88th YEAR, No. 15

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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942

MAH. IN THE Xi&Ji. POSTAGE PREPAID—El AO A YEAR

Canal Project Delayed By Controversy Controversy over the St. Lawrence seaway is delaying Congressional action on the Cape May County canal project and eight other New Jersey river and ■ * "• ■ to an from The St Lawrence seaway and the New Jersey projects, which total $4,062,000, are included in hillion-dollar Omnibus Rivers /and Harbors authorization measure wmch is awaiting action, first by the Houaj.INCLUDES JERSEY WORK ' AmongvAhe New Jersey projects is the long-sought federal acquisition and maintenance ~oi the New Jersey intracoastal waterway, extending from- Cape May to Manawjuan inlet. The waterway, estimated to cost $2,100,000 with an annual maintenance cost of $160,000, would include the canal across the southern end of Cape May County, connecting Cape May Harbor with Delaware Bay. CANAL DEFENSE PROJECT The canalf^ estimated to cost $600,000, has been advocated as a defense measure since it would provide a protected route for vessels entering or leaving Delaware Bay and wobld provide a new, sheltered water route to Naval base here. While the controversy goes on, New Jersey and other states interested in the Omnibus Bill apparently will have to wait for later authorization of their projects. FUND FOR INLET Also included in the bill is appropriation of $71,000 dredging Cape May inlet and $d0,000 annual maintenance . coet. Another streamlined waterway bill, deleting the controversial projects and including only defense projects,' was introduced several weeks ago. It includes both Cape May County projects.

$10,000 Is County Quota For USD A quota of $10,000 has been assigned to Cape May County as its share in a nationwide drive to raise funds to finance operation of USO Clubs for service men throughout the nation, it was disclosed today. With America actively in the war, the national USO will seek to raise $32,000,000 in a campaign which will run from May 11 to July 4. Of this amount, New Jersey' quota has been fixed at $1,572,600. Colonel. Franklin D'Olier, president of the Prudential Insurance Company, is chairman' of the New Jersey campaign committee. Last year, ‘with the United States engaged in defense preparations, the United Service Organizaions raised more than $14,000,000 to serve the social and recreational welfare of men and women in the armed forces. The USO is composed of six national organizations: Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., Salvation Army, National Catholic Community Service, Jewish Welfare Board and the National Travelers Aid Association.

Draft Questionnaires To Be Sent To Men Questionnaires will be sent to

in the third registration under the Selective Service law* it was announced this week by officials of Local Board Number Two, which is in charge of Selective Service in this The questionnaires will probably be mailed to registrants within the next two or three 'Weeks, said Miss Margaret McCullough, clerk of the draft board, who said that order numbera have been assigned to the men who registered February 14, 16 and board personnel is at preaent engaged in tabulating all registrants inxhe''third draft registration and completing preliminary clerical work'' " * group before starting tions for the fourth ret during the latter part month.

Official 111 For the first time since 1933, Commissioner George P. Wentzell, head of Cape May’s public works department, missed a meeting of the city governing body on Friday because of illness. Suffering from a -sinus condition, Commissioner Wentzell was confined to his home for several days last week. He is now at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Hill, in Philadelphia.

Three Days Set For 4th Draft Registration New Jersey men in the 45-66-year age brackets will register for the war emergency on April 26, 26 and 27, Governor Charles Edison decreed Monday in a pro-

clamation.

Draft boards, assisted by volunteer registrars, will conduct the registration in the same manner as they conducted those for men in the yqunger groups. On April 26 and 26, the registration hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 pjn., but on April 27 toe hours will be from 7 a.m. to 9 AFFECTS MEN 46 - 65 Governor Edison's proclamation jffects all men, citizens and aliens alike. who were bom on or after April 28, 187T and before February 16, 1897. In his proclamation Governor Edison warned that he would not tolerate any interference with the registration. He pointed out that persons found guilty of retarding the listing of the men will he dealt with in accordance with the law. “MUST HELP COUNTRY’’ “Let us remind ourselves again,” Governor Edison said in his proclamation, “of the seriousness of the situation that confronts our nation today, and, sensing its gravity now, do more than our plain duty to help preserve our beloved country and the ideals for which it stands”. In the southern section of Cape May County, under the jurisdiction of Local Board Number Two, registration centers will be established at the board headquarters in Cape May * High School, at Wildwood High School and at the old court building, Cape May Court House.

Delay Plans For Blood Donations Plans for a ■ Red Cross campaign to obtain volunteer blood donors were temporarify suspended by the Cape May committee, which was arranging the program, it was announced this week by Clarence D. Fisher, committee

chairman.

The committee has decided to postpone until autumn the campaign to obtain volunteer blood donors in the local drive to avoid conflict with normal summer activities of Cape May residents. District Red Cross headquarters recently informed the Cape May committee that the mobile blood donor unit operated by the Red Cross in various communities would be available for Cape May onlv on July 8 and 9. The group decided to suspend plans for the present and to resume the campaign arrangements in the early fall after the rush season has passed. Chemical Warfare League Subject A school of chemical warfare is now being conducted by the Cape May County League of Municipalities, John G. Bucher, of Stone Harbor, secretary of the leapTii.-. 'disclosed today. The ’chodl had its first session co Weeks ago at Cape May Court House and will continue for seven weeks, with sessions Thursday evenings, at the old court building, under the direction of Assistant Fire Chief Smith, of Ocean City, a graduate of the Edgewater Arsenal course. “The league sponsored the course as a patriotic action in the hope of bringing the information and training thus provided to men designated by the local defense councils,” Bucher said.

Heads Navy Drive

GEORGE H. PABST, JR.

Pennsylvania Railroad vice-presi-dent in Charge of Finance and Corporate Relations is named chairman to head the Navy Relief Society Drive in -the Fourth Naval District, which includes Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The national goal is $5,000,000 of which the Fourth Naval District quota is $779,000. The campaign will begin about the' middle of April. The Society, of which President Roosevelt is honorary president, looks after the needy among the families of men in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. This is the first time appeal ever has been made for funds outside Naval

Red Cross Fund Nearing Quota The Red Cross card party sponsored by John Hunter for the War Relief Fund at St. Mary's Hall on March 25 was a great success. Thirty-eight tables of cards were in play and the bingo room was crowded, a total of 209 people being present. Mr. Hunter had solicited more than 200 prizes so that all present received one. Twenty-four dollars was realizcd from the sale of cakes and from the permanent wave donat-

ed by Mr. Hunter.

Boundary Fight Goes To State Supreme Court *The boundary line dispute between Lower Township and the City of Wildwood, in litigation since last summer, will go before the New Jersey Supreme Court this month on two writs of certiorari, issued last week to bo^h litigants. In its certiorari. Lower Township questions the decision of acting Common Pleas Judge Thomas G. Siddall, who several monthsago ruled that he had no jurisdiction to appoint a commission to fix the boundary between the two communities. The City of Wildwood, in its certiorari, questions the right of Lower Township to issue a liquor license to James C. Mackell, proprietor of the Ship Ahoy bar, over, which the boundary dispute flared. HEARINGS' MONDAY Both certiorari writs are tumable before the Supreme Court at Trenton on Monday, April 13, and argument will be before three Supreme Court jus-

tices.

The litigation over the boundary between the two communities is without precedent in the nals of New Jersey law. The City of Wildwood contends the licensed premises is within the corporate limits of the city, and a^ such exceeds the quota of places licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. CITES INCORPORATION Lower Township contends that the licensed premises is within its corporate limits, that it has always been located in the township, and contends that the certificates of incorporation issued by the Legislature to Holly Beach and later to the City of Wildwood specifically set their boundary

lines.

Commenting on the case todaySamuel F. Eldredge, Lower Township solicitor, explained that the township is not fighting the case (Continued on Page Five)

An appeal for additional contributions to bring the Cape May fund collection to its goal was sounded this week by Dr. E. E. Pickard, war fund drive chairman. Red Cross workers will be at the bank and the postoffice on Saturday to receive contributions.

.Sale of tickets and many donations from people who wanted to help but could not attend the party brought the gross total to $120.20. Expenses and internal revenue tax amounted to $16.02, leaving a balance of $104.18 for the War Fund. On last Saturday evening the proceeds of the Army-Navy basketball game were turned over to the Red Cross toward the fund. After the expenses and tax were deducted $19.78 went to the fund. The Red Cross committee wishes to thank Mrs. Steger and the Army and Navy for this help. Including the money realized from these two events, Cape May Branch has raised $1519 of its War Fund quota of $1600, leaving a balance of $81 to be raised before April 13th when all returns must be in.

BREAKS LEG IN FALL Frank W. Hughes sustained a broken leg on Monday when he fell from a scaffold, while- making alterations to his restaurant located at the end of Sunset Boulevard near the Delaware Bay. Hughes is a borough commissioner of Cape May Point.

Selectees Given Send-Off As They Leave For Induction

A contingent of 27 Cape May County selectees left Cape May early Friday morning to report for induction into the Army at Fort Dix, and for the first time, a send-off ceremony was held at the local railroad terminal. With a crowd estimated at 200 see the men off for camp, Cape May’s newly organized high school band serenaded the group, two^ire^engines blared their sirens continuously and the train whistle blew for several minutes after the selectees had left the station en route to Fort Dix. In a brief departure ceremony before the train left at 6:66, 26 members of the Cape May Kiwanis Club and Jarge numbers of friends and relatives of the departing men bade the new sol-

diers farewell

Cigarettes, magazines, newspapers and other small gifts were distributed to the men by Charles A. Swain, Harry Kunz and Allan R. Robson, who represented the Kiwania Club, donor of the

gifts.

The group left headquarters of the local Selective Service board at Cape May High School and marched to the railroad terminal, with the band providing martial airs. So successful was toe first send-off ceremony that the plan will be continued arid each group of selectees to leave this area will be honored at similar farewell ceremonies. Following the send-off, a Cape May summer resident who had attended the ceremony, expressed his appreciation to the high school band by donating a high school banner to the new organization. The donor preferred to remain anonymous. Plans are under way to make the next selectees’ send-off even more elaborate than the first. The next group, composed of less than 20 men from the southern section of Cape May County is scheduled to leave for Induction on April 237

County Red Cross Fund Under Goal With April 13 set as the tentative closing date of the county’s Red Cross war fund drive, total collections reported last Tuesday were $4,356.28 short of the $17,000 goal fixed by national headquarters, it was announced by Joseph K. Skilling, of Cape May, chairman of the county drive. The amount actually received by the county Red Gross Chapter is $11,661.98. Local branches have reported additional collections of $981.74, bringing the total to $12,643.72. Skilling said an intensive campaign will be waged in~thc last 10 days of the drive. Activities will include card parties at Wildwood and North Wildwood today and a food sale at Strath mere. Block canvasses will be undertaken in some places. The branches at Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor and Woodbine have exceeded their quotas. Middle Township with collections of approximately $600 against a quota of $2,300 has the lowest collection record. The .following breakdown of collections and quotas reflects the last available official figures: Collected Quota Avalon $ 131.25 $150 Cape May 1519.00 1600 Dennis Twp 315.57 1000 Lower Twp 140.25 950 Middle Twp 606.00 2300 North Wildwood .. 883.00 1000 Ocean City 3800.00 3000 Sea Isle City 610.25 500 Stone Harbor 279.10 4150 Upper Twp 76.00 950 West Cape May .. 107.01 500 Wildwood 3084.86 3600 Woodbine 1200.00 1200

Name Police Recorder For West Cape May The office of -police recorder as created this week by We <L Cape May’s borough commission, which adopted a resolution Tuesday night authorizing establishment of the minor judiciary position. Charles Clarence Sayre, of West Cape May, was appointed as recorder for a five-year term with power to conduct hearings and other powers delegated to justices of the peace and police recorders by state law. Ralph Gallaher was appointed West Cape May building inspector for a one-year term which ends December 31. Both appointees will receive fees and costs as compensation for their work. Appointment of R. A. Swain as chairman of the borough’s defense council and Marvin Oliver as toe third member of West Cape May’s relief board were also announced. Swain succeeds Allen Bush, whfi recently resigned as defense council head.

Lauds Cape May For Lack Of Fatal Crashes Cape May received official commendation on Monday from Motor Vdiliie Commissioner Arthur W Magee for having had no fatal automobile accidents within the clt^ -fiaiita during 1941. In a letter to Mayor T. Millet Hand, the Commissioner wrote: “The record established by your municipality of completing the year 1941 without a fatal traffic accident within its jurisdiction if most commendable and a certificate to this effect has been forwarded to you under separate cover. RECORD UNUSUAIf 'Since last year was marked by — increase in motor vehicle fatalities throughout the nation of approximately 16 per c£nt above the preceding year, and in New Jersey 'the average increase was six and one-half per cen^ the record achieved by your municipality has an unusual significance. “In these trying days, when we must be alert for threats against our safety from many directions, it would be inexcusable to have losses of life, health or property occur as a result of carelessness or lack of preparation on part,” Magee continued. "If this record can be maintained for the ‘duration’ it would be one of the most effective contributions that civilians could make to the efficiency of the home-front,” the Commissioner concluded.

Seaside Home To Be Rebuilt At Point Plans to rebuild, the Presbyterian Seaside Hom6, which was located at Cape May Point, and was washed away almost completely by the severe coastal storm on March 3, are being made by the Board of Managers of the home. The first step taken to raise the necessary funds will be a luncheon, sale and dinner today in the Chambers Wylie Presbyterian Church, Broad street below Spruce, Philadelphia. Mrs. John M. Robinson general chairman of the benefit. Luncheon will be served from 11:36 to 1 o’clock and dinner from 5:30 to 7:30, with Mrs. William Goerlich in charge. Preiding at the sale will be Mrs. R. J. Maddy and Mrs. L. B.

Klumpp.

The Seaside Honfe as it stands >w is beyond repair. Members of the Board of Managers face a double burden because there was such a deep soil erosion that a •w property must be purchased. What is left of the present tract is not large enough to take care of the extensive grounds and numerous buildings which make up the institution. Managed entirely by women, the home is a haven for underprivileged mothers and children during the summer. Mrs. Miriam Kennedy is president of the group.

Prosecutors To Probe Rationing Violations Prosecutor French B. Loveland, of Ocean City, last week attended a conference of all New Jersey prosecutors with Robert W. John- , state rationing administrator, discuss plans for cooperation the investigation of irregularities arising from infraction of rationing regulations. ^‘While the enforcement phase of the rationing program will continue to be exclusively the responsibility of the federal government,” Johnson explained, "the county prosecutors of the state have offered to help the State Rationing Administration. "W^ welcome that assistance and arc pleased to take advantage of the services of the various prosecutors’ offices with regard to investigation of irregularities.”

150 Attend Fifth Sunrise Service A crowd estimated at 160 attended the fifth annual Easter sunrise service in Wilbraham Park, West Cape May, on Sunday. The service was sponsored by the West Cape May Union Chapel. The service included a number of hymns by the group of worshippers, a prayer and an Easter address “The Risen Christ" by Mrs. Theodore F. Thompson, codirector of the Cape May USO Club, a representative of the Salvation Army; piano accordion duet by Mrs. Florence Thompson and Miss Doijithy Thompson; and a vocal solo by Adjutant Theodore F. Thompson, of the Salvation Army. Following the service there was a flag raising. The service lasted approximately 40 minutes. —

Officials Map Ham To Coordinate Cape Promotional Efforts Optimistic over the prospects of a successful vacation season for Cape May County seashore resorts, municipal officials and resort publicity directors this week mapped plans for a coordinated promotional campaign to attract the vast throngs of defense workers now residing and working within a radius of 200 miles of this county. The plans were made Tuesday afternoon at a conference in Cape May Court House,

| called recently by Percy ”

Pomona Grange Meets Saturday A large attendance is expected at the Cape May County Pomona Grange meeting on Saturday at the Grange Hall in Cold Spring. The business meeting will be-» gin at 2:30 p.m. Speaker of the afternoon session will be W. Wesley Woodford, confidential agent of the New Jersey Fish and Game Commission, whose address topic will be "Our Outdoor Heritage

New Jersey”.

In the evening the meeting will open to the public, and the entertainment program will begin

at 7:30.

All granges in the county will be represented in the entertainment. A special patriotic drill will be featured by 16 women in white, under the direction of Mrs. Ethel Langley, lecturer of the Tuckahoe Grange. South Seaville Grange will entertain with a skit or play; Cold Spring Grange will present musical numbers, and Dias Creek Grange will be represented on the entertainment program. Featured on the evening program will be the Woodbine State Colony minstrel, with its new 1942 show, under the direction of Mr. VonBulow and Miss Priscilla

Broadley.

Raymond Hoffman, of South Vineland, will entertain with songs Mid recitations. A special meeting of the Pomona Home Economics Committee will be held immediately following the supper. All lectures and home omics chairmen of subordinate Granges have been urged

Organize To Spur Sale Of War Bonds Complete financial mobilization of South Jersey for the intensified sale of War Bonds and Stamps is being planned by John E. Manning, collector of internal revenue, at Newark, and New Jersey Administrator for the sale of bonds and stamps by the Treasury Department Manning has assigned Deputy Administrator Marshall B a i n - bridge, Jr. to set up working organizations in Cape May, Ocean, Cumberland, Gloucester and Burlington Counties. The work has already been started in Cumberland and Cape May Counties with Congreaman Elmer H. Wenc named as honorary chairman in charge of welding together a working unit in Cumberland and State Senator I. Grant Scott assuming a similar task in Cape May County. Asks Boatmen To Cut Tie-Ups At Bridges To eliminate traffic congestion drawbridges, Colonel H. B. Vaughan. Jr., district Army engineer, today called upon boat owners to lower or hinge the stacks and masts on their ^vessels and to .eliminate all appurtenances unessential for navigation which extend about the normal superstructure of the vessels. “In order to facilitate prosecution of the war effort it is necessary to expedite land traffic over the drawbridges across the navigable waters within this district to the greatest possible extent consistent with the needs of navigation,” Colonel Vaughan said. “To this end whole-hearted cooperation of all navigation interns is required. "It is requested that whenever possible, shioping schedules be so arranged that opening of drawbridges will not be required during . fhe normal periods of peak highway traffic,” the Colonel con-

cluded.

Firemen Convene A large number of volunteer firemen from every community in Cape May County attended the regular monthly meeting of the County Firemen’s Association held at West Cape May fire house last night. Reports , of various association officers were presented at the meeting, and topics 6f general interest were discussed during the business session.

_ . .. Hil Jackson, director

Board of Freeholders, and head of the county’s promo-

tional bureau.

Taking the Easter holiday per- " lod as a criterion, resort representatives expressed the belief that this year’s vacation season will be one of the best county resorts have known, despite the new problems created by the war. EASTER CROWDS LARGE Reports were presented indicating that Easter weekend crowds in all Cape May County resorts equalled or exceeded those of last year and previous years. The reports reflected general Easter Vacation trends at all New Jersey resorts, where large throngs of visitors enjoyed the holiday. Following a discussion of new S roblems facing the vacation inustry this year as a result of false rumors, tire and gasoline shortages and other war-horn conditions, those at Tuesday’s meeting agreed that the county’s 1942 advertising and publicity program should be directed toward educating masses of city-dwellere to

the fact that Cape May County J

resorts are safer than industrial cities from enemy action, indirectly counteracting the many false rumors being circulated

about the effect of the war on .

the resorts and stressing the need for vs cations to offset the in 1 creased tempo of war-time pro-

duction.

ARRANGE PROGRAMS Individual resort promotional activities will follow the line of former campaigns, attempting to do the job of selling the advantages of the various resorts and encouraging additional visitors. The possibility of adding radio and billboards to the advertising schedule of the county was discussed, as it was pointed out that (Continued on Page Four)

First Aid Pupils’ Film To Be Shown A motion picture reviewing the work of prescribed Red Cross first aid courses will be shown Friday evening, April 17, in the auditorium of Cape May High School, Mrs. Mark C. Frymire, first aid chairman of the local Red Cross branch, announced today. All local residents who have taken either the regular first aid course or the advanced course have been urged to see the • film, which will be in the form of a review. The Cape May County Red Cross Chapter has rented the_ sound film for a period of two" weeks, and it will be shown in various communities of the county during that period. “All first aiders who have taken the courses are asked to attend the showing of the film,” Mrs. Frymire said. “The picture will begin at 8 o’clock on the evening of April 17, and it will review the work done during the classes and will act as a refresher course.” Approximately 250 Cape May residents have taken the prescribed first aid course sponsored by* the American Red Cross to date. Of these, about 75 have taken or completed the advanced training

Building And Loan Merger Approved Approval of the merger of the Cape May Building and Loan Association and the Wildwood Savings and Loan Association has been given by the New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, it was announced this week. The merger was approved as of April 1. Five menWenr of the Cape May association have been elected to the board of directors of the merged organization. They are E. J. Jcrrell; vice president and director; Lewis T. Stevena, Harry H. Needles, Jesse M. Brown and Dr. Frank R. Hughes, directors. The stockholders of the Cape May association voted the merger unanimously several months ago. Arrangements are being made for the establishment of a Cape May Office to receive dues and applications, which will be re-, leased after the meeting on T day evening.