CAPE MAY COUNTY

Vbl. 16 No. 35 ««

1981 SmwovsCo'p All r^hlt r»t*rT»d

September 2.1981

THE NEWSPAPER building, which also houses the Albert Hand printing company, is next door to the local landmark Pink House antique and gift shop, portion seen at left. Bus Shelters Due Before Buses

Lower Township and Cape May City are the fifst two municipalities in the county planning to take advantage of a state funded program providing for the construction of bus shelters throughout the state. Thlfc "Early Action Bus Shelter Program" is sponsored by thd state Dept, of Transportation and the N.J. Transit Corp —money beingfprodded thru the 1979 state Transportation Bona Issue. ACCORDING TO County Transportation planner Robert Bonner, $400,000 has been appropriated to install shelters throughout New Jersey’s 21 counties. There is no limit to the number of structures that any cbui ty or individual community can have, and' the cost of installing the aluminum and plexiglass structures is covered by the state. The only cost to the municipality is to fund any necessary maintenance after installation is complete. The state also handles all necessary paperwork. Lower Towilship and Cape May are the two local communities that have shown the most interest in the project which has proven to be successful in North Jersey. Mr. Bonner said that Lower Township has ap- >

plied for 26 shelters while Cape May hopes to obtain about 15. "THIS WILL BE an ongoing program," Mr. Bonner said, adding that others in(Page 13 Please)

Old Paper Building To Become New Indoor Mall?

CAPE MAY — A variance request that Would permit the Star and Wave newspaper building on Perry St. near Carpenters Ln. to be converged intqan indoor shopping mall ^md office building is scheduled to come before the local Planning Board tomorrow. Sept. 3. The request is being made by local businessman Mark Phinney, who proposes to renovate the building into 15 stores on, the first floor with office space on the se-' ' cohd floor. The large rear portiort of the building is a cdhverted oldtime bowling alley. RECENTLY SOLD by Star & Wave publisher Thomas Hand, the building, constructed at the tum^of the century, has housed Cape'May County's oldest newspaper ^ which dates first from 1854 — since 1907. y Acco'rding to Mr. Hand.'the .paper will ■ continue to be published in Gape May, but at this time it is uncertain where the Page 13 Pleased

Wide-ranging Hikes In Administrative Cost

ERMA — Salary increases ranging between almost 6 and 24 percent for administrators, and increases in stipends for supervisors of between 60 and 113 percent arc included in a new two-year contract ratified last Thursday by the Lower Cape May Regional Board of Education. The‘contract was a first* for the school district since until this year the salaries of administrators and supervisors (depart ment heads) came about as a result of the teacher association bargaining process

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Retroactive to July 1. the new contracts are for a two-year period ending June 30„ 1983 ' ACCORDING TO superintendent Ephraim ‘Keller, the contract covers salaries and benefits for four building administrators - principals in both the high and middle schools, assistant high school principal and the supervisor of curriculum Also included in this pact is the stipend paid to seven department heads (Page 13 Please i

New Guard CO CAPE MAY Command of the 3.600-member Coast Guard Recruit Training center here changed hands Mon day morning during traditional military ceremonies on the parade grounds As recAlit and permanent party personnel and .civilian and mjtitary v dignataries looked on; Cpt William J Russell assumed command from retiring Cpt. James R Kelly, who served an CO slightly more than a year and is leaving . tPage 13 Please)

Reaganomics Hit COURT HOUSE The County Branch of the NAACP will join the National Association and a coalition of other civil rights and Idbor groups, in a manph Washington Saturday, Sept. 19. to pnv tst the Redgan budget cuts and to de land jobs fbr the more than 7 million Americans who cannot find employment Thp NAACP has called upon 311 its branches' to mobilize their members in an effom to demonstrate 1 in a "massive and convincing fashion that policies of this administration to balance the budget on the i>acks of the poor do not have univer sal approval and to make members of Congress aware of its unalterable opposi tion \o this administration's efforts to make'the’pobr, the elderly, the handicap ped and Jninorities the scapegoats for the ills of our society.” n0re information on the march, contact Dorothy Mack, president. Windmills Scotched OCEAN cfTY C|ty Council here decided last week that windmills shouldn't be a perrhitted use in any part of the community, and anyone wishing to build such a structure will have to seek a variance. , Council members reviewed the recently adopted Lower Township ordinance that permits windmills as long as they met certain safety and noise standards, but came to.the conclusion that such a law in r community with as dense a population as Ocean City mayfiot be feasible i Page 13 Please)

C G Auxiliary Helps Keep Waters Safe for Boaters

by Doris Ward A panic-filled voice crackles over the VHF marine radio, "Mayday, Mayday! We’re going down off the lighthouse!" — then a sudden disturbing silence. Cpt. John Richardson guns the 18-foot Dutchess ahead and another day in the life of a USCG auxiliaryman begins to unfold. "Sometimes that’s all the info you get," said Richardson "In this particular case, the vessel had taken a couple waves broadside and capsized but we were lucky enough to reach them within 15 minutes. WE’RE NOT ALWAYS so fortunate", he confided. "A few years ago. a distress call came infrom a 10-year-old girl who was on board a boat fWien her fatheV suffered a heart attack while at sea, but by the time help arrived, it was too late." Shaking his head, the captain said, "If only he had taught her how to operate the marine radio, it might have been a different story. She only knew enough to call out but was unable to receive, therefore the tiine lost in locating the vessel could have been used in saving his life.' Father of five children. Richardson commented, "I just don’t understand why all boat operators don’t take a little time to teach their children and wives how to operate the marine radio. I know I’ve taught my family the necessary safety orecautions and although my wife ’Peg’ is

not a boating enthusiast, I'm sure she has a little more peace of mind, knowing they hre prepared for an emergency. "IT’S AMAZING," RECALLS Richardson, "how many people venture out into 9 ( \ V_ . ,\ • ‘

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There are no street signs out there, he says, but if the public would take notice,of landmarks and buoys, a lot qf accidents

READY TO CAST OFF from Breeie-lee Marina, Cpt. John Richardson and Vice Cpt. Harry Juckett of Villas, prepare the Dutchess for a day's patrol of USCG Auxiliary.

wouldn't occur "I remembr once when we werc'patrolling 6 1 * miles out in Delaware Bay at Bran dywine Light, a boat pulled up alongside anfl the people aboard asked where they wfere." This is all unnecessary, according to the captain. "The Auxiliary conducts free classes in boating safety every season but some.people tend to ignore the fact that the Sea can be as dangerous as it is beautiful If the public would just take time to learn to read the compass and the charts, it would save the taxpayers a considerable amount of time and money ' RICHARDSON, WHO IS currently serving as captain of USCG Auxiliary Division 8. spid thousands .of man hours are donated yearly by its members in an effort to make the waterways a safe, place for all. boaters He explained that the Auxiliary is a non paid organization and the only type of reimbursement is for fuel expense us«*d on patrols. "The foremost purpose of the Auxiliary is to assist the Cpast Guard.” he said "Most of our time is spent towing disabled vessels into port So far. this summer has been cjuiet. but last year out of 125 patrols, we towed in ^36 boats and assisted at numei'ous rescue missions " The Auxiliary is not a law enforcing (Page 12 Please;