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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1942

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Farmers Attend Big Meeting At Cold Spring COLD SPRING — One hundred and fifty-eight Cape May County farmers and their friends enjoyed a turkey dinner, listened to addresses by Congressman Elmer H. Wene and other national and state officials, and held the Board at Agriculture's annual business session at Lower Township Consolidated School Saturday afternoon and evening. Congressman Wene praised the Board of Agriculture for its leadership of the county's farmers and stated that if northeastern agriculture paid more attention to organization and had an assistant Secretary of Agriculture sent to Washington from this part of the country, the west and south would not longer dominate national programs for agriculture. He told Freeholder Ralph Stevens, who was present, that tne • support given by the Freeholders to farmers through the extension service was of great benefit in improving farm business here. Willard- H. Allen, Secretary ol Agriculture, stated that he had been visiting the county for 20 years and that he observed definite and sound growth and development. He said that E. H. Phillips, county man serving a fouryear term on the state board, was a valuable member doing good work. Other speakers included Char1m A. Thompson and Edward Lipman, of New Brunswick, and Lester Smalley, of Deerfield Packing Co., Bridgeton. The program included music and entertainment by sailors from the Naval Air Station. They were led by Chaplain Jesse Lyons, a native of-jlorida. Willard Patton, districj 4-H Club agent, told of his work ind introduced the Miasgs-ftlyi'Hi.-'Afnebach, Annie Conande and Barbara Springer, of |the Sunshine 4-H Club of Cape May Court House, who had just returned from Chicago. Miss Afflebach described their trip. Miss Costande and Miss Springer repeated the dairy lunch preparation demonstration which won second place at the recent national Contest at Chicago. Moving pictures of China and Japan were shown.

Addresses Farmers

School Districts Get Additional Funds COURT HOUSE — Cape May County this weeK received one quarter of the deficiency appropriation for schoois'ipr the year 1941-42, Daniel J. Ricker, county school superintendent, announced Wednesday. . The deficiency fund has been distributed fM various county boards of education as follows: Avalon $ 35.67 Cape May 3ti Dennis Township 194.8h Lower Township 142.00 Middle Township 562.10 North Wildwood 172.66 Ocean City 748.48 Sea Isle City 72.81 Stone Harbor 29.46 Upper Township * 162.15 West Cspc May 82.19 Wildwood 676.03 Wildwood Crest 47.09 Woodbine - 182.00

Sailor Exonerated Of Attack Charge Toni. Jons, a sailor attached to the U*S. Naval Air Station here, was exonerated following further investigation last week after he had been taken into custody by members of the Navy’s shore i>atrol on charges of assault and battery,'attempted rape and robbery. Jons was exonerated ivhcn his alleged victim failed to pro formal charges at the hearing held ft the local base. Naval authorities who conducted the hearing, said that they had no evidence against the defendant and thcrVfore ordered his release from custody.

Firemen Seek Toys For Distribution Sounding another appeal f . donations, of discarded toys which they may repair and distribute to children of poor families in' Cape May and vicinity, city firemen this week urged Cape May residents to contribute broken and discarded toys to them quickly as possible. The toys repaired by the firemen will be distributed to a large number of children before Christmas. City firemen have been carrying out such work for several years, last year repairii distributing several hundred toys to many children Anyone

. WILLARD H. ALLEN New Jersey's Secretary' of Agriculture, speaker at the annual meeting of the Cape May County farm board Saturday, commended county farmers for making agricultural progress in .recent years.

Farmers Condemn Mileage Rations COLD SPRING — A resolution condemning the Office of Defense Transportation handling of mileage rationing for farmers was adopted by the Cape May County Board of Agriculture at its annual meeting here Saturday. The resolution criticized ODT's handling of the situation as poorly planned and executed. It called on farmers to go patiently through prescribed methods of appeal because “to cut down farming because of stupid national planning will only help the enemy and cut down the food supplies of our own people iously.” After discussing the farm bor situation, the farmers passed second resolution which called local draft hoards not to fort the critical labor situation on farms. The resolution called on farmer employers to keep deferment papers up tovlau- for all essential workers anmv for farmers who take “off the farm" jobs in the slack season to first secure approval of draft boards. Another resolution stated that small farmers who own pick-up trucks but no passenger cars should be allowed gasoline for a erta'.n amount of “A” allotment travel instead of forcing them to buy second-hand cars in order o get to town to visit ration ■oards, ro to church and for use m other private errands.

Columbia Hotel Sold To Atlantic City Man The Columbia Hotel, for years _ Cape May landmark, has been sold to Fred and Hazel M. Taylor, Atlantic - City hotel operators, it was disclosed • today by Allan Konowitch, former owner of the building. The sale was handled through former Mayor William R. Sheppard, a local real estate

agent.

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor .plan to remodel and renovkte the building before opening it for busi-

ness, it was learned.

Until several months ago, the building was owned by the city. Mr. Kqhowitch purchased it last

State Official Approves Plan To Buy Building Following through to consummate negotiations for the purchase of the Camden TYust Building for use as a city hall and to lease present city hall quarters to the OPA as rationing board headquarters the city commission on Friday authorized proper municipal officials to execute agreements and leases to make the transition possible. The Mayor immediately afterward, signed the agreement to purchase the bank

for $1500.

At its meeting Friday morning, the commission received approval from Commissioner Walter R. Darby, of the New Jersey Local Government Board, for the adoption of an emergency resolution appropriating funds for the purchase of the bank building. The commissioners followed this action with their own approval of a proposed lease between the City of Cape May and the Office of Price Administration, providing for the OPA to lease first floor offices, now occupied by city departments, for use of the local rationing board at a monthly rental of $70. Resolutions were adopted authorizing the proper city officials to execute the agreement of sale with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, owner of the bank building, for its purchase, and to execute a lease with the OPA for the rental of the ration

board office.

The Mayor said that the city will pay cash for the building, and will avoid any bonds or temporary borrowing for the purpose.' Chairmen Named For Paralysis Drive COURT HOUSE — Announc--ig local committee chairmen to .irect community campaigns for 'unHs with which to combat infantile paralysis. Prosecutor French B. Loveland, of Ocean City, county chairman of the drive, late last week said the campaign would get under way immediately after Christmas. Mrs. Irene Pharo \vas renamed chairman of the Cape May committee, and Miss Katherine Hyncman was re-appointed West Cape May chairman. A complete list of local chairmen follows: Dr. Fiank Dealy, .Sea Isle City; Lillian Reifsnyder, Wildwood; Louise M." Moore, South Dennis; Sara R. Way, North Wildwood; Roy E. .Darby, Ocean City; Irene Pharo, Cape May; Miss Katherine Hyneman, West Cape May; Adele B. Mills, Stone Harbor; Estella Kaighn, Lower Township; Claire Campbell, Court House; Patience R. Ludlam, Stone Harbor, county chairman of women’s activities; Dorothy A. Stratton, Ayalon; Violette E. Clouting, Beesley's | Point and Palermo; and Ethel M. Langley, Tuckahoe. $54,375 Yielded By County Liquor Fees NEWARK — Fees toUling $54,375 have been paid to Cape May County municipalities for licenses to operate liquor-selling establishments during 1942, it was disclosed today in a report from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Bulk of the revenue was derived from plenary retail consumption licenses. There are 123 licenses of this character in effect ir Cape May County, and the license fees they produce total $50,f"'

Registration Of 18-Year-Olds Starts Friday Registration «of all young men bom between July *1, 1924 and January 1, 1925'will begin tomorrow in pouthem Cape May County, officials of Selective Service Board No. 2 announced this week. The registration will be carried, out on a new basis, staggering the periods for registration for, various age groups, so that the registration - will continue until December 31. Three registration centers have been established for the southern section of the county under the board's jurisdiction. They are: Cape May, board headquarters the high school building. Wildwood, Third Ward fire house, Pacific and Montgomery avenues. Court House, county nurse’s of:e in the new court building. Registration centers will be >en from 9 a.m. until 6 pjn. rith the exception of the Wildwood center, the others will be open for registration continuously from tomorrow until January 1. Because of lack of personnel, it has been necessary to limit the Wildwood center to two days a week. The schedule of registration follows: Those born between July 1, 1924 and August 31, 1924 must register between December 11 and December 17. In Wildwood the registration dates will be December 11 and 12 only. Those born between September 1, 1924 and October 31, 1924 must register between December 18 and December 24. In Wildwood the registration dates will be December 18 and 19 only. Those bom between November 1 and December 31, 1924 must register between December~26 and December 31. In Wildwood the igistralion dates will be Decem:r 26 and December 31 only. Registrars will be on duty at 1 times during registration hours. Wildwood registrants who are unable to register during the periods their center is open may register at cither of the other centers. Board officials this week peated their appeal for volunteer registrars to assist with t 1 ‘ task of registering the youths.

Dim-Out Regulations Outlined. By Cape May Defense Council

Dim-out rules to clarify regulations issued last week were promulgated this week by the local Defense Council to overcome widespread misunderstanding of the new regulations. For the duration of the war the following rules will be in

foVce:

For dim-outs, motorists must paint or cover with an opaque material the upper half of all automobile headlights. Only low beam lights may be used on the highway. High beam headlights are prohibited at all times. Parking lights only , are allowed when driving toward or on the beachfront, and a speed of not more than 20 miles per hour will be allowed. No car can have more than two headlights at any time, although the normal rear lights and license plate lights will be permitted. The only exception to this rule will be vehicles responding to a fire alarm or police when in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or vehicles going to the aid of or transporting persons in need of immediate medical or surgical care.

Householders must do the following: Sources of light from .all buildings must be so shielded that the direct source of light cannot be seen from outside. The simple expedient of pulling down window shades covers thia rule. Where lights are visible from the sea, all such building lights must be shielded so that no light shows scfiward. All lights showing toward the ocean must be blacked out or the openings covered by an opaque material so that no light shows. No outside or porch lights will be allowed unless shielded so that no direct source of light can be seen. Outside signs and inside signs that can be seen from the outside are ordered extinguished for the duration. Business places must cover their windows so that the direct’ source of . light cannot be seen from this outside and awnings must be lowered or suitable coverings placed over the unper portion of win dows to eliminate surplus light. Warning is again given to al —. Continued On Pace Five —

New Tax Plan Would Cut County Levies TRENTON — Cape May County municipalities would be able lo reduce their total tax levies by approximately $150,000 if the New Jersey "Legislature . accedes to Governor Edison's request for a new tax on intangible personal property to replace current state school tax levies, it was estimated this week by Albert R. Jube, head of the Governor’s committee named recently to study the effects on local taxation. Under the plan, the state would levy a flat rate of $3.50 per $1000 on the true value of intangible personal property assessments ir an effort to broaden the New Jersey tax base and to relieve, to some extent, property owners who bear the burden of New Jersey

taxes.

In his report, covering county of the state, Jube said that state school taxes, which would be assumed by the state and be paid from the intangibles tax instead of from local property levies, amounted to $148,96-1 in Cape May County during 1942. That amount, it was explained, could be eliminated from the total local levy under the new system urged by Governor Edison. Cape May's state school tax is $16,699.00.

Ration Book Two To Be Distributed NEWARK — War Ration Bool Two, which will be distributed ti the public next month for use in connection with commodities to be lutioned next year, has begun to arrive in quantity in various parts of the state. James Kemey, Jr., state OPA director, announced that a total of 4,456,000 copies of the second ration book, will be distributed among county clerks during the next week or two, where they will be held until ration boards call for them later this month. In addition, there will be a reserve of 223,000 books kept available at the state office in Newark. t In innounefng the arrival of the -new books. Kerney stressed that they would be given only to holders of Vfar Ration Book One, the present sugar and coffee ra-

tioning book.

SCOTT AT LAUNCHING Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, was among the guests at the launching of the U.S.S. New Jersey, new battleship launched on Monday at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Opens Session

Men Over 381

From Draft By New Presidential Order Cape May County’s Local Board No. 2, charged with the ad tration of the Selective Service law in the southern section of the e ty, this week received instructions from state headquarters, deferring men who have attained 38 years of age frdhi military service. The new order was the outgrowth of a presidential directive issued Saturday in conjunction with the White House order placing the War Manpower ^ ‘ ' * 1 ~ <« the nation.

JUSTICE F. R. COLTE New Jersey Supreme Court Justice who opened the December court term at Cape May. Court House on Tuesday. In his charge to the grand Jury he lauded Cape May County for ita excellent law enforcement record and small number of criminal

PupilsBuy$450Worth Of War Stamps Here An intensive War Stamp sales campaign launched in Cape May’s Lafayette street school Monday reached the half-way mark of ita $900 goal Wednesday afternoon, faculty members reported. Participating in a nationwide War Stamp drive, Cape May grammar school students plan to buy enough stamps to purchase a Jeep, at a cost of $900. .icning the drive with mIcs totaling $90.05 Monday, stu^nts of the eight elementary grades purchased $308.50 worth of stamps until Wednesday afternoon. Added to $142, the amount purchased by students of the first three grades since September, the school has a total sales record of $450.50. The contest was opened with an essay contest on the value of buying War Stamps. Grade • ners were Dorothy Conway, fourth; Elizabeth Rutherford, fifth; Sally Blattner, sixth; Ellen Reeves, seventh; and Arles Hamer, eighth. Each received two 10-cent stamps. The local campaign is part of the “Schools at War Program” now operating-all over the United States.

Signal Mix-Up Mars Local Blackout Test Misunderstanding of signals during the local blackout test Tuesday night resulted in confusion in most sections of the city, the Local Defense Council an-

nounced yesterday.

In some sections, lights were turned out at the sounding of the alert signal and were turned on when the signal for the actual black-out was sounded. Under the new signal system, tried for the first time Tuesday, an alert signal consisting of one long and one short blast, repeated three times, is sounded to notify defense volunteers to go to their emergency posts. The blackout signal is a series of short blasts on the fire whistle and air raid siren lasting for two minutes. The all clear is one long blast on both the siren and whistle. Lights must not be turned on until the all-clear has

sounded.

Another local test will be held at some unannounced time during the next 10 days. As it will be a local test only, street lights will not be extinguished. All other lights and precautions required- during a statewide blackout will be force.

Expect Big Audience At High School Show Large audiences are expected to witness the two performances of the high school play “Dying to Live” which will be presented in the school auditorium tqnight and tomorrow evening as a bencfit for the school activities fund. IThc play will start at 8:30 p.m. The plot describes the jealous reactions of a young wife and her sister-in-law when several unexplained Jjve notes involve both the husband and boy friend s ~ difficulties. Eleanor Conway is wife, Jerry Love her sister-in-law, Charles Weckman, the husband and Jack Roseman the boy friend. The plot is complicated by the arrival of two girls named' Estelle and by a letter from a third Estelle. Eventually, however, everything is explained satisfac-

torily.

Comedy is provided by a selfasSertivo maid and her equally assertive “cop", played by Betty Lou Hughes and Jack Kaighn. Mitchell Brooks as a Yogi is also very amusing. But the true humor of the play items from the laughable efforts ‘ the two men to extricate themfrom the difficult situations lich they are placed.

Victory Fund Drive Gains S343,250 OCEAN CITY—Still far ahead of early estimates, Cape May County's Victory Fund increased by $343,250 during November to bring the grand total in five months of campaigning to $3,363, 950. George S. Groff, chairman for Cape May County of the Victory Fund Committee, announced the November results late last week. Sales were as follows: 7/8 per cent certificates of indebtedness, $106,000 ^Treasury bills, $100,000, tax notes, $137,250. “We estimated that after the close of the 1942 summer season we would be doing well if we sold $200,000 a month in various Victory Fund securities,” Mr. Groff said. “Instead, October turned out to be our biggest month, when total sales were $1,389,200. November has gone far ahead of our estimate and we have good reason to believe that we will be able to keep well ahead during the balance of the winter.”

Commission in virtual control of ali manpower o

According to instructions re-

ceived by the local board, which has headquarters in Cape May High School, men who have reached the age of 38 will not be called for Army service under the

Selective Service system.

Likewise, those who have reached the age of 88 and who are now serving in any of the nation’s military forces may apply for release in accordance with

the new directive.

ly, th _ sented draft board officials with numerous problems. Included in the group of men scheduled to go to Camden today for final Army examinations and possible induction were 23 men above the 38-year limit. last-minute revision of the yesterday released those above the age limit. Withholding comment on the effect of the policy change, local Selective Service officials set about to readjust the draft mat hinery to coincide with the' - nt\r regulations. nent issued at Trmton Tuesday, Colonel Eogqr N. Bloomer, state Selective SeK-fie director, asserted that even young married men with children n ay be called by the summer of 1943 as a result of the change.

Dog Guards Dead Master Two Days CAPE MAY POINT —Faithful even after the death of his masa dog stood guard over his body for two days before its barks finally attracted a borough official to the scene. The dead man was Robert F. Wocller, 56, of Brainard avenue. His b6dy was found by Mayor Frank S. Rutherford and FrancisGerew, who were attracted to the house by the barking of Woeller’s dog. Mayor Rutherford and Gerew were walking "near the Woeller house when they were attracted by the collie's barks. Upon investigation they found newspapers and milk bottles on the doorstep. They broke a window and enteied the house to find Woelbody in the kitchen with the faithful dog standing over it. Dr. Charles A. Furey, Cape May County physician, was summoned. He attributed death to a heart attack, and said that Woeller, who had been employed on the canal project, had been dead for two days. The body was removed to the Hollingsead funeral home in Cape May. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at one o’clock at the Hollingsead Funeral Home with the Rev. Samuel Blair officiating. Interment will be Cold Spring Cemetery.

To Mark Highways As Aid To Motorists COURT HOUSE—County highways in Cape May, Wildwood and, O-ean City will soon be marked with a white stripe in the center to aid motorists driving during the war-time dim-out.. Highway Director Osman M. Coraon last week reported to the Board of Freeholders that white center lines on county roads leading to Stone" Harbor and Sea Isle City recently as an experiment had proved beneficial to drivers. It is planned, he said, to paint white lines in the center of Broadway, from West Cape May t< Beach avenue. Cape May, and or county highways leading into Wildwood and Ocean City. Rent Registration Lags In Cape May With only 60 landlords having registered under the rent ceiling regulations for Cape May County until press time yesterday, officials in charge of the local registration office urged others to register as quickly S's possible in order to comply with the law. The registration’-office in the game room of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea is open daily from 2 to 5 p.m. Volunteer registrars are on duty during office hours to assist landlords. Registrants were urged to use the Lafayette street entrance to the building to avoid confusion. Registration started Friday afternoon.

Bloomer, “the sooner those remaining will be called for military service." Explaining that the order eliminated an undetermined number of older men from sources of military manpower, Bloomer declared that married men with children would be drafted if the pool of single and childless married men younger than 38 did not include enough to meet quotas. Men deferred because they are above the age limit will automatically be placed in a new classification, 4-H. The directive^elso applies to men who have' been accepted for officer candidate training in the various branches of service. Simultaneously, all enlistment* any branch of the armed force* were halted. Recruiting of personnel from now on will be handled exclusively by the Selective Service system. Only exception to the ban on enlistments is for youths under the age of 18 and for men past the age of 38, board officials explained. Local Men Return From North Africa Lieutenant Charles E. Swanson, navigating officer on one of the troop transports which took part in the North African campaign, has been in Cape May for a few days visiting Mrs. Swanson and their daughter Sally, at 666 Washington street. Joseph Brewton, a seaman signalman on the same ship, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brewton, at their home 658 Washington street. Brewton was a member of the picked signal force which landed in one of the first boats and established a signal station on the beach. Another Cape May boy, Edward Anthony, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony of Lafayette street, is ship's cook and i* also stationed on this transport. Both Brewton and Anthony are graduates of Cape May High School. In the same convoy on another transport, manned by Navy crew, was another local boy, Edward Smarkol, son of Mrs. Mildred Smarkol. He returned home Tuesday for a five-day leave. During their visita at home, the men vividly described some of their experiences in the North African war, which turned the tide of battle in favor of the Allies.

Students Observe Pearl Harbor Day A special assembly program was presented in Cape May High School on Monday. December 7, in observance of Pearl Harbor Day. Readings on the theme, “Pearl Harbor Day” were presented by Jerry Love and Eleanor Conway. The devotional exercises were led Betty Lou Hughes. The prom included the singing rf e Star Spangled Banner” ard ended with the entire stude-t body singing “Remember Peu.l Harbor”.