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Tourism at Cape Has Long Reach

COURT HOUSE - Do people in Annapolis, Md., want to spend their vacation time in Cape May County? The county Department of Public Affairs intends to find out by taking its tourism pitch on the road for a series of travel shows lasting into May.

THE PUSH began with an appeal to the Annapolitans at a show on the shores of Chesapeake Bay last weekend. Shows listed by the County Chamber of Commerce include: Cincinatti, O., Jan. 12-20; Deptford, N.J., Jan. 16-20;

Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 23-27; New Castle, Del., Jan. 25-27; Worcester, Mass., Jan. 20--Feb. 3. SCHEDULED for later are shows in the following largely inland communities: Columbus, 0.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Penns'auken, N.JL; Concord, Del.; SufSA

fern, N.Y. ; Allentown, Pa. ; Ocean City, Maryland; Greensburg, Pa.; Cleveland, O.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Montreal, Que.; Parkersburg. W. Va.; and Pointe Clair, Quebec (a suburb of Montreal). Members are asked to get brochures for these shows into the chamber offices a y week before each show date, i , The chamber office is open I 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday I through Friday.

Learn a Career Career fields are changing. Cumberland County College offers curricula that reflect current job trends. Students use modern equipment to get practical, hands-on experience and learn professional skills needed to compete in the job market. Cumberland's 20 career programs provide up-to-date education and training in career fields where there are jobs. Working closely with business and industry, the college implements courses that teach students skills to get idbs -f or keep their jobs — when today's technology becomes yesterday'-sf Career Programs Accounting • Career Agriculture • Ornamental Horticulture • Aviation Maintenance Technology • Business Data Processing Systems • Community Service/Social Welfare • Early Childhood Education • Elementary Education • Secondary Education • Handicapped Assistant • Industrial Supervision and Management Training • Industrial Technology • Law Enforcement • Legal Secretarial • Legal Technology • Marketing • Nursing • Office Automation Management • Personnel Management • Secretarial Science. Spring semester registration will be held at the college cafeteria Jan. 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 7 :30 p.m. , „„„ For information, call 691-8600, ext. 223. ^^mriberland E y county %x?ollege South Orchard Rd. Vineland, N.J. 08360 We Care About Your Future

Chamber Betterment Award m.. i I stiraMnrc Thpv board of

COURT HOUSE - first Cape May County Bet terment Award was presented recently by the County Chamber of Commerce to the county road department for its innovative anti-litter campaign, weekend bushwhackers program, and the use of new environmentally safe paint for road marking. The awards w.e r e authorized by the chamber

are to be presented to persons, firms, organizations, agencies, businesses, churches, clubs, government offices, and others who have added to the "overall" betterment off the county. Recipients will be selected by the executive committee of the, chamber Nominations may be made by any chamber member, director, or resident of the county.

Cumberland Budget Up

VINELAND - The i Cumberland County Col- < lege Board of Trustees recently approved a $4,637,473 operating budget 1 for the school year beginning July 1 and ending June i

1986. This is an 8.4 percent increase over the prior year's budget. "Wages, benefits a(nd taxes are the major factors affecting the budget f increase," CCC President Dr. Philip S. Phelon said,' adding that the college doesn't anticipate any major program changes. ^ The board was informed that Catherine J. Arpino,

vice president of First r Peoples Bank of . New Jersey, has donated $10,000 i to CCC to establish an ans nual $500 scholarship grant f\Tqr a student in the allied t ^health field. Four new courses were e approved by the board : Licensed Practical Nurse Transition, Wind Symd phony 201 and General », Biology I and II.

Staff Head ■Elected SOMERS POINT - Dr. William E. Hooper, an internist in private practice here recently was elected president of the medical staff at Shore Memorial HospitalHooper, who has been on staff at Shore Memorial since July, 1977, succeeds Dr. John McCloskey, an orthopedic surgeon also in practice in Somers Point. Other officers include: Dr. Richard Monihan, {resi-dent-elect; Dr. George Groch, secretary; and Dr. William Wixted, treasurer. ^ Welcomes By Chamber COURT HOUSE - The County Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed five new members. They are: Green's Liquor Store, Wildwood and North Wildwood, For Kids Only Pre-School Learning Center, North Wildwood, Shore Home Maintenance and Management Service, Sea Isle City; Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce, Ford, Scott and Associates, Harry M. Scott, (county auditor) Ocean City. Auxiliary Units Elect SOMERS POINT - The three chapters that make up the Shore Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently elected officers for the 1985 term. Eleanor Parker has succeeded Brenda Balsley as president of Junior League chapter; Bunny Hardcastle is the new vice president; Carolyn Hoevler, corresponding secretary; Donna Mohr, recording , secretary and Roberta Barr, treasurer. Barbara Locke succeed- . ed Ruth Mitchell as presi1 dent of the Ocean Citj^ I chapter; Betty Bateson is the new vice president; Melva Meadowcroft recording secretary ; Gertrude Reese, cooresponding secretary and Ethel Taylor n is newly elected treasurer. Marj Evans was elected to her second term as president of Mainland chapter , Una Austin is the newly elected vice president:

Deaths

Rebecca M. Bernisky, 78, of Villas, Jan. 10. Born in Bridgeton, she lived in Gibbstown for 52 years before moving here two decades ago. Anna M. Boyle, 80, of Court House, Jan. 12. Born in Philadelphia, she was a local resident for 15 years and was a member of Our Lady of Angels Church. Coleman R. Cosgrove, 79, of Ocean City, Jan. 3. A retired Navy captain, he was a , member- of the Retired Officers Association of Cape May. John R. Foster, 85, of Villas, Jan. 7. An area resident for 16 years, he formerly lived in Philadelphia where he was employed by the 1TE Circuit Breaker Co. Allen L. Freas, 77, of Villas, Jan. 7. A retired insurance underwriter for J.J. Kelle of New York City, he was a summer resident for 46 years before 'making his home here six years ago. He was a member of Cold Spring Presbyterian Church and Historical and Genealogical Society of Cape May County. James A. Haines, Jr.. 61, of Seaville, Jan. 13. A retired insurance adjuster for the Continental Insurance Co., he was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a local resident for more than seven years. Helen R. HUell, 67, of Ocean City, Jam 7. A local resident for 2y years, she was a member of the Leisure CUh>, the Colony Club, vcean City Homemakers, and the Good Counsel Altar and Rosary Society. Frank M. Hill. 78, of Palermo, Jan. 6. Retired manager for the GarfieldGrant Hotel in Long Branch, he formerly lived in* Coconut Grove, Fla. A ; " Mason, he was a local resident for six years. Joseph F. Langley, Jr., 59, of Fishing Creek, Jan. 9. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Third Armored DiviI sion Organization, Chapter 44 of the Disabled American Veterans. He r was a retired postmaster and truck driver.

Frieda V. Lynch, 84, of Cold Spring, Jan. 7. Born in New York City, she was a retired accounting clerk for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for more than. six decades. She was a local resident for 11 years. Alexander C. MacGregor, 82, of Dias Creek, Jan. 12. A retired self-employed area building contractor, he was a past president of the Kiwanis Gub of Cape May Court House and served on the Middle Township Committee for many years. Helen Migliaccio, 62, of Ocean City, Jan. 7. A local resident for 48 years, she was born in Philadelphia. William A. Murphy, 68, of North Cape May, Jan. 7. A retired receiver for the National Sugar Refinery in Philadelphia, he was a charter member of Monsignor Regan Chapter One of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Monsignor Moroney Fourth Degree Assembly, Knights of Columbus of Wildwood. Anna M. Sharkey, 62, of Villas, Jan. 9. Born in Philadelphia, she was a local resident for five years and belonged to the Villas Fishing Clu'p. Margaret E. Snyder, 72, of Townsend's Inlet, Jan. 8, in Fairless Hills, Pa. Born in Bristol, Pa. she summered in Townsend's Inlet for many years before moving there ten years ago. Alberta B. VaUette, 84, of Ocean Gty, Jan. 12. A credit manager for Ebeling and Reuss Glass and China Co. of Philadelphia, she retired in 1970 after 52 years with the company. She belonged to Sarah Stillwell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Christopher Wilson, 92, of Cape May, Jan. 6. Born in Philadelphia, he was a local resident for four decades. He retired as chief traveling auditor for Western Union after more |han 40 years of service. Marion V. Woolson, 82, of Wildwood Crest, Jan. 6. A local resident for 70 years, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star #118.