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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

that it was time site was select
ed and the camp established on a
scale of no mean proportions.
A letter from the Boy Scouts was
read thanking the association for
the prize OF a five-dollar gold piece
which was awarded them in the slo-
gan contest
The association decided that it
must use every effort to have the
new high school here built of brick
made in Mays Landing, as an en-
couragement to local industry, and
to make more work for local en-
ployees. A public building, such as
the school house should by all
means be built OF brick manufac-
tured in the community, if at all
possible, the members claim, and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23
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FROM THE FATHERS POINT
OF VIEW
eff boy of mine goes off to
college and makes good, it's be-
cause of heredity. If he runs wild,
it's because of environment. 1
believe in looking at every ques-
ton from both sides"
= Boston Bednpot.
''What is limburger cheese made
out OFF"
"Out of DOORS
Reserve Red Cat.
Why does Mussolini wear
clicked hose?"
Because he's the man of the
hour"
Carolina BnceGneer.
o.
Filtration is attention without
intention.
Ga. Tech. FellolO Jacket.
"1here's much to be said on
both sides" said the transatlantic
telephone operator.
-Bro1un Jug.
A fool and his money are soon
married.
-Vanderbat MasQaerader.
Editor: Give you fifty cents for
that joke.
Author: No; I never get less
than a dollar for that joke.
Blue Dragon.
Ink: What became of your
new portable garage?
Spot: tied my dog to it, but
unfortunately cat came along
annapolis Log.
The greatest pleasure in motion
pictures is to see a woman with
her mouth open, and yet not to
be able to hear her.
-HamIton Royal Gaboor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

vicinity to beautify property and
enhance its value.
A tourist camp, to be opened by
the county, was discussed at length
and the association went on record
that it would use every possible
effort to have the county establish
such camp as a county institu-
ton, as is done throughout the
West. 1t was pointed out by Miss
Esther Sauder, secretary, that At
lantic County, which boasts of ca
tering to more tourists than any
other place in the country, is nota-
bly, deficient in the matter of camp
ing Facilities for the autoists, and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

ty by them and that trees could al
so be supplied to owners of private
property who desired trees. 1t was
stated that the State has plenty of
desirable shade trees which they
are ready and willing to give away
for planting, but the only way they
can be. secured in through Shade
Tree Commission 1t is not believ-
ed that there will be any difficulty
about having the commission APP.
pointed and the Civic Association
is hopeful that this move will open
up the way for the planting of hun
dreds of trees in Mays Landing and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

Ink: What became of your
new portable garage?
Spot: l tied my dog to it, but
unfortunately cat came along.
annapolis Log.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

arose when the state highway de-
partment started to make side
walks along the newly-paved high,
way. in order that the school
children could walk to school in
safety, instead of risking their
lives in the traffic on the paved
road
Bickitt's property has a frontage
of about one thousand feet and he
demanded S2,560 for a strip wide
enough for the. sidewalk, while
the states price would be around
$50. The state was ready to go
ahead with the work but the high
way employees did not like the
ooks of a shotgun which Bickitt
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

The greatest pleasure in motion
pictures is to see a woman with
her mouth open, and yet not to
be able to hear her.
-HamIton Royal Gaboon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

flourished on at least one occasion
when he claimed the state was en-
croaching on his property and
which he threatened to bring into
play again, if necessary.
The other property owners on
both sides of the road have either
accepted the states price or
given a right Of way free of charge.
They have also agreed TO the build
ing of the sidewalk, with the
exception Of Mrs. George Dukes,
wife of one of the state highway
inspectors. who saws it will ruin
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

her lawn Efforts are being made
to compromise the matter.
The Highway Department had
difficulty in getting the paved road
through Corbin City. When they
had trouble in getting right of
way through Main Street, because
some of the property owners would
not sign up for widening of the
road from two rods to four, the
state bought land East of the town
and built an entirely new road
there.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23
WHAT A SHAME

I Downward flew the airplane.
The breathless pilot loosened his
life belt and prepared for the crash.
Paying but little attention to the
shrieking of the wind in the wires
and gazing at the beautiful scenery,
the lone passenger seemed little
aware of the fact that the earth
seemed to be leaping up into his
very face. The machine went into
a nose dive and the pilot said his
prayers as he felt the engine tear
ing loose from its braces. The
passenger looked over the edge of
the giddily spinning ship and said:
'.My, 1 didn't know the earth re-
volved that fast. l hope we don't
miss it." -. They didn't.
= Texas Ranger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

FIGHT SETTLED
AT CORBIN CITY

The fight at Corbfn City between
the State of New Jersey and Will
liam Bickitt, former sergeant of
the Philadelphia police force has
been settled. An agreement was
reached last week. The trouble
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-23

hope that some way may be devils
ed to carry out this idea.
Four new applications for men,
bership were received, bringing the
total above $50
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
MOST OF US ARE BETTER
THAN WE LOOK

When a youngster, | dreaded for
years to reach a certain grade IN
school because the teacher, a mid
dle-aged woman, had face so
solemn and forbidding that it al
ways set me to thinking of willow
trees at the edge of a cemetery.
But in the course Of events, | did
reach her grade and she was one of
the most kindly teachers / ever
knew. When faces were distributed,
she didn't happen to pick out a
jolly one, but that was the worst
that could be said against her.
There was woman in our town
noted for her poor taste, as indi-
stated by the inferior pictures and
useless ornaments that adorned her
home. The true explanation was
that she had flock of admiring
relatives and acquaintances, many
of them plain folk whose artistic
tastes were undeveloped, and they
liked to send her little gifts. Rather
than risk offending anybody by not
having each gift in sight, she tor
tured herself by permitting her
home to be chamber of midVic-
torian horrors.
Another woman dressed beyond
her modest means as a tribute to
the memory Of her father. She was
sensitive about meeting old family
friends who might recall how her
father had lost his money and feel
sorry for his daughter.
You have hit upon an interesting
discovery that churlish people,
soured and impatient with the
world, are likely to be lonely indi-
viduals who purr like kitten when
stroked the right way. They need
sympathy more than brickbats.
They yearn for someone to come
along and agree with them. "
| hold no brief for the human
race, and am not trying to popular
ize mankind. But I do find that
most representatives of the much
maligned human species are not
half bad. This human race is all
right.
Life is a game of give and take,
in which most of us try to do the
taking.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS LOCALITY.

The New England floods have subsidized. With upward
of 100 lives lost and hundreds of thousands OF dollars IN
damage done, the of Vermont, Connecticut and
Massachusetts, are beginning the work Of reconstruction and
readustment
Not only New England but upstate New York, Penn
syvania and several provinces in Canada suffered from
flood conditions during the past two weeks. The whole
thing was another one Of those natural catasrophes
which figure in The headlines least twice year. Califor-
MIA and coast have their earthquakes The MISSISSIPPI
valley has its floods The middle west has its tornadoes
The southern Atlantic Coast has its tropical hurricanes
1t will be noted that each Of these types OF natural
disturbances is relegaed its particular area An
earthquake Kansas and tornado in California are never
heard Of Furthermore nearly section OF the country
has at least some sort of natural disturbance which it fears
most
There are few sections in the country which seem to
be gifted by Nature with temperate climate unmarried by
the shadow of either earthquakes One OF these
is the section in which we live.
Here there huge rivers to rise up and swallow
his at the least sign of rainfall in the mountains Yet we
have the transportation facilities as cies VINO
boast of their location on a river bank
Here there are no tropical sweep in from the
sea to tear apart houses Yet the beaches and the sea
and the climate here equally wonderful further
south along the coast.
threat Yet what Kansas and California
offer that we have here for ourselves!
Naturally, sympahize with the people OF ravaged
and flood swept sections We send them help and donate
generously relief funds But retain the right to smile
little when we read in an advertisement somewhere
'Come Urbania! $4,000 Population By 1851
Transportation Facilities, Wonderful Climate.
Because Urbania is probably some place where they
have such things floods and earthquakes.
At time other every man OF us makes up a
mental list of the things for which grateful This
usually starts off with health friends home prosperity
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
WHALES RETURN

Twelve whales were seen off
Ocean City by Lieutenant G. r..
Seaman, of the police department,
and several others who We're
fishing near the beilbouy. The
whales were from fifty to sixty feet
in length, and the boat in which
the men were was so near that the
swells from the monsters rocked
the boat. The whales apparently
paid no attention to the presence
Of the men.
Whales were once very common
along the New Jersey coast, and
especially in the vicinity of Ocean
City anG Cape May. In fact, Cape
May City was largely settled by
men who came from the New Eng
land states to follow whaling for a
livelihood. Some years ago a whale
came ashore at Ocean City of such
large size that the Academy of Ma
tural Science OF Philadelphia
mounted the skeleton, and it is now
in the academy museum.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
The World And All
SHOWING THE HOME FOLK

When John Paul Jones obtained
command of the kind of ship he
wanted, i'll the American Revolu-
tion, he set out upon a glorious adj
venture. He made straight for the
coast Of England, and landed a
raiding party, under his own per-
sonal command, at Whitehayen.
Now, Whitehaven, as Phillips
Russell significantly points out in
his excellent life of Jones, John
Paul Jones, Man of Action was
the home port of John Paul. It was
from this port that he ser forth
on his seafaring career. Directly
opposite Whitehaven was the place
of the intrepid mariners birth.
John Paul Jones, in command OF
a vessel flying the colors of the re-
belling American colonies, carried
the war to the homeland. And he
chose Whitehaven, an insignificant
port, for his first raid. Why? Why,
just to show the home folk that
John Paul, the gardeners son, had
arrived.
The American commander did
not do any personal violence 10
his old townspeople. He set fire to
some of their ships, and posed
herocally upon the deck, sword in
hand. But the townspeople all
knew that the gardeners son had
come back! They saw his vessel,
and they fled in terror from bis
landing party.
This WAS a very human action on
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11

the part of one of our most pictur-
esque national heroes. He knew
very well that his home town folk
were so far removed from tie cur
rent of the worlds affairs that
they might never hear of him,
though he became the most noted
naval fighter in the world. Only by
going back there with a sword in
his hand and setting fire to the
ships in the harbor could he con
vince the old home town that he
had really come up in the world.
Jesus went back to his home
town in the height of his ministry,
when ne was famous among the
people of his nation, and the groc-
ers and bankers discussed him, say
ing, as not this the carpenters
SOM" And Jesus must have smiled
tolerantly when he said to his fol-
lowers, "a prophet is not without
honor, save in his own country
One of the greatest incentives
thS youH5 Hielii mas, "hSii ny 49,
away to work out his career is his
desire to show the home lolk. Char
les Lindburgh did it Sloriously. And
have no doubt that the grave
young man has derived no small
satisfaction from the circumstance
that the home folk have been jolly
well shown that Charley LindberGh
had the stuff in him that heroes
are made of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11

freight and passengers. Plans pro-
vide for the erection of terminal
facilities 10 be completed by the
time the rerry VIII be put into OPP
Grafton.
There have been SO many disap-
pointments as to the running of
ferry boats between Cape May and
Lewes that most of the interest in
the project has died out. but that
the service will be established is
now assured by the men back OF
the railroad that runs from Lewis
to Love Point, Nd. where there is
a ferry to the city of Baltimore IL
is the thought of the men who con-
troll the railroad that their line
will form part of a direct route not
only from Baltimore. but all points
to the south Of that city to the New
Jersey shore resorts.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
PATIENCE

DR.. Paul Straussman, great Ber-
lin doctor now visiting in America,
is amazed by some things in the
United States. He finds we have
Imagination reflected in great
buildings, and he is impressed by
the life and speed of our cities. He
is interested in prohibition. He
says, Perhaps prohibition will be
a success in one. two or maybe
three generations. but not yet. You
can't change a country's habits in
one year or five"
DR.. Straussman might have added
that nation doesn't change its
habits entirely in a generation. Just
because prohibition is a new and
difficult idea is no reason that the
experiment will not in the end
prove successful. Anything that is
right in principle will endure. 1t
takes patience.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
[DiilIlorSfOfiioSl
FASCINATED

''You have acted very wrongly"
Thus Horace's father, in the pres
ence of Horace's mother, TO Hor-
ace, discovered in the act of steal
ing jam. "It may eeem a small of
Tense. Horace he continued, "but
it has for its foundations one of
the prime causes of the worlds
unhappiness disobedience. I am
more than angry. | am grieved. |
want my son to grow up fine,
strong. honorable man. l want him
=" Here he paused for breath. Lit
tie Horace turned. enthusiastically
to his mother: Mamma" he cried,
isn't papa interesting,"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
ARMISTTCE DAYS GREAT SILENCE OF
REMEMBRANCE

The solemn observance OF Armistice Day by the Two
Minutes Silence Ii becomes general and more
impressive with every succeeding year. Ii there is
better simpler and appropriate way OF honorng the
dead in the great and fostering the spirit OF peace
among the living that way still remains undiscovered
When you reflect there many points OF
between all and all creed but of them
undoubtedly is the great silence of Armsce Day when all
traffic and all industrial activity far as
possible suspended for the space of two solemn minutes
Speech silver but silence is golden Silence the voice
of Codthe great universal language understood by
East and West-a voice which will be clearly heard
in the time when the hearts and minds OF men
uplifted by nobler desire.
In order to secure the simultaneous and universal
observance of Arnsce Day the League of Remembrance
was founded November lth 1919 For the purpose IN
view has worked with various organizations IN America
and abroad 1t is American society with the Hon
william C. Redfied, Secretary of Commerce in the late
Mr. Wilson's Government, chairman The observance
of the Two Minutes silence is general throughout the
world, even in Germany and Austria amongst the allied
countries and ancient foe alike That not the
The first year following the In those days Governors
of States did not issue proclamatons commencing the
solemn practice and ii not until 1870 that the Mayor
Of New York City for the first time invited the people to
pause for the minutes at IL pause so complete
that every wheel elevated surface lines and subways
halted in unison Nowadays not only is the silence
observed in the and country lanes but every
great place Of business wherever and women assemble
Trading is suspended the Stock Exchange quotation
tckers are quiet Many churches hold appropriate
services Courts of Law in many closed In every
country the grave of the Unknown Soldier the scene OF
special ceremonies Anything beautiful and impress
sve than that which takes place Arlington at Cenotapi
in London would be difficult to imagine.
Armistice Day in which many nations shared is open
10 brand new memorial The League of Remembrance
here and elsewhere is working with great object IN
yiew-the teaching of peace-to have day held III
by all the nations of the EARTH to put into that day
the common aspirations Of all mankind for growing good
will among all people, and dedicate that day to that
vaster patriotism which includes the whole human family
Such festival annually simultaneously and universally
observed would perhaps be powerful than all the
craft and bey of leagues and courts and diplomatic con-
ferences in promoting the gradual outlawry OF war;
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
NO LACK OF CHANCE

Young men who do not know
what they are talking about often
say that there are not the oppor-
tunities to get ON in the world
that there used to be. They think
their fathers and grandfathers had
more and better chances. But old
men know better. They know that
it was a harder struggle to make
good then than it is now. John d..
Rockefeller told the truth not long
ago when he said that there are ten
opportunities for a young man now
to one in his early days. Only the
ignorant man thinks today's
chances in life and business are not
as good as they used to be.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
White cedar Of an excellent quail

White cedar of an excellent quail
ity grows in abundance in the cedar
swamps on the Lebanon State For
est. In order to preserve thrifty
stand of this valuable timber and
allow the young trees to increase
rapidly in size and quality it has
been necessary for the State For
esters to cut and thin out the infer
Tor and crowded trees. This timber
is durable and free from limbs anu
makes the best OF shade tree stakes
fence posts. bean poles and arbor
and rustic poles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
The Wdy
of the
World.
~ GROVE paTrsRs SON
LIES RENDEZVOUS

LIES RENDEZVOUS
a negro by the name of Cullen
a student at New York university
has written a poem called: Il Have
a Rendezvous With Life" It is a
beautiful poem. This is the last
verse:
Sure, some would cry it better far
To crown their days in sleep,
Than face the wind, the road and
rain,
To heed the falling deep.
Though wet nor blow, nor space I
fear,
Yet fear l deeply, too.
Lest death should greet and claim
me ere
! keep life's rendezvous"
Keeping life's rendezvous, which
simply means keeping an engage
ment with life, is to live here and
now, day by day, to your fullest
capacity. II doesn't mean waiting
until tomorrow or next month or
next year to do the things that you
want to do or that ought to be done.
1t means recognition of the great
fact that you are living NOW, once
and for all. 1t means recognition
of the great fact that you may not
pass this way again.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
SALVAGiNG WHITE CEDAR
Methads Followed in State Forest
in BURLINGTON County

Practical and economic use OF
the State Forests under the man.
agement of the Forestry Division OF
the New Jersey Department Of Con
servation and Development s evil
denced by the salvaging o. wnite
cedar, which is being taken out in
the process of thinning and improv-
ing the Lebanin State Forest, IN
Burlington County, and being fur
nished to the various municipal and
county shade tree commissions in
New Jersey for shade tree stakes
and other purposes. The net pro
ceeds are being used for the furthee
development and improvement Of
the State Forests.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
FOR ILLEGAL DEER HUNT
Fines TotaIing $7925o Imposed On
Three Men.

Fines totaling $792.50 were i'm
posed by Justice of the Peace
Joseph Willett Saturday upon
three men found guilty of hunting
deer out of season, using repeating
rifles, "spotlighting" for deer at
night and using shotguns. The men
were Joseph Crammer, Tony
Jacoby and Henry E. Trunsberg,
all of Burlington. The deer season,
lasting five days, opens December
II. Deer are plentiful in Monmouth
County.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
CAPE MAY AND LEWEs, DEL

A railroad is to be built between
Cape May and Cape May Point and
will terminate at the site of the
proposed ferry to Lewes, Del. The
road will be equipped to carry both
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11

success and what the individual may feel he she
greatly desires. In making this thankful list let not
forget to include in very prominent place, The
LOCALITY in WHICH WE ARE PERMITTED TO LIVE
After all this locality Atlantic County with its splendid
opportunities, its wonderful climate and geographical
location, largely responsible for all Of the items with
which we head our list.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
IT WASN'T HIS WEEK

A boy announced at the dinner
table that his room at school was TO
have a cleanup contest.
"a cleanup contest? exclaimed
his father. And yet you come TO
the table with those dirty hands?"
"Oh, but the contest doesn't start
until next Meek!'
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11
A WET REMARK

SIS Claude still mopping floors
at the hotel?"
Yes, he's the same old floor
flnsher I"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-11-11

The 3,000-foot cut on the Salem
river which will make the city of
Salem of prime importance to all
South Jersey as a port of distribute
ing point for large agricultural and
manufacturing interests, is assured
of completion in the early spring
of next year.
What's in a name? A croquette
by any other name would smell as
nash.