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Our Readers Write Partisan Push Citizens of Lower Township be it known, the "Common Sense Coalition." better known as the, "Lack of Common Sense Coalition." is at it again. But. before I begin to castigate these "good ole boys." let me refresh the voters' memories, and more importantly, the memories of the Democratic-controlled township council On May 8, 1984, due to a divided Republican party. Democratic candidates Robert Fothergill and Joseph Davis received approximately 34% of the at-large vote. Mr. Joseph Lonergan, their running mate from Ward 2, received approximately 37% of that ward's vote. In other words, the citizens of Lower Township are being represented by a clan of Democrats who only have an average 35% of the populace behind them. That's right, two out of three voters on Election Day did not approve of these candidates. They won by plurality but obviously, not by a majority vote. I FEEL A CLAUSE, stating a candidate must win by a majority, should have been included in the charter, and that the elections in Lower should have been made partisan Let's face it. a non-partisan election at any level of government is simply wishful thinking. The non-partisan banner is philosophically ideal, and those who carried that noble thought to the polls that May 8 should take heed There isn't such a thing On Jan 28. the Democrats proved this by a 3-2 vote approving a resolution to hire a recreational aide for arts and crafts — namely, a political friend named Cass Clark. This recent cost to the taxpayers came in light of the laying off of six township employes with more layoffs ahead How can the Democrats justify this action? This is absolutely a disgusting partisan move! Clark quit a county job about six months ago. Was it to campaign full-time for "Fothergill's Follies?" The sad thing about this revived job is there are a number of very qualified and degreed residents in Lower who would fill this position for no pay at all, for college credits and experience etc If Manager (James) Stump allows this foolishness to proceed, he will most assuredly have to answer accusations of what one elder statesman called. "The Michigan Connection". (Note. Many citizens, upon the choosing of Mr Stump for his $45,000 plus position as manager, felt it was orchestrated by fellow Wolverine. Bob Fothergill.) I THOUGHT MAYOR Fothergill would have learned by now not to throw taxpayers' money away to friends and ill-advised incineration schemes. Remember, the other part of the "Michigan Connection" — "The Kalamazoo Two"... Sue Sanborn and the elusive Marc Lange? They were hired last summer as "recreational advisors," at $18 and $12 an hour, respectively. Their job was to redesign the Harbison-Walker site into a multi-million dollar garbage complex with adjoining bocci courts (that's where the recreational aspect came in) Not a bad job for a florist and map drawer from, where else. Michigan. Oh yes. this was in direct violation or rather, contradiction. of the intention of the "Solid Waste Management Plan" A plan, according to state statute, where county authorities are responsible for a solid waste removal program within their respective counties. The position Clark will acquire is, and I repeat, revived paid position. It should not happen, especially when our local taxes are going to increase by some 38% in 1985 and when hard working township employes are being laid off. With meager support from the majority of residents of Lower Township, the Democratic-controlled council should review its priorities Creating jobs for political friends at the expense of laid-off employes with families is not going to improve their ratings. MICHAEL J. STUBBS North Cape May ( Editorial Note: Davis is a registered Republican who ran against the author's Father. Samuel M. Stubbs. in the 1983 GOP primary Fothergill. a Democrat, beat the elder Stubbs last May "in a three way mayoralty race. Council did not adopt a resolution to hire Clark as recreational aide, but to revived the paid position she occupies as a volunteer. ) Published Every Wednesday By The Seawave Corporation P O BOX 430 Cape May- Court House. N.J. 08210

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'Give Me 50' My first lesson in leadership was learned in basic training at Fort Polk. La. In my company I was "Student First-Sergeant". Once, out in the field, we missed lunch and did not get our dinner until nearly 7 p.m. I was starving, so I used my position and went to the front of the mess line. A drill sergeant saw me. pulled me aside, and said. "Boy. always take care of your troops first. Give me 50 (push-ups)." That day I learned a valuable lesson, and I have tried to live by it since. Recently, Middle Township Committeemen gave themselves a 10 percent raise while township employes were given increases of approximately five percent. In doing so, township committee. I believe, committed a mortal sin. They did not take care of their "troops" first. They failed to recognize that a leader must, at times, forsake personal gratification for the benefit of those he or she leads. They walked to the front of the "mess line", so to speak, filled their plates, and left what remained for their "troops". Our township committee would be wise not to do such a thing again. EDWARD ROSENBERG Court House ( Editorial Note: Republican Rosenberg is a candidate for the committee seat occupied by Democrat Charles Leusner.)

Hold the 'Filth' Of all the things we don't need in Lower Township are adult book stores, massage parlors, porno, nude dancers We have enough problems without adding the above plus extra burden on the police department Let's upgrade our township. We don t need such filth in our township. Let's hope taxpayers vote it down if it comes to a vote. I am sure the above will NOT help our township one bit. Let's all speak out on the above. v. McMAHON Lower Township Burning Questions I am greatly concerned over recent articles about proposed incinerators to burn Cape May County s trash. It is my understanding that the new MUA lined-landfill, recently completed in Upper Township at great expense to the taxpayer, was the best, environmentally-safe way to dispose of trash. 1 don't understand the sudden push to burn trash in Cape May County. Wasn't the Upper Township landfill the result of a long range plan? My primary question is "Can you safely burn trash?" Also, Have any studies on this subject been made or scheduled? Is anyone in a position of authority taking action to protect the health and safety of the people of Cape May County? Daily trash pickup, on any given day. contains such items as partly full cans of paint and paint removers, cleaning solvents, discarded radioactive smoke detectors and many other household items. A great deal of packaging materials are plastic; and plastic emits "PCB's" when burned. If you can burn trash with no harmful, cancer-causing air pollution-then this is a great idea. If not, if you have not considered the possible repercussions. . . Forget It! David A. Elliott Wildwood Crest, N.J. Rousing Thanks Before the glow of the holiday season is overcome by the cold and winds of the past week I feel a sincere thank you is in order. For the past three years, at Christmas, we have had the privilege of being able to tour the estate of Mr. Lou Lambert This year surpassed the past two in the sheer loveliness of the grounds of "A Thousand Summers". 1 feel someone should take the time to thank Mr. Lambert for his greeting card given to his area every Christmas. The time and expense involved are. I'm sure, considerable. So, for all who enjoyed the display, a rousing thank you MRS. HAZEL GERBER Villas

Myths, Fib Disproved Will the Real Zelnik Please Sit Down?

By GARY RUDY L, Editor Joe Zelnik is on vacation AGAIN. In his absence I would like to use his column to tell a few facts about him You know, those things you always wanted to but were afraid to ask. First off. Joe receives two weeks vacation a year. With the training he received while living in Cape May. i.e. Smoke and Mirrors, he is able to mold and work this into six weeks and three days. This time, he said he was going to visit his uncle Phil in Punxsutawney. Pa. He's really in Hawaii. He told me before he left that this is still some of his vacation from last year. . . more smoke. When he gets back from this ten-day trip he will subtract four days for the weekends he would have been off. one sick day and one day for a hangnail. Zelnik always seems to imply that he is very thrifty. Webster defines this as frugal; thriving; cheap. Yes he is. The last time he bought something is when someone else paid for it. He always seems to do a lot of bank articles. The reason is, that he has accounts in four or five of them and changes every time a new bank is giving away FREE gifts. It's been said that he has six toasters, four blenders and two hot-air popcorn poppers along with many pens, window scrappers and balloons. NUMEROUS TIMES he made mention here of his '76 Olds He does own one. but it always sits at the Herald of-

fice (in the handicapped spaces). I suspect it's a front for an '84 Mercedes that he drives around Stone Harbor. I once heard him say, "Who would blow up a '76 Olds?" He hates to lose bets so he researches every bet he makes. I can proudly say that I took money off him recently when his research failed. He took Mondale, Miami, Mochary and Ostrander; I won all four of his quarters. He always (or almost always) : saves coupons and rainchecks ; sits with his back to the wall ; receives job offers from the PIC Council, the county MUA, Gerry Thornton, and Mr Ash, eats anything that someone else brings in; takes a doggie bag for his leftover wine; brushes his teeth after every meal; has 8 basketball in the trunk of his car. HE NEVER (or almost never): accepts jobs from the PIC Council; The county MUA. Gerry Thornton, or that Mr. Ash; has a tie and shirt that go together; received a letter from anyone in Nummy ; has any air in his basketball; been invited to any secret freeholder meetings; reported to work before 10:30 a.m.; trained elephants for the Republican Party. I could take a lot of time and expand on all of the above. However, since I expect Joe to be on vacation at least six more times this year, I'll hold my comments until then. P.S. to P2 in Court House — I've been told that Zelnik will be married to a beautiful blond within the next few months. ( Editorial note : Rudy is advertising director of the Herald Lantern. He also parks in reserved spaces. )

ED. NOTE: Columnist Joe Zelnik left town after last week's "61 elephants" column. Anticipating that some readers would be skeptical of his allegations about an artificial reef made of the county Prosecutor's old undercover cars, he requested we publish this secret photo.