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66060 observer eke dcn Sunday October 28 1990 -F VtKAVVI iiA bigeormsoysqzyme an--- 04 1A13 lid The second-floor porch windows of the Pelican Inn on Pawleys Island SC which some believe Is the home of the ghost known as the Gray Man Jim and Clara Moore never really believed the tales of a benevolent Pawleys island ghost In September 1989 they changed their minds By JOHN HECHINGER KM Staff Writer -w AWLEYS ISLAND SC Come us- ten to tales of the Gray Man the A 1 benevolent ghost of the SC coast ili i A netherworldly weatherman he appears before hurricanes warning kWdwA4 people to take cover If he lives anywhere he lives on this 314-milelong island of old frame houses salt marshes twisted live oaks and myrtles Remembered Eileen Weaver who said she shared a home with the Gray Man and his wife: "They were part of our household That's the only way I can say it You could take them or leave them" Jim and Clara Moore of Georgetown never really believed in the Gray Man In September 1989 walking near their beach home they changed their minds The couple held hands and walked along the shores of Pawleys Island a Georgetown County town of 173 about 30 miles south of Myrtle Beach They saw a man round a weather-beaten jetty Ten feet away he disappeared from the beach Two days later Hurricane Hugo struck Ever since people have tried to squeeze out details including a crew from NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries" The show will feature the Gray Man at 8 pm Halloween night (channel 36 in Charlotte) Near the worn jetty where the ghost appeared the Moores resist the temptation to embellish a ghost story "Did he wear a hat? No he didn't wear a hat" said Clara Moore 73 a retired Georgetown Elementary School teacher "What color shirt did he have on? I don't know Did he have blue eyes? I don't know I'm not sure he had eyes" "I was standing here talking" said Jim Moore 71 a retired International Paper Co paymaster "I started to wave and he wasn't there If we had known what we were seeing we would have taken a closer look" Jim and Clara Moore on the beach at Pawleys Island describe the last time they saw the Gray Man just before Hurricane Hugo hit Like his hazy outline the Gray Man's past is hard to trace Some say he's the spirit of Percival Paw ley the island's original owner a man who loved his home so much he couldn't stay in his grave Others say he's the soul of a spurned lover a mariner who died in a hurricane or a dashing tubercular rice planter But one story dating to 1822 seems most popular In this tale he's the lovesick ghost of a man who took a shortcut through a marsh to see his fiancee Thrown from his horse he died in quick-See GEORGETOWN Next Page MARK SLUDERStatt One day Eileen Weaver heard the living-room door open and saw a man standing in the Pelican's doorway In a wide-rimmed hat he looked dapper in a dove-gray suit with pearl buttons and spats over his shoes Altis a fashion-conscious guy I recently became concerned about what I'm supposed to be wearing this fall now that it's half over So I got hold of GQ magazine the Modern which featured an article titled "Fall Flair" The first sentence is: "This fall we celebrate a clever conflation of luxe and loose moods" Ha ha! You can always count on professional fashion writers to make 10 things clear I bet they had quite a 4- brainstorming session at GQ trying to come up with the fall concept: "OK how about This fall we 4mork celebrate a clever concoction of duck Will and moose foods" "Nah How about: a clever convention of schmucks in puce shoes" Day "Nah How about And so on until finally they hit Barry upon it "a clever conflation of luxe onmannimomma and loose moods" which is EXACTLY what you men out there are celebrating this fall right? Liars! You don't even know what "conflation" means I know I don't It sounds like a medical condition sorry Mr Johnson but you have a conflation of the But after carefully analyzing the photographs in GQ I have concluded that what they mean by "a clever conflation of luxe and loose moods" is: Brown suits See I'LL Page 3E The Challenge: Can $3d0 Dress You For Job Hunting With The Big-6 Accounting Firms? I'm getting ready to graduate from UNC Charlotte in accounting I'll be going to job interviews I have nothing One white linen suit that's it I really honestly have no professional clothes I mean I'm a student I have sweat pants and jeans a couple pairs of shorts I'll probably have to borrow money to buy the clothes I need But I have to get a job so it's an Investment I have to make I want to get a job with one of the Big Six accounting firms Arthur Andersen Price Waterhouse KPMG Peat Marwick Deloitte Touche Coopers Lybrand Ernst Young I could probably go as high as $300 for interview clothes I do have a pair of black shoes II probably wear those A Question Of Style Louise Lione A Gulp! 'm the one who needs help here $300 for an interview wardrobe? For an interview wardrobe when you are setting out to impress one of the Big Six national accounting firms? People accustomed to thinking in millions? Good grief! 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I don't know Did he have blue eyes? 1 mariner who died in a hurricane or a dashing 1 's: 1 don't know I'm not sure he had eyes" tubercular rice planter rimmed hat he looked Iv ik i0v 2C "I was standing here talking" said Jim Moore But one story dating to 1822 seems most 5' 'ip ki I popular In this tale he the loves I 71 a retired International Paper Co paymaster "I 'ick ghost of a dapper in a dove-gray suit )' is5 i ts man who took a shortcut through a marsh to see his with pearl buttons and known what we were seeing we would have taken a fiancee Thrown from his horse he died in quick- closer look eve and he wasn't there If we had kw" See GEORGETOWN Next Page spats over his shoes 1 i '2 I Stay Luxe And Loose The Challenge 0 I i1- 1' f''-'0? 1- Whatever That Means 0 41 -4' A Can $300 Dress You For Job Hunting 2 16'' a fashion-conscious guy I recently concerned about what I'm supposed to be wearing With The Big-6 Accounting Firms? 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You don't even know what "conflation" I have a pair of black shoes I'll I don't know when I last used an means I know I don't It sounds like a medical condition i -r probably wear those exclamation point The practice is sorry Mr Johnson but you have a conflation of e- See WILL Page SE the But after carefully analyzing the GQ I have concluded that what they photographs in mean by "a clever We don't recommend adopting the pose for Job interviews a conflation of luxe and loose moods" is tad casual We do recommend the clothes polished profes- Brown suits sional Printed rayon Jacket and skirt from Colton Gold knot See I'LL Page 3E earrings navy handbag and taupe kid gloves from Montaido's BOB LEVERONSStatt I alb iltS I -I 'e 1 I 1.