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Wildwood# News Notes (From Page 10 beginnings of less than five million pounds of surf clam meat in 1948. Kirkeberg boosted the annual datch by 1972 to 50 million pounds, making the surf clam New Jersey's most valuable seafood resource. Mr Kirkeberg also developed and built the first stem end clamming dredge in the world. As a result, the annuAl payroll of the commercial clamming and fishing industry

ranks second only to vacation business in this area. Born in Norway, Kirkeberg still has two brothers living there. Oddgier is a Vteamship company engineer in Oslo and Trygve is V shipyard superintendents- in Tonsberg, Norway. WILDWOOD COMMISSIONER WILBUR OSTRANDER, who has always extended a helping hand to the commercial fishing industry, organized a testimonial dinner to honor Kirkeberg in 1974. A celebrity-dotled rostrum even^ included the Norwegian Consular. On June 16,1962, at Holly

Beach Park, a memorial was "Dedicated to The Memory of The Commercial Fishermen of Cape May County Who Have Lost Their Lives At Sea." In the endless struggle to supply the nation with seafood, many of the hardy fishermen never returhed to the shore with the catch Most of these men were Norwegians. Danes and Swedes, who had immigrated to the New World to better their fortunes. The ocean has always played a great part in the destiny of Five Mile Beach. WHEN A FELLOW need ed a friend, for decades Eddie Miller entertained

Wildwoodians with his pianistics! Most recently, he .has appealed at Woody’s Cafe. Fellow entertainer Bobble Kaye tells us that due to diabetes, Eddie has had both legs amputated He is , at the .Betty Bacharach * Rehabilitation Center. Jim l/eedsttoad, Pomona, N.J. 08240 and would enjoy a card shower. Bobbie Kaye is appear ing at the Villas Fishing Club nowadays. 3he lives in North Wildwood with her husband. Chuck Wandres, who Is estabishing HfWines. an all weather photbgraphy of the Littoral TOf. pertaining to. or ex-

isting on the shore i'Wandres may be reached atPO Box 643. Wildwood HAPPY NEWS of Christmas parties and bonuses continues to flood the area. Hunt’s Enterprises continued their policy of giving employees an extra two week pay check Wildwood Linen Supply feted employees with a Christmas party catered by Neil’s Bob Doherty hosted his employees at Ram’s Head Inn for a Christmas dinner party. Some cabaret bontfaces gave employees as much as $500 holiday bonuses. ■ ’ MARIE FALCEV; of

Marie’s Flower Shoppe, ob tained valuable national publicity for our area with a featqre in the interna'tionally circulated FTD News magazine. The feature tells about the Flower-Grams that Marie , m originated. For $25. a Specially costumed employee, Michelle Cinelli. sings a special greeting to the recipient. Another employee. Ruth Pennington won a Halloween Party prize costumed as MJ*« Piggy, and has since, appeared in the •• costume at an Avalon Children's party and at an auto showroom opening in West Atlantic City.