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February 23-26 Dates For Food Ration Registry Cape May residents and those of other communities throughout the fiation will register for War Ration Book No. 2 at schools or other public places during the six-day period starting February 23. The No. 2 ration books will cover the rationing of foodstuffs which will be rationed under the point system,

starting March 1.

With the data-for the distribution of War Ration Book No. 2 to every man, woman and child in ' ' state set for February 28-26 elusive, James Kerncy, Jr., state director of OPA, outlined plans for the distribution procedure, and advised housewives how point

rationing operates.

In Cape May and other county communities which have schools, the registration for the No. 2 books will be carried out in school buildings, and teachers and other volunteer registrars will handle the registration. In Cape May Point, which has no school, the registration will take place at the firt house, under the direction of vol-

unteer registrars.

Tentative local plans provide that the registration will take place in the schftol cafeteria bo_tween 4 and p. m. daily during registration period. Under the set-up, there will be one registrar to handle applicants who have no declarations of coffee or canned goods to make before receiving their books, and five registrars to handle those with declarations of rationed items on hand. One of the five will tailor ration books for coffee in excess of that — Continued On Page Five -

Jap Prisoner

COLONEL DONALD CURTIS Marine Corps officer, a native of Cape May, who is believed to be held a prisoner by the Japanese, according to Intoreational

Red Cross reports.

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Private Naramore Wounded In Alaska Private Albert Naramore, of Cape May, who for several months has been stationed in Alaska with U. S. Army engineers, was wounded in the line of duty on December 22, %is parents were informed this week. He is now in a hospital in Vancouver, Washington, where he is recovering from His injuries. Although the full extent of his injuries is not known here, it was learned that young Naramore had sustained a broken leg and other wounds. Since shortly after his induction into the Army, Natamore was stationed in Alaska with an engineer unit which has been constructing the U. S. - Alaska highway, considered one of the outstanding engineering feats of

the war.

Statewide Blackout Test After Feb. 17 TRENTON — N. Mitchell Bannerman. chief of civil protection for the Office of Civilian Defense director, announced a statewide practice blackout will be held to test the state’s new air raid alarm system soon after it‘becomes effective February 17. The teat will be the first in New Jersey since November l*. Civilian defense units will U £ ven ample time to operate unr the new rules when the test is held, Bannennan said. As defense organizations and the general public become better acted with their duties, subsetests will be accelerated, , system involves the nding on the alarm system of _ •blue ", a “red” and then a “blue” signal. There is no provision as yet for an all-clear, but technical adviseis of Leonard Dreyfuss, civilian defense director, {dan to" discuss arrangements for a uniform all-clear with Army authorities. To eliminate possible confusion. Drey fuss has asked local defense councils not to adopt all-clear signals of their own. As part iof the campaign to educate th« public concerning the new signals, Dreyfuss announced this week that copies of the new rules had been sent to local councils throughout the state for distribution to citizens.

Report Culonel Curtis Is Prisoner Of Japs Indications that Colonel Donald Curtis, U.S.M.C.. a native Cape May, listed as missing since, the fall of liataan, is a prisoner in a Japanese prison camp were received here late last week by members of his family. telegram, containing the news, was sent to Colonel Curtis’ family here by his wife, who is making her home in Coronada,

Cal.

Mrs. 'Curtis disclosed that the Marine Corps headquarters had learned through the International Red Cross that Colonel Curtis is believed to be a prisoner at Taiwan Camp, Taiw. Island, Formosa. The Cape May man, an officer the Marine Corps for many {•ears, had been listed as missing since last spring, shortly after the fall of Bataan. It is believed that he was stationed there the time of the Japanese invasion of that Club Committee Will Recruit WAACS Here A committee to act as a local recruiting unit of the Woman' Army Auxiliary Corps was appointed by Mrs. James C. Hand, president of the Cape May Wonan's Community Club, last Thursday. The unit* was formed it th.- request of WAAC recruitng officers, and Mrs. J. A. Wiliams, of Pitman, first district vice president of the New Jersey '.•deration of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Steven J. Steger was named chairman of the recruiting •ommittee. Other members arc Mrs. Evans Brown, Mrs. Clara Bohm, Mrs. Wallace Douglass and Mrs. Edward Pickard.

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Friday. recruiting unit would have tables at the railroad station and in the lobby of the Liberty Theatre on Wednesdays and Fridays t distribute information and appli cation blanks to prospective members of the WAAC. The unit will be on duty at the railroad station every Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m., and in the lobby of the Liberty Theatre ■ery Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. At both places, committee mem■rs will have information about WAAC requirements and application blanks. Mrs. Charles S. Jones and Miss Betty Harris, who were sworn in as WAACS last week, arc the first Cape May women to joi the organization. They expect 1 leave for active duty shortly.

Plau Inspection Of Fire Hazards Here An inspection of all properties

in Cape May will be made —

to determine the location and

tune of fire hazards, Sol Needles, Jr., chief of the volunteer fire company and foreman of the paid department, announced yesterday.

Starting Saturday, Needles and.

his deputies will begin the citywide inspection of properties. Persons found to have fire hazards on their properties will be notified, and will be given a certain amount of timft. to remove

the hazard, Needles said. •Needles explained that the re-

moval of known fin; hazards is contemplated in an effort to redace to a minimum the possibility of serious fires in this city-

Shoe Rationing Explained By Board Chairman Effective Tuesday, shoes are being rationed to forestall an existing threat of shortage in the nation’s footwear, Dr. Lindell C. Ashbum, chairman of the Cape May War Price and Rationing Board, declared today. Under the latest OPA edict rationing shoes, only three pairs a year will be allowed each person. “Even in the face of heavily increased demands by the armed forces plus shortages of manpower in the industry',’’ Chairman Ashbum said, “rationing means that every man, woman and child in America will receive a fair share of the available supply and production of leather shoes. “The rationing order is not an indefinite ’freeze' of all sales, but on the contrary is an assurance to every family that adequate footwear can be bought as and when needed through the use of Stamp No. 17 from War Ration Book No. 1, the so-called 'sugar

book’.

“That stamp must be deducted from the book in the presence of the seller, except in the case of shoes bought by mail order when the stamp may be detached and mailed with the order,” Dr. Ashbum explained. '—The “freeze” lasted only from •S'Yi.m. Sunday until ' midnight Monday. Shoe sales could be resumed by retail dealers as usual Tuesday morning, but with the added requirement that in addiion to cash or credit the shoes nust be- bought also with Stamp Shoes now being rationed indude all those made in whole or n ‘ part leather but do not include soft soled house shoes, soft soled infant shoes or ordinary overshoes. Certain types of industrial and workmen’s rub•r footwear have been rationed nee last summer Continued On Page Four —

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Red Cross Official Kiwanis Speaker Grant McCubbin, field re--presentativc of the American Red Cross, spoke last night at the weekly meeting of- the Cape May Kiwanis Club, outlining the work of the American Red Cross in the present war emergency. A special program honoring the Boy Scouts of America was also presented at last night’s meeting, commemorating National Boy

Scout Week.

During his address. McCubbin stressed the importance of meeting local quotas in the Red Cross War Fund drive which will get under way throughout the nation shortly. Cape May County's quota the campaign is $28,600.

Officials Sanction Victory Gardens Officially sanctioning the planting of Victory Gardens in Cape May, the city commission on Friday granted permission to a summer cottager to plant such a garden on city owned property opposite her home. Mrs. George J. B. Fisher, of WashiiTgton, for many years a summer resident of this resort, requested permission to use a city-owned lot opposite her Grant street residence for a Victory

Garden.

Permission was granted with the provision that the city could take possession of the lot at any time on 24 hours notice in the event that the lot was needed for some particular purpose. Commenting on the Victory Garden movement which is now under way throughout the country to augment the nation’s food supply during the coming season, Mayor T. Millet Hand, speaking for the commission, said he felt that Victory Gardens would contribute materially to the food supply in this country and that the city would cooperate fully in order to encourage such enterprises during 1943. Navy Chaplain Will Speak At Service Chaplain Jesse Lyons, of the Cape May Naval Air Station, will be the guest speaker at the special worship service Sunday evening, February 14, at 7:46 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church. The service is the observance of Young People's Day, arranged by and for the young people of the church and community. The theme is “Loyalty to Christ”. Several of the young people will assist in the service by taking selected parts of the order of worship as readers, soloist, ushers and a group chorus and or-

ganists.

The Rev. Albert W. Lent, pastor, this week invited all young people, especially officers and enlisted personnel, in the commun ity. Adults are urged to attend as an expression of encouragement and challenge to the young

people.

SCHOOL BAND TO GIVE CONCERT TODAY The Cape May High School band will give a concert at 2:45 this afternoon in the school auditorium as part of the special assembly program commemorating Liacoln's birthday, which will be observed Friday.

Eldredge Re-elected To Head Study Unit Laurence H. Eldredge, a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, was re-elected president of the Pennsylvania Alcoholic Beverage Stdfly, Inc., a non-profit organization, on Mon-

day.

The other officers and directors of the organization were also reelected at a meeting in Philadelphia. Mr. Eldredge, a native of Cape May, is the son of Irvin H. Eldredge, of Cape May and Miami,

Fla.

Small Vi

School

Elections Tues. Marked by an unusual apathy, school board elections in the southern section of Cape May County on Tuesday drew some of the smallest votes on record. There were no contests. In West Cape, May, only 11 votes were cast in the election. All four candidate*, who were unopposed, received 11 votes, and the proposed school budget was unanimously adopted.

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were Mayor FYank and Commissioner Cecil F. McCullough, both veteran members of the board, who sought threeyear terms: Leonard Sandgran, a former board member, for a twoyear term; and Clement H. Newkirk, another board veteran, for a one-year term. T^ie school budge: for the year amounts to $8,835. In Lower Township, scene of many bitter Board of Education elections, only 41 votes were cast Tuesday night. Each of the three candidates polled 39 votes, and the school budget of $23,! , ;>;> for the ensuing year was adopted. Those elected to the township school board are Otway H. Brown, for many years district clerk of the board, Harvey Hawn and Freeman Douglass. At Cape May Point, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Woolsofri, district clerk, was re-elected. 'She polled 38 votes, of the 41 icast in the borough. The proponed school budget of $1,700 was adopted. Sailors Injured As Car Strikes Pole WILDWOOD CREST — Three sailors stationed- at Cape May were critically iijured this week when the car in which they were riding struck a light standard

here.

Removed in the Wildwood ambulance to the Cape May Naval Base dispensary, were Ross V. Weil. 27, fireman second class, who sustained « broken right arm and inte^ruvl injuries; Carl Speidel, 81. left leg fractured, and R. W. Chimeasy, 34, internal injuries. Police reported that the impact of the crash shattered five electric light wires which endangered the occupants of the automobile, who were pinned •reckage. Wildwood Crest and Wildwood police extricated the victims. Cape-Atlantic City Bus Route Starts Unheralded, and unannounced, the bus line, between Cape May and Atlantic fcity began operation last Wednesday morning. Buses between the two cities, with stops at intermediate points, are operated daily under the new sched-

ule.

The new line, operated by the Public Service Company, makes two trips daily each way, an* uses the Ocean Drive througl Ocean City, Strathmere, Sea Isle City, Townsend’s Inlet, Avalon and Stpne Harbor. From Stone Harbor, the route proceeds to Cape May Court House and south to the North Wildwood boulevard, which it takes to travel to Wildwood. Using the old Toute out of Wjldwood, the bus passes through Rio Grande on its way to Cape May. Under the schedule for the new bus line, buses leave Cape May at. 8:41 a.m. and 4:41 p.m. daily; 6:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturday, Ujid 12<45 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday only. Buses leave Atlantic City 5:50 a-m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturday, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sundays only. 214 Get Summonses On Light Charges Two hundred and fourteen sum monses have been issued to motorists violating the statute requiring all cars parked on public streets to have parking lights lit after dark, city police reported this week. Most of those receiving summonses were given warnings and released, but police said future violators will be fined and that no excuses would be accepted. Parking lights are required all cars parked on public streets after dark. The only exception, police said, is the area from Ocean to Perry street on Washington street before 1 a.m. After that hour, all cars must have lights showing.

Plans for this year's Red Cross War Fund drive are being formulated by officers of thtf Cape May County Chapter and the various local branches of the American Red Cross, it was disclosed this week by Daniel J. Ricker, county school superintendent, who is county chairman of

the campaign.

With a county quota of $28,600 to be raised during the War Fund drive, and with local quotas assigned to all local branches, $10,000 will be for local branch and, chapter needs, and $18,600 will go to the national organization, Mr. Ricker said. Under the quotas assigned by the county chapter last week, Cape May and Cape May Point are expected to raise $3,100 during the campaign. Dr. E. E. Pickard, city school superintendent, is chairman of the local drive. In West Cape May, which has quota of $800, Mrs. Henry H. Eldredge is local chairman. In Lower Township, the quota to be

j^ccd is $1,400.

'Chester L. Larkins, Red Cross

City Pays Off Two

Obligations

The city commission on Friday authorized payment of first quarter county taxes amounting to $11,195.76 and ordered payment of the $6,500 balance due the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the purchase of the

:w city haH building.

City Treasurer Gilbert C. Hughes this week drew checks cover-

ing both payments.

Payment of the $6,500 to the FD1C completed the purchase of the building, formerly occupied by the Camden Trust Company and its predecessors, which was recently acquired by the city to use as a city hall. Total purchase price of the building was $7,500.

Red Cross War Fund Campaign Plans Mapped By Branches

May Naval Base, is chairman — charge of collections at the base and the new Navy airport. The quota for the two is $300. Quotas and local chairmen for other county communities are: Avalon, $300, Mrs. Gilbert Smith; Dennis Township, $1,600; Middle Township, $3,400, S. Henry Vance; North Wildwood, $2,000, Mrs. Florence Epler; Ocean City, $5,500, Robert K. Bell; Sea Isle City, $800, Mrs. William A. Haffert; Stone Harbor, $300, Mrs. C. O. Lctzkus; Upper Township, $1,600, Mrs. Roland Sharp; Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, $5,500; Woodbine, $2,000, Mrs. Charles Goodman. Plans for the War F'und drive were advanced yesterday at a meeting of the Cape May County Red Cross publicity committee in Ricker’s office at Court House, at which time S. Grant McCubbin, Red Cross field representative, outlined a plan of action for the campaign.

Stamp Sales Pass Two-Jeep Mark

ette Street School have pure) enough war stamps and bonds to buy two Army Jeeps, school officials announced this week, as the total passed the $1,900 mark. Jeeps cost approximately $900 apiece. While stamps and bonds have been sold in the elementary school since December 7, 1941, it hai been only recently that the cam. paign was conducted intensively. Sales are conducted daily for 15 minutes each morning and noon. Eighth grade students are handling the details of the paign. Students of the Lafayette street school have also collected approximately 250 books to be contributed to Cape May’s Victory Book Campaign since the drive was opened during January.

Victory Book Drive Contributions Lag Urging Cape May citizens to contribute books to the local Victory’ Book Campaign, members of the committee this week expressed disappointment in the results of the drive in recent weeks. The local Victory Book Campaign began with sizeable contributions of books during the first few weeks of the drive. In recent weeks, however, donations of

books have dwindled.

The need for contributions of good books, to be sent to our men in the armed forces, is still as great as it was at the outset of the campaign,” said Mrs. James C. Hand, chairman of the local Victory Book committee. “Anyone 1 having books to be contributed may either leave them at the local USO Club or call the club, and the books will be collected from their homes.” Contributions have been collect_l by a number of Cape May ganizations and in the schools.

Trio On Probation For Housebreaking . COURT HOUSE — Two Philadelphia women and a Cape May youth were given suspended sentences in state institutions and placed on two years' probation court yesterday when they were sentenced by Judge French ” Loveland, after pleading guilty charges of breaking and entering. Ruth Restine Pinder, 22. and Helen Dobrowski, 21 r\ both of Philadelphia, and Raymond Fox, 16, of Cape May, arrested\£jic«!ltly on a charge of breaking into a house in Swainton, were given suspended sentences, ordered to pay costs of the proceedings and for the damage done to the house, and placed on two years’ probation. The women, who had formerly worked in Cape May. were ordered to leave the county.

SELECTEES TESTED A large group of Selective Service registrants in the southern section of Cape May County left this morning for the Army induction center at Camden where they will undergo final physical examinations today. Those passing the examinations will be immediately inducted and given a one-week furlough before reporting for actual duty.

City Tax Rate Up 20 Points; Will Be $5.94 Despite reductions in local operating expenses. Cape May’s 1943 tax rate will be 20 cents higher than that of last year, it was disclosed Friday with th© introduction of the new city budget. The increase reflects only the 20-cent rise in the current year’s county tax rate because local reductions were sufficient to offset loss of ratables and other factors affecting the, city rate. The 1943 rate will be $5.94 per $100 valuation, according to officials’ estimates in the new budget. Although Cape May’s new rate follows a statewide trend toward higher taxes, it is expected that Cape May will again rank among resort communities having the lowest tax rates in the

state.

Under the new budget the amount to be raised for local purposes this year totals $218,053.73 compared with approximately $235,000 last year, a reduction of $17,000 in local expenditures. Total of the new operating budget is $333,812.78 compared with $340,000 for 1942. Principal cause for the higher rate, according to city officials, is an increase of approximately $10,000 in the item for county taxes, brought about by the 20cent rise in the county tax rate for the current year. In addition to the higher county tax item, mandatory increases in several city expenditures had to be met, officials explained. As examples, they cited the item for $3,292.80 in the firemen’s pension fund, compared with $1,900 in last year’s budget. Commenting on the new budget. Mayor T. Millet Hand, director of revenue and finance, said: “Every item in the finance department has been moderately reduced in the new budget, and in — Continued On Pad* Four —

Former Gape May Man Succumbs On Train Clinton S. Rutherford, a widely known former resident and frequent visitor to Cape May, died suddenly, the victim of a heart attack, while traveling by train through Wyoming' Saturday night. He was 60. Funeral services will be held at the home in which he was reared at 128 Decatur street Friday afternoon at 1:30. The Rev. Albert W. Lenz, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate, and interment, under the direction of Earl L. Hollingsead, mortician, will be made in Cold Spring Cemetery. There will be a viewing this evening. Born in West Cape May, Mr. Rutherford was the son of the late Henry S. £nd Priscilla S. Rutherford.—The family lived at the Decatur street address for many years. After attending Cape May schools, Mr. Rutherford left this city in 1910 fpr the west coast, where he became associated with a large business concern. After spending some time in the west, he went to Honolulu and later to China as representative of the Crown Zillerback Company. While in China, he also established his own business which he conducted for some time. Returning to this country 1920, he re-entered business the west coast and later became associated with the Fiberboard Products, Inc., for which he was eastern representative. His home was in Philadelphia, and he maintained offices in the Insurance Co. of North Ameriea Building, 16th and Arch streets. An- ardent yachtsman, Mr. Rutherford was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary since shortly after the outbreak of the war. He gave his cabin cruiser to the government for the duration, and served as captain of the Auxiliary in the Fourth Naval District. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. M. A. Lengert, Jr., of Cape May and Germantown.

PAINTING RR STATION Workmen this week began painting the exterior of the Penn-sylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Cape May stetion. The interior of the station has been painted during thie past week.

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 — Bell 90

Warn Public Against Unfamiliar Objects The following warning to persons along the coast was issued today from headquarters of the Fourth Naval District at Philadelphia: “Any person discovering any unfamiliar object which has been washed up on the beach or is floating offshore should not attempt to recover, handle or in any way touch the object. Loss of life and serious propery damage may result from such action. “All persons should keep at least 300 yards away from any such object. The nearest Army, Navy or Coast Guard station should be notified immediately, giving exact location and description of object. Or a call may be made directly to the Inshore Petrol Duty Officer, U. S. Naval Base, Cape May, Bell phone Cape May 87; Keystone phone Cape May 4650, Extension 18.”

Dimout Inspection In Township Soon COLD SPRING — A house-to-house inspection of all homes in Lower Township will be made February 25 to check on compliance with dimout regulations, it was announced Monday night at a meeting of the air raid wardens’ unit of the township de--fense council. Wardens will make the inspection in their individual sectors, and will make suggestions to assist householders in complying with the new regulations. Pushing its membership drive to augment the township’s fire reserve, those at Monday’s meeting proposed enlargement of 'the fire reserve to provide effective assistance for West Cape May and Villas fire companies, which ■ espond to fire alarms in the township. It was pointed out that both volunteer companies, while having equipment, are handicapped by shortages of manpower. Under the new plan, it will be proposed that the West Cape May Company send its equipment and drivers to township fires south of the caael, while the Villas company will respond to alarms north of the canal. Fire reserves will assist both units. The wardens' unit will hold its next meeting February 22.

CAPE COAST GUARD IS LISTED AS MISSING WASHINGTON — Louis Anthony Richards, a member of the U. S. Coast Guard, was listed as missing by the Navy Department late last week, when a supplemental casualty list was announced. Richards’ wife, Mrs. Evelyn H. Richards, lives at 1240 Washington street, Cape May. He was one of four New Jersey men who were listed as