Aug 1945 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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Told
to Go Slow
•th-deallng properties of
' S of iu lunitoMons,
outlined to the Court Bouse
B. Sohmitt. assistant profes.
of entomology. Rutgers uni
All Important uroperty of 'the
"*&?* Va\aon \f that of twin*
In water, the speaker said.
TM» uita It stlcK on surfaces
ynen pelted by rain or even scrub*
toM- » doesn't break down quickly
OCEAN
•grtoultunU ectDt, who *ftid that
It would be better to await the re-
«dt* of mere tasting before adopt-
ing It has a panacea for all evils
about the house or farm,
DANGER IM
"Too many believe that DDT Is
going to work miracles In ingest
control and too few realise the
dangers In careless handling of the
material," he said. "If DDT get*
on cooking utensils or on vege-
table! it is very hard to scrub it
off. if vegetables covered with it
are eaten they are dangerous lo
health if oik. are eaten in the
Muse meal, Rutroer gloves should
be worn when painting strong oil
solutions of DDT on Muecus or
walla, i
"The material is still expensive
jteept when In almost useless di
War Restrictions
Off Life Insurance
War restrictions have been n-
moved from life insurance policies
isiuea by the Equitable Life As-
siiiaiim) autUum BM&wnfe tn M.I,J
auetety BWoHUng
t R « D
SSP" 1 * ln *
ftpface coated
xhibit i
exposed to sir and light, i luted strengthi, so that there Is
Insects crawling on a I danger of wasted labor and effort
— ---ied with DDT crystals in , using it. I hope that most
exhibit signs of paralysis nnd people will postpone experiment-
Inexorably die. | jng with DDT and wait until our
experiment slutlon announces
forms of the material to use hnd
what to use it for.' 1
' "The speaker said the Quantity of
DDT used must be enough to pro-
vide a lethal dose as a solution
that Is too weak Is Ineffective.
SAFHI nr DOST FORM PICNICKERS 1 PARADISE
to safer when handled in I A compreheniilve system, of stntr
, tnrr u safer when handled in A cornprehenjiive gystem.
dust form, he said. But the dust Iparks makes New Jersey
should not be allowed to settle I niefcer's paradise,
cm cooking utensils or foods, Jtorl —
•onie purposes it must be u
on cooting utensils or foods, ftor I ~~
•ome purposes it must be used in LOSE WFIfSHT CAFTIV
_ oil solution*, and should then be "L« t a l 1 1 SArfcUT
I- S;? dw »h lrtttI *"* * ecsUie " >* ne - WITHOUT EXERCISE
trates the human skin and may 1
• be harmful. The dust Is of spec!
rlc use against fleas.
The professor said that DDT
abonld not assume n leading part
a* a vegetable spray, as it ta too
dangerous to be eaten if it ts
lettuce leaves or other produce It
Is useful on peaches after they
bJoom. also on grapes. It does not
kin spider mites and has little
known value against many of the
beetle,, such as bean beetles.
MOBE TESTS NEEDED
y BUng o PlelJ
^Ustont Roy «, DBTfly, Oeesn
City representative. Another modi-
flcatlon of mtrlctiana required by
the war. also relaxed, applies to
Aeronautics restrictions placed by
the Society at the Ume of the
War Rider which occurred after
Pearl Harbor.
Mr. Darby recently received a
certificate from the Beelety as a
Life AI
member of the Oalager U
Weak Olub for MB WMIM—IO „ „ .
—ln which he maintained contln-I
uously weekly production. Mr Dar,
by, field assistant for me 'south
''""•^.iM.'^*?.'. I? 1 . ***».• dJstrtnt in
iuJmilun m new Business during
Policy holden and friends of
the Bqultaoic of New York are re-
minded of the radio prognui) gpon-
sored by the Society, known as
This is your P. B. I." every Fri-
day at 1:30 p.m. Many announce-
ments of interest to this group are
mnae following the program.
••AD TUB CLASSIFIED ADR
'S
"Cape May County's Largest Deportment Store"
Take off weight
each wewk. fat
plemty. No
drugs. No
laxa-
tives.
HE with
* w up Bll U)
•SI. Eat plmtr—not (OB nucll. /-
_.:„ - I anim lit tinain, nf tudietl dKlrnl ma
cautioned the puBllc aeai/ut lav jxnttu tea n u is It, mingi in
ng to use the sub«tanep (•*« •«»•• un» with the AVIJS Viunin
i T5 I —--•"-" -•-"'"•
hurrying to use the substance
cept in cases where it is p
to have specific usefulness
eral more years of test and ex
perlmrata are needed, he snld
flnd out all about It.
Another warning to the public to
M slow in using DDT Wils sound,
ed by Henry H. White, counts
e A-,,^ vlul,,,,
u» AVDi .ay
FteH
with the
RMyoua Plan, ny
30 day Hep!;, mm,
Stainton's
Department Store
"COLOR CUFFS"
Sterling Silver
Scarab Bracelets $2-50
And nine with 14K. ; o M 1 .
Oold Overlay , O 15
fai HOUSE or VAtnis _ JAMODS IIITCK IM
MUTH'S
mWELRYGWTB
QDT MART OF OCEAN
Boardw«lk (Oppoiite Music Pier)
'Tii 1 p, m, Monday, Labor Day
SUPREME -
—1 1MHM. i C010 WAVE
KIT-WITH
MEN'S SUITS
All Wool Year Around Weight
Were 27.S0 to 60,00
Now 22^ to
OPEff FRIDAY nnd BATUBDAV " EVENINGS
Smoother and better
MEN'S TWO-PIECE
TROPICAL SUITS
Were 22.80 to 47.00
Now 18^ to
BOYS' SPORT COATS
You might think that a hommoek would be the last thing in the
world our seafaring friend would want to encounter. Sut when it'i
•tfetehed out under the trees in hi« own back yard _ that's different
- iuit Uk* Supptae Seo/fiw, Hommgmmtmd Vitamin D Milk is different
from all the regular milks you've ever tasted.... If s a smoother milk,
richer tasting, better for you because there's cream in every drop!
And a big ieycoo! g|oi, of ;t is m|8nty t#mpHng and refrMh.nfl fhew
hot summer day,. Just iay the words "Sealtest Homooentaed'' to your
Sgpp!^ mHk man or woman or your neighborhood storekeeper.
iUPPLEI
MILK AND CREAM
W e r e 9 , 9 5 t o 1 2 . 9 5 . . . N o w
to
7.9S to 10.98 Values NOW
i t
WOMEN'S DRESSES Drastically Reduced
3,95 and 5.95
PLAY SHOES
2.95 to 4,95 Values
NOW 1.95 to 2.95
PINAFORES
3.98 to 5.95 Values
MOW 2,95
SHEER STOCKINGS F «" shades. 8«4 to 95c
THINGS FOR THE HOME
BEACH CHAIRS, were 3.95 ....".•./.,.' 1,95
WASTE BASKETS, hand painted, were 1.19 ... 89c
CLOTHES HAMPERS, were 3,95 ... 3.49
While Knitted TOWELS, 24x40, were 49c ...........35c
Metal GARBAGE CANS, ju*t received . . . . . . W9
Metal VEGETABLE BINS, were 1^95 . . . . . . 1.49
Metal SHOE RACKS, Were 1.39 .. . 1.09
MASON JARS, pint size . . . . . . . dozen 49c
SHOWER CURTAINS, 6 ft x 6 ft. were 5.95 . 4.95
CURTAINS, half price 5.95 now 2.98 - 1.39 now 69c
Printmd and PublUhdl in ft Greatest Family Rmaort
••aimer
_.„( to bo; It A M-cent
^ U may tbM »
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—No. 19 Telephone .0804 or 0808
lor Day
ing One
Largest
{Vast Exodus Fol-
llows Holiday by
[Auto, Bu«, Train
SIGHT ARRESTED FOR
metric VIOLATIONS
[TIii! heavy traffic in Ocean
aty ovt'r the week end gave
sort pullre sun of their
islcst times of the summer
control sijei'dinM and other
Cfnirtlnns,
[ The pullrp department donket
(I eiirlit arrests were
Saturday. Sunday nnd
.nday for alk'ged violations
tiie Motor Vehicle Act. all
is driving or speeding,
holiday period also end-
with II arrests for various
of disorderly einduot,
lioujands of Ocean Olty va.
mists poured homeward by
. train and bus Monday after-
j and evening after the resort
I entertained one of the largest
• Pay crowds on record, while
jnds of others remained
igh this week.
> tl§ decrease In local geason-
lutstion Is expected to be no-
after this week end, as
with children return for
; of Philadelphia puB-
on Monday, the same
\ the local term begins.
ntlslly offset the exodus,
an unuslally large num.
of September veatloruits ar-
is week.
Olty was literally "Jim.
j to the doors" over the Labor
r period, with most of the vlsi-
apparently arriving by auto-
It, Travel on the trains and
1 showed only a moderate In-
• over previous week ends of
Bank Deposits
Up $2,648,000
Over Last Summer
Pepa.!!. recorded by The
National But of Ow>n dly
4uHnt June, July and Amwt
Ihh ymu- nprHcniM ma u,,
« of UM$Mi aver the
lorrtT.pondlnt montlH h.t
year, Gnw a. Grell MIIKIUI-
c«-d Wednesday,
Depwibi on TiMd«y_th* d«y
arier Labor Day—wen IBS,.
497 si hl(l,er (ten an the w .
r l i T
pi j t
Total fur Tuesday this
wu |3M,llg> an,
miamn
The riturea for
Bummer ntonUMi
iqjj
Jane
J«ly ,
August
TOTAL
1045
June .,
July " '
August
TOTAL ..,.'.'
the three
S3.32I.O00
4,Mi,M0
4,4M,000
M^NLOOD
5.517.000
5.162.000
(ATTEST OF SEASON
sf Police Robert J. Lack-
the automobile traffic was
J hoiviest of the KUOIL and In
Iqplnlon exseedtd the list prp-
f 1941 Wndi irki
wt of 1941. Wndi i g
i iu difficult In almoet any
I of the cenNml city and was
Impossible near the
Saturday and Sunday
i of In the shopping section
lay and Saturday
procession of ears began
via Stb st. Monday after-
d h fl to*
, mid the 'flow
bu. Manyuif ^hsj^
w^ caufht IB eongeiUon
, the Delaware River Bridie
J lud to wait In a line which
III peMt was described m four
ton». Similar eongeiUon and
: g was the lot of tnousanda
Idle Cftmden ferry terminal.
| COACHES FILLED
4 pm. outbound train on
PennsjivaniB-Reading Bea-
Unes had 13 ears, and the
: train shortly after 6 p. m. set
rMord of 16 coaches, all of
were filled to eapacKy by
i ttoie it loft the island. The
t Service bus company ran
fttras to handle the home.
(Pate 6, Mean!
Baby Home, Once
Yacht Club, to
be Torn Down
One-Time Center
of Gay Social
Events to Vanish
Bill Ellejiberg, Abseeon wrecking
contractor, announced this week
that he" has completed arrange-
ments witjj the owner to demolish
the property known •» the Ocean
Olty Seashore Home for Babies, at
Bth st. and the bayfront.
To resort old timers this build-
Ing will be rememebered as the
one-time home of the Ocean Oity
yacht club before the fcullding at
Battersea rd. and Bay av., now
being demolished, was built. The
Bth st. headquarters was abandon-
ed by the Yacht Olub in uia In
favor of the larger structure
The present owner, H. C. (Inn,
plans to have new bulkheads In-
stalled and the lot filled and grad-
ed.
SCENE OF SOCIAL EVENT!
Used in recent years for the Ba-
•lea Home, the building wai the
seene of many a gay social event
shortly after the turn of the sen-
tury, and also was the center of
many exciting yacht races.
All materials from the building
will, be salvaged asd sold. Mr, El-
OCEAN CITY, N. j., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1945
„«, „,„•.
. A». PRICE t
to Auction
ts, Sept. 19
Lower-Priced Prop-
erty Offered
date of Wednesday, Hep.
f 19, has 'oeen set for the
• government's next public •«•
> sale of real estate, Treaaur#r
W, Gardiner announced this
sale will be at a p.m. In
commissioners' chamber. Of.
* to the highest bidders will toe
IPWels of land, some single lots
"^ Kme in groups of adjoining
i of the past two years have
i of virtually all of the
land holdings in beachfront
other highly desirable leea-
!. The result Is that the sale
1 the Kth will be mostly of low
WMlum-priced low. The High-
aunlmum price to be advertta.
to ttso per lot.
f B the Batters M.
club building is about 71 per cent
complete, he reported, and In two
more weeks the last, remnants of
the structure will be gone and it
will be leveled and (raveled at a
parking lot,
TO DEMOLISH CATHOLIC
HOME . *
The Blenberg firm also has been
retained to demolish another old
landmark, the Catholic home and
hotel maintained at Sen isle Oity
by the Medical MUlon Sisters of
Fox Chase, Pa. This four-story
building is one of the oldest In
Sea Me Oity, and was operated
for many years as a children's
summer home. The razing will be-
gin as soon as the occupants leave
Septeroiier 18.
The contractor said he has been
contacted regarding demolition
work on two other large Ocean
Oity buildings, but Is unable, to
divulge details at tills time,
Mr. mienberg has been awarded
a contract to demolish tliree prop-
erties for the city government, fol-
lowing condemnation proceedings,
and already has started work on
thl* project.
These properties to come down
Include an amusement platform on
the boardwalk, between 9th and
10th gts., a double house at Mad
st. and a garage at 2Sth st.
Appeals to be
ird Here Tuesday
rings on appeals against mu-
1 tax t ill b
ings
•1 tax
g
assessments will be
h ments will be
by the County Board
n on September 11, 18
board will begin work In
an City on Tuesday, sitting at
'«Jn. In city hall to hear ap-
"» against valuations in Ocean
i.w • Iale Clt y and UD P er
"Wp. . I, ||
• same day. storting at 2 p
will sit m the freeholders'
^ourt House.
. hf »''lngs are scheduled for
I"* 18 at 2 pm. in the
city hall, and Septan-
^ pm - ln iile old city
Cape May.
a cramp whUe bathing
ocean off st Charles plT,
* 11 *»n. 80. of OonMtoga,
SS U y P ^
an
s rfoout noon Sunday,
n? - who w *'* ns wel1
at
»wallowed no water,
* B
County C.C, to Hear
N,J. Highway Man
A liepiesentatlve of the State
Highway Commission has been in-
vlted to speak next Tuesday night
at the first faU meeting of tHe
Cape May County Chamber pr
Commerce, at Court House.
The meetint wUI take as «•
principal topic for discussion tt»
probable effects of state post-war
highway plaM on various county
communities.
Stable Soon
To Decide
Lackey Case
CMef Denies He
Attacked Lunch-
room Proprietor
Mayor Clyde w. struble had be-
fore hjm this week a mate of
eenUa/lictory testimony, from
whieir he must decide whether or
not Chief of i»oiige Robert J.
Lackey warrants disciplinary ac-
tion for conduct unbecoming an
officer.
The testimony was submitted by
more than a dozen witnesies last
Thursday afternoon at a hearing
oefore the mayor, which lasted
more than three hours.
At the hearing, Chief Lackey de-
nied bluntly the charge by Walter
Matthews, boardwalk lunch room
proprietor, that he had attacked
hkn without provocation and cam-
ed painful physical Injuries.
DECISION OEFEKRED 10 DAVS
Mayor sf»ut>le took the case un.
der advisement for 10 days and
agreed to permit the filing of a
summation brief by Alexander
Love, prominent Philadelphia at.
tomey, who volunteered as the
hief's defense counsel.
Alexander Blatt, counsel 101
Matthews, summed up the com-
plainant's UK by demanding that
the mayor discipline his police
chief by at least a suspension, "to
prove to the people of this com.
munity that M police orrlce can
behave in such a high-handed
mariner." Blatt said that in view
of CHief Lackey's unblemished
record of II years on the local
force, he felt that dismissal would
too harsh a punishment,
ATTORNEYS CLASH
The hearing wai marked by fre-
luent heated clashes between the
opposing lawyers, both of whprn
wen* rebuked several times by Ma-
yor Struble for interfering with or-
ierly progress of the hearing. The
•ommlsBloners- chamber was filled
almost to capacity with spectators,
mostly young People wfto frequent
the Matthews place of business,
Mr, Matthews testified that he
was sweeping the floor of the
lunch stand when Ohlef Lackey
ind Detective Samuel price .arrlv
>d about 130 am., July I.
He said the chief strode in and
Jld him; "If you don't close this
dace In is minutea. I'm going to
ose ln for good."
SAYS CHIEF ATTACKED
He said he informed the chief
that lie had received permission
from Mayor Struble to remain
open at night as late as he desir-
ed. Then, he Mid, he turned his
back to continue sweeping, when
Chief Lackey grabbed him front
behind. Me said the chief's right
Announces Schedule
g
arm was around his neck, ehok
ing him, and his light knee wai
in his back, bending him backwan
by pressure.
The business man said he sus
tained painful Injuries to his
throat, stomach and back, and that
five visits to Dr. HersGhel Petti'
it,
Has Anybody Here
Lost His
Short-Snorter?
Did anyone In the audience
lose a short snorter?
YOU may not 'tis, hep to
Army Air Force Jive.' A short
snort* is a paper dollar bill
upon which globe-clrcllng fly-
«r» collect the signatures of
other people they meet ln their
travels.
The short snorter lost here
bore signatures of six persons,
with the name of Robert H
Townsend Heading the list. It
was noticed by a woman sum-
mer resident of Ocean City
when she started to spend It.
She apparently had wc*lv«d
the bill ln change when she
broke a five-spot several days
previously.
Realising that It may *e a
treasured souvenir of some Alt
Ptoroe man, she «ias reoueeted
The 6enUnel-L«l«e' to act «s
a go-betwwn to h«lp him re-
claim It. If the man who lost
M will call at this off. ••
win furnish the name and sd-
drea 61 the woman wlio Ui
nli abort *Mtter.
City to Buy Two
New Fire Engines
To Cert $15,000;
Delivery in 1946
Purchase of two new fire en
gines for the Ocean Olty fire de-
partment was authorized by the
commissioners. Wednesday, al-
though actual delivery of the eq-
ulpment u not expected untu late
In 1MB,
The board deelded to Mcelveblds
September 19 on two triple com.
bination 500 (glim pumping en-
gines, canopy cab type, of special
design The approximate cost will
be »1S.OOO, according to Mayor
Clyde W, Struble,
Delivery of t«e new engines is
expected 14 months hence, the
mayor said, and it Is proposed to
pay for them out of regular MM
budget appropriations. The pur-
pose of taking action now was to
get on the factory "waltini list"
as soon as noselMe.
The engines are Intended to
place two old pumpers, one of
which Is permanently ou* of ser-
vice, due to engine failure. The
other Is considered obsolete.
One engine, an Ahnns »* of
SOO-gallon capacity, was purchased
by Hie city 16 years ago The oth-
er, a Martin of 750-gallon capac-
ity. U 2S years old. It U still ln
service.
The tis.ooo will toe net cost to
the city, over and above the trade-
in allowance on the two old mach-
ine*
No Returnees Yet
to Fire, Police Jobs
Mayor Clyde W. Btruble said this
week that he has received no
definite Information as to how
soon some of the regular members
of the police and fire departments
may be expected out of the armed
forces and back to their public
safety jobs.
He said he has been receiving
letters from the six policemen and
five firemen stul in service, but
none of them has been able to
say when he will return to city
employ.
One of those believed to be eli-
gible for discharge immediately is
William H, Smith, Jr., former po-
lice captain, who was last heard
from In n-ance, where lie is serv-
ing with a military police unit.
Several members of both depart-
ments already have served In the
Army and Navy, been honorably
discharged and returned to their
municipal jobs.
Killer Brown Again
Asks for Parole
Two men serving prison terms
for crimes committed ln .Ocean
City are among the 3M Inmates of
state institutions who have applied
fair parole* at the September term
of the State Court of Pardons
They are duotRe Brown, sen-
tenced to life lmprlnsonment In
September. 1033, for the murder
of Lawrence Imbeal, and Claude
Atkinson, sentenced In 1943 to four
to 10 yew-i on a morals charge
Brown Ihaa appealed unsuccess-
fully several other times for m
parole.
Another Caps May County ap-
plicant la Miller Garrison, of
GUahsn, who was given « Ufa »n-
tor munUr In Jmw, ISM.
WILLARD B, MATTHEWS
Superintendent of Sclmb
Bus Schedule
For Schools
Is Announced
One Bus to Do
Work That Two
Did Last Yew
Complete details of the bus
schedule and route for transpor-
tation of Ocean city public school
pupils, were announced this week
by Superintendent Willard B
Matttiews, as the school system
prepared to begin the new term
next Monday morning.
Mr, Matthews announced that a
single bus will be used this year
instead of th« two buses operated
last year. The schedule has been
re-arranged to serve both elemen-
tary and high school pupils who
reside far enough fram the school
buildings to merit transportation.
TEACHERS STABT TODAY
Public shcool teachers will begin
the term today (Friday) with fae.
v meetings, although pupils do
not report until Monday. All tea-
chers of both schools will meet at
10 a.nj. with the superintendent
In the high school building, to
discuss final arrangements for the
year's work. Later they will sep-
arate to have more meetingi with
their respective principals.
Mr. Matthews reported that he
has reoelved a number of inquir.
Ira frort summer residents con-
cerning enrollment of their chil-
dren here for a month of longer,
•ome are reluctant to return to
metropolitan areas because of the
reported prevalence of infantile
paralysis.
N1W PUPttS ENROLL TODAY
New pupils will be given an op
City Mounts
Passing of
Music Leader
J. F. Manne, City
Orchestra Genius,
Is Laid to Rest
One of Ocean City's mast wide-
ly recognized citizens passed from
the local scene Tuesday, when the
impressive last rltei of the Roman
Catholic church were administer-
ed for J. Fred Manne. city musi-
cal director, who had entertained
hundreds ef thousands of resort
visitors with his municipal orches-
tra concerts during the past 12
years.
Mr. Manne, who died last
Thursday night at Bhore Memor-
ial Hospital, was laid to rest at
Greenwood Cemetery, Fleajant-
ville, following requiem mass cele.
brated at at. Augustine's church
by Father B. B. Doyle.
OBCHKSTBA MEMBERS
ATTEND
More than 200 persons, Includ-
ing memToers of his orchestra and
many who knew him only from
the Music Pier concert stage, at-
tended the mass. Hundreds more
were at the viewing Monday nigh
at the CacJman Funeral Home.
Six business and Klwanis club
associates were pallbearers at the
funeral. They were Mayor Clyde
W. Struble, Bayard L. England,
P. Edwin Reiber. Haney Lloyd
Ohattln. Oeorge w. Meyer and
Henry B. Cooper. Jr.
DIED AFTER OPERATION "
Mr, Manne died at i-U p.m
Thursday after having undergone
an emergency operation for a rup
tured appendix early that morn
ing. He was taken tq the hospital
Wednesdaj- night.
concert* at the Music Pier are
being carried on until tomorroa
night, as originally scheduled, un.
der the baton of Martin Medholt,
bass violinist with the oreheitra
for a number of years. Mr. Med
holt took over early last week after
Mr. Manne became 111.
Friday night's program was can
celled out of respect to the diree-
Kiwania in Memorial
Service for Manne
^s
pp g p
portunlty to enroll this afternoon
(Fare 1, Ileaae)
p
tor, but the concerts were resumed
Saturday with a program of Mr.
Mamie's favorite selections, dedi-
cated to him.
STIMULATED INTEREST
IKjflOOB MUSIC
Mr. Manne, who had been a
prominent figure in Ocean City
affairs for almost a quarter cen-
tury, was credited by most people
with having done more than any
contemporary resident to stimu-
late interest in good music.
Having spent many years of his
early life as a professional then
trlcal musician, he was a stickle
(or perfection in musical work and
had little patience with most a
the modern dance music.
Born in Oreen Island, N. ¥., he
studied violin at an early age and
decline so accomplished that he
easily made his way into orchestra
work and soon became a eofidue
(Pare 1!, Please)
J, FRED MANNE
The Ocean olty Kiwania Club
memorialised the late J. Fred
Munne, iu immediate past presi-
dent, with a^ memorial service con-
ducted by Rev, Benjamin F. All-
good at the weekly luncheon at
•hums' restaurant, Wednesday.
The minister, in a brief talk,
said that the club and the com.
munity long would remember the
ability and the personailty of Mr.
Manne, who, he said, worked al-
ways for harmony in human rela-
tions as well as in music, but at
the same time was an eutstancU
ing individualist in thought.
The service was concluded with
prayer.
City Fails To Act
On Extension of
Moyer Co. Lease
Fate of Biff Job-Producing I
Still Undecided; Scheduled
by Commissioners Doeui't Come
Contrary to expectations, the matter of ext
lease of city-owned property upon which Ocean _
industry,, the Moyer Company, htt ito plant at the
Texas av., was not discussed at the meeting of the
miiiioners, Wednesday, «
There was only one hint that tiie city officials
diacusied the lease in conference.
The hint came from Mayor
Clyde w, Struble.
ASKS ABOUT POST-WAS
Resort Man Killed
in February; Wife
Is Just Notified
Nichols Had Been
Reported Missing
in Germany
On the eve of V.J Day. Mrs.
Dorothy
received Nichols,
Mated Hi Asbury av.,
word from the
War Department late last week,
confirming the death of her hus-
band, pfe Byron Nichols,
pfc Nichols, who wag 28, had
been reported missing in action in
Uermnny February 19, but no ad-
ditional word had been received
until this telegram, announcing his
death. No details were given, but
Mrs., Nichols was advised that she
would receive more information
from his commanding oBicer or
chiiplain.
PLANS
Chief Warrant Qffiau- jack O.
Jernee, newly-installed commander
of ,Mgrian,Hanek Foot, American
Legion, stood up to aak what the
city waa doing about poet-war pro-
Jecu to provide jtto opportunities
for returning veteran* of World
War II. He Mid he .wanted some
Information on the subject, so it
would be available when the Le-
gion opens a proponed service men's
information bureau at city haU.
Mayor Struble replied that the
commissioners had been having "a
lot of discussions" about poot-mu-
work, arm that the subject had oc-
cupied much of the time of their
conference, Wednesday, which tatt-
ed from 10 am. to S;W pin, He
promised to let Commander JernCe
know when anything definite WM
decided upon.
WOULD PROVIDE
PEACE-TIME JOBS
The Meyer Company, which
heretofore ha* been a war induj-
try, announced two weeks ago that
It was prepared to awing over to
the production of pre-fabrlcated
houses and other clvllUn product*
If the city would extend its leaae,
which otherwise will expire with-
in aix months. It also aald that if
the city would grant a long-term
lease on four city iblookg adjoin-
ing the Penn-ReadlnK track, it
would construct a permanent plant
which would steadily employ 400
to BOO men.
Mayor Struble, who is openly ty
favor of at leait granting tile lease
extension on the site o( the pre-
sent plant, said later Wednesday
that some opposition haa develop-
ed MBong summer residents ln
the form of letters and telegrams,
to the long-term lean for the per-
manent plant.
Ocean City
S. J. life
p
Making the tragedy even more URGES EXTENDING LEASE
i th ft tht ll th|
Resort War Fund
Now $2,348.67
TOe total Ocean Oity .eontrlbu,
tion to the National War Fund
was continuing to rise slowly this
week, and amounted to $2.348 67
on Tuesday, Iffl-s, Ruth Niclteraon,
treasurer of the oampalin, report-
ed. With (2451.33 still to go to
reach the city's |B,M0 quota, it
was "believed the remaining re-
ceipts wouirt not exceed $20a There
still are a few solicitors to be
heard from, and possibly a few.
more returns from a direct mail
campaign conducted oy Oity Chair-
man Mayor Clyde w, Btrable.
ivi&King ine irageay even manst
ironic was the fact that all the)
•tters written to the soldier dur-
ins the three months he was over.
seas were returned unopened. He
apparently died with no word from
pp
family
he w
ber.
y
or friends from the time
sent overseas last Oecem
pfc Nichols entered the servjee
in July, 1944, and had only five
months' training when he went
overseas as an infantry replace
merit for General Pattern's Third
Army,
A resident of Bargaintown, near
gamers Point, he was employed In
Ocean city by the Ferguson ms-
press Company before he was in.
ducted. Prior to that he worked at
the Martin Aircraft Co. plant,
Baltimore. Md.
Besides hig wife, the former
Dorothy Newsome, he if survived
by an Infant son, Byron, Jr,
Mrs. John B. Qlasby, who was
returned to their home in Phila-
delphia after a nine-week stay at
the Hotel Hansoom.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R, Oreenwell
left Saturday for their Nartierth
home after a vacation at 1410
Pleasure av.
"I think that by ail means the
the lease on the
declared-
Moyer Company has assured me
that even in the present plant it
will employ 160 to 200 men for
two or three years
•ThM will be lbs DWl criti-
cal petted for Mean Oily. The
Joba the Mayer Company would
provide would gs m I»n» wmy to-
ward MMng oar pnWn of «n-
employment daring toe
•ton period,"
But whether or not Moyer Com-
pany officials will wait longer for
the city to act was problematical
Apprised that the city had taken
no action Wednesday, they were
non-oommittnl, but promised to Is-
sue a statement next week.
They HierteA two wceka a«o
that they were Mnc b«le«cd to
ocsept eontnutfa W IM they
did not propose to wait hmg be-
fore •eeepUBf an offer from one
(Pan «, PMat)
Gather* IS Point,
n TouminHnt at
Atlantic City
Youth and apaed paid orf Jdri
Ocean City BeKh Patrol
day evening as the team
guanls Invaded Atlantic CM?
eanied away Ul* llteiujinl <
pionahip of the Soutn Jersey ._
against tiie keen competittoo'
five other reants.
The 0G#an