News INSIDE: Obituaries, Amusements, Classified The Press, Atlantic City, N.J.-Monday, May 20, 1985 Page 21 Corpse Found In Creek By T.J. McCARTHY And GEORGE STRAWLEY Press Staff Writers Canines Cavort at Show By CATHERINE HOGG Press Correspondent Sands, a yellow Labrador retriever, gets congratulations from handler Connie Bickler after a jump during the competition's obedience trials VINELAND It might not have been dog-eat-dog, but the competition was fierce here Sunday at the annual South Jersey Kennel Club Match Show. More than 100 dogs, and their well-behaved owners, paraded around the outfield of the Landis Park baseball diamond during the all-day event, which is held under the auspices of the American Kennel Club. Unlike a point show, a match show does not earn participants points toward an AKC pionship for dogs who enter. Instead, it's for practice, according to SJKC President Dick Ells of Vineland.
The show gives dogs and their owners a chance to learn what competition is like and what's expected of them. "It's an excellent time to introduce puppies to the ring," Ells In the, bright, sunny show several graceful Afghans, "feathers," or tail hair, floating in the breeze, jogged with their masters, showing off for the judges. In the next enclosure, three Golden Retrievers, their brilliant, shining coats dappled with sun, awaited their turn patiently. Tiny Pekingese puppies, looking like animated, multicolored rag mops, hopped around a blanket spread in the grass nearby. Mastiffs, huge golden heads held proudly and massive jaws clenched tightly, kept careful watch over the scene as German Sheppards, Lhaso Apsos and terriers hugged their masters' hips and paraded the grounds, practicing for their moment in the spotlight.
Judging is done in two separate areas, by breed and in obedience, said Ring Steward Reba Rubright. Each judge is assigned a ring steward who is responsible for matching entry numbers to dogs and keeping awards straight, she said. Dogs are judged in the breed categories using specific criteria for that breed. For instance, an Afghan must have a "saddle," or the darkly colored streak of short hair that follows its spine from neck to tail. Lack of this distinctive feature counts against the dog's total score.
The animals who are judged in the obedience category don't necessarily have to do tricks or difficult maneuvers, said Rubright. "There's a sub-novice level, where dogs new to the ring show their basic training while on a lead," she said. One of the more interesting breeds at Sunday's show, the Shar Pei, 'is not yet sanctioned by the AKC, according to Ells. The Shar Pei, or Chinese Fighting Dog, looks a little like a bulldog with too much extra skin. New breeds like the Shar Pei must have a minimum of seven "pure" generations before they receive AKC sanction, said Ring Steward Dick Rubright.
Originally bred in China more than 2,000 years ago, the breed was almost wiped out during that country's Cultural Revolution, said Judge Kathy Urhmann. "The Chinese eat dogs, remember," she said. Earlier in this century, some of the dogs were smuggled out of China to (See DOGS on Page 22) Press photos by Ray Freas Amber Mist awaits the chance to show up the other poodles State: School Asbestos- Removal System Rev Revamped LOWER TOWNSHIP The body of a Virginia man in his mid20s was discovered floating in Cape Island Creek near Cold Spring dock Sunday morning, Marine Police said. Police were withholding the identity of the man pending notification of next of kin. There were no immediate signs of foul play, police said.
An autopsy will be conducted today to determine the cause of death. Police said the body was spotted by the crew of the fishing boat Vaud J. as the boat was maneuvering near Cold Spring dock. The body was fully clothed and apparently had been in the water for two to three days, according to police. The U.S.
Coast Guard recovered the body and transported it to the Cape May base, where Lower Township Police, Marine Police and personnel from the county Prosecutor's Office were waiting. The body then was taken to Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital in Cape May Court House. Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued four men from a Delaware Bay jetty Sunday morning after their sailing sloop lost power and grounded on the jetty, a Guard spokesman said. The sloop's captain later reported that a nearby 30- to 35- foot vessel ignored his distress call when the sloop began to sink at about 6:45 a.m.
Sunday near the western end of the Cape May Canal. Hoisted to safety by helicopter were Philip Corley, 59, of Harwich, Vernon Rodgers, 60, of Atlantic City; Brendan Conroy, 57, of Freehold, and Joseph Baker, 59, of Levittown, Pa. There were no injuries. The Coast Guard helicopter was piloted by Lt. Bart Kolb, with crew members Cynthia Axell and Pat Brennan.
A Coast Guard patrol boat also assisted at the scene, according to the spokesman. By ROBERT GUNTHER Press Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY After the chaos and concern that resulted from the removal of asbestos from school buildings last summer, the state has revamped and strengthened its system for dealing with removal projects, state officials said at a conference here Sunday. The biggest problem now, as 76 school districts are hoping to remove asbestos from 221 school buildings this summer, is not due to state regulation but to a short- Rescuers Simulate Accident By CATHERINE HOGG Press Correspondent MILLVILLE If you happened along Buckshutem Road here early Saturday morning and saw the "plane crash," don't worry. It was only a drill. The drill, held jointly by the city's rescue and community service organizations, is an annual event to help workers sharpen their rescue skills, according.
to Chuck Laury, a lieutenant with the Millville Rescue Squad. The plane crash was set up with the help of Millville Municipal Airport about 700 yards off Buckshutem Road, in a heavily wooded area about a mile south of Cedarville Road, Laury said. Personnel f. a the Millville Rescue Squad, the Millville Fire Department, the city's police reserves, Millville Hospital and the city's Emergency Management Office were on hand to help with the "injured" during the drill. Eighteen volunteers, all members of the various organizations, simulating injuries ranging from age of manpower and insurance.
That shortage may stop or slow work this year, according to Frank Johnson, manager of the Bureau of Facility Planning Services for the state Department of Education. Johnson, along with his counterparts from the Department of Health and Division of Community Affairs, outlined the asbestos situation during a meeting of the state's school boards and school administrators associations at Resorts International Hotel Casino. "Initially the insurance indus- try flat out refused to provide any coverage to contractors or boards of education," Johnson said. "As they saw new standards put in place, they agreed to discuss it. It is probable that two or three of the larger contractors will be insured.
For this summer, it could represent the biggest problem." The other factor that could hamper asbestos work is the availability of workers. Most of the removal workers are insulation workers and could be busy with better-paying insulation jobs this summer. But if these two roadblocks to asbestos work can be overcome, or partially overcome, the state mechanism for monitoring and controlling the work is more finely tuned this year. "It's a whole different ball game this year," said Rebecca Zagraniski, chief of the Environmental Health Program at the state Department of Health. "Nobody knew the magnitude of the problem would get as great as it did last summer.
We have enforcement power we didn't have before. We've done a tremendous amount of public education." Her department has assessed Press photo by Dominick J. Rebeck Ill Emergency personnel survey the damage in the 'plane crash' on Buckshutem Road in Millville broken femurs to concussions, lay impact and several of the "in- the drills." in and around the plane, which jured" had to be removed by The "victims" were taken to a for the drill by the rescue personnel. triage area for stabilization of was provided airport, Laury said. "We had a variety of injuries," their "wounds" before being The plane's fuselage was set up Laury said.
"We try to give a transported to Millville Hospital, to look like it had burst apart on complete field of injuries during Laury said. all 221 schools and selected 50 to 80 that it feels need asbestos removed this summer. If a lack of insurance or manpower limits the number of project in the state, the department will make sure that the worst areas are cleaned up first. Last year things did not run so smoothly. In the fall, shortly before school started, a bonfire of activity and concern over asbestos removal was sparked by a state Public Advocate's Office report on hazardous removal practices.
The report did not specify Commentary where the hazardous removal practices were occurring, so all 355 projects in the state were suspect. State officials rushed to upgrade their monitoring of the projects and update their records. Several schools were forced to open late because of asbestos work. Last year, the state Department of Education, although it had little related experience, monitored schools before and after asbestos cleanups. Now the inspections have been put in the (See ASBESTOS on Page 22) Vote for Progress, Past and Future Forget Trivial Pursuit.
There's a new game in Millville this week called What If. What If goes like this: What If 60 percent of the registered voters had done their civic duty last Tuesday and voted instead of only 40 percent? What If Mayor Chester M. Goodwin III hadn't been so involved in his income tax work and really campaigned as effectively as Sumner Lippincott? What If Police Sgt. Martin Dunn had garnered 200 more votes? Since newspapers report What Is instead of What If, we have to deal with what actually happened. And what happened i is that 40 percent of the voters appreciated the opportunity they have living in a democracy to have a voice in the people who run the government closest to them.
And what they did was to reelect five men who have worked as a team under Goodwin's leadership. They chose five men who, along with a very effective, professional City Hall staff, have initiated much-needed progress in the city. Providing a facility that is a safe, decent place in which to work and where the public can be served was the right thing to do in every respect. Those who looked at the old building with nostalgia obviously never saw the leaky roof, the water pouring through lighting fixtures and the other horrendous features that made it a hazard. Throughout the campaign they pointed to many projects that have been started or are almost ready to be implemented the airport industrial park, revitalization of the downtown and the waterfront development all desirable for a community that is looking ahead.
And the man to whom they gave the most votes symbolizes the things Millvillians say they hold dear a hard-working family man who has been involved in his community and church for many years; a low-key, sincere person who will try to continue the harmony and teamwork of the past four years. The re-election of the incum- (See COMMENT on Page 22).
