Sep 1973 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

The Ocean City SentineULedgerPAOf 2 - Sf CTION TWOTHURSDAY, SiPTEMBfR 13, 1W3With on eye to the futureA public hearing on the fate of some33,000 acres of mapped wetlands willbe held Friday at i p,rh, in the OceanQty Tabernacle building.Tlie outcome of this hearing could beof considerable impact on ttie use ornon-use of wetlands in the northernpart of Cape May County for manyyears to come.Earlier this year a meeting was heldin Stone Harbor which resulted in theplacement of 24,000 acres of mar.shland under wetlands control by theState Department of EnvironmentalProtection.At the hearing testimony from boththe public and landowners concerningttie draining, filling and altering ofmarshlands north of the Wildwoodswill be considered. If the 33,000 acresof additional wetlands is approved, itwill be placed under the jurisdiction offte New Jersey Wetlands Act of 1970.Hi ere is much to be considered inevaluation of the mapped wetlandsand both sides of the question shouldbe aired thoroughly. It is time for tmeeting of the minds of both wetlandproperty owners and members of thepublic interested in preservation ofnatural resources.It is important that the rights of theproperty owning individuals berespected and that areas not trulywetlands be left open for possibledevelopment. A balance between manand nature must be reached.That the public hearing will be heldat all is a near ecological miracle. Tenyears ago it was the accepted practicefor counties and cities to auction offmarshland to encourage developmentand economic growth. We now Imowhow unwise this course was.Every citizen concerned with thefuture of Ocean Ci^ and Cape MayCounty should take the time to attendttie hearing. It is something that willaffect us all.A matter of balanceWhy Is there so much confusion andmistrust surrounding the Green Acresbeach acquisition program?Everyone wants large beaches andopen spaces, but there seems to besome difference of opinion about howft at end can be best aehjevMhrAfter two years of work the City hasobtained a State of New Jersey grantof more than $400,000 from the GreenAcres Division of the Department ofEnvironmental Protection, The dty ispledged to put up a similar amount forbeach acquisition.In recent weeks a movement toblock beach acquisition has developed.It is spearheaded by some members offee Ocean City Board of Realtors,Tlieir primary opposition is to ordnance1117, signed into law last weekly the City Commissioners. This ordinancefunds the project andauthorized acquisition of ttie riparianlands along the oceanfront still underprivate ownership^......i*^-At a series of recent public.Meetings, the Commissioners, announcedthey don't necessarily want tobuy up the riparian lands if the ownerswill sign agreements binding to theirdeeds, banning building, preservingsand dunes and opening the lots topublic recreational use,While existing laws already spellout these conditions, few propertydeeds do. In ten or twenty years a lessconservation-mindedCity Administrationcould amend or repealfcose laws, while the deeds cannot bechanged.There Is an apparent reluctance onttie part of some riparian owners andrealtors to either sell their lands orsign the agreements. There could be anumber «f reasons for this, includingttie possible implementation of beachfees in the near future.Yet the fact remains, beach fees ornot, the best interests of the citizens ofOcean City will best be served if someagreement can be reached withriparlaapwners to keep the beaches intheir natural state. Future generations'are depending on this.-! -Ocean City a laRADIO FREE AMERICA—We've been following twith considerable Interest ttie efforts of Rev, CarlMclntire to get his pirate radio station on the airthree miles off the coast of Cape May. Mclntire wasforced to give up his license for WXUR in Media, Pa.,when the FCC charged he violated the fairnessdoctrine. He then announced plans to operate a radioboat in International waters off Cape May. So far aswe know Radio Free America still isn't on the air dueto a variety of problems. Hie radio ship is at anchorin the Atlantic while the FCC in WaAjogfcti, B,C,tries to decide what to do about it. We don't share Dr,Mclntire's views on world communism or anythingelse for that matter, but we feel he has a right to saywhat he wants to say on Us radio station in Media orout at sea. There are plenty of alternatives to Dr.Mclntire on ttie radio dial, and we don't believe theFCC should tell anyone they have to present points of (view they don't agree with. It is with; this in mindthpt we wish Radio Free America "smooth sailing."Tmtlng~tils wetlands footingForum Agin' l BmCRIMES AND PINALTffiS—te a letter to theEditor last week, Gustav L. Nordstrom, of vmden wood Dr., raised a point that we think bearsrepeating. In a municipal court story that appearedin this newspaper Mr, Nordstrom notes mat twopeople were fined $200 for drunk driving but given nojail sentences; a man charged with careless drivingand leaving the scene of an accident was fined $75and no jail sentence; another was fined$250 with nojail sentence for possession of marijuana; and still ,another person was fined $200 for interfering withand cursing a police officer investigating a crime, butreceived no jail sentence. Yet Nordstrom points out,three women were fined $200 and given ten-day jailsentences for selling prohibited goods on Sunday.Judge Augustus S. Goefcz then suspended the jailterms, but noted that next time around he wouldn't beso lenient. Wt wrote both stories Mr. Nordstromrefers to, and the connection never dawned on us.Nevertheless, the point here is simply "does thepunishment fit the crime." It a women who sells ahandbag or a hibachi more in need of punishmentthat than someone who endangers lives driving whiledrunk. Or is a Sunday sale more lacking in moral ,terpitude than screaming obscenities at a policeofficer. We think not, but then again we aren't theJudge.Editor,Sentinel-Ledger:Some further observationsadded to the excellent articlesen "Beadl Erosion" by ThomasWatkini. —These observations havebeen made during more than 30years while walking the beach(rom North it. to the Inlet. thetast 20 years aU summer. (Myfirst visit to Ocean aty wasnearly 80 years ago • via small•earner from Longport). 'cause of summer beach erosionis the so-called beach cleaningdone by heavy machinery thateats into the sand several inchesscooping up gand, movingit from place to place, boomingtides follow those tractor and•coop marks washing hundredsthe right to peaceful MMmhiy.This was peaceful. Who gavethe Illegal order that the policewere reluctantly following?And even If this order weren'tprohibited by fee Constitution,who in their right minds wouldwini to break up a crowdof cubic yards of sand-away in_ happily listening to music?ullies that are formed.Seed of a doubtAn investigation has been launchedinto allegations by two contractorsmat specifications for a new two-wayradio system for the Police departmentfavored a third contractor.Bids were received last week for thenew system which is to be funded by aState Law Enforcement HarmingAgency grant. Both General Electricand R.C.A. submitted letters chargingttiat the specifications favored theMotorola Radio Co, The only bidreceived for the system was fromMotorola,The specifications were preparedearly in the summer by SamuelFblisehuk, director of the city's radiodrop, with the advice of the cityengineer's office.Mayor B. Thomas Waldman is nothappy with this turn of events. He hasinititated an investigation of thecharges by G.I. and R.C.A,Representatives of both companieswill be called in and asked to point outttie areas they feel favor Motorola.With tongue In chamkobservations have been madeabout the changing beach, thetides and ocean currents.Several atone jetties havebeen placed along this beachextending many feet into theoeean. Also a stone jetty wasplaced parallel to ttie bead,Remember • sea water touched(bat jetty; ana now those JettieeM,_,. u., . - — — country extending Into the ocean artepuld bofli be wrong. In fairness to all covered with land many feetconcerned a thorough investigation ist n mthelandward end.needed.e "fte guLoads of sand are placed on beocean end of jetties by thesemachines only to be washedaway hyrirmamiogtide*..nJ ftia b hThis is theoiUy right thing to do, as Itis unlikely two of the largest two-wayV mere is anyeyidenee of collusionon the part of-city employees andMotorola, appropriate disciplinaryaction should be taken, Tnere isalways thibilit fSeacrest rd. jetty had deepwater much furtherinland thannow. When Surf rd.^etty wasbuilt water came within a fewfeet of Atlantic blvd. Thertorttr jetty between Seaer*stalways the possibility "of grarid "jury "l Surf to now oowtd **action and criminal indictments ffviolations of the Sate building lawsare imeovered.Theft unprecedented complaints byG.I. and R.C.A. have, m addition toraising doubts about biddingprocedures, endangered the SLEPArant itself, A Hmt Umit for expsnditureof the funds is set by theIr away that expiratiOT ^te is «*Even if time proves not to be afactor, it is likely the State will closelyseruttnlre these recent developmentsand could act independently to recuidflit grant. •Since the jetties were built wehave more beach. Anybody canguest what ttie beach wouldnow be were there no jetties!Now there are a »upla_ MiMned. Why then break up afceten concerned with beach ffoweTof mostly young peopleerosion at beach resort areas " "mgdft-wiae beach - even athigh tide • north of Seacrest rd,jetty is a typical example ofwhat man can do to-destroy agood strip of sand - anotherexample-pf what happens"when man tries to mess withMather Nature."Charles S. FoxOcean CityEditor,Sentinel-Ledger:Thursday night, August SO, onthe boardwalk I watched bepolice break up a crowd ofpeople listening to musicplayed by a few youngmusicians. The crowd waspleasant and happy and notinterfering with boardwalktraffic in any way, (Hie crowdwit in the alcove next to theUth st. pavillion.) There was notrouble nor was there any ttieprevious night when 1 aJsoMary Henry McAulayNewYorkEditor, Sentinel-Letfgerr I donot know who wrote the article*on page I, section i of theedition of your paper on Friday,August si, 1973, but I and manyother resident* of Ocean Qiyresent your remarks aboutmoral rignteougnew, the tapeh Ocean aty on Sundays andyour trying to be funnyregarding the hearing of thoseoperating certain businesses oniunaayi.Ocean Qty has always been adifferent community during theweek and especially on Sundaysand I hope it will always continueto be that way. If out-oftownbusiness people areunhappy about the limitedSunday burineas, let them stayout of Ocean City, nobody aakathem to come here in the firstplace.If your paper does not upholdthe ordinances in effect then ImAPPLESAUCE AND ORANGES-We dlcM knowit until digging into Nick issues of this newspaper, butthe Ocean aty Association (now the TabernacleAssociation) used to be In the detective business. TheTabernacle people sent "agents" j>ut each Sunday tomake buys at various business establishments. Thewhole campaign was started by Rev. James E. Lake,who headed the Ocean City Association and foundtime to act as editor of the Ocean aty Ledger, a forerunnerof this newspaper. Dr. Lake pushtd forpassage oflhe first Sunday ordinance, 110,, bade in1918. In an editorial published in the Ledger the weekaftertheordinance was adopted, Lake railed the dateof passage "a red letter day for Ocean City." Dr.Law urged all churches to pass resolutions endorsingthe new ordinance,' 'We thank God as well as(he commissioners for their brave stand, and believethe God of Battles will Mess them and our city for thiseffort to maintain his holy law,"he wrote. Each year,thereafter, the Ocean City Association, which was tochange itsname to the Tabernacle Association, madetoken efforts at enforcement, "Buys" were made instores and the sellers were hauled into police courtwhere they paid token fines. This action at theenforcement. At no tune during the winter; monthswas ordinance 110, or for bat matter, the presentordinance, enforced with vigor, The year 1948brought the last oflhe Association's efforts. In thatyear another Lake, the Rev. W. Elwell Lake/signedthat were not mentioned In m,Watkins' articles.During ttie simmer there aremillions of human footstep*stirring up sand at ttie water's.edge • and also in the water,•aeh foot disturbs sand that iscarried away by waves. Butplease don't stop me or themany thousands who enjoy toebeach and ocean!Another moreimportant* doing no Jtarm whatsoever?The police agreed witheverything I objected to: It wasoutrageous, they didn't want tohave to do this, they were,simply following orders, yes,the crowd was quiet andpeaceful though they'd . hadtrouble with young people atother places in town.I don't understand therationale behind the bust. HieV.S.Constitution guarantees'Kids' are the world's minority minority"I with I was a kid, again;doing what I did, again..,"So goes the lyric* of an oldfavorite tune, But like muchliterature too much license totoken with reality,fte "kid" culture U the most, subjugated strata of the socialstructure From the momentbey are bom until they reachlegal age they are regaled andrelegated, tormented andregimented by adults. The•Hire weight of the • adulth b tanswer nature's call. He is toldwhentoget out of bod and whento get back into it. He isdirected what to wear and whento go to school. He U told whenhe may play and when he mustatudy. He is admonished towash hut neck and ast hisspinach. If he is in the leastrecalcitrant he is in danger ofbeing labeled a delinquentAn adult do«mt like his boss,ID he can quit sod seek outanother Job and another bats.The "kid" doesn't like histeacher, so mat's just too bad.His parents may find marriageIncompatible, so they can get adivorce. The "Ud" findsone orboth of hU parents tyrrantealand hardly bearable, so mat'sjust too bad. Mother and daddont like their •urroundmgs soft*y pack up andaaakotft. othersurroundings. The"kid"doesn't pirtfculartyllkems turfd lHK*Un«tM**> «j U *tD« toir.at times, but ttie filial devotionof the family makes theregimentation less repugnantand the natural rebelliousreflex of youth to orders is leassevere.Outside the home, however,k where the aggravation comesta for the "kid." A teachermade Irritable by indigestion ora police officer looking for a"bust" to enhance his recordare the bane of a "kid's" life.The dement of love Is absenthere,Bart profession, occupation,jsb or office carrias with it aweight of responsibility. Therote of the student is no exceptionto this demand. Butprobably nowhere Issibility greater than ont hTbe tutor'srjvalf, ormat of t!waw morally i__•wrap direction lto In the hands of the adultHanding at the classroomrostrum.A good teacher can make agood student. Conversely, a badteacher is the creator of a badstudent. One irascible teachercan discourage a youngster Ineducation and place Ms entirefuture in jeopardy. A gfckfLnaturilly finds scljoofrestrictive, and with •disagreeable or unqualifiedteacher the dislike is compoundedinto a hatred TBrschool. It is at this point what*"the drop-out is spawned.While the Btudent 11 ttephysical captive of fata teacMvthe school administration mm*• board of tducatjgn, MjtMfcVhavesome recourse to laHMf'from Ok. real or imagW,^ ,New Jersey DcpartiMMr^3BUucatlon has issued aon student riflrtaDepartment reports 1distributed tfcw ~scteols * J i be booklet lists theresponsibilities of. Students inthe school. It spalls out thestudent'* role in rules andregulations, prescribes dressand nab* length and style; anddeals withrther student relatedactivities. Otae section in thebook Is devoted to me Student'sright to. "assembleandpetti*,* And there, the lastwrtTot that jfcraie, is theescape t*tdi Ar tb» studentwhU sgrips.I subscribe to it on a year*around basis and thin particularedition has caused megreat concern.Marion W.Schaeff«ffeosWesleyav,Editor,Sentinel-Ledger:Hurrah! tor Jim Sanford, Isecond It, I doubt that anyonewill make Hie most of the veryenterprising and original ideathat Jl» had in bK August 11letter, but why not?I too find the Art Show on theboardwalk terrific and wouldn'tmin seeing it ;Jm at the sametoe I am sure there are just asmany people interested inbataars and flea marts andboth could be a source ofrevenue for Ocean City.JlnU think your idea la greattat you're probably about 10yean ahead of things.Mrs.N.E.MacDooald8947th st.food store operator at 1st it, and Atlantic av., wascharged with selling a can of apple sauce, sixoranges, and a comb to a Tabernacle agent onSunday, July 18. The otter complaint charged thatEdward Common, Sr., a sporting goods dealer in the9d0blockofAsburyav. j hadB0ldbaitonSunday,CASE TOO IRIVIAL.-She Rev, Mr. Lake MOWhave been annoyed when on July 22 when JudgeHoward Warren threw out the Cornman chargetelling Lake, "This is too insignificant to clutter upAil court, Tell your investigators to visit aU tie 60 to100 places that sell fishing bait. Don't single out oneman. This can be construed as discrimination forpersonal reason, ft doesn't look well." Police ChiefRobert A Lackey testified that Sansone, the grocer,has tieen warned an previous occasions. Warredfound the grocer guilty and gave him another warning.In 1963 a sales clerk in Cornmao's store wasarrested for selling a fishing pole on Sunday andconvicted by Municipal Judge Franklin A. King, whoobviously didn't consider the case "insignificant."itudsnt has so accesstocappwil^This rights. It is a,to*IMWt»i*bcedaf», but it isavailable, nobiihetow. If the—-*-' bat • grievance, or IsEditor, Smtinel-Lfedger: Ifthe dtisens of Ocean Otyread the fine series of articleson erosion by Mr. WaUdns there«^£?£?£&S£ JSF B SJ? B8t ,-'^trftendSLthe aty Comiu71wt tinrm ihn irrnnrtnrB W"W* meeting st Qty HA]], lut Wednesday when*w won't 3tDVch«« w* *ty 200 people tried to squeeze Into the tinybratdletOomCttyMrvhre. meeting room to * * -~ -r»THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 19739iiorioiTHE OCEAN CITY SENTINELLEDGERPA6f I — SECTION TWOkl '•ii ;vi l - . lSTRONGMACEDONIAUNITED METHODIST10th St. and Simpson av.Rev. Oiarlia Wllcock.. pastorCHURCHESSUNDAY -«;30 a.m. - Oiurdi Schoolwith classes for all ages11 a.m. • Worship ServiceTHURSDAY •8 p.m. • Senior Choirrehearsal&eit , Haven,John Marsheck7 p.m, • Evening GoipelService. Bob Adams, songleaderMessage by PatrocWright from the book ofE^esians.7;30 p.m., - Supervised NightNurseryHoward W. Adami.associate pastorWilhdm A. A, GoHze.mlnlHer it ionilcPriyer Telwbooe 399-3316TODAY (Thursday) .7:30 p,m. - Weight WatchersST, JOHNS LUTHERAN10th it. and Centra] av.Rev, D. Richard Garrison,pastor •SUNDAY -9:30 and 11 a.m. - Services.All services will be held at St.Jbhn's Chapel, 36th st. and Waitav., 4ue''to conitruction at th*dhWEDNESDAY -7:80 p.m. • Midweek ServiMconducfid by pMtor Wright.Guest speaker, Rev. BUI Drury,director of T§« Haven Centersin Philadelphia, Buffalo,Washington, N«w York, andLancaster.ST. JAMES AMB7th it. and Haven av.Rev. Ernest E. Curry,pastorSUNDAY-10 a.m. • SundaySchoolit: 15 a.m. • Morning WorshipiHllOlf BAPTIST7th St. and Simpson av.Itev, Ja^ics Dirts, pastorSunday SchoolMorning WorshipTUESDAY •6:30 • i p.m. • YouthSenior Choir rehearsal8 p.m. • Official BoardandSUNDAY -9 a.m, • Church School6 and 10:30 a.m. - MorningWorship. Pastor Wilcock'stopic, "Loving S*lf."8 p,m, • BeD ChoirYouth Choir8:45 p.m. • United MethodistYouth Fellowship*MONDAYta.m, . Nuiiry school7:30 - 9 p.m. • Every MemberCanvass meetingWEpNpDAY -^Prayer meetingKiart'CHURCH OF ""emmi, SCIENTISTSfli'lt'tnd Aibury BV.SUNDAY -11 a,m. • Church ServiceII a,m, - Sunday SchoolWEDNESDAY •8 p.m. - Midweek prayer andBible studyST. PRANCES CABRINI B.C.2nd st. and Atlantic av.Rev. William McCorrlMln,pastorDAILY •Mass • 8 a.m.WEDNESDAY •, ip,m K« MeetingSATURDAY -Mass - 8:30 p.m.Confessions - ii a.m. to noonand before and after eveningMassDAILY-10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Room openReadingSUNDAYMasses • 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m,OUR LADY OPGOOD COUNSEL R.C.40th it. and Central »v,rRev. Jo««piiHOLY TRINITYEPISCOPAL11th st. and Central .v.•Re*. Chmrlw^WEDNESDAY -9 a.m. - Ninwy School4 p.m. • Junior Choirrehearsal -MAINLAND CHURCHESSOMERS POINTCALVARYINDEPENDENT BAPTIST•th M. and New York av.Rev, Gtnr Corb*tt. pastorSUNDAY9:48 am, . diurch School11 a.m. • Morning Worship6:30 p.m. - Young Peoplef ;30 p.m. - Evening ServiceWEDNESDAY -7:30 p.m. . Midweek ServiceST. JOSEPHS B.C.Shore rd. •nd Harbor la.Mlgr. Leon 8. Wlnowici,J'MUM 1 ,.;:.-;.,;:.;,;. .«».,. i•SUNDAY -7,8,9, to and 11 a.m. • MassesSATURDAY -4 to 5 and 7:30 to 8 p.m,ConfessionsST. ADQUSTINEI R.C.Wesley av.Welsh, pastor.Rev,Massesi J 7'and.'8 a.m,SATURDAY "jto.S and niter the 7 p.m.Mitt'- 1 ConfessionsSWind 7 p.m. - Masses"SUNDAY •j,,9..'15,10:30 i.m, and noon •Masses1 SUNDAY - (isth Sunday afterTrinity) • '•'"-' !lli f ' r5 a.m. • Holy Cbrturiunionio a.m. • Choit) Eucharist,Sunday School and sermon.Canon Gait guest preacherWEDNESDAY-9:30 a.m. • Jtoly Communion6 p.m. • Kupples Klubmeeting in the parish hallTABEBNACLE BAPniT8th it and West av.Rev, Z.L.Byrd.D.D., pastorSUNDAY ~~~~~~10:30 a.m, • Sunday School11:30 a.m. - Morning WorshipTUESDAY •8 p.m. • Prayer serviceDAILY....,.'1 and 8 a.m. -7:30 to 8 p.m.afls(ConfessionsSATURDAYT4:30 to 5:30 and 7:45 to 8:Mp.m, . Confessions7 p.m. • MassCHURCHWesley av.P. Wright,D^OM pastorSUNDA^-9:30 a.m. - Sunday Schoolwith classy for every memberof the family. Robert L. Keys,general superintendent.IMS a.m. • Worship Service,prfahist, Mrs. David P.WHgM. Message by PastorWrigM from the book ofEphettant,;.40: