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Opinion Page Tilr nnilKli*ili int Emui^^v Kdwurtl >1. Sweat! and Caroly Kdward M. Sweatt Sinnn Ushtr Dawn Ellon Boyd Johnny Cm>k Mary Potta Cecelia Gore Tammie Galloway Sieve Anderaon Bill McGowan Clyde anil Mattie Stout, Jim H I'agc 4-A Second Ch P mrlc inn Ai I VII l\ll VJ / II It's not often you get a sec but that's what has happened Developer and Mayor Pr town?as an outright gift r-. ?<*/ .?/? t 1H iwi?/K< At ICUOV tttvt v . %... Jv 'J. parking and access at the wes solve all the town's par king ar be developed to aecommoda other amenities. When a similar offer w members of the town board v: as a result the board did not Yet Gore says the only sir the town should like?a condil for the purpose it was given. The beach community an stand to lose if the Sunset Bea vide some positive leadership manent parking facilities for Only a lack of community development of the 30-pius largest oceanfront access an Carolina. Zen And Tl Being In Cc At my university, business uuijurs mere n itlme u dwell. It whs ? common st^bl to nee then In the library' struggling over then iieeoiintlnK nnd business law books The hooks were so Uilck and full of little numbers ami barbed-wire letters tluil I didn't envy them a bit. I wondered If my fecttiiKS would eluinke when they would be makinii ? 0,000 a year, ami 1 would be at the halfway mark towurds earnliiK my I'll I) After much thought. I divided prolaibly not There was one problem with the majority of business students, at least at my school. They weren't able to converse on a wide i antic of topics. In a business class they were fine, Itcqutrc them to take a literature class, a philosophy seminar or a cliemistry lab, and you wouldn't hear from them all semester Most of these students were quite honest aliout their aims They illdn'l wunl an education: they wanted r four-year degree which would la- tin key to unlock a Job In some company So much the worse (or them Maybe having a Job, money and i sports car Ls the ultimate i:,?i! (01 some college students, but when does an intellectual life fit in'' Having all the "goodies" hu nothing (o think about would bo hki someone giv ing you u piece of caki tail lorbiddtng you lo eat the Icing I w as rather fond of the icing wa: Ihe only person lit lit) graduating class of almost 2,000 to I* awarded i ilegree in Religious Studies In what other major could on< dismiss the characters in "Tta Hrothers Karantatov," argue tin meanings of a Hindu myth, hear i Zen story, and listen to a lecture or live history of death in a single lay* fhroughoot history people haii 1HE t ?fobitth*v1 Nov 1 1*62 ItlfpKon* 7S4 68*0 Publt?h#d (v#f> At Mom Str S hollo**# N C 2845* SUKCSIPTION SATIS iu MiiiKtKin rftuMT* On* Y*or SS ?3 Si* Month* S3 14 llSniNfCl IN HONTH CAKHIIU On* Y*or 3J Si* Month* St IS lUfWKIII IN U.S. A Or>* Y*ar SIO CO Si* Month* SO CO S?Ko'vd clo?? pentose potd at th* Po*t OMtc* in ShaHott* N C USPS 77Y T*n ? ... -t t fiM* ^ nm^mi lUtWDc/tiuni n H. Sweat! Publishers Editor iVctr* Editor Staff Writer Sports Editor Office Manager ... .Advertising llepresentatire Typesetter Pressman Photo Technician allou Circulation Thursday, October 31,1985 ance For \ Sunset ond chance to do the right thing, at Sunset Beach, o Tern Ed Gore has offered the L, not through a long-term O-JClinfrcp* r>ror.??rtv f^r Tinbl'C t end of the beach. While it won't id access problems, the area can te 200-plus vehicles, as well as as tendered last year, several iewed the gift as a Trojan horse; vote to accept the property, ing that might be attached is one lion that the land always be used d its residents and visitors alike ch Council doesn't unite and proin the development of some perbeach visitors. vision will limit the potential for acres, which will provide the ua owned by any town in North a - ie Art Ot >llege ' Down A a Eiien 7m defined themselves by wlutt thc> believed and wliut they did not believe. Literature and art Cor many centuries were, and the majority of the tune still are, shaped by Ule forces of religion More people have been killed in the name of reliHion than for any oilier reason And rellnlon isn't Just organized sects and churches?the study of religion covers all faiths and all forms of 1 belief and nonbellef ' My major in Heligtous Studies led me into studies in science, art, history, philosophy and literature It ' even inspired me to complete a se' cond major in Kngltsh Maybe the "Help Wanted" columns weren't tK-gguiK for Religious Studies nuilors. but my varied studies had eiven ( iim' a strung educational background that Have mr more rhoirra than spending the rest ol my UIc as an accountant t There seems to lie a real trend towards kids going to college to ma)or in cianputrr science or business administration so thev can get out and make money t( a y oung person , wants to stialy computer science because progranunlng is the thing that gives him or her the most pleasure and intellectual challenge. 1 think that Is womlcrful II someone is pursuing the course o< study to get out and turn a buck ami )oui the yuppie generation. I'm not so sure l! is frightening to think one s [x>M college responsibilities making a living, perhaps even supporting a family still. I wonder il it ts the place of the university to try to quell these fears by packaging ready-made careers t ollege should be a place for ask ing questions and expkiruyg The , liberal arts fives a person that chance Just because one is a liberal arts major doesn't mean you can't prepare for the future too. anyone on campus has a shot at job internships editorships and research oppor turn ties Katph Waldo komdoi saal v.rea! mm ar* thr> that *w that spiritual ts str\<i<rr than an> material fcrce that thoughts ruW the world tl rfia\rcls dor.'t xxn twttin rraUi in* that nrcetvtn* an rsfea-abon ts just a* important as pUnntng a oanrcf the number of "thinken" will fro* J snail indresl I Oyste There was a lime, nol 100 long ago, when you couldn't fill me up with oysters. There was no such thing as one too many?just the need for a little more time to squeeze it in. Just lead me to the fireside was all I asked. However, four years back in Shallotte has rubbed the edge off that sharp, seasonally-tuned hungering for oysters. When cool weather ??> "" I "fill mnnf Aiiotopo V- Will U O , t Oil i i ? u 11 ? w J o ?v l o | preferably slightly salty, fat ones from the I vx'k wood Folly River cooked to perfection. That means juicy and not cooked anywhere near dry unless they're smoked and in the can. But I realized the edge was gone Thursday night at my grandmother's house. We were sitting around the dining room table, discussing plans for a oyster roast. We always try to have a family roast while my Aunt Dale is here from California. Well, she got in to Wilmington Tuesday, so it's time. What Does To the editor: Friday night there was a meeting of the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp. I did not feel from past experience that my attendance at the meeting would accomplish anything. I wrote a quite lengthy letter about our cable TV service programming, especially about the Channel 3 disaster. But, lo and behold, Saturday morning Channel 3 had become a weather channel so I tore up what I had written and started over again. 'Hie weather channel is an improvement but certainly leaves a lot to be desired. Hut I still liavo to unburden myself of the shortcomings of ATMC cable TV. What does it mean to be a member of ATMC? Now I understand Mr. Bellamy is retiring with a superb record of service to the community and ATMC, and nuiny other organizations. At this time I wish Mr. Bellamy the absolute host in his retirement. Now for Uie flip side. Ill the la it months I personally went to Ute ATMC office to seek an Interview Willi Mr. Bellamy five times i-.ai'i! tune ! have been told, "Mr. Bellamy has just stepped out unit we don't know when he will be back." ii . Atgcn^". "T THE SHORTER-Bl The N At almost any lime a walk a)on? our beaches will scare up a vriUet who flies off screaming hts nine. will. will, wiUcl " This colorful bird is distinctive in fli(tht with its lante white patches in the dark wtntts Both Lfv ivattr?m? ?rwi ?Na? j?w best klrnti!>init marts A wiilrl is pi* ever sued with a IA-S inch w;.-.* spread Its bill is dart Niitsh and atuut two inches Ion* sUghlls Upped downward at the ctvl This Ion* slender btU is used U> eitxaot mole crabs and coqumas from Uv sand sion* thr path ci the waves In spnn* the neck and breast are s^vttesl and barred with brown, but it the winter piuma*r the bird is prac brails nxxise-<ras in color I'pper tail leathers are white almost like a rump patch ci white WiUets Us-e or the Atlantic coast from southern New Jrrwrs to Florida and thr Bahamas The) winter from North Carolim southward to Braul and northerr l>ru rs: The Keen: ' fW'l Aunt Dale loves oysters as much as I do and at one time could real!v nack them away at the roasts we held in my mom's and dad's backyard. She still handles an oyster knife like the Brunswick County native she is. We would stand around giant wire spools from Brunswick Electric, hot oyster juice dripping down our chins to mingle with the ketchup, pickle juice and for some, hot pepper vinegar. We'd slurp down colas and coffee, nibble on homemade sweet cucumber pickles and moist crackling cornbread. Back inside the house my sister LETTERS TO It Mean B Meanwhile I tried many times to reach the ATMC business office which we all know is impossible. Busy, busy, busy. Finally I also wrote a letter to Mr. Bellamy saying that several residents of our development and myself would like an appointment with him. I also listed what we wanted to discuss with him. We did not get the courtesy of an answer by letter or phone. We do assume he has a phone at his disposal. Now, to Mr. Price: please let us know what we subscribers really are as members of ATMC. I am 70 years old and the I,ord ha:, blessed my wife and me with 46 years of fl beautiful msrriaun Our lust tu-n September wedding anniversaries have been celebrated in Helen, Ga This is a fun place and a replica of a Bavarian Village that celebrates Oktoberfest six weeks of September and October. We stayed at the motel and watched CNN Cable News while Hurricane Diana was milling around the North Carolina coast. CNN had a reporter at Wrightsvtlle Beach glvtng us onthe-scene live reports every 20 minutes. Also each October we spend a week * "?i - - V fwQwB "- ? -r ' v. 1X?D WIUJ-.T b following a Wblmbrel oisiest Of She Nfsb o< wiliets are usual!) placed on the ground war a clump of grass or debris Sometimes nests are found on (he open beach without all) cover i at all A slight depression in tht sotl or sand is lined with dried grass, fats erf de bns and shell, and usually four eggs ire l?y?l The eggs ire buffcolored with chocolate-colored blotches and ire Urge for the sue of the btrd Kggi ire placed in the nest sc that the pointed ends excise together in the center of the nest depressor, living a done- ir. Ule April to June Birds are pamcuUrty nosy dicing nesting season and put i^> a c-xatant chorus of erring when an intruder ng Edge Has JCun ^" V*y lAnAnAmn f I c we called it, eating a hotdog or a hamburger as we feasted. I never knew if she much minded being left out or not. The conversation around Grandmother's table wavered back and forth Thursday night as we worked out logistics. Carol's family would be giving the roast at Winnabow: this year planning to pick up their own oysters rather than several of us chipping in to buy them. That meant a schedule suited to Carol's husband Thorborne was guaranteed, regardless of who else might or might not be able to make it?including me. Thorborne and I, it seems, are working on counter schedules. If he's available; I'm not. And vice versa. Even a year ago, the thought of holding a family oyster roast without me and with Aunt Dale would have been awfully upsetting. But this year it doesn't seem to THE EDITOR !e A Member in the mountains at Cherokee, N.C., a small Indian tourist village. CNN cable is available at all motels. A week ago last Thursday we took a side trip to Grandfather Mountain and stayed at Blowing Hock and watched CNN news. 1 -list week I read in the Sun News that Cox Cable TV will add five new channels at Myrtle Beach. Several months ago Whiteville Cable sent a cable survey to its customers. What does it mean to me to be a member of ATMC? I am certainly only speaking for myself but I am sure many others would pay more for cable service that includes CNN Cable News and/or WOK and WON and less lllhixtln lw.1l " t It ... t nituui' uaii. i ?iil suit- ll i?? llOL It*quired to carry two Florence CBS stations. last winter a couple of Sundays we were blessed with having the same "whistle ball" game on four or five different cliannels. That's an insult to the mentality lof your subscribers, especially us Northern traasplants of which you have many. Analyze wliat "whistle ball" really is. It is a sos-nlled athletic contest consisting of a bunch of to foot freaks running back and forth trying to drop a bail through a hoop. If one - <*? -- ? *v. >Avfa 1 at thr witrr't cd*c. >rebirds comes near ti>e nesi Birds often sweep withm a few feel of a potential enemy This habit gives away the location at the otherwise camouflaged nest area and is one reason for the near extinction at the turds wt.cn shot aivl eggs gathered Since protection, wtilets have again become abundant in our area and all along the Atlantic and Gulf owds Wtlle?a seem to prefer the opcr. beaches and the marsh areas The one we see is an "eastern race" and there ts a "western race" that mi) also he found around Lakes and along streams Food ak*^ the beach are small mollasks. crustacea. etc In the marshes fiddler crabs are also taken In Honda Bird 1-lfe Alexander Sprunl. Jr writes: "The willet ts an attractive and interesting bird and Lends a great deal of animation ana col erf ol life to beach and marsh We .sight not to overlook Uk oronwi wallet along our beaches, fx a is one of our meet interesting tards along thr ^%e of the sea I m Gone 1 ma?or as much, nartlv because I'm hoping to take a few days off while Aunt Dale's here and do some visiting. The other reason is less obvious, H but kind of scary: there's no deepseated fear now of missing an oyster roast. 1 know I'll get my fill. That wasn't the case four years ago upon returning home after an absence of 10 years. During those 10 long years away I'd hogged on oysters at every' opportunity. Immediately after moving back, I managed "impromptu" encounters with oysters two or three times a week October through February. Since then my hungering for oysters has been sated, I guess. So I've taken the ever-ready oyster knife from its secret hiding place in my camera bag for the first time in four oyster seasons. From now on, I'm predicting, my oyster encounters will be planned. r M ? A UT AI/VlLr player touches another one the whistle blows. Please, not over 200 games again. We are happy we do see a few (lots of action, N1' . gaincs. we kriov whistle ball is a native game, but please, please, a little more variety. Herbert A. Haseley Shaliotte Think More About Signs To the editor: As property owners in the SeasideSunset Beach area, we are very upset about all the no parking signs that have been put up on Sunset Beach. We have been coming here for over 30 years and about eight years ago we bought property so we could spend much more time here when we retire in about five more years. We spend several weekends a month all year (except January and February). In the summer we spend from two to three weeks at a time in June and July. Wc love this area and many of our family and friends have bought pro- " perty here because they have seen | the way we enjoy It We hope the mayor and city council will give further consideration on this matter because, after all, it will hurt the realtors and merchants if no one buys property because they can't use the beach. James and Billie Allred Lexington Ocean Is For Everybody To the editor: This is to thank the public for a terrific response to our yard and attic sale I knew in my heart the people in this area are with us. The donations I received were overwhelming. When people come up to you and say. "This is my donation for such a great cause," you know what you are doing is right and worth your time. We are not alone in our ,'ight to open the west end of Holden Beach I know our cause isn't popular with some but I never realized the support wc are getting Thanks. I'm a grandmother looking forward to once again taking my grandson to the west end He loves to take his net, catch minnows and fish for flounder We both at one time fished at the west end That day isn't far away. Some things are worth fighting for and I've just begun to fight. I didn't retire to sit back in my rocking chair I refuse to let a very few dictate to me where 1 can walk on the beach and where I can fish. There aren't loo many things free, but the uceali is fur everybudy. Betty Paroda Supply Keeping Up With No Parking Signs To the editor Enclosed is our subscription lor the Beacon As Brunswick County property owners, we are most interested in the happenings there, especially' at this tune because at the abundance of "?> parking" signs on the beach. We signed the petition against the signs W'e have bought your paper durtng our summer there and would like to continue reading it during the winter in Charlotte Eleanor B White Charlotte
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