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Our Readers Write Who Approved Construction ? 'I'ii The Editor I am outraged I have never w ritton a letter to the editor l.rli.re, IiiiI I I eel compelled I Imd il diflietill In lielieve thai we as citizens of North \\ i Idum id have allowed a situation In occur thai has literally ra|N*d" our most iin|N»rlanl natural resource, the Allan lie i H-ean Was there no foresight from our city fathers and the Plan nui|t Hoard when they allowed the massive construction of multiple family dwellings m the Anglesea section of North WiIiIwihmI and North WiIiIwimmI proper-' Can an already outdated sewer system handle Ihe present occupants and the new residents of all these new dwellings'' SINCE TIIK SYSTEM is unahle to handle the excessive use of our sewer system at this lime, what is going to hap pen a year from now? Do we patiently sit hack and wait tor l!WUt. when and if. the M I' V plant is completed'' How far can this go before ounfresh water is affected? Who can we rely on for truthful answers or is our only concern lax ratames? J Who approved this massive construction, knowing full well the consequences? Who indeed ordered the dumping of sewage to alleviate t ■ this problem? Again. I am outraged I sincerely hope enough of our citizens are outraged sufficiently to demand answers to the above JOAN A SI ESS North Wildwood Do you hove an opinitm on this subject? Write a letter to the editor. Herald and Lantern. P.O. box 430. Cape May Court House. N.J. 08210 < Belly full of Puppets To The Editor With a sense of complete revulsion, have I read the picayune comments issued from James Husha's mouth in Ins press releases demanding a recall election against Mayor Itaehcl Sloan of Avalon After the sneak Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. Presi dent Roosevelt characterized Ihe atrocity as a flay that would live in infamy I have the same feeling atmul the ae tions of Kiisha. adding only the adjective "perfidious'' liusha has shared Ihe res|Hitisihililies ol tin* Horough of Avalon with Mayor Sloan for six years, hut to the lies! ol my recollection, he has never indicated such resentment and or animosity toward Mayor Sloan Il is a lac! that Ituslia is leaving Avalon to retire to per nianent residence in Florida The fat loads who pull the strings for pupjiels to dance are well known to the thinking citizen ' voters of Avalon. and we have just alxiul hail a Itellyful of them II this recall goes through. I will change my registration to the Democratic side, and will make every effort to get others to do Ihe same t KDWI.KH II STKATTONJH Avalon ' — = Letters Welcome — — \ I lie I lei. ill I I .lutein anil I hsp.lti II well nine let lets in die eililtit mi inalleis nt piililii inleiest « higin.ils t u •( nipies .ue iei|iiesle<l Wrileis must sign l lame ailihess and piuine niiiuliei (SSSVuSSl Kwry By TX« CanorMw *— d* C— Mo Cmmn Hmm. NJ. |g|| Joseph R. Zclnik Editor Bonnie Rcina l.cncral Man.igci Gary L. Rudy Advertising Director John DunwiMKly Special I'lomotions I>irectoj0 Darrcll Kopp I'tihlislier DEADLINES News & Photos Thursday Advertising Friday — 3 P.M. Classified Advertising Friday — 3 P.M. 465-5055 For News or Advertising Information £LiHL.tv """" ,w *" "* *""1" ||| CAPE MAY tirralii-IlJispatrti O. Bi>»''" ' !•*» Wifenln By TW !««■>»« CwiW»«Wy / B.O. >*■ C«n Hm* C«rt Nm», W J. Mil

Beach Creek Village: Homes I'nder Construction in Anglesea. Dori' Ward Bullies vs. Little Red Riding Hood

To The Editor: With our neighbor. North Wildwood. awash in the residue of numerous alimentary canals — a truly unique and memorable tourist turn-off — we thank our lucky stars it's not likely to happen in Avalon Notwithstanding our local Monday morning-quarterback's after-the-fact advisories. Mayor Sloane has already brought the sewage works up-to-speed. Not to mention. Avalon may just have the only Monday-morning-quarterback in captivity whose proven hindsight's not necessarily 20/20! It can be myopic, according to what we read in the papers. Let's make sure we're on the same wavelength. Is there anyone out there who harbors any doubt whatsoever — recalls a 100 per cent, pure political maneuver? If so. I want to talk to you about a bridge in Cape May. f MOREOVER, just in case you aren't on board re: the ) Social Revolution of the past 20 years, the fairer sex ha<r not only captured a passel of board rooms and political fiefdoms, they're also posting higher marks than many of the good 'ole boys. Understandably, that doesn't assuage the pain when fair damsel cuts you down. Hence, it shouldn't come as any great surprise, were several black and blue macho egos hereabouts to seek humankind's time tested redress: (Jet even! Having thoughtfully shucked political office, neither the sun nor full disclosure must shine on James Husha's groundwork, i.e.: the cohorts, confabs, plans and strategies leading to this grand epitome of political ploys We are, however, about to witness what only a confirmed cynic would dare not ordain: the certified and official cosmetic committee aforming If you're one of those people with a knee-jerk reaction to join committees, you may want to grab your trusty spade and dig down to the root of this matter, first drawing a fine distinction between appearance and prospective reality NOT IIAVINti MKT the combatants of cither club, one assumes they're all honorable, public spirited citizens

fighting the good battle for what they believe in. Such is the stuff of America. Yet underneath it all — to the little people of Avalon — the fray has the appearance of a cozy alliance featuring the Bullies of thetBlock gnashing after Little Red Riding Hood! Although we see no reason to draw a parallel, we do know Avalon's no stranger to unseemly coalitions, special interests and power brokers out to end-run the silent majority. We recall all too vividly another coalition's program to level the dunes. It took no less than Arthur Godfrey, the King of the Netherlands and various other luminaries, orchestrated by the head of The International (Page 63 Please) Cable Competition To The Editor: Are you mad at Group W Cable? Are you sick and tired of watching a good show on T V. and having your cable service go off just when the exciting end comes? Do you get totally annoyed and frustrated when you call all three service telephone numbers and get a busy signal all day and night long7 Well, if you aren't upset. I'm upset enough for us all! Group W Cable stinks! It's pretty bad when the first thing you think about when it rains is whether or not the cable service is going to allow you to sit in your home and enjoy a program on T V. I can't help but think how nice it would be if Group W Cable had some good competition to worry about. Maybe then we'd all get tfie service we paid for. SHARON MARIE SICILIA Del Haven

-Numar to Woodbine PAKZAP Program Revealed

lly JOE ZKI.NIK Sheriff James Plousis has put to rest the fib that his of fieers are limited to guarding the prison and the court house That was an explanation, seine of you remember, given Dennisville and ( k-ean View residents on July !» when they asked freeholders for county help with traffic problems they fell were not being adequately handled hv State Police out of Ihe Port Norris barracks That was a curious session since Freeholder James S Kilpalriek later called newspaper aeeounls of it a "red herring There can only he two explanations for this One Reporters from this newspaper and the Atlantic City Press were on hallucinogens and imagined 20 people voicing complaints Two: Ktlpatrick fell asleep TIIK FORMER explanation is unlikely because the Press and this newspaper, the only news media to cover county government, have a pact prohibiting both reporters at freeholder meetings from taking hallucinogens at the same time That is. one always has to be in the real world That question aside, the sanctity of the sheriff's forces has been breached by his decision to assign one Harold Cooper and a horse named Jan ilhat will be changed) to patrol the 218-acre county park What the sheriff can do for the park, of course, he also can do for police less Woodbine and Dennis and Upper townships I have secured secret documents that reveal that the county plans to solve the entire problem with Kilpatrick's election -eve announcement that the sheriff, will, in fact, patrol those three towns Since I have revealed that secret, the plan will be canceled, for which I apologize to the residents of Dennis. . Upper and Woodbine WHY AN ELECTION-EYE announcement'' Because the Kilpalriek reelection campaign is desperate Since he has no opponent, no one gives a damn about his candidacy Research shows that persons given a choice of a Kilpalriek bumper sticker or a "Stowit" litter bag for their cars invariably take the latter And the GOP has a

poll indicating that only 26 people will vote for Kilpalriek Nov. 5 Republicans are panicky over a rumor that Democrats intend an all-out effort to secure 30 write-in votes and defeat him They just can't find a candidate whose first and last names total no more than eight letters — »hc maximum most Democrats can remember Thus the GOP need to electrify the electorate with a .secret plan called the Plousis And Kilpatrick Zoo Animal Patrol, or PAKZAP Its highlights Nl MAR THE I.ION will be assigned to "paw patrol in Woodbine His "mount." if that is the correct word, will be a different correctional officer each week, selected on the basis of the most demerits for lateness and slovenly dress In the Ocean View area, w here the primarv complaint is trash trucks bound for the MUA landfill, a special patrol will ride the zoo's two buffalos (Olaf and Falo>. two burros ( unnamed i and Sicilian donkey iCrackerjack). slowing down and inspecting trucks As with Numar. there are not likely to be volunteers for this assignment, and the procedure will be to put the two tallest prison guards on the buffalos and the three shortest on the burros and donkey SOME WILL OBJECT* that this is undemocratic, to which we respond, of course it is; this is a Republican county Besides, no one asked Harold Cooper if he wanted to give up the anonymity of prison guard for the fishbowl existence of mounted park patrolman, a promotion that probably only means a couple thousand bucks a year. This still leaves the critical problem of Dennisville. where trucks continue to speed and park illegally. With the zoo almost out of animals. PAKZAP calls for sending its sheep, goats and chickens to straggle back and forth in the area of Route 47. Main Street and the DennisvillePetersburg Road The hope is that truck drivers are basically softies who wouldn't squash a sheep Time will .tell. Officials deny, incidentally, that PAKZAP intends to replace some county employes with zoo animals in an effort to cut payroll There was a pilot project to substitute the zoo's spider monkeys for Ocean Drive tolltakers That Hopped when it was found that the monkeys were accepting bananas instead of 40 cents.