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THE BRUNSW!
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t)<lmr(l M. Swratt
Siman Usher
I)fl?n Kllcii Itayil
Johnny Oni#
Mary Polls
(*a;c?-lin (iort1
Tammii' Galloway
Steve AnalaTMin
Hill McGotvnn
Clyde and Mnttie Sloul, Jim Kn
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Local Reef Pi
Future In Sic
An apparently well-intent
mission says it wants to "get
situation along the coast.
Commission officials wt
locating artificial reefs, partic
mile limit?the waters called '
tional state reviews before a p
They may be needed. It se
communities and fishing clubs
ty's lead once again in this fis
clutter of reefs offshore that int
and are costly for someone to
Brunswick fishermen estal
reef in the 1970s and now they'i
first two reefs with more :
establish six new ones, all out
have had the required permits
Yet, for some reason, sU
can't say what effect their rc
Brunswick County projects fo
been issued and county, munici
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C'U.
With permits in hand, it d<
cern. But there's one small ci
Seaboard Systems to the stat
grant of ?100,000 to pay for loca
County fishermen have their pi
to drop on the reef sites and the
state cooperation to maintain til
well.
It would be a crying shame
the steam and volunteer initiat
Downtown's
Help Keep It
'lown and state crews mat
the Shallotte business district h
Dec. 7 Christmas Parade.
The streets look good, but
upon us, not town or state emp
They've cleaned up; let's k
up our own litter and a littl
downtown should stay clean at
Importance
mum iminswick county residents
and visitors don't need to be reminded
of Hm' Importance of oysters.
Those of lis who take in the oyster
roasts and the Oy ster Festival know
well lite Rood taste of our Brunswick
County delicacies What we may not
realise Is the Importance of oysters to
marine life In the ecosystem
We know the marshes are breeding
((rounds for shrimp, crabs, and many
of our fishes Oysters help sustain the
marshes as they filter food from
water flowing over them as the tides
flush the marsh (trasses The
nutrients would be lost to the salt
marsh and carries! out to sea if It
were not for tliese molluxks The Udal
chaiiKes also carry off wastes from
ih? oyster beds ami tile phosphorous
and ammonia from the excrement
spreads over a lartfe area
As flumps of 0) sins inula, small
dams can form ami the resulting
"ponds" become havens for blue
crabs ami other marine animals at
low tide These poods provide refuse
for fishes, worms, and smaller crabs
HOSV TO SL
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Thursday, Decembers, 1985
reject's
ite Hands
lioned Marine Fisheries Coma
handle" on the artificial reef
int to establish criteria for
ularly within the state's three'inside",
and to establish addiermit
can be obtained,
ems, you see, that a lot of other
are following Brunswick Counhy
area. The result could be a
erfere with commercial fishing
maintain, state officials fear,
dished the state's first offshore
e working hard to rebuild their
substantia! materials and to
side the three-mile limit. They
since mid-summer,
ite Marine Fisheries officials
;ef activities will have on the
r which permits have already
nal and nrivatc sunnnrf nhtain
jesn't sound like a major conatch:
200 boxcars donated by
e and a matching legislative
ting them offshore. Brunswick
rmits, but they need material
1 money to do it, and they need
ic bouys that mark the reefs as
if the state's beauracracy took
ive out of this local venture.
Clean Now;
That Way
le their annual clean sweep of
ist week in preparation for the
how long it will last depends
loyees.
eep it clean. If each of us picks
le bit of someone else's too,
least until spring.
Of Oysters
cauRht in the marsh when Hie Uile
Roes out The ponds attract predators
who teed on the concentrated
animals Shells ot the oyster beds
trap leaves, stems from marsh
Rrass. and other debris, bringing
necessary carbon to the system The
enriched soil Rives other organisms a
chance tor Rrowth and many kinds ot
bacteria ami alRae flourish as the
beRinmnR of the marine food chain
While oysters are valued as excellent
toed, their pearls as fine
jewels, and their shells as decorations
and road materials, we can add
their contributions to Ufe in the salt
marsh as perhaps Ihier Rrratrst
value
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Dont' believe it. The rur.ior, that is,
that Walt Disney enterprises will
build a Disney World-type theme
park in Brunswick County.
It just ain't so.
We've been trying to scotch the
story for several years now on a personal
basis, but it keeps springing
back, stronger than ever, with only
the spectlic location changed.
Maybe people think if they talk
about it long enough it will come true.
Maybe anything seems possible
given the dramatic growth around
here during the past ten years.
However, to the relief of some and
disappoint of some land speculators,
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Get Out Tl"
It's Parade
When you see the Union Primary
School float in the Shallotte
Christmas parade this Saturday. 1
want you to cheer extra loud.
My mother is chairperson of the
school float conunittee, and for the
(>ast two weeks our house lias been
cluttered with paper and glitter and
scissors. '11k- conversation centers
around what costumes the children
should wear, how big the letters
should be on Uie signs and wtiat colors
would look best where
In other words. I'm going bananas
last night 1 was going to go
upstairs to my room and finish rereading
"Catcher In the Rye." (I
should have been going up to listen to
the album "Purple Rain" to hear
Prince sing "let's Go Craiy") Suddenly
my mother exclaimed, "What
about the holly!"
"Holly who""' ! asked Personally.
I thought she'd flipped out and was
talking about the character on that
soap opera she likes.
"The holly for the signs'" she
answered
The next thing I knew, I was sitting
on the carpet pretending to be
Matisse with my scissors, cutting
leaf after leaf out of green construction
paper
Tommorrvw, 1 get to cut out
candles
r The other evening I toid her I'd be
I in Greensboro the week before the
| parade I was going to hrip my
I university's yearbook staff with
I some sections do some Christmas
shoppum. and see as many movies as
possible That ru*ht. near mtdcu^hL I
heard a knock on my door. It was
Mom
WU1 you be back for tbe parade*"
she asked
"WeB-t-l ..." I started In reply
"The parade is Saturday' You've
tot to be back' I mean it "
She was standiryt on the deck, (Civil*
me that "you'd better" look
I "See vou at tbe narade " I vast
Me: 'No Dis
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Disney has no such plans. Not on
Beach Road across from Oak Island,
not near Sunset Beach and not at
Brown's Landing. Not anywhere in
Brunswick County.
"It's been all over the county?even
in the Green Swamp," says
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Time!
When your mother climbs up the
outside stairs to your room at midnight
in her nightgown and housecoat
to ask a favor, it is wise not to say no.
since our nouse nas oecome parade
headquarters, I've become a remote
control. No Kidding. Mom spends all
her tune sitting on the carpet, cutting
out letters or sketching designs on a
notepad. Whenever she wants to see
a television show, she says, "Dawn,
change the channel'"
Now, I read to her what will be on
each evening from TV Guide, so she
can make her choices and! will Know
when to flip to another station.
One "person" who is enjoying all
iiR dvui lt.l is my iVt, Cuiuui Colour
is mischievous, and whenever mom
rattles a piece of paper, the cat
pounces on it
"Dawn." !?U hear, "come get your
sweet babboo "
What can I say' We like "Peanuts"
cartoons. '
Sometimes though. I wonder what
the neighbors think cf these conversations
All kidding asioe. Morn has put a
lot of work into that float But then
she always spends a great deal of
time wcrtung an school-related projects
gradual papers or making
bulletin board mate nab or doing
something 'he thinks will help the
students
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But dMl teU hrr thai She rnijtht
(H ideas about an EajSrr parade or
acenethcxg'
ney Theme P
Michael deSherbinin, executive
director of the Resources Development
Commission, wiiicii works wiiii
industry interested in possibly
locating in the county.
"I get calls all the time," he continued,
"from Raleigh, from Wilmington,
from everybody but Disney!"
It should come as no surprise that,
modern folklore spreading as rapidly
as it does, rumor has it Disney plans
to huild that same theme park from
Manteo to (almost) Murphy and in
plenty of other states as well. The
folklore researchers at N.C. State
University surely must be on to this
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Calendar
Thursday, Dec. 5
SANTA CLAUS will be the guest at I
American Association of Retire*
Department, 6:30 p.m.
COVERED DISH DINNER at the Shal
with all i csluctiis ui uie fire district
a little fireman and a queen, 6.30 |
WOODY DURHAM, "Voice of the Ti
Brunswick Islands Chamber of Co
Town Restaurant, 6:30 p.m. social
BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARTS COUf
public assembly building to disci
Midst," Brunswick County Govern
Friday, Dec 6
A CHRISTMAS BAZAAR sponsored
Auxiliary be held in the inain lobb
TURKEY SHOOT sponsored by the
Department will be held behind H<
Road. 6 p.m.
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CO!
meet at the Captain's Hut Restaur
A TURKEY SHOOT sponsored by Cj
north of the traffic light on N.C. It
Saturday, Dec. 7
THE SHAI-LOTTE CHRISTMAS PAI
and proceeds to UCB's main brant
A TURKEY SHOOT sponsored by the
Department will be held at Holder
Mile Road, 6 p.m.
A TURKEY SHOOT sponsored by a
north of the traffic light on N.C. It
GAME NIGHT at the Calabash Volur
Snndav Dec. 8
FISHES OF NORTH CAROIJNA wil
Hodden at the N.C. Marine Resoui
Monday, Dec. 9
OCEAN ISLE BEACH PLANNING
amendments to the reeling ordinar
THE CALABASH TOWN (TH.M IL c
HOLDEN BEACH SENIOR CTTIZE
Reaves Fish Camp. 6 30 p m.
THE BKUNSWICX COUNTY BOARi
Links Clubhouse for a Christmas <
THE SHALLOTTE PLANNING BOA!
any business to discuss, 7pm
Tuesday, Dee. 10
vmi'VTCF* avti rvrormatia^
the Staling Sir V*n Steiakboase in S
follow 14) on a Dec. 7 board works
SAND CANDLE WORKSHOP at the
Fisher. 2 p ni CaU to preOCEAN
BLE BEACH COMMISSION
AL2HEIMER-S DISEASE SCPFOR
room at Bnnswv* Hospital m Su
GRISSETTOWN-LONGWOOO VOU.
In the AS bctVUns at GrtsseOown.
ark, No . .
story- It certainly beats the heck out
of "the poodle in the microwave,"
Tire snake in the grocery store" ana
"the alligator in the sewer" tales.
But while some of us?like me?
tend to laugh aloud at the idea of a
major theme park right here in
Brunswick County, others aren't so
quick to laugh. While deSherbinin
can see the humor of the situation, he
also sees potential.
"It's a rumor at this time," says
deSherbinin, "but that doesn't
preclude development of a theme
park in the county at some time.
"We did invite them to look over
the county."
That's right. When the rumors
were spreading so well about 1H
years ago, the development commission
dashed off a letter to the folks at
Disnev. inviting them to give the
county their serious attention.
In deSherbinin's files is the reply
from Disney's corporate director of
real estate. It thanks the county for
the information on the opportunities
available here. It goes on to say that
the Disney folks have no intentions of
expanding their theme park
business, but that they will keep the
information on file for future
reierence.
If they've taken up the invitation to
"look over" Brunswick County,
they're doing it without the help of
deSherbinin's or any other county office.
Apparently the idea of such a park
isn't so outrageous?not like it might
have been once when Brunswick was
North Carolina's sleeping giant.
Growth has been phenomenal over
the past five years, though. Our
population has increased from 36,000
to 50,000 year-round and to a peakday
population of 139,000 or so. The
number of golf courses has doubled
and the number of beach homes has
probably more than doubled.
So why not a South Brunswick
Islands Disney-type dream come
true?if not from Roy and the boys,
from somebody else?
While the county will soon have
plenty of water available for a largescale
enterprise, it won't have the
rest of the infrastructure such a park
would require?four-lane accesses,
wastewater treatment, a jetport.
. on ?_?-? ....
i iicre are a 101 01 elements mat
would have to go into such a development."
says doSherbinin.
Most developers would expect at
least some of those facilities to be in
place. But a heavily bankrolled
operation could provide its own, he
pointed out.
We may be sitting on a time bomb.
Of Events
he covered-dish dinner meeting of the
1 Persons, Calabash Volunteer Fire
llotte Point Volunteer Fire Department,
invited. A drawing will be held to select
>.m.
irheels," is guest speaker at the South
mfT-PrPP mpmhorvhin mhAtino llnrVwe
, 7:30 p.m. dinner.
fCIL Board of Directors meets at the
jss the 4lh edition of "Artists in Our
ment Center, 7 p.m.
by the Brunswick Hospital Volunteer
y of the hospital, starting at 9 a.m.
longwood-Grissetlowrn Volunteer Fire
ilden's Produce on U.S. 17 at Four Mile
MM1SSION of Brunswick County will
ant in Y a upon Beach, 6:30 p.m.
ilabash VFW No. 7288 wrill be held just
9, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
IADE forms at Shallotte Middle School
rh parking lot 10 a.m.
Grissettown-Longwood Volunteer Fire
t's Produce, corner of u-3. i7 and Four
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ilabash VFW No. 7268 will be held just
!9. 7 p.m to 11 p.m
iteer Fire Department, 8 p.m.
1 be the topic of a free speech by Scott
ces Center at Fort Fisher. 2 .30 pm
BOARD meets to discuss proposed
ice, at the town hall, 9:30 a.m.
neets at the town hall i#om
SS will hold their Christmas party at
D Or HEALTH meets at the Sea Trmil
lmner, 6 30 pm
fU) meets at the the town hail if there is
CENTER board of directors meets at
hallotle far a Dutch luncheon meeting to
hop. 12:30 pm
N.C Marine Bescuces Center at Fort
register
V.KS meet at the town hall. 4 pm
T C.KOtT will meet is the conference
pply. 7 30 p.m.
NTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT meets
7 30 p m
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