Press of Atlantic City from Atlantic City, New Jersey • 17

B2 The Press Atlantic City Tuesday July 25 1989 REGION Scout honored for saving life I Staff photo by Vernon Ogrodnek Shawn Madjeski holds up his brother James i AC brothers push change of government A former propeller technician for the 47 the North Jersey resident had driven his wife to the airport to show where heJiad been stationed to Kondrach Charles Jones Polillo said the petition drive will begin in earnest next week in the Inlet section of the city Gary Eagle rear Andrew Kondrach center and Mike display parts of 47 plane found during draining of Union Lake" By JO ANN WILLIAMS Staff Writer By LEON POPE Staff Writer the limit The sky's the limit as far as the men's plans and dreams for the museum are concerned Butfthc big limiting factor is money going to take a lot to get the old World War II building in shape even though members are dping the labor Stowe spends virtuallytweiy free hour working on the project and has at least a half dozen helpers but he said he needs a lot more l)U "We want to increase our mein bership and hope people will make donations There is no'ad mission charge to the museum and the way I want it to Stowe said The museum is open to 9 pm Wednesday and from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and Sun day People interested in member ship or learning more about the museum can call Stowe at (609) 825 6949 after 5 pm or Kondrach at (609) 567 0031 ty one councilman is elected from each of the six wards and three others are elected at large Those who supported changing the form of government here told voters that it would be cheaper than the commission form of gov ernment but Polillo said lied to the Gerald Stevenson a founder of ATLANTIC CITY The broth ers Polillo want to take the city to the The names John and Joseph are now appearing on a petition uiing voters to returnto a commission form of govern ment in the resort The petition drive which Jo seph Polillo said will eventually a citywide undertaking got off to a start Monday on the porch of Josephine Thomas the is battling the Casino Rein divestment Development Authority her home Other names on the petition are former City Councilman Har old Mosee Maxine Owens Doris Committee prefers commission system of government for example one commissioner might head up public works while another was in charge of police In the mayor council form of government the mayor is elected separately and heads the entire administration The council is acility is reopened on site of old base airness In Inlet Real Estate said the group hopes to collect nearly 5000 signatures so the question can be placed on the ballot in the November general election Polillo said the deadline for filing the petitions is Sept 3 Owens a lifelong resident now in her 60s said she wants the commission form of government because administration is too expensive and not doing a damn should have more inter est in the people who live in Atlantic City than the people who live outside of Atlantic she said Owens said she voted against the mayor council form of gov ernment Polillo said petitioners plan to meet at 7 pm riday in the Uptown Complex to get orga nized MAYS LANDING Boy Scout Shawn Madjeski has earned 12 skill awards but the one representing his first aid training holds a special meaning for the 14 year old On January 5 quick thinking and Heimlich maneuver training helped him save the life of his younger brother James who was choking on a piece of an orange On Sunday Madjeski a Life Scout atTroop No 254 became the first area Boy Scout in 75 years to be awarded the nation al Medal of Merit for his courageous deed Madjeski who was babysitting said he took 2 year old James out of his highchair turned him upside down and began patting him on the back to remove the piece of orange When that failed to dislodge it Madjeski said he performed the Heimlich maneuver just as been taught a few months before during Scout meetings Great aviation history have such a great aviation history in South "said Kondrach who listed the various past and present airfields' What makes this museum unique is that it is located on'the actual former military air' base he said building was training Stowe said Millville air museum gets ready to fly high Madjeski who was babysitting said he took 2 year old James out of his highchair turned him upside down and began patting him on the back to remove the piece of orange When that failed to dislodge it A Madjeski said he performed the Heimlich maneuver was just a reaction to grab him and try to get him to Madjeski said was already turning red when I took him out of the On hand Sunday at the irst United Methodist Church the charter home were parents family friends and representatives from the At lantic Area Council who presented Mad jeski the award The Medal of Merit is awarded to those scouts who have performed out standing act of service of an exceptional character putting into practice Scouting skills or Tom Sweeny council commissioner of the Atlantic Area Council of the Boy Scouts who presented the award to Mad i jeski said despite the fact that he had saved his life Madjeski was when he called troop offi cials to tell them what had happened Madjeski also received a resolution from Hamilton Township officials who sent Deputy Mayor Ray Townsend to applaud the efforts 0 Around the neighborhood where Mad jeski lives known as said his mother Ellen got a cut or if the matter with you everybody says go call Doc said his mother who carried a fully recovered and squirmy James out of the church after services taught us how to perform the Heimlich she added he there we know whatwould have she added A Madjeski the oldest of four boys will be 'a freshman at Oakcrest High School this fall Moody Larry Jackson and commissioners all ran at large nu 1 and wow rrttnnncihln fnr hnth the administrative and legisla tive functions of city government Each commissioner headed cer and eventually be expanded tain administrative departments other areas petition is backed by the people of Atlantic he said now people of the North Inlet and the north side are get ting signatures from family mem bers relatives and is a sroundswell The people want to revert back to the solely legislative In Atlantic Ci commission ivnii ui guvei Polillo said wants to go back to the Polillo said the of is fed up with the high cost of the mayor council form of government which has been in existence heresince 1982 In the previous commis sion form of government five worked for Boeing in Seattle for several years until the aircraft industry took a nosedive now a represent ative Kondrach introduced Stowe to his friend William orce of UHVVIVTU ILl VV 11 U1 no HI Army Airfield Museum 'is spread ederal Aviation Administration Technical Center in Egg Harbor Township another 47 enthusiast and is a licensed civilian Kondrach said Building 47 replica Kondrach and orce are build ing a half scale replica of a 47 Thunderbolt that be housed in the museum about 80 percent 'com Kondrach said: Some of the items in the muse um come from members of the deceased families Some have been donated by those for merly stationed there the other night when I was working here a man walked in and was so excited at seeing By JOYCE VANAMAN Staff Writer 1 lllo 111C11U ttuiifllil iVIVV 171 MILLVILLE The Millville Sweetwater who works at' the ing its wings And Mike spirits are really soaring now have an official or ganization I have two and reopened the museum' which was closed for a year be cause of building said Stowe 27 He founded the muse um in 1984 at Millville Municipal1 Airport so grateful for the help of Lew inch the airport manager and City Commissioner Rob Shannon for their cooperation We now lease the building locat ed in part of the former light Service Station for a dollar a Stowe said A technical sergeant in the Air National Guard at Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Har the Kondrach said bor Township Stowe nas been fascinated since his childhood with events that took place at the Army Airfield from January 1943 to October 1945 when it was a training base Stowe began scouring the area for relics as a youth and he has become a self taught historian and detective as he traced family members of the 14 pilots as signed to the former base here who were killed in training acci dents Most of these accidents took place in southern New Jer sey and over area water he said His two years ago at Union Lake and the subsequent publicity led to Stowe getting his two enthusiastic new partners and friends Among the items Stowe found when the state be gan draining Union Lake to re build the dam was a propeller from a 47 flown by the late Richard Morrison of Niagara alls NY crashed into Union Lake on Dec 22 1944 while on a rou tine training Stowe re lated Besides the propeller Stowe found the front canopy engine data plate ammunition and pi control stick A kindred spirit When Andrew Kondrach 39 of Hammonton heard about Stowe and his museum he knew he had found a kindred spirit father was an aircraft electrical systems instructor in World War II in North Carolina and in India He was particularly partial to the 47 so I grew up hearing stories about this great Kondrach said A graduate of the Teterboro Schoolof Aeronautics Kondrach BiWai EwRT jB 1 'v JO Myo: Ja kWO Bail: ((Stafford man "free after 18months in jail (Continued from Page Bl) Tower: Air orce jk (fails to allay LEHT fears (Continued from Page Bl) But the mayor was the committee must send ROM PAGE B1 ty authorities with theft and pos session of stolen property alter ing motor vehicle parts and identification numbers conspir acy and eluding police He was also charged in connec tion with the theft of two vehi cles tools and equipment from an Ocean County Road Depart ment garage in Lacey Township in August 1987 The value of that theft was initially estimated at approximately $100000 On Monday Owen at specific comments or objections along to the Air orce in writing Because this was not a formal public hearing comments made at meeting will not be come part of the per manent record used when mak ing a final determination Capturing the spirit of the crowd Anne Pritsch said in this area have done our share This subjects Little Egg Harbor to more Kay Renner had a similar com torney rank Louis said the val ue was determined to be $42850 That difference would change the degree of the offense he said or more than a year there had been extensive negotiations for a plea agreement' arley said why this case was nev er presented to a grand he told the judge The request to reduce bail was heard for the first time Monday Villano noted She told residents to re iHviuuvi rudi i iidiuui that radar was available but used properly that day The towers could suffer the same fate Renner said The Air orce representatives however stood firm on the mili position' that the GWEN tower system would help deter any nuclear attacks The committee has until Thursday to send any formal ob jections to the Air orce After the hearing arley said there would be no more attempts to negotiate a plea far as He said the case is expected to go before a grand jury in a few weeks The charges against A William Smith would also be con sidered by the jury at that time arley said The elder Smith 49 was charged with possession of stolen property The day after his ar rest however he publicly denied any knowledge of his al leged activities on the five acres of woodland behind their home Citing the pending charges A William Smith decided not to seek re election to the council last year and left office when his term expired July 1 1988 He has remained active on the Stafford Environmental Commission Three co defendants were also arrested 18 months ago arley said he was uncertain of the sta tus of their cases REGIONAL ROUNDUP Truck severs pole overturns Tuckerton man escapes injury LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP A 21 year old Tuckerton man escaped injury early Monday morning when his pick up truck overturned after striking and severing a utility pole police' said 4' Scott ranzoni of Curlew Road Tuckerton was traveling' north on Center Street when his truck crossed into the south bound lane The vehicle continued in the wrong direction until it hit and severed the pole The impact flipped police said Conditions of four crash victims improve BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP The conditions of four injured during weekend motor vehicle accidents here and in neighboring Ocean Township improved Monday Two victims of a 4:45 pm accident along Route 72 West Sunday had improved at Cooper Medical Center in Camden a hospital spokeswoman said Jack Greenberg 36 of Mount Laurel was listed in stable condition while Mark Coppola 31 of Moorestown Township was! discharged The two men had been drivers involved in a head on collision according to police A passenger in car Rochelle Trust 36 of Philadel phia was listed in stable condition at Southern Ocean County Hospital in Stafford Township Monday.