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Opinion Page TUP BMIiVICM Baa* iniMWfi Edward M. Sweatt and Carol; Kdward M. Swonlt Snaan Uaher Dawn Cllen Bovd Johnny Craig Mary Foil* Cecelia Gore Tmnmle Galloway Sieve Anderson Bill McGowun Clyde and Matlie Stout, Jim I Page 4-A Gurganus S Edge On Cc Whether or not Brunswic the executive committee of task of nominating someone Tommy Gilbert, a Southport It will be interesting to s There are three annou Iarry Andrews, a Republica as an assistant coroner, has e While all four may be eq an edge. That is Pam Gurga job bad enough to run for it Gilbert by only 375 votes, getl tainly a strong enough showir popular support among 1 )em It stands to reason that tl Party ought to look first at Gi came so close to being elected fecting the choice are equal. Thanksgivi Giving The 1)1 1)11. Thanksgiving I)ay rernin traditions, and experiences, out the best in the way of food durance of . guests show flL^. \ much uh the ' more tlian i W thanks for e, good tilings the bad. In pre-l Favor families wot big meal by needed exercise and to en families the kids and mushy horseback riding while the o! and caught up on the ?, _ ws. A would go hunting for rabbits < what they would buy at the a life may not have been s and there was little money foi Joyed a daily experience of upon the land and nature as garden, gathered firewood fr the fields for game for the t meaning of Thanksgiving in joys and frustrations as the 1 As we pause this week to let us remember to include tl shes, fields, woods, skies, re resolve as we give tlutnks to I overcome some of the proble Happy reunions! Happy t ing for the beauty of the Karl UKTRIC / wrmocL-V StlNSE CONTt*UUO BY Ml A NO MM BVIVY nru&nztiMM iivii^iFLnwii yn II. Sweatt Publishers Editor Netcs Editor Staff Writer S/torls Editor Office. Manager Advertising Representative Typesetter Pressman .Photo Technician Inlloti Circulation WriinpsrlHy, November 27,1985 hould Have >rorier Post k County really needs a coroner, trie Democratic Party has the : to fill that slot vacated when Democrat, resigned, ee who is selected, need Democrat hopeful3. And n who has served for some time :xpressed an interest in the post, ually qualified, one should have nus of Shallotte who wanted the in the 1984 primary. She trailed :ing 3,559 to his 3,934. That's cerig at the polls to indicate she has ocratic voters. le leadership of the Democratic irganus for the post to which she I last year, if all other factors afing? inks! I C A If CD ds us of many family reunions, The festive meal always brings and shows the creativity and entile cooks. The appreciative their joy in sharing by eating too y praise those who prepared the Imcs around the table are much i good meal as we usually give nch other and for the reality the happening to us far outnumber television-football days, many lid spend the afternoon after the walking in the woods to get some joy the out-of-doors. In other i would enjoy playing games or Uler folks chatted with relatives nd sometimes the men and boys ur birds while the ladles planned fter-holiday sales, impler then for times were hard r most folks. But mast people en A I. 1 ? ? awareness 01 uieir uepenaence ; they dug the earth to farm or om the forest for fuel, or hunted able. They could appreciate the experiencing some of the same 'ilgrim Fathers. give thanks for the bounty of life, le beauties of our beaches, markers, and seas. Perhaps we can ;ry to keep them beautiful and to ms that threaten to spoil them, urkey feasts! Happv Tlianksgivth! r BEACH n?s I Cbcviscd) III ftOND CX*?lOtT% Wh? One of rey fovorltc ?*? **?<? Qtovo Winwood, has the line, "When you see a chance, take it." I was offered that "chance" in the form of an assistantship, and next semester I'll be returning to UNCGreensboro to complete my master's degree in education. Since I've worked on the newspaper, I've done a lot of stones and photographs at local schools Going back to Union, Shallotte Middle School and West Brunswick made me think many times about the teachers who challenged and encouraged me when I was in elementary and secondary school. Unfortunately, they were too few .A ?? w HAPi \ A #1 A II vvncuever n Isn't It time (or (all yet? Not winter -we're not talking about another 1984 here, with a Jump directly (roin sununer to winter with only a weekend or two o( autumn No, sirree. Not attain Each year is supposed to have (our seasons in North Carolina?even in its southernmost parts. We have a ri|{ht to experience autumn That's why we didn't move to Florida, remember* We're talking sweater weather?crisp nights ideal (or sleeprr?*CT MftiiiYftiiiUu ** ??9 ? W ^ - \ ZXmauBfttiec. / N? WDOET 2n You See A Boyd nnfl tet^CCr. In the sixth through eighth grades, I had three especially good teachers: Pauline Hewett. Wallace Dunn and Suzie Bruton. All three encouraged my interest in literature, for which I am grateful. For them, teaching was more than rote memorization. Each A I CIZ? J J . 4 , I 1 ?/ 7HAN appened To ' ing: warm days id glowing sunshine that filters through trees still shedding their leaves in batches of yellow, orange and red We're talking about the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot as we rake the front yard, wrapping up under stadium blankets at the homecoming game and eating lots of stewed Sex Life Of < A rumor circulating among coastal fishermen had hard clams hiding shamefully in their beds According to the rumor, hard clams became, how should we say. sexually inactive, or more delicately stated, reproducUreh senile, as they became older and bigger No wonder these softbodscd mollusks had withdrawn uUc their shells Already large clams were called "chowders " Their Urge. aging bodies were tough. fit only far pot of dam chowder. cUmmrri said But as the rumor d their other inabilities spread, fishermen lost even more respect for the larger mollusks CbmuBrs complained that the chowders occupied valuable bed space that would be better used by a younger, more productive set But Sea Grant researcher Charles "Pete ' Peterson made a discovery k Chance, Tak h??H thoir nam ctvln nf tparhino Pauline Hewett's room was a bright and cheerful place in which to learn, and she always challenged her students to do the best they could. Wallace Dunn encouraged me to < begin exploring many of the classics. And Suzie Bruton won my heart when she took our class into the woods "for inspiration" to write poetry. t/uTuig tlic time I wad at West Brunswick, I think the most outstanding teacher there by far was a math instructor, Gene Poe. When I found out he was going to be my geometry teacher in the 10th grade, I was so scared I almost cried. He had the reputation among students as being jill I n /* I. /i ' //* a > ' Fhat Other Se< mullet, sweet pototoes and boded i peanuis wiui a lew coiiara greens on 1 the side. ' We're talking hog butchering time And we're talking roasting oysters r over a dying fire, with our breath [ visible on the atr in front of us as we ( reach for the crackling combread ? and pickles. I But no such luck. It's still summer. t If the tourists haven't been listening to all that talk about extending the season, the weather maker has I ' guess this is what we get for wishing ? so hard ' Here we are still mowing the grass and still wearing summer weight c clothes in cool colors. Wools and S blends and heavy sweaters aren't Clams Improvt that will gain the chowder dam new I respect He learned that older, larger i hard clams aren't reproductive!) < senile at all. In fact, the number at 1 gametes, or reproductive cells, a clam produces is directly propor- i tianal to Its site ; Peterson collected live hard clams I uoiu .ionn ?. arounA fsluannc I waters during the spring before 1 (.unfit release He measured the 1 clams, then aged them by counting | the annual bands in their sectioned i shells LXring a previous study. < Peterson bad learned that North l Carolina hard clams add an annual I band to their shells late each summer i much like a tree adds a rmg I He also dissected, dried and weighed the I dam's gametes. i From these three pseces of urfor- j ma Don on each dam. we learned that 1 gamete mass increased strictly as a 1 a e It an unreasonable nprp hut that wasn't true at all?he just wanted kids to learn. His honesty about academics and life was admirable. He actually made me enjoy math? quite a feat since English and history were always my favorite subjects! Another outstanding teacher at (Vest Brunswick was Zeipnia 3rissett, a social studies teacher. Eler classes were sucii fun I couldn't forget anything I learned. Grace Keziah, my high school 'uidance counselor, really cared ibout education. She encouraged tids academically and emotionally, ind I'm sure that more than one West Brunswick graduate owes their suc:ess to her guidance. I know I spent ny share of time in her office, and >he was always there ready to listen. When I entered West Brunswick, I lad two big dreams?to go to Goverlor's School and to earn enough icholarships to go to college. Grace Ceziah helped me make both of those :ome true. And when I would get ipset about being a class "black iheep," she made me see that it sasn't bad at all. And, true t" her irophecy, the qualities that caused qy fellow classmates in high school nub me helped me make many riends and get ahead in college. My degree will be in counseling, nd I hope that I'll be able to help and ncourage kids the way many of my jachers and counselors helped me. I've spent a lot of time the past fewears complaining about the overall late of education. Instead of just liking, I want to do my part Working in education is not as easy job as people seem to think, ecause of low pay and the amount of ard work involved, many good otential educators choose other elds. However, there are good lachers. I was impressed with nion Primary School second grade lacher Doris Wilson after talking ith her this week. She really cares bout children learning to read. More eople who really care is what our rhools need. I just hope I'm up to the lallenge. I'm excited about going back to the liversity. Academics have always :en fun for me, and many of my lends are there. Internships await s do interesting classes, cultural opartunities, and late night arguments ith friends on whether "Citizen ant" or "CodTlUa" Is U>c Krealesl mi ui an ume. I'll also be able to make time for ly poetry' again, a top priority, and e around people who can critique iy writing and give me advice. Of course, I'll miss Brunswick ounty. After all, this is home. I've let some wonderful people while orking at the newspaper. One aftcroon I got to interview Ken Buckner, very talented local artist, omething he said really struck ome with me: "You've got to trust aur own life design." Thanks for the advice, Ken. ason?Fall? moving too well in the stores and hose cute fur jackets are just hanging in closets. Most of my friends are like ne?with all this heat, they're havng trouble getting into the mood for "hristmas shopping. It's been too hot ilso for knitting and crocheting, too sot to have big projects spread icross the lap. While we humans may not like the reather, two equally populous ;roups seem to be faring very well: he house flies and the mosquitos. In fact, a team of giant, matched oastal mosquitos will probably pull lanta's sled next month. Just you rait and see. With Age function of site of North Carolina's :lams with no absolute or even partial reduction at increased age," Peterson says In Peterson's first collection of :lams. his oldest moilusk was 19 years old. But from Johnson Creek in fore Sound. Peterson dug out ooe large ciani that turned out to be 47 years old. "It was the oldest Mercenana ever recorded, and (t had ;ametes to beat the band." Peterson lays "Not only does the hard dam .wunue u> proauce gametes u tt iges. but also tbe number at gametes produced increases dramatically nth size and age" Aj news at tbe older bard clam's ertiljty spreads, the value at this maligned tnoQusk may increase After all. these clams may be parening a suable share at tomorrow's l ounger set ft
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