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Page 34♦ A Campaign To Watch Fresh from his primary victory last ^eek, County Sheriff Beech Fox has thrown down the gauntlet to his Democrat opponent, incumbent Congressman Bill Hughes, whom the Kepuplican challenger says 'Is in for the battle of his political career.” Mr Fox, a Cape May Court House resident and a popular native in his home county, has acknowledged Mr Hughes' own popularity, but nevertheless lets it be known he will be going after the Ocean City attorney with both barrels in the upcoming political campaign. WHILE MR. POX WON THE primary by nearly 8,000 votes, he lost populous Atlantic County, the home ground of his primary opponent John Mahoney, by a 7 to 1 margin. While the former Republican opponents, are now said to be unifed in a common effort against the Democrat challenge!, it remains to lie seen if the Jersey Cape Republican can garner the necessary votes in Atlantic County next November Fpr his part, Mr. Hughes will undoubtedly continue to use the power of (he incumbency to get his views across to the voters'. While he has been very popular over the years among his constituency of both parties, he should certainly adopt the attitude of many successful officeholders and "run scared." BOTH THE REPUBLICAN AND Democrat candidates for the Second Congressidhal District of New Jersey — the biggest areawise in South Jersey, are respected leaders. Both can be expected to wage a hard-fought, issues-oriented campaign. We look forward to the Congressional campaign, which has all the markings of a truly educational effort. We believe the voters may learn something this time around, just by reading and listening to what Mr. Hughes and Mr Fox have to say on the campaign trail. If that expectation comes to fruit ion, it will be refreshing indeed Cons {deration Takes Detour Conrail and the state Dept, of Transportation have teamed up to provide the latest example of how overriding local Home Rule can ofteri be unnecessarily disruptive and against the public’s best interest. Without prior public notice of when and how long the project would take, D.O.T. and Conrail closed down a portion of Seashore Rd., one of only two main arteries between the mainland and the Cape Mays. IN ADDITION, HEAVY TRAFFIC flows were unnecessarily detoured down narrow West Cape May side streets when the vehicles could easily have been re-routed along New England Rd. and Bayshore Rd. to Sunset Blvd. By unnecessarily superceding local authority, the state created potential traffic hazards and created ill will among hundreds of motorists who should rtave been notified well In advance via the news jnedia. It is just such inconsideration from Up North that leaves a bad taste with many South Jersey officials and residents

John M. Andrut II

The Herald and The Lantern

Wednesday. June 11,1880

THE SCENIC SHORE Is all iround ns on Ihe Jersey Cape. You'll see Uila picturesque back bay view, tor example, along Avalon Blvd. on Ihe road Into that resort.

toff on fo th» lilt or

Sidewalks Needed By Marjorie Zook j * Avaloh, an affluent family reaort on the South Jersey Coast with beautiful beaches which thooaandi of people enjoy each day in the nimmer, it an ideal cpmmunity to bring children for a safe and healthy summer. } We need to promote beautification in town We need safe beaches. Wfneed our waterways dredged. But we also need to make Avalon safe for our pedestrians. We have an estimated count of between 20,000 to 25,000 persons in the summer — but without sidewalks for pedestrians. People going to beaches walk in the streets, which is a hazard for any motorist or pedestrian, only because there are not adequate sidewalks to walk on. ' Our current sidewalk ordinance has requirements for "new construction." Whether the property is new or old — if there is a need for a walkway, it has nothing to do with the age of when a building was constructed. ' Another,ordinance is being considered for sidewalks on Dune arid Ocean Drives. Fine — but why discriminate? ^ We need safe walkways in the entire town arid they * need to be unobstructed. Let us put the SAFETY of our people first. Marjorie L. Zook 1$ a Fourth Ave. resident of Avalon.

Contacting Laicmakcrs

PRESIDENT JIMMY E. CARTER The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 ( 202)450-1414

GOVERNOR BRENDAN T. BYRNE Slate House Trenton. N.J. 08S25 292-6000

f SENATOR JAMES S.CAFIERO 3303 New Jersey Ave. Wildwood. N J. OMKO 522-0511

Increasing State Control In Educ. Scored

AVALON — Two angry leaders told an audience at the Rock ’n’ Chair Restaurant here May 29 that "the state is going to keep asking you to do more with less" and urged teachers and other school workers to actively oppose state cutbacks and mandates in education. N.J. Education Assn, executive director James Connerton, speaking at the annual Cape May County Education Assn. Legislative meeting, said the state legislature and state Board of Education are making more demands than ever before on the public schools, while cutting education funds and capping school budgets. NJEA vice president Edie Fulton also blasted

the state policymakers, according to an NJEA news release sent out in advance of the meeting. “TflEY’RE GOING to tell you how to teach and what to teach and how many students you’ll have and where you’H have to teach, and if you don’t like it, that’s tough,” Connerton said. "And with their cuts in state aid and budget caps, they’re going to pay > school employees less and less in real dollars every year until you’re squeezed to death. It’s time to say,

’That’s enough!".’

As evidence of increasing state control, the two leaders pointed to new requirements for statemandated high school

graduation and the state Board of Education’s plan to classify each school and school district in the state as "unapproved,” "interim approved" or "approved with commendations and recommendations." He also cited a 1978 State Supreme Court decision forbidding collective bargaining on such issues as teacher transfers and class size as further evidence of a "regressive” atmosphere for public school employees. TOTTEN. HEAD of the 110,000-memb£r organization of teachers and other school employees, rapped the Byrne administration’s plan to cut $18.4 million in state transportation aid to local school districts.

"If the governor's proposal passes the legislature.” he warned, "your school boards won’t be getting this money from the state. So, your boards either have to raise local property taxes or cut programs and staff. We must stop this annual raid on education money.” Totten repeated NJEA's opposition to classification of school districts, and of school districts, and of' school children as well. He noted NJEA supports bills that would prohibit labeling of schools and districts and a bill which would replace terms such as "mentally retarded" or "emotionally disturbed" with words describing remedies for various , physical and eihoticnal difficulties. “THE EVILS OF labeling must be wiped out," he declared. , Improving retirement benefits for school workersis a top NJEA priority, Totten continued, rating that the organization supports i bill by Ocean County Democratic Senator John Russo which would provide a 100 percent cost-of-living adjustment for public employee pensions.

The teacher leader said NJEA wa^ts handicapped children l». have an early start in school, be referred to proper education programs promptly if they are diagnosed as having physical or emotional difficulty, and have only certified personnel teaching in all classrooms. DAVID BOYD

Victory...Liberty...& Now The Independence Garden

BURLINGTON, VT. - If you want to start an Independence Garden, there’s a new inexpensive book onYhe subject. What’s an Independence Garden? "A backyard garden — an Independence Garden, we call it — allows you to stay home, have some fun and be productive. A bonus is the fact you can’t buy better tasting vegetables than those you grow yourself," replies Jack Robinson, president of Gardens For All, The National Associatjonfor Gardening. "TUB PRESSURES OF INFLATION and energy costs would make ihe 80s the decade!of the r ndependence Garden just as the wkr years produced the Liberty Gardens andVictorv^gllrdens. ’ ’ Gardens For All. a nonprofit membership organization, has produced a 44page book called "Your Independence Garden for the 80s." The book, illustrated with simple how-to sketches, consists of three major sections. The first covers sun, soil, seeds and water — the basics for starting a garden. The second, of interest to both beginners the SOVEREIGN STATE of AFFAIRS

and experts, gives specific information on 18 favorite garden vegetables. The third covers garden care and includes a chdrt on pest control. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL gardening methods, the book explains wide row and raised bed gardening which make maximum use of small spaces. "When we asked people in the industry if there .was a simple, inexpensive book available for beginners, they shook their heads," said Robinson. "Some referred us to books published during World War II. "From our National Gardening Survey, we know that one of the three n\Bin reasons people stop gardening is that they get off to a poor start because of a lack of information. That’s the aim of this book — making the beginning gardener successful," Robinson concluded. The Independence Garden Book is available for $1 to cover postage and handling by writing Independence-Garden, Dept. 02023, Gardens For All, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington, Vt. 05401.