Herald & Lantern 9 March '83

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operations because of the cost and dying younger than they should. Government isn't doing anything to help. We’re trying. " Cape May County has the highest percentage of people over 60 of any county in the state: 22,212 of 62,266 or 27 percent, according to the 1980 Census. Lower Township has the most, 4,764, followed by Ocean City, 3,609; Middle Township, 2,828; Cape May, 1,427; Wildwood, 1,301; and Upper Township.

1,248.

The reminder, in descending order. Wildwood Crest, 992; North Wildwood, 894: Sea Isle City, 757; Dennis Township, 699, Avalon, 688; Stone Harbor, 547; Woodbine. 366; West C’hpe May. 351; Cape May Point. 125; and West Wildwood, 122. The Coordinating Council includes delegates from 15-20 senior citizen groups in the county. It meets the first Monday of each month except July and August

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Cold Spring Gets Outhouse-

(From Page 1) which will become a ticket booth, Nardi said, and Mrs. Little's will serve as a historical reminder for people too young to remember the joy of knocking over an outhouse on Mischief Night

Appraisers Start Reval

VILLAS — To some township property owners, the upcoming revaluation will mean more taxes; to other it will mean less. But the percentage tax increase on any individual is uncertain, according to Tax Assessor Sandra Sharpley, because " we can’t predict what the tax burden will be next year.” "All assessments are going to go up," Sharpley told members of the local Tax payers Association last Wednesday She also noted that while the revaluation will result in lower tax rates, the overall taxes an individual property owner pays will increase with the additional expenses in the annual budget. According to the assessor, field workers from Appraisal Surveys, Inc., the firm hired by the township to conduct the county mandated revaluation, began assessing properties last week in North Cape May, Cape May Beach and Town Bank. The workers, who measure and inspect both the exterior and interior of buildings, are expected to complete their work by the end of summer "The purpose of the revaluation is to make sure everyone is assessed fairly,” Sharpley said. The County Board of Taxation requests that a taxing district bring its assessments up to market value when the ratio of sales to assessments falls below 85 percent The 1982 average sales ratio in Lower Township, Sharpley noted, was around 59 percent. The last revaluation here, was conducted in 1976 When this year's project is completed, the new assessments will be used for the 1984 tax list.

Dorn Ward REMEMBER? Mrs. Adeline Little of Mayville has donated her turkey-red outhouse to Cold Spring Village. She wasn’t using it anyway.

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ed by members of the county health and planning departments during the next 12 months. The study is a result of state Department of Environmental Protection regulations requiring counties to provide environmental health services to municipalities under their jurisdiction. Off the Canvas WILDWOOD - The local Elks amateur boxing team, whose request for $3,000 in tourist promotion money was turned *■ down by the city, has received a $2,000 contribution from local businessman Lou Lambert and will compete in Quebec later this month.

Newlyweds. Mary and Rick Ensslrn of Avalon have beaten the winter blahs beautifully by two ski trips. First they tried a long weekend at Camelback and then a full . week of trying the slopes at Stowe, Vt, Now it's back to the grind — Rick’s at Seashore Home Supply and Mary’s back at Burdette STONE HARBOR'S Chamber of Commerce held its monthly dinner meeting at Henny’s on Feb. 21. Principal speaker was William Diederich, Cape May County's Director of Consumer Affairs, who enlightened his audience about the duties of his office which is a small part of the state’s Division of Law and Safety. Diederich stressed that his most important function was to see that the consumer received fair play in the market place and he urged all businessmen and individuals alike to contact his office for written information advising them of their rights and responsibilities. He said that while many agencies such as various Chamber of Commerce, hotel-motel associations. Better Business Bureaus and Builders’ Guilds help code ethics protecting consumers they don’t have the power to enforce their codes. Some businesses don’t belong to any organization, are "out to make a buck" and are fraudulent Therefore, his office is empowered to enforce one main law, the Consumer Fraud Act, supplemented by 13 different regulations dealing with: mail order, motor vehicle advertising, sale of meat at retail, sale of dogs and cats, etc Even if there is no intent to defraud a violation is punishable. Thus it is necessary to check all or-

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dinances carefully Most common complaints received by his office con cem auto repaid and home improvements. It is best to keep informed on all of these regulations since in cases of fraud the complainant can sue for treble damages. . Following Diederich’s speech Alexandra (Mrs John) Kokonos of 119th St. reported on the new organization in town called "Keeping in Touch" or KIT, a group of gals trying to see that those confined to their homes or undergoing a temporary deprivation of freedom know that by consulting their pastor, their doctor, the seniors or the Chamber’s Sick and Welfare Committee, Gert Cerny and Lillian I>ougHrrty they, in turn, will notify KIT, which attempts to augment already existing services or explain their availability to those who may need them. George and Pristilla Lemanski, 275 64th St . Avalon, are among the first returning from Florida They, too, found Epcot Center "Far bigger and better then Disney World." Priscilla described the exhibits as absolutely fantastic! From there they went to Pompano Beach for a few weeks. They needed jackets in the evenings but enjoyed sunny days. They visited John and (.ouise McLaughlin of 62nd St and ran into Ben and Jean Doktorskl of 166 69th St who were sunning on the beach of King Neptune's Lodge On the way home they stopped at Jckyll Island, Ga.. but cold wind and rain speeded them home. Louise Clery bf 64th St. and Kay Clery of Ocean Drive are leaving Hutchinson Island and headed for Avalon Priscilla said "We had a great time but " you can guess the rest of the sentence. WARNING: Stone Har bor's Police Chief. William B. Donohue has given his officers instructions to follow up on the state's new "get tough policy" on speed violations As a result 11 violaters of the law were in court Wednesday, March 2 These are the policies now in effect For residents: If you exceed the posted limit by 1-15 mph you will be fined $60 automatically: 16-20, fine $70.00; if you afe caught exceeding the legal limit by 20 mph you must appear in court. For nonresidents the same rules apply and if you are caught exceeding the speed limit by 31-35 mph the penalty will cost you $100 We honrtily applaud police vigilance in this matter - it will make this an even safer resort this summer. Councilwoman Rachel Sloan of Avalon and her committee for the Perfor ming Arts and the Women's- Civic Club of Avalon have come up with a real coup de theatre! On Sunday March 20.3:30 p m at Community Hall. 30th and Avalon Ave. the Lewis Shearar Chorale, 0 group of 100 singers from 41 com munities, ranging from Tom's River to Glassboro, who practice together weekly on Tuesdays will be giving 8 sprightly and festive prelude to spring

THIS NON-PROFIT group was formed in 1932 and named the Haddonfield Choral Society In 1972 it was renamed for Mr Shearar. who has been its director since 1946 They have gamed tremendous critical acclaim Appeared in the Grand Court of Wanamaker's. were chosen by the Atlantic City Centennial Committee lo appear at its celebration, were elected to sing at the 75th Anniversary of Ocean City and have made many, many many radio and television appearances It will all be popular music, most selection^ from Broadway musicqjs For tickets or added information call Marjorie Jones. 967-7878, or Alice Marvel. 967-4662 Sounds like the lightest, brightest way to swing into spring, so get your reservations in early. Stone Harbor Seniors were treated to an insider's view of the news media when Joseph R Zelnik, editor of the Herald and Lantern, addressed them at their monthly business meeting on March 2 Members were delighted jvhen he termed hiihsclf a 'newcomer to the area, ex:ept for summer vacaions." and asked for input rom his readers so that the japer could, insofar as possible, continue to meet their expectations and fulfill new interests Vacationers have started to return am^guests were remainded to wear their funniest, prettiest or most unusual hats to the next meeting April 6. when the nominating committee for officers for the coming year will be selected GRACELA (known here as Grade) O'Brien of Avalon, who annually throws THE party of the year in her community to benefit the Garden Club, has done more lo create natural beauty "in what is left of free space" in the boro than anyone else we know, just wrotelis a letter titled Rabbitt and / in Met icn Our first thought was — why would even Gracie take a rabbit to Mexico? Then we remembered her VW Gracie lives every hecond'of her life to its fullest when she's not sleeping, and she docs little of that Each year she makes plans for the coming winter and when she’s not gardening she studies variousdialecls of places she decides to visit She's already mult'ilingual which helps. This winter she headed for Merida, capital of the Yucatan State She drives along picking up hitchhikers to get more familiar with their speech, directions and acquainted with local sentiment She had one unhappy day when nobody wanted a lift and she drove 200 miles through the jungle to a dead end and she and Rabbitt had no choice but to retrace the 200 miles. When she reached Merida she ’found a guest house, a former colonial mansion," supplied with water by a working windmill and got an airy, spaciods room, private bath, maid service and garage, for which she paid the princely sum of $3 dai ly. Temperatures were 75BO degrees with a constant breeze froam the Gulf “So much to sec and do.” was the way she expressed it. Bougainvillae, lantana and roses were in bloom, mak ing it paradise for Gracie.