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Our Readers Write Earth Movers Make Vacation Unpleasant To The Kditor: .We live in Tulsa. Okla . and we come to Avalon each year in Septemlier for our vacation: at no small expense either, with four round trip air flights and ear rental for a week .Our house lease was made through I.eahy Realtors and our stay was most unpleasant. After our arrival, we accepted the fatl that our access to the Ix-ach was temporarily closed and we would have to walk throaeh hack yards for over a block to reach the • tx'ach. * What we didn't know was that at <» a m each morning, we would tie jolted out of bed with the noise of large earth moving equipment repairing the shore line. We realize this work is much needed for the preservation of the shore and for the economy of your community and is of great importance to us all Our concern is that the Realtors should have informed us of the construction and inconvenience so that we could have obtained a house in a more restful area. That courtesy would have certainly made our trip to Avalon a more enjoyable one! CIIAK1.KS ANI> MARIAN SCOTT MUA Dismissal To The Kditor: h As a former deputy prosecutor and retired attorney. I am concerned that the state s attorney has dismissed the indictments against Francis Pandullo. John Mead. Roman Osndchuk and other MUA members in the case arising out of the menhaden plant purchase The grand jury did not find these people guilty: they stated after hearing considerable evidence that there was enough evidence, in their opinion, to warrant re-trial The state's attorney djd not do. these people a favor by dismissing the indictments Without a fair trial and all facts publicized, there will always ho a cloud hanging over the people involved in this transaction. Testimony by Osndchuk. Mead and Pandullo under pro per cross examination would go a long way toward putting this matter to rest The information allegedly given to the prosecutor by Pandullo and some MUA people in exchange for a dismissal, if made available to the public, might restore some confidence in our legal system Meanwhile, we are told, an investigation continues. A statute, of limitations may he involved if decisive action is not taken promptly » KARL F At ST Court i louse Do you have on opinion on this subject ? Write a letter to the editor. Herald and Lantern. P O box 430. Cape Ma\ Court House. N.J 08210

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Nvcn ACBrttBstlftCr THE DISPUTE BeTuJCW 0A££aekU.UMPlfiBAH> OllOEPS Stone Harbor Greed (ED. NOTE: Richard Reese of Second Avenue. Stone Harbor, read these remarks to the borough Planning Board Oct. 28 and requested this newspaper to reprint them.) Have any of you been to Ocean City lately? You needn't answer that, it is a rhetorical question only. What I'm driving at. however, is that in Ocean City you can reach out your window and if your neighbor reaches out his. you can shake hands. Nine years ago, my wife and I built our home here in Stone Harbor. We built here because it was a unique and quiet town that definitely had a lot of class It still does, but it is losing it rapidly. And all because of one thing: (IRKED! We have people who. while claiming that they really love Stone Harbor, are nothing but pure and simple greed merchants who are. in effect, destroying not only a beautiful town but an entire way of life Now that Council and the Planning Board have tightened up on building codes and restrictions — and also due to the fact that there are just no more (or at least, very few) lots available — the newest game in town is for some of our speculators to drive around town looking for a house on a double lot. tear it down, then build two duplexes. So that, where before you had one family, you now have four and also no longer that space between homes that always existed here, but a scenario akin to that of Ocean City. Currently, there is one Realtor I know of who is ringing doorbells on 1 17th StreeL offering to buy small houses there for about double their realistic price for this verypurpose I realize that under existing rules this is legal My reason for being here before you is to put into motion the i Page .">1 Please)

Hackles Raised By TOM PORCH How can going out for a simple evening's pleasure turn into a terrifying experience? That's what happened to me one night this past summer Let me tell you about it. "It was "Ladies Only" night at the Grouchy Old Folks Club and my buddy. Clyde McKoy and I were trying to decide what to do for the evening. Clyde suggested that we go down and see the free show on the Promenade. I objected ; explaining that those shows are for campers and otner tourists, and that we would only be "butting in". After all, we just hang around here all year and pay taxes and dumb stuff like that. "But look who's -on the bill." Clyde answered. A Professor Shoepenhauer is going to do bird-call imitations, followed by an organ recital oy Jerry Pissaperri, who is substituting for Lary Ferarri " "How can I say no to that?" I replied. "Let's go!" We were seated in the audience just as Professor Schoepenhauer walked to the center of the stage. He was a short, elderly man who was wearing thick eye-glasses. He introduced himself and then introduced his assistant, Myrna. She was a buxom girl, scantily-clad, who appeared to be in her late fifties. The professor announced that his first imitation would be of a bird we were all very familiar wiU) — the "North American Laughing Gull." "Maybe I can actually call some of them." he chuckled He then let out a sound not unlike a gull. It was all spoiled by Myrna. however. She was dumping a box of popcorn on the stage behind the professor and very clumsily trying to hide her actions. Of course. 100 gulls came from nowhere, gobbled up the popcorn, laughed insanely, and flew off into the night. The professor stared at us. awaiting our applause. There was none; in fact, the only sound to be heard was a low muttering and an odd curse here and there. Who could blame us after witnessing such a shabby trick? I could tell by the expression on the professor's face that he was planning some sort of revenge on us. He finally spoke: ' And now. I will imitate the call of the most feared creatuew on earth. It is a bird with a wing-span of 42 feet. It will destroy anything that crosses it's path. It's name is - THE GIANT ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELL SCREECHER!" Myra turned the volume all the way up as the professor stepped very close to the microphone. He then let out an amplified scream that no human eardrum was designed to endure. It sent a shock wave through the entire town. All of the drinkers in neary-by bars quickly ordered doubles: and. in our audience, hackles were raised everywhere (and a hackle, once raised. is a hard thing to just put into place > I scanned the skies, praying that no Hell Screechers would respond to the professor's call. After hearing what they sound like, 1 sure didn't want to meet me up with one of those babies. But. all was clear. What did respond, however, was a police car with .officers in full riot gear. They drove right out on the stage and gave the professor a summons for violating Noise Ord. 456 ( Imitating a Dangerous Bird) which is. of course, far more serious than. say. violating Noise Ord. 349 < Renting to a Trombone Player). ' Page 51 Please )

-Majors in the Three Ts - ^ Gators JCey to Child Discipline

By JOE ZKI.NIK Yesterday's election message is clear More Cape May County men. women and children stayed home than voted for local candidates They obviously yearn for an independent voice with creative ideas on how to make this a better place to live i What belter time to announce my *85 candidacy for freeholder*' Here is my platform to expand county services and at the same time make a profit WE Wlt.l. OPEN our own community college with majors in our three key industries: tourism, trash, and totalitarianism (one-party government ' There will be no need to establish a costly campus learning centers will be set up at Historic Cold Spring Village (tourism). Cape May Court House (government), and the MUA landfill and soon-to-be resource recovery plant (trash) on the Woodbine-Upper border We will confiscate (through eminent domain) the old Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line and reopen it from Cape May to Woodbine with a triple purpose: To haul trash to the resource recovery plant, to transport students to and from classes, and. en route in the passenger car. to conduct classes in the electives: English, history, psychology, philosophy, journalism. INSTEAD OF LEASING our restaurants and letting local people reap the profits, we will take over operation of the Grange Restaurant at Historic Cold Spring Village, the landing Strip at the airport, and open a third restaurant adjacent to the lion's cage at the county park zoo. to tie named Chez Numar. We will require all government bodies - elected officials. commissions, committees, boards, you name it — to do what they passionately yearn to do anyway have dinner meetings You would not believe how many Ixiards there are. or how starved their members All those dinner meetings will, of course, be held at county-owned [ restaurants, guaranteeing a clientele of alxiul t.iou Cold Spring Village uhtrh-ran at a loss of more than <~m nop last year, w ill tx- com oi led to a ;iinhe\ maker with

my idea for an alligator ranch (This substitutes for the proposed reptile house ruled out by I-mverisyheight limitation.) * M.I.IGATORS. once considered an endarigered species, are thriving There are about three million along the Gulf Coast alone, and securing our own herd will be easy. The gators will serve several purposes First, people will pay just to come see them Second, as the gators multiply, a number of alligator dishes will tie featured in county restaurant: gatorburgers at the Landing Strip, scalioppine of gJflfr at the Grange, and Cajun gator stew at Chez Numar TIIIKI). THE CRAFTS shops at Cold Spring will offer ever-popular alligator shoes, purses, belts, etc.. which' carry a nifty profit margin. Fourth. I have practically nailed down a contract to link the gator ranch with county schools (including Catholic schools) for an innovative discipline program. Instead of detention, a waste of time for everyone, teachers will hang discipline problems by their heels over the gaping jaws of the half-starved alligators. (This will be more popular for elementary schools since no one wants to be responsible for hanging onto a 185-pound high school senior). CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS assure me it will not take more than one or two trips to Gatorviile to cure a child of whispering in class. In fact, this procedure is believed to be So effective that I am working out a leasing program that would open that disciplinary program to parents with snotty children for a few hours one day a week. That depends on working out the liability insurance, of course Finally, we are considerir.g letting all the alligators loose once a year and selline hunting licenses to sports enthusiasts We estimate the alligator ranch will draw $40,000 in admissions. the meat dishes $10,000. the -crafts" $15,000. the discipline tactic Sio.ooo and the hunting licenses $8,000 Additional planks in my platform will follow in subsequent weeks l.» i mc h.no suggestions*