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'^Opinion THE BRUNSWICK^ BEACON Edward M. Sweatt and Carolyn H. Sweatt Publiehcn Edward M. Sweatt Editor Susan Usher Nete* Editor 'UMi.>t iSTvVhiTii 9 MM/B>|IAn * . ' * <M> ? j T r * * * r-~r^ Johnny Craig ;.... .Sport* Ed/for Mary Potts * Office Manager Cheryl Stanley & Cindy Morris. .Advertising Representatives Tnuxiuic OittiotVHy . * * ? ? J? jpSnvneT Page 4-A Thursday, January 31,1985 Conduct Code Keeps Both Sides in Order Setting ground rules prior to last week s puone nearuig on zoning changes at Sunset Beach was a wise move for the council. During previous public hearings, some town residents and developers had become so outspoken and out of order that a conduct code was needed. Although Town Manager Wallace Martin requested no publicity for his idea to establish the conduct code, he deserves the credit for pushing the matter through, ft was Martin who had to escort one developer to his car at the last public hearing when words spoken both inside and outside the town hall became too offensive and personal. Zoning change requests stemming from the recent building boom et Sunset Beach has created a number of public hearings where two sides bitterly oppose each other. Those speaking against growth and development are facing developers who are seekinu the council's permission to pave the way for future growth. Regardless of how tne council votes, it is impuriani iliai each side have their say. With the conduct code approved last Wednesday, any party may appear in person, by agent or attorney, to represent or speak against the zoning change application. The applicants have the first say to present the request ana argue for the change in zoning followed by opposition and arguments against the application. Both sides are then aiiowed to present rebuttals and replies to the evidence and arguments. However, the most important part of the conduct code is that all replies and arguments are limited to two minutes rach, with the chairman recognizing who has the floor. Only one member of the audience last Wednesday attempted to grab more than their share of speaking time, but was quickly called to order andevcntually gave in to the new rules. Those uncustomed, l,o wUxVeO ar^u moots iyui Uiru'wu debates that usually end up doing more harm than good should get use to the "new" Sunset Beach public hearings. They have improved. Check Out State's Wildlife Tax Checkoff I jist year more than 211,000 Tar Heels contributed approximately $229,000 to the North Carolina Nonuame and En dangered Wildlife Fund in its first year, most of them through the "nongamo tux checkoff." This checkoff on the state income tax form allows residents to contribute a portion or all of the refund from their state income tax to nongame and endangered wildlife. It is a tax-deductible gift. It's a good investment, especially for a coastal Carolinian. This money can be seen at work locally, helping the endangered loggerhead turtle during nesting season at Bald Head Island, and the brown pelican, through a cooperative venture of UNC-Wilmington, the N.C. Wildlife Commission and the Audobon Society called the "colonial waterbird management plan." They're attempting to identify, purchase and protect dredge spoil islands adopted as rookeries hy water birds whose traditional barrier island nesting places have been last to coastal development. The state's nongame and endangered wildlife need your help. Why not give freely when you fill out your tax return for jwu. Reporters Have No Attending the N C lYess Assort*- ^ 11 cm award* ceremony in Chapel Hilt this past weekend provided me ? &St till chance to reflect on 1SW It was a & -J3& ofr 1 TgarrV very busy year filled withevents that g ' were nc* pi itw in my tirst year oi | PoDS r^wttng j ttn addition to Its excellent triuti t JMi Uun, several of Uw tug events during jfljEBHBfca 1964 also led to The Brunswick Beacon's opportunity to win several awards as well 1 guess now ts the conference It seems other school lime to accept the praise, pat districts were having problems with a??wwa>?v?? iWw ? ?.! iPVttlraui hrtU> IA ntaawa Cvssms^ ^ j?t?y * the Beacon tradition another year districts, as In Kayettrville. or with Socnewhrrr tn the hack of my nund controlling executive sessions ts a picture o( a Kansas )udge digging tie re in Brunswick County, the through editorials on the Brunswick board was dealing with such topics as County Board o( Kducation 1 wooder purchasing Superintendent Ben what hu first reactions were while Brooks' contract for more than reading about the board* tTO.QOO and going to court over the During a seminar last fall tn payments Harry Kickenbacker was Chapel H1U 1 had the chance to talk also throwing tantrums at the board wiw wunri journaiisu who hau uimuiiti, uniuuii ?ui 2c ucm *?v gauirrru iur an education fr^ina fcZ CvTuuiriil Press 1 Several months ago you listened politely as this column ranted about press association news contests and my love/hate attitude toward them. Well, guess what?there's been a change of heart. This week press contest* and the whims of judges are wonderful. If that sounds a little shallow, a little selfish, you're ab solutely right. We just got back from an awards ceremony. Back in October this column suggested I liked the annua! press contest? however reluctantly?because it makes us journalists take stock at least once a year and eat large slices rJ KiimMn r?Jo If woe olon on nhin/*! rJ strong dislike because the judges and I never saw eye to eye on such basics as what makes a good community news story or an excellent community newspaper Weli, this year the community newspaper contest judges came from Kansas and they came through. I now love the state of Kaasas and all members of its press association. OK, WE'RE NOW WHAT'S ABOUT THIS Bl MA IMa ^ { , -. .' ;. -??-?- ?*? ?-* Nursing To the editor: I want to express my appreciation to the citizens of Brunswick County for their concern and support reg?r/lin.i tl>? n&iu niirolnit liemi* '.CCSliCP.. It uppeors to be a miracle to liave so many groups and organizations united for one cuusc: the best possible location for the new nursing home. The top priority of these groups Communii To the editor: I just finished reading the Beacon for January 24 and wish to make a comment about your section entitled "Community Spotlight" ! assume from the title that this section is intended to highlight area businesses and I realize that it is paid advertising. This is ?n advertising format that has been used before in other places and which seems to be very effective. It provides a lot of good and useful information about vui iuus mercmnis. Ho*fVfrt mmKhing bothers nv? Patterns T( But ! won't say ! owe it to thi board, of to Harry far putting on ttx shows. Neither will I say Hurricane than* provided an occasion that hap pens only once in every hundreC years, giving reporters something U write about, snd s judge In Kansas something exciting to read rWery received news coverage like she deserved, with no thought about what it might load to During those big events, th. 11 r-i ti i . - A D*. ??? Ji d * ? - iiTiJT.CS iiTwxv.. Mil U1U I?V* pun for any achievements in the farm o awards white covering the event Although achieving general ex cellenee is * goal, or should be a goa o( every *mU) newspaper, there t no single process or guide {or the en tire staff to follow in aohievuw tha goal But vuvung was nice It prowta another opportunity to mum u drupel Mill. Mere spots of s*n Contests Ar They liked The Brunswick Beacon In general and its editorial page in particular. They liked Terry's editorials and they loved the ??v he and I put together a major news story under deadline pressure. In Chanel Hill Thursday at the annual N.C. Press Institute we paraded across the stage of Memorial Hall to pick up our plaques and certificates. Editor and Publisher Eddie Swcatt made several extra trips to Dick ud two awards won by the paper his daughter edits, The Outer Banks Current. At the Carolina Inn party afterward, we were having so much fun HERE. ^ 50 EXCITING) RIDGE? t?J f~~~T^JUSTBE ^ l^rouU SE ; LETTERS TO 9*1 j?jb-w-r Home was tn locate the r.uming home to serve the needs of the people who use it, both medically and efficiently. In most cases, the location was iden (aIImm. SMIIIAMl tC " "within a one-mile radius of" or "near" Brunswick Hospital. The groups chose the Brunswick Hospital location for other reasons also; it is accessible by major highways from all parts of the couiv y Spotlight Ac about the section that appeared in the issue of the Beacon to which 1 refer. You listed 19 different businesses. I'm sure these are all very reputable firms that are good to do business with, but of the 19, all are located in Wilmington. I certainly do not consider Wilminirtnn ?/> Kr? rr*v rrtmmtmih* <i?H at ? TV V 1 I an area businessman myself, I feel that it would be good for you to ciaru) mis. especially since some ot the advertisers in question directly compete with our local merchants. Congratulations on an excellent 0 Follow > cfjll r*r% tVw. owjMfvj fwjm la ct > week's storm. It provided another op> port unity for me to return to Woollen Gym to play just enough basketball ! for me to realise how much 1 miss it, t and how out at shape I've become. [ But Monday fDonura was just 1 another Monday morning Thwe ST? > no plans on my desk (or covering this t year's Ug events. During the past year, I have been asked on many occasions. "How do you do it? ! don't t see how you can go back and write a i iimi smT; .** f Th?* comments I havt heard ixunUsi. and several residents My 1 reply is usually, "It depends on what s your job is 1 couldn't do your job. 1 r couldn't be an accountant, 1 w?s t lousy in mith " I've found there are many lessons 1 to learn in Brunswick County. with no o set psiiero io a reporter's job or r lifestyle o 9i ic+ Wnn< V ?/V V VI > talking to other journalists from L across the state we forgot to go have c our pictures made with Gov. Jim t Martin. Maybe next year. F The awards ceremony was special t for other reasons as well. The News t Herald in Morganton, my former v employer, also picked up first place c in General Excellence in its newspaper size category, plus five I other awards of various kinds And s newspapers edited by two former C bosses?The Shelby Daily Star and I The Salisbury Post?picked up c awards for general excellence too. t It was just plain old good times get- t tino to spp pvprvnnp again at the N.C. ( Press Association meeting, especial- t ly the folks from other weeklies. We traded notes on everything from ( salary scales for the news room to < how we handled thp maior storv of ( the year in our area. \ Also good fun was getting to stay at 1 the Hotel Europa, with its mauve and cream interiors, Gilchrist and i Soavnes soaps, clientele guide in five I J THE EDITOR )n L/nitv Is Gr " / ? tv, and can serve the needs of all the towns and communities. Yes, it was gratifying to have six towns, five rescue squads, six fire uCjlmtrticiiu, acvcui Vdi'icu cies, and 47 church groups united in support of one project. Cardinal Health Agency determined that several companies were qualified to build the nursing home. However, Beverly Enterprises was h Call For Clc newspaper. Jim Register Shallotte EDITOR'S RESPONSE Tliank you for the kind words about the Beacon and for you comments about the Community Spotlight ads in last week's issue. Ey way of explanation, Comrntmitv Spotlight advertisements are not sold or written by members of this newspaper's staff. They are prepared and sold by an Atlanta, Georgia company which buys advertising space in the Beacon in order to reach our readers. Since these out-of-town advertisers do not deal directly with this \A/ri+< ? V The Beacon welcomes lei must be signed and include the cumstances will unsigned iettei legible. The Beacon reserves 1 ments. Address letters to The 470, Shailolle, N.C. 2mo9. HOW TO SUI THE BRUNSWI post r*r*cf %ox 4 SHAUOTTf For Aword-Winnirv 4MMHAL |MStATit it Mi | In County a N?r*> Cotoitno Owt??fe Hort*\ Coro<?no flaphM ?4 l?iai I *** I AMtmi I c?ty S?o*? I Z'O derful |J anguages and high-priced Frenh/Eng'iish menu. My car was so diry I was too embarrassed to let the >arking attendant touch it. Same for he shabby luggage. Plus the idea of ipping someone to do something I pas perfectly capable of handling lidn't sit well. For supper Thursday night at luben's Terry Pope and I both chose omething called Prawns With irapefruit Sauce and Angel Hair doodles, (shrimp and spaghetti) with :auliflower and butternut squash on he side. We each succumbed aftervjrds to a confection made up of chocolate, strawberries and real shipped cream. For several hours we were hovered >ver attentively by a waiter in tux>do, a waitress, and at various times >ther people who may have bren a vine steward and a maitre'd. Who mows? Who cares? It was a blast. We're all looking forvard to doing it again next year?if he judges let us. ft I i s 1# P - <^JH5^T BEACH i ^ -'^sr*r""''*"^sr~ :- -?, .- >-55 ': -" S? aiifying i the only one o( them that elected to build by Brunswick Hospital. This company did stress their concern for patients and their outstanding public Tr ?r--rt- * -? I U-I CUIVIUIU U^IOiliS IIUI VIIVICU o; other companies. We may now look to the future with hope as our medical services continue to improve. John F. Holden Holden Beach i rification newspaper, they pay a premium rate for advertising purchased through the Georgia firm Advertising space is available in the Beacon for all businesses, inside or uutside the retail trade area. The law requires us to offer our advertising services on this basis and it is an economic necessity for us to do so A majority of our advertising, however, is from local merchants since we do very little soliciting of ads outside the immediate area. ii amiiar aavenusing ts published in the future, your consrnents sriU be considered. Edward M. Sweatt Editor It Publisher 9 Us tefa to the editor. All letters writer's address. Under no git's be printed. Letters should be the right to edit libelous conrvBrunswtcX Beacon, P.O. Box B SCRIBE TO CK^BEACON J ITO I CAKXIUA JUS* g News Coverage Ul: fe.CSSas C 5 23 ).!< 7 32 Z 3 23 a Z 10 00 C 100 mOmMw I I ...?asssss! I
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