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Hie Herald and The Lantern

Wednesday, January It, 1980

Purchasing Dept. Eyes Expenses

(From Page 1) the county government scene, the system * of centraliied purchasing (ms affected a net savings of some 130,000 in its first 10 months of' operations Responjuble for . saving estimated upwards of $fi0,000 through scrutinizing purchases of ‘all departments, the budget last year of the purchasing department itself was *32.000. Deaver sees his department growing by a few more individuals so that savings can be maximized and delays minimized. "Probably down the road we'll need seven people,” he said Friday. CURRENTLY HE is assisted by a four -member staff of two CETA and two county employees (including a shared receptionist) in the outter room of the county engineer’s office on the second floor of the county library building. Tight quarters, haven’t cramped their ability to save the county money. Over 4 000'Purchase orders have been processed through the little office.

This procedure includes checking pricing, quanitity and quality, and vendor selection. It is obvious, for example, that a savings can be effected if instead of buying a box of pencils here and another box there, several gross are purchased dtl at once. But there's a lot more then pencils in a multimillion dollar operation the size of county government on the Jersey Cape. Deaver estimated some *11 million woVth of purchases will come under the eagle eye of central purchasing this year A FORMER salesman with 15 years of experience, Deaver began the department from scratch last November, but it wasn't until March that the staff was assembled and the purchase checks begun. Since then the department has compiled an up-U>date vendors file, specifications file, telephone librai7. and has virtually established a purchasing information center to expedite practically every conceivable kind of purchase. A couple examples in-

dicate the way money can be saved by keeping careful tabs on needs and expenditures. State law forbids the use of school buses more than 10 years old in any school district. Often, however, such vehicles are none the less for wear after a decade of half-year use. So, following a careful inspection by one of the department heads with expertise in auto mechanics, the county was able to purchase two buses forSl.500. ON ANOTHER occasion, bid conferences were set up between personnel handling food and janiforial supplies Crest Haven and the supply processors to update \ purchase specifications for the county nursing home. The outcome was a savings of almost $8,500 in the contract for cleaning and janitorial supplies and over *21,500 in the contract for canned goods and groceries. Deaver emphasized that the tremendous saving available to county government are possible

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only through the cooperation of the freeholders, the numerous department heads and his own small staff. ''Like anything new, we've created change," he said, alluding to the care that had to be exercised in setting up a different, more involved system of purchasing between a firsttime purchasing agent and seasoned. longtime department heads. "But there have savings." BEFORE CENTRALIZED purchasing, buying was immediate. The department head could send out for that box of pencils and. get them a short time Idler. In the meantime, however, the heads of several others departments jhight be doing the samc?thing, with the resulting numerous little purchases precluding the savings that came with buying in bulk. Before, vendors were dealing on a one-to-one basis with the numerous country departments. Now they are dealing with one individual. The advantage has shifted from the seller to the buyer; the result, saving for thecounty. Deaver estimates that centralized purchasing has resulted in a three-day cycle from the time of the department purchase order to actual purchase and encumbering (substracting the purchase price from the department budgbt). But he is confident additional staff in his department will cut this lag time down to perhaps one day. The known time lag between request and purchase can in itself effect economy by necessitating proper planning, but Deaver also sees another advantage in freeing department heads from the paper work of purchasing. “The road department .man has to take care of a highway, but we can spend hours tracking down a piece of needed equipment," he noted.

New Rector Arriving Feb. 3

Ft. Martin is coming from Bellmawr, N.J% where he has been serving as the rector of the Church of the Holy Spirit. He has also been rector of a number of Episcopal churches in New York State. The Martin family includes Mrs. Martin, the former Virginia Shaw of Wilmington, and their son Joseph Gregory, 6. They will reside in St. Mary’s rectory oh96th Street. Series Continues At Faith Chapel BURLEIGH - Pastor / Dan Allen will continue his series on "The Wet Prophet" and "God's Character Qualities" during the 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. services respectively this Sunday at Faith Fellowship Chapel. Sunday school, with groupings for all ages from nursery on, meets at 9:45. Other activities at the church, opposite the golf course, for next Week include: —Tueday night volleyball at 8:30, with FFC taking on Rio Grande Bible Church; —Wednesday evening fellowship family dinner at 6, with business meeting an hour later;* —Saturday evening bowling party at 6. Rev. Tildesley At St. Mary’s STONE HARBOR - The Rev. Arthur H. Tildesley of the diocesan staff in Trenton will be Ihe celebrant and preacher January 20 and 27 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Holy Communion* service and Sunday school are 10 a m. The weekly Holy Communion and healing prayer services will resume as of Thursday morning, February 7 in the Chapel. The Episcopal Church Women work shop is noon January 17. During January, emergency clerical assistance may be obtained by calling the Rev. Charles Wood, 399-1087 or, in his absence, the Rev. Paul Goss. 399-6521 of Holy Trinity Church, Ocean City. ,

Rev. Wesley Martin STONE HARBOR - St. Mary’s Episcopal Church will have a new permanent rector as of Sunday, February 3 when the Rev. Wesley H. Martin celebrates his first Holy Communion in the parish. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Philadelphia Divinity School, he also attended the Wharton School of Accounts and Finance of the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester (Pa.) State College. Before his ordination in 1970, he was employed at the Bank of Chester County in Kennetth Square, and prior to that at the Wilmington (Del.) Trust Company. , ( God’s Love; Mistake Topics RIO GRANDE - Pastor Guy Rathmell will preach on "Abiding in God’s LoveJ* from John 15, during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at Grace Gospel Chapel. Rio Grande, next Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. with classes for all ages. At the 7 p.m. service, the pastor will speak on "A Foolish Mistake" (from Psalm 119:45414). The chapel’s radio program "Sending Forth the Gospel Light" is heard each Tuesday evening at 6:30 over station WRIO-FM (102.3). Prayer and praise meeting is Wednesday evening at 7 for the entire family. Gospel Crusaders (Grades >-6) and the Word of Life Club (7-12) meet Thursday evenings at 7.

Physicist Begins Talks Sat. At Central Bible Church

NORTH WILDWOOD - Physicist, Dr. Robert C. Newman, who Is currently a professor at Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatfield, Pa., will be giving a two-day seminar on "Fulfilled Prophecy" at Central Bible Church. 18th and Central Aves. in North Wildwood. The dates of the seminar are January 19th and 20th. There will be four separate lectures given by Dr. Newman, who holds his Ph D. in Astrophysics from l Cornell University. The times of the lectures are as follows: Saturday, Jan. 19 — 7:30 P.M. Israel: Evidence of God in History. Sunday. Jan. 20 — 11:00 A.M. The Time of the Measian Sunday, Jan. 20 - 8:00 P.M.

The Search For The Historical Jesus. Sunday, Jan. 20 • 7:00 P.M. The New Testament Model of the Messiah. Dr. Newman also holds his M. Div. from Faith

Theological Seminary and an S.T.M. from Biblical Theological Seminary. He has pursued other graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the American Institute of Holy Land Studies.

Wildwood Downs Middle

The Warriors of Wildwood High School heft off a determined bid by the Middle Township Panthers Jan. 8 to score an upset 5846 over their heavily favored opponents. Playing a deliberate possession ball game. Coach Chick Ludman’s game plan was very successful for three and onehalf quarters, but then with the Panthers making turnovers and with Birdie Me Neal hitting from all

over the court, the Warriors dominated the last five minutes of play. Wildwood shot 6-9 from the foul line while Middle could only manage 6-13. Next home game for Middle is with Ocean City ‘^thispvening (Wednesday). WILDWOOD - McNeill II. B«kjuww*ky 10. McCracken 0. GaitM I. Camp ». (Umom 3. Jonca 4

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MIDDLE - Engliah 17. OMen U.

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