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Mixed Signals From Another Time / BY BILL FAVER As a child 1 was fortunate to know two grandfathers. One was a country doctor who had mostly re tired and spent many days and hours with me sharing his kno w ledge and ob servaiions of >-* nature. The oth mSbIuiJ cr was a sma" farmer who had barely survived the Depression and, among other things, was scared to death of snakes. 1 learned from one to love and appreciate nature. 1 got mixed sig nals from the other about the natur al world, and especially about snakes, skinks, and anything else that might cause harm. To this sccond grandfather, any snake in a brush pile or on a rocky wall was a cottonmouth; any snake in a path or among the cotton rows was a rattler; and anything in or near the water was a water moc casin. I did learn from him to be cautious around snakes, and it took a long time for me to learn to toler ate the non-poisonous kinds. Some time spent in Florida's Everglades helped me leam to ap preciate snakes, and we kept sever al rat snakes in a storage shed to control mice. We could observe black racers and black and golden rat snakes almost everyday. We watched king snakes eat water snakes and frogs. We also learned to be aware and cautious, for many of the species were poisonous. NOT ALL SNAKES are poisonous, but this copperhead, photo So those mixed signals and a . ., , % , , ' _ ? r certain amount of curiosity have graphed from a boat on the Lockwood Folly River, is. made it possible for me to leam about several of our most familiar capture a closcup without having to predators and have a place in na spccics. Most seem to want to get get too close to our subject. turc just as we do. Perhaps we away from us as quickly as we We can see the "savage tooth should curb our automatic response want to avoid them. At a re- and claw of nature" when we to kill snakes and take time to learn spcctablc distance, we can watch watch a black rat snake destroy a about their habits and their part in them glide along a path or chase a mockingbird's nest and consume our world. frog or climb a tree. A good long the eggs or the young birds. We After all, they were here long be lcns on the camera enables us to can understand that snakes arc fore my grandfather was! BEACON flit PHOTO GUEST COLUMN Tax Freedom Day: When You Take Home Your Pay EDITOR'S NOTE: This column was submitted by the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C. If you thought you were done with taxes on April 15, guess again! According to the Washington, D.C. based nonpartisan Tax Foundation, the burden on the average American taxpayer wasn't lifted this year until May 3?Tax Freedom Day 1993. What is Tax Freedom Day? That's the date that the average American stops working to pay fed eral, state and local taxes and starts bringing home wages for food, clothing and housing. In its report, "Tax Freedom Day 1993," the Tax Foundation calculat ed that the average American tax payer had to work 123 days?until May 3?before all federal, state and local taxes were paid. Of those 123 days, 40 were re quired to pay off individual income taxes?the largest tax Americans will face in 1993?while social in surance payroll taxes took more than 38 days to pay. Sales and excise taxes together re quired more than two weeks of work to pay, as did property and other business taxes. Almost 10 days were required to pay corporate profits tax es. The Tax Foundation also calculat cd the Tax Freedom Day in every state and the District of Columbia, based on the federal, state and local tax burdens on residents. (North Carolina's Tax Freedom was on April 23. day 113. The state ranked 42nd.) Residents in some states realized their Tax Freedom Day later than May 3. New Yorkers, for example, had to work until May 22 to satisfy tax obligations, Alaskans worked until May 19, and Connecticut resi dents didn't achieve tax freedom un til May 14. At the other end of the spectrum, South Dakota residents celebrated Tax Freedom Day some what more appropriately on April 15. According 10 ihe Tax Foundation, the future doesn't look much brighter as Tax Freedom Day is ex pected to fall even later next year. State and federal tax hikes enacted over the past three years, coupled with major tax increases being con sidered in the U.S. Congress this year, have led the organization to predict that Tax Freedom Day 1994 will arrive on May 6?the latest ever. And, based on figures from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the Tax Foundation believes Tax Freedom Day will be even later in 1995. I (South of Cowboys Deer & Wine Mma IKJ H I, M rl 1 R. 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The Town of Calabash claimed an ease ment deeded on my deed, named it Somerset Drive, used Powell Bill money to pave it 21 feet, even over my parking lot and gave permission for business adjoining it to add far more parking than I have for my business. This is causing traffic problems for my customers trying to get off the suite road to my business. Now they state, after the damage is done, and say in a letter to me that they do not own it, nor was it dedi cated to them, and that they do not have enough Powell Bill tax money to keep it up. The other end of the easement has a sign, "Private Road?Keep Out." Who is "Town Hall" they say you can't fight? I have worked hard for what I have and should not have to give it away. Mr. Schaack called the health de partment to comc and inspect a complaint of me throwing chemicals on the ground. The health depart ment found this untrue; it was cat litter. Mr. Schaack also had my "Adopt a-Highway" sign moved behind a store from an ideal intersection, but the gentlemen at the N.C. Highway Department said give him three days and he would see it back in its cor rect location. Upon consulting Mr. Schaack about the situation, he stat ed it had no business there, and 1 thought he looked like a bulldog ready to bite. Why enforce and condemn some and not others? There arc chicken lots in the middle of town. If some one wants a wake-up call at the mo tel, 1 tell them to raise their windows and lister to the roosters. Let's call it either politics or dis crimination. Good luck to Mr. De Re. Peggy Thompson Calabash EDITOR S NOTE: The writer is owner of the Calabash Motel. What About Seniors? To the editor: After the budget charade put on by County Manager John Harvey, no one in Brunswick County will be surprised at anything the adopted budget may contain. However, the addition of two mu seums and the omissions of the se nior citizens does cause me concern. Southport's Maritime Museum is proposed to receive S20.000, and Ocean Isle's Museum of Coasial Carolina, SIO.OOO. In previous bud gets the senior citizens were given S25,(XX), with S5.CXK) going to each district. Compared to the budget, S25.000 is just a drop in the bucket. Senior citizcns' contributions and volunteer work arc immeasurable. A few weeks ago Doshcr Hospital stated that the hospital auxiliary, many of whom are senior citizens, had saved the hospital a very large sum of money. Senior citi/.cns volunteer for the Special Olympics, etc. Call for a bcach or road clean-up and the se nior citi/.ens respond in numbers. Look at any worthwhile project with a meager budget, and you always find senior citizens involved. Ask yourself this: "What would Brunswick County be like if every senior citizen moved away? Who would pick up the slack?" Don't you think it's time Brunswick County showed its ap preciation for the contributions of senior citizens? M.L. La Mar Yaupon Bcach Pork-Barrel Time To the editor: Pork barrel time is upon us once more. I'm referring to the "give away fund." This is always closc to the hearts of the county commissioners. One might say that it is another form of vote-buying, but now the money is coming from the taxpayers. The law mandates that wc pay our taxes, and the Lord loves a cheerful giver. The good Lord never men tioned taxes and charity in the same breath. Southport and Ocean Isle each have a museum. They charge admis sion, different things are sold from their shops, and one may have a paid director. We are forced to subsidize CP&L for outages, etc. The taxpayers should not subsi dize any more businesses. Give me a break! Eileen Kcllaghcr Long Bcach Thanks, Volunteers To the editor: The faculty, staff and administra tion of Supply Elementary School wish to express our appreciation to all the volunteers who have given time to our school this year. There have been more than 3,000 volun teer hours recorded, and countless amounts which have not been docu mented. This effort by our parents has helped us to have a productive first year. A special note of thanks is ex tended to Jean Gillette, who coordi nated the volunteer effort for the school. Appreciation is also extend ed to Gloria Foss, who acted as the staff coordinator, notifying Mrs. Gillette when a volunteer was need ed. Supply Elementary School is a better school because of our parent/ volunteer involvement. We truly ap preciate their interest and help. Carolyn S. Williams Principal Litter Letters EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letters were sub nutted by Diana Smith's and Douglas Vogel's first grade class at Bolivia Elementary. To the editor. Don't litter. Don't pollute. Don't waste. Do recycle. Do clean the Earth. Do make the world a better place. Howard Hill To the editor; Please don't pollute. It's killing the world and it's killing people, too. I hope you can stop this. I can't. Matthew Caudill To the editor 1 love the Earth. Don't pollute the water. Give a hoot, don't pollute. 1 don't want you to hurt the animals. The Earth is our home and world. Veronica Ennis To the editor: Don't be mean to the Earth. Don't kill the fish in the water. William Crisco CALL US FOR INSURANCE QUOTES: 1-800-424-0115 ? Home ? Auto ? Commercial ? Mobile Home ? Life i First Investors FINANCIAL CORPORATION Or Visit Our Bonking Offices: LELAND SHALLOTTE WHITEVILLE (919)371-1000 (919)754-5400 (919)642-8183 C1993 TH? BRUNSWICK BEACON 0\[ezv, signed and numbered, (imited edition Art Reproduction By (Bryan Varnam Bryan Varnam has been creating romantic paint ings for the past 20 years. He was born and raised in Varnamtown. 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