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Thir traf(ic death of a inn awimmer off the ape May beach has torn at the hearts of many parents in this area • | feel so anquisbed. one Lower Township mother told us “I have a seventeen year old son and when I first heard about the drowning. I thought it could

havebeenhim

YOung people are drawn to the surf, to frolicking while days are balmy, to the seemingly endless pfay ground of the beach ajpd the ocean jwt

beyond

in the sweet innocence of

\nuth. sometimes a tragic happenstance occurs, without any understandable reason, and its impact stuns us to our

very heart * All along the ('ape May

strand, people gathered, reiterating and embellishing what they had heard, of the drowned boy's brother running frantically. crying. "My

brother, my brother " A lot of parents could not

sleep the night after the

tragedy

I prayed all night for the family of the boy,'' one man said "1 wanted to reach out to that family and the only way,I felt I could was by praying as hard as (could "• All those who were connected with the search for the body of the young swimmer were not the hardened professionals we sometimes view is those whose jobs are to do what is often unthinkable Men who are fathers themselves, who wer^ happy go-lqcky boys themselves, not so long ago. were assisting during

the tragic mission With the impact of the gasoline crisis and its economic effect on this area, and all the impetus placed on getting people to come to the shore, to enjoy what we have to offer here, it seemed so sad that a family had come here despite the odds and had suffered a terrible tragedy You'd like to say you hope God this will never happen again You'd like to run up to the many bands of young people who have come here to work, to play, to meet one another, and put -your arms about them and tell them to please, please bathe only when they should and do only what they should, and to never take chances But you know young people, being what they are. adventurers on the road of life, cannot always do what is asked of them. We didn't ourselves when we were growing up There are many young people down here working their way through college, and their hourSjOn the job do not always mesh with the hours the lifeguards are on duty And what is so wrong about taking a dip in the surf after a long day waitering or painting or pushing a mower over tall grass 0 The ocean is not as predictable as many things. But what really is predictable in this life? Life itself isn't. For our young people we want them to enjoy this summer and next summer and the ones after. We wish we could recylce time and make everything alright the way it was a week ago on the Cape May beach.

If Energy Crisis Worsens

ERMA — A four-day work for teachers of the Lower Township Schools may be implemented this winter to offset the energy crisis -‘if the energy problem becomes acute." Edward Campbell, schools supnintendmt said last week Campbell referred to the shortened work week as a backup alternative" and •nothing more than a contingency plan." 'We would rather have a plan than have itdroppcd on us.” the superintendent said If push comes to shove, we ll implement it.” he

added Campbell said the school board is seriously concerned about the effect the energy shortage may have on area schools. The board is ‘ considering alternative plans but did not formally announce any at the meeting. Asked by a fellow board member how the schools would fulfill a state attendance requirement of 180 days per year. Campbell said it would be up to the State Department of Education to solve that problem in light of the crisis situation.

Xi Beta Pi Ritual

LOWER TOWNSHIP - lit a candlelight ceremony held recently, the Exemplar Degree of Beta Sigma Phi was conferred on seven members of the newly formed Xi Beta Pi Chapter Patricia Hathaway, president of the chapter, conducted the ceremony during which the seven members advanced from Ritual of Jewels membership to Exemplar membership Following the Exemplar Ritual, the newly elected officers of Xi Beta Pi were Installed by Loretta Russell, president of Delta Lambda Chapter Taking office were Patricia Hathaway. president: Rosemary Wuzzardo, vice president: Karen Stephens, treasurer; Maria Lomot. corresponding secretary; Barbara St. Gair. reeor ding secretary; and Judith

GRAND CHAMP I.AMB. 4-H Member Ulli Rea (r) is shown here with" her grand champion lamb and buyer Robert Neeley of the Guarantee

Bank.

4-H Prepares For Fair

(Continued from Page 1) full of fun for adults and children alike with many special events and activities planned The schedule includes; Thursday at the Fair - 8:30 a m. 4-H Horse Halter (lasses; 10:00 a m. exhibit judging; noon Fair open to the public; 3-5 p.m. Fat lamb and Hog Judging; 5-8 p.m. Chicken Barbecue; 6 p.m Special Attractions; 78:30 p.m Hog and Lamb Sale; 9 p.m. 4-H Fashion Revue. Friday at the Fair - 8:30 am English Division Horse Show (Open to public); 9:00 am. Fair Open to Public; 5-8 p.m. Chicken Barbecue and Fish Fry; 7-8:30p.m. Dog Show and Exhibition; 8:30 p.m. Karate Demonstration.

Saturday at the Fair - 8:30 a.m. Western Division Horse ShoW (Open to Publjc); 9 a m. Fair Open to Ppblic; 2-4 p.m. Music and Games; 5-8 p.m. Chicken Barbecue; 6-7:30 p.m. Prop Busters 4-H Flying Demonstration; 8:30 p.m. Cavalcade of Winners, 9:00 p.m. Queen Pageant; 10 p.m. Steer Rafflq drawing by New 4-H Queen. Aside from the scheduled 4-H activities there will be amusements, refreshments. games and lots of fun Also many commercial exhibitors will be showing their wares and selling them. A special feature at our Fair is the 4-H Foundation Steer Raffle with a prize of a quarter of beef

donated by Siegel Brothers

Butchers of Woodbine. Kicking off Thursday

evening events will be a

Blue Grass Concept by

John Lanfpton, Robert

Ward, Eric Waltman and

Greg Banks ^(formerly

Smoke Country Jam). Don’t miss the scrum-

ptious Chicken Barbecue served on the Fairgrounds Thursday, Friday and

Saturday between 5-8p.m. The Annual 4-H Fair is a

big event in Cape May

County so why not stop and

enjoy a day and evening of good clean fun and see the work done by our Cape

May County 4-H youth. For further information

contact Betty Jean Jesuncosky, County 4-H’

Agent at the Cooperative Extension Service 465-5115.

Johnson, extension officer With the formation of Xi Beta Beta Pi. there a re now three active Beta Sigma Phi chapters in the area The sorority is the largest Greek letter organization for women in the world and is designed for the cultural and social advancement of its members Night At The Phillies N CAPE MAY — A trip to the Phillies. Baseball Game. Saturday. August 11 T-Shirt Day is being sponsored by St. John of God Church Donation is $13. Buses leave St John of God parkinglotat ll:30a.m. For tickets call 884-1607; 884-1039.

photovoltak: SUN-POWERED telephone

,v»v ♦vvv SUNNY TELEPHONE "The connection was loud and clear," said Sen. Rill Bradley, D-N.J., after calling his district office in Union recently to try out a solar-powered telephone at a solar technology exhibit on the U!S. Capitol grounds. The telephone, which is not yet available for use commercially, was powered completely by electricity produced with photovoltaic cells pictured in the lower right-hand corner.

Thursday, July 19,1979 Higbee Beach Area Addition Russell A. Cookingham. director of the New Jersey Division of Fish, Game, and Shellfisheries, an nounced today that the U. S. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers recently gave the division a permit for the use of 196' acres of corps land south of the canal in Cape May County. The property is adjacent to the recently acquired Higbee Beach Fish and ^Wildlife Management

Area

The division is planning to develop b management plfn for 41‘4 acres'of the Higbee Beach area for the protection and management of endangered, game, and nongame'wildlife species. The plans will be expanded t6 include the 196 acres mad? available by the Corps of Engineer permit for a total of 610 acres. Village Greene Actiop. (Continued fron^Page 1) agreements to extend to single and double dwelling untis pot previously provided v for under the same conditions. In 1972 Phillip Robinson sued the Gty asking that it honor its agreements and provide improvements to the proposed subdvisions. A ruling was made against the city. An appeal was filed and denied. A second appeal was dropped by the

Gty.

The Taxpayers Association-Hotel-Motel Association suit asks that Village Greene construct the installments required by the subdivision ordinance in the original ordinance; asks that the court to rule that there is no obligation on the part of the City to provide storm drainage; to declare a judgement on the time period covered by the agreements of 1954, 1965 and 1969 and define the lands encompassed with the agreements and that Village Greene be required to pay the monies that the. City is presently putting up 0 by way of bond ordinances to finance construction of improvements in the development. The appeal is currently pending in the N.J. State Superior Court. 4-H Queen Contest COURT HOUSE - One of Cape May County's outstanding 4-H grits will be chosen as 1979 4-H Queen when six contestants vie for the title Saturday evening at the culmination of the Annual 4-H Fair. Contestants this year are: Vicki Countiss, 16 of Cape May Court House; Wendy Olkins, 15 of Cape May; Elaine Day, 15 of Cape May Court House; Roseann Campbell, 15 of Cape May Court House; Gloria Unkle, 15 of Goshen and Kathy Sturm, 15 of Cape May Court House. The 4-H Queen Contest is not a beauty pageant but a contest to select an outstanding 4-H girl to represent Cape May County at many county and state functions.