Michigan
BY TERRY POPE
A gunshot wound that left a
Michigan man dead Saturday night
is believed to have been self-inllict
cd, but Brunswick County Sheriff's
Lt. Donnell Marlow said Monday
the case has not been closed.
Michael James Attard, 18, of
Brownstown, Mich., died from a
single gunshot wound to the head at
a home in Ash.
He was a soldier in the U.S. Air
Force, according to the sheriff's re
port.
The shooting occurred al a home
on N.C. 904 at Route 1 , Ash,
around 10:39 p.m.
According to a statement given to
Detective Gary Shay, a witness said
she and a friend, who serves in the
U.S. Marine Corps, were inside the
home when the victim began knock
ing on the door.
When no one answered the door,
Attard entered and said he needed
his medicine, the report stated, lie
then walked into a bedroom.
The witness reported she then
Man Dies F
CRIME REPORT
heard a gunshot in the bedroom and
found the victim inside. He had
been shot in the head with a .32-cal
iber automatic pistol.
In other reports on file at the
sheriff's department:
?A Lcland resident reported Satur
day she was shot in the arm by a
pellet that penetrated the window of
her car on Navassa Road around 2
p.m. The victim and a passenger
saw six boys near a turkey shoot fir
ing range when the driver's door
window shattered. Deputy Steve
Mason reported.
The passenger's mother returned
and confronted the boys, but they
denied shooting at the car. Two of
the six boys had pellet guns, she
said. Damage was estimated at
SI 75. The victim did not need med
ical treatment.
?Someone broke into Anchor
Lumber Co. south of Shallotte lasi
Thursday and drove away with
rom Gunsh
SI ,28 3 in lumber. Deputy Dairy 1
Mar low reported.
?Three cinderblocks were removed
from a wall at the Crowd Pleasure
Lounge in the Phoenix community,
allowing someone to gain entry.
Fourteen canons of cigarettes, six
cases of beer and $300 in cash were
taken, reported Deputy Richard
DuVall.
?Four tires valued at $800 were
taken from a Marion Estates home
in Leland Saturday. Two tires were
stolen from the back of a pickup
truck and two others were taken
from a yard. Deputy Mason report
ed.
?A driver knocked down SI. 700
worth of fence at an Ash home last
Thursday, but did not stop, reported
Deputy Marlow.
?Two rings and S30 in coins were
taken from a West Brunswick High
School student's car in the school
parking lot last Thursday, reported
Deputy Shclton Caison. TTie break
in occurred between 2 p.m. and
3:40 p.m.
ot Wound
?Two Kirby Road homes and one
on Slanbury Road were broken into,
the property owners discovered last
week. One home had been unoccu
pied since last October, one since
December and a third since Febru
ary. Damage was reported to the
doors ranging from S250 to $500,
but only a S20 set of glasses was re
ported missing in the break-ins, re
ported Deputy William Hcwctt.
?Two guitars and a radio were tak
en from a home on N.C. 130 east of
Shallottc, reported Dctcctivc Char
lie Miller. Damage was listed at
SI 00 to a door. Miller also investi
gated the theft of a S600 boat motor
from a Buccaneer Hills home.
?A water pump valued at S225 was
stolen from a Union School Road
home, reported Deputy Marlow.
who also investigated the break-in
of a home in Ash where SI 00 in
goods were taken. Damage was list
ed at S630 in that Ash burglary after
suspccts broke through a back door
Saturday.
Calabash Board Seeks Sewer Study Proposals
BY DOUG R UTTER
Calabash officials arc in ihc mar
ket for an engineering firm to study
the community's needs and recom
mend how it should handle the col
lection, treatment and disposal of
wastewater.
Town commissioners voted Tues
day night to seek bids for a sewer
study and personally contact about
eight firms that already have done
that type of work in southeastern
North Carolina.
Most of the town, including all of
Carolina Shores, already is served
by a central sewer system.
Property owners in the old sec
tion of town, which takes in the
Calabash River waterfront and the
commercial district, rely on septic
tanks for sewage disposal.
Commissioner Jon Sanborn initi
ated discussion on the study at
Tuesday night's meeting. He said
officials with the N.C. Division of
Environmental Management had
suggested the study.
Sanborn said the town could pay
Rabies Clinic Offer Shots
Area veterinarians will travel to eight locations next Saturday to of
fer rabies shots to cats and dogs for county pet owners.
By state law, cats and dogs four months or older arc required to be
vaccinated against rabies.
Additional clinic sites are planned for April 20.
Sponsored by the Brunswick County Health Department in conjunc
tion with local veterinarians, the clinics offer rabies shots for 55 each.
These arc the times and locations for the April 13 clinics:
Civietown Crossroads 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Bill's Quick Stop (Boones Neck) 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Shallotte Lion's Park 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Ocean Isle Airport 3:45 p.m. to4:15 p.m.
Maco Truck Stop 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ye Oldc Country Store (Mt. Misery Road) 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Wilson's (Leland) 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Heney's Service Center (N.C. 133) 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
for it with money in a restricted fund
that comes out of sales tax revenues
and has to be used to help meet wa
ter and sewer needs of the town.
He said the town has between
S10.000 and 512,000 in the fund,
which should cover the cost of a study.
Hearing Set
A proposal to add one voting
member to the town's planning and
zoning board will go to public hear
ing April 23.
Commissioners have proposed
adding one voting member from
District 1 , which is the old Town of
Calabash.
That would mean the board
would have four voting members
from District 2 (Carolina Shores),
two from District 1 and two from
the extraterritorial area.
There is already one alternate
member from each of the three ar
eas who serves if another board
member is absent.
Commissioner Stu Thorn intro
duced the proposed change in the
makeup of the planning board at the
March 19 town meeting.
He pointed out that the extraterri
torial area (ETA), which includes
most land within a mile of the town,
has two voting members and Dis
trict 1 has one voting member.
"1 think District 1 is being over
looked here," Thorn said. "The ETA
has more people represented than
District I."
Planning board members from
the ETA can only vote on issues af
fecting their area. They cannot vote
on issues that only affect the town.
Other Business
In other business Tuesday, com
missioners:
?Voted to advertise the names of
property owners who have not paid
1991 town taxes by April 15. Town
Clerk Janet Thomas said the unpaid
taxes total S4.300.
?Met in executive session for 30
minutes, at the request of Commis
sioner Phyllis Manning, to talk
about buying land for a town trash
dump. A lease between the town
and the Carolina Shores Properly
Owners Association (CSPOA) for
the dump site on Persimmon Road
expires at the end of the year. Mrs.
Manning said the association's
board has indicated it will not re
new the lease.
?Heard a report from Rose Ann
Mack, interim executive director of
Region O of the Cape Fear Council
of Governments. She said the town
could join the organization for S600
per year and receive 20 free hours
of planning services. Additional
work would cost S55 per hour.
STAFF PHOTO BY TERRY POPE
Marcus Recertified At Trials
N.C. State Highway Patrolman Jerry Dove's crime-fighting part
ner, Marcus Augustus Ceasar, gained recertijication as a Police
Dog I at the U.S. Police Canine Association regional trials in Bur
lington March 22-23. Marcus, who helps combat drugs, was one
of 38 dogs from the Southeast to perform in obedience, search,
criminal apprehension with and without gunfire, suspect search
and agility exercises. The custom-tailored uniform cape is fash
ioned after those worn by thoroughbred race horses and was made
by iMtig Beach resident Rebecca Alexander.
April Shower Of Values
Papermate Stick Pens $"1 32
Red, blue & black "Medium & fine point I doz.
Brother AX Series Ribbons
$095
each
Brunswick Business Service
Hwy. 211, Southport, 457-4565 ? Main St., Shallotte, 754-8300
We're Making A Grand Entrance
In Brunswick County
If you've been curious about all the activity going
on just west of Southport on N.C. 211, here's some
exciting news. The gently rolling berms and picturesque
ponds are part of the grand entrance of what will be
Brunswick County's premier golfing community,
St. James Plantation.
Beyond the entry way, extending to the intracoastal
waterway, construction of 1? B. Dye's magnificent 18-hole
golf course is on schedule for play this fall.
Along with spectacular golf, St. James Plantation
will offer the kind of amenities you would expect of a
community of this calibre. Swimming, tennis, beach
club and boating facilities All are part of the lifestyle
that will be unique to St. James' homeowners
\bu can take advantage of this special opportunity
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views of the marsh, lakes or in wooded interior locations
For a limited time your club initiation fees are included
with your homesite.
Call now to arrange
a tour of our spectacular
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It's your grand entrance
to a whole new way
of living.
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PLANTATION
Three miles from Historic SouthfX)rt
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7201 East Oak Island Drive
Long Beach. NC 284 65
1-800-245-3871
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