WedaewUy, October li, 1*80 j Hit Herald «nd The Lantern,Page 3

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CONGRATULATIONS tr* extended between Robert Smelt2er, left, incoming president, and outgoing president Mathew Tomlin during Wednesday night’s annual Cape May County Chamber of Commerce installation dinner, this year at the Top of the Marq, Cape May.

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Chamber Installs (From Page l) Inn of Avalon and a j^sident of Cape May Court House, was installed as first vice president. Curley also served as this year’s dinner committee chairman. Sworn in as second Vice President was William Leahy, who is president of Leahy Realty in Avalon. Leahy is also president of the Avalon Chamber of Commerce. CARLTON OWEN of North Cape May, a partner in WCMC Broadcasting, was installed a? treasurer and Peter Smith, a Villas resident and real estate Vepresentative, was installed as Secretary. Louis C. Dwyer, Jr., attorney and chamber solicitor, served as installing officer. DWYER A USD installed the following new directors: Jack Bittner, Sandaway Hotel owner, Ocean City, and freeholder; C. W. Battersby, Court House Arco Service Station owner; Larry Boyer, publisher of the Gazette leader newspaper; Louis Hasson, president Greater Wildwood Hotel-Motel Association; Donald LaRicks, Sea Isle City realtor. Also, Richard Lynch, partner in North Wildwood Campground; Raymond McCoy, plant superintendent, Harbison Walker Refractories, Cape May Point; A1 Mere III, partner Big Timber Lake Campground, £ape May Court House, Robert Smith, manager Ocean City Home Savings and Loan Association; Boyd Tyler, manager Guarantee Bank, Villas ‘Office, and Ernest Yarborough, vice president Cape Insurance Company, North Wildwood. The highlight of the evening was the burning of the chamber's mortgage conducted by Past Presidents Ulric J. Laquer, M.D.; John T. Turner, W. Howard Gerald, E. Warren Garretson, Richard Lynch and Matthew Tomlin. THE Iss.oen mortgage on the Chamber of Commerce Office and Information Center at Crest Haven Road and the Parkway was paid off in eight years through member's subscription and donations. Outgoing President Tomlin welcomed the 81 businesses who became new members of*the County Chamber in the fiscal year just ended. Smeltzcr reviewed the history of the founding of the Chamber of Commerce movement both world wide and nationally and emphasized the purpose of the Chambers of Commerce.

(From Page 1) the engineers, includes constructfon of a weir-breadwater and depostion basin at Cape May Inlet; placement of beachfill between the Inlet and the Third Avenue groin; two new groins at Trenton and Baltimore Avenues; maintenance of all groins, and periodic nourishment of the beach with sand from the deposition basin. Construction of the weir-breakwater, cost estimated at $5,357,000, would be deferred pending demonstration of its need.

Should the Board of Engineers not be convinced of the soundness of the recommendations in the report, notice will be given to all those with known interest before final action.

N. CAPE MAY — The Breakwater Plaza stores, located at Bayshore & Breakwater Rds. here announced a Halloween coloring contest starting in this issue of the Herald and Lantern. The contest is open to ages 1 to 99 with a $25 cash first prize and a $10 runner-up prize in £ach of four age catagories. Official entry blanks appear this week

(From Page 1) Gerald M. Thornton as he renewed his attack on what he described as a •regulatory land grab" by the commission. THORNTON SAID THAT he has in sthicted the county planner and his staff to provide technical assistance and irtformation to any developer, private property owner or farmer to support legal action agaiast Pinelands regulations. He said that the county will start legal action unless the Commission's plan for the Protection Area which includes Cape May County unless the plan conforms with the county’s own Comprehensive Plan. HIS MOTION TO OPPOSE all restrictions in the Protection Area has been adopted by all eight counties represented in the South Jersey Freeholder Association, he said. Finally, Thornton said if the Protection Area restrictions are not removed, the county will petition Congress to withdraw all funding for the Pinelands legislation Thornton is vice chairman of the Freeholder Board, and director of the county Planning Board.

and next it*the Herald and lantern. Extra entry blanks are available in alf Breakwater Plaza stores. Entries should be submitted no later than October 25 to any store in the Plaza. Winners will be announced in the October 29 Herald and Lantern. See page 7 for details.

II was erroneously reported yi last week's paper that Avalon rental agents would be forced to

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adhere to regulations of Borough Council regarding trash disposal. Actually rental agents voluntarily

agreed to assist Councilwoman Mary Grace Keen's committee on the elimination of unsightly litter.

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