefits conferred,
/ shall be assessed upon the lands and
! real estate in said City. benefited by
said improvement in proportion to the
! benefit each parcel shall receive there
/ from in the manner provided by law.
| All moneys received from the assess
lGncnt Of benefits shall be forthwith
! paid into the appropriate sinking FUND
| of said City to pay the Improvement
/ bonds when due or Common Couhcll
may appropriate money so received
| from said assessment towards the re-
1 demption of said bonds, which IL may
/ determine to redeem. :,
/ Section G. That Common Council
| be and they are hereby authorized 10
| treat with the owners of properly
! ing within the boundaries OF Fraiklni
| Avenue as above described for the
purpose of acquiring said land, ana II
possible agree with the owners upon
| the price to be paid therefor and shall
pay such compensa ton to SAD owners
| as they shall judge reasonable, ana
j thereupon shall receive from SaIu OWN
| ers a conveyance of said land and real
estate TO the Cit, and such compen-
| sation shall constitute part OF the
/ whole amount of costs, damages anu
expenses to be assessed for such inn
q no.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25
ORDINANCE No. 327

AN ORDINANCE appropria ting the
sum of $35, 10000 for the purpose of
purchasing land upon which to erect
a high school building in the City Of
Pleasantvile, and providing for tenn
porarily financing the said under
taking.
Whereas. the Board Of Education
and the Board of School Estims'a Of
the City School Dsi.ict of the City nf
Plcasantville have, b. appropriate rro-
ceedings liz ana estimated the sum
IF Thirty-fve Thousand 1886, coo. 0m
Dollars, as the amount neccs sary 10
Jay the cost or thc purchase of i,nd
upon which it is proposed to erect n
high school building in the City of
PleaSantNiiie and . certificate OF the
Board of School Estimate to that ef-
feet has been duly made ana delivered
to the Board of Education aud to the
Common Council of said City:
Now. Therefore, for the purpose of
concurring and consenting thereto, be
it ordained by the Common Council of
the City of Pleasantville:
Section l. That the sum Of Thirty
five Thousand 1885, 100000 Dollars, be
and the same is hereby appropriated
for the purpose of the purchase of
land upon which it is proposed to erect
q high school building in tue City OF
Pleasantville. which is tract three
hundred feet fronting on Franklin
Boulevard by a depth of two hundred
fifty feet, extending at right angles
thereto. and is bounded by Franklin
Boulevard, Madison Avenue. Chester
Avenue and Ansley Boulevard, as
shown upon map of Ansley Park,
Pleasantville New Jersey, being the
development of the Seaboard Develop
ment Corporation of 1916 Atlantic Ave
nue.. Atlantic City, New Jersey. which
tract is to be purchased for the sum
OF thirty-fve thousand ($35.00O.0o)
Dollars under an agreement upon the
part of the said Seaboard Development
Corporation to fill in and grade the
same TO such grade as shall be desig-
mated and required by the Board of
Education of the City of Pleasantville.
Section 2. That for the purpose of
providing funds to meet said appro-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25
This Judge Has Heard $4,000 Diuorces,
But He Still Can Sn1ile-n11d Hope


the one which is correct in every
detail-one that will wear we'll.
THE trouble today is that n
great many of young people are
rushing headlong into marriage
as sort of stimulant to relieve
emotional depression.
"There are too many gin par
ties and very often young people
attending these parties meet
strangers they ordinarily never
would meet.
Sometimes they get drunk and
under the influence of liquor rush
by car into a neighboring state.
They wake up any old justice of
the peace, at any old hour of the
night, and next morning they
wake up sober and regretful, to
find that they are married"
According to Judge Sabbath
there are now almost ten times
as many divorces as so years ago,
but he believes this ratio with
the growing population has noa
thrown the percentage of aver
ages out of proportion. The num-.
Der per thousand of population in
this country remains about the
same as always, he believes.
War marriages now constitute
great part of the chaff being
ground from the divorce mills, he
says. Many of the former were
entered into under emotional
stress between unsuited parties.
Other fodder for the same courts
is being provided by the "giE
party" vogue, he says.
Often Godscnd
Divorce is often a 'godsend,"
Judge Sabbath says. And the di-
yorce problem does not center so
much in divorce as it does in mar
riage for solution.
Il believe that lapse of at
least SO days should intervene be-
tween the time the license is
granted and the wedding cere-
mony takes place." he says. such
delay would provide time for
recollection, promote Sobriety and
lift the holy institution of mar
riage to the dignified plane it de-
serves instead of making of it
just gesture and burlesque. y
Uniform state marriage laws
would help solve the problemo
And it should be the obligations
of all men to select the kind of
wife whom they would be glad
to hear their children call
Mother
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Arthur
Wallace Lawton aud Ethel Gordon
Lawton have filed their petition in the
Orphans Court of Atlantic County,
praying for permission to adopt Betty
Jane Newman, q minor child, age
four % years. Pursuant; to the pro-
visions of the act entitled, IAN Act
concerning minors, their adoption,
custody and maintenance" approved
April 2, 1902, and the several supple
ments and amendments thereto, the
said Court has fixed Wednesday, the
Both day of March, 1927, at $50 O'Clock
in the forenoon, at the Court House,
Mays Landing, New Jersey, as the
time and place. when and where, IL
will make an appointment of the next
friend for said minor in said proceed
ings.
ROBERT L. STEEDLE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
March Z. 1927 3f14
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in his and gave them a squeeze that
hurt before dashing upstairs three
vt time for his hat.
you will be a very large, red
feather in my editorial cap" she
told him later, Il am annoyed that
you never tried my magazine-with
any of your stories"
Il don't dare aspire so high
thought you only took good
names,' he said modestly.
"Only good stories," said Nora
and wien she saw the look in Web
ber's eyes, that was all for her, she
knew that for once her nosiness
had led her into real romance.
(Copvripbt \
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Dated March 81. 1927.
HRnIM NICE MO 20Q

AN ORnIN NOE providing for the
erection of a War Memorial Build
GIecirot ne % q az PIeanon t',l and
,is ~ 90 for ta,,9norarv financine in
la 6UT tu.fi6 10 ,hotarii1b
Tfhareas there has bs~n no War
NromoriaI erected i'm the CITY of Pleas
antviIle in men1oriam of the citizens
Of tbis civ yrbo have sacrificed their
i;,,as in nc dafepse Of their Country:
80 - III l''0
CIV V-l,oreos, n,,blic sentiment ravorino.
thc constr,ction of a War Memorial
P,1ildins has increased to snchN an ex-
1.-Two 70 nrovidn for the construction
Of s,,cI "a buiIdinp. and
u ,t2ho,,.s tba MSiniand Post No 81.
Of tbe tn,erinan T'cpion has been very
octiwe in and ahouf the erection of such
lIh,iIdinp and is The owner of certain
iand in mo civ of Pleasantville. sit
,I.,ta on First Avenue Apd is willing
to convey without COS O the CITY,
ee MINI IF yaid lind as may ho nee
eeear,, To-, thc nurnose Of erecting said
b1IiIdine unon condition that the use
80 ~ so1o,,d Goo,, Of tho nronosed
buildinp consistine Of a large room.
i5itcJn,19 ,ant,v servinp room stage
I'D st,r.,,rei room he reserved for It's
use for the .nurnose of holding meet
inrs socials ENTERTAINMENTS. sIppers
and such other purDoses as NAV be
a,, onien5 ~ ne Eo1,,r,on Co,incil
,,tt,ab' iand is vais,ed af Four Thousand
Dnilare.
BE II Ordained nv the Common
| C,orncit of The Citv Of Picasantville:
Snctian Thai tbere he erected in
tho CIT az pleassntville rnon land in
s.,id cjfv papinn;n,r in the Southeast
IT, ~ rri,et hven1,c At a noint dis
IN tu,o btndred thirty-eiehf feet
! Nortbes stv-ardIv from where thc said
| Iine Of E-iret AvenIie infersects the
Nortbnas - iino n VVaehin,rton Avenue
. and ''i rnnnin ne, thence G] Southeast
I ,+,,.lI, ,l,,.t1ial win Noebi,lrton Ave
wafoig; p'I hi mi' fer si tba sor, ~,
| WoI,tbca etuiar1iv naralIel with First
| hVcn,fe tiftv foot. thence C3C North
1',ceiw,srdlv nsr.,iIeI with tho first
I.o,,,,ec orc hundred foot 10 the south
eoet IhHn Of Isirst Avcnue, thence IA
! s,o1,tI,,t.esty rardly along tI,e Southeast
| Inc az I'irst hye,{I,e fiffv feet In Inc
| ,,iaco of borinninp a Wiar Memorial
| P,,iIdi,Ser III -, ao9ordance with mans
..od s,,tn9; tictinn, tberoro,, annro,:ad hv
| Ca,,,,,o,, co,,nnii and tborn is herehy
.,St,,o,,,i, tod "a. s,,ch ,,t,,1oet tIe e1i,,
~ ;r,,iin,f,,-t,o rrboi,sa,d doII.,.s
Sccfiao That in order to femme
ra,.;i,. rra1co no coet Of e.,id ir,nrot,e-
| ,,'nnf ~ 10 ,'iso tbo .,,,,o,,nt ~ e,,cl
annron,,iatio thcra shall he issued
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25
The Abandoned
Studio
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

MORA had always been what the
. IN family vulgarly called "nosey.
She always wondered what the peo-
pie at tables round about her were
eating and what shoppers had in
their numerous bundles. She even
surmised at sight of trunks and
suitcases just what their contents
! might be. "'.f
Its a perfectly harmless amuse-
.1nent," she always said. "And l get
heaps of fun out of it.
You should be a detective In
stead of an editor" some of her
friends told her.
So in order to be nearer her edi-
torial chair Nora took a small
apartment in an old house down.
town.
There were two rooms on the sec
ond floor with large dressing room
connecting them and Nora had
scarcely decided on them when she
fell to wondering if there was any
thing in the cupboards that lined
the wall above the ample ward
robes. They were so high that she
figured she would have to climb on
a table top if she were to make use
of them. Soon after she had set
tied in her new quarters she
climbed up on her small Kitchen
table to pull open the cid mahog-
any door.
"Humph." she said, there's not
much here. The former tenant
took everything along-fne place
to put away winter curtains and
coats and hats. What ho!i l be-
lieve I've discovered something"
She strained on tiptoe and dis
lodged a panel of wood that had
made the cupboard a few inches
more shallow than its mates. Nora
was getting excited. She dislodged
the panel and exclaimed with sur
prise.
The little compartment so care
fully concealed was filed with pa
pers and a diary. Nora sat down
on the edge Il f the table, her feet
swinging animatedly, her eyes
swiftly scanning the pages of the
diary.
"Wel, of all things" she ex-
ploded, "this is some poor strug-
Cling writer's farewell to a career
and oh how broken-hearted he
Is" She re-read portions, with
the sealing up of this panel l am
hiding away all that makes life
wonderful-my soul and all the
best of me Is here-the rest is go
Ing into a world of business and q
hunt for the filthy lucre that Ell
ables one to live and-marry.
am doing it for AMY regret she
could not give me longer trial a.
writing. I know l should have wor
out. However, there seems to b.
penalties attached to loving So
good-by-faif dreams" A tea
splashed down on the diary AM
Nora dabbed her nose with he
handkerchief She jumped III
swiftly and hauled down lot o
the manuscripts packed in the cup
board
For long time Nora read thu
stories. When she had Finished
about a dozen and made inquir.
as to the previous tenants in he
room she got little information
Sufficient anyway to make her fin
herself into her coat and hat ant
take the subway up to Seventy
second street.
It was about seven in the eve
ming as she made her way to
most respectable boarding hous
and asked if Mr.. Tom Weber still
lived there.
rs he in at -present?n aske,
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ADVERTISEMENT.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Boards of Chosen Freeholders of At
lantic and Burlington Counties at 10
O'Clock noon on April 10, 1927. in the
Assembly Room on the seventh floor
OF the Guarantee Trust Bldg, Atlantic
CITY. N. j., at a joint meeting of the
two Boards. for providing all necessary
machinery, tools, apparatus and other
means of construction and doing all
the worH and furnishing all materials
required by the plans and specifica-
tons, for the reconstruction of the
highway bridge spanning Mulica Riv-
err at Green Bank and joining Atlantic
and Burlington Counties, N. j.
Plans and specifications for the pro-
posed work are on file in the office of
the County Engineer of each County.
where they may be Inspected during
reasonable business hours, aud Il pros
pectlNc bidder may secure copy OF
the plans and specifications from
either County Engineer in considers
tion OF a deposit of $1,000, in cash OF
satisfactory check, which deposit will
be refunded provided the plans and
specifications are returned to the Of
flee from which they were secured. in
good conclfion at or before the houI
of receiving bids. A bid will be re-
ceived only On the prescribed form
attached to tho spEv fcationS and the
Did fauSt be accom- anied by a cert-
fed check in the sum of 1907 of the
bid. The bid must also be accompan-
led by certificate>fof surety on the
form attached to the\specifications and
the successful bidder will be required
to furnish a satisfactory bond in the
full amount Of the contract price.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
BY order of the Boards of Chosen
Freeholders of Atlantic and Buring
ton Counties.
+. w. NILLETTS. Clerk,
Atlantic County Board.
ALFONZO ADAMS, Clerk,
AflS Builington County Board
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-25
Much Wealth Buried

Seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars in gold is buried an
nually in the mouths of dead per-
sons in Austria alone, said the vice
president of the Austrian Dental
association. He estimates that
S1O0,0000O0 to S150,000,000 is lost
TO the world each year by similar
burials.
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PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fore
going ordinance was introduced at a
meeting of the Common Council of the
City of Pleasantville, held on March
q, 1927, and was passed upon first
reading and will be further consid-
cred for final passage at its meeting
to be held at Council Chambers, city
Hall, Pleasantvilc. New Jersey, on
April 4, 1927, at 500 O'Clock i. NJ. at
which time and place all persons in
terested will be given an opportunity
to be heard concerning the same.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
CitN' Clerk
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Dated March 81. 1927.


Notice is hereby given that the fore
going ordinance was introduced at a
meeting of the Common Council Of the
City of Tleasantyille. held on March
81, 1927, and was passed upon first
reading and will be further consid-
cred for final passage at it's meeting
to be held at Council Chambers, City
Hall, Plcasantville, New Jersey, on
April 4, 1927, at 800 O'Clock r. NJ, al
which time and place all persons in
terested will be given an opportunity
to be heard concerning the same.
NIH EMIAH ANDREWS,