Mar 1950 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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elecWaai- thti
f, fwrier Ocean City
» of Dr and Mrs
, 1» the author of a
i textbook en el
. published by Fnui-
U York
M»l«t»nt professor of
: at Dulw UnJ-
, It, C, and has bean
to then iim 1939 Ht
Tt§4 from Onin City
Lin 1W3 and from Duke
living hb Mi degree
NW.Ml.lltM
from the Unlvemlty of Michigan In
1M6.
HU new book, "Circuit* in Ilec
trical Engineering 'VJ» described by
the publishers as an answer to a
ctimmon problem among teachers of
electric circuit! courses to cater
•II basic principle! plus many spec hi I
topics, within a limited time
One mean! of aiding both students
and teachers in Ihi bouk is to unify
the study of direct Lurrenl and alter-
nating current instead of dividing
them Into separate studim an Ira
jltiofl has long decried
Before joining the Duke fjtulll
Mr Vail scent two years with the
fjineral Electric Company in re-
search work and served on the turn-
pan} staff in charge of iu txhlbil Jt
th» New York World s Fair During
World War II in ndditlun lu hia
regular teaching he served as ekt-
Resort Telephone Worker Marks
35th Yeari Awarded Gold Emblem
vej,
more*
James H Harvey 1157
av has Bien honored by the Ne*
Jersey lell Telephone Company on
passing the 35 year, mark In tele-
phone service J If Carter division
plrnt superintendent presented him
a guid servni. emblem at a luncheon
at the fiix Manor Hull I AilunljL
;ili
Mr Harvey enlertd telephone
ervm m lSHai. i grmmd lund uith
he Delaware jnd Allanln Tilt-
phone St Telegraph Company in
Dujliituwn PJ Subsequently hi
•erved as climber lineman and
Simpson jester moving from Doylestown to
Brldgeton and Ocean Cll}
ntal cunsulturil !•• the Duke Un
erity Dilurlmint uf Chtmntri un
jr research prujtctis
'£!» N«t Door,
"Itt'i 'phon» Grandma about your promotlonl'
• JDK rUnk! It tikes m avenge of less
An two minuta to rath Grandma
with a Long Distance call-no muter
wn« she KTM in the United SHIM,
Then yon cm ft// her tour good news!
Whtt's more, it mm surprisingly little
» Tint bf long Disance!
•nil MI LOwn M .111., MtMH «••
•Mr MB fM, wnUayi tnt My Mm. I iinday,
latluilH af Man! Tnt, km an HM nljhl end
iMnJnv mill for • Hu'ti mlHuM iiaiiait-tA-
•MM coll fwm Niwiik Mi
,f .50 Qaniwt* Ml
• LIB Miami 1.41
i 1« WnMifHa,.,,, ,41
hem ottm Niw Juiif palRM « (wit
NEW JIMIY BELL TILEPHONI COMPANY
In li!7 when the New Jtrsey
Company u.i» formed he scried
\arluusly ds lineman installer and
repairman muuni( again from Ocean
CiU tu AtlanlH Lilv Jnil Pica unt
Mill In 1947 he" v,j\ upponitncl in
*12i]ltit!un fureman in Uitan City
vlun he klill 'I'riHS in ttul tJpa-
• ity
A n^iiient of Ocean CilJ fnr 29
\ciri Mr Harvev hkts to ^ptrid his
kisure hours In gardtning AI L u
JAMES H, HARVEV
with ih« company are two sons,
III, un installer in Nurlhliultl;
Hnbcrt. a Bludent I'liiineer in Oi't-an
City, a (luliijhtcr. Maryella Welivi'r,
St'rvinjj as an upcrateir ill Linwood,
und sun.in.law Charits Wi'uvcr, on
MldertiiiM in Linwuoii,
Hari-ey is a mvmber of the H 0.
McCuily ChapliT. Telephone Pioneers
uf Amerita.
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Have You Seen
THE BARGAINS
at
Garrison Jewelers
Removal Sale
928 Asbury Avenue
OPEN FRIDAY £ SATlKliAV
EVENINGS UNTII, 9;3O
•••»••»••••••»•••••••••»
Essay Wzes
Offered Students
* Wumtri to go
to Washington
Forty thuarand of the stole s pi'h
In and pjruehial 11th und 12th
Kr.irti sludmti, are entered In tht
Nt\5, Jrnet f mploy thi Phy,itjlh
llaiidiuiiiifd Cummillee*n m,ii .ind
pusltr LI nlc U Stjtn Chainiun
Hu^'ell I tldndge revejite! thi'
* epk Tlif* t-onlests an part of the
truups viar jround eflurt lu futu',
Iht- puhh* ^ attention on Uie ddv i
jl lilts uf fciving gainful enipluvmtnt
lu liinilitJHPid workers Thi , tun
\L L tln-rne is "Hire the hunditappui
—it •* i,iiiid business
In .iifttilicm to jin^e^ d^ardiil ti\
lhi> 1b CummumU CuruniillEe^ ^al
ujhlt Stale dml Nutinndl pri/t t StdtT
ent Si r\ iLt
nal
May Improve
Waterways
CBfierd Recommends
State Take Action
Sunattir Anthony J Cillltrn an-
ujiKHl this week thai he hu* pro-
pusi-il til Ktutf nniriiil» the eurryinn
mil uf ilSli.JOf) wiirth of impruvc-
mi nil. in waterways in t(iu Witilwuotl
nrna.
The waterways of W I I (I w u n (1 .
Nurtli VViltlwuod antl Wildwoori Crest
were inspected last wwk Ijy PiHer
J Cannon, chli'l uf tho Departmi-nl
Niivigatioh,
St-na!iiF Cyliero said he had con-
lirri'd with Oovi-rniir DrisLull on thf
jMttH, whith hi' suifi are nett'Nsary
iu ionlinuaiic* 1 uf the eufmmMTiu!
I .»tiiiiK industry. At firesent, hi. said
fishing biials lire HIIITI unabli- to
lc;>VM iir (-nttr Uieir berths hi-iuuse
f sliullciW wutHr at low tide
Liir^esl inipro\ement propusrti is
the dfedtjliiis of OttiTis Harbor to
thr entrarHH' uf Siinset i^ike, at u
i-i.fl of $101,9011.
Shaterian Attends
Conclave of School
Administrators
and your Buick Dealer
•VTOU read it on
I the calendar—
and you feel it in the
•ir,
. . Spring—and the out.
doors calling—and that lively jubi-
Uncc that comes with winter's
pasting.
And nowhere ii the spirit more in
evidencethanatyourBuickdealers.
*Rr it'a Spring Jubilee time with
Buiok, Time to trot out and show
off til the gay Md brilliant beauties
Ofbis 1950 line.
ft^Ttaw for yon to-sample, in proper
" JflitflB^, «U the hew life and br!I«
liance ef Buick valve-in-head
r ttralght-eight power—time for you
to»**t the greatest cure for spring
**" r known-the easy, effortless,
stride of a Buick
r yovr command.
Tlnre are wonderful things for
you to look into;
A Riviera at Sedan prices. Two-
door Scdanels, four-door Sedans in
a wide range of power and prices.
Convertibles. Estate Wagons, a
Coupe—cars for iyery taste and
practically any budget.
There are even gay new spring
colors to help you meet the season
in proper garb. And of course, if
you haven't yet done so, there's
Dynaflow Drive* for you to meet
and sample.
T4s, you've a date-right now-
to meet spring at your Buiok
dealer's. A date not only to see
pleasant things—but to hear pleas-
ant news as well.
For. Buiok prices are something to
jubilate about too. They start juit
above the lowest bracket—and
they are accompanied by very
ensy-to-tuke arrangementi as to
the "deal."
How about today_at latest tomor-
row-lor keeping your date with
your Buiok dealer?
*8iQ:luli' ii
W Hill Ni'wurk
ibildi-r uf thu
Parker, A\-
Jill,ml. iiFid Julin I
I.mini.ill M-rvii'i-.
23 IN RKNORT ( IIAPTER
Inial i
T!c la assisl in
any way pnssiblp the deepening ol
tin- tliiiiini 1 ] of Em Harbor inlet in
tin interest of boat operators,
Chris Mnntugna. commrrcisl flsh.
irman, told tlip Cimrpbrr thut fishing
vi'ispls have heim having consider,
ahli' (iifneiilty passing in and out ol
the inlet, due tn shallow water,
WORK WITH ABIBCON ISLAND
ChamborHnvestigating comniit-
lee has contacted boating interests
on Abspcon Island in an effort In
rk'ti-rrnirie what action may be ne-
iwary to deepen the channel.
The ocean City eqmmissioneri
tonk i-ogniianee of the'inlet'condi-
tion n month ago when Mayer Ed-
ward B, Bowker said ho had ap-
neali'd to Congressinan T. Millet
Hand In inlercede.
HAND COMMENDED
Chamber director! also adopted a
resolution commending Congress-
man Hand for his efforts to brins
ahoiit quick restoration of full rail.
• road service to South Jersey,
The Chamber went on record fa-
vuring Governor Drlicoll's alioea.
tion of fundi lor B new hospital in
Boulli Jeney, staling 4hal this will
be recognition of the advantages of.
fered by tills area to such Institu.
tinns.
Teacher Injured
in 54th st. Crash
A woman motorist was injured
about B:30 a. m. Tuesday when the
cur she was driving went out of con-
trol and craiihca Into (in electric
pole on Central av.. at 54th st.
The driver, Emma C. Marshall. 20.
of Asbury av. near 55th st.. a school
teacher, sustained contuwons of th"
face and lost a front tooth.
Police reported that the impact
of the car snapped off the wooden
Pole about three feet above ground
level. Part of the city fire alarm
wiring jyetem and other electrical
•et vloe In the neighborhood was put
out of operation temporarily.
Damage to the ear. pole and wir-
ing wai estimated at $300.
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CHEST CLINIC NEXT f
Dr. Max Oron, *Ute clinician, will
conduct a clinic for chest examina-
tion In th« County Haaltb Cfenttr.
Court ROUM, n«xt Thursdajr. from
M0» m. to II «.Tn.
Sparks Ignite it in Pfeezing Gale]
4-Block Area Bunts; Fireman in Danger
Ocean City entered an official pro
M with thi- Pennsylvania.Reading
Seashore Lines this week as an
utermiith nf u series of brush Rres
',.1'ich Ihreutenei] homes, lied up tin
;i|)pariitu,s fur lung periods, ati'l
i:nust-d one Kremlin to iihiiijst lus,-
his hie.
The |,ri4i-.l win made Ihrnuri'
Hurry Biiliciiik, Kiiierii! manager ,i
the hiiliiiinl. hy Cily Solicitor Jiihn
K. BiiK'A>-ll win, uitiil i,l tin- n'i|ucM
ol Kire Chili Hubi-rl I, Nmith
FROMINKN FHOBK
Mr, Baljiiick prnmiM.-d to invest].
Myii' the cause of the Sireh. wnien
Chief Hffiiih blamed un Iiicumolive i
st'iiltennH hfiiirks or cinders in thr
inlL-nintiiOk' liill weeds uliinK ill-.
riMhl «f way
The wiirst of the brush fires nc-
curreil I'urly Tiiursda.v night, re-
quiring iilmii>,t the enine personnel
of Ihe lire (!i.|)iirtment with the
jiieres of iippiiraliis to liet it under
control in Uie urea between S4th
mid 2liih sts . Iliiveri lo Asliury av.
This hiiii ui'fn preceded by iin=
iillu-r liirHi' Iii!• tlie previous nisi'!
in Ihe VH-U..IV nl !8lh St.. iln-l still
South End Bus
Meet Called
Public Invited to
City Hall Session
iinmhrr the previous Sunday mnrn-
inM bL'tween 4Bth und 50lh sis. All
three blazes, Chief Smith said, orifi-
inuti'd near the ruilroaii right ii!
way,
4BIO( K ARK A BI'RNKD
Thursday night's bluiie burnt-,I
IIVL'I most of u four square block
area us the Hames. funned by a 30,
mili'.un.imur westerly isale, made i
(li'llrull tn control, the lire tieiiari.
mi-ni went nri the job at d:OB p,m
;intl tiiiln'l have .things uniier COIN
irul until aLoul H:1A |j, in. Some fin--
men remained on tile seene mure
thiin un hour after that to make sufi-
ihire was no new flare-up.
Three homes along Asbury av
U,ITI siTiiiusly threatened fur
lime. ReciijJnizinK this danger, ti
i'iriinen tiad four pumping engines
in iifieration and used 900 fei'l 0
hose tn keep the Humes from IKn i 1 •
the houses.
UBI! CAPTAIN IN ICV WATER
Captain Ferdinand Taccarinu. or
{he fity hall station, hud the bur
experience uf breukir
•owing
thrijujjh the frozen surfute of u
Tho Ailiiniii- City' Transportation
CiinilJiihy today invited the tjceun
City liuijhi and interested urgsniiKi-
lii.ns lo hi'lp it shajie a more satis-
liii'tiiry sihedule of local bus service.
A company linnouncement on pase
s ol this issue invites the public io
a iiieetina in the commission chani.
tier. i'ijy_lmll. next Thursday iiljjli^-
I\liiii'h 111, irsr uisci^ssion of trans-
liurtatiun problems.
Declarinri that '-you can help us
to sihedule our service to more ef-
fectively serve you", the company'
piirtii'ulurly invited participation in
the meeting by city officials, tl.e
Chamber of Commerce, service clubs,
churches, school orijaniiatlons and
ps interested in the sub.
led.
Through tills meeting, a company
spokesman said, it is hoped to ob
lain a measure of Hie volume of pa.
tronage that could be expected if
winter service were more frequent
The company also will (jive local
patrons a Metalled picture of some of
its sjpornlimi problems here,
Pirsoiis in smith and central Ocean
City who define to attend will be
,)ri viiled free bus rides lo Ihe meet-
iii)i. The bus will leave from SBlh
st. ut 7:15 p. m.. uninn directly to
oily hull
Two Women City
Employes Resign
Resignations of two women em-
(iliiyes of city hall offices were ac-
cepted by the commissioners at their
irei ting Friday,
Those who resigned were Mrs.
Shirley Fidler. aridresiing machine
npiirator in the lax department, and
Mrs Antoinette Hunter, secretary in
the department of public relations.
Mrs, Fidler's resignation was ef.
feciive immediately while that of
Mrs. Hunter takes efTecl April 1.
Mrs, Fidier previously had been
turned down by the governing body
on two requests for leave of ab-
Ends 36 Years as
B.-L. Secretary
Chariei R. StUwell T
to Remain on Board p
Charlca H. Stilwell. who has been
secretary of the Seaahore Building
and Loan Aisoelation since its In-
enption 36 years ago, stepped down
from that post Tuesday at the an.
nual reorganiiation meeting of Ihe
directors.
He .was elected lecretary emeritus
of the Association, in recognition
of his long and faithful service. Ht
also will continue his active inter.
eM as a member of the board.
Roland Steelman, formerly assist-
ant secretary, was elected secre-
tary
Other officers, all re-elected, arei
Dr. Berschel Pettit, preiident: Dr.
William jO, Abbott, vice president;
rllnlon B Price treasurer and Ro-
bert K Bell solicitor
The directors nnnounLed that the
Afsociation office will be moved from
the second floor of The Notional
Bank of Ocean City building to the
office of Mr Sfrclman at 411 8th st
»ump hole on the meiiduw tu-ar We.,'
P«ife 2, Pl«se
Police Car in
Second Crash
At Same Comer
Drivers of Ocean Cily jitilii-i-
radio patrol cars will ht- ii htlh'
bit "turn shy" from now on
when they upjirouch the inter,
si'itloii of itth st. und West us.'
i'hey got the impression Bill-
urday that this particular coiner
is a jms,
A police cor was taken out of
jit-rvii-i- temporarily when it was
budly damaged in a collision
with a postufficc truck shortly
after norm.. The same cur, with
a different driver, was damaBeil
al the same intersection only
eight months previously!
Piilrolinun Carl S Smith, 75
W. 17th st,. was driving ihe pu-
lice cur, while the mail truck
was operated by Raylleld Lyles.
BIT West av.
Smith wus on an assignmenl
and was goinjf west on Blh st
with his siren blowing. Lyles,
proceeding north on West av..
didn't see the city car in time
The mail truck also was dam-
aged so that it could not be
driven.
To Return Body ol
Long-Lost SoMier
Grovej Wy Missing
for Five Years
Private funeral services will be
conducted here Monday for Stafl
Sergeant John R, Groves. Jr , son oi
Mrs. Edith Groves, 80S Central av.
The government's return of his
body has ended a period of anxiety
of five years for the soldier's fum.
ily. He was reported missing in ac-
lion on Octoher 13, 1944, after a
bombing mission over Vienna, Aug.
tria. but it wasn't until four months
ago thaf oflicial word of his death
was released.
Prior to being returned to the
United Stales, the Air Force gun-
ner's body had been interred in
France, where formal identification
was made.
Sgt. Groves was a student at Rut.
gers University before he entered
the service. He was S4,
Besidet his mother he Is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Jane Snow, of Pal-
myra, fajmerly of this city,
Slees will be at the conveni.
f the family and will be eon.
at the Smith Funeral Home
jy the Rev. A. L. Qongloff, pastor
of the First Methodist Church, Re
interment will be in Pleasantvllle
Cemetery.
City Approves
jetty Contract
A resolution recommending tlii
award of a contract to Jesse A. How.
land and Son. of Sea Bright, for
construction of the new Seaview rd.
jelly and seawall, was adopted by n
2-1 vote of the city commisslonerp;,
Prlday, with Comisaioner A, S. Ooets
declining to vote.
The recommendation was forward,
ed to Charles R, ardman, Jr., Bom-
missiqner of the State Department
of Conservation and Economic De-
velopment.
Mayor Edward B. Bowker pointed
out that the unit price of $6.13 per
ton nf stone in place was 23 cents
below the price paid for the Sea-
spray rd. jetty.
'Ocean City, We Love You'- -
Copy of That Song Sought Here
Docs anyone in Ocean City still
have a copy of the words for an
Ocean City song published more
than 20 years ago?>
Oreste Veiiella, the man who
wrote the munic for the »ong. Would
like, to obt«ln the Iyrlci because he
lias lost the only two coplei he had.
The song, entitled "Ocean City,
We Love You", originated H>me-
where In the period from 1M6 to
1929 when Mr. Vell« w»i con.
ducting his concert b«nd on the old
Miule Pier here
The S*ntinel-L«dger ipoiuorcd •
contett, offerln* *H> lit fold to the
writer of the best lyrics for an
Ocean City song. (That's when we
•till were on the gold standard.!
Because he liked the winning lyrlca,
Mr. Vcssella set them to music and
published the song at 35 cents per
copy.
Although more than 3,000 copies
were printed and sold, he kept only
two for his own use, and during
the intervening 20 yean he has lost
thus.
Anyone who hai the long or a
copy of the lyric* U aiked by the
Mnettro to notify him at th* Betch
Hotel 120 S. South Carolina »v.,
Atlantic City.
City Joins ,
Demand for
New Highway
Would Connect
Resorts With New
Deepwater Bridge
A (lemonii fur o freeway connict.
ir)H this seashore urea with ihe new
Delaware Memnriid Bridjje ut Deep-
water WHK voiteil Friduj' night hv
15U re[jre?.enti!ti\es of commiinitieN ir
Hiiuth Jersey, meetiilM UI BridKeton
rhi> Oi-r-un City Churnlier uf Ci.m-
Tue und tuy government were
rejiresenletl at tin. meeting in the
CumberhiFid Hnlel ballroom. It vvas
LirrunMed under uuspicet; of the At-
lurtic City Chamber of Ciiinmir('e|
lo nhiiiin sentiment it) the five euun
ties reifurdinK thi' fuiir.liine high
WOII.D BRANCH HERE
A tf-ntnlive roule announced by
!hi- Stiiie IJijJhuiiy Di'iiurlment hi
Jaruury would brini! the freeway tn
the seiLshiire lit a point somewhere
in Atlantic County, with branches
lo Atlantic City arid Ocean Cily.
HepresenliiiK the Ocean Citv
Chyrnber were Pii'sitli'nt Everett L
Cnpe. Hermuii K. Kunble. John F,
Troui and Arthur G Watkins. Muyor
Ktlward H. Bowktr ri-presented th,j
ity isiivernmenl and Assemljlymuii
N'athunicl C Smith anil Freehiikler
L.iwnnce M Lear represented Cape
M,iy Coiinly Homers Poin! was rep-
resented by Mayor Fred W Ctiiip-
Miiyor Bowker tnld the nieelinM
ti,- wiis hi'urtily ill iiivi^r of Miiii il
rOLite i.?ili'iin|4 the i-nii-tiii iireii.
RK>iORT IKOl.ATKD SOW
Ocean City," he said, "is the only
miijor resort in New jersey thai
's r.i.it have a direct piived hi,;ii-
y 1,-ailing to it. Suih ii hiMhwiiv
wiiillil Kn'Ully belielit Oceun Cily
und iill^ of Rijiilh ,Ier«,i!y "
Mr Cnpi. di'ilari'd that "It is uljiiiit
inn- thin Oiean City was considered
n ii plan lor a direct highway, due
io the fact that our resort is so sit.
uiited geogriijihiciilly ttlisl every roaM
Building Breaks Feb. Rec<
IliT county."
A three.Inail^ comniilli-e was ap-
pointed from Cape May County lo
attend the next session «ilh thosr
from olher cciunties to gel into the
detiiils of where the road should lie
A; President Cope's request, Herman
K, Kimljle, a director uf the local
Chamber, was appuinlet! a member
of this commit!!'!'
Assemblyman Smith and Free,
holder Lear alsn spoke brielly in til-
vor ol the South jersey hiijinviiy.
County engineer,^ of the live.
Face 1, Pleue
New City Bonds
Sold At 2 Pet.
Camdan Trust Co.
Submits Low Bid
A new issue of $264,000 of Ocean
lily beachfront iinprovement unnd-i
,v!(» stild at an interest rate of I
)e.- cent. Friday, when Ihe city cum.
nissioners received hids froiii in-
verlment 'llrms.
The successful purchaser was the
'amden Trust Co., which in iidriitio:i
to the low interest rale paid il prcm.
ium of $4!7.9B for the issue.
Two other companies, H, ,r Van
(en and Co, and Boland, Hnfrui
and Co., also offered 2 per cent in-
eresl rales, but did not olfer quit' 1
as much premium. Van Iligen ami
was willing to pay S4197U and
Boland. Safrin Co. ilB4.
Other bidders were Butcher. Sher-
red and Co., 32 per cent interest
and $287 76 premium;. Slroiid an,!
Co.. 2.15 per cent interest and iinttfi
premium;' Woodcock, Hess and Co,
2,10 per cent interest and 1184.11
mlum; J, WUSparia-andJiln j,2r
per cent interest and 730 20 |irim.
urn.
The sale look place during an'ad-
journed meeting of the city com-
mission. The issue is In finance
1180,000 of the cost of the new north
pninl Jetty-seaA-all project and $104.-
000 to pay off tlie rocently-compleleri
Seaspray rd. jetty.
Ocean City to Offer Itself as 'Preferred Stock*
FOR YOUR 1950 SUMMER HOME IT ? S
NEW JERSEY
AMERICA'S CHEAT | JPIIl&BB A | FAMILY RESORT
Ilcaiiiiful, Clian. PrnlerteiJ neachm.,, Wide Spurious Boardwalk ,,, Free Concerts
wilh Sur Soloi«lH...Evrrv Amu,inif ill...W.iinli-rfiil Fulling, Gulfing, Ti-nni«, Homing I
A Fine S, le,ti,.n of Cniiogea anil AparlmenlB For Summer S«»n Rental are Now
Available—al Prices DFtignrd lo Mi-el Every Family Budfel.
COME ON DOWN AND DEPARTMENT OF PUILIC RELATIONS
LOOK AROUiND...OR WRITE- CITY HALL, OCEAN CITY, M. J,
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