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(Prom Page l) million dollars for part of a plant that has never produced one kilowatt pf electricity. Something has to.be done." Batten stated Steward Millard, vice-president of STEP, urged individuals to start a letter writing and telegram campaign to the BPU, asking for further cuts and restraints on Atlantic Electric to keep them from filing a new rate request for two years ) •IT S RIDICULOUS to have the expense of another rate case, just as we finish this one The statement of William Elliott, a spokesman for Atlantic Electric, edmes close to big business blackmail, when he said a new case would be file<l immediately if the BPU went along with the Judge's recommendations”, Millard said. "It has been a long hard fight and we must not k stop until the final decision is made. Judge McGill recognized the positive efforts of STEP in educating and bringing together representatives of government, organizations and the.general public to fight the case. ' Garretson said, "We have .done something they said couldn't be done, in leading the fight against this increase. We organized and presented a strong case — one so strong that $103 million has been recommended as a cut." The STEP head then commanded attorney Ray Batten for a "fantastic job,” and continued Jhat '^tu Millard, my cochairman, Frank Alburger our Senior Citizen director^nd Scott McGonigle, our accountant, worked endless hours to see the public was represented and there are no words to thank them sufficently." "WE STARTED Ift February and t>y June had tHbusarxfe of people connected with STEP," Garretson continued." We were the driving force.behind eight public - hearings, not just the two requested by Atlantic Electric We won the right of intervention and amassed the largest number of resolutions and petitions ever

OCEAN CITY — An improvement of this city’s bond rating from BBB-plus to A-minus has been reported by Auditor Hafry Scott. The higher rating is ex-

pected to bring lower interest rates when

the city opens bids today on $10 million worth of municipal bonds. Scott attributed the higher rating to the city’s continued growth, good financial management, the city’s general showing since the form of government changed four years ago, the steady rise in assess-

' ’ed valuation, a continued good tax collec

tion rate and a steady population

increase.

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THE BASEMENT of the Phyktek House at 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, will be the scene of a Hallowe’en Deadly Dungeon Chamber of Horrors sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts on Saturday night, October 30. Admission is $1 and it is open to the public.

-Timely Advice -

Remember to set your clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night. Daylight Savings Time ends in •the wee hours of Sunday morning, Oct. 31, when Eastern Standard Time Returns.

seen in New Jersey rate case history. We were the only outside intervener who followed it all the way through all the hearings. "When I say we, I mean all of the public and officials who joined with us. This includes everyone who contributed to the $7,807. collected for this fight. It is a great lesson in how democracy and freedom of speech still work," Garretson said. "We must keep fighting until the final decision is made. Letters and telegrams to the BPU arc important. I ask everyone to keep supporting this fight by writing: B.P.U., 1100 Raymond Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07102," Garretson concluded.

MAC Events, New Advice For Hallowe’en—

(From Page 1) the costume parade and Deadly Dungeon Chamber of Horrors sponsored by the very active Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts in the city of Cape May. This is an annual event for the MAC and will again occur at the Physick Estate, i048 Washington Street, Cape May, on Saturday night, October 30. The MAC’S Horror Show is the most imaginative. It will take place in the subterranean section of the Physick house and the plans for this year's program are being kept a daFk secret. According to a source close to Dracula, the Deadly Dungeon will provide chough horrors to make the stories

of Edgar Allalt Poe sound like fairy tales. The Deadly Dungeon will be open for the daring and the foolish from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission is $1. The Hallowe’en Costume Parade will take place the same night between 7 and 8 p.m. Competitions for prizes will be staged in four age categories: up to five years; six to 11 years; 12 to 16 years and a special adult category. Judging will be for the ugliest, prettiest and most unusual costumes. In the event evil spirits bring foul weather Saturday night, the events will be held on Sunday night, same hours same place.

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