PAGE FOUR

County Rate To Jump 22 Cents, Budget Reveals

(Continued from P**e One)

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the state aid on roads and bridges was not received from the state during the current year. "During the past several years the Board of Chosen Freeholders endeavored by the reduction of the county tax rate to assist the municipalities which were then struggling to meet their financial requirement

“The rat

i rate dropped from $1.02 in to 56 cents in 1941. "In order to accomplish this it was necessary to use practically all of the cash surplus of the county. Most of the municipalities of the county are now ~ J

Ask Public To Save Papers

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maTimnm use of all our weapons and materials in order to assure ourselves of ultimate victory. “The people of enemy countries have learned from hard experience to be as thrifty as we are wasteful. They do not willfully burn a scrap of waste paper. We burn almost three-fourths of this vital war material. "We again urge you to use your influence as strongly as possible in waste paper conservation. Our paperboard industries need this paper to make cartons for war supplies," 'Galbraith conclud-

ed.

le Boy Scout troop of Cape

May has

already begun a campaign to save waste paper and in doing is filling two objectives,

financial basis and in order to 1 the saving of waste papers and

operate the county departments and offices properly and efficiently it is found necessary to increase the rate for 1942 to .785. “We feel that with the new budget it will be possible to keep the county and its governmental services in good condition. This Is not a political budget. It is financially sound, and is as good as we can do in the present

“Even with the increase rate, we feel that Cape May County will have one of the lowest tax rates of any county in New Jersey," Stevens said.

•holder released a comparative table showing the 1941 tat rates of all New Jersey counties. The table follows: Atlantic $1.18

Buriington Cape May .66 Cumberland "*

Gloucester Hudson ... Hunterdon Mercer ... Middlesex Monmouth Morris Ocean Passaic ...

Somerset Sussex , Union Warren _...) Freeholder Percy H. Jackson, director of the board, lauded Stevens for his efforts in preparing the budget. Stevens said it s might be possible to reduce the rate increase by amending the budget if the Legislature will provide relief for the county by postponing enactment of the permanent registration voting law until after the present war emergency.

Laymen Speak At Services

Mav County I

Bible Classes will conduct evening worship services in eral churches of the county < Sunday evening, February 1. The services arc the start of an evangelistic movement in the

county, with most of the church- — - - „ cooperating with the fedcra- °‘ the road, ignoring the traffic

augmenting the Boy Scout camp

fund.

The Local Defense Council this week again urged all persons _ to conserve paper by not burning waste papers but saving them to turn over to some worthwhile organization or for sale to junk

Rapid progress in most branches of the defense effort under the local council was reported this week. Classes of fire reserves have completed their second week of instruction and have been detailed to posts throughout the city for service in time of emer-

gency. . The units coming within scope of the Emergency Medical Service are nearly ready to take their places as assigned and completion of plans of this branch await only the finishing of the instruction courses being taken by First Aid workers so they will be qualified to handle the duties

assigned them.

Police reserves have started their course of instructions and will soon be assigned to their stations, while it is expected that air raid wardens will be assigned in the next few days. The transportation and communications units are in process of formation and will be ready upon call for service. Members of all defense councils of the county will meet with the County League of Municipalities Friday evening at Cape May Court House to consider problems confronting different units.

Re-elected

Dr. Wfeaer Offers Services Te U. S.

JOHN T. HEWITT

To Clamp Down On Violators

Declaring the conservation ol manpower most vital in the allout war effort. Motor Vehicle Commissioner Arthur W. Magee announced today that henceforth drivers who cause injury or death in accidents that the direct result of traffic law violations will lose their licenses to drive a mo-

tor vehicle.

He has asked police magistrates and traffic court judges to cooperate by a wider exerdse of their powers of license revocation. The policy will not apply to un'oidable accidents in which the driver is not to blame. It will be invoked, however, wherever the crash is the result of speeding, driving on the wrong side

tion.

Twelve men were chosen to •tart the movement and each will have a special message for the congregation - of the church in which ha will speak that evening. While the services are open to all, a special appeal to men of the county was issued this week, urging them to attend. The list of churches and speakers follows: Cape May Methodist, Carrol Wilder; Cape May Court House Baptist. Dr. Charles Vail; Goshen Methodist, Melvil Wills; Seaville Methodist, Samuel Way; Palermo Baptist, Aaron Stephenson; Ocean City Presbyterian, Peter Totten, Jr.; Ocean City Methodist, Carl Sharp; Calvary Baptist, Fred Carter; Erma Methodist, Albert A. Wells; Sea Isle Methodist, Richard Reeves; Cold Spring Presbyterian, Dr. John K. Brick; South Seaville Methodist, Bertram Snyder.

ELEVATE JAYNE TO VICE CHANCELLOR (Continued from Page One) Judge Jayne's family moved to

School, Elizabeth; Princeton versity, and New York raw School. He served his clerkship in the office of the late Vice Chancellor John Griffin, at Jer-

sey City.

Jayne practiced law in Lakewood, became attorney for Lakewood Township in 1912 and later served as president of the Lakewood Board of Education. In 1922 was appointed Ocean County

prosccul •in 19

_l 1923, as special deputy Attorney General, he conducted the prosecution of the Dedge libel case, in which he won the indictment and conviction of the defendant for the publication of a libelous article concerning the

late Thomas L. McCran.

In 1924, he directed a special state investigation of public officials in Morris County, which

signal, disregarding a stop street sign and all other bad driving practices that cause accidents. ‘The driver who violates the law and is involved in an accident shows an unwillingness to conserve the nations assets at a time when the sendees of every man, woman and child are needed for the successful prosecution of the war,” said the Commissioner. “Accidents not only destroy men but they waste time and property, none of which the country can afford to lose in the present

crisis.

“The law provides for the revocation of licenses upon any reasonable grounds, and being 1 responsible for inflicting bodily injury or death, as well

All officers of the Merchants National Bank were re-elected for

the current year last Thursday at the aiinual organization meeting

of the bank. John T. Hewitt was renamed president of the institution; F. Mulford Stevens, vice president; Everett J. Jerrell, vice president and cashier; and Everett V. Edsall, assistant cashier.

Directors of the bank are Mr. (

Hewitt, chairman, Jesse M. Brown, Samuel F. Eldfedge, rell, Micajah S. Smith, Stevens and Charles A. Swain, Jr.

Dr. Meyer Wiener, of St. Louis, Mo., who organized and directed a post-Wo rid War Army hospital in Cape May for plastic surgery of the eye, has joined the Navy Department as a $l-a-year consultant on eye surgery. Dr. Wiener came out of retirement to offer his services for the third time to the military arms. He first volunteered for naval duty in a898 on the day the U.SB. Maine was sunk. In the World War he was a lieutenant colonel in the medical corps. Be- « fore his retirement from active practice six years ago, he had what was regarded to be the largest practice in his fielH in the world, drawing patients from many countries. Because of his work at General Hospital No. 11 in Cape May> the' Navy Department announcement said, “many an American doughboy who returned ftom the battlefields of Europe after World War I owes his vision to Dr. Wiener.”

JACKSON HEADS ASSOCIATION OF FREEHOLDERS

(Continued from Pag* One) “More and more of our first ass roads are going to have be made available to the military. That means we've got a big task on our hands funds'' suitable secondary roads for ( ian users. The counties naturally are looking to the Legislature for increased financial aid. Only by drastic curtaDments can this money be made available, but it

must be done.”

NAMED TO OO. POST Mrs. Elizabeth Springer, widow of the late Charles H. Springer, ormer superintendent of the Jape May County farm, y esterlay was appointed as matron of he farm by the Board of Freeholders at Cape May Court .ouse.

aon- declared sociation of Freeholders had progressed much in the past two years.

'As representatives of e taxpayer in New Jersey,” he told his listeners, “we’ve got a real

Trenton, to see that our counties cooperate with, and get cooperation from the Legislature. We’ve made much progress and we’re going to make much more.”

The Assocaition followed its usual custom of electing all officers for a second term. In addition to Jackson as president, Arthur Bray, of Mercer County, as first vice president, A. Paul King, of Ocean, aa second vice president, John J. McHugh, of Hudson, as secretary, and William H. Raws on, of Essex, at treasurer, were re-elected.

LOCAL BUDGET

Borough Officers Are Named By Commission

Five appointments were made Tuesday night by West Cape May’s borough commissioners to fill vacancies caused by the expiration of terms. Everett V. Edsall was re-ap-pointed tax collector and treasurer, Clarence E. Smith was renamed assessor and T. Millet Hand was re-appointed borough attorney, all at the salaries previously paid. Their terms run from January 1, 1942 to the third Tuesday in May, 1945. Commissioner John J. Stewart and Mrs. Charlotte Eldredge were re-appointed as members of West Cape May’s relief board by Mayor Frank L. Bennett at Tuesday’s meeting. West Cape May’s 1942 permanent budget is expected to be introduced for first passage at the next commission meeting February 3.

AN ORDINANCE flxlnr th« Mlarl**

and waffaa of certain officer* and employee* of the Boronrh

Cape Kay Point.

of Cape Mas

and Fifty Dollars. Borough Assessor. Tw< and Fifty Dollars. Borough Attorney. Tlir» and Fifty Dollars

dred Dollars. rtlon 2 This Ordinance •■ffeet upon Us due passa

1 approved January 16.

FRANK S. RUTHERFORD. Mayor. FRANK W. HUGHES. MILTON H. BAIR.

OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH CAPE MAY. COUNTY OF CAPE MAY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1942.

Local Budg<

for the fiscal yea _.

by certified that the budget annexed hereto and hereby made a

hereof Is an exact copy of the orTslnal on flic with* the ~cTeri' of the rning body, that all additions are correct and that all Btatementa con-

'd herein are In proof.

HAROLD J. FOX. Registered Municipal Accountant. 100 W. Schellengcr Ave.. Wildwood. N. J.

Bell 1060 — Keystone 655k

fled bv me this 16th day of January. 1942.

RESOLVED, that the i following statements Of revenues and ap-

BE

May S

propriatlons shall constitute the local budget for the

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said budget be published In Cape

Star and Wave In the Issue of 23rd day of January. 1942. olice is hereby given that the budget and tax resolution was approved i Common Council of the Borough of South Cape May. County of Cape

n January 10. 1942.

bearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held at Borough Hall.

14th of February, 1942. at two o'clock, at which time and place objections said budget and tax resolution of th« Borough of South Cape May for the

presented by any citizen or taxpayer of said municipality.

May c

y citizen o

STATEMENT (Required by Revised Statute* S

:i 40:2-14)

TAXES TOR 1942 State School (Estimate for 1942) * 119.99 Slate Soldiers' Bonus Bond County a) CendVal County (Estimate for 1942) 230.S6 <c) County Library (Estimate for 1942) 10.27 Local Furposes 2,738.89 (a) As shown by Budget Less Bank Slock Tax Totals *3,100.00

Actual

1941

I 119.99

Tax Rate (Estimated for 1942) .

The Borough has just completed a very successful financial year. Due to taxpayers' support, collections of current and delinquent taxes amounted to enough to defray all operating costa and In addition to substantial!) reduce the Borough's indebtedness. Net debt decreased from *10.571.89 to *3.313.00 and with continued cooperation In 1942. the remaining debt maybe paid in full. The tax rate for 1942 will be materially lower than In 1941. and further reductions cainbe made If collections continue to Improve. ANTICXPATKD REVENUES

GENERAL REVENUES ■scellancous Revenues

•oss Receipts Tax Slate Aid—Road Maintenance I-Aind .

Anticipated

3. Total Miscellaneous Rev _ 5. Total of Hems 1. 1(a). 3 and 4 o be Raised by Taxation:.

Purpose Tax

600.00 830.00 830.00

neral Budget Revenues

Sctiiifaction ^uaAanjtisd

XV 41

Lean Fresh—Whole or Rib Half PORK LOINS

Corn-fed Quality, Tender Juicy Runip or Round STEAKS ' 16

:)

Lean Cubed Beef

LAMB

Pot Pie)

(One Price—

Node Higher)

Beef Tongues ^ i 0 *** it*?*—

Scrapple 2

•■23c

Crab Cake.

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Select Oysters JjZ^d Large Mackerel

*-l9c

•I7c

Whiting Fillets

•17c

Smelts

15c

«* 19c * lie

*4c Luncheon Meet ££2

Cookod Selemi **190

Old Fashioned Uef **190 Mush gZtt 2 ^ 12c Potato Salad *|ST * I5e

» »*9c

Rob Roy Pure Fruit

PRESERVES *'i",

Your choice of Blatdt berry. Peach. Pineapple or Young berry. Made

30

Cut Wax Beaus anta. 2 27c Rob-Ford Carrot* JS ("rkS* ) 2'i? I7e Wilson’s Beet Stew 2 ’is 29c Best Fancy Spinach iSe Farmdale Cheese * 29c

Our Best Perk 6Beans

: 25c

dozsn cans

Packed In delicious

73 c

S2.90

Gold Seal “DATED” EGGS M

Silver S«*l Eggs T7T4U Carefully Impacted 19a

Outs S 'L 21*

Bmcul CoKuu 32s

APPROPRIATIONS

I Approprii

) Operations

GENERAL GOVERNMENT Administrative & ExecuUve Salaries and Wages Other Expenses Assessment and Collection of Taxes Salaries and Wages

Appropriated

fox 1941

As Modified

By All

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con tern plat _

Commissioner Magee said regards the power of license .. vocation the most potent weapon existing and in order that its widespread use will ndt be necessary, nrges drivers/to cultivate the habit of a more general observance of the traffic laws.

Postoffice Prepares For Emergency Duty

To protect the mail and to make certain that mail service will not be interrupted ii event of- a war emergency,

vanced plans of war-time activity. Plans for the protection of the postoffice building and operation of postal business in the event of an emergency were formulated this week by Postmaster Lemuel E. Miller, Jr. upon instructions from the Postoffice Department. Under the plan, an emergency supply of stamps and other office materials has been arranged for use in case of damage to the postoffice building so that the service can be continued without interruption. g Alternate office facilities and

arranged. Miller said, and a com-

the indictment and I plete plan of emergency action is

1- j being completed.

conviction of a number of office- , „ .

holders. With war-time precautions beHe became Ocean County conn- ing taken. Postmaster Miller said Ml in 1929 and was a Supreme that all unnecessary loitering in 'Court Commissioner and a spec-1 and around the postoffice has

sal master in Chancery. been absolutely prohibited.

AN AMENDMENT t

shpwa.

other* In Um ^County ol

Township ... Ca|>e May. State of N< «n<l regulating (he same.

BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED. by the Township Committee ••f the Township of Lower. In the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey that Section 1 of an Ord:nnnrc entitled. “An Ordinance governing. regulating «nd fixing fees of mercantile licenses for hawkers, peddlers, persons selling at wholesale

ind retail from wagons or other ednes. traveling shows, and In the Township of Lower

■ •ounty of Cap.- May. State of N. ■Jersey, and regulating the same, amended to read as follows: That any person operating a Pool and/or Billiard Room •

license therefor. In

Twenty Five Dollars ... each and every Pool Table and each

and every Billiard Table, and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED,

that no Pool Room and/or Billiard Room shall be operated from Saturday night at twelve midnight um"

seven A. M, Monday morning, and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED

AND ENACTED that this Amendment shall take effect Immediately upon It* final passage and publication

provided by law.

Passed January 28. 1*4*.

The foregoing amendment to an ordinance, was passed by the Town--■htp Committee, of the Township of .ower. Cape May County. N. J. on fan-isrv *0. 1942. and a hearing will held on the same on Wednesday

- Hall. Main Sea'hoee Road (formerly the Robert R ”—* -ivopeety). Township of Lower.

Cape May County. N. J.. where

—*■ - desires to make objections

my be heard, and at whlrh amendment to the ordlnbe taken op for final pass-

BERTRAM SNYDER. Township Clerk. •22-H-pf*8.50

Bonds for Employees . Elections — Expenses Legal INiblic Buildings nndd c

25.06 110.00 60.00

Corn Starch

YOUR CHOICE

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Cracker Meal ’is

K

Breakfast Farina ^

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STREETS AND ROADS Repairs and Maintenance

' Wages

«Hher

Road Maintenance (25 M) Fund Service Street Lighting 2 HEALTH AND CHARITIES

Board of Health

Salaries and Wages Other Expenses Poor Relict (b) Contingent Interest on State A County Taxes (e) Deficits and Statutory Expenditures:— EMERGENCY REVENUES Accounts Payable more than two years old Deficit—Unexpended Balances Account . 1958 Bills—No Reserve Appropriation - . 1939 Bills—No Reserve Appropriation .. Deficit —Miscellaneous Revenue* Anticipated 3'

12. Total General Appropriations *3.138.89 14. Total* *3.138.89

It la hereby c , hereof Is a I ernlng body on th

(4.600.90

■tlfied that the budget annexed hereto a , n .* hereby > iu<deTl-

EDGAR F. BURCHER. Clerk.

ANCHORAGE CAFE!

AT THE LANDING

Pot in at THE ANCHORAGE for a real evening of entertainment and fun A regular port of call on the course of all fun-bound shipmates.

CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND BEERS —FINE POODS E ORCHESTRA AND DANCING SATURDAY NIGHT

Webster’* Tomato Soap 4SC0 Tomato Soup Sunrise Tomato Juice Heinz Baked Beans Heinz Tomato Ketehup Tatty Tomato Catsup Farmdaie Evaporated Milk

'25c

“TlSe ■sr iso ‘tS'lOo ‘£■100 A-'490

HEAT-FLO ROASTED •fop* la flevor’ WIN-CREST COFFEE I 2^, 39c

SUPREME BREAD

2 £r., 17 e

Ssvo 10% •• tried

Kxeloslv* Now

COCO-WHEATS

17c

Oocoa Flavored 24-ox <4

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Juicy HerMo ( f J5TL.) Oranges

Largn T«npl* Oranges Juicy Florida Grapefruit California Iceberg Lettuce California D'Anjou Poars

do. , 9c 5 ** 19c ll ** d lOc 8 19c

Selected Idaho Russet

POTATOES 5 ^ *3 C

622 Washington St.

Cape May, N. J.

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