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Charity Eyes Summer Profits

County Needs Everybody" — should include seasonal businesses, too. "We want to encourage the county's business people to return to the 12 United Way-supported charities and Human Services a portion of their summertime profits," said Byrne. The mailing list was compiled by contacting the county chamber of commerce, local chambers, and municipalities that issue mercantile licenses. A computer at Byrne's J. Byrne (insurance' Agency in Wildwood was used. LAST YEAR, Byrne said, the United „ Way had a goal of $150,000 and raised $97,000. Of that, he said. $2,000 came from the summer campaign pitched at seasonal businesses. This drive, he pointed out, "is trying to

focus on new sources of revenue by targeting seasonal businesses in particular." The United Way's appeal says it is more efficient and economical because it combines the effort of 12 separate fund-raising drives. Agencies that share in the United Way's funds include the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts. Cape May County Association for Retarded Citizens. Jersey Cape Diagnostic, Training & Opportunity Center and Mental » Health Services of Cape May County. Also, the Abuse Center, Cape-Atlantic Legal Services, Contact. Jersey Cape Visiting Homemakers, Salvation Army, First Call for Help and the United Service Organizations.

Don* United Way's Budd, Byrne

There are believed to be 15,000 resortconnected businesses in Cape May County taking in a billion dollars in summer tourist expenditures. The United Way this week sent a mail appeal to 10.000 firms, hoping to net $15,000. Subsequent mailings will follow in July and August. Campaign chairman Thomas Byrne of Rio Grande called this "the first, genuine- * ly organized summer drive to solicit funds." THE UNITED WAY'S regular fall campaign takes place in October when many owners of seasonar businesses are out of town. So Byrne, and United Way Executive director Virginia Budd of Cape May, decided this year's theme — "Cape May

News— ^ Diopct Weeks O Top Stories Exotic Justice WILDWOOD - Both the state attorney general and chief justice are interested in finding out why resort Ford dealer Robert Kindle was allowed by Superior Court Judge Michael Conner to serve 100 hours of community service in Jamaica as part of his-January sentence for assaulting Municipal Court Judge P. Martin Way III, a Wildwood Crest patrolman and one other man Dec. 22, 1982 at Neil's Steak and Oyster House . here. Fearing political and economic harm from Kindle, a major contributor to the local GOP, Way has filed suit for damages against Kindle and Neil's in Monmouth County. * Close Call VILLAS — Outgoing Lower Township Mayor Peggie Bieberbach cautioned spectators at township committee's last regular meeting Monday night, to use medication with extreme care. "I passed out and nearly died in the ambulance," she said after a bad reaction last week to an anti-inflamation remedy prescribed by her physician for a dental surgery complication. Bieberbach spent two days recovering in Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. (Page 18 Please)

' ' ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ' ' ' " '' '' ^ ^ ^ ' " ' ' Doris 24, 25. 26 — The Old Court House on Route 9 in Cape May Court House is getting a primer and two coats of paint in the march toward a July completion of its renovation. Experts who sampled its previous paint said it had 23 coats in its almost 100 years. Shutters are being done in the shop: gutter and downspouts will follow. All work is being done by the county's Facilities & Services Department headed by Harry E. Kehr.

'Sounds Interesting' For Chip, a Dream Come True

By JOE ZELNIK STONE HARBOR - Charles P. (Chip) Lamey was upset — he was going to have to put on a pair of pants for a family wedding.

Lamey, 31, writes for a half-dozgg publications and manages to operate an ffidependent record company while wearing shorts, tee-shirt and red-laceA^Qfiverse sneakers. "I don't physically have to go anywhere as long as I have a telephone." he explained. Well, hardly anywhere. He does put on a coat and tie to go to New York every couple months and California once a year, strictly for P-R purposes. LAMEY SAYS he's living "a dream come true." A child of the Beatles. Byrds, Stones, Kinks etc., he's wanted to be "involved with" rock and roll since 1964. And he is, producing records with the songs and the sound ( four- and eight-track instead of today's 24) of the '60s. "I'm having a blast," he said. Lamey has been writing the "Sounds" record review column for the Herald and Lantern for a dozen years, and started a new "Video Eye" column reviewing video tapes several weeks ago. - A literature major, he graduated from Stockton State in 1975 and spent a year as a free-lance writer. He started "Record Raves," a bimonthly magazine that lasted onfr two issues because of limited start-up i capital. ; From 1976 to 1978 he worked at "Whoot," \ the Atlantic City entertainment paper, do1 ing "everything: writing, typesetting, layout."

THREE MONTHS after marrying Karen Witherow of Pittsburgh in 1978, they started the "Sounds Interesting" label 'in the early days we had trouble getting bands." he said "We'd get some tapes that would never come out anywhere else." Today Lamey receives about 40 tapes a month from bands "all over the world " He has worked with about 65, he said, of which 16 4re English. None is from NewJersey. This year Lan*y will select six tapes to put on his label and pfomote He expects that to grow to 12 next year. Sales will average 3,000 to 5,000 per label, with Lamey making about a dollar apiece. "WE GAVE the record \pompany a 10-year plan," said Lamey, and we're (Page 51 Please) -Early Deadline We've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Herald and Lgntern will be distributed on Tuesday next week so that our employes can enjoy the Fourth of July holiday on Wednesday. The bad news is that you've got a couple hours to get your news and advertising into that issue. Early deadline is 3 p.m. torn morrow, June 28 Have a happy and safe Fourth

Karen, Chip Lamey /

Swim Ban Urged Near Outfalls

CREST HAVEN - The county Health Department has asked six island communities to prohibit swimming a quartermile north and south of their sewage treatment plant outfalls in the backbays. It suggested permanent NO SWIMMING signs be posted before July 1. The department has made this "recommendation" in the past, according to Clay Sutton. environmAial program ad ministrator, "but nflv a formal request like this. IV "We know it's a g£ja idea," he said THE COMMUNflEJt and their baekbay outfall locations: SeAsle City. 50th Street; Avalon, 39th StreeM Stone Harbor, 83rd Street; North Wild&^d. Hereford Inlet; Wildwood, Otten's fBd>or; <jnd Wildwood Crest, the inland \^Brway near Sunset Lake V Sutton said few <Sthe sites normally have swimming fA'way. and called Avalon's "of most (Jplcern" because of a deadend lagoon at 3ra Street. The department Blso added Lower Township and its C« Hall Creek outfall (Page 5tVlease)

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CREST HA VEnIm After two weeks of exceptionally cleAK water, the county Health DepartmeB last week came up ^ with a number of high fecal coliform bacteria counts in me ocean and baekbay. jf Clay Sutton, environmental progrdm ad- w ministrator. said he was "almost positive" the high reading^ were the result of a heavy rainfall the flay prior to the testing, which caused a heavy runoff into storm drains which discharge to the beaches "People curb their dogs, seagull droppings, it all washedjb," he said. The departmeAk sa'd- was "keeping an eye on it; be short-lived and clean up real ngflV With the DEIwjBing a standard of 50 MPN fqr ocean wHrs, Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea rHTCity. Avalon. Stone Harbor and Capfifflray had no problems, but North Wiltfwmod, Wildwood and Wildwood Crested readings ranging from 94 to 1600. In the backbays. with the DEP setting a standard of 200 MPN. no community escaped without some high readings A chart with complete test results for June 19-20 appears on page 65.