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AHA Cites Hospital On Costs COURT HOUSE - For the fifth consecutive year. Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital has been cited by the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its voluntary efforts to effectively control costs and monitor productivity. A certificate of recognition was presented to the hospital's management for active participation in AHA's Hospital Administrative Service Monitrend program. Involvement in Monitrend requires commitment throughout the hospital. Each department must report its expenditures regularly and in detail. The information gathered is then sent to the Monitrend management information group, which uses it to produce monthly computer reports. PRINTOUTS received at BTMH show how the hospital's costs compare with those of the past. More importantly, comparisons show how expenditures relate to hospitals of equal size throughout the nation, within the state, and in the local area. Monitrend reports provide information useful for measuring productivity financial trends, assessing hospital policies, evaluating budgets, dealing with third party payors, and reinforcing decision making.

3 Students Get Medals MAYS LANDING - Three Cape May County students were awarded medals when the Academy of Culinary Arts of Atlantic Community College held its 15th awards ceremony recently. Silver medals went to Melissa A. Rogoski, North Wildwood, and Eric George Walberg, Ocean City. A bronze medal was awarded Gregg S. Hofferica. Wildwood. At Lejeune AVALON - Marine Maj. Matthew W. Blackledge. son of Roy H. Blackledge of this borough, recently reported for duty with 2nd Force Service Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Flower Talk STONE HARBOR - Pat Wolf, owner of the Gatehouse Flower Shop on the Wharf in Stone Harbor, will be the speaker at the ; meeting of the Stone Harbor Garden Club 10 a.m., Monday. Feb. 10, at the firehouse. Pat. a graduate of the Hixsen School of Floral Design in Lakewood. Ohio, will have as her topic "Hearts and Flowers". She will make several arrangements as she explains the emotional aspects of color and flowers in our lives. I

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION — Mr. and Mrs. Wesley J. Smith of Rio Grande celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Friday. Jan. 10 at dinner at the Old Grange Restaurant given by friends Gloria and Frannie Mattera of North Wildwood.

Open House Marks Vo-Ed Week

CREST HAVEN - Feb. 9-15 is National Vocational Education Week. The Theme: "Vocational Education - A Choice With A Future" indicates the vocational education offered to county residents by the county Vocational Schools. Activities next week at the Crest Haven Campus are: MONDAY Open house and shop visits. 10 a.m. -2 p.m. and 6-8:30 p.m. General Public Benefit Dinner in support of student organizations, 5-7 p.m. County Service Clubs' Dinner 6 p.m. Back to school evening 6-8:30 p.m. AH shops are open for public visits. TUESDAY Shop skill Olympics during the regular school day. Industry relations speaker day. WEDNESDAY Shop skill Olympics during the regular school day. Industry relations speaker day. THURSDAY Health Fair - 10 a.m.-l p.m. in the Vo Tech allpurpose room participating agencies: Coalition

String Band Show Trip WILDWOOD - A trip to the Show of Shows, featur ing 16 top string bands from the annual Mummers' Parade in Philadelphia, will be sponsored by the Cootiette Club Saturday. March 1. Bus will leave the Wildwood Bus Depot 4:15 p.m. and the Jamesway I parking lot. Court House. 4:30 p.m. Bus includes a rest room. Limited seating is available. Call 465-5539 or 522-6965 for reservations ■ Two Books ■ Planned ! DENNISVILLE - Two literary projects are plana ; ed for 1986 by the Dennis 1 Township Historical So- . ciety : The society hopes to pros duce a cook book incor- • porating recipes from the - township and another on the 1 township's historic homes. 1 otllfcr structures, and slorjes. i

Against Rape and Abuse. Family Planning; CountyHealth Department; Lower Township Rescue Squad; Wellness Program, Shore Memorial Hospital; American Cancer Society; Council on Alcoholism; Eastern Shore Nursing Home, Respiratory Therapy Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital; and the Health Occupations Students of America. Shop Skill Olympic awards wjll be presented during Feb. 20 assemblies. Exchange Has Arts. Crafts COURT HOUSE -Quah ty crafts and art are offered for sale at the craft exchange of Cape Human Resources, Inc., 15 S. Main St.. 10 a.m. -4 p.m. MondayFriday. For further information, call 465-5139 or 729-4902.

Backe Now A Sergeant COURT HOUSE - Erik H. Backe, son of Everett E. Backe of Crozet. Va., and Lori R. Backe of Rural Route 2 here, has been promoted in the U.S. Army to the rank of sergeant. Backe is a ground surveillance radar team 1 chief at Fort Bliss. Texas, with the 66th Military Intelligence Company. i A 4-H Prep \ Club Forms DEL HAVEN - 4-H Prep i Club for 7-9-year-old boys and girls is being oraganiz- ; ed by Albert and Gwendolyn Donahue to serve youngsters in the area The club will do a variety - of projects, including science, crafts, health and safety, animals, food and nutrition, citizenship, and recreation. The first meeting will be Friday. Feb. 7, at 7 p.m at the Donahue home. 15 Eldredge Ave. here Thereafter meetings will be held 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each montl). Those interested in joining are asked to caU the Donahues at 886-9365 For further information, call the 4-H Officer of the Cooperative Extension Service at 465-5115

County Library by Kathleen Dully

B is for Brain. We have used science to understand our bodies and ourselves but understanding of the brain still eludes us The brain fascinates us and there are a number of interesting books which explore various aspects of our minds, brains and intelligence that will expand yours on a cold Januaryevening Promethean Fire: Reglections on the Origin of the Mind <305.5 L< byCharles J.- Lumsden and Etjward O. Wilson poses some fascinating questions The early human mind — how did it come into existence0 And why? In a very readable style, the authors take us down the twisting corridors through which our species traveled in the two million year odyssey from 'homo habilis" to modern man. THEY ASK WHY. out of the millions of species that have emerged and gone extinct. human beings alone took the last, abrupt journey to high intelligence and advanced culture. Was it some divine spark that freed man from purely genetic constraints? Is the mind independent of the body in a way that separates culture from organic evolution? The authors build their arguments from across the entire range of biological and social sciences without reverting to scientific jargon. A slightly dated but relevant survey of past studies is Explorers of the Brain (612.82S) by Leonard A Stevens. This book covers from Galvani. who in the 18th Century discovered the link between slectricity and the nervous system to the researchers of the 70s searching for the chemistry of memory. IT EFFECTIVELY relays the struggles, the feats of experimental ingenuity and the dramatic breakthroughs by which scientists are little by little unlocking the secrets of the human nervous system and its most complex component. the gelatinous matter called the brain. The Natural History of the Mind (612.82T> by Gor don R. Taylor discusses the brain in a lively and engag ing manner, explaining psychological phenomena, color perception, dreaming and consciousness without resorting to mathematical formulas or specialized jargons. Unlike many books on the brain of the past fewyears, this one relates the brain to the mind, consciousness. self, perception and memory, to name a few of the subjects discuss-, ed. This will be especiallysatisfying to readers who may be happy to learn that there is something that differentiates a man from a machine A FORMER BEST seller from the top of the 1977 lisLs is Carl Sagan's <153S< Dragons of Eden Specula lions on the Evolution of Human Intelligence In a breathtaking overview from prehistory to the present. Sagan lucidly explains how human beings evolved, genes and brains together, how our brains and the brains of other animals work with many fascinating excursions into myth and legend and the possible relationship to recent discoveries Sagan

speculates en the implications of these discoveries and on what the next steps in human evolution may be Nigel Calder has written The Mind of Man. an in vesication into current research on the brain and human nature <612.82C» giving a wide-ranging, clear, and thoughtful piclure of how men are striving to unlock the secrets of the human brain - with ex hilerating implications for both personal lives and the technological revolution. This was a landmark report on precise easilyunderstood terms with which the lavman can expand his conscious understanding of himself IN \ SIMILAR vein is The Brain Revolution; the Frontiers of Brain Research (612. 82F) byMarilyn Ferguson, which describes the implications of the research findings for every aspect of our lives: education, sexuality, medicine, psychiatry, criminology and even metaphysics. Among the topics covered are biofeedback training, elect ronic stimulation of the brain, the biochemistry of mental illness, theories about learning and the nature of consciousness; and how the brain responds to psychedelics. alcohol and other drugs. Transferring memory byinjecting animals with refined extracts from the brains of trained animals, early stimulation which causes significant brain changes and other startling research findings are the focus of Ms. Ferguson's book Frames of Mind, the Theory of Multiple In telligences (153 'G > byHoward Gardner and Supermaind (153 Bi by Barbara B. Brown explore the currently juntapped abilities of our brains — right and left side Open vour mind - READ A BOOK

/ New Planners SEA ISLE CITY - Mayor Michael McHale has announced the appoint ment of four new members to the city's Planning Board They include Lawrence G. Stevens Jr , Michael Baldi ni and Thomas Henry as regular members and Josephine M. Ramsey as Alternate #1 Society's New Staff DENNISVILLE Alice L Belanger of this community is the new president of the Dennis Township Historical SocietyOther newly- elected officers are: Kathryn M Eisenberg. first vice presi dent; Jane Dixon, second vice president . Harry Miller, secretary; Myron McGuigan. treasurer, and William Robinson, chaplain. Trustees are: Guslaf Evan Engstrom Jr.. M D ; Owen N Eisenberg. and Joseph Russo

Chamber R eadies Calendar COURT HOUSE - Rich ard Giuliano. president of the county Chamber of Commerce, put out the i all this week for listings for the annual publications of the County Events Calendar. Every year, the chamber compiles events from throughout the county for listing in its calendar. There is no charge for inclusion The only requirement is that the event be -open to the public, said Giuliano Organizations are asked to send listings of their 1986 and early 1987 events to the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce. PO Box 74. Cape May Court House. NJ 08210. by Feb. 24 Information! should in elude the day J date. time, location and name of the event, admission fee. if any. name of sponsoring group and person or phone number to contact for further information i * Organizations with onlyone or two events -may telephone them into the chamber office. 465-7181 On Rec Board SEA ISLE CITY - The Recreation Commission has six new members appointed by Mayor Michael McHale: Edward Sgalio. Dominic Cuccinello and Fred Fourqurean. appointed to three-year terms, and Jack Miller. Dorothy Byrne and Therese Arsenault twoyear terms.

FernanSchurman The engagement of Debbie Fernan of Somers Point and Michael Schurman of Ocean has been announced by the couple Fernan is the daughter of John and Teresa Ferrie of Somers Point and is employed as a secretary in the community relations.department at Shore Memorial Hospital Schurman is news director and newscaster for WMGM -Channel 40 and WOND radio. A 1986 wedding is being planned No date has been set City Acts On Feline . Furore \ NORTH WILDWOOD - This city is going to the cats, says Councilman Aldo Palumbo. head of the local Board of Health. I What's more, he vpants the Association for Preven- , tion of Cruelty to Animals I to do something about it Saying that the feline leavings constitute a health [ hazard, he has asked the SPCA "to use Whatever I means are necessary to rid the city of the problem."