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An Editorial Keep College Meetings Open A county community college study committer organized on Aug. H privately. This newspaper's request to t>e notified in advance was not honored. That was "an over sight." according to Freeholder James S. Kilpatrick .Jr . mimed Its chairman." More ominous is Kilpatrick s suggestion that some of tin- group's future meetings may Ik- closed to the press and public. That would be a mistake This 15-lncmher group was appointed by the Board of Freeholders to assist it in deciding how liest to expand and Coordinate post -secondary educational opportunities in the county Its recommendations are expected early next year \ Itlt WCII (WMl'i s of eitDqrthe Atlantic Community College or Cumberland County nHfegc is anticipated by the fall of 1986 looking further ahead, a joint community college is a real possibility. Although virtually ignored by the other news media in the county, we feel it is one of the most important questions this Board of Freeholders will decide. The committee has a tough task Kducational quality is not easily measured and government 's necessary preoccupation w ith cost to taxpayers adds to the difficulty TIIK COMMCNTIY COLLEGE issue deals with a pro- ► gram that costs county taxpayers Si million a year in chargebacks And the college-attending public 1.000 students and growing is spending at least that much more for tuition and fees. Beyond dollars, the education of our young people (and <^m^not -so- young > is crucial to ■ft heir future, and importaitno the county's. Since site selection is not an issue both colleges proposed to locate at vo tech school in Crest Haven we can think of nothing that this committee will discuss that warrants locking out the public Meeting in secret would require a majority vote of the committee's 15 members. We hope that never comes. v Letters Welcome - -> I he Herald, lantern and Dispatch weliome let ters to the editor on matters .of puhlu interest Originals, "not topics are requested Writers must sign name address and phone number >) Thieves Out There To The Editor. Beware antique dealers, yard sales, garage sales, flea markets there are thieves out there On Aug 3 my loely doll Emily was taken during my garage sale She had a hand-painted head complete w ith curls, large brown eyes and cloth (tody She was approx imately 2t» inches long and wore an unbleached muslin dress Kmily was considered a museum piece, according to the antique dealer who sold her to me I also had a battery operated clock stolen, a reproduction of the old schoolhouse clock This can lie replaced, tuft Kmily can never be replaced The doll may he pedaled to dealers since there are many doll collectors in South Jersey My loss has been reported to the Avalon Police 4 MKS AliNKW It KWING Avalon f Hrrali V IrANTERN^ PxfatoM l«r, Wr4^*4.v By Tfc. C<npo*»(K» "** 43+ K«t C— w H.J OUIO Joseph K. Zclnik Kditor Bonnie Reina General Manager ! Gary L.Rudy Advertising Director John Dunwoody Special Promotions Director | ' DarrcllKopp i Publisher < ■ i DEADLINES News & Photos Thursdav J Advertising Friday — 3 P.M. Classified Advertising Friday — 3 P.M. 465-5055 For News or Advertising Information j! li n # CAPE MAY r J H*ral&-0i5jmtt6 1 lt\ NUhW ttvwry VWwHty By TW — Cm yn(*»» c f -O B— 4» C— Mm, Cmmrt N— .. M 4. — tl« yj

SOuTw AFBICAS BCuA OKI A. MJHIVE HCWSE Water, Not Sewers To The Editor. I am writing in response to the article "Baywood Disputes Survey" wheih appeared in your July 31 issue. I am a lot owner in Baywood Park* presently building my home, and I do not agree with the article, nor do I think it presents a true picture of the situation. If you walk down to the end of any street on a day when the wind is blowing off the swamp, you will smell the sewerage If this odor came from the leakage of private septic systems, you could smell it on any day. whichever way the wind was blowing. As to the thought that the smell comes from animal waste, when I was younger I trapped in that meadow, before Baywood Park and Beer World were developed The animal population at that time, because of the lack of development, was much higher, and there was no foul odor then. Why should sewers be installed in our development and add to the already existing problem of pollution ? Why not put the money to better use. like installing city water, because the sludge from the sewer plant will surely begin to contaminate our water before long t.d Note Plans to sewer Ravwood Park have been shelved, at least temporary, because of the projected cost. S 150.000 1

■ Our Readers Write Stone Harbor: Warm Feelings To The Editor: It is such a pleasure to walk into a store and find people who are proud, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about their products This was our experience on a recent vaca- ■ tion trip to Stone Harbor. Our compliments go to Pat and Carol Trumbower of Harbor surf and Sail. 379 96th St. Their waterfront facilities for boardsailing instruction are impressive and their talented staff very helpful. After a short time with the Trumbowers. we felt more like members of the family than customers; and we appreciate their persistant efforts to equip us with a fine sailboard to carry back to Indiana. In addition, we would also like to bring your attention to 9 Heritage Surf and Sport. 97th and 3rd Ave. We found a * saleswoman named Maggie who spoke very intelligently about the store's products. But. above and beyond the call of duty. Maggie offered to search other businesses in her own hometown of Ocean City to locate our request if the other branches of Heritage Surf and Sport did not have something to suit our needs. We left Stone Harbor with a very warm feeling and enough food memories to carry us through the Winter until our return vacation, next summer. RAYMOND E. AND VIRGINIA MARKHAM Carmel, Ind. Excellent Coverage To The Editor: On behalf of myself and the official Board of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church (Old Brick), we want to express our appreciation for the excellent coverage you give to the churches and ministers of the area. Considering that your paper is offered free to the general public, one has to concede that you achieve a high excellence of reporting important and interesting news, far surpassing some focal papers that charge the reader. As I will be retiring and moving to Virginia^I would make one parting appeal that you continue votar good work for many years to come. REV FRED C BISCHOFF .... Castor ( old Spring Presbyterian Church

-Keep Giving Who Hell? 'Yee, Yee, Yee, Hoo!'

By .fOK /.El. NIK This is a so what "' story If you read it. vou'll sav. So what'"' That is not to be confused with a "skip story " which, in the parlance of journalists, is a story that the reader will glance at and then skip on to something else Good example of a skip story is one elsewhere in this issue on the county hiring an insurance broker We are distributing 30.000 papers this week which will be read by at least 75.000 people i2'.- per copy), but only 12 will read that story four freeholders, one county administrator, one lawyer, and six insurance agents You (and my publisher > may wonder why a story like, that appears in this newspaper The reason is that, were it not for stories like that, some government officials (not these, of course* might give their insurance business to somebody '* brother in-law instead of to the best company WHERE W AS I? Oh yes. this is a so-what story, but it is absolutely true Not even the names have been changed to protect the innocent ^ I was walking along Main Street in Court House about 5 afternoon with nothing on my mind except mv recent offer to join the Chippendales My concern is that I can probably only hold that job for 10 vears. and then what0 But if I stay at the paper. I should" be able to work until my 90s Anyway. I'm walking along when a white VW goes by windows down, and I hear Frankie Yankovic polka music blaring at me Frankie Yankovic. a couple of you may not know, is an accordion virtuoso, a Slovenian (Yugoslav) who first made it big in Cleveland in the 40s and became the polka I king of this country He's fa his 70s and still playing. ! INCIDENTALLY, there is no relation between Frankie 1 and Weird Al. a Yankovic who I think hails from CaliforLong after Al's "Eat It" and "Like a Surgeon" are \ forgotten, people will still be dancing to the "Tick-Tock Polka or Blue Skirt Waltz." Some of you were reared on Frankie Sinatra, others on C F rankie Avalon. I on Frankie Yankovic. , 1 think to myself, what the heck radio station plavs

Frankie Yankovic? But the traffic is moving and I'm walking and that's that I cut through the county parking lot on my way to the county library building trash dumpsters You can see me there most any afternoon at 5. sifting through the freeholder wastebaskets. looking for scandals Darned if this car. Aankovic on the accordion, doesn't pull into the county parking lot So I walked over to the driver and said. "What the heck station is that0" "No station, he said, and whips out a Yankovic tape "Some Polack." he observed. "OH NO." I SAID, pointing that Yankovic is a Slovenian and going into my obligatory, five-minute discourse on the difference between Poland and Yugoslavia I was raised in a Polish-Slovenian neighborhood We all mav have been hunkies to everybody else, but we sure' knew our distinctions "Hie biggest difference between a Pole and a Slovenian is that a Slovenian glides smoothlv through a polka and a Pole jumps around with a hippity hop. like a rabbit (Slovenians do tend to stomp their feet occasionally and scream "Yee. yee. yee. hoo'") My father is the world's best polka dancer, a talent unfortunatelv not passed dow n to me - The VW -driver. Yankovic-listbner turned out to be Francis R Jablonski of North Wildwood We exchanged brief life histories He's a retired widower, probably approaching 60. and if the Polish-American Club doesn't send him an engraved invitation to its October dance at St Raymond's, some widow is really missing the boat Jablonski's final wfords were. "Keep giving them hell " I have no idea who "them" are THIS W AS THE SECOND time in recent weeks that I found Polish people who didn't know Yankovic is a I went to a Polish dinner at St Casimir's in artd they played all Yankovic records Like Yankovic. St. Cdsimir < 1458-1482) also was a bit of f, ,C'anL He comP°sed the "Hymn of St. Casimir " )ankovic St Casimir "preserved untainted his purity of soul and body to the end of his life *" Of course he only lived 24 years I. on the other hand, have already lived 2.17 times as long and have abandoned hope for sainthood So what0