Herald & Lantern 3 February '82

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The State We're In One of the Better Human Instincts

inF HUMANE SOCIETY OF OCEAN CITY INC. at 1 Shelter Rd. of Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City has the pet below for adoption as well as many other canines and felines. Shots , are administered , before adoption. The Society is run by volunteers and donations are appreciated. They're open between 1 and 4 p.m. and can be

reached at 399-2018,

This 8 week old puppy is brown and black with white •‘boots" and at a good age for adoption.

I THE ANIMAL WELFARE I SOCIETY OF CAPE MAY (COUNTY INC. is a non (profit volunteer (organization. Besides the (animal above, they also ( have numerous other pets (for adoption. In addition, (they offer a neutering and (spaying program and (provide a lost and found (service. All animals Kave 1 shots before adoption. Call h IFI is a very affectionate 1465-4563 between 9 a.m. and l-yr.-old black and white| 4 p . m for details cat. She s had all her shots. I Donations are welcomed.

by David F. Moore In New Jersey as elsewhere, little things mean a Jot Things like reaching out in a small way to save a tree, plant a garden or otherwise beautify a comer of one’s woi ld»— preferably a comer near, but not consisting of, one's own bac|i (or front) yard. % • I'm talking about the entirely human and healthy instinct to make our world a better , place. Now there’s a good-sized series of opportunities for recognition and tangible assistance for such efforts here in New Jersey. It’s a program announced by the little-known but highly meritorious A vterica the Beautiful Fund, not to be confused with Keep America Beautiful Inc., an anti-litter outfit Based in Washington, D.C., the fund does a great deal to encourage Americans to beautify theiY own neighborhoods!. It is encouraging to see that there's an outfit around which concentrates on the business of upgrading ouricivilization. HAS YOUR TOWN. OR SOME ORGANIZATION within its borders, been going beyond the routines of government and citizenship by trying to accomplish some kind of civic improvement? Maybe a new park, or a hiking trail, or a shore or lakeffont access area? The possibilities are infinite, but the America the Beautiful Fund wants to know about them before April 1. The fund has announced that it is seeking some 1.000 individuals or civic endeavors upon which it can bestow the* recognition their actions deserve. The entire state of New Jersey and portions of two other states, upstate New York and western Illnois, are the three areas where this search

is under way.

Individuals or groups are being asked to nominate various examples of hometown good citizenship The results can brifig project endorsement, leadership awards in good citizenship and national recognition awards, as well as technical assistance, according to Paul Bruce Dowling, execative director of the fund. NOMINATIONS CAN BE FOR"lUTSTANDING pro jects, people, ttwns and citizen initiatives. The fund wants

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Acceptance And Pollution Sink In

by Ima Byrd A bunch of us birds journeyed to North Jersey to help the Green Peace people check out ocean dumping last week. We were a little disgusted that officials who were supposed to protect the people and the environment had given chemical and nuclear waste disposal operations a clean bill to dump their junk into the ocean. It seems these "Protectors" have really learned the art of deceit. They have become so adept at wheeling and dealing that they don’t seem to understand or remember that they still must maintain a responsible commitment to society. You can't really blame tHe Environmental Protection Agency and the Dept, of Environmental Protection (don’t they sound dandy — protectors of chemical companies and nuclear plants). The people have to accept some responsibility. I mean, for years we’ve watched them manipulate, placate and nearly annihilate the public in their degenerate planning and big-time associations. Now, except for a few hardy souls, the public no longer protests — not even so much as a whimper. Even the media, for the most part, ignores the problem and turns their head. MORTALS SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED an eerie, almost quiet acceptance of their fate, of thermo nuclear and chemical poisons polluting their land, sea and air. A few birds compare this acceptance with the quiet helplessness and hopelessneess experienced by the Jews when they were readied for the gas chambers. Only in their case they usually weren’t given a clue as to theirultimate destiny and they certainly had no options for survival. We do. But it is this kind of hopelessness that members of Green Peace are trying to move. It is this quiet acceptance of pollution that demands some positive action. THAT ONLY A'HANDFUL OF PROTESTORS exist is Bulletin s Demise (From Page 26) newspapers to his establishment? The deal was clinched and all the available papers were picked up for trucking to the man’s establishment — the local fish market. Thinking back to that, I.have a feeling most Bulletins suffered similar fates over the years. But the final editions of the 134-year-old Bulletin — they’ll be cherished by a lot of Philadelphias. Libby Demp Forrest is a freelance writer in Cape May.

evidence of th$ massive apathy which has gripped the nation. There was a time when man was concerned about oil spills and dutnping of toxic wastes, but today it has become so commonplace that it is no longer news — no longer unusual, and so man’s conscious energy no longer responds. | The problenj has now become so complex and locked in to the idea of permanent damage to our plant, that most mortals are al a loss as to how to cope with it all. We watched in silertCe as the barge, laden with toxic chemicals headed out across the ocean. A few of us sat on the rail of the Green Peace boat as it chugged out after the barge in quiet.protest and anger. BACK AND FORTH WE WENT watching the stream of ugliness rent the ocean with its poisons, disappearing beneath the sttrf where the damage to the environment would go on unseen and unrecorded. It is time td face the truth, that man’s agencies and departments bf protection only protect the corporations and money intierest people. We birds kndw they have lost all their regard for humanity and life, and no longer serve the people. We flew back to the Cape to try to figure out some way to get the hurnari race to join Green Peace in their protest to demand common sense and sanity from their elected servants. Swainton dump was a good example. People had to speak out loud and clear and remove these deceitful men from office. Prisons spread, and the disease of pollution is already reaching tremendous proportions. Film Series On Fridays

COURT HOUSE - The Free February Friday Night FilmvSeries at the County Library begins Friday with Hbrw Christian Anderson. iThis 1952 musical film btars Danny Kaye as the storytelling cobbler.

to know about civic improvement efforts, outstanding citizen leaders, civic organizations and volunteer activities. Nominees will be reviewed and assisted on the basis of quality, uniqueness, broad participation, relative need and self-support To get all the details-, write iftWe -to America the Beautiful Fund. 249 .Shorebam Builrfing N- W . Washington. D C. 20005 This is a rare opportunity to win recognition and even tangible help for a worthy activity. A New Jersey representative will get in touch with vou when you write. This business of beautifying our surroundings, as I said, seems to be one of the better human instincts During the past 20 years or so here in New Jersey I’ve seen many cases where voluntary citizen outreach for beautification has actually won the attention of hardened municipal officials. with the result that therels been a slow but)perceptible maturing in attitudes -of officialdom toward caring about our surroundings. FROM TIME TO TIME LESSONSare learned that "ug' lyf means a loss of values and "attractive" mefihs a gam It’s still all tod seldom that people-want to go beyond their backyards In trying to make neighborhoods more Attractive, But when they .do. everyone’s property rises in social and economic value. It works the same tf ay with parks and open space l.and that’s dedicated to openness creates value in neighboring lands. I jnd that’s green in rfecaying,urhan areas acts as a magnet for healthy redevelopment That the message of*the America the Beautiful Fund, and I hope plenty of people respond to see that ilA rewards are well dinjeted David MfX»re is exerof ve director of the N J Con Korea Uon Foundation

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(From Page 26) budget and, therefore, the Coast Guard mission. As the United States matures and realizes the world doesn’t end at our shoreline, we shall come to know and appreciate the value of economic ship building and technologically advanced fisheries. Now, we are a backward nation in these regards. One proof of this is that we allow the service which affords the greatest protection of our marine environment and industry to be whittled down rather than built

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the demonic Professor Moriarty, exuding evil and treachery, while a young Ida Lupino is in the cast portraying a properly terrifi«I heroine. February 26 will bring The Raven starring Vincent PriCefPeter Lorre and Boris Karloff with an early minor role for #Jack Nicholson. A riotously * funny film about two 15tn century conjdrers who fight a deadly duel of magic. Admission is free and curtain time is 7:30 p.m. ‘Coldnral Familv’ NEWARK - The Col onial Family in Cape May A Case Study, by Robert Burnett of the Univ. of Delaware, will be among papers presented by historians during the 21st aqnual Professional Conference of the N.J Historical Society, beginning at 9:30 a m. Feb. 6 at society headquarters, 230 Broadway here. For’ registratioff information, call (201) 483-3939.

TAP TREES... MOST ANYWHERE! You don't have to'live in Vermont to tap for maple syrup. The following hardwoods (at least one of which can be found just about anywhere in the U.S. of Canada) have all proved to be reliable producers of sap usable for syrup-making: * Norway Maple I^Kcer plalanoidesl. Higleaf Maple (Acer macrophylluml. Red Maple (Acer rubrtjm). Black Maple (Acer nigrum). Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum). Boxelder (Acer negundn), Canyon Maple (Acer grandidentatum). Sugar Maple (Acer saccarum). Florida Maple (Acer.barbatumL Sweet Birch (Hetula lenta).--You'll knowthat."sap s up" when freezing nights are followed by warm^and usually nunny-days Choose trees that are at least 10* in diameter for single tips. 16" for two taps, and 22’ or more for three taps The spOuls (also called spiles) can be made from sections of 'elderberry, sumac, bamboo, willow, or mullein stem with the pith removed or ybu con use Crimped pieces of curtain rod or lengths of pjhstic tubing. Drill a 3/4 "-diameter hole from 2" to 3" deep on the south side of each tree: Be sure you bore al if slightly uphill angle, so the sap con drain downward, and that the hole is at a convenient height Hang » clean, rust-free bucket. 8 plastic milk jutf. or some other one- to five-gallon container securely under your spile, making sure it's adequately covered to keep out snow. rain. dirt. etc. Roughly speaking, you can expect 20 gallons of sop a^etfson from each tree, and you'll need,about 40 gjsllbns to make 1 gallon of syrup. (Sap sours easily ir/warm weather, which means you must gather it frequently keep it cool while it's being stored . . ana boil if up as soon as possible. Clean plastic trashcads. set in the chilly outdoors, make jotWtnWhrfTtanks.) Plan to cook the syrup outside, on a fireplace made of concrete blocks or a metal drum.. Construct the stove" so that the flames lick the bottom of your cooking container but don't let smoke tome in contact with the brew, as it'll affect the syrup's taste and color. Use a large. fl8t pan as your boiler, and keep the contents about two inches deep : slowly adding fresh sap as needed. From time to time, skim off the foam that forms on top of the syryp. After hours of cooking with no apparent change, the syrup will suddenly thicken vety quickly and it must be stirred and watched carefully during this critical stage. Wheii the temperature reaches 7 degrees above boiling, or when the liquid runs off a ladle in thin sheets, the syrup is done. Strain your^atural sweeten er. while it's still-warm, through a heavy felt bag Reheat it to 160°F . and pack it in sterilised containers with airtight seals, where it will keep indefinitely'

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