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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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