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THE HERALD

THURSDAY JAN. 25. 1979

By CM BO Naturalist Director Pete Dunne The morning of January 21 was as wet and as cold as any I can remember. The kind of morning that makes you long for the luxury of a well primed Northern Electric blanket and the promise of several more hours of uninterrupted sleep. The day before, Saturday, January 20, had been slightly colder but no less wet. It was cold enough, at least, for the streaming rain to glaze Cumberland County with ice. Saturday was also the

official date of the National Wildlife Federation’s “Bald->Eagle Survey ” The awful weather (and common sense) ^dictated that the survey be put off to the rain date, Sunday. True to its name, it rained like blazes. Sunday too. Sunday had no rain date so with our backs to the wall, we ran the survey. The Bald Eagle, our national bird, has. suffered a drastic population decline over the years. It is, of course, protected by federal and state law as are all birds of prey. Shooting is only one of the problems facing the

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Bald Eagle and not the greatest. DDT did a number on Eagles just as it did on Peregrine Falcons. The egg shells got thinner, nest failure increased and eagle numbers dropped dramatically. Perhaps the biggest culprit here in the east is habitat loss. It takes an awful lot of and to support an eagle and frankly, we are running out of land. The Bald Eagle Survey was initiated by Bill Clark of the National Wildlife Federation’s “Raptor Information Center.” Bill, as some of the readers of the Herald might remember, was the former director of the Cape May Bird Observatory. The survey is a national effort to tabulate the total number of Bald Eagles awintering in the lower 48. Alaska is excluded because Alaska's Bald Eagle population appears to be holding its own; Hawaii, because it has no Bald Eagles. In New Jersey, the survey was headed up by state Fish, Game and Shellfishes through Deputy Director, Pete McLain. He, in turn, divided the state into sub-units. CM BO was given the task of covering Cumberland and Cape May County. So, on. Sunday four teams of CMBO volunteers headed out to canvas the area. My own group took to the Bay shore of Cumberland County. We cruised the roads and semiroads around Stow Creek and scoped the tidal marshes out to the waters of Delaware Bay. Nothing. At noon, we teamed up with State Fish and Game agent, Greg Huljack. Greg’s regular beat encompasses the Cumberland area. His duties include keeping tabs on any eagle sightings. This year’s reports, he related, were not good. Our group drove up and down both sides of the Cohansey River. We got wet, almost got stuck ... and got skunked. There were healthy numbers of hawks in the area, but no eagles to be found. Certainly, the gyr-awful weather had something to do with the poor survey results. In the entire state, only two eagles were sighted ... and even by . modem standards, that’s not very good.

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THE BOOK CORNER. MOVIE STARS. REAL PEOPLE AND ME BY JOSHUA LOGAN Josh Logan is probably one of the country’s best known directors. Over the years, he has worked with mos of the stars of screen and stage. In this revealing book, he reminisces about episodes in his life and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at many famous personalities. In one chapter, he discusses the trials and tribulations of casting the movie, ‘‘Picnic,” the actors proposed for the parts, and why those selected were chosen. Parts of the film were shot on location in Kansas. Noticing the cast disappearing one by one, he tried to collect them when he noticed Rosalind Russell lying in a ditch. Impatiently asking her what she thought the was doing, he was told to jump in the ditch with her - a tornado was almost on top of them.

By Leslie Steyson Mr. Logan knew most of the legendary figures of Hotywood Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo, and devotes a chapter to each of them. He tells of how he and his. wife had the rare treat of seeing Garbo’s apartment, and of the star’s attachment to George Schlee, husband of the famous dress designer, Valentina. His experiences with Marion Brando in Japan when shooting SAYONARA are detailed. Truman Capote was flying in to write an article on the picture, and Logan was apprehensive. He warned Brando that Capote had a habit of going for the jugular in his articles, but Brando became friendly with Capote. Whe the article was pablnhcd. Brando was furious at Capote's printing of what had been

Then; are many photographs of scenes from Logan movies, and the stars who played in them.

WILDWOOD DEMOCRATIC CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

The Wildwood Democratic Club had election of officers at their recent meeting, President Jessie Kincakde and Treasurer Frances Clunn were re-elected. Newly elected officers are Helen Stith, Vice President, James Feenan, Secretary, and Charles Orlando, Sgt. at Arms. On behalf of the Wildwood Democratic Club, Harry Clunn, past president, presented Mrs. Kincade with a lovely scroll. President Kincade requested Mr. Clunn present the trophy to his wife, Frances Clunn,

Commending her for 10 years of faithful and dedicated service as Treasurer of the Wildwood Democratic Club. This was greeted with a standing ovation of applause. All members were thanked for their contributions and Ms. Elizabeth Sposith was given a Helen Stiner Rice Plaque for her unselfish help. A Valentine Party Is planned for Feb. 20th at which time the Queen and King of the Wildwood Demo Club for 1979 will be announced and crowned.

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