The Daily Journal from Vineland, New Jersey • 1

Annual Christmas Gift Section Appears in Today's Edition ciouor VISA Li VISA and Master Charge now accepted on classified ads Weather (in Page 18 VW JERSEY'S FIRST OFFSET DAILY 20,354 Average Daily Circulation 17,609 Vineland, Wednesday, November 25, 1981 Established 1875 JZtL Twenty Cents Millville Man TV 65 is Broke, Tries to Set Up W3 Financing 4-, Shot In Leg Outside Bar A Millville man was reported to be in stable condition in Newcomb Hospital today after being shot in the leg during a brawl outside of Sam's Bar, 575 N. East Boulevard, last night Alphonslo Hunt was hit in the 'right knee by a slug fired from what police believe was a 22 caliber handgun. Adam Lydel Waters, Fairfield, was arrested at his home by Millville Police and charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting. Hunt told police that he and Waters were arguing over money when the suspect pulled out a gun, shot him in the leg and took off. Waters told authorities that he and Hunt were involved in a disput over money when Hunt pulled out a gun, a struggle ensued and somehow Hunt took a round In the (Continued on Page 18, Col.

3) Family New By DAVID ENSCOE Staff Writer Unable to pay its bills or its employees, WRBV Channel 65 in Vineland will apparently go bankrupt if it cannot find additional financing. According to a confidential source, about 60 employees at the fledgling television station on N. Delsea Dr. have yet to receive their bi-weekly paychecks due last Friday, and phone service has been disconnected since Monday. "No I didn't get a paycheck last week," Channel 65 News Director Dick Minton said yesterday.

"It's FUTURE IN DOUBT Opened only four months ago after two years of delays, Renaissance Broadcasting's Channel 65 studio on N. Delsea Dr. may have to cease operations if new financial backers are not found soon. (Times Journal photo) Facing Bleak Holiday as Eviction Approaches "I can't afford welfare and I can't afford to work. There used to be a time when a woman by herself could work and get help not the first time I didn't get a paycheck.

It's not an unusual situation when you're beginning this kind of an operation." Donald McMeans, President of Renaissance Broadcasting which operates the station, was unavailable for comment, but Minton said McMeans was attempting to "get a financial package together," presumably to save the ailing station. Minton and other employees were reluctant to discuss the situation at Channel 65, which began broadcasting last July after more than two years of costly legal de- (Continued on Page 17, Col. 1) 'Wa of Transportation had mandated cooperation from Vineland if the city wanted funding to install traffic lights and improve railroad (Continued on Page 17, CoL 1) lb i 1 By DEBRA STONE Staff Writer While most parents spend this week trying to make a pleasant Thanksgiving for their families, Sheila Reaves Is spending the days trying to avoid eviction from her apartment this Friday. She Is searching for a new apartment for herself and two children, while trying to come up with enough money about $500 to stave off the impending eviction. Her story of economic woes is not that uncommon these days.

Mrs. Reaves, who is separated from her husband, is trying to support herself and two children on $510 a month in take home pay and without any public assistance. Rent is $248 a month. And that's Just the first bill in the pile, followed by the electricity, telephone, heat and babysitting costs, which come to another $250. Mrs.

Reaves, who has been employed as a human services assistant at Vineland State School for four months, paid rent for the last time in September. A Cumberland County Superior Court Judge has ordered her to pay rent or face eviction from the Florence Park Apartments this Friday. She does not have the money or a place to go, she said. "I know I'm behind, but I'm trying to get the money together," the 31-year-old woman said Tuesday. "With me, just myself, and two kids I get behind in rent.

I ain't got no relatives for support or to live with. I'd Just like to know what to do when you have little kids and work." Mrs. Reaves' predicament of being unable to pay rent has become more common in Cumberland County during the last ten years, said Jessica Warner, senior court clerk for the county. In October 1971, the court issued 36 eviction orders, as compared with 102 notices issued in October 1981. From September 1979 to September 1980, the court has issued 1,176 eviction notices, she said.

From September 1980 to September 1981, the court issued 1,225 notices, with 95 percent caused by the failure to pay rent, she said. For the landlord or building superintendent, there isn't much choice in the matter, according to Angelo Capizola, superintendent of Mrs. Reave's apartment. "We have a policy that if someone doesn't pay our rent, we evict them," Capizola said. "I have nothing personal against this woman.

I can't Just say forget it. How would it work if we let people do what they want? What can I (Continued on Page 18, Col. 1) BLEAK HOLIDAY Sheila Reaves and her children, Jayre and Asha, face eviction this week if Mrs. Reaves can't pay the two months rent she owes. (Times Journal photo by Joe laconelli) RESIDENTS COMPLAIN TO COUNCIL Boulevard Traffic Flow Plan Blasted the experts, rather than the engineers.

He explained that Council had passed those resolutions in '78 and '79 because the state Department wasn't made public until now, despite the fact that Council resolutions were passed in 1978 and 1979. Council President Carlo Costan-tino said he felt the neighbors were "1 Area Offices, Schools Shut For Holiday While students and government employees are enjoying a four-day Thanksgiving holiday, retailers will be gearing up for the annual Christmas shopping rush. All county offices, public and parochial schools will be closed Thursday and Friday. The Vineland Post Office and the South Vineland Station will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day. There will be no window service or delivery service, (Continued on Page 17, Col.

1) The TIMES JOURNAL will not be published tomorrow in observance of Thanksgiving IN THE T-J TODAY Amnemantt Focut 20 Bridge 32 Merry Go Round ..16 Buanot 55-26 Obituarist 18 OsmHM 32-35 Puttie Notice 32 Comic .31 Round Our Town .16 Croetword .31 Sport Edtoriat 16 Weather 18 Decorator's Boutique, 3 LaSalle Dr. Open Friday's Ti 9 p.m. (adv.) By KEVIN SCHWEGEL Special Writer Nine Vineland residents who live near the Bouelvard came before City Council last night and blasted a proposed plan to make the roads which run on either side of the Conrail tracks into a pair of one-way streets. The residents objected to the plan because they said it would cause them hardship and inconvenience, cost them more in gas money for the added mileage, make it Impractical for them to travel or shop in center city, and actualfy cause the city more traffic problems than it would solve. Lewis Kaplan of S.

Main Rd. near Sheridan Ave. cited one major traffic congestion problem which would be created in his neighborhood, the combination of the Boulevards being one-way with the proposed expansion of RennocCorp. Kaplan said the traffic at Main and Sheridan was already "as bad as Broadway and 42nd St. when the plant lets out" and that with Rennoc planning to double in size it would get worse.

Other residents feared that relaxed speed limit restrictions would turn the Boulevard Into a "speedway" and endanger their children's lives. The residents also wanted to know how the "experts" arrived at their conclusions when making their surveys and why the plan Hangar Tim Emle Huber adjusts the rotors on a remote-controlled Bell Jet Ranger helicopter during a recent session at his Danvers, workshop. Huber, a machinist, builds the helicopters as a hobby. Rather Switch Than Fight Public Safety Commissioner Willie B. Clayton and Police Chief Joseph Allmond would rather switch than fight.

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Delsea vineland ANNOUNCES THE OPENING Of Their New "Attache" DINING ROOM Thanksgiving Day Open 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 692-2800 Jk SHARING THE HOLIDAY Dressed as the original Thanksgiving Day celebrants. Sacred Heart students (from left) Howard Mahady, Christopher Brunette, Lauren Merlino and Kathleen Hughes share the holiday with needy local families. The children at the school earned money for food and contributed canned goods to be distributed in food baskets by the DePaul Center on Eighth St. (Times Journal photo) 1.