^"^KIMtMUNSVWCK MACON HOAG S SPRINGP Volume 23, Number ^ Survivor Finds New Home A puppy that survived the gas chamber at the ?Brunswick CountJH ty Animal Coni ^ tWi tro' shelter in f* *Am* Supply earlier # ; JBH this month found I a new home Mon> day. Animal (Vintrnl ( Vli Supervisor Zelma Babson said the mixed-breed female puppy was adopted by residents of another county who own property in southern Brunswick County. The shelter isn't allowed to release the names of those who adopi animals in its cafe. "They said they saw it in the paper," she said Monday. "They called Friday but couldn't come by then. She came by first thing this morning." That one was just one of many inquiries the shelter received about the puppy, she said. "We've gotten plenty of calls and a lot of comment." The three-month-old pup won its second chance on life April 5, when it became the first animal to survive the shelter's gas chamber in four years. There was apparently a small pocket of air where the dog lay under a larger annual. Transportation Officials To Visit County Thursday BY SUSAN USUK8 > and district transportation ofiri.-fjxUr ate to vfciit Brunswick County T'jirwiny to investigate road problems and to inspect Department of Transportation facilities, John Dotter, chjur tiass of tfie Brunswick C'tniy Bwc'?'icsn Party, announc0 ' 'lOlitl&J :~ Ttiey a . > visit the Shallotte area at followed by a 12:30 y.ni. luncheon in Southport at Port Ciiarlte't, Restaurant Am.xij, those making the tour are Secretory of Transportation James Harrington, District 3 Transportation Commissioner Tommy Pollard of Jacksonville and District 3 staff mep.birs, said Doric r rouard announced plans for such a visit at the count}- Republican convention last month, saying he ptannsi-fc&icaUy to look at problem . sich as downtown Shallotte and the stains of a planned bypass, the Bcbl-i Road situation on Oak Island a.vl Steita Road near Re land The de; .lion wili be accompanied b> ,:uny Harrebon, who headed < im Martin's campaign committer in Brunswick County; Malcolm Gmutett, named county A/bu.i said tie had "heard nothing definite yet" on the status of the federal disaster aid request from the state. It could take just days or a matter of weeks before KEMA officials reach their decision, he added. Approximately 1,800 acres have burned in Brunswick County since the onslaught of wildfires began with a 558-acro blaze in Grissettown on March 14, Logan said. Any southeastern North Carolina county with 50 or more acres burned was added to the list of counties declared disaster areas by Gov. Jim Martin last Wednesday. Last Thursday, Congressman Charlie Kose announced that he had contacted FEMA officials and President Ronald Reagan to request that federal disaster aid be awarded. "I have requested appropriate federal and state agencies to immediately begin efforts to assist residents, landowners, businesses and local governments with clean-up and rehabilitation work," Kose said. Rose specifically requested aid for Brunswick, Cumberland. Robeson BRUNSWICK COUNTY DEMOCRA utcir uunuui convention, including, i Shallotte, president; and Steve Gai front are Diana Clark of Inland and! elected to the State Democratic Exec of Supply, first vice-president. Not vice-president; Hubert Reaves, tt treasurer. I For Un Invoiver Democrats." Peterson had four recommendations for the party's future. He suggested the local party organization: Secure a permanent Democratic Party Headquarters that can be staffed by volunteers to provide greater visibility * (MM* q( n?rffian?nr? Devote more of its energy to raising funds for general election campaigns, freeing candidates to concentrate on policy decisioot and meeting the voters. In the oast the oartv has relied upon its candidates to raise their own money (or not just the primaries, bat the general election welL Strengthen the party's organizational structure at its lowest lewfe going below the precinct to thf neighborhood or community to reath petjp&e Include "everybody." though differences with indmdoais have cam : oc- n? r* / rt;i v.upy Aid Woi Rr? Dep< and New Hanover counties. Answering woods fires has taken its toll on the county's volunteer firemen and their equipment in recent weeks, Logan said. Answering woods fires can be more damaging to fire departments and their vehicles than answering house fires, he added. One department suffered an expensive setback recently when the transmission to one of its pumpers was damaged while trying to maneuver during a woods fire, Logan said. Other expenses occurred when departments had to go outside their _4 _ 4. t i_ i- .44t_ 4i? t_____ uihu it.u> to ncip uaiuc uic icn get fires. The amount of gasoline used and damages 10 nre department vehicles and equipment would be items eligible for aid if the federal goverment declares the state a disaster area. Count)' volunteer rescue squads that have responded to fires to either assist or be placed on standby would also be eligible for financial assistance. Answering a normal fire call costs each volunteer fire department an estimated $100 just for gas and normal wear and tear on the equipment, l/Ogan said. The amount of man hours each department has recorded during the period has been enormous, he added, with anywhere from eight to ten volunteers per department answering each call. "I think we should conunend the employers for letting the volunteers have time off from their jobs to respond to the fires," Ixigan said. "A lot of times, we fall to givo thanks where it is appreciated." When Logan was contacted by the N.C. Division of Emergency Manage$i?n ?hoiovs* iuiakuvhm TS elected new leadenihip Saturday at on the back row Irom left. Hex Gore of ney of I>oag Beach, secretary. On the I .a Dane Bulllngton of Ocean Isle Beach, native Committee, and Sandra Robinson pictured are Catherine Clark, second tird vice president; and Boy Trest, iitv, # ' nent ed setbacks in the past. The need (or unity, not divtsiveness, also was stressed by Redwine ' Diversity," he said, "is one of our greatest strengths It can also be one --? WWVMJw-iwrn. ill 1 VLCIII JZAIH 1 htlim It ha? he?r. rft> rJ rmjr worst problems." Once the priioary etertion? are over, be said, party members must "unite in one voice" behind their candidates. During a period when it U "laafctonabir or trendy to be a .'V^thuPaa.' he urged members "not to be ashamed of being a Democrat" Citing education ard other areas, he said Democrat* have a past record to he prwi * m web as future accoogalthrnetita U which they can be equally ?roud (See FIVE, Page tA| * I I ?n i 26 Pages ^ B I n fi jid Help , j BtM JkA If T If?llv ^ w l IO ment last week to give ari estimate of damages caused by the county's fires, fire department expenses were not included in the $18,000 estimate. - . , but one home was included. 'r Since the rash of fires began, one mobile home in the Clariday Woods subdivision near Calabash was destroyed while 1,800 acres of woodland valued anywhere between $130 to $3,000 per acre have also burned. Financial assistance would also become available to the N.C. Forest Service and to individual persons or companies who own property tliat ss bscn destroyed fey fires, in* eluding the International or Georgia Pacific paper companies. "The majority of it lias probably been paper company land," l-ogan said. "We were fortunate we didn't lose a lot of homes." Bruaswick County had the potential to lose more than 20,000 acres of woodland to fires, he added, if some (Sec FIRES, Pnge2-A| Burning Ban Still On Despite Recent Rains Although recent rains have helped reduce the threat of forest fires, by Tuesday afternoon u burning bun remained in effect in Bruaswick County, said Brunswick County Emergency Management Coordinator Cecil Logan. "We still need about two or three more inches of rain," I.ogun said. Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a severe weather warning for Brunswick and surrounding counties with reports of hail, high winds and rains expected in the region until 9 p.m. A ban on open burning was Ufted for other counties in the western part of the state Monday, Ixigan said, after that area received heavy rainfalls over the weekend. In Brunswick County, a light rain fell over the area on both Saturday C.. 1 ? 1 1 *1? >1 ? UIIU OUiluny UUl ll-UULUU 11K LI 11 fill of forest fires from "extreme" to "moderate," as measured by the N.C. Forest Service in Bolivia. Sunset Beach volunteer fire fighters responded to a brush fire last Friday afternoon that burned one lot before being brought under control, logon said. It was the only fire reported last week that burned a large area of brushland or woodland. A 50-foot by 40-foot lot in the Marlee Acres subdivision near Sunset Beach was burned before it was brought under control by the department. I,ogan said the blaze started from a cigarette that caught the side of the road on fire and spread onto the lot. B' jfr jpjn REP. DAVD) REDWINK railed I or prim party viribfltty lad unity at the Brnnawtrk t aunty Omorratk Contention Saturday. He t?ld delegate* to be proad to be DenaeraU, r*ea rtiaagb it aoay be 'laaktoaaUe" U be a Repabbrsa. _ 1