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Our Readers Write Here’s Hope y For Sea Isle By Fiwlrr II. Strallon Jr. I fwl very sorry for Arthur Murray Appell (Jan 26 let ter toeditor) and the Civic Hell" he is living in in Sea Isle City I'd like to offer the following ray of hope for his future . ' It is amazing how rapidly the north end of Avalon (The Vqint; has increased towards Townsend’s Inlet At low iide, th*''Avalon side is almost parallel to the southern tip of Townsends Inlet, and thp watervray 4tse|f keeps creeping farther and farther, northward It would seem that some mtellrgent thinking should be given to the matter I propose the following ■ l /That jhe bordbgh of Avalon move to annex the area known a*Townsends Hllet from its southern most tip to . the north side of 77th'Jit This action \Jould immediately improveMhe quality of life for the denizcas of the area by making them a part of Avalon vs Sea Isle City 121 THAT A CANAL be dug between the Inland Waterway to the west and ftie ocean to the east, along 77th St (This area is generally called Aikenville > (3» That following the opening of the canal, which I think should be named ‘ Mitch's Ditch, the Boy Scouts fill in Towasends Inlet with a few buckets of sand and a bag or (fwo of stones. '*> That the Ocean Drive Bridge'be demolished and a permanent, toll free causeway be built to connect the emancipated people of Townsends Inlet with the beautiful borough of Avalon, where the vandals are allowed only two tire slashings a year and group rentals are encourag ofl by the bar and liquor dealers Fowler H Stratton Jr writes from Avalon •

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Worst GOP Split? By Joseph It. Davis I believe former Lower Township Committeeman Jack Moran is living in a dream world judging statements he made in the Jan 5 issue of the Herald and Lantern Moran •was defeated in the Republican primary in 1982 by a 2 to 1 margin Then the man ^o defeated Moran , in the primary, William Hevener, was soundly defeated by his Democratic opponent in the general-election Now that (ierald Thornton has illegally taken over as the Republican township leader, the split in the Republican ranks is the worst I have known The strong I^ower Township Republican Club still backs Maurice Catarcio as leader and Phyllis Genovese as Republican treasurer Moran evidently lias not contacted a good cross section of Republicans in Lower Township or he would not make such a ridiculous statement that people in the GO P are not upset with Thornton I can assure Moran that if he had been the candidate baeked'by Thornton iastead of Hevener, he would not have been elected * Joseph H Davis. Villas ‘1 Another Voice Simple Multiplication $fnce the federal government states that the five-cent gasoline tax would provide 320,000 jobs, then a 10-cent tar would provide 640,000 jobs and a SO-cent tax would provide 3 2 million jobs We could solve the entire unemployment problem with a SI a gallon tax, thus employing 604 mijjioh A 12 a gallon tax would give jobs (b the unemployed in India. Africa, China and Ihe jobless of the world The benefits of a five-cent gasoline tax are just a hint of what might be accomplished within the realm of Reaganomics — Stuart Oliver of Oakland, Calif. in a letter to the Oakland Tribune reprinted in the Wall Street Journal

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By Jane Ann Cunningham Most of us never know when government money is being wasted, or spent ill-advisedly In the Virgin Island, you can often see for yourself. A few years ago. it was decided to build badly-needed new hospitals on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Almost as an afterthought, the powers-that-be also planned a facility on St John, which has a permanent population of about 2,000. St. John's medical needs are filled by the Morres De Castro.Cllnic, served by two doctors, a dentist, nurses and E M.T’s. It is adequate for the daily clinics and any emergencies Situated 100 feet from the dock, the clinic has a well-equipped ambulance boat which can make the trip to St Thomas in about 20 minutes, where patients can be treated at the hospital COMMON SENSE would indicate that the best place to put a new facility would be in Cruz Bay, the population center, and near the water. The one-story clinic building could be enlarged — with a second story. Nurses and doctors are already there. Bureaucrats anywhere are not noted for having a wealth of common sense, so the 20-bed St. John Community Health Center is located in the country, 15 minutes from the dock, up a narrow, hilly, and winding road, j Although dedicated last October, it is still not opened. They forgot to put a requisition in for electricity WAP A (the Water and Power Authority) does things in its own way — it's a far cry from Atlantic Electric RUMORS ABOUND about the new facility The overhangs are so low, the ambulances can't get up to the loading ramp What use will actually be made of the building is interesting Most really sick patients will need the equipment of the St. Thomas Hospital As a maternity hospital, it would .need specialized staff and equipment But St John did get a small slice of the health money pie Jane Ann Cunningham of A valon is the former publisher of the Herald

It's Tough Being Small With Apologies By Joe Zelnik In my first weeks in Cape May County, I have already met several very nice people whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower,,()r shortly thereafter My dad came over much the same way, but a few years later, ih 1913. Not quite 8, he, his mother, and four other children, the youngest still in diapers, left Slovenia in northwestern Yugoslavia by horsedrawn wagon. A train took them to LeHavre, France, and a ship to England for departure to the U S.‘from Liverpool. They came steerage, of course The trip took eight days There were toilets, but no baths or showers. The menu featured smoked fish My dad hasn’t eaten fish since. Knowing little English, he started school in the first grade and left after the sixth. He was a good student and would have been promoted to the eighth grade the next year But he was 14 and expected to go to work in the glue

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TEN YEARS LATER, about to marry, he got a job in the produce department of the largest grocery store in town He tefls stories about the tarantulas that came in with the bananas that would makd your hair curl About a dozen years later, with $900 in the bank, he took a 10-year lease and bought the '^business," stock and delivery truck of a small neighboMiood grocery store That has been his occupation for the last 40 years Business was good; it paid for my opllege education.

Beer, Wine bill Long Overdue (EDITOR'S NOTE: Legislation proposing special per mits to allow New Jetsey restaurants to nerve beer and wine by the glass has divided Cape Mayl Counttans. ♦^Following letter favoring the proposal comes from the Garden State Restaurant Association and will be included in a Cape May County Chamber of Commerce mailing to poll its members. Letter opposing the permits appeared on this page last,week.) By Craig Garrabrant You are being asked to express your opinion concerning a long overdue reform of New Jersey’s liquor license law». The issue is really quite simple; should residents and visitors in New Jersey be allowed the simple convenience of being served a glass of wine or beer in the restaurant of their choice? Naturally, as with any attempted reform, there has been a great deal of debate concerning this issue and much misinformation has been put forward about the details of this proposed reform. The Garden State Restaurant Association is made up of hundreds of restaurantis and associated businesses from throughout the state war association is the prime, but not sole, supporter of Senate Bill 1863. The heaviest concentration of membership bn the G.S.R.A. comes from Cape May County, and with gobd-reason The current method of allocating liquor licenses (one per 3,000 permanent residents) completely ignores the tremendous influx of •temporary residents" in our county during the summer. THERE ARE MANY fine, full-service restaurants unaMeSto obtain liquor licenses because there are none avaitable. Even if licenses were available, the smaller family restaurants in Cape May County would not be interested in obtaining one To justify the purchase of a full license in a seasonal business, a complete change in philosophy and operational methods would be necessary Our old-fashioned shore restaurants would have to change from food-oriented to liquor/food While there seem to be enough taverns and liquor stores to satisfy the needs of our visitors, there are only a handful of licensed restaurants. A glass of wine or beer is as much a part of luncheon or dinner as an appetizer or dessert, yet in most tourist communities in Cape May County, there are very few restaurants that are capable of serving wine or beer to their customers. Forty-six states in our nation recognize that restaurants constitute a special category where consumption of wine and beer is concerned and have laws for special licensing. Too many people from surrounding states are confused by our antiquated liquor laws. This makesdhings even more difficult for New Jersey’s tourist areas. WHILE WE ARE now permitted to allow BYOB, we are not allowed to advertise this fact. This often adds to the confusion on the part of visitors. BYOB often leads to over-consumption because people tend to finish all they bring rather than leave it behind or take an open bottle in their cars BYOB places the burden of control on the restaurant owner even though he has no say in the sale of alcohol. It forces the restaurants to allow patrons to consume someone else’s product at their place of business. From the point of view of the consumer, I submit this statement made by Herbert W. Miller, chief executive/officer of the New Jersey Coordinating Council of Older Citizens, Inc. made in support of S1863/A1969. . "We (older citizens) find it demeaning and degrading to be forced to carry ouf beer or wine in a paper bag in order to be able to enjoy wine or beer in the restaurant of our choice. " Miller also stated that "New Jersey’s liquor laws deny the consumer the freedom to be served wine or beer in the restaurant in which they choose to eat and they are vefy often forced to pay a ligher price for their meals in (Page 31 Please)

to the A&P There was a hairy moment when his lease expired and someone else took over the store. My dad moved down the street, reopened, and his customers, many of them old, walked past the new owner to stay loyal to my dad BUT EVENTUALLY a supermarket came "downtown" wijh variety ar.d prices my dad couldn’t match. And many of the old-timers who also came over steerage and who spoke Slovenian or Polish better than English, died. Their children had less reason to shop in a comer grocery store. "The system" also conspired to make it tough on a small, independent grocer, who may need only one case — sometimes even half a case — of an item instead of a gross. Wholesalers don’t like to bother with that. Or they add on high delivery charges. So it's pretty quiet at Zelnik's Grocery in Gowanda, New York, nowadays. Lots of kids buy candy. Quite a few people buy bread and milk. Some get a case of beer delivered. And a number come in just for the fresh-sliced cold cuts. HE DOESN’T COMPLAIN, but myriad, a healthy 78 next month, is a little hurt, I think, by the lack of business. He jokes that it's hardly worth opening up some days. My dad. who neverasks me for anything, recently wrote to inquire how I VfliTdoing in Cape May. "If there is a small grocery store nearby,” he added, "I wish you would stop there once in a while and buy some little thing. I’m sure It would make the owner feel good " I'll do that. I know The A&P, Shop n Bag, and ShopRite

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