More Info Due On Glass Industry

KKMA - Al least some of the mys.tery' and evairtvenefcs surrounding th4‘ anficippted arrival of a glass company here at the County Airport will be lifted next Monday. Dec. 13, when a principal of thenewly formed company will be onhand to discuss the possibility with the Lower Township Cdtnmittee • Donald Kelly, executive director of the County Economic Development Commission, said Thurs day’he expects a principal in the commuiy currently employed with the glass industry in Connecticut - to attend the 7:30 p.m. heading on, the municipality s plans to apply for la 1300.000 Small Cities Development Grant to assist the company in locating in the county The federal Small Cities programs are this year be ing administered by the state If approved, the - township's 1300,000 will be

loaned to the glass industry at low-interest rate* As the company pays back the loan - used to buy equipment -> the municipality will be able to loan the funds to other local businesses needing financial assistance ACCORDING to the EDC director. t|»e company will generate at least 100 new )obs for county residents. Preference for employment will be givch to those in the township and neighboring West Cape May. West Cape May is ap plying for $325,000 under the federal Urban Devielop_ment Action Grant Proi gram to loan the comfwny. Kelly indicated af} a previous meeting with/the . committee that the grant money is needed before the company can locate al the airport The company itself is applying for a $500,000 state Economic Dcvelopmerit Administration loan ‘ Because he contends revealing the name of the

company could jeopardize its plans to locate in the county. Kelly has declined to release the company’s name, principals or exact type of facility. Ho has indicated. however, that the six principals are currently employed in the glass industry and that the new company primarily provides glass for the cosmetic industry. AT LAST WEEK'ff sfcs sion with the Township Committee. Villas resident Judi Hodges questioned why ’ the grant is being sought to help a new industry locate in the. " township rather than aiding businesses that have been h^re for years and art in need of economic assistance. Kelly replied that the money will be loaned to the glass company because it has committed itself to moving into the county and providing at least 100 jobs for local residents. A member of the County

Planning Board staff a‘dded that the state is more likely to approve a grant application that targets a large» sum of money for a single project rather than one aiming at a number Of smaller projects. KELLY ALSO TOLD the committee that he’s already received a number of calls from people connected with the local fishing industry indicating they would like to apply for low-income loans once the $300,000 is available and the "revolving business loan” program is instituted. The committee is expected to file application for the grant imnAediateiy after Monday's hiring. "The primary cflhcem'of the committee is to get people back to work, and this seems like a golden opportunity.” Mayor Tom Clydesdale said. "We should,stop dragging our

feet."

Hospital Accredited, Praised By Team

COURT HOUSE - Following an in-depth review of patient care, medical procedures and facilities, Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital has been granted a three-year Certificate of Accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The three-year period is the maximum awarded by the joint commission and continues the hospital’s, record of accreditation

since 1962.

William H. Waldron, hospital administrator, announced receipt of the ac-

creditation.

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Crest The regional treatment plant to serve Five Mile Beach is slated to open that year Hospital y Dtn. Sued COURT HOUSE - A Gosfcn heart attack victim has filed a malpractice suit against Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, its chief of cardiology, Dr. Robert Sorenson, and Avalon physician Dr liodolfo Garcia Melvin Hearon claitps their treatment, starting in December 1980. caused his heart attack. Sorenson said there is no basis for the lawsuit. , ' Unlucky Number? WILDWOOD - Only 13 people, five of them Atlantic Electric officials, attended last Wednesday's hearing on the utility’a request for an $8.7 million increase in fuel adjustment costs Atlantic Electric spokesman James J. Lees said the requested hike will raise present electric bills I 9 ppreent arid cost the average consumer 81 cents a month Peterson Switches

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count HOUSE Middle Township Committeewoman Pat Peterson has announced that she has changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican Although not specifying reasons, the coni mitteewoman has indicated she is not happy with changes being proposed by fellow committee member Michael Voll and committeemanjelect Charles Leusner , Olfarrio Ousted LOWER TWP Longtime township GOP leader Maurice Calarcio was'voted out of office by the local Republican organization last Wednesday/and replac ed by Freeholder Gerald Thorntdn. At ihe same time local treasurer iHiyllis Genovese also was removed from her position and replaced by‘Sam Stubbs Catarcio has often been charged by some members*)! the organization as being . dictatorial Genovese reportedly did not support GOP Township Committee can didate Bill Hovemy in the November election, but is alleged to have supported Independent Joseph Link Hanukkah - ’(From Page 1 > Collier, df Collier's Liquor Store in Cape May. is a native of the city His wife, the former Patricia Bowley. was born in Philadelphia and reared in South Jersey

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MEMBERS OF THE Watershed Assn, of the Delaware River gathered for a seminar at Cape May Point State Park Saturday. Basin Water Affects County

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tions the County Board has little authority • and can only make "recommendations." VILLAS RESIDENT Eleanor Grubb said she finds it "disheartening" to look al the bay because of all the sludge on the

beaches.

"People are bitter and blame the local politicians for not doing anything." she

said.

Tfie Watershed Association, is actively momRlWngthe activities of the Delaware River BasirTtroomijssion. the body which Drivers To Pay More

is chiefly responsible for regulating the use of water* resources. According to Association member Mary Ellen Noble, the commission is expected by the middle of the month to declare an official drought The definition of drought, she noted, is determined by how much water is available in New York City’s reservoirs. Members urged all environmental ' groups and residents to join their Association and requested that articles or clippings relating to water issues be sent to WADR, Box 4. Frenchtown. NJ 08825.

TRENTON - New Jersey drivers who have their driving privileges suspended after Dec. 2T will face increased fees for the eventual restoration of those privileges, says Clifford W Snodeker. Director of the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles The old restoration fee of $20 islxhng increased to $30 for all drivers who receive a notice of suspension mailed from DMV beginning Dec 21 IN ADDITION, the fees for taking part in either the Driver Improvement Program or the Probationary. Driver Program are being increased from $20 to $40 on the same date. The fee for drivers convicted of drunk driving and automatically enrolled in the Alcohol

Countermeasures Program will remain at $40. Those drivers must pay a total of $70 in order to have their driving privileges restored at the end of the suspension period — $40 for the program and $30 for restoration. The driver Improvement Program is available to drivers who accrue 12 to 14 - points in more than two years. By attending the sixhour classroom program (given in two sessions!, drivers can receive a threepoint reduction on their records and escape the initial suspen^ioTfX THE PROBATIONARY* Driver Pregram is far .new drivers whqaccrue mur or more points stemming from two or more violations.

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commission stated that the hospital staff was to be commended for its efforts in providing high quality patient care,” stated the

administrator.

Dr. Marvin Podolnick, president of the medical staff, noted that the survey team review of medical staff procedures resulted in

high marks.

ALAN GOULD, president of the hospital’s Board of Governors, was gratified that the commission had awarded the hospital the maximum three-year ac creditation certificate. "The board members have done an exceptional job. They have worked very hard to see that the hospital meet^ the stan-

l dards expected by both the

commission arid the residents of this county." «. r Gould said^

Treasure Hunt

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nothing worth keeping. She was learning how to "tune it." Then onoday. at the Cape May west end jetty, she found a dime, a nickel and two pennies. "There wasn’t a soul around, but I let out a war whoop," she said. The 17 cents are in her living room,

framed.

SHE BOUGHT a third detector in 1980 when she and her husband, James, were preparing to leave on one of their frequent camping trips and the other instrument • was "acting up." She didn’t want to risk a vacation with no detector "Camp grounds are great," she said. "Lots have tent areas and people get undressed and things fall out of their pockets." In the final days of each December, the Currys take a picture of the coins and items she found during the preceding 12 months. Some of the pictures show a double bed or a dining room table covered with stacked coins, watches, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, chains, lockets, etc. As a result of the finds, she also collects coins, and her husband, a retired Coast Guard quartermaster who now is chief , dispatcher with the Lower Township Police Department, has over 400 matchbox-type autos. MRS. CURRY sets forth in the summer at first light, about 5:30 or 6 a.m.. and leaves the beach about 8:30 when the sun worshippers start to arrive. She returns about 5 in the afternoon and stays "until dark or until it’s time to make dinner. But my husband is very supportive and there’s no set time for dinner." No fair-weather detector, Mrs. Curry has been on the beach in 24-degree temperature with 20-knot winds. And she wasn't the only one, either, she points out. "The competition is keen," said Mrs. Curry. On most summer nights, for example, five or six persons may be sweeping the same beach. Mrs. Curry records her finds each day in a pocket calendar, one column for morning, one column for evening..The diary includes references to rewards from people who rush up to IreFon the beach and implore her aid in finding a lost item. MRS. CURRY does it for the satisfaction. not the occasional reward. "You feel good,” she said. "A thank you is enough." Ih fact, she makes sincere efforts to find owners of valuables. She currently has three postcards out to high school, describing the graduation year and initials inside class rings she found this summer. The attraction of metal detecting? "It’s the unknown," she said. “It's a treasure

hunt."

Some South Jersey residents may be dreading winter. Not Mrs. Curry. "A storm is fantastic," she said. "We're all waiting for a gully washer. It brings in the stuff and lowers the beach. There are still thousands of things to be found out

there."