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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1942

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Jhe SaaAon OS m2....? An optimistic note was struck Tuesday concerning the prospects of the coming vacation season for New Jersey seashore resorts when 1942 summer problems were discussed at a conference held in Atlantic City. Representatives of virtually all New Jersey coast resorts met for the parley, which was sponsored by the New Jersey Council, the state’s promotional and development organization. .Concensus of opinion at the conference was that Cape May and all other New Jersey resorts this year have an opportunity for good vacation business, despite the new problems which have arisen as a result of the war. Potentially, it was said, the prospects for success are as good or better than average, but the method of attracting visitors to the resorts must be altered to fit the changing trend of American living. The New Jersey resorts have a definite obligation to fill in 1942. They are the world's greatest recreation centers, equipped with all facilities for enjoyable vacations, trained by years of experience to make vacationists enjoy themselves and forget their business worries and other problems. Today, with war production going at full speed, with industrial workers and executives laboring night and day, seven days a week to establish and maintain unprecedented production records, men are more in need of restful vacations than ever before. Their families, too, have felt the strain of defense work in one way or another, and they need vacations. Today, more money is in circulation than there was even during the boom days of the 1920’s. Men are working and are earning. Large defense wages are going to be spent for some of the luxuries many could not afford in recent years, among them vacations. Their proximity to the vast industrial defense centers and the masses of population place New Jersey resorts in a particularly advantageous position. Tire and possible gasoline rationing this year will eliminate long vacation trips. But train and bus service can be increased to meet the added demands for transportation to this and other resorts along the Jersey coast. Our forms and scope of advertising will have to be altered to conform to war-time conditions. Other changes may be necessary. But, barring unforeseen events, the vacation season of 1942 is expected to be a good one despite the war. according to the general views of those closely allied with the summer vacation business. Let’s hope they’re right and that 1942’s vacation season will be a huge success! 9/npoiiani - - Tlviv (hid. JjcdteA. Plans for the half-million dollar airport which will be built in Lower Township for Army use have been started, and surveys of the tract the aviation field will occupy are being made, according to a statement by P. H. Jackson, director of the Board of Freeholders, published last week. The proposed airport will be an important addition to Cape May County, both from the defense standpoint and from the aspect of the post-war period. At present, while we are engaged in this all-out war effort, the airport will be used by the Army. What its status wall be, what part it will play in the defense plan are, of course, military secrets. But it is a reasuring fact that two airports are better than one in time of war and coupled with the Naval air station it should be able to accommodate a rather formidable fleet of aircraft. It might be just wishful thinking . . . Possibly it is too early to foresee the developments of the post-war period . . . Perhaps it isn’t... but— American genius has placed aircraft on a mass production basis for the war. It is*not unlikely that many of our converted automobile factories which now produce planes for the war will continue to produce planes after the war. It is not unlikely that the American public will be sold the idea that airplanes can replace automobile just as automobiles replaced the horse. At any rate, it is a comparatively safe conjecture that after the war air travel will be vastly more popular than it has been to date. Working on that assumption, it appears that the new airport, located so near Cape May and Wildwood and the other Cape May County resorts, will play an important part in resort transportation during the period when it is operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration which is responsible for its contemplated establishment. Maybe we’re too optimistic about this post-war period . . . Maybe none of these things will come to pass . . . But we still have unswerving faith in this land of ours and in its people. We still believe that after being buffeted about by war. we will emerge an even greater nation. We believe that Cape May will be a greater Cape May than many of us have ever dreamed. And j«e believe that the projects—such as the airport and the canal—which can serve the purposes of Americans both in w'ar and peace are extremely valuable to the present and the future. dn £xcmpdaAif dfacohd. Cape May County went over the top this year in the annual campaign for funds with which to combat infantile paralysis. The total of $2063, collected during the brief campaign, exceeded that of last year by $483.76, Prosecutor French B. Loveland reported last week at the conclusion of the drive. The results of the campaign are as surprising as they are gratifying. Even officers of the Cape May County Chapter of the Fight Infantile Paralysis Foundation expressed the belief that the campaign would be fortunate if it could raise even the amount collected last year. The hope of exceeding it by nearly 33 per cent was too slim even to be men-

tioned.

Cape May County residents are to be congratulated for their wonderful, all-out support of this very worthwhile campaign. Their contributions will help to ease the pain of some young paralysis victim somewhere and will help to finance the vast research that is being done to find & means of preventing the disease. They may never be thanked in words by the unknown beneficiary of their gifts, but they ahould know and be happy in the knowl^dve that they are doing their part to stamp oat a dread malady.

The Weekly Sermon Comen

American .... By the Rev. Augustus Chancy, B. D., Pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church

Acta 17:26. “And hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell upon the face of the

earth.”

On the surface,. there m be no relationship between our text and subject. But when one looks deeply into each it is easy to see the element of re’-* —•*- The text makes it clear 1 men are related by blood. Scientific research has proven that no man has any other than the numbered types of blood flowing through its physique. Type two will sustain life in any man regardless of his racial distinction. A transfusion is the only link between the death of one rac« man and the donor of another. To analyse the word “American”, we find that the greatness of anything bearing the name "American” hinges on the fact that the ideas and inventions of men in America have been regarded as fundamental to eur civilization. The American commodity is great; the very name American” is great, because some one has been big enough to recognise and accept the contributions of men (regardless of race) as of relatively essential constituent value in the fabric of our Amer-

ican life.

So, the text regards men as being related by blood, and the word “American” regards men as being related by genius. Our text represents God as desirous of all men having their places "Upon the face of the earth”. He who would incur the displeasure and beatific disdain of our Heavenly Father, let him seek to exterminate his brother

fj-om the earth.

’ ‘ shut ourselves into the

First Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack

Built in 1696. rebuilt in 1728 and 1792, enlarged in 1847 and again in 1689. This is the record of the First Dutch Reformed Church, on a corner of The Green, a Revolutionary camping ground. In spite of the vicissitudes, the red sandstone structure is still a fine example of Dutch colonial church architecture.

Among the first communicants of the church were eleven Hugenots from the French congregation three miles above Hackensack, who brought stones bearing their names, some of which still form part of the present building. The adjacent churchyard contains the remains of many of Bergen County’s pioneer settlers.

(p(ViaqJiaphA, Out Of The Past

Taken from files of The Star and Wave for the years 1937, 1932 and

Five Years Ago Endeavoring to piece together „.e story of an air tragedy from the wreckage of a plane found off the coast of Cape May, Coast Guards from the air station here discovered that the plane had not figured in an air tragedy but had been abandoned by the navy after maneuvers several years ago. The wreckage was identified Monday as that of a seaplane which became disabled during maneuvers three years ago and which, after examination by naval authorities, had been ordered sunk. That was the explanation of the lack of instruments or other identif>ing marks on the fuselage. Sixty-five of the sixty-six bers of the Cape May-Wild wood Party Boat Association reported more profit in 193G than in 1935, it was revealed Thursday night at a meeting of the association ini Wildwood. The figure was disclosed by Captain Robert G. Pierpont, president of the association, in an address to the members- urging closer cooperation during the current year in order to show an even greatec increase in profit this. The annual "Beau Night” of the Woman's Community Club will be held next Thursday evening, it was announced this week by club officers. A turkey dinner will be served at seven o'clock, followed by a program of entertainment. Members and friends of the club look forward to “Beau Night” as one of the outstanding events of

the year.

Following the -lead of the West Cape May Fire Company, the Wildwood Villas company has just completed the purchase of a new fire engine. Three weeks- ago. the West Cape May firemen authorised purchase of a new engine. Last week the Villas company purchased a new Ford engine. Ten Years Ago H. Foster Goslin, of Wildwood, a member of the T. S. Goslin Lumber Company, was elected president of the county chamber of commerce at the regular jpeeting held at Cape May Court House last Thursday evening.

her's) at ten o’clock Monday morning, was duly seen- noted and jotted down in the annals of the history of 1932. D. Morrell Wooljon, of Fishing Creek, who has observed the return of the osprey for many years, states that the

arrival of the is March 25.

While lying anchored in three fathom of water off Green Run,

north of Chincoteague, Wi .

“Sea Toy” 35-foot power boat of Captain Esse Boies, of Dias Creek, was bumped so hard that the little

vessel was listed sharply

side. It was night and the captain and crew were all in their bunks, but when they felt the bump and roll of the boat all “piled on deck" to see whether a hurricane had swept over the sea or what had happened. Just as Captain Boies reached the deck a whale appeared

the surface alongside and ap-

5>6c S TARBOARD WATCH

ORDS “EAGER RES-

PECT”.

There is a type of so-called respect that springs from the . mind that has been cultured to the schools of graft and greed. There is the smile, and the hand shake, and the diplomatic cringing of human bodies, right bo* our great America, that aeelB be expressions of genuine respect. The salesman, the purchaser, the servant and the emj er, all have practiced the mention. But, Ah! " back of all this ‘ and the only 2. But "EAGER RESPECT* rises from within the soul that has been cultured in the school established by Jesus Christ, the lowly Nasarene. The culture of the new birth; the culture of regeneration, wrought in the penitent soul by the spirit of God, is fired with a zeal that makes men not only appreciate things of selfish benefit, but with a seal that impels them to rise above the levels of color, race or conditions of servitudejnto the realm of congenial reciprocity. “EAGER r RESPECT” put into real life in these ways will produce men with a willingness to give their lives to secure democracy, justice, liberty and salvation for each other. Thus, will it be in America when a sufficient number of human beings are truly bom in the image of Him who “Made of one blood all nations of men to dwell upon the face of the earth”. IH. THE LAST TWO WORDS IN “AMERICAN” ARE “I CAN”. 1. This is a simple statement of faith in one’s ability to do.

. - In an intricately fabricated civillaboratory of common sense rea- . .. ... ■; .. . soning and attempt to dissect onr '“J 10 ! 1 ours 11 18 ff^te diffl-

By C. Worthy

STRUTON* THE BOARDS A lotta local boys and girls (from one to 91) were struttin’ their stuff Sunday afternoon along the wooden way as Cape May got its first taste of spring. The first boardwalk crowd of 1942 wasn't a bad indication of things we hope will come in a few months. There wasn’t a multitude but the ’walk was spotted with strollers from one end to the other and that's a good sign that spring isn’t far away.

AH SPRING

Another pretty reliable sign is that young romance is starting to bloom hereabouts even more profusely than during the winter months. There's that certain added look in their eyes, a little extra oomph in the way they look

.. . • . . , “ . i at each other. Yep, spring can’t parently frightened at the lights | ^ far . That’s one sign and movement en board the beat, ^ t „ fallible ai the apquickly "sounded^for the bottom. pcI|rl „; e ,,, fish h „. k , th e,,

; parts.

Twenty Years Ago * * * Erect:!}?’ of a new Ocean Pier LETTER FROM U. S. ARMY for Cape May will soon commence. > TO A. HITLER, GERMANY according to the announcement . _ l;»

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lo-ng^r s r aTc tn o t f y theTtoyStc JJf iSk^fou® whSe Hotel property, which also in- And ,on * : ... to ““ >0U wnC

A.M.” MAY BE USED AS AN ABBREVIATION OF THE TWO WORDS “ALL MEN”, WHICH MEANS “ALL NATIONS”, AS SET FORTH IN

THE TEXT.

I. No one who knows the facts would deny that our American civilisation is made up of the ideas, inventions and contributions of men of all races. One of the much-used and highly prised American expressions is "Equality and justice for all”. But neither is that expression practiced by a majority of the very persons who could extend "EQUALITY”. If we could persuade these two luke-warm factions of our population to play their particular parts in mak‘ “Equality and justice for all' living, practical reality in American life, we would soon be living in a blessed “Utopia”! II. THE NEXT TWO LETTERS IN THE WORD “AMERICAN”, “E.R.”, MAY BE USED AS AN ABBREVIATION OF

cult for the average man to see the possibility of acquiring a typ# of knowledge to improve it. But to the plain and simple Christian whose heart is a laboratory in which the Spirit of the Christ is permitted to .work, it is as easy matter to improve our great American civilization. The simple Christian has no better sense than to learn of Jesus. By his common sense, he has learned the golden rule, "Whatsoever y® would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them” (Matt. 7:12). A sincere practice of this rule will improve our civilization. With our present knowledge of the golden rule, we need only to acquire enough courage and faith to give us the boldness to say “I CAN”. With courage and faith to thus declare ourselves before God and men, we could muster the double determination “I WILL”, "I AM”. This would change America not only into “Utopia”, but into heaven en

earth! •>

eluded one hundred and twentyfive feet of riparian rights. This site is practically the only unrestricted property on the beach front. The new structure will immediately adjoin the old iron pier and its frontage is about as great as the site of the Convention HalL All of the seashore resorts in Cape May County will join in a huge celebration over the passage of the New Jersey-Delaware ferry bill which will give the entire New

Jersey coast, as well as other, resorts in Long Island, New York | and eastern states direct eonnec- i

tion with the southern states.

Oh, hum, spring is here! Here beyond the shadow of a doubt with proof that cannot be refuted, if we may steal the public orator’s thunder. Well, then, to get down to brass tacks, Mr. Osnrey Eagle,

you siL

You may think over here is far. But we can play young Lochinvar And ride right in and smack you down, You crazy, evil-minded clown. You force your boys into your

schools,

Then turn them into vicious fools. How many a father's heart

must bleed

To know he’s sown such bitter

seed.

Not satisfied with having bent Your own crowd to this punish-

ment;

Now you’ve decided for us all. That you’ll be carrying the hall. Well quarterback, you’d best get

It is reported here that Captain I You're in i J. Hutson, of the Coast Guard j prise

cutter Kickapoo. has received Goodbye ‘now, lug. but get this

orders to be on the lookout for] straight

the converted yacht Satilla. once; You haven’t’very long to wait the plaything of G. T. Ledberg a For are made of Yankee stuff wealthy Bostonian. Later the . An( j that’s sure strong and very

tough.

i for something like «

Later

Satilla was a scout patrol boat in the Navy and was purchased by

Brooklyn importer.

J. W. Nicoll, one of Cape May’s leading business men, has improved the appearances of his i restaurant and ice cream parlor by removing the shed which extended over the sidewalk. Many more pronerties in the business .

section could be improved in ap- stamps, just try it. _ You’ll locally known as the Fish Hawk, pearmnee with the removal of surprised what a feeling of satisput in his appearance (or maybe > these objectionable sheds. faction yocll get . . .

Heav'n

You and the Sons

are smart;

What you don’t have is Yankee

heart.

DEBORAH S. HEYL.

THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE ^

REAL SATISFACTION

And if you haven't bought yourself some defense bonds or

Cape Isianb Kaptist Cburcb Corner of Guerney Street and Columbia Avenue. REV. ROBERT D. CARRIN SUNDAY, rZBBUABY 23 'Hominir Worship A. M. Bible School 11:45 A. M. I..P.H.I T'-'mins 1‘nion. <:4S P. M. Hven'nr Wnr«hln. 7:4S P. M Mrs. LeGsies* group of the Phllethla Class will hare a tea at the home of Mrs. William Stevens. Friday afternoon at I ocloex. All ladies and friends are Invited. ALL SKRVICK M*Jf ARK WKLCOMK TO OUR SERVICTB.