The Herald and The Lantern

Wedaeaday, OctoLer a, ,«U

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SHORELINES by Jaanatt* O'May

Pioneers Still

Lead The Way For Hospital Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital became a Cape May County institution in 1950, and within a year a group of energetic ladies from Stone Harbor and Avalon, under the guidance of Gladys Letikus, formed an auxiliary. Their initial membership numbered 166 and at this date the count is almost doubled — the largest branch in the county. Jane Scott was the first president (and later a county president), and Peggy Borkland heads the organization at this writing. ta the interim 16 ladies have served in this capacity and many are still dedicated workers for the cause. One of these gals is Ethel Shannon, who joined up when she became a permanent Stone Harbor resident in 1960. Mrs. Shannon headed the SHA branch of the auxiliary for two terms and has participated on just about every fundraising committee, as well as contributing over 3,000 hours of volunteer service to the hospital. She recalls the county balls, "Sawbones Revue," county fairs and rummage sales. Her "ways and means" gals on the latter project were Maria l^inge and Henrietta Beideman. Ann Norcutt, R.N., of Stone Harbor, was the first supervisor in the maternity department. (Ethel says she "came with the bricks.”) Other women from our island ' who have served the county well are past presidents Letzkus, Elizabeth Price, Ann Beatty. Alice Marvel and Marion Zuck, and Ethel Griffin, who has performed as financial secretary for 12 years. MRS. BORKLAND tells me that her fellow officers in SHA branch for the current year are Mary Jane Lea, Virginia Uric. Edna Hunter, Pauline Young and Leonie Phillips. Serving on comrpittees are Ann Dawson. Dot I as key, Dolly Weber. Dorothy Buswell, Alberta Pain. Lee Francis. Jayne Reddie, Jean Christie, Virginia Webersinn, Wick Chain and Jane Ford. Locally, luncheons in the spring and fall at Henny’s are the principal fund-raising projects. Countywide, a horse show in June at the Pedronis Farm in Germont is the Big Event. Initiated last year, it proved to be quite successful, and the ladies already are laboring to make it bigger and better in 1981. Special services, apart from volunteer work at BT, include recruitment of donors for the “Gift of Life" blodmobile and participation in the Memorial Day parades. Something these ladies really need are men — to serve as "redcoats" at the hospital. How about it, guys? The gals are definitely doiife their share!

Wetlands Seminar

Saturday

MIDDLE TWP. - The Fourth in a series of Critical Coastal Issues seminars sponsored by the Wetlands Institute will begin 8:15 Oct. 25 at the Stone Harbor Blvd. facility. Entitled "Wetlands Now and In the Future," the seminar will focus on wetlands management and the impact of legislation on local communities and on county planning. Invited speakers include Dr. Barry Frasco of Environmental Consulting and Testing Services; Woody Jarmer, Cape May County Planning Board Director; and a representative of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. THE FORMAT OF THE PROGRAM will be a 20minute presentation by each speaker. Topics of discussion include: what are wetlands; flora and fauna; wetlands legislation — boon or boondoggle; the impact of legislation on local and regional planning and economy. The free public program is made possible by a grant from New Jersey Sea Grant.

Up, Down Interest Rates Hit

Humane Society Gtes Investigator North Cape May resident, Mr. David A. Masters on Sr., has been presented with an award by the Associated Humane Societies at the celebration of its third anniversary of the opening of its Lacey Township facility. The Society cited Mr. Masterson for his volunteer work in his spare time as its chief investigator for South Jersey. "In this capacity, he has done outstanding work for the society in the prevention of and prosecution of. cruelty to animals in his area." according to executive Lee Bernstein. In 1972, Mr. Masterson received an award from the American AnU-Vivisection Society, of which he has been a member for over 21 years. *"His love of animals is reflected in his personal life; he has two dogs, five cats and a pet raccoon (for which he has a permit from the state). The New Jersey Division of Fish & Game has also issued him a permit to take in any, sick or hurt wildlife until it is well enough to be released," Mr. Bernstein said. Mr. Masterson is a full-time employee of the Prudential Insurance Company. He is also involved in civic affairs in his com-

Dave Masterson and friend

munity, having served as a scoutmaster, a volunteer driver for assisting senior citizens to take their pets to veterinarians, a SCUBA diver helping local police departments and as a fund-raising coordinator for an event on beha'lf of the Cape May County Park Zoo

Fox Calls For More Transit

COURT HOUSE-Beech Fox, Republicah challenger to Rep. William J. Hughes, says Hughes is "riding in the caboose" in plans to improve South Jersey transportation facilities. The State Assembly has moved in the direction of improved travel services in

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the 2nd DistMct, and Rep. Florio is leading the effort in generating federal cooperation to improve rgjl service into Atlantic Gty. BUT. FOX SAYS, the Congressman has managed to obtain only meagre grant funds for the 2nd District from the federal Department of Transportation. "The resort boom created by the casinos in Atlantic Gty together with the potential for industrial growth in Cumberland and Salem Counties has created a pressing need for improved public transportation facilities in our district. Fox said. RECALLING THAT New

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Jersey currently rates 49th in the nation for return of federal tax dollars, Fox reported that federal DOT grant funds for the fiscal year 1979 amounted to $3,070 in Atlantic County, and even less in the 2nd District’? other counties. Die Republican candidate charged that Hughes has failed to adequately communicate the need for additional funds in the district "despite early evidence, years ago, that the funds would be needed." Fox pledged to cooperate closely with the state legislature’s transportation study commission when elected to Congress.

manufacturing levels. AT THE SAME time,

Hughes charged that credit rationing is undermining the nation’s ability to make fundamental adaptations needed to combat inflation. These include modernization of plants and equipment to use energy more efficiently and increase productivity, as well as individual purchases of new, fuel-

efficient automobiles.

V "Tight money policies alone cannot cure inflation because excess money supply is not the sole cause

of inflation," he said. INSTEAD. Hughes

called for a whole arsenal of economic weapons to be used in addressing the fundamental causes of

inflation.

Hughes cited balancing the Federal budget as among the highest priorities in eliminating excessive federal borrowing and spending as a major factor in inflation.

Hughes also cited burgeoning government regulations, which may add as much as $100 bHlion annually to the cost of doing business, as a major cause of inflation. POINTING OUT the efforts of his House Judiciary Committee to develop a major regulatory reform bill, Hughes also called for targeted tax incentives for businesses and Industries to modernize their facilities as well as locate in areas of high unemployment.

Hughes also called for measures that would: provide incentives for individual savings; stabilize energy prices and supplies by substituting both domestic and renewable energy sources; redress trade embalances by creating a national Export Marketing Company.

VINELAND - Congressman Bill Hughes (D-NJ) has blasted widely, gyrating interest rates as creating a “boom or bust” economic cycle in 1 America, and' unneccessarily wreaking havoc with interestsensitive industires. "There is no reason that bankruptcies and layoffs must be the price we have to pay to keep inflation under control." Hughes

said.

"THERE IS NO reason that people should wonder whether they will have an income from one yea£ to the next, because of vascillating interest rates dictated from Washington,”

he said.,

Hughes singled out housing, automobiles, boats, major appliances, and other businesses involving large discretionary purchases as being particularly hard hit by credittightening measures, at both the retail and

Shopping Center

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to be located 62 ft. from Bayshore Rd. and 50 ft. off Breakwater Rd. The site is currently a grassy plot between the roads and shopping center parking lot. The new arrangement will leave a smaller buffer zone, presumably similar to that at the North Cape May Shopping Center. The Breakwater Plaza site plan proposal was tabled not only because of the late hour but also because board members want to examine numerous revisions required in the plan. Because the board isn’t satisfied with the trash maintenance arrangement with the present plaza, it is attempting to make the developer responsible for trash con-

tainment in the new building plan. UNDER THE PRESENT arrangement, the individual store proprietors are responsible for their own trash collection. What appears to disturb board members the most are the large bales of flattened cartons and other paper outside the rear of the supermarket. The wind blows paper out of the bales, scattering the scraps throughout the neighborhood. In other acUon last Thursday night, the Planning Board approved a dune review for Joseph Kibartas lor a residence on Bay Dr. in the Cape May Beach section of Villas, and approved a minor subdivision for Samuel Hewlings of Stimpson Ln., Cold Spring.

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