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30, 1982 D3 Beautified island will honor past stock exchange president By GEORGE W. BROWN Press Staff Writer BAY HEAD A 600-foot-long island near the center of Twilight Lake will be dedicated next month as a memorial to James C. Kellogg HI, a summer resident Vho was past president of the New York Stock Exchange and chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The island, which is about 20 feet wide, is being planted with more than 450 trees, shrubs and bushes as part of a beautifica-fion project that will include development of a bird sanctuary. Employees of River Nursery, Brick ownship, are hurrying to complete-the plantings and to spread grass and flower seeds before the plot's only link to the mainland is removed this spring.

An island is being fashioned from a former Pennsylvania Railroad causeway that 6nce was used by trains operating between Red Bank and Philadelphia via Seaside Heights. The Bay Head-Mantoloking Foundation plans to have the northern end of the causeway removed and to use the material taken from the lake to widen the island. Rail service was halted in December 1946. A small bridge at the north end of the causeway has deteriorated, blocking tidal flow in the lake and creating an eyesore. This led a group of residents, headed by H.

Woodward McDowell, to begin the beauti-fication project. They say development of the island as a bird sanctuary will beautify the lake and permit the resumption of model sailboat racing there. A group formed to race small models in the lake disbanded several years ago because of debris in the shallow body of water. Removal of the northern part of the causeway will also provide a water depth of three feet at low tide, sufficient to allow use of shallow-draft, surfboard-style sailboats. Materials removed from the north end of the causeway also will be used to cover the deteriorated concrete bridge.

Work on the project was delayed while the island committee obtained needed approvals from the Army Corps of Engineers, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Borough Council. The property was donated to the group by the state Department of Transportation. Mrs. Robert Applegate, a Seaweeders Garden Club member who is acting as chairwoman of the coordinating commit tee, said plants being placed on the island-to-be are either Indigenous to the area or have proven to be adaptable to local weather and soil conditions. They include inkberry, shad bush, red cedar, red chokeberry, summersweet, autumn olive, winterberry, shore juniper, sweetbay magnolia, bayberry, sourgum, Japanese black pine, beachplum, smooth sumac, rugosa rose and arroweed.

The project is part of a lake beautifica-tion process begun by the Seaweeders in 1964. Projects include development of nature trails, a memorial garden and natural plantings. Mrs. Applegate is seeking contributions to help pay for the trees and bushes or memorial plantings. She wants to have the planting done before the causeway becomes an island, to avoid having to ferry workmen and supplies there.

So far, the foundation has raised more than $15,000 for the beautification work. McDowell said a foundation that has aked to stay anonymous has pledged to match the contributions if they reach the $20,000 goal. Kellogg, who died in December 1980, was a member of the Bay Head Improvement Association's executive board and secretary of the Bay Head Yacht Club. WA -i t-ZS Asbury Park Press Ed Beraitis (left), and Jim Murtaugh of River Nursery, Brick Township, add a shrub as part of the island beautification project in Twilight Lake, Bay Head. The island will be dedicated next month to James C.

Kellogg III. Northern Ocean Community Projected JACKSON TOWNSHIP The $7.6 million spending package expected to be introduced tonight will increase the municipal tax rate by 23.5 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation. But officials are hopeful several other events will come to pass before the final budget adoption that would enable the tax increase to be lowered to 15 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation, said Committeeman Neil O'Connell. O'Connell said if state legislators reconvene before April 30, they may allow municipalities to anticipate receiving 75 percent of the gross receipts tax, which would cut 4.5 cents from the increase. hike may "We're running a pretty tight ship," O'Connell said.

He said the committee last night agreed on a hiring freeze, but did not opt to cut down on personnel because it did not want to provide fewer services. The reserve for uncollected taxes is $1.2 million, up about $350,000, he said. The committee discussed whether to go above an $840,000 capital outlay figure, but agreed to keep it down, O'Connell said. Under capital outlay, the committee plans to spend a court-ordered $300,000 to close the municipal landfill on Lakehurst Road, he said. That figure includes engineering fees.

Supreme Court asked to settle beach dispute THE NEW JERSEY Supreme Court soon may decide if beaches in Bay Head are private and off limits to the general public. The state Public Advocate has asked the high court to make the final determination on the case, which is now before the Appellate Division of Superior Court. The public advocate had appealed last year's decision by Ocean County Superior Court Judge Harold Kaplan that the beaches are private. The case had some added notoriety last Tonight Point Pleasant Beach Borough Council, 7:30 p.m., borough hall. Brick Township Council, 7:30 p.m., municipal building.

Jackson Township Committee, 8 p.m., municipal building. The public is invited to attend caucus sessions, but public participation generally Is not allowed. BRICK TOWNSHIP The Women's Fellowship of the First Baptist Church of Laurelton will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church hall. Vera Van Zile will lead devotions.

Hilda Lohmeyer, Madge Lambert, Gladys Christiansen and Elsie Riley will be hostesses. There will be a discussion of the use of police dogs in detective work. POINT PLEASANT BEACH Elizabeth S. Rozier, director of the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs, will speak on "supermarket survival" at a meeting of the Evening Membership Division of the Women's Club of Point Pleasant Beach. POINT PLEASANT Tax aide volunteers of the American Association of Retired Persons, Chapter 2920, will be available from 9:30 a.m.

to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. now through April 14 at St. Martha's Roman Catholic Church parish hall. Those seeking assistance are asked to bring last year's tax returns and forms for the current tax year, including W2 forms. POINT PLEASANT BEACH -There will be no trash pick-up here on Good Friday, April 9.

Sanitation serv- ice will resume its regular schedule on April 12. No extra pick-up has been scheduled to replace the Good Friday LAKEWOOD The spring series of Pre-school Story Hours at the Lake- week when Supreme Court Chief Justice property owners, renters and friends of cases get as old as the one in Bay Head, arguments on it. Disabled man may have to pay back savings LAKEWOOD Michael Amaroso, a For three years, he has managed to OceanMonmouth Legal Services, Toms money came from savings of SSI payments nprphral nalsv viptim rain ho maw havo in nut a Httln nf that mnnov into a cavW an. River, said he has exceeded SSI's $1,500 re- Only. cerebral palsy victim, says he have to put a little of that into a savings ac River, said he has exceeded SSI's $1,500 re money came from savings of SSI payments only.

residents or association members had been allowed to buy summer beach badges. In court, the plaintiffs sought to have a predetermined number of badges available to non-residents on a first-come, first-served basis. But Kaplan ruled in favor of the property owners and kept the beaches private. Wilentz said he had personally contacted the assignment judge in Ocean County last year and asked that the case be moved. The chief justice pointed out that when source limit.

Resources, she said, are defined as cash or anything convertible to cash. Due to his handicap, Amaroso has poor eyesight, Ms. Keating explained, and some problems with mathematical skills. A social worker helps him with his bookkeeping. "He did not realize he went over the $1,500 resource limit before he withdrew the money to put into the bicycle," she said.

On March 15, he received an overpayment notice from SSI, informing him he had been over the limit for about three months. That was when he realized that the savings from his monthly SSI check should have been included in his resource limit. He must now show that he has no other source of income, and that the bicycle tax rate Officials also are hopeful they can receive the additional $120,000 won in a legal suit against several insurance companies. The township last week won a suit mandating that the companies pay for the township's defense in litigation over polluted water in the Legler section, O'Connell said. He said $200,000 from the companies already has been included in the budget, but the committee did not anticipate the $120,000.

That figure, O'Connell said, would cut another 3.5 cents from the increase, bringing it to 15 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed $7,543,000 budget is up $1,076,967 from last year. O'Connell said. Robert N. Wilentz cited it as one that should be disposed of soon, because it has been pending for so long.

The Bay Head case began in 1973 when Virginia Matthews, a Point Pleasant resident, was denied access to the beaches in Bay Head because she did not live in that borough. She and the public advocate became the plaintiffs in a suit against the Bay Head Improvement Association and local property owners. Only Bay Head residents who were members of the association, beachfront money count each month, in the hopes of eventually buying a motorized bicycle. He said the vehicle would help him get around town and do his shopping, since a taxi ride to a grocery store and back has cost him as much as $10. But his lawyer, Elizabeth Keating of termed accident The farm at 1191 Sally Ike Road is owned by Emma McCormick, who declined to comment on the accident.

Allen worked on the farm in his spare time, his brother said. Sullivan said Allen went to the farm about 10 a.m. Friday. When he had not returned from the fields about 5:30 p.m., Mrs. McCormick became worried and asked a neighbor to look for him, the detective said.

The neighbor, Mrs. Carol Percy, 1189 Sally Ike Road, found Allen lying next to the tractor. Sullivan said the tractor apparently ran out of gas because the ignition key was left on. E. Herbert Allen, Herbertsville Road, said his brother was preparing to fertilize an asparagus patch.

They grew mostly vegetables and flowers, he said. The tpecialt offered fort BmHed tin only) Join Nowl on of Ocean County's largest DtncorciM Studio ALIVE CENTER Brick Town 580 Brick Blvd. Riviera Plaza 477-6118 be cut About $200,000 has been allocated for road work, $100,000 for equipment for the Public Works Department, $60,000 for expansion of the library on Coventry Road, and $40,000 to fix a leaky roof at the municipal building, O'Connell said. Under a five-year spending plan to build a municipal water complex, the committee allocated $50,000 for it this year, O'Connell said. The committee also is spending $35,000 on a new ambulance for the first aid squad, $30,000 for a van for the handicapped and $3,000 to build a ramp for handicapped into the police department, O'Connell added.

the people involved "begin to forget what the case is about." "They have to pull out of 40 files to refresh their memory," Wilentz said. "More time is needed to prepare the case after years of delay." Joseph Clayton, a lawyer representing some of those property owners, said he learned yesterday that the public advocate had asked the Supreme Court to review the case. He said he hoped to know by the end of the month whether the high court will hear Ms. Keating said Amaroso's small apartment is furnished only with a few pieces of second-hand furniture, and that he had to scrimp for several years to come up with the money for the bicycle. "He virtually starved himself to pay for the bicycle," she said.

The overpayment notice informed Amaroso arrangments could be made to spread the repayment back over a several; year period. Ms. Keating, however, said Amaroso is in the process of applying for a waiver of that repayment order. Social Security referred questions to Sen. Bill Bradley, who was asked by Amaroso for help.

Bradley and his staff could not be reached for comment yesterday. Amaroso has to pay more for a taxi ride because he travels with a wheelchair, Ms. Keating said. VISA Street. Tome River AMERICAN EXPRESS wood Public Library will begin on April 20.

Three-year olds will meet on Tuesday mronings at 10:30 a.m. for 30-minutes of stories, songs, fingerplays and flmstrips. That program will run through June 9. Four and five-year olds will meet on Wednesday mornings beginning at 10:30 a.m. on April 21 for a similar 45-minute program.

That program will also run through June 9. Children must be pre-registered for both programs. Registration begins on April 5 at the Children's Department of the library, Second Street and Monmouth Avenue. Children must reach the age of 3 or 4 by April 1 to register for the appropriate series. Further information is available at the libary.

LAKEWOOD Rep. Millicent Fenwick, R-NJ, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, will speak at Georgian Court College's casino at 10 a.m. on April 24. Mrs.

Fenwick's talk is sponsored by the college's Graduate School Alumni Association. The congresswoman, who lives in Bernardsville, was elected to the New Jersey Assembly in 1969, and subsequently was appointed director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs. She was elected to congress in 1974. Her presentation is open to the public, and admission is free. WESTFIELD The NOVAT B'nai B'rith Women, a singles unit for college graduates and professionals age 21 to 34, will host a mid-Passover brunch discussion at 11 a.m.

on April 11 at Temple Emanuel, 756 E. Broad Street. Topic of the discussion will be Anti-Semitism in the business world. There will be a special emphasis on corporate anti-semitism. The 5 donation will benefit the B'nai B'rith National youth service appeal.

There will be a panel discussion featuring Robert Brandt, post production supervisor for ABC-TV's 2020; Meyer Rosenthal, a local attorney and past president of the Northern New Jersey B'nai B'rith; and a representative of the state government. taxpayers of Brick millions of dollars in construction costs for a school that today would be emptying," Bittmann in a prepared release. Bittmann also said he is supporting school board candidate Glenn Compton, who he said has common sense, concern for taxpayers, and a genuine drive to improve the school system. Compton holds a degree in English and expects to receive a master's degree in technical communication in May, Bittmann said. Compton would be an asset to the board in the areas of finance and curriculum, he added.

"He will help by insisting on full value for every dollar spent," Bittmann said. Bittmann said Hancock spent many hours analyzing four enrollment plans presented by the administration, and, after finding them inadequate, wrote his own plan to end split sessions. "Hopefully in the near future our board again will review Hancock's proposal, vote to end splits, and reduce the proposed budget by $350,000 on that item alone," Bittmann said. Bittmann said Hancock is constantly reviewing the needs of the district and has consideration for the taxpayers. Although the proposed additions plan is not needed because of an enrollment decline near 1,000 students, Bittmann said Hancock should not be criticized for the architectural fees spent on it because the entire board voted for it.

"The citizens of Brick should be thankful that he held the line and did not allow construction of a monster building we don't need," Bittmann said. Bittmann said Hancock has worked against unreasonable opposition in bringing the truth to the citizens, and he possesses the capability to think ahead, recognize wasteful spending, and continues to call for improvement to the educational process. President's efforts lauded may pay back more than $800 to the Social Security Administration because he saved too much money. Amaroso, who lives alone in an apartment on Lois Lane, said he receives about $289 a month in Supplement Security Income, which is his only source of income. Official's death BRICK TOWNSHIP The death Friday of Wall Township official Ralph D.

Allen has been ruled accidental by police and the Ocean County medical examiner. Allen, 65, died of a massive cranial hemorrhage, according to the office of the examiner, Dr. Walter E. Corrigan. Police said they believe Allen was struck by a tractor accessory while working on a five-acre farm he and his brother rented here.

Allen served as sub-code building inspector and code enforcement officer in Wall Township and lived on Ramshorn Drive there. Detective Robert Sullivan said Allen was killed while attempting to either connect or disconnect a fertilizing attachment to a tractor. The attachment apparently fell, gashing the back of his head, Sullivan added. of our Toms River Location 0DY Toms River 1201 Rt. 37 341-0068 477-6131 month PROGRAM 1 now c)fo) BRICK TOWNSHIP Board of Education member Robert Bittmann has thrown his support to board president Richard S.

Hancock in the upcoming election. Bittman, although not running in the election, said Hancock's stand against a elementary school was "totally justified beyond any doubt." "His courage to speak out saved the Police seek suspect LAKEWOOD Police said they are looking for a man in connection with the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl at 5:55 p.m. on Lexington Avenue near Ninth Street. The man was described as white, with a medium build, having long brown hair, 5 foot 8 inches tall, blue eyes, wearing a black leather jacket, work pants and black shoes. The suspect was driving a red car that had yellow stripes on the side, possibly shaped like lightning bolts, police said.

Police said the girl bit the man on the wrist as he tried to get her into the car, and he let go and then sped off. Police ask anyone seeing the car or a man fitting the description to contact the police department. Invitation extended BRICK TOWNSHIP Board of Education President Richard S. Hancock has been invited to attend an executive academy for school board members presented by the state Department of Education in cooperation with the New Jersey School Boards Association. 1 The academy, Hancock said, is designed to familiarize board members with the intricate workings of the Department of Education and establish working relationships with top officials there.

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