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Cape May Canal Will Start March 1; Scott Wins Six-Year Fight

(Continned from Pare Onej three and one-half miles of dredging, and the waterway will be 300 feet wide with a depth of 15 feet In addition to constructing the canal, the War Department also will build the three temporary road bridges and one rail bridge made necessary by the

project.

Eliminates "Rips" “At high water the canal will have an approximate depth of 20 feet,” Senator Scott said, “and this will enable many coastwise boats to take advantage of it and eliminate the 30-mile trip around Cape May and through the

‘Rips’.

“In addition to its value in defense and commerce, the canal will open up the New Jereey inland waterways to thousands of small craft in the Delaware Bay and River and the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. At present most of these boats are precluded from visiting New Jersey resorts by the natural caution of their owners in refusing the sometimes risky

trip around the Cape. Boon For Resorts

“Hundreds of Philadelphians, small boat owners, now quarter their craft in Chesapeake waters and the completion of the canal will give them an opportunity to visit and patronize our re-

sorts, ” he continued.

“At present, however, the canal primarily must be considered as a defense measure and as such can be heralded as a safety item which will save lives, ships and time when all these are most important to our national existence," the Senator concluded. Following a conference with Governor Edison and Colonel Vaughan. Senator Scott said that during the present ion of the legislature he would introduce a bill for the

! CHARLES R. THOMPSON Charles R. Thompson, princi- ; pal of the colored school hero , for the past 20 years, died at his

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Pushing Project

GOVERNOR EDISON

Who announced Tuesday, following a conference on the federal government’s request foi speedy action on the Cape May County Canal, that he would i fer with Senate President Grant Scott and Assembly Speaker John E. Boswell, Cape May County legislators, relative to the project.

Obituary

MRS. CATHERINE CULLEN Miss Catherine Cullen, of Hill Top, N. J., died in Cooper Hospital, Camden, January 25th. She was 50 years of age. Funeral services and Solemn Requiem Mass were held in Philadelphia Monday at the Church of the Transfiguration. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary Glaubit, of West Cape May, Mrs. William Williams and a brother, Robert Glaubit, of Cape

May.

S. GORDON SMYTH ,S. Gordon Smyth, a nationally known artist and for 15 years associated with the art department of Overbrook, Pa. High School, died Friday in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 50. ’ Mass was held at 9:30 Monday morning at St. Dennis’ Church, Philadelphia, and interment was made in Westminster Cemetery. Mr. Smyth's mother was a native of Cape May, a member of the Eldredge family.

demnations of properties, but that physical construction of the canal would begin without

that formality.

Governmental acceptance to inland waterways title, would result in major improvements to those waterways all along the New Jer-

sey coast.

Cops Complete Defense Class

Fourteen Cape May County police officers have completed n six-day course of training in police work during emergencies. The school was held in Atpntic City for the area including Cape May, Atknlie, Ocean and Cumberland

Counties.

The six-day course provided an opportunity for the officers to re•civc training in performance of the actual functions which will be accessary for them to handle in the event of an emergency. The course included internal security section duties coordinated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, espionage and sabotage Investigations, war officers’ duties, ■pot map maintenance, air raid reports, summary reports on conditions, maintenance of files, duties in small towns and rural areas, priorities, radio, telegraph, air raid signals, gas protection and decontamination, internment work, prevention of malicious acts, and air raid precaution duties. The South Jersey officers were instructed by Special of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The course was based on a careful study by FBI representatives of conditions in England during

bombing attacks.

Cape - May County officers who completed the course are Police

Chief John J. Spencer, Jr., of Cape ; n(r e v ery effort and May: Chief O. M. Cobb, Martin ->

Long, John R. Garea, Winfield S. Inglee and Stanley Roberts, of Wildwood: Carl Hoffman. John Carlson, J. H. Stem and Edward W. Contis*, of North Wildwood: Corporal J. H. Westphalen, of the New Jersey State Police; Chief Charles Podeck. of Sea Isle City; Chief Lewis Stein, of Woodbine, and Assistant Chief Max Katzen,

of Woodbine.

Thompson, who was 69 years of age, was bom in New Brunswick. He had made many friends during the years he had been here and was active in civic

work.

Funeral services were held at the HbUingsead Funeral Home Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment was made Wednesday at White Ridge Cemetery, Eaton-

wn, N. J.

Mr. Thompson is survived by S wife, Mrs. Lillian Williams

Thompson.

Mr. Thompson entered the teaching profession in 1895, when he began teaching in the schools of Somerville, where he remained until 1900. From that time until 1915 he taught in Princeton schools, and from 1915 until 1921 he was in Chicago. He came to Cape May as principal of the colored school in 1921 and has

held that position since.

To fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Thompson's death, Mrs. Astoria Martin, a member of the Franklin Street School faculty, has taken over the class which

he taught.

Mrs. Fannie D. Owens is actg as principal of the school.

A request that the federal government commemorate the 250th anniversary of the establishment of a county government in Cape May County by issuing a

Scouts Collect Waste Papers (Continued from Page One) tacted and asked to save waste paper for the Scouts is urged to contact any Boy Scout or Scout-

master Swain.

A shortage in waste materials

EotaB into the mnnn&otnn ^; „eiiotMi™'poiteg. sUmp wit p.per bote. tnd eonUmett mwd " ent ™ Coo™n^r. Elio- H. : n on. a ?ssss— i

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cepted the assignment and DO “ r “- throughout the nation they have redoubled their efforts to collect

waste paper.

When the Boy Scouts accepted the responsibility for the collection of greater amounts of waste paper, Mr. Henderson telegraphed Dr. James E. West, national Boy

Scout head:

“I am delighted to learn that the Boy Scouts of America will give their wholehearted cooperation to our national waste paper conservation program. The need for waste paper and rags meet the defense requirements

becoming more acute each day I An excerpt from Beesley’s Hisand the aid of your group in col-1 tory 0 f Cape May County 1857

lecting every available supply of re | a tes:

these criUcal materials will con- „ c May County, by stitute a most important contri- f th( T AssembI y on ^ 12th day mmon to our n.tion«l dolmue of- L, N J lember pfe „„ m.tituted

, as follows, viz: Whereas, this

"Problem, of conservation have Provl h '„ th fo „„ r i y bi, n di. been hisUmmlly , vided into thro, countie, for the "j .“° y better regulation thereof; and know of no other national oijud- ""nSS? m'a rSiidSKe »uon .how, Personae - "bjec - „ un ,b„ 0 f families; and there ve. and cipcnenee better ,ua!-| b . incouragoment rfy ,t for th|. great proj«t and r ^ ^ ^g pl“y 5 m?,; .S^uS «>“ ctabliahcd tJc-

part in its success." Waste paper collected

drive will be sold back into the normal trade channels from where it will be re-used in the manufacture of paper board containers and cartons for defense supplies.

Seek New U.S. Stamp To Mark 250th Anniversary Of Cape Government’s Establishment

“On November 12, - 1942 Cape May County will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the es tablishment of a county govern-

ment.

“We believe that this deserves federal recognition with a commemorative postage stamp and request your aid in having this

done.

“We will be happy to have your suggestions as to our proceedure in this matter. We assure ' you of our every . cooperation."

The U. S. Navy changed from a r of wood to a navy of steel

i 1878 and 1898.

On a Navy ship, the “Lucky

Paper Suspends For Duration The Wildwood Tribune Journal,

a 52-year-old weekly newspaper published in Wildwood, has suspended publication for the duration, it was announced Monday in the final issue of the paper.

In a first-page editorial, the

management of the paper, which some time ago merged with the Wildwood Leader, attributed the suspension to inevitable changes

due to the war situation. “Many changes arc inevitable

because of the necessity of bending every effort and conserving every energy for the defense of the nation and the preservation of American democracy. The calling of men to arms and the making of munitions influences industry in both personnel and materials. Paper, metal, machinery and chemicals used in printing must be diverted to more essential uses, making it increasingly difficult to maintain standards of publication developed before we were at war,” the editorial ex-

plained.

“Reasons of patriotic duty and economic necessity have caused the management of the TribuneJournal to discontinue publication with the present issue and combine with The Leader for the duration,” Hi

Warns Against Raid Shelters The State Defense Council today issued a statement warning that hysterical preparations for air raid shelters should be tempered by the wisdom of the experiences of the British people with bomb shelters. From what we have learned from the British experiences.’’ Major Audley H. F. Stephan, chairman of the State Defense Council, said, “civilians are in relatively little danger during an air raid if they are indoors. In the early days of the war 90 per cent of the casualties in England came from flying debris with only 10 per cent coming from direct bomb hits or as the result of the explosion blast. “Visitors from England and official observers as well have declared that the British learned there was little danger as long as they were indoors. In Europe it took only two raids to educate the people to keep indoors and away from windows. One raid was usually enough, since it scared everyone. “Studies by engineers have shown that only specially constructed shelters can withstand direct hits by bombs of 250 nounds or more. That means that in case of a direct hit, you are almost as safe in any shelter as in a costly bomb shelter. The people in England have realized this, since we have many reports that many bomb shelters are now no longer used. “We must realize in dealing with the subject of bomb shelters that the materials used in their construction is often the same as that used in vitally needed constructions for our armed forces. If we should rush out and build such shelters it would seriously hinder our national defense effort. "For the present, in case of an air raid, get under cover, away from glass, and you will be assured that you are as safe as you would probably be in an air raid shelter,” Major Stephan

an order by government, and justice duly administered: Be it therefore enacted by the GoverCouncil and Representatives this present Assembly met and assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from henceforth Cape May shall be, and is hereby appointed a county, the bounds whereof to begin at the

utmost flowing of the tide > n — .... .. ... _ Prince Maurice River, being 5 Why 0301016 With = about twenty miles from the = W,,, J = mouth of said river, and then = I «.|> n flnj CpruirP? = by a line running easterly to = LdUlllIiy OCIVIbCa — the most northerly point of Great = j t >g s0 silbr ^ ^ = f.Sh,?"S'nghy d ,he r ZS"h C M chances with your family 1 point of Cape May; thence around |= laundry when we offer a = Cape May and up Maurice River. = laundry service that is = to the first point mentioned; and | = absolutely dependable. = that there be nominated and ap- _ j j f = pointed such and so many jus- = Hundreds ot satisnea = tices and other officers, as at = customers Will bet their = present may be necessary for | = last chip on the uniform S keeping the peace, and trying of|= excellence of OUr Work. = small causes under forty shuhngs. | = p. Kevqf/inp 4350 E In which circumstances the same = FHone Ke> Stone = county shall remain until it shall Is And see for yourself,

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of the County of Cape May, inconjunction with the Justices of Salem County, in every such action and judgment to sit, and with them to determine the same.” Hie time and place of holding the county elections were likewise directed and the n her of representatives that < was entitled to: Burlington to have 20, Gloucester 20, Salem 10 and Cape May 6 members. Cape May continued to have five members until the time of the surrender in 1702, except in the year 1697, when it was reduced to one representative. The first town meeting for public business was held at the house fit Benjamin Godfrey on February 7, 1692. “The commissions for Justices and Sheriff were proclaimed, and George Tailor was appointed clerk.” The following excerpt ' taken from Stevens’ History: “After the West Jersey Society was formed in 1692 the settlers were able to get titles to their lands.”

IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Adeline Scott, wife Senator.!. Grant Scott, is a patient in the Atlantic City Hospital, where she is recovering from a major operation.

For President Roosevelt, finding names for most of the Navy’s warships is both a duty and a hobby.

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