26 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 13 November '85

^IP^NEYVS IfsgjV DIGEST /^7 /// / The Week's 1 // TOf) Storics < From I'iiiic 1 1 Hill Mayor Victor Di Sylvester said the Im'sI. way to overcome, had publicity is to show the. problem has tiecii corrected lie said the money would lie tjettcr s|n-iiI on improvements jo the sewage treatment plant lloriil llt'iirinf( cot HIT HOUSE A pro|Mised ImiiuI or dinanee for nearly $:t million would cost residents here a 4 7 cent tax rate in crease The IhiikIs would Ik* used to fund a $1 Ut million addition to Middle Township Hall. $154,000 ill computer pur chases . $tt2.'».iMio in road reconstruction, a new communications systems for police, firefighters ami ambulances at $III).IMI0; new Township Hall telephones for $47.ikmi. and $164,000 for six new dump trucks and two new pickup trucks The ordinance is up lor a public hearing on Dec 5. (iooil urul I hit I News MAKMOKA Six Burleigh wells tested in late Seplemlx-r show no signs of ' pollution from the former Mar Tee land fill where several hundred barrels of tbx ic chemicals were reportedly buried, the stale Department of Knvironmental Pro lcction%jKP) reports But in Marmora. Upper Township. DKP's Bureau of Potable Water said tests show gasoline, that leaked from underground tanks at Koslienner's Texaco station, spread north and south, contaminating three nearby residential wells Clay Sutton, county en vironmcntal administrator, has notified Upper Township officials to deliver bottled water to the homes affected Jelly Reconstruction AVALON Keconst ruction of the 8th street jetty, which should help protect next year's planned l>eachfi|l project, will licgin by mid December and take ltui •lays to complete. Mayor Kachol Sloan said Friday The 600-foot jetty will lie ex tended 17.r> feet . and the first 2:10 feet will lie raised Avalon will pay $218,000 for the project with the slate paying the remain mg $660. ooo To Sue Corporation \VlllTF,SBOBli Township Solicitor Bruce ( airman has lieen ordcrcil by Mid die Township Committee to sue Traa ■Corp of Pleasant vilie over the dumping of trash oil Fishliorn Street The refuse

was traced to the Wildwood McDonald's restaurant owned by Traa. The dump contains about 100 tons of trash, according to township officials who also said the restaurant was the source of trash dumped in June 1984 off Dennisville Road Bridge I />, Tube Down T( IWNS END'S INLET Warner Amex Cable Communications is seeking state permission to run a television line under the inlet to replace one snapped by Hur ricane Gloria A temporary cable now runs across the Ocean Drive Bridge but it must Ik* unhooked every time the bridge opens, causing outages in Sea Isle City and Strathmere. Besides state approval, the company neqds a permit from the U S Army Corps of Kngineers. which could take 30 days. l)oll Drive COUICr IIOUSK Middle Township Mayor Michael Voll is asking for donations of medium and large dolls, and materials to make doll's clothing, for an elderly couple who repairs dolls to give to poor children at Christmas. Mary and Kdward Moore, who now live at the Cape May Care Center, have been making poor children happy for over 50 years and would like to continue this year with your help Voll said donors can drop the items off at his Township Hall office on Mechanic Street or if unable, that they can call 465-5107 and request that contributions lie picked up ('.lean lip Your Act OCEAN CITY This city's Humane Society can continue to run its shelter for :U) days, providing it doesn't allow its septic tank to overflow, no ponding on the property results from such an overflow, and animal wastes do not accumulate on its grounds. Superior Court Judge John Callinan said Friday. Also, city health officials and representatives of the state, county, or U.S. Humane Society can inspect the shelter daily with notice, or weekly without notice. The city filed a suit Nov 1 to have the 17-year-old shelter vacated if numerous health violations were not fixer! Don's Resl Friends DIAS CHEEK Members of the Animal Welfare Society last week pro tested a long standing proclamation authorizing Middle Township police to kill dangerpus dogs and the Oct 17 killing of a stray Mayor Michael Voll refused to suspend the authorization He said the dog killed last month reportedly attacked someone He did. however, agree to work" with the society to find other ways of

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dealing with dogs who turn wild after being abandoned by summer tourists Not So Artful AVALON Artful Dodger, a 58-foot trawler, ran aground on a submerged marsh here last whek and began sinking before being rescued by" the U.S. Coast Guard. Boat lender Daniel June was taking the ship to the Avalon Point Marina when he struck land covered by high tides The trawler is owned by Delaware Corporation, and June said he was preparing to take it to Miami for sale Appoint a Panel WILDWOOD — Municipal Court Judge Joseph Visalli urged City Council last week to set up a panel of community residents to weigh noise complains that come with the summer tourist season Such a panel could make recommendations. but not impose fines. Visalli also urged council to. tighten occupancy standards. and to come up with "a clear, concise answer." Arts (Irads Better TRENTON — Graduates of liberal a^ts colleges outscore graduates of teacher colleges, state Education Commissioner Saul Cooperman reports. He based the claim on results of National Teacher Examinations given both groups. Students from liberal arts schools did better in 14 of 17 teacher certification tests, he said Under the state's Provisional Teacher Program, college students can become certified teachers after passing the NTE and spending a year's internship in a classroom. To Fire Parkers SEA ISLE CITY — Does this resort need a Parking Authority? City Commission feels it doesn't and will hold a Nov 26 hearing on an ordinance dissolving the authority. Mayor Michael McHale said no one listens to authority recommendations. Three of the five members resigned out of "frustration." McHale said. Legend Retires OCEAN CITY High School Athletic Director Fred "Dixie" Howell will retire in late December or early January after :i:t years at the post He compiled a 309-78 record and won two state championships in 15 seasons as a basketball coach, and a 107 34 record in 11 seasons as a baseball coach A member of tioth the South Jersey Basketball and South Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame. Howell founded this city's Little League and currently serves ajj, director for the city Recreation Department and Shore Basketball DayCamp Sigh of Relief WILDWOOD — More than 150 police, firemen, other rescue workers and a team of bloodhounds from the county Sheriff's Department searched everywhere for missing Anthony L White III. 2. last week But his mother. Tammy, found the boy in the Tower Motel on Rio Grande Avenue where the family was staying. Where was he° In the refrigerator Short Started Fire GREEN CREEK - Ray Hill and his family were in Pennsylvania for the weekend when a fire ripped through their single-family home on Norbury's Landing | Road here early Sunday morning The fire was started by an electrical short in the house's crawl space Fourty firefighters responded to the alarm reported by a passer-by at 4:53 a m. Firefighters were able to rescue the family dog. but the house was destroyed Fire Guts House COUR^ HOUSE - A fire that apparently started in the kitchen gutted a home at 23 E. Atlantic Ave. here last Wednesday afternoon. Police are investigating the cause of the blaze and

trying to identify the owner of the twostory house who was not home when the fire started and is believed to be the onlyresident. Fatal Impact WOODBINE,.- Borough resident Thomas B. Walker Jr., 24. was killed in Mauricetown last Wednesday after he ap parently lost control of his truck and hit a tree. State Police said Walker was thrown 69 feet from the point of impact and was pronounced dead at Millvilje Hospital sometime after 3 a.m. He as driving north on Route 670 when the accident occurred at 2:24 a m Car Chase WOODBINE — Francis Dowling, 35. of Cove Road was charged with eluding an officer, drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident and other violations last week after allegedly leading State Police on a chase at "excessive" speeds through Dennis Township and this borough. Trooper D. Steadman said he saw a vehicle operating "irregularly" and attempted to stop Dowling. which resulted in a chase down Route 550, Tyler Road, Route 47 ( where the car hit a telephone pole). Route 83 and Route 9 in Dennis, where Dowling was arrested. Steadman said there are outstanding motor vehicle warrants and probation violations on Dowling. Crash Injures Two SWAINTON — Two Avalon men were injured, one seriously, when their vehicles were involved in a head-on crash last Monday John Ferguson, 23. was reported in guarded condition at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital with multiple injuries. Robert J Moran, 34. was treated and released. Police said Ferguson's car headed east on Avalon Boulevard when it swerved around another car at Leonard's Lane and smashed into Moran's car. Cars Vandalized NORTH CAPE MAY - Lower Township police were investigating Monday a rash of weekend tire slashings in Bayshore West here. Conflicting reports put the toll between 12 and 18 vehicles vandalized But Michael Stubbs son of victim Samuel M. Stubbs. county voter registrar, said "they got about 30 or 40 cars. A lot of people who had flats didn't report it to police." the younger Stubbs added. Hunting At Higbee HIGBEE BEACH - Friends of * Animals representatives said Sunday that hunting at Higbee Beach State Park in Lower Township, threatens endangered species present at the height of the hunting season and misleads taxpayers They're told "your donation will be used solely to protect endangered and nongame wildlife" on tax forms the Friends complain Paul McClaindflfcctor of the State Division of Fish, G^e and Wildlife, said endangered species are gone before the hunting season. He said the division will mention in its publicity that hunting is allowed here but will not change the language on tax forms.