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Pcgc 66 Supplement to The Brunsvu Foui ANN MARTIN, wife of the town ancient brick press stored insidi proposed museum. t BHHnnnnmD * < # > * ; ? \ < \ .? K c X) I I v R t M i v %? * CLUB MEMBE y ? " UVhK 2UU bLI | * LOCATED IN ?; ON THE N.C./ k * FULL DOCKSI | * GAS & DIESEL F !F * PUMP-OUT FA< (f * 11OV, 30A & 22 V * EASY ACCES! J M " 'irk B??nrqn. April-May 1988 ndation For? ! : yji. . . . . ' H ^ B B be\ K off 'sb j? B BE ? JS iwl MM JjH STAFF PHOTO BY MARJORIE MEGIVEF |e Old Baldy, that will one day be partoLth \w A tiiadcu 77 :RSHIPS HOW AVAIL PS CALABASH AT ICW fS.C. BORDER IDE FACILITIES INCL UEL ZILITIES OV, 50A HOOK-UPS S FROM LITTLE RIVE T* Drnc/ I ICU 1 U I I COI (Continued From Page 64) , was equipped with a radio beacon j and continued to be a prominent day , marker for craft in the Cape Fear | River. Despite her limitations, the old girl guided many ships safely into the river's mouth and now represents the maritime heritage of the region. j With aging and inactivity, , however, she has not been cared for. Kp Windows were replaced with ill- , fitting ones, allowing inclement weather inside, and missing chunks of plaster exposed the brick to the , elements. Decay has set in. S At this point, people like Donna Ray have stepped forward to save Old Baldy. "I'm a landscape ar- ' P chitect, and I saw what a beautiful I structure it is," Ray said. "I love historical buildings and we need to preserve them." Ray said the Old Baldy Foundation was formed in 1985 to preserve the lighthouse and the adjacent oil house. Brochures seeking funds for these H purposes have been distributed. An April 2 event will "Relight the ht Light," as the Coast Guard will throw a switch to reactivate Baldy's light. I Next to the lighthouse a black tie dinner will be served to about 200 guests at $250 per couple, with sounds of the North Carolina Symphony's brass quintet in the background. This fund-raiser will kick off efforts to raise $10-20,000 for matching sa ie Harbour at Calabi .ABLE MILE 343 UDING: R INLET 11988 THE BRUNSWICK BEACC Mn//\ I ;i vu Ltiui 111 i state and federal grants. "The money will fund study by a rehabilitation architect," Ray explained. Ray, who is the foundation president, said a future goal is replication of the lighthouse keeper's cottage as a museum. "We already have some items for the museum," she said, "like the document signed by President Thomas Jefferson, authorizing the construction of Old Baldy." Meanwhile the lighthouse is lockn/1 A ?? ? ? cu, ao iu> ctnuicut sums are considered unsafe to climb. The little brick building beside it, where whale oil was onee stored for use in the Fashions for Infants to : Infant Gift Items 50%-60% 0 Fall and Winter Merc Ifl?? cowl NEW LOCATI Twin Creek (Food Lion) Pla; 754-7240*Open 10 AM ( 1 -800/nAn\ VO KJO). & IHclub i sh FOR ME A LEASINi ?! THeHeloi P.O. B North Myrtle B. uMBL. TKF - ?'/ m /\i ieg ' A 9?. lamps, is also closed to the public. But, surrounded by the lush beauty of Bald Head Island, where development creeps at a careful snail's pace, these historic structures are about to have company. Village manager, Wallace Martin, said a new town hall is to be erected beside them. That will bring even more traffic to the island's historic attraction, and foundation members hope visitors will soon be climbing to the top once again. Their aim is to show the grand old 1 * xaujr yiupd 1XS|KCI W1U1 a UlOrOUgtl (nnn liff onH o nam laaoa An lifn &UVU AAA* MAIM U KVfT AWAAtJX* VII **?V. ' fFWK- ' V A^f wj A y ? jSft^ I? J? handise \ ?J . A B iiP>? | i j I | ION L-L}8 za, Shallotte ? Mon-5at 1 ?1 . :a.ll i |Sgj, -845-0335 I r\r\r\r\ ?/ z-ooao HflrTn '' W 11 ABERSHIP & M G DETAILS M % I flF I vierGroup i OX 370 each. SC 29582 || y
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