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Th Among the herons we find along the coast are two species that do most of their feeding at night. The Black-Crowned Night Heron and the Yellow-Crowned Night Heron have heavier bodies and necks that are shorter and thicker than the other herons. While the adult birds have the characteristics and markings helpful in quick identification, the immature young look so much alike it is difficult to tell them apart. The Black-Crowned Night Heron is the only heron with a black head and black back with white underparts. The win0s are urav the hill ie chm* ? -- ?-o- o'~jy ?,v v"'? "J oiiv/?v and black and the legs are yellow. The bird stands about 23-26 inches tall and usually holds its head against the body in a "hunched-up" look. The immature heron has a gray-brown body with whitish spots or streaks. The Yellow-Crowned adults are slate gray with black heads, white cheeks, yellowish crown and plumes. They have a black bill and yellowishorange feet. The bill is heavier and the legs are longer than the BlackCrowned. The young are more speckled than spotted and are darker and not as brown as the BlackCrowned young. Teac To the editor: I am the mother of six children and have been very involved in the Brunswick County schools for the past 18 years. I am concerned about the sex education course they are planning to teach our children. Some of the material is very good, but there is some that I can't imagine them teaching our kids, especially coed. T ! 1 P!1 A* i previewed nuns iney were wanting to show our kids. Some were cartoons that should haves been rated X. School Superintendent Kaufhold told us those films would not be used. But what is going to be done with them? The county did not go to the expense of obtaining those films to put them on a shelf. I attended the last meeting of the advisory board. One of the members left us with two questions: 1) We teach them about sex, then what do we do about birth control? and 2) Does this education cause our children to be more permissive? Kids today are more and more educated. But yet, there are more abortions and unwed mothers than ever before. Is sex education the answer? Or is teaching morals the answer? People in Brunswick County had better wake up and get involved. The next board meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at Bolivia Elementary School. The public can attend and be heard. Sudie Mintz Route3,Leland VUIC IIICCUCU To Straighten Out System To the editor: I read with interest your recent editorial advocating a new vote on the question of beer and wine sales in unincorporated Brunswick County. I, too, think we need another vote, if for no other reason than to straighten out t BRUNSWI i STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH | 754-8022 t e Night Hero Yellow-Crowned Night Herons are about 22-28 inches when standing and inay be more active during the day than the other night heron. These birds hold their heads and necks high and do not have the "hunched-up" look. In flight, the Yellow-Crowned's legs extend well beyond the tail and make! it nnsv tn Hi.ctimniish from thp J *" o*~ ? " Black-Crowned. Both herons feed on crabs, small fish, crayfish, and other Crustacea. The Black-Crowned may also eat snakes, frogs, and even small mice when other food is not available. The birds usually rest in trees or marsh grass during the daylight hours and move toward their feeding grounds between sunset and dark. The Yellow-Crowned may feed during the day if the skies are dark and overcast. Nests of the two birds are similar with the Black-Crowned more solitary in nesting sites, preferring to LETTERS TO hing Sex Edu< the confused, illogical system now in place. The original intent of local control of beer and wine sales was to regulate the consumption in that local community. It's simply not that way anymore; I see just as many ueer cans nuering roaas in "dry" areas as I do the "wet" areas. There are terrible inconsistencies in the beer and wine sales regulation in our county. Does it make any sense for one community to allow the sale of cheap or "rotgut" wine in the grocery stores, but not the higher quality wines? Or does it make any sense to allow one in that same community to purchase a grocery cart full of beer but not go into a restaurant and just have one or two? Or does it make any sense for the golf courses in the county to be allowed on-premise sales, but not allow grocery stores in the unincorporated areas to sell beer and wine? I think the situation with beer and wine sale regulations is confusing, unfair and due for an overhaul. How about another vote in the county on beer and wine sales? Don Eggert Shallot te iQC+innc / / J ILC7I I Unanswered To the editor: This letter is to Mrs. Linda Chappell whose letter in last week's Beacon showed fervent and admirable loyalty to her husband, but left the questions in my letter unanswered. Taxpayers still want to know why the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners has no policy regarding credit cards and per diems. They want the name of every person who has a credit card and accurate copies of charges made on them for the fiscal year 1987-1988. They want to know why there are no restrictions as to the kinds of meetings commissioners may attend for pay. They want an explanation of the covert ,cKt-^ t I ^ Offer V g' good thru %" Nov. 18th ns use the edges of rookeries away from the other herons. Usually 3-5 pale greenish-blue eggs are laid by the Black-Crowned in a shallow saucer of a nest no more than 10 feet up in a tree or thicket. The Yellow-Crowned places its nest high in the treetops and lays 3 or 4 blue-green eggs in April or May. Incubation takes about 24-26 days for both species. Both herons are found along the Carolina coast, but the YellowCrowned is less common. Range of the Black-Crowned extends from Washington across the Minnesota to New Brunswick down to South America. Black-Crowned Night Herons winter in the southern United States. They are also found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the East Indies. Yellow-Crowneds are found from Massachusetts to Florida and west to Texas and to middle and South America and the West Indies. Night herons are difficult to find. Sometimes we can hear their heronlike "kwawk" at night as they fly overhead. When we get a glimpse or a photograph we are extremely fortunate and we are reminded of the many complex relationships and activities happening around us at the seashore. THE EDITOR cation The Ai "non-departmental" department which has a budget of nearly half a million dollars. They want to know why it was necessary for eight people to go to Anaheim, California, to a conference and what the total cost to the county was. They want to know the total indebtedness of the county and how much interest is paid on it each fiscal year. They want to know if this board has ever considered a policy that disallows borrowing until the money owed reaches a certain level. Elected officials, such as county commissioners, are required by law to give an account of their activities to the people. Their total silence when asked a question showed their contempt for the law and the people. If Commissioner Chappell cares for Brunswick County and its people, Marine Fisheries Hampstead will be the closest location next month as the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries conducts hearings along coastal North Carolina concerning the preliminary evaluation of lease applications. Marine Fisheries staff members will be in Hampstead at the Hampstead Community Building on Monday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m., for one of these hearings. Final action on the lease requests will follow more study by the DMF staff and must receive final approval by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. The next set of quarterly public meetings will also be coming up next month. At these meetings, fishermen will have the opportunity to air their views and recommendations on any commercial and recreational fishing regulations. The most local of these public meetings will be held Monday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marine Resource Center at Fort Fisher. The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold its next business session in ^ Children's Gift Packages (Ages Birth-12 Years) BxlO $QQ00 5x7's 05I Wallets (I pose per pkg.) Call for appointment Bonus 11x14 $20 with above I >N- 7i" V . -IB " ' ? ' '. ' h.' J V:'-" J&f iI J ;. f ' 1 * '7* v J ' " Wl" ,/i, 1' ' , " V -. y-' ^*- ;ny ' ;^VU^'rV't:; . <* " fc>:lV->v.y.' 'lilfe , -' ' YELLOW-CROWNED NIG nswer? as you assert he does, he can prove it by publising answers to these questions. Carl Sandburg coined a phrase that seems appropriate. He said, "...the easy crime of silence." M. L. LaMar Yaupon Beach Favors Supermarket To the editor: I am a property owner at Sea Trail, living in Greensboro and planning to move down there the first of 1989. I vote for major supermarket and other stores at the intersection of Hwys. 904 and 179. By the way, I did not receive the Oct. 27 issue of the Beacon until Nov. 1. Billie N. Younts Greensboro Slates Meetings the CP&L Media Center in Southport on Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. For further information, contact the state Division of Marine Fisheries toll free at 1-800-682-2632. Bus Driver's course Slated A bus driver training course will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16 and 17, at West Brunswick High School near Shallotte. Class begins at 8 a.m. both days and students must be present and on time, said Vicki Jenrette, driver education specialist. No fee is charged. Students must have a valid North Carolina driver's license, with no moving violations within the last sue months. For more information, interested persons should contact the principals of their local schools. I Blu Mini & I $2000 a Mc THE BRUNSWICK BEACON K HT HERONS are one of two night h i=jyi^L For those on low-cholester< diets, we have... Oat Bran 20% DISCOUNT WITH THIS AD Shop early for Christmas! 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