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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21

finish hardware and lacquered
mouldings. There is ample room
for four passengers on the broad,
deeply upholstered seats. A handy
package compartment behind the
driver and liberal space beneath
the sloping rear deck provide plen-
ty OF room for packages and lug
gage.
The Custom Victoria comes from
the factory to the dealer and then
to the buyer with more than 500
worth of extra equipment included
in the list price-an endowment OF
convenience and luxuries that few
other manufacturers give their cars.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
MORE PicNlCS

Additions to the list Of picfiics
to be held at Lenape Park during
the summer show that the Ocean
vile NJ. p. Church will be there TO-
day. Others not listed previously
are: Church of the Good Shepherd,
Atlantic City, June 20; First Bap-
fist, Atlantic City, June 20; Sea
view Baptist Church, June %; Sa-
lem NJ. E. Church, Pleasantyille,
June 20; Community Sunday
Schools, Atlantic City, July 2; st.
Marks Episcopal, Pleasantyille,
July s.; First Presbyterian Church,
Atlantic City, July IS; First Ward
Democratic Club, Atlantic City, July
20; Coiored Union Churches, Allan
tic City, August 4.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
MANY ATTEND DINNER

About one hundred and fifty
persons from Mays Landing and
vicinity attended the dinner ten
dered to Surrogate Albert G.
Abbott by the Hamilton Township
Mems and Women's Republican
Clubs, last Friday night. at the
Gateway Casino, Somers Point.
Robert M. Johnston, of Atlantic
City, was POSTMASTER, and all the
party candidates for county offices
addressed the assemblage. Judge
Smathers, County Clerk Blair,
Sheriff Cimino and County Treas
urer johnson also spoke. A bounti-
full dinner was served. About 1900
Atlantic county people were pres
emf at the dinner.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
PELTO IS GIVEN
PAVING CONTRACT
Cream City Man Lowest Bid
der For Sidewalk and
Curbing Work
WILL START AT ONCE

Afspecial meeting OF Council was
held in the city hall Friday night,
when John Pelto, of Ocean City,
lowest bidder for curbing and side
w4Ik work was awarded the con
tract. Fits bid was s29,9Ss
Council notified him to proceed
with The work as soon as possible.
he had the contract for the work
done at the Gateway Casino to the
amount OF $4,000, and his work in
Ocean city for the past few years
has been wei done.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
Fratern0L
Social
Church
SOMERS POINT EVENTS
By sYCKEI-

Mr.. and Mrs. James Macarthur
gave farewell dinner Friday
evening at their home to large
number of guests, as they will
leave for Maine to spend the sum
mer season.
The grand opening of the Ocean
City Country club viii not be on
July 4 as announced, but has been
postponed until the last of July.
the date to be given later.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
Township Sees
Great Benefit
In New School
People Also Awake To The
Danger Lurking In Old
Building
PLANS DISCLOSE WIDE
SCOPE OF USEFULNESS

Hamilton Township viii undoubt-
edfy give an affirmative vote at
the special election, to be held on
Wednesday,, June %, for a new
High school The people realize
that the old school is insufficient
ana dangerous and that there is
great need here for the facilities
ana advantages a modern school
building would provide.
che first thing to consider is the
lives and health of the children
and the. old school is not only UNI
sanitary and firetrap, but it does
notsin any way meet the standards
modern science has shown us
should prevail in the way of heat
ings ventilation, lighting and the
opportunity for physical develop
ment.
Plans for the new building pro
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21

vide first of all that it will be fire
proof, of brick, concrete and steel.
1t will have a modern sanitary
system, and will be easier to keep
clean and free from dust as well.
The lighting and ventilation will
be based on scientific principles as
viii the heating system and eye
sight, health and comfort will be
preserved The gymnasium will not
only further the physical develop
ment of the children, but it will
provide a place where they may
give full vent to their energies in
a proper and legitimate manner.
The auditorium viii fill a long
felt want in the way of a large
meeting room, with much greater
capacity than has ever before been
available in the township. The
classrooms will give the school a
capacity that will take care of the
increase in attendance for years
to come. The manual training de
partment will allow the growing
youngsters an opportunity to dis
play their talents and develop them
in a way that viii put them on the
road to self-support much more
quickly and easily than by the ole
] nflormiss method
The plans provide that the new
building shall face Second St, anC
run back along Linwood Ave
leaving the site of the old building
clear for playground. 1t will b.
erected in a r. shape, with tn
classrooms across the front and tn,
auditorium reaching out at the bacl
of the corridor connecting the class
rooms. The front wall will stan;
| 40 feet back from the property lin,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
MRS. BARRETT DIES
Funeral Services Conducted Sun
day Afternoon at Mothers
Home

Mrs. Chester Barrett, AZ, died of
pneumonia Thursday evening
Funeral services were held Sunday
at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Barrett's mother, Mrs. Philip
Somers. Rev. R. C. Phillips, Of the
Bethany NJ. p. church, and the
Rev. George Jones, of Atlantic City,
officiated.
Interment was at the Zion
cemetery. Those surviving her are:
Chester Barrett. her husband; and
Philip, Miller, Howard and Norman,
her four children. Philip was
graduated from the Atlantic City
High school only last week.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
CLERKS oEElcE BLISTER

An increase was shown in the re-
cording Of instruments in the
County Clerks office here during
the month of May over that OF the
preceding month. Deeds recorded
in May numbered SIG; mortgages,
S43; assignments, 1924; miscellan-
eous instruments, $50.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
CUSTOM VICTORIA
ON DISPLAY NOW
Being Shown in Two Attrac.
tive Combination of CoIOrs
By Studebaker

Designed for those who desire
motor cars of individuality and dis
tinction the Studebaker Custom
Victoria is being shown in two at
traetive combinations of color, each
of which adds custom charm to the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
uRUlLpeRsv ERECTED CHURCH

The Builders of the First NJ.
f. Sunday school erected a minia-
ture church, brick by brick, in the
Children's Day exercises last Sun
day night. Rev o. G.. Bovine de
livered an address on Character
Building The singing by the Jun
Tor Choir was very much enjoyed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
CAPT. LEE BURIED
tnterment Made In Cemetery At
English Creek.

captain Daniel Lee, father OF
Mrs. Lurelda Sooy, who died at the
age OF SO in Camden while on a
visit at the home of his daughter,
mrs. A. J. MacNeiH, after an illness
of only "a few weeks, was buried
s tle.faaaily plot at English Creek
cemetery, Thursday.
Funeral services were held in
Camden, wednesday evening, Rev.
j Brock. pastor of the NJ. E..
church officiating. Thursday morn
ing the Rev. Richard Sullivan, pas
tor Of the NJ E. church, English
Creek offieiated at another serv-
ice. Mrs. A. J. MaeNeill, of Camden
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-21
BY r. VAN sYCKEL.

and Mrs. Lurelda sooy, are the
survivors.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
McGraw Sends Aid
To Mike DonIin,
"OId Pal"

NEW YORK, April 26.-one
worry was removed yesterday
from the mind of Mike Donlin,
former Giant outfieIder, criti-
cally i'll and without funds in a
Los Angeles hospital.
John ]. McGraw, manager of
the Giants, wired q sum of
money to his old star today
with instructions that there
was more where that came
from.
If money can buy Mikes re-
covery, McGraw said, the New
York club is willing to go to
any expense.
Donlin is suffering from a
malignant growth, and has been
advised by his physicians to
take an immediate course of
treatment at the Mayo Hos
pital in Rochester. MINI.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
[TODEYS SPOR7ORIAL
BY kirlf Miller

The boom in behalf of Mayor Jimmy Walker New York
succeed Byron Bancroft johnson president of the American
League to be pretty well hushed by Walkers friends but
the impression broadcast in the land that the American League
magnates not at all pleased with the po which
pulled them by resumng the office of which he relieved
without the gnominy which Judge Lands has planned for him.
Apparently the folks behind Walkers campaign jump
politics to baseball had consulted all excepting Mayor
himself and possibly Ban Johnson Immediate denas
edge of make changes in the organization
OF the league from two of the principals who would be
voved Jimmy Walker and Judge Lands explosion
med and kill chances Walkers get baseball
should he desire at the end of his figure
head of New York city.
There is question in the minds Of baseball
how long Judge Lands going quiet on
subject Of Ban ohnson creeping back the organization which
ne helped create but which he practically promised foreake
after series OF verbal outbursts aimed at person than
the Judge himself.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Golf Is Important
Lesson In This
Girls School

Cooking and sewing are only
two of the domestic virtues de-
manded at the Caskin School for
Girls at Devon, near Philadel-
phia, Pa. They also must be
able to play q decent game of
golf.
Golf was introduced at Caskin
last year and was such an In
Simultaneous success the game
now has been nominated q
major sport. It has supplanted
indoor gym work. Three times
q week a professional comes to
Devon to give lessons.
Mrs. Langdon Caskin, princi-
pal of the school, considers golf
a far better game for girls than
track, baseball, hockey or has
ketball.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Can't Find Fault With Teacher

furthermore these club under Judge
Lands not to find fault with complain his decisions
in to criticize his handling game is this latter
phase which Ban Johnsons strife with judge
Lands ~ 1aeNNee
Lands brought the sport of long period
over which johnson generally recognized
pail did not compliment johnson to feel supreme of
baseball had been installed not only
over both leagues From time time engaged in
verbal upeatons with the good Judge his target from
down. --NS~' W PAPo
Lands thorough going Judge He law He knows
pest OF all the law of contracts and the leagues have
traed not to throw Landis
son back the American League saddle Lands
mousse IN constant danger So do the club why
ny are doing deep thinking about ohnsons sence
ng IN fancy and in fact the president of the American League
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

Here's how the winners finished
and the prizes they will receive:
1. Petworth, 1,649, SIS and Presi-
dents Cup; 2, Washington Centennial,
1882, $22.b0; 3, J. II. Milans, 1925.
$40; 4, Columbia No. 8, 1,624, $3.50 T;
s, Lafayette No. /, 1917. Sis; 6,
Hiram, 1912, $11.25; Z, G. C. Whiting.
1,612. $11.25; s, Joppa, 1897. $40; 3,
Dawson, 1881, $3.50: 10, Harmony No.
!, 1879. $3.50; IL. Harmony No. 2,
1,575. $3.50; H. Congress, 1859, So;
IS. stansbury, 1868, S.; a. Trinity,
SINGLES
1, H. X, Burtner. Ss1, SIS; 2, Ger
sis; 4. II. Schmidt. $50, s12: s. W. Cox,
$S7. 81; s, Flynn. sbs; SO; Z; L. 2.
S51, $3.50; ., D. bomdera, s51. $3.50;
10: e.. B. Heimer, s4s, S.; IL. c.
Wire. s47, S.; IL, Albert Fischer, S45,
- IL, Arthur Urban, 344, 81; IA,
Crockett, 34s, So: Is, Jameson, S42, SO;
16, Earl Money, 342. SO; II, w. Col
Inns, AL, 81; is. Russell, s3&0. 81; 19,
r. Stringer, S39, So; 90, Seigei, 337,
$3.50; II, A. H. Booth. 337. $3.50; 90,
Smthson. 325, 81; 2S, DR.. Dudley, sac,
81; "a. Major Robb, 234, 81; rs, 2.
StonneIi, 334, ST.
HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAMES
=. B. Heimer.4 1877. IS; H. X Burt
ner. $50, So; Charles Barnard, 14S, So;
A. Gervais, las, So; D. Domders, 147,
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
BANKER rs
EMBRACE

The season in the Bankers Duck
pin League just closed has proved
to be the most exciting in the his
tory of this organization. The
Bank Of Washington has again cop
ped the pennant, and now has two
legs on the Carr trophy, a cup pre-
scented by Joshua w. Carr, vice
president of the Perpetual Building
Association; the team winning this
trophy three years in succession to
retain permanent possession Of
same.
In addition to numerous cash
prizes, the Bank of Washington is
also the winner Of the loving cup
presented by Oppenheirner and
Shah.
The American Security and
Trust gave the Bank Of Wash
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

It may be that such athletes al
Bob LeGendre, Tony Plansky and
Emerson Norton. have spoiled the
Blue and Gray. Anyway, these
three great versatile stars set 9
standard during late years that will
be difficult to uphold.
For five years or so George
town has been reasonably sure
Of pentathlOn or decathIOn title
In the Penn Carnival. In three
succeeding years LeGenr1e made
fame for Georgetown by win.
ming the pentathlOn. When the
pentathlOn was eliminated in
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
BY WAY or. DIVERSION

While engaged in his golflng
marathon from Mobile, Ala, to
Los Angeles, Cal, Doe Grahame
and his caddy, Happy Harry
Kirby, occasionally stop for q little
recreation" by touring one Of the
golf club links along their route.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

altn OF the American League magnates who Lands in
ms behalf IN the hour of impending sought
of baseball. - F 'Ae 4ootn
Many followers of baseball do not fully appreciate extent
OF Judge Lands powers in baseball Suffice
absolute monarchy within the national pastme contract
with the owners OF big league teams is such that he
any disposition ne fit of matters which the sport
with the exception Of real estate holdings business deals not
involving players. - ~ ~
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
GIRLS GET
BIC ENTRY
By r. D. Thomas

Girl bowlers are all steamed up
over the tournament Of the Washing
ton Ladies' Duckpin Association,
which has drawn a record entry all
ready. with more to come. The lists
will remain open until tomorrow
night. Rolling will start at Conven-
ton Hall next Monday.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
BIBLE EXPLAINS HOW

d. x. Bible, Texas A. and M.
coach and member of the national
rules committee. will lecture on
the new football rules at the
Rockne-Meanwell summer school for
coaches, to be held in Dallas. Tex,
beginning June 6.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

In the meantime, the male bowIers
continue to fight it out at Conven-
ton Hall in the Washington City
Duckpin Association tournament,
which has two weeks to go.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

favor Of the decathIOn, PIansky
carried on where LeGendre left
Off. He won for two years
straight. And had he failed
Emerson Norton might have as
sumed the burden. He finished
second to Plansky on one Occa-
sion In the alI-rOund test.
And now Georgetown has no Le-
Gendre, Plansky or Norton. Where
the Blue and Gray once was supreme
it will be forced to struggle for a
place in the sun. Freddie Wiesner
and Tip Moroney, quite versatile but
not as proficient in as many events
as their predecessors, have been
elected to defend Georgetown's
prestige.
It is quite the same in the relays.
g eoZsetown long has been powerful
in this direction, and from time to
time without a real rival, but it may
miss the record. breaking cornbina.
tons that John D. o'Reilly was able
to form in the last several years.
He was fortunate, indeed, to have
all at the same time such runners
| as Vernon Ascher, Johnny Holden,
George Marsters, Jimmie Sullivan,
Eddie Swinburne, Jimmie Burgess
and string Of others barely a
| stride behind them-all exceptional
performers. OF that brilliant group
only Burgess and Swinburne remain.
Burgess and Swinburne and
Eddie O'Shea and Ray WheIan
will make up the 1-miIe relay,
an event that Georgetown has
won for the last two years at the
Penn carnival. 1t is ranked
among the best expected to com.
pete, but carries not the pres.
tige Of its immediate predeces.
sOrs.
During the indoor season the Blue
and Gray was beaten twice by Syria.
cuse and whipped the Orange once
There will be other formidable oppo.
nents for Georgetown besides syria.
cuse. incidentally, Maryland, our
Maryland. is one.
Georgetown likely will be hard
pressed, If not fortunate, to win the
sprint medley, in which it holds a
world record. 1t will depend in this
as in the mile, on Burgess, Swim
burne, O'Shea and Whelan.
The Blue and Gray may go to
post a favorite in the freshman relay
It's yearling track crop fairly
sparkles, betokening future years OF
success. The freshman team will be
named from Eddie Hector, John
Cranley, Robert Shooter, Gordon
Clark and Andy Murray. Hector has
been making the. fastest time Of the
| Quarter-milers.
| Georgetown's leading broa6
Jumper, Bill Dowding, ought to dc
well, but Is not as formidable as he
has been, according to report.
From all this 1t may be reckoneC
that the famous Blue and Gray Is as
sured Of nothing but the javelir
laurel, yet must command respect
generally next Friday and Saturday
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

At last accounts 35 teams were
In line. This beats the previous
record. by IL teams. Besides
there are approximately IS dou-
bles and 100 singles entered, with
an increase expected. .
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

Results Of the Masonic tOurna-
n1ent, bOWled concurrently with
the w. G. ID. A. event, were an
nOunced today by Secretary Ar
vile EberSOle. The MasOnS com.
pIeted on a handicap basis.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
blue AND CRAY FACES
Loss Of LARGE BUNCH
OF TRACK LAUREL
By r. D. Thomas

For the first time in coon old Georgetown University
send its athletic to the PennReays without
that at least individual will bring home
championship.
The cooul aven performer from Texas, Hines
conceived nearly certain for the Blue and Gray
Georgetown has become used the big relay and aound titles that
feature the Penn carnival and it would be thankful
in moth nso
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
REDANDHAP
At TRACT

Harry K. BURNER, the King Pin
bowling star, was conceived to be
disappointed when he lost Howard
campbell as a doubles partner.
Fortune contrived to bring Camp
bell together with Glenn WoIsten.
holme in a number of big matches
and success welded the combination.
So BURNER cast about for an
other partner. He found one quick.
~. Or 1t might be said that Red
Megaw found Burtner. Anyway.
they Joined fortunes and tonight
they will be the featured perform
ers in the Washington City Duck
pin Associations big tournament at
Convention Hall.
They will shoot singles at 7:1s
O'Clock. They Will perform in the
doubles next week.
Whatever disappointment But.
ner may have had concerning
Campbell probably disappeared
perhaps when Megaw shot 81
in the team event of the city
tournament, thus getting a fine
start in the all-events.
And Megaw accounted himself
lucky in gaining BURNER for a
partner when Happy carved a set
OF 3S1 in his team effort. In short:
each figured the other was "right''
for this particular tournament.
A flock of fans think the same
Hence, Megaw and BURNER viii
have a lions share of rooters to.
night. They are among the favor.
ties for all-event honors. Burtner
holds the city record for all-eyents
with total of 1,156 rolled in the
Masonic tournament a year ago.
Megaw won the Washington Citv
Duckpin Association all-events last
spring, finished second the wear he
fore and third three years back
A number OF other crack bowlerA
are on tonight's program. They
include Perce Elicit, G. Al, DaIy.
John Harville. Lefty Goodall ana
Harry Mccarthy.
II will be Merchants night.
with bowlers from the CONNER.
clal League predOminating.
Garry Ice Cream Company and
Evening Star will be the bic
team rivals. The creamery team
won the league pennant id
the newspaper men finished sec
ond, five games behind, though
they led the field in total pins,
Frank Mischou, star in several
leagues, rolled into second place
with his doubles partner, Ralph
Cady, with T16. Mischou got 401
the second highest set of the tour.
nament. Frank got $40 in the Class
A singles and thus became an all.
events contender.
w. Cox. with 374, tied Emmett
Meany Eos the Glass A singles lead,
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

IngtOn great race from the
beginning Of the season, and the
outcome OF this battle was not
decided until they met in the
next to the last match Of the
season.
President Miller has called 4,
meeting to be held Thursday at 8
p. m. at the American Security
and Trust Company, at which time
they will distribute about $500 in
cash prizes and several cups ana
medals. Final standing OF the
teams az follows:
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

High team ganae-PerpetuaL 500;
Hibbs. sol; Bank OF Washington, SCI.
High team set-Hibbs. 174e; Federal
Reserve, 1710: Riggs. 1877
High individual game-Marx, 1875
Pollock, ISL; Sheehy, $50; Wood, $50.
High individual set-Brown (Perpet-
uaD, Sss; v. OFT Federal Reservel, 3ss:
Sheehy, (Bank OF Washingtonl, 3s3.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
BlOw-Off Coming Sooner or Later

The matter be allowed to stand the time being
as baseball has just survived all the ugly chapters
the present. but sooner later dear friends the
controversy to be
Peced to be enient and merf Johnson again
last January when he listened pleas was not en-
of failing health - ~ -
To exactly what johnson really trying to function
matter Of conjecture but the that by irving to
function at ALL far baseball violating the
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

". Z. Pet,
Bank OF washington. IS II 1898
Amer. Sec. & TRUSTEE. SO 10 slI
Riggs National. 10000, IS % Te4
w. Loan & Trust No. IS 81 .TgE
w. B. Hibbs & Co... 10 80 6sg
Federal Reserve Board. 66 ss s647
Perpetual .,........ 81 Il .5ss
Federai-American . so 50 .490
w. Loan & Trust No. - SO .4s0
Nat. Saw. & Trust Co.. 46 IS $50
J. L. Edwards Co... II 81 .4Ol
District ............s.s 80 81 .3f2
Park Savings Bank. . IS 81 ,s4s
Amer. Sec. Branches, SO 60 .3R3
Second National Bank. Sc 10 .3iS
Merch Bank & Trust Co. 80 ~ 1854
Commercial ............ g e .2st
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

Whatever disappointment But.
ner may have had concerning
Campbell probably disappeared
perhaps when Megaw shot 377
In the team event of the city
tournament. thus getting q fine
start in the all-eyents.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

favor Of the decathlOn, PIansky
carried on where LeGendre left
off. He won for two years
straight. And had he failed
Emerson Norton might have as
sulned the burden. He finished
second to Plansky on one Occa-
sion In the alI-rOund test.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
UPPER BURIAL
IN RICHMOND

Funeral services for the Rev.
Henry Allen Topper, former pastor
of the First Baptist Church here,
who died unexpectedly yesterday
afternoon at the home of q daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clifton s. Brown, in Bal
timore, will be conducted tomorrow
afternoon at the residence of the
daughter. Burial will be in Rich
mond.
During the Spanish.American
War. DR.. Tupper, holding the title
of captain. held special missions
among soldiers at Jacksonville,
Miami, and Key West.
peace commissioner in 1912 Of the
made IA trips to Mexico, holding
important conferences with TIE
leaders OF both constitutional and
federal parties.
In the World War, he travelled
across the continent twice. address
ing more than 200,000 soldiers at
environments. Following this he
went abroad as a special immigra'
ton inspector and returned TO
Washington to advocate stricter
regulations governing the admit.
lance of aliens into the country.
DR.. Upper was born in Wash.
ington, Ga, in 1856, and later at.
tended Charleston College in South
Carolina, Richmond College in Vir-
ginia and the University of Vir-
ginia. Graduated from the South.
ern Baptist theological Seminary
in 1879 and in the same year mar
ried Miss Marie Louise Fender Of
Richmond.