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88th YEAR, No. 44

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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1942

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County Schools Will Observe Anniversary COURT HOUSE—Most schools of the county are preparing interesting programs for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of Cape May County on November 12, Daniel J. Ricker, county school superintendent, has informed Percy H. Jackson, director'of the Board of Freeholders. Every school in the county will, ' it is expected, appropriately observe the occasion during the week of November U, which has been proclaimed by the Board of Freeholders as “Cape May County Anniversary Week”. A numbet of civic and fraternal organizations in different county communities have also announced their intention of commemorating the historic event sometime during the coming week. Director Jackson has requested all service clubs in the county to stress the anniversary, if only briefly, at their weekly luncheons _ next week. Organizations planning to observe the day may obtain copies of 5 short, chronological history of the county that has been prepared under Mr. Jackson’s supervision, by contacting the oflice of the Board of Freeholders. The booklet, prepared for distribution to every school pupil in the county, is packed with facts pertaining to the growth of the county from its birth on November 12', 1682, to the present. It is a piece of literature worth preserving. The novel and attractive county historical exhibit, now being displayed at Cape May Court House, will be moved to Sea Isle City next week, and the following week will be shown at Woodbine. The wholehearted cooperation being given the Board of Freeholders by Superintendent Ricker’s office in preparation for entertaining as well as educational celebrations of the anniversary was praised this week by Director Jackson. — Continued On Page Four

Sailors Injured In Car-Train Crash RIO GRANDE — Two Cape May sailors were seriously injured here early last Thursday morning when the car in which they were’ riding crashed into a standing freight train at the Rio Grande crossing. Injumi were Robert J. Newhard, 23, of Pennsgrovc, driver of the car, and J. Butler Godwin, 26, a companion. Both men are. stationed at the Naval base in Gape May. The crash occurred about 3 a.m. Thursday as the sailors were proceeding east on Route S-49 at Rio Grande. State police said the freight train was halted --across the road at the time of the crash. Both men sustained head injur-' ies, and Godwin suffered a broken jaw and a fractured right thigh. ' The injured men were removed to the Cane May Naval Base dispensary and were later transferred to the Navy Hospital in Philadelphia. Officers Nominated By Kiwanis Club Nomiriations for Kiwanis Club officers to.be elected at the club meeting on Wednesday, November 18, were submitted this week by the nominating committee. John -J. Spencer, Jr., Cape May's police Chief and Kiwanis secretary for two years, is the committee’s choice "for president of the local club. Other nominations are Herbert C. Harris, for vice president; Guy E. Riley, for treasurer; arid Charles B. Shields and Albert B. Little for members of the board- of directors for three, year • terms. r Lieutenant H. F. L. Hart, U. S. N. R., past president of the Kiwanis Club of Cambridge. Mass., was principal speaker at last night’s club meeting. His tonic was "How Kiwanis Prepared Me for the Service’’.

Legionnaires Will Attend Service Members of the Harry Snyder Post, 193, American Legion, will attend the evening service at the First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, November 8, at which time a special Armistice service will be held. Post members will gather at the comer of Washington and Decatur streets and will march to the church in a body. The group will gather at 7 JO p.m. The Legion ‘post will have its annual Armistice Day celebration at the post rooms on Wednesday evening, November 11. The anniversary celebration will take the form of a Monte Carlo night, and refreshments will be served.

Atlantic City Asks Bus Service To Cape May County ATLANTIC CITY — At the suggestion of M. E. Blatt, leading Atlantic City merchant, the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce has launched a campaign to obtain bus service between Cape May and Atlantic City during the winter months. Demanding bus connections, Blatt and several other Atlantic City business people have urged the chamber to sponsor such a campaign in order to provide transportation to and from Atlantic City for Cape May County residents. Mr. Blatt and other merchants have cited the importance of the Cape May County market to their various businesses. They contend that since tire and' gasoline rationing and the elimination of bus service after the summer season that Atlantic City businesses have suffered from the loss of' Cape May County customers. Bus service between Cape May County resorts and Atlantic City was discontinued several weeks ago, at the conclusion of the intermediate schedule which became effective after Labor Day.

260 Tons Of Scrap Cape Rural Yield The inland sections of Cape May County contributed approximately 152 tons to the nation’s scrap pile in the 17-day Scrap Harvest which ended Saturday. The Harvest results sent total collections in the inland area soaring to an estimated 260 tons. The Scrap Harvest figures include scrap Which was deposited at official Salvage Depots, collected in municipal trucks and, nearly as possible, the tonnage sold to junk dealers. Statistics on amounts sold to dealers were held r minimum. Actually, if all scrap sold to dealers could be reported, the total provided by offshore districts for the wai 1 effort probably would exceed 300 tons. The average per capita collection to date for the 11,245 residents of Dennis, Lower, Middle and Upper Townships and Woodbine is 47 pounds. Tentative figures show Upper Towqship leading with 72 pounds per person. Middle follows with 60 pounds. Then comes Dennis, 43, Lower, 35, and Woodbine, 21. While the Scrap Harvest is over, salvage committees are continuing their quest for iron and metals, rubber, rags and burlap bags. It is expected that considerable more tonnage will be realized liefore the year’s end as some farmwho have not yet had time to scour their premises for vital-ly-needed materials have promised to do so at the first opportunity.

Warden Of Sanctuary Will Address Club Richard H. Rough, National Audubon Society warden at the Witmcr Stone Wildlife Sanctuary for the last three months, will be principal speaker at the November meeting of the Cape May Woman's Community Club this afternoon. The club will hold ' its monthly session at the Hotel Macomber, starting at 1 p.m. with a luncheon. Mr. Rough is scheduled to address the club • members and their guests immediately after the luncheon. In his address, Mr. Rough will describe the various species of birds which frequent the sanctuary along the .shore of Delaware Bay and will illustrate his lecture with colored pictures. The sanctuary warden is planning to return to New York within the next few days. Reak of the annual fall migration of birds has passed in this vicinity, and during the periods of greatest flight, Mr. Rough noted a number of extremely unusual birds.

Education Week Will Be Marked In Cape School Cape May High School will observe National Education Week next week with special programs each day. November 12 has been set aside as Visitors’ Day, although parents and friends are invited to visit the school during the entire week. American Education Week, from, November 8 to 14, with the general theme of “Education for Free Men” affords an opportunity to reaffirm and re-emphasize the fundamental doctrine on which the nation was founded and for which Americans have fought and sacrif iced down through the years. Principal Paul S. Ensminger said this week. “The struggle in which we are now engaged is not one of race, creed or color, but one in which we either survive as free men or go down fighting for that freedom. There can be no common ground of understanding between •the liberty-loving free peoples of .the earth and those represented by the totalitarian governments. It is. either we or they. “The road may be long and it will be hard, but civilization goes forward. Whc is there to challenge the belief that frdm our blood, sweat and tears of the present conflict will come a better world than we have knoign before, a world of free men? It must be that! We must remember the priceless heritage that is ours and continue to build on that, for freedom is the God-given right of all men and no one^shpuld deny it to others,” Mr. EnsfMnger continued. - Continued On Page Five — Cane Schoolman To Attend Parley

pals early next week af Glassboro State Teachers College when a conference will be held on preparation of high school girls for posibic service in military forces. Mr. Ensminger will take part in a group discussion on “Necessary Guidance and Selection Procedures” dealing with pre-induc-tion training for girls. The conference has been called for Monday apd Tuesday to discuss the increasingly important role of women in military branchand in defense industries.

Many Witness Hallowe’en Parade Here Garbed in colorful costumes depicting a wide range of motifs, several hundred students representing Cape May, West Cape May and Lower Township schools, marched in Saturday's Hallowe’en parade to martial music provided by Cape May High School’s band. A first prize of three dollars was awarded to Mrs. William McGonigle’s class of Lafayette Street School pupns for their vegetable display, in which the school children marched behind large vegetable. cut-oifts. Two dollar prizes were awarded to Mrs. Owens’ class of the Franklin Street School for their “Future Nurses of America’’ group, and to Mrs. Dreher’s Lafayette Street School class for its pageant depicting New Jersey industries. A one dollar prize was awarded to Miss Fidler’s sophomore group for its comic representation of Hitler's funeral. Individual prizes were awarded to Gladys Naumilket, of the seventh grade, for her costume as Continued On Page Five —

County In Higher Temperature Zone Cape May County, along with Burlington, Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem Counties, has been placed in the higher temperature zone in the stpte by the Office of Price Administration in dividing New Jersey into three fuel rationing districts. While this means that these counties will receive a lower ration of fuel oil for the winter, it incidentally is a tribute to their milder climate and the ideal situation of the coastal districts especially as summer resorts. Oil will be allocated to householders according to the classification of the district iij which householders reside' as a low, medium oi- high temperature area. 1. In. the low-temperature groiyi of counties (Bergen, Essex, Morris, .Passaic, Sussex, and Warren), the maximum basic ration is 1,607 gallons and the minimum is 1,233. 2. In the middle temperature group (Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somcrest and Union) the maximum is 1,473 and the minimum i5 1,130 gallons. 3. In the higher \ temperature, area (Atlantie, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Glou•cester, Monmouth, Ocean ami Salem) the maxiumum is 1,339 and the minimum is 1,027 gallons.

Church To Dedicate Service Flag Sunday A .Service Flag wjll be dedicated in the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May on Sunday, November 8, at the evening worship hour at 7:45 o’clock. The flag will give recognition to all men directly or indirectly connected with .the Presbyterian parish and now in the service of the

country.

The Rev. Albert W. Lenz, pastor, will have charge of the scr-

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Chaplain Jesse’ Lyons, of the Naval Air Station, Cape May, will deliver the’ message on "True Greatness”. The choir will render a patriotic anthem under the direction of Miss Helen L. Porter, organist, and Mrs. George B. Batten will sing a soprano solo. The members and friends of the church, particularly the families of the service men to be honored, are inivted to share in the special service! Officers and members of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary of Cape May have been invited to attend in a body. Those to be honored are H. Virden Backman, George B. Batten, Jr-, Irvin Blevin, James Blevin, Ralph P. Carroll, Frank W. Cassedy, Jr., Warren G. Corliss, John Entrikin, William E. Gibson, Jr., David W. Hughes, Harold F. Hughes, Robert G. Hughes, Samuel B. Hughes, Wal-. ter P. Hughes, Belford S. Lcmuny yon, Winfield S. Kevins, Charles' D. Reeves, Courtlandt V. Reeves, Warren D. Robbins, Walter B. Savage, Jonathan F. Sayre, Louis E. Sayre, Norman L. Sayre, Lardner Smith, William F. Spang, John J. Spencer III, Charles Swanson, William J. Ward and G. Russell Whitney.

Sunday School Convention To Be Held At Seaville Friday

SEAVILLE—The 77th annual invention oPthe Cape May County Sunday School Association and the 17th annual convention of the Cape May County Council of Religious Education will be held Friday at the Seaville Methodist Chureh. There will be morning, afternoon and evening sessions. Ira P. Hess, of Sea Isle City, president of the two groups, will

preside..

The conventior will begin at 30 tomorrow morning. The Rev. Robert S. Judge, pastor of the Seaville chlirch, will give the address of welcome, to which Albert Wells, of Palermo, vice president of the association and council, will respond. The Rev. Albert Adams, pastor of the Bethel Methodist Church, Camden, will deliver the morning address, and there will be solos by Mrs. Judge. Following dinner in the Seaville Community Hall, the afternoon session will open at 1:80 o’clock. Departmental coherences will

be held at 2 o’clock, and at 3 o’clock the annual election of officers will take place. The Rev. C. W. Dannenhauer, president of the Cape May County Ministerial Association and pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cape May Court House, will be the afternoon speaker. Hik subject will be “Visualization”. Supper will be served at 5:30 in the Community Hall.' The Rev. Samuel Blair, pastor of the Cape May Methodist Church, will be in charge of,an^entertainment period. At the evening session, starting at 7 o’clock, Somers Corson, of the Seaville Church, will read the Scripture, and prayer will be offered by Miss Dorothy Brown, of the Court House Baptist Church, secretary of the Young People’s Group of the Council. Officers will be installed, and the evening address will be delivered by the Rev. Albert W. Lenz, pastor of the Cape May Presbyterian Church.

Ship’s Cook Listed As Missing By Navy WEST CAPE MAY — Believed to be the first southern Cape May County man to be lost in the present, war while serving in the merchant marine. Thomas Sylvester Tingle, 41, colored, whose family resides at ' 156 Learning avenue, was listed as missing, in an announcement released by the Navy Department late last' week. » Tingle hail -served' as second Cook in the merchant marine for a number of years. His last known berth' was aboard the S. S. Alamar, operated-by the Colmar Steamship Company, of BaltiTingle. who had attended Folsom and Moore, Pa. public schools, had made his home in Philadelphia. His mother and other members of his family now live in West Cape May. They resided here-from 1920 to 1933, then moved to Pennsylvania, and returned to this community in 1939. A brother, John William Tingle, is also a merchant marine cook. War-time regulations prevent disclosure of the ship on which he is serving. Mrs. Tingle was first notified that her son was missing on August 6, when she received a telegram from the Navy Depart-

AIDSJjpR MOTORISTS

COURT HOUSE — Aids to motorists who must drive with dimmed-out lights for the duration are being installed on county highways and bridges by the County Highway Department, Freeholder Osman M. Corson, highway director, disclosed yesterday. On county roads leading to seashore resorts, white center lines afe being painted on highways, and heflcctor buttons will be placed on all county bridges to aid

motorists.

Republican Candidates Win County Posts; Weiie Renamed To Congress; Hawkes Victor Local Republican candidates emerged victorious from Tuesday’s general election with majorities ranging from 2505 to 5492 in Cape May County. Tuesday’s election, the first since America’s entry into war, was comparatively quiet in southern New Jersey despite the striking significance of the balloting in the national picture. Principal contests in Cape May County’s election were those be tween Albert W. Hawkes, Montclair Republican, and U. S. Senator William H. Smathers, Ventnor Democratic incumbent, for the United States Senate post; and between Major General Benjamin D. Fhulois, Margate Republican, and Congressman Elmer H. We ne, of Vineland, the Democratic incumbent,

who were seeking election to the House of Representatives.

inners In Leading Contest

ALBERT W. HAWKES

ELMER H, WENE

Hawkes, Montclair industrialist who defeated Senator William H. Smathers, Democratic incumbent, for the U. S. Senate seat, and Wene, Vineland poultryman, were victors in the principal contests of the general election. Hawkes polled a majority of approximately 84,000; Wene, 4,039.

Air Raid Rules Revised For Cape May Schools This Week Revised air raid precautions for Cape May public schools were approved this week at a conference of school principals and Dr. E. E. Pickard, city school superintendent, and will be submitted to the Cape May Board of Education at its regular meeting tonight for final ap-

proval.

Under the new set of rules, formulated in accordance with ecommendations made by the New Jersey Defense Council, the Lafayette Street School .is the only one which will be evacuated in case of emergency. According to the present plans, children in the other two buildings are. to report immediately to their home rooms. All high school students in the Lafayette Street School, at the time the alarm is sounded, are to be conducted at. once to the high school building by the classroom teacher who is in charge. Pupils who are in the gymnftum, will remain there under the direction of Steven J. Steger. They will lie flat on the floor ami maintain rigid discipline, Dr. Pickard said. During an actual raid or a practice raid, the Lafayette Street School children are to be conducted to the high school building and distributed in groups to Mr. Steger's office, the boys’ locker room,- the girls’; locker room, the library and the cafeteria. the Franklin Street School Mrs. Bounds’ class and Miss Porter’s class will remain in their rooms. Mr. Wilson’s class will be divided between the two classes mentioned, and Mrs. Owens' class will be conducted to the first floor hall in the Franklin Street School

building.

d event of an actual air raid, all pupils are required to lie on the floor under their desks and remain silent. During practice raids, pupils will merely crouch beside their desks.-

Speck Re-elected In North Cape May NORTH CAPE MAY — Mayor Philip Speck, veteran official of this small community, was reelected in Tuesday's general election along with his two Republirunning mates who were seek-re-election to borough council. There was no opposition. All three local candidates polled .J votes. No Democrat sought local positions, and' voters of both parties cast their ballots for thethree incumbents. . / North Cape May, Itsted.as the second smallest incorporated municipality in New Jersey, according to the 1940 census, always receives a degree of public attention by virtue of the small number of voters. Credited with having a population of , 8, according to census figures. North Cape May normally polls 16 votes, most of which are cast by voters who live in other communities but maintain a legal voting residence in the bayshore community.

Pledge Continuance Of County Policies COURT HOUSE — Freeholders Ralph T. Stevens and Percy H. Jackson, re-elected by large majorities in Tuesday's election, publicly expressed their appreciation to the voters of Cape May County at a Freeholders’ meeting here yesterday, and pledged themselves to continue the policies under which the board has operated for the last nine years. “I am extremely pleased with the vote we received,” said Freeholder Stevens. “I take it as an endorsement of the policies that the board has pursued'in recent years, and »I, for one, plan to continue with those -policies, operating the county on a cash basis, and reducing all expenditures to rock bottom. I believe that for the duration, our only expenditures should be for maintenance with no thought of new construction work.” Jackson echoed Stevens’ sentiments and assured, the people of Cape May County that he would continue his efforts to give the bes\ possible representation. Ernckson Renamed Mayor Of Borough SOUTH CAPE MAY — Mayor Willard P. Ernckson, was re-elect-ed in the general election here Tuesday. This will be the second term for the Philadelphia man. Others elected to local posts in Tuesday’s balloting are Albert T. Colgan, of Wayne, Pa., and Mrs. Pearl Jones, of Philadelphia, both of whom were elected , to borough council for three-year Errickson received a total of ! votes to be re-elected, Colgan also Belled 16, and Mrs. Jones re'•“iv. /f 14 votes. ThV three were Republican can-

didates.

With a total population of four. [ according to tbe 1940 census, I South Cape May usually receives } considerable recognition from the j metropolitan press because of the, smijll number of voters. Bulk of; the borough's voters reside else- ; where although maintaining legal j voting residences in the tiny

munity.

According to unofficial returns at press time yesterday, Hawkes was victorious in the Senate contest with a majority estimated at 84,000 in the state. In the WeneFoulois contest, unofficial returns gave Wene the victory with a majority of approximately 4,039 in the three-tounty district. For county offices, Republican candidates, all incumbents save the coroner candidate, polled large majorities over their Democratic

oppbnents.

Freeholder Ralph T. Stevens, of Cape May, re-elected to the Board of Freeholders, received the largest vote in the county, polling 8,293. Benjamin D. Trout, of El-' dora, lone Democratic candidate for election to the board, received

a total of 2,801.

Assemblyman John E. Boswell, of Ocean City, present Speaker of the House, received 8,039 votes. Surrogate Irving Fitch, of Sea Isle City, a veteran county official, got a total of 7,986, and Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, president of the New Jerr. y Senate this year, polled 7,'L5. Freeholder Percy H. Jackson, of Wildwood, received 7,830, and Herbert R. Bailsman, victorious Republican coroner candidate,

polled a total of 7,327.

Democratic candidates for County offices polled the following

votes:

Edmund B. Godfrey, Ocean City, state senate candidate, 3,302; Joseph F. Hughes. Wildwood, assembly candidate, 3,095; Edward P. Griffin, Cape May, candidate for surrogate. 3,032; Benjamin D. Trout, Eldora, ' freeholder candidate, 2,801; and J ,Oliver Elwell, Cape May. candidate for coroner;

3,107.

Cape May gave all local Republican candidates record majorities of nearly 6 to 1. Ocean City, .too, was strongly in the Republican column, and North Wildwood, another Republican stronghold of the county, returned like majorities {or all Republican candidates. — Continued On Page Four —

Dickinson Victoi* In Township Vote COLD SPRING — In a tepid general election compared with some of the fiery contests that liUve been held in Lower Township, Frank Dickinson, veteran Republican township committeeman, was re-elected on Tuesday by a 151 majority over Nathan .Sheppard, also Republican, who was seeking the post in a sticker campaign. ’ Dickinson polled a total of 383 'otes in the township, while Sheppard received a total of 232. Dickinson polled 131 In the first district, 137 in the second and 115 in the thiflh* Sheppard received 97 in the first. 80 in the second and

65 in the third.

With only about half the vote usually considered normal in the township, noted for its political contests. Tuesday’s election was comparatively quiet. Dickinson's name was on the ballot in both Republican and Democratic columns. He won both party nominations'in the primary.

ANNIVERSARY WEEK SFT COURT HOUSE — The week i from November 8-14 was officially proclaimed as Cape May County Anniversary Week by the Board of Freeholders in session

here yesterday.

Freeholder Stevens introduced resolution which was unanimously adopted proclaiming next week as Anniversary Week.

Man Hurt As Car Strikes Pole ERMA — Noah Price, colored, of Cape May Court House, who was a passenger in a car which overturned three weeks ago killing one man, suffered head lacerations in an accident here early Sunday when the car in which he was riding struck a pole. Pripe was riding with Joseph Swindell, 19, colored, also of Cape 'lay Court House, who was driving a car owned by his mother, ”rs. Nancy Goff. State police said Swindell fell deep and that the car left the road and crashed into Che pole. Swindell was fined eight dollars on n careless driving charge by Justice of the Peace Everett R. Brown of Green Creek. The accident occurred near Bennett Sta-

tion.

Two hours later a car drivea by Melford Finnamon, of 609 Broad street, Cape May, struck the wreckage of the Goff car. State police arrested Finnamon for driving op the wrong side of the highway, and he also •—s fined eight dollars by Brow o one was hurt in the second .:.. .i.