Herald/Lantern/Dispatch 10 April '85

Ooris Word EASTER STROLL — Gretchen Kubiak, 4, and her sister, Allison, 3. look as pretty as mom. Meg (right), and aunt Christine Simeone of Drexel Hill, Pa., during an Easter Sunday stroll on the Washington Street Mall in Cape May. The youngsters don't seem quite as taken with it as their elders, however. The Kubiaks hail from Cape May.

CG Honor Awarded

CAPE MAY - At an all hands muster recently, BMC Bruce D. Hibbs was awarded permanent wear of the officer in charge ashore insignia This honor recognizes his command of Coast Guard Aids to NavigaRuch Has Part In Marine Test OCEAN CITY - Marine Cpl. J. Scott Ruch. son of Myrtle L. Ruch of 2304 Simpson Ave., recently participated in the 7th Marine Amphibious Brigade's Combined Arms Exercise 1-85. The 7th Marine Amphibious brigade is a task force specifically organized for mechanized operations in a desert environment It was formed in 1980 in conjunction with the maritime preposit toning program, in order to improve the U.S. capability to rapidly project military power throughout the world Ruch joined the Marine Corps in May, 1981.

tion Team (ANT) Menasha from August. 1974, through July. 1977. ANT Menasha is located on the north end of Lake Winnebago on the Fox River in Menasha, Wise. The complement of ANT Menasha is four people, a 45-foot buoy boat, a 21-foot trailerable aids to navigation boat, a 14-foot skiff, and two vehicles. THE UNIT is responsible for 200 square miles encompassing Lake Winnebago, Lake Butte des Morts. Lake Winneconne. Lake Poygan. the Fox River, and Green Bay north to Monominee. Mich It maintains over 200 buoys, three unmanned light houses and inspects numerous bridges and private aids to navigation. The officer in charge is the chief petty officer or petty officer assigned by the commandant of the Coast Guard to command the unit The authority and respon sibility correspond to that of a commanding officer. The officer in charge is accountable for the safety, efficiency and well being of the installation At the time that he

BRUCE D. HIBBS commanded ANT Menasha, wearing of the insignia was limited to the duration of the tour. The Coast now authorizes wear of the insignia for the remainder of one's career BMC Hibbs and his wife. Marge, and two children live in Cape May. Hibbs is serving as the executive pet - ty officer of Station Cape May

Site Due— (Continued) Actually, Cumberland County originally was designated as the "service delivery students who chose other colleges from agent" for Cape May County in 1966, but receiving the chargeback benefit. that was changed to Atlantic in 1968 and "I THINK WE CAN provide the biggest later the state Department of Higher bang for the buck," said Chelius Education did away with service areas. Cumberland was closed Monday and its of- CHELIUS SAID Atlantic offers culinary ficials were unavailable for comment. arts, hospitality management, and has a Chelius cited a number of reasons for a casino career institute, all geared toward link between Atlantic and Cape May the tourist industry, counties. He said 900 county students presently "We have the same economy with resort take Atlantic classes at various locations, industries," he said. "Travel and tourism; the largest single group of Atlantic's exthat 's where the jobs are. It would be a tension center in Court House, natural marriage." But a branch campus, he explained, reHe also cited the fact that both are quires considerably more space including "ocean-front" counties, that the Garden a library, admissions, counseling, finanState Parkway provides a "natural cor- cial aid. laboratories, etc. ridor. "and Atlantic has a "history" of ser- Cumberland has said it has about 135 ving Cape May County. Cape May County students.

News — Digest (Continued) Victor DiSylvester expressed confidence in the investigator's selection. See Below WILDWOOD — Mayor Victor DiSylvester named John A. McCann, 26, a 12-year Sea Isle City lifeguard to the $8,000-a-year post as Wildwood Beach Patrol captain. He replaces Eugene "Scoop" Taylor who was fired during a county grand jury investigation of the patrol. In its presentment late last month, the grand jury criticized Taylor's handling of the Dutch Hoffman memorial fund and the police department investigation of resort drownings. Dominic Who? SEA ISLE CITY — Mayor Dominic C. Raffa considers a "legitimate gripe," a civic association's contention that voting in the Dominic C. Raffa Community Center during May 14 municipal elections would violate election law because a candidate's name appears within 100 feet of the polling place — Raffa's on the building. Consequently, the polling place was changed to the unnamed city's Public Safety complex farther west on JFK Boulevard. Raffa figures he got as much publicity from the move as he might have from his namesake Something's Fishy MARMORA — Parents are convinced that fishy fumes in aging "temporary" classrooms of Upper Township Elementary School here are causing vaious ailments suffered by their kindergarten and second grade children. The parents n plan a 7:30 meeting tonight in the American Legion Hall on Route 50. State environmental investigators are expected this week to follow up a county Health Department visit to the classrooms. Taste OKay? DIAS CREEK — Sometime next month, the state Bureau of Potable Water is supposed to test 20 residental wells here for toxic chemicals that might have leached from nearby Mar-Tee landfill, the county Health Department reported last week. Hundreds of drums, containing sulfuric acid, acetone, toluene etc.. were reportedly buried there before 1972 when dumping them became illegal. Full-Timer For Rec. SEA ISLE CITY - John W Mellor of Morrisville. Pa., takes over the resort's Phone Calls (Continued) have problems, but don't know who to talk to. Troust refers them to the proper office. The majority of calls come to the Probation Department and Prosector's Office, she said "They're the busiest," she said, pointing out that child support is a Probation Department responsibility. Third most calls go to the county clerks, she guessed, with queries about deeds, small claims, etc. Troust has three grown children and three grandchildren and lives in Court House. "Chained" to her job by a telephone cord, she tries to "be active" in her free time. "I like bicycling and aerobics." she said. "And I love to dance."

recreation department this month as fulltime director. For $17,000-120,000 a year, he replaces part-time Lewis Steelman who drew $6,000. Mellor, who earned a bachelor of science degree in recreation and park administration from Penn State, served as park director in Southampton Township, Pa. City commission approved his appointment on a trial basis March 12. Soap Box Derby WILDWOOD — City councilmen elected Oufrles Kuski to replace Edward F. Herman as president last week. Herman was nominated for Kuski's job as vice president but declined. Herman resigned as council president because he couldn't support Kuski's slate in the upcoming council elections. Herman reportedly agreed to do so, during an unadvertised December council meeting, in exchange for Kuski's backing of Herman's presidency bid; apparently, both wanted the job. Group Home Dropped SEAVILLE — Local opposition, including an Upper Township zoning amendment against group homes, didn't cause the state Division of Mental Retardation (DMR) to drop plans for buying an East Katherine Avenue house here and converting it into a group home for retarded men, according to William Dickson, program director, Society for Retarded Children and Bonnie Beach, DMR supervisor of program development. She confirmed last week that DMR has abandoned plans for the house. Dickson said he was disappointed, but will look for a new location in Woodbine, Upper, Lower or Dennis Townships, Estell Manor or Corbin City. Sodium Scan (Continued) sodium testing done by Stockton State College at $5 per analysis. As many as 75 samples were analyzed some months, at a cost of close to $400. The county intended to purchase its own equipment to test for sodium a year ago, but then decided to upgrade the equipment so it also could test for heavy metals. That equipment is in. connected, calibrated, and employes trained. All that remains, Sutton said, is state Health Department certification. POINTING-OUT that sodium and chloride "are not necessarily related," Jarmer said there are "indications that Stone Harbor, Avalon. Sea Isle City and Ocean City do not have salt water intrusion." They are served by the deep Kirkwood Aquifer. Thus, he said. Stone Harbor's high sodium content may be the result of its presence as a natural element in rock On the other hand, Jarmer said, indications are that the "lower part of the county." particularly Cape May, which taps the more shallow Cohansey Aquifer, is a victim of salt water intrusion, as are private wells in the Villas area. Jarmer said he proposes a joint "annual assessment of water quality data" in addition to the Health Department's periodic reports. "Our goal," he said, "is an annual comprehensive report that indicates trends and conclusions." THE STATE Department of Environmental Protection says the maximum sodium level for good health is 50 mg/1 ( milligrams per liter) and many physician-recom-mended low -sodium diets say 20 mg/1. The latest results showed Cape May municipal wells tested at 63.9, 68.5. and 29.7 and its taps at 68.9. 69.2 and 69.4. Wells at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May tested at 55.1 and 51.5. Stone Harbor's municipal wells tested at 50.6, 53.1, 57.9 and 77. Its sample taps had readings of 54.3 and 55.4. Avalon's wells, sometimes borderline, tested at 34.2, 39.1 and 48.5 while its tapshad readings of 32.8 and 60. The New Jersey Water Co. well in Cape May Court House had a 49.4 reading and two taps in Court House tested at 48.7 and 50.1. Sea Isle City generally has had results in the Low 30s and Ocean City in the high 20s. The Wildwoods are usually below 10. They draw from mainland wells.