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CAPE MAY. - During April, traffic on the Tape May Lewes Ferry decreased by 172 vehicles and 446 passengers from April. IWI These : statistics were

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River and Ray Authority. FKRRY TRAFFIC for April was 14,550 vehicles and .77,395 passengers com-

. BICYCLE BUSINESSES ' Several readers of THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS have told us their bicycle busfoes* success stories We d like to pass them along in the hopes that you II find this in expensive, simple mode of transportation not only fun but profitable! Paul l,oeb decided he could use the culinary talents that pleased his friends - palates in combination wit h his trusty bicycle to create a home-sired catering service. To start his traveling kitchen business. Paul invested $50 for bike saddlebags, picked up plastic, reusable containers from a supplier recommended by the local Chinese restaurant tat $65 for 500). and spent another $65 at a used restaurant-supply store for a large pot. long-handled spoons, and a blender. The entrepreneur spread the word about his new venture around his South Brooklyn neighborhood with homemade posters and flyers. He soon had four families on the circuit, and his business grew steadily from there Nevertheless, only a few days - work was involved each week Mondays. Paul planned menus and shopped . and then washed, chopped, and cooker! vegetables. On Tuesdays, he’d cook the. meats and sauce* Then, about 1 5 p m he d spoon the food into containers and bike to his customers' homes , / The rest of the meals would wait in the refrigerator to be droppedofTon Wednesday afternoons. Then Paul would have Che rest of each week for cookbook reading, putting bp posters, and his other love writing short stories Another reader used her bike to deliver the Avon products she sold on a part-time basis in Levittown. Pennsylvania The Columbia "Big Mack" she rode easily toted around her oosmetitA kit and two youngsters Then again, if .you don t ride a bike yourself, there are lots of others who do (Jeri Moore runs a bicycle rental enterprise on St. George Island. Florida. A nice collection of used bikes could quickly put you in the same business, one that should be especially profitable if you live near a park or any scenic area Furthermore, if you have the start-up capital, bicycle shops are still in demand. Sharon and Gary Holmes can recommend such an enterprise, since they started their own successful business in Independence. Kansas. Besides the satisfai i ion of h ivin^a self-supporting shop, Gary says he enjoys being ii dealer 'in nonpolluting transportation. There's also a great deal of pleasure to be derived from selling really top-quality bikes —which are usually available only from specialized shops in the big cilies-»to folks in the country." A Maybe you've always thought two-wheeled vehicles were just for "fun", but many folks have found that they're not Only great "KV's" but can help make money, too. So. if you're looking for a profitable small business idea, think bicycras! to* fUff addition*! mliJfmalion on small • name an* add'rss and as* to* Hepn* 1.1 SS’ PC Bn> tO Mnndersonvill*. H C t Copynght lOaztHf MOt Mtn t ARtH NEWS Inc

pared to 14,722 vehicles and 37,481 passengers for April, 1981, a decrease of 1.17 per cent for vehicles and 1.18 percent for passengers. For the 12-month period ended April 30, traffic was 253.298 vehicles and 773,046 passengers compared to 238,479 vehicles and 715,244 passengers for the l2-month period ended April 30, 1981, an increase of 6.21 percent for vehicles and an increase of 8.08 percent for passengers. $100 Winner OCEAN CtTY - Darlene Corson, a local resident has won $100 in McDonald's “Quality in the Bag" Game. Corson received here winning game stamp at the McDonald’s at 9th West Ave.

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SECOND ANNUAL Fire Prevention Semlnkr was conducted in the Avalon Born Yard recently so that municipal and local business employers and employees could gain hands-on experience.

founder, christens the new office of Dlller and Fisher Real Estate in Avalon. Looking on, from a safe distance, is William J. Dlller, company president.

POWER at Wildwood's FM Station WNBR is boosted to 20,000 watts by William C. Wotring, general manager, to bring its ‘mellow rock' format to a larger listening area^ GOP Club Meet AVALON - The Women’s Republican Club will meet at the lodge in Anglesea noon Tuesday, Jpne 1. Reserve l?y calling Mary Petersen at 967-7123. Groundbreaking COURT HOUSE - The Board of Governors of I Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital invites the public to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new patient tower wing, 2 p.m. Friday, June 4, on the south lawn bordering Stone Harbor Blvd.

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