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Cooperation is a badly abused word. Nonetheless, it is necessary to all achievement repairing joint effort.' Democratic government, abhorring the principles and practices of the dictator, depends upon joint effort. There is great difference between a leader and

a boss.

The essence of successful administration is the knack of getting along with others; giving proper attention to a respectable opinion which may not be your own; and arriving at a united .policy, which is quite often much better than any of the individual ideas of which it is composed. The failure of Governor Edison to appreciate these fundamentals has been responsible for nearly three years of lost time in New Jersey. His insistence on arrogating to himself power never intended by the ^Constitution has quite naturally led to a series of squabbles toith a Legislature which understands, and struggles to fulfill, its duties under our form of govern-

ment.

Even if we concede the Governor’s good intentions, the 4,000,000 people of New Jersey have a right to expect somewhat more. All this is almost past, and would be useless to discuss, except to point out a bright hope for the future. Walter Edge is nearly a certain choice as the next Governor. His past record for many years, and his vigorous leadership now, suggest that real harmony and real accomplishments lie just ahead. And at a time when effective government is most needed. The opportunity for New Jersey was never brighter; and the people of the state will sieze that opportunity to nominate and elect as their governor a forceful fighter and an experienced administrator, who will set aside petty political squabbles for the benefit of the whole state—Walter E. Edge.

Straight From The Shoulder

BY THE OBSERVER

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The metropolitan press outdid itself the other day with lengthy accounts of a statement issued by Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Department of Interior, urging Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public to discard their conservative eating habits and add “point-free proteins to the nation’s market basket” in the form of fish formerly discarded as having no food value. On his list of war-tirtffe delicacies, Mr. Ickes suggested carp, ■heepshead, bowfin, gar, kippered shark, angler, puffers, squids, periwinkles, conches and sea urchins. AU this while thousands and thousands of pounds of perfectly good fish, whose edibility has long been established and beyond question, are thrown overboard because the OPA’s shenanigans on ceiling prices for frozen fish make it unprofitable for dealers to

handle them.

All this while thousands and thousands of anglers In nearby cities sit woefully at home thinking of the millions of pounds of food fish which could be caught tf party boat fleets along the Jersey coast were permitted to operate even on a sharply curtailed basis. But the OPA says no, that it’s classed as pleasure and is not valuable from the standpoint of providing food which is neither rationed nor scarce. Perhaps in his New Deal wisdom, Mr. Ickes can

Former State Senator Emerson L. Richards, of Atlantic City, has won widespread acclaim in recent months for his homespun philosophy contained - in letters written in the South Jersey idiom, native to Senator Richards' home county. Concerned with current political proWems, Senator Richards’ open letters to various political figures cleverly illustrate some significant points.

stop running all over creation and tend to the work at home, maybe we could all eat and sleep better. Some things seem so

ust got 1 out the oil burner and puttin' back the grates, and now there ain’t no coal. And Walt, could we use all them pigs the Democrats made us kill ? Do you think Abe Lincoln meant the Democrats when he said "you could fool some of the people all the

time?”

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the humble task of courteous welcome to the fellowship suppepr, but to cleanse the heart of a contentious spirit and to show that true greatness issues alone from

sacrifice and service.

The newness of Christ’s commandment of love is shown in the fact that it is made the central principle of our faith. Almsgiving, benevolence, philanthropy, maintenance of law, brotherly love, are all - praiseworthy aspects of life, but too often they are cold and passive expressions, states of feeling rather than mirrcrs of the inner life. The

to accumulate wealth, or

to set up economic Controls, but to preach the new doctrine of love and salvation through Jesus Christ His -heart had no bitterness toward other races. He knew that God "hath made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the face of the earth.” . 1 Our 20th century brings forth wars of extermination, the persecution of minorities, the enslavement of whole nations, all of which portray lovelessness. *’*"

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...... V UA I.UC IIJUCX IUV. Aiie , , ------ w-wiww* Christian idea of love includes all whom he hath seen, cannot love of these, yet more. “If I bestow wh w« he hath not seen." all my goods to feed the poor, “raise God for the missionary and if I give my body to be burn- enverpnse, for it has been the od, but have not love, Jt profiteth productive factor toward a me nothing." The law was sum- understanding between med up in love to God and love mces and nations. The labors of to fellowmen. The “newness” is missionaries are milestones

explain why the American public should try to change its fish-eating habits and switch to varieties which

have been shunned for generations.

Perhaps Mr. Ickes can explain why OPA red tape is permitted to throttle the commercial fishing industry so that boat operators have no alternative but to dump thousands of pounds of perfectly good fish overboard (which normally would be welcomed on the market) stmply because price ceilings are not adequate to pay

for freezing and storage.

Perhaps Mr. Ickes (who is also the nation’s oil czar) can explain why—if he is so desirous of having the public eat fish—his own department cannot be convinced of the food production value of the coastal

party boat fleets.

As Secretary of the Department of Interior, which has jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Fisheries, the Fish and Wildlife Service and other related agencies dealing with fish and fishing, and^as oil coordinator, Mr. Ickes should know the answer^ to these quesnons. If he does and if he is perfectly honest about the situation, a federal order countermanding the recent ban on party boat fishing may be expected . . . ... But don’t wait for it...

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His most recent ••correspondence”—an open letter to Walter E. Edge, of Ventnor, who is seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination, follows: Dear Walter: Hear by the papers that you are going to run again. Ain't you had enough trouble? Being Governor of this State ain’t looked up to so much these days. You remember the Governorship when it was a great honor. • But since you stepped out we have had 25 years of Disappointment and Can’t blame you for wanting to get out on a mile track, but the State has had a lot of ups and •' downs since you left. It's been like riding on a circus mer-ry-go-round. Plenty of excitement, but getting nowhere. Nowadays it seems like the Governor and the Legislature is always fighting. When you were in, both sides pulled together. Maybe this was because you had had a lot of experience in the Legislature yourself. You knew what made Die State Government work, and you were smart'enough to get the Legislators to go along With what the people wanted. * Experience and team work would do a lot for New Jersey right now. The way I figure it, if we want a man to pull the State through a. war. we had better get the fellow who done it before. So Walt, Ihaybe your running again ain't such a bad idea. You got the experience, you got the know-how with the Legislators, and the boys in the State House couldn’t kid you either. You got a lot done last time, even if we were fighting a war. Just been looking at Diem old law books you sent me. A thous-

And you sure take hold like you did before. Only been on the job a week and you got the Legislators working in double harness and pullin for constitutional reform. And Walter the people down here are mighty happy. They think that nothing can stop you now. Some of the boys is getting out their old Walter E. Edge Marching Club regalia and_ figgering on how to grt up to Trenton on inauguration day. You sure got a’ big chance to help your people through this war and start rebuilding afterward. You did it once and they thihk you can do it again. ' Write to me when you get to Trenton. Your friend, EMERSON RICHARDS

Remember Memorial Day weekends not so long ago when one could hardly find a parking space in Cape May? It wasn’t any trouble at all this year thanks to the OPA and its corps of snoopers. But a lot of folks still had their weekend at the shore. Trains and buses did a land-office business between Philly and Cape May. Similar reports came from other resorts. Now OPA’ll have to find some way to stop that before the summer season really starts or people will come to the shore even if they can't get here by auto. We Americans certainly must give the OPA a lot of headaches. When they rule out one thing, we turn to another just long enough for them to rule that out, too. Pretty soon either the public or the OPA is going to run out of ideas and then what’ll happen ?

to it a new standard, a new motive: “Love one another, even as I have loved you.” His love was

shown

death for others; such selfficing love, fulfilled in the lives of His followers, would be a dynamic witness to the world of the power of true discipleship. Paul’s “Hymn of Love” (I Corinthians 18) sets forth the qualities which characterize love—"Love is patient and without en^y; it is not proud or self-elated; neither does

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servants of Christ like William '

xiis love was Carey, David Livingstone, Wilfred His sacrificial Grenfell, Albert. Schweitzer, and

all who labor in response to the commandment of love.. • The newness of Christ's commandment of love is shown also in its spirit. Our Lord makes His own life Die standard and norm of our relations one to another. “Even as I have loved ' you, . . . love one another.” He expects to have His life relived.

it behave discourteously; it does as it were, in the hearts of all not cherish evil, but keeps good His disciples. We are no longer account of the good; it rejoices to be controlled by external re-

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FROM FORT KNOX To The Editor: Would like to thank you for sending me The Star and Wave every week and let you know how much I appreciate iL Its something I look forward to every week, and I suppose every service man from Cape May feels the same way. At present I am in the Armored Force at Fort Knox, which is one of the largest Armored Ftorce camps in the United States. Closing now and hoping to get back home soon. Sincerely, PVT. GORDON WHITEHAD Rifle Co. DemonstraDon Regiment A. F. S. Fort Knox, Ky.

From Spokane, Wash., comes the following news item: Motorcycle Officer Elmo Springer, whose main job is direcDng traffic, remembered the city’s new curfew law when he saw two yo'ung girls on the street late at night. "Aren’t you a juvenile?” he asked one. “Ill have you know I’ve never been a juvenile in my life,” she answered indignantly. Springer retreated according to plan.

not at the downfall of an enemy or compeDtor, but gladly hails his success; it is hopeful, trustful and forbearing.” For such there is no law, for they need none; they fulfill the law. It is a love which cannot be described in so many words, but a love which is realized in deeds of sacrifice and service. “We love, because He first loved us.” Love is

central principle

stramts, but by a burning passion of seif-sacrifice and service. It is the spirit of giving one’s all. To fulfill this new commandment of love is our mission now^^ as we seek an end of world cd!^H flict and a beginning of world re-

faith and ministry. The Christian the central and guiding principle

must be "sure of „our loyalty to Him. We must relive daily His sacrificial spirit, by making love ,

Friday night’s surprise blackout gave the civilian defense volunteers a new experience. It was the first test held in Cape May during a rainstorm and resulted in the formaDon of a new wartime agency, the WARW—Wet Air Raid Wardens.

knows love as the fruit of the Spirit. He sees his fellowman as God sees him, values him as God values him—not so much of what, through sin, he is, but because of what, thiough Jesus Christ, he may become. A)1 aspects of life which degrade or weaken .human life are displaced by the principles of Christ, which strengthen, purify, and chal-

lenge.

The newness of Christ’s commandment of love is. shown also

of life. We must extend it* power to every creature and to all areas of human fellowship—in our homes, in the community, in business and social relationships, among all races and naUons. We must make Christ's spirit of giving.all the pervading and prevailing dynamic in our own hearts. By these endeavors and by these achievements men shall know us as disciples of Jesus Christ, because we love one another. *

Jo probability an order will soon be issued by the Second Service Command of the Army countermanding Cape May’s enforcement of the state law requiring packing lights on all vehicles parked along public street? after dark. That was disclosed. Friday at a meeting of. the city commission when a representataye of the New Jersey Office of Civilian Defense Director conferred with city officials and said the Army is anxious! to have the narking light enforcement drtjPDed bees use' of conflict with dimout regulations. Expressing/a desire to cooperate with the Army in all matterSyAhe city commissioners announced that if the enforcement were abated it would be on orders issued by the Army . . . not by the commission. If such orders are received, city police will be instructed -to comply with them fully, hut the commissioners will make it plain that they oppose the change from the standpoint that parked cars without lights in dimouts

present a definite accident hazard.

Relaxation of enforcement of the parking light statute would be most welcome to Cape May motorists, who after years of parking without lights have had to adjust themselves to the idea after an edict from the dty fathers in the interests of public safety, but the

have noted the effectiveness of the park-

176 psgee • wa* just repealing useless laws. And then you got

through things like the Department of Charities and Corrections, Municipal Home Rule, a new Road System, and a Municipal Budget act, besides all the war legislation, and then there was Compulsory insurance to protect injured workmen, increased compensation, and even sweat

shops was out.

In ’18 you improved your record. 1200 pages in seven weeks. This time we got the Holland Tunnel and the Delaware River Bridge, County Home Rule, a Corrupt Practice Act with teeth in it. Soldiers’. Civil Rights, and

130 pages of old

_. -child labor laws, and you raised and equipped a State Militia. There was plenty more, but - that ought to show the voters what you can do. Now Walt you know how it is with us down here in the sticks. We don’t, know so much, but the radio gets us scared. The Democrats are making a worse mesa of this war-than the last. Fightin’ and hair pullin' like a parcel of woman at a bargain counter. “ thine, Walt, would only

FROM THE WEST COAST

” San Diego, Calif. To The Editor:

1 want to thank you for putting my name on your service men's list so that I could get the home

town paper every week.

I can’t begin to tell you how much that paper means to me and I can hardly wait from one week till the next. I sways receive h on Wednesday, which means it takes a week to get here, but that isn’t bad as it is

3300 miles from home.

I am stationed at the Destroyer Base, and at present am working with the outside shipfitters. I like the work very much. I have met some very x fine fellows from all over the U. S. and

made a lot of new friends.

The weather out here is wonderful. Hot during the day and cool at nighL -

The 1943 drumfish season is here in all its glory (?) and the local boys and girls are. spending an average of ten per cent of their spare time hanging on to the other end of a line, waiting for one of Die big. fellows to help himself to the hart. The other 90 per cent of their time is devoted to figuring out ways to get to the baysdiore without walking so that it won’t make the OPA unhappy.

Die news department of this journal has been bearing up under an extremely red face for the last week. Reason: Last week’s paper reported that Herb Harris’ bowling team had defeated Joe SetDe’s aggregation of ebony twirlers in - a red hot match last week when, as a matter of fact, the Settle boys put the bee on Harris’ team by a margin of 87 points. The only explanation forthcoming to date is, "Gremlins in the typewriter.” Could be, could J>e . . . .

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>oi at night. of THanks again tor the Star and

Wave and keep 'em coining. Sincerely, * CHARLES SANDGRAN

The trend in-settling life insurance policies is away from lump aum payments in favor at payments to the beneficiary over a

period o." years.

If you see any formerly respected citizens acting mighty silly, cutting out paper dolls and such stuff, don’t attribute it to the evils of drink or war jitters or anything similar. Ten to one they’ve just tried to figure out what they'll owe Unde Sam on the basis of the new “pay-as-you-go” income tax law which is

completion. If that unbalance then, they

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