SJRT Directors 1st Class

SOMERS POINT «- South Jersey Regional Theatre has collected several highly respected and talented directors for its phoduction of Tintypes. the musical revue set to open today, Dec.' 1. and continue thru Dec. 19. Director Howard Rossen is familiar .to local audiences. Last season he directed SJRT’s production of Romantic Comedy and Gin Game. His present production of Talley’s Folly has been well-received by. audiences and critics alike. Rossen's New York credits include the musical Oh Johnny, which had an Off-Broadway engagement last season. He also direcfed two original revues at the West Bank Cafe, Crosstown Rhythms and An Open Stage, and last spring restaged a production of Words and Music with Sammy Cahn. In television, Rossen was a member of the production staff for the NBC series One Of The Boys. which starred Mickey Rooney. He also holds the annual position of Talent Coordinator for the Daytitfie Emmy Awards. Local audiences are also familiar with the work of Tintypes Musical Direc-. tor/Pianist John Handy. Handy conducted the Ice Capades orchestras for eight years. His theatrical credits include Fiddler On

The i^oof with Theodore Bikel and Carousel With Robert Goulet. Handy was also the arranger/pianist for You're The Toq, which 1 appeared at Gateway Playhouse last season, has Worked as conductor and violinist for Caesar's Cabaret, and heads the Atlantic C h a'm her Orchestra. 1 Designing the 'scenefy for Tintypes is SJRT’s resident Designer/Technical Director Robert L. Zeier. His sets for SJRT’s How The Other Half Loves and Talley's Folly (his season have been called "incentive" and "hypnotic." Recently Zeier designed the Children's Opera Series for Brooklyn Philharmonia. Besides his OffBroadway credits, he has designed scenery, lights, or costumes for over 100 productions in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Seoul, Korea. The designer has also worked as a scenic artist for the San Francisco Opeia , T u s c*o n Metrojolitan Ballet, and Arizffla Theatre Company. After Tintypes, SJRT will take its traditional winter break before opening with a three-show spring season—Deathtrap. ■Master Harold'...And The Boys (tenative) and They're Playing Our Song. For information about Tintypes tickets or SJRT spaing subscriptions, call 563-0553.

Foundation Offers Safe Heating Tips

PHILADELPHIA - In an attempt to make consumers aware of the potential for fires and severe burn injury associated with the use of kerosene heaters, the Burn Foundation has released a brochure which details the hazards of operating space heaters and offers basic fire and burn safety information. "The brochure highlights correction/ elaboration nr rnr fo him* 1 Irnhon ht ulUng W.," III! In i U'.InJlHm

COLD SPRING - History has a strange way of changing shape, depending upon who records it. In some pieces of literature aobut Cape May County, it is said that John Howland arrived on the Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, in 1620 and later migrated to Cape May County. But Mrs. Brian R. Dickinson of 2702 Bayshore Rd., Villas, who has studied this sort of thing, insists that isn’t so. "UNFORTUNATELY, John Howland, an original signer of the Mayflower Compact, did not migrate to Cape May County from Plymouth Harbor," she writes. ‘‘In truth, his granddaughter, Hannah Gorham Whilldin, was the first Howland descendant to reside in Cape May County. She arrived in 1690 with her husband to settle in town Bank as whalers. It is she and her descendants whose remains are buried at Cold Spring Cemetery. "Although I would like to believe that John Howland himself actually visited our county, it simply was not so."

the human factors that lead to fires and severe burn injuries," according 5 to Jere Hoffner, the Foundation's vice president. "It’s for anyone who is considering purchasing a space heater or already owns one.” According to the publication, owners and potential buyers of space heaters should be aware that severe burns can result from direct contact with heater surfaces, ignition of clothing or other flam mables, use of wrong fuel, improper refueling practices, or unsafe fuel storage. It also warns that respiratory illnesses may result from pr tye aggravated by poor quality fuel, long term exposure to combustion by-products, or accidental ingestion of fuel. This is especially true for certain high risk groups, including pregnant women, asthrfiatics, young children, the elderly and those with cardiovascular disease. , For those already owning space heaters, guidelines are provided on the use of proper fuel, ventilation, refueling and storage practices, and the actual operation of the devices. The purchase and/or use of kerosene space heaters in some communities is illegal, and the brochure recommendsdhecking with local authorities to avoid violating local ordinances. Guidelines fer the use of coal and woocystdves, gas and propane heaters, and electric space heaters, are also included in the brochure. For a free copy of the brochure contact the Burn Foundation, 250 S. 17th St., Phila., Pa. 19103, or call (215 ) 735-4050.

CARDIO-PULMONARY department of Burdette Tomlin 1 W* 1 , Respiratory Therapy Week by ottering tree pulmonary tunctlon tests Carolyn Young la being teatrd uhlle Cathy Ennia. hoapltal employee, runs the computer. K

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(From Page 30) out from coverage would destroy the system. Statistically, it has been estimated a worker, who started working in 1975, will, before he retires, be paying 1 at least $17,000 per year in taxes into the Social Security System. This includes the 50% employer’s-share. During his career he will pay at least 20 times more than todays 65-year-old worker and he will have been cheated We are now reaping the harvest sown by our Congress’s over the past 20 years - promises upon promises ... mqre for less •don't worry about Uu; cost. Our children dnd grandchildren will be compelled to pay the bill. Samuel Stubbs is a Bayshore West resident.

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(From Page 30) Although low and seemingly insignificant, they perform a vital task in protecting our mainland from the furies of major storms. A "healthy" barrief island is one which gradually moves about over long periods of tinle because of the ebb and flow of sands along its ocean and bay shores. ' IN THAT CONDITION they are designed by nature to be sometimes submerged by storms, getting ra?haped in the process, while thpy perform their protection of the mainland. But they are not healthy when man builds on them, and tries to anchor them with seawalls and other expensive and generally all too temporary construction. That’s why the new law is a good thing. It precludes further expenditure of public mqnies on such ill-advised construction as roads, bridges and sewers along 600 miles of unspoiled Gulf and Atlantic coastline. With the President's signing of the barrier island law. we won't (I hope!) find it so easy to continue with past mistakes. After all, it makes no sense for us to subsidize commer cial development in an unsafe area, and then have fo in vest more public money to insure it, and build see walls and jetties to keep out the tide, only to have to pay money out again to rescue folks when they get wet. and then offer low-interest pubic loans to start rebuilding all over again. Thai s a very vicious cycle! The cost-benefit ratip for that

process is clearly not in favor of the public ALL THAT’S needed to prevent that, crazy spiral is. to keep development away from the most hazardous places away from the very edge of the sea. For the most part, coasts, in Europe have been handled this way In Denmark, for example, very few buildings even come close to the water's edge by the oceari dunes, and then never on top of the dunes. The legislation spells out designated areas, often of less than a mile, which Can’t be developed Earlier, several such small sections of undeveloped New Jersey were in^eluded in the bill, but they were omitted from the final /legislation The only other state sb excluded is Maryland, , where there s quite a bit of undeveloped barrier beach which was already under pi/blic ownership In the Congressional eye, New Jersey has nolhingloft of its 90 or so miles of barrier islands that's worth saving • Some 15 or 20 miles actually are in public ownership In any case, the bill is a great victory for those concerned with both the environment apd the economy But New Jersey will have to focus its attention on dealing on its own with the few small remnants of unspoiled barrier island Or the New Jersey Congressional delegation can go to l>at for gelling them added to the protective law That's an idea vyorth looking into. (David F Moore is executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation.f

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