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THE BRUNSl
Edward M. Sweatt and Care
Edward M. Sweat!
Susan Usher
Terry Pope
Johnny Craig
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itiary K UUB
Cecelia Gore
Tammic Galloway
Steve Anderson
Bill McGowan
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Fall Is Best <
In Brunswid
Perhaps things may slo
not signal the end of the to
Brunswick islands.
More and more people
one of the best times to vis
turn off the air conditioner
still hot enough in the dayti
It is the time, too, for o;
ing with the annual Dixon (
tober and continuing throug
October and the N.C. Festiv
last of the month.
It is a time when non
houses have been rented al
quaintances.
Golf, great any time, isi
boating.
An added attraction i
restaurants, beaches and ot!
traffic on the roads.
Fall sunsets are often b
mer gives way to the crispc
With all of this it's no v
discovering that fall is best
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The Beacon welcomes letters t<
Include Uie writer's address. Under
printed, letters should be legible
libelous comments. Address letters
Shallotte, N.C. 28459.
LETTER TO THE EDI"
Why Should 1
For Bridge Tc
To the editor:
This is to express my feelings an
concent about public access and do
ing of the west end at llolden Bead
My husband and I are retirees. \V
bought land in Florida about tc
years ago. We had our hearts set c
Florida. We came down to tl
Hriltuwif'k for ? vn^ollnn nhni
tlx years ago. We fell In love with th
area anil In December we will ha\
been liere two years. The oeea
beach and people are great.
We live on the mainland but we (
over to the west end (or walks, fii
and shells. We no longer can. Our a
cess has a barricade. Need I si
more''
The public access Is a (arce. It
(or the people who live on the secoi
row, not the public. No parking sig
litter the road. K the people on t
west end want the public out w!
don't they buy an Island and put Iht
own bridge in? That is how the ell
live.
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VICK&BEACON
ilyn H. Sweat! Publishers
Editor
A'eira Editor
Staff Writer
Sports Editor
t/Jftce manager
Advertising Representative
Tyjtesetter
Pressman
Photo Technician
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Thursday, September 5,1985
Di All
t Islands
w down a bit, but I^abor Day does
each season as it once did in the
are discovering that fall truly is
it the coast. It's the time one can
and enjoy coo! evenings while it's
me to swim and get a suntan.
yster roasts and festivals, beginn"hapel
roast the first week in Och
the N.C. Oyster Festival later in
al by the Sea at Holden Beach the
resident property owners whose
1 summer long to renew their ac5uper
in the fall, as are fishing and
in the fall is less crowding oi
her public facilities, as well as less
reath-taking, and the haze of sum;r,
clearer skies of autumn.
/onuer more ana more people are
of all!
ite Us
) the editor. All letters must be signed and
no circumstances will unsigned letters be
. The Beacon reserves the right to edit
to The Brunswick Beacon, P.O. Box 470,
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taxpayers Pay
> Benefit Few?
About the bridge. I felt it was much
id needed. I have second thoughts. All
s- that is needed is a ferry Why should
1. we taxpayers pay for a million dollar
'e bridge und a very few benefit from
in it?
in The chamber of commerce lias
le literature out advertising the
it Ur.inc.ui/%k TV,.... ... I * U -
> ? uibimvtx 1.111.1. I I IVY IIVVU IU UUU H
is statement, "l.ook but don't get out of
e the car." Also Holden Beach is
n, advertised as a "family l>each" as
soon as you cross the bridge. Need 1
to say more?
<h God put the ocean for everyone to
c- enjoy,
ly
While you build your sand towers
(jj the ocean brings more sand to the
:ul shore. And when you destroy them,
|ls the ocean laughs with you. Verily, thel
h(, ocean laughs always with the innoi...
cent, according In "prophet" KahlH
,^r Gibran
lle Mrs. Betty Paroda
Supply
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Dian
Waiting.
We here in Brunswick County
thought we knew about waiting after
last September. Three, even four
days we watched and waited as
Diana hugged our shore, indecisive,
tempermental, but still pretty much
h*? oranH ladv in a huff
After it was over, coastal residents
scoffed at how little destruction had
occurred and wondered what all the
fuss had been about. Winds, tides, the
whims of a storm?all had worked in
our favor.
Still, we could tell others the value
in waiting.
Now, sitting here at my MDT 350.1
wonder if there are people in Florida
and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast
who could?or soon will be able
to?tell us something about waiting,
waiung tor a nurncane witti winds so
strong it batters a coastline 55 to 75
miles away. A hurricane that is prompting
warnings and evacuation
notices ?!on? !*00 miles of !ovr-!v'no,
densely populated coastline?the
kind of area that takes a long time to
1 evacuate.
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There is a cliche often used to guide
writers who must originate a weekly
column on the editorial page.
"When you can't think of anything
to write about, don't write about how
difficult it is to come up with a column
idea each week. People get tired
of reading about that every week,"
the saying goes.
Well, in the two years that 1 have
been staff writer for The Brunswick
Beacon, 1 am happy to note that !
have refrained from that terrible
cliche. It seems I have managed to
find something to write about each
week, except for this week.
Call it a loss for words. In fact, it
really is. Knowing that this is my last
column for The Beacon has stunned
my senses and numbed my fingers. I
am leaving to return to Chapel Hill
uiaa r? vvi\ ?ii\j lain uactv to SUKIOl.
I Excel Ien1
Seashores and beaches are excellent
locations for nature
photography. The varied subjects
from sunrises to seashore critters to
full-color sunsets give almost any
photographer an opportunity to tryout
creative skills and abilities to
record scenes and events
With the variety of cameras
available almost any one of us can
take good pictures if we will take the
time to note several suggestions
which might prove to be helpful.
First suggestion would be to match
the film we plan to use with the
lighting conditions we might encounter
If adjustable cameras are
used, make sure the speed of the film
i ASA numben is properly set on the
camera or that the f-stop is properlyset
for the ASA number. Care must
also be taken to use a shutter speed
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the "action" expected This wtU cut
down on bluffed pictures due to
camera movement Proper focus is
I also necessary to utsure sharp image
quality of your pictures.
If your earner* is non-adjustable,
you may not have the control over
these features that other cameras
have But you can still try to follow
a, Elena: Le
W ? ? J* Susan
Usher
And where it takes a long time to
evacuate, that means more waiting
than you and I have experienced. Can
you imagine evacuating a coastal city
the size of New Orleans in six
hours or even 12? Can you imagine
how long after a bad storm it would
take to get such a city secured well
enough for property owners to return
and begin cleaning up?
Along the Gulf, they're waiting for
a hurricane that lias changed her
rrund, not once, but at least twice.
Elena tacked along the Gulf Coast,
then played around, spending much
of the hnliHnv wepVpnH nff Cedar Key
before heading back nn the Gulf
Coast packing 125 mph winds and a
Category 3 punch.
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*>?> JE T5OK.-T S EA"D IK
>u're At A T
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To list all of the things and people
that I will miss while away from
Brunswick County would be too
numerous to even attempt. A list of
all the problems that arise from such
a move would also be extremely long.
For example, while this column is
being written, the fate of Poco, my
four-year-old cocker spaniel, is still
undecided. It is not certain if Poco
will get to reside in Chapel Hill or
must remain a resident of Maco,
f Locations For
the same ideas of holding the camera
steady to reduce blurring and to
make sure you arc the recommended
distances from the subject to get
good picture quality
Probably the meet important thing
for most erf us if we have mastered
the mechanics erf our particular
camera is composition Composition
is basically how the picture is arranged^
We need to examine the
scene carefully as we look through
the view finder When our eyes see
things we usually filter out the
undesirable aspects of the scene The
camera doesn't do this. Have you
ever photographed a pretty girl
against the side of a building only to
get a picture back with a drainpipe
(ram her head to the roof" Or cut a
bird m hall with a hortron line* It is
very helpful to take the time
ssons In Wc
Elena's movements tickle unplea- i
sant memories of Diana heading '
north, bound for Pender County, i
before swinging back for a second, (
longer look at Brunswick. I
As had happened here, relieved (
evacuees got restless and wanted |
out, miserable after a day and a night <
in a Red Cross facility equipped for t
shelter, not comfort. A shelter that i
might go unappreciated until one has i
no home to return to.
But for now they wanted out: "The
hurricane's gone, so let's go home." ]
It took National Guardsmen to keep j
people from returning home i
prematurely. Apparently they had
forgotten about Diana's excellent |
lesson, that some places are nice 1
enough to visit twice. I
Sitting hprp T nnlv hnnp thp ivpptiIp i
of the Florida panhandle, Lousiana, j
Mississippi and Alabama are paying
attention to orders to evacuate for a <
second time. <
Hprp in Rnincu-irlr fVwwtv a lnt nf ?
people just didn't want the hassle of a
second trip to the shelters after the <
hurricane's mild first brush with the 1
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Ot it "TvTSLotvc. M
rtECE COME AilJ
&, 5oOrM -TfeC TWC ^
ota I Loss Fc
where he would share a home with I
two cats and three kittens, none of i
which pay him any attention. 1
Poor Poco has been the subject of t
chi'Prnl onlIirrtnc in fKn r>?~ ? f
?wtwiuu ui nit past, auuic oi >
my favorites, including the time he
spotted a blue heron wading down the <
canal at Heritage Harbor at mid- (
night. There was also Poco's problem <
with fleas that neighbors and readers *
helped find home remedies for, c
before the fleas could win that battle.
(
But viewing the area through a I
reporter's eyes is different, and the t
simple fact of the matter is, I'm not I
sure I want to be on this side of things
anymore. Brunswick County is my i
home, where 1 have lived for more 1
than 20 years, where I was raised, i
where I caught my first fish and i
where I found my first sand dollar. I
Without a doubt, the experiences i
Nature Phot
necessary' to analyze what is in the i
viewfinder and ask yourself just 1
what will be in the picture. i
One helpful suggestion on composi- i
tion is the rule of thirds. Rather than
centering a subject in the middle of <
the frame, try moving it to the sides |
or toward the top or bottom. <
Visualize dividing the scene into |
thirds horizontally and vertically.
Where these lines would meet are the i
focal points fur location of your subject.
It is often more pleasing to put
the horizon line at one of these
"thirds" rather than to cut the picture
in half
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VAIICI UUIU tin VMiipVDiUVAi IBtC IV
do with the placement of the subject
such as in groups of three or five
rather than ever numbers, in shapes
of "L" or "O", as a triangle, in curving
lines as "S" curves or "8". etc.
Think about some oi the ways pictures
have pleased you. look at pictures
in magazines and books, and
remember some ideas to try.
Sub]erts are unlimited. You might
try shells and "triers for starters
They remain stationary and are
usually is good lizht and easy to find
Move in close and fill the frame with
your subject. Don't forget sunrises
V
liting I
coast. When new notices went out on
Wednesday afternoon as Diana
returned, they balked. In fact, one
entire town?because of the unpopularity
of a possible second
evacuation with its citizens?waited
jntil later in the night to order
evacuation, adding to the situation
he inconvenience of darkness and
he fright caused by late-night orders
ssued over a bullhorn.
Even then some refused to leave
Holden Beach until the storm was at
its most intense?and the town didn't
make them leave.
Then, when the storm reached its
greatest intensity, at least one
iiousehold wanted off. At the risk of
their own safety, volunteer fire and
rescue workers took them off the
sland.
Yes, I hope residents follow the
;vacuation orders along the Gulf
roast, regardless of the inconvelionna
/"?o?icor|
Fortune smiled on us last
September. They may not be so
ucky.
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'/NFE8. . A
>r Words I
've encountered during my two-year
eturn to the South Brunswick
siands as a news reporter have been
remendously rewarding. I've had
rcijr icw cuiIipiclUlUt.
So when I sat down to write my last
:olumn, I kind of figured I had earn d
the chance to say, "I can't think of
inything to write about." Every
vriter takes that approach at least
>nce in his or her career.
I just saved my chance until the
:nd. When I really didn't have
inything to write about and was at a
otal loss for words, except to menion
the usual good-byes and such.
But being at a loss for words does
rot reflect life as a whole. As
Madame Curie stated it best, "We
nust have perserverance and above
ill, confidence in ourselves. We must
relieve that we are gifted for
something."
ography
ind sunsets, for they bring special
lighting effects usually very good
?ven if the exposure and setting are
not exact
One of the best ways to enjoy our
South Brunswick Islands is with a
ramera and you can spend a day. a
week, or a lifetime exploring for interesting
and varied subjects.
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