Sep 1973 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

I;»"•:tThe Ocean City SentineULedgerPAOE 2 — Sf CTION TWOMany faceted problemTliere is a public question on the 1800,000, to save our beaches. It was aNovember general election ballot that locally initiated and locally fundedrequires the educated vote of each and p-oject that has met with some successand some failure. The State andevery registered voter in this community,since directly or indirectly the Federal governments will not confributeto such an existing program.decision will affect us all.The Commissioners have asked for However, they will contributepublic guidance regarding the expenditureof $345,000 in capital im-projects every two or three years.heavily to "one shot" pumpingprovements to the city's dredge Most resorts are able to get such"Sandpiper," which for the past three funding, and Ocean City has beenyears has been pumping sand to some successful with such grants in the past,of the city's badly eroded beaches. Relying on the one shot jobs can beThe Commissioners will not spend dangerous as erosion can start(he money without voter approval, so anywhere and moves quickly. One ofhis is not a decision that should be ttie features of the city dredge was totaken lightly.have been its mobility in getting sandNearly everyone realizes the need quickly to bad erosion areas. This hasfor good beaches in a resort area. not been the case. The dredge has beenThousands of people come here each hampered by restricted borrow areas,summer to sun themselves and swim permit renewal problems, Inadequatefrom those beaches. Project Oceanfighterhas, to some extent; made that and now is in need of a massive capitalpumping range along the beachfront,possible for the past three years. program to replace wom out equipment.In deciding the fate of this com-' mendable program of local initiative, To vote down the $345,000 expenditurewill mean an end to thei one ever-riding fact must be kept in[mind: is the end result worth the project. It will mean a slight cash; money that is spent each year? Those return on the sale of the equipment and! with valuable beachfront property, the endof the $200,000 a year dredge: receiving the direct benefits of the division payroll, and operating costs.sand pumping, say yes. There are It will also mean a total reliance on. others who don't share that view, Trenton and Washington for funds to| It is one of the paradoxes of big pump in the beaches every two or! government that "Big Brother" helps ftree years with "one shot" programs,"ftose with their hands out and not tf there is money available.icessarily those who try to help Monetary considerations aside, itftemselves, Since 1970 the taxpayers -will be the end of a worthwhile idea bytl this city have paid nearly a quarter local officials who tried to solve a localof a million dollars each year, in additionto the initial expenditure of hurts more than anythingproblem with local initiative, Thatelse.Time needed to planIt appears that some sort of temporaryrestrictions on buildingthroughout the Island will be imposedby the City Commissioners before toolong.This news wUl undoubtedly Sgreeted enthusiastically by themajority of residents who are con-,jxcaatkttim thecondominiumfle to their financial betterment.There will be some court cases if amoratorium is imposed.- A year ago Ordinance 1104 wasproclaimed as a measure that wouldttep Ocean City free from a "wall ofconcrete" along the beach and bay. InBBhort months we have found that the! ordinance is not enough. Seven-story, puildings weren't too Mgh a year ago,tut now they art.Perhaps a temporary ban onbuildings of more than 35 feet abovesea level will give the jity and interestedcitizen groups the time theyneed to make a thorough study ofplanning and zoning needs through themid-1980's.Comprehensive planning can only beachieved if expert consultants are> M •toWHI&m building artdp£ i n g codeer instruments of enforcement forplanned growth.A delay of a year in building shouldnot be too much to ask of developerswhose projects are still in the planningstages. It should not apply to those whohave received their permits or startedsite preparation.A temporary moratorium on largebuildings could provide the timenecessary to plan the future orderlygrowth of Ocean City.From ashes to greensA seagull who had been away fromttiese shores for eight yean recentlypaid a visit to his old stomping groundsaround 24th st. and Bay av.Before he left there nearly a decadeago, the gull could always be assuredof a good meal arid Iota of compansionshipfrom fellow gulls. In thosedays the site was an open burningdump.The pll's visit this summer was adsftppolntment to him. The trash andfires are gone, and in their plaqe is agreen and beautifully manicured parthree golf course. It's the best exampleof urban renewal we've had aroundhere in a guU'rage.The golf course has had «ome roughyears since it first opened, but thenRome wasn't built in a day either. Itlanguished under city managementWith tongue in ehmmkuntil 1967 and then under contract to aprivate operator until this year.There was talk last winter of eonvertingthe facility into a drivingrange, leaving only the holes alongBay av. as a "chip and putt" course.Then a group of regular golf playersshowed up at a City Commissionmeeting and volunteered their servicesto clean up the course and put itin good playing condition. For insurancereasons they were put on thecity payroll at a nominal hourly wage.Through the efforts of thesevolunteers and the City RecreationApartment the course la jtteaetiveand popular. It is no longer the butt ofjokes and is now a leisure time plus forttie dty.Even the gulls would have to agreewith that,^Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: Ibelieve it Js necessary for me towrite the Sentinel-Ledgerregarding the Ocean CityHawks football game (bitSir day at the recreation field.Ai a parent with a son on theteam, I looked forward to feefirst game of the season on thislovely sunny Sunday afternoon,Several of my children and Ianticipated a pleasant event,ttwever, before long we wereboth surprised and annoyed tofin* Dir att«*tan,dfcMrt«i toMm happeptiig. «Q ttrf^dd.Oiildrai and youths other thanft* players hid decided to puton their own type of showamidst the ones we had oome tosee.To explain more fully, a largenumber of young people,mainly black but there wert»m# whites, would not removethemselves from the tret of theplayers' beach and tha areawhere the cheerleaders perform.Several times thesechildren were asked or told togo and ait in the stands thesame as others who had cometo the game as spectators. A*>w did as directed, but only afew. A majority made up theirminds to stay put regardless ofwho spoke to them.Not far into the game thepolice were called to the scene.The group was told to sit in the•an*- It was explained thatthe pwyers' bench was for theplayers' use, but to no avail. Attimes these troublemakersdrifted arouid from spot to spotbut kept themselves smack inthe middle of the immediatearea, where only players,coaches and cheerleadersbelonged.It was most discouraging toview this display of nasty,disrespectful conduct comingfrom Ocean City young people,the defiant attitude dtq"Sunday, even toward the policeafter they were called to theaoen», 1* disgusting to watchwhen sitting with my ownchildren who are being trainedto obey authority. Thefrightening aspect was seeingthe troublemakers remain onForum Agin' 'Emthe players' bench, and milling•round right behind thedieerlMding girls, all throughthe game, even with police onhand. My children asked"why? " and I had no answer. Itmined to all of us matpolicemen and a police dogwere very ineffective.To the fcotball players whofried to play their game andkeep their minds on the actualplaying; and to the coaches whodid try to direct ttw boys#«pK*i harrasftmeut, 1 saybravo...you showed goodsportsmanship and fine selfcontrol. To the bright cheerfulcheerleaders who tried to spurthe fellows on to victory evenwithout the crowd's attention, Isay thank you fornot giving up,Mrs. Wagenseller has trainedyou well and you were a delightto watch. Keep smiling and stayM sweet at you are.There are note of us whohave gone to the police andhave been assured the mattervwuld be investigated and stepstaken to insure a safe,wholesome atmosphere atfuture Ocean City Hawksgames, and all other teamefforts.Certainly a family should beable to sit together at therecreation field on a lovely FallSuiday afternoon in Ocean Qtyand enjoy the spirited offeringsof healthy, happy, well-trainedyoungsters, without interferencefrom misguidedindividuals.The Schoenewald FamilyOcean City(Editor's note! Hie foUowtagletter was written to DogWarden Harry Melntyre with acopy to the Sentinel-Ledger forprttttlng here.)Mr. Melntyre, Dog Warden:We have had to put up forseveral month* now with thethoughtless actions of ourneighbor* with their large dog.They walk ft and deliberatelyhave it do its busmen on theneighbors' lawn. Recently weseeded our front lawn and theirdog has repeatedly scratched itBobby still 'what a man' despite Billie JeanMen and women in eontarnationof wuU Is an age^ldstory rooted in such unrelateddements at an apple and aserpent. But the gender rivalrynever reached the proportionsft did last week when tfa«Houston Astrodome was neededto handle it.Hiey called the Huts Jeanlung-Bobby Rlgp tend! matchme "b«t)e of the IMM." Buithe most militantliaui prodaJmittg malebr stroke, stride for stride, argument against sedentatian.Billy Jean was simply a better Man cannot deny the accumulationof yean, but thistamis player than Bobby.At 19, Billie Jean bad the age chronological accumulaUMetge on Bobby, who is SB. But does not necessarily make himMri, King at that time and in an old roari. At 58, Riggt tafeat place would have defeated Physically a younger nun thanBobby Riggseven if he, ton, bad a sedentary of 35 or 40.been m. Billie Jean could In all The loud-mouth who talkedprobability hold her himself into a small fortone byagainst most of the "men pro assaulting the female pride, totennis players her age and (he culmination tf all the «dtoyof e , chauvinists demonstratedmonttlgnsnd S am. • Mam*. after *e f p.m.Mass - fibnfeMtons7 p.m. • Masaei .£WST. JAMBS AME7th st. and Hivea av.Rev. Eraert E. Cmtf,„ SONrJAY-" " aim. • SundayMorning WorshipDAY •m.-Midweek prayer andstudySH1LOH BAPTItr7th it, and amps*! avRev. James Blrti, pas10 tin.-Sunday School11 «f'm • Morning WorshipWEDNESDAY -,8pm, -Prayer meetingMACEDONIAUNITED METHODISTst.sa4fCasrles Wllwr4 W, Adamt.•MoclaU pastorWUdm A. A. OottM,mlaister *f miukPr.yer TcltphaM nt«MTODAY (Thursday) •I-11145 a.m. • ChurchNuersery School7:» p.m. • Weight WatenmFWDA Y •Ml :4B a.m. • Church NurseryScheoliiSO p.m. • Pet Luck Dtaner •at. mms-10 p.m.. JunctionI p.m. - tlsjttnmrks ChoirrehearsalSATURDAY-Senior UMYF Canoe TripSUNDAY •« «.m. • Church Schoolf and 10:30 a,m. • MorningWarship. Pastor Wilcock'ssermon topic, "Wluit To DoWith Frustration."« p.m.- Bell ChoirYouth Choir0:41 p.m, • United MethodistYouth FellowshipsMONDAY•9-11:45 a.BL • Church NurserySchool7 p.m. • Junction7:30 p.m. • Church ProgramSUNDAY-TOESBAY-Ml •« a.m. • Owch NurserySchool4 p.m. • Confirmation OtisUnited Methodist WomenOrctaa^ri,^f Junior Vhotrehearsal7:50 p.m. • Church ProgramMgnt• p.m. • JunctionMAINLAND CHURCHESHOMERS POINTCALVARYINDEPENDENT BAPTISTsth st aad Ms* York av.raster Jaa« RUSUNDAY-9145 a.m. • Chirch Schoolli a.m. - Morning Worship9.30 p.m. • Young People7:30 p.m. • Evening ServiceWEDNESDAY •7:30 p.m. • Midweek ServiceIT. JOSEPH'S R.C.•tore r4 tad Hsrhar la,Msgr, Lew 8. W i"JHtoOoHFastioasSATURDAY-4.S0 to S:80 and 7:48 to 8.S0p»m. - Oonfessions11 a.m. - Nursery tar youngchUdren7:90 p.mDramatic moum i»« MI *•". r ~~i^ -_»Th« Presence of Mine attuctlon tor firstof Huslc. Rav. r ^Raymond McAfce. Organist, tor nfath toMaa Jean fUdgway.•:» P-m-- Parking on Wesley av., next Q»lumbus7:» p.ra. - Monthly meetingBoard at Deacons, Loungelfctt a.m. - Woman's Bibleftudy FenowshtftS^. BldgTUHSDAY-Sp.ni. -Howry Altar •oelety• P-»- • Parish CwaaeuWEDNESDAY - «' •*• *7;*» pm. - The Blhto Study Very Kev- Cfir;.'-;. L '^THURSDAYtttWpja-CBMClundMM,(Tbartday) -THE OCEAN CITY SENTINEL-LEDGERCHURCHESSATURDAY (Feast of if,Mehatl and All Angels) •10 a.m. • Holy Communion10:90 a.m. • Youth CanflrmationOas»SUNDAY CMth Sunday afterTrinity) •I a.m. • Holy CommunionJUS a.m, • Morning Prayerand Church School11 a.m. • Morning PrayerMONDAY •U a.m. • OirisB»ai Bazaarworkshop7:30 p.m. • Acolyte TrainingOassGRACE LUTHERANServing U»e Mataland•nd the ShoreShore r4 and Dawas av.Rev. Oiwles F. Rtoek Jr..pastorRev, J, Breoks Moore,W,- Senior ChoirTODAY (TtaMday) -TiiO p,m. • S«torrehearsalChoir«JNDAY^ ^ VST. JOHN'SLimiRMi mmWttI lw.• DUE TO CONSTRUCTIONSIRVICE — 11 A.M. •TTie GodfreyFuneral HomeH1M1RT L. OODFtlY, M|r.* EsUbUshed ISM809 Cmtiml Avtnu*Pledging for ffh« tutor; « in fh. poif, frt«ftnMf mttd mott dignified fyntnl NTVIM.IN TIMI OF TROUtLl WI AM AfNfAR Ai YOOR PHONI --jtMA- WMKHt to Ocean Cl^'g ftot Funml Diractor9M5 a.m. • Church Schoolil.a.m. - Morning Worshipfl:4S p.m. • Yaung P«ople8 p.m. - Evening SovietWEDNEaDAY-8 p,m, - Prayer meetingTHURSDAY7:30 p.m.rehearsalFRIDAY-7:30 p.m.Senior ChoirHi Y TeensBETHELUNITED METHODISTOcean Heights av.Rev. Edmund Carlisle,pastorSUNDAY-« am. • Morning Worship11 a.m- • Church SchoolCENTRALUNITED METHODISTShore rd. and Central av,Rev. John Bwtag, pastorRev. Everett Hunt,visMng pastorRev. Bepben Sesmaadt,sssistaM pastorTODAY (Thursday) •a p.m.rehearsalSenior ChoirSUNDAY-9:30 and li a.m. • MorningWorship. Nursery at bothwvices.9:30 a.m. • Sunday ChurchSchool with classes tor all ages8:30 p,m. - Junk* UMYF1 p,m, • Evening Worship8:»p,m, - Senior UMYFMONDAY-6:30 p.m Senior UMYFWSLTWMIDI5»k.c.9a.m.1240k.c.B: 15a.m.TRUTb'H€P1LS"s$ 'k, "*i&3BuildingwithpowerTh« Cap* May CountyNational SankMl Aibury Av.. Wai JW-ISWOc«an City hom#Saving* A Loan Association1001 AtbiM-y Av*. Dial 399-0012Eugene W. Path leyI tt J || mm slgsi J^^Bs^£V IliC-Shor* Ro»d Marmora, Dial 399-3344ConiY'l15th A iearWalk Dial 3»W»H. —•— —Howard S, StBinlen110 Asbury Aw, DM MMIIIPAG6 3 — SECTIOM TW?'softball at MiU Road ScnoofainNortMield ,1continued on page?*TffiTUESMTBIBLECUSSTwaw fir Tmby £BUL LEWIS dvTMiC'MeeU Every TacsdayP.M. atThe Stabler**71WALNUTROAOAll AnTeehrwlogy Is abroad in the land, Iverywhere blg.yelj^w,and green mBchlnos pound and ehym thi esrth. Highways u>roil*, apartment complewn riw and amusement parks expand.Our children wateh. They fcnew power when they «• ItlSome of our children, though, don't know about anotttVpoWer for building, They have not betn taught to wm it. His ,the power of God and it also shakei and mavw us. It Is nee*essary for ail m«n—a gigantic sourco of entrgy and strength.Tik» your chlidren to church on Sunday. Theif will be tovmorrow'ibuilders.» KtlMr MnrUninl fkrtla, Int rl. VPfiiBiln wlttW it »» Aimrlmi SIM. SoetwOcean Abstract CompanyWMt Jtrny flfc * ©Mwpiiii230 Wetf Ava. Dial^0.Hurit Traval AgencyAtol637 Asbury Av*. Dial1, Thomas Waldman152 Asbury Av*, Dial 3W-MM/Ntw JorwyOewn CityW TtWtiCompanyllEili^*^^^KS" 1