THURSDAY. IANUARY 19. 1942

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Ou/i Thw iJaA dhudqsJL Cape May County’s 1942 tax rate will be 22 cents higher per $100 valuation, according to the new county budget. Throughout the state, tax rates are expected to jump sharply this year as a result of the war, of defense appropriations, of permanent voting registration in addition to higher costs of materials, generally higher wages and other items which apparently cannot be helped. When the budget was introduced last week. Freeholder Stevens pointed out that existing conditions made the rise unavoidable. He explained that the county in recent years had reduced its tax rate to an extremely low level by utilizing some of the cash surplus accumulated in order to help municipalities get back on their feet financially. That reserve is now nearly exhausted.- The municipalities are in good financial condition. From now on, they are more or less on their own, although the Board of Freeholders will continue to do everything possible to help them. Appropriations for defense, need of additional road and bridge maintenance work due to’ the defense program, and other related items are responsible to a large extent for the increase in rate. An appropriation to finance the permanent registration of voters adds considerably, along with mandatory expenditures required by state law. While the increase in rate is considerable, it is expected that Cape May County’s rate will still be among the lowest in the state. Even with the increase, our county rate compares more than favorably with the rates of other counties last year when much of the mandatory expense was not included in county budgets. The Freeholders have done their best to hold expendi tures to the bone for 1942. As Freeholder Stevens explained as he introduced the budget: “We have done our best to make a sound budget to meet the needs of the county. There is a possibility of further saving if the Legislature will pass laws to give us relief from the mandatory spending law’s which now exist” We don’t like to pay taxes. When we must w r e’d rather nay small tax bills than big ones. But when our officials nave done their utmost of cut unnecessary expenditures, whdfi they have cut their budget to the bone, we have no lack to make. We know that most of the tax rate increase is due to Mr. Hitler rather than to o'ur Freeholders. If we have any kick coming, we should make it to him. And the surest way of doing that is to pay our taxes promptly so that our state and local governments will be strong enough to do their part in this world war. G fijwisdt Of Qmfwhtancst The possibility of the federal government approving a $50,000 mosquito-elimination project for southern Cape May County appears strong, according to representatives of the Cape May County Mosquito Extermination CommissionIt is planned, under the project, to improve lowland drainage facilities in a radius of five miles around this city, and to carry out an extensive mosquito’elimination program. The project, which would be done with WPA labor, would be one of a series of mosquito extermination programs carried on in defense centers for the protection of service men and civilian residents engaged in the defense effort. Such a project, it is hoped, would give the county mos quito commission impetus in its fight against the pest. With dwindling funds the county mosquito fighters have faced a difficult problem for some time. During the lush days of the twenties and later with CCC labor, vast amounts of meadowland were ditched for drainage purposes. With curtailed appropriations, the commission has been unable to maintain these ditches adequately, so that instead of removing breeding places, they actually added to them. With the new federal project, much of this disadvantage is expected to be eliminated. Subsequently, it is hoped that other similar projects will be available to take care of other parts of Cape May County. If that can be done, the normal functioning of the commission should be adequate to give this county maximum protection against mosquito breeding. The benefits of a large scale project such as that proposed for this area are unquestioned. With sufficient funds to finance the work, amazing things have been done in the elimination of mosquitoes. Once it has been accomplished, the matter of maintenance is comjjaratively simple, so that the contemplated project will have a lasting value to this area. Municipal officials who have been asked to cooperate in the preliminaries of the project have expressed their willingness and have expressed the hope that the project will be speedily approved. As a resort area, this entire section stands to benefit from such a project for years to come. Let us hope that the federal government approves and authorizes this project which will kill two birds with' one stone by ridding the area of mosquitoes during the defense effort and after the war when wre turn our undivided attention again to the seashore resort industry.

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A large number of Cape May citizens are answering appeals for waste paper and other normally waste materials by collating them and contributing them to the local Boy Scouts who are actively engaged in a collection drive. By so doing, they are helping their nation to avoid serious shortages in paper and vailuable metals. At the same time they are helping their local Boy Scouts to make money with which to

finance a camping trip next summer.

If you are not presently cooperating with the Boy Scout troop by saving your waste paper rather than burning it, if you naven’t been contacted in the house-to-house canvass recently conducted by the Scouts, don’t -delay. Contact any Boy Scout or Charles A. Swain, scoutmaster, and make arrangements to have your waste paper and other waste materials collected regularly by members of the local Scout troop. The little effort required will serve a twofold purpose of eliminating waste of much valuable material, so necessary to a nation at war, and will give the Scouts of your community an opportunity to earn money that will help in financing

KNOW NEW JERSEY .By G. A. Bradtkawm

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Taken from file* of The Stir and Senate by Senator Wave for the year* 1987, 1982 and H - Bn * ht > of Cape Hay

Five Years Ago

Ewan House, Burlington County

A particularly fine type of colonial farmhouse. The date, 1765, appears in the gable. The interior U in keeping with the classical lines of the old-time architecture. The west end addition is also far from modem. The place is well cared for and the bite,of ancient

hardware which are left are well preserved without change. The fireplace* arc covered over. The house is located on the Jackson-ville-Jobstown road near the Smithville intersection. Anc Jtrtty Council. Btatc Borne. Trenton

The Weekly Sermon Corner: God’s Care For His People By the Rev. Robert D. Carrin, pastor, Cape Island Baptist Church

Text: Isaiah 41:8-10

But thou, Israel, my servant. Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend, thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the comers thereof, and said unto thee, thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee •ay; fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee: yea, I will help thee; yea, I .will uphold thee with the right hand of

y righteousness.

This portion of the prophecy of Isaiah reveals God’s care for His people. Israel in captivity experienced great trials and sufferings. They were oppressed and trodden down. But Israel was comforted the assurance that the Almighty God was her God, and that He would never leave her. This message of Isaiah is a mes.ge that can be applied to every lieving heart, Israel’s trials and sufferings hhd to come. ’ Even so. life to us all is, and must be, full of effort and care, constant work and frequent sorrows, and these all out, and bring us many to the verge of fainting. But we are comforted in the assurice that our Heavenly Father is ir God, and that He is ever presit with us to assist us all along

e’s way.

God’s’ cate for His people . .vealed in His choice of them, His presence with them and His help The Almighty God so regarded Israel, so loved them, so cared for them, that He chose them to be a peculiar people to Himself. They were not forced upon Him, but of His own good-will He set them apart. They were the seed of Abraham His friend. And God was pleased to look upon them as the posterity of His dear friend, and therefore to be kind to them. Israel is not the only people •hom God has chosen. The Apo? tie Paul in his epistle to th Ephesians wrote, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed every spiritual blessing heavenly places in Christ; — He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love; having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto Himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.” Saint Paul tells us in these words that the choice of, or the election of, every redeemed one is the sovereign act of God, and that we have been chosen by'the Father to be a peculiar people to Himself. Father God, so loved us, so concerned about us, so cared for us, picked us out to be His peculiar

people.

What encouraging words! “Israel, fear not, I am with thee. Fear not the threatening* of the enemy, I am with thee. Fear not that thou shalt perish in thy affliction,

n with thee." The people called Israel were assured of the presence of God. They were assured of. the presence of their all-suffici-ent God in the worst of times. Moses and Joshua were assured of the presence of God. “Jehovah spake unto Moses, depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I aware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” And Moses said unto Jehovah, See, thou sayest unto me, bring up this pe«pl»: and thou hast not let me know

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Joshua, saying Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give them . . . There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee,

nar forsake thee."

The presence of God was a reality with David. He wrote, “The Lord is my Shepehrd . . . Thou art with me.” This is the

joy of the Christian! "Thou art

with me." The little child out at n the storm is not frightened like all the other passengers board the vessel. The child isleep in its mother’s bosom, s enough for the child that its mother is with it. It should be enough for the believer to know “I am with you," saith the Lord. “I will strengthen thee. I will help thee. I will uphold thee with the right hand of ray righteousWhat encouraging words! What wonderful promises these words! The Heavenly Father is saying to His people, “Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou destitute of freinds? I will help thee in time of need. Art thou ready to sink, ready to fall? I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand ... I will help thee.” The people of the Lord may depend upon our God to strengthen their fainting hearts, and to take them by the hand as guide, to lead them in their way. When weak He will hold them up ... . Wavering, He will stay them . . Tremblig. He will encourage them. David not only experienced the reality of God’s presence. He ex£erienc£d the realUy of Go<rs heln

strength. A very present help in

trouble."

Saint Paul experienced the reality' bf God’s help. He wrote, “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content, I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to he in want. I can do all things in him that strengthen me." Phil. 4:11-18. The comforting words of the prophet and the inspiring experiences of God’s faithful servants should silence fears, and encourage the faith of God’s people during these dark days. Beloved, let us take courage. God is our God! He is ever with us! He cares for us! He helps us! “Blessed be the name of the Lord."

A decrease of $112,766.76 in the amount to be raised by taxation in Cape May County’s new budget is the probable result of a conference today between Freeholder Ralph T. Stevens, director of revenue and finance, and State Auditor Walter &. Darby, it was revealed yesterday at a meeting of the Board of Freeholders. Stevens announced that he would present a f cutting the amount which d the county for interest due on delinquent taxes from the total amount to be raised by taxation when he meets Darby in an attempt to escape the stringent provisions of the local budget act. Protestesting the condition of the railroad crossing at Erma, the Cape May County Pomona Grange, in a letter to the Board of Freeholders yesterday, urged immediate permanent repair of the cross'-“ Freeholder Osman M. Cor director of highways, revealed that repair of the crossing has been included in the county’s asphalting program and will be surfaced when the other country road work in this section is done. Cape May’s branch of Needlework Guild of America held its January meeting last week at the home of Mrs. Luther C. Ogden, the organization’s new president. Other new officers are Mrs. Curtis O. Bosserman, vice president; Mrs. Warren D. Robbins, secretary; and Mrs. George P. Wentaell, treasurer. One hundred new garment* and a check for five dollars were sent through the local Red Cross unit for distribution in the flood areas of Kentucky in answer to a request from the national office of "

guild.

4-H CLUB NEWS The 4-H Clover Club of the Villas met at the home of Miss Mary Howey, leader, on January 21 with six members present. The girls baked apples and planned to attend Rally Day on January 31. The Progress Club of Dias Creek met at the of Mrs. Julia Maxwell, leader, recently with four members present. The girls worked on the sewing unit, learning to stitch on a sewing machine. The Cheerful Workers Club of Dias Creek met at the school house with its leader. Miss Carol Hoover. Seven members were present After the business meeting, Miss Dorothy Bennett assistant county librarian, gave a talk on books.

Jar Association night when the organization held its annual election of officers at the Wildwood Golf Club. Eldredge succeeds Prosecutor French B. Loveland as head of the county bar group. Ten Years Ago The West Cape May Volunteer Fire Company celebrated their eleventh anniversary on Thursday evening assisted by the Ladies Auxiliary. The entertainment committee consisting of Theodore Reeves, George Lehman, Clarence Smith and John Meyer, of the fire company, and Mrs. George Lehman, Mrs. Edward Henderson, Mrs. Alfred Matthews and Mrs. Clara Matthews, of the Auxiliary, arranged the program.

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bell, rung only h football victories over Army, wa: brought to America by Captaii Perry.

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tion , of the Michael McPherson farm Higbee’s Beach road have taken part in a systematic search for a small black and white pony which disappeared from McPherson’s field Tuesday night. The pony was in the field with a number of others. The next morning he just

wasn’t

Kiwanis Club, sponsors of the Boy Scouts here, has called upon the individual members to volunteer their labor under the direction of Alban Faulkner to build a roomy and comfortable "hut” for the Scouts in the wilds of the Bear Swamp behind the Fishing Creek meadows. The spot selected is ideal for the purpose, near enough to be reached by hiking, far enough away to be in the wilds, and surrounded by the nearest approach to primitive forests that can be found. Word has been received ,by Mr. Ricker, principal High School, that Cape May School has been placed on the accredited list of the colleges represented by the Middle States and Maryland Association for another year. This means that the graduates of Cape May High School in the first third of their class may enter these colleges

without examinations. Twenty Years Ago

At the meeting of the board of trade Wednesday the following officers were re-elected: President, ex-Senator Lewis T. Stevens, president, Samuel Moore, secretary Everett J. Jerrell. The board of trade endorsed the recently proposed New Jersey-Delaware ferry

ctarboard ^ WATCH By Q Worthy DRAFT WORRIES A bunch of > local lads who were too old for the first draft call under the Selective Service law are getting all primed for their registration in a couple of weeks. The way it looks from here those who will have to do the registration clerical work on February 14, 16 and 16 are more worried about the third draft than the fellas who’ll have to register. After last July's experience when only a small percentage of the male population registered, we don’t blame 'em. Multiply bedlam by any number and the answer is still

bedlam.

WHAT’S HIE DIFFERENCE? Some of the boys around town who are going to have to register when the time comes, look at the draft law rather philosphically. They figure that as long as the new Daylight Saving Time will be in effect by then, %hey might as well join up and get up at dawn in the Army as to try to readjust themselves to the new war-time schedule at home in their present civilian jobs. Maybe that’s why. FDR wanted the change made at this time. BENEFIT? PHOOEY! Daylight Saving Time in midwinter, which promised to be a / boon to most people hereabouts, putting their hours of darkness at/ the other end of the day, was a boomerang for one early-riser whb anxiously awaited passage of th<( law. As soon as the President signed the bill, this guy’s littl^woman started figuring out odd jobs around home that he could do in the extra hours of daylight after work BACK IN HARNESS Orchids to the boys of '17— members of the Cape May American Legion post—who responded on such short notice to the call for assistance at Sea Isle City last Sunday. Within a space of minutes, the local Legionnaires were on their way, equipped to help the victims of the disaster. Incidentally, they were the group farthest away at the time of the call, and the first ones to reach the scene with clothing, medicine, etc. Looks like the boys are still in there

pitchin*.

HOW TRUK! HOW TRUE! It happened at a service men’s dance nearby the other evening. A jitterbug recruit in a highly polished pair of Army shoes was whirling about the floor with one of the partners who journeyed there for the occasion. “You know,” he was heard to say, “before I came in the Army I never though I’d be able to dance in these heavy shoes.” His partner, who was having quite a time trying to dodge his flying feet looked up. "You must be psychic," she murmured. NICE GOING, SARGE! During the calisthenics period the other morning, the sergeant developed a tricky exercise which he demanded that the men execute to perfection. The exercise consisted of kicking the legs in unison and touching the palm of the opposite hand. After complaining about the “sloppy”^ performance, the sergeant walks down the ranks, ordering the group to halt and to hold their legs in the outstretched position. Finally he came to a b'ne where two soldiers, side by side, had opposite legs extended. “Hey!”, barked the sergeant, “Who's that down there holding: both legs up in the air?”

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