County's Une
Jumps To 12.
Brunswick County's unemployment
rate increased irom 11.6 percent
in October to 12.1 percent in
November, according to recent N.C.
Employment Security Commission
figures.
Unemployment rates also increased
in 66 other North Carolina counties
in November, decreased in 30 counties
and rensained the same in three
others, reported NCESC Chairman
Glenn Jernigan.
"Seasonal layoffs of 3,600 tobacco
processing workers contributed to
the total decline of ?,300 workers in
manufacturing," Jernigan said. "By
contrast, nonmanufacturing was up
by 5,500 workets in November with
Vegetables Are
A vegetable production meeting for
farmers in southeastern North
Carolina is set Jan. 19 in Faison, said
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Assistant Agricultural Extension
Agent.
Barrow said the meeting will he an
excellent opportunity for persons interested
in alternate crops, newcrops
or vegetables in general to
hear about the latest production and
post-harvest handling techniques.
Topics will include multi-cropping a
limited area of land, cool season crop
options and the fundamentals of
iocuiiug a ui unci.
Town Creek
Seniors Meet
Winnabow accountant L.V. Walton
was guest speaker at the Town Creek
Township Senior Citizens' meeting
Jan. 3 at the Town Creek Park
building.
Walton discussed how to file income
tax forms with the 33 members
in uttmirinnm
I An exercise ciass wiii incel ul Uie
building on Jan. 10, 24, and 31 while a
craft meeting will be held on Jan. 17.
All classes begin at 2 p.m. The next
(regular meeting will be Feb. 7 at 2
p m
Mrs. Bobbie Danford resigned as
secretary last w eek and was replaced
by Mrs. LemT Beachnrn Also,
"Mrs. Uthia Dsvvkins donated an
American flag and Mrs. I.uciUe Batten
donated a coffee pot on behalf of
the group to the park building.
The group will hold a kitchen
shower for the building in February.
Only large appliances are in the
building now, so donations are needed.
It is hoped that area businesses
and other groups using the building
will also make donations.
Herbert Young presided over the
meeting with lee Wescott giving the
devotion under the topic, "Go By the
Book." A moment of silent prayer
was also held to remember Gilbert
Dunn, a member who died in
December.
Middle Scho<
South Brunswick Middle School
was recently reaccredited by the
Southern Association of C .leges and
Schools during the association's 89th
annual meeting held in Atlanta.
Schools receiving accreditation
must meet certain minimum standards
requiring adequate faculties,
facilities and their effective use.
"Communities with accredited
schools can be confident that their inThin
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Thinning e woodlot provides
fuelwood while allowing remaining
trees to grow taller and straighter,
advises the N.C. Division of Forest
Resources.
The crooked. torxea, suppressed,
diseased and otherwise poorer formed
trees can best be used as fuel, a
release indicated Some of the better
fuelwood trees include blade locust,
hickory, dogwood, black btrcn, asn,
beech, apple, oak. marre ano pine.
"A conscientious focest owner will
November D<
In November, *77 deeds and deeds
at trust were recorded ir. Brunswick
County creating K.59S in revenues,
reported Robert J Robinson,
registrar of deeds
Irregular uutruroents, which include
filing of corporations, contracts.
marriages, births, deaths,
financial statements and other services,
generated >4,017 10
Thirty-two plats were recorded
creating >442.50 in revenues while
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trade and government showing the
greatest gains."
In Brunswick County, 2,310 persons
were without iobs in November, com
pared to the 2,230 persons wh" were
seeking jobs in October.
Unemployment rates decreased in
several surrounding counties in
November. In New Hanover County,
October's 8.4 percent rate fell to 8
percent in November while Bladen
County's rate fell from 13.2 percent to
11.9 percent.
However, Columbus County experienced
an increase from 12 percent
in October to 13.1 percent in
November. The statewide unemployment
rate for November was 7 percent.
? Farming Topic
The meeting will be from 10:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Faison Fire
Station. Interested participants can
also join a tour of the Cates Pickle
facility at 8:43 a.m. The tour
assembles at the fire station.
I .unch is available at S3.50 per person.
Barrow suggested car pooling as
parking is limited. For more information
call the extension office at
253-1425.
Tobacco Meet
Set For Jan. 16
Three extension specialists from
N.C. State University will address
the annual tobacco production
meeting sponsored by the Brunswick
County Agricultural Extension Service
Wednesday, Jan. 16, at
Brunswick Electric Membership
Corp. in Shallotte.
Speaking will be Gerald Peedin,
N.T. Powell and William Toussiant,
specialists in crop science, plant
diseases and economics respectively.
Topics to be discussed include fertilizer
application and rates, canoeing
effect of tobacco, black sliank and
Granville wilt controls, the outlook
for tobacco and its support program
and more.
A lunch will be catered at 12 noon,
with the meeting to begin nt 1 p.m.
Growers who plan to attend the luncheon
must make reservations with
the extension office by calling
253-4425 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
weekdays.
City Tags On Sale
City auto tags for 1985 nrp for sale
at Shallotte Town Hall at $5 each.
All residents of the town are hv law
required to display the tag on their
vehicles.
This year, for the first time, Mayor
Beamon ifewett and the five
aldermen are identified as such on
their auto tags. As in the past, there's
also a special tag for fire chief Curman
Arnold.
dI Accredited
stitutions compare favorably with
others in the region," an association
news release stated.
Faculty and staff members also
benefit by knowing that "conditions
for teaching in accredited schools
meet certain minimum standards
and that efforts are continuously
made to improve these conditions."
The SACS is one of si* regional accrediting
bodies in the United States.
ees For Fuel
remove the rx?rer nunlftv r?
these species, regardless of their
size, and burn them as fuel." the
release stated.
Before burning, the division
muiiuiietiua mi toying utc wuou iirr
six to eight months for best heat
results
North Carolina has 2SO.UOO small
woodland owners Locally, help in
determining wnat trees to imn is
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Caison. 2S3-52ST7
aeds Reported
111,743 was collected in real estate
excise taxes Total revenues for the
month were J22,fcil 60
Monthly expenses of I13.SC?
were divided as follows contracted
services, $3,75174; equipment rental.
$S.3M S2. departmental supplies,
$736 42; maintenance and repairs,
$31845; telephone, $187 77; postage,
$123 93; and travel and training,
$15.64.
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Last month was the warmest
December recorded in the region
since the first records were kept in
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An average monthly temperature
of 57.5 degrees broke the 1956 record
of 57.1 degrees. An average daily
high temperature of 68.6 degrees was
10 degrees above the normal 59.1
degrees for the area while an
average daily low of 46.4 degrees was
10 degrees above the normal 37 7
degrees.
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in December in 1967. A reading of
80 degrees on the 29th broke the
record 77 decrees set in 1874.
"Christmas 1984 may be
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in a hot air balloon," the weather
statement reported. "Christmas
morning the low was only 54 degrees
and climbed to a high of 76 degrees
Christmas afternoon. This was in
contrast with ? morning low of nine
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December's lowest temperature
was 24 degrees, recorded on the 7th.
Precipitation for the month totaled
only 1.32 inches, or 2.11 inches below
normal. Measurable precipitation
was recorded on five days with a
trace of sleet recorded on the 6th.
During the month, 23 days were
recorded as partly clocdy and eight
(lays as clear.
The yearly average temperature
for 1984 was 63.5 degrees, while the
normal is 63.4 degrees The highest
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lowest temperature, 15 degrees, was
recorded on Jan. 22.
Precipitation totaled 59.17 inches
during the year, or 5.82 inches above
normal. September was the wettest
month with 18.94 inches of rain
recorded while the driest month was
October with only .49 inches of rain
recorded.
The highest one-minute wind speed
recorded was 46 mph on Sept. 13, during
Hurricane Diana. The highest
wind gust was 74 mph, also during
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