Heating Aid Available for Needy

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN wean a Mg griua be dancM down Wildwood's Pacific Ace. Friday during the, etty’a annual Christman Parade.

RIO GRANDE — applications are being taken now by the county Office on Aging for assistance with heating bills for low income res.Jents, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday at the Social Services Building

here.

Family income guidelines are: one person. $449 monthly: two persons, $593; three. $737,000; four, $880; five, $1,0M; six, $1,168. For each additional person, $127 should be added. ITEMS NEEDED FOR verification are: Personal identification, such as driver license, credit card, or birth certificate. The county Welfare Agency will tty to assist those who do not have such items or are unable to obtain them. Social Security Number, including the applicant's Social Security card and those bf other adult household members, if available. _ • Proof of residence, such as a current

utility or telephone bill, rent receipt, dr mortgage contract and proof of payment • PROOF OF Unemployment benefits, Social Security benefits, Veterans' benefits, or Workers’ compensation. Proof of earnings — check stub for most

recent week's earnings.

Living arrangement: fuel bill or contract from supplier; utility bill, if gas (ft electric heat; lease if heat-utilities are included in rent; affidavit from landlord if tenant is responsible for heating posts but

bill is not in tenant's name.

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EPA Head In Powwow On Sea Dumping WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bill Hughes (D-NJ) has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to appeal a court decision which allows New York City to continue dumping sewage sludge in the ocean after the end of this year, despite a congressionally-ordered ban on such dumping. In a private meeting with EPA administrator Anne Gorsuch, Hughes and other Members of the House Oceanography Subcommittee warned that failure to appeal the court ruling would violate the public trust, and undermine decades of progress in cleaning up the oceans. Hughes, who authored the law which bans harmful ocean dumping after Dec. 31, said administrator Gorsuch agreed at the meeting to reconsider her position on the court ruling. He said she expects to decide in a week or so whether or not to appeal the decision. •TM VERY ENCOURAGED by administrator Gorsuch's willingness to reconsider this matter,." Hughes said. "I don’t think she retired before this meeting just how strongly we feel in Congress about the ocean dumping issue. If EPA refuses to appeal this court ruling, then the agency is in essence refusing to carry ouK the congressional mandate to enforce the ocean dumping ban. “ Most municipalities have already gotten out of the ocean dumping business," he continued. "However, a handful of communities, notably New York City, have refused to comply with the ban. The EPA must not give in to these municipalities and allow them to continue degrading the marine environment." Hughes pointed out that Gpngress (Page 25 Please) ' yuietidings49r:<*4X:rt « SWAINTON - During the W ijj holidays, area churches and ** V school groups come in for carol- Jt ^ ing and special programs at the V Swainton Nursing Home on Rt. 9 a here. But there is a year-round v* VL need for free entertainment as JL W well. Talented individuals or ^ a| groups may contact Pat Johnson & at 465-3161. I? For othvr Ideas and tugget- & he tlons on how to partake mean- „ ^ Ing/uHy In the yuletlde tplrlt, tee s lie this week's Helping Hand Page, In Intlde on 13.

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SCROOGE. MEND THY Wayt. Lower Cepe May Regional High School itudenta rehear,, for Ihelr upcoming performance of "A Chrlatmaa Carol: Scrooge and Martey." From left are Don Caahmore (Scrooge), Regina Hill (Urchin). Christine Back (Ghoat of Christmas Paat), Eric Simmons IMarlcy) and Kim Snedaker (Mn. Cratchit). Show time, are Ihls Friday and Saturday at» p.m. In the high achool andllorlam. Story inilde. Future Sewer Rates

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AVALON — $96 million Was the figure that seemingly shocked both Council and the public in attendance at the Dec. 3 workshop meeting. That was the estimated total amount that the county tyUA Plans to spend for sewage disposal for the communities of Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City and part of Middle

Township.

A' portion of the indebtedness will be paid from state funding and part by federal funds according to Councilman James Busha, but the regional coat will be ap-

proximately $34.3 mill.

Councilman Busha and - ' Stewart Gray along with borough manager Andrew Bednarek attended a MUA meeting in Swain-

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Recycling ‘Successful’

SWAINTON — The Borough of Stone Harboi; has collected 17 tons of glass and newsprint during the first month of Its recycling program, according to Diane DeMeo, recycling coordinator for the county Municipal Utilities Authority. "Everything I hear about recycling .is extremely favorably," MUA chairman John Vinci remarked. "The program is successful already.” DeMeo reported to the authority at last Wednesday s meeting that Sea Isle City had collected 6 tons during jts first three Weeks Jn the program. North Wildwood begins rocyciing on Monday, Dec. 7 and Wildwood joins on Dec. 16. WORK 18 CONTINUING on the Phase I Recycling Center at the former Menhaden Plant, on Rio Grande Blvd. The road work is complete and the installation of the .fence will soon be finished. According to Kenneth Holmstmp, construction coordinator, "If the equipment arrives on time,

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Super High, Low Coastal and backbay residents should be aware that astronomical conditions are such during the next several days that tides will run higher and lower than normal, with the possibility there could bq flooding of low-lying areas if there are significant winds out of the north - or south-east and/or low pressure systems. The’moon will be full on the 11th, and . in perigee (closest to Earth) on the 12th. The Farmer’s Almanac notes the highest tide of thf year will pccur around this time. Bqt It is the meteorological conditions of wind directibn and speed, and low pressure which will largely determine whether the higher than normal • tides will be .pushed beyond banks; beaches or protective barriers. New Formula Hurts Shore protection projects"in Slone Har- ■> b ? r and Avalon jare amqng several already targeted to receive state funding under, an old $20 million Beaches and Harbor Bond Issue that may have to be * dropped when Gov. Brendan Byrne signs into law a new bill that requires the state to pay 75 per cent of a project's cost. According to reports, the new bill - which changes the current 50-50 formula and entitles any municipality that has already paid for a project to be reimbursed at the new formula rate — will leave the state about $7,1 million short of what is necessary tqcomplete all the projects initially Anticipated under the old plan. WHEN ALL REIMBURSEMENTS are made and new apprppriafions finalized, without another bond issue there won’t be enough money to complete the two projects with highest priority — Absecon Island and Ocean City. Ocean City's Peck Bqach is the highest priority — a $3.4 million endeavor that will use about $2.5 million in state revenue: Second on the list, Absecon ‘ Island will cost about $8.6 million - taking $6.4 million in fctate funds. Other projecty, in priority order, are Sandy Hook to Long Branch, Avalon and Stone Harbor and Long Beach Island < School Bond OK’d 7 OCEAN CITY — A $3.5 million school bona referendum that will provide for a three-story addition to the local high school was approved last Tuesday by a vote of 840 to 730. The new addition — to be built onto the front of the school — will house a new library and provide facilities for administration, ari, athletics, science and special education. Bids for the project. are expected to be received in June with groundbreaking to follow in July. Construction will take about 14 months. The state has designated eight existing classrooms to be substandard and ordered that the school establish its own library. Failure to meet the mandate doilld fcsult in the school losing its accredidation and up to $250,000 per year in

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the construction work should be finished by Dec. 15.” The center would then be used to separate the recyclable materials and 'prepare them to be marketed. In other business Charles Norkis, MUA . chief engineer, reported the construction permit has been received to'install the sewage force mains in the Cape May Region. "We have been pushing the Army Corps of Engineers for a permit on the wastewater treatment plant at the same time," Norkia said. "When it arrives we will advertise for bids on both construction jobs at the same time." Vinci commended the staff and consultants for "working feverishly" to g« the permits to allow construction to begin on the Cape May facilities. A $70,815 contract was awarded the James M. Montgomery Inc. for value engineering work on the Wildwoods/Lower Region Wastewater Treatment Facility.

ONLY AN accomplished musician would feel comfortable seated at such a complicated organ console. Read A Man 4-His Mutlc Inside opposite the opinion page. f A NEW CQLUMN, provided weekly by The Mother Earth Newt, maket lit debut wltfi hlntt for a truly colorful r holiday P. 14 THE LIGHTS FANTASTIC, the Meerwald Houte Chrlttmat lights go on . next Tuetday P. 13. GIFTS FROM YOUR KITCHEN. This weeh, Florence Heal provldet tome mouth-watering cookies reclpet P. 18