PINE KNOLL SHORE LINE
Issue 51 July 1977
Editors: Mary Doll
Betty Hammon
THE COI'MISSIONERS have set July 5 for a public hearing on the proposed nex^r
Municipal Complex. This hearing will be held at the Marine Resources Center
at 8:00 p.m. In order to familiarize voters with the plans for the munici
pal complex and the bond issue to finance it, a series of small meetings for
various civic groups such as the PIKSCO board, Pine Knoll Association board,
Garden Club, and Planning Board v;ere held. These groups learned that the
town has been assured that FHA will purchase 5^350,000 in bonds, subject to
approval by the voters. This amount will be divided into tv70 parts —
:li275jOOO in construction bonds, j?75?000 in equixDment bonds* . No rise in tax
rate is anticipated, because of . the bon'd issue. The bond issue v/ould be for
a period of 33 years. Plans include purchase of a new pumper at a cost of
about 3^0,000. At the moment, the tovm has received a matching grant of
^^,500 from the N.C. Dept, of Natural Resources to equip a vehicle for fire
and rescue use. This vehicle, a surplus army truck, would remain the pro
perty of the Dept, In considering cost of the municipal complex and of fire
and rescue equipment, voters shouUd keep in mind that our present contract
v/ith Atlantic Beach costs the tovm S20,000 for the year’s service and is
based on assessed valuation, so that the cost will rise. Having fire fight
ing equipment and a fire department in PKS will probably lead to a substan
tial decrease in fire insurance rates. Grant for purchase of a rescue
vehicle is available only if v/e have a volunteer rescue squad made up of
certified Emergency Medical Technicians or Ambulance Attendants. A tevj
from PKS are already certified and a class is just nov; completing its train
ing. Al']. Pine ICnoll Shores voters are urged to attend the public hearing
on July 3 to pre^Dare themselves for the referendum to be held August 23®
CIVIL DEEENSK: The Commissioners have appointed General John Elder director
of Civil Defense, General Elder takes over from Dr. Robert Bloomer who
agreed to serve on a temporary basis v;hen Col. Robert O’Neal resigned last
year, Gen, Elder has been preparing informative material v/hich will be
distributed to all residents. Be sure to read it carefully so that you will
know what to do should a HURRICANE strike our island. We have been for
tunate for many years, but we cannot afford to be lax in our preparations for
a possible major storm,
’ferner was talking about sharks,
and^we were so interested that v;e asked him to write it dovm for the Shore
Would You Believe It? or Speaking of Sharks
like fish which can retjuXate the gas
Ir bladder to make them hydrostatic. Sharks must keep swimrjing
but P"“P water past their gills like other fish
depend on swimming to force water in their mouth and past the gills.
the Life Nature Library volume on The Sea, "are un-
lions^ S?ds fish swallow anything: Sea turtles, sea
, as, lish, lobsters, horseshoe crabs, garbage, coal, people. One
shark captured off an Australian dock had in its stomach half a ham, several
egs oi mutton, the hindquarters of a pig, the head and forelegs of a bulldog
Tnd around its neck, a quantity of horseflesh, a piece of cloth,
biL?re bSllv?u???^^;hv. in the Adriatic, had an even more
license n 77^ ^ raincoat, and an automobile
anvil throvm overboard Sd promptly sank! ^ swallowed an
Shark steaks are tasty. Ask Ed, He cooked and ate a steak.
Our Pine Knoll neighbor, LIB FLEMING, opened an antique and gift shop in At
lantic Beach on Memorial Day, The Sea Chest. Lib has oak furniture, some
cut glass, some pressed glass, some quilts. All her things were gathered in
iorth Carolina. She tells us she began going to antique shows and then a
couple of auctions and got really interested. The shop is open not only
v/eekdays but every weekend, and if Lib is not right there in the shop, she
can be found in the Fleming Motel office and v;ill gladly go over to her shop
you her things. Incidentally, she also has oil paintings by Jean
Willis v/ho teaches at Carteret Tech, and among the crafts are stuffed cloth
dachshunds which your editor coveted for her grandchildren,
COBIA: Jim Redfield was out fishing v;ith Joe Dv;yer, Otto Weis, and Harold
Smith when he caught a big one about 23 pounds. He caught a second one on
another trip, and both right by buoy 9 near Spooners Creek, ^-^e would all
like to be that fortunate. It’s a thrill to catch a cobia, and they are
good eating, besides.