V.

Doris Ward

STILL AVAILABLE — If you didn't get one of these stocking staffers for Christmas, don’t fret. More kittens — plus other animals — are still available at the Animal Welfare Society in Dias Creek. For a rundown on the animals, call 465-3403.

Sam Hits Lower’s

Burn Plan By E.J. DUFFY SUNSET BEACH — Lower Township. Committeeman Robert Fothergill, a Democrat, accused Republicans of “playing politics” with their criticism of township proposals to burn trash at the magnesite plant. TTie committee is scheduled to take final action tonight on an ordinance which would create a township Incinerator Authority to oversee Lower’s concept of converting the Harbison-Walker plant into a municipally-owned, incinerator-powered industrial complex. Republican township council candidate Samuel Stubbs and Debi de la Cretaz, a member of his campaign steering committee, originally expressed interest in serving on that authority. Both now are having “second thoughts,” they said. Stubbs said Thursday that he purchased a copy of the township consultants’ study on incineration “and the more I read into it, the more I realized there was something missing.” (Page 8 Please) Inside LOSE your sense of humor? The Cape May County Library can help you find it. Page 31 STILL hankering for a day of fishing? Lou Rodia on nage 24 REAL ESTATE transfers. Who bought what from whom for how much? A new feature on paged

Vol. 19 No. 52 'I’M S*owov. Carp. AU .. 0 M, -...rv.d

Recyling Response Lagging

County Eyes ’84 A *• * Budget

By JOE ZELNIK CREST HAVEN - Cape May County’s major private recycling thrust may focus on school systems and commercial customers because of a “disappointing” response from its municipalities. Jersey Cape Diagnostic, Training & Opportunity Center, which provides vocational rehabilitation for the handicapped, has a $151,000 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant. It is to be used to provide jobs by collecting recydables and producing beach tags. It has purchased three compartmentalized vehicles, at $21,000 apiece, to pick up recydables and transport them to the MUA (Municipal Utilities Authority) recycling center in Rio Grande which, in turn, pays the municipalities. IDEALLY, this reduces the amount of trash hauled to landfills and saves the municipalities tipping fees while earning them money for the recydables — — glass, paper and aluminum. But so far, only Sea Isle City has contracted with Jersey Cape for collection of recydables. It negotiated a price of $14,500 for the six-month period ending this month, a figure based on the assumption it would enact mandatory recycling. But it didn’t, and the amount of recydables fell far below what was estimated. Jersey Cape is using only one of its vehicles. Commissioner J. Alan Gansert said he is recommending the contract be renewed next year, but at an annual price of $13,725 for the reduced volume from a voluntary programAvalon and Stone Harbor are doing their own collection, said George J. Plewa, executive director of Jersey Cape, and Ocean City “said no at this point.” Ocean City has drop-off points, for paper and glass, not curbside collection. Plewa said he has proposals being considered by Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, North Wildwood, and West Cape May and “we’re putting together a proposal for Cape May” and a separate one for the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May. He said the agency “stayed away from"

^ - /*

Doris Ward AN ANGEL — Yes, that’s an angel costume on hours-old Jessica Carol Sisson, being held by her mother, Denise. Bay berry Twigs.^a branch of the auxiliary at Burdette Tomlin Hospital, dressed all the new babies in angel costumes over the Christmas holidays. Jessica was born at 4:05 a.m. Dec. 22 and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sisson of North Cape May

Moms, Tots Can Receive

W.I.C. Aid

(Page 8 Please)

CREST HAVEN - W.I.C. says at least 500 eligible Cape May Countians are failing to take advantage of its program. W.I.C. is the federal special supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children It has 3,000 clients from Cumberland County, 700 from Salem County, and 475 from Cape May County. Nutritionist Sheila Kanaley said the program has opened eight outreach clinics in the county to try to make it easier for applicants who have had difficulty getting to W.I.C.’s main office at the county Health Department here. ^ ALTHOUGH MOST of W.I.C.’s clients are on welfare, Kanaley said income requirements are generous — 180 percent of the poverty level. For example, a family of (Page 8 Please)

COURT HOUSE -.Cape May County Freeholders are eying departmental funding requests for the 1984 budget. Results will determine next year’s lax rates and give the first clear indication of which recommendations from last month’s “management improvement program” study will be implemented next/ year. That program, a 66-page report that resulted from a sjx-week study, included 64 recommendations approved by the freeholders. The majority promise cost savings. Three of the major changes, as well as many of the minor ones, should show up in ’84 budget items: MERGER OF maintenance personnel at the airport, buildings and grounds, and roads, for example, was proposed as a way to save costs "through better use of maintenance personnel" and an end to duplication of equipment. / "''rConsolidation of sbcial service agencies into one Human Services Department with one administrative staff also was suggested as a way to achieve savings. And the naming of a clerk-administrator presumably would be reflected as an additional budget cost. Clerk of the board Kathryn A. Willis has been reported the choice for the new position. Additional responsibilities presumably will mean higher pay. Also, a deputy clerk position left unfilled for some time probably would be filled. THE WILLIS APPOINTMENT was scheduled on Nov. 9, but removed from the freeholder agenda until questions about the administrator's powers could be clarified. Action is expected early in January. r Harry A. Kehr, superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, has already presented an analysis on the proposed maintenance personnel merger to the county management team. Willis, who heads the team, said it was a “preliminary” study with “ballpark figures" and “still in the discussion stage.” (Page 8 Please)

SUE KARASO TAKES ANDY MELCHIORRE’S BLOOD PRESSURE.

Here’s a Nurse Who Makes House Calls

By NANCIE WEIKEL COURT HOUSE - When Sue Karaso walks in carrying her briefcase, clients roll up their sleeves. Karaso is a licensed graduate practical nurse (LGPN) who conducts physical exams for insurance companies. In her briefcase she totes the tools of her trade: a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, tape measure and scale. Covering Cape May County from Ocean View south, from the ocean to the bay, Karaso gives the exams for Portamedic Services, a division of Hooper-Holmes in Trenton. When an exam is required, the insurance company calls Portamedic, which in turns calls Karaso. “It’s more of a convenience to the client,” Karaso said, adding that the service she provides is a "courtesy” to the client from the insurance company. The insurer allows a 10 to 15 minute "house call” instead of requiring a visit to a doc-

tor’s office, which could take valuable time away from business. Karaso, 36, records the client's medical history and present health, including height, weight and blood pressure. She sends the information to Portamedic. “I JUST REPORT what I see and find,” she said, pointing out that' she passes no judgments. Karaso pays her visits in street clothes, which tends to make the clients more comfortable. Along with considering her clients’ feelings by not wearing a crisply starched white uniform, Karaso also strives to keep the exams private and confidential. That's not always easy as she has worked in places as public as restaurants and docks. “You name it, I’ve been there,” shes^jd' with a laugh. —*— Despite the diversity of locations she jnust visit, Karaso tries not to let schedul(Page 8 Please)