Time and tide 50 years ago Fifty years ago this week it was announced that almost 11,000 surgi cal bandages were made by the women of Southport during the month of November. The local Red Cross chapter, consisting of 49 women, worked a total of 600 hours on bandages for wounded soldiers over seas. The women had been busy on the project for several months. Chief W. H. Barnett, commanding officer at Oak Island Coast Guard Station for several years, had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant; servicemen were urged to take out life insurance policies on themselves lor the protection of their immediate families; and the rationing pro gram lor the county was being followed closely for expected changes resulting in a shortage of certain items. Af\_ tv ytur ^ ugu Forty years ago this week preliminary work had begun on the dredg ing at Sunny Point. Scheduled to do most of the work was the super dredge A. G. Williams. The huge vessel was outfitted with 28-inch pipes, developed 5,(XX) horsepower and was capable of moving 900,(XX) cubic yards of soil per month. Diking of the disposal areas was begun in preparation for this dredge, plus two others, to begin work in the next few months. A drill boat, used for blasting and drilling rock bottoms, also was to be on hand. The fish left by the drainage of numerous ponds on the Sunny Point terminal had created problems. Arrangements were made for the Naval Reserve unit to move die threatened gamefish to safer waters. 30 years ago Sports made the front page of the Pilot 30 years ago this week. South port had dcleatcd Bclhavcn 14-7 to win the state championship for eight-man football. There was a front-page photo showing all members of the 14-man squad, together with- coach Pete Lee, assistant coach Ronnie* Hood, and W. N. Williams, who was principal of Southport High School at the time. Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company had purchased a lot on Howe Street on which to build a new office; a painting by Mrs. Gilliam Homstoin had been chosen for the traveling show in the North Carolina Artists Exhibition; and on almost every page of the Pilot there was more about the new state football champions. 20 years ago A front-page photo in the Pilot for November 29, 1972, showed Kim McDouglc of Southport being crowned Miss Merry Christmas during a pageant sponsored by the Shallotte Jaycees. Newly elected Brunswick County officials were to be swom-in the following Monday A total ot $172,000 in quarterly sales tax funds had been received for distribution to Brunswick County and us municipalities; a site near Supply had been recommended as the location for a new Brunswick County hospital; Mrs. Rhone Sasser of Shallotte had been named March of Dimes chairman for the 1973 campaign in Brunswick County 15 years ago An eight-column headline on ihe front page of the Pilot for Novem bci 30 19/7, announced die first "Shop-at-Home" promotion spotison.il h> the Southport-Oak island Chamber of Commerce. Phil Barton, who had resigned as librarian at the Souihport-Brunswick County l.ibiary, had received a painting hum members of the board of irustees and we had a photo ol Leroy Mini/, chairman, making the presentation An atchiteciurul linn had been lined by die Brunswick County Board ol Pduiation to piuceed with building plans based upon the S 10-million bond relcrcndum; and Trinity United Methodist Church in Southport was to host the distrii' , onlerence on the following Sunday. 10 years ago A picture of the six contestants in die forthcoming Miss Brunswick County pageant appeared in the Pilot for December 1,1982. That event was scheduled for the following Saturday evening at Shallotte Middle School The "Shop-at-Home" promotion for the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce was in lull sw ing, with early Christmas shop ping as the main theme. A Sea Grant fisheries workshop was scheduled for an all-day session mi F riday of dial week at the library in Southport; our "Waterfront" column outlined the pri/c schedule fof the 1983 U. S. Open King Mackerel Tournament; and the "Snake Trail" was being held in Bolivia ihat day. 5 years ago In the Pilot for November 25, 1987, we had. a photo of Denny Breese examining the rudder from the Spanish galleon La Rosa de Bilboa which he and his diving crew had retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean off Bald Head Island, where it had lain for 183 years. A fellow member of the.Brunswick County Rescue Squad had paid tribute to Merritt Lear lor the hard work and leadership he had given that organization before lus death. Quinton McCracken, South Brunswick High School football star, had been named a member ol the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team, the first ever from Brunswick County; DOT had approvedpheJnstallation of a stoplight at the comer of Ninth and Howe streets inSmtthport; and debate over the location of a proposed second bridge from the mainland in (>ak Island still was going on. r Warm Up to These Values! • Men’s Summer Sportswear & Swimwear 50% OFF • Ladies Sportswear & Swimwear Up To 60% OFF • Children s Sportswear & Swimwear 50% OFF •Selected Gifts 50% OFF • ah Fall Handbags & Backpacks 20% OFF • Assorted Sanddls 10% OFF • Men s & Ladies lopsiders 20-40% OFF • Biliabong Jackets 20% OFF • Name Brand T's 10% OFF •Renrh Bikes S10OFF • Men, Women & Children's Jogging Suits 20% OFF ^ • Men s Fall & Winter Clothing 25% OFF •Ladies & Children s Winter Clothing 20% OFF •Ladies Jackets 20% OFF •Aleeda Wetsuits $99.95 Two countries better than one "Where are you from?" A question whicl^>eople are often asked and to which they give a simple enough answer. Yet, in my case, the question has a different connotation. The reason is when it is directed towards me it is meant to ascertain, because of my looks and my accent, to which country do I belong. This sets off a whole train of thought and pro duces a variety of answers, often somewhat convoluted, depending on my mood at a given moment. I really sometimes wonder which country am I from. Am I from India, whSe I have my roots and where my parents live, but to visit I now re quire a visa? Or the United States, the country of which I have been a citizen for most of my life and in which I have been living continuous ly for the past few years and on and off through out my life? Or am I from Germany, where I was bom and spent my first year? Almost immediately, I rule out Germany since J have.no memories, for obvious reasons, of the time I spent there. I haven’t even been back to the country since then. Thus, Germany to me seems almost as distant as, say, Britain or Egypt. This leaves India and the United States in the reckoning. Here, the dilemma becomes acute. Poes one feel closer to the country from which one derives one’s roots and values? Or towards one’s adoptive homeland which is currently providing one sustenance? Now, this may be the easy way out, but I like to think of myself as a combination of both, trying to derive inspiration from the best in both countries and societies. Being in a predicament about one’s identity Amitabh Pal docs have ils advantages. It gives me the op portunity to be proud of two countries rather than just one. One is the world's most powerful democracy and the other is the world’s largest. The United States, die first democracy in the modem world, has long been an inspiration to other countries. India die onty consistently democratic nation in the Third World, serves as an example to other developing countries that one can value basic human freedoms even if one has vast economic problems and an ethni cally complex patchwork of people. Both arc secular nations with a strict separa tion between church (in India’s ease, temple) and state. Again, belonging to die dominant reli gion in one country and to a minuscule religious minority in the other has helped give me a unique appreciation about the necessity for such a separation. Having a dual identity also gives me the op portunity to look at things, in times of interna tional crisis for example, from a global perspec tive instead of adopting a my-country-right-or wrong attitude. This has meant that, rightly or wrongly, I have been opposed to most foreign incursions by both countries in recent years. It also helps me take a more balanced ap proach towards the problems lacing both coun tries. Whenever people complain about the problems facing the U. S., I think to myself that they should travel to India to witness real prob lems. Conversely, when I see the numerous problems plaguing India, I rationalize that it has only been 45 years since India emerged from 200 years of systematic loot and mismanage ment by the British and that perhaps when it has been independent as long as America has been (in another 171 years!), it will be as rich and prosperous as the U. S. However, my situation docs give me a some what confused identity. It also gives me cause to worry about two countries rather than just one. And believe me, I do worry. What has added to my concerns is the fact that ever since I have become politically aware I have profoundly disagreed with most domestic and foreign policies of the administra tions of both countries. So I have had to sit back and watch while, in my opinion, the govern ments of both countries have made a total mess of things. Still, I would rather be in my condition, with all its drawbacks and its confusions, than any other. It does make for a fuller and more inter esting life. Merchants take shop-at-home off the shelf; prizes are listed Southport-Oak Island merchants are gearing up for the annual "Shop at Home" campaign that gets un derway this weekend. The campaign is designed to reward residents who patronize local businesses all year long and entice those who may do their holiday shopping elsewhere. Each week for four weeks in December gifts donated by local merchants will be awarded in random drawings. Hundreds of dollars worth of prizes including merchandise, services and gift certificates will be awarded. To participate, shoppers must complete entry forms to be eligible for that week’s prizes. Entries are discarded after each drawing. Win ners are randomly selected from all entries received at weekly drawings. The first is scheduled for Tuesday,. December 1. Subsequent drawings will be held December 7, 14 and 21 at the Southport-Oak Island Cham ber of Commerce Entries can be dropped off at boxes located at most participating businesses. The winners will be listed in The State Port Pilot and will be official ly notified in writing by the chamber of commerce, which sponsors "Shop at Home" in conjunction with the Christmas-By-the-Sca Festival. Merchants and the prizes they have donated to "Shop at Home" in elude the following: Lynne’s Hallmark and Treasure Room, one stuffed animal each week; Century 21 Gordon Realty collector’s Christmas ornaments (a total of five will be awarded); Caro lina Cape Divers. Nautical Gilt Shop, two S10 gift certificates Rdna’s Kitchen, one $5 gift ccrtih cate each week; Nice ’n’ Pretty, on. SI0 gift certificate each week; Good Vibrations, a S20 gift certificate, a Quabala numerology chart and a "Magic in Your Name" reading: The Stale Port Pilot, one one-year sub scription each week, Lynn's ol Southport, S10 gift certificate; McDonald’s, one $5 gift certificate each week; Swayne’s Garden, Gifts and Crafts, a set of four acrylic glasses; Seaway Printing, $25 worth of copy service; C&S Jewelers, $50 gift certificate; Scruggs and Mor rison Realty, S25 gift certificate to any chamber member; Margaret Rudd and Associates, Inc., S30 gift certificate to Shoe Port. Bald Head Island Management, Inc., two Luminaries light the way Clear plastic two-liter soft drink containers are being collected to light up the Southport waterfront for the Bicentennial Christmas celebration. The bottles will be made into luminaries to "provide a waterfront glowing with candlelight during the upcoming ‘200th Christmas’ celebration weekends," the second and third weekends in Decem ber. The visitors center at 107 E. Nash Street will be the drop-off point for the containers. For pick-up or more information, persons should call the visitors center at 457-7927. round-trip terry tickets and lunch for two at the River Pilot Cafe; Jones' Seafood House, a dinner-for-two gift certificate; Carolina Power and Light Co., one gift certil icate tui a copy ol Joshua s Dream by Susan Carson each week; Brad Williams, DDS, S25 gift certificate to any chamber member; Southport Marina, Inc., two T-shirts- Hughes Gas and Grocery, Sit) gift certifi cate; Christmas Pelican/Pclican Sta lion. Earth lories limited edition Old Baldy Lighthouse; F.li/abeth’s Florist and Gilt Shoppe, one 5$ gilt caulicatc each week, Oak Island Jewelers, $5 gift certificates to Lucky Fisherman Restaurant, Hughes Gas and Grocery, Christmas Pelican and Elizabeth’s Florist and Gilt Shoppe; luma! Stitch Em broidery Co., $25 gilt certificate, Flashback One Horn Photo, ten per cent off any camera. 55 and Over Club The next meeting of the .VS and Over Club will be held Wednesday, December 2, at 10 am. in die Stevens Park clubhouse There will be a presentation by Linda Crolhers of the Brunswick County Literacy Council. mm* Call Mike Riley JONES FORD 1-800-832-5328 You can't cook for everyone on an empty stomach! McDonald sk will bo open for Breakfast Thanksgiving Morning 6:00-11:00 a.m. FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW Your friend for life. Nationwide offers a complete portfolio of life insurance products and services to meet your protec tion and investment needs. Call us today. Doyle Dennis 801 N. 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