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Sentiment in favor of the Ruml pay-as-you-go income tax pjan has apparently reached such heights throughout the nation that federal officials can no longer ignore it. With a great deal of pressure being brought for its adoption, it is likely, according to Washington observers, that the plan may be put into effect before March 15, deadline for filing 1942 income tax returns.

While we claim no great knowledge of economics, the ' Ruml plan seems to us the solution to the old problem of federal income tax. Under the plan, payment on current taxes will be deducted regularly from workers’ earnings and will be forwarded by employers to the U. S. Treasury Department.

The old income tax bugaboo of "paying on a dead horse" would be eliminated and the many difficulties of the old plan, particularly as applied to estates of deceased persons, unemployed workers and those who have retired will be eliminated. Under the present law, those who make good money in one year and are unemployed the next must pay the high tax on previous earnings at a time when they are financially unable to meet the bill.

Unable to find any flaw in the plan, congressmen have been announcing their support of it for several weeks. Even President Roosevelt last week said he favored a “pay as-you-go" income tax plan, but pointed out that he was not familiar enough with the Rural plan to give it his unqualified approval.

Along with the 56 million estimated 1942 federal income taxpayers, we’re hoping that Congress will heed the demand and adopt this very sensible and businesslike plan. Unpleasant at bwt, the paying of income tax as it is earned is probably the most painless way for Mr. and Mrs. Average Ks American and we will always be even with the board.

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Cape May’s municipal offices opened for business -Monday in the new city hall at the corner of Washington and

Ocean streets. Although the process of moving will continue for sometime, enough of the furnishings and equipment of city offices have been transferred to permit operation in the

new quarters.

Since the firat announcement that the city had purl the building, occupied for many years by the Cape May branch of the Camden Trust Company, many expresaions of approbation have been heard from Cape May cititen£ and visitors. The move seemed to be almost universally approved a^ a definite improvement for Cape May. The change has worked out extremely well from a number of different angles.

Of utmost importance is the fact that Cape May for years has needed a better city hall. The old building, at the corner o* Washington and Franklin streets, was not only an unsightly city hall, hut it was inadequate for the city’s needs

, Lower Township b*s succeeded 'in reducing this year's amount to be raised by taxation by $<M23.71._

Only flaw the President could find is really not a flaw. He estimated that possibly in 10 years the effect of forgiving 1942 income tax obligations would be felt by the Treasury, but this is not so because the government, each year would collect exactly the amouunt it had anticipated and the effect of the forgiving of 1942 tax would not be felt as long as the “pay-as-you-go” plan remained in effect. If the system were ever changed back to the present set-up the loss irould be felt, but that is hardly a likelihood.

Teachers at Middle Township

cent reduction : effective January 80 and continuing until June 80, 1984.

Twenty Years - Assemblyman Ralph T. Sterena, of Cape May, took his a«at in the ibis at Trenton i »r. I

League of Cape May City, of ch^he is vice president sent

To keep „ boardwalk project in operation, the city will purchase approximately 700 new pilings, it was announced Friday by Commisioner George P. Wentzell, director public works.

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said to have been picked from tha yards of several members of tha league.

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state auto inspection completed, the number of rejections has been cut to 25 per cent, it was announced by Vernon R. Farrow,

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P OISONOUS gases had not added to the horrors of war during the firat yepr of the present world conflict It is alleged, though, that the treacherous

rage. Never drive it in winter without one window partially open. Be careful about regulating your coal furnace, and watch your gas burners. Leaks are dangerous, as are open, unlit gas valves. When carbon monoxide is breatned, it combines with the red

By C. Worthy

CHRISTMAS AGAIN?

Maybe there is a Santa- Claus

after' all. The way Washington officialdom is coming out in favor of the Ruml pay-as-you-go income tax plan (including the foriving of 1942 income tax)

Also important ie the fact that the new city hall was purchased for only $7,500, an amount that today probably could not replace the vault contained in the building. From the financial standpoint, the purchase of the building was a benefit to the city, for with little prospect of any private enterprise taking possession of the structure, it probably would have stood idle for a number of years, during which time it would naturally have lost value because of deterioration. At the same time, the taxable value of the building had been cut sharply last year by the county board of taxation, and additional reductions were inevitable if the building remained idte. v M

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perate enemies, who will use any uncivilized, barbaric means to gain their nefarious ends. All civilians should familiarize themselves with ways to cope with poisonous gas. There is, moreover, one deadly gas that is always with us. It is more quickly fatal than most of the war gases. It is more insidious in its action. This gas is carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless vapor in the exhausts of our automobiles. It occurs also in illuminating gas, in the incomplete burning of coal and coke, and it is found in sewers. old wells, and farm silos. If you want to live long, never make the fatal mistake of running your automobile in a closed ga

Only loss of consciousness, and only a little more to cause death. The firat symptoms of this type of poisoning are yawning, headache, lassitude, dizziness, nausea, ringing of the ears, and heart throbs. The complexion turns

cherry red.

A victim of carbon monoxide, if alive, should be gently removed to fresh air, preferably in a warm room- If unconscious, he shoqld be given the prone pressure method of resusciUtion used in cases of drowning. A doctor should be summoned and an inhalator sent

for.

If the victim recovers, he needs a diet rich in iron, which makes good red blood. Best foods for the purpose are liver, egg yolk, whole | wheat and enriched white breads, dried fruits, lean meats, dried: beans and peas, molasses, and oat-

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Prevention Is. as usual, better and safer than cure.

STARBOARD WATCH

Ten Years Ago

The largest dredge of the U. iy Engineer Corps put into

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Cape May Monday and began working where the Comstock left off last Saturday. The bigger dredge is the “Manhattan" and is to put the finishing touches on

put the finishing touches on channel being able to dredge deeper than the Comstock.

giving of 1942 income tax) u looks like the change might take place before March 15. If it doesn’t Unde Sam is going to have to build a lot of new jails, unless a lot of potential taxpayers are fooling when they say

they're broke.

ALL IN FAVOR It’s amazing how unanimous the American people can be idea like the Ruml plan, course, if everybody didn’t think it would save ’em some money somehow it would be hard to get such unity, but we’re hoping— along with the other 55,999,999 potential income taxpayers—that Congress will adopt the plan toot sweet

THE POCKETBOOK (/KNOWLEDGE ^

WAR HYSTERIA MAYBE We're completely sold on this Ruml plan, but there are some other plans which have broken into public print recently that we think are the height of something or other. To wit: The suggestion by the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce that visitors be required to pay admission fee to enter the resort. Remember only a couple of years ago—before the Army took over the town—when Atlantic City merchants and hotel men were practically paying premiums for visitors ?

It was reported here -this afternoon that one of the Green Creek baymen, while walking along the Delaware Bay shore, about six miles north of Cape May Point, t found what is supposed to be a (lump of ambergris, worth well $1,000. Ambergris la rarely

Contractor 8. S. Sharp received a contract to build very elaborate cottage at Ventnor, N. J. Mr. Sharp also report* that the Pleasantville High School is nearing completion.

'Maybe Unde Sam’s Navy has a sweet tooth—its order for the .year is 62,700,000 pounds of J sugar.

Meat and Vegetable Soup 1 large soup bone 3 quarts boiling water 1 cup chopped onion 2 cups chopped celery and leaves 2 cups tomatoes 1 cup diced carrots ! cup diced turnips 2 cups diced potatoes Salt and pepper to taste

Other important factors in the transfer are these: Removal of city offices to the new building left available the first floor of the old city hall for use by the: Ration Board and Selective Service Board, both of which , have operated in cramped and inadequate offices since 1 their inception. Until now the Ration Board has been quartered in the council chamber of the old city hall, a room without proper office facilities and one that is extremely difficult to heat The Selective Service headquarters has been , in tiie high school building, but there its office space has been limited and there has been considerable confusion to add | to the troubles of both draft officials and. school employees.

In the past both offices were donated by tire city and

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the school board on a temporary basis. With both now moving to the first floor of the old city hall, in offices large enough and adequate for their needs,the city will receive a total of $120 per month hi rent from the federal govern-

ment for the two offices.

The

City Offices now have much better quarters, mngbment makes for greater efficiency and con1, and tbs more cerftral location is certainly a benefit In addition to all of these benefits, Cape May now has

a city hall of which to be proud.

The problem of a new city hall has been solved—sol-

GOT YOUR SCAR? Local doctors have been doing rushing business lately in vaccinating folks who are doing their darnedest to steer clear of smallpox, which is causing quite a turmoil in Pennsylvania and other surrounding states. With a large percentage of Cape May County doctors in the armed forces, those who remain are doing yeoman service in attending to the needs of the community.

’ices opened on Monday the new city hall, and reports reach our ears that the firat day’s business set some kind of a record. Seems like everybody found some excuse to go to the new hall just to see how things were set up. We think the city fathers deserve a big hand for the improvement

.ORCHIDS, PAL ! Congratulations to Sol Needles, who last week was elected chief of Cape May's volunteer fire company. Sol has long been identified with the fire department, serving as foreman at the paid department for several years. We know he’ll do as good a job as chief of tbs volunteers ms be has done m the other jobs that he has held in the fire department and the Beach Patrol.

BUDGET STRETCHERS Today we value soup for many reasons. The light thin soups stimulate the appetite; the heavy richer soupi are filling and nourishing; the chined and jellied soon* have become a great favorite with many people in summer—let’s not talk about those, they make me shiver. Cold weather calls for hearty meals. Nothing fills the bill better and more appealingly than soup. We mean real soup with lots of good things ii^ it to satisfy the hunger and pinch hit as the main course of the meal. Garnishes for soups add interest, appetite appeal and additional food value. Chopped crisp bacc^i and sliced onions browned in bacon fat are excellent topping for tomato, celery or bean soup. Chowders sprinkled with cheese have face for all the family. Little bits of bread browned under the broiler or in melted fat call themselves croutons and do their part by any Sliced frankfurters browned or ringlets of cooked macaroni benefit many soups. Shredded, toasted almonds give a flair long to be remembered to cream soup. Corn, pea and tomato soup served with buttered pop corn is but ever good. Try them all—you will not be disappointed. Philadelphia Pepper Pot 1 larpe soup bone 1 onion, chopped 1 bay leaf 1 stalk celery, chopped X teaspoon savory seasoning M pod red pepper 2 raw potatoes, diced 54 pound cooked tripe, ground or finely diced

Salt

of veal and crack the bone f_ ont all the good flavor and food value. Wash the bone, bring careful to remove any small stiver*, cover with the water in a large kettle, and simmer for about 4 hours, or until the meat is tender. Then ^dd the onions, celery, tomatoes, carrots, turnips, and potatoes to the broth. Simmer gently until the vegetables are tender, but not broken. Season to taste with salt and pkpP«r- Serve the meat with the soup, either left on the bone or ground and added to the soup. Or save the meat to make hash or croquettes. This recipe makes about 3 quarts of soup. The soup.is equally good reheated and served another day. To make even more substantial soup add rice, or -short piece* of macaroni or spaghetti, or pearl bar-

ley, or cracked wheat

Cream of Spinach Soup 54 .pound spinach Salt 54 cup boiling water 1 teaspoon chopped onion . 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespbons flour 454 cups milk Chop the spinach fine, add 54 tea. spoon of salt and a few grain* d pepper and cook in this water until tender. Do not drain. Cook till onion in the butter over low heat, stirring occasionally. Place ora

well. Add the milk gradually I cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Add the spinach and seaao* with salt and pepper. , Reheat. Si* servings.

BOOMS ATTENDANCE If it has done nothing else, this n«w restriction on pleasure driv- ' ing has probably made more people at teaM profess to attend churchy than any single thing in

Chopped parsley, if desired Simmer a beef bone or knuckle of res! in wster to cover for 3 to 4 hours. Pour off the broth, skim the fat from it, and strain through cheesecloth. This should make about 3 pints of well flavored broth. To the broth add the onion,.bay

and simmer for about an hour, add the potatoes and cook until tender. Add the tripe, and season wrth

I pepper. paretey ■

Oyster Bisque 1 pint oyster* 2 cups evaporated milk Liq'uor drained from oysters plus water to make 2 cups 54 teaspoon salt Bit of bay leaf Dash of cayenne Sprig of parsley . 2 tablespoons fine cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons butter Drain oysters and pick o fully to remove all bit* of I Chop very fine. Cook milk, cr

water about 20“* . .. *

bay leaf and parsley- - Add J Serve hot with and oysters and reheat

on,to#.