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The Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger
PAGE 2 — SECTION TWO
Spring and politics
Spring has sprung and the political
season is in full swing-with the
Democrats, introducing some interesting
new faces and' the
Republicans involved in a power
struggle to see who will oppose
Congressman William J. Hughes in
November.
- State Assembleyman James R.
Hurley and FVed Coldren, legislative
aid to former Congressman Charles W.
Sandman, are vying for the
Republican nod to take on Hughes. -
There are conflicting reports that
the Hurley-Coldren confrontation is
spitting the party to such a degree that
Hughes will be virtually assured of
victory in November. Another school
of thought is that the GOP will actually
be strengthened by the two candidates
•striving for the nomination. .
-" It is certain that Hughes is watching
Hurley and Coldren closely. He would
probably favor a race against Coldren
because he could link the former aide
to Sandman, who he handily defeated
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 197*
in 1974. Hurley is a popular Assemblyman
with a good legislative record
and a winning personality. • .
~ At the County level Freeholder Roy
Gillian faces a November battle with a
political newcomer for the Democrats,
Tun Tucker of south Ocean City.
Tucker faces a tough time trying to
unseat Gillian. He is virtually
unknown in the county and even here
in Ocean City. City Commissioner
Chester J. Wimberg would have been a
more formidible candidate for. the
Democrats, but he ruled himself out of
4he race early. Wimberg ran unsuccessfully
for freeholder in 1974.
Gillian and whoever gets the GOP
nomination for Congress will have the
support of Ocean City's Republican
organization. Local GOP leaders say
they will work to defeat Hughes,
They y insist the g an wont do
as well ll here h thi this year as he did in 1974.
But once again that's just speculation,
and that is what the Spring political
season is all about.
An unfair indictment
John W. Brown, a member of the
board of directors of the Association
for Community Affairs (ACA), is out to
do the taxpayersof this city a favor. Of
at least that's apparently what he
thinks. ^ ^
Recently Brown has made inquiries
about city expenditures for the Ocean
•City Humane Society, and this week in
the ACA newsletter it was noted that
Brown 'is doing investigative work on
the Humane Society to help lower our
city budget."
Brown T s investigative work has
apparently coincided with an article
appearing in an area daily new
last week that has Humane
officers and volunteers furious.
- Last year the Humane Society spent
$27,298 for improvements,
replacements, repairs, wages, brash
collection, exterminators,
veterinarian medicine, publicity and
maintenance of the shelter. AH of that
money was raised by-volunteers.
The taxpayers 'of - Ocean City last
year spent approximately $4000 for the
feeding of dogs and«ats brought to the
shelter. The animals were either lost
or unwanted and most of them
belonged to taxpayers and-or residents
of this city. That's a seemingly small
price to pay for such a necessary city
service. "
The dog food was purchased from
Cody's general store in Marmora. A IS
percent charge is added to the store
cost for profit and storage of the food.
The Humane Society simply doesnt
Those 'pop' machines
While crocuses, daffodils, and tulips
are popping up with the Spring
weather in nearby communities,
Ocean City is realizing its annual crop
of soda pop machines in front of guest
.houses and business 4itfuMishmfnts,
There is something that off ends the
eye when a coca-cola or 7 Up machine
sits starkly within feet of the sidewalk
In a rtuMmiHal neighborhood. They
•are even an affront to good taste in
• front of commercial buildings.
Yet they make a few bucks for the
busin i a n or guest house operators
and that is th the name of f th the game ap-
. parently-even more so during the
bicentennial.
No one seems to like the machines
(except those who are making money
from them) but little has been done to
.control their spread throughout the
dty. ^ ^
There is little the dty can do to
' control the vending m wh*rw since
' they are on private property and
Comment on the contemporary
' explamowpassknforbemgan
' observer of political
After aJL it's free and it's
' usually a coatlimlng performance
worthy of at least two
"on the road.
£ agrees with our handle on the
-•* p* M * l# fl1 arena save) one of the
•* dsOntUonsof circus given in tat
Third New iBtemattooal
tncttoaary Is that tt to "a
".spectacular pubUc an-
have the space to store bulk pur*
chases, and Cody's does.
• If any impropriety is to be charged it
should be against the dty for not
realizing that the purchases exceeded
$2500 and had to be put out for competitive
bid. The city also could have
made arrangements to find a storage
area for the animal food.~
The newspaper article charges s that
Editor's •*•: He raUswtag increase in demand for
the Humane Society is makinng
a letter wu addressed to Mayor violence. As an eighth grade
practice of accepting annuals from B. Tbiwi WaUaaa wtth a teacher, I debate whether or
upper Township. Somers Point and espy U the Scattad-Ladsjer not my classes were more
other municipalities. If Ocean City has aleacwllataereaaesttaatltee Impressed by the com-
oriatcd here.
to reduce its municipal budget by
rpramising struggle of a young
Honorabto Sir: How npitfUng attorney and the law to Jail
denying a helping of meal and a can of to read of your rtyt*—i«* fare Manson or the "Christ-like."
dog food to "non-resident" dogs and against it the th struggling t Humane love-death image of Charles
cats,- then we are in sad shape. If Society! Why not lire an the Manson. A few comments
Brown and the ACA cant find other hardworking volunteers? I'm elicited by class members
excesses in the municipal budget, then sure this fair dty cannot afford were: "Charles Manson was
these highly paid workers! cute"... "The only reason he
they are indeed wasting their time. also, perfaape you could ofisr a killed those people was because
We agree with Margaret Brown. taw words of instruction on how be honestly loved them", to
Humane Society president, who said to, ask animals left on the such statements —mini^-p* of
this week: "Taxpayers, please do not Shelter doorstep whether they the show "Whoever Just snit-
are natives of Ocean City? ched my pendL..rm going to
forget that we are a humane You'd have the $4,000 to feed cut you up into nine pieces,"
society:.,The only animals weiajte, if : the animals la two days If you etc. •• • '••••
we have room, ape4hofe-brought|9ti» -ticketed speeders eolvest av., JUUaWsyi m 0DQQ CflsM CID OB
shelter either lost, ttttt~or sick: 'Just* • bm they speed merrfly on their
1 made that networks (l) do not
last year, we fished dogs and puppies way. I guess we dont want to require people to view certain
hurt the feelings of the riffraff
out of the lagoons and a few weeks ago
programs and (3) warn viewers
who pollute the town an sum- that they must be mature;
a mother and ni nine puppies i were lft left at t mer. Yes, it is much easier to these J"ttfl-fttmis are but
our door - all sick; a blind cat was left buDy the Humane Society. It is shallow excuses.- Curious
on our step; a half-starved dog was a safe way to become a hero, twelve and thirteen year olds,
isn't it?
found tied to the shelter door with a
wtth some exceptions, simply
Who knows? Your "In- lack thematuriry and-or insight
Christmas tree wire cord around his vestigation" may turn up hi
neck which had cut into hla flesh. Can another Watergate. But don't
we turn our backs on these annuals get your hopes up. The filth is have on their
who need help?"
alwaya in government and cepttons. Perhaps it is time'for
ttpe F.C.C. and its cohorts to
RuthC.Warea accepran."en loco Parent Is"
IWestav. view with respect to -their
responsibility to young
children. Until proven otherwise,
I am convinced that many
innocent minds are adversely
affected by such ''Belter
Skelter" polkfce of the F.CC.
BennisCarey
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within the limits of current zoning
laws. About the only thing the commissioners
can do is require licenses
for vending machines in an effort to
provide some regulation.
Still the task of enforcement will be
difficult and it is hard to say whether
the cost of the licenses will effectively
halt the practice of intrfainwg outdoor
soda machines. In fact, it might have a
determintal effect on other vendors in
the dty who don't destroy the
aesthetics of the community.
The answer then is neighborhood
pride. Neighbors offended by the
machines should get together and ask
those who have them to either move
them to concealed locations or get rid
of them. Friendly persuasion is an art
too little practiced.
The mint of rooming house guests
or pMrifig pedestrians can not oe so
great on hot summer days that they
will not bear a slight inconvenience to
obtain their favorite soft drink.
to lock up the nomta
CoUren, Oouwcy
November's congressional Sa State and Federal aid and
aide to former
We're m a
Charles hrle W ^wm. Jr.
(Ms year we have a Ugh Both are trying to lock up
Republican committee entes
we cans* a good chuckle
out of the drama without counties within the Second
The two
Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: The
debate on the extent to which
violence through visual media
affects human behavior
remains uiaesmvea. wniwign
social scientists and
psychologists continue their
effort to determine if there is
such a relationship, the
measurement of "output" in
terms of modtf katkn <
behavior remains elusive. If in
fact, the perception of violent
behavior is "adversely" affected
by media violence
viewing, one may want to infer
that certain F.C.C. policy
regulations are in need of
revision. However, many
American duseos do notwiah
to wait for conducive proof as a
prerequisite for poUcy fhsnsjn.
Rather the "innocent" viewer
DO
made to the contrary.
Prime time viewing of
"Better Skelter" on a major
national network on April 1st
_ —j> 4«M4 lai fMa^HfjArfss^BT ftBVMtaWtt
of the show may weu chart the
increase in demand farthetr
. products while ctey ignore the
Forum agin' 'em
Editor, Sentinel Ledger: As a
it reader of your nne
I cannot allow-to
without praise the article m "A
U Carte"
regarding the fne array of
products which are available to
concerned members of the
American pubUe so that tt can
celebrate its country's birthday
m a more meamngful fas! son. -
If a good to sea that Louisa
H remembered
outside of New EngtondYbur
A La Carte man deserves a
raise!
In my capacity as a school
inrtmctor here to Maine, I have
been endenotlug to bring a bit
of • Tiring Mater?' to my pupils
each week; and; whan possible
taking the dear tykes on field
trips so that they can sea for
what has
America the Greatest Country
in The World.
Since your newspaper is
certainly one of the front
runners with information for
ti^a Bicentennial Buff, I pft
this bit of HtUe-known but
noteworthy history for your
bameh/readers and historical
Last month, after much
preparation, our class obtained
bus reservations from Rattrap
•O C
Sleeping Car, North Carolina,
in order to visit the Nguyen Van
Thieu Memorial Massage
Psrlor. Located on a lovely
bluff overlooking the charming;
Dead Goat River, the Nguyen;
Van Thieu Memorial Massage
Parlor comemorates the
struggle of a small but extremely
dedicated group of
Vietnamese women who were
Imported by an equally
dedicated number of
Southerners prior to The War
Between The States, for the
purpose of establishing Encounter
Rooms.
At first, aU went as planned;
m fact business far —«-"