LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Optometrist Served On Health Board
To the editor:
Subject: Eric Carlson's Dec. 15
column, "Is There A Doctor In The
House?"
I was offended for optometry by
the presentation of facts to indicate
that an optometrist had never partic
ipated on the board. As the op
tuiiicu im inai served for three years
on the Brunswick County Board of
Health, 1 would like to state that I
was not personally contacted by the
county commissioners in regard to
filling the seat that is designated for
an optometrist. I have spoken with
two other county optometrists and
neither were contacted or ap
proached by the Brunswick County
Board of Commissioners.
Upon my resignation in 1992, I
encouraged another medical profes
sional to apply for that position.
Later that term he was elected to the
chairmanship.
We all have a responsibility and 1
encourage all to participate. I will
say that patience is not only a plus,
but a must. Bureaucracy causes the
proccss to slow down and one must
be willing to sit and wait for positive
change. In defense of the health care
professional, the schedule of work is
not conducive for a sit and wait atti
tude. The majority of these people
are fast-paced action taking person
alities. It is a difficult position to fill,
so don't judge until you have been
in that seat.
Dr. Christopher J. Moshoures
Shallottc
Defending Proctor
To the editor:
The charges against Ken Proctor
are ridiculous and outrageous. We
know Mr. Proctor professionally, po
litically and socially, and his morals
and character are of the highest stan
dards. We feel sure he will be
cleared of these frivolous charges.
Tommy and Sue Lewis
Ocean Isle Beach
Likes The Beacon
To the editor:
Thanks for a great newspaper!
We "discovered" Ocean Isle
Beach in late 1992 and have re
turned three times since. We plan to
move/retire there in 5-7 years.
We arc very impressed by your
articles and pictures, especially
about wildlife, nature and the local
environmental concerns. The rest of
the paper is a joy to us and we re
read each copy many times.
Tom and Karen Igan
Huntington, W. Va.
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Seeks Investigation
Over Water District
To the editor:
A complete and thorough investi
gation of Brunswick County, the
five county commissioners and the
Utility Operations Board should be
conducted by the state of North
Carolina and the U. S. Government.
This investigation should be initiat
ed by Congressional leaders and the
U.S. Justice Department.
The county as a whole is greater
than its parts (districts, towns, mu
nicipalities). The price and costs of
such public services as water and
sewer are far less per taxpayer and
equal than by piecemeal, such as the
latest example of Shallotte Point.
The entire Shallotte Point area
was to be under a capital improve
Hay Ride With Santa And Friends
A sleigh ride? Oh. a HAY ride. In
December? Rumor was Santa him
self might show.
Friday the "Dolphin Buddies'*
from Union Elementary took Ellen
Bulak's yellow school bus to Indigo
Farms for a visit with the pigs and
peacocks, goats and geese, cows and
chickens, and yes. a hay ride.
News scoop of all scoops. Santa
did come! We ran across him in the
woods somewhere between the
grape vineyard and the grain eleva
tor. He was huffing and puffing and
stumbling through the leaves toward
one of the farm lanes His reindeer
had taken off through the woods, he
said, and he was trying to catch
them. Spotting their tracks in the
bare dirt along the edge of the Field,
we took up the cause.
In the spirit of the season we gave
the old bearded fellow a ride (Santa
might have lost Rudolph and com
pany. but he still had plenty of cook
ies and presents on him.). Gail
Nuvcllo made room for Santa beside
her, in easy reach of the cookies. Off
we went in hot pursuit of his team,
as fast as 20 or so kids and six adults
packed onto a long trailer behind a
tractor could go.
Past almost picked clean Fields of
cotton, swampy bogs and animal
pens we followed the trail. We kept
Susan
Usher
an eye out for signs (that's Indian
for tracks and stuff) and sang carols.
Sandra Raymond, one of the teach
ers. was playing the guitar. She's
funny sometimes, like when she pre
tends to be Elvis and sings "Blue
Christmas". You should have heard!
At least we sang when you-know
who wasn't asking questions. That
Crystal's going to be a reporter
someday. She wanted to know
everything: "I thought you only
came out on Christmas Eve?"
?
"I'm rehearsing, sweetheart, to
make sure I do it right."
"Is Rudolph really your deer?"
"Sure, he is."
We were trying to cheer Santa up,
but he didn't seem too concerned
that Blitzcr and the others were
nowhere to be found and Christmas
just nine days off. He kept mum
bling something about the Team
sters' Union and calling in strike
breakers...
The deer must have gotten lost,
because their tracks led us in a cir
cle. We ended up right where we
started from.
By this time Santa was out of pre
sents and all the cookies had been
eaten. And he had decided he could
manage just as well without our
help. (That Bellamy man at the farm
said it scared the farm animals when
we were loud, so maybe we scared
the reindeer too?)
Santa hopped from the hay wagon
and scooted off into the woods, not
tired at all. At least he'd rested up.
All of a sudden he spun around,
pretty quickly for a older, heavyset
kind of guy. We paused, not know
ing what to expect. Maybe thinking
he'd press his finger against the side
of his nose (which was almost as red
as Rudolph's), cheerfully roar "Ho,
ho, ho!" and disappear. But he
didn't. He pulled one of those cute
throwaway cameras with flash out
of his pocket and took OUR picture.
What do you think of that?
I got his picture too. But, dam it, I
forget to ask for an autograph. If I
set the print out on the table with the
cookies and milk Saturday night,
maybe he'll sign it.
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ment bond until the commissioners
cut 1,262 parcel owners out of the
improvement bond in 1990. Then in
December of 1991, the commission
ers decided that those 1,262 parcel
owners should have water and water
lines too, but these parcel .owners
would have to pay more than the
rest of the area. The result of this is
that to divide into districts and small
areas so that more taxing and spend
ing can be done.
By the way, how much does 100
feet of water pipe cost? Mine is
costing over $7 per foot provided for
by the county for me to pay. This in
cludes the cost of laying and con
necting done by contract instead of
by the county engineers, which tax
money pays for. If this work was
done countywide and by the county
engineers, I am sure that the costs
could be cut in half.
As for the 1,262 parcel owners,
which I am one of, having been dis
criminated against and forced to pay
the special assessment, I am hoping
that the state and federal govern
ment investigates and adjusts this
matter equally.
There are 16 parcels on my road
that I know of and at a cost of
$736.03 per parcel, adds up to
$11,776.48 for approximately 1,000
feet of water line. This figures out to
be $11.78 per foot. If there are more
parcels, then the cost per foot is
more.
I don't feel that this is being cost
effective. A public works service
should be on a countywide basis in
stead of piecemeal in order to be
cost effective and equal.
A public works service should be
voted on by the citizens that this ser
vice affects and not by the elected
office holders.
James L. Morris
Shallotte Point
Encouraged Others
7 Wonderful Coverage '
To the editor:
The article written by Doug
Rutter on the Brunswick Buddies in
your Dec. 15 edition will have such
a positive impact on the program,
we would be negligent not to com
ment Doug, and your newspaper, for
such wonderful coverage.
Recent circumstances made it
possible to expand the Buddies pro
gram from 15 "matches" to 30.
Attracting qualified and committed
adult volunteers has always been the
limiting factor in serving the number
of needy youth.
The clear, concise and accurate
reporting of the Buddies program by
Doug has already generated re
sponse from potential volunteers
who were properly informed about
the commitment they would be un
dertaking.
During the two hours Doug spent
with us to learn the extent of the
program, he displayed professional
ism, knowledge and an enthusiasm
for his work. How fortunate you are
to have Doug on your staff. Please
thank him for such great coverage
and thank you for using his article in
such a prominent position.
The volunteers you helped us re
cruit will have a positive influence
on the youth that might not have
otherwise been reached.
Rusty Garman
Brunswick Buddies
Volunteer Coordinator
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To the editor:
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der some medical care. I miss Ocean
Isle Beach and look forward to send
ing our news and reading Lynn,
Susan and Eric's columns.
Also 1 am so happy for the new
cooking column. I am going to make
the pound cake for Christmas.
M. Pressley
Ocean Isle Beach
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