Herald & Lantern 30 January '85 39

Joyride III By Libby Demp Forrest

"Hey, Mom, come here," said No. 2. "There's water coming out of the dining room ceiling." The one line I remember from a long-ago movie called "Mr. Bandings Builds His Dream House" is : He who owns his own home deserves it. "Get a bucket," I yelled to No. 2. No. 2 ran for a bucket andI1 started pushing furniture out of the way. "Damn," I mumbled as I placed the bucket where I hoped it would catch the water. "Better call the plumber," said No. 2. IF THERE'S ONE profession that I respect above all over, it is that of the plumber. Auto mechanics get my respect as do electricians, but my loyalty is with those who understand the workings of pipes, thermostats and valves. I called the plumber's number, and his answering service politely took my number. And there I was, once again, pitting my ingenuity against another leak. Throughout time there have been legendary people who held back dams and by sheer will cause tides to turn around. I always think about those people during the nights I stand alone to cope with another leak. I went upstairs to investigate where the water was coming from and found the radiator in the guest room was the cause. THERE IS ALWAYS that moment of indecision for me during such a discovery. Does one turn the valve clockwise or counter clockwise? I tried both ways and clockwise seemed better. But water still continued coming out of the valve. I tied bath towels around the valve and laid them around the radiator, and went downstairs to see what was happening to the dining room ceiling. It was leaking about the same and the bucket was catching some of the water. I found another bucket and placed in on the floor. "What do we do now, Mom?" asked No. 2. "We go to bed and hope for the best," I said stoutly. NO. 2 WENT TO BED and fell immediately to sleep, and I laid in bed listening to every sound in the house. Every little sound was magnified to the sound of water gushing from every pipe in the house. At midnight I stumbled downstairs to visit the leak and found it going at a good clip, the buckets filling and the towels soaked. I put in another call to the plumber's answering service and was told there was no record of my earlier call. But this time the plumber called me back immediately and asked me to read him all the little dials on the heater. He assured me we were in no danger of floating away and that he'd be over first thing in the morning. I hung up and tried to sleep until the phone rang again. This time it was The Hubby calling central mountain time or was it international standard western time, describing the good day he had on his business trip. "And you?" he asked. "Nothing personal, you understand," I said, "but I may decide to run away with the plumber if he'll have me."

County Library by Kathleen Duffy

Our rotating videotape collection has been doubled for 1985. Every month in 1984 the library received 12 videotapes — dramas, children's, musicals, classics, sci-fiction, mystery and adventure — for use by our patrons. But starting this month, we will be able to offer 24 different selections every month. To borrow our VCR tapes, you must hold a valid Cape May County Library Card which may be issued to residents with proof of current address and to temporary residents and those residing in Ocean City for a $10 refundable deposit. We ask that each videotape borrower sign a statement acknowledging responsibility for the tapes in case of damage and that patrons agree to abide by the copyright laws. THE SELECTIONS available from February 7th to March 5, 1985 are Body Heat, Bye Bye Brazil. Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Day for Night, Don't Look Now, Fame, Genevieve, Ghost Story, Gigi, Hall and Oates - 7 Big Ones, Jungle Book, Love at First Bite, The Man Who Would Be King, Marathon Man, Missing, A Mouse and His Child, North Dallas Forty, Olympia, Raggedy

Ann and Andy, The Right Stuff, The Secret of Nimh, Splash, The Swiss Family Robinson, Tex, Tom Jones and 2001 ; a Space Odyssey. The lending policy is one videotape per borrower ( 18 years or older) for 24 hours, with a dollar a day fine for late tapes. We don't reserve videotapes. They are lent on a first comefirst served basis, but we will tell you over the phone if the one you're waiting for has been returned. This type of rotating collection used in film and video services, allows libraries to pool their monies and resources and offer a wider range of materials than is possible for an individual library to purchase. We hope you will enjoy this newly expanded service. Be sure to check our monthly calendar for updated monthly title listings. Out of Basic WHITESBORO - Pvt. Wayne B. Spaulding, son of Jackie Spaulding of 481 Shore Rd., has completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. Spaulding is a 1981 graduate of Middle Township High School.

The Seashell I listened in on the seashore I tried to get a perfect view I listened to the waves and the wind Find the perfect seashell You can listen, too. by Cara Heron

From The Principal By Stanley Kotzen Principal, Lower Cape May Regional High School

Our halls are alive with the sounds of music, only this time it is Meredith Wiilson's as more than a hundred youngsters and five staff members are busily preparing for that rite of spring, the school musical. For us this year it is The Music Man with the target date March 14, when the show opens. These are those agonizing days when the work is done with students meir. rizing lines, practicing dance steps, learning the key changes in the orchestration, building the sets, sewing the costumes, and generally getting to know themselves and one another. THE TEAM of adults is not only pulling and tugging at students to concentrate and work harder, they are also evaluating their own expectations that will make this show the "best ever". For 24 years I was deeply involved in those scenes, and of course with that kind of track record I feel something very special for this effort. The musical is unique in many ways as a school activity. It is truly interdisciplinary in that it involves students and staff from across grade lines, academic interests, social groupings, and performing experience. IT IS ONE of those activities which really delivers on the promise that participation will provide its own reward. Youngsters can be jaded too easily with that promise when they discover that they have played their hearts out in an athletic contest only to lose by a point, and they leave the arena feeling empty — if only temporarily. There are no losers in the musical, and sometimes the reward of applause is enough to get a 16 or 17-year-old to seek to find it again and again throughout his or her life. There was always, within me, that ambivalent feeliag that on the one hand wanted youngsters to love the experience of working together in a ten-week project, while on the other hand not wanting them to reflect on the glory, the applause, with such intensity that they seek to find that special thrill only on the stage. IT IS THE cooperation, the camaraderie, the slow process of working and watching all the pieces fall into place that make this project a high point in the young lives of all of those who participate. For the adults, for Paul Ma this, Sandra Beane, Ed Jurewicx. Lynn Massimiano, John Engler, and Stina Heminway it is the thrill of watching an idea or some words and music come alive in the effort of thse kids. And there is the

applause that will sustain them as well. The very best reward of all, is yet to come to each and every one of those who will* share the triumph of Music Man 1985. It will come years later when students and teachers make contact across often large gaps in time and space. THEY WILL exchange pleasantries and eventually they will reflect on a common bond, the show. There is always a shared glow of accomplishment to remember. It is the same fabric that is woven by longtime friends and teammates, but this bond is one that is forged in one tenweek activity. For all of those participating in this year's musical who are too busy to understand what they are experiencing it is enough to wish them health and stamina. They will be abundantly rewarded!

Rx Health Watch by Dr Robert C Beitman

Dear Dr. Beitman: I was relieved to learn that your column will be continuing the Herald. As someone with cancer who understood too litte of the warning signs of my disease. I feel that your column is very important to helping people learn the basic prevention necessary for early detection of this terrible disease. YOU WERE last writing about bladder cancer. I no longer have a bladder because it had to be surgically removed due to a large cancerous tumor which ate through the wall of my bladder. I am eternally grateful to my family doctor for having suspected I might have such a problem. Sure, the warning signs were there for me: blood when I urinated, and after a few months tiny pangs of pain. I passed it all off as part of my "change of life". When she interviewed me during my recent annual check-up and learned of my symptoms, she immediately ordered the necessary tests and the tumor was detected. SOME OF your readers may identify with me in how scaled I became to learn I had cancer. I was sure that it would mean rapid death — I thought of my hair falling out from chemotheraphy and being continually nauseous. I will always remember ~ how your face lit up in happiness when you told me there was no evidence of metastases either on Xray, bone scan or at surgery.

I felt that I could draw strength from you to deal with my anxiety about the need to wear an appliance to collect my urine for the rest of my life. I remember thinking that I didn't realize urine would be so warm, when I first was learning to empty and attach the bag to my body. WE'RE SO used to letting our body substances go into the toilet bowl that touching them seems at first very alien. When you told me that urine is sterile, I was really surprised. I guess that's why the stories say that people trapped without water can drink their urine to survive. USING THE appliance proved to be quite easy. There are even a few surprising advantages, like not having to make potty stops on long car trips or in bad neighborhoods. What wasn't easy for me was the agony of waiting for the first time my husband would see me naked I assumed he would be repulsed. Again, it was mv turn to be surprised. He was curious, very curious. Even more than that, he was so loving and supportive. All he cared about was that I survived the surgery and came back home In a way our lives are recharged with our desire to live and love now that we have been jolted into recognizing our mortality. Best wishes to you and your wife and of course, Adam. A.L Cape May Court House

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