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MORE LETTFRS TQ THE EDITOR Traffic Incident Mars 4th To the editor: On July 4th my family and I look my two nephews, ages four and six, to see the fireworks at Southport. The disp'ay was spectacular and we all enjoyed it very much. But not the ride home. We knew there would be traffic problems with so many people trying to leave at once. We decided to make our way to Main Street and lake the di rect way out. No sooner had wc got on Main Street than a patrolman directed all the traffic in our lane down a side street. On taking the side street, wc drove farther down and tried to get back on Main Street at another in tersection. Wc arrived at this intersection at 10:18. The county patrolman direct ing traffic was not letting any cars off the side streets. At 11:00, not having moved an inch, wc turned oil our motor to keep it from over heating. At 11:50, wc and all the other cars on this road had been at this intersection over 1 'A hours. We asked the patrolman about this situ ation and he said he had orders not to let any cars from the side streets onto the main road. When we tried to start our truck, our battery was dead. After pushing the truck to the side of the road, wc asked the patrolmen for help. One told us he was on break. The other said he couldn't help us. So wc sat in the truck, in the rain, with two sleepy and tired liule boys with no way home. Eventually the traffic cleared and wc hoped that finally the police might help us. But Ihcy all gathered at the open service station across the road from where wc were. Wc again asked for help and were re fused. This was 12:12 a.m. As wc watched the policc and county patrol cars pull away, we wondered, what do wc pay taxes for? Everything about this situation was very wrong! Hail they not directed us down the the side street, and then not let us out, none of this would have hap pened. But now, thanks to our "pub lic servants," the sharpest memory of this 4th for two little boys won't be the fireworks, but of sitting in a hot truck, in the rain, on the road side until 12:45 a.m. We would like to thank the man who stopped and helped us. We didn't get his name. To the hun dreds of other cars which went by and didn't stop, I hope that if you ever get stranded, you'll have some body better than yourself or our po lice to depend on. Bccausc if you don't you're in deep trouble. Ethel M. Herring Shallottc Sunset's Salute Was Successful To the editor: 1 want to publicly thank all of those who participated in Sunset Beach's Salute to the Troops. More than 300 residcnccs and businesses displayed flags, bows or some patriotic decoration. Decora tions varied from the elaborate to some handmade by children. One group participating was from New Hampshire. A special thanks to the people of Sugar Sands who had planned their own celebration and then so kindly cooperated with us. Most of all we give our apprecia tion and gratitude to all the incn and wor.cn of our armed forces who through the years have sacrificed so much that we may live in this free and beautiful country. Ginny Barber Sunset Beach State To Award Bid Friday To Widen Supply-Shallotte Stretch Of Highway 1 7 The N.C. Board of Transportation is expected to award the bid for four-laning U.S. 17 between Shal lotte and Supply when it meets Fri day in Raleigh and to approve a traffic signal for a busy intersection near Southport. Seven companies are bidding on the project, with the apparent low bidder Dickerson Carolina Inc. of Castle Hayne. Its bid on the 5.3 milc project totals S4.74 million. The stretch of roadway involved in the project extends from S.R. 1 1 36 (Redbug Road) at Shallotte north to the N.C. 21 1 intersection al Supply. Work is expected to begin on or after Aug. 6, and is to be completed by June 1, 1993. Widening of the segment would complete the four-laning of U.S. 17 from the New Hanover County line to Shallotte. In a related move, the board is expccted to amend right of way plans for the project. Other local items on the hoard's agenda include a request for another SI 10,000 for right of way and utility work associated with another U.S. 17 four-laning project. The state had already allocated S3.21 million for the preliminary work on U.S. 17 from the South Carolina state line to .86 miles west of N.C. 904 at Grissettown. Traffic Light Proposed The board is also expected to ap Could you Rebuild your House at Today's Prices? HOME Call on us for all your insurance. Phillip Cheers 4920-A Main St., Shallotte 754-4366 If!) NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ? ?. ?>'? yOu' ?*ror? dp M ; .4 >ss'<* ? W?T *r<j A* ? .,-rC C *" ?K3T9 Jf<* %*r<f J *} ?*>'??' VOX* Or ?<? J prove $45,000 for safety improve ments to the intersection of N.C. 133 and N.C. 87. Plans arc to install a fully-actuat ed traffic signal and to construct a right turn lane on the north approach of N.C. 87/N.C. 133 at its intersec tion with the Dosher Cutoff across from Smithvillc Township Park. Also, the board is expected to ap prove Pine Street for stale mainte nance under the old subdivision road program. COMPLETE INTERIOR DECORATING SERVICE ? Carpet ? Vinyl ? Blinds ? Wallcoverings Ruby Floyd Oceeut Hwy. 904. #3 Seaside North 579-6091 9U-SSWC< K ACOM 1989 BUICK SKYLARK 28,000 miles, pwr. win dows, tilt, auto, air and more. Stk# 9042A. (12.50% APR for 48 mo.) oy *7,650 or 41* per mo. ?All payments based with $900 down plus tax & tags with approved credit Oc.ean City Chevrolet Ceo Hwy 17, Bolivia * 255-5221 $179 PHOTO BY BILL FAVU JELLYFISH were thought to be marine plants for hundreds of years. Examine the Jellyfish Carefully HY BILL FAVER Several times during each year we find jellyfish washed up on the beach strand. These globs of clear jelly-like substance hardly seem to resemble an ani mal. In fact, from Aristotle some 2,000 years ago up until the early 19th century, scientists considered these creatures to be marine plants. Their combina tions of plant and animal characteristics made classifi cation difficult until Louis Agassi/, described a system of nerves and named the animal. !n a pamphlet by Dr. Frank Schwartz of the UNC Marine Sciences Institute, we are told of nine species of jellyfish found in North Carolina. This group of an imals belongs to the Cnidarians and arc radially sym metrical with the parts arranged from the center like spokes in a wheel. Also included in this group of ani mals arc the Portuguese Man-of-War, the moon jel lies, and the summer jellyfish. Jellyfish vary in size from 1/8 inch in diameter to more than eight feet across. One of the largest, the Giant Arctic Jellyfish, has some 800 tcnlaclcs trailing as much as 200 feet behind it. More than 95 percent of the jellyfish is water. The body consists of water combined with organic sub stances and minerals to form a very strong jelly. Jellyfish have no head, no centralized nervous system, and no definite respiratory, circulatory, or waste elimi nation systems. The only opening is the mouth and four large transparent lobes covered with tiny hairs, which maintain a steady current of water bringing nu trients into the body. From the central cavity or stom ach, fine branching canals radiate to a circular canal around the rim where food and oxygen-canying sea water circulates. The animal swims by means of a contracting muscle near its outer rim. As the jellyfish relaxes, water fills the cavity of the bell. It contracts quickly, forcing water out and propelling itself in the opposite direction. Jellyfish have two forms in their life cycles-a polyp and a medusa. As medusa, jellyfish may be male or female and reproduce sexually, releasing eggs and sperm into the water. After fertilization takes place a flat, platter-shaped larva called a planula de velops. These attach themselves to the bottom of the sea and change into a polyp, which may bud addition al polyps. Eventually some polyps release free-swim ming medusa. The tentacles trailed by jellyfish arc covered by tiny stinging cells. The microscopic, egg-shaped cap sules each have a trigger-like bristle projecting from the surface. Inside a long tube is coiled and is released when the trigger is disturbed. The tube suddenly flies out and become imbedded in whatever causcd the dis turbance, injecting a minute amount of poison. Ncmatocysts can even be discharged from tentacles that have dried out over a long period of time. It is this stinging which we most associate with jellyfish. In only a few species can these cclls pcnc tiate human skin. Treatment for stings has ranged from rubbing with wet sand to bicarbonate of soda, engine oil, pickle juice, rubbing alcohol, and ammo nia. I am told it is best not to rub it with anything, but to apply meat tenderizer, which neutralizes the poison and counteracts the pain of the wound. Jellyfish use tentacles to capture prey which can be small crustacca or even large fish. Some eat other jellyfish. Some fish feed on various parts of the jelly fish and hide in their tentacles. Some crabs dig holes in the domes of some species. Sea turtles nibble around the ends of the jellyfish and arc the major ani mal feeding on them. In some countries, jellyfish arc eaten by humans as a paste or dried flour. Next time you encounter this strange creature on the beach, take a stick or a shell and examine it care fully. You'll be amazed at the variety the jellyfish adds to life along the shore. A. P. R. LOANS Let us show you how to get this below market rate and Tax-Deductible Interest through the eCjUity iH y'Gui' huiTie. Call or visit and save on your interest rate and taxes. 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