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Hefald & Lantern 6 April *83

Freeholders Overrule Ash

COURT HOUSK County freeholder* have dmregarded their counael’x opinion that leaiw*,In fxceiiv of one year are illegal awl will open Imts April !tt to lease for 10 year* a building at the airport complex to Container Decorating Co Although a meeting last Thursday was called primarily to get an explanation from Counxel Albert M A*h on why he Icelh state law permits only one year leaxes, th<* attorney did not attend the HekNion He submitted a written opinion and left a message that if the freeholders had ques Hons, they could place a conference call to his Ocean City office ASH’S AHNKNCK appeared to irritate the freeholders, especially (Jerald Thorn ton who pointed out Arth has been approv mg multiple year leases for the past eight years and apparently never raised the issue before Kverlon Fabrics Corp at the airport reportedly has a to year lease and Tom war Corp has a 20 year lepse The Freeholders agreed that the state Ua-al I’ublic Contracts Uiw. originally enacted in 1071, is ambiguous and need*

See editorial, page :il clarification They have askvd state Sen James Hurley to introduce legislation to exempt the leasing of land within a county industrial complex They said they believe the intent of the , law was to prevent favoritism m cases where local governments are contracting for services ASH FAII.K.II to return repealed phone calls from the Herald and Umtern (Juest Irina-over the legality of leases last week caused South Jersey Christ lull Academy to scrap its plans to build and operate a nursery school at the airport cq/liplex The 'freeholders also had IMistponiil the negotiated lease with Con tamer Decorating Co . which was sup|sis

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ed to open April I The freeholders' decision to approve multiple leasing for the facility, however, cleared the way for the glass company It plans to hire some 40 employe* initially and 100 eventually Container Decorating is expected to be the lone bidder for M.450 monthly lease that includes a renewal option The freeholders also told Industrial and Kconomic Development Commission Kx ecutive Director Donald Kelly to contact South Jersey (’hristian Academy to see if an agreement can be reached that will en courage the development of the nursery school at the airport Container Decorating president William Heiseigel said Thursday that since the lease situation is now worked out. a prere quisite for some of the company's flnanc mg, the company can continue with its plans to locate at the airport complex He said that technically as of April I the glass company i> officially formed, but he doesn't expect to be operating fully out of the airport until sometime next month He attributed the month delay in opening to having to rebut the lease ACCORDINti TO Kathryn Willis, clerk of the Hoard of Freeholders, the original bid for building Nov 12 was received in January She said failure to follow bidding specification*, and confusion over, the state law , led to the necessity of rehiddmg the lease The freeholders also agreed at Thurs day's meeting that (he county should make a greater effort to attract industry to the airport "Today to bnng industry into the county we re competing with other counties and slates," Freeholder William K Sturm Jr said We have to gel as competitive as other states where industry is welcomed at their borders with open arms

News* Digest

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New Church

i From Page 11 services There also will Ik* a " Prayer and Praise’" service at 7 ;to p m Tuesdays and Bible Study at 7 :30 p m Thursdays \The Assemblies of (iod has 10,000 chuones, nationally and started 400 new ones last year, Rev Green said The pastor said he hoped the new congregation would rapidly outgrow the space in his home Rev Green, 43, came to the county from Richmond, Va , in 197fi to serve as pastor of the Baptist (’hurch in Cape 1 May Court House He left in the summer of 1980 and has been an appliance salesman at the Sears Store in Court House He and his wife, Janet, have four children Carolyn, II, Hobby, 9 Donna,6, and Betsy, 3

Another Appearance for Jack Hallett-

\ From Page I' family of eight It's been estimated that more than li.ixxi families or is.inhi m dividual* are eligible * County officials stud they are hoping for a second distribution in May, at which time ground ready tomato plants also may In* available They're lieing nurtured under the county Welfare Department s "'Volunteer* and Resources" program The first distribution will lie to some l.wxi welfare and food stamp recipients who were notified with their April l checks „ to report to the Rio Grande Fire Hall from 10 a m to 3 p.m Reminder of-the Schedule Tuesday, April 12. Whiteslairo Com muriity (’enter, Mam Street Wednesday. April 13, Woodbine Com munity Center, Longfellow and Monroe. Upper Township Senior Center. I;Ui9 Old Stagecoach Road. Palermo, and Ocean Ci ty Clerk’* Office. 9th and Asbury Avenue Thursday. April 14. Wildwood Cnmmum ty Center. West Davis Avenue Friday. April 15. Victorian Towers. Washington Street. Cape May Certain c: jb<(J)ip and boarding facilities also may tW- able to get the butter and cheese forleligible residents They should inquire at the welfare office. 729 9200 Cape Homan Resources Inc and the county Welfare Hoard are cooperating in the project, delayed by a trucker's strike in February

i From Page 11 awhile in New York, he said, cmpha.su mg he d take any job he could find to sup port himself as he went from audition to audition I IKK MOST young aspiring actors, Hallett went the route from acting school and summer stock to dinner theaters "I was lucky to be able to get fairly steady work in/dinher theater, he said, adding that these joint sometimes only |Niid $r>0 to San a week It wasn't until 1972 that the young actor landed his first television commercial, a spot for Palmolive Rapid Shave For the next two or three year*, he made a couple of commercials each y^ar pThen, in 1975. a spot lyi* did lor Xerox won him the national recognition needed to pick up other jobs "Now ," he said, "commercial directors call me and I no longer have to audition Al.TIlon.ll IIK HAS more than 300 commercials to his credit, not all are shown nationally Many are specified for certain regions of the country I always try to manage having six or seven on the air at any one lime," he ex plained emphasizing that in the commer cial business you have to bo careful not to iH'como overexposed According to the actor, he's made com mcmai spots for most major companies Among those currently airing arcs pots lor Mrs Paul's Fish Slicks. TAB, Hershey Chocolates. Cnsco Oil, Sports II luslrated Magazine and Miracle Whip Salad Dressing Others he's done include Burger King. MacDonalds. Head and Shoulders Shampoo and Coast Soap Hallett said that while commercials are profitable, payment varies according to whether the spot is national or regional Another factor is how often it's aired For example, he said, the first It) limes a spot is aired it may pay $80 a shot The second in may pay 170, and the third ten $80 The pay continues to decrease until about $3<) per spot and than jumps again to the top of the scale Al.TIloi'dll the actor admits commer vials have brought him recognition, ^x posure and money, he contends his firet loves are theater and films "I'd like io try and make my name in films and theater even though the transi tion frony TV commercials to TV situation

comedies would be easier for me than others," he said "My number one priority is to try to gel a film " Concerning his career, Hallett said he's made certain decisions that mast people may find hard to understand As an exam* pie, he pointed out that while most sue cessful commercial actors soon run off to California to try and get a television series, he has no desire to go that direction "I did one <a situation comedy i in Sun ’ Francisco for MTM Productions and it was a bad experience," he said The quality of the work is poor and if an actor fails in a series, he usually has a hard time finding another job \ HAI.I.KTT. WHO is also an accomplish ed director, says that while he enjoys com mercials, he misses acting before a live audience "It's different making a funny face in front of a camera for Ivo and a half seconds than acting m front of a live au dience for two and-n half hours " In addition to directing and and acting, in various dinner theaters, Hallett was on Broadway in the ‘1940's Radio Hour" and in "The First," a musical based on the life of Jackie Robinson The "Radio Hour" was performed for President Jimmy Carter at the White House in the fall of 1978 An enthusiastic individual. Hallett says he enjoys his work which he describe* as ("never boring In the near future he will k lx 1 seen with Tony Randall in a TV episode ' of "tx)ve Sidney " He is also planning to direct a dinner theater production of the 1940's Radio Hour in North Carolina ASKKI) IF IIK WOULD advice an aspir mg actor or actress to go to New York in search of fame and fortune, Hallett says he always responds with a stock answer In this situation you don't want to discourage them, but you don't want tq encourage them either," he said "My answer is. if you have to ask someone, maybe you shouldn't go " In spite of his success m New York. Hallett still maintains roots in the Wtldwoods He owns two North Wildwood motels, the Mermaid and the Beach Cove "You never get tired of the Wildwood*,’ he said "There's always such a peaceful atmosphere

125 Job* and an annual payroll of more than $2 million. The Millville Municipal Airport and Teterboro Airport in Bergen County also are In the race, which should be decided by summer

Party Time COURT HOUSE - The county Board of Elections reminded voter* that April 18 is the last day to change party affiliation, or fife party affiliation, in order to vote in the June 7 Primary Election*.

Costly Counsel (’ape May County's 16 municipalities spent $1 million for legal fees in lft82, ac cording to a survey by the Atlantic City Pres* These included municipal solicitors, who got more than half; judges and prosecutors; and planning and zon ing specialists The county average was 2 cents of every taft dollar spent That didn't include the county itself or school districts Highest was Lower Township's $120,500, lowest, (’ape May Point's $5,042 Inn Out SCHELLENGER'S LANDING - Police ruled out arson us the cause of a blaze Thursday that damaged the kitchen of the Anchorage Inn on Rt 109 According to township police Detective Frank Ma Jane, the electrical fire apparently began in the kitchen There was no damage to the restaurant's bar area, and no injuries were reported. Season Opener WILDWOOD - The season opened Easter Sunday as the Wildwood String Band strutted up the boardwalk and some 1,000 people visited an arts and crafts show in Convention Hall About 300 women received carnations, hundreds of children got bags of jellybeans, and the Wildwood Civic Club gave prizes to the best-dressed

Tougher Training COURT HOUSE — All municipal police deportments in the county that hire sum mer officers have agreed to participate in a standardized. 52-hour training course based on Ocean City's Departments are interviewing applicants More than 200 are expected If You Fail Once... OCEAN CITY - Mayor Jack Bittner, who failed to oust Personnel Director Andrew Salerno by eliminating him from the 1983 budget, last week told City Administrator Joseph Kane to fire him Flexibility OK'd WILDWOOD Because it's changing its form of government on July 1, city council will bo able to file a "change of text and title" with the state and shift funds within its $11 million budget

Budget Up

OCEAN CITY - City Council has pass ed a $14 7 million budget that will include no layoffs, but will raise the municipal tax rate 20 cents The measure which passed 5-2, was opposed by Councilmen William Woods and John Esposito Woods had suggested cutting two n.anagemenl positions and up to 18 other city employes in an effort to cut this year's tax increase three to four cents

I\etv Hall? COURT HOUSE - Middle Township may have a new $1-million township hall if federal funding for construction becomes available The building would lx* built on 27 acres of township owned ground on Hand Ave An architect's feasibility study of the propasa! will be discussed at a special public hearing Agril 28