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88th YEAR, No. 41

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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1942

Summer Rentals Under Ceiling, Henderson Says Summer cottage rentals are not exempt from the order fixing a "ceiling” as of last March. This question, of current interest to the New Jersey coast, has just been determined by Price Administrator Leon Henderson. However, the Asbury Park case in which it arose was up only three days before the latest over-all rental freezing order. Asbury Park was included in rent-fixing areas heretofore because of the surrounding war industrial housing situation. In denying one of four appeals on October 3, Henderson seemingly fixed a ruling on a problem that has been perplexing shore landlords—the question of whether last March’s rent figures should considered as a fair yardstick estimating rental returns homes designed specifically 1 summer occupancy. The appeal was filed by the Mefohey Land and Improvement Company, owner of * extensive realty in Spring Lake. It involved a 18-Room dwelling built for summer use "by wealthy persons”, the appeal declared. The company contended it should be exempt from a price ceiling because rents for such summer homes were not increased as a result of defense activities. The Price Administrator held, however, that Congress had recognized that when the housing pressure became severe enough, inflationary rent increases would extend "even to the most expensive dwelling units”. The other shore case involved a nropertv in Belmnr, owned by Mary J. McCormick. She protested the fact th»t the area rent director, even if he were to rule favorahlv nnon a petition for ward adjustment of rent, had authority under the act to make the rent increase retroactive to the date when it was cut by government order. (Continued on Page Eight)

Local Board Upheld In Two Appeals Two draft classification aj peals, both sustained by the district appeal board at Camden ant! rejected by the Presidential appeal board in Washingtoni were returned to Local Hoard 'No. 2 here this week. Both cases were appealed to the Presidential board by the state director of Selective Service. The appeals were those of William Shue, of Cape May. and George David Morgan, of Cape May Court House and Milford, Conn. Both were filed by the employers of the men. In .Shoe's appeal, filed by the Western Union, the district appeal board had ordered his classification changed from 1-A to 2-A on an occupational deferment. The Presidential board on appeal ruled that he was properly classified at 1-A by the local board. In Morgan's appeal, filed by his employer, the district board ruled he should* be placed in class 2-B. The Presidential board reversed the decision and sustained the local board's classification of 1-A.

Historic Church Will Observe Anniversary

jfuCKAHOE — The 150th anniversary of the Head-of-the-River Methodist Church will be observed on Sunday with Dr. Charles D. Whitton, superintendent of the Bridgeton District of the Methodist Church, delivering

the morning sermon.

There will be a se

lowship and testimony Sunday afternoon with Dr. W. L. Yerkcs in charge. The service will be followed by a sermon by the Rev. E. M. Munyan, -pastor of the Tuckahoe Methodist Church. Music will be furnished by the

Methodist Choir.

. The evening service will take place in the Methodist Church. A large congregation is expected at each service. The historic church was found-

ed in 1792.

Scrap Harvest Plans Mapped At Conference COURT HOUSE — With a avowed goal of 100 pounds per person on Cape May County farms and 50 pounds per person on non-farm properties, plans for an all-out Scrap Harvest, October 15-81, were made in the old court house Friday night. Attending the meeting were chairmen of township and seashore salvage committees appointed by local defense councils and operating under the direction of the War Production Board; Henry H. White, county, agricultural agent; Miss Lois G. Hamilton, county home demonstration agent; A. S. Walker, chairman of the County War Board, and chairmen of Extension Service Volunteer Corps for the inland municipalities. The aim of the Scrap Harvest, as explained by Burton J. Smith, county chairman, is to move immediately into channels where it will be available for war use all idle scrap in the farming communities of the county. Most of the resorts, the chairman said, also have pledged full cooperation and are arranging to continue and intensify their scrap-collect-ing activities for the 17 days starting next .Thursday, October 15. Starting Thursday, male R hers of the Extension Service Volunteer Corps will interview all farmers and women members will visit non-farm homes in agricultural areas. They wjll attempt to complete their work within week. AH those Visited by Volunteer Corps members will be asked tc re-canvass their premises thoroughly for all metals, rubber, burlap bags and rags and to promise (Continued on Page Five)

Seek Volunteers To

Help Build Tower

COLD SPRING—Appealing for olunteers to assist with the erection of an airplane observation tower, the Lower Township Defense Council. in session here Monday night, announced that a steel tower had been donates! to by the estate of former Sen-

ate? Robert E. Hand.

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ere a temporary observation it^ has been maintained for Council members stressed the necessity for having the tower erected as quickly as possible, oointing out that the Erma post considered one of the most nportant observation centers in At Monday’s meeting, members of the defense council installed an air raid warning signal atop Consolidated .School. The air thistle was purchased from a Wildwood firm recently.

Gilbert Stricken With Heart Attack Fire Chief William B. Gilbert. >, a veteran. of more than 50 years service in the local volunteer fire company, is seriously ill •* his Washington street home, e victim of a heart attack. Chief Gilbert was stricken Monday night, a short time after he had attended a meeting of the fire company. Leaving the meeting, he attended the motion pictures, and was stricken shortly after returning home.

Pastor of the First Methodist Church of Cape May for the last two years, was re-assigned to the local church at the annual Methodist Conference at Ocean City.

Stilwells Mark 58th Wedding Anniversary Captain and Mrs. Albert H. Stilwell, well known Cape May residents, celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary at their home on Madison avenue Monday. The anniversary was observed quietly. Captain and Mrs. Stilwell were married in Cape May Court House in 1884. Before her marriage Mrs. Stilwell was Miss Merinda Whilldin, of Cape May Court House. Captain Stilwell, a native of Cold .Spring, spent his boyhood in Cape May Point, where his father was keeper of the lighthouse, and moved to Cape May in 1891, when he began his duty on the lightship.

Scrap Matinee At Liberty Oct. 14

•operating with the nat

scrap drive. Hunt's Theatres hold special scrap matinees

w-eek. at which the. only adi charge will be at least

•f scrap metal.

The scrap matinees will be held t Hunt's Liberty Theatre. Cape May, on Wednesday, October 14; Grand Theatre. Cape May Court House, on Thursday, October 15, and the Shore Theatre, Wildwood,

i Friday, October 16.

The shows will start at 4 o'clock at all theatres, and admirn is free to anyone bringing at least two pounds of scrap. 'Come on, fellows—and girls, too—dig around and get yourselves a few pounds of scrap. Anything counts, old metal, rubber or burlap bags. Hang on to it because it means a free movie show for you,” the management of Hunt’s Theatres said this week, “Be sure to bring all you can carry. Your government needs as

much as it can get.”

The scrap matinee will consist of an all-short subject program including cartoons, comedies,

sport and other films.

ou can -bring Mother and Dad—but remind them that they also bring their scrap to a free admission," the management of the theatres said. " ' in the scrap for victory and | t for your ticket to the spec-

crap matinee."

Blair Returned To Cape Pulpit By Methodists The Rev. Samuel Blair, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Cape May for two years, was reassigned to the local church on Sunday at the annual Methodist Conference held at Ocean City. Seven changes were, made in the county's 17 Methodist parishes, j Mr. Blair, who has made an [ excellent record in the local church since he first came here in 1940, was invited to return by the congregation several months

ago.

Changes were made in Churchj es at Avalon, Cape May Court ; House, Eldora Circuit, Goshen, Dias Creek, Green Creek, and Rio Grande. A complete list of Cape May County Methodist pastors, compiled after the conference sessions, follows: Avalon, Paul Leap; Burleigh, W. R. McClelland; Cape May, Samuel Blair; Cape May Court House. A. L. Layton; Dennisville Circuit, South Dennis, South SeaviUe, E. Walker; Eldora Circuit, Belleplain, Delmont, A. D. Elwell; Erma, S. F. Sliker: Goshen, Harold Dunn; Dias Creek, Harold Dunn; Green Creek, Samuel Way; Rio Grande, Samuel Way: North Wildwood, W. R. McClelland; Ocean City, B. F. Allgood; Pet ersburg Circuit: Seaville, Marmora, R. S. Judge; Sea Isle City, John McKechnie; Tuckahoe, E. M. Munyon; Wildwood, E. W. Graham. Changes of pastors in 124 churches of the New Jersey Conference of the Methodist Church were made Sunday when the Conference closed its annual meeting in Ocean City. The number of ministers transferred to new pulpits was said by Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, presiding officer, to be somewhat greater than the average -for other years because of two special factors this year. Many changes were made necessary to overcome vacancies caused by 11 younger ministers going into the armed forces as chaplains. Others were caused by the retirement from regular duty of seven elderly member* of the Conference. A church law making retirement compulsory the age of 72 went into effect this year.

164 Volunteer To 6ive Blood For Red Cross Exceeding it* original quota of volunteer blood donors, the local committee in charge of the blood plasma donation campaign announced this week that 164 southern Cape May County resident* had pledged to give a pint of blood each when the mobile Red Cross unit arrives here on October 19. Additional pledges are being received daily, committee members said, and the number of donors is expected to soar before the unit arrives here. The mobile unit, with its corps of doctors, nurses and Red Cross motor corps members will be in Cape May on Monday, October 19, to take blood donations from which blood plasma is made for emergency use. The mobile unit will make its headquarters at the social hall of the Cape Island Baptist Church from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 pjn. Conunittec members announced this week that notices will be mailed to all registered donors shortly. Committee members stressed the fact that promptness in keeping appointments is necessary to keep the mobile unit's schedule intact and to make possible the taking of blood dona(Continued on Page Four)

POSTAGE PREPAID-*!JJO A VBAR

pounds j Large Audience Hears

Army Band Concert A near-capacity audience comB osed of school children and Cape _ lay residents heard an outstanding band concert at Convention

Hall Tuesday afternoon.

The 113th Infantry Band, of Fort Dupont, Del., gave the concert for pupils of southern Cape May County schools. Students of Cape May's public and parochial schools and the West Cape May grammar school attended the concert. A crowd estimated at nearly 1.000 persons filled Convention

Hall for the event.

The regimental band first appeared in Cape May on September 6 when it gave a concert at a guard mounting ceremony on the lawn of Congress Hall and later played for a dance held at

Cape May Point.

Local pupils paraded from the schools to Convention Hall. The Cape May High School Band led

the parade.

ri«'7™ 1 -i^ a P e P astor Honored Sunday

On Eve Of Entering Army

Buses Replace Trains At Sea isle City • WASHINGTON — The Pcnn-aylvania-Reading Seashore Lines were authorized Monday to substitute motor buses for a steam passenger, express and baggage train service operating between 51*t street. Ocean City, and Sea lale City. The length of the line involved is 6.72 miles. Under the order, explained the Office of Defense Transportation, the railroad must remove the rails. The rail service had been confined to weekend travel, with buses already handling the bulk of passenger travel.

The Rev. RoberP D. Carlin. , tor of the Cape Island Baptist Church for several years, who left Cape May yesterday to begin his duties as a chaplain in the U. S. Army, was guest of honor at a farewell party held during the Sunday evening fellowship hour

at the Baptist Church.

Mr. Carrin was presented with a leather traveling bag by members of thp church, and Mrs. Carlin was presented with a pin, bearing the insignia worn by service men's wives, as a gift from the ladies of the church. The farewell .was arranged by the Mothers of Service Men, a church group formed in the Baptist Church several months ago. Mrs. Allen F. Willson was in thanre of the program Sunday

evening.

AH churches in the community were represented at the fareweU. Church representatives who spoke briefly, praising Mr. Carrin for the work he has done in Cape May, included the Rev. Paul N. Fairbrother, the Rev. falter E. Kelly, both of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea; Luther C. Ogden, representing the First Methodist Church in the absence of the Rev. Samuel Blair; the Rev. Albert W. Lena and Edwin

C. Miller, representing the First Presbyterian Church; the Rev. W ilbur E. Hogg, Jr., representing the Church of the Advent; John T. Hewitt, representing the Cape Island Baptist Church; the Rev. Clarence W. Letts, a well known lay minister; Lewis T. Stevens, representing the Cape May Kiwanis Club, of which Mr. Carrin is a member; and Miss Jennie Haines, representing the ladies of the church. Mrs. Hazel Butler sang a vocal solo as part of the musical program, and group singing of patriotic selections followed. The Mothers of Service Men presented Mr. Carrin with a service man's sewing kit. More than 100 persons attended the farewell for Mr. Carrin. The local pastor, who came here from Stuart. Fla., reported for duty at Indiantown Gap, Pa. yesterday after he had been commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U. S. Army chaplain corps. Until a successor can be found to fiU the Baptist pulpit for the duration, supply ministers wiU preach at the local church, a church committee announced this week.

Local Men Named To Co. Road Posts COURT HOUSE Louis J. Sayre, of Cape May, was appointed a county road foreman by the Cape May County Board of Freeholders yesterday • .afternoon. Sayre's appointment was made to fill a vacancy caused by the recent death of Elmer Hemingway, of Cold Spring, who had served as a road foreman for some time. Announcing the appointment. Freeholder Osman M. Corson, director of highways, said that the schedule would be reorganized to permit three supervisors in the southern section of the county to do the work previously Hone by _ John Donnelly, of West Cape May, was appointed a driver on the county road crew. Sayre was formerly an acting foreman.

Parolee Sentenced To State Prison William “Bootie” Kersey, colored, of 520 Elmira street, was sentenced to state prison for a term of three to five years yesterday by Judge Thomas A. Siddall after he had entered a plea of guilty when he was arraigned on a charge of illegal entry tad

grand larceny.

Kersey, who has a long police record, Wqs arrested late Thursday aftemdqp by Officers Cunningham, Bowen and Major. He s charged with having entered third-floor apartment on Columbia avenue and stealing a

strong box.

Local ■ police received a * complaint from Mrs. Lowell Meyer, occupant of the apartment, who gave them a detailed description of Kersey. She said she was in the back yard when the youth entered the house and emerged carrying her strong box. Afraid to accost him alone, Mrs. Meyer notified police who arrested Ker-

sey a short time later.

Police said Kersey had served ice to the Meyer apartment during the summer and had become familiar with the surroundings. In police court Friday night. Kersey plead guilty after having made a confession to Police Chief

John J. Spencer, Jr.

Police records show that Kersey has been arrested nine times for various offenses. He has served time on four occasions, and at present is under parole from Annandale, a state reform school.

Ricker Addresses Cape May Students Daniel J. Ricker, of Cape May, o u n t y school superintendent, spoke to the Senior Class of Cape May High School during the vocational guidance program last

Friday.

Mr. Ricker emphasized that a isic knowledge of English and | arithmetic is an essential part graduate's education which

d graduates when the business world.

FIVE CENTS

Rail Service

Urged By Mayor In Letter To PRSL Head Revision of Cape May’s winter train schedule to add more trains between this city and Philadelphia and to provide more convenient hours of departure was urged this week in . a letter from Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape Mav, to J. 0. Hackenberg, general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania-

Reading Seashore Lines.

Mayor Hand suggested the possibility of returning to the intermediate schedule in effect from Labor Day to September 27 to provide better train service for this city. In his letter, he cited sharp increases in railroad traffic to this resort and

pointed out that large num-

Freeholders Protest Rail Service Cut

COURT HOUSE The Cape May County Board of Freeholders yesterday went on record protesting discontinuance of railroad service to Seven Mile Beach and curtailment of rail service to other

county resorts.

The board's action followed receipt of a letter from C. O. Letzkus, treasurer of the Stone Harbor Lumber Co., Inc., who protested vigorous!} discontinuance of the Seven Mile Beach service, connecting with Ocean City. Commenting on the protest.

“I feel that the railroad company is taking advantage of war-

time conditions to reduce its . . vice to Cape May County points. I know that the service to Cape May at present is not adequate and that protests have been made by city officials and Navy author-

itiea.

“I believe that we should protest vigorously any contemplated reduction in railroad service, for once it has beer, cut or stopped, it will be difficult after the war to resume normal service,” he declared.

Man Killed As Car Overturns Sat. COLD SPRING — One man was killed, one was injured and four others escaped injury when an automobile traveling at a high rate of speed overturned on the Old Shore Road here early Satur-

day morning.

The dead man was Ralph Smith, colored, of Atlantic avenue, Cape May Court House, driver of the car. He was thrown from the automobile and was pinned beneath it. State police said he died of a crushed chest and a

skull fracture.

Injured was Noah Price, Jr., also colored, of White street, Cape May Court House, owner of the car. He sustained a minor fore-

head laceration.

WEST CAPE MAY — Tax collections of the borough during the first nine months of 1942 exceed those for a comparable period of last year by more than 13,000, Collector and Treasurer Everett V. Edsall reported to the borough commission Tuesday night. Reporting a substantial cash balance in the borough's various accounts, Edsall said that collections as of October 3 this year totalled $22,460 compared with

$19,128 last year.

Current year taxes amounted to $13,558 in the total collections. Last year for the first nine months, 1941 taxes amounted to

$12,779, Edsall reported.

Borough officials expressed gratification at the increased rate of

_ ... . collections, and said they hoped

, . ” h . e C apc May County Mims- the trend would continue until the id graduates when they enter tenal Association held its regu- end of the year ‘•••'iness world. Jar monthly meeting in the First > , . , . dated a number of person-1 Methodist^Church of this city on | coH^rtionsT^ ^ < -" to ? re of tax

The four other occupahts of the ir, all colored, escaped injury. .State police said the accident occurred at 1 a. m. Saturday as the car was traveling north on

the Shore Road.

Price was treated by Dr. Frank iv. Hughes, of Cape May. Smith was killed instantly,

they said.

County Ministers In °l Session Here Monday

Tax Collections Up In West Cape May

al experiences illustrating his I Monday, October

point. The importance of reading | Following routine business, good books as pftrt of the stu- Chaplain Jesse Lyons, of the Cape

Backman Recalled To Active USNR Duty Lieutenant Virden H. Backman. USNR, of Jefferson street and Wenonah avenue, who has been on inactive duty for several months after having spent a year in Panama Canal Zone, has been recalled to active service. Lieutenant Backman is stationed at the U. S. Naval Base here, and has been assigned to inspection duty.

lent’s leisure program was

unphasized.

The Senior Class will other professional and bui men who will speak to the intervals throughout the yei

Plan For Rally Day At Chapel On October 18 WEST CAPE MAY — The annual rally day of the West Cape May Union Chapel will be observed on Sunday afternoon, October 18, at 2:30 o’clock. A special committee is planning to present an entirely new rally day program ■on this occasion. The program will be different from those of former years as those taking part will present new features, new voices, old favorite hymns and an outstandEveryone attending Sunday School in the Chapel next Sunday, October 11, will be presented with three tags. "One for each visitor or former member of the Sunday School who has not attended since July 1 is to be placon the visitor by the donor the tag. Should the donor be able to place three or mere tags on visitors, a fitting prize vrill be awarded.

May Naval Base, addressed thi group on, “Life As Seen Through

A Chaplain's Eyes'*.

Those attending the meeting were the Rev. Christian W. Dannehauer, president; Rev. W. G. Hunter, secretary-treasurer of the association; Rev. M. Ellsworth Walker, Rev. W. A. McClelland, Adjutant Theodore F. Thompson, director of the Cape May USO Club; Rev. Albert W. Lenz, Rev. Samuel Blair and Rev. Irvin H.

Fisher.

City Schools Show Tuition Loss Total enrollment in Cape May's public schools shows a net gain of six over that of last year, according to final figures _announced yesterday by Dr. Edward E. Pickard, school superintendent. This year’s total enrollment is 572. With decreases in the high school and the Franklin Street School, the total enrollment was brought up by an increase of 26 in the Lafayette Street School. Dr. Pickard said that despite the increase in the total enrollment, there is a decrease of 23 high school tuition students this year and a net gain of eight elementary school tuition students.

If the present

rend continues, officials estimated, the percentage of collections this year should be in excess of that figure. They pointed out that a higher collection percentage would be of value to West Cape May taxpayers next year because the percentage is one of the factors considered in formulation of the

following year’s budget.

112 County People Given Employment WILDWOOD — The U. S. Employment Service announced today that 101 men and 11 women were placed in employment during the month of September through the local office located at 3318 New

Jersey avenue.

Cape May County continues its active construction program, centering mostly in the lower section of the county. Operations at the Naval Air Station, Cape $J a F Point, the Cape May canal and the airport at Fishing Creek are responsible for placing most of the workers, both male and fe-* male. Work of this nature is expected to continue for some time, said Harry W.- Henning, manager of the Wildwood office. Experienced sewing machine operators are in demand locally, and any persons possessing qualifications should apply imme< diately to the employment office.

bers of service men in this area added even more to the railroad’s opportunities. In his letter, the Mayor aaid; “As you of course know the only train leaving Cape May in the morning leaves at 6:39 a. m.;

arriving at Broadway, Camden, at 8:25 and at Broad Street Station at 9 a.m. This replaces the 6:44

previously in operation and elim-

inates the train formerly leaving at 8:45 a. m., arriving at Broad-

way at 10:44 and at Broad Street

Station at 10:55. The afternoon train ia much the same except that it is seven minutes slower,” the Mayor wrote. “On the trip from Philadelphia the train for-

Freeholder Ralph T. Stevens, of merl y leaving Broad Street StaCape May. said: tlon 5:50 and Market Street

Wharf, Philadelphia, at 6:45 and arriving in Cape May at 8 p. m.

has been eliminated. TRAINS CROWDED

“It has been my experience frequently and over a period of the last few days and after the dose of the normal summer season, that all these trains have been crowded,” the Mayor continued. "Railroad traffic to and from Cape May has increased many fold even excluding consideration of travel by military personnel. I had hoped that in view of this greatly increased travel that the intermediate schedule in effect prior to September 27th would be continued since the traffic seems certainly to justify it,” Hand

stated.

"In addition to that, and of far more importance than the convenience of the civilian traveling public, it seems to me that it is quite necessary to provide more frequent service than we have now for the movement of military personnel. (Continued on Page Four)