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PAGE 16 — SECTION ONE OCEAN CITY (N.J.) SENTINEL-LEDGER THURSDAY. MAY 31, lili-
Local couple builds large shell collection!
ByTOMHALLIGAN
According to Greek
mythology, Triton was the
trumpeter of the sea, his
trumpet was a great shell.
Many a Hollywood movie
has pictured the island native
blowing through the conch
shell high atop a volcano,
signaling imminent danger to
the villagers below.
• And at one time or another
during a stroll on the boardwalk,
an array of seashells
displayed in a variety store
window has probably caught
your eye.
Through history, Hollywood
and honky-tonk, seashells,
nature's "gifts from the sea"
have been collected by man
for either practical or asthetic
purposes.
But one local family has
combined their seashell
collecting hobby into a
lucrative business and
museum.
Larry and Carol Strange,
owners and operators of The
Shell Yard, 2717 Asbury Av.,
have oneof the largest private
shell collections In the world.
Larry is a professor of
marine biology and chairman
of i he science department of
Montgomery County Community
College in. Pennsylvania.
Both he and his family
spend all of their spare time
and energy studying and
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enjoying the sea. Their goal is
to encourage the visitors to
become aware of the sea; to
become aware of the wonders
of the sea and to protect it for
future generations to enjoy.
The Shell Yard and
museum has 80 to 100 species
of shells and 30 species of
coral. In addition the shop has
one of the largest stocks of
hermit crabs in the area.
Not only does the shop and
museum display former sea
creatures' habitats but
varieties of driftwood,
sharks' Jaws, tanks of fish
and decorative articles made
MMaftyTlaaWMMr
Workers put in shrubbery around the Ocean City Community Center in
preparation for the June 10 grand opening. Open house is still being held
at the 18th. St. and Simpson Av. facility this week from 7 to 9 p.m. today
and tomorrow and from 1 until 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Somere Point residents
want land for school
ByTOMHALLIGAN
SOMERS POINT-A
statement signed by 40 area
resident* was submitted ro
ooundl last Thursday night
calling for a tract of land to
be reserved for the possible
. oonstructionof a new school if
ftiture enrollments increase.
Ruth Lane of South New Dr.
told council, "We believe it is
poor reason not to reserve a
tract of land for the need of a
new school if enrollments
increase."
The statement sterna from
the recently proposed master
plan in which the planning
board concluded, "The need
tor a new elementary school
at this time is questionable.
"The amount of available
vacant development land is
minimal \. there are no
proposed toning changes
which would make more land
available for residential use.
Therefore,. with residential
development having reached
near capacity it does not
appear feasible that enough
students will be generated to
t justify the construction of a
/new school facility," the plan
explained.
Lane contends, however,
that since many of the
residents of Somers Point are
senior citizens, when they die,
the houses will be bought by
young couples with families
who will increase the school
enrollments.
Th4 master plan states
"That if over the next several
years, enrollments do increase
somewhat, thought be
given to expanding ** l **fiB
facilities to meet this
situation."
Lane questioned council on
whether the state would
approve additions to the
existing school structures.
Lane made it clear that she
wasn't talking about Pehrie
Field as a possible site.
"I do not want Fehrle Field,
I want to make that dear,"
Lane stressed to council.
Coundlwoman Mary Tyson
told Mrs. Lane there wasn't
another piece of land in
Somers Point, besides Fehrle
Field, where a school could be
bull that was considered
"buildabte" land.
Lane said the wetlands in
Somers Point could be utilized
as a possible building site for
a new school in the future.
Councilwoman Kathleen
Dewees said she understood
the state saying, "We cant
build on the wetlands."
Council President Fred
Fontana added that wasnt
always the case. Fontana
dtedan example of where the
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population in Long Island,
New York out-grew the land,
and the wetlands were built
upon.
from shells can be found.
"We get thousand* of people
coming into the shop and
museum each year," Strange
said. "We get about 12 calls a
day from people Just wanting'
to know how to clean shells.*
Strange said shell collecting
is becoming one of the fastest
growing hobbies In the
country. "We're one of the
largest importers of shells in
the world/'he said.
One of the more interesting
shells was a gold-lip oyster
shell presented to Strange by
a Zamboanga Chleftan. The
shells are so colorful and
shiny they're bought by
people to be used as serving
trays.
Strangeand his family have
traveled the coasts of North
and South America, the South
Pacific and the Philippines
collecting shells.
This coming October the
family win be embarking on a
trip around the world in
search of more shells for both
the museum and for private
collectors who pay handsomely
for rare shells.
A rare "glory of the sea"
shell, found in the South
Pacific, can retail for $1,200
Strange said. '
The shop also has a variety
of local of
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Shells such as the chambered nautilus from the Philippines (pictured
above) can be found at the Shell Yard and Museum in Ocean City.
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Severe rent hikes torment
ByTOMHALUGAN
SOMERS POINT-AccordlKj to
a survey conducted by a research
team from the Atlantic County
Oansumer Affairs office, "Landlords
in Somers Point have taken
undue advantage of the apartment
shortage by charging arbitrary and
capricious rent increases."
The survey wag read and
presented to Somers Point Council
members during a meeting last
Thursday. ' -
The research team questioned 18
percent of the total 1,367 eligible
apartments in Sonera Point under
the direction of Diane M. Schultz,
project director.
Schultz said the survey was
initiated by instances and complaints
which have' surfaced at
Atlantic County Consumer Affairs.
"Many of these residents are
senior citizens who cannot afford to
move," Schultz said. The survey
noted one example from., the
Champagne apartments, where a
senior citizen experienced a rent
increase from $215 to $305 per
month. Another example cited an
increase of 180. - . :
The survey stated the average
'Insult to victims 9 rights'
rent per month prior to June 1,1978
in the 1,357 units was for one
bedroom, $211; two bedrooms, $238;
three bedrooms. $321.
The average renter, regardless of
the length of stay, according to the
survey, experienced the following
increases over the past year: One
bedroom, 12 percent; two bedrooms,
15 percent; three bedrooms, 12
percent.
For new tenants who have rented
apartments June l; 1978 to April 30,
1979, the average'rental price was
one bedroom, $229 and two
bedrooms $243 per month.
. For those tenants moving into an
apartment May 1, 1979 to May 18,
1979rthe average monthly rent was,
one bedroom, $268 and two
bedrooms, $305 per month, according
to the survey.
Therefore, the survey concludes,
the average rent increase over the
past year was 33 percent hi Somers
Point.
Qiad Partett, a member of the
survey team, stated to council,
"People are afraid they will be
kicked out "
, Parlett cited examples of rent
increases for people on fixed incomes
who said they couldn't afford
the hikes.
Chinnici calls code 'soft on criminals'
Assemblyman Joseph W.
Chinnici (R-Cumberland-
Cape May) has renewed his
attack on the revised New
Jersey Criminal Code
charging that the code ia "soft
on criminals and insults the
eveiys
^
ru r\j
rights of victims of crime."
The legislator specifically
attacked provisions in the _
j last night before a
at the Ocean City
code for pre-trial intervention Music Pier, Chinnici noted
in criminal cases, and a that he had strongly opposed
section distinguishing bet- the code when it was passed
ween first and second degree by the Assembly in June of
through Saturday
in to our
CARPET
Our wunda-ful Wunda Weve carpet sale
starts Monday officially, but you can beat,
the crowds-and get first choice! Today
through Saturday, every Wunda Weve carpet
style and color in our stock will be salepriced.
So don't wait; bring your room
measurements and hurry in! (Our carpet
experts will visit your home later to confirm
measurements and give exact costs.)
Here's an example of the super values
you'll find:
SAVE S3 SO. YD. 0M
'UFESTYLE" by WUNDA WEVE
Regularly
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which regulates and establishes^ ^
rents and created a rent, revicnsi^,,:
board id that township will be kMBjBd>; ".*
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Larry Steelman, right, was bonared by nearly 70 people
testimonial dinner at Mac's Restaurant recently for his 33 years'
at Stalnton's Department Store. Seen here with Mir. Steelman are
of Ceremonies Hobart Sapp, left, and Mr. Steelman's wife. Elsie. •
student to give class farewell
Atlantic Community
College will hold its 12th
annual. Commencement
Friday, June 1, beginning at 4
p.m.
The event will take place
outdoors on ACC's Mays
Landing campus, with a
permanent stage, designed
lor easy access by persons tat
wheelchair*, being the focal
point of the ceremonies.
' In' case of - Inclement'
weather, the commencement
will be divided into two parst
and held in Jonathan Pitney
and Walter E. Edge halls.
More than 450 ACC students
will receive associate
degrees, with another 1,500
persons expected to attend as
spectators.
Members of the graduating
class have selected ACC
President Dr. Lawrence R.
WincheU Jr. to be the principal
speaker.
Two students will have
prominent roles in the
ceremonies. Ronald
Freeman, Collings Lakes,
student government
association vice president,
will lead the salute to the flag.
Kristin Guthrie Donnelly,
Somers Point, high honors
student, will deliver the class
farewell.
The degrees will be conferred
by Vincent P. Cantillon,
mays Landing,
chairperson of ACC's Board of
Trustees.
Dr. Oliver Henderson Jr.,
Mays Landing, ACC's vice
president for management
services, will preside over the
ceremonies.
BENEFIT HORSE8HOW
The Fourth Annual Horseshow
for the benefit of the
Cape-Atlantic Cumberland
Lupus Foundation will be held
Saturday at Hidden Valley
Ranch, Cape May. The horseshow
will start at 9 a.m.;
donation $1. For more information
call 8844205.
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for the fiSit
Nursing Home?
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Prof. R. Craig Koedel,
Absecon, a member of ACCs
history department, will give
the invocation. Christopher
Rigby, Somers Point, an ACC
English professor, wfll give
the benediction.
Music will be provided by
an. ensemble of ACC Orchestra
members directed by
Prof; William Hesketh,
linwood NancyFox-Hooyer,
Ocean Ctty, ACC musfc tostructor,
will lead the singing
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of the alma mater. • ,>
A reception wultoOaw
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