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PuaJwvsA J'Oh • • • Mayor Vincent Murphy, of Newark, has been chosen as the Democratic gubernatorial candidate as a result of a compromise between Governor Charles Edison and Mayor Frank Hague, leaders of two divergent camps of the New Jersey Democratic party. Mayor Murphy last week won the endorsement of Governor Edison who^dvocates constitutional revision ■iyl ft^the chief /proponent of railroad tax settlement. He also was given the endorsement of Mayor Hague, who is emphatically opposed to both constitutional revision and settlement of the railroad tax by compromise. Thus, the Democratic candidate has the unanimous (?) support of both factions, which, of late, have been able to agree on practically nothing else. In desperation after former Governor A. Harry Moore declined to become a candidate, the two Democratic camps decided upon Murphy,* who is secretarytreasurer of the State Federation of Labor, and who apparently been pressed as a candidate only by northern Jersey labor groups. Since it is obvious by virtue of this double endorsement that the Democratic nomination will virtually be handed to Murphy, and equally obvious that former Governor Walter E. Edge will have little, if any, op-•-position in the Republican primary, it is not too early to discuss the outcome of the general election. ' When Mayor Hague said he will support Murphy, there is no doubt that he will, but it is extremely doubtful that his support will be as enthusiastie as it would have been if the candidate were more

to his liking.

Likewise, the support that Governor Edison will throw to Candidate Murphy probably will not be as strong as if the candidate had been his own. Former Governor Moore, apparently, made the wise choice of declining to become a candidate, realizing that his candidacy under present conditions would

not add to his political record.

With the situation as it is, the coming general election trill be a pushover for Candidate Edge, tcho has the solid support of the Republican party in New Jersey, and who is well and favorably known from his

long and excellent record.

Qsdlmq fisacs jAaublsA Cape May County poultrymen last week adopted a resolution demanding that the Office of Price Administration stabilize grain prices in order to permit a workable egg price-feed price ratio for the poultry

inadustry. ,

Under the present conditions, with ceiling prices on eggs and no ceilings on grains and other feeds for flocks, the poultryman is being squeezed in an economic pincers movement. The result is that unless they get constructive action from the federal government, many will be forced into the black market if they hope to survive. Others will be forced out of business. The county poultrymen pointed out in their resolu-_ tion that they are solidly behind the effort to stabilize' prices in order to counteract war-time inflation. All sound thinking Americans are, for inflation is more dangerous than the other enemies we are fighting in

this war.

But situations such as the one in which the county poultrymen find themselves must be corrected as soon as they become apparent or chaos will result. No man—be he farmer or baker or candlestick maker— eon continue indefinitely in a business where the only

avenue of profit is closed to him.

Here is a serious condition w hich the federal government must correct. In this particular instance it affects only the poultry industry, and locally only a small percentage of the nation’s poultry business. The same condition holds true for poultrymen throughout the .country. And worst of ail, similar conditions

exist with other lines of business.'

In devising the price control program, someone apparently missed the boat by placing ceilings on products sold at retail before ceilings were placed on the materials and ingredients necessary for their produc-

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Without a comprehensive ceiling price program,

scattered price ceilings are ruinous.

The poultry industry needs relief at once. It and all others similarly affected should get it immediately. And if YOU think YOU’RE not interested wait till you see what happens to the prices of chickens and

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Recommendations for a far-reaching highway construction program to be undertaken during the post-war period to counteract unemployment were made last week by Sigvald Johanoessop’, head of th* Newr^Jcrsey State Highway Departm^it’s planning The engineer recommended primarily the construetomi of modern highways leading to the seashoce-'and ocher recreational areas. The program, he explained, ■mould serve the twofold purpose of providing excellent routaa to the centers where traffic is most concentrated and at the aame time provide honest employment rath» than mhef for many who will inevitably be job-

lias during the period of transition. •f that kind is definitely needed at this ^crisis arrives ... so that the plan

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THE WEEKLY SERMON CORNER: “Excuses ” By the Rev. Augustus Chancy, B. D., Pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church Cape May.

Exodus 4:10. "And Moses said unto the Lord, ‘0 my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since Thou hast spoken unto thy servant; but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.’ " In the words of our text, Moses opens the windows of human nature. It can be clearly seen that human nature is prone to object to -serving. But these same words constitute a way that leads to the discovery that God is more of a remedy-maker for excuses than mag is .an excuse-maker. AMONG THE MOST NATURAL THINGS IN LIFE ARE THE CALLS TO. DUTY. Everywhere, from the mysterious depth of uncharted seas throughout the silent seclusion of the secret dwelling places of the earth, to the dizzy heights of the stratosphere, the child, the youth, and the adult, have either seen or heard calls to duty. This .is true because creation in all of its various forms js related, and was obviously designed as a universal reflection of the glory of God. Man is not at his best until nature has yielded to him the best it can produce. Nature, in its various forms, is not at its best until man has rendered to it his best and .finishing touch. The beauties of life, whether buildings, human physiques, intellectual Requisitions, or Christian character, are indebted to the willing servant who gave the finishing touches that made them what they are. The call to duty is most natural. The omnipresence, the omniscience, the omnipotence of God are in evidence in the calls of duty. When duty calls, it is God calling. There is His presence in the. call. The specific demand, which is usually, in some wayvVt some time, understood by the chd^en one, is but a reflection of the wisdom of God. . God knows the need. God calls whom He knows can be taught and constrained to produce for the need. When God called or calls you. He knew what He was doing, or what He will be doing. The power He gives to accomplish the task demonstrates his omnipotence. What God calls upon a man to do can be done, even if man cannot see it at first, for all things are possible with him. BUT, TO THE CONTRARY, EXCUSES ARE AMONG THE MOST NATURAL RESPONSES TO THE CALL OF DUTY. As with Moses, so goea it with the average person whom God calls. The stammering tongue, the slow manner of delivery, the lack of eloounce, and the fact that it never happened before, among the thousands of ext

made the listener. The timeliness of the message, the sufficiency of the job one is to do, and the urgency of the need, all make up the eloquence, for eloquence does not consist in high sounding tongue twisters. There is a philosophy that promulgates the idea that everything has an opposite. Light and darkness. Good and bad. White and black, and so on. There is the excuse, but there is its remedy. The excuse cannot stand the test, for the remedy makes it unnecessary. So, accoi-ding to this philosophy, the excuse is, in itself, the best proof of an existing remedy for it to make it of no

effect.

Remedies for excuses, then, speak in impressive convictions, the truth that God honors whom He calls to duty. He honors them by making it possible for them to glorify themselves in the performance of duty. Who is he who would refrain from glorifying himself? A call to duty for God is simply an opportunity to do just that. « Remedies for excuses say to us DEEDS, NOT EXCUSES, are the indispensable pillars upon which the superstructure of human salvation must be built. Our chance to build, our chance to be a cog in the machine of salvation, is in our response to the call of duty. Will we answer?

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S TARBOARD WATCH By C Worthy Cape May merchants, beset by all the troubles that accompany a real, honest-to-goodness labor shortage, should appreiate the following advertisement which appeared in the west some years ago. At the time it attracted widespread comment and attention because of its humor and the unique form of the ad, which should ghe you some idea of Hie trouble one employer was having even in them good old days. England, Loneoke County, Arkansas, is a small town twentyfour miles distant from Little Rock, on the St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad in a lumbering and farming district, and has a cotton and oil mill. Its chief financial concern is the Bank of England, of which the president is 0. G. Scroggin and the cashier

Ifc\L. Buffalo.

The local organ of , opinion is the England Democrat, of which W. L. Harmon is editor. The following appeal to the printers of the United States appeared in several trade papers of

that region:

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•mpesd frees the duties God has assigned. Whoa God calls, whether directly or through someone else, then an aa valid excuses for refusing to respond to God. The call of every just sad honest need outweighs every excuse. • EXCUSES DO HOT TATE THE PLACES OF DEEDS. A. in the eeee of Moees, God

Sees More Need

For Defense

TRENTON—Despite the cheering news from the war fronts it would be the height of folly “for us to relax for a moment the vigilant protection on the home front,” Leonard Dreyfuss, state civilian defense director, warned

local council chairman today.

“The successful progress of the war,” he said, “seems to have raised doubts iin the minds of some as to the value or necessity for the civilian defense organisations. Let us look at this thing squarely. Our military strategists tell us the enemy will attack when least expected. There is always the likelihood of a bombing when the German High Command ir<«lr«»« up its mind that it is necessary to bolster cracking

German morale.”

He said he had hoard many council chairmen and others say “a good bombing would be a fine thing to bolster the morale or civilian defense volunteer*-” “I don’t think we need a bombing to be good citizens," he said. “We wait into civilian defense to save our country from a repetition of Pearl Harbor—we resolved we would never again be caught -flatfooted. I think the 600,000 persons in civilian defense in New Jersey are steadfast patriots and

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WANTED. A PRINTER “The England Democrat, England, Ark., twenty-five miles southeast of Little Rock, Ark., wants a printer who knows the difference between an italic shooting stick and a quad splitter; who can set straight type if necessary in a no-machine plant; who can take a piece of average copy and carry it through all the necessary operations into a decent piece of country commercial job printing, including starting the gasoline enS ne and keeping the damned ing running; who can feed a cylinder press; who can make up a newspaper form in such a manner that it will lift without having to use a box of matches as dutchmen therein; who can set a clean, clear ad out of the world of material that is available for such use; who will not imitate * phonograph by talking all the

time.

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“Who will appreciate decent hours, pleasant surroundings where he can chew, smoke and ‘cuss’ to his heart's content and take a drink if he can find it and is willing to take a chance. “We don’t give a tinker’s dam if he is Jew, German, Hottentot, Irish, French or Scandinavian, Methodist, Baptist or Holy Roller —what we want is a PRINTER who can print anything from a one-line calling card to a 20 x S6 sale bill and get any or all of it out like hell beating tanbark. Is there such a man left in the world? If so, if he will get in touch with us it is more than likely that he wfll find a job that will last from now until Unde Gabriel sounds time’ on his buTHE ONLY RESTRICTION “The only restriction to this plea is this: We DO NOT want

any editor or journalist or stud- •

ent or wind-jammer or know-it-all or hsi hweu or nevw-will-be. Don’t crowd—form a tins I on the right and avis- and pass in review. -

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With cordial assurance of my personal vs teem for your future welfare and happiness, I am Most sincerely yours, SAMUEL BLAIR REPORT FROM THE SOUTH To the Editor: I’ve moved again. Induded you will find my new addreess. I’m stationed now on an island, or rather, a sandbar with a few trees, alligators and snakes as the main population. We’re living in bivouac maimer here, and the heat is terrific, but the points of interest drown out our discomforts and, well, what I wanted to tell you is that my main point of interest is your Cape May Star and Wave. Please continue to send "It and my new address is: Pvt. J. F. Sayre, Get Island, War Dog^ Reception Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. Sincerely yours, PVT. J. F. SAYRE P. S. Please publish this letter in your next "Letters to the Editor” column. LETTERS APPRECIATED North Africa June 26, 1948 To the Editor : I suppose that you will be surprised hearing from me after such a long time. In fact. Til bet you don’t remember me. I’m the dogface who wrote to you while I was in Fort Knox, Ky., asking you to tell the folks at home I would like to have them write to me. You did that favor for me and I think it's high time I thanked you, don’t you? I thank every one of you for your kindness to fee. I’ve received lots of mail from the notice you printed and I'm no different from the other fellows here. If you want to see a dogface get down in the dumps just don’t let him get any mail for a while. The change is surprising when he does get mail so you folks at home are the best doctors we have. So keep on sending the antidote for our sickness, which we call “mail call colic.” Everything is fine over here except for the heat. After being here six months I still don’t like it here^—nothing can take the place of our Cape May. Although it isn’t very big it’s still a nice place to be. I can’t think of anything else to say for this time except I have a poem here called “Convoy” which I’m sending you. It explains a lot of things that can’t be written in a letter, so I’ll sign off £his time, hoping to hear from you soon. Sincerely yours, PVT. THOMAS F. RAMBO 32075284 Co. A, 1st Btn. 1st Armored Reg. APO 251 c/o Postmaster, New York CONVOY We passed through stately mountains, We crossed the lowly plains, We rode the sandy deserts, Dry from the lack of rains. AD along the wayside Were rows of runined tanks. Most of them were Axis, For which we gave our thanks. Foxholes by the dozens Reminded us once more Of the fierce and mighty battles That had taken place before. At times our hearts were saddened By the crosses marking graves; American, Preach, ana British, Together their lives they gave. Towns that once were prosperous, Now long torn and battered, Houses laid in ruins, Schools and churches, too, were shattered. At last oar destination, A town which cant be mentioned; The unloading kept us busy And helped relieve the tension. And now as in the past. We've started work anew; Fdr each and every one of us t There's just one job to da

The sacrifice Those men beneath For their country gave their aQ.

On the distant So far, far away. There's a sweet girt. Who waits for me. And a girl so good. So true and kind, I'm mighty thankful That she is mine. She stuck with me Through thick and thin: I know she will wait dear to the end In a little home so far away: In my home town, good old Capa So till tiiis war cones to an end-. I know she will not be happy till then; But when I come back. I know she will be One of the happiest wives in Capa May.

FROM NORTH AFRICA To the Editor: Just a few lines, to let you know that I have again started receiving the paper you so kindly sent me. You can’t imagine how glad I am to hear about the old home town here in North Africa. I have been stationed over here for quite some time. Pm getting along fine at present As time is important now I’ll have to close, looking forward with anticipation to receiving The Star and Wave in the future. I’ll remain, T/SGT. JESSE H. JOHNSON

ACTION ON STEAMER? To the Editor: In a recent editorial you gave substantial space to the poesihQ* ity of having the Wilson Line run one of their steamers from Philadelphia to Cape May. Has anything come from the conference between Mayor Hand and the steamboat officials? T personally know of many people now employed here who would welcome such a trip, some of them never having the privilege of visiting our wonderful resort. I do hope that some arrangement can be made, if only several times a week, that would enable so many Philadelphia war workers to enjoy a restful ride of six hours each way and an opportunity of taking a dip in Old Neptune before returning to their 48-hour week which is obligatory in war time. Very truly yours, RALPH P. MILLER 203 Windsor* Avenue Cape May, N. J. SERMON HELPFUL Philadelphia, Pa. To the Editor: In the weekly issue of The Star and Wave a couple of weeks ago there was published a very interesting and helpful sermon by the rector in charge of the local Catholic Church—“Our Lady, Star of the Sea.” It had such a full measure of interest and profit in it that I passed it on to my son, now stationed at Fort Meade, Md., and particularly, aa in his present state of mind, it would be of material advantage, helpfulness, and inspiration to him. If you still have a spare . copy of this particular issue will you kindly forward the same to me—for which I enclose cost— as I would like to preserve thla article for my personal use. With every good wish to you as a former resident and lifetime admirer of many good things to be had in the old resort, and for the promotion of the welfare of which I hold many things in mind, I remain, Respectfully yours, HARRY L. PARKINSON A regular reader. APPRECIATION To the Editor: I would like to thank you for sending toe a copy of The Star and Wave'/^yery week. It makes Cape May seem a lot closer. There are a few boys, who were stationed at Cape May, here with me, and they are always glad to read it, too. Thanks again, J. CRAIG HESS, Flc UAS.Whitman D. E. 24 c/o Fleet Postmaster San Francisco, Cal.

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