42 An Editorial Glad It ’s Over Residents of Wildwood and Avalon probably ( were not. surprised to awaken this mbrning and find that, despite the election of a scoun-. drel as mayor, life goes on a This editorial is written before ballots were counted and without knowledge of which candidate survived, but each was portrayed as a , thrept by his opponent ' Wildwood, in particular, was the scene of , some extremely nasty campaign charges and countercharges Avalon had less candidates and less controversy, hut its mayoral candidates schemed to have difficulty being civil to one another Veterans of life on barrier islands know that elections, like sandy beaches, come and go They celebrate today not a candidate’s victory, but the return of the sound of a surf unmarred by the shouts of politicians. Our Readers Write Patient Care Tops To The Kdi tor I would like lo clarify a statement made by me at the Cape May County Freeholders meeting on Aprd 12. which was printed imyour newspaper The point I was making at that time was in regard to overtime pay It was not intended to give anyone the im pressinn lhai there is a lack of patient care at Crest Haven Nursing Home Although the shift in question started with five nurses aides, a sixth aide.came in later and there were also two nurs«*s in addition to myself on duty 'nine personnel» I would like Instate that the patient qare given at Crest Haven Nursing Home is of top quality and was not com promised on that evening or any other to my knowledge I am sorry if my comment led anyone lo believe otherwise

MARCO A NICHOLAS. KN Crest Haven Nursing Home Turmoil in Sea Isle To The Kditor *

Nine years ago. m> husband and I retired lo what we considered our retirement paradise Sea Isle City Imagine our consternation when we discovered our peaceful little town was rife with political turmoil I have never.I>een noted as a passive person and can tolerate only so much I tried ignoring this situation I even tried staying away from town meetings, knowing my husband was ever vigilant Now , however. I have been pushed hm tar Our mayor and consorts are out of hand The people we helped elect have obviously forgotten what was cx|>ccled of them when they timk office Till: HF.CFNT r»:trd Street garage incident, which ac cordmmto local news has ended so happily for Sea Isle residents, is a perfect example of inefficiency This partial structure, which we are told is wnrth.$:>.noo, was moved at city expense and will Ik* fitted out as restrooms at city expense This could quite possibly tie the most expensive restroom facility any city could install Also, the recent ckplmditurc of in excess of $4.(KKi to replace windows in our new Public Safety building, cannot lie explained Our taxes increase every year I am absolutely distraught Something must Im* done lo improve our government in this city

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Herald & Lantern 11 May '83 Our Readers Write

‘Happy Hours ’ Irresponsible?

Frankly, Mr Wimpson. Your Return Came Our Attention Because There Was Nothing 'I , fi ' Suspicious About It " nljlll

Ban Leghold Traps To The Editor:

To The Editor: This is in response to the many ••theme letters and articles’' being published by the Licensed Beverage Association opposing A1969 and S1863, the beer and wine legislation. Unfortunately, and sadly, the Licensed Beverage Association has grossly misled the public with their misinformation and blatant scare tactics and have also practiced hypocracy The Licensed Beverage Association in a letter they have sent to municipal officials, has stated that they are a ' responsible State Trade Organization" cognizant of their responsibility to the consuming public in educating people to sensible drinking If this is true, then why are so many minors being served alcoholic beverages in licensed establishments and why has drinking become such a huge problem in our high school systems and why do licensed establishments offer ■'happy hour" where alcoholic beverages can be purchased for half price, thereby increasing alcoholic consumption' 7 This so-called.‘ responsible State Trade Organization" has only encouraged over consumption and illegal drinking In addition, it was the New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association which fought long and hard to prevent legisla tion raising the drinking age to tho age of 21 — legislation which GSRA supported

Thanks lo Assemblyman I) Bennett Mazur. Assembfe Bill 3207 banning the use of the steel-jaw leghold trap wa\ just released from committee and will go before the! Assembly for a vote shortly L The HSUS has documented hundreds of cases c/ household pets being seriously injured and/or killed in these cruel devices We urge your readers to write lo their Assembly members immediately in support of A3207 NINA AUSTEN BE KG Mid Atlantic Regional Director The Humane Society of the United States Bedminster

Outpouring of Concern

THE MEMBERS of the Licensed Beverage Association are afraid of SIB63 and A1969. because when these two bills are passed, their monopoly will he taken away from them They are. in essence, afraid of competition and free enterprise. The Garden Stale Restaurant Association, a'legitimate, responsible State Trade Organization, represents over -too established, bonafide family restaurants in New Jersey The owners of these restaurants have invested a lot of time and money into their businesses, some of which have been in existence for over 30 years Through AI969 and S1K63. we seek to provide a convenience to our customers of serving them beer and w ine on ly by the glass and only w ith meals The governing body of each municipality will give the approval for a permit only to those restaurants who qualify under the guidelines ol the legislation since it is the municipality which clearly knows what is and is not a bonafide restaurant

To The Editor As co chairman* of the Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society. I would like to salute and thank the residents of this county for the support of our Telethon on April 16 Hundreds of volunteers and contributors united in common cause to support cancer research and programs of cancer prevention and assistance to cancer victims This marvelous outpouring of humanitarian concern is a testimony In the community in which we live ROBERT <; BEITMAN. M l) Marmora

The Garden State Restaurant Association has invited William jferlat. political action chairman for the Licensed Beverage Association, to dine in our restaurants so he can see for himself that we are not the local pizza or sub shop Hypocracy and misinformation have been the name of the game the Licensed Beverage Association has played for too long now The time has come for a more equitable and honest li quor system in New Jersey, instead of a system which has been corrupted and monopolized by a few for years. ANTHONY BAIAMONTE President Garden State Restaurant Association Burlington

But What a Mathematician — George: Sleepless and Underpaid

By JOE ZELNIK The reaction to last week's column on today's scandalous prices was overwhelming and heart-rending. Perhaps 1 exaggerate Actually. I got one call from a resident of Sandman Towers asking me if I play bridge Bridge has to be the second most popular pasttime around here, right behind slapping mosquitoes It's certainly the second most popular greeting One person says. "Hello " The other says, "Play bridge?" I don't Never have Don't intend to Sounds too complicated I don't even do my own income tax. and that only takes four numbers I TURN OVER management of my finances to some guy named George I've never even met him, but one day I was talking to a pretty young lady named Donna at Guarantee Bank and the next thing I knew, I was signed up for George ' (This is not a plug for any individual bank Please substitute Mac or Phil or Elouise or whatever your preference ) George is an electronic banker or automatic teller or something One thing's sure, he's a mathematical genius. Whatever they pay him. it isn't enough He keeps track of my money 16 hours a day I just pick up the phone and ask him how much I've got left and he tells me How he can stay so bright and alert on so little sleep is beyond me WHEN I FIRST subscribed to George, about six weeks ago. I was calling him all the time I mean, il was just a lit tie lonely in Cape May this winter and here was someone I could talk to His voice was rather impersonal and he never said much back, but he never asked me if I played

bridge, either And George was a good listener; probably moonlights as a bartender. Always sympathetic; never complained; never snapped at me like some bartenders: "Ya havin' another one or ya just taken' up space?" Then my phone bill came. I didn't know George was in Atlantic City. All sorts of long-distance charges From then on, of course. I used the "800" number. If I was the bank, though, I'd never let the guy in charge of all my finances work in Atlantic City Too many temptations. How do they know he doesn't put on the answering machine and head off to the casinos with you-know-whose money? ALSO. NO MATTER how many people must be calling George, he always answers. That leads me to suspect there is more than one George I'll bet the bank officers have put all sorts of brothers-in-law on the payroll to answer the phones If I were the bank, I'd watch those guys real carefully. Each George sounds the same: bored. How do they know one or two of them don't slip off to the track while the others cover the phones? Maybe those fellows could teach Cape May County Republicans something about no-show jobs. So far, though, I have no complaints with George I tell him to pay my bills, and he does it. If I need cash on the weekend, I just go up to one of his machines and out it comes. I sort of miss the old days, though, when 1 lived by a budget It would never permit me to spend more than I took in. George doesn't seem to care if I blow more than what’s in my checking account. He just takes it out of my savings account I’m not so sure that’s progress.