By CHRISTOPHER SOUTHCape May Star and Wave

WEST CAPE MAY - TheNew Jersey State Policed e t e r -mined ah a n dgrenadef o u n dd u r i n gthe clear-ing ofs o m ebrush at4 1 0F o u r t hA v e .t u r n e dout to beunable toexplode.

On Sept.11 at around 9:13, SusanHoffman and her husbandWayne were doing some work

near a home they are build-ing. Wayne Hoffman saidthey had a bobcat operatordrag a bucket with tines on itacross the ground to clear

a w a ybrush andivy grow-ing infront of ashed theyhad erect-ed. Hesaid hiswife spot-ted theg r e n a d es t i c k i n ghalf wayout of the

ground andf i r s tthought it

was a pine cone. Then she

Please see Dud, pare A2

Hand grenade foundin West Cape May onSept. 11 is a real dud

Christopher South/Cape May Star and Wave

Remembering 9/11The U.S. flag flies from the flag pole at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, where recruitstook part it a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony. See more photos on page A12.

Peggy Peterson/Cape May Star and Wave

A ‘Lady’ passing throughThe 164-foot Lady M II docked at Two Mile Landing Marina this week for a short stay. Owned by Lord Michael Ashcroft, the Lady M II, whose homeport is Belize. was captained by a Delaware River pilotbecause of its size. According to dockmaster Glenn Heathcote, any ship over 500 tons must have a Delaware River pilot as an escort. The Lady M II is shown above left approaching the Middle Thorofare Bridgebetween Cape May and Wildwood Crest, center just before passing under the drawbridge, and right, as it prepares to dock.

King NeptuneBachelor

Auction at theRusty Nail,

Sunday Sept. 195 to 8 p.m.

By CHRISTOPHER SOUTHCape May Star and Wave

VILLAS - Lower TownshipCouncil has been talkingtrash for three meetings (heldevery two weeks) and theyare still at it.

Six weeks ago council wasgiven fee increases to consid-er, including charging forcommercial trash pick up.The township presently picksup residential and commer-cial trash - not charging extrafor businesses. However, thetownship is now considering

either assessing a fee forbusinesses or having themhire their own contractor.

Council was urged to con-sider raising fees relativelyacross the board but theyhave been hesitant to raisesome fees as much as havebeen proposed - or at all. Lastweek council decided not to

raise sports related recre-ation fees by $5 per sport.

Additionally, council hasbeen cautious about slappinglarge increases on businessesciting the down economy.Council previously decided toremove commercial trashcollection fees from the feeordinance and handle them

separately. The township, like every

other municipality in NewJersey, is subject to a 2 per-cent cap on its levy. Its budg-et cannot be increased bymore than 2 percent per yearwith some exceptions.According to Mayor MikeBeck, that requirement hasleft the township anticipatinga $900,000 to $1 million short-fall in the 2011 budget.

Public Works SupervisorGary Douglass proposed set-ting up a fee scale and charg-ing businesses for trash pick

up. Only four municipalitiesof the 16 towns in Cape MayCounty provide free commer-cial trash pick up. Accordingto Douglass, the townshippays $130,000 per year in tip-ping fees. Township ManagerKathy McPherson said thiswas based on a three-weeksurvey of commercial trashpick up. The administrationproposed fees of $35 permonth for businesses withtrash cans, $52 per month fora 2-yard dumpster, $78 for a

Please see Trash, page A3

‘At the end of the road...the deficit weare carrying is huge.’

–Mayor Mike Beck, Lower Twp.

Lower Township council still talking trash

By CHRISTOPHER SOUTHCape May Star and Wave

CAPE MAY - A lot of peoplesay they are from Cape May,but like his brother Robert,Charles A. Swain III, knownto everyone as Bud, was real-ly born in Cape May.

“The doctors made housecalls then. I was born over thehardware store,” Swain said.

He was delivered by Dr.Harold Hughes, on Aug. 2,1930, a year after his brotherwas born.

Whether being born abovethe hardware got the businessin his blood, or whether it wasworking there from age 10,Swain operated the hardwarethat bears his family namefrom 1964 until 2000, whenhis daughter Terri bought thebusiness. Swain said he started out

making 10 cents an hour bywashing windows, sweepingthe sidewalks and emptying

trash. A few months later hisfather, Charles A. Swain Jr.,raised his pay to 25 cents anhour.

“I thought I was a million-aire,” Swain said.

Swain also found that heliked the store, whereasRobert didn’t.

“My brother worked atShield’s Bathhouse acrossfrom Steger’s Beach betweenPerry and Jackson. Heenjoyed that,” Swain said.

Swain said as a child theyhad no television. He said itwas a big thing to listen to theradio at night - shows like the“Lone Ranger” and “InnerSanctum” that began with asqueaky door sound.

He said the family livedabove the store, and they hadone cast iron stove for cook-ing. It was also the only

source of heat in the five bed-room living area. The boyshad to keep the coal supplystocked up.

“We slept under quilts andin the morning we jumpedinto our clothes,” he said.

Swain said they later put inkerosene space heaters - onein the store and two in thehouse. He and Robert wouldagain be responsible forbringing in the fuel for thestove. And while neither ofthe heaters were in their bed-room, they would leave theirclothes in the heated roomand put on warm clothes inthe morning.

“That was a big thing,”Swain said.

Swain said his father hiredPete Peterson to work in the

Please see Bud, page A2

Born in Cape May, Bud Swain in now 80

Cape Ma WaveStar156th YEAR NO. 37 CAPE MAY, N.J. 50¢SERVING AMERICA’S NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK CITY

SPORTSGirls soccer wins

season opener 4-0, B1

LCMR fall sports team schedules, B1

Fishing report: What inthe world is ‘terminal

tackle’?, B2

CAPE MAYWhat’s going on in

Cape May?, A4

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9/18 5:20 5:38 11:02 11:49

9/19 6:08 6:23 11:52

9/20 6:50 7:04 12:30 12:37

9/21 7:27 7:41 1:07 1:18

9/22 8:03 8:17 1:40 1:57

Last Quarter 9/1,30 New Moon 9/81st Quarter 9/15Full Moon 9/23Apogee 9/21Perigee 9/8

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HIGH LOWam pm am pm

THURSDAY, September 16, 2010

Citywide Sidewalk Sale, Thursday, Sept. 16 through Sunday. Sept. 19

Police and firemen waiting for thebomb disposal unit from Trenton.

Bud Swain outside his home in Cape May holding framed Swain’sHardware ad from the Cape May Star and Wave, April 18, 1963,(left in photo) and an ad from the Star of the Cape dated Dec. 16,1905.