I -|g m Herald & Lantern P August '84

y 0 Keys Open Bottles, Not Doors

VILLAS What to give visiting dignitaries'' The county government more or less leaves that up to municipal officials. Ocean City's hand out pieces of the Boardwalk. Avalon's give away flags and Cape May's offer a variety of commemorative items Not to be outdone. l>ower Towriship's new councilmen have decided to strike a blow for tradition — if not the' local economy. They put partisan politics aside last week and voted unanimously to order

a dozen seven-inch, half-pound, solid brass keys as official souvenirs Poetry has been described as a real frog in an imaginary garden With similar poetic license, the councilmen ordered real keys for imaginary doors. In medieval times, officials handed honored guests the keys to their willed cities' gates lacking municipal gates or giveaways for celebrities, Lower's leaders decided to preserve the tradition anyway*"" NOT THAT THK KEYS aren't func tional. They can "be used as bottle

openers." one township official noted That's probably why the keys < $8 each plus $1.50 a piece to engravg "Township of Lower" on them' *fre ordered from Beachler Enterprise Inc of Winchester, Ind.. instead of a local firm Import Bazaar on the Washington Street Mall in Cape May sells three or four-inch, solid brass keys for Si. 98 and a set of five, on a solid brass ring, for $8.98. The Seafarer Nautical Shop in Sea Isle City sells a seven-inch solid brass key for $8 or $9 and also has sets of keys on solid brass rings Since the keys on the ring sets vary in size, township officials could give the larger ones to the more important dignitaries and the smaller keys to lesshonored guests — or people they don't really like but are expected to recognize. Despite the size option and attractive prices, neither local retailer sells keys with the bottle-opening function apparently needed by Lower Township, they admitted. "It's a PR thing." exclaimed Mayor Robert Fothergill. who recommended the key purchase. He told council he wants "something in stock if you want to honor somebody." "WHO ARE YOU GOING to give these to?" he was asked. "Well say Governor Kean comes down and wants' to inspect the Horseshoe Crab^, problem," Fothergill joked, "we'll have something to give him." Moreseriously, he said the keys would be used to honor the infrequent dignitaries -and to recognize local residents for their achievements, or contributions to the township.

"Now maybe they'll sit around and rust « sic » for 10 years," he said, "but. on the other hand, it 's nice to give out something other than a mimeographed piece of paper " Unlike Lower, which does get an occa sional visit from state Sen James R Hurley, state Assemblyman Guy Muziani or Congressman William Hughes, Stone Harbor doesn't have visiting celebrities according to Edwin F "Ted" Pain, borough spokesman. "I CAN T THINK THE last time a visiting dignitary came." said Eileen Post, secretary to Avalon's Mayor Rachel Sloan, either forgetting Gov Kean's inspection of local beach erosion this past spring or not counting him as a dignitary. When a dignitary does visit the borough, the celebrity receives a Chamber of Commerce flag which includes the borough emblem. Post added "If we have somebody really big, we give them a city flag, said Terry Brown, director of civic affairs for Cape May Others receive city ties. Cape May Diamonds, copies of "On the Way to Cape May." tee shirts, bumper stickers or coins, he added Ocean City presents an eight- by threeinch chunk of the Boardwalk on an engraved plaque ' "Well, we don't have any Boardwalk," Fothergill observed. Unperturbed by questions about the township's souvenir keys, the mayor concluded "It's a neat little gimmick and it's not going to break us."

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Cleaning Up Is Her Job

AVALON — A woman's place is behind the steering wheel of a dump truck. That adage is not likely to achieve the vflide circulation of other somewhat discredited involving homes ,/and kitchens It is. howler, applicable to Brenda Norcross. a recent addition to the work force of the Avalon Public Works Department Norcross. 23. of Dias (.'reek, joined the borough works department six weeks ago. just in time to help with the bulk trash pickup A GRADUATE of Middle Township HigfWchool, she applied for the pb because she likes working outside and driving a truck Ray C Seliger. DPW administrator. and Brenda s immediate boss, Craig Ritchie. both praised her work If he could find more workers like Norcross he would be glad to hire them when vacancies occur, said Seliger. Brenda lauded the attitue of cooperation of her fellow workers, who "treat me like a friend but still show me respect . "

p t 'ruck't'n b?" 7 Bren<1'' Norcross Uimbs aboard dump pi " ®'" uy " T aS a truck driver 'w Avalon Pub ic Works Department. She has been a borough employe for six weeks.

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