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After successful career '\ .
Local man prepares to mold 4 well-tuned vocal instruments'
ByTOMHALLIGAN
Have you ever noticed the
many mediocre actors, actresses
and game show hosts
who, when appearing on
television variety and talk
shows, come out on stage and
belt out some far-out version
of "My Way" or some other
popular tune; with the end
result sounding like a sheep
caught in a barbed-wire
fence?
And as you rise from the
easy-chair to change to
another station you say to
yourself, "Geez, with a little
training I could sing better
than that."
Well, for all you Johnny
Carson, Al Alberts and Gong
Show hopefuls, Ernest Mc-
Chesney of Ocean City, tenor
and teacher of singing is
waiting to turn that off-key
"Alfalfa" sounding voice into
a well-tuned instrument of
vocal beauty.
McChesney-of 306 24th St.
will be available during the
summer months for private
vocal instruction and
coaching.
McChesney is currently on
the staff of the Manhattan
School of Music where he has
been a member of the vocal
vacuity for the last 20 years.
He has also served as visiting
associate professor of singing
at Yale University.
The 70-year-old tenor has
had a long distinguished
career. He was a leading
tenor of the New York City
Opera Company for 14
seasons, the Chicago and San
Francisco Opera companies
and appeared frequently as
guest soloist with the New
York Philharmonic,
Philadelphia and Cleveland
orchestras.
McChesney and his wife
Anna, a former singing
teacher in the New York City
school system, have spent the
last couple of summers In
Ocean City.
"I love Ocean City," Mc-
Chesney said. "As long as I
am healthy, I can teach.
Ocean City would be a nice
place to retire."
McChesney currently
divides his teaching tune
between the Manhattan
School and his New York City
studio.
Hits will be the first summer
McChesney will be
teaching in Ocean City. He
stated the traveling back and
forth to New York City during
the summer months wasn't
exactly his idea of a good
tune. s,•.
McChesney said he enjoys
the atmosphere of Ocean City
and he has tune to work on his
garden and play the organ
while here. '
McChesney made bis
operatic debut a* Romeo with
the Chicago Opera Company.
The West Orange bom tenor's
career has taken him to 47 of
the 48 states. He has sung in
Canada, England, France and
South America. *
TJie list of noted opera and.
music personalities . Mc-
Chesney has appeared with is
a long and distinguished one.
McChesney has sung before
such greats as Eugene Ormandy
and Leonard Bernstein.
He played opposite
Bev«»Hv Sills when she
Schneider takes flight on a jet fighter
After spending the better
part of his engineering career
on design and development of
armament and escape
systems for military aircraft,
Jack Schneider of this city
finally had the opportunity to
take a flight in an FlOO super
saber jet recently.
"It was all the world's
rollercoasters packed into
one," said Schneider after
returning from his one-hour,
20-minute flight.
Schneider was taken on the
orientation flight by Air
National Guard Capt. Tom
Truehaft of the 180th Tactical
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National Guard stationed at
Toledo.
During the flight, Schneider
said, Truehaft put the craft
through a series of broken Ss,
immelmans and barrel,
rudder and aileron rolls.
Even though Schneider was
familiar with the escape
systems and emergency
procedures, he said, it took a
brief tag from MSgt. Joe.
Doran to prepare Mm mentally
and physically for the
flight.
"You have to be directly
associated with rocketcatapult
egress systems to
appreciate it is no joy ride hi
case you have to 'punch out',"
Schneider said.
Schneider's son, Bob, a
former Ocean City resident
and long-time member of the
Ocean City Beach Patrol,
initiated the arrangements
for the orientation flight
which was subsequently
approved by Gen. Paul
Hoover of the adjutant
general's department at
WortMngton, Ohio.
A former Navy fighter pilot,
the younger Schneider is
currently a captain with the
166th Tactical Fighter
Squadron of the Ohio National
Guard based in Columbus. His
group flies the A7 Skyhawks.
Capt. Tom Traehaft and Jack Schneider make their way to an awaiting
FlOO super saber just prior to Schneider's orientation flight.
Jersey Cape anglers report large catches
CAPE MAY COURT Light, Brandywine Shoal and
HOUSE—Weakfisb and black Bus Ugbt on dam bait,
drum in Delaware Bay, fluke In the past week, fluke have
in the inland waterways y and made their appearance In the
sea bum b and d Uueflsh Uflh in i the h inland waterways and In
ocean are the targets for the Delaware Bay. John Meyers
fishing appetites for anglers of Philadelphia p registered g an
fishing salt water hi Cape ftpound p fluke fl caught g JJust
west
May County. of f Brandywine B d i Light. Liht SSome
Anglers g are enjoying an fluke are also being reported
excellent ll run of weakfish in in the inland waterways y from
the Delaware Bay, with fish anglsra l fishing fihi from fr rental tl
averaging betweenfive and U boats out of the area's boat
pounds. Bucktails with rental liveries,
trailing plastic worms, strip Croakers have also made
mackerefor squid baits are web* appearance, with the
producing pg the best results, first reports coming from the
T Tony Noto, N of f Wilmington, Wilig, back bay waters. Spence
Del boated a 14-pound, pd, 99>
Cbtunen of Oedarville landed
ounce weakfisb whUe hU fishing fihi g • 1%-pound %p croaker while
DDdawareBayaboardSkipper d B b d S k i fUhl fUhlng shrimp hri bait bit in i
Homer Pratt's charter boat LudTam's Bay behind Sea Isle
Ursula. A 14 pound, ». ounce Cuy. Frank Barr of Sea Isle
weakfish was boated by Jeff City recorded a 5-pound
Kardon of Longport g on a croaker whkb was caught g on
bucktail lure whhil le he was squid id bait bit i in the h inland i l d
fishing hi Delaware Bay. waterway y behind Avalon.
S Some Dig i weakfish are also l Blueflsh action in the ocean
being caught on the Jetties bas been limited with most of
along the Jersey Cape coast. «he activity concentrated in
Rfcii are pproviding
idi the h Dl Delaware B HHowever,
best Jetty action. i
In the black drum division
of the 44th annual Cape May
County Fishing Tournament,
a 82-pound fish boated by
victor Crux of Woodbine is
one of the top entries. Robert
Varatis Jr. of Nbrristown,
Pa., has registered an 86pound
black drum and Ross
Norbury of Green Creek has
entered an slfe-pound black
drum. Boats are producing
good numbers of black drum
at the Pin Top Buoy, 14 Ft
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large bluefish are snowing up
in the catches recorded on
bottom fishing boats. Some
blues are also taking bucktail
baits hi Delaware Bay.
Boyd Tyler of Cape May
Court House boated a UUr
pound bluefish while fishing
dam bait in Delaware Bay.
An 11-pound, frounce bluefish
mas boated by Stan Otatts of
rflf ifr fl bit
Partyand charter boats are
reporting good catches of sea
bass andlmg most days with a
few fluke and bluefish
showing In the catches. Some
tautog are also being
reported.
Anglers are reminded to
enter their fish in the 44th
Annual Cape May County
Fishing Tournament which
flMiHniifs through December
a. There is no registration fee
or advance registration
required. Fishermen may
enter tbebr fish with any of the
county's weighmasters. Fish
over a minimum weight are
recognised by a bronze pin
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debuted, in "DiefJedermaus"
in New York City. He made
his operatic debut in New
York City as King. Herod in
the opera "Salome." He
appeared in "Rosalie" op*
it Jki Gl h p
i Jackie Gleason who
played the' part of the
comedian. McChesney also
in the Ziegfleld
MrChesnev h»« been
. . • ' • ' , - • * " ' * * • !*'
described from press reviewsas,
"A voice of power and-
.beauty," "A first class
tenor who knows how to;
skillfully a voice that
answer every demand."
McChesney'* classes
start sometime in the m
of June and will consist
basic lesions, voice technique <
and improvetnent.
Jack Schneider is assisted In suiting up in Ugh
FlOO super saber by Capt. Tom Traehaft.
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Groins for north end?
Boardwalk
scene of
Shriners
parade
Mr. and Mrs. Drew
Stewart and children.
Cam and Todd, enjoy a
parade on the boardwalk
staged each year
by members of the LuLu
Temple Shrine during
their weekend in Ocean
City.
For flood-prone homes
Some drainage relief due
ByTIMFAHERTY
As a result of a study of
between 38th and
33rd sfl. reeenUy completed
by PUblic Works Director
Joseph F. Hyland, some relief
from the recurrent flooding
that plagues thecentral island
area npay be on its way.
This area, especially along
Haven-Vand Simpson avs.,
suffers^rom Oooduig which is
at iti;worsL when storm
condition* com Wne with high
tide, bujphfeh exists; to some
extentvffimoit continually.
who has served as
the public works
nvAddkion to Us
ty engineer since
ha* ^Oready begun
to use funds allocated in this
year's budget to improve that
drainage.
According to Hyland's
report, hie- study found
several areas where drain
pipes wereclogged with sflt or
partially collapsed. Efforts to
correct these problems will
soon be underway. "The
public works department did
an awful lot of homework in
this ares," said City Administrator
Paul T. Mc-
Carthy.
Using floodlights to
examine underground
inlets and manholes, H
examined the three
networks thai operate in tins
area and found in each section
Harbor model used
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major, blockages, preventing
""TnTwhS^oiitfan line; for
instance, drains into a tidal
creek in the wetlands. An4
although the pines themselves
are "generally free .from
blockage except for minor
aocumulatiomvpf sand that
can be removed-by city farcet,"
the creek which theptoe
drains to has filled with (fit
and needs to be cleaned out;
A section of pipe in die 2Mb
St. line has actually rlsen-up,
possibly floating, thus
preventing the line from
working properly.
The and Street line contains
two areas where the pipe
has caved in, "possibly from
Point studying rent law
ByTOMHALUGAN
SOMERS POINT - According
to Councilwoman
Faye Rigby, an Egg Harbor
Township ordinance which
regulates and establishes
rents and creates a rent
review board is the model her
committee will use in drawing
up a rent review law for
homers Point.
Rigby, woo hv chairman of
the committee to study rent
review, ssjd an ordinance will
led, ;4« council
.Ttf.._...
from recent council meetings
in pUctf standjng-room-only
crowds of •-, apartment
resid(hu complained of high
redt 'increases, poor maintenance
and the lack of yearly
leases at some apartment
. complexes.
The Egg Harbor Township
rent ordinance has been in
effect for two years and,
according to Sam Krantz,
solicitor to the rent control
board, "theordlnanceis doing
quite well."
• "Anytime you have landlords
who cry distress
because of the costs involved
in maintaining apartments
and tennants who say they
cant afford higher rents,
there'sgoing to be problems,
he said.
"Our Job is to try and
balance out both sides,"
Krants said. "A good compromise
Is when
from
iplsJnts
from dtixens, temant groups
and associations to the
township concerning the
increase in rents and subsequent
deterloraHon of their
dwelling units.
A summary of the orduiance
states that landlords
may annually increase rents
on the basis of "reasonable
actual increases in the cost of
DEP sets target date for construction
ByTIMFAHERTY Wimberg said that Moore would be constructed during
also mentioned the DBFs the summer, he said, "I sure
Work may begin by the end plans for permanent struc- hope so. I think the situation is
of the summer on a series of tures to stabalixe the new serious enough (to warrant
groms to stabalixe the north beach. "They are going to put this)"
end beach front
angled groins in, mayor Environmental Dredging
Although the city has. not said, adding that in- Inc. of Wenonah began
.yet received any formal eluded refurbishing the pumping sand on tbe beach m
notification from the state .seawall. "There's no dollar March, following nearly six
Department of En- sign yet," he said. profitim of bitten fingernails
vironmental Protection, Although Moore has and aborted plans since the
Mayor Chester J. Wimberg reportedly said there will be city's decision last September
«*s able to learn last week three 200 or 3MM6ot groins to takeactkn to prevent north
that toe groin* are on the constructed, the plans are not end homes from failing into
drawing board and that the quite finalized, according to the ocean.
sand pumping project has DEP Director of Marine The erosion, at its worst at
come in at about half the Services Donald Graham. the end of Seacliff ff Hioad,
had
estimated cost.
"When it is designed, we led to substantial holes hi the
m a phone conversation last mill consult with nmnlrfpsl seawall, and the loss of yards.
Wednesday with Bernard officials," Graham said, "It's It's ahnsbbery.adndBrblockwan
Moore, supervisor of the their town."
and a telephone pole. Waves
DSP's Office of 8bore Graham also said the north crashing in from the Great
4 Protection, Wimberg learned end pumping project is not Egg Harbor Inlet eventually
#*at tnr north end pumping considered completed until cracked swimming pools and
project b> nearing completion the DEP performs a final threatened downs of homes.
and wtfl cost about 1300,000 or inspection of the work but, he The City responded by
half of the $400,000 originally added, "It's looking like it's dumping fill at the Seacliff
estimated.
going to be way under cost." Road street end, pumping
The city will pay half the "Plans are in toe works for cement into cracks in the
east of that project, with the a second phase," be said, in seawall, and eventually
^state's half coming from keeping with the DEP's building two makeshift groins
wfemergency funds made erigmftTcontention that sand from large bags filled with
available by a «2O million pumping would be a tem- concrete.
There protection bond passed porary measure.
When tbe DEP responded in
*t the November, 1977 elec- When Graham was asked if early March to the continual
tion.
that second phase, the groins. petitions for hejp from the
city, a special meeting of
council was held so that the
city could pledge its
wflllngnces to pay 80 percent
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Program on aging
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z__a^. with
problems since its Inception,
And tbe pumping is being
nwsHwm oy a nusBnan IUUI
than the one whkh started it
Tbe
dredge only actually
1 sand for three days
first a? days of
iotas "
had a hole it and, on April 27, A rival firm, American
Environmental Dredging's Dredging, was brought In as a
dredge sank in 23 feet of subcontractor to finish the
water. Job, and somehow in the last
Local athletes
take top spot
By TOM WILLIAMS
EAST VINELAND—Ocean City High School won tbe
very first Cape-Atlantic League All Sports Award last
week at a dinner for league all-stars at tbe Savoy Inn
here.
Tbe award, presented on the basis of t«n^nj points
collected during each championship varsity sport, will
be an annual event. The Raiders edged out Middle
Township for the championship.
Ocean City won CAL title in girl's tennis, golf, girls'
basketball and boys' tennis.
All members of CAL first teams were honored at tbe
dinner, along with coaches of championship teams. Cozy
Morley served as tosstmaster with Philadelphia Eagles'
wide receiver Vince Papale offering the featured ad-
This is the second year the league has concluded its
activities with this dinner. In Friday'! Sentinel Ledger
there will be a complete list of the 1978-79 all stars, all
the league champions and additional photographic
coverage of the dinner.
month the president of Environmental
Dredging has
become the president of
American Dredging.
In the face of all these
setbacks, the pumping was
still finished below cost,
Graham said, because "the
sand has held a lot better than
we anticipated."
Because the borrow area,
where the sand was taken
from, provided "good, coarse
sand," Graham said, "we had
a lot less run-off than the
engineers anticipated."
When dredging like this is
done, engineers set up a
design of what they would like
the beach to look luce. When
that design is roughly
reached, a measurement is
taken of the depth of the
borrow area to see how much
sand has been used. In this
case, the contractor is being
paid a 138,000 start-up fee and
91.57 per cubic yard of sand
pumped.
The city will not actually
receive a refund on the Job,
Graham said, because it has
not paid anything yet. Instead
it will be Wiled for SO percent
of the final cost of the pumping
project, and city council
will nave to make a new
committment to pay for half
of any groins built.
Morethan200in Flower Show
Over 200 entrants are exed
in the 7th Annual
fwer Show set for the Music
Pier, boardwalk and Moorlyn
Ter. Friday through Sunday.
Many eAibto will feature
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sjttsV treats wul vieTfor prizes and
"• ribbons s* soth the artistic
design and horticultural features arrangement* with
divisions. unusual themes. For instance.
The Interior of the pier will class 1, "O is for Ocean City,
also feature exhibits and Thai's For Shore" includes a
decorations by leading design using driftwood and-or
professtoaal florists which shells with other marine
wBisylMmttecompetiuoa material. Class B, "T is for
An environmental display Transportation. We've had ell
frank Stodkteo Slate College kinds," will be an Intaeit}
fllsVft "lias 4stAt Issr^sfL ' ' '
T^tote 4s3gV"divWon -t
schedule the work as fund*.
becomesvaBable." •:.-.• .•:?;.• ••••-.
^ Some 1 of these prpblem
areMsbi>uIdbeeorrected.tMs
have ^already been, remove*
the drainage problem will be
dtecussed at Thursday's city
council meeting, accordmg to.
McCarthy! ••-•:.;
In the 1979 budget, council
allocated, 95,000 to pay for an
independent study of the
flood-prone area's drainage.
Now council will have to
decide whether to spend that
money for s study, or use it to
impliment some of the
corrections Hyland recommends
instead.
GREETINGS
23 rt ST. AREA RESIDENTS
ByTOMHALUGAN
Whenever a city or town celebrates a milestone in its
existence, the community leaden plan big events.
Parades, concerts, firework displays and all sorts of
festivities are held to mark the occasion.
Since Ocean City is in the midst of observing its
centennial year, there has and will be many city-wide
commemorative affairs celebrating 100 years of We by
But one group of local people decided to add a little
neighborhood flair to the centennial celebration.
The residents who live around 23rd St., placed a
wooden, professionally band-painted sign on the comer
of 23rd Stand Central Av., which reads "Centennial
Greetings" and is signed by "23rd street area
residents."
The sign was the brainchild of Virginia Block of SOB
23rd St. Her husband, Alvin. built the sign and a
professional painter did the lettering.
Mrs. Block said she contacted area residents with the
idea of the sign "andan agreed it waaa good idea."
"I'm interested tat the centennial," Mrs. Block said,
"there lint much evidence of interest by private
citizens."
Mrs. Block added the cost of the sign was paid for by
the residents and, "I hope it might inspire others to get
involved in the centennial," she said.
Mrs. Marie Sage of 2303 Central Av., on whose
property the sign stands, said she feels the city should
put asideoneday to celebrate the city's MOth birthday.
Mrs. Block saidtbe residents might be bavins a town
party sometime in the summer to celebrate me centennial.
"I think people should get involved to the
centennial," she «-