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THURSDAY, MARCH 29,1979

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RESTAURANT REOPENING WEDNESDAY,APR. 4th Serving jCunch and thinner and featuring the fineit in ddleabi, Chop* and Seafood

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Bloodmobile To Visit LT & Crest "Blood is a precious natural resource and scientists agree it can only come from people." according to James Walsh. Blood Services Chairman of the Cape May County Chapter of the American Red Cross, "Through the Red Cross, we are able to share this gift of life with our neighbors who are ill and injured." He urged a strong turnout for the April 3rd visit of the bloodmobile in Lower Tpwnship for the April 13th visit in Wildwood Crest The goal for the Lower Township visit is 150 pints: the Wildwood goal is 225 pints. Mr Walsh said the bloodmobile would be set up at Tabernacle United Methodist Church on Old Shore Rd. in Erma from I p.m to 6 p.m. on Tuesday. April 3. also at the Wildwood Crest Ambulance Building. 9300 Pacific Ave. in Wildwood Crest on April 13th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. He encouraged prospective donors to make advance appointments by calling in Lower Township Mrs Rose Dickinson ai R84-4642 and in Wildwood Miss Emilv Hunter at 522-6046

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November 13. 1978: Strong, gusty northwest winds, temperatures in the mid-thirties with periodic snow squalls, frostbite and Red-taileds. Harold Axtell was mid-way through a spirited re-enactment of "How I Missed My New Jersey Saw-whet" (performed annually) when the unusual appearance of an approaching wading bird dictated closer examination. It is easy to see how the bird was able to approach the lookout unnoticed. It was. after all. only slightly smaller than an eagle and looked for all the world like a cross between a White Ibis and a Black Vulture. The creature was mostly white with black primaries, secondaries and tail. The head and most of the neck were gray unfeathered. The bill which is deserving of the name only because of its position with respect to the rest of the bird, was long, heavy at the base, slightly down curved and shared more than passing resemblance to an Artec war club. It was in short, a Wood Stork, a bird normally found no farther north than South Carolina. My own comment, after six or nine neurons misfired in disbelief, was something akin to "Jimminy CrickitHaroldareyoulookingatthisbird!!!" (something like that anyway). His reply, a two syllable "yes," pronounced: "Yeee-ESS!! I." indicated that he was. The featurered fossil labored into the wind, no more than 40 yards in front of the hawk watch, barely over the tops of the reedgrass. Taking an interest in the South Banding Station, at Cape May Point, it hovered over the setup for a minute or so .before dropping into the trees behind lighthouse pond. There was no more talk of "missed Sawwhets" at the hawk watch that day Verification of a rare or unusual sighting generally requires a written account by two or more competent birders. We include here parts of Dr. Harold Axtell's account of the Wood Stork sighting so that readers may compare the two and judge the merits of both. "When I first spotted it. I recognized it immediately, but having had some hundreds of sightings of this species in Florida and the Salton Sea of California during recent months, and since it was flying very slowly straight toward us, I thought I would finish the sentence I was saying before calling attention to it! But that was not to be ... Peter then spotted it (and) emitted a series of yells and words as if he had just seen a flock of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, gave his score sheet a

toss as he indescribably dismounted from his high observation platform like an Olympic acrobat, threw his mittens in various directions and began running back and forth and around and leaping up and down all the while making loud vocal sounds some of which were words. Well, this performance, stimulating to say the least, aroused me from my dopey lethargy to realize that there was something very different and important about this particular Wood Stork as against the other hundreds I had seen during the previous few months. Within a few seconds I was fully aware of the unique aspects of the situation..."

Talent Sign-Up For Cancer Telethon RIO GRANDE - Th« Third Annual Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society Telethon is scheduled for Palm Sunday. April 8th from 12 noon until 12 midnight. Teleprompter TV. Channel 2. Mrs. Bebe Flanigan is Chairperson of the telethon and will also act as M.C. for the 12hour event as she has in the past. Mrs. Flanigan said, "much of our talent from former telethons have already expressed an interest in appearing this year but twelve hours is a long time to fill. Therefore, we would welcome anyone who would like to donate their time and talent to this worthwhile cause to please call the local American Cancer Society office at 886-1154 between the hours of 9 a .m. and 4:30 p.m. In the past many of the groups and vocalist appearing at local area clubs and restaurants have stopped in on their way to or from work or even during a break to give of their time and talent. Always welcomed are youngsters from local dancing schools, music schools, gymnastic classes or such. Any and all talent, young and old alike are urged to call and offer a few minutes or more of their time aid talents. Those who don't perform, are asked to call in during the telethon and make their pledge to The American Cancer Society of Cape May County. Many residents of Cape May County are helped each year through the monies that come in to this unit. Over the years patients have received medication, surgical pads, equipment, transportation for treatment and many other necessary things which add to the tremendous expenses incurred by this disease.

HIE ASSOCIATED HUMANE Societies suggests parents give stuffed or chocolate bunnies to children this Easter. (The rabbit here in the middle is the real one.) It Is against New Jersey law Id sell or give away rabbits, ducks or chicks or other fowl under the age of two months. Even at the age of 2-3 months, they are tiny fragile creatures who require lots of care aad very little handling.