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Last summer we found several live
olive shells in the low tide sand on the
beach and brought them in for a few
uct>a observation.
A shallow pan was filled with sand
and seawater and the olives moved
about with ease through the sand
somewhat like a mole moves through
tne soil. The shallow depth of the pan
meant they could not get very' far
under the sand and we could find
them easily by the hump they formed.
Their syphon was extended up out
of the sand and this was another clue
as io their wircreauOuiS. *A'c CiiaAgcu
their water daily and placed small
mnuinas ?n the sami iui iiiem to eat.
Though we failed to sec them eat, the
open shells indicated they were
feeding.
The books tell as there arc hundreds
of olive shells, all highly polished
like our cylindrical lettered Olive
with the hieroglyphic markings. The
sharp pointed spine at the tip is formed
by the four to five body whorls
concealed within the shell. The opening
is oval-shaped and notched at the
base and it is from this notch that the
syphon is extended. The large foot
and mantle of the live animals extends
to practically cover the entire
shell, keeping it polished to a high
degree. The foot is rounded in front
and pointed behind.
1 Coloration is usually cream to
grayish with brown tent-like mark
I Iniu. This coloration and patterns of
dark markings suggest characters or
letters and give the name. Most
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olives are carnivorous and eat other
sand dwellers who share the shallow
sandy bottoms with them. The lettered
Olive is found along the
southeastern United States and is the
largest of the two species found in
North Carolina, size may get up to
2Vi to 3 inches. Individuals group
together in colonial fashion in
shallow water. When moving about,
tne expanded mantle ana toot exhibit
the same color markings as the shell.
The animals arc usually nocturnal
but if they are burrowing
underground I'm not sure what difference
this makes!
We are told the coastal Indians
made necklaces from these glossy
shells long before the white man set
foot on these shores. Today, shellcrafters
prize them for key chains,
necklaces and other projects.
After several weeks, we took
"Oliver" and "Olivia" back to the
beach at low tide and buried them in
the shallow sand at the water's edge.
They had helped us discover some of
the life and living along the edge of
the sea and made lei mure appreciative
of the forces at work all
around us in the natural world.
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BY sirs AN I1SHF.R
Brunswick County's Deoartrnent of
Social Services wants to help people
who need immediate assistance in
heating uieir homes by paying their
fuel bill or even buying them a
kerosene space heater.
But many of the households that
qualify apparently don't know
help?up to $200 per crisis?is
available.
Social Worker Supervisor Flvelyn
Johnson said Monday night that the
county has received an additional
$7,670 from the state in crisis intervention
program funds. But demand
for the funds hasn't been that
liigh, although the state considers the
southeastern counties like Brunswick
among those with the greatest need.
The money is part of $1 million in
federal block grant fund3 distributed
statewide last week by the N.C.
Department of Human Resources
when record-breaking cold pushed
demand for iieaiing heip beyond the
resources of several counties. Ms.
Johnson said the added funds bring
the county's total crisis fund to
Nursing Students
Brunswick Technical College nursing
students have pasted a Sl% passing
rate on the -State Beard c- Nursing
Licensure R*?nd?2ticr.. The
practical nurse education program
has been in existence at BTC for two
years.
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program at tech at the beginning
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Following state and area publicity
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day, she indicated, which will effect
the amount of funds remaining.
Ms. Johnson said the agency will
help families with an immediate
need for heat by paying for fuel oil,
kerosene, firewood or electricity.
The payments go directly to fuel
dealers or utility companies. The
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cept in situations where utility
payments are included in the rent,
but it can be used to obtain a more
long-range solution to a heating
crisis.
"We can do more than just buy
fuel," she said. "We can buy
kerosene heaters if it will help the
family with its heating problem.
"We want to spend all this money.
We don't want to send any back."
The state has asked counties that
are not using their iuii allocation to
return money for redistribution to
counties where denisnd is higher.
Allocations are limited to $200 per
post i op bcores
of the school year in September.
Classroom work is performed at the
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Brunswick and Grand Strand
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20 students per year, but applications
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"We especially want to reach the
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children," said Ms. Johnson.
/\ppnuauon is cest rnaae at the
social services office by the person in
need or someone representing them,
she said, so that vendors are contacted
immediately to arrange fuel
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Applications taken by telephone or
out in the field, she added, can delay
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