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^The county is hoping to launch a new bus transportation program by mid-April which will save energy by busing public and private employees along a north-south route down the middle of the county. • A survey of employees working along the Rt. 9 area to determine if they would use the county buses has had “fantastic response,'' according to Mary Rowe, office manager of the county’s Department of

Transportation.

SHE ANTICIPATES about 80 working men and women would utilize the free service each weekday, "possible more.'' And she noted that with the state home in Woodbine employing some 1,200 people (not all in Cape May County), there could possibly be a shuttle service added later to provice for even more for use. Ms. Rowe said her office is hopeful a time schedule and routes can be worked out by the end of this week, after the final use survey results have been tabulated. THE TENTATIVE schedule calls for

buses to transport people to work along Rt. 9 between 7 and 9 in the morning and to home between 4 and 6 in the afternoon. One bus would start out from the north; the other from the southern end of Rt. 9, each making two or three trips in the morning

and afternoon.

Ms. Rowe explained Monday that most employees in the public and private sectore work along or near Rt. 9. Those that don’t could still take advqptage of the bus transportation by forming car pools or van pools. The county’s initial survey, however, only dealt with employees along MS. ROWE NOTED that the employee bus wouldn’t be going up and down Rt. 9 all day; only during the morning and afternoon working hours. The buses would be those which are used the rest of the day for the Senior Citizen Fare Free program to transport seniors to and from shopping

centers.

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‘Hot L Baltimore’ Qpens Soon

CAPE MAY — Amateur theatre director Peter Vernon has taken on his most ambitious project to date in Cape May Community Theatre’s production of Lanford Wilson’s The Hot I Baltimore. The uproarious comedy opens 8 p.m. Friday, March 28 in city hall auditorium where Mr. Vernon and several of the other members of the cast or crew have exhibited their talents before — to the delight of hundreds of area theatre-goers. The first full-length show by CMCT since 1977, Hot I Baltimore features a cast of 12 (including the director’s father in his first dramatic role on the city hall stage) and the biggest budget since the group first came together in 1974. (The

show is -financed most exclusively by the cast and crew.) Hot I Baltimore won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play of 1972-73. It is apropos to the Cape May-Atlantic City area in some respects not the least of which is that the setting is in a once elegant hotel which is about to be tom down. The cast includes Steven Megonigal, Larraine Sarapietro, Laura Clark. Patricia Elea. John Vernon Sr.. Kary Stuard Joyce, Eleanore Quinn Vernon. Rony Gack, Eileen Elia. Brian Clase, Michael Murphy and Stephen Grison. Grison and Megonigal are veterans of the city hall stage. Mr. Grison having had key roles in every

production since ’74; Mr. Megonigal's credits going back three years beneath the local proscenium. Ms. Sampietro, Ms. Vernon and Mr. Clase are returning following their 1979debuts. While he’s appeared in several CMCT productions since 1975, Peter Vernon’s real forte has been directing. As a director, his credits include the ’78 production of "You Know 1 Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running (in which he had a major role), and last year’s evening of oneact plays which included "The Ladies Should Be In Bed.” Lemonade,” "Gallows Humor," and "Double Solitaire." The Hot I Baltimore continues 8 p.m. Saturday. March 29 and the following Friday and Saturday. April 4 and 5.

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COMING DOWN after more than a halfcentury of memories, the old theatre on the boardwalk at 2tth St. in Avalon looked like this over the weekend. A variance has been granted Hunt’s Theatres Inc. and Jack Greenberg to erect a new structure housing seven stores in its place. A complaint has been filed against that decision and is yet to be resolved. In the

meatiltme. the old building, declare* uninhabitable a year ago. is being rared "Age won out." according to borough codi official Harry Clayton. The landmark wai built in 1929 and was home for a populai dance hall and bath houses in addition tc the movie. In the background at left is the Avalon Fishing Club pier at 32nd St.

Martial Arts Show Sat.

Benefits Special Olympics

WILDWOOD - The spectacular world of the martial arts comes full force to Convention Hall here 8 p.m ,March 29 in a benefit for the Special Olympics. On the action-packed card are four professional full contact karate fights featuring four world rated pros, plus four (boxing matches between the Lower Township and Ocean.City Boxing Clubs.

Masters of the Oriental Arts of Aikido, Judo and Karate will also be on hand to display their remarkable skills. The event, sponsored by .the Lower Township ^Rotary, promises not to have one dull moment, according to show '•producer Cape May black belt Howard Petschler. IT WILL BE two and one half hours of excitement and aciion for the spec-.

tatore," he said." Betweer each of the eight fights will be a dynamic and unusual demonstration. You'll see Korean stylist. Dominic Jacoby, lie with hisibarc back on a bed of glass as cinder caps are 'sledgehammered to smithereens on hil stomach I won't even begin to describe sorpe of his other unbelieveable

feats.

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Home Improvement Loans

Under 9% Are Available

NEWARK — Home improvement and energy loans with an interest rate of S.T'S per„ cent are readily available for moderate income homeowners throughout the state, according to the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency whose Home Improvements Loan Program makes these loans through 87 lending institutions. Loans of up to $15,000 for a single-family home may be used to finance the installation of insulation, storm windows or aluminum siding, rewiring, new heating systems, kitchen or bathroom, adding a room and many other improvements. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW interest rate, HILP loans feature a long repayment period of up to 15 years which significantly lowers the monthly payment. Income limits for the loans vary according to family sized and location. In the ' South Jersey counties, a family of four’s income must be $17,200 or less to be eligible. ’

For further details and requirements, Jersey Cape residents may inquire at any one of the participating lenders Guarantee Bank, First National Bank, and Collective Federal Savin# and Loan (A Ocean County . ALTHOUGH MOST BANKS in the state have been forced to increase their rates on home improvement loans to as much as 15 percent, the Mortgage Finance Agency is able to maintain its low 8.75 per cent rate while funds are available. The lower rate is possible became the Mortgage Finance Agency is a state agency which sells tax-exempt bonds to finance the program. All loans under the Home Improvement Loan Program are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency offices am, located at 1180 Raymond Blvd.. Newark 07102 ( 201) 8482774 *