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f lO-\—’I'HIv 1UU'\S\M(*K IU*'.\(*ON. rimrsilav. NoaouiIht IJ. IJ»ST Shellfish Gourmets Shudder When Red Tide's On The Rise n\ noNAi.n .i. f»{ki)kku k Su(iin:il ti-ocraphtr S r\ icr riu* rod lido, a myslorious pliotuunonon lhal kilU fisi) and inakos shollfisli poisonous, hasa^ain appoarod in soino aroas off Iho oast and wosl ooasls. riiis IS. of oourso. bail news for .soafotul lovors Kod lull* also IhkIos li! for niioo. which aro lusod m losls for iho prosonoo of Iho malady. Ai luall>. rod lido is a niisnomor ll is oausod not t)\ lidos hut by a iLsually oolorlo.ssaoounuilation of tm> inarmo aliiao oalloil dinoflaiiollatos. rortain s|h*oio." ot those ono oollod oruanisims aro loxio and whoa lho> bloom" multiply rapidly into lar^o oonoonlra- lions Ihoy booome o.speoially moiiaoui^. The lide (KTasionally lives up lo ils color. os}voi.il 1> around Florida, linlitin Iho water a rusl> hue It lakes aboul a million cells lo color a liter of seau.de: and Florida's blooms sometimes cover man> >q;:are miles. One .such bloom killed an estimated .x> miUio:* pounds of fi.sh. I*ack \ Tothal !*iinoh Shellfish such as nuLssols. clam.'' and o> ster.-* e.%; Urow and thrive on a red tide diet, and craduaU> r Ihomsolvos of the txuson when clean u.ders relc.r:* ':T.: people who oat tlio bivalves while :he\ :v .. tammatod run the risk ot .i na>l\ case ol p.u.dvtie shellfish poi>omiu: l*Sl' . which m exlrome cases can cause death In the last fe\^ \ e.U". tlu* to\u' oi imiumus ha\ e .ip p.uvutU .spread from the c»msI o'. No\.i .'s^vtia as tai south .Is I’onneclieul \ hurric.me th.it . do \ew { n»:Iand m I'.h’.' mhthl li,i\e he'.tVxi t; nte.ev the ttend 'i\s*;;late> IVnald M \"o.e'. 'o;* .1 m.u me h.x'.oif.st .;t nv.n\\n Hole iVeanocrapfv..' lo.st t.:te . ''..is'..;.Notts .5o'.*v.n like tli.d '‘.i'.’ sto. ..0 ■.s'tt.*'*.‘ .N.,t estu.ines, . 'v. j.. t’ .' \;n . .'v". n.,\ .v -.*v w.der \ tew o,...> N VN \ 0 t' .V •• .rptv.c.v.*. .*> .-^o.." .> V.' V...'.‘.o A'... vs.... ,N.*; ■; .t ...^ N ..t . t!*i.it X'.'- .lo.'.v.-.v 1- \ \.t’*.*..l.' . N .• N, v’ .'O'..' N ■.V;s."*.\.N .'v . V .‘.V' .1 •« .’v n'';*'.N*',,v..n: V .xSin. Vl»n r.i *.v .''’•'0..; s'' . s'. .• > e.'.i .» .» V .\N . '0 ••••O.N. .n . ';V. ...'*0 "•.‘i “ i'*e.V.'.n alone, the eiMsl e\er> week If a .severe outbreak is suN(vcti\l. .Is nuu> as .’iV additional sites are .sampl* isl Ttie tovm can .ipiv.ir at .my lime of the year, but the eiv.desl threat ^vciiis ilurtiid warm months. Vo lONt lot llie lo\m. liipiul is extracted from the stv’.’.t^h .uid umvied mlo muv. i'lie (piicker a mouse d’.ON the more lelh.il the |>oison pre.senl. Uisl year M.ime levied tO.iXV lalvralory imee. .'ofin \S Hurst, diieetor of iwsource services at V.cov N IVjMitnuMit of Marine Ue.sourees. points out t**s;;t otf.ci.ds ha\ e onl> lWi» ehoiees: We oan edhet c.iivfnllv monitor toxicity levels .; . :.vse onl> d.uutei oils .ireas lo .shellfi.shinj’. or shut .iowi: the entuv civisthue for weeks or months at a '.o.v.e N.i\s Hurst Vkvu: tlie w e.si cvxi.st. where red tide .strikes all the w.;\ tivtn v'.ihtonu.i to .Alaska, the .state of Washington \;n iv; Ivhvn the sti ou.dest le.slin^ program. It. too. has .nuvitant interests lo protect. Clam and oyster .;.;.'..icutlmv is hi»t husine.ss in the I’unel Sound area. I'uMu* health officials monitor the Ix'achcs and w.lid's tivm April to iVloher each year. As in Maine, w.irmuits on the liKations of daiiper areas are widely puMiei.’ixl A toll-free hotline even carries timely tY{sn-(«; on Ivai’h i'losnres. TiiriiiiiK The Tide rhe.se defensive measures haven’t deterred scicn- lisl.s on both coask from trxinK to take the offensive against the marine menace. Ixmlsa A. NishiUini. a biologist with the University of Wa.shington s School of Fisheries, is trying to pin- point Uic conditions under which the organism thrives and to find ways to inhibit its growth. Her ju*Tent investigation centers on a parasitic dinoflageUate that attacks and destroys the nucleus of the toxic one. "It might be effective if introduced into sheltered bays, where the troublesome cells seem to flourish, she say. In Florida researchers are workintj on a chemical that wonid destroy the culprit without harming fish. Anderson of Woods Hole is studying the lifecycle of he cells in New England for dues on how to control them. We re still trying to figure out the fundamental processes that nuike these things bloom.*’ he .says. The poor mice haven’t been forgotten, either. o f ‘^>'***K ‘o come up with chemical testing kits that would replace the current mouse bioa.ssap. which are expensive, time-consuming and. to say the least, unpleasant for the animals. 'Red Tide' Stays North t;':\tN .'■'t* ti'.N "•’rre w.itcr HA niH ('. KTTTF.K •A rod luio" which cau.t\i slate health official lo lun .hor;fish;!'.c Iv l.is; WOOS ro::'..t::*,o.*. \ w.itO'rs *.\;o>d.i> * : t * . .v.“ . •• .. N ,v Kor.: •: .-kt:.: L”.a: -aaior .N.-.:r.r.o.' t.tso:: :T-:::! 'ckwovvi KolI> Irlil ..is: I- nd.i> 'wod no signs 0: the aigac lb' added that the siato'.- first-ovor roourdod rod tide" has not been ilotocted below Snow's Cut at Carolina Hoavh. Hoiilon said that water samples taken from the mouth of the Cape V'«'ar Uivor and at Corncake Inlet 1 •■•■ih lA Uald Hoad Island have been .. ‘ ;..j I ' • 'ni.’.' ••va'- •la’. iu.MlIvdiu Ma- • •’..liibrn,' 111 CartiTol I'ounly to .u;.- lU-.it!. ,:i .NVu ( f'lj.'jii ;.isf luvk when .sciend.st.N nlonlififfj the yoilouish slick »)f aJgao. riio aicao has been identified as dirioflaiiellales. a neurologically lo.x* It ori»anism which can infest .''hollfish and cause sickness in Iniman.':. 1 lie /one harmed of shellfi.shing ex* luei- uc.i O.' rj-OJ ’ . causing red AI.fi.AK ( F.I.US causing red tide, shown enlarged liOO times, divide in to a chain. Large t oneeiitraUmi.s af fect shellfish, making them poisonous to humans. Transportation Board To Consider Funding Plan d'pVi'val ol a nine-year plan for imuime highway projects across the Malt- heads the agenda (or the .Slate It'.ii'l ot TransporUition when it riC'tT'!' ii.m. 1- rula\ in Itiileigh in the ihg:r.ta\ liuildmg. The agenda also -i* hub's s*'veral Hems relating lo the : of L'.s. 17 in rjruri.-iwn.k ' aiui the .ShalloUe bypass. 1 hr plan represents the major part ' • • ;-.2 tnliion hsi of iransportalion pni-niu-N inc|u(U.(i 1,, ixyr.s I iai.-p.,rtaiu)ii Improvement Pn»- erai:. .,r vip. Pi aildition lo road- dll' mclude.s miiUi-vear fim- :or aviiiiion. public Iraii.sporla- V'-:; lail ai.o bnyle programs. 11"' iraiisp'/rialion ileparlment’.s nubl-of-wa> branch is .M-eking a[e pr uvai to a« quire bmlduigs owned In Harlilof'k I'.nli-rpnse.s Inr . (.nne l^•nte(•ost•ll FnewUl luircli. ( olluT Knlerprises and a bniise owned In Huln-rl H Hlanton. .'dl loc ated pamalU •.Mlbm the righl- -•f-was of the L' .S IT.Shallotl. t|OI lb of IffWII. I.etlies liapli.sl hypas*- wholesale CUSTOM PAiNTED SIGNS Design»Loyout*Logos SHALLOTTE Routed*Mognetlc* Billboards ' Pictorials Any Size . Elec: Signs & Instollotion SUPPLY Phone (919)754-6000 Shallotte, NC PORTABLE SIGNS Sa!es»Service«Rentols ’ Crane Service & Much More SOUTH WIND SIBN CO. Holden Beach Rd.,;ShQHotte 764.8439 - '.x'.rd vthc:: the rv.u'he.N .^.iW County To Follow State Lead With King Holiday :■ .> .V ‘.‘he x'vcr.iT pu'lurc ;.*h .v.tforont fram when • Xr-.-,;'.: the .irc.i Wc'rc just c V, will ch.ingcand :h :: .i:o :u '.»;d the X.c.w c.mnot .survive in water temperat.ires les-v than 5- degreeN th.it .i cold .snap and high w Cx'.iU: help break it up as well, w.i.ter tem:vr.iii:re. are currently in the ir.id-^O.N ..heli::shing was baruuxl primarily I'ec.i'ase 0: the petential eenlamina- tien e: o>ster.N. elam. and mu.sels. i he.so are considered filler feeders Lveause they lake in water ami filter out their focxl. When they ingest the water, however, the toxic algae is not filtered out and actually poi.sons the shellftsh. Humans who eat the sheilftsh can become seriomsly ill or ev(*n die. Huniims who enter waters where the algae Ls concentrated also complain of their skin slinging and it ching. The shellfish can recover when the algae is no longer present, but the process Uikes lime, as much as six or more weeks. HA KAHN ADAMS Kmployees of Hruaswick Coun ty like state employees-will receive a paul holiday 111 obsen aiice of Martin Luther King .Ir.’s birthday starting this year, but will lose a Chnstma.s holiday in other years as a result. At the Ixiard’s Feb. 18 meeting. Hrunswick County Commissioners officially recognized the third Mon day in .lamiary as a holiday. However, conunissioners voted not lo observe it as a paid county holiday until done .so by the slate. .According to Drake Maynard, with .N. V . vyill«.v 'f etuto OArcnnrxAl in It 4 ill off each ('hri.stinas. County Attorney David Clegg .said last Thursday that no further action by county commissioners apparently is needed concerning the King holi day. "I think that provision in the minutes (of the Feb. 18 conunis- sioners meeting) made it a paid holi day.’* Clegg .said. Hut another holiday change made last month by the State Personnel ('ommission may require action by the board of commissioners. According to Maynard, the state board switched its Easter holiday Haleigh. the State Personnel Com mission adopted a 1088 holiday schedule Oct. 20 that gives state employees 11 paid holidays a year, including the King holiday as approv ed this year by the N.C. (leneral .Assembly. But to acconunodatc the new paid holiday, state employees will no longer gel three holidays at Christmas whenever Dec. 25 falls on a Tuesday. Wednesday or Thursday, as previous policy allowed, Maynard said. Instead, they will gel two days froiu Easter Monday toviood Friday. Clegg .said commissioners would need to approve the change themselves, if the county wishes to continue tracking the sUite holiday schedule. Paid stale holidays in 1988 include: New Year’s Day. the King holiday on Jan. 18, (lood Friday on April 1, Memorial Day of May 30, In dependence Day on July -1. l^bor Day on Sept. 5. Veterans Day on Nov. U. Thanksgiving holidays on Nov. 24 and 25. and Christmas holidays on Dec. 23 and 26 (b'riUay and .Mondav). The board will also be asked lo a|>- [irove: •Utility cost adjuslmenls on U..S. 17 from just east of S.H. 1136 t Ked Bug Koad S.K. 1 lo N.(‘. 211 at Supply, a di.sUmce of 5.18 miles, ('o.sl is an estimated S52.000. of which S39.000 would i)c lederai and $i3.iKju .stale: •('construction on U.S. 17/N.C. 133 and U.S. 421 Bridge No. 107. 108 and 7 over Old .Alligator (’reek and inter change .structure; •Additional funds of $25n.(H)0 for preliminary engineering on U.S.17 from N.C. 211 at Supply lo the Siuith ( arolina .slate line, a di.slance of 21.3 miles. Previously S350.000 was afx proved. The department is .seeking another $187,500 in federal and $JT2.500 in state funds; •Addition of S.H. 1411 1 Km-k Creek K»»ad). increase (*ountywidc spol sUibilization funds bv $5.(K)0. is smarter. Unfortunately, what too many of them are getting instead is drugs With your help, it doesn't have to be this way. ( here is a program called "Schools Without Drugs: ’! )se ChalUffige" t hat ran help you deal with the drug problem in your community or school. I ind out about it The smarter you are about what 7/of k.s agairiM drugs, the better chance our kids wilt understand how dumb it is to take them. 9 HEIP SLAM THE DOOR ON DRUGS ^ 1-800-541-8787 It '• 1 ll 'if I (lli( ,|| I'tfi m Pre-Win'^er CLEARANCE SALE Continues... Chrysler Executive Cars are going fast... 1 Chrysler LeBaron I Plymouth Roliont Wogon I LcBoron GTS I Dodge 600 Left To Choose From At 5.9% APR For 48 Months! Low Mileogo - 11.000-12.000 Miles Our *67 Chrysler EiecutiYu Cart now have a 7-year/70,000-mile Warranty! 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