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ENDLESS SUMMER
The surf was up Saturday, but at Fort Fisher on the east-facing side
of Cape Fear, so Southport youngsters Adam Thompson and Chris
Coughlin tucked their boards underarm and Jonah Hewett wore his
HHHMHimmmmmmamm
like wings as they headed for the Southport-Forl f isher ferry. The
transit costs a dollar each; Adam, Chris and Jonah i^ree it was a good
ride.
Seven-month-old infant '
Felony child abuse
charge against four
By Terry Pope
County Editor
Prosecutor Lillian Salcines says a
concerned person who notified au
thorities about the health of seven
month-old Charles Huff of Boiling
Spring Lakes may have saved the
baby's life.
Four persons -- the baby ’s parents
and maternal grandparents -- were
indicted by a Brunswick County
grand jury last week on felony child
abuse charges after investigators ap
peared before the panel and testified
the defendants intentionally inflicted
serious physical injury upon the child
by not feeding him or providing him
with proper medical care.
“This person saw the baby with his
mother at church, and she saw that
the baby appeared so ill that she of
‘The mother
indicated that he
didn’t need a doctor,
that her children just
didn’t grow very
quickly.’
Lillian Salcines
District Court prosecutor
fered to take them to a doctor or the
emergency room," said Ms. Salcines,
a Brunswick County assistant district
attorney. “The mother indicated that
he didn’t need a doctor, that her chil
dren just didn t grow very quickly.
Beneath the child’s church clothes
was a thin, frail body that had gained
just two pounds since weighing in at
eight pounds following birth seven
months ago. Photos accompanying
the indictments show the baby's
bloated stomach, his protruding ribs
and droopy, wrinkled skin around the
buttocks. What the woman did see at
church was enough to convince her
to take action.
“She thought about it, and she
thought about the baby’s condition
and decided to call the Department
of Social Services,” said Ms. Salcines
“I don’t know who to thank. I don't
know who that person is right at this
time.”
DSS investigators saw the condi
tion of the baby and took him into
See Felony, page 6
sewer
stymied
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
E\ui without any last
minuie glitches, without any
unanticipated questions from
state regulators, Yaupon
Beach cannot hope to receive
permits to construct its waste
water spray-irrigation dis
posal system before March,
19‘r
t onsuiting engineer Robert
Graham, of Boney and Asso
ciates of Raleigh, delivered
that information to commis
sioners in a letter this week.
Ibis week the state’s De
pi irnent of Environment,
Health and Natural Re
sources’ Division of Water
See Sewer, page 6
Long Beach
Beachfront
options are
council topic
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
How Long Beach may combat
erosion over the long term, and how
it may recover from severe area ero
sion at the hands of tropical storm
Josephine October 8, dominated a
short regular monthly meeting of
town council Tuesday night.
Addressing an unrelated matter,
council sent back to the town's plan
ning board a proposed amendment
to subdivision ordinance provisions
addressing planned unit develop
ments. The PUD amendment pro
posal has been made somewhat con
troversial by councilor F-'rances
Allen's objection to provisions
which allow housing density
increases in exchange lor open
space in PUDs, including a density
allowance for land developed as
golf courses.
But. it was councilor Kevin Bell
who moved to table the PUD
amendment for further planning
board study. Bell believes the PUD
permitting process outlined in the
proposal is too lengthy.
At the urging of councilor Horace
See Long Beach, page 6
Southport
Fund drive
for building
scaled back
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
Southport’s community building
reconstruction committee has revised
downward its estimated phase-one
construction costs and now says it
needs to raise less than $2f)5,(XX) from
private sources.
It is anticipated the city will bor
row that amount so construction can
begin. The city will be repaid by pro
ceeds of a fund-raising campaign the
committee hopes to begin soon. The
committee plans to allow donors to
pay pledged contributions to its capi
tal campaign over five years, another
reason the city must front the money,
said committee member and aider
men Paul Fisher.
Thursday night, Fisher released a
See Building, page 6
The report stress no
tax money will be
used for rebuilding
the community
building and that its
reconstruction will
not interfere with
any other large
projects
Forecast
Beautiful fall days ahead with
mostly sunny skies and highs each
day 70 to 75. We can expect lows in
the 50's for the period of Thursday
through Sunday
INSIDE
Opinion... 4
Police report ... 8
Obituaries.11
Business.12
Church. 4B
TV schedule ... .10B
District Court .. 7C
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USA NETWORK
'Face in Mirror'
films downtown
Filming of the USA Network movie “Face in the Mirror”
began in Southport Tuesday morning and was scheduled to
conclude Wednesday afternoon, said location manager Elisha
Lowe.
The movie stars Gail O’Grady, who is best-known for her
role as a no-nonsense receptionist in the TV series “NYPD
Blue."
In "Face in the Mirror,” O’Grady plays a young woman
who suffers from amnesia after nearly drowning, and who
moves to another city to begin a new life. The movie de
scribes how she recovers her former life and personality.
An air date has not yet been scheduled.
Filming was conducted Tuesday at The Pharmacy Restau
rant, Northrop Antique Mall, American Fish Company and
the Southport Baptist Church preschool.
On Wednesday, crews were scheduled to work at Trinity
United Methodist Church and River Oaks Motel.
Filming of Face in the Mirror’ was done Tuesday on Moore Street.
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