Anderson Takes Oath At Calabash,
Praises Outgoing Mayor Simmons
BY ERIC CARLSON
With warm words of conciliation
and strong hints of his priorities for
the future, the newly elected Mayor
of Calabash George Anderson took
office last week and swore in four
new members to the board of com
missioners.
Joining the board for their first of
ficial meeting were District 2 com
missioners Theodora "Teddy" Al
treuter. Alvin Leisey Jr. and Edward
Schaack and District 1 reprcsenta
tive Forrest King. They will replace
outgoing commissioners Ray Card
and Stuart Thorn from District 2 and
Edward Rice from District 1 .
In Anderson's first official action
as mayor, the former District 2 com
missioner and mayor pro tem read
into the official minutes a citation he
wrote to commend his predecessor,
Douglas Simmons, for his service as
a board member and his 12 years as
mayor of Calabash.
"DivjgiwS Simmons hss worked
hard to merge the old Town of
Calabash and Carolina Shores into
the new Town of Calabash," An
derson said. He noted that Simmons
"gave generously of his time and
made significant contributions" with
his "honest and honorable commit
ment" to the town.
"The Town of Calabash hereby
expresses its deep appreciation for
the devotion shown to the needs of
the community by Douglas Sim
mons and its hone for his continued
good health and happiness," the cita
tion said.
In accepting the document and a
commemorative plaque, Simmons
remarked, "I tried to serve both dis
tricts equally. I hope George can do
the same. Like Frank Sinatra said. I
did it my way, and I don't' regret a
minute of it."
Quickly setting a course for his
term, Anderson said he wants the
Calabash Planning and Zoning
Board to cive its "highest priority"
to the annexation of several areas
that are not officially part of the
down despite being encircled by its
borders. Toward that end, he called
for a joint meeting of the two boards
"as soon as possible."
"I would also like to see us pursue
the possible purchase of property for
a new town hall site," Anderson
said.
The new mayor also said he
would call a special town meeting in
January to give Calabash citizens an
update from the local state legisla
tive delegation.
In the new board's first vote, the
commissioners split 4-to-2 in favor
of Jon Sanborn's appointment as
mayor pro-tern. Altreuter nominated
Bob Noe for the post and joined him
in voting against Sanborn after her
motion died for lack of a second.
King, Leisey, Sanborn and Keith
Hardee voted for Sanborn's nomina
tion.
Sanborn was reappointed as the
STAFF PHOTOS BY EdlC CARLSON
CALABASH MAYOR George Anderson (right) welcomes new members (from left) Edward Schaack,
Teddy Altreuter , Forrest King and Alvin Leisey Jr. to the town 's board of commissioners after a swear
ing-in ceremony last week.
WRECK REPORT
Drivers Injured In Two
Single-Vehicle Accidents
Two persons were injured in one
vehicle accidents last weekend on
Brunswick County roads, according
to the N.C. Highway Patrol office in
Wilmington.
Joseph David Boyer, 62, of
Wilmington, was traveling south on
N.C. 133 n Belville last Saturday
Dec. 18, when his 1982 Datsun ran
off the road on the right and struck a
ditch.
It crossed the roadway again and
struck another ditch, then came to
rest, reported Trooper C.E. Ward.
Boyer was charged with failure to
reduce speed. He complained of in
juries as a result of the 5:15 p.m. ac
cident, but did not seek medical
treatment.
Damage to the Datsun was esti
mated at $700.
A young woman was seriously in
jured Sunday evening in a one-car
accident on Shell Point Road, about
3.6 miles southeast of Shallotte.
Driver Christina Lynn Peeler, 18,
of Ash, was driving west on Shell
Point Road (S.R. 1132), with her
1983 Honda across the center line,
when she met another vehicle in a
curve. She jerked her vehicle back
into the lane of travel, reported
Trooper C.E. Ward. Then the Honda
ran off the right side of the road,
crossed the road to the left, crossed
back to the right, ran off the road
and overturned.
No charges were Filed in the 5:45
p.m. accident.
Peeler was transported to The
Brunswick Hospital with serious,
non-incapacitating injuries.
Damage to the Honda was esti
mated at $2,200.
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Quilt Raffle Raises $900
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Hope Harbor, which is the county 's domestic violence shelter. The
quilt was donated by the Long Beach Quitters Cuild. The raffle
raised more than $900 for the shelter.
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NEW MAYOR Anderson praises outgoing mayor Douglas Sim
mons (right) for his years of dedicated service to the town.
town's budget and finance officer,
while Michael Ramos was returned
to his post as town attorney and
Janet Clark was again named town
clerk.
Anderson said he would maintain
the current list of town committees
and instructed the members of each
committee to select a chairman.
However, Anderson said he wants to
alter the membership of the
Calabash Board of Adjustment to in
clude more citizen members and
fewer commissioners. Anderson was
made chairman of the board of ad
justment, with Leisey to serve as
vice-chairman.
Appointed to the town's commit
tees were:
?Finance: Sanborn, Leisey, King
and Anderson.
?Planning and Zoning: Noe,
Schaack and King.
?Water and Sewer: Sanborn,
Hardee, Altreuter and Schaack.
?Streets, Primary and Secondary
Ditches: Altreuter, Hardee and
Schaack.
?Main Ditches and Lights: San
born, Noe and King.
?Community Service: Altreuter,
King, Noe and Leisey.
?Long Range Planning: Ltisey,
Hardee and Schaack.
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