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Have You Forgotten? ED NOTE The/ollowing wa* contribut«d by Mr and Mrt John R Wohki of North Cape May. who received it from VFW Post No. 6255 In Cedar Grove. Hel)6 Remember Me? Some people call me Old Glory Some call me the Star Spangled Banner Whatever they call me, I am your flag, the flag of Hie United States of America. But, something’s been Mhering me, so I thought I might talk with you, because it is about you and me I remember some time ago. people lined up on both sides of the street to watch the parade, and naturally I was leading every parade, waving proudly in the breeze When your Daddy saw me coming, he immediately removed his hat, and placed his hand directly over his heart Remember'’ And I remember you, Standing there straight as a soldier You didn't have a hat. but you were giving the right salute Remember little sister'’ Not to be outdone, she was standing the same as you, with her right hand over her heart, remember'’ What Happened? I’m still the same old flag Oh, I have a few more stars since you were a boy, a lot more blood has been Shed since those parades of long ago. but. now I don’t feel as proud as 1 used to When I come down the street, you just stand there with your hands in your pockets, and I may get a small glance and then you look away Then I see the children running around and shouting They seem not to know who .1 am I ^aw one man take his hat off. then look around, he didn t sec anyone else doing it. so he quickly put his hat back on HaVe you forgotten what I stand for and where I've been the Argqnne. Anzio. Guadalcanal. Korea and Viet nam Take a look at.the memorial honor rolls sometime, the lists of those who never came back in order to keep this Republic free, one nation under God When you salute me, you are<actually salutirig them' Well, it won't be long until I'll be coming down your street again So, when you see me, stand straight, place • your right hand over your heart, and I'll know that you do

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Live in Russia? To The Editor: Samantha Smith, the young girl who wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov and received an answer, has been invited to visit the Soviet Union in July. Andropov will undoubtedly use Samantha's trip for its propagands value Nevertheless, her visit represents an opportunity. During this period of deteriorating relations between the United States and Soviet Union, it is more important than ever to increase cultural exchanges between our nations These exchanges would help to foster cooperation and trust, thus attacking the very basis of the arms race. _ What a wonderful thing it would be if there was to be a joint U.S.-Soviet program whereby one million citizens of both nations were to live in the other country for a year This would be a tremendous step towards improving U.S.-Soviet relations and its cost would be miniscule compared to that of producing MX missiles. If Samantha’s trip increases public awareness of the need for cultural exchanges, then ibwill indeed serve a very useful purpose. y hk— JON B. KERMAN North Cape May Humor Maintained To The Editor: We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Rio Grande Fire Department for responding so quickly and efficiently to the fire we experienced May 13. These men, although volunteers, acted as professionals and were able to save most of our building, and quite a lot of possessions. A special thanks to our friends and dealers whose cooperation and encouragement helped us to maintain our sense of perspective and humor. It is because of their teamwork and cammaraderie that we were able to reopen

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Herald & Lantern 25 May '83

Reconsider Breslin

To The Editor: Wildwood’s restored first little school is a pleasant part of Wildwood’s history. I was a member of The Community Develqpment Council when this was done. It's great that the older, former graduates keep in touch. People sometimes get so busy with work day things that something of importance might slip by unnoticed. Such is the case of the new addition to Glen wood Avenue School. I think it appropriate that the new school be named for an educator. There are mdny who dedicated their lives to Wildyvood schools. Several people have called me to say they ate unhappy with the new name. I’ve talked with many people and all agree that the name of the school should be reconsidered. , There has been very little publicity and I’m sufea lot of people do not realize that the Wildwood School Board, made up of nine people, named the new school addition for Harry Breslin. He has been a member of the school board for a few years and in no way can compare with lifetime educators who left their imprint on the minds of so many Wildwood students.. Please address your opinions to The Wildwood School Board. JESSICA KINCADE Wildwood

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To The Editor: If columnist Joe Zelnik thinks that how people feel about their (or someone else’s) hair color is Cape May County’s ’ Key Problem,’’ it is not surprising that they can count on the Herald and Lantern to supply them with information on important problems and events. I would greatly appreciate you clearing up a few questions I have. 1 If what he said in his article about women who color their hair blonde being twice as expensive as brunettes is an “undeniable, scientific fact," why then didn’t he state his source of information as any competent journalist would do when stating fact’’ 2 I don’t understand how freckles and astrological signs have anything to do with the article on hair color (or mos quitoes for that matter), I must ask, therefore, what was the article about’’ Do you really think the article says anything intelligent or did you use it as filler (hopefully the latter) 3 He also stated that he. “tends to know the astrological signs of females, but not of males " I never knew there was a discrepancy between male and female astrological signs, I always thought they were analogous.

Whether he realizes it or not, he made numerous typological errors in this article such as, "Everyone knows that all redheads are fiery, irrational and badtempered’’ (a typological error occurs anytime we try to categorize people or reduce them to simple types). It is a common mistake, but I would hope that he as editor of a newspaper, would be more aware of such mistakes and try to avoid them whenever possible. In Jiis article he also staged that he was "strongly oppos ed to'discrimination based on sex." It is all well and good that he thinks women should be paid the same as men and should pick up the tab for dinner half the time, but equality does not end there. Women should receive the same respect as men (whether they arc biorides, brunettes, or redheads) i 1 believe that he needs to incorporatethis knowledge in to his way of thinking when dealing with equality of women, or the equality of anyone for that matter. And last, but certainly not least, I believe that anybody that measures worthiness by the coler of hair needs to take a nice deep look at himself anti I don’t mean in a mirror. KIMBfcRLY ROWLANDS Sea Isle City

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By JOE ZELNIK Over my protests, this newspaper's editorial board has elected to publish (above) a letter highly critical of last week’s column. The letter writer seems to imply that this columnist is unintelligent, disorganized, biased, and not a little stupid. There is some validity to all those claims. But the letter writer also suggests that I am not factual. This, I must deny. It could be disastrous if readers were to suspect that not every word in this column is absolutely true. I might have to get a real job. Once a journalist loses his credibility, he’s through in this profession. Take Carla Linz of the Atlantic City Press, for example. She's been a mere shell of herself ever since it came to light that she had fabricated Jack Bittner and the mayor-council controversy in Ocean City simply to justify her nightly visits to its boardwalk Thus, I must defend my data on the correlation between hair color and personality traits. The pioneer study in this regard occurred in 1908. Five women anxious bo fie** potential conscription into the army of Austria-Hungaty were given U.S. citizenship in exchange for agreeing to participate in a scientific study Thdy included a natural blonde, an artificial blonde, a brunette, a gray-haire^'lady. and a redhead They were placed in a five-room house without screens in Del Haven, Cape May County, and told to survive the summer. The "Del Haven Five,” as they came to be known, were told they were Involved in a study on mosquitoes. The true

intent of the investigation was to measure the interdependence of hair color and personality traits. The women were assigned to the bungalow on May 25 (note that today is the 75th anniversary of the event). The mosquitoes attacked on May 26. On May 27, the natural blonde married a wealthy shipbuilder and moved out. The artificial blonde formed n liaison with a Wildwood nightclub owner and, by May 29, triple-track windows had been installed in her room. The brunette, even though she, like the others, spoke no English, appealed to her Republican committeeperson and got a job as a telephone operator in the county courthouse. With her first paycheck two weeks later, she was able to make life bearable by buying a case of Cutter's insect repellent. The gray-haired lady, included in the experiment strictly as a control, did exactly as expected. She put together .a broom handle, peanut butter jar lid and a kerosenesoaked tissue — a method explained in this column last week — and killed the mosquitoes in her room without a

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The redhead, oh the other hand, ranted, raved, and swatted at mosquitoes from dawn to dusk to dawn. Unable to differentiate between her own freckles and the mosquito welts, she went near-mad with frustration. For the duration of the summer, she was moody, contrary, hottempered, and a general, ail-around pain Subsequent experiments substantiated the results of this 1908 probe. Complete details can be found in any advanced psychology textbook.