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* Our Readers Write Councilman Herman Responds

To The Editor: I am writing in response to Arlene Orlander's April 10 letter She stated that former Mayor Earl B Ostrander nominated Jacqueline Fortino, along with five other candidates, to the position of director of Tourism. This is absolutely, unquestionably an untruth. The facts surrounding the nomination of the director of Tourism are simplfcthis: Earl Ostrander was going through his process of filling the position of director of Administration. Ostrander submitted several names to the governing body for advice and consent according to the Administrative Code. When he was advised of the unacceptability of all but one of his nominations, Ostrander accused the governing body of making his decision, taking away his decision making process. AT THAT POINT, it was my position that I would not, as an elected official, consider more than one name at a time. Obvibusly. it was the feeling of other council members, because there were several communications sent to Ostrander requesting that he submit one name for the position of director of Administration. When the former mayor supplied the names 9f five candidates for the position of director of Tourism, Ostrander was again told ''which one is your nomination? We don't want to be accused of making your decision " That was the last Council heard from Ostrander regarding that appointment. REGARDING Tom Parsons serving as acting director. Unfortunately, and I believe Parsons will attest to the fact, there never was. a position of "acting director" in any department in out Administrative Code Ordinance. Since there was no provisions of acting director in the Administrative Code. I think that everyone would have to agree that at that time Parsons was not an official of the City of Wildwood Concerning rules and regulations on the use of city property by employes, although it is true that employes are forbidden to have use of or use city property for their own personal use. it does not exclude employes and any resident of the City of Wildwood to have and use the ambulance service of the City of Wildwood Fire rescue Unit for nonemergency nans that they provide for anyone willing to pay for this service. I would have to presume that Ostrander is referring to the use of the ambulance service for my brother, Robert Herman, on Feb. 5. to transport him from BurdetteTomlin to Shore Memorial Hospital. I SINCERELY BELIEVE that our Fire Rescue Unit happens to be the best organization in South Jersey. I could have chosen several other ambulance services outside of the CiRoute 9 Deathtrap To The Editor: Every day I travel northbound on Route 9. 1 leave the office at 4 o'clock and hope that I make it past the deathtrap at the intersection of the Cape May County Park I have a plan in my mind of what to do the next time a car pulls out in front of me. I hope that I can react with my plan fast enough. I also hope that I do not have a passenger with me because I have no optional plan for that side of my vehicle. Every day I slow down to 30 m.p.h. and cautiously procede through the intersection. Hopefully the other driver doesn't decide to gamble with his or her life. I only pray that something is done about this intersec tion before it is my day or someone else's day. Please don't let red tape take a life. SHARON DEMYAN Dennisville s (ED. NOTE: Demyan wrote this letter the morning of April 25. At noontime that day. four persons were injured — one seriously — in a two-car crash at that intersection. \ H era 16 -V KStEHIT Ewry WkImkUv By TH« Smwm OtpotMton p.p. »» 4i> c*p* >u» c— irtte— . n.j. otaic Joseph R. Zelnik Editor Bonnie Reina / General Manager Gary L. Rudy Advertising Director John Dunwoody Sotcial Promotions Director Darrell Kopp ' Publisher Wwm Cerp 1913 All ngtai rtw>«d A* piop««ty rights lo« ihe conUMi al ih, pjbAcaftoA thoft be A» property o< the W*o*< Corp No port hereof moy bo ropro^cod DEADLINES * News & Photos Thursday Advertising Friday — 3 P.M. Classified Advertising Friday — 3 P.M. 465-5055 For News or Advertising Information hitehre pofH.lpoib^ lAMkn — A. pebBsWe. of ibr HUI ALU AND LAVmih — Tb. e4e Zt MOO lb. rt«kr u, rtfcTUr Wewl or entries mhmimnl tmr ^ "^pfcTooSUii *«'■*'**

ty of Wildwood. Because I am committed to and believe in the ability of the Wildwood Unit, and due to the nature of the serious injuries my brother sustained in his unfortunate accident. I agreed to pay the very reasonable amount of $139.75 to have my brother transported to Shore Memorial Hospital. A copy of the $139.75 statement is enclosed. If my presumption of Ostrander's inuendo is incorrect, 1 would welcome her comment to myself, with supporting documents based on facts, surrounding allegations of any city property being misused by any elected official or employe of the City of Wildwood, so that I can personally review such documents at the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office. Regarding council's devotion on its time for the good of Wildwood: Being a councilman, I would have to say yes, getting Ostrander out of office, no. I can only suggest that to the best of my knowledge there are only five council members in our governing body, and I sincerely believe that each one of them only chose to vote once on Dec. 12. Maybe Mrs. Ostrander should thank Earl Ostrander and not council for her great favor. EDWARD F. HERMAN Councilman at Large City of Wildwood

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Sea Isle City Streets Traditional

To The Editor: Tom Porch (April 17 letter) makes light of our Sea Isle City elections, saying all seven of our hopefuls have proTotally Independent To The Editor: It has come to ou^ attention that there is a concerted smear campaign directed against us. alleging that we represent a major political figure in the county. This misleading, out-right lie is solely to adversly influence ypur decision in the forthcoming election. Dan Hildreth. now retired, did prepare corporate tax returns for the political figure in question, the same service rendered to many other clients. The ethics of the profession require a position of total independence with all clients. Any implication that any one of us represents any special interest group is totally unfounded. We wish the same could be said for our opposition. We are totally independent candidates whose interests and dedication are to Avalon and all of its citizens. CHARLES CURTIS r JOE DELVESCIO * DAN HILDRETH AVALON (ED NOTE The writers make up the Ability. Dedication to Avalon slate They are three of seven candidates for borough council.)

mised the same things, such as "improved streets." Does he not know that promising different "things" might disqualify a hopeful? Has he given any thought to dhr traditions? When Mr. Ludlam Landis acquired our island from Chief Tomma Hawk, it was with the understanding that certain streets would be left untouched in perpetuity so that young Indians could use them for their war maneuvers. What candidate would be so rash as to break with the past? WHILE MAYOR Ludlam Landis was still in office, a young maiden by the name of Anna Bellee implored him to do something about the condition of our roads; this after driving her horse and buggy to Townsends Inlet and losing two fillings and a partial lower plate when she shouted to her horse to slow down and be careful of camouflaged traps. The mayor promised to send three men on a horse and J red wagon to do a quick fix job as necessary funds were not available at this time. You will notice this tradition has been carried on to this day. modernized to be sure, with a red truck. Not hearing further from the mayor. Miss Anna Bellee continued to request that he do something, claiming she tumbled out of her carriage when it hit a traditional pothble After she wrote a letter to the Philadelphia Record depicting her problems, ugly rumors began to spread saying she was ieen drinking Johnny Walker with Tom, Dick and Harry. SAD TO SAY the poor girl suffered a sudden demise. Some believed she was josfleAto death just riding around town. Her friend at that tim^ was a young man from • Page 55 Please)

r-Who Look Bad in Blue ) An Opportunity for 39-Longs

By JOE ZELNIK My most recent malaise started at a chamber of commerce dinner.T'ortune sat me next to a color analyst who gave me $75 worttrof -advice for free I wish she hadn't. \ I was all wrong, she said. Not me. exactly, but my clothes I happened to be wearing my best, ail-season, part-silk, brown sportcoat. She told me I'm a "winter person" (it has nothing to do with seasons) and I should never wear brown. It just so happens that almost everything I own is brown, including the hardtop of my car SO I SPENT the weekend rooting out old clothes. I filled five trash bags with pants, shirts, ties, sweaters, sportcoats. Only tee-shirts were sacrosanct. (For those of you who have always wanted to wear castoff Zelnik clothing, they will be featured at a yard sale at a date and place to be announced.) 1 can't tell you how depressing it was to discard those old familiar clothes. This was even worse than the last time I did it, when I was moving from Buffalo, New York, to Media, Pa. and threw away the shoes I was married in. , The result : I now own 20 pairs of Jockey shorts, 22 pairs of socks, two pairs of pants, one shirt, one sportcoat, six ties, and 47 tee-shirts. It would cost me $3,000 to replace that wardrobe with i what my analyst said I should be wearing — blue. Either that, or if there's a 39 long misfit out there who has | mistakingly been wearing blue and should be wearing brown, maybe we can make a deal. , BUT ONCE in a funk, it can be hard to get out. The darnedest things depressed me. I almost wept, for exam- < pie, when I read that Rita Lavelle, formerly of the En- | vironmental Protection Agency, started a six-month jail . sentence for lying. j It's not Rita I mourn ; she's doing her time in a "campus like-prison in Pleasanton, 40 mile southeast of San Fran- < cisco. But it got me to thinking of all the people who lie to me and don't do time. Now THATS depressing. I

My misery multiplied after a dose of confiicing advice. I hate uncertainty only a little less than I detest making decisions. I read a book review that advised the way to succeed on the job is to "always praise your boss and. if the boss asks for criticism, never be open and candid. Chances are the boss will not like the truth." THAT SEEMED to make sense and I spent four hours Sunday night standing in front of the mirror, practicing how to lie without smirking. Then on my way to work the next day, I heard a radio report that employes who keep their true feelings from their boss will get stomach pains, headaches, tension, high blood pressure, etc. So, do I want to be honest, unpromoted. but healthy, or dishonest, liked, and sick? • Besides, I kept remembering "Son of the Morning Star," a book I just read about Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Many of Custer's officers and men knew he was mad and riding smack into a massacre. Those who didn't get a chanA to desert before the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876, were rewarded for their blind obedience to the boss by losing their scalps (and numerous other appendages which shall be unnamed in a family newspaper). * I TRIED VAINLY to put all the moroseness behind me celebrating the 200th birthday of John James Audubon. I tiecided to mark the occasion with dinner — fowl, of course. For reasons unclear to me, I broke my sacred rule and went to a restaurant' that doesn't advertise in this Rest assured that won't happen again. To steal and old English toast recently cited in *the Wall Street Journal; p* "If the wine had been as old as the chicken, if the chicken had been as plump as the waitress, if the waitress had been as willing as the duchess, it would have been a dinner."