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89 YEAR, No. 26

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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1943

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Train Schedule (safety Expert Upheld; City Pushes Protest

New railroad schedules, effectire last Sunday, were receired in Cape May late last week, after the New Jersey Public Utility had sustained the Pennsylvanialeading Seashore Lines in its move u> curtail weekend bridge train service between Philadelphia and seashore points. ‘ The new schedule—still subject to revision if the railroad company or the Public Utility Commission accede to Cape May’s demand for more reasonable schedules—provides for one bridge train to Atlantic City on Saturdays, as a compromise, but no bridge train service is provided for Cape May County resorts either Saturdays

or Sundays.

Under the latest schedule, Cape May trains leave Philadelphia at 8:86 a. m. (Market Street Wharf) arriving here at 10:86; 9:20 a., m. (Broad Street Station) arriving here «t 11:87: 6:00 p. m. (Market Street Wharf) arriving here at 7:03, Mondays and Fridays induaive except July 5 and Sep-

tember 6 .

On Saturdays, trains to Cape May leave Philadelphia Market Street Street Wharf at 8:85 a. m., arriving 10:36; 9:60 a. m., arriving 11:60; 1:16 p. m., arriving 8:18; 3:40 p. m., arriving 5:41; 6:00 p. m., arriving 7:03;

and 6:80 p. m.,. arriving On Sundays and Julj

September 6,

ly 5 and

aeptemoer 6, Cape May trains leave Market Street Wharf at 7:60 a. m., arriving 9:51; 8:50 a. m., arriving 10:61; and 9:60 a.

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Vacation Travel Ban Draws Protests TRENTON—Governor Charles Edison this week filed a protest with Prentiss M. Brown, federal OPA administrator, against a ruling by E. M. Reidmiller, district rationing officer at the Trenton district office, preventing travel

of New Jersey

Under the interpretation of OPA regulations by Reidmiller, the initial trip to a summer home at the beginning of a period of stay is vacation travel, and the tuie of a basic ration for such a

trip is prohibited.

“If this interpretation is to stand," Edison said, “I can aS•ure you that the seacoast areas of New Jersey will be completely blighted and what little business is in prospect will evaporate. “It seems to me that if the holder of a basic ration, which now amounts to one and one-half gallons per week, uses that any part thereof to go to summer home, which he intends to occupy with his family for the aeason, he should most certainly be permitted to do so. am, therefore, urgently re-

FRED PIACENTINE :pe May youth who has just completed a ten-day course at an American Red Cross aquatic school at Camp Manhattan, N. Y., where he qualified as a Red Cross swimming and water safety

structor.

Keystone Company Accepts Bell Bid PHILADELPHIA—Stockholders

of the Keystone Telephone Company of Philadelphia voted last week to accept an offer of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania to purchase Keystone's

physical properties.

Acquisition by the Bell Company of the Keystone properties affects the set-up in Cape May County where both systems now operate. When the change takes place, there will be but one telephone system. Where a subscriber now has both Bell and .Keystone, one will be eliminated. - The Federal Communications Commission last year authorised transfer of stock and title to the physical plant of the Keystone Company to the Bell Company, after a . series of hearings on the effect* of the proposed merger. At that time, it was indicated that all Keystone employees would be retained 'by the Bell Company and that as sodp as practicable af4 the present , war emergency

’ 1 be carried out

Red Cross Plans Safety Drive Preparing to conduct an intenrive water-safety campaign in Cape May add vicinity during the current season, the Cape May Branch of the American Red as sponsored a 10-day instructor’s training course at Camp Manhattan, Narrowaburg, N. Y., for Fred Piacentine, of Cape May, who wiU serve as an accredited Red Cross instructor. Piacentine, a former Cape May lifeguard, was chosen by the branch's water safety committee ■cently to take the instructor’s course t* qualify him as a Red Cross instructor in first aid, swimming and diving, small craft operation, life saving and recreational swimming. The local man returned to Cape May this week after completing the course. He will serve as a Red Cross instructor on a volun-

teer basis.

Camp Manhattan, where acentine studied from June 18-28, is one of the national aquatic schools operated by the American Red Cross, where qualified instructors are trained to carry on water safety work in their home

communities.

' In a letter to the local water safety committee, which sponsored his training, Piacentine wrote that the course of instruction begins at 8 a. m. and follows a regular prescribed schedule until 10:30 p. m. when taps are soundThe proposed water safety movement of the Red Cross branch has been given full endorsement by Captain Sol Needles, of the Cape May Beach Patrol, who is cooperating

Rites Today For Dr. J. R. Moon, Cape Druggist Dr. Joachim R. Moon, a Cape May pharmacist for nearly 26 years, died Monday morning after an illness of several months.

He was 74.

Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:80 o'clock at the Hollingsead Funeral Home, 815 Washington street, with the Rev. F. Paul Langhorne, pastor of the Cape Island Baptist I Church, officiating. Interment will be made in Cold Spring

Cemetery.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Dr. Alexander C. Moon, J. R. Moon, Jr., and Mahlon Moon; a daughter. Miss Mary V. Moon, and a grandson, Alexander M. Moon, all of Cape May. A esident of Cape May since 1917 when he came here to manage the Mecray estate, Dr. Moon purchased the Mecray Pharmacy two years later and was long active in civic affairs in this community. He had been president of both the Cape May Kiwanis Club and the Progressive League. Prior to coming to Cape May, Dr. Moon had been a pharmacist in Camden for 22 years. He was a native of Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., where he attended local schools before attending the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy from which he was graduated. He had been a pharmacist for more than 55 years. Continued On Page Eight -

Officials Renewing Attempts To Have Cl May Declared Defense Housing Area Soon

Bathers Warned To Cooperate With Lifeguards

New Blackout Rules To Be Issued Soon New regulations to be followed

by Gfpe May residents and visitors during blackouts, and air raid tests have been received ty the local defense council, Police Chief John J. Spencer. Jr., chairman of the council, said today. -The printed regulations will be distributed ' to householders and bus-

ess establishments soon. Issued by the office of the State

Director of Civilian Defense, the regulations stress Army orders barring everyone from the beach after dark or during heavy fogs as a precaution against the landing of''enfcmy agents, explain in

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.Puljee Push Drive Ou^Paritiug Lights City police this/week ren. their drive > Ui_in!iorce the motor «hirle la- which requires parking lights on all vehicles parked t* darit* w h'shways afA large number of summonses were issued during the last week to motorist* who had left their oar* parked along city streets at aigkt without parking lights. Police emphasised the fact that the law wiU be rigidly enforced to reduce as much as possible the po-ihllity of accident* , Wm mm —

Minor Drinking Ban Is Enacted Cape May’s new ordinance to provide penalties for minors convicted of drinking and to bar minors from liquor-selling establishments was finally adopted by the city commiaaion on Friday. The measure provides fines up to 8200 or imprisonment up to 90 days or both for persons convicted under the ordinance. The ordinance provides that it shall be unlawful for a minor to enter any premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages within the City of Cape May. It further provides that it shall be unlawful for a.minor to purchase, attempt to purchase or have another purchase for him or her within the City of Cape May any alcoholic beverages on any premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic

beverages.

Persons under 21 years of age are prohibited from entering any liquor-selling establishment unless they are accompanied by a par-

ent or guardian.

The measure specifies that it isll be unlawful for any minor to misrepresent his or her age for the purpose of inducing, any retail licensee to sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverage to •him or. her within the City of

day.

licensees who attended the meeting expressed the view that Uie measure would .aid licensees curbing drinking among min-

Entering the vacation aeason with only four veteran lifeguards and the balance of the Beach Patrol composed of 17-year-olds, Cape May’s Department of Public Safety on Friday warned . that bathers this year must exercise more than the usual degree of care and prudence In order to avoid the possibility of danger. Commenting on the situation caused by a shortage of men for Beach Patrol posts, Senator I. Grant Scott, commissioner of public safety, declared that the cooperation of bathers at all times will be essential if Cape May is to keep intact its enviable record

for beach safety.

"This year, because of our inability to obtain a fully experienced Beach Patrol, it is more important than ever that bathers swim only along protected beaches, that they immediately obey instructions of the lifeguards and that they exercise the fullest caution to avoid situations that might be dangerous,” Scott said. ^With the draft and war industries taking the majority of our experienced lifeguards, we had only J5 applicants for Beach Patrol positions at the annual tests last week. The maximum age of these applicants was 17 years, so we are starting the sea — Continued On Page Six —

Plans For Honor Roll Being Pushed As Funds Increase

Goodacre At Army Air Force School WICHITA, KANSAS—Prirate

Charles F. Goodacre, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Goodacre, of Bayshore road, Fishing Creek, has arrived at Municipal University of Wichita for a course of Army Air Force instruction lasting approximately five months prior to .his-appointment as an aviation cadet in the Army Air

Forces.

During this period he will take numerous academic courses, as well a* elementary flying train-

detail waat'is expected of householders 'luring alerts and blackouts. ar.o list other information important to residents and visit-

ors relative to civilian defense, he wiU be classified as pilot, navSpencer said the posters would igator of bombardier and go on be distributed to all Cape May to schools of the Flying Training houses shortly by civilian defense Command for training in these volunteers. 1 specialties.

Relaxation Of Drivivg Ban Soon Predicted By Scott

Possibility that the present ban on pleasure driving might he relaxed sufficiently to permit at least one round trip between their homes and the seashore for vacationist* and to allow a reasonable amount of fuel for fishing party boats' was seen this week by Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, in a report to the city cotn-

R< porting on the appointment of a New Jersey Senate committee to cooperate with the Congressional committee which is investigating the gasoline situation. Senator Scott said it is felt in many quarters that some relaxation of present bans will be forth-

The Senator cited the fight against discrimination being waged by Representative Hartley <*n V J.) and other Congres*-

i representing the 12 Atlantic seaboard states where gasoline rationing is most drastic. “The recently appointed State Senate committee which was named to cooperate with this Congressional committee in an attempt to eliminate the discrimination against New Jersey and 11 other

party

Expressing the hope that the committee’s - action might result in more liberal gasoline rations or more liberal use of present allotinerfU in the east, Scott said he also anticipates favorable tioo by the OPA on the p boat industry’s plea for a readable amount of gasoline to per-

operation during th*

Summer Dances Start Saturday Cape May’s Convention Hall, center of most municipally sponsored social activity and entertainment at this resort, will open for the 1948 season Saturday night when the first of the free evening dances will be held. Present plans contemplate five nights of dancing each week and concerts on Thursday and Sunday evenings. On nights of dancing, special entertainment features will be provided as in former years. Pier Manager Edward ” Griffin announced this week. Music for the dances and concerts will l*c flayed by Charlie Kerr’s NBC Orchestra, which has had engagements at Convention Hall for several years. Assisting Mr. Griffin ii. conducting the children's dancing cltsscs on Wednesday afterreon and staging 1 the kiddie shiws which arc he’d Friday evenings, is Miss Jerry Love, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Halsey Lave of '’ape May. Preparing to assume the duties of floor manager at Convention Hall, succeeding Fred W. England who recently was forced to decline reappointment because he is employed in h war plant in Florida, Mr. Griffin said he plans to continue the policies and the general program of activities that have been in force at Convention Hall for several years. Soprano Soloist To Sing At Concert Miss Geraldine Guerra, soprano soloist who made a highly successful appearance as guest star at one of the Sunday evening concerts at Cape May’s Convention Hall last season, will be the first guest star of the concert series

this year.

The initial concert of the season will be held Sunday evening, July 4, with music being provided by Charlie Kerr's NBC orchestra.

Miss Guerra, a pupil of Hill Adler, of Philadelphia

sing “IrfVhation to the Dance” by Von Weber; “A Heart That’s Free" by Robyn; “Zigeuner” by

Coward.

Miss Guerra is the daughter of Michael* Guerra, famous clarin-

With funds totalling $244.02 resulting from profits of the three benefit dances and contributions, the Community Honor Roll Committee this week advanced plans for the erection of the Honor '‘pH board at an early date. A good attendance At the final benefit dance at Convention "Hall last Saturday evening helped to swell the fund, and additional donations have been received by committee members. The money will be used for the sole purpose of financing tonstruction, erection and maintt-nance of an Honor Roll tribute to local men and i in the nation’s armed

forces.

With immediate fund raising activities concluded, the committee reiterated its appeal to the public for voluntary contributions to help finance the movement

anticipated. Plans were advanced this week by subcommittees which have ob-

tained drawings, samples and information about Honor Roll boards in other communities, and a list of names of local service men and women in in process of

being compiled.

FamUies and friends of local people now in the various services are requested to forward information about their fighting men and women to the committee so that their names can be included on the Honor RoU which wiU be erected in a prominent centra] lo-

cation.

• A meeting of the Honor RoU Committee was held last night, at which time reports were made by various subcommittees, and questions of general policy and plans were discussed at length by representatives of the various civic and patriotic organizations which are sponsoring the Community Honor Roll. Receipts from the series of three dances totalled $199.68, and contributions to date total $44.44.

Lear Resigns From Recreation Posts Donald W. Lear, long active i

and

recreation^ for young people

Cape May, s secretary

Recreation Cornman of the Com-

munity War Service Council. In a letter to the city commission, Lear submitted his resignation. He gave no reason for his action, although for some time the press of his personal affairs has given him less opportunity to participate in such movements. The commission accepted his resignation. No appointments were made to fill the vacancies caused by hu resignation.

Army Warns Of Beach Rules n NEW YORK—Major General

Poaona Grange Will Meet At Dias Creek COURT HOUSE—Cap* Mav County’s Pomona Grange wiL hold its summer session at the Dias Creek Grange Hall on Saturday afternoon, July 10, at 8 o’clock. Picnic box lunches wiU be eati at 6 o’clock. Mrs. .Nellie Whilden, worthy lecturer, wfll

1 be devoted to business

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A committee of 11 masters and lecturers ipet with Worthy Master Lewi* H. Simpkins recently and mapped, plans for the meet-

City Gets Protest On C. G. Stable

A petition protesting the proposed establishment of stables for Coast Guard horses in the Scrivani -Garage at 494 West Perry street was filed with Cape May’s city commission on Friday by

residents of the neighborhood.

City officials pointed out that while they were in sympathy with the petitioners and while they would decline to issue a municipal license for the establishment of the proposed stables in that location, they are powerless to prevent such action by the Coast

Guard.

“All we can do is let the government know our position in the matter by appropriate official action.” explained Mayor T. Millet Hand. “We cannot prevent the establishment of a stable in the location in question even though w i realize that at best it would her objectionable to residents of the immediate neighborhood.” Several weeks ago, the commission rejected an application from the Coast Guard to lease a plot of ground at the southwest corner of the baseball field for erection of a stable to house 22 horses which will be used for the Coast Guard’s night beach patrol isolated areas.

of the Second Sc |vice today reminded residents of New York, New Jersey, and Delaware that the restrictions announced last year on the use of ocean beaches are still in effect. He explained that the restrictions, proclaimed by the Eastern Defense Command, are required in the interests of public safety and security. The Coast Guard has been requested to assist in their enforcement, he said. The proclamations require that all persons on beaches must be

able to identify themselves satis- it _. v rr factorily at any time and to ex- ** eo,Vfd - the

plain their presence." Bomb*, e*. contlnue<1 - plosives, radio transmitters, codes ° —

or ciphers, invisible writing and C_ photographs of military or naval OCOtt KeSIgllS PrOBI

installations or equipment ■»> — _ _

Exemption Fr Building Ban

Sought By City Attempts to have Cape Hay declared a defense housing area to permit home construction and renovation despite current restrictions on civilian building were renewed on Friday by Cape May’l city commission when Mayor T. Millet Hand contacted Congreuman Elmer H. Wene, Representative of New Jersey's Second Congressional District, asking his aid. More than a year ago city officials waged an intensive but unsuccessful campaign to obtain a defense housing area status for Cape May to permit continuation of construction to alleviate a shortage of homes for service

“ien and their families.

In his letter to Wene, Mayor Hand enclosed a letter from Captain H. B. Mecleary, which indicated that the need for small, modern housing facilities in Cape May is greater than it was when the previous efforts were made. “1 am of the opinion that we may perhaps expect some modification of present restrictions against building, and I ■wi anxious to take advantage of that at the earliest possible moment for the benefit of Cape May,” tha

mayor wrote.

“There is no doubt at all that

there is a shortage of the type of house available for naval and civilian personnel directly connected with the war effort. If the construction of new houses is not to be immediately permitted, it would be extremely helpful if we were permitted reasonable expenditures and reaaonable use of materials for Hie purpose of converting many ©f our present houses into smaller and more modern apartments for which

there is considerable need This problem, in my judgment,

is of considerable importance to our community, and 1 would appreciate your thoughts as to how

itions or equipment

prohibited. No one may nae cameras, binoculars or signal devices within the restricted beach

area.

Certain locations are posted with signs against parking or loitering. Landing from boats, other than at regular landing places, is forbidden. Normal traffic may continue, but no may be in the beach zones tween sunset and sunrise.

PEDAL TO RESORT Undeterred by gasoline rationing, two Pennsylvania youths pedalled their bicycles from their homes to Cape May last week. Pat Shouvlin, of Penh VaUey, Pa., and Chuck Seifert, of Philadelphia, bicycled- to Cape May in 18 hours. They made the trip via Ocean City, a distance of 110

miles.

Phone ConpanyUrges Shorter Calls WILDWOOD—If the operator breaks in on your telephone conversation these days and advises you u> limit your calls to five minutes, accept it aa one of the

effects of war.

William F. Rogers, business manager of the Keystone Telephone Company at Wildwood, said today that operators have been instructed to limit local and nearby calls to five minutes. More attention is being paid, he said, to party line users who are a«ked to limit their calls to

five minutes.

Rogers said the same thing applies to calls being made from Wildwood to Cape May and to nearby points in the county. Th new plan has been put into force to aid in alleviating wartime congestion of telephone fa-

-ilitiis.

“This new ruling does not apply.'^o long distance calls, but wfiereVer possible, we will appreciate it if the discussion and messages are brief," Rogers said.

War Bond Position Senator I. Grant Scott, of Cape May, has resigned a* active chairman of the War Finance Committee in Cape May County and George S. Groff, caahier of the First National Bank of Ocean City has been appointed by the U. S. Treasury Department to direct war savings committee activitiee

in this county.

In announcing the resignation

of Senator Scott, MarshaU Bainbridge, Jr., deputy administrator • for the Treasury Department in South Jersey, paid high tribute to the Senator’s work in directing the sales of more than $1,000,000 in war bonds in Cape May

County during the past year. The Senator resigned because

of pressure of other official duties and his direction of Cape May Shipbuilders, Inc., but will continue to serve as honorary chairman of the committee and

help in every way possible. The new chairman was so ac-

tive during the Second War loan Drive, when he served as cochairman of the committee, that the Treasury Department awarded him a special citation for his outstanding work. Mr. Groff 'ilans to begin work at once to

lave bond booths erected on all

the resort, boardwalks for the summer season and to make plans for the next big bond drive in

September.

Whirlwind Scout Campaign Is Over Quota In All Districts

COURT HOUSE—Cape MayCounty’s whirlwind campaign to raise funds to finance organized Boy Scout movements in all county communities exceeded the $8,-

600 goal ’ * ’ -

localities. The local committee, in a citywide canvass, collected $8X8 until Tuesday, and another $100 is anticipated before all donations are accounted for. Chairman Charles . Swain said. At a meeting of the Cape May committee Friday evening, reports submitted by canvassers showed that the three-day drive had netted within a few dollars of this city’s $800 quota. Since .that *’— additional donations . have

Russell Laurer, scout executive of Cumberland County, was J cipal speaker at Cape M meeting Friday, outlining in tail the work of the national Boy Scoot organization in supervising the activities of local troops affiliated with it. On a county-wide basis, the campaign was highly successful, reported County Chairman . Jesse *). Lndlam, of Stone Harbor. “With every community in the county over the top and with donations still being received. Cape May County has made an excellent showing in the Boy Scout campaign," Ludlam said. “Now that we are assured of at least the $8,600 needed to «- - Continued On Pass Emkt -

Lloyd inducted As Member Of V. F. W. Master Sergeant Robert N. Lloyd, of Cape May, who is home on furlough from Hickham Field, Pearl Harbor, was inducted as a membef of ’ the Peterson-Little Poet, V. F. W., Tuesday night at his home, 492 West Perry street. The induction took place in the B ’esence of his parents, Mr. and

rs. William P. Lloyd.

Poet Commander August Schramm and Vice Commander William Whitehead gave the obligation in the presence of William E. Camp and Guy E. Riley,

members of the post.

BROADCAST WILL BE DEDICATED TO CAPE

MAY NAVAL BASE

Favorite tunes of Navy personnel stationed at the Cape May Naval Rase will be played over a nationwide radio network __ Monday evening. July 6, when the Chesterfield Victory Tbnes program will be dedicated to the

men stationed here.

The program, featuring Fred Waring and his 66 Pennsylvanians, may be heard locally over KYW, Philadelphia, or other NBC

stations.