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FACl'LTV FOR FALL — South Jersey Christian Academy 1985-86 school year faculty get together al in-service day. They are: back row. from left. Linda Ksher. fourth grade. James Thrash, principal and sixth grade teacher; Karen Fox, second grade; Janet tireen. third grade: Front row, Kay Anderson, kindergarten; Carol l^vai, first grade, and Barbara Thrash, fifth grade.

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There is some problem ovct" til the Ocean City American Legion, or some of the folks w ho live nearby ihink so They have charged in talks with news reporters that the place is a liar, people come and go at all hours, there is loud noise there and there are drunken brawls. All this is not w hat you expect of folks in Ocean City. But the legion wants peace with its neighbors on Nth Street First of all. a few members are there a lot. playing pool (yea. we got pool, right here in . Ocean City), sitting around, and telling stories. Almost everyone knows everyone else, and it's usually pretty quiet. Member William Canirzaro (who runs things therei gave me a letter in which he said: "We allow no one. and I mean no one. to become intoxicated in the post We allow no fights or pot smoking "FOl'lL language and this is a s'ign of ingnorance does happen because I cannot control that sometimes ... So. okay, we are not perfect . "Four of our neighbors are members of our post, and the rest have worked with us on many post functions We all have a fine relationship and camaraderie and the neighbors have worked with us in many achievements Me went on to tell us that the legion is a quiet place most of the time, and that the problems in the neighborhood come from others As we say in this column lime and time .again. Ocean City is getting to be just like a big city Officials are getting tough on taxi»s in OC. as Revenue Director Donald Hart has asked the city to start to foreclose on delinquent taxpayers who own 1 29 properties and owe over $22.(8X1 The news here is this is a city where only 29 people have not paid their property taxes BOARDWALK Fro blems If you walk the OC Boardwalk ias I do almost every night when there's no snow' you can see it pretty quiet. But now vandalism is way up and merchants are complaining there's no^ police protection The Blue Laws are

nothing compared to cable service when you count the number of people who take the time to demand that something be done. People say they call and the only thing they get is a busy signal. In fact. Cableentertainment gets more calls than anyone in town. The NJ Bureau of Public Utilities has cited Cableentertainment to show cause as to why service isn't better The state, wants the company to answer its phones and get the billing system working better Mayor Jack Bittner says he may hire a cable consultant to investigate how the . city can operate a munici-pally-operated cable system. Then people who have problems can call the mayor (So they think this will improve the system?) If people could vote on the subject that makes their blood boil over the most. I think cable service would top the "blue laws" by HMo-one. • MIKE ROE. over at Ca bleentertainment. says service is getting better (and we do get more channels). If Cable stopped broad casting on Sunday, do you think we'd see riots in the streeLs'' BEAUTY DEPT. Why people leave Ocean City this time of the year (unless they have to take the kids back to school) seems to me very strange If you walk the txiardwalk after dark, you may want to vote for the ocean and sky in September as the most peaceful sight that you can ever see I have always thought the sound of the waves and the sea gulls laughing is something almost mystical. People in Ocean City can really get excited about High School football Athletic Director for Ocean City High School Fred "Dixie" Howell announces Tony Oalante will be head football coach and Kill Hamilton will coach the varsity soccer team Wendy Nickels will be coaching the girls' varsity tennis team POLICE DEPT. Still a few people selling drugs in OC are under surveillance. The last drug bust resulted in over two dozen arrests An undercover officer found he could buy drugs easily all over the city

Guidance Workshop Schedule The Cape Atlantic Cumberland Guidance Association has announced its new officers for 1985-86 and its fail workshop agenda. The organization comprises approximately 150 counselors from 50 schools (elementary, secondary, college) in the three-county • area. The purpose of the organization is to provide professional assistance to counselors and to their students THE NEWLY, elected of ficers include Wayne C. Newell. Wifdwood High School, president; John Quinn. Lower Cape May Regional High School, vice president; Sr. Deanna Helm, Wildwood CatholicHigh School, secretarytreasurer; Thelma Buckley. Cumberland Regional High School: Mary Mazza. Memorial High School. Jackie Miller. H Russell Swift School, and James Schafer. Mainland Regional High School, representatives at large The C.A.C.U A s fall workshop will be held Oct. .to. at Atlantic Community College "Adolescent Suicide" and "The Family in Crisis" will be the topics for two separate groups John K Khanlian. instructional specialists. N.J State depart men t of Education, will present an overview of the fads and myths about adolescent suicide, warning signs for identification of high risk students, and guidelines regarding school programs. family considerations. and community resources Crisis intervention and the roles of DYFS will bo the subject of the workshop by Bill Lyman. Coordinator in Juvenile Family Crisis Intervention Unit and Frank Unkle. Supervisor Family Service Any persons interested in attending the workshop may obtain further information by contacting Wayne Newell at Wildwood High School '

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Plant at Capacity ? OCEAN CITY - The Department of Environmental Protection is withholding CAFRA approval of the expansion of a - senior citizen facility at Wesley Manor until it can prove sewage won't overtax the MUA plant. DEP officials claim the MUA plant was operating at/or over capacity during the summer But Charles Norkis. chief MUA engineer, said the plant has a capacity of 6.3 million gallons a day. and the highest amount processed last summer was 5.88 million gallons. Sewer Repairs NORTH WILDWOOD - Improvements to the city's sewage system of between $1 and $2 million are expected to go out for bids in January. But property owners in low-lying areas are being asked to buy devices designed to close curb vents that contribute to much of the infiltration of storm water into the system. Storm water was a facctor in the system's overflow last month that led to the closing of beaches for six days. Schoolhousc Interest DEL HAVEN — County Park commissioners are looking favorably at the 1840 Green Creek schoolhouse on Route 47 that owner William Szathmary has unsuccessfully tried to interest the county in accepting — with $10,000 toward moving costs — for its HistoricCold Spring Village. Lower Township. Park commissioners last week decided to form a committee to evaluate the cost and feasibility of relocating the two-story frame structure to the County Park South here It could be used for offices and recreation programs, they reasoned Buck at Work

SWAINTON — Summer and the tourist season are over so five contractors for the county Municipal Utilities Authority are back at work on $82 million worth of sewer projects in the Wildwoods. Middle Township. Avalon. Stone Harbor, and Sea Isle City. Don Hutchinson, special projects director for the MUA. said residents in all of the communities can expect some minor inconveniences. The work was temporarily halted on Memorial Day Local Enforcement TUCKAHOE — Upper Township Committee and local fire officials are developing an ordinance providing for local enforcement of the state Uniform Fire Safety Act. The decision to enforce the code locally, officials believe, will aid fire prevention It will also enable the township to collect a higher percentage of inspection fees Eric Cain, fire subcode official, may be appointed to handle inspections. Let's Hail OCEAN CITY City Council has decided to await the results of a nortbinding referendum on Nov 5 before proceeding with an ordinance aimed at restoring limited blue laws "II makes more sense to see what the voters say in November." said Mayor Jack Bittner The decision kills plans for a binding referendum on blue laws since passage of the ordinance would be required beforehand .1 II uy Back? SEA ISLE CITY - The Board of Commissioners has ordered condemnation proceedings in an attempt to take control of a building the city sold to New Jersey Bell in 1981 for about $140,000. The structure. at JFK Boulevard and Central Avenue, is an eyesore, and the phone company is asking an exorbitant price for it. city officials claim The asking price is $425,000. "It's way out of line." said Commissioner William VanArtsdalen.

Help CREST HAVEN - The county's Community College Proposal Review Committee last week formed a committee to do a needs assessment and decided to invite guidance counselors to its next session in order to get a better handle on what kind of college programs local high school students want Only nine of its 15 members attended the 7:30 p.m. session Sept. 12. causing the group to change its meeting time again, this time to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 9. School Unsafe OCEAN CITY — While City Council has offered to find alternative locations, at least 30 falls classes sponsored by the Cultural Arts Center are likely to be cancelled as a result of the centers' being asked to vacate the two top floors of the old Wesley Avenue school The top of the structure has been declared unsafe Council President Henry Knight said the city must decide whether to renovate the school or build a new center. 9 Mo. for Auto Death OCEAN CITY - Craig J Gately. 18. of Henry Drive. Northfield, will serve nine months in jail and three years' probation for the June 17 auto death of his passenger. James A. Shyner. 18, of Northfield on the Ship Channel Bridge. Superior Court Judge James A. O'Neill ruled Friday. Gately. who was severely beaten Thursday, pleaded guilty to death-by-auto and drunk driving last month. Charges were dropped for speeding (91 miles an hour), reckless driving and related offenses O'Neill delayed jailing Gately 10 days while his lawyer considers a possible appeal.

Cu Itural A ppoi ntmen ts COURT HOUSE - Freeholders last week appointed Janice Belts of Upper Township and Patricia Trumble of Lower Township to three- and four-year terms, respectively, on the county Cultural and Heritage Commission. The nine-member commission still has a vacancy to fill the unexpired term of Susan Laird of Cape May. who resigned. Ditched in Bay SEA ISLE CITY — Low tide uncovered a stolen 1984 Ford LTD in the back bay near Sea Isle Boulevard around noon # Thursday State police tracked the vehicle to a Pennsylvanian who reported it stolen from the Springfield Mall, north of Swarthmore. Delaware County. Pa., at Routes 1 and 322. Considered salvageable, the car was towed to an auto repair shop in Woodbine. Minimum Pay Talks HAMMONTON - Octavius T. Reid Jr.. executive director of the New Jersey School Board Association, plans a 7 p.m. meeting Friday in the high school here to discuss provisions of the state's new minimum teachers' salary law Among other topics. Reid wants to talk about the impact the new salaries will have on teacher union contracts with school districts and when they must begin paying fhe $18:500 a year to new teachers and those below that pay level. OT Pay to Impact WASHINGTON, D C. - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that local, county, and state governments must pay employees for overtime instead of allowing them to take time off as compensation is expected to boost municipal payrolls and create scheduling problems when it becomes effective Oct 15 Both Houses of Congress are considering measures that would exempt police and firemen from mandatory overtime payments But many large unions support the ruling, and a number of politicians have not taken a stand on it.