Newsom-** Digest (From Page 1) Arsonist Jailed ■ COURT HOUSE - A 20 year prison sen la nee was meted out in Superior Court to Kamuel DePuul of Chester. Pa. for participating in a $52,000 stick-up of Wildwood restauVant owner Krank.Urie in l«7» at a hank on Hildreth Ave. and Park Hlvd »Two other defendants, who pleaded guilty, testified against DePaul. and a third man is awaiting trial AH three are serving time for other'crimes. The ('.ape Cha (,ha?

CAPE MAY The idea of an official sonR for this rosort city has drawn off hent Holes from the Roveminif body . laical songwriter Bobby Slango proposod Wattling in Cope Mov Which he wrote for the city's Tulip Festival last spring. Mayor Arthur Blomkvest, who likes On The Way To Cope Moy. salddhe people should decide which song they like best. "I've got enough enemies," he commented

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Bridge Contract OCpJAN CITY - A $197,830 contract for the construction of a new 17th St bridge has been awarded by the city to Tidewater Utilities Construction, Inc. of Linwood Work on the aluminum bridge is expected to start in November and to be completed next spring .The bridge will connect about 50 homes on our island west of 17th Street with the rest of the city The old bridge was closed about two and a half years ago because it was deemed to be dangerous. A temporary wooden bridge has been used in the metfhtime. New Post Office COURT HOUSE - They're playing post office at a new site here. The U.S. government has relocated its facility to the old Acme building on Route 9. It formerly was situated south of the new location also on Route 9. The new Post Office is twice as large and has 614 postal boxes compared to the 250 in the old one.

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v Dorl* Ward JEAN BERGER, new commander of the County American Legion, and wife. Bluettc, look over one of many awards he has received during his years of service in the legion. They are natives of Switxerland. Legion’s Watchmaker—

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a watchmaker in 1952 and then moving into the quality control field for K.C.A. and

General Electric.

His work took him to New York City. New Orleans and Philadelphia before set-

tling in North Cape May.

Berger enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and spent his time as a machinist mate first class on a submarine tender in the Pacific. The tender was.based abqut 1,500 miles

from Japan.

"We wOre sitting ducks.” he recalls. Discharged in 1946 and still in the Reserve, Berger tasted civilian life for four years before he was called back to

A Proposal:

Fishing Pier On The Bay

serve in the Korean War. He spent two more years on a submarine tender in the Pacific, based out of the same location. Berger has a busy year ahead of him. He estimates that three quarters, of his spare time will be dedicated to Legion activities. Once a month he’ll be going to State headquarters and his other hours will be spent with local legion posts. His friends say he'll handle it “like a

piece of cake."

"He's a go getter,” said a fellow Legion naire. "He’ll do a good job for the Legion. ” Like the watches he made, tUhe will not

stand still for Jean Berger.

VILLAS — The Lower Township Zoning Board will consider a use variance next Tuesday which if approved will pave the way for a fishing pier here at Millman Lane and Schellenger Ave. Stanley Leszczynski of Philadelphia wants to construct the pier and open several existing accessory buildings at the site of the old Abinanti’s Pier, a structure that was used by Delaware Bay fisherman -forsome 50 years. Th\hearing is to begin at 7 p.m. in Townsnip Hall. ACCORDING TO THE application, plans/6re to reconstruct the pier and open a bait and tackle shop and luncheonette. Both the bait and tackle shop and the lun-

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Old men, like ships that sail the seas no more, Drop anchor finally along the shore Of memory, that ancient friendly coast ' That makes reality a tired cold ghost. Vincy Endicott

cheonette will occupy the structures where

they previously existed.

The site is in an R-3 residential district, located near several commercial uses including Cam-Den Glass, the Villas Fishing Club, and Layrc's Dutch Kitchen. Property size is 105x135 ft. and contains approx-

imately 14,175 sq. ft. of beach

The site, along the Bay is In an area that has traditionally contained a mixture of commercial and residential uses, the application says. The pier would provide fishing otherwise unobtainable without a boat and the buildings targeted lor accessory uses are not properly designed for residencies, according to the applicant.

AT THE RECENT Stone Harbor Garden Club workshop, a floral piece designed by Amrlon Glaapey. right, catches the eye of club president Ramona Wilson.