A weekly feature from Ocean City Beach Patrol historian Fred Miller:
Fifty years ago, July 31, 1964, the fastest Ocean City Beach Patrol rookie rowers pose with their trophies. From left, kneeling, John Pfister, Roy Zehner, Richard Gier; standing, City Commisssioner D. Allen Stretch, James Dodd, Peter DeCindis, John DeCindis, Captain George T. Lafferty.
The 2014 OCBP tryouts will be held Saturday, June 14 and
Sunday, June 15 at 9:00 a.m., on the First Street beach. An application form can be picked up at City Hall or at
www.ocnj.us/employment. Starting lifeguard pay is $11.28 per hour.
