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Qontjhaiidatwtib, JjadisA. Establishment of a $250 scholarship for a student nurse from Cape May is the local Community Club’s contribution to the nationwide effort to recruit more and ever more young girls for nurses’ training. The scholarship given by the Community Club should be an incentive to young girls of this community, many of whom no doubt have a desire to become trained nurses but who are deterred because of the comparatively long training period during which their earnings are insignificant. As a result, a large percentage of potential nurses turn to business or to other pursuits. That is particularly true now with the great demand for girls and women in all kinds of business. But the need for trained nurses is increasing in direct proportion with the progress of the war. The need is urgent, both on the battlefronts and here at home. Many nurses’ taining courses, we understand, are given free and uniforms are furnished along with subsistence during the training period. The Community Club’s scholarship is, designed to pay for those little incidentals that are so necessary to the happiness and contentment of a girl in training. Scholarship eligibility rules require that the recipient be a graduate of Cape May High School and approved by the scholarship committee, both of which assure that the funds will go to a local girl who is deserving. We congratulate the Woman’s Community Club for its action in helping to enlarge the army of trained nurses in this country and for its assistace in helping some Cape May girl to enter one of the world’s greatest professions.

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Uniforms have been ordered for the Cape May High School band, according to a news story published last week. Their arrival will mark another milestone in the surprisingly rapid progress of the budding musical organization. Already, since its organization a year ago, the high school band has brought credit to Cape May. It has filled a longfelt void in the life of the community and has given our high school an activity of which it may be duly proud. Struggling to overcome the lack of finances, the band has made excellent progress both musically and from a business standpoint. It has purchased a considerable number of instruments and now is in a position to purchase the major portion of uniforms for its members. A balance of $100 is still tp be raised to complete payment of the $600 uniform bill. It is planned to add white skirts and trousers at a future time to complete the band uniforms, according to school authorities. The present order is just for caps and cloaks for band members plus uniforms for drum majorettes and the drum major. Arrival of the new uniforms, should add immeasurably both to the appearance and the members’ interest in the band, not that the school’s greatest morale builder needs a boost in morale itself. The uniforms, designed by the school’s art department, should make the Cape May High School band one of the most attractive, as well as one of the best, school bands in this section. -r.

PRACTICAL HEALTH HINTS

Good Posture for War Workers

- By Dr. lame* A Tobey -

Jax follsdtwnA (jmMOASL Tax collections in Cape May and West Cape May reached new peaks during 1942, according to reports appearing currently. That should be good news to taxpayers of both communities, for it means not only less delinquencies to be p^id at some future time, but a good collection percentage is an important factor in determining the 1943 tax rate. West Cape May exceeded 78 per cent of its total tax levy, and Cape May exceeded 67 per cent of its total, both the highest collection percentages on record. In both instances several factors have led to the i ncreased percentages. Governing bodies of both municipalities have waged a continuing war on false valuations which produce no revenues. Both have bent every effort to collect current taxes as well as delinquencies. Under the new’ budget set-up in New Jersey, the percentage of collection of previous years’ taxes is an important factor in determining the following year's tax rate. The higher tma percentage, the more favorably it is reflected in the new budget. Thus, taxpayers who pay their current taxes promptly aave doubly. They avoid paying interest penalties on delinquent taxes, and at the same time, do their share toward. reducing their following year’s tax bill. For the sake of all of us, we hope this trend will continue' in 1943 and even exceed the excellent records made last year.

T'HE efficiency of the of * pends upon a number of tnings. d dealt

one of the most important of which is good posture. People whose

■ bodies are in I proper balance I do better and I more profitable

| work.

To test your posture, stand

Taturally

you

back

Straight wall. If

head.

Or. J. A. Tobey shoulders, b tocks, calves and heels touch the wall without strain, that is good

posture.

Then turn around and face close to the wall. If your chest touches it, posture is good. If only your head touches, posture is fair. If nothing but the abdomen contacts the wall, pasture is bad, or you are grossly overweight. Standing erect with head up, chin in, chest out, and hips flat is only one way to have good posture. The body must also be balanced when you are sitting, lying, walking, exercising, or indulging in sports. The best athlete is one whose bones, muscles, and mind are properly coordinated. Acquisition of good posture be-

course, in childhood, but healthy physique should be inlawed throughout life. After

40 many of us begin to sag unless

we are careful. • Causes of bad posture are many.

The stooped, curved, or rigid individual may sufer from poor nutrition, defective eyesight chronic fatigue, foot troubles, overweight, mental disturbance,

or other defects.

To correct poor posture, the real cause shquld first be ascertained, usually by a competent physical examination. Correction may then take some time, but is worth itProper food, proper exercise, mental hygiene, and correction of physical defects may all help. Many instances of poor posture •e, however, due mainly to laziness, carelessness, and ignorance. We get into bad postural habits, and lack the ambition to pull out of them. We abuse the body and wonder why we tire so easily and

feel so low.

In dealing with children, scolding and punishment are not good cures for bad posture. Instead, body balance should be inspired by recreation, sports, and games, in moderation and adapted to the capacity of the individual. This advice applies to all of us, because cow we are all war

worker*.

THE POCKETBOOK o/KNOWLEDGE ^

fiaoki J&t Qua Ssuwics. Wjm. Cape May dtirena are again being asked to do their part in a nationwide drive launched recently to collect a large number of books for distribution to members of the armed forces in all parts of the globe. ( The Victory Book Campaign, under the joint sponsor-' ship of the American Library Association, the Red Cross and i the USO. opened on a national scale. In every city, town and hamlet of the land, Americans are being asked to contribute I some of their own books, books which they themselves cher-1 ish, so that members of the armed forces may be able to enjoy good reading. Cape May has generously answered every appeal made by national organizations to help less fortunate people in foreign countries, to make life more pleasant for men and women in i our armed services and to aid victims of disaster the world! onr. We are confident that Cape May residents will respond. to this latest appeal with equal generosity, for those who' know and love good books appreciate their value and can i understand how important they are to out fighting forces wherever they might be. Every household in Cape May should have at least one book to contribute, some will have many more. Don’t hold back. Take your book contribution to the USO Club today.. Your gift will be appreciated many times.

2f/>e ctarboard O'" WATCH By C. Worthy SHANKS MARE, NO LESS "Now that most folks are getting used to the ‘ horse and buggy days” we’ve been having since the most recent ban on pleasure driving, a lot of Cape May people are finding new thrills .... in walking. Sunday afternoon found a great many promenaders on the boardwalk, and those who used to take a short spin along the beachfront in their cars could be seen trudging away, right spryly. NO HORSES EITHER The only thing we don’t like about this return to the horse and buggy area is that we don’t have the horses and buggies. Even the old horse cars and the trolleys which used to provide transportation for Cape May folks are beyond the realm of possibility. It’s surprising how many people have pined for the good old trolleys since this restriction has been on. JUST A FADT We"ll bet the old timers who were so sure automobiles were just a passing fancy are having the time of their lives. Yes, sir! 1 This clamp-down on traveling by auto certainly proved a lot of things to us Americans. MORE CONSTRUCTION This col-yum predicted last week that Uncle Sam might have to build a lot of new jails unless something is done about inaugurating the pay-as-you-go income tax. Another construction item which Uncle Samuel should figure on is the building of a lot of sanitoriums to care for ex-business men suffering from tax-shattered

HOME FRONT DANGERS The way this Victory Tax business is keeping a sizeable percentage of Cape May people in a dither, figuring deductions, withholding tax and all the other ramifi&tions, there’s gonna be some casualties soon. POST-WAR PUNISHMENT And for those who are wondering what kind of punishment to impose on the Axis after we've beaten their ears off on the battlefronts, might we suggest that the powers-that-be turn loose the horde of American tax experts on ’em to worry them to death. What torture! Boy, are we fiendish! IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN One of these days the pilot of this col-yum is going to run berserk too. Our only salvation is that some day a federal order or regulation will come through from w-«Ljn~ton which can be understood by any average individual alter first reading. Tne way most of ’em are phrased, it would take a battery of Philadelphia lawyers years and years to find out what they really mean . . . And it’s part of our job to digest ’em . . . TABLES TURNED Time wax wpen the labor racket* (mistakenly referred to as John Lewis' unions) called strikes and the employers were the obof the rrob hatred- Now it seems Lewis’ chickens are coming Doum to rooet with the miners 'taking against the increase in

Taken from files of The Star and Wave for the year* 1988,

1988 and 1V28.

Five Years Ago Provisions for foreclosure pro«dings on the large tract of land adjoining Cape May Harbor have been included in the city’* 1988 budget, it was announced Friday by Mayor T. Millet Hand, director of revenue and finance.

$600,000 will be made nations in Cape May County this year, it was disclosed yesterday when a tentative list of assessed valuations was prepared by the County Board of Taxation. Tendencies of modern education to increase the practical value of high school subjects were explained Monday night at the second weekly economics institute ? in Cape May Court House. An audience estimated at 460 attended the discussion session. Captain David H. Hart, 1281 Lafayette street, was elected president of the Cape May-Wildwood Party Boat Association at a meeting of fishing boat captains held here Thursday night. Additional fire protection for rural areas of Cape May County will be made possible by establishment of several “water holes” throughout the county, it wai revealed last week at a meeting of the Cape May County Fire-

’s Association.

Ten Years Ago A crowd estimated at well over K) witnessed the exhibition and log chopping contest staged by Swain’s Hardware Store here last Saturday afternoon.

seized at a dock in Cape L Harbor last Saturday with cases of liquor on board. “

green schooner wa* being w

ed for by the Base Nine < Guards and .as she ran into i harbor the patrol boats attempt to board her. The crew pot < full speed ahead and maoe the dock where they, leaped ashore and escaped leaving their vessel

and cargo to the guards. Twenty Years Ago

The Cape May Chamber of Commerce met at the City Halt Ocean City, on Thursday evening with President Ogden presiding. The meeting was a very enjoy* able affair as are all meetagl held in Ocean City. Clayton Haines Brick, always “the life of the party”, was there and had plenty to eay until W. A. Hsffert, of Sea lele City, told of an automobile driving exhibition which deserved and received much ap-

plause.

The Progressive League, Cape May’s livewire business men’s organization, is to have an educational night next Monday at their handsome Ocean Street Club House. Doctor Frederick J. Sickles, City Superintendent of Public Schools of Millville, will speak on the subject of "Education, a Man’s Job”.

of the demand of taxpayers packing the new court room at Cape May Court House Wednesday afternoon, when the overflowing of the Freeholders' room was adjourned to the larger quarters.

A redio was picked up on Tuesday by the coast guard cutter Manning from the steamer Bird City, that it had passed a schooner bottom up in the sixty mile gale that blew off the Delaware Cape on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Manning quickly put to sea to help any of the unfortunate crew whom it was thought might have survived the wreck.

YOUR HOME «w MINE

2-50-6

By

ELIZA

M.

STEPHENSON Home Sendee Director Co. LUNCHES FOR HEALTH In a shop 1 overheard a woman aay “I do wish my children would carry a metal lunch bo* to school— it make, packing lunches easier." Having carried my lunch in a metal bucket to a country school (it wasn't red or on a hill either) I found myself pondering why children objected to anything so practical for both child and Mother. Then it rame to me—we have all lived too far away from the practical or too close to the convenient to change our viewpoint ahniptlv Oo-ng home^/or lunch or eating in a school cafeteria has simplified the effort Perhaps the Government would 'ike to award an E to the lunch ho* carriers as they are doing to the plants and factories whose effort* for defense are outstanding. Indirectly it's the men and women carrying the lunrh boxes filled w ; th nutritious food offering variety and interest^ who make possible the If the defense plant permits the i metal rontainer erjuiped with a thermos bottle the worker is more likely to’ carry food offering a well balanced meal Schools certainly will have no objection to the lunrh bo* and for the sake of the health of the child where there is Wo lunch room the advantages should he explained. A reward from Mother and Fathet may be necessary to help them overcome them aversion which possibly is iust pride after all. From the standpoint of simplifying Mothers' Ittnch packing job. which is no picnic day after day. it will be worth a try and vou mav be lucky. In many homes there will be one .or more lunches to park daily and we hope these suggestions wifi be helpful. Ch-ck vour lunch box menu to be sure it includes the foods necessary for buoyant health for happiness, efficient work, atudy and fair play General Rulea for Packing a Lunch 1. Include in every lunch box the eaaentials of a well balanced meal: meat. milk, vegetables, fruits and bread or other cereal. This will insure the luncher against deficiencies of vitamins, minerals and proteins to necessary for vigorous bodies and active minds. 2. Wrap all sandwiches separately in waxed paper. 3. Use filling which win not soak the bread, nor wilt before caring Use special precaution if the sand-

wiches must be spread the night before. 4. Add something juicy to every lunch box whether it be fruit, vegetable. salad er beverage. Sandwiches and cookies get awfully dry when eaten without plenty of liquid. 5. Tuck in a surprise like wrapped candy, chewing gum. stuffed dates or a special relish that vou know is well liked. 6. Be sure to include necessary utensils and more than one paper napkin in each box. and make ths napkins sizeable ones. A salt shaker is a good addition. 7. Be ingenious in planning foods that are easy for you to fix and varied and interesting to the ope who eats them. 8. Be sure you do not include any food which will spoil on standing several hours in a warm place. Sausage products keep particularly well in sandwiches. Chop roasted meat to make the sandwiches easy lo manage. 9. Leaves of lettuce wrapped in waxed paper to be added to sandwiches before eating will Stay crispei than if put in sandwiches at time of making. 10. Cup cakes baked in paper crinkle cups will stay fresh longer than those baked in muffin tins. Varied colored cups may be used to add color to children’s lunch boxes. School Child’s Lunch Box Menus for metal lunch box ' with thermos bottle Hot vegetable soup (in thermos) Biscuits Deviled Egg Apple Turnover

Milk

Lunches packed Is paper bag Peanut Butler and Bacon SandPear or Banana Chocolate Pudding (paper cup) Vanilla Wafers

Milk

Defense Worker's Lunch Box Menus

for metal lunch box with thermos bottle Chili con carne and crackers

Potato chips

Carrot and celery sticks

Rhubarb sauce Spice cup cake

Kidney bean salad or cottage cheese and chives . Ham sandwiches 4 Apple turnover Coffee (in thermos) fa paper Sliced chicken sandwiches Cranberry and apple salad Chocolate pudding Cookies

Milk

individual meat loaves Horseradish blitter

Cole slaw

Chocolate brownies

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