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The Herald and The Lantern

Wednesday, December 31,1980

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I NK VWIK OF I MF: STKHN oi this (ileasure craft tlackcd near, the commercial fleet <m Ocean Drive near the Middle Thorofare toll bridge in ( oltl Sprint; hears a timel.' message for the season.

Environmental Unit

(From Pafce 1) slalo lor .spraying without first securing a license, * * MONKS OK TOWNSHIP homeowners ' spent hundreds of dollars on hug spray and jKed their own concoctions and methods in hand to-hand combat, with the crawly creatures on ornamental trees, under eaves, on ,siding, beneath picnic tables wheriwer. There were so many thousands ot the caterpillars that residents in some wooded areas reported the insects' droppings sounded like a steady light rain Mr Imler and the other members of the (environmental Commission hope to lessen the nggrcvatmn next spring - and save a few thousand trees in the process — by arming the citizenry with knowledge. “WK'RK Planning to pi t pictures ol whqt the (moth's i egg masses look like up in the town hall so that the public can come in and take a look at it." Imler noted And what does the public do one* it learns what the egg masses look tike’’ U't them know that possibly one of the things they could do also if they (ire out in the woods or if they have a wood pike to check for the egg mass and destroy them Imler explained • And how is that accomplished'’ •ONK OK TlIK BKST WAYS to destroy them is to put some type of a petroleum based liquid on them. " Imler continued ■ Kerosene works quite well Other commission members pointed out that merely picking the egg masses off and throw mg them on Ihe ground isn't enough to destroy them i

The female moth deposits her eggs in mqsses. and this egg stage is found from late June to mid-April. They begin to hatch in mid-to-late-April. The hatching caterpillars, measuring one-sixteenth of an inch, stay around the egg mass for a while after hatching, then climb to the lop of trees or other high objects. TlIK UTTLK HAIRY creatures begin spreading throughout the area as they drop from tree tops on silken threads, being scattered by the breezes up to several miles away. This process may continue for a month or more. It is in the second and third stage of the caterpillars existence, when they are between a half-inch and inch in length, that they are most susceptible to chemical control.

Twp. Likes (From Page 1) state and federal environmental permits and the project is said to be ready for immediate construction There would Ik* 2.200 ft. of docks built, capable of receiving 30 to 60 vessels An estimated 350 year-round jobs should be created. The specific reason'Mr. Cohen brought his business venture to the attention of the township committee was to request three tlyngs: He would like the township to assign a specific contact person to work and assist with the development of his project HK ASKKI) THAT TlIK townShip send a letter of support to the N.J. Ecomonic

The later state caterpillars, between an inch and one-half and two and one-half inches, are tht most destructive — feeding on many types of forest, shade and fruit trees, hitting oaks the hardest. TlIK CATERPILLARS; becoming more voracious as they grow older and longer, arc active from mid-April and mid-July. The laid- stage caterpillars alone account for 70 per cent of all foliage destroyed Why wait till the destructive caterpillar stage to combat the insect, Imler is, in effect, saying. And since each egg mass measuring one by one-half inch may contain upwards of 500 eggs, the Environmental Commission is out to mform the public to act while the weather is itold. Afterall, by destroying only 50 littlt egg masses, some 25.000 caterpillars will

Development Authority. He asked the mayor and the committee members to consider providing a municipal road leading directly to the proposed park. Currently only a roadway of crushed shells provides access to the proposed development, which is located on a filled in area beside a channel behind the fish S arkets and boat docks fronting Ocean r. on the west side of the Middle Thorofare toll bridge. the fisheries park would provide facilities within a thousand, feet of Cold Spring Inlet-one of the busiest accessways between ocean and shelter harbor on the entire East Coast.

chomp 801 ' he cl,0 ' ,ce ' ,< ’ ' hom P' chomp. $10 Million Plan — (From Page 1) million in revenues to the local ec onomy - which suffers froVn chronic high unemployment during the 10 off-season months. The first commitment from a food processor, means construction can begin within six months and open within a year. FROM AN HISTORICAL perspective, the SHIP proposal comes at a time when many of the scallop and sea clam fishermen are deserting the arduous job at sea and ashore for higher paying, easier jobs in the nearby casinos of Atlantic City. And at a time when the once prominent port of Wildwood is oh the decline. At two to four times the distance from a welfdredged inlet like Cold Spring. Otlcns Harbor - the major port in the Wildwoods — was once the second busiest port on the coast. Firms such as the Union Fish Co. were widely known in those days, along with names like Olaf Johnson, Sven Marthin. Charles Stolnabb, Charles Parson and Charles Fack. They were the owners of Union Fish, and today only Sven,Mdrthin is still alive. At one tipie, Union Fish had a fleet of 35 boats and specialized in pound net fishing. It was one of the concerns that served as commercial pioneers in fishing back in the days on the Jersey Cape before tourism was considered an industry and fishing was king.

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Let’s Speak Up On Tranquility

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By Arthur Murray Appell A new year will soon.emerge, a traditional time for thought and contemplation. Perhaps only a few of your readers realize how important thought is, as a necessary protection against political annihilation We have seen some vehement stirring of the mind, in the recent national election, but certainly not in a local obe What we accept rationally we often find hard to put into practice and for some readers the real controversy over the necessity for thinking is more likely to go on among their inner impulses than in any public disclosure. This is very sad! In the general spirit of written debate alone is the hope for any private home-living future, for instance. On the other hand, "letters-to-the editor," if forthcoming, might disclose what. I fear, is hidden deep in the recesses of

most minds — a majority wish for an inordinate greed — for money and a definite "thumbs-down" on the tranquility of a non-commercial retreat such as say Sea Isle City. When we see in this summer — and future summers — ruthless cacophony and turmoil, it will be known that the developers” have immense solidarity A crows of reckless entrepreneurs all shouting the same thing, all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudices, will not thank any one thoughtful for pointing out the contradictions in their beliefs. However, it would be some satisfaction to see any detection if contradictions in print — if for no other reason than not to concede to the chaining sordedness of silence. Arthur Murrjby Appell is a resident of 56th St. Sea Isle City.