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Coast Guard Investigates Ship Aground In Cape Fear Hie U.S. Coast Guard station at citizcn reporting the 40-foot fishing Dak Island was called to check for boat "Amy Marie" 24 hours overdue an oil spiii when a 720-foot ship ran from a trip off Charleston, S.C. aground in the Cape Fear River last The station conducted a commu week, station chief BMCS J.D. nications check with all area mari Arndt said in his weekly activity re- nas. but was unable to learn the port Tuesday. boat's whereabouts. Wednesday morning (March 30) A short timc later, thc Amv Maric at about 6:30 the station received a was succcssfuUy con,acted by .he call from the captain of the Coas( Guard -Gro office in Clorinda stating that the ship was A ^ Bcach Thc fish? (lo<irs aground about a mile southeast of Jn cd ,ha, hc was rcturn. river buov number two. ? . J,u., , . ing to port that evening. The station launched its 21 -foot ' fast-response inflatable boat to in- Friday evening at about 5:30, the vestigate and to make sure that no Brunswick County Emergency pollution had been released. Arndt Services (911) Center contacted (he said. The Marine Safety Office in station to report a 16-foot tishing Wilmington also was notified. boat disabled and adrift oft llolden The 21-footer arrived on the Beach Fishing I'ier with three peo scenc a short time later and found no pie on board. evidence of pollution being released. The station launched its 21-foot 'I~he ship was re-floated on the tide boat to assist. It was recalled after and proceeded under way without learning that the disabled boat had incident. Arndt said. drifted ashore with all those on Later that morning, at about 11 board safe and accounted for, Arndt o'clock, the station was called bv a said. ^ : JlJ :3fc STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER Union Students Visit Beacon Susan Brown 's fourth-grade class from Union Elementary School toured The Brunswick Beacon office last week, getting a first-hand look at the people and the technology involved in publishing the county's largest newspaper. That's Pressman William Manning standing at right rear above with a student. Shallotte Aldermen Approve $89,000 Contract With Sewer Engineers BY DOUG RUTTER Shallottc Aldermen, despite a somewhat reluctant mayor, approved an SW.IMK) contract Tuesday night with the Wilmington engineering firm that is designing expansion of the sewer plant. The contract with McKim & Creed Engineers covers the required 201 facilities plan update and environmen tal assessment as well as plans to expand the 12-year-old system. "Let's get this show on the road!" Alderman Hill Allen declared enthusiastically in moving to accept the '?ontract pending a review by Town Attorney Mark Aldermen approved the document without the full support of Mayor Sarah Tripp, who said she wanted to wait until both the contract and town budget could be studied. "I feel like we have to know everything before we sign a contract." she said. "I'm not asking you to delay it. I'm saying before we sign the contract we know we have the money in the bank to cover the contract." However, several aldermen said the hoard couldn't af ford to wait any longer. Town officials and engineers arc rushing to meet a Sept. 30 deadline for applying for state bond funds. "If we don't get this going and don't get this money we're going to shut this town down next year," Allen said. The sewer system is presently treating about 70 per cent of its maximum capacity of 206,000 gallons per day. Alderman Carson Durham said there are landowners in the Shallotte area who arc waiting for expansion of the facility so they can develop. "1 sure would hate for somebody to come in to our lit tle town here and we have to tell them to wait two or three years because we won't get off our duffs," Durham said. In addition to the $89,(XM) contract, McKim & Creed project manager Street Lee said Shallotte also will be billed for a boundary survey of the land that will be needed for additional spray fields. Pressed for a cost estimate, Lee said the survey would cost about based on 4(H) acres of land. But the engineers don't know yet how much land will be need ed. Shallottc has approximately $98,000 in its sewer re serve fund to pay for the engineering work, which could cost around $95,(KX) if Lee's estimate is on the money. Lee said McKim & Creed will be contacting Federal Paper and International Paper about acquiring land near the sewer plant for additional spray fields, cither through a lease or purchase. Finlcy Boney of Raleigh, who has been retained as the town's consulting sewer system engineer, was previ ously negotiating a long-term, low-cost lease with Federal Paper. Boney said Tuesday that he dropped negotiations when McKim & Creed was hired to design the expan sion. "1 feel very strongly I shouldn't step on their toes," he said. In an effort to determine how much wastewater treat ment capacity will be needed over the next 10 to 20 years, aldermen will hold a special meeting next Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in town hall. Anyone who owns property in the town or within one mile of the town who plans to develop in the futur* and will need sewer service is asked to attend the meeting. New Billing Cycle Effective July 1, Shallottc water customers will re ceive hills every two months instead of every month. Aldermen voted Tuesday to go to bi-monthly billing to save money on meter reading, computer data entry and postage. People who do not pay on time will continue to be charged a 10-percent late fee. and water service will be cut off if the bill is more than 45 days overdue. "If people understand their water's going to be cut off in 45 days, they're going to pay their bill. I promise you," Durham said. In other business Tuesday, aldermen voted to pur chase four hand-held radios from Kanoy Communications for the Shallottc Volunteer Fire Department. The radios will cost SI,516. Moms Want Others To Heed Lessons Of Sons' Personal Watercraft Accident BY LYNN CARLSON The mothers of a rcscucd boy and his rescuer want others to learn some things from their near-tragedy Saturday on Holdcn Beach. "Learn lifesaving skills, never go out alone, and know that when a life jacket says 'Coast Guard approved," that doesn't necessarily mean it will keep your head out of the water if you're unconscious," said Sybil Siddon of Winston-Salem on Tues day. Her teenage son Shaun was the first to reach his friend Rodney Cole Saturday afternoon when Rodney lost control of his personal water craft and was unconscious in the Intracoastal Waterway off High Point Street. Rodney, who lives at Holden Beach and attends Cape Fear Aca demy, and Shaun, whose family owns a cottagc several doors down, were on the waterway Saturday when something?no one's really certain what?went wrong. "Shaun looked back and didn't see Rodney," said Rodney's mom, Myrna McSwain. "Then he came up, hut he was face-down, he wasn't breathing, and he was unconscious." Shaun went into action with the skills he learned when training as a lifeguard in Winston-Salem. He turned Rodney over and gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and kept both of them afloat until neigh bors Dean Druughn Sr. and Jr and Shaun's brother Christopher reached them by boat. Shaun's father had been looking out over the waterway through bino culars when he saw his son yelling for help. The Draughns and Chri topher helped Shaun get Rodney ashore; meanwhile. Coastline Volun teer Rescue Squad was called to meet them on the mainland side. Residents of Sea Aire Estates came to Rodney's aid with bed spreads and towels until the ambu lance arrived. Rodney was taken to The Brunswick Hospital where he was kept overnight for observation, then sent home to spend Easter Sunday with his family and friends. Myrna McSwain said Tuesday she's a lucky mom and a new be liever in the kindness of strangers. "One woman in Sea Aire Estates brought the comforter off her own bed to wrap Rodney up in," she said. "I've got towels here I've washed and dried, and I don't even know who they belong to." She also had kind words for Coastline Volunteer Rescue Squad, who reached her son quickly and treated him efficiently and gently in the middle of the hectic holiday weekend. Apparently, it was a bump on the head that made Rodney lose con sciousness, but he doesn't remember it happening. Rodney said Tuesday he feels "pretty good" and "pretty lucky" to have had Shaun with him when the accident occurred. Rodney's forehead is swollen from the blow, and his mother spec ulates the watercraft?and Rod ney?may have been struck by something floating in the waterway. "They weren't horsing around," she said, "and the Jet Ski had some scratches on the bottom that weren't there before." It has taken a couple of days for Rodney to fully realize he nearly drowned, she said. "Shaun saved my son's life." Fishermen Land Meeting With State Legislators After beating the bushes for three months to organize Brunswick County's commercial fishermen, Lloyd Ward has arranged a meeting he hopes will do them some good. State Sen. R.C. Soles and State Reps. David Roriwine and Dewev Hill will answer questions from fish ermen at the C'arolinas Commercial Fishermen's Association meeting Wednesday, April 13. "Those three are in a better posi tion to help commercial fishermen than any of the local government of ficials," Ward said Monday. "We the commercial fishermen are catching the brunt of everything they pass." The public meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Oceanway Auto Sales, which is located on N.C. Ix: twecn Seaside and Grissettown. Soles, Redwine and Hill are the county's three representatives in the N.C. General Assembly. Ward, a Calabash fisherman who serves as president of the associa tion, said the group has attracted more than 100 members from North and South Carolina since forming in late January. "They're coming in from all over the place," he said. "They're angry and they're afraid. They're about to lose everything they got." Ward said license fees, water pol lution and imported seafood are among the chief concerns of associ ation members. "Politicians generally work for those who ask them to. That's why this organization is so necessary," Ward said. "The Bible says you don't get if you don't ask. We're gonna start asking." Ward also said commercial fisher men arc worried about sportfishing groups that he says are trying to stop commercial fishing. "1 tell you. We're fighting for our lives here...From everything I've seen they are trying to abolish com mercial fishing in North Carolina. We got a battle on our hands." Ward emphasized that next week's meeting is not a political ral ly for Soles, Redwine and Hill. All three are Democrats who are seek ing rc-elcction this year to the General Assembly. "We just hope to get some really good answers and see where they stand," Ward said. The Carolinas Commercial Fishermen's Association usually meets the second and fourth Thurs day of each month at Oceanway Auto Sales. All meetings arc open to the public. For more information, contact Ward at 579-6817 or secretary Alice Floyd at 579-X319. IIMI 4F* WOODMEN OF THE WORLD LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY Home Office Omaha NebrosVo PRESIDENT S CABINET .v. Q CONGRATULATIONS Larry R. Heustess, FIC ...MULTI-MILLIONAIRE CLUB Larry R Heustess. FIC Field Representative Box 2911 Shallotte. 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