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MORE LETTERS Think Positively About Schools fo tin* wliliw To the editor litis letter is in rcfcrcncc to the column on last week's editorial page by Mrs. Gurganus. Did Mrs. Gurganus realise the event at Union (Storybook Dress-Up Day) was not created to celebrate Halloween, but to promote an inter est in quality children's literature? It was in conjunction with the annual B(X)k Fair. I would think a newspaper would support an event that promotes liter acy. Students and stall dress up as their favorite storybook character on this clay. What a fun way to share books! I suggest you visit a public library and ask someone to direct you to the children's section. (Remember, the students at Union are kindergarten through third grade.) Browse through a book or ask a child about their favorite fxxik and you will un derstand why a "vampire costume" was not chosen. Secondly, I take offense to the term "that principal." There is enough negative publicity about our sch(x>ls without a newspaper staff contributing to it. Mrs. Gurganus, have you ever met Mrs. Grissctt or any other staff member at Union? In the future, if you wish to com ment about a school condition or policy, why don't you count the number of students versus the sup plies allotted per school I doubt you could work under the same condi tions. Finally, please try to think posi tively about our schools as you write opinions in the future. Please sup port their efforts to make learning enjoyable. 1 challenge The Bruns wick Beacon to become involved in our schools. Sara Robinson Rt I. Supply Nothing Wrong With Celebration To Ihc cdilor: I am writing this letter in response to Mrs. Gurganus' column (Nov. 14). I really enjoyed her words and felt exactly the way she docs. So I am sort of writing an open letter to Brunswick County. Please print it. I think we need it. *?** I have lived in Brunswick County for 12 years. As you, 1 apparently worship satan as well, I too recog nize Halloween. My family and I painstakingly decorate the inside and outside of our home with ghosts, witches, pumpkins, skele tons, etc. My children dress up as storybook characters, super heroes, princesses, Gl Joe, ballerinas and whatever notion may strike. We get into the day and we get excited. 1 have baked cupcakes, for eight years for the library, day care, class room, church, dance school Brown ies and whatever organization my children arc in. We put together a bag of treats for at least 30 children per year who come to our door; we enjoy every last detail. 1 lake my children to only people and busi nesses I know and we have a won derful time! When 1 grew up Halloween was a night where kids went to parties and door-to-d?n>r. Also we always had a party at our church. 1 have been ac tive in my community and my church for 10 years. We used to have Halloween parties and carni vals at our local church, l.ast year I was "politely asked" to have an "All Saints Day party." Fine. We did. The kids could not dress in scary cos tumes. The children didn't have the fun like they (and we) used to. As a Christian and, yes I am a Christian. I believe in All Saints Day. This year wc had nothing at our church. I have heard people say let's "up lift the Lord and not the devil." I'm sorry, 1 do not see the harm in taking my children out door-to-door for candy. We "uplift the Lord" every day of our lives. Wc arc the house in the neighborhood which is all deck ed out for Christmas. Wc know that Christmas is Christ's birthday and we celebrate this most holy day. Not many go to church on Christ mas eve or Christmas day (unless it falls on a Sunday). We do. Wc go all year, not only on holidays. Wc be lieve in the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy as well. My children know why wc celebrate Easter. So as a Christian I do rccogni/.c the fact that everyone has their free dom to choose, but I resent it when my children are told by other chil dren that wc worship the devil when wc celebrate Halloween. Simply not so. When I grew up wc had Hallow een parties in school. No more. I went to public and Christian schools. So If some in the community feel that taking their children out of trick-or-treating is a form of devil worship, that's fine, but my family does not believe this and wc arc tired of it being forced down our throats. So please, quit pressuring everyone else into your thinking. Wc will continue to cclcbrate Halloween, C'hrisunas and Easter as always, and remembering to thank die Lord for our many blessings ev ery day. My children arc taught to "uplift the Lord" every day. Theresa Inman Shallotte There Will Be Changes Made To the editor: Ms. Gurganus asked (column in Nov. 14 issue) how a governmental institution could be influenced hy a group of parents who think that Halloween is satan worship. My answer to her is this: the same way one woman (Madeleine Murray O'hare) was influential in having the Bible and prayer removed from the classrooms of our United States public schools. This country-by the way-was founded on Christianity and its morals. Take a good look at the problems teachcrs are having with children now as compared with the problems before the Bible and prayer were removed. This would give you something worth research ing and writing about. It is the same way crosses arc re moved from public property because it offends a few or the way nativity scenes are no longer allowed in pub lic parks or schools. I could go on and on. If you enjoy writing on such sub jects from the side and view you have taken on this Halloween issue, then I suggest that you will in the fu ture have many such issues to write about, for we who tmly love the Lord are no longer going to stand by silently and watch our freedoms be taken from us. The Lord's army is on the march and there will be changes made in this country for the better, for a change. Bravo for the parents who stood their ground. If we can't have our religious freedoms, then why should we allow others theirs? M. R. Buckley Calabash Let's Not W ait For More To Die To the editor: I would like to voice my opinion for the overpass at the intersection of highway 17 and 130. 1 go through this intersection twicc a day taking my children to the high school and middle school. Every time 1 pray 1 will get through without being hit. The tragic accident that occurred there Nov. 1 could just as easily had been a school bus or even two buses. It will happen again and also at the intersection of Highway 17 and Old Shallottc Road. People do not seem to know what to do at this intersec lion. Surely there can be a safer way to manage this intersection. When Highway 17 is four-lancd to South Carolina there will be the same situation at 17 and 904, Gris settown. Hardly a weekend goes by without an accident there. As mo torists on these busy roads we not only have to be watching ahead we have to be looking at our side and rear. Let's not wail for 11 innocent people to be killed before we im prove our highways. Mrs. Oneal Grissett Rt. 7, Shalloltc Too Great A Price To Pay ( The following letter, written to Transportation Secretary Tommy llarrelson, is printed here at the request of the writer. Editor's note.) On Nov. 6 at approximately 1:20 p.m. I was traveling north on Highway 17 bypass. As I was ncar ing the intersection at Highway 130, the traffic light changed from green to yellow to red and back to green in less than 5 seconds. If I bad not been aware of the fa tal accident that occurred a few days before, I would not have been driv ing with extra caution and 1 would have been involved in what could have been another fatal wreck. The traffic signal is defective and needs to be correctcd immediately. It is impossible for traffic from two different directions to clear the inter section before the light changes at the times it is malfunctioning. 1 beg you to correct this very dan gerous problem before another life is lost. As I am sure you are aware, this is one of the worst designed inter sections in the state. I do not know what value the Department of Transportation places on human life, but I feel the two lives lost already were just too great a price to pay. K. W. "Nick" Newton Occan Isle Beach PHOTO BY BILL favi* SANDPIPERS OR SANDER! JNGS? They are look alikes in winter plumage and size is the best key to identifying them. Some Small Sandpipers BY BILL FAVKR Those litilc birds wc see along ihe heath follow ing ihe waves in anil out arc always interesting to me. They seem to keep just one step ahead of the incom ing wave, yet seldom get their feet wet. The small est of these sandpipers, or "peeps." arc probably the Scmi-palmatcd Sandpipers. Others very similar during the winter months arc the Sanderlings and the Knots. Scmi-Palmatcd Sandpipers arc small, about five to six inches, and have a sturdy, dark bill and black legs. These grayish birds prefer the sandy beach to feed on mole crabs and coquinas. These sandpipers are common along our bcachcs from September to May. The only other bird this small is the Least Sandpiper, which is about the same si/.c, but can be brownish with a slimmer bill and yellow-green legs. The Least Sandpiper feeds by probing and picking and prefers mud flats in the marsh to the open bcachcs. Sanderlings arc a little larger than the Semi Palmatcds, about M to H'A inchcs in size. In spring this grayish bird has buffy to bright rusty coloration, but is the whitest of sandpipers in the fall. Bill and legs are stout and black and there is a white stripe visible in the wing when they arc in flight. These birds also feed along the water's edge on coquinas. mole crabs, and other crustacca. The Knots usually feed in flocks and appear fre quently from December until May. This 9 to 11 -inch bird is a non descript gray with a whitish breast in winter. In spring, the breast is pale robin-red and the back is mottled gray and black. The bill is chunky, dark, and rather short. Rump is whitish in spring and fall plumage. Knots also feed on the incoming wave for the same menu enjoyed by the other sandpipers. Fall migration is a good time to look for the small sandpipers feeding along the water's edge. They arc harder to identify in the fall, but the rewards arc there for those who will take the ume to look for them. On-Prcmiso King Sizing & Engraving All Major Credit Cards Accepted also available in Champagne ? Lavender ? Tangerine Lemon ? Green fa \ all mounted in solid gold "Nature can hardly create something this beautiful'.' La va wa y Now for Christmas I Oak^ Is (and JezueCers "We're not just a jewelry store, we' re jewelers.' River Run Shopping Center . 1 Iwy. 21 1 & Long Beach Rd., Southportj 457-4407 ? Behind I'iz/a Hut & McDonald's., Waccamaw Plans Parents' Night A parent's night will be held at Waccamaw Elementary Sch<x>l Monday, Nov. 25. from f> p.m to K p.m. Guidance Counselor Wendy Mil ligan said the event is planned by teachers and stall in conjunclionwith American Education Week. Thirty-minute mini workshops will be conducted by teachers to provide information related to topics that parents have expressed concerns about, she said. Topics will include "Homework Without Tears," "Children Grieve Too," "Self Esteem How To En hance It," and "Whole Language At Waccamaw." Dtx>r prizes will be awarded throughout the program. Parents arc welcome to bring their children along; a storytellilng pro gram will be held lor them. The theme lor American Edu cation Week, said Mrs. Milligan. is "Sch(H>ls and Community: Partners for a Strong America". WP A ot Delighted? Don't 1' ay! H'M Jill.* (.i \ravi ll uktn atwiv; i :,i : Stnmg hruns?Lik Count j for /< i, .rv <5 ^ftiv&rside V. at Ijalabash (Jj Restaurant ? Raw Bar & Lounge Ikfh*: Located on the waterfront at the end ot River View Or Open 7 Days at 4 PM ? Calabash ? 579 1 7or> Serving all your favorite steaks and seafood including .. QT C A A C ft Local oysters with onion bread ^ I trMllCw and bread & butler pickles Now Taking Reservations V\'; if ; ? 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