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89 YEAR, No. 22

Caps May Wave, Established 1894 Star of the Cape, Established 1868 Cape May Star 6 Wave. Consolidated 1907

Army May Void Enforcement On Parking Lights Cape May's strict enforcement _ of New Jersey statutes requiring F parking lights on all automobiles parked on public streets after nightfall may be voided soon by an order from the Army's Second Service Command, it was disclosed Friday. The Army contends that parking lights are visible from sea and therefore constitute a direct violation of dimout regulations. Approached by H. E. D'Andrade, a representative of the New Jersey Office of Civilian Defense Director, with the Army’s complaint, the city commissioners on Friday refused to take responsibility for countermanding the parking light enforcement order, pointing out that the law was invoked as a safety measure after dimout conditions made parking without lights a definite accident haxard. Mayor T. Millet Hand said he would not be responsible for relaxation of enforcement of the law. Commissioners I. ‘ Grant Scott and George P. Wentzell concurred with him

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Bus Fira To Cheek On Discriaination Charge An investigation to determine whether or not. Atlantic City bound visitors are given preference over those coming to Cape May and other county resorts by the Public Service Transportation Co. will be launched soon, Robert Zachary, vice president and public relations manager of the bus company, assured Senator I. Grant Scott, Cape May’s commissioner of public affairs, after Scott had inquired about charges of discrimination in favor of Atlantic City passengers. Senator Scott contacted Zachary after city officials had received complaints that Public Service buses were added to normal schedules between Philadelphia and Atlantic Ctty when buses were overcrowded, while passengers on Philadelphia - Cape May buses were forced to stand or wait for the next scheduled btts. Replying to Senator Scott's inquiry, Zachary declared that his company would tolerate no discrimination and assured city officials that he would look into

the situation.

Fliers Rescued After Crash;

Brought To Cape

A Civil Air Patrol plane, pilot-

ed by a 47-year-old Philadelphian, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean early Saturday off the Delaware

st. The pilot and his observAvere rescued six miles off shore by a Coast Guard vessel.Lieutenant Thomas S. Sans-

chagrin, of 4827 North Broad street, Philadelphia, a member of the CAP for more than a year, the, pilot, and Lieutenant Warren Smith, 21, of -Brookline, Wis., his observer, both suffered from exposure. They were removed to the hospital at the Cape May

Naval Base.

The plane was making a I

ine flight along the seacoast, according to Major Hugh R. Sharp, commander of the Delaware Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Major Sharp was in another plane, and saw the crash. He radioed to s Coast Guard Base and later directed the rescue boats to the location where the two men were

perched on a rubber raft.

Major Sharp said that planes had been out along the coast, when Lieutenant Sanschagrin’s plane developed motor trouble. The commanding officer was in contact with the disabled plane shortly before the crash, and was able to send the rescue

craft quickly to the scene.

Major Sharp reported that the

plane went down at 4:45 a.

shortly after dawn. The men ... the second plane could see the two occupants leave the sinking craft and climb on the emergency

raft.

Coast Guard cutters and amphibian planes from several bases along the coast answered the call for help, the wing commander

Bankers’ Speaker

Ask Tine Extension For Bridge Project

The New

way

Observation Post To Be Dedicated June 5 ERMA — An impressive program has been arranged for the dedication of Observation Post 184-A at the Corson farm here on Saturday afternoon at 1:30, Mrs. Ernest Corson, chief observ-

, announced today.

The dedication address will be delivered by Captain Robert W. Allen, of the First Interceptor Command. Other speakers will Randall Elliott, chairman of the Lower Township Committee; Harold Haslett, representing the Byron Pennington Croker American Legion Post; the Rev. Samuel Blair, of the First Methodist i Church, Cape May , the Rev. S. F. Sliker. pastor of the Tabernacle Methodist Church; Mrs. Corson, and the Rev. Father McMahon, of St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Wildwood. A. L, Barkalow, past commander of the Wildwood Legion Post, will be master of ceremonies. • Music will be furnished by the Cape May High School Band and the American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps of Wild-

wood.

JAMES E. GHEEN Nationally known public relations counsel, who will address the annual meeting of the Cape May County Bankers' Association at Ocean City next Thursday evening.

U. S. Army Engineers at Philadelphia for an extension of time for commencing work on the construction of a drawbridge across Grassy Sound Channel. near Wildwood, on State Route S-49. The date now set for commenciag construction on the bridge is June g7, 1943.- The plans, approved by the War Department, provide for a bascule drawbridge with a horixontal clearance of 60 feet and a vertical clearance of 25 feet above mean high water. “The decision as to whether or not the extension of time will be granted must rest primarily upon the effect of the work on navigation," explained Colonel Albert H. Burton, district engineer. ,

garding the extension from ^ Appeal Of Cape Man bv^suhmitted* to^thif^oKice * pri'or * draft appeal filed by Albert to June 6, as it is desired to srti^p ne Ed*«»mbe, colored, of on the aplication on that date,"! Cape May now bv-

appeal board, which ruled that the

Biccilaureate Rites : fied as a l-A registnsnt* rly Cl ** S1

Edgecombe sought deferment on the ground that he is supporting a family. At present he is employed as a janitor by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock

Co. in Virginia.

Included on the program wiH be the singing of the post song by Mrs. George Griffith. Mrs. Leslie Truitt and Mrs. George Webster. All members of the Red Cross volunteer special services were Invited to attend the ceremonies through an invitation sent to Mrs. H. B. Mecleary, county, chairman.

Board Rejects Draft

Here Snndsy Evening The annual Baccalaureate Ser- . ‘vice of Cape May High School will be held Sunday evening, June ®. in the First Presbyterian

t at 7:46 o'clock. ,

Cold Spring Presbyterian.

Methodist and the Cape

ptist Churches will unite n«, boat church - for the

special seiVice, with the ministers •haring ur \he order of worship.

The public is invited

11,455 Pounds Scrap Salvaged

Of

Cape May County infirms reported salvaging . mutds of iron and steel April. Paul O. Schuster, industrial salvage chair- * on Wednesday. UM

County Bankers Meet Thursday James E. Gheen, of New York, public relations counsellor with a nation-wide experience and reputation as an after dinner speaker, will address the Cape May County Bankers' Association at its annual dinner meeting at the Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, next Thursday night. The dinner will

art at 7 o'clock.

The meeting will include election of officers and other importe’lt matters affecting all banks - the county, according to Alfred Powell, of Ocean City, the association's president this year. Members of the Atlantic County Bankers' Association and oths have been invited to attend. Musical entertainment will be furnished by a Philadelphia accordionist and by Philip Barrett,

if Somers Point.

Distinguished guests include Carlos D. Kelley, vice president of the Fidelity Union Trust Co., of N'ewark; Wallace Catanach, of Philadelphia, head of the bank relations department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; Marshall Bainbridge, Jr., deputy administrator for New Jersey of the U. S. Treasury War Savings SUIT; Russell P. Dey, of Trenton, regional manager for South Jersey of the U. S. Treasury' Victory Fund Committee; Lieutenant I. M. Hayes, of Oregon, in charge of recruiting in Atlantic City for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and Mrs. William H. Fawcett, wife of the rice president of the First National Bank of Pittsburgh, an Ocean City summer resident.

CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1943

City Endorses Plan For Ferry Establishment Cape May’s city commission last week officially endorsed the Cape May County Ferry Commission's plans to seek federal funds for esUblishraent of a ferry between Cape May and Lewes, Del. The ferry board several weeks ago announced that it would apply for federal funds to finance the pro-

military' and naval forces sU-

tioned in this area.

a letter to C. Howard Topham, secretary of the Ferry Commission, Senator I. Grant Scott, Cape May’s commissioner of public affairs, expressed the city officials' endorsement of the plan, and pointed to some of the probable benefits to be derived from the

ferry by Cape May.

"Several of our local merchants will be benefited by the increased travel through our community and the normal flow of business as a result of this increased trav-

'" Senator Scott wrote.

“Considerable trade both in spring and fall will naturally ensue as a result of crops being moved from the Del-Mar-Va Feninsula into our local markets. The advantages of summer travel by and for our summer guests will m item of interest for our summer visitors. The proximity of all Delaware, Maryland and Virginia points made possible by — Continued On Pace Five-

12 Youths Register With Draft Board Twelve southern Cape May

County youths who reached the •ge of 18 during May have registered with Selective Service Local Board No. 2 here, board of-

ficials disclosed today. New registrants are:

Roger Sharp, Dias Creek; Joseph Edwin Birchall, Wildwood; Thomas Gordon Young, Jr., Wildwood Cr4st; James Graham, Goshen; George William Lamach, Wildwood; Mitchell Joseph Smith, Cape May Court House; Benny Smith, Cape May Court House; Fred Howard Foster, Jr., Wildwood Crest; Frank B. Springer, Jr-, Cape May Court House; Russell Winfield Wing, Cold Spring; Jay Richard Konowitch, Wildwood, and Ralph Herman Ingen-

Ito, Wildwood.'

CHANGE FIRE ALARM The fire alarm box which for years has been, located at Columbia avenue and Decatur street has been moved to Beach drive and Jackson street. Fire Chief Sol Needles announced today. The signal “125” formerly used for the old location is now in effect for the Beach and Jackson street area. Needles said.

County Values Set At $51,000,000 COURT HOUSE—Cape May County’s official 1943 abstract of ratables, compiled by the County Board of Taxation, was released late last week after a copy had been filed with County Treasurer Winfield S. Hitchner. Figures contained' in the abstract of eatables are the basis for local, county and state taxation. The abstract shows a net taxable valuation of $61,009,552 for Cape May County. Total value of land and improvements, exclusive of second class railroad property, amounts to $48,008,938; personal property is assessed at $3,493,654. Second class railroad property, which is taxed by the state, is valued at $302,053. Cape May County’s net valuation on which county, state and state school taxes are apportioned is $51,264,185. According to the abstract, state school taxes total $149,149.81, and county taxes apportioned, exclusive of bank stock taxes, amount to

$495,189.64.

Exemptions allowed under statutes ^providing for partial exemption on taxation for war veterans amount to $418,236, the abstract showed.

400 Motorists Halted

By 0PA Agents Here Sr^i

Fotir hundred motorists bound for Cape May during the holiday weekend were halted by OPA agents and 200 of them have been reported to OPA headquarters in Camden for nonessential driving. The other 200 gave excuses to jastify their presence on the high-

way.

Six local motorists have been reported by OPA agents for pleasure driving during the holiday period. They will receive notices to appear before the local War. Price and Rationing Board within the next ten days for hearings on the charges. At least two local service station operators we said to have been found to have discrepancies in their records and stamps. All local stations have been or will be checked. In their most extensive drive against pleasure riding, agents of the Office of Price Administration lifted a number of gasoline ration books for the duration. One was held by a motorist who had driven 1,232 miles in one month on an “A” book; another had an “A” and a “B" book but had driven 5,179 miles in three

months, according to speedometer readings. Two “T” books were taken from another motorist, who was nabbed for traveling at 70 miles per hour while attempting

to catch a bus.

A number of motorists have been reported for having their speedometers disconnected in violation of OPA regulations. Reports of violations of the pleasure driving ban are being sent to the Camden headquarters for screening; after which they will be forwarded to the local boards which issued rations to the

alleged violators.

The agents checked all Cape May County resorts during the

holiday weekend.

Several agents will be in this area during the coining weekend to continue their check-up on pleasure driving, officials of the local ration board said this week.

Dreyfuss Explains Changes In Revised Dimout Regulations

TRENTON—Elaborating on the recent revision of dimout regulations, announced last week, Leonard Dreyfuss. state director civilian defense, this week plained the effect of the modified

rulings.

Following a number of conferences with officials of the Second Service Command at Governor's Island. New York, Dreyfuss and ‘ the state technical

have ventilation and not violate ' moot regulations Under the rules formerly in effect, window shades had to be drawn to the siB when lights ware^ou. This juaad s problem

sary to have windows open for ventilation. Explaining the new regulations, Dreyfuss told local defense councils: Windows may be open from thebottom providing shades or blinds are pulled down to cover the cloeed part of the window. The source of light must not be visible from outside the windows or doors—the source of light being the actual electric bulbs or fluorescent tubes or glass globe* which enclose them. Portable lamps, such as bridge, table lamps and others, must be moved to a point in the room they cannot be seen from - Otherwise they must be Continued On Pa*e Foua -

50 Men Heeded For C. 6. Auxiliary WILDWOOD — Fifty men are urgently needed by the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (Reserve T) for important work in this area, John J. Kay, commander of Flotilla 33, announced today. Any able-bodied man, regardless of draft status, who can and will voluntarily serve for a minimum of 12 hours a week, can render his country a valuable ser- ' e at this time, Kay said. 'If you really want to be a part of this country’s war effort and not just a sightseeing passenger, write or contact immediately Flotilla 33. U. S. C. G. Auxiliary," he urged. Regular meetings are held each Friday at eight p. m. at the ofces of the Atlantic City Electric Company, Pine and Pacific avenues, Wildwood. Kay may be reached at 101 E. Wildwood avenue.

Schellenger Is Acting Clerk Stanley C. Schellenger, Cape

May’s assessor, added another duty to his municipal functions

Friday when he was appointacting city clerk during the illness of Floyd C. Hughes. For two weeks, Schellenger has taken Mr. Hughes' place, while

the city clerk has been confined to his home by a heart condition.

Mrs. Bette Spang was appoint-

ed as assistant city clerk to succeed Mrs. Marie Nittinger, who resigned the position effective on

May 29.

Commenting on the virtual reorganisation of the clerical departments at city hali, Mayor T. Millet Hand, commissioner of revenue and finance, under whose jurisdiction the departments come, issued the following statement: "Needless to say we have been seriously handicapped by the protracted absence of the city clerk and the collector and treasurer, the two key officials at city hall, due to their ilinesses. “City Clerk Floyd Hughes is the hub about which a great number of city activities revolve. No less important are the duties of Collector and Treasurer Gilbert

Hughes.

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Blackout Test Best So Far, Chief Says FYiday night’s surprise blackout test was the most successful Cape May has had, Police Chief John J. Spencer, Jr., chairman of the local civilian defense council, said Saturday. With only a few lights showing, the blackout test which started at 10:30 Friday night during a thunderstorm, was highly successful on a statewide basis, OCD officials reported Monday. Spencer said the test had f« local defense volunteers on duty than the number which usually responds to the blackout signal, but its success in view of its complete surprise, was highly significant.

Despite drastic curbs on , ure driving and a 20 per cent taihnent of bus service. Cape and other county resorts e tained “fair” holiday crowds ing the Memorial Day Throngs of visitors squealed into buses and trains for their trips to the seashore, and although the public carriers were not permitted to schedule special holiday trips, large crowds of visitors were moved by public conveyances. Peak of the holiday transportation rush occurred Monday afternoon and evening as visitors packed, every available bus and train coach to return to their dty homes after the holiday. Shore-bound traffic was not so heavy, for visitors kept moving toward resorts from Friday afternoon until late Monday. While automobile travel to Caps May and other seashore pointa was almost negligible, and while the few shore-bound cars were being stopped for questioning by OPA agents, observers estimated that between trains and buses almost as many visitors came to the resort for the holiday as were here for the Memorial Day weekend last year. Officials of the PennsylvaniaReading Seashore Lines reported that special coaches were added to regularly scheduled trains from Friday until Monday to handle the increased business. It was estimated that railroad business Continued On Page Five —

Kiwanis Club Changes Meeting Place Weds. Cape May’s Kiwanis Club met for the first time at its new headquarters last night, following a transfer from the Batten Cottage to the Terminal Restaurant. Speaker at last night’s meeting was lieutenant Sayre Lummis, 11S. N. R. Medical Corps, flight surgeon at the Rio Grande Naval Air Station, who spoke on "The Rigors of Being a Pilot”. In his address. Lieutenant Lummis spoke interestingly of the physical hardships encountered by pilots and of the strain on nerves and body which war-time flying

Question Authority On Liquor Hearing Whether the licensing authority ' the State Alcoholic Beverage Commission should conduct a hearing on alleged violations of state liquor laws was a question pemed by Cape May's city commission on FYiday after it had received notice from the state agency that charges of illegal sales had been brought against Kelly's Boat Bar. Alfred E. Driscoll, state alcoholic beverage commissioner, notified the city commission of his department's action, and informed the city officials that if they did not conduct a hearing in the case his department would do so. "With no desire to sidestep the sue,” Mayor T. Millet Hand id, "it is questionable whether the city commission should conduct such a hearing inasmuch as the state department's investigators conducted the investigation, made the charges and obtained all the evidence. I believe the hearing should be conducted by the . department and the penalty imposed by the commissioner in the event of a cg»-

viction.”'

City officials moved to contact Commissioner Driscoll to deter-

New Priority Rating For Fanners Issued COUURT HOUSE — Announcg a new priority rating for farmers, Henry H. White, county agricultural agent, today said that farmers who wish to buy repair parts or operating supplpies may now use the rating AA5 on

jpi their orders.

TTie following statement should ‘ placed on orders for repair

parts and other materials:

"The undersigned certifies, subject to the criminal penalties for misrepresentation contained in Section 35 (A) of the U. S. Criminal Code, that the items covered by this order are required for essential maintenance, repair or operating supplies; and that this order is rated and placed in compliance with CMP Regulation No. 5; and that the delivery requested will result in a violation of the quantity restrictions contained .-'In paragraph

(f) of said regulation.”

Ministers’ Group To

Meet At Wildwood WILDWOOD—Members of the

Cape May County Ministerial Association and their families will be guests of the First Methodist Church of Wildwood for the monthly meeting of the asso-

ciation Monday morning. Miss Lois G. Hamilton, home

demonstration agent, will present a motion picture on "Your. Child’s Money.” Mrs. Marian F. | McDowell, state extension specialist in child development and family relations, win be the

speaker.

The Rev. Edward W. Graham, pastor of the host church, will act as host to the association members attending.

County Debt Under Million Dollars COURT HOUSE—For the first time in many years. Cape May County’s total debt dropped below the million dollar mark during 1942, it was disclosed this week when a summary of lha county’s 1942 audit was presented to the Board of Freeholders. * Freeholder Ralph T. Stevens, director of revenue and finance, said the debt was below a million dollars for the first time in many years. Ten years ago, when Stevens took office, the debt waa in excess of $3,000,000. The audit showed that collections of current county taxes during 1942 amounted to 99.56 per cent of the total levy, while collections of taxes for prior years, collected during _ 1942, amounted to 16.08 per cent During 1942, the county’s debt was cut more than $200,000, Stevens said.

$4,255 In Staaps,

Bonds CMHS Record Cape May High School students have sold a total of $4,255.06 worth of was - bonds and stamps between January 1 and June 1, John E. Utx, a member of thp faculty in charge of the bond

drive, reported Tuesday.

The total sales represented the amount sold by students or purchased by students during the period. Senior class funds in excess of the amount required far expenses will be distributed among members of the class in

In the recent interclass stamp

and bond selling contest Mra. Stickell’s home room sold the greatest amount. The contest winners will be feted by the rest of - the group at a party this week. The contest was conduct-

ed by the student council.

BAND IN PARADE Cape May High School’s band played e prominer, t part in Memorial Day parade held

crowd which viewed the parade,

Farm Labor To Be Recruited By County Office; USES Out

COURT HOUSE — Complying

with recently enacted state and federal laws, a farm labor office connepted with the Gape May Ctfunty Agricultural Extension Service opened June 1. Hie Rev. Albert S. Layton, pastor of the Cape May Court House Meth-

odist Church, is in charge. Mr. Layton bears the title

“emergency farm labor assistant.” He assumed the duties to assist county farmers in their war effort, and expects to serve during June, July and August in conjunction with his duties as

pastor of the local church. Tentative plans are that the

office will continue to operate through September and October under the direction of an office

'c. Recruiting of'farm labor

_ Uattad States Employment Service.

that their chief effort will be to enlist the services of business men, ‘ housewives, and teen-age children for farm work. They see no other possible source of farm labor in Cape May County. ‘If the response to appeals for volunteers is not answered,” they pointed out, "many acres of crops will go unharvested' this year.” The new office is located in the Women's Club room in the old court building. The .Extension Service has requested farmers not to register for farm help until the new office has opportunity to list some workers. Those Fho wish student labor should' continue to go directly to school* for such help.

Naturalization Court Session On Monday COURT HOUSE—A special ses-

sion of naturalization court to pass finally on citizenship applications of a large number of Italians hnd others, whose naturalization has been delayed by the war, will be' held here on Monday, County Clerk Stirling W,

Cole announced yesterday. Judge French B. Loveland wiH

preside at the session. The regular summer session of naturalization court will be held in July.

Cole explained that a great

many applications had been held in abeyance due to a federal order barring nationals of enemy nations from becoming citizens. Recently, however, the State Department lifted the ban from Italians and made it possible for them to become American citizens after their loyalty and intentions

had been checked.

CHILD BREAKS LEG WEST CAFE MAY — Scott McGonigle, son of Mr. and Mrs. William McGonigle, of Fourth avenue, fell while at play Thun- j day and sustained a broken leg. He was taken to Atlantic City | Hospital, where he will ran ' for three weeks.