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Opinion Page iraar nnnai^lRf I IK DltUSMDW Kdward M. Sweatt and Carolyi Kdward M. Sweatt Simon Usher Dawn Kllen llovd Johnny Crni# Mary I'otl* Occlia (iore Tain nil <* Galloway Steve Anderson Ilill MeCowon Clyde and Mnllle Stout, Jim Its Page 4-A It's Worth Th To Build The How do you plan to vote T Do you favor the $8 milli( construction of classrooms an Brunswick Technical College; Are you opposed because il Between now and Tuesday lion, one is apt to near argumi College officials and other have made their case in a cal the need that justifies this invt educational future. Those opposed to borrowin lege have made a weak smokescreen of criticism of the ing the college lower on their 1 opposition boils down, however if the bond referendum passes. County officials who stecrei a bond referendum for construe may be possible to pay off the Supporters of the referendun prediction to bolster their posit This may be the weakest p can make. If the county can r hike, it stands to reason taxes ,.t 1.1 ? ? nui; inn suiu. une uoesn i navt out. Supporters of the college < worth a few bucks on the tax bill Brunswick Technical College s needs of this county which is gri date, development of the colleg very little local money since tl every dollar spent by the count Another factor which has i dum question is the tax revali county. There will be so many < to determine if the tax rate is u dividual tax bill. Taxes will go I for others regardless of the outi In any event, if the refercn paid off hy Brunswick Count; spread over a number of years, in the pocketbook. Dcvclopmer lege here is surely worth the pr (lo for it! In TliCi-w/irJ ill I I IC JCCU There Is an ancient Chinese proverb which states "All the (lowers n( < 11 llio tomorrows are In the seeds of today." An Interesting thought to consider when we think about cycles and life In the (all season tills can twlp lis think about the Interrelatedlicss o( all things; how the (uture Is dependent upon good soil. adci)uutr water, abundant sunshine, and enough harvest to assure seed (or later years, as well as food (or the creatures who are dependent upon it today. Such, a statement can help its up preciatr lite miracles o( photosynthesis and tlie transfer of food materials ami energy from plant to animal In the food chain It lielps us understand the cycles of plants as producers, animals as consumers ami fungus, bacteria and oilier animals as decomposers who reduce the dead plant and animal materials to nourishment In tlie sod. to I*- used again to sustain new life In the future Kentuatlon of the necessity of the plant and animal community in suitable tiabitat areas ran issue from thoughts about this ilunese proverb Such a conununlty provides variety of life necessary lor living When ooe plant or animal (alls to survive, another usually moves in lo fill its place ikr, the community es HOW TO SUI THE BRUNSWH 0?KI IO\ 4 iMAUOTlf Ifixtmoi' of 4MNU41 WtSCtlPTK* IAHS BT IM | In ? v ?v r?c4trs lorolvso | | i c-n sssk I :'c /? / A rtf /?AM l H. Swrall Publishers Editor A'eira Editor Stuff Writer Sports Editor tiff ice Manager .. .Advertising Representative Typesetter Pressman I'h oto Techn i via n illow Cireulation Thursday, November 14, l?8i ie Price College uesday? >n bond referendum to pay for d other facilities to consolidate Jt one permanent campus? t might make your taxes go up? when voters answer this ques?nts on bom sides. supporters of the referendum in, logical manner, explaining ,'stment in Brunswick County's g $8 million to improve the colcase, sometimes raising a college's performance or placlist of financial priorities. The , to a fear that taxes will go up j the college in the direction of tion funding, have predicted it : bonds without raising taxes. 1 have, naturally, used this ion. foint supporters of the college etire the bonds without a tax could be reduced if the bonds 1 to go to college to figure this Ulllllt to nmnhfioiin !-??* ? v-uij/imoUiV. iiuu ii i."> to take this big step to develop o it can meet the educational awing by leaps and bounds. To e has been accomplished with 10 state lias paid about $9 for ya direct effect on the referenuation now in progress in the flanges that it will be difficult ip or down?except on ones iniip for some and may go down rome of Tuesday's vote, dum passes the bonds will be y taxpayers. The payments, should not hit anyone too hard it of a first-rate technical colice. Is Of Today J Bui V Fover iw-i ICIK.VS inc process oi succession where it grows toward maturity with one pUmt or animals species replacing another as the community develops Sometimes this succession brings recovery to an area where erosion lias scarred tlw landscape or old building* liave crumbled ami tvave been taken over by the trees and shrubs. Hut probably the most obvious thought this statement brings is Out each seesl Is a storehouse a reservoir ot life waiting, often by chance, for the right combination of elements to release the lite It contains Kach year we see the nuracles in flowers amt plants Each year we overlook the achievement with accustomed familiarity Maybe we need to remind ourselves each day that "all the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the scests of tolas " iSCRIBE TO CKfcBEACON ; M I (shy ,S?4M 'be ft/onstwr* 'stouts ti V (Mm ?n to I ? M MS m 10 M) SOC I I a ! t> % Reflecting < In the spring of 1983 I was thrilled. A friend of mine, I,eo Snow, had published his first book, Southern Dreams and Trojan Women?a novel based on the experiences of several generations of his own family?including a Christmas Eve tragedy with emotional offshoots that linger through the years that follow. 1,00 describes it his tale as about "people who work for everything they have" as well as a story "of love found in unlikely places, of a spiritual battle we all must fight between hope and despair." 1 sec more a story of survivors?people who "got it tough and still they keep on fightin' and hopin" for somethin' better." The pivotal moment comes on Christmas Day 1947, Greensboro: a "maniacal killer," reported The Greensboro Daily News, on Christmas Eve shot himself after slaying three persons and injuring three others with no apparent pro vocation. l-eo's grandparents and aunt were among the victims. Of the three, only his grandmother survived. ton fields to strikes in the Greensboro textile mills, the poverty of the Great Depression and the effects of two Punishmen To the editor: This is a reply to "Tardy Students Will Practice Multiplication-After School," published in the Oct. 31 issue. Although I believe that the intentions were noble, I cannot agree with the new disciplinary policy at West Brunswick High School. 'Hie new disciplinary measure Ls designee! to deal with the problem of tardiness at the school. Punishment for being tardy is two-fold. First, the student must stay after school on a designated day. Second, on this designated day the student is "punished" by doing multiplication. Many students at West Brunswick rely on the school bus as a means of going to and from school. Implementation of the new disciplinary policy would result in the parents or someone having to come to the school to pick up the student. In many y~~ WHAT j J 1 \ 1 I Morr As > oungsters. my brother Sandy and i were very close My (1st was close to his nose, and his fixg was close to my knee As we sot older, our relationship improved We besan to collaborate on building treehouses and rafts, and playing practical jokes Our favorite person to play these yokes on was our mother She had a gcxxl sense of humor, and she didn't get too upset at our childish pranks In 1H80,1 left for college, and by the Ume 1 graduated, my brother left for the Navy We didn't see each other very much during those years, and our joke-playing pretty much came to a halt Two weekends ago. 1 was working ui the office when someone knocked on the door From where 1 was sitting. all I could see was a pair of brightly pciished Uack shoes To my surprise, it was Sandy, all dressed ig> in hu ctaokeryack suit and yaunty eailse'e eaix It ? < tk? Aw?a ?- w " -* ? ?, . i ku uk iu>4 unir n? a been tv*Tx anee he left foe the Nav> After a hu&?UVi swbboci. 1 &s*e\l. Dn 'Southern L/ f) World Wars. With each generation the characters' burden of memory and understanding increases. But the thing about the book that impresses me most arc the women, whom I-eo has shaped with obvious sympathy and great respect: Lora, her daughter Ila Elizabeth Mitchell Tolberl and the black woman Mayzelle, who became a central figure in lira's life and that of her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. In the book one character tells Mayzelle: "You're almost like a ghost, wanderin' in an' out of our lives, touching us quickly for healing and then movin' on ... All these years of livin' together, or nearly |np?f Vinr ,'jnrJ ptippvKnfjv linnu/P everybody else like the back of their hand, and nobody knows you." These are strong women, loving LETTERS TO 1 t And Learnir families such access to transportation is not always readily available. Also, anyone would agree that picking up one person is not at all economically sound. If this is supposed to make the parents aware of the students conduct then I may can see an understanding of the policy. But I do not see this type of punishment being conducive to less tardiness If anything this is more of a punishment to the parents. However, this is not the basis of my disapproval to the disciplinary measure. The reason I object to it is because the students arc being "punished" by being given assignments. Aguin 1 must state that this policy was intended for the good. Perhaps the students will learn multiplication (although I must question why the student who is in high school has not . / T13E r I \ vj j l) ' hOQ i, You've Got 'Docs Mom know you've flown home for the worker*!'" " No." he answered 1 started laughing He looked at me for a moment, then started laughing too We didn't have to say anything We had the same idea We drove to my father's house and admorashed everyone to be quiet Sandy muffled the telephone receiver and dialed Horn's number "Ha tnoctt." he said ye*, tt B cold here in Chicago I have guard duty tonight too it hasit snowed yet my classes are getting easier someone is knocking on the pi*** booCh. r<* got to *o kn* >-ou too bve." I Dreams, Trojc women, southern women who sacrifice and fight to keep the clan together. Through the hardest of times they retain both their dignity and a hope for a better future?at least for the children of another generation. When I read their story, I can't help but think ol my own mother, who shared similar trials and certainly 1 shared that same inner strength. In Arthur, the man responsible for l the Christmas Eve massacresuicide, I see some of the best and ' worst of my own father. Near the book's close, the hoy Todd 1 comes to understand . . . and ac- ' cent. . . the Dassions and fears that 1 ultimately led to Arthur's self- 1 destruction. < Cousin Robert tells the boy, "You 1 know, Todd, everyone has degrees of i mental health. He loved your mom . excessively. He wasn't a harmful man. But sometMng in him snapped 1 and it could happen to anyone. < He . .. had a real joy for people, or I most people; but the pressures were 1 just too much: making a living for 1 four young'uns, the memory of the f mnn*ol fSTiH th? nrocciiroc t\f a jealous mind that was more afraid ' of losing love than sanity, and in the end he lost both." 1 fHE EDITOR: ) g Are Not Co mastered the skill of multiplication). But the problem comes from using c learning as a form of punishment. By " this system the student associates 0 "learning" with "punishment." Punishment and learning are not ' psychologically compatible. Clearly, another system of punish- ^ ment should be devised and the lenr. J1 ning of the multiplication table a should be dealt with in the classroom. 8 Curtis D. Holder ^ Clark University w Worcester, Massachusetts ? Looking For Jobs, h Not Charity To the editor: P We have lived down here since June. At first my husband and I had a job, but we got layed off . We worked very hard looking for a brighter future. f ^ 1 t; g fi . n a v u r r v h \ 4 fi pUtforJg/qgz To See This [ He put down the phone, and we collapsed in laughter ? Next, we drove home I hid him under a blanket in my car When we a arrived, he got out and sat beside the e car. and I went in to talk to mother She was surprised to see me "I it thought you were at work." she said Sandy Just called from Chicago " V "Oh. how is he'" 1 asked "Wen. b you can tell me later Mom. I know b you'll be mad. but someone gave me 1< the cutest tittle spaniel puppy, and c when you see it you'U have to let me N keep tt" a Her response was exactly what I U had anticipated "NO MORE a DUGS'" fi -D.-a ' ? ?* ?- -? ? - UMU. 1 p>c.*\jca, JU5X COfDf U took at it You 11 like it ooce rou see it" u "Weil I'll look at it tot then you U one it track, she ordered. She fussed at me for bringing U another animal borne the srbcie way w to the car In the middle at one at her sentences, my brother stood and said. "Wootr h I , 1 an Women I.eo and I met through my work as education writer and later feature 1 editor at The News Herald in B Morganton. He taught history and philosophy and coached the debate 5 learn at the local high school, Freedom. He was an excellent teacher, the kind that inspires studenis to learn and never is short on time for them before or after the school day begins. I considered him my friend. And I was busting out proud of him that summer; now I'm even prouder. Fhe book took off, thanks both to i ** ? 5 SKI!! HP.Q 10 LPS QSVOtlOH 2nd support of his friends at The Muses, a ocal bookstore owned by ShirleySprinkle with a reputation that strct:hes from New York to Atlanta?the (ind of place that thought nothing of nviting a Bob Timberlake or a John lakes to an event in their honor. A reputable publishing firm in rVinston-Salem, John F. Blair, when >ffered reprint rights, chose instead o release a completely revised, ex>anded hardcover edition ($16.50) of .eo's book as the lead title on their all 1985 list. If'Q caiH ti-p oil hot'n of ? lovel in us. I suspect I,eo has many more; I ook forward to savoring them all. mpatible We can't draw unemployment. We an't get a job. Now we wiil soon ave to be moving for we can't pay ur rent. Christmas is on the wav and h<m- dn tell my three kids they can't get a ling for Christmas? Do I tell them ley were bad or that Santa Claus jst forgot them? Each day they keep aying what they want for Christmas nd 1 have to turn away to cry for I now they will not receive a thing nor rill we have a place to stay. 1 am not asking for charity: all we rant is a job. Will someone please elp us to find a job? My husband lias ad 14 years experience driving -uck. and I will do any kind of work. Could you please put this in your apcr for maybe someone might ave a job opening somewhere? Becky Gullickson Shallotte 3/eose Continue /ariety Reporting 'o the editor: As a landowner in Brunswick Couny I look forward each week with reat anticipation to receiving your ine newspaper It keeps me current nd up to date on numerous items rhich otherwise I would not find out ntil my next visit. Please continue your variety eporting using "seasoned" and new eporters, as it provides variety iewpoints to your publication, lesides, where else can you ubscnbe to a publication for less J nan 15 cents per week ? Please renew my subscription and egm a new gift subscription for a -iend who is always asking to borow my Beacon. P. Warren Sinv Belmont Keep It Up Po the editor: We owi a condo at Ocean Isle and oak forward to receiving this infornative new spa per every week. Keep ip the terrific job. Bea Schoolfield Greensboro )og She opened her mouth, but no rords would come out She laughed and cried, then looked t the two at us and demanded. How otiki you that to ms?" Wt shrugged and stood there lookig innocent Finally, she started laughing (Tien we had played tncks like thai elore. I was 15 and he was 11. He areiy came up to my shoulder. We wfced like two ragamuffins who hkd to play in mud i which we did i low. lie was six feet, one inch tall nd studying to become a sonar fchmcian on a nuclear submarine, nd I was on my way towards j rushing a master's degree in educa<m No wonder she laughed so hard During the evening. Mora kept sayis. I docit bebeve you two puiied iil co me." Of course, the next time we're igether and the opportunity arises. wH play another trick on her She wont mind That's the good thing about unilies sane things never change i
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