'AY, JULY 8, 1943 &ag £tar ani Watn* [ ^UM-WMCD EVKHY TMU«*OAr AT T>« STAR AND WAV* ■UH^INO at pcnry arwrr. c*« mat. k. j. r THE ALBERT HAND COMPANY, Incoapoaat*©. F. MERVYN KENT, Eorro* PAUL SNYDER, Makao.a SUBSCRIPTION PRICE >2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE TMM ^AP*A BNT.AK. AT THC IK>.T orricc AT CA^ MAY. N. J. AS SECOND CLASS MATTKAW.T.ONAL M,«««HTATIVr», A-tA,CA~ ,«„• AHAOCIATIOK 2I5 WEST TMIATY-NINTH STAEET. NEW YOAK. N. Y. Staini' fiiqhiA OqaitL? The governors of several states including New Jersev have issued orders to state police forbidding them to assist OP A agents in checking on pleasure driving. • -« In effect, the governors contend that the ban on motoring has been promulgated by a federal agenc> And should be enforced by a federal agency rather than by state police who have more than enough to do without serving &s buffers for OP A agents in their highly questionable practice of questioning motorists. Here, at long last, is an official forJke protection of the few remaimg vestiges of states ngnis. uSSlnitL should hose been UM* a, Ihe outset of the OPA’s discriminatory campaign against pieasvre driinng in the 12 Atlantic seaboard states. If the governors of the other states that are affected by the ban will follow suit, day when this obnoxious snooping pollcj of the OPA will be brought to an end. * , ’ The legality of any rules promulgated qnd enforced by the OPA is extremely questionable U is doubtfuUf any of them—or the OPA itself, for that matter—are constitutional. Certainly, the> uolate the fundamental principles of democracy. Why, then, should the law enforcement officers of any state be expected or asked to participate m enforcing such edicts? Local and state police have plenty to do in carrying out their own tasks without borrowing trouble by aiding investigators of the OPA. The enforcement of such regulations is clearly the problem of the federal government which must either shoulder its responsibilities or abandon them entirely. For months we have howled editorially about some of the antics of the OPA in the present emergency. Often at the risk of being classed as unpatriotic. we have taken issue with this federal agency because we believe in many things it violates not only the tenets of the United States Constitution but the rights of every state and every citizen unreasonably and without authority. Perhaps, to keep the record straight,, a statement of our policy concerning the OPA is in order. Primarily, we arc concerned with the method used. We are willing to be restricted to a pint of gas a month, or none at all if need be. We are willing to be kept off the highway entirely, but we are not will- ' ingto be stopped on the highway, and questioned about

our pursuits.

We believe that complete and unqualified victory in this war is essential at whatever sacrifice. But

Pa/taqJuzphtu Out Of The Past

Tak™ from files of The Star

1933 and 1923.

Five Years Ago

I'dire, who reprosi-i

for the years 1938,

A barn in the rear of Sallie Wncht's home on Ocean and Cape Avenues, at Cape May Point, was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday last. Twenty Years Ago The members and friends of the Progressive League will attend

would be

• than hollow our boys are war to stamp nocracy. In ui l*H- baltle-

rnod.

little, all be

L

victory on the battlefields if we at home lose the th

fighting and dying. America is in tl out dictatorshix> ami to preserve justice to those who are pi.mg their ; fronts, it is criminal to sm i ilit . on tin things for which they are lighting. While vc Hcng!.;:, the «tr. V ary measures diniwj .< ir-time, U< <• should be ha ml led in u. ■■ '■nferly.aml tier as provided by tin busic law <./ :> Thus we seriously oppose—ami oppose—the attempt of any agency 0 ual rights and liberties granted to us tion, to regiment the American V u bl decree rather than by law. and t > cat fusion and disunity am mg the citizen? Specifically, so far as the OPA i

vigorously protest the discrimination shown oline rationing. The East has borne tinwhile the rest of the country is curtailed but So long as we are part of one nation, we shouli treated alike. We object to the handling

pfeasure driving ban on the grounds that Oi’A investigators have no legal right to stop motorists for questioning, because there is no LAW against using automobiles or any other personal property as the owner sees fit", because the edicts and regulations arc* arbitrary and dictatorial, and because motorists who pay heavily to both federal and state governments xor the right'to operate their cars should not be denied that right unless the price they paid is adjusted to

correspond with the amount of use allowed. We object to unreasonable and ridiculous regula-

tions because they insult the intelligence of the Amer-

ican public and breed contempt and violations. We heartily object to the apparent unwillingness

on the part of many OPA officials to consider all sides of a situation before promulgating rules or before refusing to make necessary changes and adjustments

as changing conditions require.

There, briefly, are some of the reasons for our

continued criticism of the Office of Price Administration. We believe that those views are typically Xmeriev and are held by a majority of citizens who expect and demand democratic government at a time when its inspiration is needed most. \ .

fiADApndtA Cbis tjoatL Despite the ban on vacation motofing, ,the press

°f *ll-o ut war production, increased costs And taxes amd all the other things that for a time looked as if thqy would combine to deter a great many vacationists / from coining to the seashore this season, Cape May If"' entertaining larger crowds than usual. J

The Fourth of July holiday influx began last

Tnursday morning when visitors were sitting in the aisles on incoming trains. Hotels report the best early season business in years. At most the reserva~°*5® ^ ere “early double those of previous years. And there are more reservations for longer periods

this year.

w 8pite ^ ever ything, it appears that Cape May will have a successful summer season, one that will compare favorably with any we have had in recent

THE POCKETBOOK °f KNOWLEDGE

' on Hall hy the city that they're reluctant to pay admission for anything of the .same nature. If you hear loud cries for help, don't be unduly alarmed. Its probably just some local business man resorting to that form of advertising after all Mher methods of getting workers had failed. The situation is getting tougher all the time. If you don't believe it, ask anyone who has tried to hire anyone to do anything at any salary .... Biggest news of last week was that one person advertised she was looking for a summer job in Cape May. Probably afraid of being crushed in the scramble, the young lady prudently specified that prospective employers should reply by letter.

The

difference this new

beam trying to figure the darned thing works and what comes next all of the time instead of just around the'Harly part of March. You've got to hand it to Congress, when big—gpr and better complications are made. Congress will make ’em.

Marine Corps dress blues have smaller, smarter-looking chevrons today than they did la 1917.

THE l

Art Thou He That Should Come? By the Rev. William Bullock, pastor, Cold Spring

Presbyterian Church

John the Baptist, the herald of

Jesus, was imprisoned by Herod Anti pas. Meanwhile Jesus came into the height of popularity.

John heard in prison the

of Jesus and he sent two m ms own disciples to ask Jesus the question, “Art thou He that com-

eth, or look we for another?” It is not easy to ascertain why

John should ask such a question. It would harmonise with his former nobility, “He must increase, 1 must decrease," if he sought the confirmation of his disciple's faith in Jesus. It would be no contradiction of Joan’s personality to seek to induce Jesus to make open, public declaration of Himself. It would be quite natural for a man of John’s strong words and virile actions, shut up in prison so long—probably a year and a half—if doubts had

the pleasures of the world, lusts of the flesh, by “sins dulged while conscience sleeps

sorrow and stifling y “the follies of i

Ah, me! Satisfaction must from somewhere, we ask 1 and strive for it. ?Art thou th* coming one, shall wx look elsewhere - ;" Good for us, if we caa and will communicate with tile right One for “light and comfort

from above.”

When the disciples of John presented John's question, Jesus did not answer directly nor did He comply -with a confession nor with an argument. It appeared that the “works” of JesuS formulated John's question. So it was the things that Jesus DID that formulated the answer. In that hour Jesus healed many people of diseases, complaints anij

—his mind and deep de- evil ^ nd K»ve sight to spondency his soul so much that ®*, njr follu which these dis-

he was not sure any

the man he knew and had bap- fr?® J°kn to tell the tized was truly the Christ. It ^ *‘ e * rd » seems to me that the words of , , Johr V out of 1118 kaowJesus sent back to John, “Blessed “ prophecy was able to is he who is not offended in me,” 1,,““ fusions, assurwould indicate this doubt and de- the things the spondency. “ e **“ h declar6 d to do and

. Whatever the motive, it' was a sSjuST ^oTuJftJf

significant question Others ask- have been right for the an

ed the same question in other and the method words and moods. The Pharisees The nrinciolr w

asked, “Who is this that forgiv- “What wc haveand h t0 T Sm f’ heard, With confidence We teU marked. Is not this the chrpen- And nublisb in *», * teU ’ •

It is our beloved Robert E. Speer who wrote; “If Christianity is not such a religion that everyone needs it.no man needs it }f Christ cannot save every man

Ufye S TARBOARD WATCH By C. Worthy The summer season was officially ushered in over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and from all indications Cape May has had a good many seasons that were much worse than this one will be. Even in spite of wartime conditions—which fortunately have affected Cape May but little in most respects—visitors came, enjoyed themselves, and are plan-

ter? of whom I- hear such things? Multitudes asked, “Who is this?’’ when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. Saul of Tarsus asked, "Who art

Thou, Lord?”

The question expresses a searching heart and a longing soul—elements manifest in every human soul. It came out - of

prison.

Recently 1 rode in a city trolley, crammed with people. In it sat a mother with a little son in her lap. Oblivious to the crowd in the car, this little fellow was alive to things outside and

He cannot

save any man. An

atonement that is enough for one must be enough for all. No man has found a Savior in Christ or can find a Savior there and not incur the obligation of sharing

him 'with all men."

Hudson J. Taylor, the founder of the China Inland Mission, related that a learned Chinaman

de and was passed by as he was proclaiming

mother "could answer them. 'Shall love.^and’ excfairtmd: ^If^there

is a Savior like that, there ia not a man in the world who does not want Him.” And Christ is such a Savior. There is none

other.

"Which of all. our friends, to save

say that a young mind was seeking to know -the meanings of things? Was endeavoring^to understand his visions? Many a juvenile has asked questions that puzzle philosophers. Little fellows have gone deeper or stepped a little higher than this bright youngster who was just beginning to observe the world. Deeper questions came from within about

has become conscious of

If and invisible somethings rich arouse inquiries about afitics without. Sure as hunger lates Inoii; thirst, drink; minds, owjedgc; hearts, friends, so sure

these -eaiching minds and

Could or would have shed his

blood ?

But our Jesus died to have u« Reconciled in him to God.

things that are within, where the This was boundless love indeed observer has become conscious of Jesus is a Friend in need."

aited id Hi 11,0 me. and heard my cry. He r u - ht me up also out of the arrible pit, out of the miry clay, d set my feet upon a rock; and ■ rii. .1 my i-ings. And he *~ 1 . . put n " w i»‘o my

O' if eternal v and ARE i ART THAT of the living

Straight From The houlder

in., head of the Department of of'W fishing ''industry! * is Ylso the nation's fuel adminstrator, and is therefore in direct control of the allotment of gasoline, without which the majority of fishing boats cannot operate.

"gaged it tnd their tin/ th/' . x»at fishing

- ha.? apparhere will be '•>js year,

impending shortage

the

those

ishing industry

hampions have done

impress upon re of party iupplement to

fishing.

long

did the sto struggle loci

owners have made

of gasoline

tell of. the party boat an attempt

meager allotments

hich would

them to make one or two trips . week to the fishing grounds with large numbers of eager anglers. Absurd as it seems to those of us who live in an area which is a very important fi?h producing center. Secretary Ickes' prediction of a serious food fish shortage this year is entirely possible. More

than that, it is imminent.

Apparently the situation that has existed for more than a year so ^ ar as gasorijie is concerned is a case of nof'^eing able to see the forest for the trees. It's high time that all federal agencies s f art lo i^k at all angles of a situation before they promulgate restrictions and rules that so greatly affect the lives and welfare of millions of citizens.

What logic do the federal agencies use to determine that it is wiser to deny a few thousand gallons of gasoline to fishing boat operators than it would be to permit them to operate on a limited basis to pnoduuce a great

deal of valuable food?

How, in the face of the most serious food shortage this country has ever known, can the OPA or any other agency justify a positiefl that denies thousands of c itijens good, wholesome food Tor the sake of a few barrels of gasoline? True, gasoline is the lifeblood of America at war. But

deitstAA Jo JhB^cUiirt... FROM A SEA BEE

To the Editor:

Just a line to thank you for the copy I receive each week. I see the fish are biting well and am sorry to say I haven’t wet a

line.

Have just completed my military training and am now attending specialist school of refrigeration. 1 may be home to ses some of "my friends soon. Respectfully, EDWARD S. WOEHLCKE* 56th Batt “Co B” Bat 113 N. C. T. C. Camp Peary, Va.