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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1942

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POSTAGE PREPAID—StJW A YEAR

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5 Incumbents Seeking GOP Nomination Five Cape May County Republican incumbent* announced their candidacy for the Republican nomination in the September primary election in a statement issued Friday ■ afternoon by' County Clerk Stirling W. Cole, one of this county’s Republican leaders. The' formal announcement spiked persistent rumors that there would .be a primary battle between Senate President I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, and Speaker of the House of Assembly John E. Boswell, of- Ocean City, for the Republican senatorial nomin-

ation.

Incumbents seeking nominations for- re-election are Senator Scott, .Assemblyman Boswell, Surrogate Irving Fitch, of Sea Isle City, and Freeholders Percy H. Jackson, of Wildwood, and Ralph T. Stesens,

of Cape May.

The announcement was made following a meeting of the candi-

Judge Nominee

Loveland Named For Judgeship; Action Delayed

FRENCrf B. LOVELAND

„ , _ . _ Cape May County Prosecutor dates and Republican leaders of _ who last week was nominated the county. .by Governor Edison to fill the Heading the harmonious Repub-' vacancy on the Common Pleas lie.„ ticket for the primary elec- Court bench of this county, which

tion. Senator Scott formally announced his candidacy to succeed himself as Cape May County’s representative in the upper

branch of the Legislature.

In calling attention to the principles upon which he will base his campaign, the Senator paid high tribute to the other candi-

dates on the GOP ticket.

“It Is a privilege to go before the voters on a ticket with Assemblyman. John Boswell, Freeholders Percy H. Jackson and Ralph T. Stevens, Surrogate- Irving Fitch and Herbert R. Hans-

man, candidate for coroner. (Continued on Page Three)

has been open since April. 1941 when the term of Judge Palmer

Way expired.

and t

Throng At Send-Off For Cape Draftees With a crowd of friends and relatives estimated at 'more than 800 on hand to bid them farewell, a large group of draftees from the southern section of Cape May County left for Army duty at Fort Dix on Monday. The send-off ceremonies were held on the lawn of Cape May High School, as the selectees reported at board headquarters for final instructions before leaving by bus for the fort. Participating in the. send-off were the Cape May High School band, members of the city fire department, civic leaders and a throng of well-wishers. An innovation. at the ceremony was organ music played by Mrs. R. Clifton Ware on the organ of the First Methodist Church, which adjoins the school yard. The new soldiers, who had been inducted into the enlisted reserve two weeks, previously after having passed their final physical examinations, left by Public Service bus promptly at 9 o’clock Monday morning. They arrived at Fort Dix at 11:30 and immediately began their Army life. Mrs. Boyd Succumbs At Summer Home Mrs Margaret M. Boyd, of 4946 Haxel avenue. West Philadelphia, dieth Sunday night at her hoj?K - Lincoln avenue "‘l-'drivcT Cape May Pointlour active in West Ljwliia community affairs. ^ fjlns. Boyd, who had been ill for some time, made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Brown, at . her Cape May Point cottage. She was M years of age. Under the direction of Earl LHoUingswd, mortician, the body was taken to Philadelphia where funeral services will be held today. Interment . will be lington Cemetery. Mrs Boyd served for many years as president of the Board of Managers of the Seaside Home of Cape Maf. Until her last illness, she taught a BiWe C-las* for women at tbe Bethany Temple k Presbyterian Church and had been president of the missionary' *o- . ciety and the Mite Society of the

' church.

Surviving are twi

daughters. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Charles H. Long, and Roy Marion and Paul C. Boyd, all of ‘ *

delphia.

Cage Man'* Car Is

Stolen, Wrecked

COURT HOUSE — State police of the Cape May County barracks are conducting a search for an automobile thief who stole the car of Thomas Keenan, 1251' Lafayette street. Cape May, from ScheUenger’s Landing early Monday morning and crashed it into a pole on the Old iShorc Road. Cold Spring, demolishing the car

then fleeing the scene.

'.eenan reported his car stolen 2 a.m. Monday. Less than an hour later, stat# police received a report of an accident in Cold

Spring.

Investigating, they found Keenj’s car Had struck a pole and rerturaed. Impact of the crash they said demolished the car. The driver of the stolen car and any passengers who might have been in it had left the scene. Until press time they had not been apprehended. One man was slightly injured Saturday when a northbound car had a blowout on Route S-49 a mile north of Goshen and crashed into a guard rail.

Man Loses Foot In Fall Under Train

his right foot Satur when he fell unde Cap* May Harbor i

He was taken to AtifcuUc City

await reconvening of that body September 23. In the interim, it is hoped that Loveland’s successor will be named and that the Governor will appoint a Circuit Court judge for the circuit covering Atlantic and Cape May Counties, so that the vacancies in this county’s judicial system can be filled simul-

taneously.

HOPE TO FILL OTHERS It is understood that Senator I.

Grant Scott, of Cape May, president of the upper house of the Legislature, had delayed Senate action on Loveland’s appointment

in order to have the three posi-1 , — .

tion, filled «t the «une time. ""oniinj. »t the rae.on en The Common Pleu Conrt jnd*.- B,bl * ««P"e*on *»d there wll be

ship in this county has been va-

cant since April, 1941, when the terin of Judge Palmer M. Way,

of Wildwood, expired. Governor Edison at that

Rev. Blair Invited To Return To Cape

With the nomination of Prosecutor French B. Loveland, of Ocean City, as Common Pleas Court judge, to fill the vacancy on the county bench, speculation is rife in Cape May County this week concerning Loveland’s sue-

Bible Conclave Opens Sunday; Leaders Speak

Starting with an initial session in the Cape Island Baptist Church Sunday, the Cape May Bible and Missionary Conference, which will continue from August 2 through August 21, is expected to draw a large number of churchmen from all sections' of the eastern

and northern states.

- The opening* week of the threeweek conference will be known as mation by the State Senate must Home Missions and Christian Ed-

ucation Week.

Principal speakers during the first week will be Dr.- E. T. Dahlberg, pastor of . the First Baptist Church, Syracuse, N. Y., an authority on the application of Christian principles to social problems; Rev. Luther, Wesley Smith, executive secretary of the American Baptist Publication Society; and the Rev. G. Pitt Beers, D.D., executive secretary of the American Baptist Mission Society. Dr. Beers will preach the sermon on the initial day of the

conference.

Bihla.exp<isn — __ conferences on home missions and Christian education. Afternoons will be devoted to recreation of those attending the conference

sessions.

Monday evening, Dr. Dahlberg will continue his address on Bible exposition, and music will be under the direction of the Rev.

(Continued on Page Four) Certificates Being issued For Lights

the nomination was never firmed by the Senate, and the appointment died automatically with the end of the 1941 Legis-

lature.

At that time, Loveland ' was proposed as a compromise appointee, and several petitions asking Ijis appointment were submit-

• d to the Governor.

Loveland » serving his second, , . rm as Prosecutor. L To f»«liUte enforcement of Senator Scott explained that ! ^-out regulations and to injudgeship nominations are Vequir- "ease the effectiveness of the ed to -lay over at least a week | local dim-out particuUrly in busibefore the Senate can give its ness areas, the local defense counsanction. With the Senate in re- ci] ^ week is making a lighting cess, it is impossible to con-i s u^e>' ** *1» business estabhsh-

firm LAveland before September,

he said. - —“he council representatives are He also pointed buc that he ! studying present Ughting wattage, feels the other vacancies should computing the maximum albe filled at the same time. lo *;^ umlCT Army regulations

which require a dim-out along the entire coast to prevent shore glare from silhouetting passing

ships.

| Upon completion of the individ- ! ual surveys, the council issues

Miss Geraldine Guerra, an out- I lighting certificates, specifying standing Philadelphia soprano the maximum amount of wattage soloist, will be the featured artist | permitted in each establishment at the Sunday evening concert at ! and the certificates must be postConvention Hall this week. •• ed so air raid wardens and other

Will Address Conference

Start Dredging Operations For Canal Project

DR. G. PITT BEERS

DR. LUTHER

Executive secretaries of the American Baptist Home Missionary Society and the Baptist Publication Society who will be among the outstanding speakers to address the Cape May Bible and Missionary Conference which opens Sunday in the Cape Island Baptist Church.

Soprano Soloist Concert Artist

Miss Guerra is -a pupil of Mary Hill Adler, the well known Philadelphia vocal teacher, and has sung with some of the best or-

chestras.

She <;omes from a distinguished musical family, her father for many years having been a clar-

inetist of note.

Miss Guerra will sing “The Lord's Prayer”, “Let My Song

Fill Yot- « - —

Heart”,

authorities may check pliance with the regulations

any time.

No New Auto Tags In ’43 To Save Metal

uei JUV oong TRENTON - New Jersey auPlav G\T)sies. J,om<lf, de owners will get no reg-

, t.«. * . i.Iar 10**1 liz-anc. ,11 o,.

Dance Gypsies”, and “You Afe ul ‘ r 1943 license plates, but will

/ I leceive instead small m g t a I

The concert will be directed by | P 1 ^"- approximately four inches Anthony Candelori. vtoliptft with | wide, which will be issued for Charlie Kerr's Cape M*y munici-; attachment to tags now in use,pal orchestra, which provides mu- i the Motor Vehicle Department an-

for free evening dances and nounced this week.

At the annual congregational meeting and fourth quarterly conference of the Firrt Methodist Church Monday night, a' unanimous invitation was extended to the Rev. Samuel Blair, pastor, to return for the third year. Reports from the various church organizations were submitted, officers elected and committees appointed at the meeting which was presided over by Dr. Charles D. Whitton, district superintendent of the Bridgeton District. ‘ 11 present officers church .were re-elected. For the ; time in 25 years, all conference apportionments were paid in full three months in 'advance of

'« conference.

Dr. Whitton commended

church on its vecord of achieve- - An appeal for _. , lincll uw

ment and the Pastor.on his work, assist in making sweateFs for the Itifice of registration, this cerBlair was voted a salary ^ local Red Cross branch was is- tificate*wili bear a number corincrease. He -made i^o commitment j sued today by branch officers. A responding with the number on response to the invitation to j large quantity of wool' is on hand . tj,,. rPV cr«e side «f the small

return. - ** branch headquarters, and the j plate.

At the morning service Sunday! Cape May quota requires increas- j 0 •

Dr. G. Pitt Beers, of New York led production,- officers said.

City, will preach the sermon. In Women desiring to volunteer, as the evening, the congregation will knitters should contact either join other churches of the city in Mrs. Warren D. Robbins or Miss the opening union service of the .Rosalie Haynes, who are in Bible Conference in the Cape Is- charge of the Red Cross branch's

land Baptist Church. knitting project.

Vice Drives Have Two-Fold Purpose, Police Are Told COURT HOUSE—The control bf vice in a military area has a two-

fold purpose, E. E. Conroy, special agent in charge of the New Jersey district of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told more than 100 police officials of Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean and Cumberland Counties here Monday afternoon. Conroy spoke at one of the quarterly conferences held by the FBI each year with law enforcement officials. Mon-

day's conference was held in the county court building.

There-is more than just the health of the armed forces involved in the control of vice, Con-

roy said.

“Soldiers and sailors meeting strangers,” he said, “and being induced to talk, increase the danger of espionage. Thus our reason for combatting and controlling vice in a military area is twofold.” , On the subject. Major E.' G. Riggs, of the Army Medical Corps, praised the Atlantic City police for “beating us to it” in the vice clean-up. He said resort police had begun the war on '•ice when they heard the Army was entering the city. Captain Glenn Usher, U. S, Health Officer, at present attached to the New Jersey Health Department, also spoke at the

conference.

Conroy told the police officials that New Jersey has a very high rating in its war against enemy aliens. He praised the local police cooperation with the FBI in it* alien enemy investigation. As a warning to draft evaders, Conroy said that in no case where wilful! evasion was practiced has there been an acquittal. Most of the offenders, he said, draw prison sentences. He added, however, that where the FBI has proof that there was no wilfull intent, the men have been sent to the

Army

Cottagers' Board Meeting Tonight A meeting of the Board ot Directors of the Summer Cottagers’ Association of Cape May will be held this evening at the residence of Thomas Hart, association president. The organization, which acts as a clearing house for the discussion of matters which primarily affect the summer residents and taxpayers of-Cape May, urges all who may have any suggestions for the betterment of the city to make them to Mr. Hart or any officers or directors of the

group who are:-

T. W. Harris,' Jr.,-vice president; Mrs.A. Giraud Foote, secretary; J. Harold Watson, treasurer; George C. Clarke, Mrs. Charles F. Mitchell, Miss Lucy Powell, George W. Edwards, Dr. Charles M. A. Stine, A. Giraud Foote, Morton R. Alexander, Miss Marguerite M. Dimon and Harold E. Godwin, members of the Board

of Directors.

concerts at Convention Hall. Red Cross Appeals For More Knitters

The small plate can be affixed [by removing the lower right bolt | ami bolting the cream colored ' plate on the 1942 license tag. The j new plates will be a cream buff' j color to contrast with the black I background of 1942 licenses.

Each bwnc-r will receiy

Dr. Cryder In Army, Leaving For Utah COURT HOUSE — Dr. Millard F Cryder, a practicing physician in this county for 20 years and a former county physician, has received a commission as captain in the Army and will leave to begin active duty at Fort Douglass, Utah, next week. Dr. Cryder will close his office here to-

Rural Areas Give 20 Tons Of Rubber

Month’s War Bond Sales Equal ; Figure For First Half Year

Rural Cape May County has — j contributed more than 20 tons of scrap rubber to the nation's mountains of salvage material, it was disclosed -'-his week after final figures of the recent rubber j salvage drive had been tabulated. I* With only bne-third of the Ex-

„ tension' Sen-ice Volunteer Corps the Cape May postoffice and the ; ed here. They issued a joint state- | workers assigned to the ■ project Merchants National Rank from j ment in whieh they urged all j because the organization was inJune 23 to July 23 totalled more Cape May residents and visitors i complete. 41,360 pounds of scrap than .$61,000, more than equalling to purchase bonds and stamps to | ru bber were collected by 44 volthe amount of bonds purchased in | the limit of their ability. j unteers who made fanff-to-farm

during the first five and | “Ca'pe May has made an excel- canvasses.

~ iths of 1942. ! lent showing in the war bond . o-

He served in the medical corps during the first World War and was an active member of the Cape May Court House American Legion post and the Cape May County Legion band. A native of Bloomsburg, Pa., he was graduated from the state normal school there, later from the University of Michigan and from Jefferson Medical" School, Philadelphia. He began practicing medicine in Court House in 1922, shortly after serving for a brief time with Dr. Pettit in Ocean City. Dt. Cryder is a past president of the Cape May County Medical Society, a director of the First National Bank of Court House, and was a former county commander of the American Legion. Besides his other activities Dr. Cryder was for some time president of the Cape May County' American Legion band.

War • bonds purchased through j

this city d one-half n

Phila- one-half months of 1942. ««iv aiauwmg <*> i**e »»i j \ The figures were announced j campaign in recent months as at- . i Uj", last week -by Stewart R. tested by the ' present record «f

X Trottman; chairman of the Cape bond purchases,' but it is felt that! » 'May "War Bond and Stamp com- civilians of this community, both

Fishing Boat Crew

enil months ago to boost the reg-

stamps in this community. Total bond purchases in .Cape May since January 1 amount to $122387-50. _ Trottman reported. At the previous month's meeting of the committee. Cape May's total was $61,000. Chairman Trottman and Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, to ’ ‘ be submitted us report.

this city's total even more if they _ „ , „ „ would invest the maximum Norman Wenzel, of Cape May, amount they can afford in war * member of the crew of a cornsaving bonds and stamps,” the 1 mereial fishing boat,' was inofficials declared. jured Monday afternoon when “The service men and officers part of the vessel’s rigging- gave . ... T —-ly and struck him — «*- 1 —

the nayre in effect for all federal emj _ and it is felt that the civilian populatidh of Cape May can increase the city's total considerably if each one win buy as bonds as be they added.

Warn Registrants To Complete Queries With 1,100 occupational questionnaires already mailed to Selective Service registrants in the fourth registration, men beween the -ages of 45 and 65, officials of Local Board No. 2 in charge of the southern section - of Cape May County today appealed to registrants to answer the queries and retain them promptly

board headquarters:

A considerable number of the first questionnaires mailed 'have not been returned within the 10day limit provided by law, and men who have not returned the completed queries are being pro-

cessed as delinquents.

The dredge began operations led lately, deepening a path to shoreline. According to in- 1 etore employed on the canal . ject, the dredge is scheduled to cut through the southern tip of the Town Bank Road sometime today in its tr*k across tbs RUSHING PRELIMINARIES A large crew of workmen, under the supervision of Army enginers for this district, are rushing preliminary phases of the project, which is scheduled for completion within four months. Three temporary bridges are to be constructed and jetties extending far out into the bay to protect the bayshore end of the canal are to be built as part of the project. The canal will cross the county from the bayshore, st a point midway between Cape May Point and Town Bank; to Cape May Harbor, a short distance south of the Ocean Drive. STARTED IMMEDIATELY With final plans completed some time ago and with the dredge and equipment ready for immediate operation, the Army engineers swung into action immediately after the Bureau of Budget had approved an appropriation of $1,110,940 for the project last week. According to present plans, construction of the temporary bridges is expected to start shortly. The canal, which will /be 800 feet wide at the water's surface and 100 feet wide at the bottom, will have an average depth of 12 to 16 feet, according to engineers’

plans.

FINAL XINK The waterway will provide the final link in the chain of inland waterways between Maine and Florida, and will make • possible boat' trips along the entire Atlantic coast without the necessity of ocean travel. The large dredge assigned to the canal project is operating continuously, and the dredging operations between the bay and the Old Bayshore Road are expected to be completed quickly, as most of the land in that section is swamp.

c.nr—, i.uded Harnett President

Of Point League

French B. Loveland for his operation with federal and state authorities and praised Cape May County -enforcement officers for their work in combatting and pre-

venting crime.

Loveland, in commenting on the necessity for strict enforcement of laws governing the liquor business in this county, cited Cape May’s recent action and commended officials of this city for taking the initiative. He declared that other communities mjght well follow the example set by

Cape May.

Loveland told the conference

CAPE MAY POINT — The annual meeting of the Taxpayers' League of Cape May Point was held Friday evening, marking the beginning of the fiscal year for

the league.

Ernest P. Earnest was -elected president of the league to succeed Joseph Miller. Other officers named at Friday's .meeting are. Robert Hanna, vice v president;’ Mrs. Ernest A. Choate, secretary; and Mrs. Milton Bair, treasurer. Prior to the election, the league_

Teacher, 74, Dies In Sunday School

that Cape May officials had called moved t0 investigate conditions a meeting of licensees recently; existing at the dumping grounds. and 1 h iL aske ? t , he)r coa T M ‘ration Thc m.tter was referred to the m observing the law. borough 'commission for study.

A motiori was also made to apI peal to the commission, asking re- ! consideration of the proposed * purchase of a station wagon, preiviously planned to he used as a bus for the transportation of | Point - residents and visitors.

ERMA—Daniel Schellenger, 74, League members pointed out of this place, a prominent resi- j that thc purchase and maintendent of Cape May County, died I ande of the vehicle would be an Sunday afternoon in the same ! increased and undesirable burden/

Voom where he had taught Sun- 1 f° r taxpayers,

day School for many years. . ThcNmganization adopted a mo- _ , , , , | tion barring anyone more than Schellenger had a record of one vear >£i nqU( . nl in laXes from

never having missed a service at | | t . ai{u ,. membjWup

the Tabernacle Methodist Church, | A drive for JW members has of which he was a member for, ^ i ai>no h,-d undkr the directibn

more than 50 years. He was at- ^ G«Vge WadenpV)

tending the Sunday School ses-1 sion when he was stricken and he died before aid could be given. Born Fishing Creek, Mr.

w« . f 0 ™e^c.pe of Gas Shortage

Scott Launches Probe

May County freeholder,

years ago retired as superintend-

ent of county roads.

At the time of his death he operated a prosperous dairy farm with his son. He was active in church and civic affairs, and was a member of the Junior Order of

Mechanics.

Surviving are two sons, Frank and Melbourne; two daughters. Opal and .Mrs. Violet Stiefel, all of Erma; a brother Lemuel, of Fishing Creek, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Douglass, of West Cape

May.

Brought to port here, Wen re 11 was taken to 'the Atlantic City Hospital, where, according to late reports, he is recuperating rapidly. Wenzel! was employed aboard the boat Geerga Man, captained by David Hart, also of Cape May.

Necessity for promptness

completing the questionnaires was 1 Funeral services wfl} ha held cited by board officials who this 'afternoon in the Tabernaqle

pointed out that delays in returning the information blanks upset the routine established by the local and state Selective Service

Church with the. Rev. S. F. Sliker officiating. Interment under the

TRENTON — A probe of the gasoline shortage in New Jersey was launched by Senate President I. Grant of Cape May, last Thursday ^Tnen he sponsored a move to have the Senate's special investigating committee study the

situation.

Senator Scott told the legislators there, had been reports of “discrimination against certain sections. of the country”. He said in view of the fact that New Jersey *»s one of the greatest gasoline storage centers in the. east, doubts had been raised as to the necessity of stringent ra-

tioning.

Senator Frank S. Farley, Atlantic County Republican, chair-

of Earl L. Hollingead,! man of the special committee, was will be in Cold Spring directed to prepare a report for

presentation to the Legislature.