Wednesday, March 11,1981

The Herald and The Lantern

GREAT CHANNEL, illuminated by a late winter sunset, seemp cold and lonMy; Hat wait a Tew months, summer boaters and warm weather will change things in this waterway between Stone Harbor and Middle Township.

News Digest

" #9 ' Bill Aims

Alien Job

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bill Hughes (D-NJ) has introduced legislation which would make it a federal crime fw employers to knowingly • hire aliens who have entered this tountry il-

legally.

Hughes said the legislation is intended to crack down on illegal aliens and the employers who hire them, and to protect thousands of job opportunities for American citizens. "ILLEGAL ALIENS constitute an immense problem,” said Hughes, who

The Week's Top Stories

(From Page 1) School Levy Low COURT HOUSE — County Superintendent of Schools Robert Bongart believes that Wildwood schools aren’t getting a fair share of tax money compared to othe»- districts. Only 22 per cent of the total Wildwood tax levy goes directly to the schools, while the statewide average of tax revenue used to support schools is 55 per cent. The average figure for Cape May County is 37 per cent.

House Arson Eyed

BURLEIGH — A fire last Tuesday destroyed a house at the intersection of Indian Trail Rd. and Rt. 9, owned by former Democratic freeholder candidate Paul Doyle. Although the incident is still under investigation, the cause of the blaze has been attributed to arson.

Seek Cap Wavier

No Spray Here MIDDLE TWP. — The township won’t spray for gypsy moths this year. Besides •being expensive, the spraying doesn’t appear to be effective. It is estimated by local officials that the cost of spraying for moths this year would be about $9 an acre. Water Quality (From Page 1) » mile radius of the County Airport. Included in the testing were the wells of families that had been involved in last Export Fishery (From Page 1) * Atlantic Fisheries Council. Capt. Hart explained that the Japanese pack of fish is recognized to be the best pack in the world. Local vessels aren't as large, or as well equipped as their Japanese competitors. Hart said none of the vessels has facilities to freeze the fish on board and, therefore, it would be extremely difficult for local boats to meet Japanese freshness standards. "There’s no boat down here that can do it," said a local fisherman. "Who’s going to do it?” The workshop here was one of four scheduled along the eastern seaboard. Other ports included New Bedford and Gloucester, Mass., and Galillee, R.I.

Arthritis Clinic (From Pagel) and referred either to their family physician or a specialist for follow-up. Ward, in a letter Monday to Mary Joyce, president of the Coordinating Council of Senior Citizens, reiterated Dr. Furey's call for the convening of a public forum to discuss the arthritis clinic. FREEHOLDER THORNTON said he was "very disappointed” the way the clinic’s closing had come about, pointing out that he favored the clinic’s establishment several years ago "when the need was brought to my attention.” Mr. Thornton added Monday night that arthritis afflicts not only the elderly, but others, including the young, as well. Nevertheless, without some indication of support from the medical community, the freeholder indicated, there appears to be little hope that an arthrtis clinic could be re-established here. "I doubt that a public meeting would really help," he said, “except to stir up more controversy.”

WILDWOOD — The School Board has adopted a tentative $3,224,341 budget, requiring a cap waiver of $308,362 to be sought from the State Dept, of Education. The board's previous budget of $2,915,979 was rejected by the county superintendent of schools because it eliminated certain programs that are considered important to a thorough and efficient education.

year’s investigation of the possible relationship between contaminated water supplies and local birth defects. LAST JUNE, Freeholder Gerald Thornton of Villas called upon the State Health Dept, to monitor ground water in Lower Twp. for possible chemical pollution. "Advanced testing of the groundwater in the Lower Township area is absolutely necessary at this time," he said. "Eight of sixteen wells tested in the Cold Spring area have shown nitrate levels exceeding the maximum recommended concentration of 10 milligrams per liter.” According to county principal planner Grover R. Webber, high concentrations of nitrates themselves are usually not harmful to people over six months of age. Usually, however, a high concentration of nitrates serves as a prime indication of pollution. MR. WEBBER EXPLAINED th&t nitrates are a specific chemical compound that is found in large quantities in fertilizer and excretion. "Why nitrates only effect infants under one year of age we’re not sure,” he said. The problem nitrates cause infants is known as infant-cyanosis (blue babies). Basically what happens is that the nitrates interfere with the oxygen exchange system in the child’s blood cells, literally causing the infant to suffocate. Questioned about the overall quality of county water, Mr. Webber stated that although it is a little on the acidic side, and contains a high degree of iron, basically it is "good.” "But we want to keep it that way," he added. COUNTY OFFICIALS indicate there is definitely a need for more testing of groundwater. The ever-growing population, and the increasing use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers are constantly a threat to the welfare of existing ground water supplies. But as Mr. Webber points out, "There is no real organized program in the county for monitoring ground water.” Although the County Health Dept, does monitor for some specific chemicals, and performs certain bacteriological studies, any highly sophisticated testing for such elements as heavy metals is presently conducted at the state, rather than county level.

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At*’ durb was recently elected as Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. "Every year, thousands of aliens enter ^ this ; country illegally in * search of jobs. Dispite the fact that not enough jobs are available for U.S. citizens, employers continue to hire illegal aliens and pay them substandard wages. For the most pari, these employees are constantly on the run,- and do not receive the protection afforded by U.S. labor

laws.

Hughes' legislation would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide criminal penalties of up to one year in prison, or fines of up to $5,000, for knowingly employing an individual not deemed to constitute Harboring, and therefore is not covered by the Iqw.

REHEARSING DANCE scene from Sweet Charity are Michelle March, as Charity, and her dance partner played by Carl Brown. The Lower Cape May Regional production is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Erma high school.

Hurley Hails MILLVILLE - Assemblyman James R. Hurley said today he was elated over the passage of S-1618 which would allocate $2,358,606 from the Beach and Harbor Bond Fund Bond Issue to municipalities in Cape May County. "We have waited too long for these funds to become available,” Hurley said. "It was 1977 when the public voted in favor of the bond issue and only now are we getting any of the benefits, but I’m sure the municipal officials welcome these funds and will make good use of them.” ' Allocations in the

$2.3 Million Allocation schedule of funding woulJr Lower township, $2,850; provide: Upper Township, $6,000; Ocean City, $536,481; Sea Isle City, $410,000; Middle Township. $182,048; North Wildwood, $600,000; Cape May County, and Cape May City, $181,661; Avalon. $139,566; $300,000 Bank OKs Dividends

HADDON TWP. - The board of directors of First Peoples Bank of New Jersey has approved the payment of regular quarterly dividends on both common and preferfed convertible stock. The board approved the continuance of a 33-cents-per-share quarterly divi-* dend on common stock, with payment to be made

March 12 to shareholders of record as of March 5. THE 49-^4 cent-per-share quarterly dividend on preferred convertible stock will be paid on March 31, to shareholders of record as of March 18. Announcement of the dividends was made by William G. Rohrer, president and chairman of the board.

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