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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1942

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Three Are Hurt As Car Strikes Pole, Overturns Three persons were injured, one of them seriously, when the car in which they were riding careened from the highway and crashed into a pole along Route 4 at Rio Grande early Sunday morning.

Injured were;

Mrs. Dorothy Schnernick, 21, of 1217 Washington street. Cape May, who sustained a fractured nose, serere contusions of the left eye, lacerated face, loss of front teeth, and deep lacerations

of the left knee.

Lieutenant (jg) Charles E. Schernick, 24, same address, driv- . er and owner of the automobile, who suffered abrasions of the

knees and shock.

Lieutenant (jg) Robert Thompson, 2-L of 106 Bryn Mawr avenue, Lansdowne, Pa. and Cape May, who sustained lacerations of the nose and mouth. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Lieutenant ami Mrs. Schernick were treated at, Mace's Hospital, North Wildwood^where they were taken by passing, motorists. They were later transferred to Atlantic City Hospital in the North Wild-

wood ambulance.

Lieutenant Thompson

treated at the dispensary at the

Cape May Naval Base.

State Police who investigated the accident, which occurred at 1 a.m. Sunday, said the Schernick car was traveling south on Route 4, when Lieutenant Schernick apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The car swerved to the left side of the highway, struck the pole and overturned. The pole was

sheared off at its base.' -

According 1 ., to reports, Mrs. Schernick was hurled through the windshield by the impact of the crash. The three victims were pinned beneath the overturned ve-

hicle.

Latest reports from the hospital indicate Mrs. Schemick’f condition is fair. No arrests were made by police. Lieutenants Schernick and Thompson are' attached to the Naval Base here. Both are members of the U. S. Naval Reserve.

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Alumni Association To Be Revived The long defunct Cape May High School Alumni Association will be reorganized at a meeting to be held in the high school on Saturday, October 24. at 8 p. m., it was announced Tuesday. Charles A. Swain, well known local merchant and civic leader, issued a call for . the meeting Tuesday afternoon after he had appointed temporary chairmen of the alumni committee by Dr. Edward E. Pickard, city school su- / perintendent. Swaih said the reorganization meeting will consist of a short business meeting at which £imc permanent officers of the revived association will be elected and an executive committee will be nam-

ed.

'jFpHowing the business meeting, -the Senior Class of Cape May High School will give the alumni group a reception in the school • gymnasium, at which time there will be refreshments and dancing. In issuing the cal! for the meeting, Swain urged all graduates of Cape May High School to attend the reorganization session in order to .farm the association on a penjuthent basis. In'return for Hie reception, the apirociation will give a similar function for -the -Senior Class sometime during the school year.

Logan Taylor, Cape MV Agent, Buried Logan B. Taylor, state motor vehicle agent for Cape May and vicinity and a prominent Cape May real estate agent, died suddenly at his Maryland avenue home Saturday after a heart at-

tack. He was 46.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at his home, 1223 .Maryland avenue, and interment was made in Cold Spring Cemetery under the direction of Earl L. Hollingsead, mortician. The Rev. Albert W. Lenz', pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated at the services. Mr. Taylor is survived by his ife, Kathryn, a son, James, and sister, Mrs. Mary M. Davis, Apparently in good health, Mr. Taylor was stricken shortly after 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and

died immediately.

For years he had conducted the real estate business established by his father, under the name of .1. E. Taylor and Son/He had at one time been operator of the Lafayette Hotel, and had always been closely identified with Cape

May's business life,

recent years he had been exclusive agent for houses built in the Maryland and Idaho avenue developments by Walter Hemquist. He had also operated boardwalk amusement conces>n in addition to serving as state motor vehicle agent in Cape May for the last six years. Mr. Taylor was active in Republican politics, having been a nember' of the Republican county ommittee, representing the third ward of this city, ‘for several He was a member of the city zoning adjustment board.

Red Cross To Have Annual Meet Oct. 23 There will be a meeting of the Cape May Branch, American Red Cross, on Friday evening, October 23, at 8 o’clock in the high school .auditorium for the purpose of' electing officers, receiving reports and any other business which, may appear. Speaker of the evening wjll be Mrs. .H. B. Mecleary. chairman of Volunteer Special Sendees of the Capo May County Chapter. Mrs. Mecleary has had wide experience in 'Red Cross work in numerous chapters in this country and in Honolulu. "We urge the 700 residents of Cape May who joined the branch in- the last - Roll Call to attend this meeting and learn what the branch has been doing in its war effort and civilian, work,” the executive committee’said today.

MEN TAKE DRAFT TESTS More than 100 men in the southern section of Cape May County underwent preliminary physical examinations for Selective Service at Mace’s Hospital, North Wildwood, on Friday evening.

IN HOSPITAL Gilbert C. Hughes, city tax collector and treasurer, is a patient in the Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, where he is under observation of specialists.

LOGAN B. TAYLOR Well known Cape May real tate agent, motor vehicle agent and business man, who died Saturday afternoon of a heart attack.

Pioneer Merchant Of Villas Succumbs Maurice Hunt, who opened the first store in the Villas, died at Shore Memorial Hospital Sunday after an illness of a week. He

i 63.

Ir. Hunt, who formerly lived Philadelphia, moved to the Villas when the development of the bayshore resort started "12 ears ago. He was active in commnity affairs and operated a combined grocery store aiid butcher shop. . - . He is survived by his wife, La\ moral services were held Wednesday at his residence, Delaware •nrkway and Bayshore Road. Interment was made in the Baptist Cemetery, Cape May Court House.

Swain Elected Executive Of Kiwanis Area TRENTON—Charles A. Swain, of Cape May, well known resort business man, was elected lieutenant governor of the Delsea Division -of New jersey’s Kiwanis International at a streamlined, one-day convention at the StacyTrent Hotel. Swain’s election Monday marked the first time that a Cape May man has held the honor of serving as lieutenant governor. In his new position Mr. Swain will be executive officer of the Delsea Division which covers the entire southern tip of New Jer--sey. He is one of six lieutenant governors of the New Jersey dis-

trict,

Kenneth F. Woodbury, of Weehawken, was elected Governor of the New Jersey District of Kiwanis International at the convention. He succeeded Adie D. Shultz,. of Keyport. - * District Secretary F. Emery Stevens, of Elizabeth, was reelected, and Ross W. Chandler, of Caldwell, was named treasurer to succeed Ray A. Ldcht, of Trenton, who declined renomination. Other lieutenant-governors selected at Monday's convention are: Bridge Division, Judge John B. Kates, of Camden, re-elected. Capital Division, William Kay, Summit, succeeding George Brenfleck, Jr., of Trenton. Central Division. Dr. F. W. Losfc, of Elizabeth, succeeding Chester W. Snedeker, of New Brunswick, Metropolitan division, Dr. B. T. D. Schwarz, of Jersey City, reOrange Mountain Division, R. Van Buren Ball, of Pompton Plains, re-elected. Included in the Delsea Divis re 12 Kiwanis Clubs located thsecon, Atlantic City, Bridgeton, lape May, Egg Habor, Hammonton, Millville, Ocean City, Pleas--intville, ' Somers Point, Vineland .nd Wildwood.

Red Gross Blood Donor Unit Coming

Ornithologists To Visit Sanctuary One hundred members, of the American Ornithological Ui will climax their annua! gathe rhich is being held this week t the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, with a visit to . the Witmer Stone Wildlife, Sanctuary at Cape May Point tomorrow. The group will arrive here this evening by train and will spend the' night at the Hotel Macomber. Leaving the hotel early tomorw morning; the scientists, representing virtually all sections of the country, will go to the sanctuary to observe the autumn flights of birds. The excursion group will return to Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon. Dr, Witmer H. Stone, for whom the sanctuarv was named, was for years a fellow of the American Ornithological Union. An interesting sidelight is that was a member of the union’ who first observed and named the Cape May Warbler, which is known by that name throughout the world. The bird, although it does not nest here, appears each fall on its southward migration. This year approximately 20 of the Cape May Warblers have been noted by Richard H. Pough, wa in charge of the sanctuary.

HARTS RETURN HOME Ensign and Mrs. Thomas Hart, prominent Cape May summer res iijents. closed their Stockton ave ue cottage this week ami hav •turned to their home in Wynne "Wood after a long season at-this

' sort.

Mr. Hart, president of Summer Cottagers Association •r several years, has receive ■mmission as an ensign in U. S. Goast Guard Reserve.

Commission Urges R&yision Of Tax Exemption Statutes

Officials of Cape May this week .’nt on record favoring legislative action to revise completely New Jersey’s tax exemption laws, following a Court of Errors and Appeals ruling which held that non-pecuniary organizations formed for the mutual assistance of their members are eligible for tax

exemption.

Cape May’s official action followed receipt of a bulletin from the borough of Princeton, citing the high court ruling and urging all New Jersey municipalities to band together to bring about i revision of the state’s tax exemp-

tion legislation.

Citing two cases involving s fraternity house in New Bruns-

May, announced that city repeg,sentatives will discuss the matter with other municipal officials at the November convention of the State League of Municipalities. _ He said he favors complete revision of the exemption laws to make only churches exempt from

taxation.

"I agree that churches should be exempt from taxes, but. I feel that every other organization, regardless of its motives or purposes, should pay its proportionate share of the cost of“government just as individual property

owners.

“Tax exemption has reached

ick and a Woman’s Community i such a point in New jersey that Club building, both of which were | most communities lose large sums

granted exemptions under the ruling, Princeton officials pointed out that such a ’ ruling would result in a loss of at least a million dollars worth of taxes annually, or a tax rate increase of

30 points.

Mayor T. Millet Hand, of .Cape

of money annually, and under this most recent ruling, that amount will undoubtedly he multiplied many times. It is time that the Legislature takes action

on this question and provides a , 1UI , IWC , B „„ , fc allu more equitable eet of exemption „„ mbetiteted.

laws,” he declared.

Equipment for a complete blood donor jeenter is carried in this special truck. The truck collects blood for the Army and Navy. c This mobile unit, accompanied by a staff of doctors and nurses, will visit Cape May on Monday, October 19. It will assist the local Red

Cross committee in handling volunteer blood donors.

Arrangements Completed For Blood Donations On Monday Citizens of Cape May will have an opportunity to make blood donations through the Red Cross to help save the lives of American fighting men on Monday, October 19, when a mobile blood donor unit will bG'in Cape May. The irfbbile

unit's staff will take blood donations from more than

150 volunteers.

Announcing that final arrangements have been completed for the blood donation drive Monday. Clarence D. Fisher, chairman of the local blood donor committee,

reported that donation pledges ' after he had choked his aged monre still being received by thel th '’ r - Benjamin Creamer. 62. of committee although more than ^ *" nl -

Man Sent To Prison For Choking Mother

1X0 local citizens have already registered. Chairman Fisher and his committee this week stressed the necessity for all volunteer blood donors to observe strictly the appointment schedule in order to avoid delay. Each volunteer has been or will be assigned a time to report to the mobile unit at the Cape Island Baptist Church social room to give his donation. With such a large number of volunteers to be handled in the space of only a few hours, it is absolutely necessary that there arc no de-

lays.

"Cape May’s schedule is so arranged that the staff of the mobile unit will handle seven patients every 15 minutes during the time they are working here. It is not difficult to sec that there is the utmost need for promptness on the part of volunteers," Fisher explained. The unit, will operate here from (Continued on Page Four)

October 21 Set As Allegiance Day TRENTON — Governor Charles Edison late last week issued a proclamation designating October 21 as a day to re-affirm allegiance to flag and cquntry. The date will be the golden anniversary of the pledge of the citizenry of the' nation to the flag of the United States. The Governor urged the observance of the Allegiance Pledge in cities, towns and villages throughout the state with appropriate ceremonies in schools, churches, with civic organizations and officials participating. He reques that flags be displayed on public buildings, workshops, factories, business houses and homes

rday by Judge Thor

dull.

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Creamer was charged with having choked his mother, Mrs. Mathilda Creamer, 84, while in a drunken rage, authorities said. Edward A. Rodgers, of Ocean City, who 'last week plead non vult to a charge of stealing $1,116.69 in city funds from Ocean City, was sentenced to a term of 364 days in the county jail by Judge Siddall. Rodgers had been missing for several months after the loss of the city funds was discovered in July. He was apprehended last week in Philadelphia.

Police Searching For Meanest Thief Local police ore searching for this . community's candidate for the title of "meanest thief”. The search was launched when theft of a white-walled tire from the recently purchased Red Cross Motor Corps station wagon was

" •ported this week.

Officers of the local Red Cross lit reported that a practically ;w white-walled tire had . been removed from the right front wheel of the station wagon. In its place was put the spare whitewalled tire, .which was replaced with a recapped black-walled tire

of inferior grade.

Police and Red Cross officials are conducting an intensive' search for the thief and are attempting to trace the stolen tire through serial numbers on it and on the

Year-Around Use Of Pier Is Requested ' A request from the. Cape May Woman's Community Club for use of Convention Hall and heating facilities for Saturday evening dances for service men during the winter months was received by the-city commission Friday. The request was referred to Commissioner George P. Wentzcll, director of •public works, who has jurisdiction over all public buildings.

Com Mayor

Board Sustained On Draft Appeal Case A draft appeal filed for John T. Gallagher, 20, of Mayville, by his employer, seeking occupational deferment, was rejected late last week by the Presidential Appeal' Board at Washington, after it had bee% sustained by the South Jersey appeal board. Gallagher was originally classified as a 1-A registrant, subject to immediate call, by the local board. An appeal filed by Ernest Downam. of Ocean View, owner of the farm on which Gallagher is employed, was upheld by the district appeal board, and Gallagher was placed in class 2-A. The appeal board's derision was appealed to the Presidential board by the State Director of Selective Service,'and was returned Thursday, upholding the local board's original action.

enting on the proposal, I'. Millet Hand expressed .• that the city should coas fully as possible to

s-holesome recreation for i I SO,

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Start Plans For Big Hallowe'en Parade Tentative plans for a Hallowe'en parade and dance to be held here Saturday afternoon and evening, October 31, were started this week by Cape May public school officials, who are spbhsoring the events as a benefit for

the high school band.

According to preliminary plans, the parade will start at Cape May Golf Club, and the line of march will move on Franklin street, Washington, Perry, North, Congress, Congress Place, Perry Washington, Ocean streets and Beach Drive. The parade will start at 3 p.m. The Hallowe’en dance at Conveqtiorv Hall will be

held Saturday evening.

In the parade will bo the high school band, pupils of the Lafayette Street School, the West Cape May string band and pupils, Franklin Street iSchool pupils, a band from another high school, parochial school pupils, students f the Lower Township Consolilated School, high school students. Girl Scouts, American Lcgidn•S; VFW members, Red Cross,

Club and Woman's

stationed in this lo- Community Club

•ality. He indicated that he would | A1 | school groups will parade favor such a plan if the U.SO , |, y ,.| nsscs un.i,.,- t | )0 direction of T s " i m c similar agency would , lome room teachers. School prin-

providc stoves with which to heat |

Scrap Harvest Launched In Cape May County Today

COURT HOUSE — Cape May junty farmers will move into the front lines of the drive for scrap metal and rubber wifh the launchng of the National Scrap Har.•est in New Jersey today. Resorts areas also are continling their"*collections during the Scrap Harvest, October 15-31. Wildwood will conduct an all-out •-day campaign Friday with re than a dozen trucks gathering and hauling vital war materials throughout the—-day. All of the resorts have designated Official salvage depots where junk may he taken during the Harvest of them are continuing

their collections.

the inland parts of the

county, however, that salvage e( : . forts will be intensified during the Scrap Harvest. Every farm and every non-farm home in LowDennis, Middle' and Upper

Scott To Seek Support For State Waterway General improvement of the New Jersey inland waterwiy from Cape May to Manasquan to permit its use by barges engaged in war-time transportation will be urged by Senate President L Grant Scott, of Cape May, at the annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association in Philadelphia next week. Representing Cape May, Senator Scott will submit his proposal as an alternative to the construction of a multi-million-doDar canal project across the northern section ol New Jersey between the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. Scott disclosed Friday at n meeting of the'* city commission that he will attend Die convention to seek the association's support for the waterway improvement. “In. view of recent protestn against the proposed North Jersey canal project and the obvious inadvisability of attempting such a project during the present national emergency, I feel that the association should throw its weight behind a movement te have the existing New Jersey inland waterway widened and deepened to permit its use by coastwise barges in accordance with recommendations' recently made by President Roosevelt as an ana- * wer to the war-time transportation problem,” Senator Scott declared. "I intend to attend the convention^ in Philadelphia next Thursday arid Friday and solicit the association's support for this project,” the Senator said. "The cross-Jersejj canal, which has been the association’s principal objective for years, would cost millions of dollars. It would require vast amounts of steel and other vital materials for bridges (Continued on Page Four)

Urgent Need For Red Cross Workers More workers are needed at the Red Cross headquarters, 323 Decatur street, to complete the surgical dressings quota which has been assigned to the Cape May Branch. The rooms are open Mondays, Thursday and Fridays from 1® a.m. until 4 p.m., and on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 10:30l V(» are in a war and these dressings must be made for the Army and Navy. The need is urgent. Women of Cape May, won’t you wake up to these facts and join the comparatively few women who are working there day after day to fill this need? What if you are busy? Most of you cam find a few hours h week to help if you make up your mind to it. Please come.'” officers of the local board urged this week.

t i.- - upp ?„ ery township Townships, and in Woodbine, willi n _ „ ro be canvassed during the week. 1°” nre asKe

Members of the Cape Mhy (Continued on Page Five)

County Volunteer Corps of the New Jersey Extension Service today will begin a drive which within the next several days will carry thpm' into every inland

home in the county.

I Farmers and other residents

will be asked to inspect their premises for iron and metals of all kinds, rubber f burlap bags and rags. They will be requested to get the material into war pro-

duction by: (1) delivering it to

one o£. the officially-designated Salvage Depots in their home municipality; (2) getting it ready to be haulril away in a municipal road truck, or (3) selling it to

a junk dealer and reporting the

weight to the chairman of their local Salvage Committee. ' Saturday, October 24, will be known as junk Rally Day in evtownship in the county. Donare asked to assemble their

Republican Rally Next Thursday COURT HOUSE — Albert Wawkes, of Montclair, and Major General Benjamin D. Foulois, of Ventnor, Republican candidates for ,U. S. Senate and House of Representatives respectively, will be guests of honor at a Republican . rally to be held at the Wildwood Golf Club, Burleigh, Ikext Thursday afternoon, OctobeV 22, at 1 ’clock. \ All Cape May County Republicans will also attend the rally, vhich is expected to be one of he highlights of the pre-election campaign. Refreshments featuring baked ims and baked oysters will be rved. A large attendance is anticipated .at. the rally, which will mark the opening gun in the 942 general election campaign. County candidates are Senate 'resident I. Grant Scott, of Cape May; Speaker of the House John E. Boswell, of Ocean City, Surrogate Irving Fitch, of Sea Isle City, Freeholders Ralph T. Stevens and Percy H. Jackson, of Cape May and Wildwood respectively, all candidates fT're-elec-tion, and Herbert R. H&nsman, of Villas, candidate for coroner.

Will Aid Farmers With Truck Certificates COURT HOUSE — Cape May County's ULS.D.A. War Board hak been requested to appoint a committee to asrist farmers in filing their applications for Farm Track Certificates of War Necessity. The certificates are required far the Office of Defense Transport»tion to weed out unnecessary commercial vehicles, and must ba ready‘for use by November 15. It is reported that a few farmer* have already received application papers, mailed from Detroit. October 22, 23 and 24 have been designated as national farm track registration-period.