PHOTO BY BILL FAVM
"PRAISE IIIM ALL CREATURES HERE ItELOW" shows the importance of all animals and
plants on our Earth.
Praise Him All Creatures Here Below!
BY BILL KAVKR
Those of us who sing the Doxology in our church
services each Sunday may not rcali/.c that we arc ac
knowledging the importance of creation. Each time we
sing, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise
Him all creatures here below," we arc affirming the
Creator and the natural world made by dial Creator.
We arc saying die birds and mammals, snakes and
snails, plants and trees and everything else is as impor
tant as the creature called "humankind."
The way we treat these "creatures here below" is a
gcxKl indicator of how we leel about the Creator. If we
believe we humans have been placed here as stewards
or keepers of llie planet, we realize we have responsi
bilities to keep it in obedience to the will of the
Crcator-thc owner! If wc feel it is here for our own
use and enjoyment to die point of exploitation, then we
signal a far different response to the Creator.
Ai Christmas, Christian people celebrate God's
coming to Earth to be among us-with us. The Creator
cared enough to come and show us how to live in har
mony with each oilier and with all of his creation. So it
is very appropriate for us to celebrate this joyous sea
son expressing our love and concern for each other
and for our natural world. The meaning of Christmas
is not only that God was reconciling mankind (and
womankind) to himself, but that he was making man
"right" with the rest of creation.
Sing joyfully, "Praise Him all crcaturcs here be
low," and try to remember this Christmas that when
we exploit and destroy the creation we are a No show
ing how little the Creator means to us. But when we
respect our fellow creatures who share this planet with
us we arc giving praise to the maker of us all! Merry
Christmas!
MORE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
U.S. Jobs Gone And Still
Going
To ihe editor:
You h;ul a most filling cartoon on
l he editorial page in the Dec. 5 edi
tion depicting "Buy American."
Unfortunately ii is not only clothing
that is not made in the U.S.A. but
many other items such as most of
what is in your home-automobiles,
power lawnmowcrs, appliances,
TVs, VCRs, cameras, flatware, dish
ware, poLs and pans, S 1 00 athletic
shoes, watches, rugs, picture frames
and many other items tix> numerous
to mention, many of which are made
in Japan and other countries of the
Orient. If it was fair trade that would
be fine, but it is not.
If the items imported were of
higher quality and lower prices, that
would be fine. A man's shirt made
overseas with horrendously cheap
labor sells for the same price as an
American made shirt.
If you removed cach article from
a fully clothed United States ser
viceman that was imported, the sol
dier would stand naked before you.
He could then jump in his modern
tank made in Egypt.
In Mexico, right across the bor
der, arc "Maquiladoras" assembly
plants established in Mexico mostly
owned by well-known U.S. corpora
tions (GE, GM, Ford, United
Technologies, Litton and others) and
most of the products (electronics,
clcctrical and auto pans) produced
from these plants arc sold in the
United States. Maquila workers arc
paid only 60 to 70 ccnts per hour
and live in squalor.
All of the mentioned items for
merly were manufactured and as
sembled in the United States.
Now we have "fast track" which
means many thousands more of lost
U.S. jobs to Mexico.
This means millions of good pay
ing United States jobs arc gone and
still going.
William G. Hoffman
Schenectady, N.Y.
and Holdcn Beach
Champions Going
And Coming
To the editor:
Our family journeyed to Chapel
Hill Saturday, as did many other
people. We wanted to see Ihe West
Brunswick High School Trojans
beat the Thomasvillc High School
Bulldogs for the North Carolina
High School 2-A championship.
We saw most of the Trojans'
games this season. At 13 and 1, they
were equal to the Bulldogs. But the
outcome of the game was not exact
ly what all of us had hoped would
happen. Let us not deny that the op
posing team played a fine game. Just
remember this: our Trojans were
champions when they entered
Kenan Stadium and they were still
champions when they departed for
home.
This team has gone further than
any other in the history of WBHS. A
final score of 2 1 -6 doesn't mean our
guys lost, only that Thomasvillc
won.
The cheerleaders were peppy. The
Trojan Marching Band was never
belter. I was proud to he among the
many fans who cheered, waved
Hags and supported our West Bruns
wick High School football team.
Thank you. Coach Seay and the
Trojans!
Olho and Alice Tew
Holdcn Beach
Could Be Slop In
Veterans' Face
To the editor:
As commander of Calabash
V.FAV. Post 72XX, and representative
of over 300 members, we feel that it
will be a slap in the face to veterans
if the position of service office is
tilled by someone who is not a vet
eran.
We have nothing against a woman
being appointed to this position if
she is a qualified veteran.
We understand that there are over
200 applicants for this position from
all over the state. A qualified veter
an will have a better understanding
of the concern and needs of veterans
and more able to be of assistance.
Edward S. Wood, Commander
V.F.W. Post 72XX
Calabash
Is DOA Being
Discriminatory?
To the editor:
In response to the challenging
question in The Brunswick Beacon
Dec. 12: yes, I am looking for work.
With a veteran's pride, I acknowl
edge being one of the 207 applicants
competing for the county veteran
service officer position vacated by
Jess Parker.
The article stirred more titan just
interest in job searching. It appears
the county manager, David Clegg,
may be offering a non-veteran an
opportunity to compete for the cov
eted position. According to Mr.
Clegg, "Not allowing non-veteran
applicants would be discriminatory."
Attention is directed to a recent
internal announcement published by
the North Carolina Department of
Administration (DOA) dated Nov. 4,
1991. It announced (in summary)
that a veteran service officer posi
tion is available in Winston-Salem,
N.C. After statements of required
training and experience, was this
special note: "Applicants must be an
honorably discharged veteran who
served on active full-time duly in the
United States Armed Forces other
lhan active duly for training." So, is
the North Carolina DOA being dis
criminatory?
The Beacon article continued by
quoting Mr. Parker as saying, "Ms.
Julia Hayes, a non-veteran, was the
logical one to take over."
1 strongly disagree with placing a
non -veteran in the lead position of
our veteran affairs olfice. Ms. Hayes
is a warm, friendly and professional
assistant with an outstanding record
of achievement. Her longevity and
devotion to her assigned position
brings credit to herself and the citi
zens she continues to serve.
However, as cruel as it sounds,
she is not a war or peacetime veter
an. She docs not possess the com
mon core of veteran experiences as
sociated with World War II and
Korea, the jungles of Vietnam and
cold war in Europe, the action in
Grenada and Panama nor the burn
ing sands of the Persian War. She
was not there to witness our native
sons and daughters fall while serv
ing America's freedom Hag. We
may be asking loo much of any non
veteran in this capacity.
I respect Julia Hayes and would
cherish die thought of learning from
her experiences and sharing with her
in developing future goals to serve
the approximately 6, (XX) county vet
erans (as of March, 1990) and iheir
dependents.
Some alternative incentive must
be pursued by the county in reward
ing Ms. Hayes for her outstanding
service. An increase in annual salary
and/or proper public commendations
may be a start.
CMSgt J. C. Chad wick,
USAF (Ret)
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