71 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 30 October '85 1_

1 ^ > " ■( ^ | I ^ ^ Joy ride III By Libby Demp Forrest \J J "Mom, you need a vacation," No. 2 said. "It's time to get away." said The Hubby "You're both sending me away, aren't you?" I said ] "It's not like we're putting you away — we re only sending you away," said The Hubby "You keep" saying 'I need to get out of this place'. Mom," said No. 2. The Hubby handed me an airline ticket "I wish you could go too." I said. "I wish I could too," said The Hubby. "But I have too much work right now. " "I COULD GO." No. 2 volunteered. "But you have school this time of year." I said "A small detail," said No. 2. . I studied the airline ticket. ( "This is for real, isn't it?" I said. "It's a real ticket." said The Hubby * "Let me take a look at it." said No. 2. I handed him the ticket. He inspected it. "It's the real thing," No. 2 announced. "I WON'T BELIEVE any of this until I'm on the plane and it leaves the ground." I said "Believe." said The Hubby. "Three weeks ago I was supposed to go on this trip, but then Hurricane Gloria came along," I said. "I blame myself for causing that storm. If I hadn't planned to go. then the storm wouldn't have come along " "That does not compute." said The Hubby "The same thing happened when we had that blackout a few years ago." I saia. "Remember0" "You caused that?" asked No. 2. "Yes." I said. "I always knew there was a short in the living room lamp. I always meant to have it fixed." "YOUR MOTHER always has a little gray cloud following her around." said The Hubby to No. 2 "The minute I first thought about fltog on a trip, those storm systems started spawning out rWl-e thousands and thousands of miles away." I said plantively. "Are vou a witch or something?" asked No. 2. No. 2 handed me the ticket. "I hope I don't lose it." I said. "I hope I don't put it someplace and forget where." "Why don't you stuff it down vour blouse?" suggested No. 2. Our Readers Write Against Competition To The Editor: This is in reference to Cape May Chief of Police Harry A. Stotz Jr.'s concern for more parking meters. Why stop at Columbia Avenue? The innkeepers on Columbia Avenue seem to have a monopoly on rooms in Cape May. They seem to have a lot to say about other people wanting to rent rooms to supplement their income for their families , also on just what is to be going on in Cape Ma v. . I have six children and I work all summer long and I do have difficulty fnding steady work ip the winter, because of Cape May being a resort area THERE WAS ALSO a period of time when my husband had lost his job due to a fire which caused us to struggle a good bit. but with the help of God we did get through it. If it was possible for me to rent out a nice, sizable, clean room at the time, this would have helped us. But because of the property lines here and expenses I could not possibly meet the city's requirements. I do wonder if meters were put up along Columbia, which is a well populated street, just how much business would be lost to those innkeepers and if business was lost would they be able to meet the city's requirements concerning parking areas to accommodate their guests WE I)() NEED the tourists for this town to survive so that they, along with the parking meters, beach tags, etc keep taxes down and also create more jobs Every year more tourists come into town. They do need reasonable and clean places to stay and good accommodations. The innkeepers on Columbia are against anything or anyone that may give them competition I wonder just„what their attitude would really be if meters went up? Just how much expense would they go through to accommodate tourists and how many could meet the requirements in respect to the size of the parking areas? TO ME. CAPE MAY is a nice place to be. but not all tourists may think that way. They may start to feel it is not the only place. It must be very hard for the city council to make decisions and I am sure all are considered when they are deciding on laws and variances. When new ideas are presented, maybe some of the old ones should be gone over <4<r compensate for inconveniences and consider other accommodations giving tourists somewhat of a choice. Thanks for listening to a provoked year-round resident. JERRY RAINONE Cape May

Mother-Da lighter Team Is Special COURT HOUSE — Volunteering at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital can be a family affair: Husbands and wives share the satisfaction of days spent helping others. Sometimes a' mother or father and child share the experience. Patients benefit from double the enthusiasm and double the caring. This summer and fall, a very special mother-daughter team added their smiles and willing, capable hands to the volunteer department. They were an inspiration to all those around them. ANN STEIN IS a regular vacationer in this area who stayed this year in Erma. but she finds "sitting" hard to take. A retired licensed practical nurse, she had been a volunteer in pediatrics at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. So when she began to feel restless from too much relax ation. her reaction was to contact the pink ladies at Burdette and offer a day a week of her time. That day soon became two and then more as she ed next year. This season the commitment had grow n to five days a week and her daughter was sharing in it. LYNN STEIN. 26. has a learning handicap but has never been slow to help others to overcome obstacles. She is a high school graduate and completed three semesters of college under a Single Step program for handicapped adults. At the hospital, she is quick to make friends. Her capable assistance has also earned her the respect and appreciation of all those she works with. When there are comments about her extraordinary cheerfulness and helpfulness, she replies that she takes after her mother. The compliment to Ann rings true, hut inherited genes are not the reason. AFTER HER retirement from nursing. Mrs Stein took on a new calling as a foster mother. Over the next 20

Bv BET fl \ SIBb © " 0 * 1 LYNN STEIN AND .\NN STEIN years, she and her policeman husband. Edwin, cared for over 300 children in their home, including many with various types of handicaps. The couple have two sons of their own and adopted two daughters Lynn is one of those adopted girls. The lessons in caring and helping that she learned at home were taught by example The close relationship bet ween Lynn and her mother is enhanced by their shared commitment to others. Sometimes volunteering pays unexpected dividends — > This fall. Lynn Stein's 300 hours of volunteer service had a positive influence on her acceptance in a special job train ing program in Baltimore. Those interested in becoming part of that fellowship of caring are urged to contact Bettie Crilly, director of Volunteer Services, at 465-2000 ext. 5320.

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