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Herald & Lantern 21 March '84

To The Editor: Your Feb 29 article, “Fishing Grant Jobs Goal Reduced," was very well done, but needs some reading between the lines beyond what could be expected of your general readership. V ^ Having supplied information byS^equest to the county extension service for their use in appTVing for this grant, and'iater haying submitted a draft proposal for participation, %have been interested enough to stay somewhat familiar with the situation as it has evolved through the awarding of the grant to the county and subsequent modifications. 'Only the potential to create work during the first year following award of funds is considered in the guideline equation of how many thousand dollars of loan-per-job-created is appropriate. As a result, many long-term considerations must be ignored. If funct; made available at low cost might make possible the^esuhied development of a facility as a prototype for a newTocal industry which could then result in other such facilities being created in the area with the prospect of many more jobs on into the future, this factor must be ignored, and equal weight be given to some other proposal even if it represents a dead-end after year one. This makes good sense in terms of pumping the economy for upcoming elections, but ignores what might be best for the local fisheries industry or regional development. The government monies are available; the 5500,000 was committed to the county for creation of new jobs in the local fisheries industry — with provisions galore, of course. The money is there without any need to resort to the banks. Add to that the fact that there weren't enough proposals

Sea Isle Greed To The Editor: Commercial interests are taking over forcibly and the private cottager's own prospects for an environmental peace are now a broken arch, an incomplete rainbow. Gone with the wind will be any feasible parking and traffic control, peaceful and quiet streets. We are in the hands of the witch doctors. % Sfa Isle might be likened to an extremefy ambitious person, greedy for money (business), risking its once unique gsvchic and moral integrity anew. of these "pushers” ever went toh headshrinker, the^Surely now have decided that they can do better themselves. Thisas fully the Sinclair Lewis "Babbitt" persona. which entifles me, I think, to describe it as representing the fury of the metropolis, something I thought I had got away from. Sea Isle is becoming positively unaccommodating to cottagers, viewing the private cottager as an alien. FROlVfcTHE MOMENT I accepted Sea Isle as a love, from the moment I used the word, love, there was the birth of naivete. Because of the standards .of the business madness, the cottager is required to tremble and weep for he (or she) is being violated one way or another by a grimly determined commercialism. In this later phase of Sea Isle’s history, a wider range of society's aspects is not sincerely considered, but always the determination for “business” is supreme. What its advantages and disadvantages, what its accidents, what are its relations to greed and amending-zoning codes, are the developers' concern and no others A main line of concern we all share is only possible by assuming some preliminary selection. There should be more than arbitrary assumption because it is apparent that this quiet retreat is in jeopardy. A private, noncommercial living here is, in fact, no longer dominant in the general mind. ARTHUR MURRAY APPELL Sea Isle City

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from the local fisheries industry having a favorable ratio of jobs to loan dollars to even come close to the $500,000 available. It is thus sensible that the county has scaled down the number of jobs to 35. But next, consider the requirement that participants obtain as much loan money from banks at current high rates as from the low cost fisheries loans. This disregards the fact that primary production from the sea or elsewhere is a hard way to make money, and the difference between interest at 12 percent vs. 7 percent can be the difference between profit and loss. And yet, without such primary production, a large array of secondary economic gains are lost, including yet more jobs. Nevertheless, since it would seem that the bankers have gained a vast amount of power over our government, pressures are being brought to bear so that no SHph seed monies can go out unless the banks get a piece of the action. This isn't r right. We need the fisheries more than we need the banks. The fisheries nped the financial support. The banks are already so richihat they are greedily gobbling up each other with their surplus funds in a pac man game not likely to end until the Morgans and the Rothschilds have it all. And then what do we eat? Would it be too radical to point out that this is not an incumbent party elections grant, and not a banking industry grant, but a fisheries grant? DR. RUSSELL J. DOWN Merritt Island, Fla. ^Meters Opposed To The Editor: Please be advised that Ser, Isle City does not need meters on Kennedy Boulevarc . There are some who live and work here the year around. For the past three summers, I had to get permission from the church parking lot, because there was no space here. I have seen as many as three motorcycles parked in the one handicapped space on Kennedy Boulevard. No one came to ask the people to move. Others park beside the fire hydrant in front of Daryrules Store. Never saw any cars given a ticket. WHAT ABOUT people brining beer/ale and other beverages out of eating places? They openly dripk these beverages on the street and throw bottles where cars park. I have personally taken bottles that were placed in iront and in back of car wheels and put them in trash baskets. Who is going to pay for damages to cars when some people hurl bottles and cans at them? We don’t need parking meters on Kennedy Boulevard. I suggest a better idea is to patrol Kennedy Boulevard. Finally, are we going to put meters by the Methodist Church when people are there for services or going for counseling? MARJORIE GALAMORE Sea Isle City

Cost Incorrect To The Editor: This is in reply to a Feb. 22 article entitled "Vo-Tech Turnaround?” The article chronicled the Board of School Estimate meeting for the Vocational District budget for the school year 1984-85. Although the tone of tbe article was sardonic, the portions that described the meeting were basically accurate What was grossly inaccurate was Joseph Zelnik’s calculation of $5,412 as the current per-pupil cost. The accurate figure is $4,200. The per-pupil cost is arrived at by dividing the number of students into the J-l (current expense) appropriation, not into the entire budget as Zelnik did. He published misleading information, increasing by $526,000 the amount to be spent for our day school students. This prejudices the public against providing necessary funds for a worthwhile and needed purpose. Zelnik's predisposition of cynicism, suspicion, and mistrust toward public agencies may be impeding his ability to do professionally objective reporting. I look forward to a retraction of the information presented in the article. I would have been happy to provide Zelnik with accurate statistics and information had he requested them from me. I welcome the opportunity to do so in the future. WILBUR J. KISTLER JR. Superintendent Cape May County Vocational . Schools Crest Haven (ED. NOTE: The Herald-Lantern erroneously used the Vocational Schools’ total $2.5-million budget to' arrive at the $5,412-per-pupil cost. A $310,000 nutrition program and $237,000 evening school and CETA program should have been excluded. The district’s per-pupil cost was $3,068 in 1982-83 and $4,211 in 1983-84. Kistler was called, but could not be reached when the article was being written.)

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By JOE YELNlK I've been bombarded with questions about my Cancun vacation and will try to answer the most important; C. L. of Nummy: Upon what do you base your smartaleck remark about Mexicans being afraid of Cape May County water? / Answer: Upon my ownerhs'pjof several hundred shares of stock in a bottled spring water company. N. M. of N#rth Wildwood; / t)oes Cancun have “happy hours"? v z' Answer: Many bars oftpr half-price or 2-1 drinks from about 4 to 7 p.m. But I think Cancun’s real "happy hour” occurs between noon and 4 when most people close their shops and go to bed. H. S. of Ocean City: How did you dare eat the food in Mexico? Answer: That’s a curiovs question from a formpr Philadelphian who. probably stops his car on Passyunk Avenue to buy a soft pretzel from a guy holding a bouquet of roses in his left hand and the pretzels under his right armpit. L. L. of Del Haven: What pauses the beautiful turquoise color of Cancun's water? ’ Answer: I’m not sure abnut most of it, but in my immediate area it was caused by going swimming with my wallet in my bathing suit. The ink on all my documents ran. R. P. of Cape May Point: Did you take your customary dawn beach walks in Cancun? Answer: Yes, but dawn walks are getting more difficult. Either the beach is getting softer, dawn is coming earlier, or I am getting older. Possibly all three. F. O. of Woodbine: How was the service on Cancun? Answer: Awesome. Like Cape May County, labor is dirt cheap. Unlike Cape May County, -waiters swarm about like mosquitoes, refilling your coffee cup every time you take a sip. One cloudy morning when no one had yet ven-

tured to the beach, the snack bar was staffed by two chefs, four waiters, one cashier, several employes just hanging around and a few others who seemed to be veging out. R. C. OF SCOTCH BONNET: What did you miss most in Cancun? * Answer: Television, and especially the "20-Minute Workout.” In my absence, WCAU-TV cowardly cancelled the 9 a.m. show. Those who share my appreciation for the fine arts should protest to WCAU-TV City Line and Monument Aves., Philadelphia 19131. A. T. of Reeds Beach: Do much reading on your vacation? Answer: Yes, I finally finished my copy of “Light Attraction and Automated Squid Jigging,” a fascinating study by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Development Foundation. E. G. of Clermont: How did you find Mexican women: Answer: By placing a “Please Make Up This Room” sign on the door knob. L. K. of Avalon: You wrote that, while in Cancun, you ate unidentifiable food. Yet only last summer you railed about people who ate the unrecognizable item in a seafood combination. How do you explain your inconsistency? Answer: With maturity comes the right to change one’s mind, admit a mistake, and dislike picky readers with long memories. G. L. OF VILLAS: Did you really go to Cancun for a job interview? Answer: Not exacUy. I did take a shot at bullfight play-by-play for a local radio station, but my Spanish was too rusty. Comme d, comme ca. C. C. of South Dennis: I’ve never liked you or your writing and I'm delighteo you flopped in your mission to bring Mexicans to Cape May County. Answer: I wouldn’t say I flopped. I’m working out the details to bring 100 of the Yucatan’s most violent perverted prisoners to the Cape May County Jail as as Beech Fox and BUI Fisher learn Spanish.