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STAFF PHOTOS BY SUSAN USHER VOLUNTEER DORIS DUN FEE of Calvary Baptist Church sorts through the piles of recently donat ed goods Saturday morning at the South Brunswick Interchurch Council's Clothes Closet. Finding clothes that are clean and in good repair, she said, "is like Christmas. " Closet Volunteers Ask Donors To Give Only Useable Clothing BY SUSAN USHER Between 50 and 100 men, women and children browse the shelves and racks of the Clothes Closet every Saturday morning, filling plastic shopping hags with ba bies' outfits, school clothes, slightly worn shoes, a jack et or an armful of dresses. All but a few of the clients need the free clothing of fered by the South Brunswick Interchurch Council min istry at the former Sunnyside School building in Shallotte. But the service is being jeopardized, not by clients, but by some of the people who give their discarded clothing to the closet. Support for the closet is appreciated, but some donors apparently don't bother to clean or sort the goods they bring. Manager Ginny Waples says the dumping disgusts and discourages her hardworking volunteers. "Items brought to us need to be good, wearable and clean," she said. "1 don't know what these people think. Most of what we're getting is not fit to put out. I feel it has been a real good thing. 1 hate to see it abused. I hate to see it torn down by some people. "They're just dumping," she said. "This wastes so much of our time. We have no paid staff; we're all vol unteers. It takes so much time to go through all the bags. I'm afraid our volunteers are going to get disheartened." The Interchurch Council relies on volunteers from nine member churches and one non-member church to keep the closet going. Thursday mornings volunteers re ceive and sort donated clothing and stock shelves and racks. Saturdays they distribute clothes to needy fami lies, between 400 and 500 clients each month. So far this month Goodwill has hauled away two full truckloads of items suitable only for rehabilitation or the rag factory. Items that are "beyond recycling" go to the landfill. "Some of the things we're getting aren't fit to be used even for rags," said volunteer Doris Dunfee. In between their regular workdays, volunteers stop by as often as possible to move inside the building items that have been left on the porch. Some weeks boxes and bags pile up so high it's hard to get through the door. They're not always in time. Thieves have been spot ted hauling away truckloads of items left by well-mean ing donors. Other times scavengers go through the boxes and bags, taking the most usable items and scattering the rest. "No loitering" signs posted by police to discourage vagrants have done little good. Waples is appealing to contributors and others to help keep the Clothes Closet functioning as it was in STEVE MORRIS brings in goods the Clothes Closet can put to use right away. Children 's clot hing, coats, stuffed animals and toys, and larger women 's sizes turn over quickly. tended by: ?donating only clean, wearable clothing in good re pair, with children's, men's and larger women's sizes es pecially needed; ?sorting winter and summer seasonal clothing into separate, labeled bags, so volunteers can wait to go through out-of-season clothing; ?bringing donations to the Clothes Closet Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon. During December the closet will be closed Christmas and New Year's Day and Thursday, Dec. 23, but will be open to receive goods Dec. 30. Delivery at a time convenient for the donor can be arranged by calling one of these volunteers: Ginny Waples, 754-6275; Doris Dunfee, 754-8873; or Kath erine Shawver, 754-6129. Coast Guard Aids Vessel Off Holden Beach A 24-foot pleasure boat lost pow er off Holden Beach last week and had to be towed back to port by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a weekly activity report from BMCS J.D. Arndt, chief of the USCG Oak Island Station. At about 11 o'clock Wednesday morning (Dec. 8), the station re ceived a call from the boat "Early Riser" requesting assistance due to engine failure. Arndt said. The cap tain gave his position as about eight miles southeast of Holden Beach Fishing Pier. Because the situation was not deemed an immediate emergency, the station issued a Marine Assis tance Radio Broadcast (MARB) to give commercial salvors an opportu nity to handle the call. When no towing companies or "good Samar itans" responded, the station launch ed its 41 -foot patrol boat to assist. Upon arriving at the scene, the Coast Guard vessel found everyone safe aboard the "Early Riser" and took the boat in tow to Holden Beach Marina, where it was safely moored. ??* t. tyCEl 1,^' CAROLINA COASTAL PLASTIC 6 RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY For the convenience of our patients in Shallote, Calabash, and Little River, Carolina Coastal Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, P.A. announces the opening of our satellite office December 3, 1993. SPECIALIZING IN SURGERY OF THE FOLLOWING: ? Hand ? Cosmetic Surgery ? Breast ? Skin Cancer Dr. Steven K. White. Sr.. md North Strand Consultants ? Salt Marsh Plaza ? Hwy. 197 ? Calabash For information & referral, call 1-800-388-8631 Grant To Build Access On River Brunswick County has been ^ awarded a $(>0,000 grant under Gov. Jim Hunt's waterfront access pro gram. The funds will be used to build a regional access site on the Brunswick River south of Belville. The site will include restrooms. picnic shelters, boat ramps and docking facilities, a boardwalk and recreation courts. Statewide, seven grants were awarded totaling $296,701 . Local governments compete for funding to buy land, construct or im prove waterfront access facilities. More than 200 sites have been built; all are open to the public and most are handicapped-accessible. The grants are administered by the Division of Coastal Manage ment, Department of Environment. Health and Natural Resources. Shadowline Nightgowns & Robes 20%0ff mGRLG noRmm Cosmetics & Formal Wear flMOfl Plui, Hwy. 17, Stulkrtte, 754-7960 U-Stt 9:30-5 Batch Rd. PUu. Long B*?ch Rd., Southport. 457-9009 M S*t 10:30-5:30 ze NQS qxiroeN o> inesc p_esCcvu.i~cvr>C LUNCH BUFFET FAMILY NIGHT Monday-Friday BUFFET 1 1 -2:30 PM Monday-Saturday NEW HOURS: Monday-Thursday 1 1 AM-3, 4:30-8:30 PM Friday 1 1 AM-3. 4:30-9 PM Saturday 4:30-9 PM i Sunday 11 AM-3 PM For take-out call 754-5280 East Gate Square. Holden Beach Road ? Shallotte We will b<; closed from 3:00 pm Dec. 24 to 11 AM January 2nd Santa's Coming To Ocean City HO HO HO Ocean City Chevrolet! a// a good puce / Come See Us and Drive Home The ULTIMATE Christmas Present! New '93 Geo Storm Coupe Auto, AC, AM/FM Cass. Stk #1646 Was $13,730* Now $11,328 SAVE *2,402 New '94 Lumina Sedan Loaded! Stk #1716 Was $17,372* Now $14,827 SAVE *2,545 New '94 Cavalier Coupe VL Stk #1735. Nice car! Was $10,278* Now $9,421 SAVE *857 (*Tax & tags not included. Price includes GM rebate, 1st time buyer) Hey Santa-We have great used cars too! '93 S-10 Pickup V-6, Auto & More Was $11,900 Now $10,900 '90 Ford F-150 Was $8,900 Now $7,900 '93 Dodge D-150 4x4 Was $13,900 Now$12,900 '92 Prizm 4 Door Was $10,300 Now $8,900 '93 Cavalier Was $10,800 Now $8,600 '90 Mazda Pickup Was $6,995 Now $4,900 '92 Storm Was $8,995 Now $7,495 '92 Buick Park Ave. Loaded Was $23,000 Now $18,400 ? r '92 Pontiac Grand Am Was $12,425 Now $10,400 burnt the o4 _ Ocean City Cars, Incorporated "YOUR" Brunswick County Chevrolet-Geo Dealer 1 -800-242-0373 Sales - Service ? Parts ? Hwy. V7 N., ShaHotte ? 754-7 117
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