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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1942

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Raising Funds For Red Cross Motor Corps The Motor Corps of Volunteer Special Services, Cape May Branch American Red Cross, today reported a very profitable food sale held Saturday, May 9th, and thanked all those who helped through contributions of money, food, purchases and the use of building, to make this a success.

Receipts were $77.40.

In the drive which the Motor Corps is making to raise funds for the purchase of a station wagon Uie following amounts have Wen received to date:

Mr. and Mrs. Robt.

Wetherill $60.00 Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hart.. 10.00 Commander S. W. Callaway 10.00

Lt. Commander Edward

G. Scarlett 10.00

Capt. H. B. Mecleary 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson 10.00 Senator I. Grant Scott 6.00

Lt. Commander and Mrs. Paul Warner 6.00

Mayor T. Millet Hand 6.00 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bradford 5.00 Mr. A. R. Grainger 6.00 Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. 5.00

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Mrs. John T. Hewitt Mrs. Ralph T. Stevens ... Mrs. H. B. Mecleary Food Sale (May 9th) .... Sale of papers, etc Various cash contributions

1.00 1.00 1.00

77.40 14.33

5.00

$230.73

The objective of the Motor Corps in maintain a branch vehicle, operating under the Red Cross, is to supply adequate transportation for all local needs in normal times and to be. prepared to give prompt and effective transportation in case of

emergency.

Any contributions to this cause will be gratefully accepted and

appreciated.

On r ■

about , Clara Barton” will be shown the Liberty Theatre to the Staff Assistance Class now in training. Anyone interested in Red Cross is welcome to be present at showing of this picture. Tax Bills Held Up By New State Law Cape May County tax collectors this week were notified to withhold all current tax bills, now in the process of being issued, because of a new law recently signed by Governor Charles Edison. After Edward L. Rice, secretary of the County Tax Board, had released official tax rates for all districts last week, he was notified of a measure which concerns second-class railroad taxes, whkh will affect all tax rates in New Jersey. Collectors of Cape May and many other county communities were preparing to issue tax bills to property owners on the basis of the official notifications from the board last week when the ruling was made. The law directs that norates shall be certified before June 16 and that they must be certified before June 30. Rice said he had not been informed of the new legislation. .... City Treasurer Joseph Clark, of Wildwood, president of the State Municipal Finance Association, called Governor Edison’s office when he learned of

the bill.

Clark has asked for a copy of the measure. He said he learned the new set-up may change all rates in the, county, with the figure in several instances being increased.

CARLEYS ARE HONORED Mr. and Mrs. William Carley were guests -of their children and grandchildren at a dinner party

Sunday at Batten’s.

Those present w«^e Mr. and Mrs. Lyndel Flamnier, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Flanupefc and their son Donnie, Mrs. Earl Nichols and her baby son Georgie, aid Flammer, all of Mei ville, and Miss Emilie Bennett, of

Moorestown.

CLUB HAS REUNION A reunion and pot-luck dinner was held by the Celia Sewing Class at the home of Mrs. Ceilia Carpenter at the Villas on Tuesday. Those present were: Mrs. Helen Garretson, of Erma, Mrs. Minnie Longsdorf, Ventnor, Mrs. Alva Kenney, Mrs. Norma Shirk, Mrs. Jane Snead, Mrs. Freida Mceham, Mrs. Babette Gunke, Mrs. Kate Paker, Mrs. Carrie Reingeisen, Mrs. Amelia Johnson, Mrs. Rose Clarkson, Mrs. Sara Clarkson, Mrs. H. Johensen, Mrs. Florence Shaw, Mrs. Edna Raff, Mrs. Susan Smith, Mrs. Anna Minehardt and Mrs.

~ enter.

ie class will meet every Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Carpenter during the

Mary K. Smith. Mrs. Robert Glaubit, Mrs. Rath Johnson, Miss Abbey Ysmall, Mrs. E. Stewart, Mrs. L. Smith, and the Rev. Mrs. Albert Lens.

Push Plans For Poppy Day Here

kan Legion completing

FETED ON HOME-COMING Mrs. Alfred Cresse, of Cold Spring, gave a home-coming party on Thursday evening for her brother, Howard Howell, a Coast Guard who returned from overseas duty last week. Howell was on the ship Mt. Vernon, and was at Singapore when it was bombed. He had been to Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand and Nova Scotia, having traveled 41,000

miles.

present at the party

were Mrs. Bertha Howell, Mr.

and Mrs. George Schwartz, Betty, Beatrice and George Schwartz, of pies. Every penny of the money Dias Creek, Mrs. Richard Ewing I given goes to support the work and her children, Joyce and Rich- the American Legion and Auxil-

ard, Miss Mary Ludwick, Miss

The

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ments for of Poppy Day on May 23, when memorial poppies will be distributed throughout the city by Auxiliary members, who will at the same time receive contributions for the Legion and Auxiliary work among the war disabled and families left in need by the results of war. • “Wearing a poppy is the individual way of honoring the n who have sacrificed their lives the nation’s service,” said Mrs. Paul Ensminger, rehabilitation

Cape Theatre Who’s Who

By the Observer

Florence McGee is a person who hardly needs an introduction to those who know tbs recent history of the theatre in

America, for she is the ft star of that famous ~

Broadway rn's Hour*,

i by sns of , Lillian HeU-

Raul bnsminger, rehabihi chairman of the local unit.

“Ever since the first World War the poppy has been worn in tribute to the men who gave their lives in that conflict. Now new names are being inscribed among America’s herioc dead. The poppy is for them, too. It is a symbol of our sorrow and pride. It is pledge that we will always i member them and serve on in tl

cause for which they died.

“As we honor those who give their lives, we should think too, of those who sacrifice health and strength, and of the families left

in need because a father has served his country.

“They are still within the reach our help. Let us be generous our contributions for the pop-

Dorothy Thompson, Edward Atkinson, of Wildwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cresse and their fam-

ily.

MRS. TROUT ENTERTAINS Mrs. Walter Trout entertained the members of her bridge club Tuesday evening at her Sewell avenue home. Her guests were Miss Mildred Holliday, Miss Marion Fix, Miss Katheryn Stevens, Mrs. Donald Lear, Mrs. Kenneth Miller, Mrs. J. R. Moon, Jr., Mrs. Stanley Schellenger, Mrs. Frank Underkoffler and Mrs. Stewart Sibble. WILL HAVE BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. T. Lee Lemmon will en tertain the members of hei Thursday evening card club at i dinner party and bridge tonight at her Washington street home and will have as her guests Mrs. Harry H. Needles, Mrs. George S. Curtis, Mrs. Marie T. Nittinger, Miss Helen G. Smith, Mrs. I. J. Pocher, Mrs. William C. Mecray, Mrs. I. Grant Scott and Mrs, Ralph T. Stevens.

Cape May Boys Win Judging Honors Cape May High School’s vocational agriculture team took highest state honors in a statewide livestock judging contest last Tuesday at New Brunswick. Thirty-five school teams were represented with more than 100

boys in each event.

In winning the livestock championship the Cape May boys plac-

ed as follows:

Judging Leghorn hens, first; Barred^Rocks, first; Rhode Island Reds.-second; Jersey cows, second; Aryshire cows, second; Jersey Heifers, second; Holstein cows, second; all cow judging, tie for fijntp' milk judging, eighth; —jr!!-poultry, second; all livestock

events, first.

Rdjs who made the trip and turned with honors were Bolton LeGates, Robert Phillips, Albert Phillips, George Reeves, Clement Reeves, Eugene Taylor, David Rutherford and Harold Smeltzer. Robert Phillips was individual champion of the state in judging

all breeds of cows.

The boys were accompanied to New Branswick by Lee W. Courter, teacher of agriculture, and R. E. Reeves, former teacher.

cd at a bridge party Tuesday af- *■ ' ’ Washington street

ternoon at her

apartment. Attending were Mrs. Leslie R. Cresse, Mrs. Charles B. Shields, Mrs. F. Mulford Stevens, Mrs. George M. Batten, Mrs. Howard Souder, Mrs. Alexander Haldeman and Mrs. James C.

Hand.

CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Gladys Mae Naumilket celebrated her birthday at a party Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents. The group later attended the moving pictures at the Liberty Theatre. The guests were Sally Swanson, Hope Fox, Rodney Schellenger, Charlotte Naumilket, Arabella Schramm Gloria Beaucham and Barbara Konowitch.

and dependent families first World War and of the pres-

ent conflict.

“The Legion and Auxiliary have had 20 years of experience in aiding service men and their dependents. They are able to make even’ dollar do a maxiservice in this field. Their

and * play which ran for years and a half in New

York.

Mis* McGee will play many of the leading roles at the Cape Theatre this summer and will probably be here through meet if not all of the season. McGee's contacts are world-wide. She was born in South Africa and brought up in, Toronto, Canada. Her career in the theatre started in that city when she began acting with the University of Toronto Little Theatre. She graduated from this to stock in the same city, playing first in “Peter Pan". She came rather quickly to New York and acted there first with Otis Skinner in “A Hundred Years Old”. Then followed ;agement for William Brad play called “Back Here’ Next she was with Thomas Mitchell in “Cloudy With Showers”. Other New York appearances “Mahogany Hall’’, “Sun Up to Sun Down”, “The Importance of Being Ernest” with Clifton Webb, and most important of all the two and a half year run as the star in “The Children’s

Hour".

In the past three or four summers she has had guest starring engagements with the Provincetown Theatre, the County Theatre at Suffern, New York, the Bucks County Playhouse at New Hope, Pennsylvania,, and the Stockbridge Theatre, ’ iStockbridge,

Mass.

In the first play of the Cape Theatre season, the fine comedy “The Curtain Rises”, Miss McGee will be seen in the leading role of Elsa Karling which was played by Jean Arthur on Broadway. The part is almost made to order Miss McGee and should serve i perfect start for her at ; May. Others in the cast of

Ca, of Trenton, a day before tba War Production Board order pro-

TW

ring various minor repair itching jobe on street* prev ’ surfaced with FABC-1, the ae- _ tiakic composition which cover* moot of Cape May's street sysCape May is the only m palRy la this comity with a

Men was arreted by Vehicle Inspector Daria and we* arraignad for hearing bate* Police Justice Edward P. NRtinger at city hall.

Candid

this year, all others bar halted while only partially

program ng been

EILEHN PHYLLIS FOULK.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foulk, of 420 WeSt Perry street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Eileen Phyllis, and Chester Carl Landis, of Cape May, Who is now in the U. S. Marine Corps.

Surfacing projects in Sea Isle tty and Ocean City were brought a halt this week by effective-

Weddings.. RAMBO- BARLEY The marriage of Thomas Franklin Rambo, of Cape May, and Miss Jean Harriet Bakley, of West' Cape May, took place at Cold Spring Presbyterian ie on Sunday afternoon, Ma; The Rev. William Bullocl

officiated.

The couple was accompanied by Miss Harriet Harrington Knowles, of Carney’s Point, Raymond Newell, of Cape May, Samuel Bakley and Frances Bakley, brother and sister of the bride.

Kf 1 t ™<p w-. ew..i found in need,” Mrs. Ensminger P atnc,a Deenng, and others to

concluded. beannounced.

Before the season is over Miss McGee may appear at the Cape Theatre in her great role in “The

Many Enjoy Dance At USD Club On Friday A large group of service men and hostesses enjoyed the formal dance and party sponsored by the Cecilian Chorus of the Methodist Church of Cape May Court House last Friday evening at the

local USO Club.

In obeervance of Mother’s Day, the club last Saturday night held a drawing with the 15 winners given the privilege of sending a Mother’s Day telegram. The telegrams were given

prizes by the club.

Children** Hour”.

PLANNING TEA Mrs. Harry Lemmon and Mrs. Harry M. Jackson will be hostesses at an afternoon tea for the benefit of the Women's Society of Christian Service tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lemmon, 1137 Washington street. A large attendance is anticipated.

Major naval air stations and

bases usually cover at least 2,003 Geary, , „ x , KMXr . l acres of land which must border Miss -Mary Doak, Mrs Ralph t’ on water suitable for seaplanes. Stevens, Mrs. Carrie Smith, Miss

FRIENDLY CLASS MEETS The Friendly Hass of the First Methodist Sunday School held its regular business meeting and social evening on Friday at the home of Mrs. John Corson in Cape May Point, with Mrs. Henry Trader and Mrs. Samuel Perry i assisting hostesses. Mrs. Allan Robson, president of the class, presided over the busimeeting and devotional serwhich was followed by games and a social evening. Attending were Miss Ella G. Bennett. teacher of the class, Mrs. Earl L. Hollingsead, Mrs. Kinzcr VanBuskirk, Mrs. Helen Dennis. Mrs. Lillian Vanaman, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Ernest Smith, Miss Mary Jane Smith, Mrs. Frank Rollins, Mrs. Charles Heaton, Jr.. Mrs. Virginia Ramshaw, Mrs. Helen Davis, Mrs. Lillian Matthews, Mrs. Curtis Harris, Miss Pearl Allan, .Miss Sara Dawson and Mrs. Charles Foulk. CLASS IN SESSION Members of Class Number Four of the First Presbyterian Sunday School enjoyed a covered dish luncheon on Wednesday, May 6th, in the social hall of the church. Mrs. Edwin C. Miller, president of the class, presided over the business meeting which proceeded the social hour. She was presented with a birthday gift as a token of esteem from the class mem-

bers.

Attending were Miss Hannah Smith, Mrs. IvarAAxelsson, Mrs. Louis Sayre, Mrs. - Mae Smith, Mrs. Gilbert C. Hughes, Mrs. Grace Hamburg, Mrs. William R. Sheppard, Miss Louisa O. Miller, Mrs. Edward Hawke, Mrs. J. Franklin Stevens, Mrs. Mary

Miss Rebecca S. Doak,

DISCUSS PLANS FOR U.S. AID TO CITY SCHOOLS (Continued from Page One) are in need of financial assistance due to the fact that many students formerly sent to city schools from tuition-paying outlying districts have been replaced by children of service men who live in our community and are not required to pay tuition. “As a result of this situation we have suffered a decline in school revenue, yet we must maintain as high a standard of Instruction and as large a teaching staff and facilities as we did previously before Many families in outlying districts moved to Philadelphia and other war industrial

centers.

HAS JUSf CLAIM

“We believe that Capa. May has a just claim to a share of the $150,000,000 fund provided by Congress to cover just sueh situations growing directly from the war. We are hoping that the U. S. Department of Education will agree that our claim is just and grant us the funds we have re-

quested.”

Efforts to obtain federal assistice have been under way for several months. Dr. Davis estimated approximately five to six more months would be required before any allocation of funds could be made if the city’s application is approved. Those attending Thursday's conference besides the three inspectors were Mrs. Ralph T. Stevens, Board of Education president; Everett J. Jerrell, board secretory; Mayor T. Millet Hand, Senator I. Grant Scott and Dr. Edward E. Pickard, city school superintendent.

The Man of the HOUR

Patricia Deering is another one of the lovely young women who will be a member of the professional company at the Cape Theatre this summer and one who will play some of the more important roles. Tall and very beautiful and talented in many arts, Miss Deering should indeed be a great asset to the company. She will come to us direct from playing for a year and a half with Gertrude Lawrence in the New York run of the very popular hit “Lady in the Dark”. In fact, she is probably leaving the cast to join us while the play is still running. In this play she

“ts, sings, and dances.

Miss Deering is a trained and accomplished singer and dancer as well as actress; she plays the piano well: and she speaks Spanish and French fluently. She is eager to act in stock in CapeMay because her greatest interest and talent are in the legitimate

theatre.

interesting to know that Miss Deering calls Philadelphia home, though she was not born there, as her family is established there at the present time. Her dramatic training over the earlier years of her life was capped by study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London where she won a scholarship. She has studied with and played ! - shows with Eve LeGallienne. She has appeared on Broadway (or in plays headed for Broadway which closed outside the city) i “Nowhere Bound”, “Peter Pan' . 'Boys and Girls Together”, “Lady n the Dark”, and "Dramatic School” (in which she had the second lead to Helen Chandler).

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ness of the WPB order, despite the fact that the programs were recently approved by the state

highway department.

Cape May’s project cost a total of $21,990. The programs for the three county resorts totalled $46,-

869.

Streets included in Cape May’s project this year were New Jersey avenue, from Madison fb Pittsburgh avenues; Reading avenue from Maryland to Beach: Trenton avenue from Maryland to Beach; and part of Philadelphia avenue.

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The Cape Theatre is also pleased to announce that Miss Emily Cookman, well known in Philadelphia and Cape May, will once more bo associated with the Cape Theatre where several years ago for a few seasons she was one of the publicity department. This year Miss Cookman will have charge of the outside sale of tickets and subscriptions, and of the arrangements for theatre parties from hotels and various groups

~ the city. t

Nineteen million, seven hundred thousand dozen or 226,400,000 eggs, is the Navy’s quota for U.

S. chickens this year.

DON’T MISS THE OPENING WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 JhiA, 9a. Tlaoif, fisLieg, Wight THE CAPE THEATRE Now receiving: applications for membership in the junior group.

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