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Opinion Pago * ir i%mui<?ii 1 MI- KKIIIUIIf Bib waiMi a or Edward M. Swoatt and Carol Edward M. Sweat I Susan Usher Halm Adams & Doug Kiitlei Johnny Craig Christine Hal Ion Cecelia Gore & Susan Harofi Tatnmie Galloway \ Doroth Hohcrt Williams Itrenda Clemmons Lonnie Sprinkle Clyde and Mattie Stout. Pin Page 4-A Eiiminate Tr Eliminate Tl* A committee of the state wants the General Assembly Carolina. While the beveraee indi much as another piece of "bottle bill," coastal resider need to unite behind such a While fishing, swimmin and rivers, we see the damaj and other marine life becorr This legislation is a sma of creatures annually, while who create the danger when \ While efforts to educa absence of their awakened c appears to be the only way t Robert's Ru Try Them S Parliamentary pruvcuuti: as i! kind of thing we tend to take f< granted, as well as the kind of thii we usually rely on someone else take care of. After all, followii Robert's Rules is just for nit-piel kinds of people, isn't it? However, a recent experieni drove home how essential a bas understanding of parliamentary pi cedure can be?not just for the lead v or parliamentarian named byorganization, but for all of members as well. You need to kn how to protect yourself and yc group from people with bad inti tions. That experience was t Brunswick County Republican Ct vention, which I recently cover fresh after completing a course good old Robert's Rules. A typical GOP convention is a "p rally" affair designed to make pai members feel good abo themselves. Any business that's tr< sacted is usually straight forwa and brief. However, not this vear nnt w the Pat Robertson forces out. T convention was a parliament fiasco that dragged on forever, very unorderly fashion. In the ei the majority probably had its w; Those sames ends could have bt achieved without causing ill v among group members or emb rassing the party leadership. Our society runs on deliberate we spend a lot of time in meetin making one decision after anoth People who know how to ? municate in meetings have the vantage of influencing decisisons. Groups that adopt a parliament authority such as "Robert's Rule: Order Newly Revised" learn quic that parliamentary law has language and ritual of its own t helps members transj business?controversial or nth wise?quickly and efficiently, wl protecting the rights of all. Without parliamentary procedi says a South Carolina parliam tarian, Dena Citron Bank, we usu< end up with meetings that fall i one of two categories. You'll f bably recognize these from meetii LETTER T< Volunteers To the editor: My wife and I are New York who retired and moved to I rnlnKnnk n^An U. . v^amucinii at cd iwu v celt .*> d^U iu Uli heme We were amazed at the excelt and quick response and service of e distinguished Calabash Voluntt Rescue Squad. Under the comma of Chief Linda Angstadt, these ir and women are not volunteers, tt are professionals in their vital dut> protecting life. I had two occasions to call on the people for transportation emergencies to two hospitals. Th J iVAKI UIIJVWKrMIJJJV yn II. Swvall Publishers Editor iSews Editor r Stuff Writers Sports Editor Office Manager i?t. .Advertising Hepresentatives y Brcnnan Typesetters Pressman Photo Technician issistant Pressman lelif ('It'iiimons C.ireulation Thursday. March 31.1988 i ie riastic, le Problem i's Coastal Resource Commission to ban plastic six-packs in North istry may like this idea about as needed legislation, the so-called its and coastal visitors especially bill. ig and playing along the oceans >e caused when birds, turtles, fish le entangled in the plastic rings, ill step that could save thousands only inconveniencing the humans they dispose of litter carelessly, ite the public continue, in the or.science eliminating the plastic ;o eliminate the problem. les? omenme ty L/' ce o- ! i \ V \ ler you've attended in the past: 1) A an frenzy in which everybody speaks its and no one is heard: or 2) A ritual in ow which everybody finds themselves iur accepting, whether they like it or not, ;n- the dictates of a few. As responsible members of an he organization, we all need to know the in- basics of parliamentary proed cedure?at least the most frequently in used motions and essentials such as how to hold elections and follow an ep agenda. ty When Gen. Henry Martyn Robert ut devised his handbook, the intent was in- to develop a consistent way of conird ducting deliberative business, so people would know what the rules were :?L mnn?llAn? ?U?.. ??J *? nil i cgui uicaa ui vyiici c nicy iijuv:u iu ui 'he lived. iry These rules were based on fairness in and good faith, on the idea that while nd, a minority, especially a large one, ay. had a right to be heard and have its :en ideas considered, it was the majority vill that had the right to decide the will of ar- the assembly. That's good. But with a growing an; familiarity with Robert's Rules, I'm gs, learning that they are just as often ler. abused as used properly. >m- At the GOP convention, I had to sit ad- in frustration and watch as one actor's contortions threw Robert's ary right out the window. He used the s of language, tossing around "amend," kly "move," "point of order" and a "nominate." But that was the prohat blem?he was just tossing them set around, not using them as they were ier- intended to be used. Still, it was lile enough to cause a lot of confusion and embarrassment. And that, I think, ire, was the intent as Robertson's forces len- took over the convention, illy But, hey, folks, there's a better nto way to get things done in meetings, iro- That's Robert's way. ngs Try it sometime; you'll like it. D THE EDITOR ire Professionals (three females and a male driver) ers responded almost immediately and the were met at my home by two more y a Calabash volunteers who assisted. Their skill, kindness, consideration ent and professional know-how are nn)ur matched anywhere. jer ind My hat's off to these real people len who are a credit to their profession ley and a credit to our community. I hope of the entire area gets in back of this elite corps and helps it in its :se endeavors. in Douglas R. Wildey ey Shallotte } / Speak ih i To the editor: Now that many Canadian tourists are beginning their annual trek to our local beaches, I think it is only proper to let them know how we appreciate their return (not to mention the tourist dollars boosting the local economy). Not only are they our northern neighbors and allies, but the Canadians have always stood behind our country in troubled times (remember the Iran hostage affair at the U.S. Embassy?) The following editorial was broadcast some time ago by Gordon Sinclair, radio and TV commentator in Toronto-, Canada. It has been widely reproduced and I am sure the Omaha World-Herald newspaper I clipped it from will allow the Beacon y|i y -.y>~ .j \ I I THOUGH WE CAN SEE change so slow we cannot perceive them. r o BY BILL FAVEI Anyone who spends much time of Brunswick heard the dist there are alwe place out ther them are exceedingly slow. In "Planet Earth," author reminds us that geological science1 living, moving, changing mass r sphere with its air, water and land As evidence, he explains the tinents over millions of years so ths ween Africa and South America. V cd, they apparently split along a fai apart due to the action of lava on come in to cover the fault. It's Time It's that time of year again. The fanatical and hopelesslj devoted group of people we laymer call fishermen are about to bask ir the limelight. Local pier fishermen have beer spotted walking the weatherbeater planks and gazing into the vast blue ocean. No doubt they have dreamec of landing something this seasor which can be stuffed and mountec and displayed for the whole world t< view. (Well, at least something whicl will serve as a substantial midnigh snack.) Some have already been out there trying to give the season a little boost. Why, sources at Sunset Bead have informed me that one luckj devil has already pulled in u few see trout. And sportfishermen have come ou of hibernation to begin cleaning ane waxing their boats. Just think, boys those king mackerel tournament are only three months away. So, you might ask, what does al that mess have to do with this mild mannered reporter? Yes, folks, with Easter Sunday jus around the corner, it's time to star apaHna nn fnr HHOthOT gloriCUS ygg oi wnung me iisrung repon am writing about any other little tidbit from the wide world of angling. The determined masses o fishermen at the local piers can onci again look forward to seeing thi depressed smirk on my face ever time I casually walk the entire lengtl of the pier, slowing down as I ap proach each person and moving oi when all I see is the bottom of theii LETTERS TC d For A to reprint it. John Nash Supply BY GORDON SINCLAIR This Canadian thinks it is time ti speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the leasl appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Brittain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions ir debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States. When the franc was in danger of collapsing ir. 1056, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. ' /V iV " . v 'M - i*?vr * along the shore like this windblown h hitting Plat t As the lava ? nlnnfl tkin knnnVinn *1 ? "" ; aiuug uic ucatiica iner apciri. I TIG County lias surely scientists have c ant rumblings, or that mountain i it there somewhere are exact mat( Various explana- together. The s ered, from sonic Mountains. Om lersonic jets, to the through Nova ? ree," to the break- tries are match' e continental shelf, liked the terraii it reminds us that southern mount lys changes taking No one of us e, though some of a change. Unles like Mt. St. He Jonathon Weiner place without r /iews the Earth as a molten mass at ather than a fixed and releasing \ I stable. and volcanoes, shifting of the con- At this East it there is water bet- of change in the /hen they were join- the almost im| ult, and were moved planet?change the ocean floor that beginning of tii days on Planet To Think Abe IKkw Rutier ? it-v i nice white bucket. 1 And operators of our local marir > centers won't have long to wa ) before they can once again resum t the pleasurable task of spelling tf name and providing the hometow : for every individual who lands a fis : within a 50-mile radius of Shallotte l Entering my second season i r designated fishing editor, I hope I i please the fishermen and others wl just enjoy reading about fishing, t But I've also set two major grour i rules for myself this year becaus , let's face it, my sanity is important 3 me. First of all, I have taken a vow n 1 to jump up and down every tin - somebody catches a small whiting < every time I see the waves pull on s t meone's fishing line, t Also new in 1980,1 promised inyst r that I would not wait Uv any oi 1 fishing pier for more than seven co s secutive hours unless I had a darn< good reason. I,augh if you must, b f it sometimes took what seemed lil ? seven hours to snap a picture of s It niifVi r\ f Vil 1 iiicuuc win I a 1 icomjr-i_au?iu, lui f blooded aquatic craniate vertebrat i Granted, I'm no expert, but tl - pier season last year seemed a U i depressing. With the exception r some nice king mackerel and one ) THE EDITOR n ' llrnos Com ? ' C7 I was there. I saw it. When distant cities are hit by earthquakes, it is the United States that hurries in to help ... This spring, 59 American communities were flatten> ed by tornadoes. Nobody helped. ( The Marshall Plan and the Truman t Policy pumped billions upon billions of dollars into distressed countries. Now newspapers in those countries 1 are writing about the decadent, war! mongering Americans. Come on, let's hear it! i Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boe ing jumbo jet, the Lockheed Tristar or the Douglas 10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why iiu ail the international lines except I Russia fly American planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or - V V >. ^ <h* \-rJL i y v ?- v \nfe \ , "tlfc ? ** r . \ imn Aoa' < / Wi wl PHOTO BY Bill FAVIR each grass, there are many changes es increased, the plates were pushed faraction is still happening. Interestingly, liscovered as more evidence of the split anges, plains and ancient fern fossils :hes when the continents are placed ame is true of our own Appalachian c luuuuuiiii liid in appears 10 exist icotia and Scotland when these couned together. No wonder so many Scots o and climate of Nova Scotia and the ains. can live iong enough to notice much of s there is a catastrophic phenomenon, lens, these long range changes take nuch of our knowledge. But the hot, the center of the Earth is still boiling pressure periodically as earthquakes ertime when we can view the evidences seasons, we can be reminded as weii of perceptible changes occuring in our s which have been happening since the me and will continue far beyond our Earth. x rr_L? jut risning two runs of spot. I didn't see too v many people enjoying much success. | At times, it was enough to make me B consider jumping overboard. " But that was last year. I plan to ' keep a positive attitude about fishing this year. Who knows, maybe it will rub off on some of the fish. If the Right Honorable Brotherhood of Fishermen can conie sider accepting the opinion of a semijt seasoned fishing reporter, I think this ie year will be great. (I guess I should ie mention that your news link to the ,n fishing world is a person who had never heard of spottailed drum, or even a spot, seven months ago.) ?. I'm not iust eoine hv the feelino in to my left tibia (shin bone) either. Just l0 cheek uui these numbers. id According to preliminary commere, cial staUstics from the state Division to of Marine Fisheries, there were more than 19,000 pounds of croaker, 20,000 ot pounds of king mackerel and 4,500 le pounds of spot pulled in last April in or our four-county district alone, o- If you still haven't grabbed your pole, please be informed that comtlf mercial fishermen landed more than o ? :n: _ ? i- .f rt.L ilC u iiuuiuii pvuiitu ut 11011 ui ilUl til n- Carolina last April. ;d Has your mouth started to water ut yet. Uood! <e Then get out there on those piers o- and start those motor boats and catch d- something of which you will be pro i e. uu. ie I need some record catches to write id about and some nice fish to of photograph this season. So do both of or us a favor and get busy. r imentator j woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon?not once but several times?and safely home again. You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them?unless they are breaking Canadian laws?are eettine American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here. When the railways of France. German and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5,000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of these. Point Worth am^mm atMM ^ Ai -A /-iiyuiny nuuui To the editor: The Town of Holden Beach has passed Resolution No. 6-87 for the paving of Tarpon Drive and has assessed all land owners there their fair share of the cost with the town paying the full share of all land determined to be unsuitable for development. The assessment was very reasonable and should improve property value, except for one thing. A good deal of the iand on Tarpon Drive consists of lots that, at this point in time, cannot be built upon. Septic permits are being denied due to sewage draining into the canals. In our case a subsequent engineering survey has eliminated even an alternate septic system. We, and many others are left with land that can neither be built upon or sold. I would certainly call this land unsuitable for development. Since the resolution passed by the Town of Holden Beach states they will nay for the paving cost along all land unsuitable for development, I wonder if they plan to stand behind this resolution and pay this cost. Since we have already been assessed for our amount to pay, we will ultimately have to probably pay for this paving ourselves, but I feel it is certainly a point worth arguing about and bringing to the attention of other lot owners. I feel the above paragraphs would be of interest to many lot and cottage owners in the Holden Beach area and if possible would like to see this published in your paper. Mary Griffith Westerville, Ohio Squads Do Fantastic Job To the editor: I would like to clarify an error that was made, perhaps unknowingly, by the Wilmington Star-News lart week. I made a statement to the county fire and rescue association meeting concerning why we need the 911 system as our first step to more efficient emergency care. My statement to him and the nnnnnin^>An I * * * aoaui-iakiUJi UUIIUCHICU IWO lypCS 01 patients. One, being very severe trauma patients, the other were patients needing advance life support such as CPR. That the majority of them we were losing. That we wanted to give these people a chance to get well and s?o heme. That wc would like to win one every now and then. And we do like to win, as many as possible. Putting it in these terms I felt like people might see the more human part of our job. That, of course, money is needed to put the system to worn out we must not lose sight of why it's needed. The paper left out the two types of (See SQUAD, Page 5-A) I
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