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Surprised Voters Back Freeholders To The Editor t read with some interest thr letter last week in which Michael Stubhs criticized the winning C ommon Sense Coalition marten of victory »n the last l>ower Township ejection I might remind Stubbs that I beat my nearest op^ ponrnt by MS votes which t think is a very comfortable Vsd shame that Stubhs does not use his common sense jrHl^hep his mouth closed He may make all kinds of excuses hut the people of our township made this choice, the < ommon Sense C oalition By thr way. we were a true coalition, as I have been a true Republican all my life and my two running mates are iJemorrat* Stuhbs also »% critical of the approval by the majority of thr Council for reestablishing the job of recreational aide Rut he dtdn f write a word about the arrogance of the Cape May ( runty Freeholders in appointing his father to the registrar job in the County Board of Elections IflKRE HE \HE in a depressed area with all kinds of jiwutpJoy menl and the Freeholders appoint this man. Sam 'jkfhh* to a m.ll9>a y(tr job This man receives a substantial pension from the City of Philadelphia plus Social Security for him and his wife Wrtb alf the young couples struggling to make a living, tins man gets a job of rhts type This job involves no par ficutar skills except common sense and a young man or • woman could have handled it very easily I am surprised that the young and old voters continue to support these freeholders who continuously flaunt their disregard for public opinion I also would think this man would he ashamed to deprive someone of a job when otv > iousIv he does not need if JOSEPH H DAVIS Villas IF.O NOTE Samurl m Stubba prrdrrranor drew f Jf 4*5 a >ror an rrpinirar Mr frtt $14 200 tn the pont thai rrqutm a pobttrol appro rite* / Pull Together To The Edtfor Over the- past two years, the Middle Township Rerrea tion fteportment has initiated three new special events for the enjoyment of our local residents In l«tf the Township * First Annual Independence Day Celebration as well as the first Halloween Parade since 19*2 were rondtirfed before large and enthusiastic r rowds And. m IWM the first-ever Middle Township Christmas Parade, played before very large crowds I am very proud to have hern ahle to initiate these wholesome family oriented activities However the real credit goes to the hundreds of volunteers lor a I business people our community organizations and the individual « itmens who donated both time and money so that these events '-owld he offered ftlF WffifN E TtiAVNSHIP Recreation Advisory f'otm cd Recreation fhrertor Gregg Arnold the Middle Township chamber of Commerce Middle Township Oplimed Club Cape May f ourf Hmsie Ktwams Club Parade Coordinator dory Rudy our rescue squad*, fire depart • men t* ladies auxiliaries, the Middle Township High School Marching Rand 'he High School Choir and the Middle Township Middle School Marrhig Band all deserve a sperial thank you Without their dedication and par f wipe! ion we would not have been able to do it It only goes to prove When a commtimfy pulls together for a common purpose we can accomplish r HAKI.KS M LKUSWR "r ( ommittecman , Township of Middle {Ffi NOTE Crusoe f'n term expire* fhts year and he is rrpecfrd to be i Democ rnftr ' nndidatr for f refection J r' H 'iii / "™^| Joseph R. /elmk Editor II Bonnie Relna (ewral Manage^ Gary L. Nudv Advertising I brrrtor John f hi n wood v spe. ».»l Promotion* Director DarreR Kopp f Publisher || r*»e 'ess as ei< #«»• as (wo*'** •*m .« < nn an >•'¥" "*>•* w •*# •* **• Un **«» ^ St If •'(hr e ** II '»> <«uSS I I DTADffMEB I Mews 41 Photos Thurssbv Advertising . . Eridav •Iff II < fasslfled Advertising Friday — 1PM W1VIAA For Mew* or Advertising Information - nJi , — ||r..v 0"* »*W aHu III S II IS «M» I (" "mmi I. a "'"*** '** 1 1 I / Jr»- " I Lawtehw ~ j ^ 'is 4-- ■

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50 Push-ups? g L To The Editor I am responding to Ed Rosenberg s Feb 6 letter. "Give Me 50." He is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Township Committee in this year's primary He has run for any office available, unsuccessfully, on both the Republican and Democrat tickets As mayor of this fine township. I cannot and will not sit back and let him lie to the media A good candidate gets ^ his facts and figures straight before he attempts to discredit government He reported that the Township I committee received a 10 percent pay raise and gave the "" "troops'' only 5 percent increase The truth is that all employes received a $1350 increase, from the highest paid to the lowest paid The Township Committee received the - same as the employes did A Rosenberg owes the newspaper "50 push ups for not tell ing the truth'' and also a public apology to the dedicated | township employes All are treated and compensated very well, ask them MICHAEL J VOLL Township of Middle

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To The Editor The purpose of jdbrnalixm » to he the fact teller, one who reports the news, not the one who fabricates or makes parody The reporter should not assume the role of the demagogue If columnist Joe Zelntk believes his opinion scintillates in a humorous way. then place it in the funnies Is he not making a zoo out of journalism'1 His "A Zoo Without Elephants'**' which ran in the Opinion section of the Jan 10 issue is probably based on hts displeasure with the closed session If he is so displeased, then can't he say so and spare the reader the theatrics"? -c L too. do not like public exclusion, which may hinder my ' Elephants ' Perfect To TV Editor Just a quick note to tell you that I thought Joe Zelnik'x column A Zoo Without Elephants0" was wonderful I used to attend freeholder meetings, so am acquainted with many of the characters He had t V perfect touch for parady I' t^Ag(i»cned up my week / ^ JEAN rWCHtl I ' i / Ocean City

knowledge of the facts Can't the needs of the press be better represented than this0 His script has a contrived plot NEAR THE CMJRE of the last century, a ship called the ITS.S Maine blew and sank in a Cuban hay This was during growing tension with .Spain Randolph Hearst and other "Yellow Journalists" called it sabotage The stories provoked public opinion and forced President Cleveland to make a decision The decision led to the Spanish American War They also through contrived techniques such as parodies led us to war The press can be very powerful Upon further investigation, it was resolved that the explosion was internal, caused by human error and probably the fault of the U.S. These "Yellow Journalists" pricked national chauvinism and did not allow rational opinion to evolve ON A LEAS IMPORTANT vessel. Zelntk has embarked on a personal crusade based on seeming vindictiveness He acts as tV circe to credibility He tries to foment political discontent "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few " One must seek truth One cannot use opinion to he the sounding hoard of one s own suspicions That is not opinion That is accusation I do not doubt Zelnik's opinion but I do doubt his style GARROWW KERR JR North Wildwood FO NOTF. Thr Hrrnld Lantern hot no ' funnies" section J

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I Bv JOE /El. NIK Aloha ft'a a pleasure to be back on the mainland after a for Minus today mission to tV Hawaiian islands of Maui and Kauai ft m good to feel tV brisk, minus 15 degrees chill factor after temperature consistently in the ant And if you believe that let me show you some property I I own down tV road from the Williams dump Contrary tn snide comments hi this space last week I was on no vacation This was an assignment from the I county chamber of Commerce tb evaluate prospects of luring Hawaiian* to vacation in Cape May C ottnfy My mission Extend the season My resutt* Pitiful I NAVE CftNf M'DED that getting Hawatians to come here ni going fo he one tough < Maradamta > nut to crack fn fact it would make more sense for count isns — I especially those who have filed Chapter 1 1 because they can't live 12 months on three months work to move to Main ft * got a 12 month season and any business should I succeed there, with t V possible exception of I skirt shops Hawaii has more of those per capita than Wildwood i Fit he showing my newest shirts in a program at the county library next month entitled Ifapai Haole Hiihu Kabuna ' (Jr. f* this VI VI or ion percent cotton0 Incidents My tV language barrier Mi the only reason not fo resale tn Hawaii I had a lot of difficulty, for example, with Juan' ' feast > and fua 'toilet* THE stories I could I *1 My own joy at returning to the county was trmporod by fhe fickleness of my readers Miss one week and I find -mdles of letters urging that I he replaced by Gary Rudy And why'' Merely because he wrote with clarify, honesty I ind optimism compared fn my murky meandering* lies and cynicism I REt.RFT TM AT Rt DV broke his pledge fo write a | humor > olomn and instead produced a painfully serlmi* piece on mv shortcoming* Rut sometime* M s good to see voursetf as other* see you misguided though they may he I was raffed cheap because I don t buy donuts tor the of I ' Dm' has nothing in do with rnor * mply don t feel ) I that people already receiving minimum wage should fake I time from their duties to snack « Uo the powdered sugar

get* on tV typewriter keys and the jelly goo* up the copy machine As for coming to work a little late. I've been in training for the )et lag one suffers traveling to Hawaii When I ar rive in Court House at I p m . it'* really lam on Maui Bt T ENfM'GM HE crttiri*m by those who envy my tan. let me continue to report on my effort* for (oral tourism I did my best to persuade Hawaiian* that they would find t ape May County to he a great vacation spot I talked to orchid growers, hula dancers sugar cane choppers hula dancers pineapple pickers hula dancer* laxl drivers hula dancers IH weavers, hula dancers. Don Ho. hula dancers Moat of them wouldn't even stop swinging their hip long enough fo watch my slide presentation prepared by the county Tourist Promotion Department And that * a shame because it had some neat shots of the Middle Township Sewage Treatment Plant the concrete ship at Sunset Beach and the Erma Car Wash But residents of Maui and Kauai reject this county because they've already heard of some of it* shortcom tng* They have no green bead* no mosquitoes no home shoe craha I told them we have no volcanoes hut they said they'd rather risk a little hot lava than an overtime parking ticket in Cape May How could I disagree0 IN TBI TM. even I was tempted by Hawaii Just think no New Jersey license plate* and only a 4 percent sale* tax y And vou should have seen my rondo Tbev had a bird trained to fly up to my bedroom window each morning ai dawn sing a beautiful song « Tootletodnn Toot let odno Toot lei odoo i and turn off the outside night lights Now that is one smart bird (If course the Hawaiian hird* have fo he smarter than those in fht* county I >ook at where they live A* f returned home over Avalon Boulevard I saw a gull shivering on a fim .re floe Just harrlv big enough to tupporf him I', looked miserable Why was he there ' lie * free no mor tgage no car payment no kid* in school Me could pick up and fly fn Maul hut he sits In Avalon Why0 That • a research project I II he glad to tackle for the Wetland* Institute for a small retainer phm expenses ShnuMn t take more than a week or two on the taland*