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BY TERRY POPE
Just when you thought it was safe
to go back in the water, the 1985 hurricane
season is upon us once again.
This week, June 9-15, has been
declared Hurricane Awareness Week
in North Carolina by Gov. Jim martin.
The six-month hurricane season
actually began June 1, but what will
uie iiutViCoiit season ~nng.
"Scientists still have no way of telling
how active the coming hurricane
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acddun will uc, AUIU iwucu munci ,
meteorologist-in-charge with the National
Weather Service Forecast Office
at the Raleigh-Durham Airport.
"But each year the potential for loss
of life and property destruction increases
because of the rapid development
of the coastal areas of North
Carolina."
For Brunswick County residents,
the 1985 hurricane season may have
added importance. It was less than a
year ago, September 13, 1984, when
Hurricane Diana slammed into the
Brunswick coast. The storm caused
an estimated $66 million in damage,
but the effects could have been much
worse, Muller said.
"For many, Diana was their first
and only hurricane experience,"
Muiier said. "Prior to Diana, it had
been 24 years since the last hurricane
crossed the North Carolina shores.
Those who experienced Hurricane
Notary Course
To Be Offered
A course for persons seeking appointments
as notaries will be offered
by Brunswick Technical College
June 24-25 in the courthouse at
the government complex in Bolivia.
The course meets from 7-10 each
night. Registration fee is $10 and purchase
of a textbook is required.
Before being appointed a notary,
applicants must complete a course of
instruction approved by the
secretary of state as well as provide
evidence of good character and
fitness from one elected state official.
Correction
tn last week's Under the Sun
feature, a statement attributed to a
Shallotte Middle School librarian was
in error.
The article titled, "Special Class
Achieved Goals In '84-85 School
Year," commented on student David
Rhodes' physical appearance before
he learned to read. David's stepmother
said the statement describing
her son's appearance before he
learned to read was not true.
David, a seventh-grader in the
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has always dressed neat and has
always received haircuts when needed,
she said.
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Diana, a relatively weak hurricane,
may believe they can survive the
worst conditions any future hurricane
may bring. That could be a
tragic mistake."
Experiencing a mild hurricane like
Diana actually helped Brunswick
County emergency officials prepare
for future diasters, said Brunswick
Cnuntv Emergency Management
Coordinator Cecil l-ogan. Although
emergency officials had undergone
extensive planning for a hurricane, it
took a real experience to point out
areas for improvement, Logan said.
une 01 tne largest proDiems during
the Hurricane Diana crisis last year
was the decision by several beach
towns to allow residents back on the
island before a county evacuation
notice had been lifted, Logan said.
"I think we've learned that we're
going to have to abide by one decision,"
Logan said, "whether it be on
the local, county or state level. The
secret to success is in working
together, somewhere down the line."
When residents were allowed back
on the beaches, the roads quickly filled
with sightseers and property
owners, Logan said. Some residents
even refused to leave their homes
following the second evacuation.
"People get tired of hearing
evacuation, evacuation," Logan
said. "Once it's issued, it ought to
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During the eye of Hurricane Diana,
the Coastline Volunteer Rescue
Squad crossed over to Holden Beach
to pick up a couple that had refused
to leave their home during a second
evacuation notice. The couple
became frightened and asked to be
taken off the island to a shelter.
"It was a risk tnal was unnecessary
to the rescue squad,"
Logan said. "We didn't know how
long the eye would last. If the people
had listened to and obeyed the
evacuation procedure, it wouldn't
have been necessary."
Logan's budget request from county
commissioners for the 1985-86
fiscal year is seeking funds that
would help purchase needed equipment
in the event of another hurricane.
During Diana, it was
discovered the schools, which are used
as evacuation shelters, have no
electrical hook-ups to accommodate
generators, there are no antennas at
the schools for the HAM radio
operators and the emergency operation
center established at the
sheriff's department was too small.
Logan is requesting $11,000 to provide
electrical hook-ups for
generators at each of the 11 schools
and $5,000 for radio antennas for each
of the schools. During Diana, the
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HAM radio operators had to remaii
in their vehicles outside the shelter
to man their radios. The Brunswicl
County Health Department is also re
questing $1,100 in emergenc;
medical supply kits, one to be placet
at each school, or emergency shelter
"The shelters are not Holiday inn
or Hiltons," Logan said. "They'r
just exactly what they say. They're i
place io gu lu gel uui at lite weather i
you don't have anywhere else to go.1
The need for faster assistance fror
the American Red Cross at th
shelters prompted Brunswick Count
umciais 10 Degin searcmng tor inei
own Red Cross chapter after the hui
ricane. Although work has begun i
that direction, a Brunswick Count
chapter is still at least six month
away, Logan said.
"I understand New Hanover Coui
ty wants us to be a branch, but th
people here want their own chapter,
he added. "We've tried that twic
and it just didn't work. We're alway
the last to receive any aid.
"I can't blame New Hanover Cow
ty for looking out for their peopl
first," he said. "There's just nc
enough volunteers to go around."
Red Cross volunteers will be nee(
ed if the county's old charter is revii
ed. Logan said the county alread
has an inactive Red Cross chartei
Anyone wishing to volunteer shoul
Wreck Kills I
A 28-year-old Leland woman wi
killed early Saturday morning aft*
her car skidded out of control ar
struck a truck on U.S. 17 about 4
miles south of Bolivia, the Stal
Highway Patrol reported.
Andrea Doria Robinson, of Lelan
was killed when her 1974 Volkswagc
ran off the right shoulder while rou
ding a curve, traveled out of contr
and struck a truck driven by Owf
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reported.
According to Barnhardt's repot
Ms. Robinson was traveling at
speed too fast to negotiate a curv
safely when her car ran off tl
highway. The Volkswagen travele
back onto the highway siaeway
crossed the center line and into tl
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s The Brunswick County schools also
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> operating the schools as shelters in
V the event of another hurricane. Both
1 principals and custodians will be stationed
at the schools if another hurs
ricane strikes.
s "Basically, the evacuation plan is
3 the same," Logan said. "What we
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generator hook-ups to the
n schools?things you just overlook and
e don't realize until the time comes,
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r first did flood first," he added. "Of
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n we had anticipated. If we had gotten
y the storm surge, I'm sure it would
is have been a different kind of hurricane."
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In the future, a larger emergency
" operations center will be needed,
e Logan said, but if another hurricane
s strikes this season the officials will
gather once again in the sheriff's
l- department, where the county come
munications system and telephone
>t outlets are located.
Unexpected guests could include
1- hurricanes Ana, Bob, Claudette,
!- Danny, Elena, Fabian, Gloria, Henri,
iy Isabel, Juan, Kate, Larry, Mindy,
r. Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam,
d Teresa, Victor or Wanda.
.eland Woman
is path of DuBoise's 1974 Chevrolet
:r truck.
id No charges were filed in the acci.4
dent, but Trooper Barnhardt inte
dicatcd alcohol was involved. Ms.
Robinson was taken to the Brunswick
Hospital in Supply.
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n" his truck, Kathy DuBoise, 35, of
?' Leland, received minor injuries and
:n were taken to the Brunswick Hospital
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tor treatment.
The accident occurred around 2:10
a.m.
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death toll for Brunswick County to
ic four for the year, reported Highway
>d Patrol spokesperson Ruby Oakley,
s, Four highway deaths were reported
le at the end of June last year, she said.
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