89 YEAR, No. 3

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New County Tax Rate Jumps 20 Cents Per $100

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COURT HOUSE — County's 1943 budget

duced and passed on first reading by the Board of Freeholders here yesterday afternoon. The new budget estimates the 1943' tax rate to be 97 cents per ?100 valuation, a 20 per cent increase

oyer last year’s rate.

Under the budget the amount to be raised by taxation for local purposes amounts to 3499,027.69. compared with 3399,495.76 last year. Total budget revenues and appropriations for this year amount to $1,005,081.90 compared with $1,059,566.76 in 1942. Total dedicated revenues amount $186,645.13, Last year the fi;, was $107,163.20. The grand total of anticipated _ revenues for the current year is $1,191,707.03. Last year the total was $1,181,729. In an explanatory statement accompanying the budget, Freeholder Ralph T. Stevens, of Cape May, di rector of revenue

finance, said:

"It was found necessary to crease the county tax rate for

1943.

“The anticipated ‘revenue cash surplus in this budget $120,600 less than in 1942. previous years the Board adopted the policy of giving **■“ palities the benefit surplus on hand by anticipating large sums as revenue in order to reduce the tax rate. In the 1942 budget the revenue fcom this •ource was $124,500 whereas there was available for the 1943 budget only $4,000. . “New appropriations required to be made in this budget for the 1942 emergency in nection with the new' airport of $16,Ou0 and the cash deficit of 1942 in the amount of $15,024.66. The latter item resulting from State Aid Road and Bridge funds due the county but which were not received prior to the close of the year. “After careful consideration by the board and in view of the present scarcity of labor and materials numerous items .of appropriation were redured. The total operating appropriations for the — Continued On Paoe Foua

' Kiwanians Mark 28th Anniversary Of Unit Cape May Kiwanians are observing the 28th anniversary of ✓"the .founding of Kiwanis Inwrna tional this week, John J. Spencer Jr., president of the local clul said today. Kiwanis was foundeIn Iletroit on January 21. 191i ‘ . and how has more than 2,200 clubs in the United States and Canada. “We are joining all other members from coast tp coast in observing this anniversary. At last night’s meeting a special * message from Fred G. McAlister. London, Ontario, President of Kiwanis International, was read,” he said. The club committee on Kiwanis Education was in charge of the program. Herbert C. Harris is chairman of the committee. Lewis T. Stevens and Edwin Brunyate, charter members of the local club, served with him.

Borough Officers Are Renamed For Year WEST CAPE MAY — Seven appointments to borough offices were made by the West Cape May borough commission at a meeting Tuesday night. All appointees will serve until December 31, 1943 at the same salaries as last year. .Those named this week for new terms. of office are Dr. Frank RHughes, Cape May, public health Officer; Osman M. Corson, Cape May Court House, boroui'h engineer; borough marshal, Charles T. Heaton; borpugh clerk, 11. A. Swain; janitor, Mrs. Emily Ewing; borough auditors. William A. Welcker and R. C. Davis; building inspector, Ralph Gallaher. Soldiers Held In Car Theft Case ERMA — Two colored soldiers stationed at Woodbine are in custody of their commanding officer following an automobile accident on Rout* 4 here early Sunday

Crash Victim

JOSEPH F. HIRL, JR. Cape May youth who was killed January 9 in an Army airplane crash. F'uneral services were held here last Thursday, and interment was made in the Catholic Cemetery at Cold Spring. Hirl was stationed near - Orlando, Fla. at the time of his death.

Hirl Commended By Commanding Officer Private Joseph F. Hirl, Jr., of Cape May, who was killed in an Army airplane crash on January 9, was lauded by his commanding officer in a letter received this week by his parents. Captain A. M. Banks, ot the Army Air Corps, wrote: “On behalf of the members of the 349th Night Fighter Squadron I want to express to you our deepest sympathies for your loss

of a loved one.

"As his commanding officer I am proud to tell you your son was a fine soldier and was due to receive his commission as an officer in the very near future. “We hppe that in this dark hour you may find some small consolation in the thoui-ht that Joseph gave his .life for his country while preparing for a major role at the battlefront.”

Time Extended For Landlords To Register An indefinite extension of for the registration of rents by Cape May County landlords has been granted by the OPA, according to Charles G. Cassell, p" 1 * rent director, in charge of the main South Jersey tent-ceiling office at 27 N. High street, Mill-

ville.

“The deadline for registering was January 15, but due to the delay in receiving some of the printed forms from the' government an extension of time has been granted,” Cassel explained. Another date for the deadline will be announced later. It is estimated that more than half of the landlords in Cape May and Cumberland Counties have already registered and others are doing so each day. Branch offices at the police rooms, old city hall. Cape May; Room 200, 801 Asbury avenue, Ocean City; and Woodbine School, Woodbine, will remain open for at least 60 days to receive and assist in the preparation of registrations. It is also expected that the temporary registration office at 4413 Landis avenue. Sea Isle City; borough hall. Avalon; 9614 Third avenue, Stone Harbor; office of Daniel W. Dawson, Cape May Court House; Wildwood High School; and borough hall. Wild•pen for

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Mrs. Knerr Buried Tuesday Afternoon

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Hollingsead Funeral Home, with the Rev. F. Paul Langhorne, pastor of the Cope Island Baptist t^Kufdh, officiating. Interment was made in South Dennis. Mrs. Knerr was born at Goshen

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Hewitt, 800 Wa-'hing-hc Merchants National t the annual reorganization

Thursday.

officers ic-elected at last icetiiig are Sheriff F.

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Directors renamed for the cur-r-nt year jfre Hewitt, chairman; Jesse M. Brown, Samuel F. Eld--odge, Jerrell, Stevens and diaries A. Swain. ,-gular annual meeting of stockholders of the hank was held January 12 at which time ditors were elected.

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fuel oil jtial buildings was ordercdlthis week by the Office of Price' Administration. The cut, which ivill approximate 15 per cent, will,become effective immediately. r . The change waa announced with receipt of Amendment 23 to the fuel oil regulaticOB,- which decreed that furthdr curtailment of fuel qil for non-residential use be effected before February L Explaining thd reduction, the local War Price’ and Rationing Board, headed by Dr. L. -C. Ashbum, said: “The amendment requires owners of non-residential premises to surrender immediately in person or by mail coupon sheets to the local board that further reduction of fuel oil coupons may be made as provided in the act. "Units to be deducted will be divided equally among period 3, 4 and 5 coupons insofar as pos-

sible.

“The reduction must be completed on or before February 1 or no further deliveries may be made by fuel oil dealers,” the

board explained.'

The reduction will not apply to residential buildings, but will affect all non-residential premises including schools, churches, banks,

clubs. places ef amusement,! -T^nasium will stores, places of business, offices | "

and all others not strictly qualifying for residential allotments. Egbert J. Wood, OPA administrative aide for this section of Cape May County, explained that in instances where apartments are located above stores or offices, the curtailment would affect only the

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ed by tailoring of ration sheets. “Unldss this reduction is carI ried through as outlined by the | OPA." Wood said, “it will mean I ; hat the shortage of fuel oil will be so acute at the end of the heating season that no place, residential or nor-residential, will be sufficiently warm. "Unless property owners comply with this amendment, fuel oil dealers will be Jwohibited from making further./ deliveries to

them,” he added.

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Mrs. Knerr established a drygoods business in Cape May in INKfi under the name of Mary A. Hewitt, and the business has continued for years under the name of Kncrr's. She had been a member of the Cape Island Baptist Church since March 17. 1886. and had taught a Bible School class for more than 50 years. During World War I, Mrs. Knerr was chairman of Home Service, Cape May Branch of the American Red Cross, and until recently was an active director of the Needlework Guild of Amor-

Red Cross Appeals

For Volunteers

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February 1 Deadline For Vaccination Of Pupils Compulsory vaccination of all Cape May public school students was ordered this week by the Board of Education as a precaution against smallpox. February 1 was set as the deadline for vaccination, and those failing to comply by that date will be barred from

classes, it was announced. The board’s edict follow#;

“No child may be admitted to the schools unless successfully vaccinated (or certified as unfit for vaccination by the sdhool physician). Children who are already enrolled and who have not been vaccinated must be vaccinated by February 1, 1943, or be excluded from school until such time as. they comply with the ruling. Parents unable to pay may secure a free vaccination certificate .by applying to Everett J. Jerrell, secretary of the Superintendent of Schools.” Two other questions of school policy were decided by the board,

it was disclosed this week.

The board announced that seniors who enlist in the armed forces may be given diplomas with full credits to the end of the then present school term. Those enlisting but not called until the following school term may remain in school tnd if their work continues satisfactorily they will receive credits for the school term in which they are when they are called for active service.

also announced that the

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PW any day that ■hool is not in session. On days when school is in session heat will be supplied as usual, but for

school events only.

The board made the decision

regarding the gymnasium as a

fuel conservation measure. Lowered draft-age brackets and

intensive campaigns seeking enlistment of youths 17 and 18 yeas old in the armed forces were responsible for formation of the board's policy on seniors who

enlist.

*n»e men are alleged to have tnlsil a ear owned by WjUiam Unnick, of Woodbine, and to have wmekad it on their return trip May, according to at the Court House The men’t names were noLdisotoeed by authorities. No one waa injured in the ac- -■ J — The car, according *~

Classmates Enlist For Navy Service iroe Cape May youths, class?s for years, enlisted in the y last week, and two left on Sunday, with another Cape May youth, to begin Navy training at Camp Sampson, N. Y. The boys who enlisted last eek are Carnick Hamperian, Bernard Hillman and George Feitz, members of the senior c lass of Cape May High School. They had been classmates since childEdward Dollingcr, also of Cape May. enlisted recently. He, Han.perian and Feitz left this rei-ort S -"day for the training station. Hillman left for tfeining yesterday morning. An Interesting sidelight is that Hamperian, Hillman and Feitz each have a sister in the senipr

class.

The th^ee youths will receive diplomas—m June when the rest of tliefr class graduates.

Surviv

Pa.,

witt. of Cape May, and W. Knerr, of Williamsport, . brother. Stewart Thomp•f Philadelphia, and two

grandchildren, Mary I,ou Knerr

and Lewis W. Knerr, Jr.

than one half of the January quota of 17.000 dressings has been completed to date, officers of the local branch disclos-

ed this week.

Appealing for volunteer workers to assist in meeting the large quota. Red Cross production of"Please try to spare a little time each week for this vital work. Remember the boys who are fighting for us and do your

part for them."

The workrooms are open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday evenings from 8 to 11 o'clock; Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 10:30. The class in home nursing will

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Cape-Atlantic Bus Route To Be Tried Bus service between Cape May County towns and Atlantic City will be resumed daily, on a trial basis, it was disclosed “late fast week. The schedule is held open temporarily pending suggestions from business men, workers and

others interested.

The announcement was made by Herbert E. Harper, manager of the southern division of Public Service Interstate Transportation

Company, Camden.

Announcement that the Public

Utility Commission had granted permission for re-establishing the bus service on a trial basis between Cape May, Wildwood, Atlantic City and intermediate points came last week in a telephone call from Manager Harper.

He said the idea of a schedule

tentatively was a bus leaving Cape May in time to arrive in Atlantic City about 10:30 or 11 a.m., leaving about 4 or 5 pm., thus giving an opportunity to shop and transact legfcl or other business. A southbound trip leaving Atlantic City early mornings to serve those engaged on construction work in the Cape May

aria is also contemplated. Previously a two- or three-time week service had been proposed

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Boswell Named For Utilities Post TRENTON — Assemblyman John E. Boswell, of Ocean City, Speaker of the House during the 1942 legislature, was nominated this week to succeed Thomas L. Hanson, of Perth Amboy, on the Board of Public Utilities Commission. The nomination was made by Governor Charles . Edison. Boswell would take his new job May 17, if confirmed by the Senate for the $12,000-a-year public utility post. Hanson, also a Republican, was secretary to former Governor Morgan F. Larson before appointment to the utilityboard 12 years ago.

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Albert R. Publisher, Be Burled

City Tax Collections Reach New Heights Cape May’s collection of current taxes passed the 67 per cent mark during 1942, Mayor T. Millet Hand, commissioner of revenue and firiance, reported Friday at the weekly meeting of the city

commission.

“The 1942 collection percentage is far above any that the city has attained before," Hand said. “It is also significant in that 1942 was the sixth successive year that we have had an increase in the percenUge of current tax collec-

tions.”

The Mayor attributed the higher collection record to generally improved collection of 1942 taxes during the year in addition to removal of false valuations from

the city's ratables.

In the past, he pointed out. Cape May like other municipalities has had a considerable amount of property on which taxes were never paid. As a result, the uncollectible taxes reduced the city’s collection percent-

ages.

“In recent years," the Mayor continued, "we have made an effort to rid the city of these false valuations, thereby saving state and county taxes and improving our collection percentage, because that figure is a factor in determining the succeeding year's “Of course, this program removing worthless ratables makes it a problem to maintain the tax rate. When ratables go down, tax rates go up. But it saves real money in the end, and we are opposed to the 'ostrich policy’ of kidding ourselves by anticipating the collection of taxes on lands where we know they cannot be

Nickerson Renamed By Co. Firemen Charles Nickerson, former Wildwood fire chief, was re-elected president of the Cape May County Firemen’s Association for the 20th consecutive year at a meeting here last Wednesday night. Other officers elected wore Joseph Weber, Stone Harbor, vice president to succeed the late William B.' Gilbert, of Cape May; Irvin Unruh, Wildwood Crest,' second vice president; J. Oliver Elwell, Cape May, secretary; Raymond Otter, West Cape May, asistant secretary. Trustees are J. Walter Bennett, Cape May, Harry Adams, Avalon, Cecil McCullough, West Cape May. and Harry Stokes, Wild-

wood Crest.

Irving F'iteh, of Sea Isle City, was chosen president of the firemen's relief fund with Nickerson vice president, Benjamin Hoyles, Wildwood, secretary, and Ira P. Hess, Sea Isle City, treasurer. Royles reported that $33,000 has been paid out in benefits since the fund's inception.

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NOTICE Effective February 1, the yearly subscription price of The Cape May Star and Wave and all other Cape May County newspapers will be increased to $2.00 from the present price of $1.50. The increase has been made necessary by constantly rising production costs. All subscriptions paid prior to February 1 will be paid at the present rate of $1.50 per year. Subscriptions paid after February 1, 1943, regardless of the date of billing, will be at the rate uf $2.00 per year. The regular price of five cents per copy, if bought without a subscription, will continue.

Selectees Leave For Army Duty

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Five Girls Sent To State Reformatory j COURT HOUSE — Five local uirls. three from Cape May and two from West Cape May,’ were I sentenced to Clinton Farms, state reformatory for women, yesterday

13 Tons Of Scrap Borough’s Total

WEST CAPE MAY — More than 13 tons of scrap materials have been collected in this community since the local salvage drive started June 1 under the chairmanship of C. C. SayA, borough recorder, it was disclosed this week when Sayre made a report to'the borough commission. During the scrap collection

selectees left yesterday morning to begin Army duty at Fort Dix. from where they will be assigned to other camps after indoctrina-

mittee also collected a quantity of clothing which has been laundered and prepared for emergen-

cy use, Sayre said.

Sale of the scrap netted $110.40. of which $3217 has been spent for medical supplies for the borough’s first aid station at 123 York avenue. The balance of the funds will be used for decon-

tamination work.

-ntenced by Judge' French pounds of ,”l on ' I5 - 5 , 00 P ound , 8 Loveland. [ P a P er i 1.900 pounds of rubber, t,.. ’ 436 pounds of rags and 160

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v ,*r “ i* In addition to the list, the com. The men who left this week If. colored. West Cape May, and • were accepted following final phy- ' Eleanor Finneman, 21, Elizabeth sical examinations at Camden last i Thomas, 22 and Hattie Purnell, Wednesday. 19, all colored and all of Cape

Those who departed yesterday May.

are: ^ They were apprehended followCAPE MAY’: James Peter Haw- ^ ing an investigation made by repkins. James Hoffman Matthews, | resentatives of the State DepartJr.. Hiram Leroy Washington. i ment of Health who entered the WEST CAPE MAY': Francis j picture through reports of venAnthony Purgatorio. ereal disease. RIO GRANDE: Frank Louis Rosell, Jr. | -

WILDWOOD; Joseph Christopher DeAnnuntis, Henry Nelson Hand, Charles Linwood James, Edward Harry Pollock, Kenneth John Thomas, Rosario Richard Versaggi, Edward Lawrence Webster, Jr. and Hayes Charles

Barnes.

NORTH WILDWOOD: Grover Cleveland Bradshaw, Jr. COURT HOUSE: Richard Elwood Chambers. Vinal Irvin Colwell, Thomas Charles Ringelstein, Leon Wells. MAYVILLE: Joseph George McCloskey, Howard Douglas^ Mooers, Jr.

Albert R. Hand, for many y publisher of The Star and V died Tuesday night at his 1 1020 Stockton avenue, after brief illness. He waa 64 years « age. Funeral services will be I Friday at the Hollingsead _ neral Home at 1:30 p.m. The Revt •. Wilbur E. Hogg, Jr., rector of , the, Church oi the Advent, will officiate. Interment, under the direction of Earl L. Hollingsead, f mortician, will be made in Cold Spring Cemetery. There will be no viewing. Services at the cemetery will be private. Mr. Hand is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah M. Hand, one son, Mayor T. Millet Hand, of Cape May, a brother. Dr. Reu Hand, of Merchantville, two sisters, Mrs. Jeanne Ray, of Collingsnood, and Miss Anita R. Hand, of Wynnewood, Philadelphia, and a grandson, Thomas - Millet Hand, Jr. Death came four days afterMr.. Hand had been stricken with a coronary attack. He had been in poor health for some time, suffering from a condition which was aggravated by a heart attack in November, 1941. A printer of the old school, Mr. Hand began his apprenticeship at an early age when he became a printer’s devil in the shop of The Star of the Cape, one of the predecessors of The Star and Wave. His father, the l$te Aaron W. Hand, was manager of the Star at that time, later becoming its publisher. . After learning his trade in Capo May, Mr. Hand went to PhiladelE hia where he worked for a numer of years at the J. H. Lippincott and Son Company one of the largest printing establishments of its time. Leaving the printing trade for a time, Mr. Hand entered the hotel business, where he served as steward at the old Stockton Hotel here during the period when Horace Cake was its proprietor. He also worked in hotels in Washington, D. C. and Camden, N. J., and ! for one season managed the old Shoreham Hotel at Cape May Point during the early ItjflO'a. After a brief interfude in the hotel business, he returned to the printing trade, becoming general ‘ manager of The Star and Wave, under his father's ownership, assuming proprietorship of the business in 1916. Active in the business life of the community, Mr. Hand was for years a member of the old Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce, the Progressive League and of the Cape May Kiwanis Club. — Continued On Page Four —

INCOME TAX REPORTS Have your Income Tax prepared early, and avoid

the last minute worry.

PAUL SNYDER

ACCOUNTANT

281 Windsor Ave., Residence Phone 681—Evenings Office; 31 Perry Street, 9 to 5 Daily Phones: Keystone 900 -r- Bell 90

Protest Change In Cape Bus Route WEST CAPE MAY — Protesting against the discontinuance of bus service through West Cape May, the borough commission Tuesday night ordered a letter of protest b> sent to the division manager of the Public Service Transportation Company. At Tuesday's meeting, the comissioners explained that busnice through the borough was discontinued several months ago vhen the old Seashore Road was ut off pending completion of the Irawbridge across the Cape May ■^nal at Cold Spring. Since that time, the .buses have been using Washington and Lafayette streets in Cape May and have been going directly out the Shore Road, they said. Borough Clerk R. A. Swain was nstruett-d to contact Samuel Gar--igueS, division manager, requestng that the old route he resumed for convenience of West Capo May residents. Bank Deposits Rise Million And Half An increase of more than • - million and a half dollars in deposits of the nine banka in Cape May County for 1942 was disclosed in a survey of the financial institutions completed last week. Deposits last year reached the highest figure since 1934 with $12,293,904 as compared with $10,760,411 in 1941. In 1940, the de- ; posits were $9,942,954. The in- ' crease over last year is $1,587,678. . Total, resources in all banks jumped over a million with the figure of last year $14,032467 as 1 ", against $12,344,990. - , : In 1934, denosits amounted to' $4*375,653 and from that year on, there has been a steady in-

ease.

One of the factors for the huge increase during 1942 yas the large amount of construction _ work involved in four major protects, the airport, the milPoadollar canal, the million-i plant of the Northwest Ma Company and large-scale Lons at the Cape May