88th YEAR, No. 43

Caw May Wavk. Established 1884. Stab or the Caw. Establishko 1868. Caw May Stab 8 Wavs. Consolidated 1907.

CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942

DELIVERED BY MA1L4N THE U.S.A. POSTAGE PREPAID—81.90 A YEAR

FIVE CENTS

Big Hallowe’en Parade, Dance Here Saturday Promising to be one of the most elaborate Hallowe’en celebrations this resort has had for many /ears, the Hallowe’en parade Saturday afternoon and the masked ball at Convention Hall on Saturday night are expected to attract throngs of spectators and participants. The parade, which will start at 3 p.m., will fortn at the Cape May Golf Club, and will march on Lafayette street, Jefferson, Washington, and Perry streets. Beach Drive, to Howard street, Columbia avenue to Franklin street where it will disband. Parade entries will be judged at the reviewing stand which will be erected in front of Convention

Hall.

Under the aponsorship of Cape May public schools, as a benefit for the high school band, the Hallowe’en celebration will draw participants from a wide area of southern Cape May County. In the parade will be the high school band. Cape May High School students, Lafayette Street School and Franklin Street School pupils,. the West Cape May string band, West Cape May pupils, Catholic school students, Lower Township Consolidated School children, the Wildwood band, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, individuals not connected with organisations, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Red Cross, the USO, the Woman's — Continued On Page Five —

Scott Seeks Support For Waterway Work Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, last week urged the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association to throw its support to a proposal for general improvement of the New Jersey inland waterway between Cape May and Manasquan to enable barge traffic to use the

inside route.

In a letter to the association, in convention at Philadelphia, Senator Scott cited the fact that the Cape May County canal, which will be comnleted shortly, will make possible "inside” passage along the Atlantic coast for small

craft.

A _ comparatively inexpensive dredging project would be reouired to open the New Jersey inland waterway to a sufficient depth to accommodate coastwise barges carrying vital war materials. Scott pointed out. He urged the association support such a movement in cordance with President Roosevelt's recent recommendations to utilise barges more extensively for coastwise transportation. Edison Tax Proposal Rebuffed By Senate TRENTON — The Republicancontrolled New Jersey State Senate on Monday rebuffed Governor Edison by adiouminjE without acting on enabling legislation sponsored by the Governor to establish a flat rate of 35 cents per $100 valuation for intangible personal property. Edison had asked the Legislatufe, at its special session Monday, to postpone from November 10 to December 81 the date for assessing intangibles for 1943 taxing purposes. The Assembly acted favorably on the Governor's tax proposal, but the measure is ineffective ^without Senate concurrence. The proposed 35-cent a hundred rate for intangibles such ns stocks, bonds and other securities, •would be in contrast to the present requirement, unenforced in most municipalities, that intangibles be taxed at the same local . rates applicable to real property and to tangible personal property. Legion Post Installs New Officers

Ask Observance Of Anniversary On Hovember 12 COURT HOUSE — Thursday, November 12, which marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Cape May County, will I hig day in a quiet way’, County Board of Freeholders stated this week in an advertisement appearing in this newspaper under the auspices' of the Department of Public Affairs, of which Percv H. Jackson is director. “This," said the Freeholders, “should be the occasion for a county-wide celebration of huge proportions that would pay tribute to the men and women of the past and present who have faithfully guided the destinies our county. But these are war times . . . so with transportation curtailed, we must restrain our emotions. We will do our celebrating at home, thus avoiding unnecessary expenditures, needless travel and use of time vital to the war effort.” Continuing, the Freeholders ask that “on November 12, let us recall in a quiet way, the many good deeds that have brought Cape May County to this 250th birthday, and pray that a speedy world peace will enable us, once again, to get into our old-time

stride.”

Concurring with Director Jackn’s opinion that the schools are the best places for the observance of the historic event, Daniel J. Ricker, county school superintendent, this week said that his office and the various schools under his supervision will cooperate with the 'Freeholders in seeing that the anniversary is properly commemorated. Continued On Page Seven -

Officers of the Harry Snyder Post, 193, American Legion, were installed at a post meeting last Wednesday night. They will serve for the fiscal year of 1942-43. New officers, elected in September and installed last week, are Edward A. Dollipger, commander; Percy G. Fox, vice commander; August. Schramm, adjutant; William Whitehead,' finance officer; A. Spencer Nelson, chaplain; E. Smith, historian; Percy d’Romtra, service officer; Paul Snyder, judge advocate; Walter M. Trout, Boy Scout committee; Paul Snyder, Americaniam committee; Whitehead, Sons of the American Lee on Committee and Child Welre; Robert Glaubjt, civil defense; A. C. Lyle, graves; Fox, membership, Snyder, publicity; Trout, oratorical contest; and Whitehead and Trout, USO committee.

To Name Destroyer

For Edwin J. Hill

PHILADELPHIA — One of the Navy’s new destroyers will carry into action the name of Chief Boatswain Edwin J. Hill, a Philadelphian who died at Pearl Harbor, it was disclosed this week. The Naval hero was well known Cape May where he had been a frequent visitor. Mrs. Charles Furey, of 31 Guerney street, i sister of the officer who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and several other members of his family are summer

residents of Cape May.

The nation's highest award, the Congressional Medal of Honor— so rare that only four Pennsylvanians, nil in the Army, won it in World War 1—went to Chief Boatswain Hill, who is the only Pennsylvania sailor to win the

medal so far in this war.

He was killed at Pearl Harbor after superhuman efforts to save his ship from the Japanese attack. He was attempting to help maneuver thfe ship,, from the bombed area to relative safety.

His citation reads In part:

“During the height of the strafing and bombing, he led his men of a detail handling lines of a warship to the quays, cast off the lines and swam back to his ship. Later, while on the forecastle attempting to let go the anchors, he was blown overboard and killed by the explosion of several

bombs.”

CATHERINE SCHOWALD Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schowald, of Cape May, who has been assigned to the Navy Operating Base, Norfolk, Va. as a regular Navy nurse.

Cape May Girl In Navy As Nurse Believed to be the first Cape May girl to volunteer as a Navy nurse, Miss Catherine Rose Schowald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schowald, of 925 Corgie street, left here on Thursday for the Norfolk Operating Base, where she will be stationed at a recently completed Navy hospital. Miss Schowald, who celebrated, her 22nd birthday on October 16,' was graduated from West Catholic High School, Philadelphia, in 1938, and from the Northeastern Hospital, Philadelphia, in 1941. She served at the Abington Memorial Hospital for a year before volunteering as a Navy nurse. The Cape May girl entered the lervicp as a regular nurse and

lot as a reserve.

Mr., and Mrs. Schowald have been residents of Cape May for

the last four years.

Shipbuilding Firm Is Organized Here Papers incorporating the Cape May Shipbuilders, a firm established to build boats for the U. S. Navy, have been filed at Cape May Court House, it was disclos-

ed this week.

Harry Mogck, of Cape May, is president of the new corporation, with Alfred May, of Upper Township, vice president, Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, secretary and treasurer; and Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, coun-

sel.

Capital stock is listed at 1000 shares with common stock of no par value and 2000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $10 per share. Several contracts are in process of being approved by the government, it was learned.

MUST FILE INVENTORIES NEW BRUNSWICK — County farm machinery rationing committees have been notified by Edward V. Lipman, administrative officer of the USDA War Hoard, that all dealers, distributors and manufacturers of farm machinery Sre required to file inventories of certain types of machinery mMinnd as of October 31. The in•entqries must lie filed by Novem-

ber 10.

Auto Fatalities Up In Cape May County With 11 fatal automobile accidents in Cape May County during the first nine months of the current year, this county had an increase of four accident deaths for the period, according to a monthly report- issued by Motor Vehicle Commissioner Arthur W.

Magee.

New Jersey had 92 fewer traffic deaths during the first nine months of this year than during a comparable period of 1941, Magee reported. The decrease was 14 — cent.

Scott Outlines Record Of GOP Legislature TRENTON — Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May County, president of the New Jersey State Senate, today reviewed the war record of the 1942 State Legislature, which, he said, “is one of the best in the country”. Urging the election on November 3rd of Republican nominees for the Senate and House of Assembly, Scott said: "New Jersey's Republican-led war Legislature of 1942 has performed an efficient job of putting our state in readiness to meet the war crisis”. Scott declared the 1942 Legislature “acted promptly and thoroughly in the preparation and passage of legislation aimed to speed the war effort”. He added: "Thirty-flYe Repub-lican-sponsored measures signed to aid in the all-out effort have already been enacted into law by the 1942 legislature. These acts deal with many important phases of the war effort and include the setting up of efficient civilian defense organi tion. Other war measures passed this year facilitate industrial production for war p u r p os e s strengthen the hand of law en forcement agencies in dealing with saboteurs r and other war criminals, protect the rights of and women in military serand aid farm production. We have also passed appropriations for the improvement of military

defenses.

‘Desj>'i& the great responsibilities placed upon the Legislature by our entry into the war, our Republican law-makers have - not neglected the enactment of legislation to meet the state’s ordinary non-war activities and needs. For instance, twenty-eight new laws have been passed so farnhis year in the interest of public health and welfare. Fourteen important laws have been passed promoting the cause of better and more elBcient state and local government. Eleven measures improving our educational facilities and interests have also become law. Ten measures have been passJ ' the interest of municipal

More Seleetees Named For Test Next Wednesday Southern Cape May County Selective Service % registrants who will report for pre-induction, examinations at Camden on Wednesday, November 4, were nained this week by local board officials after they had passed their preliminary screening examinations

at Wildwood

Men who will leave for examination next Wednesday are: Raymond Stonewall Acree, Wildwood;: Arthur James Albertson, Wildwood; Frank Neal Bartleson, Jr., Wildwood; Milton Beck, Wildwood; John Bolton Behr, Wildwood; William Cbssels Bell, Cape May Point; Isadore Blum, Wildwood; Albert Gaetano Bonelli, Wildwood; Austin Brown, Wildwood Crest; John Lewis Brennan, Villas; Edward J. C. Bruhn, Cape May; Allen Burks, Cape May; John Edward Bums, Cape May; Henry Carrbll, Wildwood; Roy Joseph Cheesman, Mayville; Stanley Roy Cheesman, Cape May Court House; Frank Chew, Cape May; Ralph Frankland Clegg, North Wildwood; Charles Vincent Cosgrove, Wildwood; Walter Crozier Countiss, North Wildwood; Thomas Czamecki, Wildwood; Robert Donald DeVane, Whitesboro; Rocco DiStefano, Wildwood; George Washington Dubisse, Wild-

wood.

Continued, On Page Eight —

Fuel Registration Again Delayed

Large Vote Urged In First War Election; Long Records Cited Urging Cape May County voters to exercise their right of franchise in the general election on Tuesday, November 2L Republican candidates and leaders, in brief addresses at a dinner-meeting at the Macomber Hotel here Monday night, declared that a large vote is essential this year to safeguardAmerican liberties and to crystallize public interest in load

ana federal governments.

Addressing a large group of Republican leaders and workers from the southern section of the county, Major General Benjamin D. Foulois, former chief of the U. S. Army Air Corps, Republican candidate for Congress declared that

' November 3 will be one of the

Addresses GOP

and state fimmee; and seven , portant labor laws have been put

upon the statute books.

"All this desirable legislation was drafted, adopted and finally — Continued On Page Five

■iand Predicts Victory For Republicans In Election ^

Complete victory for 1 all Republican candidates in Cape May County in the general - election November 3 was predicted today by Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, Cape May County Republi-

""n Committeeman.

“I am confident that all Republican candidates will receive substantial majorities in the general election,” Hand said. “The Republican party in Cape May County has an outstanding slate this year. With one exception all the Republican candidates are veteran public officials, having served the people of Cape May County well

a number of years.

'Senate President I. Grant Scott and Speaker of the House John E. Boswell, who are seeking re-election to the New Jersey Senate and , Assembly, respectively, have brought great honor to Cape May County, and have placed Jhis county in an extremely favorable position lit state gov-

ernment. T~

“The Board of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May County has established an outsUnding record. Freeholders Ralph T. Stevens, of

City Okays Plan To Scrap Trolley Rails Permission to remove trolley rails from Washington street between Franklin and Ocean streets was granted by the city commission on Friday, following a request by the War Production Board, which will use the rails for scrap metal. The commission, at its meeting Friday, adopted a resolution granting the WPB permission to remove the rails, with the provision that the street must be repaired after the tracks have been removed. The WPB presented its request last week. Officials demurred,because of the form of resolution the federal agency required, pointing out that it gave no assurance 'hat ‘.he street would be resurl*c*d a with FABC bituminous con-

crete.

Following a conference with a representative of the WPB and communication with Arthur E. Corbin, special representative of the War Production Board, the commissioners announced that they were satisfied that the street surface would be replaced satisfactorily.

of Wildwood, candidates for re ; election, have been largely responsible for the great strides the b»ard has made toward efficient and excellent county government. "Surrogate Irving Fitch, of Sea Isle City, another veteran official, has an outstanding record of achievement. Herbert R. Hansman, of Villas, candidate for cor-

oner, is the only Republican

didate for county office who has not had long experience in office, and he is a man I believe is well quahjied for the position he seeks.

Albert W. Hawkes and Major

General Benjamin D. Foulois, viV.™ v candidates for the U. 3. Senate'--- 0n -- N - W Bruns icl{ ’

and House of Representatives respectively, are men of unquestion-

ed ability and integrity.

“All the Republican candidates ■e men who are capable of doing the jobs they seek, of giving the public excellent service, and are men who, I am sure, will give us good government after they are elected on November 3," Hand

concluded.

County Man Named To Fishery Committee Sven H.jMarthin, of Wildwood, this week was appointed as a New Jersey member of the Atlantic _ States Marine Fisheries Commission' advisory committee, formed in compliance with the interstate compact under which the

commission operates.

Marthin is the only Cape May County man on the committee. He represents the commercial fishing interests of New Jersey. Other New Jersey committee members are Captain Harry J. Burlington, executive secretary of the Board of.Fish and Game Commissioners, Montvale; Eugene V. Connett, 2d, South Orange; Arnold Cranmcr, New Gretna, shellfish; Alfred E. Dougherty l ^JWmar, sports; John Matthews, Summit, commercial; Dr. Thurlow C. Nelson, New Brunswick, biologist; Ned Shafer, Elberon, Neptune Sportsmen’s Club; Alvah Wooley,

Spring Lake, commercial.

The committee will render advice to the commission on specific matters that are referred to it from time to time. These will include such recommendations as the conmiission may consider for submission to the governors and legislatures of -the signatory

NEWARK — Registration of fuel oil and kerosene dealers, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been delayed once more' due to lack of. the dealer registration forms because of printing and transportation difficulties. / .State OPA headquarters told dealers, however, that they may come to the rationing boards for consumer application forms to distribute to their customers. Irf this way, state rationing officials pointed out, consumers will riot be held up in filing application forms with rationing-.boards. \ Consumers were urged to fill opt the applications immediately and mail ‘them to their rationing boards together with the dealer’s certified statement of their fuel purchases last heating season. OPA indicated that the dealer registration forms were expected at any moment, and that an announcement of their availability will be made immediately upon

receipt.

All boards have also received copies of fuel oil calculation tables with which rationing boards will establish fuel oil rations to be allotted applicants.

GENERAL B. D. FOULOIS

Retired chief of the Army Air Corps who delivered the keynote address at a dinner-meeting attended by southern Cape May County Republican leaders, candidates and workers here Monday night.

Cape Truck Board Is Enlarged COURT HOUSE — Alternate members of the Cape May County Farm Truck Transportation Committe were appointed late last week to augment the service of the regular committee members. Alternate membeVs are Arthur Greses, of Rio Grande, Edward Robinson, of Cape May, Asa Robbins, of Rio Grande, and John Young, of Court House. Members of the committee are , S. Walker, of Erma, chairman; Edward H. Phillips, of Cold Spring; Edward Meerwald, of South Dennis; Harry Taylor, of Swainton, and Tullio DeSantis, of Tuckahoo. The five members represent the county war board, the vegetable industry, the poultry industry, farm products transportation services and farm supply dealers. The regular and alternate members have been aiding farmers in applying for certificates of war necessity. Future responsibilities include devising ways to foster truck, tire and gasoline conservation in Cape May County by pooling trucks and other methods.

Begin Survey Of Farm Labor Situation NEW BRUNSWICK — An intensive survey of the farm labor situation in New Jersey was started this week, according to L. A. Bevan, director of the Agricultural Extension .Service of

Rutgers University.

The survey is being conducted in each county by the Extension Service Volunteer Corps, a body of farmers Und farm women who have volunteered to carry out special farm war-time assignments. County agricultural agents will supervise the labor survey

work of the volunteers.

Bevan said that the Extension Service is undertaking the survey at the request of leading farm organizations and in cooperation with state governmental agencies. Results of the survey will be tabulated by the Federal-State Crop

Reporting Service.

Convention Hall To Be Closed Soon Following the Hallowe’en dance at Convention Hall Saturday night, the jity-owned entertainment center will be closed for the winter to allow workers to make a number of repairs to the building, the city commission announ-

ced.

Making the announcement, Commissioner George P. Wentzell, director of public works and buildings, said that civilian or service organizations desiring the use of a public building for entertainments and other functions will be granted permission to use the Casino at Beaich Drive and Madison avenue. “It is necessary that repairs be made to Convention Hall during the winter,” the Commissioner explained. “In order to meet the numerous requests for a place tohold public dances and other activities, we are planning to permit the use of the Casino for such purposes.” The Commissioners this week received a letter of appreciation for use of Convention Hall from Adjutant Theodore F. Thompson, local USO director. \ The commission has anoperated fully with the USO and other civic organizations in their various enterprises and activities.

Cape School Alumni Opens Program Reorganizing Saturday, the Cape, May High School Alumni Association- launched an active program for the coming year in an attempt to re-establish the organization on a permanent basis. Charles A. Swain was elected president of the association for the ensuing year. Other officers are Miss Margaret McCullough, vice president; Frahk Randolph, secretary; and Mrs. Robert «5c]au-

bit. treasurer.

The group at the reorganization eting discussed plans for fu-

moat critical days in the

tory- of this nation.

"Winning the war is the greatest problem that faces us today" Genera] Foulois said as he urgei party workers to turn out a large vote in the general election. In his address, Foulois outlined briefly his military record, which started when he enlisted in the Army as a private in the Span-ish-American war, and continued as he rose through the ranks t» the post of Major General !■ charge of the Army Air Corpa. “After the World War," the General said, “I was sent ta Berlin as air attache of the U. 8. Embassy to find out how the Germans were able to carry the terrific burden of war on their backs for four years. During that time we studied the future 'plans of Germany, and from 1927 to 1935 when I was chief of the Army Air Corps I developed plans to meet the German offensive that

I knew would come.

“During its period of reconstruction, Germany developed its home front to overcome the fatal mistake it made in the World War, when the home front collapsed and left the still-fighting German army without support. “The greatest danger to tha United States, as I see it, is not losing the war overseas—I am confident that we will win ife-but I doubt that we shall reach victory without losing some of our

freedoms.

“Weakest link in the chain of civilian defense today is" the confusion and chaos in the effort t» — Continued On Page Four --

Presidential Board Upholds Ruling The Presidential Draft Appeal Board at Washington this week again upheld a draft classification made by Cape May County's Local Board No. 2, in charge of Selective Service administration in the southern section of the county. An appeal was filed in behalf ' Ernest A. Green, colored, whose home is at 623 Elmira street, Cape May, by ’officials of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va, where Green is a student, seeking defermerit on the grounds that Green should be allowed to continue his education. Classiifed as 1-A available for military service by the local board, Green was- changed to a 2-A classification by the district appeal board recently.

Clerk Explains Lawri On Registration COURT HOUSE — To overmo a widespread misunderstandg over eligibility of voters ia the general election. County Clerk Stirling W. Cole yesterday issued a statement pointing out that permanent registration haa no effect on the November 3 elec-

tion.

“Attention is called to the fact that permanent registration doc* not become effective until 1943. The usual procedure of voters* registration will be continued thin

year.

“Those who were registered ia the house-to-house canvass, who registered in person at the September primary election or at the third registration day on October 13 are eligible to vote in the general election," Mr. Cole said. “Many voters feel they cannot

iiiceiing aiscussea plans mr iu- . ., ture activities. Next meeting of 1 vo ^ , thls y ear . because they, have . in , not* been reeisteren nnrtee tlia

the association will be on Friday, November 13, in the high school, followed by dancing and refreshments in the school cafeteria. A membership drive Will be launched soon to recruit all graduates of the high school to association membership. It is also planned to have an annual Thanksgiving reunion dance on Thanksgiving Day at the school. An Alumni football team is planning a game with the high school team

shortly.

Formation of a research committee was suggested by Principal Paul S. Ensmingcr to gather information about graduates which would provide a complete file of all graduates that might be used to aid present students in vocational guidance. — Continued On Page Five —

not* been registered under i permanent registration law. ITwt is a fallacy,” the Clerk explained.

Former Principal Enlists In Navy

Joseph S. K. Hand, former principal of West Cape May ScnodL has enlisted in the Navy and waa sworn in on Tuesday, October 20. Mr. Hand is a graduate of Capo May High School and the New Jersey State Teachers College mt Glassboro. For the past year and a half he has been a representative of the American Book Cornpay in northern New Jersey. Ho will continue in this capocity untl

called for active duty.

Mr. Hand will enter the service

as a yeoman, third daaa.