"VSESSEn Wednesday. February 20.1980

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The Herald and The Lantern

Vasser, 4-H Members Receive Agriculture Awards at Dinner

TUCKAHOE - Over 275 rural people. agribuBinessmen and state dignitaries gave a standing ovation to Mayor Jack Vasser of West Cape May for outstanding agricultural service and civic leadership during the annual Venison Dinner of the Cape May County Board of Agricultural at the American Legion Hall Also honored for outstMding 4-H program achievement were Jeannette (Missy) Rea of West .Cape May. and William Bailey of Tuckahoe. The Distinguished service Award to Agriculture was presented to Mayor Vasser by Harold H. Shaw of Marmora, vice- : president of the County Board of Agriculture, Mr. Vasser was honored for his dedicated service to agriculture and for providing outstanding public leadership aimed at community improvement. He was presented with a citation, a framed award, and an inscribed . gold

watch.

"You have exhibited a

long and fruitful career as an outstanding farmer, businessman, and public servant. You are held in high repute for your Christian principles and ethics,” Mr. Shaw said in praise 4>f the award recipient.'' You are respected for your wise Counsel and leadership to many organizations and the public at large." MR. VASSER was lauded for his leadership and service in agriculture and civic affairs. He has served several terms on the Executive Committee of the County Board of Agriculture, also serving a term as its vice president. He is a longtime member of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, and has served as a delegate to the State Agricultural Convention. He has been a longtime supporter of the educational programs of the Cooperative Extension Service at Cook College, and has just completed two full terms as a member of the Cape May County Extension Service Advisory Council. In ad-

dition, be has served on innumerable committee in the interest of agriculture in the county. Mr. Vasser has been a farmer all of his life, assisting his father at an early age with the family dairy, vegetable, and hog enterprises. The Vasser swine farm has produced thousands of pigs since the early 1930s and is currently still maintaining a swine herd of over 200. He also operates and manages the Vasser Canister Sanitation Service in the Cape May area. •YOUR FELLOW citizens have expressed their confidence in you by electing you to the West Cape May Board of Commissioners in 1973 and as mayor since 1977" Mr Shaw noted." Your leadership and service to your fellow citizens has been selfless, spending thousands of hours of your personal time above and beyond the call of duty to serve your fellowmen." He also noted Vasser has striven hard to protect his community from flooding

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from the South Cape May meadows, and has worked toward improved community drainage. He has encouraged a regional cooperative approach toward solving this problem. A new West Cape May Borough hall and administration offices has been erected during his term as mayor. The award winner has actively participated in the County League of Municipalities, serving as its chaplain for the past two years. He is a member of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors and the New Jersey Mayors Association. He has also served on the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority Solid Waste Management Committee for the Cape May Region, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Citizens United Bank, and is a Past Master of the Keystone Lodge No. 39 F.AA.M. of Cape May. MR. VASSlOT.has been very active sincachildhood in the Allen A.MtE. Church of Cape May where as clerk, steward, pastor's steward, and senior trustees (a position which he still holds.) Mr. Vasser is married to the former Flora Mae Hopkins of West Cape May and they are the parents of nine adult children. Marshall Howey, president of the Cape May County 4-H Foundation and member of the Board of Agriculture Executive Committee, presented the outstanding 4-H Achievement Awards to "missy" Rea of West Cape May and Bill Bailey of Tuckahoe MISSY REA has been a 4-H member since 1974, and is the daughter of Leslie C. and Diane Rea of West Cape May where she has grown up on the family farm. Howey praised Missy Rea for her leadership and outstanding achievement in many areas of the County 4-H Program. She is currently president of the Pitchforks and Buckets Livestock Club, the jr. leader of the Odd's n’ Ends 4-H Club, and treasurer of the County 4-H Youth Council. She has carried 4-H projects in Citizenship, First Aid, Health, Textiles & Clothing, Foods & Nutrition, Arts and Crafts, Child Care, Flower & Vegetable Gardening, Fat Lamb, Sheep Breeding, Breeding & Marketing Hogs, Poultry, Junior Leadership and Dog Care.

DISTINGUfSHED Service Award to Agriculture in Cape May County is presented W. Cape May Mayor Jack Vasser by senior county agricultural agent John MacLeod while Mrs. Vasser looks on.

She has been a 4-H camp counselor, helped with 4-H Prep Day for younger 4-H members and led a workshop in the 4-H Food Show, Horticulture Show, and the 4-H Fair Dress Revue. Missy has represented the county In the State 4-H Fashion Revue and has exhibited over 200 projects in the County 4-H Fair, receiving many excellent ratings. MISSY REA is also an active teenager, participating in the school choir and hand work, and has done volunteer work with nursing homes for the elderly, hospital bazaars, and retarded children. In presenting the 4-H Award to Bill Bailey Mr. Howey stressed his outstanding achievements, particularly in the 4-H Horse program. The award winner has been active in 4H for six years and is a member of the Shore Showman 4-H Club. He has personally raised and trained four horses both in saddle riding and carriage driving. He received the Grand Champion . Grooming and Showmanship Award and Horse Management Award in the 1979 County 4-H Fair. Mr. Howey cited the 4-H youth for working at summer jobs to purchase his personal horse, which he has exhibited in a Grooming and Showmanship and Pleasure driving class in the New Jersey State 4-H Horse Show. As a member of the Cape May County 4-H Judging Horse Team, young Bailey worked td raise funds locally to attend the National Arabian Horse Judging Contest in Virginia where, ,in competition with other 4-H judging teams across the country, he placed second

highest individual scorer in the junior division. THE AWARD recipient has participated in the New Jersey 4-H Competitive Trail Ride for three years, and has won third Best Boy Rider in Trail Class. Also praised was Mr. Bailey’s work in citizenship where, with his 4-H Club, he has helped with pony rides to help benefit Burdette Tomlin Hospital. In addition he has coached Little League soccer. In presenting each 4-H member with an award framed certificate and a gift, Mr. Howey said, "These two outstanding 4H members and their families can he justly proud of their record of achievement. We hope that what they have learned through the 4-H Program will enable them to become two of our future adult leaders and responsible ' citizens. If so, our future will certainly be In good hands. STATE and agricultural dignitaries present included William Kenny, Assistant State Secretary of Agriculture, E. Owen Pool, treasurer of the New Jersey Farm Bureau; Beatrice May, chairman of the Department of Home Economics, and Anne L. Sheelen, Nutrition Education Program Leader, from Cook College; and James Manetas, from the New Jersey Fish and Game Council. Legislators in attendance included Congressman Bill Hughes, and Freeholders William Sturm Jr., Gerald Thornton, Ralph Evans, and Jack Bittner. Toastmaster for the affair was George W. Betts of Petersburg, President of the Cape May County Board of Agriculture.

Hughes Eyes Hearings On Oil Barge Safety

WASHINGTON Congressman Bill Hughes has called .for congressional hearings on the safety of barges which transport crude oil and other fuels along the Atlantic Coast. In a letter to Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-NY), chairman of the House Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee, Hughes pointed out that there have been a number of oil barge accidetns off the New Jersey coast in recent weeks. "It's time to take a hard look at the safety of the barge transportation of oil." said Hughes, who is a member of the Coast-

Guard Subcommittee. "Several times in recent weeks, barges loaded with oil have broken free from their towing vessels during storms, and spilled oil when they ran aground near shore. Fortunately, these groundings have not resulted in a major spill to date. However, these incidents had the potential for extensive spillage and serious damage." Hughes said a variety of remedies could be pursued to address the oil barge situation. For example, he said barges could be required to operate at a specified minimum Higtanro from Iho rrvnct

Barges could also be subject to sanctions for leaving port when bad weather and heavy seas are forecast. In addition, he said tighter regulations could be imposed on towlines and other equipment used to propel Ijarges from port to port. The Congressman saidv-’ oil barge legislation is an 1 important part of his continuing effort to regulate the marine transportation of oil. In recent years, he* has coauthored both the Tanker Safety Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which were enacted in 107H