Sep 1978 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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editorials & comments 

Super September 

If you thought the shore was great in 

the summer, you should make plans 

for a visit during the fall. 

City Public Relations Director Mark 

Softer and resort cheerleader Clint 

Campbell like to talk about "super 

September" and October being "twice 

as nice," and their words ring out 

more than a slogan, they signify the 

absolute truth. 

There is probably nothing more 

strikingly beautiful or relaxing than a 

day on Ocean City's beaches in the fall. 

The air has a crisp, clear smell and 

feel and only enhances the warmth of 

me sun and the surf, particularly this 

year, holds on to its August balmy 

temperatures. 

For the foliage lovers, a trip to the 

shore in the fall doesn't preclude the 

opportunity to view spectacular colors 

ra changing leaves. All along the 

Garden State Parkway are in- 

numerable varietiesof trees to provide 

every hue of nature's fall coloring 

book. 

And, once on shore, the visitor has 

the opportunity to savor every ad- 

wnHao of a seashore vacation with 

none of the hassle that sometimes 

accompanies a summer trek to the 

sandy beaches. 

Accommodations are less expensive 

and easier to find; the shopping is 

leisurely and there are bargains 

galore; thanks to Soifer's fall package 

plans there is still a bounty of free 

entertainment, and, best of all, there is 

always the background music of a 

rolling surf and singing gulls. 

A case of pride 

Tracing one's ancestry 

Obey the law 

It would appear that the Upper 

Township Committee has once again 

violated portions of the Open Public 

Meetings Act, better known as the 

sunshine law. 

Because of a difficulty that arose 

with a paving contractor, the com- 

mittee felt a need to hold a special 

meeting on Wednesday, August 30, 

with the individual involved. 

Note was made at the regular 

meeting of Monday, August 28, but the 

committee followed none of the 

requirements of the sunshine law for 

calling a special meeting; that is, no 

newspaper was notified, no notice was 

placed on the township hall bulletin 

board and no resolution calling for the 

meeting was passed. 

The fact that no formal action was 

taken at the special meeting does not 

mitigate the fact that basic 

requirements of the Open Public 

Meetings Act are apparently 

disregarded by the township com- 

mittee despite the fact that larger 

communities seem to have no dif- 

ficulty-coofonDing with: the< thrce- 

year-oM state lav*. .:. u-: •: . • >. 

".' And, there is no guarantee that no 

formal action was taken only because 

a Sentinel-Ledger reporter decided to 

attend the gathering. 

At least two violations alleged by the 

Sentinel-Ledger in the spring of this 

year were confirmed by Cape May 

County Prosecutor Donald R. Charles 

Jr. While Charles decided not to take 

formal action against the three 

committeemen because, he said, there 

was no criminal intent, he did instruct 

Solicitor James Waldron to counsel the 

committee on its obligations under the 

sunshine law to insure that further 

indiscretions were not made. 

Charles is also investigating the 

latest allegation. 

Waldron said he believes the fact 

that announcement of the proposed 

meeting was made at the regular 

meeting was enough to fulfill the 

requirements of the sunshine law. But, 

as a former assistant county 

prosecutor and current prosecutor in 

both Upper Township and Ocean City, 

he ahoufd know that there are reasons 

behind specific legal requirements of 

S verning bodies and the fact that he 

ids them difficult does not make 

them any less necessary to follow. 

Other governing bodies have 

become meticulous in their adherence 

to the amafaine law, regardk*s of how 

insignificant some of its requirements 

may seem to particular persons on the 

There is no reason the citizens of 

Upper Township should not expect 

from their governing body equal care 

for both the letter and spirit of the 

sunshine law. 

Let 'em know 

MAYOR 

Chester J. Wlmberg 

201 Asbury Av. 

3B9-2854 

COUNCIL MEMBERS 

ATLARGE 

Herbert J. Brownlee 

530 W. Surf Rd 

309-1407 

HenryS. Knight 

2217 Haven Av. 

3W-4648 

Nckolas J. Trofa Jr. 

66 Walnut Rd 

3B9-3895 

WARDONE 

William H. Woods 

366 E. Surf Rd 

3B8-0200 

WARDTWO 

Jeanne M. Qunn 

315 Central Av. 

WARD THREE 

William J. Meis 

eoo E. 9th St. 

3B8-5337 

WARD FOUR 

Jack Jones 

212 Clipper Dr. 

3BMB67 

UJ9. SENATORS 

CLIFFORD P. CASE and hy 

happened in many com- 

munities bent on prosecuting 

their nuisance statutes ana 

fining and j«H ln fl offenders 

while major crimes go unsolved 

and often ti 

pose, like 

I sup- 

drinkers, 

smokers and others who are 

bom again zealots, they tend to 

lose a sense of proportion. I've 

seen some who cringe or begin 

screaming obscenities when a 

pet approaches within visual 

range of their domain. I wonder 

if they react similarly when 

and bottles are casuaOy 

flipped onto their lawns? I have 

repaired more flats and carted 

more shiploads of broken gly 

and crushed metal to trash 

recepticals than I care to 

remember and that stuff isnt 

even .bto-degradable. 

Before we do anything 

drastic, let's remember that it 

is an easy "bust" to run to a 

meek dog owner as compared 

to apprehending an armed 

burglar or mediating a 

domestic quarrel where both 

parties usually turn on the 

interceding officers. If car- 

cinogenic agents in our food, ab- 

end water don't get us we could 

be victims of strangulation by 

regulation. 

Ed Winner 

Ocean City 

' restrictions unfair, visitor says 

S OK OUBUty• ffaTPPBQO CtlTS 

not only foul every 

fnserty tat are a hasard to 

pedestrians and motorists. 

They rove in packs and 

tofatao anyone abroad in die 

.ThisIsaacba common 

j and is not the only 

1 of irresponsibility 

whether 

as k 

Editor's Note: The 

following letter was scot to 

Mayor Chester J. Wlm- 

berg with a request tt be 

reprinted here. 

Dear Mayor Wimberg: For 

several years now my family 

and I have taken our vacation 

in Ocean City and I make 

several trips to Ocean CUy 

during the year. To write and 

state that we are never coming 

back again would not be the 

truth. However, I do have a 

complaint 

Last winter we purchased a 

14-foot Hobte Cat sailboat and 

trailered tt all the way from 

Connecticut, at ^nsMnr^N* 

extra expense, with the an- 

ticipation of sailing It off the' 

Ocean City beach. We 

ducovered to our dismay that 

one must have a license costing 

ITS, which everyone cannot get 

because the number of licenses 

is restricted to 79. IreattsafuDy 

the need to control aB phases of 

beach use. Uuwovet, if Ocean 

Ctty i» to continue to "tar* 

vWtora" then tt should atom 

obvious that on aspects of a 

family vacation abeold bo 

available, flomo poepjo Hko to 

swim, ethics to SMB basaev 

others to sail, aadwaw of its 

seem a great deal fairer if 

Ocean' City would make 

available, at reasonable cost, a 

temporary two or three-week 

license for use at all —Ming 

beaches. 

During our two-week stay in 

July, we used Atlantic Av. 

beach. There were ap- 

proximately eight catamarans 

ntrfcfd on >ttJt beach aT **, 

during that time, only two of the 

boats were used, one of them 

twice, and the other Just once. 

We were told that some of the 

licenses were sold to people 

who do not even own boats. 

Everyone in my family was 

very up*a beumae we could 

only sail our boat in the bay at 

Somera Point and tt nearly 

rained our vacation. 

Since the tourists who come 

to Ocean City are your biggest 

industry, I would think "that 

these peoples' needs and 

requirements for their great 

family vacation should be 

uppermost in the minds of 

Ocean City officials. As I stated 

before, I fully realize the need 

tor controls, but the needs of 

your biggest industry are of 

knportance also. I would even 

be bold enough to suggest that if 

atemporaryucenseweremade 

available that you would 

probably not have a glut of 

boats crowding the beaches 

Wedbcovered also that those 

who seem to complain about the 

boats the loudest are those very 

people who have one of the 78 

pmmwntn* w^fwf atw< are 

Jealously guarding their 

privilege. 

We would have been happy 

Just being able to sail off the 

beach sod would not have 

considered not being able to 

have it on the beach any 1m- 

DQfluJQQ* 

J.H.Voorvaart 

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press their views on this 

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the editor's discretion. The 

editor retains the right to 

edit letters when 

necessary. While letters 

legitimately concerned 

with political issues will be 

published, politically 

motivated letters will not 

To insure that your views 

make it in time for 

publication in the current 

week, letters should be in 

our office no later than 

Tuesday evening. 

Favorable bond vote 

is a big mistake 

Editor, SetiUnel-Ledger: Off 

again and on again, fi seems 

that the new group of coun- 

cUpersocs tv** agree on the 

bond bvue of the proposed 

community center. Some of the 

•members have changed then* 

opinion from time to tune, I get 

the feeling that some of the 

members are not sure of 

themselves. It also seems to me 

that regardless of now they feel 

about the bond issue, they want 

to lookgood and he on the right 

side. The only member of the 

council who seems to have a 

D3XQQ Qc OaS OVTD aV COUSCuQXflD 

Nicholas Trofa. His statement 

that not a peony of the tax- 

payers' money should bo 

committed to the bond * 

If the council votes in favor of 

this bond issue, it will be the 

biggest mtn'ifcf of its entire 

career, regardless of how long 

they stay in office. This 

munity center baa been a tig 

mistake from the very 

I would like to take this op- 

portunity to mugratuMft Mr. 

Rihd Rb f 

Recreation department is applauded 

Editor, Sunlintl-*•***!)—• My 

family and I are svnunor 

residents and property owners 

in Ocean CUy and nave been so 

for many years. I wish to ap- 

plaud the manner tat which the 

dry, in toe past sad par- 

Ocularly in tffiiThas operated 

tho depart mart of recreation 

for no benefit of the 

ttdbld 

vary from child to child. 

Fortunately, our dry 

recognises this by offering 

something of interest to 

everyone, whether they bo 

athletically or artistically s> 

doted. I speak from 

another fruitful aad 

' kt vn to 

cKBonoDceon osnauoi my ovo men. BOJDO parsons are ojntca 

ehudrao in saying that aa a to ertkhw those to fovam- 

roM* of tho tfloru of tho moat, bat top often do not 

certain that oar taxpayers are 

soatng their inwiay weO spent 

within tho department of 

recreation lam sure that funds 

spent hi this ana are going to 

koapOcaan Ctty tho foremost 

. vacation place tt baa 

to crMidae 

b»t top 

Being hit in lot 

feels'awful* 

Editor, 

11 a.m., while 

atafatoa'sDtpart 

^KMm VM^^UI^ AH 

without the consent of tax- 

payers of Ocean City is strong 

and it is true. 

Richard" Kabat for his great 

interaat in this project. His only 

totantion was for the good of 

Ocean Ctty. His integrity is 

beyond reproach. 

I suggest that the council 

reject the bond t 

our way to resolve this is 

gtve the taxpayers of Ocean 

Ctty the opportunity to vote for 

or against this complex 

problem. 

John J. Baramano 

Ocean Ctty -j 

Correct "walk hazard 

tho side of oar car. 

Extort Note: Ike .-_ 

tetter was seal to Mayor 

-T J. f- • 

tttaoi 

I certainly _ 

tlMtypeoftndividialthstooold 

s» damage a whole aid* of a car 

and laavo wtthM* so mach as a 

note r any apoJofy. Akhaajghl 

do not foal I am a lanfsftf 

may that parson 

Dear Mayor Whnharg: I am 

^^^£a)4W^ A^. aasMMaa^am AAMM^ aaV& 

lack of taxing around tho 

tamer stte of Jobnaon's «h 

Snot and ths 

course has bean dosed and^. 

there has boon at least minimal W 

pnttCuoo aooToafl oy a low 

ante, but at present the Inn 

to down m many places arooad 

the otto, and ft ia an opsa hv 

vKsUlflD Uv jr^DvflEaaaikBvflnV ID ttSL* 

I roaltw that this is tho 

kn. I raanae that this fa) tho 

portion of tho boardwalk fcathft 

tEiwt^tob»OM»«LbBtttnoV f 

comment 

To replace Dr. Richard Bjork 

Stockton State College selects finalists for school president job 

POMONA—Candidates from 

Seton Hall University, Drake 

University, and Wilkes College 

have been selected by the 

Board of Trustees Search and 

' Screening Committee as 

finalists for the presidency of 

Stockton State College. 

• The committee made its 

selection from nine semi- 

JinallstB interviewed by the 

-committee members and six 

,: advisors to the committee. 

,_. The faculty, staff and student 

advisors helped the screening 

committee narrow the field 

' from approximately 300 can- 

didates and nominees who 

responded to a nation-wide 

search for the successor to 

founding President Richard E. 

Bjork. 

Bjork left the college in 

August to become the chan- 

cellor of the Vermont state 

college system. 

The three candidates are 

Peter M. Mitchell, vice 

president and provost at Seton 

Hall University in New Jersey; 

Hoke L. Smith, vice president, 

academic administration at 

Drake University in Iowa; and 

Richard P. Soter, provost and 

dean of faculty at WUkes 

College in Pennsylvania. 

Each of the finalists will be 

invited on campus for two-day 

visits during which they will 

meet with trustees, faculty, 

staff and students. 

During their visits, the 

following activities will be open 

to all who wish to attend on 

consecutive Mondays, Sep- 

tember 11, 18 and 25; 10:30 • 

11:30 a.m. coffee hour for 

faculty in Room G-207; 2 • 3 

p.m. meeting with students in 

Room G-208 • 209; 4-6 pxa.. 

brief address to college com- 

munity followed by question 

and answer session (topic to be 

chosen by candidate) In Room 

B-116, and 6 - 7:30 p.m., 

reception for interested 

members of the Stockton 

community in the G-Wing 

Cafeteria. 

The board of trustees 

welcomes written comments 

from faculty, staff, students, 

and other interested parties 

regarding the candidates. 

Anyone wishing to comment 

on the finalists should write to 

Magda Leuchter, chairperson 

of the Stockton State College 

Board of Trustees; mark the 

envelope confidential, and 

place it in the college mail. 

All comments should be from 

individuals rather than from 

groups or organlsationB. The 

board will not accept unsigned 

comments. Confidentiality of 

all responses will be vigorously 

maintained. 

The deadline for submitting 

comments is 2 pin., Friday, 

September 29. 

After the on-campus in- 

terview process, a team of 

several trustees is expected to 

visit the home ^fimpiff or 

campuses of the most 

C raising candidates. The 

rd is expected to announce 

its recommendation for the 

next president to the Board of 

Higher Education at the Oc- 

tober IB Stockton board 

meeting. 

The search, which began in 

May, is the most extensive the 

college has ever '"^"^P^WT 

Advertisements for the 

presidency were placed in 

national publications. In ad- 

dition, nominations were 

solicited from college 

Sentinel-Ledger reporter finds 

presidents, governing boards, 

and national organisations. 

After screening the original 

applications and nominations, 

members of the screening 

committee and their advisors 

selected 60 folders for 

discussion before narrowing 

the field to 20 quarter-finalists. 

Those quarter-finalists were 

then asked to supply letters of 

reference and to prepare 

papers on issues confronting 

higher education In state 

colleges in the MSOs. 

Extensive references were 

also solicited and subsequently 

nine seml-flnallsts were invited 

for preliminary three-hour 

interviews off campus con- 

ducted by the trustees and 

advisors. 

Each interview • session 

consisted of formal Interviews 

followed by informal question 

and answer sessions between 

die candidates and die In- 

terviewers. . 

As a result of the interviews, 

the screening committee 

selected the three finalists. 

Resumes on each of the 

canddatea win be available for 

review at the following 

locations: Offices of the 

President, Vice Presidents and 

Deans, Planning and 

Development, and the Library. 

Visit to Resorts International shatters illusions 

: By TIM FAHERTY 

, Yeah, I know I said I wasnt 

going to go yet. 

I know I said I was going to 

,". wait until the novelty wore off 

... and the crowds died down. But I 

/.broke down last weekend and 

/ visited the Resorts In- 

ternational casino. 

~ The reason I haven't gone 

-.earlier is that I am not a 

', gambler. I don't even reach 

. into a cookie Jar in the dark. 

" Although I don't think of myself 

as unlucky, my luck tends to 

'„ pay off in little things, (i.e. 

, finding a parking place; having 

.' two of the same color socks on) 

and not in the big windfalls. 

.. Still, I was curious. Monte 

, Carlo called. Besides, I had 

grown up watching Phil Silvers 

' play the kingof the Ugh rollers, 

' Sgt. Ernie Bilko, on television. 

', It seemed horribly ap- 

. propriate that we drove to the 

casino over streets that had 

' given their names to that most 

'popular of all games of chance 

:. — Monopoly. I felt slightly 

, uneasy as I remembered how 

severely I had been trounced in 

my last Monopoly game (due to 

7 the Community Chest card 

'around the corner from the 

»/ casino, and we, who were about 

.to play Jet-setters pumping 

coins above our means, debated 

whether or not we could get by 

without putting a quarter in the 

.'.meter. 

It was Just after dusk on a 

Saturday night when we ap- 

proached the casino. There 

were no long lines outside, but 

we did notice some expensive • 

looking cars being parked for 

their owners by wheel - 

screeching adolescents. 

A sign at the door informed us 

that since it was after 6 pjn., 

Jackets were required. 

Naturally, we had come 

prepared. But the sign said 

nothing about shoes being 

required. And, you guessed it, 

one of our party, Dan, was 

wearing a pair of open-toed 

plastic sandals (you know, the 

kind that are even em- 

barrassing on the beach). 

Although we suspected at the 

time that Dan had come ill- 

prepared to gamble, we later 

learned his choice of footwear 

had much thought behind it. He 

wore open-toed shoes to help 

him'count his winnings. As 

meritorious as this forethought 

was, it was unnecessary. The 

way Dan's luck turned out, if 

he had worn shoes, he probably 

would have lost them anyway. 

I'm not sura what I expected. 

Tuxedos, marble pillars, 

glittering matrons carrying 

—" " •••-••"- IfliV —- 

ML. T 

ir A Frahk 

Sinatra and Princess Grace of 

Monaco. But whatever cliches I 

had expected to find at the 

casino were not there. Instead, 

there was the same mixture of 

people: housewives, 

collegiates, hardbats, 

executives, the rich, the poor, 

and the undecided, that you 

might expect to see if your 

neighborhood supermarket had 

a sale on Rolls Royce mufflers 

and Laverne and Shirley 

posters at the same time. 

There were no overhanging 

balconies or monstrous 

chandeliers. Resorts appears to 

be the Howard Johnsons of 

casinos. But the floor was 

crowded, and the excitement of 

people losing money was in the 

air. 

like most of the people there, 

I had come to play the slot 

machines and watch the more 

adventurous play blackjack, 

craps and bacarat The major 

benefit of the opening of other 

casinos will be that you wont 

have to stand in line anymore to 

S at the accent one-arm 

Slot machines are an easy 

entrance to gambling. After all, 

aren't we all used to pumping 

coins into vending machines 

without getting anything hi 

return (orwithour soda coming 

down before our cup)? 

There is something thrilling 

about the thought that your 

next quarter might be theooe to 

win you a fortune. And the 

machines are geared to let you 

win a few coins Just often 

enough to keep you going. 

There are big winners, though. 

A woman annoyingly close to us 

walked off with $400. Un- 

fortunately, we only managed 

to add our quarters to the three 

.quarters of a million dollars 

that the casino rakes in every 

day. 

It was exciting, and we 

managed to keep our losses to a 

minimum, but I guess I Just 

have no class. I still prefer 

pinball. 

Wildlife group to appeal forestry budget ruling 

Despite a legal setback, the 

National vmfife Federation 

win continue its fight to force 

the Carter Administration to 

explain why it has cut the U.S. 

Forest Service's budget request 

by 28 percent. 

NWF has announced tt will 

appeal a ruling by VS. District 

Judge Gerhard A. Gesell, in 

Washington, D.C, dismissing 

its suit against President 

Carter and the Office of 

Management «nd Budget. 

The suit, filed in June, 1978, 

charged that the Ad- 

Renewable Resources Planning 

Act (RPA) whea tt cut the 

Forest Service's 187B budget 

from $2.4 billion to $1.8 billion. 

According to NWF, the nation's 

largest citizen conservation 

group, the law requires the 

Administration to explain 

whether its proposed budget 

would carry out Forest Service 

policies already set by 

Congress, and if not, to give the 

reasons for requesting less 

money. 

In his decision. Judge Gesell 

agreed that the budget request 

failed to disclose the extent to 

which the budgetacnieved RPA 

goals. However, since this 

information was supplied to 

Congress during hearings 

earlier this year, the Judge 

ruledthat no further disclosure 

was required. As to NWF's 

•charge that the Administration' 

< (afledio explain why the budget 

' was cut; Judge" Gesell said mat 

the law's ^'ambiguity and 

uncertainty" prevented him 

from ordering President Carter 

to issue a special statement of 

explanation. 

Judge Gesell noted in' his 

ruling that "Congress may well 

President more accountable for 

the imbalanced and short- 

sighted priorities of the 1979 

Forest Service budget." 

The Administration is 

seeking 88 percent of the Forest 

Service's request for timber 

cutting, but only 84 percent of 

the agency's request for 

wildlife, and only 80 percent for 

reforestation and timber stand 

Improvement, Klrby said. 

Bicyclists on the Ocean City 'walk 

I* are a hazard to innocent strollers 

have had in mind an ex- 

pectation that the President's 

report or budget message 

would contain a fuller 

statement of reasons." The 

Judge went on to urge that the 

President make "a more 

detailed" explanation of 

reasons for any future cuts. 

"Our reason fw pursuing the 

suit," declared NWF attorney 

Peter Klrby, 'is to make tha 

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FINALCONCERTOF THE SEASON 

FRIDAY 

Orpheus Overture Offenbach 

QuestoOQuella Verdi 

RexElkum 

Intermezzo "Cavalleria" Maaragnl 

UnaVocePocoFa Rossini 

Deborah Truxal 

Yesterthoughts Herbert 

Old Man River. Kern 

Tom Perkins 

Thunder & Blazes Fucik 

Dance of The Hours Ponchlelll 

Without A Song Youmana 

RexEikum 

Sleeping Beauty Waltz Tshaikowaky 

JeVeuxVivre Gounod 

Deborah Truxal 

Nola Ardnt 

Heaven Train Brudenell 

Tom Perkins 

Kiss Me Kate...'. Porter 

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SOUTHBOUND - Jitney leaves Toll Bridge at! 

7:45 A.M. via Gardens Parkway to Battarsea 5 

Road West to Asbury Avenue, South to 9th Street 5 

and Asbury Avenue Sast on 9th Street to ftuss 

TeenilaaJ -rttiirnlnti tei tth Sttim4«tT'A»lft*V ! 5 

JITNEY 

FALL SCHEDULE 

(SEPTEMBER 3,1978 to Sapttnber 30,1978) 

SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND 

7:45 A.M. 

8:30 

9: IS 

9:35 

10:00 ' 

10:45 

11:05 

11:30 

12:35 

1:15 P.M 

2:00 

2:45 

3:00 

3:30. 

4:15 

4:30 

5:00 

6:00 

7:45 A.M. 

8:30 

8:50 

9:15 

10:00 

10:20 

10:45 

11:30 

12:15 

1^20 P.M. 

2:00 

2:45 

3:30 

3:45 

4:15 

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- Avwtuo ttion South to 14th Street; vJeWtfttotMf 

Shopping Center, East'to Asbory r Av*nue then! 

South to 59th Street on Asbury AvenucDTnTs' |tt-1 

ney will make side trips to 24th Street aifcj'Bay I 

Avenue, Wesley Manor, Airport, 33rd Street and I 

Bay Avenue, Merlon Park and Ocean City | 

Homes. I 

NORTHBOUND - Jitney leaves S9th street at | 

7:45 A.M. and proceeds to Toll Bridge via Ocean • 

City Homes, Merlon Park, 33rd Street and Bay • 

Avenue, Airport, Wesley Manor, loth Street • 

Shopping Center and 9th Street Bus Terminal. 5 

Jitneys run from 7:45 A.M. to last departure of 5 

5:15 P.M. 5 

LAST JITNEY: • 

Northbound departs at 5:15 P.M. • 

Southbound departs at 6:00 P.M. • 

SUNDAY JITNEY: Every hour on the hour from • 

Toll Bridge - Southbound 8 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and • 

every hour on the Vfe hour from 59th Street- I 

Northbound 8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. I 

Editor. Sentinel-Ledger: In 

. the spring I wrote and com- 

plained about the bicycle 

' situation in Ocean City, and you 

kindly published my letter. I 

: know, not with delight you also 

printed Ms. Hogan's letter 

about the same situation with 

bicycles on the pavements. My 

letter complained of them on 

the boardwalk from 15th to 23rd 

sts. where there is no sign of 

police enforcement. Threeyears 

ago I moved from nth and 

.. Ocean Av. because I was afraid 

to try to get to the boardwalk 

for these peats on the 

•pavement. Now I live on the 

beach at 20th St. and cannot 

take a walk on the boardwalk 

•lor these selfish people who 

•monopolize the walk. I am 

dLsgusted with the lack of en- 

fcrcement of the law in this 

town. The parade of people to 

'the beach In the evening with 

their dogs for toilet use at 20th 

St. is revolting. 

; This holier than tfaou attitude 

•of the laws is so stupid, to find 

so drastically the hard-working 

food store owners for selling fly 

jwatters and brkkettes for 

.barbeques on Sunday, fry 

•swatters are necessary items in 

-this town any day of toe week, 

and then let drug offenders off 

en probation, does not make 

se A police officer stationed 

"•t 30th 8L could collect for this 

hungry city a tidy 

of fines on bicyclists 

and telephone in July and part 

of August. If the city requests 

guests to provide toilet 

facilities for their employees 

free, why can't they protect the 

cooperating visitors with safety 

to walk and sanitation of the 

streets and beach with the 

money they collect by enforcing 

the laws they have on the books. 

Mrs. John Toram 


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Kabat defense was unwarranted I 

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lam amused oy the fact that 

fallowed the beach tag gtts, at 

; of their 

the Ufagwros on the tth 

*, to oat my bathroom 

Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: In 

regards to your remarks 

against Mr. Trofa and what he 

had to say about Mr. Kabat and 

your unwarranted defense of 

Mr. Kabat, I would like to put 

the record straight. Mr. Kabat 

has not delivered what he 

proposed to date. There is no 

$3)00,000 for the rfirn Ti—\vn'f 

share of the new addition. Mr. 

Heist publicly said this at a 

meeting approximately four 

weeks ago when I questioned 

the bond issue. Mr. Heist told 

me publicly maybe they have 

$160,000 pledged (no guarantee 

of any kTnd)7 

' Mr. Kabat in the tygtnpi^g 

said, "The center would not 

cost the people of Ocean City 

any tax monies but would be- 

self-sustaining." Who is he 

kidding? Now he wants $900,000 

to save $43,000 when he does not 

have the fMi'tonai $200,000 

needed for tins addition to the 

center. Is be going to ask later 

for additional funds to m *Kf up 

what they dont have now? If be 

cannot raise $100,000 now, bow 

does be expect to pay the 

$300,000 back? The 

mathematics Just do not agree. 

Accordtog to your editorial I 

abn must have bad taste but in 

this case kt Mr. Kabat pot 

$W,000 m cold cash to front of 

fee council and than lot tfasm 

dedde-CmUbflityletsi 

is right. Dedication In this case 

to showing the people the facta 

in cash, not promises. Let's put 

it on the ballot in November and 

let the people decide whether or 

not to guarantee this sizable 

SIBB. Let's flndout how popular 

this project is. 

One other question. One 

million dollars plus has been 

appropriated in federal funds 

or public funds. The original 

Idea was to charge dues for the 

use of the facilities. I believe no 

one can be turned away 

whether they pay dues or not as 

this is a public building and 

owned by the people. 

Harry T.McIn tyre 

Ocean City, N.J. 

Better planning needed 

Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: rd 

Uke to add to the letter 

criticizing the planning board 

in its efforts to destroy Ocean 

aty. 

Rather than being more 

restrictive, the new regulations 

are making things worse than 

ever. Duplexes are 

mushrooming ail over the dty 

without the prescribed two 

parking spaces per unit. The 

plan"t"g board is causing the 

two most serious problems, 

namely the lack of parking 

spaces and a glut of apartment 

units, to become an absolute 

threat to the future of Ocean 

Ctty. 

Must it wait until properties 

start t^wg ffrffyryl before 

ks members come to then* 

s? All the inaredients will 

soon be available for an 

economic disaster. 

Gladys Condon 

Upper Darby, Pa. 

Resort lover 

Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: I 

read and enjoyed so much the 

poem in your paper about "the 

ocean." I saved it to take home 

to show to others. 

It's a real pleasure to visit 

here with my daughter, 

husband and children. The 

crowds are well behaved and 

courteous. It's a special treat to 

vacation where the Sabbath is 

observed. 

This was my first visit here 

and a happy one. NolaMilam 

Charleston, W.Va. 

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