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Dedication Of Library Aug. 12

CAPE MAY — After nine weeks of service at its new location, the City Public Library will pause to celebrate the dedication of its new home 2 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Alig. 12 in front of the library, Ocean Ave. and Hughes St. The library opened the new facility June 8, after being closed for two weeks to accommodate the move from its cramped quarters in City Hall. The nationally publicized Book Brigade, in which over 11,000 volumes were passed from hand to* hand along a quarter-mile long human chain, highlighted the moveWhen planned renovations are completed, the library will adequately house 45,000 volumes. THE CEREMONY will

formally dedicate the new library building and celebrate the dedication of those individuals and organizations whose efforts brought years of planning to fruition. Thomas Hand, Publisher of the Cape May Star and Wave, will act as master of ceremonies. Featured speakers ,are Mayor Arthur E. Blomkvest, who is also president of the Library Commission, Emma G. Ellwell, librarian, John Demarest, administrative principal of the Elementary School and a member of the Library Commission, Robert J, Hendrickson, Chairman of the County Library Commission, and Samuel Kahn, chairman of the Library Fund Drive.

Green Look For August

An Irish Fortnight will be observed in the Wildwoods Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 22, highlighted by all star boxing pitting Ireland against the United States Aug. 20 at Wildwood Convention Hall. Other events are Irish step dancing Aug. 13 at

Garvin’s Irishman’s Cafe; Irish stew contest and festival Aug. 15 at Cozy Morley’s Club Avalon; St. Patrick’s Day Aug. 21 at The Red Garter, R & R and DjContinental; Boardwalk Run, the Crest to Anglesea, Aug. 21; Irish Society “Cocktails at the shore," Sunday. Aug. 22.

All About Slowpokes

Middle Twp. — Why does ~ a turtle cross the road? At 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Wetlands Institute, Dr. Roger C. Wood will answer questions about this everyday phenomena when he talks about the diamond back terrapin.

OCEAN CITY - Award winning photographer and author Scott Griswold Jr. will unveil his new book at a reception 7-10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 13, at the Arts Center, 409 Wesley Ave. Copies of the book Clack and White—A Cookbood of Technique for the Gourmet Photographer will be available and Griswold will be on hand to autograph each copy. For information

Dr. Wood has traveled to virtually evecy corner of the world stqdying the ways of turtles, both fossil and living, and has written about 25 scientifc papers about them. » He is a professor of zoology at Stockton State College.

call 399-7628. ‘Mr. Deeds' Back CAPE MAY - One of the best remembered comedies of the 1930s, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, will be shown 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 17, in Victorian Towers auditorium. Gary Cooper is both funny and appealing as the small town man who teaches the city slickers a few tricks.

Rev. Willard P. Sirman Jr. of the First United Methodist Church of Cape May and Msgr. Patrick J. Madden from Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church will deliver the invocation and benediction, respectively. Mrs. Carin Fedderman and Harry Lozour will present the library with a pledge for 1,000 tulip bulbs to be planted around the building this fall, on behalf of the Greater Cape May Chamber of Commerce and the Tulip Festival Committee. The speakers and members of the Library Commission will participate in a ribbon cutting at the culmination of the ceremony. Immediately after the ribbon-cutting there will be a tour of the new building, followed by light refreshments provided by the Vintage Homes Association. Grcus Coming To CAPE MAY - The New Jersey Cape Performing Arts Guild will present two performances of the Hot and Cold Running Circus for the benefit of the Public Library Fund Drive. The performances will be given at the Convention Hall here 3 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,

Aug. 17.

Peter Vernon, president of the Performing Art Guild, said, The Hot and Cold Running Circus is billed as the biggest little circus you’ll ever see. Begun as a weekly feature in Baltimore, the circus includes music, magic, juggling and entertainment for the entire family. In addition to giving performances in Los Angeles, New York City and Nashville, the circus has appeared overseas in London, Amsterdam and.

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Tickets may be obtained at the Public Library and at the door of Convention Hall at the time of each show. Persons wishing to Benefit Mart COURT HOUSE - A benefit for Cape Human Resources, featuring a flea market with collectibles, antiques and crafts, will be held at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center, Dennisville Rd., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21. Space is still available for rent.,Call 729-4902 or 729-4903 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Collectors’ Convention

WILDWOOD - The National Association of Precancel Collectors will hold its 32nd annual convention, Precanex ’82, at the Recreation Center, 243 E. Rio Grande Ave., Aug. 18-22. Sessions will be 10 Will Unveil New

a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. A branch postal facility will be open at the convention, and special elongated Penny and a priqted cacheted envelope will be available to collectors. Book

A Crabby Tradition Scuttles On

OCEAN CITY - What started out as a playful publicist’s ploy has evolved into an exciting city tradition, according to that publicist. The City’s annual Miss Crustacean Pageant, a beauty contest for hermit crabs, and the rollicking crab races were implemented by Public Relations Director Mark Soifer and his coherts seven years ago. "AT FIRST THE world snickered,” says Soifer. “Then it gasped; finally it just shrugged its shoulders and accepted the inevitable." The two contests will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the 12th St. Beach. The beauty pageant

is scheduled first with comely crustaceans from throughout Crabdom competing for the coveted "Cucumber Rind Cup", a loving cup with a cucumber stuck in it. The winner rumbles down a flower-bedecked runway and is serenaded with the Pageant’jftheme song, "Here It Conies. Miss Crustacean." There is no way to determine the sex of a hermit crab out of its natural environment so Miss Crustacean may actually be a he. “It doesn’t matter," says Soifer. "Who cares? It’s the tradition that counts!" FOLLOWING THE Miss Crustacean Pageant, the gut-wrenching Hermit Crab Races fire held. Over

150 of the fastest klutzes in Crabdom normally collide in this competition, which is marked by 15 heats and a championship run-off. Many crabs with colorful names are entered in the classic, a modest sampling follows: “Mozzarella," “Harvey Wallbanger,” “Charlie Hustle,’’ “Theotis," “Taberita,” and "Joe." No matter what the name, all crabs have their beady little peppers focused on the world’s record, 10.8 seconds, established in 1982 by Hermie, an obscure, unranked crab from Atlantic City. The Hermit Crab contests are preceded by the city’s second annual- Sand Sculpting Contest held starting 9 a m. at the 10th St. Beach.

PIRATE Cpt. Kidd, with some of his booty last year, will return for Cape May’s Cpt. Kidd Treasure Hunt 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. at Convention Hall.

Pageant, Crafts

COLD SPRING — American Historic Cold Spring be preset. Village will present double- p.m. Sundi barrelled attractions Pennsylvai Satut-day and Sunday, Aug. the Contini 14-15. The hpu New Jersey Designer lustrates Craftsmen will present an uniforms exhibit of various crafts used *by noon-8 p.m. Saturday, and Hessian 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Soldiers du^ii A PAGEANT OF the Independen

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73rd Baby Parade Thur.

OCEAN CITY - The Boardwalk will be turned over to youngsters 10:15 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 12, when the city presents its 73rd annual Baby Parade. Children ranging from infants to 10 will be transported from 6th Street to 12th St. on the Boardwalk in a variety of Carts, strollers, .coaches and floats. Some will walk

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aid in the library fund drive should call Library Director Emma Elwell at 884-3305.

coaxed along by doting- movie "Ant parents.. Others, oblivious Known as of the thousands of dy of Babj onlookers, will doze off in eveqt bcgai their coaches or eventually • the century, nap in their mothers’arms. Bamberger, APPROXIMATELY 300 founder’s a\ entrants are expected to The parade vie in Fancy, Comic and almost cor Float Divisions. Awards then and B, are presented following the Henry, wil parade at a reviewing special stand in front of the Music health perm i Pier, Boardwalk and Another Moorlyn Terr. Bands, coVn- honoring mercial floats and a varie- Evelyn 1 ty of costumed characters directed are scheduled for the over 30 march to be led by Toni presented Ann Gisondi who is The event featured as the youngest the city and orphan, “Mollie," in the muters’ Clu >

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