26 An Editorial Middle Twp.: Keep It Clean II may be a forlorn hope, but wouldn't il be nice if the three-member Middle Township Committee could act like one board dedicated to good government instead of three egotists with splinters in their seats? Patricia Peterson, now-Republican candidate for reelection, has repeated her T'm on the offensive" remark so ‘often she's ' dangerously close to being just plain offen ^ sive. She says her colleages, Democrats Charles E. Leusner and Michael ,1 Voll, decide things m between themselves and don't tell her Mayor Voll replies that he can t walkaround "with a ' gag in tny mouth " How about gagging all three of them? That is, why don't they save their negative shots — whether audiences, political rallies and campaign forums, where ' they may be ap preciated, and bringing constructive, positive • attitudes to local government? The county's third largest municipality deserves elected officials who will address its problems with their heads together instead of their hands at each other's throats After all, they only convene in the same > room in an official capacity four times a month Most people can endure cleaning the bathroom that often Mrs. Peterson has predicted "one of the dirtiest campaigns Middle Township has ever seen " Thai's nothing to look frfrward to Members of the public sholtld have some control over this Jf they make it clear that their votes will go To the candidates who wages the cleanest, most affirmative campaign, perhaps Mrs Peterson's prophecy can be headed off before it becomes a reality

Things Different In Virgin Islands By JANE ANN CUNNINGHAM WAI’A ithe Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority! has been running large ads in the local paper informing its customers at>out its increase in efficiency < It is in the pro cess of asking for a rate increase) The content of the ad tells the public that power outages were down to 427 hours in 1982 The V I s had power 97 percent of the time — a remarkable achievement Only a spoilsport would complain about not having power 3 percent of the year I wonder if anyone has thought about deducting 3 percent of the charges on the efetoic bill? The St John percentage may be higher this year Because they forgot to requisition power for the new hospital dedicated in October, one section of the island has had no power from 9 to 4 each day for a week WAPA CREWS are installing new poles and new wiring from Cruz Bay to Susannaberg. As there are already poles and wires running to houses in the location of the hospital, one wonders why new ones are necessary Things are done differently here One of the big hardships is that the only laundromat is on the line where the power is out Most people use the laundromat to save the water in their cisterns (It hasn’t rained for a month — and the rain is the source of everyone's water.) .

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By Recycling To The Editor: Trash, solid waste, or garbage — call it what you may. but how to dispose of this weekly debris is a problem which is going to plague every person and municipality in Cape May County in the near future In Middle Township, for example, the State Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the Middle Township landfill to close on June 30, 198;) Since the solid waste collected in Middle Township is disposed at this landfill. Middle Township committee must send our solid waste to the proposed Municipal Utilities Authority land fill in Upper Township It sounds simple, but it is more difficult than one could imagine In 1982. the Middle paid approximately $53,000 to dispose of our solid waste which was estimated to be around 11,000 tons That is approximately $5 per ton When the new MUA landfill is operational, it is possible that $20 per ton could be charged to local municipalities ASSUMING Middle sends 11.000 tons of solid waste per year to the Upper Township facility, it would cost the township $220,000 to dispose of our trash instead of the $53,000 paid in 1982 That will be an increased $167,000 Can you imagine the burden which will be placed on the township and every municipality'' It will be staggering Because of this anticipated problem, every citizen in Cape May County will be called upon to participate in a program which is becoming a more important part of our vocabulary everyday—recycling. By recycling our old newspapers, bottles, and aluminum cans, we can reduce the tonage which is taken to the MUA landfill For every ton of recycled materials collected, the township will be saving the $20-per ton lipp^ ing fee which is charged when refuse is taken to the landfill. MOREOVER, the township can then sell the cans, hot

The merchants in Cruz Bay were open for business, but the Post Office was closed with a sign notifying customers they would resume service after the power outage is over Mrs Cunningham, of Avalon. Is a former publisher of the Herald. Maybe He's Lonely, Too With Love to „ . By JOE ZELNIK My recent threat to stop awarding prizes if readers didn’t start responding to this column worked wonders A half dozen persons called just to assure me they ’d tried to sight a Soviet bloc submarine, although unsuccessfully Most intriguing call came from a man who dealt with two of my complaints in one night He first went to the Ug ly Mug in Cape May and demanded an Apple Knocker, a drink they discontinued as soon as I recommended it He claims he got one. liked it so much he had two. and then took a cab to Cape May Point 'no one drives after two Apple Knockers > At the Point, he said, he saw a Soviet sub being loaded with county grown marijuana bound for the state of Delaware He tried to call the Coast (iWd hut their line was busy I have no reason to doubt this MV SILKING two weeks ago about paltry reader response even motivated one lad\ to bring me a war/n mg drink It s called “Sailboat Soup" <honest' and in eludes, she said, tomato bisque, whiskev, sour cream and herbs Its supposed to he* 1 1 bisque to whiskev. hut I think they reversed it Served hoi I can testify vouTl lx- down to vour underwear to cool off m no time, which suggests the drink has infinite possibilities whether or not you go sailing My most poignant reader call came from Man Field of SI rath mere, asking the whereabouts of last week’s almanac column She was the first of mam to report the inadvertent Hoo much Sailboat Soup'' i omission

Herald & Lantern 9 March '83 Our Readers Write Link Manager Proud of Job To The Editor: I would like to respond to a few of the comments I have read lately in your newspaper. The political rhetoric is getting out of hand. I take it as a personal attack when doubt and suspicion are cast upon the candidacy of Joe Link, for whom I was campaign manager. Link received no support from either the Democratic or Republican Party organizations in his independent bid for a seat on Township Committee However. William Hevener and Gerald Thornton seem to believe he did. It is time for them to either "put up or shut up ’■ Jf they have evidence contrary to my statement, then please make it public. If not. I expect an apology. LINK'S CAMPAIGN was based on our belief that the people have a right to know the issues We feel we did address the issues and offered answers to some of the problems. This is evidenced in the Lower Township Commit tee's recent restructuring of the Merchantile License fees It was an integral part of our platform, which was formulated over 10 months ago Hevener said that Link did not have a chance to win. Apparently he and Thornton felt Link was a real threat as evidenced by the smear tactics and shenanigans they us ed. Namely, the infamous orchestrated sign escapade This also blew up in their faces, and haunts them to this day. Hevener's "tongue in cheek" remark that he and Robert Fothergill were the only honest candidates is nothing more than character assasination If addressing the issues in a political campaign is negative and dishonest, we are all in trouble. WE WANTED to debate. Hevener was very anxious to debate Jack Moran, his mortal enemy in the primary He even staged a mock debate on television, which was an ab solute insult to the intelligence of the people of Lower Township I wonder why he wasn't as anxious to debate Link*' Could it have been that he felt threatened by Link’s knowledge of the issues? The facLs are plain: Hevener lost. Link lost, and Fothergill won I am proud of the job that 1 did. We received almost 1,400 votes, while spending less than $600 How much did Hevener spend between the primary and general elections while only capturing a few hundred more votes? IN CLOSING. I would like to add that while acting as Link’s campaign manager, I made every possible effort to be honest and open with the people and the news media We decided to address the issues, rather than sink to the low level of mud-slinging that the people of our township have come to know and despise I believe we accomplish ed this and in doing so I hope a new trend of good, honest and issue^riented campaigns will now be the earmark of elections in !>ower Township. F J FIORE, JR

ties, and newspapers and use that money to help defray the costs of picking up the recycled material and can use the money to defray the increased fee to dump at the MUA landfill. As citizens and taxpayers, we must realize that life is changing and things are not getting any cheaper We must all work together to keep costs down ^nd to a minimum By recycling, we can make the task less painful because if we don’t cooperate we are all going to pay This decision to open a new landfill was not the idea of Township Committee but the decision of the Department of Environmental Protection and the MUA, So once again w e will have to do what Big Brother wants at a cost to everyone! CHARLES M. LEUSNER Deputy Mayor, Middle Township

My Mailman Mrs Fields reads the tidal chart even before my column in order to be forewarned of the combination of full moon and perigee, a duo which apparently guarantees higher than-normal tides ONE CAN'T BLAME Mrs Fields for her concern. She's suffered six floods in her three years of year-round living in Strathmere She lost her VW Dasher to a flood in 1980 and nowadays moves her car to high ground the way mamlanders put out the cat, I was delighted to learn that Mrs Field, like men. has "absolutely no idea what perigee means." "But 1 know it’s not good,” she added I didn't even know that I thought a perigee was a little dog with a flat face Remember. I've only lived in the countv for three months AND WHAT A three months I was warned Cape May was loriely in winter, but this is ridiculous. The few people around are said to be talking about lx- because I run up to the mailman each day and kiss him There’s no perverse attraction l m just so happy to see another person As for him kissing me back, remember, loneliness does strange things to people Mrs Field, influenced, no doubt by the sound of water lapping at her front door, has concluded that nobodv should be living on the barrier islands." But she also told be that she has no intention of leaving, i may float out. she said, “but I'm not moving " Me neither I ve got a 12 month lease