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Opinion Page THE BRUNS Edward M. Swealt and Cai Kdwnrd M. Swealt...... Sudan Usher Terry I'ope Jllhllliy TVniw .......... Mary Potla. Cecelia Gore T !.. r*-II i iiiiiiiiir wuiii'wu} # * Steve Anderson Kill McGowan Clyde and Mnttie Stout, Ji Page 4-A More Seni< Futures Ne Next week marks a s Brunswick County high s< graduates receive diploma high schools. Many of the graduation supplement u Beacon. Each year, the same : year it holds true, "Toi leaders." For many of the mean leaving the Brunswii ship roles. However, as more ai Brunswick County, the e Brunswick Technical Colli the crop from fleeing so rj Although venturing a one's own can be rewardii nice to have opportunitie: those who wish to stay. With its beautiful Sou areas, it's no surprise thu home this year. It's also tomorrow's leaders. Please, I From The I et's set tin1 scene. There's u I of llithtnliix iii tile western sky. (lurk and breezy unit the curUilns flopping wildly III the window rite surt Is pnundlnti., IVs ?U? on llolden lieneh tonikht. Some you iiuiiuiko to full oslcep, hut w Von sturtle mid rise. There'! iiLm?L L h?sL L.....LII It.. II . rviiiN n, ninit A, mha a till llic Htm (lie liH>t <>( tlii' bed. The place is huimtcd-luiui with (lens us a eoeker s|innlel Is vl eil In (lie cornel' ol the ri rhythmically IIHIiik up his IuikI i nnil scriitchliiK ujtiiinsl his (runt I'nor I'ik'o's tlhuslly scrntchliiK ImiiKlUK on the floor Is kccphiK I uf us nwiikc, but we've trtoil nlii everytliliiK in the lunik I 'm o tuis been powdered, illp spmyeil. washed mill (Ilieil with lurs twice this iiumth I luive pi m ml extermination on my line's b but more (lens just keep ptippini like drifters In u soup line "Kvery year we seem to lie net more culls (rum people who .in inn problems netting ml o( imi some fleas." salit Thomas III director o( the Brunswick i im Health Department They're also tiecominx more (noil to control because t carrying animals, such as dogs cats, live inside Hie home with t owners. Ilium ntldctl Hut wtlli liarduood floors, mast of Coco's I .ipiH'iir to stay Just on Coco, w run's my iiuimI a little I can't lias iiik to restrict him lri.ni the h completely since I'm away du the days Unlike other families, I'm n not loo worried titmnt a (lea ml. 11on since- tlM're are no lug; carjiets wtiere flea eggs can bee Imbedded and hatch Into nuine tiny (leas What I'd really like Just get Hie fleas nit of Coco, ai keep Ihem off Nolan Newton, a medical tomolottisl and tiead ot the \ < Control Branch for the N I' Dtvi of lleallh Services, said rrsearc must continually develop new dlicts to CtNltbat flt-?v MIICC ltw> to develop a resistance to or I t*stli'ki? l\xv has tern thorough!) di ?tlh five percent Sevin dust. II Jack" iky and cat (Ira tx>w\tei. I rd In "Sergeant's" flea and tioi and dipped in "Srntrant's" flea lick dip Thr poor As! stinks w the ftracuo welcomes letter include thr writer's address Un printed tetters should be legl libelous comments Address Irll ShalWtr. N C ?kSS I i/V!CK#BEACON rolyn II. Swcalt Publishers Editor iVeiw Editor Staff Writer Snorts Editor u i t i t < < t < /?v c inmi'i^rr tdvertiainn Representative Typesetter I'ressmon I'hutv Technician m itnllou Circulation Thursday. May .10,1985 Drs Finding yar 'Home' pecial occasion for more than 500 hool seniors and their families as is in ceremonies at the three county seniors can be viewed in a special ldutleci in this week's Brunswick statement is sounded out and each day's graduates are tomorrow's high school seniors, the future may L'k shores in search of those leaderid more people decide to live in xpansiou of local businesses and ge is helping to keep the cream of ipidly. way from Brunswick County on tig to many of today's seniors, it's s available within the county for th Brunswick Islands and coastal it many seniors will stay close to nice to have native residents for Need Relief >se Fleas nut w ited ew- rough syrup, yet there lire still fleus Mim Unit want to invade his emit of blond jhw fur log. I've watched fleas crawl across and Poco's flea collar, on their way lei H'th anothei choice spot in his fur before nost my ungei s could react fast enough t? snali h tin bloodsuckers off There lasl, are numerous coniinercial products cot- to la i| . onti ol 01 to kill fleas, Newloi tic- advised, but consumers should rend nek, the instructions carefully before buy < hi. ma or using the products I'liere arc currently products or tin# the nuirkct ttuit kill tioth adult am I lav- pre-ndull fleas." Newton said, "but tier- before using any eonunereinl fieri ui". killer in the borne, people should inly thoroughly vacuum their doors carpets beddliiR mill upholsteret <IH- furniture liiuneiimtely afterwards lea- seal tin' vacuum cleaner baR in i ami plastic container so fleas caiuio heir escape, thou carefully follow tin our directions on the product Inliel " leas Sometimes. a .second home treat hit h incut max be ms-t-ssarx in alKiut tei bear days or two weeks to kill additions ouse (leas that might have txatched, la- ad it hilt detl I believe another problem iiuix In *?"> in llie samlx soil at and mound inj rsta- luune ?l Holdeu Beach Poco must R< < or lot lus tlaily walks along the beach 01 ome Intracoastal Waterway, alien.- I'll rous xUre (leas Rather and lie in xxail foi Is to an unsuspectuiR body However, tin *1 to home turf xxtll Ret a good sprayinR and I'oeo will Ret another Rood strong en- tuitb so we can both Ret some sleep a ictor niRht ision li's brooming expensive fiRbttni hers such tiny pests pro- "Prices on commercial product tersl as well as among professional etler rtain mutators x?tll vary ." Blum added "so It's wise to do some compnrativ< isted shopping Be sure that the product ?PP> you or the enlenninalor use will ktl bath- both adult and preadut! fleas " *?ap Max be one day we'll find rebel a i ?ral the end of. Ouch' These fleas havi like got to go! rite Us W I., Ikx at.l* II k ? 4 - ? iv ?n nuiM rw (Vim ? IIH1.V IV M^IVQ All iter no ctrrunutancw mil unsagnrd Wlm b Uk IV Beacon rrwn es ttw n?ht to <\t Pfl to TV Brunswick Beacon, P 0. Bov 471 ? Don't Like So you don't want to wear your selt belt. Why not? Don't want to get your clothes messed up? Afraid of getting trapped in a burning car? Or is it just too much of a bother? Bull. It's too bad you missed a recent speech at the Brunswick Tnactmactflrc f'lnh mm Ihu cnhins>t hv * < v- "J American Red Cross Volunteer Ellen Dorsett. Chances are you wouldn't be waiting until October 1 i or worse yet, Jan. 1, 1987) to buckle up. You'd do it today and everyday. North Carolina just passed a law making it the law to "fasten up for safety," basically because of heavy lobbying by the automobile industry. If enough states require the wearing of scat belts, the federal government won't require car-makers to install passive restraints like air bags starting in 1989. 1/V^f?<s 7nzrf_-_ MUST TeAC-d tpl f - p W - A s I If V/TV6R you i-Ea 0&> You -r It Was So l To the editor: I owe an apology to the eitizens of , Hidden lieaeh last Thursday inorn, ing, May 23, I sat silent and unprotesting as the llolden lieaeh Cunt mlssioners voted to rczone some 64 lots to "multi-family" use I remained quiet while lit) town board voted to Rive away the largest jaekpot ever ! given to a llolden lieaeh develolper I the right to build condominiums 01 I other mtilti family structures ovel an 1 area of some 10 acres on the east end I of the island I was not alone in lemalning silent I Ttio two persons employed b\ the town board could hanlly have spoken j a word in protest- Thiee otliei citlien I spectators also said not a word 1 , assume tliat they, like I, didn't understand what was happening YVtiat was a stake was this the , commissioners decided to rejone this I tract at a tune when there would be no opposition present, at a board meeting where the item had not been placed on the agenda in advance, and some tluee v ears after a public hear> : Animal Wi To the editor t The recent article about the forma t Uon of an ?mmal rescue league for Brunswick County was live must ! welcome and refreshing one since we bewail our trial subscription 1 have s had very mwed feelmjts about vacation!!!? in tVean Isle since the article about the puppy that survived the t carbon monoxide chamber s As an extremely active volunteer 1 in human society work. 1 know the ultimate responsibility we owe unt wanted animals is a quick painless r death that is not coupled with fear or anxiety Sot all methods of euthaiusia are acceptable, and anytime it ts 4S nunutes before a live animal is discovered, a shelter's method should be closely studied I hope and pray for the strength * that Uw new members of the rescue " lea cue will need to overcome pet ' overpopulation and to unproxe the care and quality in which the Seat Belts? ji|i| Susan Kv" L/sher Our new slate law is pretty watered down?it excludes back-seat passengers, people with certified "phobias" of being constrained, buses, farm and commercial vehicles, rural mail carriers and other kinds of delivery people. A 15-month warning period begins Oct. 1. There's a real possibility the law could be repealed before the first actual tickets are issued starting January 1987. Even if it's not repealed, the tjrf/YjrtfSiTT/rS * j / / / rrc* !//*-( l? ? -oi-r tS\ m\ > 1 ? f II [ /?A/ 3/JS/d ?~s 5, LETTERS TO Slick How U iii^ was held at which numerous citizens expressed loudly and clearly their unambiguous opposition to this rezoning What was at stake was that our commissioners came together at this "public" meeting to formally ratify a decision that they had already made privately It whs a slick maneuver' Jim tlrufin, the commissioner whose development company benefitted from the rezoning. had done his homework. He came armed with a letter from tintown attorney w-Ihi stated that the procedure was legal that tin' town board could call up and vote on a matter which It had tabled three y ears earlier Even though Mr. Cirtffm excused himself from voting on tlie matter, his friends and colleagues on tlw board dispatched this little piece of business in record time less than two minutes from beginning to end with only a single question of clarification and with absolutely no discussion taking place That is how it happened, friends Holden Beach is now toned to permit elfare < sheltered animals live and die. We came close to cancelling our reservations and plans to invest ir property in the Brunswick County area. We have grown to love Calabash and the islands, but did not wish to spend our money where animals were not cared for more at Uieir point of death Thank you for wnaKllnd lie /\ ln.sk i I. I - U.1 ?W IVM?? IVIXHIU IV vim tin* your beautiful area soon I hope the Beacon will support and facilitate the origin and growth of the animal welfare league Please find enclosed our subscription renewal We want to watch the growth of arumal welfare in an area we cart about Kay Petty SheibyeiUe. Tennesse Plans Vacation To the editor and staff My family and 1 hive visited iVear isie (? the pwsi two years and plan t( ' Wear Thei penalties won't be great for those front-seat occupants who don't fasten up?a $25 fee for an "infraction" that carries no court costs, criminal record or impact on insurance costs. Tlie worst thing that could happen is that the person who doesn't buckle up is more likely to get hurt in a collision. Seat belts, when worn, improve protection from death or injury by as much as 50 percent. The state also passed a stronger child restraint law, effective July 1. It eliminates exemptions for children lying or standing in cars, but allows parents to free a child to tend to "personal needs." Most important, it increases the age for child restraints and requires child safety seats for children up to age 3. (Child safety seats are available for loan. Contact the county Volunteer & Information Center or health department for more information.) The reasons for wearing a safety belt far outweigh those against it. Don't believe me?trust Sir Isaac Newton. Crash dynamics are a practical example of his laws of motion in action. Crash dynamics are what happens to a vehicle and its contents in a collision?people, of course, being the most valuable of those contents. Actually a crash involves two collisions?the first is when the car hits another object, whether a tree or a moving object such as another car, and coines to an abrupt halt. At 30 miles per hour, the first collision will stop the car in one-tenth of a second. Pretty quick, eh? The second collision occurs onefiftieth of a second later, when the contents of the car slon movin^?thst includes you. Unbelted passengers fly toward the point of impact, colliding with anything in their path, including the dash, windshield, steering wheel. At 30 miles per hour, the passenger catapults into the dashboard with several thousand pounds of moving force?the exact force depending upon their weight Ellen suggested a walk through a junkyard. While the hulks of the cars may look awful, in most cases you'll find that the scats are still anchored firmly to the car frames. When people use their safety belts, they also are anchored to the frames That's good, because the best place to be in a crash is inside the car. It's "murder" to he thrown clear. According to the National Highway Traffic THE EDITOR J Acres some ten more acres of condoiniiiums Our commissioners have serv ed notice that they will fearlessly make decisions out of the light of public scrutiny. They will cheerfully make decisions which are in their own interests They will cynically make decisions which are opposed by the majority of the citizenry. And finally, they will not be reticent to do so again should it be to their advantage. Once again the Golden Rule was acted out he who has the Gold sets the Rule. At Holden Beach, developers who hold the political power on the town board set the rules So, again my friends, I sincerely apologize to my fellow citizens of Holden Beach 1 thought 1 was attending the town board meeting tu observe that your interests and mine were being served by our commissioners. bul 1 tailed us. I sat there silently because what was done was so slick that 1 didn't even know what had happened until after it was over 3 Needed In i make it our yearly vacation place We were delighted to receive your > paper to keep up with all the changes in the area Thank you so much! Mary Beth Salvia Erie, Pennsylvania ROTC Program ' Deserves Support I To the editor On Thursday night. May 22 I ha< I the honor erf presenting awards U three members of the Junior ROTX at West Brunswick High School or behalf ot the American legion Pas NT, Shaliotte This was mj first op pcrturutv to be present at then an nual awards ceremony I was mors impressed with the dedication, ap pearance and enthusiasm of thi >oung men and women who were pre sent Having visited the unit ses era i times during the >ear ! was not sur l prised, as some who were present ? n Anyway Safety Administration (NHTSA), passengers thrown or "launched" from a car in a collision are 25 times more likely to die. Wow. What about all the myths about getting trapped in a burning or submers cu tai, uicn . Well, accidents involving fire or submersion make up iess than onehalf of one percent of all traffic accidents. That's less than one in 200. Still the idea of getting trapped is pretty scary. Look at the odds of getting out if you don't have a seat belt on. Assume you've not been thrown from the car. The only way to escape from a burning or sinking automobile, then, is to remain conscious, preferably with few or no broken bones and no heavy bleeding from gashes. How can you bolt from a burning car if you're lying on the floor, out cold? Since seat belts keep you in your place in the car?attached to the car frame and several feet from the dash, you'd be much less likely to strike anything or suffer other injuries. Still not convinced? Hey, I know, you're a safe driver, never had an accident in your life?not even a fender bender. I'm glad you're a safe driver, but what about ail those other guys on the road? The statistics speak for themselves: Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for those under age 35. One of every 70 babies born today will die in a crash And most drivers buckle up in bad weather, at night and when driving high speeds. Most fatalities occur in dry, sunny weather, at speeds under 40 miles per hour, within 25 miles of home. We all have a one in three chance of being in a serious accident during our lifetime?even if we are a safe driver Remember those other guys on the road? Safety belts are your best protection against drivers not in control of their vehicles?drivers who have drunk too much, not had enough sleep or whatever. Bv 'ho trnffir nHmini?itrntinn'c calculations, if all Americans routinely used seat belts, we'd see a reduction in deaths of more than 17,000 a year. That's something to think about especially when that person could be you or someone you love. ? Rezoned There was one other curious moment on Thursday morning When the commissioners went into a working session to discuss next year's town budget, they came to the request made by the South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce for a 11.000 appropriation to the Chamber, in recognition of the "services" it provides to the area Hal Stanley, u realtor and conums sloner who had voted in favor ot the multi-family rezoning only minutes earlier, made a strong declaration that as a commissioner he would have to oppose giving town money to the chamber of commerce because the vast majority of tlie citizens of llolden Beach whom he represents would not be in favor of such a gift But of course, there is a little difference between giving away $1,UU0 of the town's money and giving permiccirvn f n KmM f ak w>eA.- ~f tv wulIU W.II OVIC3 Ul uildominiums on Holden Beach I i > Hugh Stohler Holden Beach Brunswick were, that the outstanding marksman was a woman t A total of 502 awards were given to about 50 members of the unit and promotions were made for the coming year In every instance the promotions seemed well deserved Of all the awards given only three were left to the judgement of Colonel Cockrell and Sergeant Major WtUiams. all the rest were based on written criteria which to me meant that goals were 1 set before the members which said ' you can win this award ti you want it ' badly enough i This program deserves our support I as it certainly builds character, ? leadership, determination and a - pride of accomplishment A large t salute should also go to Colonel * Cockrell and Sergeant Major t Williams for their outstanding job of leadership 1 Jim Buffaioe. Commander - American l>egion Post J4T 1 Shalkstte l
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