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RIO GRANDE - No ifr, ands or butte - Nov. 15 could bo the beginning of the end of a nasty and unhealthy habit-cigarette smoking. On that day, the Cape May County chapter of the American Cancer Society (ACS) will Join with the nationwide organization in sponsoring the third annual Great American Smokeout. Designed to cajole Cape May County ^cigarette smokers Into quitting the habit for the day (and ■hopefully many days thereafter), the moraleboosting program has proven hugely successful in its infancy. * Some 3,000,000 smokers quit smoking for the day nationwide last year, according to ACS statistics. Another KMQO.OOQOJt down

on their regular con- irreversible damage. has sumption and 2,400,000 been done by years of smokers were still not continuous, heavy smoking two weeks after' smoking, stopping smoking

begins to pay '

For A Day

the Smokeout.

"Our big emphasis is not to pressure; we’re not trying to make people feel bad,” George Young, cot nty Smokeout Chair-

mi .said.

‘ What we’re saying is, if yot can quit for a day you cat quit for good-tt gives smokers incentive.” Incentive is important to potential ex-smokers. According to a recent Gallup Poll, surveys show that millions of smokers would like to give up cigarettes but continue smoking in the mistaken belief that it’s too late “because the damage has been done.” Young said. "The truth is,

health

to pay immediate benefits," Young

te year the important drop in the risk of heart attacks among (hose who quit compared fo those who continue to smoke, the chairman pointed out. After 10 years without smoking, death rates of exsmokers from all causes, including cancer, are about as low as those of people who never smoked. Young added. In addition, the plight of the non-smoker, an unwilling victim of cigarette smoking, will improve through the efforts of the Smokeout, he said.

SNUFF IT OUT. The American Cancfer Society is asking all smokers to join the Great American Smokeout Nov. 15 by quitting for the day. If you can make it through the day without a smoke, you may just be able to quit for good.

“It's not only him (the cigarette smoker) that smokes, we’re breathing it

GOP Victorious In State Assembly And County Freeholder Contests

too,” Young, a non-smoker himself said. Research has indicated that sidestream smoke, that which is emitted from the burning end of the cigarette tmo me air, ■ more dangerous to health than primal. that which the

Smoking among teenage boys and men has decHnad

6 period, he

during tl added.

The Republicans made a clean sweep in county elections Tuesday leaving their Democratic opponents a respectable distance behind in most cases. District I assemblymen incumbents James Hurley of Millville and Joseph Chinnici of Bridgeton, glided back into their seats with a 00 percent share of the vote. The two assemblymen won their seventh and fifth terms respectively with this week's defeat of Democratic opponents Jerry Livingston and RamqyWUhehn. County freeholder candidate Jack Bittner of Ocean City, topped Democrat Frank Murphy of Dennis Township to give the GOP a full house on the Freeholder Board. Bittner led Murphy by a 2,400 margin, most of which was garnered in his home districts in Ocean

CHy.

In the assembly race, Murley was the frontrunner coming In with 15,572 votes In Cape may County and 13,526 In Cumberland.

Why do people smoke to

begin with?

're too nervous, too

"Along with this evidence, it now hes been revetted that more cases of kmg cancer are showing up among women aged 35 to 44

fc” Young

"They’n ’orried i roblem

WINNING REPUBLICANS. (Lto R.) Republican Assemblyman Joe Chinnici, Freeholder candidate Jack Bittner and Assemblyman James Harley swept the board In Cape May county's Nov. Selection.

problems,

theorized

For young smokers Just starting the smoking habit is often seen as a symbol of "toughness" or "being cool," Young explained. "An alarming fact uncovered in recent studies is evidence that smoking among teenage girls has risen from 22 per cent in 1909 to 27 per cent in 1975 and continues to rise,"

Young said.

there can be as a 20-year lag

Young - tece^rthere ks^tUe^doubt

that the increase in smoking by women since the end of World War II it now producing a sharp surge in hmg cancer cases among women, he added. The local chapter of the ACS conducts continuing public information programs about smoking.

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schools. Young said. (Pa«e 3 Please)

Wilhelm lagged behind in third place with 8.094 votes in Cape May County and 10.M3 inhia home county of Cumberland. Livingston finished fourth with 9,196 in Cape May and 9,062 in Cumberland. ‘ The two Democrats made a strong run against the Republican assembly stronghold, campaigning exhaustively since May. Livingston and Wilhelm mounted e heavy attack on Hurley and Chinnicl’s legislative

cusing the assemblymen of poor attendance and voting records and an apathetic attitude towards Cape May

County.

The Democrats centered their Cape May thrust on the need for a legislative office in the county which

themselves as young, new face, fresh blood candidates. Tbey distinguished themselves as “on the Job

cftNttdates."

In a campaign that daily took to the streets to personally meet as many as possible, the

they promised to establish. t ‘ Democrats set a brisk pace Livingston, a Palermo for the Incumbent

resident and a Cape May County educator stressed his being 1 the only county

candidate.

Livingston and Wilhelm, of Vineland, established

RepublicaF

Central campaign i for the Democrats were garnering a larger share of the spotlight for the shore (Pagf 3 Please)

Returns

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j y. jommt Harley (k) 11 Joseph Chinnici (k) * * Jerry Uvtnoston (O) kandy Wilhelm (O)

ner (k)

Frank Murphy (D)

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New Deadlines And Day Of Publication Starting next Wednesday, November 14, the Cape May County Herald and the Lower Township Lantern will be published and distributed on

i instead of Thursc

d of Thursday. Readers will thus r to avail themselves of the

Wednesdays!

have an additional day

many news and advertising items that are geared

toward weekends.

Deadlines for most news items - church news, announcements, news of chibs and oraanixatiom, column contributions, letters to the editor, social news, etc • will (>e the Ikarsday prior to paMfcatkm. They may be mailed to the Herald, PO Box O, Avalon, 06202, or the Lantern PO Box 300, Villas,

06251.

Classified Ad deadlines will be Monday alnowi.

Classifieds may be placed by telephoning the

the Lantei ‘ -

Herald or I

antern at 967-3312, or by mailing

them to the papers at PO Box 0 in Avalon. (See form

on classified page.)

placing or making changes in ng will be Friday at 3 p.m. (call

Deadline for display advertising

967-3312).

Starting November 8, we can be reached by calling 967-3312 between 9 am and 1 pm Monday, ‘ Tuesday and Thursday, and between 9 am and 3 pm on Friday (Closed Wednesday). The Herald and the Lantern will still be available at all the customary drop-off points around the County and around Lower T