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County Clerks '85 Revenues Hit Record

COURT HOUSE - Governmental agencies, as everyone knows, are supposed to provide services. not profits. • Someone apparently forgot to tell Cape May County Clerk Angela F. Pulvino Her office turned over a record amount of revenues to the county in 1985. After expenses, the net monies going into county coffers reached $548,642.25. topping lastt year's by $163,314.57. PULVINO. WHO has been county clerk and deputyclerk of the Superior Court since 1972, says "This is the most revenue the countyclerk has ever taken in throughout the history of Cape May County". That's a far amount of history. The clerk has been ' "Keeper of the Records" for : the county since the 1690s 1 Fees charged to the public for recording and filing of documents and for other j services account for the revenue. Recording represents .$432,000; state realty transfer fees. $477,625.64, and county transfer fees. $172,107.50. DISTRICT COURT and small claims accounted for $33,723.21 and $6,685.50 respectively. contributing to a / total of $i. 132,066.95 in fees. Interest earned for the county totaled $29,732.34, of which the biggest part was

$25,248.29 on bail accounts. Total turned over to the county was $1,161,799.29 The cost of operation included salary and office expenses of $293,521.93 nonjudicial and $319,634.71 judicial for a total of $613,156.64. SUBTRACTED from the total money raised, this gives the amount of revenue kept by tbe county The work of the office continues to expand. A County Clerk Record Room Annex is under construction to accommodate the increasing flow of documents for recording, filing; and cancellation. Included will be a special Archival Record Room to house historical County Clerk books and documents dating back to 1693. Construction will be completed this spring.

& Middle K'garten Signups COURT HOUSE - Mid die Township kindergarten registration will be held 9 a.m. -3 p.m Monday. March 3. at Elementary 1. Bennett Road. Parents may park on the lot behind the Administration Building or in front of Elementary 1 . They are encouraged not to bring their children as examination, etc. will be given during the preschool screening. Parents are encouraged to pick up registration forms prior to registration at the Administration Building/Elementary 1. These may be completed at home and will speed the registration process. REQUIREMENTS are: 1. Child must have reached or will reach fifth birthday by Oct. 1. 2. Parents must display proof of age with birth or baptismal certificate. 3. Parents must present proof, signed by a physician. of immunizations for DPT. Polio. Rubeola. Rubella, and Mumps All kindergarten children will be screened during August A litter describing the purpose, procedure, date, time aim place will be distributed at the kindergarten roundup.

^ r Ouru Word PUNCHING OUT — Retired postal carrier Mary Eraser, of Tuckahoe. punches the clock on her last day of work. Retired after 21 years of service. Eraser was the first female mail carrier employed in Villas. She and her husband. Ozzie. have two sons. David of Plainsboro and Richard of Mays Landing, and two grandchildren. She is a graduate of Ocean Citv High School. ✓-a r

Rx £_ Health Watch by L)r Kobt'fl C. liiulrrun

Sickle-cell anemia is today's topic in our on-going discussion of blood. This is particularly nasty form of anemia, which, fortunately is preventable through genetic counseling and screening. Sickle-cell is an inherited disease where the hemoglobin is abnormal. Under the microscope the red cells look "sickleshaped" due to the influence of the abnormal hemoglobin. Problems begin when the sickle-shaped cells try to flow normally through the capillaries or smaller blood vessels. They may get hung up due to their shape causing blood clots and lack of oxygen. ACUTE PAIN can be the result of these attacks, called "sickle-cell crises." Abnormal bone growth can also occur and there is risk of infection. Organs in the body can be damaged by the impaired blood flow, leading to heart or kidney failure or stroke. Those with sickle-cell must maintain excellent nutrition, attend to any wounds, injuries or infections immediately and take special precautions before surgery, including dental care. THOSE WITH sickle-cell are advised not to fly in unpressurized airplanes, go to altitudes above 6,000 feet, and to see a physician regularly who is thoroughly familiar with the disease. It is possible to have "sickle-cell trait" rather than sickle-cell anemia. Those with the trait have half normal, half sickle cell hemoglobin. While this is not a threat to a carrier, it does mean that if he or she has

children with another person carrying the trait they have a good chance of producing a child with sicklecell anemia. TO AVOID this tragic situation, screening and genetic counseling on th# S advisability of a couple'^-^ having children should take place, ideally even before the couple is* married The decision not to bear children, or to confront the possibility of a sickle-cell child is best dealt with before marriage, painful though the concept may be. Those affected include people of African descent and those from parts of Italy. Greece. Arabia and India. About 1 in every 1,000 black Americans has sickle-cell anemia and about 6 of every 1,000 black couples have the possibility of birthing a child with sickle-cell. Our series on blood will continue next week. Dr. Beitman is president of the Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society, of which Health Watch is a public education project Letters to the doctor can be sent care of his office. 108 N Main St.. Cape May Court House. 08210 Sweetheart Ball AVALON — The Recreation Department is taking reservations for the Sweetheart Ball set for Saturday. Doors open 8:30 p.m with the music starting at 9 p.m Reservations can be, made by, avalon residents only, but there will be seating available for the general public. For further information call 967-3066.

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