Newspapers / The Brunswick beacon. / Oct. 24, 1985, edition 1 / Page 7
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r MM z " mel $'-*" * *? i , ? SHALLOTTE FIREFIGHTERS usei two fire hoses last Wednesday mnrnii contents of a leaking 50-lb. tank of p Leaking C Shallotte firefighters used fire hoses to dissipate gasses from a leaking propane tank in downtown Shallotte last Wednesday morning. Donald Ward, a West Virginia resident who owns a mobile home in Coastal Ketreat near Holden Beach, said he had just had the 50-lb. tank filled at Collier Gas Co. Inc. in Shallotte when he pulled into the Shallotte Amoco to fill the tank of his pick-up truck. As he stepped around the truck to open the gas tank, he said he smelled propane. Checking in the back of the pick-up he saw vapor escaping from a leak that had sprung in the bottom of the tank Ocean Isle Suppleme BY SUSAN USHER Before another tourist season rolls around, the town of Ocean Isle Beach wants to find a better way of collecting trash, particularly on weekends. At a special meeting Mondav mor ning, the board met with representatives of Chambers, a solid waste management firm located in Conway, S.C. Commissioners Betty Williamson. Virginia Gibson and Marvin Stanley also met behind closed doors about IS or 20 minutes with Mayor laDane Bullington and Police Chief Jerry Gurganus to discuss personnel mat ic-is in uic pouce un? sanitation departments. Afterwards, they voted unanimously to amend the personnel ordinance to prohibit the employment by the town of a couple, that is. both husband and wife Town Clerk Alberta Tatum said she didn't know of any specific situation trvjt prompted the change in ordinance. No couples are presently employed by the town. Garbage Collection Trash and garbage collection on Saturdays ranks at the top of the town's most wanted list. As Police Chief Jerry Gurganus explained, "Weekends are our worst tune because of turnover." Renters check in and check out on Saturdays, with both groups generating extra trash Mayor I-aDane Bullington told Chambers General Manager Henry Strange that the town wants to look at ways of supplementing its sanitation department "The town has been considering alternatives for solid waste management," she said. "I don't foresee a time when we would do away with our sanitation department, but there are times we might want to supplement it" Meanwhile Strange presented a "loosely written" proposal based on the premise of the town turning its total trash collection effort over to private enterprise While he said time would have to be spent with the town's sanitation department before an exact prop?al is submitted. Strange said be thought the firm could cover the town m four to five ixxzrs with a two-man, oretrue* crew Chambers currently provides commercial service to a number of Calabash businesses and said five to seven-days a week pickup for restaurants at Ocean Isle Beach could be part cA any contract negotiated, as could weekend resident The firm also serves Horry ar?: Sumter counties and the Richmord . ~b I .... *.?* .>. . .. \ - -4 |& \ - :'i}?tr H ^HB TWSjr^^. - * ? A the spray from inR traffic on nearbj jg 10 dissipate uie hour, ropane gas. slow?as Tank Snarl "I realized I'd better get away th from the fuel pumps and dump it," he said. He drove the truck across Smith or Avenue and pulled the tank off the v< tailgate and into an empty field along hr U.S. 17. to th Ward said neither he nor gas com- A panv employees had noticed a leak I'1 when filling the propane tank earlier. Because the leak couldn't be stopped, firefighters could not move the tank, said Shallotte VFD member w Susan Arnold. Instead, they used heavy mist from two hoses to dissipate the flarmuable gas vapors 111 after fully opening the valve on the ,)t: tank. It took about an hour to empty S11 > Beach Cons nting Trash ' County school district und operates T several private landfills. ci ti Trash collected at Ocean Isle, said w Strange, could be disposed off at the h, county landfill or in South Carolina, whichever Ls more cost-effective. |x If it contracts with Chambers, he |M said. Ocean Isle could exercise one of ct several options, including a combina- 50 tion of 30-gallon containers and 90-gallon roll-out containers for [0 residences, green boxes for ca multifainily developments and businesses and possibly a centralized ;i| location for collecting larger items n( such as appliances and furniture jc The firm can collect anything set at a(i curbs de or in its containers except a[ toxic wastes. Strange said Whilf* its *VtlllnrT\*?nt r-annr.J r?i#4/ nr? ? ? ... J.,, " "I' barrels along the beach, Chambers has proposed a front-end load dump- au ster system for the beach, he added. CO Presently the town offers twice- gr weekly residential collections, with pc more frequent pick-up for businesses dii as needed The police strand patrol pa vehicle is used by the sanitation tol department in emptying trash bar- no rels placed along the strand. Residences currently use 20-gallon containers placed in enclosures near the right-of-way. yj oli Sewer System sp Commissioners also authorized the mayor to negotiate with Crowder ij Construction and Henry von Oesen It fit Associates on the deepening of a 17 wastewater treatment lagoon as part I of the Phase I sewer system project I ImSxirn: ON THE CAUSEWAY AT OCEAN ISLE BEACH 579 6279 Come in nr. ** *r^w,*"- 0 S1AE r PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER r U.S. 17 to a crawl Cor about an Is Traffic ie tank. Meanwhile, noon lunch hour traffic i U.S. 17 slowed to a crawl, with 'hides directed one-by-one across >se bridges placed across the lanes a fire hydrant on the west side of ie highway. Traffic on Smith venue was cut off by Shallotte Dlice until the hazard was removed. Ward said he uses the propane gas heat his mobile home during the inter months And, he added, after is experience, he plans to relocate c tanks farther away from his obde home. Currently, they stand neath the living room window, he id. ;iders Service iwy gave her the power to authorize onlinuation of the work at the treatlent plant construction site, which as on hold pending action by the yard. Mayor I .a Dane Hullington said >th lagoons were to originally have :en designed with 750,000-gallons ipacity, but that one was cut back to 0,000 galloas in the final proposal, nco then, the state lias said the wn needs the added treatment ipacity, she added. Deepening the second lagoon is so expected to provide fill dirt eded for another aspect of the proct. With the enlarging of the canal IIJIUUIU1I .1|ll 11} II I trillion UMIIS Will so be required. In related business, the board thorued the engineering firm of ;nry von Oesen & Associates and its ntract scientist to proceed with oundwatcr/soil studies on several issible sites for wastewater sposal as part of the Phase II exnsion of the sewer system. 'Hie Lai cost of the preliminary work is t to exceed f7,500 In other business, commissioners: Voted to advertise for bids for a 72 liodge pickup truck, the town's i mosquito spraying truck, with rayer equipment attached. Heard a report from Mayor iDane Hullington on the Coastal ^sources Commission meeting Oct. IS Commissioners Connor Cox and ruuic r vx were a?*eni Dur Resort jrniture Store Many /Weil-Known Name Brandt ?- * Lamps, Pictures and ) I Accessories Soeciaf r Ordering Available and check us out IN AALP Ul I 'b/UI I 5V Sti SAW ii.Snr,K Wearing of hoods or masks in public to conceal one's identity would be generally banned under a county ordinance proposed by the Cedar Gio.o H.-t'i'-t- nf the NAACP Monday night. However, coverings such as welding hoods, Santa Claus and children's Halloween costumes would still be allowed. Branch President Jesse A. Bryant requested "immediate" adoption of the articles Monday, less than two weeks before Halloween. He left the meeting immediately after the presentation and could not be readied for comment Tuesday. Bryant explained the need for the regulations by saying that "certain persons and groups have supposedly appeared, demonstrated and/or paraded in public wearing devices intended to cover their faces and thereby conceal their identity." Furthermore, he added, "such appearances and/or demonstrations have disturbed domestic tranquility, and have supposedly incited violence and racial hostility in the minds and hearts of certain individuals." He did not say if the purported incidents had occurred in Brunswick County, or give specific instances of such appearances. Commissioners voted to table consideration of the item until it can be reviewed by County Attorney David Clegg. The board's next meeting is Nov. 1. Specifically, the NAACP ( National Association for Advancement of Colored People) wants the county to prohibit individuals who intentionally wear masks or hoods to conceal their uviiih; II ill II ani l IIIK Ul ll|>|M'ilI W1K in public places within the county; and to prohibit their demanding entrance or admission, entering or coming upon the premises, enclosures or house of any other person without written permission of the owner and occupant of the property. Doing so would be a misdemeanor punislutble by a fine of no more Hum t\ nrm ,.n.i /??- t ?? ?- - f>,uvu in 111/vji nii|ii imiiuucui lur lllj more lh?n 00 days, Uw organization recommended. exceptions to the restriction would include children under 11 yenrs of age and "any person wearing traditional holiday costumes in season." Also exempted would be persons using masks in theatrical productions or Mardi Grus celebrations and masquerade balls; persons using masks or facial coverings for sufety reasons while engaged in their occupation or a sporting uctlvity; and persons who wear gas masks during drills, exercises or emergencies. UnlU-d Way Commissioners agreed uiuinimously to use county funds to mutch dollar for dollar county employees' contributions to the United Way campaign drive now underwuy at the complex Their agreement was conditional on County Attorney David Clegg checking to make sure the campaign Ben Franklin Hallo\ ^ r | r' c*#* v.*'! ' '* 01 AS N SS* \ rKTwtio ?? 97t. Purn&k In yT T\^ Bmkmt A k. .??-" ?? A 4-/' At? '- ?"*' A V.4 ?>/ Ki < *? "W.'i i cfc Downtown Shallotte THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, TI 1 Seeks Li II III IM V-/I ?\ would be an allowable use of tax t monies. Commissioners set no limit t on the amount it would match. For the 1986 campaign next fall, t they also .v,"~cd to investigate lite 1 possibility of reinstating paycheck " deductions. Staff is to come up with t an estimated cost for adding space [ for another deduction to the county's \ paycheck system before a final deci- j sion is made. i The actions were made at the re- < quest of a member of the Brunswick i County Volunteer and Information I Center board of directors who said ! that most major industries provide matches. ! The center is almost totally funded t by United Way. while about 20 other I agencies that receive United Way funds offer services to county residents. I ('nmnticolnnnp '-?"??? ?? vvun.nooivllWl VllOtl' DCM.tll'y * stressed she wanted the deductions to ; be "totally voluntary; I don't want I them to feel obligated." i Audience member Rilcen Kcllagher had pointed out that in < some companies employees feel they I are pressured or "intimidated" into I contributing to United Way cam- I paigns. I Other Business I In other business, commissioners: I Heard from Tax Administrator 1 Boyd Williamson that brochures ex- I plaining the revaluation process in a i question and answer format will be mailed to taxpayers in about two weeks, followed In mid-November by < rT . >V Inventor j;|\ 3-pe. Cri . St?o%ido Pluia boiwuoi Hwy 17V ft 904 %7?J \ HOURS tu?% Sot 10 6 I HI KAION ^^Nai Th e Fitness *(.'oniplclt* Nmii * Acroliic" ?X vvi * Wright trainii * Siiuna * Tanning (ft ii.int.it /ns//// rrons/i i SI USUI I I II II ITIKS/I. < )|>cning soon ii llwy. 17 Soul IH| MimtMK.K MAffjti fflfir.TfiTTj B 3en Franklin Better quality for leas veen Ti i il-o in r J i oa ri?urHM(H H?4r lfr*Y Vt/ c#t W iss, CM OMC? </ 'SMj*% W M 9i*.... ^r*e? 11?' J1 " |; . BAGGE ? IL r < i I ID. SniCK Y\JJ% I lb Milky '?f?W Tootiie Rc 754 4846 < 1 ? * lursday, October 24, 1985?Page 7-A imits Anolxr f \uor\o he mailing ot assessment lapprais<1 value) notices. un n motion by Jim Poole, tabled iction until their next meeting on a cUi-r from the Governor's Waste Management Hoard seeking applicaions for $10,000 with which to set up a lilot environmental management advisory board for the county. Two pro ects will be funded statewide as an nccntive for all counties to do so. Commissioners wanted more infornation before expressing interest in he project or rejecting it as initially iuggested by the county manager. Agreed to forward to the state an 5.R. 1 petition from residents of Sanly Hills Drive asking for the street to je added to the state road system. Approved for advertising bid f.._ .. - ? ' 1 >|>vvuaaviuiu IU1 u SCI. UI UaiUnCCbeam 60-ton truck scales for the bounty landfill. The electronic instrumentation will have mechanical jack up so the scales can be operated luring a power failure. In anticipation of approval of a community development bloek grant or a $735,000 loan to Carolin Caribbean Carriers, the lx.?rd approved ;our names for requesting slate unds- Michael deSherbinin, exscutlve director of the Resources Development Commission, which will administer the grant; Jesse Francis, chairman of the commission; Hilly Carter, county manager; and David Clcgg, county attorney. Two signatures will Ik- required on all requests for reimbursement. 4 y Clearance uise Special n Q< dan l\lo and Suniot (load* ? 4610, Julio Woiloy. Ownar i Olb?r ?nn?\ by appntnlmont TTT) ill/US Connection tiliis nuM'liint'H nrkmil ('IllNHCN ? I i M M II IIIIIIMS A SWIII I lls III SI.I. * SN 11 h II III i ll<*Hort I'la/.a h, Shallottc 1 ! en Franklin * 'eats! 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