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LITTLE MISS Slone Harbor Meghan Brennan beam* as she begins her reign during 32nd annual coronation Friday evening at the elementary school. First runnerup was Kristin Buff; second runnerup. Aimer Clark. There were ten contestants. News~^~— . Week's Dlg6St Top Stories Homicide Victim COLD SPRING. The bloodied body of a North Cape May man was found Tuesday morning near his car in the wooded Tranquility Park development site off Rt. 109 here, and County and Lower Township authorities were still trying to determine the cause of death yesterday afternoon. According to the County Prosecutors office, the body of John Attenborough, 59. of Deland Ave.. was removed to the hospital for autopsy. The death was termed a homicide pending investigation. The GOP Choice COURT HOUSE - Ocean City attorney James Kilpatrick has unanimously been endorsed by the County GOP organization for freeholder. The candidate, selected by county committee members here July 21, will square off in November against Democrat James lannone. The seat up for grabs is currently held by freeholder Jack Bittner. who was recently sworn-in as Ocean City mayor. The only person to seek the nomination, he previously received the endorsement of the Ocean City Republican organiza

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ASBESTOS SIDING and alterations have hidden the architectural significance of much of the former golf clubhouse/Moosehall. This is a portion of the rear of the historic structure. Plans to Move, Duplicate Old Hall CAPE MAY — Plans to move atid to duplicate the former Moose lodge and to erect condominiums as well on the (Page 15 Please)

Summer Symptoms

Hospital Expansion None Too Soon

COURT HOUSE — Recurring symptoms in part responsible for the multi-million dollar expansion and modernization of Burdette Tomlin Hospital — are being experienced by Cape May County's only hospital. , "The hospital has been at full capacity several times this month and the emergency services unit has been extremely busy on ajmost every day during July." stated hospital administrator William H. Waldron HI. "To meet this increased demand for medical care which occurs when our summer population swells to almost one-half million, the Pediatric Unit has been converted for selected adult admissions with pediatric patients being given admissions precedence." THE HOSPITAL administrator noted that a distinct increase in asthma patients, patients with upper respiratory problems and coronary patient increases, occurred during the heat spell Referring to the initial phase of construction on the hospital's "Patient Tower," Mr Waldron pointed out, "The fund drive theme, Looking Toward Tomorrow. ..Today, is apparent in the building foundation which will support future ex-

pansion of the five-sjory patient tower to eight,floors. Our long range plans provide for the addition of patient beds in direct relationship to population increases which we nbw experience and projected increases " FUNDING FOR construction of the tower, doubling the size of the emergency room and modernization of the existing pa tient care units of the hospital is complete less the $15 millibn goal of the fund driVe. The sale of tax exempt bonds, to finance

the project, was completed in May According to Waldrom. "The Fund Drive, under the direction of Bob Smeltzer. will soon go over the milliondollar point and with the continuing efforts ^of the volunteer solicitors, we will soon reach our goal Over too volurleers are presently active in the county wide fund drive " Persons wishing to make a pledge or cash gift to the hospital fund drive should call the fund drive office at .'MB-Rioo

Weather Still Key to Crowds

All it takes is a prolonged spell of heat and humidity to bring a soggv public flock ing like lemmings to the cooTing winds and waters of the shore. That was proved when record-breaking traffic poured (brought the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza of the Atlantic City Expressway on the weekend of Jtfiy 17-VB, with 65.774 vehicles passing the plaza Saturday. July 17, and 65,414 Sunday JulyflB, well abovethe' previously recorded peaks of about 60,000 "Weather fas definitely a factor in in-

fluencing the record traffic," said Clyde D Fear, Expressway executive director. "While Atlantic City casinos are an important factor in increasing traffic volume on the Expressway, we’ve noted that marked traffic fluctuations are directly related to weather conditions. "THIS IS PARTICULARLY evident at the Egg Harbor Plaza, where motorists from the Philadelphia metropolitan area pass, not only en route to Atlantic City, but also on the way to a link with the Garden State Parkway and the Cape IVJay County (Page 14 Please)

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LOOKING OVER the recruits following 13-gun salute Friday at the Coast Guard-Center. Rear Adm. Douglas Fredricks Is followed during Inspection by Cpt. William Russell, commanding officer of the training center. The First Honors .ceremony marked Admiral Fredricks' assumption of command as the senior Coast Guard Reserve officer. Atlantic

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Expenditures More Than /* School Budget by Boh Shlles ERMA The Lower Capo May Regional School District for the first time in several years ovorexpended its annual budget 1981-82 expenditures being exceeded by more thhn $5,200 While t/ie auditor's official-report is not expected,to be complete for another two months, board Finance Committee chairwoman Ruth Billmeyer on Thursday night told board associates that informal recom mendations have been made that would improve .the district's financial ad ministration CONCERNING THE PAST year's overexpendilure. Mrs Hillmeyer said it has been covered thru $5,000 available in surplus Reasons for the overspending was attributed to the ni-ed to purchase two new buses 'costing approximately $50,000). in creased medical beheffts and the necessity of hiring an assistant principal for the high school Money* for both the buses and the (Page 14 Please)

House Restores Most Guard Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON. D C - The House of Representatives has approved legislation supported by Rep. Bill Hughes (D-NJi authorizing continued funding for a wide range of important Coast Guard programs and facilities. Hughes said the House-passed bill restores most of the budget cuts which the

Administration proposed for the Coast Guard earlier this year He said this should give the (1>ast Guard sufficient resourcc-s to carry out its many resppn-. sibilities in the areas of drug interdiction, search and rescue missions, and enforcement of fisheries protection and other marine environmental laws

MliA: User Charges or Court

SWAINTON - The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority last Wednesday directed its solicitor to prepare court action against Wildwood Crest if borough officials fail to enact a user charge resolution by August 5. "Hopefully," MUA chairman Charles Hathaway said, "it won’t be necessary, but we must protect ourselves and the other participating municipalities and users if they don't paijs the ordinance by that time "

August 5 is the date of the Inst public hearing on the state's proposed 1982 priori ty list that now places Cape May County projects in position to receive $63 million in federal construction grant funds According to George Marinnkis. MUA executive director, the federal and state regulation* require the proposed user charge methodology be defined in a formal enactment by all participating municipalities before they will fund the

"I AM VERY PLEASED with the < passage of this legislation." said Hughes, who serves on the Coast Guard Subcom■mittee "The Coast Guard plays a major role in protecting lives and property ft sea, and in stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the country "At a time when record amounts of illegal narcotics are flowing into the U S . it is senseless to further cripple the Coast Guard's ability to intercept these drugs through arbitrary budget cuts The Coast Guard must haVe adequate resources to do the job which the American public ex pects," the Ocean City lawmaker said. According to Hughes, in order to have a major impact on the importation of narcotics. the Coast Guard must interdict bet ween 50 and 70 percent of the drugs However, because of present budget con straints, only 15 percent of illegal drug im ports are being seized by the (’oast Guard, he said IN THE MEANTIME. Mr Hughes con lP*0* 14 PUa«»l