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AWARDS OPEN FOR CAPE

Scholarship To Boost War-Time Harvest Begun

Cape May County farm youngsters are eligible to compete this year in a $6,000 war-time food production and marketing contest sponsored by the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association, it was announced today. Registration blanks and details regarding the program in this area may be obtained from Lee W. Courter, of Cape May Court House, vocational agriculture instructor at Camden County^/Vocational School, or from any other Vocational agriculture instructor in this area, according to H. O. Sampson, New Brunswick, New Jersey state supervisor of voca-

tional education.

"One objective of the program is to help offset critical shortages of adult farm labor by stimulating actual production of food by workers under draft age," Sampson explained. "The second objective is to. help acquaint farm youngsters with efficient methods of marketing, because supplying the nation with food in war or peace depends on moving food rapidly and economically right place, at the right time and in the right condition." Entries from this county, will compete for a $500 grand national award, a northeast regional award of $200 and ten sectional awards of $100 each from scholarship fund provided by the A A P Tea Company, Sampson explained. The fund also provides two $25 war bonds as prises for high ranking New Jersey partici-

pants, he added.

Awards, to be made this fall, will be based on grades achieved in a five-unit extension course in prixiuction and marketing and a report on project work completed during the year, Sampson said. Cape May County registrations must be completed within 'the next two weeks, he said. Registration cards may be turned in to the agriculture instructor or to any member of the northeast regional committee including Dr. A. J. Pratt, extension horticultural specialist at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.; H. A. Leonard, assistant county agent. Farm Bureau Office, South Paris, Me., and E. H. Nodine, assistant state club leader, Massachusetts State College, Amherst, Maas.

Rutgers Scholarships Open To Students Local high school seniors, both boy* and girls, planning to enter college this year may qualify for state scholarships at Rutgers University, including the New Jersey College for Women, by taking a scholastic aptitude test to be given in several centers of the state on Saturday, May 1. Dr. Fraser Metzger, dean of men and chairman of the scholarship committee, has announced that tests will be held in the following places: Dover High School, Dover, X. J.; College of Pharmacy, Newark; Rutgers Engineering Building, New Brunswick; Academic High School, Camden, and Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City. It is planned to award scholarships covering tuition and all mjjor fees for a four year period. Awards will be based on character, intellectual ability, laadership, health and financial need, Dean Metzger explained. In spite of the war, it is BSCted that the university i nave a substantial number regular students next year, said. Already over 450 young men have taken the aptitude test

a second lieutenant in the Army

on March 28.

He is now assigned for duty with the Signal Corps. Lieutenant McPherson was formerly a resident of Fishing Creek, and is a graduate of Cape May High School, class of 1938. He is now on a 10-day furlough, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. •McPherson, at their home in Fishing Creek.

Blackout Service At Church Sunday A program that promises U unique will be held in the First Methodist Church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. It will be known as “The Sable Goddess Service”. The entire service will be conducted in a sanctuary absolutely dark. There will be no light of any kind after .the service be-

gins.

“In a sense," explained the Rev. Samuel Blair, “this will constitute a form of blackout feature, although it is not primarily intended as such.” In preparation for the worship period. Mr. Blair spent an evening alone in the unlighted building, arranging details so nothing would be left to chance, realizing, he s*id, “that any element of uncertainty would lead to confusion that would completely frustrate the mood of the evening." He will familiarize the congregation with the hymns to be sung, repeating them verse by verse, Scripture lesson, sermon, every adjunct of the worship will carried out in darkness. Last Sunday evening members of the Cold Spring Grange were guests in worship of the church when the sermon was on the subject “Getting Down to Earth", and on the screen were shown a number of pictures relating to Millet's “The Man With the Hoe”. There was a large attend-

Dbituary

MRS. MARY SHROERS Funeral services were held her< Friday morning for Mrs. Mary Shroers, 78, who died in Yonkers, Y., on Tuesday, March 23. Mass was held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the Star of the Sea Church, with the Rev. Paul N. Fairbrother officiating. Interment under the direction of Earl L. Hollingsead, mortician, was made in St- Mary's Cemetery,

Cold Spring.

Mrs. Shroers’ only surviving relative in this country is Mrs. D. Dorman, of 822 Washington street, with whom she had made her home several years ago.

Cape Physician Presented With Honerary Degree — Continued Fnom Page One — A native of Cold Spring, Dr. Hughes attended the public schools of West Cape May, from which he was graduated and subsequently prepared himself for teaching. After serving a year and a half as primary teacher and three years as principal of the Andrews Aveiiue School at Holly Beach (now Wildwood), he entered Hahnemann Medical College and was graduated in 1906. He served as interne from June, 1906 to Junr, 1907, and on the completion of his interneship returned to Cape May and >ened an office for the practice

general medicine and surgery.

He married Lulu Lee Bishop, daughter of Samuel 'and Rachel

Ellen Bishop, of Eldora.

Dr. Hughes early became interested in preventive medicine and has been associated with the Board of Health of West Cape May for many years. He Is now serving as health officer of Cape

May and Lower Township. " as coroner of Cap . from 1922 to 1925;

ical examiner for the West Cape May schools since 1906 and of the Cape May schools for several years; and is also medical examiner» for the Lower Township

public school.

He is a member of the American Medical Association, New Jersey State Homeopathic Medical Society, New Jersey State Medical Society and the Cape May County Medical Society, of which he is a past president. He has served as medical officer in charge- of the U. S. Public Health Service Relief Station, Cape May, since 1926 .and served on the Cape May County Advisory Board during the first World War and is now an examining physician of Selective Service Local Board No, 2 of Cape

May County.

He is also a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May and has been teacher of the men’s Bible Class of the West Cape May Union Chapel for more than 25 years.

Coasty 4-H Meabers In Chib Broadcast O&URT HOUSE — Barbara DeLong, Jean -Morris, of Cape Stay Court HutWe, Jean Keppler, of Marmora, Mid Miss Lois G. Hamilton, county home demonstration agent, broadcast over station WSNJ, Bridgeton, last Saturday morning at'11:45. The subject of the broadcast as “Giaring the 4-H Needle to the War Effort'. The broadcast brought out the fact that many of the awards for 4-H Club Achievement Day this fall will be based on clothing conservation, including mending, darning-, making over and adjusting garments for the individual club member and for members of her family, Cape May County 4-1! members will again broadcast over WSNJ at 11:45 a.m. on April 24. Those who will take part on that date are Helen Weatherby, of Dias Creek, Dorothy Grace, of South Seaville, and Edna zarth, of Greenfield. These girls have done a great deal of canning and will discuss “Getting Ready for 4-H. Canning". Many awards at the coming Achievement Day will be given on the canning done by the club members.

One of nature’s oddities has attracted widespread attention to the display window of the JaeKey Beauty Salon at 416 Washington street recently. An albino muskrat caught by Edwin Hallman, Jr., of Gape May Point, op the Lighthouse meadows near Cape May Point, is on display in the window. The muskrat, an unusual specimen, is about 12 inches in length, and is pure white. The animal was mounted by Charles Foiilke. Also on display in .the window in an antique Holland jug which was taken from the bottom of Delaware Bay by an oyster dredge. Believed to be very old, the jug had several oysters growing on its pottery sides when it was found. Authorities on antique pottery believe the jug was made in Holland and probably went to the bottom of the bay when a ship carrying wine sank in the vicinity.

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State scholarship holders, added, have made outstanding records both in the classroom and in extra curricular activities. Information concerning these scholarships may be secured from high school principals or -fSyX writing Dean Metzger. \ Other scholarships available to May .High School students 25 offered by Seton Hill plus one for achievement graduate of the local ipetitive examinat mill be held May 8 at convenient eon ter* throughout the state. Further information may be obtained from Principal Paul S. Ensminger. Vpaala College also is offering ■dmianhipc to 1943 high school graduates. Examination? will be field May 1 at the college in East Change. April 22 is the last date for registration. Senior boys desiring to i aviation have until' June apply for enlistment aviation under the _ un for 17-year-olds. John Uts, of the local faculty. : additional information about

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The Ho rough of Cape May Point, i the County of Cape May. Stale of New Jereay. hereby gives public notice that It has applied ■ Title 40: 1-IS. Revised Statutes w Jersey. 1937. and amend-

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Bids for furnishing supplies for Lower Township School for the coming school term of 1943-1944 will be received by the Board of Education until $ o'clock P. M. (Eastern War Time) Wednesday. April 14. 1*41. at the Consolidated School. Low TnwMiIp. Cape May County. N. _. All bids to be sealed and plainly market “Bids for Supplies". The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bide as may -deemed for the "beet Interests of service Copies of the requisition for the above may be obtained from the District Clerk OTWAY BROWN. District Clerk. Cape May N. J. R. F. b. No. 4-l-2ta-pf$l.M

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