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scene as Florida's season winds down This year, their color may be rust in stead of tan Captain Boh brown's daughter, who winters irY the Sunshine State, reports that the constant "morisoon like" rams have been devastating to beach goers and farmers Crops like lettuce are rot ting in the fields Travel agencies report excursions to Florida off as much'as 25%. A milder winter over r most of the nation also hurt winter resort prospects HALLELUJAH! It's March and old man winter is gasping his last Spring officially arrives this month and Easter is early. April 3rd Preparations for the season move into high gear all this month with the wave of business returnees from tropical climes reaching tidal wave stage Better think about getting rid of that thermal underwear as Palm Sun day is March 27 The most upbeat development is the OPEC

gas price war Traditionally, the Wildwoods ^do the best when gas prices are lowest Another fillip this year is a record slate of conventions, thanks to folks like Earl Ostrander aided and abetted by Tom Parsons. Motel Association administrator Another boon to business is the fact that the Wildwoods are the only Jersey beaches that arc free outside of Atlantic City. Still another plus is city public relations director Vic DiSylvester with the most ambitious and innovative ad program attempted hert? in a decade Your scribe. as a freelance writer, is an avid reader of trade journals Stores that stocked backyard swimming pools and playgrounds sets last winter are not this year They anticipate there won't be an'other economyinspired •stay-at-home summer" as there was last year THERE HAS BEEN an

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Fireside Room Upstairs at Neil’s will return without Mike and Anne Mellon, who will supervise another undisclosed operation John Rizio will unveil his new night club, -a fitting companion to the Oasis Club which is a carbon of London's Talk of the Towri club. With the change in drink ing age to 21. nearly all clubs plan changes in for mat and talent And Hunt's Theatres in Wildwood start re-opening March 25th with “Gandhi " Meanwhile, "Tootsie" is surpassing na tional box office records at Hunt's Rio Twin Theatres. Rio Grande ROY WATTON is back afterj a month in Florida with 'his daughter. Jarte Lee SiNerman Jane (s a popular singer-at the Sardsota Sheraton and St Petersburg Holiday Inn She is also a talented composer She wrote the theme fight song for the Baltimore Colts. When she lived in Wildwood, she opened the Surf Club shows for singers like Bobby Vinton and was entertainment editor for the Atlantic City Press in this area EX-CREST lifeguard Captain Joe Henry is in charge of V I P ^ at the Eagles games Joe is the proud father of six teen-age girls He summers on the staff of Midtown Lounge along with maitre'd Nor man. Bill ' The Sign" Markee and George Hallett . CONGRATS TO exUrie's bartender Harry Tweed and his wife on their blessed event, a 10 pound, 12 ounce boy named Robert Franklin Tweed has been a Heralds Inn bartender for three years Ex-Crest lifeguard Jack Diggms and his lovely wife of Urie's staff are the proud parents of twin girls Jack, an ex Cape Codder, is a bartender at Kix. Sea Isle City EXPERTS NOW recom mend pets as therapy for the old. lonely and sick Wonder if this woyld include Wildwood life'guard Eugene Reidy s 7 foot long

pet python. “Bubba 9 " Eugene is the sparkplug behind Para Sailing on the island — those colorful parachutes towed behind a speedboat with passengers looking like airborne puppets on a string. BLESS BESS Rambo of Roxborough who has been house, husband and pet sitting for pal Evelyn Meehan while she was hospitalized for tests. Evelyn was concerned about hubby Ed, who can’t cook and her pet dog. Samantha. THE CREST’S Pat Young is a star student at Culinary Arts Institute, the South Jersey chefs' school that is achieving an international reputation He moonlights at the In stitute's posh ney gourmet restaurant and at our English Grill, center island The Crest's Michelle Grottola has a dream job She. is the only female waitress on the all-male staff of the posh French restaurant in the Tropicana Casino THAT KNOCK em down, drag 'em out sport, the roller derby, may be returning to Convention Hall It is enjoying a revival in Madison Square Garden IN HER MANHATTAN apartment, the world's most famous woman. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. has a gallery of '.vail pain tings that includes a work called "Boys at- Holly Beach. N.J " Holly Beach was the original name of Wildwood The work of art was done by Thomas Anshutz, who was head of the Penn sylvania Academy of Fine Arts He died in 1912. the same year Holly Beach was consolidated with th» Borough of Wildwood Mrs Onassis purchased the painting for "less than $1 000" at Manhattan's Graham Galleries Several seascapes of Anshutz iu summer resident hcrei were hung at a special show in the New York galleries when Mrs Ken nedy made her purchase

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