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The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11

issuance OF automobile drivers
licenses to applicants sixteen years
old instead of seventeen, the
present age limit. The bill failed
to receive a single affirmative
vote
There is still pending before The
Legislature a bill authorizing i'm
position of gasoline tax of two
cents a gallon as means OF rais-
ing funds for highway construct
ion purposes, also bill reducing
license fees and another eliminat-
ing automobiles from taxation as
personal property Pending legis-
lation also would prohibit the ac-
ceptance of automobiles in place
of bail bonds, due to the fact that
that so many machines are bought
on the part-payment system.
Commissioner Dill is renewing
BIS eItoit uuflnS Inc present seS'
siun to obtain the adoption Of a
compulsory liability insurance law
and he is interested in the pas
sage of a bill which would require
drivers Of automobiles about TO
cross or to enter street from an
intersecting street to first come to
a full stop.
The commission named to make
study of traffic conditions with
a view OF establishment of a uni
form system OF traffic has not yet
completed its work and no legis-
lation along this line will be
introduced during the present
session.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11
JERSEY REFUSES WIDOWS
CLAIM ON HUSBANDS REALTY
Court Rules Money She Spent on
His Property Was a
Gift

The New Jersey Court Of Chan
Gerry has refused to recognize the
claim of widow to an equitable
lien upon the landed property left
b. her husband to compensate her
FOR her expenditures. improvements
and buildings on her dead hus-
bands real estate. She had spent
the money voluntarily knowing
the title was in his name. Under
the circumstances the court held
that the cost was a pure gift from
her. A lien would only arise if she
had conferred benefits upon the
real estate of another acting in
good faith under 4 mistake as to
her title to it.
Unless it is really intended tc
make the money used for building
a real gilt in accordance with this
decision, says Theodore L. Waugh,
counsel, to the New York Building
Managers and Owners Assoeia-
tion, 1T is better to turn over to
the one who contributes the mon
ey some evidence Of a loan tsuch
as mortgage) and to keep ii valid,
where the land title stands solely
in the name OF the one who does
not pay the contractor
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11
DIVERSIFIED CROPS

Diversified crops have been the
watchword of New Jersey farms,
but it may be the lowland land
holders are neglecting the most
profitable item that may be raised
upon their acres, People are apt to
have farthest north thoughts when
they consider the trapping OF fur
bearing animals, yet a farmer near
Bridgeton is saic C nave made
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11
SERMONETTE
BY r. ASHLEY CAKE
Our Love to Others.

OuT LOtC 10 OtHeTSs
By this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love
one to another. XIIL34.
''In love to others comes the good,
That makes our human lives
divine,
On trelised help of brotherhood,
Gods roses climb and breathe
and shine"
Our text is Our Fathers new
commandment He says in the con-
text, "a new commandment |
give unto you that ye love one
another as l have loved you, that
ye also love one another"
by this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples if We have love
one to another"
The supreme law is Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, with all thy soul, with all
thy mind, and with all thy
strength, and thou shall love thy
neighbor as thyself."
"If We love them that love you,
what thanks have you? Do not
sinners do the same?" Hence thou
shalt love thy enemies, and pray
for those who despitefully use
YOU"
What is tbs love that enters
into life's duties with such large
charity, full of meekness, endur-
ing, unretaliating, and leads us to
bear with, and forget one another
even as Christ forgives us. We
answer, Love is of God, it enables
us as children of the cross to go
even where fire and smoke are
thickest, and as children of the
cross, to win our great victories
for Him by the eonquering power
of his love in our hearts. OF all
definitions of Love, the Apostle
Paul gives us the most compre-
hensive, Love is the fulfilling of
the Law" /
AS such we become inspired with
personal efforts, llndled in the
fires of holy enthusiasm, to pro
mote all humanitarian movements
that effect combination, leads to
among the diverse
denominations, unit. ''ail the king
doms Of the whole world, shall be.
come the Kingdoms OF our Lord,
and His Christ shall reign forever
and ever" For it is written, in
that day when the angel of God
with one loot on the land and one
foot on the sea, shall proclaim that
time shall be no more, Every
knee shall bow, and every tongue
shall confess that Christ is Lord
and shall reign forever and ever.'
Dear readers, let US love one
another" Love with this love that
fulfills all the law. 1t IS what this
old world is needing today. Less
formality, less ceremonialisIn, less
sensationalism, and more of the
Christ like love that has in it more
of the sacrifical element, and
embraces more of the love of God
that embraces the whole world
Such love means cooperation,
mutual understanding together
with concession and conciliation.
This is the present and universal
need.
Let US not forget if we are
going to have part in the final
triumphant victory, as it shall
be in Christ Jesus, that it is
written, whatever we do we must
do quickly, for the night is fast
approaching when no man can
work. Golden opportunities,
privileges will then be forever in
the past.
Passing away.
Tis told by the leaf which chill
autumn breeze
Tears ruthlessly its hold from
wind-shaken trees:
'Tis told by the dew-drop which
sparkles at morn,
And when the noon cometh
'Tis gone ever gone"
Absecon. N. ]. March ~, 1927
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The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11

is high and dry hare always look
ed down on poorer fields Of semi
submerged SOIL and, Of course, for
agricultural purposes the latter
type is unsatisfactory But a clezr
profit Of $4,000 on one crop. With
practically no capital invested. mus
exact respect from u farmer. NJ
matter how proud lIfs ancestral
acres. .
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11
ACQUIRING
CONFIDENCE

logy has given greater
confidence to many people
as they approach their vari-
GUS problems and tasks.
Acquiring boldness GER
tainly has contributed to the
success of many. A story
that illustrates this new APP
proach to the affairs Of life
has been told about a GER
tain yellow dog. 1t is
simple story. Some would
call it ridiculous, but it car
ries the idea across. Psyche
ogists would say that the
little yellow dog suffered
from an s'inferioritv com
plex. 2 Whatever it was,
little doubt was entertained
ii the minds of those who
knew him that he was
yellow through and through.
hdeed, his appearance gen
orally contributed to the inn
preston. His tail was always
down and his ears we're
always back. The slightest
growl from the butcher
dog would make him run
for his life, while the ar-
pearance Of the bakers dog
struck terror into his heart.
One day some of the boys
Of the town decided to 20
out and hunt woodchucks.
They secured various
grounding tools and a piece
81 rope. On looking back
they found to their surprise
and amusement that they
were being followed by the
little yellow dog. There he
was, sinking along with his
ears back and his tail down.
When they came to the
woods the boys saw the
tracks of a young brown
bear and speedily gave over
all thought of hunting for
woodchucks. The tracks in
dicated with certainty that
the bear would pass that
way again, and they deter
mined to make a bear trap.
With their grounding tools
they dug pit, making it SO
large that the bear could
not miss falling into it on
its way back. When the pit
was dug, branches, twigs
and moss were placed over
it and the earth on top was
made TO look just as though
il had not been disturbed.
Then the boys sat down and
waited. Presently they
heard a tremendous yelping
up the trail. There was the
little yellow dog with his
ears back and his tail down,
hotly pursued by the little
brown bear. The BOYS
,secreled themselves behind
the bushes. On and on came
the little yellow dog with
the bear chasing him, and
both fell into the pit. The
boys quickly stripped aside
the remaining covering of
the pit, from which came
The agonizcd shrieks Of the
little yellow dog. There in
the pit the dog was making
frantic efforts to escape the
l;lutchcs Of the bear. He
twisted and turned and
yelped i'll a determined
effort to escape, and then,
to the amazement of the
watching lads, the little
yellow dog turned on the
bear, fastened his teeth in
its throat and in spite of the
struggles of the larger ami
NAL held on until the bear
was dead.
Jubilantly the boys
hoisted the dead bear and
the little yellow dog out of
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11

III really failure, do
T. il do You just
tells is
you sympathetic helpmate You
should dragged nagged
something else that pax
money and sour
supremey with their money! Dp
experiences they had gone
good OF things
not worth the candle? my leading ideally
happy and useful life your
money The things that money bn
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11

nultiiiOs iuSy
Of the bear together and
with the animal suspended
ON a pole former process
sion back to town. But the
Istrangest part of the whole
incident was the fact that at
the head of the procession,
marched the little yellow
dog, and apparently a new
creature, for his ears were
cooked and his tail was up.
AS they drew near the town
the butchers dog came out
to see what was happening,
!! but the little yellow dog
rushed at him in such fury
that he turned and fled.
Later, as they passed the
bakers place, the baker S
dog thought he would investi-
gate. But the little yellow
dog gave out such a fierce
growl that he fled for his
life. The conquest he had
made of the bear evidently
had transformed the little
yellow dog from being a
craven cur into valiant
creature. Of course, being
simply a dog he did not
know any hymns, but had
he known any on that
proud day he would have
recognized the truth of that
lone which says:
Each uictory ioiU help YOU
Some other to foin.
Courage, like other soul
qualities, comes from moral
concepts. This is the thought
expressed in the verse:
# you think you are
beaten y0u are;
| If you think you dare moi.
you don't;
! If you'd like to ivin, but you
think you can't,
It's a cinch you mont;
i II you think you'll lose,
you're lost,
For out in the world you'll
find
Success begins with q
feIlow's will;
It's all in the state Of your
mind.
This is only another way
Of saying that the man who
suffers from what is known
as ''the inferiority complex
is almost certain to fail.
This principle of human
nature was splendidly illus
trated in the $4,000 prize
swim from Catalina Island
recently. Press reports state
that the older and experience
ed contestants were con-
cerned before and after the
start because of the coldness
of the. water and other dis
concerting phases. They had
so much to lose if they failed
in the race that their will
power was weakened by their
worry. The boy winner of
! the race and prize, however,
had everything to win and
nothing to lose. He was in
spired by his great love for
his mother and his command
ing desire to do something
to benefit her condition Of
poverty. The youthful champ
ion had no fears of the re-
puted GOODNESS Of the water
or the dangerous currents oil
Catalina channel. His local
instructor said: HE will
swim until he drops" After
the victory had been won the
boy said; Il just knew I'd do
it," He said one other thing
that ought to be remembered
by every youth in the land :
Il guess it's the clean life
I've lived and the constant
thought Of my mother that
Eo,1f ,,,,cb.,ar mo IN,
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11

Some people are SO cautious that
they wouldn't even build castles in
the air without being sure of their
ground.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11

One pedestrian is killed in the
United states every eight hours,
statistician says. That pedestrian
must get awfully tired of it.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11
DIPPING INTO
SCIENCE
London Bridge

There have been MANY Lon
don Bridges Several wooden
structures preceded the stone
one erected in l1TG A. y. 1t
was famous for $50 years. 1t
had IS solid stone piers within
9o0 feet The present granite
bridge was opened by William
" in 1871 II is 81 feet wide
and 93O feet lons.
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Hotel Clerk Just in from Chi
cago, l see. Mr. Smith"
Mr. Smith-"No; that's motl
hole in my lapel
An American paid $4,000 for al
ancient suit of armor in London
and when he gets home we bet h'
will be ashamed to wear it.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-11
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WHAT is REAL LIVING !?
By MISS VIRGINIA LEE

ng2 We jog along from day to day what
duty wake decide that
really living missed all thrills
sord have been too guarded
But occasionally person who has had all the thrills
side and its brilliant
they
ourselves.
has been enjoying what she
beginning wonder she
living What do
hink about it?
a bit peplexed and feel ] had better
black white and submit it to
your opinion
My husband ] somewhat Of anonlalyif am
believe my friends
work is ] interested in it. 3
keep comfortable home for him
eongenial friends; hear
good occasionally and enjoy read
. ing things We could
money enough TO live comfortably
many and have been content
Now AIrs Leem my girIhood friend visited
recently wealthy. lovely homes and hare
They informed that wife am dis
failure letting husband go teach
ing inspired bigger things that
rich
They - positive that have doubts
myself and have gotten morbid subject Possibly
Of life by taking ii path What
you think it? Mrs D.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
TY' TO BUILD UP
HITTING TEAM
Maroon Nine To Be Strong
With Stick This
Year
THIRTY SIX MEN OUT

Thirty-six candidates, with more
to report next week, are working
out for places on the High school
baseball team at the Floral avenue
ball park under the direction of
Coach Emory "Ty" Helfrich. With
seven veterans back. the outlook
for a successful season seems very
good.
First call was made for candi-
dates Tuesday night Since then
batting and light fielding practice
has been held each afternoon fol
lowing school this week. Coach
Helfrich plans to hold practice
every afternoon until the baseball
season starts April 2, when high
school faces Tuckerton on the local
park.
Coach Helfrich, who was captain
of the Peddie Institute nine in
1911, and captain of the Lafayette
varsity nine in 1914, and has ex-
perience with the ex-Federal
League, (Broolslyn); Ex-Eastern
League and Ex-Carolina Associa-
ton, will endeavor to build up a
hitting nine this year.
To that end he is having much
batting practice while the weather
is warm. Candidates will be divid,
ed into first and second teams
sometime the latter part of neIs
week.
Those who are reporting each
night for practice include: Sara
cinsky. pitcher and first baseman;
Fox, right field; steelman. third
base; Fredericks, third base:
Christian, right field; o. Miller,
pitcher; Leeds. catcher; Kline.
left field; Crawford, second base;
O'Brien. third base; Goehler, first
base; Somers, pitcher; Day, first
base; Allen, center field; Cornew.
right field; Larned. center field;
Kellar, right field; w. Green,
second base; Davis, left field;
Janasly, catcher; Kegel, center
field; f. Brown, pitcher. first base;
Ellick. left field; H. Fields.
pitcher, center field; E. Boice,
center field; Jack Thompson,
third base; Joe Thompson, short
stop. pitcher; Hudson, first base;
Bradley, pitcher; H, Blor1. right
field; Kenmore, short stop; Band,
second base; Stewart, pitcher;
Essington. right field; F.. Reid,
left field; G.. Kfnsey. center field.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

Because he is the strikeout
wizard of the American League.
Because he won his fame with
the. famous Baltimore Orioles.
Because Connie Mack is count
ing on him to help win the elusive
pennant for the Philadelphia Ath-
letics.
Because he struck out Rogers
Hornsby twice in an exhibition
game the first time they faced
each other.
And because he is known also
as the hard luck pitcher of the
league because of his loss of a
number of close decisions.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
ROSELL AGAIN
BEST NlMROD
Shoots AZ Out of so Birds as
Lions Club Has
Shoot

Dan Resell again was first as the
Twenty Lions Club has a shoot at
the New Road grounds on Park ave-
nue. last Saturday. He beat out
Kelley by two targets, shooting 4S
out of his so birds. Kelley shot 46
out of his so.
Resell shot the first rs of his
birds clean, and only missed two
of the second 25. This is one of
the best records turned in by a
gunner at the grounds this season.
Another shoot will be held at the
grounds again tomorrow afternoon.
The shoots are open to any gum
ners who desire TO enter
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
Pioneers Firsi LoDe
Affair Quite Serious

Davy Crockett had little school
Ing, but his language In describing
lis first love affair Is expressive il
not entirely grammatical. While
crockett was working for John
Kennedy, Tennessee Quaker,
Kennedy's nieee came for a visit.
II soon found myself head over
heels in love with this girl" he
wrote in his autobiography. when
j would think of saying anything
10 her my heart would begin TO
iutter like duck In q puddle;
and II | tried to Guido 1t and speak.
1t would get right smack up in my
throat and choke me, like cold
potato. 1t bore on my mind in this
way till at last concluded must
die II didn't breach the subject;
and SO determined to begin and
hang on a-trylng to speak till my
heart would get out of my throat
one way or t'other
And so one day at 1t ] vent,
and after several trials could say
a little. told her how well | loved
her; that she was the darling OBJ
ject of my soul and body; and |
must have her or else j should
pine down to nothing and just
die away. with consumption. But
she was an honest girl and didn't
want to deceive nobody. She told
me she was engaged to her cousin.
This news was worse to me than
war, pestilence or famine; but still
knowed could not help myself.
saw quick enough my cake was
dough, and tried to cool off as
fast as possible, but had hardly
safety pipes enough, as my love
was so hot as mighty nigh to burst
my boilers. kansas, City Times,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

1t isn't worth while to begin at
the bottom if you have any idea
of staying there.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
The
Sport Shop
JOSEPH W. WALKER.

The end of the basketball season,
and the declaration of Emory "Ty''
Helfrich, who, with Jack Filings
worth coached the five this year
that it was, on the basis of its
record, one of the best that ever
played for high school, brings
back number of basketball
ghosts.
This years quintet won 1f
games and lost for a percentage
of .727. The team of 1924 won 16
games and lost for a percentage
of -696. Both teams turned in ex-
cellent records. I
Both teams played a fine game
on a small floor. but could not gel
along on larger court. This
seems characteristic of Maroon
basketball teams.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

Atlanta has had sectional tour
naments before But nothing of the
magnitude in numbers of prizes.
of the coming one While the tour
ney is officially the Southern Of
fetal Open Championship Tourna-
ment it is being made national in
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
Area of Ne.0 Orleans

The city of New Orleans occu-
pies a strip of land between the
river and Lake Ponehartrain, with
the latter of which 1t Is connected
by two canals. The corporate
limits of the city embrace the
whole parish of Orleans. which in
cludes portion Of the west bank.
where is located the town of Al.
giers. The official boundaries thus
inclose an area of almost two hum
bred square miles. However, the
Inhabited portion, located for the
most part near the rivers bank,
covers only about 40 square miles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

The f923-24 team consisted
of Angel Russo and Borden
Painter at forwards; George
OFT as a center and Roscoe
Henry ard John Hughes as
guards. "Pat" Newman and
Earl Brown were substitutes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
Brain Works in Hot Bath

When you have some particularly
knotty problem TO solve, try steam
ing hot bath. Nothing is so con-
ducive to clear thinking as hot
tub. asserts DIR. L. Hubbard of
D. c., in Hygeia, health
published by the Ameri-
can Medical association
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
MAROON TEAMS OF 1923-24 AND
: 1851 BEST SCHOOL FIVES
Turn in Fine Records-Both Teams Won 16 Games 1872
Five Lost 7-1927 Dropped 6-Played
Well on Small Court

The Maroon basketball teams of
1929 and lgR3-24 were the best
that have ever played for the High
school here. with this. years five
having a slightly better average
than the 1928 quintet, according
to Emory Helfrich, director of
athletics, who has managed and
coached teamS in the school for
many years in the past.
The 1924 team won 16 con-
tests and lost Z for. an average of
.G96. The 1867 team won 16
contests and lost Z for an average
OF 1927. Both teams went great on
a small floor, in fact were almost
unbeatable, but fell down when
they were forced to play on
larger area.
The 1928 team consisted of
Borden Painter and Angelo Russo
at forwards, George OFT at cent q.
and John Hughes and Roscoe
Henry as guards. Earl Brown and
Pat" Newman were also on the
squad Although it was a great
five, it failed to have the smooth
team work displayed by the quin-
tet which went through the season
for the Maroon this year.
OFT, a big, lanky boy, every bit
as tall as "Bill' Green, who
captained this years five, was al
wonderful center. He could jump,
pass and shoot. When under the
basket he had a deadly eye, and
could ring them in from any point
Standing directly under the net he
would reach UP and pass the ball
through nearly every time without
miss
He also came IN fine as a re-
treavor. With Painter and Russo
working the ball up court for a
shot, if they missed, and OFT got
his hands on the ball, it was
through the net for a score.
Painter and Russo were good
shots from any point on the floor.
They could also pass well. Both
were slippery, and would wiggle
through the opposing guards TO &C
a chance at the basket. 6,
Az the guard position Hughes
and Henry were clever defensive
players and passed tn bad very
we'll. Hughes was a fine shot, and
often came down the floor to
register Henry was one of the
most elusive players to ever 20
on the floor with high school
team.
A point of this years five is that
it played together well. There was
no fight for high scoring honors.
and no attempt to hold a mans
score down. The guards remained
down floor except on rare occas-
ions. while the forwards and cen
ter passed and cut well.
Miller and Terry were at the
forward berths the greater part
of the seasons games Captain
"Bill' Green was center man,
Grasso and Martin also wore
varsity colors. with number of
the second team members getting
into contests as the season ad-
vanced.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

the scope Of the entry list And
most of the stars who are sending
in their entries are dong It be-
cause it's Bobby'h home town and
they want to "be in on the play.
The people who cry over their