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PAGE 2-SECTION FOUR THE OCEAN CjT.Y SENTINEL-LEDGER SPRING EDITION-19/7
Beauty queens are not
pulled from a hat."The
crown that one sees
resting on a queen's
lovely tresses were won
on tt\e strength of her
talent and effort.
Pictured on this page
are scenes from the 1976
iss Ocean City
eant on the Boardk
Music Pier. A bevy
of lovely local girls seek
the crown each year.'
When one watches the.
Miss Ocean City
pageant performance
he is watching a local
preview of the world
renowned Miss America
Pageant in Atlantic
City. The winner of the
home town crown
moves on to compete in
the county contest and
the'winner there goes on
to the Miss New Jersey
contest and thus onto
?-the Miss America stage.
; ; Beauty queens are no
? longer only beauty
^queens. In addition to.
'possessing the best in
; feminine physical
j charms, they must be
£ talented in some area of
f the arts, poised and
? intelligent. The day of
I the "pretty" queen is
| long past.
v The panel of
1 p-photographs is a cap-
All Kind Of
House Plants
Hanging Baskets
sule presentation -ot
what goes on here in
Ocean City and in other
towns" throughout, the
country when pretty
young ladies make their
hid for th*» "hio onr>"
Taffy Schmidt
Entertain You."
Bedding Plants
Veg. Plants
Geraniums
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is bom: Beauty'
the Miss America,
crown. •
The Miss Ocean City
pageant is slated this
year on the Boardwalk.;
Music Pier on August
120. ' . • • . .
makes the plea - "Let Me
1979
Ocean City
centennial year
Hereshe
Robbyn Scott
Miss.Ocean.City -1976
Seashore communities cooperate
in coastal storm-warning system
Flood titles are the bane of
• oceanfront communities in
'Southern New Jersey, butthe 1 '
ill effects of these natural
phenomena are in the profess
-of being minimized here in
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Cape May County.
,. Cape . May County Civil
Defense officials are working
with their counterparts in
Virginia. Maryland and
Delaware to perfect a coastal
storm early warning system.
Under the plan, seashore
communities from Norfolk,
Va., to the south to Asbury
Park, N.J.. to the north arc
devising a warning system by-.
- which one community-could
give to neighboring communities
advice on what to
expect on- predicted high
tides: . .
Because tides run from
'south.to north, a high tide in
Cape May County wouldn't
reach flood stage in neighboring
Atlantic ' County for
about one hour and. it would,
take four to five hours to'
reach Ocean County.
Using indicators in the back
bay area, CD. officials can
determine how high- the tide
will go and alert the other
counties through a network of
ham radio ' operators who-,
transmit on a designated '
•frequency other than .-that
used for emergency purposes.
In this way officials in other
counties can plan better and
know what they are faced
' with.
Unfortunately the current
network exists only in New
Jersey and' thus Cape May
County, being at the southern
end. must be hit first before
the strength of th'e flooding
. Karen Kibblehouse and mute friend in pantomine
of the 60's. '
tide can be measured and a
warning issued,,o.1.l/, ,-....,
Cape officials are now
negotiating- with officials, in
Sussex County, Del., Ocean
City, Md'., and Accomack
County, Va., in an effort to
entice them to join the net :
work. ' . •
. The Virginia checkpoint
could give officials here as
mijch as two to three hours to
prepare for an unusually high •
tide. ' ...
If these other communities
join the network it will be up
to them to find still more
checkpoints to their south to
help give them advance
warning.
The Cape May County Civil
Defense unit also has a storm
.alert device that enables
officials to be aware of severe'
thunderstorms up to 100 miles
away. .
• The new device will help
resort communities alert
lifeguards during the summer
to clear the beaches well in
advance of an impending
electrical storm.
FINEST IN WORLD .
A great many people
consider New Jersey's white
sandy beaches the finest in
the world. This is evidenced
by the fact that the resort
areas are credited with
generating one and one-half
billion dollars in. business,
years.
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..' Carol, Adams, in a
South df 'the Boarder
routine. Miss Adams
'was .selectedpageant's.
•Miss Congeniality..
. • Ellen " Hannigan . •• . .
played the piano as her ' Mgry Lee Nicholas
talent segment. • ..?id pretty, picture, to
. . • . /• the sound df music.
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SPRING EDITION -1977
Cape May
Diamond
a pretty
sand gem
A Cape ' May Diamond?
What is it? This is the reaction
of many people not familiar
with the famous Ocean City
beach stone.
First of all, for those who do
not know what a Cape May
Diamond is... it is a
semiprecious gem. Yes, that
is what it is designated.'
One would never recognize
it as a gem in its natural state .
but it is found on the beaches
of Cape May County. It looks
just like an ordinary beach
stone but when cut and'
polished it rivals real
diamonds.
Local beachcombers and
knowledgeable residents have
found a number of Cape May
Diamonds along the Ocean
City beach. Usually found at
the water's edge, there is a
method by which to determine
whether it is a Cape May
Diamond or just a shiney
pebble on the beach.
Hold some surf water in the
palm of the hand. Place the
stone in the small pool of
water and slosh it around
slightly. If it looks like glass,
you have a Cape May
Diamond. . '
The stones are usually sent
to Germany for cutting and
'polishing however, recently
people have been sending
them to Hong Kong. There
they were cut and polished
then returned to the shipper.
It takes about eight weeks to
have the finished object
returned:
Arrangements are being
made to have the Cape May
Diamond put in the
Smithsonian Institution, in
Washington, D.C.
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QUEEN INFANTA—One of the more desirable
beauty crowns is that worn by Queen Infanta, who
reigns over the annual Boardwalk Baby Parade in
August. Here the Queen, Hiede Fennimore, holds still
while Mayor B. Thomas Waldman adjusts the crown
on herhead.
PRETTY CROP—We grow more than lovely
tomatoes here in Cape May County, New Jersey. Just
look at this Cape crop of beauties. The one seated
center is Laurie Berchtold, Miss Cape May County,
1976. The scene is the finale of the annual beauty
contest staged here on the Ocean City Boardwalk
Music Pier. Standing is Stina Blomkvest, the 1975
queen and a lovely in her own right. The ladies on the
flajlks are (1 to r) LuAnn Strum, Else Berkstresser,
Maryuee Nicholas and Betsy Becotte.
Seashells -
wide variety on OC beach
Collecting seashells for fun,
hobby and profit is a popular
pasttime and advocation on
the beach in Ocean City.
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Amateur, scientific and
professional shell collectors
roam the sands of Ocean City
seeking out the simple as well
as the exotic shell for their
individual collections.
Shell collecting has been a
fascinating diversion since
before6000 B.C., so the casual
beachcomber today is doing
what comes naturally since
that time.
Shells were big business in
the early Roman times as a
source of the purple dye which
was indicative of the
statesmen and\ royalty.who
were the sole wearers oi the
color.
Hunting shells is also big
business. There is the story
about the southern resort city
that ordered truckloads of
shells scooped up from a
neighboring beach so that the
people visiting^ the resort
could have the excitement of
THE OCEAN CITY SENTINEL LEDGER PAGE 3 SECTION POUR
QUEEN OF SAFLORS-Lovely
Caryn Fernandez was Miss Night in
Venice, 1976. Night in Venice is an
annual event in which local boat
owners decorate their craft in
imaginative themes and sail them
along the bayfront competing for
prizes. Night in Venice in Ocean City
this summer will be orr July 30.
LODGE QUEEN-.The Artisan
Order for Mutual Protection holds
an outing in Ocean City each
summer, and one of the highlights of
the outing is the selection of a beauty
queen to reign over the activities.
Here Queen Melanie Garutti holds
still while her predecessor. Roselyn
Henderson, places the diadem on
her tresses.
Beauties by the sea
What would a seashore paradise be without angels ?.
We have them here in Ocean City. We call them beauty
queens. Usually every major event has its queen,
thus the abundance of lovelies. Here are some.
fc aliens oi .note on its
beach.
Each beach supports different
species of shells. If you
are looking for conch shells,
you have to find the beach
where they live. Ocean City
has a variety of shell species.
The shell is made by the sea
animal that lives in the shell.
The animal must be able to
feed upon the food of the area.
The animals come out of their
shells, walk on the sea bottom,
burrow in the sand, float
the food in the water and then
feed on it.
Shell collecting has become
so popular in some areas of
the world that restrictions
have had to be placed on their
taking. They are protected as
a matter of conservation, just
as some land animals are
protected by hunter quotas.
Shell collecting is fun. and
Ocean City is the fun place for
shell collectors.
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OFF-SEASON LOVLIES-Not all beauty queens
reign during the summer months in Ocean City. In late
October the Ocean City Exchange Club stages its annual
Halloween Parade and five Ocean City High School
lovlies are designated Miss Pumpkin ^and her court.
Pictured here is Miss Pumpkin Lisa Gerkin (center)
with her court, Barbara Hughes and Lori Shearer at left
and Karen Haak and Valerie Jernee at right.
CBers organize
emergency team
Citizen band radio U put to
use in Ocean City for the
welfare -and • safety of
residents and visitors through
the Radio Emergency -
Associated Citizens Team
(REACT).
It is an emergency hotline
network to which citizens can
turn in time of trouble and
need The system should be
beneficial for visitors to
Ocean City as well as
residents.
A nationwide program,
REACT volunteers often
assist local police departments
during periods of heavy
activity, like mischief night or
during large community
activities, and also maintain
constant vigilance for
emergency situations.
Members of the REACT
team here take turns
monitoring channel 9 - the CB
emergency channel - and keep
a lookout for automobile and
boating accidents, stranded
motorists, forest fires and
other emergencies.
It's (REACT) a communications
line where
peopiefrom in and out of town
can get help. They know they
can get on channel 9 and get
results.
.Once a REACT volunteer
spots an emergency problem,
he or she will note the location
of the problem and notify the
proper authorities.
Participating members will
carry telephone numbers for
the marine poUee, local poUee
and fire departments, Coast
Guard stations and dog
control departments.
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The REACT team will
respond to any kind of
emergency.
Like its mainland comterpart,
the-REACT group
here will also act as "crtm
eyes and ears" for the best
police. „
V* REACT member spoM*
burglary or other crime 4n
progress, p g r , passive p assistance sistac
will ill be b given i by b immediately
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notifying police via channel^.
Members of this city's
police accident squad far over
a yesrhavebeen maattoriag
channel 9.
There are currently a
members in this city's
REACT program.
To be an active member, .a
, purson must be at least IS
years oio, be s awSBssV
operator of a CB set, html
telephone in his vehicle aftd
monttorch«nnd9aininiiBaaa
of 30 horn • month. ,.'.
Any CB operator h i
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spots an i
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