Herald & Lantern 18 January '84

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ON JAN. 18, passengers in a car crossing. Great Channel Bridge on 96th Street, Stone Harbor, were startled to see flames shooting into the sk>; from what they assumed to be approximately 80th Street. Seeing no sign of firefighting equipment at the site, they turned back- to turn in an alarm — received in Avalon at 11.08 p m. The fire was in the home of Joseph M. Flynn Jr. at 7838 Sunset : Drive, Avalon. We were watching the news on the televisioo as the Stone Harbor Fire Department sped past and we followed the engines to the site. It was pouring rain and the volunteer firemen-from Avalon and Stone Harbor were plunging around in water to their ankles. We didn’t see anything from the car and our spouse didn't fare much better when he went to get a closer look, so be returned the next day to Avalon and Sgl. Shew of the Avalon Police Department' gave him the details. The house was unoc-

cupied so there were no injuries but it is estimated that 6150,000 to $180,000 damage was incurred. A cause for the blaze has not been determined but Arson Investigator Shaw said. “Arson has not yet been overruled as a possible cause.’’ WE HATE MISTAKES! Particularly when they’re ours — we can’t pretend we . weren’t -fully responsible for reporting, in last week's column, that the terrific new tape recorder was donated to the S.H. Seniors by Florence Atwood and Sam Schettinger. Fact is, the whole idea was Frank Adkins’ of 406 99th St. He mentioned it to Floss Atwood. 404 98th St., who was all enthused about the idea. Floss asked Frank if she could go halfies with him on' the gift and with, customary gallantry, Frank agreed. We do hope our dear friend Frank missed reading last week's News Notes. We knew the facts and we’ll deliver this week’s personally with

Mews^blotes from-

'Seven Mile Beach M"Ellen Rowland 368-2294

apologies (what we fondly call our brain must have been parked in neutral). Frank won't expect or want them — he’s that kind of guy. He’s part of a rare breed, a truly gentle man. • • • OUR IGNORANCE about the Crest Haven comple? was vast until Dr. Maurice Davidson, neurosurgeon on the staff of three hospitals, suggested that we go to the Division of Physical Therapy there, operated by the countydepartment of Public Health, for treatment of our gimpy right wrist. It is a large, immaculate. facility with a staff of ^elltrained, capable and encouraging physical therapists. We were immediately put into the competent handssof Barbara Rey of Sea Isle City and Trish Repici of EsteU

‘Meth ’ Mansion on Auction Block-

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plus quantities of illegal drugs, cigarettes, weapons, and real estate under the authority of TiUe'2-3 of the state criminal code, according to Lt. Harry McCurdy, a lawyer attached to the State Police legal

department.

“It’s not a blanket thing." be said of the

"WE SEIZE HOUSES, stocks, bank accounts, yachts, airplanes,’’ reported Ted

Swift, public affairs officer for the federal '

Drug .Enforcement Administration. “We seized a chain erf stores in Texas." w DEA operates under the authority of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 as amended in 1978. noted its forfeiture

mission of a crime.'

Illegal weapons, narcotics and “large volumes" of untaxed cigarettes can be confiscated, be added. In one recent State Police case, McCurdy recalled, they seized ‘ Plato’s Lounge in Brick Township, Ocean County, because of alleged prostitution

there.

Confiscated narcotics are burned while property, other than vehicles, is usually sold, explained Sgt. Kenneth Harding of the State Police narcotics division. Automobiles, he said, are'“just put into our fleet.” State Police seizures are conducted by its various departments so statewide totals on the annual amount and value are not calculated, Harding noted. His department keeps track of confiscated drugs. As an example of the volume seized in one month*, he noted a December report from a single State Police region where the haul of confiscated marijuana totalled 150 pounds worth 6218,000. As of Jan. 15, State Police narcs already seized a ton of pot, Harding said.

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seizures. “It would have to be in the com- counsel, Bill Lench. The 1970 law gave

federal law enforcers authority .to confiscate vehicles, vessels and aircraft, be added. With the amendment, they are also authorized to seize assets linked to profits made from the commission of a crime,

Lench explained.

“Everything you can imagine a bad guy would buy, we seize,” he continued, listing fur coats, Tiffany lamps, Persian rugs. While tracing a suspect’s property to illgotten gains is “tough to do." Lench said, federal agents involved with seizures manage to confiscate $1504800 million in property each year, be estimated. His department alone seized 652.3 million in property during fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Processed as civil court actions (under such improbable case titles as The United States versus One 1984 Buick Regal), the crime-related forfeitures included: 1,225 vehicles ($8.7 million;, 19 vessels ($4 million). 36 aircraft ($7.3 million), $21.4 million in currency, $8.4 million in real estate and $2.5 million in other property, Lench said. From a recent Arkansas case handled by. the DEA, it s#red a man’s land, residence, personal property and $73,000 in cash because, Lend^,observed, the DEA demonstrated in court that the man had not been employed since 1976 in anything

but drug dealing.

“THE INFERENCE.” he said of the judge’s ruling, “was that the property constituted” profits from illegal activity and could legitimately be seized. “That type of language is good the DEA lawyer continued, because it allows lawmen more latitude in confiscations. The DEA, county prosecutor and Cape May city police jointly conducted the September, 1982, raid on the Briggs brothers’ drug lab at 201 Broadway. What determined which law-enforcement agency would seize and, sell the house? “That’s worked out then,” said Swift of the DEA. “It’s an agreement between the people working on the case.” “The person who executes the search warrant is the boss,” said Sgt. Harding. “The law reads: *the county, or the person prosecuting the case, gets the property.’ “ In other words, county prosecutors New Jersey get the goods if they re want to pull rank- But, Harding ad “It’s more or less worked out ona defi For instance, he continued, State Police, who seize an auto along a roadway not patrolled by local lawmen, will negotiate which department keeps the vehicle. They may alternate on who officially confiscates automobiles in a particular vicinity but technically, the county prosecutor has to approve forfeitures requested by the

State Police, he said.

Such deals are routinely arranged “because we like to get some cars, toe,”

Harding explained.

With their treatment and guidance we saw light at the end of the tunnel for the first time in

three weeks.

It behooves every member of this corflmunity to find out more about Crest Haven and the services the county provides under the direction of Freeholder Gerlad M. Thornton and Public Health Coordinator Louis

J. Lammannw

MANY PEOPLE only ex- *, ist between the days.of Betty White’s (229 82nd St.) , and Sara Brady’s (263 82nd St.) annual culinary conquest. Their dinner at Peg Jones’ home,'274 52nd St., Avalon, Jan. 7 was a masterpiece as always. Peg-ctxifessed to having made 72 crab cakes for the party Betty and her mother threw, Pat Horan, Sara's other daughter, woudln’t . try to estimate how many pepper steaks^ she prepared. There were also {• at least a dozen varied - desserts. . y The Brady Bunch didn't make its customary deni a n d performance because Ray deLanrentis was missing his two co-. instrumentalists in the Seniors' Orchestra. Harry and'Jessie Strohmetz, stayed home because of illness and Herman Siri was out of town. The sing-along was led by Sara, as usual, and If anyone deludes himself - that's singing a ^ cappela, his better have his head (wears) examined. . Incidentally, thi^party is the only one we’ve every

heard commented on, publicly, in church, the following day. May. weaay it fully deserved favorable

comment?

HIGHLIGHT of the Jam 9 meeting of the Stone Harbor Garden Club at the Fire Hall came when Ramona Wilson, prexy of the gardening group, presented Kenneth HawkT president of the volunteer fire company, with a check fw $360 raised at the club’s Christmas Auction Benefit Each year the proceeds grow greater' and particularly this year when the temperatures have been so savage, we’re sure the fire fighters appreciation of the donation increases too. WANT TO KNOW where the action is in Stone Harbor this winter? Stepper. C. Ludlam Post 331 of the American Legion at 117th and 2nd Avenue. Membership in the Legion and its Auxiliary has grown by leaps and bounds these past tew months. The recent’ sale of an additional lot has made all sorts of restoration and redecoration . possible and excite*

ment is rife.

Embellishment started with generous donations from Councilman Lon Clelland (also owner of the Gallely Shopping Mall and a partner in At Home Interiors, 9720 3rd A venue). A regular attender at Legion meetings, the councilman gave a magnificent Oriental rug, 12’ by 24’ to enhance the officer’s meeting room, two handsome brassj lamps, two tables and another large rug fw the ladieslounge. These tasteful additions to the decor-have already transformed the hall and they're just the beginning! TW Women> Auxiliary

voted at its tnet'*ag Jan 9 to pay for new draperies fw the entire first flow of the poet. A pommittee, consisting of Eileen Coe nor. Gimny Martin. Betty Wallace and headed by Jlomaao Wilton was appointed to find the merchant who would give .the best price and service Simultaneously, post of ficers were examining priorities, ‘signing members up fw work days, changed the format for Memorial Day and announced that the contract fw outside resurfacing had been awarded to Jerry McCargo of Burleigh. It was also agreed to ask fw bids for redesigning bathroomfacilitiesTw both guys and

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« • a* WE HAVE NANCY and Herman Phillips' of 87th Street to blame tor putting us wise to the pounds producing Court House Bakery at 104 S. Main St. It’s only a couple of yards beyond the Herald office where we drop our copy and our clunkers quickly became addicted to travelling the extra yards. Our mouths start to salivate like an old hound dog’s as soon as we cross the 96th Street Bridge and don’t stop until we’ve gotten a baker’s fix at Court House. Their pies are extraordinary. Be sure to order ahead if you wantone fw more than eight people. Their pig’s ears are the best since we used to get them regularly in Gre^n wich Village in . the Big

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(From Page 1) April, only one or two of the county’s 70 cadette and senior Girl Scouts participated. At that time. Cooper said that local Girl Scouts just didn't seem “enthused” about careers. Cooper said last week that there have been a number of changes in the program this year. FOR ONE THING, it will be held in the summer instead of during the te Easter break. Cooper said she felt that might be an improvement because parents- were busy at Easter time and “transportation was a problem.” She also suggested that there should be more employers in the county in the summer. This year’s program will try to get employed persons to let the girls "shadow" them for “several days” w even for a “brief internship,” as well as consider “employment possibilities.” That's in contrast to last year's goal of one

day.

Cooper said last year’s experience showed the girls were most interested in veterinarians, doctors, dentists, police, and “exciting careers.” The cadettes, age 13-15, and the Seniors, over 15, are “too old to play and too young to get a job,” she said. Interested persons are asked to call ’ Cooper at 80G-582-7692. “Walk-a-Day-in-My-Shoes” was named after the Indian legend which suggests that to understand a person's life, one must walkfw a day in his or her shoes.

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