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Herald & Lantern 26 October '83

News-

Parade Returns to Cape May Digest

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CAPE MAY - Sunday will mark the return of an old Cape May tradition, a Halloween parade. The joint effort on the part of the City’s Recreation Department, the Chamber of Commerce and the MidAtlantic Center For The Arts (MAC) is scheduled at 3 p.m. The parade, open to costumed area children up to 12 years of age will organize at the bandstand in the Rotary Park. Youngsters wishing to participate must register in one of three age categories at 2. This year’s parade will include the Coast Guard Color Guard and Band, the Wildwood String Band, the Cape May Police, Fire Department and Rescue Squad, the West Cape May Fire Department, the 1983 Tulip Queen —Anne Reagan, ‘Pirate Captain Kidd,” Harry Proud—The 3-Legged Clown, Miss Vineland (now in running for Mi#|'I. J.), Tom Carroll

on his Victorian "BlgWheel,” the MAC TroUey and lots of area ghosts and gobblins The parade will proceed along Lyle Lane to Perry Street, left to Carpenters Lane, l^ft again onto Decatur Street. At Lafayette Street it will turn right to Ocean Street and onto Washington Street proceeding to the grounds of the Physick Estate, 1050 Washington St. Upon arrival at the Estate the costumed children will "show-off” on the outdoor stage where judging will take place and trophies will be awarded. Besides the three children’s age groups (up to 12 years) there will be two additional costumed groups judged: 13-17 and 18-100 (these contestants will join the judging at 4:30). A Halloween party with games for the youngsters will take place at the same location from 4:30 to 6. The Cape May County

Township Revives Halloween Parade

COURT HOUSE - Middle Township’s Halloween Parade is ready to go, according to Township Committeeman Charles Leusner Scheduled to begin 7 p in Saturday. Oct. 29, the parade will start at Memorial Field, proceed North on Route 9. and end at Ormond Dr. The parade line will begin forming at 6 30 on Pacific Ave. next to Memorial Field Leusner said while this is the first Halloween Parade in many years, it is not the first held .in Middle Township ‘ Back in the 1950’s, this township evidently had quite a nice parade but somehow it just died out.” he commented "We are hoping to reestablish this event as one of the annual events sponsored by our Recreation Advisory- Council and the Recreation Department ‘By initiating the Fireworks Dis play Independence Day Celebration, the Halloween Parade, and the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, we are providing family oriented events for the reside n‘ts > of our Township. ” Ijeusner said Participant* in the 1983 Halloween Parade are Middle Township• Police Department. Court House Fire Department, Green Creek Volunteer Fire Co.; Rio Grfinde Fire Co / Goehen Fire Co . Mainland Regional High School Mar ching Band, Linwood; Mid die Township High School Panther Marching Hand. Stone Harbor Fire Co . Avalon Fire Department. New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, one truck and Smokey the Bear; New Jersey National Gcard; American Red Cross. Cape May County Unit; Middle Township Recreation Department, float, Beverly Carr, hay wagon and horse. Avalon Real Estate; VETERANS OF Foreign Wars, Middle Township. Middle Township Little

League, Minors Division; Pixie Brownie Troop 572; Girl Scout Troop 325; Optimist Club of Middle Township; Kiwarns Club of Court House, antique auto; Ayer* Stove Shop, float, Parkways Cars, automobiles; Burke Motors, automobiles; Middie Township Cheerleaders, float; Cape May County 4-H Clubs, float; McDonald’s Family Restaurants; Rio Grande Rescue Squad; Middle Township Ambulance Corps; Ralph Evans, anti-que-cars; Rick Russel, antique auto In addition to the organizations, businesses, and groups marching, individuals are invited to march in costume Age Groups Marching will be: 7 years old and under, 8 11 years old. 12-15, 16 years and up. and groups and families TROPHIES WILL be awarded io the person/persons with the funniest, most original, scariest, and best qf class Registration for individual marchers will lake place 6 7 p.m. Oct 29. Refreshments will be served at the end of the parade route and the winners will be announced The Cape May County Park Showmobile will serve as a review ing stand and will be set up in front of the Court House 'Building Serving as grand marshal will be former Middle Township Mayor Samuel S. DeVico leusner said that any organization or business desiring to participate in the parade may still do so by calling him at the Township Hall or contac ting Recreation Director •Gregg Arnold Judging the entries will be Keith Maund. Bfn Wewner. Robert Wells. Mrs Susan Sea brook, Mrs Sharon Francis. Anthony DeVico, Tom Long. Mrs Donna Belle Hoffman, and Thomas Wise

Art League will sponsor a Halloween Costume Party from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Carriage House on the Physick Estate. The party will feature prizes for the best costumes, pumpkin painting and apple dunking. A special feature will be the construction of a giant spider’s web. Refreshments will be served. A charge of 81 for adults and 50 cents for children will be asked. The party is planned to coincide with the MidAtlantic Center for the Arts Haunted House. At 5 p.m. the “Deadly-Dungeon” will have a special opening for the little ones (up to ?l years) which will continue until 6:30. The "Dungeon” with its eerie chamber of horrors will invite those 11 years of age to tour from 7:30 to 9; 30 p.m. In the event of rain the parade will be cancelled. However, a costume parade will take place in Convention Hall at 4 p.m. with the String Band and special “guests' participating. Unless there is a continuing heavy downpour the "DeadlyDungeon” will open for the 7:30-9:30 tours. For information, call 884-8411.

Democratic rival. Mayor Peggie Bieberbach raised $4,519 and spent $3,344, according to their financial disclosure statements filed with the county. Bieberbach reported one contribution of more than $100 while Stubbs received 25 large donations. Two more disclosures are due before Election Day.

Lebanon Inquiries COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Chapter of the American Red Cross has released the following phone numbers for inquiries from families of members in the service in Lebanon: Army, 202-697-7589; Navy, 800-368-3202; Marines, 202-694-4309.

Sturdy Sand? AVALON — "Shore protection structures” usually conjure visions of bulkheads, boulders, seawalls or some other sturdy barrier to battering waves. According to the state Department of Environmental Protection’s coastal engineer, however, beaches are "shore protection structures” too. Therefore, residents of Avalon and Stone Harbor might be disappointed to learn that a $ 10-million project for Seven Mile Beach — part of a $S0-million Shore Protection bond issue question on the Nov. 8 ballot — calls for nothing more substantial than fortifying the beaches with more sand.

Another Convention WILDWOOD — The city won a new convenUon for June 8-10: Azure Temple No. 38 of the Shrine Group, according to Kate Polischuk, assistant to the director at ConvenUon Hall. She said the black temple, which has been meeting in AtlanUc City, will bring 1,500 persons for a “social convenUon with no meeUngs." Polischuk said Wildwood Police Lt. William Robinson, temple member, suggested the Wildwood locaUon.

Halloween ''Mourner Shot

Party Set For Boro

AVALON — The ghosts and goblins will gather at Avalon Community Hall 1 p.m Oct. 29 All Avalon youngsters pre-school through fourth grade are invited to don their costumes for the parade and party There will be games, contests, fun. food and prizes Prizes will be awarded for various ages and categories Mayor Rachel Sloan has proclaimed Oct . 31 as Trick or Treat night, to be observed from 6-9 Residents are urged to have their porch lights lighted to aid the children and provide for their safety Parents are urged to check all candy, apples and other treats to be sure they have not been tampered with It is advised that un-' 7 wrapped candy be disposed of Should anything questionable be noticed, call the police department The Annual Harvest Ball will take place at Comm u n i t y Hall 9 p m midnight Nov 19. There will be dancing to Russ Patrick, a party with ice, pretzels and chips fur nished by the Recreation Department

COLD SPRING — Lucille Moss, 57, of

Franklin Lakes, Bergen County, was shot

in the leg Saturday afternoon while visiUng a family grave with another woman at Cold Spring Cemetery, Seashore and Academy roads. The 22-caliber bullet apparenUy ricocheted off a tombstone. Moss was taken to Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital by

Lower Township Rescue Squad where she

was listed in fair condiUon. Police were still looking Monday for the person who

fired the gun.

Genuine Vinyl CAPE MAY — Jack O’Neal can put vinyl siding on his Washington Street house after all. An earlier 4-4 Planning Board vote had been interpreted as upholding its Historic District Commission denial of permission. That was later scrutinized by the solicitor and it was decided that a majority vote is necessary to okay HOC recommendations. No majority, no siding ban.

Changes Plea

COURT HOUSE - VilUs resident Walter O Keresty, 27. admiUed killing his three baby daughters last April when he changed his plea Thursday on murdei charges from innocent to guilty in Superior Court The smothered bodies of his daughters — Heather Lynn, 3. twins Jennifer Marie and Lorrie Lee, eight months — were found in Keresty s W. Pacific Avenue home with their hands clasped together around 7.30 a m . April

Raid Ends Probe SEA ISLE CITY — Eight suspects were arrested last Tuesday and another last Wednesday during a drug raid here, in Woodbine and Dennis Township. TBat ended a four-month investigation with 19 total arrests by resort police, Lt. Barry Grasso reported Monday. Diree bouses were raided early last Tuesday morning by 18 Sea Isle, Avalon and Atlantic City police officers and investigators of the Cape May County prosecutor’s office. Some $3,000 in drugs was confiscated during that raid, Grasso said.

Nothing Left OCEAN CITY — Red Cross workers relocated Toni Cristy and her four sons Thursday after an early morning fire gutted the family's first-floor apartment in a duplex on Delaney Place. Firefighters brought the blaze under control in 10 minutes, but the fire destroyed the family’s possessions. Donations of women’s medium-sized clothes and clothing for boys 5-18 are needed and can be taken to the * Tradewinds Motel, 600 E. Ninth Street.

Put Out an APB? WASHINGTON, D.C. - Local Congressman Bill Hughes this week reported that the Camden office of the U S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, which serves South Jersey, is "missing.” He said the U.S. Treasury Department closed the office Aug. l, told no one, including law enforcement agencies, and left no forwarding phone number. Hughes, chairman of the House Crime subcommittee, said the office was vital and the closing "a pathetic commentary” on Treasury's "commitment to fighting crime.”

PACing It In TRENTON — Political action committees (PACs) contributed $840,000 to state legislative candidates as of last week and officials of the state ElecUon Law Enforcement Commission predicted the total PAC donations might exceed $1.1 million by Election Day. Of the 80 PACs in New Jersey, the big spenders are: The New Jersey Education Association and the New Jersey Dental PACs (both more than $75,000), the state Business and Industry Association "New Jobs” PAC ($72,500), the state Conference of Auto Retailers "NJCAR” ($68,100) and the New Jersey Medical Association "JEMPAC” ($64,800).

Backing Guv TRENTON — Members of the 4,100-strong New Jersey Principals’ and Supervisors’ Association endorsed last week Gov. Thomas Kean’s proposal to pay teachers minimum $18,500 annual salaries and allow college graduates, without education degrees, to teach in public schools The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union opposes the plan. The state Board of Education will hold hearings on it next month

Merchants Organize WEST CAPE MAY — Borough business people are organizing a Merchants' Association from the 40 merchants who have operated stores, shops and restaurants here for more than 100 years A formation meeting will be held at Cabinet Corner, 506 Broadway, tomorrow at 8 p.m. For information, call Jim at 884-5543.