Home Care Plan Gets Applause

MILLVILLE - New Jersey’s new borne health care program recently signed into law by Governor Thomas Kean has been hailed by Sen. James R Hurley as a "step in the right direction". . “Senior citizens and the disabled have the right to remain in their homes and still receive medical and social care. Sometimes in our society we are too quick to send these people to institutions," Hurley said. A new three-year program has been initiated this month that will allow the elderly and disabled to

receive home health care. New Jersey is one of the first states in the nation to initiate this kind of program. THE PROGRAM will be funded through $21 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and $8 million in state casino tax revenues. "In our area, 1,200 people will be able to take advantage of this' program," Hurley noted. Medicaid will pay for the variety of services provided under the home health care program in a SO-SO arrangement with state and federal governments."

EVENING GUEST — Speaker at meeting of Evening Membership Department of Wildwood Civic Club was Kristin Anderson, center, who was the club’s delegate to Girts’ Citizenship Institute in June. With her are Mrs. Elsie Schaule, youth chairman, left, and Mrs. Annette Jackson, EMD chairman.

Tax on Canadian Literature Ahead?

WASHINGTON, D C. - Congressman Bill Hughes (D-NJ) has introduced legislation which would impose a 9 percent duty on Canadian tourism literature which enters the United States. Hughes said the legislation is intended to put the Canadian tourism industry on equal footing with the American industry, which must pay a 9 percent tax on tourism brochures distributed in Canada. Promotional literature from Canada currently enters the U.S. duty-free.

Hughes said this discrepancy between U.S. and Canadian laws has put a severe strain on the tourism industry in New Jersey, particularly in Cape May County, which draws a substantial amount of its tourist traffic from Canada. HE SAID the County Department of Public Affairs may have to close the field office which it maintains in Montreal because of the added expenses caused by the tax, which was enacted by Canada's Legislature in 1982. Without a full-scale promotional effort in Canada, Hughes said, Cape May County could lose expected Canadian visitors to others resorts. "Our hotels, restaurants, shops, and of course our famous beaches in South

Jersey have always been attractive to Canadians," Hughes said. "Cape May County in particular has worked hard for decades to develop a strong tourism trade with Canada. We would like to keep the channels open for Canadian tourists, but the excise tax is making things very difficult. "This is strictly an issue of fairness," he continued. “The Canadian tourist industry is freely promoted here, while we may have to sharply cut back our promotion of South Jersey in Canada because of their excise tax. My bill would simply impose the same tax on Canadian tourism literature which their government imposes on our." HUGHES POINTED out that because of the Canadian tax, the county information office actually has to pay taxes twice on every brochure — once in the U.S., and again when the brochures are carried into Canada. "Quite simply, this situation is unfair," he said. Hughes pointed out that approximately 20 percent of Cape May County’s tourist trade is Canadian, and these visitors alone generate an estimated $100 million a year in local revenues. He said Cape May County has maintained its Canadian office for the past six years.

Medicaid income limits for home-based care will be waived under revised eligibility standards, according to Hurley.

EMD Hears

Institute

Delegate

WILDWOOD - The program at the first meeting of the Evening Membership Department of the Women’s Civic Club featured Kristin Anderson, who was the EMD’s delegate to Girls’ Citizenship Institute at Douglass College. Mrs. Annette Jackson presided, and the program was presented by Mrs. Kenneth (Janet) Calloway, vice chairman, with, the help of Mrs. William (Elsie) Schaule, youth chairman. Miss Anderson gave an account of her experiences at the Institute June 20-24. Only girls in their junior year of high school are eligible to attend the institute. The interview was conducted by Mrs. Lena Versaggi, communications chairman.

Mortgage Program Refunded

MILLVILLE - The Statewide Mortgage Program administered through the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency was recently refunded, allowing the program to continue awarding affordable mortgages to first time New Jersey homebuyers, announced Sen. James R. Hurley, R-Cape May/Cumberland. "The New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency plans to complete the sale of more than $150 million in tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, enabling it to offer conventional mortgages to New Jersey homebuyers at the belowmarket rate of 10.55 percent,” Hurley said. THE STATEWIDE Mortgage Program, known as SMP-2, has been modeled after the first Statewide Mortgage program. It addresses the revitalization and maintenance needs of the state’s urban areas by waiving the first-time homebuyer requirements for purchases within the Mortgage Finance Agency’s 40 urban neighborhoods. Hurley explained. “The new Statewide Mortgage Program is expected to enable more than 3,300 families to purchase their own homes in New Jersey.” Hurley said. The senator added that those interested in the program should contact the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency at* (201)-648-2774 or by writing to the Agency at 1180 Raymond Blvd, Newark 07102 for brochures and further details.

1983 TRAIL TEAM — Members of Cape May County 4-11 Trail Team show off trophies at recent banquet. Left to right are Lori Weyand. assistant coach: Bud Bailey, trailmaster and team coach; Karen Wilsey, Cathy Bailey, Cathy Cavagnara. and LauraFenning.

Riders Honored By 4-H

COURT HOUSE-At the N.J. State 4-H Trail Ride Banquet with recently at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center, Dennisville Rd., with representatives from 10 counties attending, statewide winners in the Stat^ Trail Ride held the previous week at the same location were announced. Over 150 4-H’ers, parents, leaders, and trail team coaches listened while Robert Dilks, 4-H Program Associate, Cape May, and Lora Wilford, 4-H Program Assistant,

Cumberland County, announced the winners BEST SENIOR rider was won by Karen Wilsey of Avalon, who is a member of ’’The Striving Equestrians" 4-H Horse Club, May Court House. In addition to winning this top honor. Karen also was-one of the* state's top five overall 4-H trail riders. Also winning top honors was Cathy Cavagnaro of Rio Grande, a member of the Striving Equestrians 4-H Horse Club. She won fourth place out of 29 senior *

riders for ’ Best 4 Senior. Rider" Laura Penning of the New Breed*-H Horse Club won not only sixth place in •"Best Senior Rider" division, but also fifth place in the ' Best Conditioned Horse" division. Laura's horse named "Buckshot”, was fifth out of 39 total horses The highlight of the evening was the awarding of the High Team Trophy which went to Monmouth County.

‘Cynical’ Stance Hit

OCEAN CITY - The "cynical and callous" attitude of the present administration in Trenton toward property taxpayers, senior citizens, middle income college students, even mass transit riders has been demonstrated by the recent recommendations of the Governor’s Management Improvement Program, according to Jeanne Gorman, Democrat Assembly Candidate. In a statement released recently, Gorman said that "the big corporations and rich individuals are Just about the only groups who are not being asked to “improve” the management of this state via their pocketbooks. This is typical of the policies we have come to expect from the elitists. "Among the recommendations,” she pointed out, “are that to support the schools. College students would pay $100 million more in tuition. Senior citizens will pay — or lose — $20 million more in tuition. Senior citizens will pay — or lose — $20 million in benefits. Fare increases for rail commuters would amount to a 24 percent increase." GORMAN SAID this could mean a “breaking point for many people in each category and assuredly will diminish the quality of their lives.” The governor 's men want to place $300 million in teacher pension costs on the backs of local property owners. They recommend eliminating $180 million in aid for handicapped children and take away $50 million in transportation aid. Either the taxpayers will foot the bill or school programs will be cut by one third,” she said.

“Finally the GMIP zeroes in on senior citizens and the Pharmaceutical Assistance program which is assisting people in meeting the cost of prescription drugs. They will be required to pay a larger share of their medicinal costs for a total of $5 million. At the same time, it was recommended that the state should continue collection of benefits from the estates of PAAD recipients, even when it does not require reimbursement from any of its other programs.” Gorman said.

Urge Twp. Rep On MUA

TUCKAHOE - Bob Jeffers and Franklin Sack, the Column 3 Independent Republicans seeking threeyear terms on the Upper Township Committee, have come out strongly for Upper Township representation on the County MUA board "Cape May County officials have selected Upper Township as the site of the new County landfill," Bob Jeffers noted, "and we residents have had no say in the matter." "Other townships and municipalities, with perhaps stronger ties to the county politicians, were able to prevail over Upper Township, and we were selected as the county's dump," he stated

"We not only had no say in the selection, but Upper Township has no say in the operation of the MUA,” Franklin Sack added. "Not one Upper Township serves on the MUA — a body appointed by politicians — even though the MUA activities will have a great

deal to do with the quality of life here in the Township." "NOT ONLY will our township roads suffer from increased traffic of heavy trash-hauling trucks from every community in the county, but we face the possibility of water polution of our w ells and other natural water sources," Sack declared. "The appointments to the County MUA are political appointments made by the county's political leaders, and our past Upper Township liaison person with the county, Committeeman Dan Beyel, has. failed in his duty to the residents of Upper Township, Sack said. ^ "Franklin Sack and I feel very strongly, as do most Upper Township residents, that the Township has a right to be represented on the County MUA," Jeffers said. ‘‘In fact. Upper Township deserves this right more than any other municipality, as we are the location of the county's dump.”