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The SenHnei-Ledgereditorials/comment'Old School'momentumThe walls of the old Wesley Avenue school ar*down, but the momentuni displayed In the 11thhoureffort by determined cltlaens to save thebuilding must be kept up.Call them membere of the "Old School," preservationists,do-gooders, whatever — the sincerityand persistence they showed must not be allowedto fall by the wayside.Too much of Ocean City's history and heritagehas met the wrecking ball, but there Is muchworth preserving here which Is continually threatenedby the attitude that there is really nothinghere of true historic or architectural significance.The Impetus which the "Old School" individualsachieved must be accelerated Into a continuingpresence; there must be an "Old School" groupwhich comes together on the common ground ofreitoration-preservfltion.Preservation and progress go hand in hand, andthose who don't understand that should stepaside, lest they be run over by a stepped-up movement,a new historic-minded presence,Aloha spirit willbe rememberedHvland, Hv: John Hood, Bandy" ilUamsoii, the entire Fire-Editor, SentlBel-LedgBn man's Mutual BenevolentIn Hawaii, aloha spirit Is thaAssociation Local 27 oftarn uwd whin somoonedoes something good Foranother parson.Last month I found thatlame ipirit right here athDuring the Hoble 17National Championships InWildwood this summer, Iqualified for the Hoble 17World Championships inMaul in September m partof Team USA,For a few reasons, I didn'tplan to attand, That'i whenfriends from selling, work,and around town gottogether and made it pculblofor me to attend,Pd like to thank MikeOcean City, Jim and EileenBourgeois, Bayvlew Sailboats,FlBhln' Stuff tackleshop, Jeff Froit, iruoi Buck,Randy Scarborough, RonTaht,Without your generoussupport, and the fantasticeneouragimint from everyone,t never would hivegone. Thi knowledge andexperience gained by participatingin a majorInternational soiling eventcan't really be described.My I6th-place award willalways remind me not onlyef a great galling event, bitalso of the true aloha spiritshown by all of you.WithWllFinally, a voice forabsentee ownersEditor, Sentinel-Ledger:As a summer resident ofOcean City for the past 26years, 1 have sought someparticipation or representationin our city govimmgnt,since summer propertyowneM do not have theprivilege of a vote.ta 1974 in a litter to theeditor, 1 suggested'that thehusband and wife ownersof a summer property getone-half vote each in cityelections. This suggestiongot nowhere, however,short of creating a greatdeal of curiosity and comment.Now conies along agroup of falf-thlflking menand women who haveestablished an organizationcalled Fairness In Taxes.This organization, whichrepresents all propertyowners of Ocean City,started with a few mimberiand now has mote than2,000 and it growing eachday,At each Council angling,a group of FIT inmntjgrs arepresent to observe and toof/er suggestions when It itpossible to do so*1 feel obliged to this otganliaHon,as should all summerproperty owners, Now1 feel that 1 an being protectedeven In the wintermonths when 1 amhPuMtkti in AiMf tet't ainmt Fimttf MMrtThe Sentinel-LedgerA 0mm n summiLmH*fw,John BannunoHmemmti Pa,_ Pww Phww ar« cod*