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Jh&n e'A &oiA Jo <Bs (Dona. Daily the war strikes home in new and startling ways. ■Each day’s developments in Washington bring'forth new courtailments, new restrictions. Since December 7, the fateful day when America was plunged into total war.sAmerican business—the backbone of the nation—has watched item after item frozen on its shelves. Electrical appliances, automobiles, tires, typewriters, building supplies, furniture . . . All of these and many more are now on the list of governmental taboos. Effective May 81, even more stringent restrictions will begin. This is war. Grim, bloody war in which American men are dying for the cause they believe is right. We who are left at home, who are being protected by those gallant men, realize the seriousness of the situation, are willing to do without the luxuries and the many conveniences which American genius has given us. Sacrifices of personal pleasures and comforts are meager compared with the sacrifices made by our sons and brothers and friends who are bearing the nation's anns. But the situation facing America today is more serious than just experiencing minor inconveniences. America can and will gladly get along with less sugar, with no more automobiles or tires. We can and will do without the many things to which we have become accustomed if those sacrifices will help our nation to ultimate victory. But America cannot do without business . . . commerce . . . trade. American business is more highly developed, more complex than that of any other nation. We are not solely a nation of producers. We have millions of workers engaged in selling, in clerical positions, merchandising ... We have a vast army of workers whose efforts are devoted entirely to the selling, transporting and promotion of articles produced by others. These are the millions to whom the present situation is ruinous. Factory workers, those who before the war produced our automobiles, our refrigerators and radios and the countless other articles which now are out of production, are easily absorbed in defense industries. They are trained to produce. In manufacture, one finished product is not greatly different from some other similar product, despite great differences in their final forms. Automobile factory workers turned easily to the production of tanks and aircraft. Watch manufacturers converted readily into the manufacture of precision instruments. But the hordes of American workers who have played no. part in the actual production cannot so easily be absorbed by industry. They are skilled in their individual lines, but war eliminates most of those lines completely. Will they starve in aland of plenty? We cannot all'fight in the armed forces. We cannot all be employed in defense industries. This is an all-out war. to be sure. So it should be. But with a total of 10,000,000 men in the armed forces—a most liberal estimate—and with 40,000,000 engaged in defense work of all kinds—a peak which will probably never be reached—America still has in excess of 80,000,000 people Who must ept, be clothed, have heat and shelter and at least the necessities of life. More than half of our population must carry on as best it can, pursuing its usual lines pf business, earning money to pay taxes so the nation can finance its mammoth war effort. Will THEY starve in a land of plenty? Unless the federal government which has taken virtual control of all business makes provisions to offset the effect of its war-time restrictions—and that soon-—the American way of life for which our boys are fighting will be lost. America needs the all-out production of every tvorker in these trying times. Its workers are anxious to do their part. The two must get together if real war production is to be realized. If Messrs. Nelson, Henderson et als would achieve so called “all-out” production, they must adopt a practical attitude. When they say to John Jones, automobile dealer, "You cannot sell more automobiles”, or to Jim Smith, ■elec-

electric ranges, etc.”, they must also say, “These things you can no longer do. In their place, you should take small in,dustrial contracts to help your nation and yourself. You

should adapt your business to handle these contracts which we will place with you and for which we shall pay you a fair, but not exorbitant price. If you do these things, your normal business Josses will be offset. , Your income will not be reduced to nothing. You and your family will be able to live adequately. You will be able to bear your individual tax

burden to finance the war.”

We doubt that there is an American business man who would not willingly cooperate with his government on such a basis. Production, distributed more widely, would increase to furnish needed materials to our fighting men. Each worker would do the job for which experience has fitted hinfi. Instead of'financial chaos, America could carry on its war effort on an even keel, could be prepared to face the slump which is certain to follow the war. There would be fewer war millionaires perhaps, but there would be fewer war

paupers.

In less than five months of war, thousands of American businesses have their backs to the wall. They are facing .certain ruin unless something is done. Awake, America! Before it is too late, before ruin has come, awake and attack this problem as you have attacked other problems in your path. Approach it with the ingenuity and the logic that has made you the greatest nation on earth. Attack it with the courage and the stamina which has carried you to a position of world leadership. You are fighting a battle not only on the firing line, but abo on the production line. Don’t let lack of foresight and direction immobilize your great army of workers, who are as anxious to help you as you are to have them help., Give us a job to do. Tell us what you need. TeU us how WE can help. Certainly^ there is something for all of us to do in this war. You give the orders. The little bysm^sseji that have made America unit go aXUout to preserve America. But don’t place us on the brink of ruin. Don’t deprive us by war-time restrictions of an opportunity to do SOMETHING. If we can’t build houses and offices and stores, let •H8 build barracks and boats and supplies for our soldiers and sailors.' If we can’t sell our wares, give us a chance to do something for our country, a job we have learned by years of experience. LET US HELP YOU TO WIN THIS WAR!

Colt’s Neck Inn

Not far from State Route No. 84 in Monmouth County is the Colt’s Neck Inn, believed to have .been built in 1717. It is an attractive white-shingled public house, on the only street of this two-century old village and is used the headquarters of the Rumson Hunt Clubr Its early history is very vague, but among its early proprietors is said to have been Captain

Joshua Huddy, the patriot, who lived nearby, and who was executed by Tories in 1782. The village was once known as Coil’s or Cole’s Neck after an early settler, though many legends have grown up to account for the origin of the name. The area is noted *s a breeding place for famous race horses. htw Jersey Council, State Bouse, Trenton

flaJutyAaphA. Out Of The Past

Taken from files of The Star and Wave for the years 1937, 1932 and 1922. Five Years Ago Resigning from his post in the state senate Monday night, William C. Hunt, of Wildwood, precipitated the upper house of New Jersey’s legislature into a deadlock. A Democratic move to seat Jesse D. Ludlam, of Cape May Court House, was defeated by a roll call vote of ten to ten. The Gloucester fishing fleet brought in the first catch of mackerel here this week. The trawler Natalie, piloted by Captain Tony Linquata, with 4000 pounds of fish, was the first to land at the Schellenger’s Landing dock on Monday. Seeking the office of commissioners of Cape May, three candidates filed petitions of candidacy on Monday to open the municipal election campaign. With a slogan of ‘‘Give Cape May Opportunity To Progress", Mayor George P. Wcntzell, Assemblyman I. Grant Scott, and T. Millet Hand will run on one tickets Returning 5 0 indictments against persons charged with violations of the election laws, the December grand jury, recalled for special sessions several times/in the last two weeks, announced its findings Monday n-omirig. Seven persons charged with fraud in the general election in Wildwood last November were named ,in the indictments. Another thrilling episode in the saga of the sea was written last week when Lieutenant R. L. Burke, commanding officer of the Coast Guard air station here, flew, to the aid of a stricken sailor and removed him from a steamer 60 miles off Cape May. Ten Years Ago • Commander' E. F. Stone, famous co-pilot of tile N. C. 4, the U. S. Navy flying boat which was the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and who is now commandant of the aviation unit at the Coast Guard Base Nine here, was the guest of honor and speaker at the Kiwanis dinner Wednesday evening.

As part of the spring program the Board of Freeholders is having Beach drive extended from Second avenue, its present terminus, to Cape May Point, thru South Cape May. The terminus at the Point will be near the lighthouse. On Tuesday of this week the Cape May Fire Department and city officials put into effect a new system of fire alarm signals so as to reduce the number of blasts required on the wind blown signal. The shuffleboard, pinochle and pool teams of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club will again clash at the Chamber’ headquarters at Convention pier next Monday evening. H. Foster Goslin, president of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, has announced that representative Reading Railroad officials will talk on phases of the proposed merger of railroads in South Jersey at the next meeting of the chamber at Cape May Court House. Twenty Years Ago The four-masted schooner Orlando B. Wooten, from Jacksonville to New York, which went asiiore four miles off the Barnegat coast guard station Friday night in a heavy fog, will prove a total loss. The coast guard cutters Kickapoo and Gresham failed to release her from the sand

bed.

The debates now being held in the High School on “Resolved, That municipalities should own and operate its public utilities,” are both interesting and instructive and of practical benefit to the students participating. The improved fence at the entrance to the Golf Club is finished and lends a new charm tc the premises. Street bridge gutters are fast disappearing under the tenents of .the new ordinance. The Gas Company is progressing with repairs and daily adding new property connections.

5>6e S TARBOARD WATCH By C. Worthy BIG TIME STUFF The New Yorker recently took pet-shot at the S&W by reprinting a correction this journal once ran, but maybe the big fellows wouldn’t be so pepped up about it if they knew the correction appeared in our pages at least two years ago, and definitely is not such hot news any more. ’Course we don't blame 'em for picking up the item. It struck us funny, too. We don’t know about New York, but in Cape May the customer’s always right. Hmmm. Wonder if their subscription is paid? SSH! SSSH! SSSSH1 Sssh! Sssh! Don’t say a v about it, ’cause it’s bad publicity for a seashore resort, but did you notice the snowstorm Saturday p. m.? There for a while it looked like we might J bc going to get that big snowstorm that we missed during February, but it only lasted a few minutes even though it did come down plenty fast while it was coming. And if April showers have anything to do with it, after Saturday we ought to have a lot of May flowthis year . . . GRIPES OF WRATH Everybody who has any kind of jaloppy in these parts is going through the semi-annual bother of having their crates inspected and enjoying all the complaining that usually accompanies the periodic check-up. Of course, when you get right down to fine points, inspection is a good thing to prevent accidents caused by mechanical deficiencies, but . well, you know how it is, wouldn't be much fun if we didn't have something to gripe about every once in a while . . . PLATES FOR WAR . But along with all the gripe* and complaints, Cape May County motorists are doing their part this year by turning in their discarded license tags to make tanks and bullets and stuff for the world’s dead-end kids, viz: Adolph, Benito and the buck-toothed son of heaven (?). Nearly four tons of scrap metal in the form of old tags have been collected to date, with a total of eight tons expected. Tain't bad, ’tain't bs ' OR MICKEY MOUSE? Young Cape May, too, is all-out for the war against the dictators. For example, the three kids (oldest not over eight) who were discussing international affairs while walking alortff Washington street Saturday. "Boy, if we only had Superman . . exclaimed one. "Or Flash Gordon and his rocket ships,” chimed in another. “Or Dick Tracy and Popcye,” the third added. "Boy, could we knock those pld Japs for a loop!" What? No Snuffy Smith?

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DISAPPOINTMENT And while our city and county officials are worrying over the effect of all the war rumors on coming summer seasons a lot of visitors who have come here planning their annual vacations are surprised that there is no requirement for all houses to be fitted with blackout curtains and similar accessories of war. They have ’em at home and they can't understand why they don’t have to have ’em here.

•domed for her husband, and heard a voice from the thro saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men and He will dwell with them. And they His people; and God Hi be their God." “And the walls of the City,” adds the same inspired writer (Apoc. xxi. 14) had twelve foundations and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb”. Let us therefore consider: 1. The excellency of their sacred calling, which formed the-be-ginning of Christianity. 2. ’Hie value of their testimony whereon the faith and happiness of millions have been built up. 1. The Apostles belonged to i nation in whom all nations wen to be blessed. Their people were sons of Abraham and children of the promise, a race of all races preferred by God as His- special inheritance. From past ages they cherished traditions of marvels and prodigies vouchsafed by God to no other people. To them had the Prophets spoken of divine things. To them also in the fulness of time was born the Messiah, the expectations of nations, who, in becoming man, chose as His Mother a Spotless Virgin of Israel. To this race did the Apostles belong. From this race were they preferred by Christ. “You have not chosen me,” He said to them, “but I have chosen you that you should go and should bring

forth fruit.”

In being thus favored by His election, the Apostles were made members of our Saviour’s household during the years of His public ministry. They became His familiar friends and companions, sitting at table and enjoying the intimacy of His leisure moments. They ate bread with Him when joy and longing filled His heart as well as when these brighter moments were followed by. - sorrow and disappointment. Amid the ever-shifting scenes of public career, whether He stmeted the people in their i pany or retired apart with them into a desert place to pass the night in prayer on the lonely hills, they were never far removed from the circle of His magnetic influence. His kind interest and encouragement fortified them in their vocation. His words of rebuke, spoken more in love than anger, discountenanced jn their conduct whatever ill accorded with virtue. And thus their stubborn and unyielding natures were gradually transformed, until, with flic descent of the Holy Spirit, the change was completed and confirmed: and the inner life of the Apbstles was the most perfect reflection possible on earth among regenerated men of the inner life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Truly no mortal man, outside the members of the Holy Family, were as highly favored by the Son of God in His personal relations to them as were these disciples. What magnificent privileges were theirs even in the midst of a people that was highly privileged. If the Scriptures declare that all nations are blessed because the Son of God vealed Himself to Israel in Incarnation, is not the reason of this blessing to be found the vocation of the Apostles whom Christ manifested Himself more than to anyone else? We Christians feel proud our own calling and election to eternal life by which we are made “a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people.” We feel that we cannot be too grateful for Heav i’s great gifts and blessings. At-the same time let us not forget that the privileges we esteem have their root and origin in the privileges of the holy Apostles. The Apostles were the first in our Lord's estimation. They formed the beginning ’of that religion In which

Eiaafar” (John

beginning of Hk ] that is, frost His

John, were the Apoetles \ •• of the words spoken h. and the works He »rrnni|ihshsii

They were impressed win the Divine origin of ins remehmir even while they listened to Hu discourses, His parables, His maxims of heavenly wisdom. They beheld the marvelous power dis* played in His miracles. They saw Him multiplying the loaves, healing the leprous and the. blind, and restoring life to the dead Lazarus. When in their own persons they were rescued from perishing in the raging waters they cried out, “Who is this that the winds and the sea obey Him?” Finally, when plunged in gloom at the awful tragedy of His betrayal and Crucifixion, they were at first affrighted, that Easter morning, at the sight of the empty tomb. When Jesus first presented Himself before them, returning from the dead, their minds were troubled, thinking it an apparition, until reassured by 'he well-remembered voice,

'Peace. Be not afraid. It is I’’. Then as He showed them His

hands and His side, still bearing the evidences of His passion, the enduring impression they received of the almighty power that enabled Him thus to triumph over death and hell, is expressed in the words that Thomas addressed to his risen Master, “My Lord

and my God”.

These are the grounds of the Apostles’ testimony. Thus are they able to bear witness to us that Jesus, who died for our salvation and rose again^ for our justification, is the Lord and Master of life. “Neither is their salvation in any other,” says St. Peter (Acts iV|12), "for there is no other name under Heaven given to men in which we may be saved.” Thus their testimony, sanctioned by the outpouring of Heaven’s # blessings, has borne abundant fruit even in our day when the number is greatly increased of those who base their faith on the faith and belief of the Apostles. Be not, therefore, faithless but believing.

Cburcb IRotices

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Cape fslanb Baptist Cburcb Corner of Gnemey Street and Colombia Avenue. REV. ROBERT D. CARRIN SUNDAY, APRIX. 19 Morning: Worship 10:10 A. M. Bible School 1I:4S A. M. Baptist TralntnE Union. 6:30 P. M. Evening Worship. 7:46 P. M. ALL SERVICE MEM ARB WELCOME TO OUR SERVICES.

Jjdl&hA Jo Jha fiditoA.... FROM SERVICE MAN To the Editor: Hello. Well, here I am in Uncle Sam’s Army, in the famous 77th Division. My address is as follows: Pvt. Edmund £. Learning Co. C, 306th Inf. A.P.O. 77th Division Fort Jackson, S. C. Will you please be so kind as to send me the Star and Wave at the above address; it would also be appreciated if you would print the same, which would inform anyone interested. The boys all appreciated the grand send-off they received—sad believe me, they want to thank those who took part and were responsible for the same. Nick Nelson has the same address, only substitute Company F for Company C. ED.

ATTENDS SCHOOL Ensign M. R. Brownell, Jr.,, whose home is in Cape May, ia taking a course at Edgewood Ar- ' senal, Md. as a member of a special class of military and naval officers refreshing their knowledge of defense against chemical attack. Ensign Brownell is a naval reserve officer now on active, duty.