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89 YEAR, No. 27

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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1943

U. S. LIFTS VACATION MOTORING B

Vacationists Throng To Cape For Holiday Despite Travel Curb Braving the inconveniences of war-time vacation travel, throngs of eager vacationists crowded to Cape May and other Cape May County resorts for the Fourth of July weekend. In their wake they left shattered transportation records for railroad and bus companies while holiday automobile traffic

reached a new low under the'

temporary ban on pleasure

driving.

Consensus among the majority of Cape May business people, officials and observers was that the holiday weekend was one of the most successful in Cape May’s long history despite the drastic curbs on motoring. The major hotels of Cape May ^reported capacity crowds of guests for the weekend period, and boarding and rooming houses along the principal traffic arteries were well filled. Restaurants, luncheonettes and hotel dining rooms were taxed to capacity during the three-day period as the vastly augmented holiday crowd added to the food problems of heavily burdened eating establishments. While no definite figures were available, officials of the Pennsyl vania- 1 Reading Seashore Lines and the Public Service Transportation Company reported that the holiday weekend traffic volume between nearby metropolitan areas and Cape May and other seashore points was the heaviest ever handled.

erage busiduring the holiday weekend, the Merchants National Bank reported this week that its deposits on Tuesday were $46.•27.78 greater than those of the first banking day after the Fourth of July weekend last year. Tuesday's deposits totalled $156,626.44 compared with $109.698.66 on July 6. 1942.

Gas Or No Gas, They Get Here Taking the transportation problem by the horns, two Cape May visitors pedailed their bicycles from Atlantic City to this resort, where they remained for the Fourth of July

weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Tielease, of East Orange, rode to Atlantic City by train.and shipped their bicycles by freight. Not finding the accommodations they desired, they decided to come to Cape May. Cycling over the Ocean Drive, they stopped in Avalon Thursday night and continued their trip to the Colonial Hotel on Friday. They left Atlantic City at 11 a. m. last Thursday and arrived here at noon Friday after a leisurely trip. The total distance is approximately 45 miles.

Although exact numbers were | all 3-A lacking, the Pennsylvania-Read- i who arc ing Seashore Lines trains took sificathm 34 coaches filled to capacity out and to a.> of Cape May Monday afternoon. | entitled t nine Tuesday morning and six ; placed in

Tuesday afternoon.

Reclassification Of 3-A Men Completed

Reclassification of all 3-A Selective Service registrants in southern Cape May County has been completed by officials of Local Board Number Two. with headquarters in Cape May. it

was announced this week.

The board has been working on the reclassification for several weeks following a directive from national Selective Service head-

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Red Cross Unit PreparingTo Resume Project COURT HOUSE — Declaring that there will soon be a great demand for awakened and increased interest in the making of surgical . dressings by the Cape May County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Mrs. Burton J. Smith, chapter vice chairman in charge of surgical dressings, today made public a letter from Marie Truesdale Bissell, assistant director of the production corps of the national organization, explaining the work in de-

tail.

"Work in the local chapter is practically at a standstill at the present time because we have not received material for our new quotas." Mrs. Smith explained. “However, our quotas for May, June. July, and August have been placed by area headquarters in the hands of the manufacturers and when material begins to come in there will he immediate need for greater interest in surgical dressings if the ftiapter is to meet the quotas assigned. “During the ten months' period in which Cape May County Chapter has participated in the sur- ; gical dressings program, ajiproximately 4. r >0,000 dressings have I been made by our women, and j now with organization of the rounty program completed, a far greater rapacity of work can be expected." Mrs. Smith continued. I The letter from the national organization officer follows: "It i* difficult to comprehend the magnitude of the task undertaken by surgical dressings workers in this war One tries to visualize the thousands of workrooms where they gather every day in the year and finds it a thrilling and inspiring picture. These workers represent many types and ages. Most of them are women in the prime of life, busy women with many obligations toward their children and their homes. Others have regular jobs in offices or factories but give their scant leisure to making dressings in the evenings. TTiere' are groups in prisons and reformatories and among the deaf and infirm. There are men who h#ve become experts in this art and also groups representing foreign countries, young girls of high sch

County Tax 64% Collected By End Of First Half Year COURT HOUSE—Cape May County had collected 64 per cent of its current county tax levy at the end of the first half of the fiscal year. Freeholder Ralph T. Stevens, county finance director, reported yesterday./ As of June 30, a/total of $362,163.35 had been paid on account of county taxes for the current year. The total 1943 levy amounts to $495,189.64. During a comparable period of 1942, only 27 per cent of current county taxes were collected, Stevens reported. With a total levy of $399,495.76, only little more than one-quarter of the obligations had been met by the end of the first half of the year. Cape May Point, Ocean City, ~ isle City. Stone Harbor, Up-

West Wildwood

Woodbine

hile the rest of county palities have paid substantial portions of the current levy.

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3 Weeks' Furlough For Inductees Selective Sendee regulations, which became effective last Thursday, provide that men in ducted into the various brain-lies of the armed services will 1m gi\en three weeks' furlough immediately after indurtioin. For several months, the in- ' ductees " have been given two weeks' furlough in order to arrange their personal affairs preparatory to beginning active duty in the* military forces. For some time before that, only one week was granted. Selective Service officials explained the change was made because married men, now being drafted, generally require more time to arrange their affairs.

CampMeetingToOpen July 16 For Session

Soprano Soloist To Sing At Concert

Maintain Roads, Co. Official Advises COURT HOUSE—The importance of maintaining roads in the fare.of shortages of oil and other materials was stressed by Freeholder Osman M. Corson, county director of highways, when he addressed the Cape May County Association of Township Committeemen here Tuesday night. Corson said that while it is practically impossible to obtain some materials. municipalities which need patching oil to maintain their roads should file their . applications. Some municipalities have had their applications for this materia] approved, he said. Under a government ruling, Corson explained, it is not perI missible to undertake any con- _ struction project involving an ex- * pendrture exceeding $1,800. The only way this can be done, he said, is by special authorization of the War Production Board. Comm said he had been assured that state funds which have i allotted to municipalities for

lion Hall, it was announce,1 this

week.

The concert program will include "Marche Militaire No. I" by. Schubert; "Blue Danube Waltz" by Strauss; selections from “The Fortune Teller" by Herbert; "Music Box" by Friml; "Jalousie,” a gypsy tango, by Gade; violin solos. "Adoration" and "Valse Bluotte,” by Anthony Candelori; "Indian Summer" by Herbert; and waltz medley, by Berlin; "Two Gyitars," and an Irish medley. ^ Anthony Candelori, well known violinist, will direct the concert orchestra. , Arthur Hinett, of the famous TyYW orchestra, is a member of-^the concert orchestra this season.

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$75 Donated To Honor Roll Fund A donation of $75 to Cape May’s Community Honor Roll fund was made this week by the Cape May Kiwanis Club, bringing the total fund to $302.02, Clarence D. Fisher, chairman of the honor roll committee, disclosed this week. Other funds were realized from the three benefit dances held recently at Convention Hall and from individual donations made by residents and visitors of Cape May and its surrounding communities who desire to support the project which will honor local service men and women. Plans for the establishment of the honor roll board in some central location were advanced further this week as sub-commif-tees continued their preliminary A list of names which will appear on the honor roll is being completed by one sub-committee while another is obtaining prices and information about various types of boards. Members of the committee, heartened by the Kiwanis Club’s contribution, this week reiterated their appeals for voluntary donations to help swell the fund' that will be used to finance erection. and maintenance of the community honor roll. A number of individual donations have been made, and the .•f'uie community ;> ^bV.ng so-

Effect Of Navy Wells On City Water Queried Expressing fear that the operation of two new wells at the Cape May Naval Base might imperil Cape May’s water supply, the city commission on Friday moved to ascertain whether or not a full investigation of their effect on the local water table has been made by the State Water Policy Commission. At Friday’s meeting, the commissioners received a report that the Naval Base here had begun operation of two Lane wells to supply water for the base and for the Navy housing project near the reservation. The report followed a check of city water meters at the Naval Base, which showed that the Navy's consumption of city water during June had dropped from an average of approximately 7,000,000 gallons monthly to 100 gal-

lons.

I believe it is our duty to ascertain what, if any, effect the operation of these two new wells will have on our own water supply," said Commissioner 1. Grant

Scott.

“Several years ago, when the City of Cape May contemplated sinking a Lane well near Madison and Columbia avenues, we were required to undergo a great deal of red tape and investigation to make certain that its operation would not interfere in any way with the water table in this area. We negotiated with the State Water Policy Commission for nine months before the construction of our plant was approved. “Unless the same precautions have been taken to assure no interference with our water supply, I am fearful that the Navy wells might draw water away from the city’s nine wells,” Scott continued.

One Round Trip Will Be Allowed Holders

Of A-Ration Books

WASHINGTON—-Motorists will be able to use their A gasoline ration coupons to make one round trip to and from a vacation resort, Representative Fred Hartley, New Jersey Republican, said here Tuesday. This exemption from the pleasure driving ban will become effective July 15 and will remain in force

throughout the summer, Hartley said.

The Congressman said he was authorized by OPA Administrator Prentiss Brown to make the announcement in behalf of the OPA and the Congressional gas bloc that Hartley heads. He stressed that the concession does not mean extra gasoline allotments for vacationing. It will benefit those who have saved their fifth period

Voters May Register With City Clerks Qualified voters who have not yet been permanently registered under New Jersey's new permanent rgistration law may now be registered by municipal clerks in communities where they claim legal residence. The new registration procedure became effective

July 1.

However, eligible voters who are still unregstered in accordance with the new law may bo

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New Tax Law Subject Of Kiwanis Address The United States' new “pay-as-you-go” income tax plan w*s the subject of an address at last night’s meeting of the Cape May Kiwanis Club. August M. Dietrich, chief field deputy of the' Internal Revenue Service, attached to the Camden office, addressed members of the of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sudak, of tion of the ijew. income tax law, which became effective July 1. A meeting of the club's board of directors was held at the old city hall Tuesday evening Trout Completes Army Training Course Private (1c) Walter S. Trout, •on of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Trout, of 935 Sewell avenue, Cape May, was graduated last week after completing a special course of Army training at the Frankim School, Massachusetts Instilute of Technology, Boston. Trout received a certificate of proficiency after completing the course. He is attached to an Army engineer detachment of the Air Corps. The Cape May youth, a graduate of Cape May High School, «as among the honor students in the Army class. He is now awaiting assignment to an Army air field fir permanent duty. 20 Motorists Fined For Violations

authorization would I ing, he explained. Number 5 A coupons expire July 21, and the only gasoline that can be accumulated from the fifth ration period for use after July 21 will be whatever gasoline is stored in the car tank after that date. The number 6 ration period begins July 22, and motorist* will have eight new coupons, worth three gallons each, for use in the next four months, for all purposes. Hartley made it emphatic that the concession, as concurred in by Dr. Charles F. Phillips, chief of the OPA automotive supply division, is for one round-trip only. On or about July 14, Hartley said, forms will be available at local rationing boards for the use of motorists seeking authorization for the one round trip. Oh the vacation intention forms, the motorist will list the length of the trip, the destination and the dates he will be traveling. The local boards will then give the vacationing motorist an identification card to be carried on the trip. Its sole purpose is to give OPA agents and gasoline station operators proof that the trip is authorized, despite the pleasure driving ban. Only A coupons will be honored for the trip. . • — Continued On Page Foub —

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service on Friday. July 16. at 8 p. m. when a service flag will \>c dedicateiTXThe Rev. Richard Sullivan, of R!aYkw.od, will speak the following night. - The Rev. U. D. Whitton, district superintendent of the Bridgeton District, will speak at the morning service on Sunday. July 18.

Five Youths Fined Under New Measure WILDWOOD — FiiVt to be taken mlo custody under a recently aaopted ordinance prohibiting nHnors from consuming or

alcoholic /beverages,

' iladelphia

aiconoiic joeverag ir-old Philadelpl fined Mpfiday by 1 ■ It—Byrne.

possessing- alcoht five 17-year-old youths were fined

Ike Recorder Byrne. Two were fined $25 each on charges of consuming liquor.. The other* paid $7.50 each for having three quarts of beer in their possession. They said they had given money to a stranger to buy

the liquor for them.

1 Wildwood city commissioners adopted the ordinance last week in an effort to curb juvenile de-

linquency ^

May's city commission

several weeks ago adopted a sima — —“ No arrests have

First Kiddies’ Revue At Pier Tomorrow ! The first Kiddie Revue under the direction of Miss Jerry Love will be held Friday evening at Conven- ! tion Hall. ;■ The line-up for .the grand march | will begin at 8 o'clock, and the I children’s show will start promptly

at 8:30.

i Friday evening's program will include a variety numbci, which ( will open the show, followed by a ; tap dance by Judy Ann Killeen; Jeanne Mathews, singing and tap ; dancing to the tune of “Paper I Doll”, and a South Sea Island number presented by Judy Ann Killeen, Janice Edsall, Ann Walton, Batty Hawkins, Nancy Lee Miller, j Alice Kadell and Marion Endkott. Charlott Warner will entertain with rhythm taps, and Clarence and Edward Walter, Jeanne Matthews and Nancy Taylor will present a novelty foursome. Virginia and Mary Francis Gi Rigan will present a snappy double, and little A dele Simpkins will present s

p entire c

wiU take part in a cowboy number before

Lifesaving Courses Being Given Here Fred Piacentine. of Cape Ma who recently completed an A me ican Red Cross water safety course at Camp Manhattan. N. Y-, is working daily with Cape Mays Beach Patrol, giving instruction in lifesaving and water safety on the local beach. Working from 9 to 10 a. m. daily. Piacentine is giving instruction to any eperienCed swimmers who desire to qualify as senior or junior Red Cross lifeinterested persons should contact Piacentine at the Beach Patrol headquarters to make arrangements for the course of instruction. The course consists of. 18 hours of instruction by a qualified Red Cross-approved instructor. Those taking the course receive credit for the time spent in observation and practice while the course is being carried on.

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isle red by their rnuni DKEHER OX FURLOUGH

Lieutenant Norman Dreher, who has just returned from Trinidad, is enjoying a 20-day furlough at this resort with Mrs. Dreher at her ; home, 801 Washington street.

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fined.

Draft Tests For July Group Next Monday ! A large group of southern < a|H' May County Selective SerI vice registrants will go to Camdm Monday for their final physical examinations by the | A m.y and Navy Medical Corps, local draft board officials an-

nounced this week.

I While refusing to divulge the j r uniln r of men scheduled to go, Vi y indicated that approximately I two thirds of the July call are | married men without children, i Most of the unmarried men who ; o 1! answer the call are youths j.'lm have attained the age of 18 | Those who pass the Army's ex- ! animations will be immediately j inducted into the armed forces, j They will be given three weeks' I furloughs in order to arrange j their personal affairs before be-

ginning active duty.

Preparing for the August call, I which will be larger than the July • | quota, the local draft board this

Alfred I w . w .jj scheduled a local preliminary physical examination for reg-

Miller Chief Guard At Air Station WILDWOOD—J. Harry Miller, a local contractor and builder, has been appointed chief guard at the Wildwood Naval Air Station, it was announced this week. Miller recently qualified for the civil serv-

For several yean, while he was a resident. of West Cape May, MiOer was active in public life, having served aa a member of the West Oape May Borough

WAC Officer Is Campaigning For Recruits In Cape May

SCHOLARSHIP

Thomas Schellenger n of Mr. and Mrs.

evens, of 631 Columbia ; - scholarship I

for ^. e Hospital,

resume h.s | July ^

> more a , a pprdximately 75 per cent of

j the men called for the next preinary tests are married, board

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■ offkials said.

Swinging into an intensive campaign to recruit local women for the Women’s Army Corps, Lieutenant Mabel R. Comegys. South Jersey Recruiting officer for the WAC, is interviewing interested women and is supplying detailed information about the opportunities offered by the new branch of the nation's armed forces at weekly sessions in the Cape May post office every Saturday from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.. at the solarium from 2 to 4 p. m. and at the motion pktiire theatres from

8 to 10 p. m. ^

Lieutenant Comegys and an assistant, who are in charge of WAC recruiting in Cape May, Salem and Cumberland Counties, have their headquarters at the Cumberland -Hotel in Bridgeton and make weekly visits to various

formed several months agt^^the Woman's Community Club under the chairmanship of Mrs. Steven J. Steger. , Citing some of the opportunities opc-h to WACs, Lieutenant Comegys in a statement this week said the Signal Corps is attracting many women soldiers. WACs training for signal corps assignment are given a special six-month course at Paul Smith's College on Upper St. Regis Lake, N. Y.

to release fighting on the battlefronts. “While more and more girls in civilian life are finding dates with beaux to be scarcer and scarcer, those who join the WAC are much Continued On Faoe Four —

Resort Gets Boost In North Africa

North . Lieutenant Ella E. Mathis, of Cape May Court House, who is serving in the Army Nurse Corps, related in a letter to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mathis, of Cape May Court House. "I want to remain here until ft is all over and then I want to return to Cape May County. It is Vacationland and so much to be thankful for. Believe me, I 'am advertising it. I have Cool Cape May written on roy helmet. It means I have all of my friends on my mind and miss them, but know that each and every person in that haven is for me,” * * Mathis wrote.