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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
Motorists
Exceed Other
Seasons
Automobile Traffic to Atlantic
City Greater Than Ever
In Resorts History
GREAT HARVEST OF
WEEKEND VISITORS
The Worlds Playground Is
Enjoying Its Greatest
CrOwds-Trains Bring I'm
usual Numbers From Dis
tant Points

Atlantic City is reaping great
harvests of visitors each weekend
but railroad officials and hotel men
express confidence that each week
end will surpass its immediate
predecessor from the standpoint OF
crowds.
This is the sixth of the eight big
week-ends at the shore, and Gus
tomarily they grow in size as the
season progresses, until the final
weekend, which includes Labor
Day, when if the weather is at all
favorable, the largest crowd of the
season, not excepting the Fourth OF
July, invades the resort.
That automobile traffic to the
shore is greater this year than ever
is self-evident, but there is no
means OF knowing just what per
centage of it is the short-stay var
iety, on what percentage remains
for a more or less indefinite period.
Railroad men claim that there
are as many. if not more. 16-day
excursionists this year. as any year
in the resorts history. In fact the
roads have added several additional
l6-day excursion trains in order to
accommodate vacationists. particu-
larily from points in the Middle
West, New York State and Western
Pennsylvania.
Renting Season
Real estate men assert that the
summer renting situation is salts
factory, although not quite up to
[, expectations. There are still many
cottages and apartments to rent,
but real estate agents point out
that the supply this year was far
larger than it has ever been, due
to the erection of many new cot
tages and apartment houses in this
city, Ventnor and Margate.
A noticeable feature of the pres.
ent season appears to be the ten.
dency to shift the resorts night
life from the Boardwalk to some OF
! the other avenues. There was a
time. not so long ago. when prac.
tically all of the resorts cabarets
on the south side were located on
the Walk. the others in town being
on the north side. This season
however, there are fully a half-doz
en- places running on Pacific ave
in the vicinity of Missouri, and sew
eral on South Mississippi ave. Il
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
TG sM19s5nOr
Miss America
Winner of Beauty Pageant To
Be Invited to Pier
Dedication

The winner OF the Beauty Pag-
cant will be invited to participate
in the dedication of Ventnor City's
new municipal pier, at Richards
avenue and the beach. The ten
tative date of the dedication has
been fixed for September 10, day
or two after the great Pageant
closes, making it convenient for
Miss America" to be present at
the dedicatory exercises.
George H. Bratten was named a
committee of one to take up with
Director General Armand Nichols
and the Atlantic City Pageant COM
mittee the possibility of having
miss America" present as guest
of honor at the dedication of the
new pier.
other committees include: Gran
vile H. Steelman, president of the
Chamber, to secure the band for
thC OCCooAOh, n OOui du 1ShhoiAhAs
assisted by W. X. Clymer, music;
Dahl Albertson, decorations; John
S. Westcott, speakers; Joseph
Aliantro, program.
These committees will cooperate
with w. X. Clymer, chairman of
the pier committee, and Ventnor
City council, in completing arrange
ments for the dedication.
James Harvey post, No. 144.
American Legion, will act as the
reception committee, with Enoch
S. Turner as chairman. 1t has
selected the Rev. DR.. George d.
Jones, of the Trinity Methodist
Protestant church, and the Rev.
Father Gregory Moran, of the st.
James Roman Catholic church,
Ventnor, to deliver the invocation
and benediction at the dedicatory
exercises.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
Highest July
Total Recorded
Construction in District
Which Includes Southern
New Jersey

The July total for building con-
tracts in the Middle Atlantic States
eastern Pennsylvania, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland. Delaware,
District of Columbia and Virginia.
amounting to $50. 653 600, was the
highest July total yet recorded in
this district Ii was 10 per cent.
ahead OF the July 1926 figure, but
showed a loss of - per cent. from
the total for June, 1927. The fol-
lowing were the most important
items contained in last months rec
ord: SIS. 227.70O. or "a per cent. of
all construction for residential bull
dings; S11.615,5O0, or 90 per cent.
for public works and utilities; &c.
465, 100, or IL per cent, for CONNER
cial buildings; s6.0s1, 500. or II per
cent. for industrial plants; s3,32S,-
800, or 6 per cent. for religious and
memorial buildings. and s2.7s2, 300
or 5 per cent. for educational pro-
jects.
The first seven months construc-
ton total for the district was $780,
O1S,500, which was an increase of
Is per cent over the corresponding
period of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
last month amounted to sI29, 492 800
A s52,o00.000 railroad project in
Philadelphia helped swell the total.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16

Visitors Smiling And
Happy No Need OF Censor
They Are Enjoying Themselves To The Utmost in The Great
est Playground of The World-Conditions
Very Satisfactory

Conditions along the Boardwalk
are SO satisfactory in the opinion
of William Fennan, pier manager,
named with Max Grossman as a
board of censors by Mayor A. M.
Ruffu, that there is no need of. a
censor. Fennan made his report to
Mayor Ruffu after studying Board
walk shops and amusement enter
prises for week.
| find our thousands of visit
ors smiling, happy and contented
and enjoying themelves to the full
lest extent. in the greatest play
ground of the world, and as long
as they are happy and contented.
there is no need for censors.
"In looking over conditions gen.
orally, I find conditions on the
Boardwalk very satisfactory. The
merchants and the national ex-
hibitors are endeavoring to cater
to every want of sthe visitor and
patrons of the resort and if some
enjoy auction shops they should
have the privilege of patronizing
them as well as others who may
enjoy dancing or other forms of
amusement. Those who like frozen
custard or other seashore novelties
should likewise be permitted to
crafty their tastes"
Max Grossman, colleague of
Fennan, resigned soon after his
appointment on the ground that he
was the chairman of the Federation
of Civic Clubs which has been lead
ing a campaign to "clean up" the
Boardwalk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
Beauty Almost
Missed Crown
Miss Webb Thought She Had
Been Eliminated From
Contest
WAS AHOUT TO LEAVE
WHEN CALLED BACK

There is little story connected
with how near Miss Margot E.
Webb, crowned Miss Atlantic
City," and hostess of the beauty
pageant next month. came ia
missing i,r crown.
Miss Webb almost eliminated
herself after the first ballot of the
judges. She did not hear her num-
Der called. Thinking that she had
been eliminated, she changed from
bathing suit to dress attire, and
was about to leave the pier when
one of the contestants, who later
proved runner-up for the title,
explained that she was still sin
| the judging"
While the spectators were
| wondering. about the delay, Miss
Webb changed back to her bath
ing suit and stepped forth. more
! confident than ever.
After going through the ordeal
of becoming one of the seven
| beauties from which Miss Atlantic
City" was to be selected and the
others act as members of her
court. as far as the audience was
concerned, it appeared as though
the judges had narrowed the city
title down to Miss Coffin and
Miss Faque, who were given a
special judging.
While this was going on, the
spectators began to call for No. Sc,
Miss Bennett, who was forced to
return to the stage and acknow.
ledge the applause. The judges
then decided to have the Misses
Coffin and Faque appear in sport
clothes again.
Another deadlock was indicated
when the judges asked that all
! seven girls appear tPfore them
again in sport clothes. At this time
Miss Webb was called out of the
line to confer with the judges, but
there was no inkling that she was
to be crowned Miss Atlantic City"
The contestants left the stage
and the final ballot was unanimous
| ly in favor of Miss Webb. The
beauty jury comprised Louis E.
Stern. chairman; James Fox. Geo.
Beatty. Frank Waugh Harron and
Ray Youdoumain.
Miss Webb resides at Embassy
apartments, near the Albany Ave
nue. Boulevard section. She is Is
years old, slim, brown-eyed and
wears curls. She is graduate OF
the West Philadelphia high school
and has worked in an Atlantic City
drug store.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16

is not an uncommon sight this sea
son TO see men and women in even
ing clothes leaving taXis at points
along Pacific avenue and entering
one OF the gilded portals of night
club. AS result Of the invasion OF
Pacific avenue by night clubs traffic
on that street remains extremely
heavy until all hours of the morn
ing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
Keeping Up
To Style In
New Homes
Building in West Atlantic City
The Type o. Home Now
Required
EACH ONE OF
FAMILY SATISFIED
Compact, Yet Lending Itself
Readily TO a Large Volume
of Informal Entertaining--%
Location and Activities
By BENJAMIN r. FOX

The old order changeth, ia
clothes, furniture, methods Of
transportation. modes of living.
But in nothing is the changing
order of things made more mani
fest than in the types OF homes
which we today are creating.
This is the time of year when
the modern family goes window.
shopping, so to speak, for the
home which meets its requirements.
Father. mother and the children
all get into the family car and
away they roll into the inviting
stretches of the country. Each
member of the family lives in
radically different fashion from
parallel lives to even a few years
ago. Each has new needs to be
satisfied before he or she win ap-
prove home.
Mother is no longer merely 3
cook and housekeeper She wants
a compact home, easy to take care
of with the aid of not more than
one servant, and frequently with
out any servants at ala home
so arranged and designed that she
can have everything ship-shape BY
10 O'Clock or earlier SO that she
can reach the golf course by mid
morning or keep an early luncheon
engagement.
Yet, at the same time. she de-
mands home so attractively
designed that it lend itself readily
to a larger volume Of informal
entertaining. Father, son and
daughter likewise lead an active
outdoor life these days and for
them as well the home must be Of
a character and in location and
an environment which fit in with
their activities.
Builders have had to sense these
changing demands in homes and
meet them. They have had to go
to accessible suburban regions and
build the type of home that the
modern family requires. The motor
car manufacturers were Compelled
to junk the big, old family hacks
and develop sport model cars, and
builders have had to abandon the
clumsy mansion on the city street
and built the sport model subur-
ban home.
In developing West Atlantic City
we selected a suburban location
in the center of a region of out
Worlds Playground and the great
door activities quickly accessible
at an times TO the heart OF the
cities OF the east Then. after
giving it every modern conven-
fence, we called in workmen best
qualified to meet the new require
ments in homes. The result il .
community that we confidently be-
lieve is truly up to the times.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16

is a means. of livelihood. and re-
quires the craft of Mussolini.
Slowing his boat down to about
4 miles an hour. and using drone
spoon bait, Mr.. Reybine halls Tuna
fishing as real "he-man's" sport.
In the same vicinity he says there
is an abundance of bonito, to lure
the fisherman who wants to take
1T easy, and to whom a four-pound
catch affords as much pleasure as
the large, fighting Tuna members
of the rnackerel family which keep
"a fisherman on his toes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
Tuna Fishing
Bank Found
Off Resort
SpOrtsmen's Mine at Very
Doors of Atlantic
City
DISCOVERED BY NEW
YORK STOCK BROKER
Appheus Reybine Enthusias-
tic Over Discovery-Better
Than Going to Florida
COST MORE TO RAISE


No A5iiger do dyed-in-the-wool
deep sea fishermen need to cruise
to Florida for the sport of catch
ing the lordly Tuna fish. Those
who think that Atlantic City is
nothing but beach parties, rolling
chair brigades and sofa lounges
are all wrong, according t6
Appheus Reybine, of New Rochelle
IN. y. enthusiastic "discoverer" OF
bank of Tuna fish.
The fish were found 18 miles
southeast of Atlantic City, and il
three days, Is fish weighing on ar
average of so pounds each, were
caught. Aboard his two-mastet
sooner, THE Princess Pat" now
lying in the Inlet, Mr.. Reybine
sang the lusty praise of the dyed
in-the-Yool sportsmen here.
"Why, think of it. Every yeal
people go long distances-down tc
Florida-up to Massachusetts, ant
here at a point Is miles southeast
of Atlantic City one can get the
thrill of a lifetime out of Tuna
fish catching. l caught three il
little more than an hour, eacf
weighing 40 pounds"
Son Is Lucky.
The stockbroker was much en-
Unused over the fact that his Is
year old son Bob, had actually
caught one of the fish with ligh
tackle despite the fight put up by
the giant fish which requires
much Drawn and cuss words tt
subdue.
with the number Of speedboats
in the vicinity OF Atlantic City
you have one of the worlds great
est sports right off shore. but il
doesn't seem to be known. fol
throughout the period that | have
been having the time of my life
there was not another boat to be
seen in the vicinity.
Mr.. Reybine declared that he ha(
heard of Tuna fish being caugh
near Cape May, but upon investl
CATION it had become disclosed
that they were about 40 miles a
sea. 1t was all the more remark
able, therefore, that within al
hours sail from Atlantic City, the
catch was excellent, and from his
experience as sailor would re
main excellent all summer.
After The Big Ones.
The visitor plans to go about II
miles further on his next trip, be
| lieving that the big ones weighing
from 800 to 400 pounds are to b,
found further out. He felt SURF
that at about 80 miles off shor,
there would be found catch eQua
to that reported for the Mediter
ranean, where Tuna fish catching
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
WANTS PRINCE OF
WALES TO COME
Director General Nichols
Believes He Is Out to
See The World

IL the intention of Director Gen.
eral Nichols is not overruled by
those on his directorate, the
Prince of Wales will be invited to
come to Atlantic City to witness
the pageant in September. Mr..
Nichols believes the Prince is out
TO see the world and to combine a
good time with educational bene-
tits, and where. he argues. can he
do 1t better than in worid-famous
resort? s.-...
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-16
GENERAL MOTORS
EXHIBIT SUCCESSFUL
1t Is Determined to Keep II On
steel Pier for Another Year.

1t Is Determined to Keep u On
steel Pier for Another Year.
Decision to have the General
Motors exhibit remain on the Steel
pier for another year has pleased
members OF the Chamber of Com
MERGE. who were anxious as to what
President Alfred r. Sloan, Of the
company, would do. The exhibit
was put on the pier year ago.
admittedly as an experiment to
see what results might be acquired
through contact with the masses
that come to this city yearly. Presi-
dent Sloan is so well satisfied with
the experiment that he has given
the assurance. I'VE are in the ring
permanently and we mean to stay
with YOU"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-09
ASK TODD TO REMAIN
 IN WATERBURY CHURCH
Rector of Trinity Episcopal Is Cp- held by Voting Members in
 Controversy

Waterbury. July 2 LPl-Coming as climax to d years controversy vot- ing members of Trinity Episcopal parish here last night decided to ask Rev. Henry Baldwin Todd to reconsider his recent resignation as rector of Trinity church,
 For nearly three hours the voting members and more than 200 con- municants without votes, jammed the parish hall and flung charges and denunciations at each other. The situation at times threatened physical combat.
 Mir, Todd's resignation came sey- cral weeks ago and is said to have been caused by indignation over his alleged unauthorized removal of the Buckley memorial plate from the sanctuary Of the church. Others say members of the parish expressed disapproval Of Mir. Todd's leaning toward Buchmanism.
 The rector, it is said will not reconsider his resignation. In this case another meeting of the parish will be called.
 Of the 250 or more communicants ot the parish, only 20 hold legal votes and many expressed dissa tis- faction over the strictness of the Connecticut canons which prohibit voting unless O., member has attend ed the last annual meeting of the parish. When an unofficial vote was taken, it was nearly unanimous in favor of Mfr. Todd.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-09
BUILDING IN JUNE
 REACHES HIGH PEAK
But New England Declines 8
 Per Cent for Month

ton and engineering records east of tion and engineering records east of the Rocky Mountains were broken in June. according to the review of building and engineering activity conducted by the F. W. Dodge Corporation and announced today.
 The months total for these 37 states, (comprising 9l per cent of the company's totaD was SG32,47S,- 900 an increase over May of l5 per cent and over June last year of 16 per cent.
 New Engls nd showed decrease over last year. June building and engineering contracts in these six states amounted 10 $35,705,3O0, q drop of 14 per cent from May and per cent from June of last year.
 There was a record June total in the Middle Atlantic states, which registered a S9 per cent increase over last year.
 The Central West total is s192,- S6S,300. the highest figure ever re- corded for June in this section and only s3,000,0O0 less than the Au- gust boom month last year. The increase over June of last year was 34 per cent.
 Other districts are practically sta- tionary or show q decline Building operations up to June this year had been running behind the same per iod last year.
 Although building construction has run behind last year, engineer ing work has largely increased. The figures include engineering work
New Britain herald., 1927-07-09
Girl Scout Camp Opens
 With 43 in Attendance

Camp Sprague, the New Britain Girl Scout camp opened today. with an enrolment of 43 girls for the first week. Miss Gladys Cline the local director will be the camp di- rector.
 The following girls have registered for the first week:
 Eda Barton, Louise Carter. Doro- thy Comstock, Helen Donohoe, Cath crime Fitzgerald, Barbara French, Pauline Gillette, Constance Grant, Florence Hall. Miriam Hammerman Gertrude Hannah, Mary Hannah, Betty Harwood. Clara Belle Holstein, Elizabeth Holstein, Dorothea Horn kohl, Helen Hotchkiss, Marguerite Hubert, Nancy Hooker, Muriel Ja- cobi, Barbara Jewett, Martha Gins burg, Dorothy Leavitt, Catherine Long, Margaret Miller, Nanja Palm sren. Henrietta Peyser. Jessie Ram del. Mary Randel. Edith Raymond,
 Mary Robertson, Hedwig Rowanska,
 Frances Russell. Lila Russell, Agnes Savage. Marion Sharp. Shirley Shjer- 1 den. Eleanor Skinner, Dorothy Ire dennick. Betty Weiant, Myrtis West,
 khoda Wverisch.
 A new division has been added on the plateau, where two new tents have been erected. This makes four divisions in all. Junior division for girls from 10 to 12 years old, In- termediate division for girls from ? tf 4 a1I ,c,
 girls from IA to l6 years old, and the Pioneer division. Each division is under two counselors. Miss Bertha Wunch of New Brit ain is the camp nurse.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-09
JOINS WITH \, P,

Quincy, Mass. July R'-The Quincy Patriot-Ledger today joined the Associate Press and began re ctiving the news service Of that or Ganization. Oscar L. StaN ms is the Associated Press mc mber .or the pa per, which is published by the Gcorg" W. Prescott Publishing Co The present year marks th h} goth an- niversa'y Of the founding Of the publication out Of which the Pa triot- Ledger grew. In 1S3I tho Quincy Patriot was established as q weekly and in 1889 the Daily Ledger was started by the same owners. On January 1. 1918, the two were con- aolidated. Throughout tho greater part of the Hh years ownership has b""n in the Prescott family.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-09
MODEL MAN WH0IS |
 BEST AS AVIATION
So-CalA Perfect Applicant''
 Used as Standard

Mitchell Field. N. r., July e.-tR1 So many requests for the opportunl ity to become airplane pilots, have been received at this army air field since the recent Atlantic flights tha an imaginary perfect applicant has been concocted by the com mandant. Lieut.. Col. Benjamin D Foulis. to answer the question 'Whd is fit to tly?" .'-
 Each aplicant is, so to speak stood back to back with the imagin ary perfect applicant" to see how he measures up. and in scarcely on instance out of a hundred does h meet the test. '' T' -'s-
 Col. Foulis was the first airplan pilot the army ever had. In 1909 thu government decided that it ought t\ take note of the new sciencea ana bought a solitary airplane for tn army. Col Foulis, then young bal loon officer of 20. was selected the first pilot because of his sligh stature, then considered an asset and his knowledge of aeronautics He was taught to fly by Orvill Wright.
 The satisfactory ait applicant, ac cording to Col. Foulis. is between 7 and 2S years old, he is unmarried and he has both we'll balance. mind well developed body, thu two co-ordinated to q high degree Previous experience In flying or as mechanic is not necessary, but h. must be quick to learn and reten, tive of what he is taught. He IS pre- high school graduate and of the best character and habits.
 Although the great majority o} applicants stirred to enthusiasm bl the recent long flights do not mak he grade Col: Foulis said that thd army is finding youths of the typd which measures up to the "perfec applicant" .
New Britain herald., 1927-07-09
GIRLS LEAGUE ID
 START 0N MONDAY
Five Teams Entered in Industrial
 Baseball Circuit

The New Britain Girls Industrial baseball league will open play Mon- day evening at 6:30 o'clock at Wal nut Hill park with the Landers, Frary & Clark team opposing the New Britain Machine. Arrange ments for the league have been completed and the schedule of games has been mapped out. The Landers team is reported to be a strong contender for the league championship.
 Five teams have been entered in the league. The names of the fac tories to be represented in the Fair Sex" league and their managers are as follows: New Britain Machine, Anna Simonds: Stanley Works. Ker- init Rozanslly: Stanley Rule & Level, James Murphy; North & Judd. Wal ter Bell and Landers, Frary & Clark, Miss Peterson.
 The league will play with the soft ball and games will be started promptly at 6:3o o'clock on the scheduled nights. This is an inno- vation in this city inasmuch as a Girls Industrial league is novel idea. There have been girls base ball teams in the city in years past but the league was organized through the efforts of Bryce Long, secretary Of the mems industrial cir cult.
 Names of players on the various teams will be submitted to the league officials in the near future.
 The New Britain Machine team is the first to have handed In it's roster. The players and their posi- tions. are as follows: Stella Kenzior c. Anna simonds p, Marie Renock ss, Genevieve Bystoski lb. Lillian Ra- dune 2b, Marie Nappi Sb. Frances kenzior If, Sophie Bolek of, Anna Czock If and Corinne Sloan and Mary Ozechoski. substitutes.