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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942

DOJVBRCO BY MAH. IN THE U.&A. POSTAGE PREPAID—B1JJO A YEAR

Thanksgiving To Be Marked By Churches Union Th»nkagiving service* will be held in the First Methodist Church here at 10:80 o'clock Thursday morning as congregation* of two other local churches unit with the Methodist congrega-

tion.

Churches participating in the local service are the First Methodist, the Cape Island Baptist Chufch and the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Samuel Blair, pastor of the host church, will preside at the service- and will conduct the worship service. The Rev. Albert W. Lenz, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will preach the Thanksgiving sermon, taking for his subject, "The Goodness of

God".

Mrs Hazel Butler will sin* part of the service, and Miss othy Blair will preside at console of the organ during the service. The offering credited to each of the participating churches will be given to charitable institutions. - At the Church of the Advent, there will be Holy Communion and a Thanksgiving sermon at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, the Rev. Wilbur E. Hogg, Jr., rector In charge, announced this week. A Mass for victory and peace will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, the Rev. Paul N. Fairbrother, rector, announced. The Cold Spring Presbyterian Church and the Erma Tabernacle Church will join in the ThanksS 'ving Day service in the Cold jring church at 10 o’clock Thursday morning The Rev. S. F. Sliker, pastor of the Tabernacle Church, will deliver the Thanksgiving sermon. The offering collected at the given t the State Children's Thanksgiving service will be given to the State • Childrens’ Home at Trenton.

Assembly Speaker Msll Gifts By

December 1, Officials Urge

Riparian Rights To Be Discussed Today To overcome widespread mis understanding about riparian rights bordering Cape Island and Spicers Creeks in Cape May and Lower Township, representatives of the New Jersey Board of Commerce and Navigation will meet today (Tuesday) with approximately 40 persons who own properties in the arear The meeting will be held at city hall at 11 a.m. today-, which time the state bo: preaentatives will explain tail the situation ar. it relates to properties bordering the two waterways. It is the state’s contention that many of the properties immediately adjoining the creeks are unlawfully occupied, as the state holds the riparian rights. It is understood that the state representatives will offer to lease or sell riparian rights bordering the creeks to persons who now have bulkheads, boat houses and other structures on the lands in order to settle permanently the controversy which has resulted from misunderstandings about the rights. Rent Control Begins l(pre On December 1 NEWARK — Cape Mav and Cumberland Counties will be brought under rent control on December 1 when several new areas will come under OPA Defense Rental Control, it was announced

Principal cities for which the rent control program his been designed in the South Jersey area are Cape May, Bridgeton and Millville. No indication was given- concerning the identity of the rent director who will be appointed to administer the rent-ceiling regulations.

Dennett Named For College Who's Who TRENTON — Lewis Bennett, son of* Mr. and Mr*., Lewis S. Bennett, of 915 QUben street. Cape May, has been elected, to "Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities" from Rider College, where he is a senior in the teacher-training course. Bennett has been named to the Dean's list consistently since his first term at college. He has been very active in the Teacher Training Club and the Fonun Club.

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REV. ALBERT W. LENZ Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Cape May, who will deliver the Thanksgiving address *t a special assembly in Cape May High School Wednesday afternoon. The assembly program will start at 2:45 and will include a special musical program. School will be closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday and sessions will be resumed Monday.

Marine Killed In Dim-Out Accident A Marine guard on patrol duty near the U. S. Naval Base here was killed, instantly Saturday night when he was struck by automobile driven by a Naval of-

ficer.

Albert Anthony Ordile, 20, a private in the Marine Corps Reserve, died instantly of a fractured skull sustained in the accident, which occurred on Pittsburgh avenue, a short distance from the base. The car which struck him driven by Lieutenant (j.g.) Charles Watson, US.N.R., a Navy aviator stationed at the Cape May base. Watson was driving south on the dimmed-out street at the time of the crash. Cape May police who investigated the accident said Ordile was walking pgninst traffic while on patrol. He was struck from the refcfc.us Lieutenant Watson was nttelhpting to pass another south-bound car, police said. Ordile's body was taken to the base dispensary, where Dr. Charles A. Furey, of Cape May, acting county physician, said death was due to a skull fracture. The back of the victim’s head was

shed.

home is at 1350 SheridSn Etrwt~T*.»m/l,.n Hiv Anthony Ordile, of the Camden address. Lieutenant Watson was placed custody of his commanding officer to await police action.

Motorists Must Sign Gas Ration Coupons WASHINGTON — Motorists must write their license numbers and states of registration on the back of each gasoline ration coupon in order to buy gasoline, beginning Monday, it was announced by OPA headquarters here late last week.

WASHINGTON—The bulk Christmas mail must be in postoffices by December 1 this year if deliveries on time are to be assured, according to Smith W. Purdum, second assistant Postmaster General. Mr. Purdum is responsible to Postmaster General Frank C. Walker for smooth and efficient air and railway mail serv-

ice.

' Unprecedented war-time mands on the postal and transportation systems, plus a prospective record volume of Christmas mailings, were cited by Mr. Purdum as necessitating earlier mailings than ever before. “It is physically impossible for Uie railroads and air lines, burdened with vitally important wai materials, to handle Christmas mailings as rapidly as in normal times," Mr. Purdum said. “If the bulk of parcels and greeting cards arc held back until the usual time —the period of about December 16 to 23—they simply cannot be distributed in time, and thousands of gifts will reach their destinations after Christmas.” In 1941, about 21,950 mail were required between December 12 and 24 to deliver Christmas mails—enough cars to make train 270 miles long. This year, the extra cars needed to move holiday mails arc largely being used bv the armed services, and a severe shortage is in prospect. The postal service usually borrows about 2,600 trucks from the Army and other government agencies, and rents about 10,000 from private owners to handle the Christmas mails. This year, ib will lx- extremely diffi-ult to obtain enough of these vehicles - Continued On Page Four —

Ocean City Leads In Collection Of Scrap COURT HOUSE — Ocean City leads Cape May County resorts in scrap collection, according to scrap tabulations from all sec-

tions of the county.

The approximate figures are: Ocean City, 150 tons; Wildwood, 100; North Wildwood. 75; Cape May, 05; Wildwood Crest, 25; Sea Isle City, 10; Stone Harbor, 6; Avalon, 5; West Cape May 5. The inland total is approximately 200 tons for a county total of 700 tons. This means an average of 47 pounds per capita in

Cape May County.

Official Must Quit One Of Two Jobs SOUTH DENNIS — Persons who hold municipal office and who are working for the State Highway Department must resign one or the other positions. Highway Commissioner Spencer Miller, Jr. ordered late last week. In a letter to Otis McKaig, of this community, who is a member of the Dennis Township Committee and who is also employed by

the State Highway Department on the -roads in the inland area.

Commissioner Miller asked that he give up one of the posts. Miller pointed out that it is unfair for a township committeeman to sit in meetings where road matters may be discussed. McKaig, a Republican, has

Warning the' public that service i been a member of the township station operators have been in- j committee for four years. He was structed to refuse gas to those j re-elected a year ago and has who fail to do so, the. OPA ] been working for the state for

declared the ruling is to pre- i four years.

vent illegal use of coupons and Thc ' township committee is to give a more complete check ; prescnUy I7 , a(Jc up of two R epub . i stolen ration books. li( . ans and a Dc ' mocrat . R, B. The new regulation became of- j Mason, chairman, is the lone fective November 23 in all states i Democrat, while the other Rcwhere gasoline rationing is in publican is Brooks Blizzard, who effect. I was. re-elected two weeks ago.

Institutional Users Register For Coffee Ration This Week

City Will Have Test Blackout During Week A atrictly local blackout test will be held, in Cape May sometime before Saturday night, the Local Defense Council announced this week, following revision of the system of notifying defense council volunteers of impending alerts. The test blackout, schedaled for sometime between November 22 and 28, will last for 15 minutes. Upon receipt of the yellow alert signal, the fire whistle will sound a series of three long and short blasts which will be followed shortly by. the regular air raid alarm.

A statewide surprise daytime alert was held Monday afternoon. Thc local defense council reported satisfactory compliance with alert rules, but said there was a marked lack of volunteer work* era at their emergency stations. No yellow signal was given, the local council receiving only blue, red and white signals.

Purpose of thc change is to allow defense volunteers, including air raid wardens, auxiliary police and firemen and first aid workers to report to their stations before the blackout signal is sounded. Th^ signal change will eliminate overloading local telephone lines in order to inform key members of thc defense organization if an impending blackout and is xpected to speed up the manning of emergency stations which scattered throughout the city. During the test blackout, all lights in Cape May, except street lights, must be extinguished. Motorists must halt wherever they happen to be, pull to the side of the street and remain there until the all clear is sounded. Smoking will be prohibited during the blackout and all other blackout orders will be carried strictly. Police Chief John J. Spencer, Jr., chairman of the local council, said.

Motor Vehicle Depaftment Ruling OnDimmed-Out Lights

TRENTON — Motor Vehicle Commissioner Arthur W. Magee today called attention to the order of the Commanding General-East-ern Defense Command and First Army, effective Friday, November 20, establishing new regulations concerning the control of articificial lighting within coastal dimout areas. While the order applies to all artificial lighting within the dim-out area, Commissioner Magee said that certain portions of thc regulations are of particular interest to the motoring pub-

lic.

The regulations apply to a coastal dim-out area which includes specifically that portion of Bergen County lying generally south of Route 4 but including the townships of Fort Lee, Teaneck, Englewood and Englewood Cliffs; that portion of Passaic County southeast of the Passaic River and the counties of Hudson, Essex, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth, (except the Upper Freehold Towmship), Ocean County, the townships of Bass River, Washington and Woodlands in Burlington County, and the counties of Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland. The regulations will be in full force and effect from one-half hour after sundown until onehalf hour before sunrise until

April 30 next year, and between May 1. and September 30 the regulations will be in effect from one hour after sundown u one-half hour before sunrise. As far as motor vehicle lighting is concerned, New Jersey is, in effect, divided into three zones by the regulations. First, there is the ‘coastal dim-out area previously defined; second, thc zone hereinafter defined where lighta are visible from sea and third; the remainder of the state north and west of the coastal dim-out area. Within the coastal dim-out area, use of high-beam vehicle headlights, is prohibited. Headlights if used, shall have the upper onehalf of the lens obscured by opaque paint or other opaque material. Applying the regulations to New Jersey, lights are considered to be “visible from sea" when they are visible from the seaward side of a line beginning at the mouth of the Raritan River; thence along the northern and eastern shore of New Jersey to Cape May; thence north andwestward along the shore line of New Jersey to Ben Davis Point - Continued On Page Five —

NEWARK—Institutional u of coffee throughout the state registering for coffee rationing this week at their local rationing boards. The registration started Monday, November 23, and will continue through Wednesday, November 25. Those required to register for ooffee rationing are operators of restaurants, luncheonettes ind boarding houses. Only institutional coffee users are Squired to register under the latest rationing program. Consumers, retailers and wholesalers ■e not required to register. Under the new program, consumers will use stamp number 27 in their sugar ration books to purchase a pound of coffee between November 29 and January 3. It was emphasized that only consumers 15 yeirs of age and over will be entitled to a coffee ration. Wholesalers and retailers will determine their own allowable inventory by a method established by OPA. They will be required to report their use of this method later to rationing boards.

Wholesale and retail stocks of coffee will be built up chiefly during this week, when sales

sumers are frozen.

Institutional users arc ‘required to give the following information

when they register:

1. -Amount of coffee used during September and October, 1942. 2. Amount of coffee on band of midnight November 21. 3. The names am} .addresses-of

all persons from whom they bought roasted coffee during September and October 1942, and the quantity

purchased from each.

Consumers who have no sugar ration books, because of excess inventory or other reasons, may apply for War Ration Book One to rationing boards. The board will detach stamps one through 19 when issuing the book. When such applicants become eligible for sugar, they may return to the board and exchange the tailored book for one which. contains stamps valid for both sugar and

Two Farm Groups To Have Joint Meeting Cape May fcounty fanners this week were urged to attend thc annual business sessions of the Board of Agriculture and the Agricultural Conservation Association, which will be held at the Lower Township ' Consolidated School, C<5Td Spring, on thc after>on of December 5. Andrew S. Walker, of Erma, chairman of the Conservation Association, will preside at the election of officers at 2:30 p.m. Kenneth Roberts, of Bridgeton, state committeeman, will speak briefly on the 1943 conservation and materials program. At the close of the business session, Theodore Young, president of ^he Board of Agriculture, will call for the annual election of board

officers.

Edward Lipman, of the state U.S.D.A. War Board, will lead a discussion of transportation, labor and machinery problems. Following the joint meeting, dinner will be served to members of both associations, their v. and guests. The Blue Jacket' Orchestra from the Cape May Naval Base will play during thc dinner. Chaplain Jesse Lyons, of' the Cape May base, will be present and.will address Uie meeting. Theme of the evening session will be "Ohr Allies the Chinesfe". Millidge P. Walker, of Great Barrington, Mass., formerly of Shanghai, will talk on the Chinese. basing his address on hi: many years at St. Johns UniYer sity, Shanghai. Movies of Chftji and Japan will be shown. Wives of farmers who attend the meeting will meet for an hour with Miss Lois G. Hamilcounty home demonstration agent at which time a program of special interest to women will be presented.

West Cape May Youth Is Practice-Teacher TRENTON — Jack Claypool, of West Cape May, a senior at the Trenton State Teachers College, is practice-teaching in the Hamilton High School, South Broad street, Trenton. Mr. Claypool spent tHe weekend as the guest of Jack Callan, of Lambcrtville, and will spend the Thanksgiving vacation at his home in West Cape May. PLANE SPOTTERS TO MEET DECEMBER 2 There will be a meeting of the air warning service on Wednesday evening, December 2, at Consolidated School, Cold Spring. All members are urged to be present.

Stores Will Receive Light Certificates NEW YORK—Enforcement procedure for the Army’s new dim-out regulations which became effective November 20 has been worked out in a plan drawn up by representatives of the Army, civilian defense agencies and lighUng companies, it was announced last night by Major General T. A. Terry, commanding the Second Ser^rc Command. 9 The plan, designed to assist the public in complying with the Army's requirements, provides for inspections and issuance of certificates to establishments whose windows, doors and other openings, whether screened or otherwise adjusted, do not violate the regulations controlling thc escape of light. Outside of New York City and throughout the dim-out zone of the Second Service Command, certificates of inspection will be issued by other lighUng companies with approval of the duly constituted defense agencies. Two types of window display certificate^ will be issued by the police: (1) for shop windows, doors and other openings equipped with dim-out screening material and (2) for shop windows, doors and.other openings not so screened but nevertheless conforming to the Army’s regulations. In New York City, certificates for display by inspected and approved premises will be issued by the Police Department. Transportation Tax Effective Dec. 1 A new federal tax on all property transported by railroad, motor vehicle, water or air will go into effect on December 1, it was announced this week by the Collector of Internal Revenue. The tax is three per cent on all hauling charges except coal where the tax is four cents on each short ton. The tax is placed on the bill paid by the customer but the carrier is held responsible. Returns must be made at the office of the Collector of Internal Revon or before the last day of January. ‘

Crest Youth Killed In Pacific Battle WILDWOOD CREST — The first Five Mile Beach youth to _ in action in the second World War was announced last Thursday, when relatives of Corporal Edwin M. Langley, of 6404 Park Boulevard, were informed that he had been killed in the Pacific. Jiis mother, Mrs. Annie. Langley, was notified in a telegram that her son had been killeu. Corporal Langley enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 30, 1941, and received part of his training at Parris Island, S. C. In June 1941 he was transferred to New River, N. C., remaining there until March, 1942, when he was transferred to Norfolk, Va. He left the United States last March and went to the South Seas for active duty. He was advanced to the rank of corporal last April. Mrs. Langley has another son ‘James, who is in the Air Coips. Young Langley was 23. He was born in Atlantic City and attended Wildwood High School, but left before graduation.

Kiwanians To See Movie On Rubber Members of the Cape May Kiwanis Club will be entertained with a talking motion picture on "Synthetic Rubber", which will be presented at the club’s meeting tomorrow night through the cooperation of the Standard OilCompany of New Jersey. The program was arranged by Charles B. Shields, a local Esso dealer. Next Wednesday evening, club members will hear a forum panel discussion presented by students of Cape May High School. On Friday evening, November 27, at 6:30 p.m., all officers-elect and members of the board of directors for 1943 will meet with those who are to serve in similar capacities throughout the Delsca Division. Charles A. Swain, of Cape May, lieutenant governor-elect of the Delsea Division, has called a conference for newly elected officers to be held at Hogate’s Restaurant, Ocean City.

Advance Plans For Special Teacher-Training Courses

Four special courses to “airconditioh" Cape May County: school teachws and equip them•ith a general background of the nation's war effort to guide their treatment of current educational needs are expected to start here early in January following Christmas holidays, it was closed (his week by local school authorities who tire making ~ rangements for the special

struction.

Classes in navigation, meteorology, science of flight and biology of flight will be held in weekly three-hour sessions in the local school for high school and elementary teachers of Cape May. Wildwood, Middle Township and Ixiwer Townshin. A similar teachers’ institute will be held in Ocean City for faculty members in the northern section of the county, according to plans now being formed. Awaiting approval * from the state department of education, local school authorities have completed tentative arrangements for the institute. Under present plans, Dr. Edward E. Pickard, city school superintendent, will teach the navigation 'course; Carroll F. Wilder,

superintenderit of Middle Township schools, will teach meteorology, Paul S. Ensminger, local high school principal, will teach the science of flight, and a Wildwood schoolman will teach the biology of flight, although the latter has not yet been desig-

nated.

While the special courses .... designed especially for high school teachers—and under present plans may become compulsory for all New Jersey high school faculty members—they will be open to elementary teachers. There will be no charge for the 24-week course unless the teachers desire college credit for their

work.

Purpose of the special'-tcutficr training is to give faculty members a better insight into the subjects most important to students who plan to enter the armed services upon graduation from high school. Courses in navigation, preflight, radio communication and model airplane construction were inaugurated in Cape May High School at the outset of the current school year aa extra-curricular activities.

Saturday Final Registration Day For Voters COURT HOUSE — Cape II County voters who have not 3 registered under the permanent registration law were urged this week to do ao on Saturday, November 28, when registrars will be at all polliftg places in the codhty for the final registration day. Announcing the date of the final registration period before the law becomes effective on July 1, 1943, the County Board of Elections recently said: "Voters are urged to appear for registering at their respective polling places as early as possible after 1 p. m. on the date specified in order to avoid the evening congestion.” Registrars will be at polling places throughout the county from 1 to 9 p.m. on Saturday. At North Cape May, they will be on duty from 1 to 4 p.m. and at South Cape May the hours of registration will be from 5 to 9 p.m. “Only such voters will be permanently registered as present themselves personally," the board explained. Naturalized citizens most produce their citizenship papers. Permanent registration, which becomes effective July 1 under legislation enacted last year, will eliminate the customary house-to-house canvasses made annually by election board members in each voting district. After the system has been placed in operation, it is estimat. d that it will result in a saving of approximately $4,000 a year in this county as a result of the elimination of the canvass and the registration day prior to general election that has always been held. In Cape May County, where there are 50 election districts, it was pointed out that the new law would save $20 annually on the salary of each election board member. There are 200 election board member* in .the county.

Alumni Dance To Be Held Thursday A large number of Cape May High School graduates and their wives, husbands and friends are expected to attend the first annual Homecoming Dance, which will be hcW-' Thursday evening, November / 26, under the auspices of the recently revived Cape May High School Alumni Associatioh. The d»nce will start at 9 o’clock Thanksgiving evening. It will be held in the new gymnasium, j Music for the event will be furnished by the Blue Jackets,/ a popular local orchestra composed of sailors stationed at the Cape May Naval Base. Officers of the association thia week urged everyone who is eligible for membership in the organization to attend dhe dance TTiursday night. The affair will be the first major social gathering under the sponsorship of the association.

Community Club To Hear School Forum

munity Club will meet Thursday, December 3, at the Batten Cottage for its monthly luncheon meeting which will be followed by club activities. Immediately after thc luncheon, which Ufill begin at 1 p.m., there will be a discussion forum, under thc direction of Mrs. Alma Bennett and Steven J. Steger, of the high school faculty, in which members of the senior class will participate. The discussion will be followed by a Christmas party and community sing. Club members are urged to bring small gifts which may be distributed from a Christmas tree. Members planning to attend the luncheon should contact either Mrs.. William H. Stevens or Mr*. James C. Hand to make reservations. Those not able to attend the luncheon were urged to attend the meeting which will start at 2 . p.m., Mrs. Hand, club president,

Hunt's Theatres To Change Policy A change in policy for Hunt's Liberty and Shore Theatres in Cape May and Wildwood was announced this week by the managements of the two theatres. Effective Sunday, November 29, there will be four changes of program weekly, with the same features showing Sunday and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday only, and Friday and Saturday. Thursdays will be bargain dayd at the theatres, at which time children’s admission will be 11 cents and adults’ admission will be 22 cents.