LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Previous Years Surpassed
To the editor:
If you happened to observe a car
avan of pickup trucks leave Brier
wood Estates about noon Saturday
headed north to the Volunteer and
Information collection center at
Supply, you have already guessed
what this is all about.
On this our sixth year, we sur
passed all previous years, thanks to
our Brierwood golfers who gave
(many of whom do not even live at
Brierwood) and Brierwood Estates
residents (yes, there are quite a
complement of those who do not
piay goif).
To Morris Hall, Bill Strauss,
newcomer Bob Tompkins, Jack
Causer, Rev. Paul Shaffer, Larry
and Ed Shrcvc, Tony Maglionc,
Neal McCall and so many other
volunteers whose help we couldn't
take advantage of, thank you.
Words cannot express the thank
fulness, the joy, the relief, and the
hunbleness of the adults and chil
dren who will have food to cat,
warm clothing and shoes to wear,
and toys to kindle a sparkle in the
eyes of those who hoped for some
thing but looked for nothing.
What a wonderful gift wc all
have- to he able to share!
Jimmy Simpson
Shallottc
Owners Are The
Problem, Not Dogs
To the editor:
Our problem as owners of prop
erty in the Seaside area is more with
the owners of dogs than with the
dogs.
Some arc resident owners who
ncglcct their pets and expect the an
imals to make it on their own.
Others arc dog owners who returned
home from vacation after turning
their pets loose to survive alone.
What wc need is a leash law, as
well as more help from the Bruns
wick Animal Control Department.
This problem goes on and on and
on.
If you try to protcct your proper
ty, you arc fined and threatened
with a jail term.
Jim Uallou
Seaside
Campaign Brings Middle East
To Life For Eighth Graders
Personal contact with soldiers requested by military personnel,
stationed in Saudi Arabia is helping such as soft drink mixes, magazines
bring current events alive for a and comic books, hard candy,
group of eighth-grade students at b<x)ks, gum, toothbrushes, inscct rc
Shallotlc Middle School. pcllcnt and holiday goodies.
Students of English tcachcr Paul- For the students the project com
inc Hcwctt and social studies teach- bines educational experiences and
er Ann McManus have teamed up community service, said Ms. Judah.
with Patricia Hcwctt, a local chiro- "It's a way to make the Persian Gulf
praetor, and some of her friends and crisis real."
patients to support Specialist Mike The students arc learning about
Davis and his tent-mates. Middle Eastern cultures; sharpening
So far the students have mailed their letter- and essay-writing and
the soldiers more than 75 letters. grammatical skills; and improving
Last week students Kelly Stepp. their oral skills through giving class
Kimberly Dowlcss, Penny Hill and reports and through class discus
Tony Shrcvc, accompanied by sions of letters received by the stu
school guidance counselor Chris dents.
Judah, mailed Christmas cheer "It's making the classroom come
packages to the soldiers with the alive," said Ms. Judah. "It's getting
help of their business parmcr. The them personally involved in current
packages included items commonly events."
Governor Ready To Select
Coastal Initiative Sites
Gov. James Martin is expected lo
decide within the next few weeks
whether any Brunswick County
communities will be chosen to par
ticipate in the N.C. Coastal Initia
tive program.
Calabash and Southport arc
among seven communities in the
state that have applied for the pro
gram. Towns selected for the pro
gram receive help from state agen
cies when applying for grants and
permits.
The N.C. Coastal Initiative Rlue
Ribbon Commission met last Thurs
day in Raleigh. Board members re
viewed applications and discussal
visits they made last month to each
of the communities, according to
Tom Richter, chief planner with the
N.C. Division of Community Assis
tance in Washington.
Each commission member ranked
the seven communities, and recom
mendations were passed on to the
governor, who will decide which
towns will be included in the pro
gram.
Prior to last week's commission
meeting, Richter said there was a
general consensus that three of the
seven communities would be cho
sen for the program. However, he
said last week that there is a senti
ment to pick more than three.
Gov. Martin could make the deci
sion before Christmas. But Richter
said it will more likely be made af
ter New Year's Day.
Besides Calabash and Southport,
other communities that have applied
for the program arc Currituck Coun
ty, Elizabeth City, Hertford, More
head City and Atlantic Beach.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
All our best wishes to you
and your loved ones on
this joyous occasion.
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'Decking The Hall' Is Christmas Custom
BY BILl. FAVER
The familiar Christmas carol, "Deck the
Halls with Boughs of
Holly," reminds us of the
importance of natural mate
rials in our Christmas deco
rations.
We are told these ever
greens have been used for
centuries as symbols of life
during the winter season.
The largely rural settings
where most people lived
Kavf.R made it convenient to gath
er native greens.
Many families have happy customs of
"hanging the grccns"-in decorating rails, man
tles, doors and windows. Fragrant cedars, pine,
galax, hollies and ivy have been used for years.
Often wreaths arc made from these greens to
use on doors, windows, gates and light posts.
And, of course, there is mistletoe. One of
the ancient legends acknowledges mistletoe as a
part of our Christmas celebration, but gives its
origin as a prc-Christmas custom of the
Scandinavians who saw it as a powerful spirit
supposed to have killed the sungod, Baldur.
They also called it "Allheal" because it was
supposed to cure many ills and bring peace to
those who became reconciled under it. The last
claim was probably the basis of the English cus
tom of kissing under the mistletoe and any girl
who stood at the right spot was fair game!
Martin Luther is generally given credit for
beginning the custom of bringing in a tree to
decorate for Christmas. He is supposed to have
selected a tree "as wide as love, as high as hope,
one with the sign of the cross on every branch."
Many families have customs in which symbols
of the tree decorations arc very important and
personal to them.
There are many other Chrisunas customs as
sociated with plants and flowers. In Bavaria,
one custom has to do with "forcing" sprigs of
fruit trees to bloom at Christmas. No doubt our
forcing of bulbs is akin to this.
Straw stars arc used to decorate some
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ONE OF OUR I.OCA I. CUSTOMS is using sand dollars and shells as tree ornaments.
It is easy to gather decorative shells along our beaches.
Scandinavian homes. Stars of all kinds arc a tables and mantles.
part of Christmas. Lights have replaced candlcs By this time most ol us have proktNy
as decorations on our Christmas tree, but can- "decked our halls " But, in the event \<>u -till
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