H<yald & lantern 3t March '82

Dorb Wa’d TWO ABRIAl.-bfiMM’ IrticM join »ever»l othfr ho*« In pitying watrr on Ihe fire. One offlcltl «ald without them, thr wholr itreH of aUNrrii rouM have befn loat. Realty Destroyed By Fire

by M'F.llen Rowland STONE HARBOR - The Iwo-Btory building housing the Piller and Fisher Realty storefront o* Third Ave near 96th St was destroyed by fire Friday night Fire fighters from four . communities had the fitT extinguished, in three hour*, but not before it j}ut ted the realty and upstairs apartmems, resulted in water and smoke damage . to Cregos. an adjacent men’s and women's ap^ pare! shop, and smoke damage.to the nearby Hen rty’s Restaurant THE ALARM was sound ed at 7:20 p m but the first firemen on the scene en- *• countered only smoke Soon, however, flames were breaking thru the, roof Borough Councilman LoU'Cletland credited the town’s' new Tele-Squirt aerial, ladder truck and •similar apparatus with saving “all of 96th Street." According to Afist ' Fire Chief Bob McClure, who directed the fight, 80 per ,$hnt of a renovation and enlargment project had been completed at Diller and Flatter at the time of the fire. Cregos, the abut ting stdre, had Just finished

repainting and decorating, and a new shipment of -clothes -had Just arrived COUNCILMAN, Clelland was among patrons at Kenny’s, three doors from the Cire,_ forced out of the restaurant by dense smoke Councilman Jack •Fitzpatrick., joined by his wife Pat, watched as the fire ingulfed the business, Mrs Fitzpatrick moaning over the loss of rental cards eaten up by the flamesOilier and Fisher agent Robert McCormack bewailed the loss of the keys indentification Later, Billy, Diller joined Fitz Patrick at the fire scene .. COUNCILMAN Fitz Patrick told the fterald at the scene he had no idea how the fire started. It was ' subsequently indicated, that it may have been caused by. wiring in the ceiling rafters bf the first floor. Asst. Chief McClure reported only minor 'injuries to firemen. Most Of the firemen began leaving the scene by -10:30 Fighting the fire were' volunteers from the Stone Harbor and Avalon companies joined by men from Court House and Villa^.

AVALON IS IN foe a tax re-evaluatlon. Starting shortly and to be completed by September 1963, results of the survey, to be made by Appraisal SurvcyVinc. of Cherry Hill, wilL§PP«ar in the 1964 tax bowk i * • y GERRY AND DOTTY' Stump (she’s prexy of Stone Harbor’s Women’s Club), has just returned from a fantabulous tour of the West' Coast They started in San Francisco, visited their daughter Del, who teaches at the Univ. of Calif! at Berkeley and lives nearby, .then traveled north to Van Damme State Park along the Mendocino Coastline. • ' Gerry says there was no swimming there "but truly gorgeous views." They stayed in a lovely poastal town' where the fresh vegetables and fruits wefe marvelous. She says "bold winds off the headlands Remind one of S H." . STONE HARBOR Chamber of Commerce has pledged $1,500 over a threeyear term, towards the enlargement and updating of services at Burdette Tomlin Hospital including a new cat-diac and trauma room, 132 new patient beds, and an expanded, modern surgery suite. There will also be a multi-million dollar expansion of, the hospital’s energy plant Following groundbreaking ceremonies (date of which is to be announted in the next two weeks hopefully) work on the new building will commence imrhedfetely and target date for occuptfncy will be mid-1883. • • • ■ \ WONDERFUL NEWS for fri^nds-of Marion Oaks, 215 Highland Ave., Court House. All systems are A-Okay and she’s back in

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the catering business. Marlon had a thriving catering business in Wynnewood. Pa. following the death of her husband, Dr. Wilbur W. Oaks, a surgeon at Graduate Hospital. We relied heavily on her judgment ^and culinary skills .when giving parties in Wynnewood and felt completely at a loss when she moved'to this area permanently. When we moved down here we were delighted to find that she had resumed her vocation and lived only minutes away. She has'had a loyal clientele here for ten years ABOUT SEVEN mOnths ago she developed an ulcer on her leg- and. characteristically, made no complaints. When she finally admitted her disability to her son, Dr. W.W. Oaks Jr., an internist at Hahnemann Hospital, he gave her a resounding lecture'and admitted hereto ^the hospital immediately for treatment of the ulcer

and phlebitis.

You can't keep, a great gal lixc Marion innow gear long and she’s back at fulL strength so "Hello Dolly’ - \ it’s so nice to know you're 3

back in bizz again.

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STOPPED TO welcome Asst. Pire Chief Robert McClure home this Week (Bob also, owns the Stbne Harbor Exxon Station). He, his wife Pauline.'and sop Bobby drove to Florida and spent almost two weeks ‘with Bob’s father and mother in North Miami. Having eluded winter’s final blast the two families

dqged the house for' the flitomefoiid started North Bob and his tribe were in no hifrry Unget home and hugged the coastline, stop* ping off at poipts of interest along the') way, Kennedy Spaffce Center won hands down in Bobby’s estimation and Columbia’s 3rd blastoff only increased his in tefest of course. It’s , awesome to contemplate the changes -that/have taken place during our

lifetimes isn’t it?

WE GOT TO kn^yv neat, albei-t much younger, chums this week. - John McVey, his wife AnneMarie,daughter Kara (age •12),sonJ.D. (actually John age 9) and adorable Weimaraaer puppy named Aspen John, the-eldjer, is principal of Middle Twp. High School and living .at Harbor Towerk while disposing df his 12-acre farm in Morristown. t The family will be joining him in their .neWlypurchased home at 9 Easy St., Court House within the next couple of weeks. Aspen and the kids love the water and,nobody can wait to see pup’s first reaction to the beach. They’ll be keeping theW boat in Stone Harbor sfo we hope to see them

often.

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SEA ISLE CITY Branch of the Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host a reception' at the golden Inn on Sunday afternoon,*May 2. This is the annual recognition of service to those volunteers in the auxiliary who spend

so much of their time and energy making the lives of patients happier and lessening the burden,of the regular staff ( The ceremony will b% .followed by installation of new officers for the coming year. The gal in charge, Shirley Rubinstein (Mrs. Robert) of. 360 46th Place, S.I.C. tells us the public is

invited t6 attend.

OH THEY’RE movin’ on

up, Yes they’re movin’ on *

up—but this time it*s the Sands family not the Jeffersons. Connie Sands long widely known for her Sand piper .Anl Galerie at 10829 Oceari Dr, is expanding her horizons and opening a ' new gallery at 9821’ 3rd Ave. bevotees of the Galerie need not dispair, she’s turning that one over to her son JeYf and daughter-in-law Chris" Connib.! has run the Galerie for 18 yea ret so she

‘.brings a w^lth ‘of ex- ■

perience tp the new enter prise plus fnahy of the artifacte she has collected from around the world. OPENING OF THE new ' shop is scheduled for' May K> (Mother’s Day) with a gala- one-man show for watercolbr artist >PauL Scully. It will be done with Connife’s usual touch of.

clads, '.the guests will in- \

elude .interesting* new

facds, the celebrated ariist •

himself of cours^ and refreshments will be serv-

ed. The public is invited, to *

' attend and see-the new art Center for themselves. / • • • •' • See Coupon oft * 4 ,, ' •

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