. : . 14 Herald & Lantern 2 May '84

Political ^ 0 Scene ■ •/

TUCKAHOE — Upper v Township Committeeman Jack McDonough has announced his endorsement and full support of Beech FoxVbid for re-election as county sheriff. McDonough slated. "1 have only known Beech Fox personally for a few years, however. 1 have been aware of his fine "reputation for many. My personal associations with Beech have more than con firmed my early opinion of him 1 find Beech to be- a dedicated" public servant •who puts the best interests of the people first ^ his position as county sheriff " McDonough alio went on / to say that the Cape MayCounty's Sheriff's Depart ment is regarded as one of the 'most efficient in the state. "There is no doubt in my mind." slated McDonough. "that it has achieved this status due to the expertise and energies that Beech Fox has applied to his job over the past 15 years" Philip. Matalueci. county Republican chairman, has isSued a vigorous reply to criticism by Sheriff Beech ,- N Fox of the committee tu elect « rival candidate. James Plousis' as sherifl and Cera Id Thornton and • Herbert Frederick a» freeholders. "'Sheriff Fox cannot believe that someone who is a loyal Republican would dare challenge him." said Matalueci. "Plousis has a right to run. so let 's get on with the election." Labeling Fox "a hypocrite and ingrate." Matalueci stated: "Fox has for 15 years, asked for the support, the endorse"ment. the money, and the hard work of tfie leaders and committeemen and women. Then he sees fit to sue the organization that made him sheriff. He also forgets that he worked on the by-laws committee of the organization, and now that the by-laws don't suit him. he blows the whistle and calls them wrong "

TOWNSENDS INLET - State Assembly Speaker Alan J Kareher D Middlesex. toid county Democrates Friday that he intends to end "killer taxes" through legislative reform. Addressing the party's $125 a couple annual spring dinner in Garrity 's restaurant. Kareher said he'll propose to limit state income taxes at fivepercent <A individual gross incomes. IS Rep William Hughes attended the dinner as did Democrat freeholder candidates1 Lowej Township Mayor Peggie Bieberbacb and MiddR Township businessman Rodney Downs. \ ■ PETERSBURG - George W. Belts, a candidate for the Upper Township Committee ir. the June 5 Primary , has announced his opposition to the proposed move of Manorwood Academy, the state Correctional Facility, from Estell Manor to Seaville. Betts called for a— . township-wide lettyV writing campaign in oposi tion to locating the youth ' facility in the tow nship He also praised Mayor Daniel Beyel for organizing meetings to unify local sentiment against the correctional facility. OCEAN CITY - Jim Plousis. .Republican candidate for the office of Cape May County Sheriff says that he would like to see the Sheriff's Department become involved in a crime stopper" program. Plousis. an eight-year veteran of the Ocean City Police Department, is running on a platform which calls for "greater communication between the Sheriff's Department and county's residents." Plousis said that the first step would be to "establish a Cape May County Crime Stopper Program utilizing existing staff in the Sheriff's Department to help implement the new program". •

1 COURT -HOUSE - You ^-mSy have some beautiful yellow forsythia bushes in your yard. But do you know how to care for them? Here are some tips from Larry Newbold, county agricultural agent, on the care and pruning of forsythia. First ot all, be careful how you prune it This should be done just after it blooms in the spring, but only certain branches should be removed. Cut off about one third -lo'one half „ ' of the longest branches, and cut them off at ground level. * Too often gardeners shear off the ends of the branches and round the bush into a freak. But the specialists say it's better to let the long, flowing, graceful branches grow in their natural way. The shrub should have enough room to spread out — don't crowd it between other trees and shrubs. FORSYTHIA WILL grow in just about any type^of garden soil. It likes plenty of sun. but will grow well in half sun too. You won't have to water it much through the summei — in fact, forsythia gets along quite well without water. The flower buds for the next year are produced in the fall, so you can help this flower-bud formation by fertilizing the shrub in late

.W V , %| ^ 1 agf . MORE BOARDWALK — Avalon Maintenance Department h reconstructing the ! deteriorated boardwalk between 20th and 21st streets, which will extend it to 32nd Street RaySeiiger administrator of the borough's Public Works Department, said the original i boardwalk dates to the early 1820s. R j • «

t * '• i ~ - Dorii Ward IT'S THAT TIME — Follow the smell of coconut oil to the beach and you're sure to find the earliest arrivals in the annual quest for a tan. On the 95th Street beach in Stone Harbor last Thursday were, left to right, Michelle Mpore. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore of Rio Grande: I^slie Ludlam. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ludlam of ( ape May Court House: Colleen Dougbert>. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W'iliiam Ilougherty of Avalon; and sisters Liz and Stephanie Thomas, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Thomas of Cape May Court House.

Take Care Of Your Forsythia

summer Now if you want cuttings from your forsythia. lake them off at pruning time

Place them in fertile soil in '• ; partial shade and keep j them watered. It won't ' take long for a new plant to 1

start growing and vou'Il be on your way to more beautiful forsythia next year. A.

St *0* THREE DOLLS — Jameswav Department i DontVard Store assistant manager Norma Penn- County Day Training Center at Crest ington. center, of North Cape May. gives Haven Complex. Third doU went to Betty Cabbage Patch dolls to Madelyn Town, Ridge way of Ocean Academy. Crest left, representing county March of Dimes. Haven. The organizations will auction the and MR-helle Bergamo of the Cape Mav dolls to raise funds

A&K Drains Mug Twice

CAPE MAY - Two teams vying for first place met last month as A & J's Seafood took on the Ugly Mug in Coed Power Volleyball action In the first game. A & J's took an eight to three lead over the Mug as Tom Swenk placed five perfect serves. Nice sets by Arlene Fornabaio to spiker Bob Jackson broadened A & J's lead to 13.5. Consistent serves by the Mug's Sue McKee got her team back in the thick ol things as they closed to within three points at 13-10 A & J's regained sen-ice at that point and served out the game for the 15-10 victory. A & J's got off to a great start in game two. streaking to a 14-6 lead highlighted by a tremendous block by Jan MacKen zie. Some nice net coverage by the Mug's Loraine Holt held A & J 's scoreless w hile team scored five points to narrow A & J's lead to 14-11. A & J's then regained service and wrappedup the game 15-H.

Game three was nip add tuck from start to finish with multiple lead changes. Powerful spikes by the Mug's Mike Bonner made the difference as they took the narrow victory 16-14. The Mug completely dominated game four, jumping off to a big lead and never allowing A & J's a chance to recover. The game was highlighted by the excellent bumps of the Mug's Jan Kellaway as her team took the 15-6 victory. STANELY A. BURGE Associates battled Rio Grande Building Materials in the second match of the evening. Burge Associates drew first blood in game one as they gook a six-three lead over Rio Grande. Bud Bowman gave Rio Grande a one-point lead at 7-6 as he scored four straight points with some nice serving. The consistent serving of Dorreen Drexel and the perfectly placed spikes of Eric Illjes led Burge Associates to an earlv 15-7 victory. The booming spikes of

Burge's Jerry Miller set the pace in game two as Burge Associates dominated the game, winning 15-2. In the third game Burge again took the early lead as they jumped ahead 11-4. Rio Grande's Bud Bowman's spikes closed the score to 11-6 but great sets by Burge's Margaret Oleksiak to spiker Jerry Miller wrapped up the game 15-6. Rio Grande turned things around in game four as they took the early 5-1 lead behind the nice bumps of Fran Vogel Burge Associates come right back as Jerry Miller scored 10 straight points on serve to give his team an 11-5 lead. Excellent blocks by Rio Grande's Frank Vogel and the ever present spikes of Bud Bowman gave Rio Grande the big upset victory 15-13. STANDINGS SUal*) A. ttargf Amoc 134 A*J'tSe«lMtf ||4 *«X 144 TV Patter ... 74 RtaCraaAr BMg M. Uriah W