Recount Likely Top Slots Stay GOP

-County Freeholders (2}

—State Senate—

Hurley <R)

Riley (D) □21,184

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Alexis Wallops Peterson

Following are unofficial returns from Tuesday's general election: Middle Township Democrat James E. Alexis overwhelm ingly defeated GOP incumbent Committeewoman Pat Peterson 2,307-1,730, winn ing 10 (rf the township's 11 voting districts

County Evaluation Completed

By JOE ZELNIK COURT HOUSE — A 90-page evaluation ot government in Cape May County was News—^ Digest KU Stork Stop OCEAN VIEW — Penelope and James Yorke of Hagan Road, Clermont, became the proud parents of their second daughter early Saturday morning — at Milepost 19.6 northbound on the Garden State Partway. The couple was beaded for Shore Memorial Hospital for a standard delivery when the car broke down around 6 a.m. about a quarter-mile from the Seaville toll plaza. While awaiting an ambulance, James Yorke delivered his baby. She is the second infant to arrive at Milepost 19.6; a baby was born there in February.

‘Hello, Sailor’

presented to the Board of Freeholder, last Thursday They reportedly approved 64 of 89 recommendations and “disapproved" five. But officials declined to release details until a press conference is held in Trenton Nov. 22. The probe, called a pilot project for the state, was to have been patterned on the controversial Governor’s Management Improvement Plan. But while the governor’s study used toplevel business executives, Cape May County’s review was done primarily by its own department heads, several state officials and a Boston, Mass., consulting firm. The study of state government made heavy use of business executives’time and money. They contributed some $3 million to finance the project and 250 to 300 of them were loaned by their companies to a task force that worked with agency beads to find ways to streamline their operations. “We got the experience and ideas of business executives on how to operate bet-

ter," said a spokesman for the Governor’s Management Improvement Plan THE STUDY OF Cape May County government was financed with a $25,000 state grant. Five business people woe asked to sene on a steering committee, but only two did. The committee met three times for about 12 hours, primarily to review the work of the county’s own "management team" made up of five department beads, two state officials; and Braxton Association, a Boston firm which was paid most of the $25,000. The state study took a year and a half The county probe lasted four weeks The state study made recommendations that are supposed to save millions (rf dollars. The county study reportedly found “not too many things we’ve been doing wrong," according to an official who asked not to be identified Tb^county study, which also focused on how to improve coordination between the county and its municipalities, reportedly does not call for staff reductions except by (Page 20 Please) '

Dune Drive: From

Lower Township Mayor Peggie Bieberbacb was reelected to township committee by a 94-vote margin (2,627-2,533) over her Republican opponent, Samuel M. Stubbs Voters, however, overwhelmingly decided to change the township government from a committee to a council-manager system by 2,838-1,521. Upper Township The county GOP-supported slate won all three committee seats as the board went from three to five members.-Three-year terms were woo by Daniel Bey el and Louis DiLuzio with 1,386 and 1,382, respectively. Independents Robert W. Jeffers Jr. and Franklin Sack received 1,030 and 945, respectively, and Democrat Charles F. Cossaboooe got 960. The two-year term was won by Republican John McDonough who defeated Democrat George Sherby. 1,780 to 967 North Wildwood Republican challenger Anthony Visa Hi defeated incumbent Democrat Robert F Plum, a former Republican, in the only contested council race by 40 votes. 538-496 Wildwood Crest Five unopposed candidates were elected to the borough's Charter Study Commis sion, but Crest voters left them nothing to do by turning down by a 2-1 margin a referendum authorizing a charter study

COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Chapter of the American Red Cross will again offer “Operation Fireside,” coordinating recruits at the U.S Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May with families that would like to host them for TTianksgiving and/or Christmas dinner. Persons interested should call Gertrude Reiss at 465-7382 or 884-1567.

For Free, Take VILLAS — Burdette Tomlin Memorial • (Page 20 Please)

— Early Deadlines— Early news and advertising deadline will be in effect the following two weeks because ot the Thanksgiving holiday. Thursday. Nov. 17, will be the deadline for the issue of Nov. 23 • Wednesday, Nov. 23, will be the deadline for the issue of Nov. 30. The Herald and Lantern office will be dosed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 34, and Friday, Nov. 25.

Nightmare to Dream?

\ By E.J. DUFFY AVALON — “Dune Drive is sort of aplai Daniel Keen, president of the borough Cnamber'of C endless strip from Stone Harbor down to the inlet.” Nearly as wide as the Garden State Parkway — complete with a grassy expanse between the north — and south bound lanes -— Avalon’s main thoroughfare has been a bad dream for resort merchants scattered between 19th

tmare,” said W. immerce. “It’s on

Dennis Township Incumbent Republican committeemember John S Champion topped Democrat challenger John A. Barry, 556 to 406 Woodbine Incumbent Republicans Charles Payne and Jose Rodriquez were reelected to council with 294 and 261 votes, respectively, defeating independent Walter Chalow who had 135 votes

By contrast, neighboring Stone Harbor's business district is compact and conveniently centered on 96th Street, the key access road to the Mainland, between 93rd and 99th streets and from the bay to Second Avenue (Dune Drive).' . Despite the difference in front footage assessments ($5,000 a foot on 96th Street, Stone Harbor, $800 a foot along Dune Drive, Avalon, new businesses opt to locate in Stone Harbor rather than Avalon and pay 40 percent higher rental rates for * the option. Keen conceded. “A lot of people don’t open shops in Avalon," he added. They go right down to Stone Harbor.” (Page 20 Please)

Oort* Word GOOD LIKENESS - Gerald Lynch of Villas poors In front of his own likeness on toe ninrnl at the Victorian Plain In Cape May. With him Is his wife. Cheryl Crews-Lynch, Who designed the moral. It nil] he dedicated at I p.m. Saturday