Thanksgiving Has Extra Meaning Here

By Jacob Schaad Jr. COLD SPRING — Thanksgiving, officially started in the United States in 1789, will be observed again Thursday with special church services and turkey giveaways in - Cape May County. ^ The holiday has special significance in this county which claims to have more descendants of the Pilgrims 'living here than in any other location in the nation except Massachusetts. History has recorded that John Howland arrived on the Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, in 1620 and later migrated to Cape May County. MANY OF HIS DESCENDANTS ARE buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Cold Spring Pregbyterifln Church at 780 Seashore Rd., Cold Spring. Burials there are said to have begun as early as 1695 and, except for Massachusetts, there are more Mayflower descendents buried there than in any othjf cemetery in the United States, it is contended. £ The picturesque church, jplich was chartered in 1714, will observe Thanksgiving with a 7:30 p.m. community service on Wednesday night.-It will join hands with the Tabernacle Methodist Church of Erma for the service. Meanwhile, turkeys will be distributed to the need thi-oughout the county. The Key Club of Lower Cape May Regional High School will cooperate with the county’s Division of Youth and Family Services in distributing 10 / turkeys and trimmings to families in need. Similar '. baskets of foods and acessories also will be distributed by the social service department of Cape Human Resources. Both organizations also*distribute food baskets to the (Page 8 Please)

25 ECI ?ii, M ^ ANINC a ‘ ( 0ld Sp, ' in|! CHUrch on Soashorr Hoad which will hold hoMday aon'Icc W^yod.y nl g ht. fcmctcry next to the church has more Mayflower dexcendan.s than any other cemetery in the United States except in Massachusetts. The church was chartered in 1714 and the first burial in the cemetery was reported to have taken place in 1695.

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Taxes Are Lower In Upper

UPPER TOWNSHIP - Perched atop Cape May County and offering one of the best tax bargains in the nation, the triangular township of Upper and its 7,370. residents are quietly reaping the benefits of being a comfortable dice throw away from Atlantic City. ‘‘We have all the advantates of casino gambling without the disadvantages,’’ said realtor Lew Tozour who has his fingers on the pulse of this quiet community. Upper township, incorporated in 1798, covers 63.9 square miles and stretches from the ocean front community of Strathmere to some 11 miles inland through the -pinelands and vast empty

acreage.

IT IS a simple rural community that has no police department, assesses no local purpose tax, provides free municipal services and, amazingly in these timesvOf astronomical school costs, assesses its taxpayers only $459,000 of a $4.8 million schodl

budget.

Leonard Migliaccio, one of only three farmers in Upper Township, has been a lifelong resident of Upper and has served 19 years on the township’s governing body. “I like the town the way it is,” he said, “It is quiet, the taxes are low and it is not so far removed from shopping and whatever else a resident needs.” There are changes in the offing for Upper Township, however, although they do not appear to be dramatic changes. The population figures tell the story. In 1980 the town had 6,713 residents. The figure is now 7,370 and the county planning board pro(Page 8 Please) ^ -notice-

Dorlt Ward A VERY PROTECTIVE Mary Ann Stokes of Dias Creek guards her turkeys. No one is going to snare these birds for Thanksgiving because they are the pets of the Stokes family. /’'** Jr. Miss Pageant Saturday

The offices of the Herald and the Lantern will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nov. 25 and 26; therefore, deadlines for the Wednesday, Dec. 1 issue will be next Wednesday. Nov. 24 for both news

and advertising.

ERMA — Twelve seniors from four Jersey Cape high schools will compete for the title of 1983 Cape May County Jr. Miss, 8 p.m., Nov. 27 at Lxnyer Cape May Regional High School. Theme of this year’s event is Follow Your Rain^ bow marking the 8th an-’ nual scholarship program. There will be $2,500 in scholarships and cash to the winner, runners-up and special award winners, 35 percent of the score will be based on judges’ in-

gram and 15 percent for scholastic achievement. The.'remaining 50 percent will be based on youth physical fitness routine, poise and appearance, and creative and performing arts. A gymnastic routine ' will be performed by the contestants.; Dr. Theodore Johnson, superintendent of Middle Township Schools, will be master of ceremonies, and several past winners are expected to participate in the program, including

die Township, 1982 Junior Miss of Cape May County. THIS YEAR'S contestants include, from Wildwood Catholic, Christine Feketics, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Feketics of Wildwood Crest. She will sing and play the piano. Competing from Middle Township are Susan Adamczyk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Adamczyk of Cape May Court House; Lauren Balliette, daughter of Mr.,

Water Fee Study WILDWOOD — A study to determine whether the city’s water company may chqrge a controversial $80 mihimum fee at the beginning of each year will be made by the state's Board of Public Utilities The request for ^he study came from the Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. Residents are up in arms, charging that the fee is a prepayment. City auditors deny this and say it is designed to match revenue with expenditures. Jail Smuggle COURT HOUSE - Donna Dixon, 19, of Port Elizabeth has bee charged wjth trying to smuggle mdrijuana into the Cape May County Jail. She allegedly delivered a pair of shoes which had marijuana hidden inside Suspicious jail guards noted that the old shoes smelled of fresh glue When they removed the heels they found the marijuana, they said. > . The Thing Again AM, OVER The ThinR was back.in Cape May County last week The Thing is that loud noise that some people think is an earthquake, others a sonic booift and still others a rebl life scenario from an outer sp&ce movie. No one has been ablejo pin point the cause although it's been happen ing around here for years ^ New Police Head WfLDWfXJD The city has hired former State' Police Deputy Superintendent George Quinn to oversee and reorganize its beleaguered police depart ment He will receive fit,000 a year. His hiring follows the suspension of Police Chief Harry Breslin and six other policemen, two of them Brcidin’s sons, after they were charged with brutality and a cover-up. Arcade Rejected STONE HARBOR — A controversial board variance permitting an amusement arcade on 96th Street was rejected by the borough council by a 4-3 vote. Mayor Arden Hand cast the deciding vote. The arcade would have held 25 video games. Those voting in the majority held that the arcade presented “a substantial detriment to the public good” Swift Sentence COURT HOUSE - Samuel Swift, owner of Swifty’s Seafood in Wildwood, was placed on probation for two yean: and fined