Oct 1944 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

„_.. Jterf C, /, Jb#« ages ubuut Lhlldren being bornthemKf.M-S LBTTERti GOINGIn ca"es whert the soldier is worried because he ha^n t hud a letterfrum his fainilv fur u long time,the Red Cru&s Lhecks up at homeUi find out whv and urge someonetu write In uther cases the soldierhimself is delinquent in writing andis pievuiled UDon lu let the familyknow how he Is Sometimes this isILS\ and utLusiunally the man scommanding offictrjnust order him I , ilt,ti, uritri llIldOne of the moxt pathetir kindof coses we hod to deal with wereimp*. In which a soldier ret-eheda letter from his flanee telling himshe had broken the encafenientor married somebody else MrAndreaK saidThen? were moreof thiw than I like to thinkaboutneneralh the "nldier wa^ pretf>bndl> broken up The starch wa"taken uut uf him and he didn t carewhat happened to him let alumfighting the enemy About all werould do uas try to buck him upnmrh as possible Sometimes thehaplain could do more in ^uehcases than we could Other tlmpsa suldier would n"k us for adviceor help when he wad reluctant togo to the rhaplain We worked inclose cooperation with the chaplainsfur the Lummun good of the menKFADING ItOOMS AT FRONTAnother branch of Red Cross c ervirt ti¥trsea e maintain." rtidlngroom? und recreationalclubs Inprinclp-il citle or bares But the»eonlv benefit tile men who are not IIn contactwith the enem\ Turt-med} this tn ^umi extent theFieldService men establLhidmakeshift writing reading nnd leereitlunal facilities right up negi thefront line"Mr Andreas di bunked one snnconunun here at humpthat theRed Crosr rharges "ervice men fore\er\'nint it hand- out in the »n\uf Slipplic"That i» not thp case hp declaredAs i matter of fact the onl\thing soldiers in Italy had to payfor was food or refreshments theybought at our snack bars, and eventhere the toffee was free. We wouldnot have charged for the food, butthe War Department ordered It thatlie was put through an intii n uiur i in lhl_ tuuntr\ andi M IH tu FortDeveils M lo.tu tin Cupe May Naval B initu feiin uitii il (.\|iirlnui biliri |ing i v( i (isExonerated ofCar Theft ChargeA 16 \i 1] uld ^udujon bo\ ^ ifined 110 and tn t, fur drlUnwilhiiut i lie (Mil but exunpiatidol a cliaiti ul larcenv ol un uulomubile in puhtt it,urt Ii t T hur*;The bnj Hcibrrt Mirshbink Ind^pil jni ti d un iuiupiaiut ul MrFreflu F MusleiBunrdwulk nearResort Druggist onFrench CommitteeDr Paul F DeDan drug0Ut at 4t'ist and Ocean av II one resort rt.sidentwhu has kept L1OSL)> In louchwith tlie events which arc rapidh'ibiialinf, FranctDrDtD^n is a memberFrann Tun ver the PitrhFn ncli Commltict in thi UnltrdSt tte uiilth Issuts u WLiklv mlnir( graphed news "lieet from lti htadquit tit-, in New Yurk The paperM\i him mun f lets abuut tin\\ ik ifnidt Fianci whiili an inii ill ibli tu tin I'^ulir new i«*rTin lwut uf Anqu r t 2(i fnld thtt ntpji tt S\UT\ ol Un libt-intiun nf1 iri It ilnii diicliteiil if [jcji-t frtiniHu Fn nrh Rt Miuut ^rcjup thntin tht tut inijhthprr tt diup DI)n inn |nrf inntd nil if thnn 200u t f ibeitiigi i},[iinM rnilw ilintf in inpJ 400 1 ffilm tht ui tl'fHtO t ii ! lit tli tu %t il r (Jimit) t (SibiiL|-t- it, dn t inihiMri**^w irinul i ih niiiininnnnttilfarm home Froat To GirdFor Long War WiUi JapanRotary Speaker Saya American SelfishnessCan Wreck Perr.ianent PeaceThe sixth year or World War IIas ushered in last Friday AndFrldav night at The Lincoln Jhard-hittlnj Philadelphlan clorgyjman—ResWarren Bounders—put'•I I this question to the Botnry ClubDu you think that the soldierthe nallur the Marine or the boyin the Merchant Marine service whodied today wuuld have felt justified4 ill ndi) Hi.l! I illI ii inI>t r iilrne icIItin iii u1H0 il IIII ill h f III(1)111.IH«.! i1 111111Irti• Inun!1AigovernmentDEFENDS' Whfn we••id, ltguaranteedtw-frtedumi of theUHO drlvej? Have you lervcd onthe home front In every powiblc. - ' uf the",M1Fervently expressing the hope _""" SB ' ne roadthat young boys now in American |There h no teahomes may never have tu wear uir! „ „ „,„,forms In a third world war cleij?/- ^hiih our bovi gfgman warned that the glubal con I land and the wQrldfllct may still be far frrni nnlshrd I'" pcaci We mmt •«HP quoted an army generajIn dying tn nnlntnin the kind of 'pressing the opinion that after tylife vuu lived ludaj?, European war ends from 12 tu IUrging hl» nudlellce tnthinklive]i 1 I41h t risnir nf tht rnr h, \i ii^ in rampunv sith lifiitt i MarMrtL ITtaiirlhaWHier Mk Miv.l»\Robfrt hudn t tnifii the t irhi hid Inly him to I iki| WPB in New SearchFor War WorkersIIH r M iii| vu I r mini i illl! Niu Ii I ! \ i^ p] un In I i tmbHi i t> in hldlnt. It h null I un 1in \ ill IJ- is %i II i II i Hi! t in El I f r % likt iM iff » ii pi ml Inpliidiull jii Ij ttl1 , n th fUhti iInsaidbrc HIMt!Couple Held HereOn Morals ChargeMrVirginia Hrt-n 2a of Clurliiid O and Edviurd Warrtn 34Eutlitl O wtrt lipld under §,100luil fm thi ^runo jur\ b\ PuiirJudBi Huwird w irren ThurduH t \st*k cm ii rnuralchaiseTim wen arrp ted lien nt imid tLWii lutil eirher Iiist »erk ulinmpUliit of tin vnmnns, hu bondJohn A Hren uf the Nnv\ whitnttd theni here after he fuund| lii »ifi niiiiiiu nhen he wentj hnme on lenvtI The dt-fpiutiiiLi pleidtd not guiltvnnd v nil id u In iriiig In the lLCalin I 1 u H HiII mrii dluli1%nlu h i Itirnlni td uif, IIpiILII t \i t! t ii II uf tin r t ti lu nni i< tlrTi i •, 11 tin U H Empli iit\it! i Itn ft hit h i tuiit'h'i if the WVIC hut In Ipimltiiltdlit I bi tII IU lj( inttlliSlitfi II]mi in HII11% 111qiu nils*i d b^ ipt riiltiii^. ti mirr nii/td Thuin i" P CtMinpiair Direct! r lid thi ttfikAk OPERATIONRniid tsupervlsnr ThunmLOPCIEC unt\H L pi i nf Green Crtek i" rei uptriltnu Irni in nptriliun prif rmtd in All mtlc Cil\ Hu pit ii Inutrk He }md been in thi Im pitathr t seeks previiu 1\trsightbdieie straight unditrolghi tn bi wurthy uf the sacrifire innde bv the JBB 000 America")Laiuillle-—deadwounded andml'sinh—thus fin in thi wnr ho'ImutedWhile tli.w boys diedwhatMtTf 1OLI dslng 11 EverythiBf youruuld 11 Di.l vou live straight whiletlirie bo;i dird' 1Then i» i "cciind sroiip of cosuiltii-- tin bus- utiu will spendtin ii i ur their live in huspltalitruktii im III illv und physlLalIytin living tirad Till n».t nf linvliit,tit dmuirifit wa^ nf lifeIBut thi majority uf thuse whu'will return will b«> brtter jnentallynnd Phjmcnllvfllltd uut Thev liftusn bi ihn uill return a* menI HUH MOltALK IS HIGHLit mi- duvi mil thing humeBiik up tin ii ij In the siiviceWi hiivt i mistukin idrii tfiut tinII i tli if tin bi s un the bat HiHunt lmil". bnl ti riiiM HLS mnrnliis Uiuhir Dim thut uf tin liunufn lit II i •.imllji tn the mnraleil thi bilt ijsutrtd mm un Wnkr1 iunU btrfnri it fill What «IHtin ii liii im s. at-i *• Wus It a pleatnr iiitirt plim 1 . ur ships or reinr irn lilt HL-, Ni with dmth ^turnipHum In Hie 1 nt tlulr mtssaji was3ENU US MORE JAP3*I hivi uskid in im uf our servlrtin n Win urt tun in unfiim' Alimn univirsalh thiir rtph 1ms been Tn saTi gunrd Anirnra llbert\ Tn ixrpetuuti tin Unitid St itt' uf AiniiiinHOME FRONT S OBLIfi VTIONWhat ne % u dtniiu' 1 Hive v > i |,lvtil bluud t tin Ri"d Crii ' HiviMill buuBllt bund In the five WinLian drueH 1 Hut vuu given tn tinmonths mav hi reQuirtd tn runcjut rJapan"He uld that It might be nire^srFto invade Japan, and iaconquer the Japs inih bv inrhfeot by fsat " he r&ntlnuedThatwill cost more heys* *We nre prnne to thinkhe slidthat Hitler %&!> the primarv cuusrnf the war It »asn t Hltkr It wa,fl^hneSf nn a grund sralc wurlflde We think nf nurselve>i u c beinaltruLstic but wr uir just us helflMius tilt restOiltervtl*>e he thundered, n hv Inlillll did we load Jap ships withirfapIrun and lubricating nilknsKiiig thai U would be usetlajEalnut the ChineseThat which t nation sn^sh ill aL e u reap he LnlitinurdNATION DI.Fi.ATEDVVOIII.I) HAVE DIEDLi t KIt-am tn thinkTills vvar L uur prnpirtvIn thing vuu fenuld havihid this uur bi en lost You wtiuliirnltiu hove bern dend than tn hovnsit n vniir stm i= mtnun ulth Nn,lnd Ji |_ suldlei 11TIIL uur was caused bv u irldaideselfLihneis and If when it isover wr return to nur uld UPV iftile »e uill breed another Litlint kid niusihis Wt j nl inlu thianrIn prutict nur liviHud uilu t ue wuuld havi dlid a.' a intlunVkilh nil il" fn%«i he rierlnrpdthe Unlttd iitatis niill hn the be,miuiltlti ufOHI Tin Revit"trilghTlun iretolnt tltruduc.ed tweliumi un brieffureijn Jlminrr on ofMrs Ruy j;Moinlav nlKland Appri nPiu,|l „W I it, I] .DarbyBeamsnM' andOthrr (,uI O( nr|,t W OnceOPA toService ChargeInve-tl(,dt TK f rnmmmt DivL,im rr theHI trictaflici aremnkt a tin tk of share*im biletirvieL chirga;p irkingIndicating anjLetli rs hnvi |je en ^j ,JJihi niliiB nf prices chr- -^ilit bosr period MarchInn tlfciinp; will chiitoami ie nhetlur ar notUmj^,phiiif? with the regulation5ilot inns air found action mtiken U\ tin FnfarcMBiiit EMi| ilii't the Uoln ire ^ruurt."W* rannot let the men whoselives depend on this equipment paytheprlee for our quurrrls ,ithome."—Six labor lenders return-Ing from French battlefields.HORSEY'S RESTAURANT1357-59 Asbury AvenueBreakfast 8:_30 to11130 Dinner 4:30 to 8Erf' Sunday Dinner 3 to 8THENOBTiVOODBIN1NG BOOM100 OCEAN A\ L,OCEAN CITY, N. J.Largest Selection of MiraculoutMedals, Rosaries, Crosses andLockets in Ocean City ,, ,W»tcli(« (.locks and Jeu,lry R,pI|Ifj ,, TFejrlf Hesfrung^ilver^^re prnniE&ti] Lib Ii*Un, o^lht Fin..I ,.,,1 Mo,, Mod.rn sTlSll,^In Iht thy " JlrrtB1Welilin Rim, Dl mondi Rein—THE IIOI'SE OF » ALIIES-— Famoui SInee i«95—MUTH'SJEWELRY GIFTSte.pMht uitlmittUplOIPT MAHT OF OCEAN CITYI2M28 BoBrdwalk(Opposite Muiie Pk)h ill! hfjFlng Uir name "MUTH" Ii your sujrailastL* and sound iiidgnil>nl ofBusiness Men'sLUNCH 50cCLOSED WEDNESDAYSTBETip-Top GrilleOn the CamerIn the Heart a* Taw*9th and Asbury Ave,DINNERS $ 1Weekdayi. 4,S0 lo 1 p.m.Sundaj and Holldayj• 12 to 0 pjn.Breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m.Luncheon noon to 1 p.m.EiMpI Sunday! And Holiday!!hYMOUTHINNPlymouth Place andAtlantic Ave.LOUISA T, (ORSON, Prop,Northwood—Where Dining Is AlwaysA PleasureEJEct'Hent FoodModerate PricesPleasant EnvironmentCourteous ServiceWatson's Coffee ShoppeOne of Ocean City's Better Dining RoomsOcean Ave, at Ninth St.SEAFOODRESTAURANTFrom 12 NoonUntil 8:30 PM•nd closed one day weekly (Tuesday)Excellent MealiBREAKFAST - 8 to 11 am.40c to |SoDINNER - 5 to | WMo tollJfc rMtUiHtin Wm Ftoe F»d nfl OMd\0PW ALLYEAR. Steamed CUmi • Snapper Soup •vm Bit) Margate, N.J,, ft.2-9805THE , , ,Garden PatchMARIE C, TOWNgKND, Prop.8th ST. and BOARDWALK—Next to VillageIHIIIttttHWMIMMMMMIt«tllWMMt««M(ANCHORAGE TAVERNu Onm of Somem Point'sBetter Dining Rooms'*Delaware Ave. at Bay, Sonen PointPhoneS. P. 920Beer by the CBMPOINTTAVERNON THE BAY AT tOMERf POINTDelicious Lobstersa SpecialtySteaks and ChopsSeafood in Variety .6.EVERY EVENINGNAN ROBERTSHammond Qii*n!«»Attractive BarNAeWBIT ly mi HAIOHTST.l«*on.. Sanwn fete m IxcelknHood • appetizinglyservedDelightful, br««z«:§w«pt dining rooms and barCity'i WinterCilv'i Winter Is Importantownem It's when theplans made forBead Thr Sentinel •Printed and Published in America's Greatest Family ResortB OCEAN CITY SENTINEL-LEDGER *mirent of P^^l 9v §WWi65,hYEAR—No 21 Tel-phone 0304 or 0808MethodistVanguardDue MondayHigh Ranking OfficersPrecedeConference ThrongHigh i inking uffners willsi me in Utf.in ( itv Mondayp S tin HKJIIH ifu ml "I" deletininnunl sessiontt Ji i-ii"\ ( unli'renci 1^1' 'hi for Holy CommunionM 11 am next Frldny. Bunnesiioiis will be in the nfternoon»nd evening, and nt the lattermeeting Bishop Corson will Rive anMir on some of the ConferenceMis far ihc coming yenr.of absenceTin headline gave Hip 1mprehhiijiiHint delciintps tu next».'i'k-s Cnnfewnii. eouldnt findriKirns, U'lien-iu the story mntlpi! ilenr thnt wliiit they ore reul.ly slioii of is American planin curnniodatlnns,rooms nndmrnLH al tile .samp placeROOMS OFFERS BV SrORE«4Sriin-s (il riii,m!ii(. house keep.i'1'.s apijiiniitiy ni'VPr ri-iid pastI hi 1IliTidlinc. for tile Allquudii'tf-piiiiiu- wii* ki-pi hiii nil diiySniiiitlny nnd the doorbell nl-«o wiiji uusy irom proplc ufferiiiMrooms tu the Methodists.These offers were exclusive ufII number nf others received bymail on Monday,MONT OFFERS REJECTEDPriicticnliy nil the offers hndIn be liirned down because theydidn't solve the auest feedlni!pryblnrn,Howevrr, by TliMdnytillsweek. HIP BCV. Mr, All(»ood saidihe nceommodiition situationhail been pii-tty will tnken cureof, willi some visitors narteini!tr mom nt one plan- untl titrnenls nl nnother.Women AlsoIn ConferenceFourth AnniversaryMeeting PlannedThe Women's Society for Christ-Inn Service of the New Jersey Conferenceof the Methodist ChurchI will have Its fourthnnnlversnrvmeetiim in Ocean City's Music PierneMt Thursday, presediin by a dnvtlie opening or tlie Conference ses'.siaii here.The women's (troup will eonvenfot 10:30 a in., and adjourn about3:30 p. m.Mrs. Rni-tiiond Arciier, for JOyears a missionary to Malaya, willspeak on the "True Picture olSoutheastAsln." Mrs. OaylordPennj. of the Pittsburgh Confer,nnee, will spealt nn "The ArnerieariIndian' 1nnd exhibit Indian curiosElection of stett o'fiiers will b#one of Hie priiicipaf items of bus),ness for the Society, Mrs. HerbertJ. Smith, of Atlantic Oity, Is chairmanof the nominating ca-nmitlee.Vocal selections will be offeredby Mrs, J, r, Boughton, of Bridieton.No Headlight^'~Chester Boy FinedA youthful motorist who attemptedto flee from Detective SamuelPrice by drivinn without head,lights, was fined $10 and costs ona charge of reckless driving, in palicecourt Saturday,John irwin Taylor, 18, of Chester,Pa., tnld Judpe Howard Warren hehnd driven off hurriedly after makinga sarcastic remark while Pricewas parked on the left side of 8thPrice said he rhased Taylor's carseveral blocks, includinB one blockthrniiEh a narrow alley when theyouth turned off his lights in an effortin elude tile officer.Asked why he started the game ofhide and seek, the defendant explainedhe tlioUBht Price "wantedto start a illht".Night Parking BanIs Still In EffectBecause many ffiotfirlsts have thefniee impression that the ban onill.nlaht parking has been termln.jted. the number of violators sinceLabor Day has been almost as heavyus in mid-Summer, Police Chief RobertJ, Lackey disclosed this week.On one day, Monday. Judge HownruWarren collected $28 In finesfor violations, practically all ofhem from nil-night parkinfr.Chief Lackey pointed out that theban Is lifted over the Labor Dayperiod but goes back into effectafterwnrd, awes of ear owners whoPseudo PianoTuner JailedFor One YearUnique RacketVictimizedResort PeopleA career of pettyswindling.which police said had been undirauy in ocean City most of theSummer, came to an abrupt endSaturday when M.year.old HoraceM. lAU'Ji- Uegan serving n term of364 days in the county jail.LarMe, who said his home wajin Merehanlvilie, was sentenced byJiidije Howard Warren on chargesof larceny, urowing out of iillcfieilmulcting of various sums from atleast half ii dozen rfsort people.The sentence was the heavies!jail term imposed ay judge Wnrieuslnet iie asstimed the positionmore than a yeur ago,rcKNTAL'HAffT IHS1IVVASHEKChief of Police Robert J, Lackeysaid Large Jiad worked as a restau-| rnnt disjiwasher for a few weeks[here tills Hummer, but had livedmost of the time on the proceedsof money obtained fruiidulentlj'from jjiuple who accepted his convincingconversation at face value.He was known w have issued atii-ast niHi bad check.Tlie racket consisted of posingas a piano tuner and examiningInstruments in hotels and otherpliiees. whereupon Large wouldRiilyest that the piano needed certainreplacement parts which heroild order and install Money wasliHmid over to him to buy theparts, but the supposed repairs didiiol materialize,TABERNACLE ONE VICTIMVarious sumi were obtained inthis manner from the Biscayne andPlunders hottis. the chief said, a?well as the Ocean City TabernacleAssociation,Larye even attempted to interest j pupil enrollment showing the frs :Mayor Clyde W. arable in pur. upward trend since 1928ehasing a piano or two, even thoughie owned'none.p Radio Proved ItsCity OfficialsWorth During ftusy Summer ^ TrentonGodsend to Hard-Pressed, Under-For Beach Aidmanned Department; How It FunctionsBy HAROLD LEFCar 2 Oo to Central av near19th st, Lndy says some boys arepyiiiB bail In the street and maybe run over. Dispatcher 5i,"Car 1, Drop around to 12th andthe boardwalk and look over a guylllng ludgeti in the pavilion. Seewhether he has a licenseDispatcher02,"Car 3, Accident at Oth and Wi-slev.EJispatcher 24."• • •These broadcasts are typical ofthose that were sent out over theOcean City police radio system duringthe past Bummer, They don'tsound like very hot stuff, judgingby gang buster movies and radi.)programs, nnd most of them weren't.It was the volume of petty businessthat made the season one ofthe most nerve racking In historyfor house sergeants.FIRST TEST THIS SUMMERUltra.hlgh frequency radio wentInto operation in early Spring, andduring the Summer peak the departmenthnd the first opportunftyto test it* real value.As Chief Robert J. Lackey report,ed last week, the radio made it possiblefor art inadequate force ofmen to 'stretch 1 ' to help keep OceanCity's 1944 season one of th«most uneventful in many years.Except for patrolmen on foot onthe boardwalk ana to handle leaf,fie in the Asbury BV, business section,all police patrollng this yearwas done by car; But, the ratjiomade It possible for policemen toarrive at the scene of any incidemmuch more rapidly than In the pas*when thf telephone can box systemwas In vogue,WOE FGtl HOUSE SERGEANTSRadio made for efficiency, but itjust piled more woe onto the shouldersof house sergeants, who havenever been loud In professing theirliking for paper work, anyway.Tlie sergeant not only has to keepa time sheet of the foot patrolmento record theirpulls" from thefew remaining telephone boxes. Healso is required to keep a sheet torecord every broadcast oriter out ofliendquarters.At frequent intervals the radiocar drivers would call headquartersto report their location, and the dispatcheron duty would reciprocateby acknowledging the position aiidgiving the car man the correct timeThis happened dozens or times ineach eight-hour shift,HAD OLD WORRIES, TOOOf course, the sergeants hud theirold worries, too, not the least of(Page 12, Please)Cllinf Lackey said a dozen otherpeople admitted having been approachedby the man. and it ia believedproba'Ble that a number ofother persons were vicUmlEed forsmall sums without reporting it toIn court Saturday pittetiye B"Schools Open-Attendance UpFall Visitors'Children Enrol!Ocean City public schools openedthe new term Monday morning withAttendance figures for Mondayaccording to Superintendent OeorgnE. Brown, showed S42 pupils in th»high school building and 318 In tii«Central av, grade school, for a totalof 85i. This had Increased to Mlon Tuesday, and was expected tjclimb gradually for at least anotherweek, as pupils who have held Sum.mer jobs return belaWdly to theirSi'idles,INCREASE OV IIIRISAVK OF ABSENCE• _ ^"QMc^t for i\ lnsVi; in iiu^