Arson Si BY TERRY POPE Four fires in the Inland area, three of which is suspected arson, have kept local and State Bureau of Investigation agents busy this week. As of Tuesday afternoon, no charges had been filed in the fires that destroyed two mobile homes in Woodburn, a residence and wooded area near the Northwest community and a field off of Landvale Road. Investigators lave suspects in two of those fires including a 13-year-old . r-N_ v-uumy us For Winter IBY TERRY POPE A winter storm that battered the Brunswick County coast iast Monday night did not do enough damage to warrant federal assistance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency told county officials last FriIday. Despite pleas from local officials and Congressman Charlie Rose's office, FEMA officials denied funding for the $750,000 to $1 million in estimated damages due to high winds I and tides along Caswell, Cong and Holdeii beaches. Brunswick County Emergency Management Coordinator Cecil lx>gan said Caswell Beach, where a 600-foot section of the Caswell Beach I Road washed away, received the most damage from the storm. At Ixmg Beach, 27 oceanfront homes received structural damage while about 400 of the 600 oceanfront cottages received some damage to porBB ches, decks and steps. Although erosion was extensive at Holden Beach, where around 10-feet of the shoreline is believed to have washed away in some areas, property damage was minor, ixigan said. BThe state's beaches facing the southerly direction received the brunt of the storm that carried with it 45- to 65-mph winds. Those winds, aiong with a high tide, was respoasiLt. (? ~?k?.4 ik. ...J...... ..? UIC ivn uuv kin; i vaunoi a* Wf 4 v ; The for 510,000 lot of muscle. Aii more than any o First, there' Building System you pick tlie terr amo'jnt.and.in Because, tl invest, the iongei rates and yields' Certificates at NC now we're addin Right now.; 4 % jspected juvenile who is believed to have set a wooded lot on fire on King Road off of : Umdvale Road Sunday afternoon, c Brunswick County Emergency 1 Management Coordinator Cecil ( l/Ogan said the juvenile is wanted for ( questioning in the fire that "came t close to setting a mobile home on 1 fire." "When I first got the call, that's what I thought it was," Logan said, t "It could have been a lot worse than \ it was." < nied Federc Storm Dor Caswell Beach. I/)gan said the N.C. Department of i Transportation will pay up to $35,000 ] to repair the road, and will also con- i sider relocating a half-mile section I back from the oceanfront. 1 Last Friday. Logan inspected damages at Long and Caswell I beaches along with officials from i FEMA, Coastai Area management i Act and the Corps of Engineers' office in Wilmington. Following a meeting at the Ixrng Beach Town , Hall, officials announced that damages was not extensive enough to merit federal financial assistance. Since mast of the damaged homes ' are not permanent residences, at least 25 homes must have 40 percent damage to the living space to qualify | for FEMA assistance. A telegram from Congressman i Rose's office was sent to Gov. Jim Martin and FEMA officials last Wednesday "requesting that you proceed without delay to implement procedures providing every possible assistance and recovery to aid the residents, businesses and local agencies of government" of both Brunswick and New Hanover County beaches. Ruse also sent President Reagan a telegram asking that the area be declared a disaster area if necessary in order to qualify for federal assistance. . 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And if one if forthcoming, I urge you to make the disaster declaration without delay so thai assistance can begin forthwith." f*r,n? /*-*I ! D v?.UO Y? 1 UCUV.II Didn't Sample Water Supply Operators of the Caswell Beach public water system failed to notify their customers that they had not sampled for coliform bacteria during September 1984. The N.C. Drinking Water Act requires such notification. The presence of coliform bacteria in drinking water indicates the presence of contamination. If found corrective action is required, failure to test doesn't mean the water is contaminated, but withoui proper and continued testing it cannot be assumed the water is safe, indicated John McFadyen, an environmental engineer with the N.C. Department of Human Resources Water Supply Grancii. Wr i r m , m \ mmm i T I ^ Limimht'm 1 > " ,; * j? when you invest $10,Ot ~''"ga Certificate: D< Here's ? 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A In an unrelated fire Friday night, a a: malfunctioning kerosene heater is p being blamed in the fire that destroyed a home and a family of o' five's belongings. ji %utump^ W m r<*r- Ijfiip. Andersen" iff Perma-Shield w VN Narroline50 ' Low-maintenance exterior! ( Easy fingertip opening and doling! < e Snap-in grilles for traditional appearance! A^5?." BUILDING si ^ i Hwy. 179. bolwvon Ocean 1st ... ?t tl 1111111 ' ?jF^/., Ea >ver 3,000 Plus System' mac All tokJ, just about all tli ieed at special rates or 110 c t?i r\ /-i . /* i i fie ueouxe vjeruncau > f-*l aies. riexiDie terms, run; s f(Aj get with DeLuxe Bankir No bank.no broker, no nuscle in your money. So a ui right here in yourneigiux air-ssi l/1u} /ixj Vy%?r'i \ I vday. February 21. 198S?Page &-A id Fires Joe and Hazel Mcrvin and their iree children were unpacking their othes in the home they had just nted on Blue Banks Road when a noke alarm went off. Mervin scovered smoke coming from a oset and called the fire department. About 90 percent of the one-story . ooden house was engulfed in flames hen Acme-Dclco fire fighters arriv1. It was brought under control in bout 30 minutes. A pumper truck as also used from Iceland Volunteer ire Department. The house, valued at around 15,000, was owned by Sylvester allard of Route 1, lelaiul. The merican Red Cross was called to ssist the Mervins following the 9:15 .m. blaze. In all four fires in the Inland area irer the weekend, there were no iniiies. ' 9# (Wjif i'rsa ?? )ptional double pane ? mutating giant ~ I UPPtllS ' , - ^7 2 S5^ 5 ? 5 X 0 rt Suntot. 579 3561 ^ ^ * 1 I 11 it itt \ % \\\^ f ? rwif bines. le services you barge. i.G ?iijA.-liii?e ecurity Mus all ?? . .VvLputsmore >me see us. It's >r! I'xxi. in0 \