Coast Guard Searches For
One Boat, Tows Another
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued one stricken vessel from an approach
ing storm and participated in a search for a missing sailboat last week,
according to BMCS J.D. Arndt, chief of the USCG station on Oak
Island.
At about 2:45 p.m. Friday, the station received a call from the Coast
Guard's district office that the 36-foot saiiboat Ephesians was repuiied
overdue on a trip from Holdcn Beach to Jacksonville, Fla. The boat was
last seen leaving the area last Monday (June 21).
The Oak Island station began a communications search with all local
marinas in the area, but was unable to locate the vessel, Arndt said. Later
that day the district office called to report that "Ephesians" had been lo
cated outside its jurisdiction.
On Sunday at about 3 p.m., the station received a call from the vessel
"Lost Cause," reporting that the boat was v,(okcn down approximately
seven miles off Shallotte Inlet. The station notified its 21 -foot quick -re
sponse inflatable boat, which was already in the area, to investigate.
The station also issued a Marine Radio Assistance (MAD) broadcast
to give commercial towing services an opportunity to assist the strickcn
boat, but with nega'ive results, Amdt said.
Arriving on the scene, the crew of the 21 -footer found that the "Lost
Cause" was having problems with its water pump.
"Due to an approaching squall line and ensuing nightfall ? circum
stances which could possibly cause unsafe conditions, creating an emer
gency ? the 21 -footer took the vessel in tow to Calabash," Arndt said.
Rose Tells E-Mail Address
Congressman Charlie Rose, D-7th
District, has made public his address
under the pilot Constituent
Electronic Mail System (CEMS).
Constituents will now be able to
contact the congressman over the
Internet, the vast computer network
which currently connects more than
12 million users worldwide.
Anyone wishing to communicate
with Rose via "E-mail" should first
send a postcard or letter to his Wash
ington office stating an interest in
the program. The letter should in
clude the constituent's Internet ad
dress, name and postal address. This
process will allow the congress
man's staff to identify and electronic
mail user as a constituent.
Once a constituent has been iden
tified, the person will send messages
to Rose's Internet address:
CROSE2HR.HOUSE.GOV
As chairman of the Committee on
House Administration, Ross initiat
ed the CEMS pilot program earlier
this month to "evaluate the potential
benefits of electronic mail commu
nication between U.S. citizens and
their elected officials," according to
a news release.
Six other House members will
participate.
Rose spokesman Bob Henshaw
said the congressman expects within
the next few months to announce the
location of computer terminals in
7th District public institutions.
These would be available to con
stituents who do not currcndy have
acccss to the Internet through pri
vate computer equipment, Henshaw
said.
The Washington office address is
Congressman Charlie Rose, U.S.
House of Representatives, 2230
Raybum House Office Building,
Washington DC 20515.
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Shallotte Middle's Owens Slates Aua. 1 Retirement
Mark Owens' 12 years as principal
of Shallottc Middle School will end
Aug. 1 , when he retires with 26 years
in education in Brunswick County.
Owens' retirement was accepted
earlier this month by the Brunswick
County Board of Education.
He was first employed by the
?ounty school systrm in 1967, indi
cated Personnel Director Ralph
Ward. After teaching at Bolivia
High School and then Shallotte High
School, Owens was named assistant
principal of the new West Bruns
wick High School in 1972. The fol
lowing year he was named principal
of South Brunswick High School,
then in 1979 moved to the ccntral
office as assistant superintendent tor
personnel, a position he held for two
years. Owens was appointed Shal
lottc Middle School principal in
1981 and has held the position ever
since.
He had expressed his intent to re
uie in the 1993-94 school term, but
not announced a date. Recently the
board named Sandra Robinson, as
sistant principal at West Brunswick
High School, as Owens' successor
at Shallotte Middle.
Owens' retirement was one of a
number of routine personnel actions
approved by the board at its June 21
meeting.
Specialist Todd Parker of South
port was named a half-time program
coordinator Hired as spcciaJ educa
tion teachers were Arthur Gamble of
Quiunan, Ga., Union Elementary;
Burton Womblc of Wilmington, Lc
land Middle; Patricia Orr of Wilm
ington, Supply Elementary.
Leaves of absence were approved
for elementary teachers Arden
Gaddy and Jill Hcwctt.
Bloodmobile Set For June 30
A Bloodmobile visit was sched
uled for Wednesday, June 30, from
1 1 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Walmart in
Shallottc.
"The need for blood remains criti
cal and constant." said Jean Maiwald,
Red Cross consultant. "The possibili
ty of blood supplies droppping to
critical levels over the Fourth of July
can be eliminated if donors will rc
spons to blood drives as they are held
in their communities.
"By making sure that each blood
drive reaches its goal, the Red Cross
can adequately supply our hospitals
throughout the summer months."
Blood donors must weigh at least
110 pounds and be in good health.
Donations can be made every eight
weeks.
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