89 YEAR, No. 19

CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1943

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POSTAGE PREPAID—«24X> A YEAR

Rent Ceiling Rule Explained By ORA Agent Summer property which wa* rented any time in the period from November 1, 1942 to March 81, 1948, will remain subject' to Office of Price Administration rent w regulations, and tenants of such properties are still protected against eviction by those regulations, Milton C. Nurock, acting area rent director, declared today. “The people who have lived all winter in some of the summer places in this area look upon them as their homes,” Director Nurock said. “They have a right to expect the protection against eviction which rent control gives them. It would be unfair to penalize them in favor of vacationists who come here for only part of the year, particularly -since these tenants, In many cases, have been paying rents far in excess of previous off-season rentals, and I know that the majority of owners understand and share this view.” Although owners who last winter rented accommodations formerly seasonal in character do not come within the exemption recently provided for housing of this type, Mr. Nurock pointed out that they will not necessarily forfeit the benefits previously derived from summer season rentals. Such owners may still seek adjustments under the regulations If the rents received were unreasonably low, in comparison with the usual yearly income. “We intend to decide each case upon fjts merits, and according to the regulations,” the local director said.

400 Workers Needed On County’s Farms COURT HOUSE—An estimated 400 harvest hjmds will be needed on Cape May County farms this season, .the farm labor committee of the Cape May County Board of Agriculture reported lastThursday at a conference with representatives of the U. S. Employment

Club Officers Installed At May Meeting

Service. It was estimated that, if a basic group of 100 migratory workers could be secured and housed in the county from July l to October 1, the balance of needed harvest hands could be secured locally. These would include a few experienced men, but it was acknowledged that very few of these are now available. Chief hope of the farmers for the lighter farm tasks is to recruit 50 to 100 business men, 100 to 150 women and girls for parttime harvest work, and 50 to 100 high school boys for full-time

work.

Committees were appointed to apply for migratory workers and recruit local volunteers. Rene Gossiaux, of the Farm Security Administration, pledged the help of his organization. Harry W. Henning and Howard Shields, of the U.S.E.S., stated that their office would sene county farmers through the 1943 season, particularly continuing farm contacts and placement work.

Lewis Knerr Dies Of Heart Attack

Lewis W. Knerr, son of the late Mrs. Mary A. Knerr, of Cape May, died suddenly Sunday evening at his home in Williamsport, Pa., the victim of a heart attack.

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Funeral services were held .Wednesday evening in Williamsport, and interment will be made today in Flemington, N. J. Surviving are his wife, Gladys, two children and a half-brother, John T. Hewitt, of Cape_ May. A native of Cape May, Mr. Knerr spent his boyhood here* later entering business in Philadelphia. For many years he was associated with .the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. In recent years he had made his home in Williamsport.

Draft Board Starts Reclassifying Men Reclassification of Selective Service registrants in classes S-A and 3-B is expected to be started this afternoon by members of Cape May County’s Local Board No. 2 Following a directive issued ' cently by Selective Service headquarters in Washington, the local board yill reconsider all registrants in the two classifications and will weed out those who are eligible for 1-A or other classifications. The national directive eliminates S-B as a class and establishes a new group known as 8-D for men whose induction would cause great hardship to their families.

Wonan Elected Tc Avalon Conission

AVALON—Mayor Ralph Keen an was the only member on the incumbent administration ticket to be re-elected to the Commission on Tuesday _ •lection featured by split ballot-

ing.

Commissioner Albert H. Fey went down to defeat by less than a dozen votes. Harry E. Arader, who, with Keenan and Fey, comprised the ticket in the 1941 re- \ call election, - was not a candiNfiate oa Tuesday. Other* winners were Miss Edith Ml Greenan, proprietor of a resort shop and a former clerk for the Board of Education, who the ticket with 199 votes, Ralph Peterson, - who has borough —

r since 1961.

‘Gtse With The Wild’ To Be Shown Here “Gone With the Wind”, the world famous movie epic, will be •howir at Hunt’s City Pier Theatre, Gape May, on Wednesday and Thursday May 19 and 20. the Wednesday matinee will begin at 1:30 p.m. There will be one show each evening, starting 7:80 o’clock. The feature start at 7:46 pm.

Cape May WAACs Complete Study NACOGDOCHES,'TEX. -Cape May’s first two WAACs, Auxiliaries (1c) Elizabeth F. Jones, of Windsor avenue, and Elizabeth Harris, of 130 Decatur street, were graduated recently from WAAC Branch No. 1, Army Administration School, Nacogdoches, according to an announcement released from the Public Relations office of that schooL Auxiliaries Jones and Harris successfully completed a course of six weeks’ instruction in Army administration. Upon completion of their training, they were assigned to Los Angeles, Cal., where Auxiliary Harris is stationed at an airfield, and Auxiliary Jones is stationed at another Army air base. Their new assignments are those which prior to the inception of the WAAC would have been given to enlisted men. Many Army administrative jobs are being handled by WAAC auxiliaries and the number will increase as graduates of the branch schools are available. The school is one of the many branches of the Army Administration School which function der the Commanding General of the Service Command where the branch is located, with training activities conducted and supervised by the Adjutant General’s School,- Fort Washington, Md. Extra Hour Measure Adopted By Board n ordinance extending the hours during which alcoholic beverages may be sold in Cape May during holiday periods was finally adopted by the City Commission on Friday. No protests or objections were filed at the public hearing which preceded final passage of the measure. The ordinance extends the closing hour for bars and other liquor-selling establishments from one to two a. m. on the eves of January 1, Easter, Decoration Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The extension of time was requested by a delegation representing the city’s liquor licepsees, who pointed out that the holiday periods warranted an extra hour of operation. Closing hour ii Cape May was formerly 3 a.m.

New officers of the Cape May Woman’s Community Club were installed at the May meeting of the organization last Thursday. Mrs. I. Grant/Scott was installed as president of the club to succeed Mrs. James C. Hand. Other officers instated for the term are Mrs. Harry H. Needles, first vice president; Mrs. John T. Hewitt, second vice president; Mrs. George Macpherson, federation secretary; Mrs. Steven J. Steger, corresponding secretary: Mrs. Samuel M. Schellenger, secretary; Mrs. William C. Mecray, treasurer; Mrs. Hand, trustee for three years. Other trustees are Mrs. William Stevens and Mrs.

Ralph T. Stevens.

Committee chairmen to serve for the new term were appointed by Mrs. Scott after she had

taken office. —

They are: Mrs. Hand, program and publicity; Miss Jennie Hanes, telephone committee; Mrs. Edith Miller, civics and legislative; Mrs. Edith N. Carroll, social service; Mrs. Frank R. Hughes, ways and means; Mrs: Harry T. Hughes, scholarship; Mrs. F. Paul Langhorne, decorations; Mrs. Ralph Stevens, membership; Mrs. Steger,

W AAC recruiting.

A new committee on international relations was formed with Mrs. Daniel J. Ricker as its — Continued On Pace Five —

Charlie Kerr Gets Pier Music Contract Contract for the furnishing of music at Cape May’s Convention Hall for the 1943 summer season was awarded to Charlie Kerr's NBC Orchestra on Friday. Kerr’s was the only bid received by the City Commission at its meeting

Friday.

The contract, which calls for an eight-piece o r - I chestra nightly 1 and a nine-piece | orchestra for £ Sunday concerts, E specified a bid 2 price of $4,875 for the 10-week

season.

Kerr’s orchestra played a t Convention Hall

last season,

several years ago

played here for five consecutive

seasons.

Mr. Kerr, one of radio's first name bandleaders, is well known in Cape May, having been a summer resident here for years. Ht was' one of the pioneers in radio orchestras, having started during the first music broadcasts.

Scott Endorses Edge Candidacy For Nonination State Senator L Grant Scott, of Cape May, today declared his formal support for Walter E. Edge for the Republican nomination for Governor. Senator Scott, who had been boomed for the gubernatorial nomination by organizations and frienda throughout the atate, said he was withdrawing in favor of the former governor. It was the opening announceient in Cape May County as to w, mmincr p-nhpmstnriftl plection.

our neighbor, Mr. Edge," the Senator declared. “The type of leadership and the executive service Mr. Edge is equipped to render is the vital need of the hour. " demonstrated these qualities leadership as Governor of New Jersey during the first World War and his subsequent services as a United States Senator from NewJersey and as Ambassador France. “The Republican party in New Jersey has been known for some time as working in harmony and that is the major reason why I have withdrawn from the ” Continuing to commend candidacy of Mr. Edge, Senator Scott said: “As Governor of New Jersey Mr. Edge sponsored and carried out some of the finest governmental and social reforms ever initiated in this state. • “He was responsible for creating the Delaware Rivei- Bridge and the Holland Tunnel. ! He reorganized many state departments and gave the people an administration which merited his election to the U. S. Senate and later became our Ambassador to France., “Mr. Edge is well equipped with the know-ledge that is so vital in this present day world conflict. The voters of New Jersey should well be proud of having him appear on the ticket. “Cape May County is solidly behind Mr. Edge, and we shall work for his election," the Senator MAYOR HAND FOR EDGE Mayor T. Millet Hand today joined Senator Scott in an open declaration for Edge. The Mayor said: “One month ago, the Republican party was in a quandary. It was confident it could elect a governor, but with a score of candidates, many of whom had outstanding — Continued On Page Five —

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Glee Club To Sing At Church Sunday The Girls’ Glee Club of Cape May. High School will share in the worship service at the First Presbyterian Church here Sunday evening at 7:45 o’clock. Miss Marion Fbr^ director, has arranged an attractive and worshipful program. A boys’ soprano chorus and a brass quartette will have parts in the service. The public is invited. The Rev. Albert W. Lenz, pastor, will have charge of the devotions and will bring*' a brief message.

fiaAo’d (Verdi (pJwqham (Delayed fiy XabiTt, TltaieAlal Sh&daqe

Hampered by shortages of labor and materials. Cape May city officials today blamed the war for any shortcomings which might occur in the city’s normal summer program. “Some things which are normally done at this season to prepare for summer have not been done as yet, and there is doubt that all of our preparations will be completed this year,’ 1 said Mayor T. Millet Hand, spokesman for the commission, in an explanatory

statement.

"The commission is aware of the things that should be dona to beautify and prepare Cape May before the vacation season gets under way. We have the funds with which to finance the work, but, like everyone else,- we are unable to obtain many materials and labor is almost unobtainable

“Faced with this situation, the commission plans to do as much as it possibly can both to prepare for and during the summer season, but it is extremely doubtful that we can do all the things which need doing. “We will," the Mayor ec®tinned, “exert every effort to do the most important things. If r ot the work program must left undone, we will try to arrange it so that that parti, is minor. “However, we realize that the deficiencies in our normal program will leave things to Jie desired by some of our citizens and visitors. To them, AH we cap say is that we are truly sorry and that we will take action at the earliest possible moment — Continued On Pam Five

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COURT HOUSE—A total of 90,500 surgical dressings were made by the 14 teanchea of the Cape May County Chapter of the American Red Cross during April. Seven hundred and ninety-five workers gave 8,812 hours in the' completion of the surgical sponges which were made. Exceeding its quota for the second consecutive month. Ocean City produced a total of 18,412 dressings, the largest amount made by any of the branches. Middle Township, with 13,639 dressings, completed the second largest number of sponges and also exceeded its quota for the second consecutive month. North Wildwood was third, exceeding its quota for the fourth consecutive month. Dennis Township also was over its quota. Other branches which made dressings are Avalon, 1,840; Cape May, 8,485; Lower Township, 2,375; Sea Isle City, 1,840; Strathmere, 1,195; Upper Township, 3,810; West Cape May, 8,-

426; WUdwood, 10,000; Woodbine, 1,780. New quotas will soon be assigned to all branches according to individual production of the branches and to quotas assigned to the chapter by the area office. With the certification of three instructors, the county surgical dressings personnel has been appointed as follows: Mrs. Grace Taylor, Wildwood, chairman; Mrs. Burton J. Smith, Court Hodse, vice chairman; Mrs. Benjamin Royles, Wildwood, packing chairman; Mrs. Augustus Goetz, Ocean City, - Mrs. Lewis Halpern, Woodbine, and Mrs. T. Lee Lemmon, Cape May, certified instructors. On May 3 a total of 110,400 dressings were shipped from the surgical dressings headquarters at Court House to an Army depot Since the introduction of the dressings program in the chapter a total of 273,000 sponges have been shipped for Army use.

Officials Inspect Cape May Canal Congressman Elmer H. Wene, Colonel H. B. Vaughan, district Army engineer, Hampton J. Moore, former mayor of Philadelphia, and Senator I. Grant Scott made an inspection tour of the Cape May Canal on Saturday. Wene arid Scott were active advocates of the canal project for several years, and Colonel Vaughan was the Army engineer officer directly in charge of its construction. Moore, president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, had opposed the project for some time. The canal connects Cape May Harbor and Delaware Bay, providing the last link in the New Jersey inland waterway between Cape May and Manasquan Inlet, making it possible for small craft to traverse almost the entire length of the Jersey coast without entering the ocean.

City Ad Inquiries Point To Good Season For Cape May Predictions that Cape May will have a successful summer vacation season in 1943 were given added foundation this week with the disclosure that inquiries about vacation possibihties in this resort are in excess of those for the same period of the last three years.

Inquiries about cottages, hotel, boarding and rooming house accommodations and requests for general information about the resort are being received in large numbers daily at city hall. City officials said this week that the numbers of inquiries to date is considerably above the number received until mid-May last year. Each inquiry or request for information is answered by the city hall staff, and pictorial booklets, informational folders and other advertising material is sent to the prospective visitor. In many cases specific requests are ans-

wered in detail.

Lists of hotels, apartments, boarding and rooming houses, real estate agents and other information about Cape May are sent to inquirers, and inquiries are - referred to local businesses which may be in a position to

serve the visitor.

Cape May’s resort advertising and publicity campaign got under way early in April stressing preseason reservations and plans for summer vacations. The campaign is centered in 25 metropolitan newspapers and magazines in the eastern metropolitan area. Later this month, the theme of the promotional campaign will change to- seasonal vacation copy, urging prospective vacationists to

choose Cape May.

“When it is considered that most inquiries come from prospective visitors who have never been to Cape May, it is logical to assume that this resort will receive a large share of vacation business from those who are

familiar with Cape May.

“Taken as a whole, the indications at present look extremely encouraging for Cape May this

summer.”

Cape May’s City on FYiday moved to last ditch condemnation _ ings instituted some time ago the Navy to acquire 88% of land in “Plan B” the Cape May Naval the Navy’s Bureau of Yards Docks had vetoed a city pro to renew the original lease the property at a price of per month- ' Mayor T. Millet Hand, of finance and revenue, that he had received a reply: the city’s offefr, informing thst the Bureau of Yards Docks had rejected the leaae posal and would continue demnation proceedings to title to the land. • -a The commission several weds ago had offered to leaae the land to the Navy at the $600 figure, tSaccordance with the original lease,, if the Navy would vacate its demnation action. Representatives of the Navy more than a year ago leased the land from the city to provide space for expansion of the May Base. After a few months, it cancelled the lease and instituted condemnation.

Naval Officer Is Kiwanis Speaker Lieutenant Frank F. White, U.S-N-R. M.C.. of the Naval Air Station, Cape May, was principal speaker at last night’s week-> ly meeting of the Cape May Kiwanis Club. Lieutenant White, a pediatrician, took as his topic, “Physical F'itness of Youth”. A board of directors’ meeting was held Monday evening, at which time Kiwanis plans were discussed by the board members. A meeting of the Delsea Division of Kiwanis will' be held Friday evening, May 21,.at Ocean City. A large representation of local club members is expected to attend. •

Telephone Bireetory To Be Printed Soon Copy for the 1943 Eastern telephone Directory is scheduled to go to the printer on Friday, June 11, JaR. Derrickson, commercial manager of the telephone company, anoonced today. The directory <vill be closed to the general public on Friday, June 4. Directories are to be shipped from the printer on Friday, June 25,. Mr. Derricksoo said. The Albert Hand Co., 31 Perry street. Cape May, has the contract to print the directories.

Roeser, Bowker And Struble Elected OCEAN CITY — Voters in Tuesday’s city commission election returned to office incumbent Commissioners Edward W. Bowker and Henry Roeser, Jr. and elected City Treasurer Clyde W. Struble with votes of 1418, 1087 and 1403 respectively. Other candidates ran as lows: ' Augustus S. Goetz, former Mayor Joseph G. Champion, 778; former <3>mmissioner John El Trout, -690; and the Rev. Norman V. Sargent, publicity director, 807.

May Selectees Given Tests Wednesday The May contingent of Cape May County selectees underwent final physical examinations at the Camden induction center yesterday. Results of the tests were not announced until after press

time yesterday.

Men passing the examinations were immediately inducted into the various branches of the armed services. Those inducted will be given a week’s furlough in order to arrange their personal affairs before being called to ac-

tive duty.

Names of men inducted will be announced next week. -Local board officials indicated that the May draft call was comparatively small. The local preliminary screening examination to provide a reserve of 1-A men for the June draft call will be held at Mace’s Hospital, North Wildwood, on Friday, May 21, board officers an-

nounced today.

U.S.O. Committee Is Reorganized Several new members have been added to the management committee of the Cape May USOClub, Adjutant Theqdore F. Thompson, director of the dub* announced this week. The committee was recently reorganized. Personnel of the committee follows: Donald Lear, chairman; Mrs. ■Ralph T. Stevens, vice chairman; Mrs. Percy Fox, recording secretary; Mrs. Mark C. Frymire, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Leslie Cresse, treasurer. Members are Adjutant The son, Miss Gertrude Selzer, 1 liam Camp, Mrs. James C. Hand, Steven Steger, Everett Edsall, Lieutenant M. B. Brownell, of Naval Air Station at Rio Gra: and Chaplain S. O. Sorlien, of the Naval Base here. Committee chairmen appointed are Mrs. Fox, house; Mrs. Hand, program; Mr. Edsall, financea; Mr. Steger, athletics; Mrs. Stevens, public relations.

STS,BOB Allotted For Cape Streets TRENTON —Authorization for the allocation of $75,000 for township and borough road construction in Cape May County was given yesterday by State Highway Commissioner Spencer

Miller, Jr.

The funds will be appropriated from the automobilists* license fees and gasoline taxes for work on the following thoroughfares: Avalon, First street, Second, Seventh, 24th and Avalon avenue; Cape May City, New Jersey, Wilmington, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other avenues; North Wildwood, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, 10th and 18th avenues; Ocean City, Fifth. 13th, 18th and Atlantic Boulevard; Sea Isle City, Central, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 42nd, 43rd and Park Road; Stone Harbor, 104th and Golden- Gate Road; Wildwood City, New York, New Jersey, Pine, Learning, ‘ Hildreth, Bennett, Spencer, Spicer, Atlantic and Davis avenues; Wildwood Crest, Atlantic avenue; Woodbine, Adams and DeHirsch

avenues.

The construction of each .project will depend upon releases of the federal government for the necessary materials.

Weather Hampers Mackerel Fleet Blustery and unseasonable weather during the last week has held boats of the Cape May mackerel fleet in port during the greater part of the week, Jesaa. Laudeman, secretary of the Cold Spring Fish and Supply Co., sakl today. Only 600 barrels of the spring fish have been brought to pork during the week, altnough fishermen report large schools of mackerel offshore from Ocean City, Md. to Fire Island, N. Y.

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Sponsored jointly by the Cape May Recreation Commiasion and the Community War Service Committee, the third annual Army and - Navy Ball will be held Saturday evening, May 29. Application for use of Convention Hall for the event has been made to the City Commission, and preliminary plans have been

made.

The ball will be under the cochairmanship of Donald W. Lear and Steven J. Steger, chairman of the two sponsoring organiza-

tions.-

A special meeting of appointed committees, chairmen and* other workers for Cape May’s brilliant opening event of the season will be held next week to complete /details in the prepara-

in the last two years, the Army and Navy Ball was an outstanding success. No effort will be spared to duplicate or better the record of the first two events. The ball marks the unofficial opening of Cape May’s summer season and in the past has been Jargely attended by summer residents and visitors of this resort in addition to military personnel and civilian residents of Cape May and |its surrounding commun-

ities. '

With uniforms of men in the various armed services and gowns of their ladies combining to form a panorama of. color, the preseason ball has been one of the most spectacular events in Cape May’s entertainment and activity

program.

E>etailed plana for the ball .will be made public next week.

Mrs. Claypool Named To Represent Area Mrs. Emily S. Claypool, teacher in the Wildwood Pd Schools, has been appointed to the ’ Federal Aid Action Committee from the Second Congressional District of New Jersey, composed of Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. Mrs. Anne Wood, of Atlantic City, stati president of the Department of Classroom Teachers, organized the committee at therequest of the National Classroom Teachers’ Department, for the purpose of studying and working for legislation that w—** benefit teachers. Miss May Smith, of Trenton, state chairman of the Federal Aid Action Committee, has appointed her committee, selecting one member from each Congressional district.

Red Cross Branch To Meet Monday COLD SPRING — The Lower: Township Branch of toe A lean Red Cross will hold monthly meeting Monday evening. May 17, at 8 o’clock in the Com I soli da ted School. Chester L. Larkina, Red Croas field representative at the C May Nsval Base, -*111 speak “Facts of the Bed Cross". _ will also report on his actjvitiamj in Cape May County. ■ CAMP INSTALLED William E. Camp, of was installed 'as reofficer of Cape May C lective Service Board No. 2 1 Thursday. Camp was recently I pointed by the board and wss stalled by Harry W. Orme, Wildwood, board chairman.