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City Moves To Speed Coast Guard Base Permission for the U. S. Coast Guard to take control of dtyowned land in the vicinity of Devil's Reach prior to consummation of purchase negotiations was granted by the city commission on Friday to facilitate establishment of a Coast Guard servicing base. Representatives of the Coast Guard’s procurement division late last week requested permission to begin preliminary construction work on the 17-acre tract before title was transferred by the city, pending completion of title searches and - other preliminaries to establish validity of the title. Granting permission to occupy the land, the commission indicated that construction of the servicing base, which will cost an estimated (175,000, will be started shortly. PLAN TO PURCHASE According to plans disclosed last' October, when negotiations between the city and the Coast Guard had reached a point where tentative plans were made definite, the Coast Guard expects to purchase the 17-acre site in Han B bounded by Pittsburgh avenue and Cape May Harbor for the establishment of a large servicing base. Tentative plans announced that time contemplated construction of a wharf and other buildings for attending aids to navigation. lighthouses, lightships, and similar Coast Guard property. The servicing base, officials dicated, will be of a permanent character and will not be a ■ time establishment which will be disbanded at the end of hostilities. Establishment of the servicing base is expected to bring 60 to 80 families of Coast Guardsmen to Cape May ns permanent residents.

36 Rejected By Army After Physicial Tests On Monday

Dr. Ashburn Heads New Ration Board Organizing Tuesday night, the new ration board which covers Cape May, West Cape May, Lower Township and Cape May Point began operations under the new system of consolidation instituted by state rationing authorities recently. Dr. L. C. Ashburn, of Cape May, was appointed chairman of the board by James Kerney, state director of OPA. Harry Hess, of Cape May, was unanimously elected secretary of the board. Other board members in area are Clarence Bcltz, Villas, John J. Stewart, West Cape May, and Robert Homan, Cape May Point. All three were rationing board chairmen in their home communities before the boards were consolidated. The board will meet tonight to carry on official business and begin deliberations on the applications for supplemental gasoline, allotments, bicycles, typewriters, sugar and other rationed articles. Dr. Ashburn said nearly 50 applications for supplemental gasoline have been received by the board to date, With more arriving

11 Bicycles Ration Quota Of County NEWARK — Rationing of bicycles began this week with War Pricq and Rationing Boards throughout the state accepting " applications for purchase certificates, it was announced by OPA headquarters here. A last-minute reduction of bicycle quotas ordered by Washington cut the state quota from 6,604 for a three-month ration period to 1,651 machines for July only, a reduction of approximately 549 for the month. It was explained that the reduction was due to the probability of a WPB limitation order on the manufacture of bicycles. If the limitation order is not put into effect, OPA officials said, the quotas will be increased in the months to follow. Cape May County’s quota under the new set-up is 11 bicycles. The rationing regulations set up two general classes of eligible persons: those engaged in a gainful occupation and those engaged in work which contributes to the war or to the public welfare.

Dr. Moon Appointed To Honorary Post Dr. A. C. Moon, of Cape May, was appointed as a colonel in the medical corps of the New Jersey State Guard last week. The appointment was made by Acting Governor I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, who was serving in the absence of Governor Charles Edison. As a colonel in the State Guard Medical Corps, Dr. Moon was official aide de camp to the Gover-

Thirty-six Selective Service registrants called for final physical examination at the induction center at Camden on Monday were rejected by Army medical authorities as physically unfit for military service. A large group of other Cape May County men, passing the tests, were inducted into thq. enlisted reserve corps of the Army, and will leave Cape May on Monday, July 27, to begin active duty at Fort Dix. Those accepted for Army service on Monday are George Perrin Bailey, Malcolm Henry Beaman, Clarence Barton Bishop, Clinton Blocker, Bernard Blum, Coy Thelmo Bryson, Meredith Campbell, Joseph Garfield Clark, Leslie Caldwell Cole, Gordon Wesley Cox, William Nathan Davenport; Clarence Davies, Leonard Carmany Gilbert, William Robert

Gorman.

Albert Weston Gould, Frederick Robert Graralick, Earl Winfield Hampton, Daniel Walter Hawkins, Clifford Joseph Hayward, Douglass Gregory Hunt, John Joseph Jordon, Howard Douglass Joyner, William Dryburgh Lamond, Fran-

cis James Lombardi, Arthur Abbott Long, Edward Joseph Loomis, Floyd Martin, John Henry 10 McGarry, Carl Harry Miller, 1 ace S. Miller. Vincent Michael Mollo, Edgar Mooney Brown, Michael Stephen Morton, Paul Alexander Munday, Lincoln Gaskill Neville, Earl Norbury, John Eric Olson, Charles Melvin Payne, Charles William Peacock, Jesse Edward Powell, David Probinsky, Thomas Franklin Rambo, Herbert Jones Sanders, Theodore Roosevelt Sharpe, Walter Holmes Shaw, Raymond Walter Smith, Joseph Thomas Stoerrle, Andrew Hamilton Sweeten, William Augustus Thomas, Allen Malton Timbers, Paul Tomlin, Paul Watson and Francis Albert Wyatt Those rejected are Joseph Richard Assan, Ernest Frederick Austin, James Thomas Baker, William Harris Brent, Linwood Winfield Campbell, Jr., Thomas Benjamin Cox, Walter Allen Daebler, Robert Hershey Fox, Paul Earl Groff, (Continued on Page Four)

First Kiddies’ Show Set For Tomorrow The first of a series of Kiddies’ Revues to be presented at" Convention Hall pier will be given Friday evening at 8:30 o’clock urn der the personal direction ol Madelyn Love England. The following program h6S4Seen planned: Fay and Dory Lee Goodwin presenting “We’re In The Army Now”; Judy Anne Killeen, "Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown”; Peggy Wright, novelty rope dance; Stephanie Steger, toe tap dance; Paul Porreca, recitation, “Elmer Hunting Wabbits”; Joan Patterson, vocal solo, “Beautiful Lady”; Virginia and Mary Frances Gilligan, specialty songs and dances; group cane dance to the tuifc of “Darktown Strutters Ball”: Ann Nichols, the girl with the baton. Free dancing classes will h held at Convention Hall every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 until 4:30. The first class was held yesterday afternoon. Private lessons will be given by appointt, Mrs. England said.

Sugar Ration Bonus Plan Is Explained NEWARK — Instructions were issued today by state rationing authorities to tell consumers how to secure their two-pound "bonus” of sugar with sugar ration stamp number seven which is valid until August 22. The extra ration has been made possible, it was explained, because of recent imports of sugar heavier than were anticipated. The schedule of ration periods | for the three stamps expendable during July and August were utlined by rationing authorities s follows: "Stamp Number Five: good for the purchase of two pounds of sugar from June 28 to July 25. "Stamp Number Six: good for the purchase of two pounds of sugar from July 26 to August 22. “Stamp Number • '’ercytt {, for the purchase of two pounds of sugar from July 10 to August 22.”

No Revocation Of Licenses On Cape TRENTON — Cape May County is one of the two New Jersey counties without at least one revocation of automobile driver’s license during the last two months resulting from traffic accidents causing personal injury. Middlesex County is the othpr. All of the offenders listed were invicted of violating some section of the traffic act, which violations were held to be the direct cause of the accident.

17 Naturalized At Court House Monday COURT HOUSE — Seventeen Cape May County residents were admitted to American citizenship on Monday at the July term of naturalization court here. Among those admitted was Bridget Chambers, of 914 Corgie street, Cape May, a former citizen of Ireland.

Woodbine Army camp. They are Max Schwarz, a native of Germany, and Nathan Silber, a native of Austria. The soldiers were granted citTSenship under the recently enacted law conferring citizenship to members of the armed forces serving in the pres-

Red Cross Will Buy Station Wagon Soon Purchase of a station wagon for use of the Cape May Red, Cross branch was authorized late last week at a branch meeting. A committee to purchase the station wagon was appointed at the session, and efforts are now under way to obtain such a vehicle. Members of, the committee named are Mrs. William Mecray, Mrs. Steven J. Steger, Mrs. Steven W. Callaway, Daniel J. Ricker, and Dr. Edward E. Pickard. Anyone in tfeis locality having a used station wagon with good tires is urged to communicate with Dr. Pickard.

League Votes To Aid Defense Program CAPE MAY POINT — A program of complete cooperation with the New Jersey Defense Council was resolved by the Taxpayers' League of Cape May Point at a meeting Friday • at borough hall. A resolution presented by George Wadenpfuhl provided for a committee consisting of the officers and three other members of the league to coordinate activities of the defense council with volunteers of permanent and sumer residents of the Point. The League made provisions to assist in securing equipment for defense needs by contributions, supplemented by an appropriation of league funds. Ernest Earnest,' chairman, Mr. Pomffret and Mrs. Choate were selected to act committee members, dseph S. Miller, acting president of the League, announced that the annual meeting .will be held on Friday, July 24, at 8:30 p.m. at the borough hall, at which time officers will be elected for the ensuihg year.

Post-War Worid Is Topic Of Friends’ Meet Obligations of tite Society of Friends and of Americans in general in creating a new and better world after the cessation of present hostilities were the principal topics of discussion at the sessions of the Friends' General Conference which ended Monday morning. Prominent speakers representing religion, education, industry and labor expressed their views of the post-war world and visualized the strides that can be made if a fair and just peace

is effected.

Declaring that the American Revolution has never ended and that it has been carried on by masses throughout the world ever since, the Rev. Everett R. Clinchy, president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Sunday night told the Friends’ Conference that American ideas wall be the basis of the peace which ends the present war. OTHERS FOLLOW U. S. “People of every country world have carried on the American Revolution, seeking freedoms, similar tp those in America,” the clergyman explained. “The Axis is now heading a counter-revolu-tion. * “The post-war world is taking shape in today's thinking, and the American idea of freedom and equality will play an important part in the world thit is to come," he continued. Members of the Society of Friends are under an obligation to tell the world from their experience that there is a way of life that transcends wars, Clarence E. Pickett, executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, told the conference session Saturday night. MUST DEMONSTRATE Ve must demonstrate our deeper life,” Pickett declared, “and must show our fellow citizens that there is another way, that we are not just begging off from fighting, but that we have found a way of life in which ars and violence have no parti “Any effective religious society must include justice, forgiveness, inspiration and a new way to meet the problems of violence," he pointed out. Despite widespread criticism of their efforts, conscientious objectors in Civilian Public Service Camps are preparing themselves for valuable reconstruction work in the post-war era, declared Dr. Thomas E. Jones, president of (Continued on Page Four)

Plan Boarding Homes For Aged Pensioners COURT HOUSE — Need for a number of approved boarding homes where recipients of old age pensions may live was announced yesterday- by E. L. Johnstone, president of the Cape May County Welfare Board, in a letter to Freeholder Henry Y. Clouting, director of charities. He urged proprietors of boarding houses in this county to apply to the Welfare Board for approval in order to increase their normal summer business by caring for pensioners on a year-around basis. Freeholder Clouting said he would be opposed to any change in the welfare set-up which would decrease the amount of control exercised over the pension system by the county government. “If this is leading up to more federal and state control, I am opposed to any change because we should control the funds contributed by the county,” he said.

Men With Dependents Will Be Deferred WASHINGTON — Local draft boards were directed by Selective Service headquarters this week to postpone induction of men with dependents until all other sources of manpower for the armed forces have been exhausted. Based on recent amendments to the Selective Service Act, the statement was designed to guide local boards, Hershey slid, but in no way altered the statutory ban on group deferments. Its purpose, he said, was to protect bona fide family relationship -- long as^ possible.

Urges Active Work For Conference Challenging his congregation to grow a greater church and to build the northeast's greatest Bible conference, the Rev. Robert D. Carrin, pastor of the Cape Island Baptist Church, on Sunday issued a stirring appeal for a revitalization of religious life in the

community.

"We have the God-given opportunity to build the Cape May Bible and Missionary Conference into an institution that will bring to Cool Cape May, beginning the first week of each June hundreds of the best people in America, representatives of all demoninations, that will wield a nationwide and worldwide influence for righteousness, because the purpose of this institution is to exalt truth, the Bible, the inspired Word of God, and reveal God’s will for every man of every land,” Mr. Carrin said. “Grasping this wonderful opportunity involves realizing the fact that God is in this movement, praying for this vital work

SECRETARY KNOX

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, chief of the Navy Department, was a Cape May visitor yesterday, when he came to this resort to inspect the Cape May Naval base. He was a guest at Congress Hall Tuesday night.

Ask Defense Status For Pest Project An attempt to free an approved Cape May County mosquito control project for immediate action will be made shortly by representatives of the County* Mosquito Commission and the New Jersey experiment station in a conference with Congressman Elmer H.

Wene.

Richard E. Reeves, of the county commission, and a state board member will confer with Wene, seeking his support in having a 525,000 pest control project, recently approved by WPA authorities in Washington, placed in the category of defense projects so that it may be carried out immediately. Under its present status, the project will remain inactive until aftbr the war emergency because it has been placed in a nondefense classification. President Roosevelt recently approved a federal allotment of $17,833 for the work. Cape May County is to contribute the balance of the funds as sponsor’s According to plans of the project, the work will be centered in the Cape May area and will consist principally of drainage facility installation and construction, O. W. Lafferty, of West Cape May, superintendent of the county commission, explained.

Bonstions Continue Fur USO Campaign With contributions of more than *1,500 received and more still being made, Cape May’s campaign to raise money for the national USO fund has far exceeded expectations of those in charge of the drive, committee members said today. As donations to the USO fund continue, indications this week are that the collection might reach 150 per cent of this community’s quota, assigned recently by state headquarters of the cam-

paign.

Committee members indicated that the local USO Club, which has been in operation for service since last fall, would benei proportion to the amount of money raised in this locality

Hearing Friday Fishermn Ask On Liquor Law Suspension Of Allegations Two-Mile Limit NEWARK—Alfred E. Driacoll, j Seventy-five owners of commer- 'j state commissioner of Alcoholic cial fishing boats operating from Beverage Control, announced on inlets in Cape May and Atlantic c “ '-*■ *" "• Counties this week resedveo^s

Saturday that he had preferred charges against two liquor licensees in Cape May and one in Wildwood, alleging sale of alcoholic beverages to uniformed men who were either minors or were

apparently intoxicated.

The charges preferred follow closely Commissioner Driscoll’s rfecent announcement that licensees who violate the injunction not to sell to men in uniform under the influence of liquor may expect to have their licenses re-

voked.

At the same time, Driscoll informed Cape May County Prosecutor French B. Loveland "of the details of a series of raids conducted by state ABC investigators in Cape May and Wildwood over the Fourth of July weekend. As a result of the raids, nine tavern employees were arrested and charged with sale of alcoholic beverages to minors. Licensees against whom charges have been preferred by Commissioner Driscoll are Cape May Family Liquor Store, Inc., 407-409 Washington street, Cape May. charged with sale to an intoxicated sailor; Norman L. Land, 216-217 E. Oak avenue, Wildwood, charged with sale, to a minor sailor; and Henri Borbach, 824 (Continued on Page Eight)

Navy Will Recruit Men Here Today Cape May County men interested in enlisting in the U. >S. Nava! Reserve with the prospect of doing duty at the Naval Base in Cape May will have an opportunity to be interviewed by the Recruiting Officer at the Cape May postoffice today from 9:30

m. to 4 p.m.

“The Navy offers men between the ages of 17 and 50 an excellent opportunity to embark on an interesting career,” the Recruit-

ing Officer said.

“This career is available I

through enlistment in the U. S. Navy. Now is the time to inquire

about what the Navy has

for you.”

urge Governor Charles Edison to suspend a legislative ban on fish-

the fishermen voted to present their resolution to New Jersey's Governor on Tuesday after a meeting of the State Fish and Games Commission, which was . advised of the fishermen’s action. Mayor George A. Redding, of North Wildwood, operator of one of the largest commercial fisher* - ies, acted as spokesman for the group. CITES CHANGES He asserted the ban against commercial fishing within the two-mile limit was enacted by the Legislature to protect the interests of sports fishermen, but, he said, Coast Guard restrictions now keep sports fishermen in “inside waters” such as bays, thoroughfares and creeks. Unless the ban is lifted, Redding said, the commercial operators will not be able to meet the federal government’s requirement for increased production. He said fishermen would be able to save precious fuel now required for fishing far at sea by staying within the two-mile limit. “EDISON HAS POWER” Redding asserted the Governor could lift the ban under his wartime powers. Copies of the resolution were forwarded to Representative Elmer H. Wene, Senator Frank S. Farley, Assemblyman Vincent S. Haneman and Leon Leonard, Atlantic County Republican legislators. Many of the fishermen declared they are ready to seek other means of livelihood unless the restrictions are lifted.

20 Indictments Are Found By Jury

Proposes Changes In Tax Machinery

COURT HOUSE — Twenty in-

ure dic tinents, 17 of them charging 0 f_ ■ sale of alcoholic beverages to , minors, were returned by the April grand jury at a special session on Tuesday. The indictments were released yesterday by Judge Robert L. Warke, acting common

pleas judge of this county. Those indicted on the sale to

minors charge are Adam Kosabucki, two counts, James J. Coleman, two counts, Anna Kosabucki, four counts, Rita Del Vecchio, %hrec counts, Anthony J. Medalis, two counts and Russell P. O’Brien, four counts. All operate licensed liquor-selling establish-

ments in Wildwood.

Other indictments brought in by the grand jury charge Cornelius Van Veen, of Middle Township, with assault and battery, Boleslaw Kluska, of Wildwood, with larceny of an automobile and Anthony John Bulicki, Wildwood, with larceny of an automo-

bile.

Recommendations for sweeping revisions of New Jersey’s fiscal laws to give municipalities more effective tax collection machinery were made by Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, on Friday in reply to a request for constructive suggestions to be considered Tuesday by the New Jersey Municipal Finance Officers’

Association.

Joseplr-Gr'CIaVke, of Wildwood,

president of the association, requested suggestions from local officials prior to Tuesday’s session, at which time recommendations

were considered by the group. Mayor Hand said he favored a

law change making it possible to adopt municipal budgets prior to the beginning of a fiscal year so that tax rates would be definitely established at the outset of the year and tax collection efforts

could be started immediately. At present, he pointed out,

budgets are not finally adopted until several months of the year

elapsed, and official tax

rates arc not finally struck until |

half a year has passed, *— : only six months to carry

tensive tax collection efforts. COURT HOUSE — A codicil to The Mayor also recommended I the wi |i of Burdette Tomlin,

In court yesterday Kluska entered a plea of guilty to the charge. Sentence was deferred by Judge Warke. Bulicki entered a similar plea and tfas sent to

Rahway.

Four no-bills were also returned

by the grand jury.

Hospital Foundation leaving. Named In Codicil

The fact that the local quota has law changes making possible two j wea ]thy Ocean City resident who been exceeded will probably re- six-months’ budgets per year to .,) jej se vcral months ago, provides

. . ,. ..- • ; - : suit in additional USO funds for . eliminate much uncertainty cans- | Ulat the Burdette; Tomlin Memorlenst. attendmg the sessions, and the Cape May club, it was ex-1 ed by inability to anticipate con-j jal Hospital Foundation shall be

Lord, this first yei

bringing our friends and house

guests to the sessions.

"We are capable, under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, of growing a greater church and building the northeast’s greatest Bible conference,” he declared.

County Units Asked To Aid In Salvage

! ditions a year i

Friends Enthusiastic Over Cooperation Of Cape May

Concluding a highly successful wedK of conference sessions Monday, members of the Friends’ General 'Conference expressed their appreciation, through their

COURT-HOUSE—Heads of all officers, to officials and residents county departments and their as- 0 f Cape May for their cooperanstants this week were urged to tion in nlaking the. conference a

make a thorough search in their success,

departments for discarded scrap metal and other materials which

may be salvaged for

war effort

In a circular letter, Percy Jackson, director of the Board of Freeholders, cited the nation’s great need for salvaged materials, and urged all-out cooperation of county departments. “I am sure we can count on every department to do its best,” Jackson said. “Begin now and look for more old scrap rubber and gather together any scrap, no matter what it is—a small handful of bolts or nuts or an old piece of -heavy machinery—no matter what the size, Unde Sam

can use it,"

J. K. Sinclair, business ager of the conference, conferred with Mayor T. Millet Hand on Monday and expressed the Friends' appreciation for the city’s cooperation in providing facilities and accommodations for

the group.

He told the Mayor that the dty’s cooperation this year even exceeded that of previous conferences and that it ttras largely responsible for the success of the

week of sessions.

Mr. Sinclair also expressed satisfaction with Cape May’s resort facilities and informed Mayor

Hand that the conference delegates were highly pleased to find for their cooperati

that none of the many unfounded rumors which have been circulated qjiout the seashore gener-

ally applied to Cape May.

Beaches and bathing conditions, he said, were even better this year than in 1940, and he expressed the hope of continued

success for this resort.

In a letter to the Mayor, Josephine H. Tilton, secretary of the Friends’ General Conference, voiced the official appreciation of the

“The members of Central Committee desire very earnestly that a message of appreciation should be sent to you for your efforts in our behalf for the Conference,” she wrote. “The week has been a happy one, and all arrangements most satisfactory for the ease and comfort of our meetings or other

gatherings”.

The Young Friends’ Group also sent a letter of appreciation to

be

residuary legatee, it was disclosed last Thursday when the codicil was probated at the surro-

gate's office.

In the codicil, Mr. Tomlin changed to ?20,000 a bequest of ?40,000 which was set up in the will for his brother, Rutledge Tomlin. A $50,000 gift tc Ida wife, Mrs. Rena B. Tomlin, waa nullified by the codicil, in which he left the same amount to the. Millville National Bank in trust for her. She will receive "the income and such portions of the principal from time to time as may be needed for her comfort and support during her lifetime.” Mrs. Tomlin was also designated as residuary legatee in the wilL

Hours Changed Hours of the Red Cross canteen which is being operated during weekends at the Kiwanis clubhouse on Beach Drive have been changed, .Mrs. Earl L. Boiling* sead, canteen chairman, announced today. Effective this weekend and for the rest of the season, the canteen will be open from 3 to 10 n.m. Saturdays and Sundays for the benefit of service men station- . ed in this vicinity.