2Q Herald & Lantern 12 September '84

Charity's Officers, Directors

The United Way's 1984-85 officers are Robert A. Grace, president; Thomas Byrne, campaign vice president; Robert Ressler, allocation vice president; Gerri Smith, communications vice president; Nelson Amey, secretary, Pamela Eaves, treasurer; Marion Olsen, assistant treasurer, and Virginia Budd, executive vice president. Directors, who meet bimonthly, include: Nelson Amey. Dot Armand, Fred Armand. Peter Arsenault, Mark Bailey, George Band, Dr. Robert G. Beitman, Thomas Byrne. Del Brooks. Virginia Budd. Dr James Calloway. Minnie Cheecks.

Also, Ellie Cohen. Fred Coldren. Dan D'Amico, Grant Decker, Patricia Devaney, Pamela Eaves, Russ Falls, Richard Ferry, Ginny Fineberg, David Fothe/gill-Quinlan. Joyce P. Gould, Robert Grace. Also, Dr. Theodore Johnson. Nathan Katz, Ann Magee, George Neidig, Marion Olsen. Robert Patterson. Gary Playford, Robert Ressler, Joseph Rodgers, . Ted Roman, Rev. Charles Rowe. Robert Scully Jr., Walt Smith, George Snyder, William E. Sturm Jr., Gerald M. Thornton. Herman Tolz, Lew Tozour, John Veldhoven, David I. VonSavage, Nevin Warn pole, Chet Wimberg and Rev. Richard Wingate.

Charity's Summer Drive in Low Gear

" From Page 1 ) public. It was not a lack of cooperation just internal policy." "Everybody said, 'yeah, we'll put it in the mail,' " said Byrne. "Then the majority called back and said we can't give you a list." Budd and Byrne praised Cape May. Wildwood and Ocean City for being very cooperative. Dennis, and Upper Townships, they said, "gave us strictly summer businesses, and that's what we were looking for." LOWER TOWNSHIP and North Wildwood said no. Wildwood Crest said okay, but its "list" is a card file with 1,800 names and addresses. "We couldn't get the volunteers to go copy them." said Byrne. Stone Harbor and Sea Isle City, Byrne recollected, said they had no mercantile tax. Cape May. thanks to city manager Fred Coldren, a United Way board member, was the shining example. It actually put address labels on the United Way envelopes. Lacking mercantile license lists, Budd and Byrne went through tourism brochures, lodging directories, etc. to compile one. "That look much more time than we anticipated." said Budd. "But now it's compiled and stored and we'll never have to take this long^gain " THE MAILING — an appeal letter and a brochure listing the member agencies and the officers and directors — was assembled by Jersey Cape Diagnostic. Training and Opportunity Center, a United Way agency. It is located in Crest Haven and offers rehabilitation, training and employment opportunities for the handicapped Another factor delaying the operation was the bulk mailing permit. Byrne said it took three weeks to get. It is hand-sta©ped./ on each envelope. When the package was ready to mail, they learned they should have run off their labels by zip code rather than alphabetically. And the less than 2 percent response? "Pathetically low." said Budd She thought a moment. "But those that did ' were generous," she added. "The response was not that great," said Byrne. "But the amount per response was decent. "THIS WAS THE FOURTH year of a summer campaign." said Byrne, "but the others were nonexistent. "We tried to go door to door, but we couldn't get the manpower. It always boiled down to 10 people who knocked on 10 doors apiece and pulled S in $1 ,500." Last year, be said, the summer campaign raised $2,000. "I don't think the seasonal people are that aware the United Way is here and functions in Cape May County," said i

Byrne. "It's only seven years old and we're not in the public eye as much as we'd like to be. "This was a stepping stone," he said of the mail appeal. "We're trying to make them realize we're here. They live in the community and should give a little bit back to the people who live here yearround and use the services." THE UNITED WAY'S first letter said that "TOGETHER we make our living in Cape May County, TOGETHER we share in the prosperity of the Summer, and TOGETHER many of us return a small portion of our incomes to the people and communities of Cape May County." It closed, "Let us TOGETHER, as business people, say 'thank you!' and give THE UNITED WAY." / The second letter^ .slated to be mailed this week, says, "This is a bill, a 'bill' that you will not mind paying when you understand that TOGETHER hundreds of business people are joining in ^giving generously to United Way of Cape May County." Byrne pointed out that the main United Way fund drive takes place in the fall, probably mid-October. It solicits major employers for corporate gifts and employe payroll deductions. It also divides the county into upper and lower sections and some door-to-door canvassing takes place. Last year, he said, the United Way had a $150,000 goal and raised $97,000 in the fall drive. The goal is $150,000 again this vear

Sodium Pattern < From Page l » ty. The state requires physicians to be ,-warned if the levels top the 50 mg/1 level. County Health Officer Louis La manna did that in March, calling readings over 50 mg/1 "a serious problem" that physicians should take into account in treating patients oh salt-restricted diets. County cardiologists Robert Sorensen and Suketu Nanavati have said the salt levels are nothing to be concerned about. The county is sampling monthly and ^having the lab at Stockton State College analyze the samples until the county can get its own equipment, expected this fall. One purpose of the sampling program is to settle the question of salt water intrusion and prepare a combined PlanningHealth Department "report and recommendations.

United Way Donation Helps 12

Following 12 member agencies share in the United Way's alkications, according to the United Way: Boy Scouts, Baysea District: programs for 1,800 country' youth aged 8-18. Girls Scouts, Holly Shores Copncil: programs for 1,200 girls aged 6-17. Cape May County Unit, Association for Retarded Citizens. Jersey Cape Diagnostic, Training and Opportunity Center Mental Health Services of Cape May County: counseling, therapy and psychiatric services.

Abuse Center . counseling and shelter for abused women and children. Cape-Atlantic Legal Services: legal counsel to low-income residents in civil matters. Contact: 24-hour -a-day crisis telephone services. Jersey Cape Visiting Homemakers: homemaker-home health aides Salvation Army: emergency services. 1 First Call for Help, information and i refe ~al telephone service. United Service Organizations: serves i U.S. servicemen and women and their t families throughout the world. (

HORSING AROUND — Ellen Lomax and her horse. Chop Suey, prepare for pleasure driving marathon in which they will compete at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital Horse Show to be held at 4-H Fair Grounds Sept. 22 and 23. Mrs. Lomax, of Swainton, and Dana Farrow, of Court House, are co-chairmen of show sponsored by hospital auxiliary for benefit of building fund. Competition will be held in 60 different classes.

» / / Postcard from The Pines i ne rmes "TJLJ

By Terrence D. Moore. Executive Director ot the New |erse> Pinelands Commission.

Arthur D. Pierce, author of Iron in the Pines, wrote "History in the Pine Barrens really begins with iron." While, of course, there was history- before iron making, it is true that extensive exploitation of the interest of the Pines, increases in population, and the creation of many villages can be attributed to the bog iron industry in the 18th century Bog iron ore is derived from iron oxides that occur in clays underlying manylowland areas of the Pines. Pinelands waters which are naturally- acidic, percolate down and leach the iron from these clays, carrying it to, the surface., THE SOLUBTE iron travels along feeder streams and eventually sinks intoj stream banks and wetlands, forming a hard, thick trust. It is these deposits whiph were mined as bog ore/ Smelting of the bog ore in the Pinelands became a serious enterprise in the 1760's when it aroused the interest of Charles Read of Philadelphia. In that decade Read constructed four forge and furnace sites in Burlington County. His operations at Taunton (Medford), Aetna (Medford Lakes), Atsion (Shamong), and Bats to required large capital ^Itlays which outpaced his profits. Financial ruin followed for Read. Stripped of his holdings, be later died in poverty. Read's early interest, however, led the way for others to profit. BATSTO FURNACE was purchased by John Cox, who advertised a variety of products in I775, including stoves, pots, Dutch ovens, sash weights, and forge hammers of the "best quality." During the Revolution he turned his attention to producing cannon balls and other articles of war for the rebellion. In October of 1778, a British expedition planned to proceed up the Mullica River to destroy the Bats to works. Because of the of rebel troops under General Pulaski nearby, the British instead satisfied themselves by destroying shipping and

r stores at Chestnut Neck. e William Richards, a .former manager at Bats to, 1 acquired the works in 1784 and began a family empire - that had the most influence 1 on the iron industry in the Pines. His son, Samuel, - became the owner of iron works at Atsion, Martha, 1 Weymouth and. Speedwell. "HIE IRON masters of ) the time often lived as lords i of the manor, having an almost feudal relationship 1 with their employees. The master was often their friend and counsellor, and provided all necessary 1 goods from the company store. - When elections were held the iron master would often offer employes advice on 1 whom to vote for, to protect their best interests, of course. 1 Every. area of the 1 Pinelands had active iron operations during this I period. Some names remain familiar as present 1 day towns. Other sites have disappeared, reclaimed by the forests from which they werecarved. THE FORMER include Dover, New Lisbon, Stafford, and Bamber. No signs, however, direct us to Hanover furnace, Mary Ann, Hampton, Cumberland, Union, Speedwell, Birmingham! Retreat or the Gloucester

Furnace in Egg Harbor City. By 1835 profits frdm the iron ventures began to dwindle due to increasing costs and competition from Pennsylvania furnaces. To meet the demands of creditors lands were mortgaged and later "8«ld. Workers moved arway and buildings decayed or were destroyed by fire. Quiet returned to the woods over 100 years ago.v _ Today, remnants of the iron days can be found at Bats to, which has been ; restored, Atsion on Route 206, and at Weymouth furnace along 559. One must travel sandy roads and cross a myriad of streams to find Martha, Hampton, and Hanover, or workers villages like Calico. It must have been an interesting time. Next Time: Part II Glass next lime: P II Glass

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