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88th YEAR, No. 30

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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY'23, 1942

DELIVERED By MAIL IN THE U4LA. POSTAGE PREPAID—01 .SO A YEAR

FIVE CENTS

OPAMay SetUp Ceiling Rents After August 2 Unless state or local .govern'

ments act to set up a ceiling rent authority for Cape, May and other Gape May County areas by August 2, Price Administrator Leon Henderson may issue an order establishing maximum rents for various- types of accommoda-

tions, it was learned this wlek. Under an order issued June 3,

Administrator Henderson desig-

nated Cape May as a DefenseRental Area, and made recom-

mendations that rents be stabil-

ised at the level of March 1. Unable to obtain specific instructions from the Office of Price

Administration concerning the maximum rent order. Cape May commissioners and officials of a

ty communities, affected by

Complete Plans For Baptist Conference

Plans for tjifc v -three-week Bible i conference, tottheld in Q>Pel on .nbieeU here been Mey from Auifuet^ to Ansnst 21 , cskod „ , peal ; „ thc seE ,i„n, under the euePKee of the C.pe le- „ d t „ ule ta the meettage. hind Baptist Church, the Nett | p^p,^ of a, jorforenc, is Jersey Baptist ConvonOcn end ns- i „ tt e teechlngs of the Oonal agencje. of the Non!,cm s , npUlr , Si o lp ]oiced thc Eer. Oonyention, are nearing p o( ttc

both clergy and laity, representing the New England states, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey and virtually all northern states east of the Mississippi River, are expected to attend the conference. The Cape May Bible and Missionary Conference, while it will be similar to one held annually

lint ceiling order, have divided Ridgecrest, N. C under the to leave administration of the or- the Southern RspUst der to the OPA. Convection, will be the first at-

tempt of its kind ever made by

SEEKS INSTRUCTIONS the Northern Baptist Convention. Immediately after the rent ceil- Outitanding Christian leaders,

Mayor T. • church officials, internationally

Liquor selling establishments must close two hours earlier than usual under the terms of an amending ordinance introduced and passed on firet reading Friday by the dty commission. The proposed new ordinance,

Baptist Convention, are nearing Robert £). Carrin, pastor of the designed to ameu^ the existing completionj-fe the opening date hogt churchi who has been hand- municipal ordinal** governing of the gathering approaches. ling arrangements for the confer-;the conduct pf liquor licensees, u a , rK ‘L n6m ] >e ^ Baptists. ence since j Mt jnjjg , provides that no alcoholic bever-

The conference will be divided age* shall be soI>. after 1 a.m.

At present the el«sing hour is 3

City Proposes Shorter Hours For Cape Bars

Navy Allots Funds For Canal; Work Expected To Start Soqn As Appraisers Re-check Land

enng eal

iree dist each of

the three weeks of

The first week, from August 2 to August 9, will be for Bible study and Christian education and will also include home mission activities of the Baptist Church

as a whole.'

In charge of the first week’s program will be Dr. Luther Wesley Smith, executive secretary of

The ordinance was passed on first reading by * vote' of two to one, with Mayor Hand casting a negative vote. Commissioner Wentzell, who introduced the ordinance, and Commissioner Scott

voted for its passage.

Introducing the measure, Wentzell said the proposal had been made to him by several local

the American Baptist Publication licensees, who desired thc earlier Society, and Dr. G. Pitt Beers, closing hour to eliminate the pos-

sibility of early-morning noise as. bar and cafe patrons leave the

executive secretary of the Amer-

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to Administrator Henderson, asktag instructions and also pointing out that seashore resorts have special problems with seasonal

rentals.

A reply to the Mayor’s letter, received last week from Karl Borders, director of the Rent Di-

vision of OPA, said:

"We are well aware

problem of seasonal rentals. The adjustment is made in .the individual case by petition of the landlord to the Area Rent Director. Such cases will receive our prompt attention and the adjustment will be made as speedily as

may be possible.”

COVERS ALL - TYPES

Cape May County was included among 20 of the nation's most S octant war production and Lary training areas named' in

the June 8 OPA order.

With this action, federal o trol of rente for every type housing accommodation in the areas — houses, apartments, tels, rooming houses, trailers

became effective.

(Continued on Page Three)

State Relaxes Limit On Fishing Craft TRENTON — Acceding to the

request of commercial fishermen from Cape May and Atlantic Counties, the New Jersey Fish and .(lame Commission last week relaxed ite regulations and moved to permit commercial fishing craft to. operate anywhere morethan one mile offshore. The old regulations imposed a two-mile limit in which commercial fishing

was banned.

A resolution petitioning modification of the two-unle limit law was presented to the commission last week, and Senate President 1. Grant Scott, of Cape May, spoke in behalf of the commercial fishing industry, urging -relaxation of peace-time provisions to meet the war-time demand for fuel conservation and increased shipments of fish from New Jer-

sey ports.

The resolution was adopted at a meeting of commercial fishermen here recently, at which time Mayor George A. Redding. of North Wildwood, acting as spokesman for the group, pointed out that the two-mile-limit imposed unnecessary hardships upon com-

Uiercial fishermen.

He pointed out that the limit was imposed to aid sports fishermen during peare-timg, and asserted that the demand for more fish sod the necessity for conserving fuel by fishing craft could best be met by modifying the old

limit law.

Red Cross Ball Set For August 14 A Red Cross ball will be held at Congress Hall on Friday evening, August 14, it was announced this week by local branch officers. Through the sale of tickets and. contributions which interested friends may make the local branch hopes to raise at least

$500.

The American National Red Cross has announced that there will be no .membership drive 1942. In . previous years the Cape May branch has depended on revenue from this source to carry

on its work.

-^lunds are needed to' cover the expense of equipping the emergency closet," heating and lighting the Red .Cross building for the coming year, upkeep./of t

Red Cross Motor Corps

wagon, which is to be purchased shortly, and in meeting tW various demands vrimh ar- constantly being made upon its treasury,

branch officers said this week.

The Production Department which has been working on supplies for the Cape May Naval base and the local emergency closet will soon begin work on the production of surgical dressings and garments which will ,far

exceed the quota completed World War I. This work will

;-j (ail a considerable expense to

branch.

11,710 “A” Ration Cards In County

County during the three day period of registration recently, it was announced late last week after final ' tabulations of. registration cards had been made

in all county districts. . Ocean City issued the “A” books with a total of .

and El dor* registrars issued the'' smallest number. 53. Cape May ■ kmued 1.315. and Wildwood, ex-

clusive of Wildwood Crest

Lifeguards Will Demonstrate Work The annual demonstration' of lifeguard activities will be held at Stockton Beach on Saturday evening, August 1, at 7 o'clock under the auspices of the Cape May Beach Patrol. Captain Sol Needles announced this week.

The demonstration will include an artificial respiration exhibit, mass can-rescue by all. me Hire of the patrol, a torpedo canrescue with a . life line, rescue by boat and 'can, rescue by boat alone, a demonstration of the

panel system.

There will be an explanation of j Anthony J. Mcdalis and Jami beach rules and why they must I Coleman, indicted

Large Group Of Cape Selectees To Leave A large number of southern Cape May County men, who were inducted into the Army’s enlisted reserve corps last week following their acceptance by Army physicians who examined them in Camden July 13, 'will begin active duty in the Army on Monday, officials of the local Selective Service board announced! to-

day.

The group will leave here at 9 ajn. Monday for Fort Dix aboard a Public Service bus. They artsiheduled to arrive at the Fort Dix reception center at 11:30 where they

July.

A send-off ceremony will be held at 8:30 Monday morning with the high school band, fire department and friends and relatives of fh^jnyn-pjirticiparing. City Asks Start Of

establishments at closing time. The amending ordinance will be considered for public hearing and final passage on Friday, July 31,

at 1D30 a.m.

The commissioners also awarded a contract for the purchase and removal of old sewer pipe

tfoAoIim (Rjcdtmnim} ShvdA fljuL&h

Flooded with applications Tor supplemental allotments of gasoline for commercial and passenger vehicles, the Cape May ration board, covering this city, West Cape May, Lower Township and Cape May Point, this week is

holding sessions which last far

into toe night in an attempt to launch gasoline rationing on a permanent basis in this area. The board met Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights in ses-

sions which continued beyond

midnight to consider the most essential applications for additional gasoline allotments, while scores

of applications from other car

owners poured into board headquarters at city hall daily. Passenger car applications were considered in only a few emergency cases during the early part

and several pieces of bulkhead, of ** or - capping to Herman .Snyder, of; Kamzed board attempted to “

Wildwood, who submitted a high J sem “: e rationing bid of $79.57 for the junk. 1

Two other bids,' both ot . .

rabmitted by FJmk »N p re p r i«ir,'lor th c .Urt v-fez. S’viSKjr 1 ' i? f f , l rrr l ?i t . J " ti,mi ' ,e ' wh, ' h

The board members conferred at length Monday evening with Egbert J. Wood, of Wildwood ( Crest, recently named junior ad- ; ministrative aide for the ration-

Durell Promoted To

Fill Vacancy

ing boards in Wildwood, Cape May and Middle Township. Organizing last week after individual municipal boards had been consolidated into five maijor boards -to cover all sections of the county, the local board members swung immediately into the task of preparing for permanent gasoline rationing. New regulations stipulating the requirements of various classes of supplemental allotments and formulas for determining how much additional gasoline over the bask “A” book allotment is required by various types of applicants occupied most of the board’s attention during the early part of the week. Preparation for supplemental allotments to commercial vehicles and setting up the machinery which wijl control quotas of individual service stations jammed the work of the ration board, which did not receive complete instructions on permanent gasoline rationing until Monday afternoon. Dr. L. C. Ashburn, of Cape May, chairman of the local board, said today that applications for supplemental rations for passen(Continued on Page Four)

LATE BULLETIN

For Base Expansion

State Education Department' S I division to succeed the late nest A. Harding, who died last week. Mr. Durell was county |

May County until he resigned af- House Passes Bill

ter 13 years to take the position of assistant ' ' * "

ucation.

Vow in charge of elementary! WASHINGTON — A millionschools, Durell will continue to dollar appropriation for farther , receive $7,000 a year, Dr. Charles : expansion of the Cape May Naval

city. commissioner, j H. Elliott, ante odoc.tion „„ p,^ bv th , Ho0M

missioner. announced. ! _ . 'Dun.!! i, . Princeton pedodte : R ' Br ~" Ut ' V “ The ami has done postgraduate work ™ e *8ure now goes to the Senate

at Columbia and Chicago Univer-

sities.

Dr. Elliott said today he is not yet prepared to appoint anyone to succeed Durell in the elementary schools division.

Mosquito Project

Cape May

this week contacted David W. Haining, 'district WPA manage urging him to begin operation of a mosquito elimination project - in this area as quickly as possible. A $25,000 WPA . pest-control project has received Presidential approval. The project, sponsored by the County of Cape May, is designed to remove excess water from meadows between Cape May and Cape May Point by pumping

and ditching operations.

The project is part of a nationwide program of mosquito control being carried out > n defense areas where there are concentrations of

(pen or defense workers.

Indicted Licensees

Enter Pleas

New Registrants Are Given Draft Numbers

for action.

Passage of the appropriating measure was disclosed late yesterday afternoon in a telegram from Congressman Elmer H. Wene, of the Second Congressional District, to Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape

May.

The allotment for the Cape May base was contained in the Naval aviation cadet training measure, Wene said.

Selective Service registrants between the ages of 18 and 20 who were registered on June 30 were assigned serial and order numbers Monday afternoon when draft boards throughout the nation met simultaneously for the purpose. Cape May’s board, covering the

•southern section of the county, An interesting program assigned numbers, to 261 youths been arranged for the second of who were included in the fifth j ,he weekly Kiddies’. Revues which registration. I w jl| ^ presented at Convention There will be no draft lottery Hall tomorrow evening under the

Program Arranged For Kiddies' Show

Defense Equipment Allotted To City Sol Needles, Jr., i captain of Cape May's Beach Patrol and member of the city defense cot cil, was appointed by the City Commission on Friday as property officer to act as custodian of equipment for Civilian Defense volunteers which will be furnished to Cape May's defense council by the state council. Included in the list of equipment are a skid pump for fire fighting, helmets, coats, boots and other equipment for CD vol-

unteers.

Equipment allotted to Cape May consists of equipment for medical -teams and casualty stations, stretchers, folding canvas cots, first aid pouches, 240 arm bands, 55 steel helmets, five firemen's helmets, five firemen’s turn-out coats and five pairs of trousers, one skid mounted pump, 156 pump ,fire extinguishers and five pairs of firemen’s boots if

ivailable.

Also allocated to Cape May, but not available, because of more pressing uses for them were gas masks, gas protective clothing and trailer pumps, according to an official list sent to the City Commission by the state council. State defense council regulations require appointment of a custodian who is bonded in an amount equal to the value of the

equipment.

COURT HOUSE — Two Wildwood liquor licensees plead guilty and four others plead not guilty to charges of selling intoxicating liquor to minors in

court yesterday morning. , •mric ** 111 oc no urait, Joiwry nan WJ mo now evening unoer in* Those who plead guilty were, for the fifth group, and order: direction • of Madclyn Love Eng-

‘ * //numbers assigned follow conseru- land.

... _ on- lively those assigned to the fourth Program for the revue — this

lie strictly enforced. Members of j two counts each. Roth will bo group of registrants, those be- week includes a military drum Q||p||fp ArPPCtPfi 0n the patrol will be introduced, and sentenced next Wednesday.' 'tween 45 and 65 years of age. dance by Alonda Rae Fagan; MM *** * GOLGU. Ull the demonstration will he climax' | Pleading not guilty to similar ^‘‘rial 'numbers assigned this Russian dance by Patsy Hagpered by a lifeboat, rare and a mock j charges wore -Rita DelVecchio, j ! .' v ”' e ' ,K ' a ’ l,oaT<i started ty; soft shoe dance by Margaret rescue by mascots ot Hhe Beach j Adam Knsabucki. Anna Kosabucki’' 'f ,th N 'J' and ran t0 N ‘ 2r ' 1 - Or-. McClure: accordion solo, “CamiPatrol. jand Russel P. Obrien. ! der num ' K ' r? begin with 10964. val of Venice’’ by Sonny Smith;

. A complete list of serial and a toe ballet by Carol Crane; a

; r _ T j order numbers of the newest! tap routine by the four Walters

, group-of registrants is posted on j boys; “Three Little Sisters" by the bulletin board at Selective | Jerry Ixive, .Stephanie Stcger and 0 -vicbxheadquarters in Cape May Peggy Wright; “Anchors Aweigh”

Party Boat Anglers. Must Get Licenses Under New Ruling

High Sphool.

by- the Tiny Tots' Group. ! posed of Janice Edsall, Judy Ann

Desertion Charge

Action Of Navy Cuts Red Tape Over Project Construction of the long-sought Cape May County canal is expected to start almost immediately, it was announced yesterday. Funds for the canal project were allocated last week by the Navy Department after the canal had been placed in the category of war emergency construction. High Navy authorities, it was indicated, desire immediate start of the canal construction, which, according to recent Army engineer estimates, will require approximately four months for completion. Army engineeiB who prepared the project more than five yean ago and who conducted other extensive surveys during the last winter are said to be ready to start construction as soon as condemnation proceedings have been

SI.n0.940 FOR - CANALAPPROVED WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Budget has approved funds in the amount of $1,116,940 for construction of the canal from Cape May Harbor to Delaware Bay, Congressman Elmer H. Wene. representative of the Second New Jersey Congressional District, annoonesd yesterday. Tiie funds will be used for iredging, jetty construction, wooden bridges and other parts of the canal project, Wene said. The project is to be placed in operation immediately upon completion of preliminary details.

Representatives of the New Jersey Board of Commerce and Navigation and the Navy Department covered the route of the proposed canal last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, appraising the land through which the canal will be dredged and the spoil areas where material dug from the waterway will be placed. (Continued on Page Four)

Mention Two County. Men For Judgeship Two Cape May County men are being mentioned in the metropolir* n .J >re ff 88 possible appointees to tiie New Jersey Circuit Court to fill a vacancy caused-by" the rosismation of Vice Chancellor Wilfred H. Jayne several months

The Coast Guard announced Tuesday that beginning August 1 all fishermen going out in party boat* within the Fourth Naval District would be required to carry Coast Guard identification cards. The order applies to vessel* operated by commercial fishing companies, party boat organizations. yacht clubs and individual

owners.

“On and after August 1, no persons will be taken as passengers t>n any party boat unless thgy have in their possession at all times while on the boat Coast Guard identification Cards issued i personally. These cards kept ready for inspection by the Coast Guard boarding boat," Captain E. A. Coffin, cap-

held Colonel Johnston's „ ) at been received by local police.

He' was held in custody to! cepting the i

await the arrival of Army author- I

•ties who are to return him to

M Police sa^this is Suelke’s third CflpB M3y Diffl-OUt

offense on the. desertion charge C " ~ ^

since he entered the Army.

a total of uin of th * Port 9f Philadelphia.

I in charge of Coast Guard activi-

board any boat in the

any

‘■j-'”-* «•*■»» j BlSJrt

Si* b-k, w l-Tt-.- r?

•ued at Wildwood, five at Ocean boat ’will be permitte

City, 'four at 8oa Isle City, f< at North Wildwood, and t SSZ'XJZ’ "

any party

permitted to carry

board such boat any camera, .two j firearm or radio art. AD operations will be between

tWs

4-H Achievement

that a boat will not leave its , dock before sunrise and will be |J3yS ■ !3FIfl6U

back at its dock before sunset." - '

^SSS^and/or operator, J i ■ A ^ 8 PP^ive audparty boat* shall keep a complete „f the county met with MissLois ^^son^fa^t Friday nTght* ?n nook record with dates, names, G. Hamilton, county home dem- season last Friday- night, in •d-W,, identification card aieS” „„ F?Xv *5- ? b ' ch ••»***••* IT"!* W* numbers of all passengers taken ning at the old court building to I tormers their talents,

on board during each and every ( make plans for the coming j

kept on board the boat, accessible members. 6 " 1 da,* for 4-H CM. D ea| j(j ne Qn

JSSJCT Jsr Vt r Capital Stock Tax “jfU . , comity park here, and the other

Party boats are restricted in , at the Belieplain state forest. - WASHINGTON — The Bureau operation to the inland waters of Club members will exhibit pro- of Internal Revenue announeed tile Fourth Naval District and to jects which they have completed today that the-due date for filing a distance offshore not to exceed this year, and cost records show- , federal capital stock tax returns ”! • , - • .' ing total expenditures for finish- has been extended from July 31. Restrictions issued this week ed products. to September 29. also specify that all boats must Exhibits in farm -shop, guinea The extension of time was proKeep clear of convoys, staying at - pig,, chickens, canning, foods and vided for in a Treasury Depart1 east one-hall mile from the -flank clothing are. anticipated. - ment deciaibn issued by Guy T. Mcort vessel* and should leave | Pins will be awarded to club Helvering, commissioner of iiiter-

the vicinity of convoys-as quickly members and extensive recrea- nal revenue, and the local office sary expenditures" will be aa joaaibfa *ftar theyare aighted. tkm programs are, planned for of the Bureau at Camden stated si (San cqroosite Stevens’ name - M,,*, bou*. under ‘ . l*y. P.-nt. h*J, ben, th.t «»piM Mock te, rettmu 111 Xfbllfit C Y 1 nm ) nln ' r ur ** d to attend land view the be acceptable without the asser-1 His committee on vacancies are light oi^ly when entering or leax - work of the club members. tion of penalties or interest if the Senate President I Grant Scott

* ^■rMyio^d^ai return, are filed and the U* rfcS. iSS'Sl SeSS ISS

of kgfcU while opera*- have beenaet for September 10 | paid on or before the extended i S. Parley;,of Atlantic, and George

and 12 from 4 te 8 pjn. date. September 29. H. £tai«er. of Cumberland. '

Mentioned among four outstanding possibilities fqr the appointment are Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, and Speaker of the House John E. Boswell, of Ocean City. Others being prominently ipentioned are former State Senator Albert E. Burling, of Camden County, and Senator Haydn Proctor, of Monmouth

County.

Charged -with desertion. Private There was no indication from Adam Suelke, of Cape May, was I y ov ernor Edison's office that he arrested by local police Tuesday 18 ready to fill the vacancy on afjernoon on telegraphic orders j! lK “ ‘‘ench, but Republicans-were received from Colonel Douglas ' no Peful it can be done late this

Johnston, commanding officer of j m ° n th.\

By custom the appointment should to a Republican to keep balancA^of political faith on

vacancy exists" in

Mitohel Field, 'L. J.

— , Snelke was taken into custody,- naiarw-o Killeen. Mimi Endicott. Nancy by. Police*.Chief John J. Spencer,!

Lee Miller, Muriel and Patsy Mc-!J r - and Officer Major at five Lux ' _x_. ,

Pherson and Billy Jones. o’clock Tuesday, ten minutes after cIud

The Kiddies' Revues are held j Colonel Johnston's telegram had I Counties wto.r i At * ant,c

*• 8;30 “h" "■“‘"t ir 'r 1 po ir *s:

ention Hall. He was held in custodv -ice chancSuorship.

Stevens’ Petition For Congress Filed TRENTON — Former State Senator Lewis T. .Stevens, of Cape May, has filed hi* petition here With the^Sc-retary of State entering the race for the Republican nbmination to .Congress - in the Second District, it was learned

on Saturday.

“Win the war—against unnecessary expenditures" will be the

Is Satisfactory

With the exception of a slight amount of excessive glare caused by too much reflection from lights in the^business district. Cape May's diffTout is complete- ' ly« satisfactory, Police Chief John J. Spencer, Jr., .chairman of the local defense council, said today. Nightly checks of the beachfront and business and residential sections to prevent infraction of laws providing for a dim-out of all areas within 10 miles of the coast are be«rg made, Spencer disclosed, and efforts are now being made to overcome the excesaive glare in the business district. The defense council chairman commended Cape May residents and visitors for their cooperation in' driving with parking Ugtttm

ling on 1

i after dark.