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July 30,1997
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VOLUME 6 6 / NUMBER 4 9 SOUTHPORT N.C.
50 CENTS

Neighbors
We take a look at macular
degeneration and how one
woman has adjusted - IB
Summer
schools
Northern area
students begin
new schedule
By Hollv Edwards
I cMlort' Editor
Summer vacation came to an end
last week tor about I.7S0 Brunswick
( oLiitv students as schools in the
northern area ot the county initiated
a \ear-round schedule.
Students will attend school in tour
cedes ot nine-week periods with
tluee weeks ott between periods.
Summer vacation next Near will last
live weeks.
Principals at Behind Middle. I in
ly
Primary and Belville Hlementarv
SI
chare,
ting a tiie .
ot Shell P<
July 22
Two n
ihe >ear-round calendar
. >re time lor student tu
. the three-week breaks,
discipline problems and
s tin both students and
and will lead to more stu
ntion ot subject matter.
* j|''1 sc^cduie w ill allow kids to get
lediation before they really fall
behind, said Leland Middle School
principal Diana Mint/, “We want to
get as many students as we can into
these sin o’ remediate w gro'mstorc
all\ focus on ihe subject matter.
Teachers are very excited about it
because we believe the new schedule
is really going to help us get to the
level w e need n> be.
Mint/ estimated that one-third of
See Schools, page 6
North
sewer
County, town
iron-out details
of agreement
Ity Terry Pope
(’minis l,dilor
County officials .ire tine-tuning a
proposed interlocal agreement with
the I own ot Leland that vs ill get a re
gional wastewater system underway
in northern Brunswick County
"We want to make sure the I s are
crossed and the I s are dotted before
we are ready to review this," assis
tant counts manager Robert Hvatt
tokl Brunswick County commission
ers
I he counts hopes to reach agree
ments with 1 eland. Navassa and the
'.Atlaud
Sanitary District in a cooperative
effort to provide sewer sers ice to the
area by boosting capacity at the
county-owned Leland Industrial Park
treatment plant All parties have
agreed to participate in the regional
plan, the first of its kind in the counts,
and now it is a matter of signing
See Sewer, page 6
INSIDE
Opinions 4
Police report 9
Business 1 ~
Notices 13
Obituaries 14
Church 6B
TV schedule 7B
District Court 7C
Classifieds ID
I hi' fastest knife - and apparently the slowest knuckles - in town hch
inj;s of his pecan pie at Sunday's " I aste of Southport" at Southport Mai
ilors showed up as seven local eating establishments participated in a fc
marina and for the benefit of Southport 2000.
t'liolu In jim Harper
ni;cd to Steve Phipps as lie cut ser\
ma. Scores of hungry and happy vis
d-tastinn, under sponsorship of the
Filing deadline: Friday noon
Interest in service to municipal ami other local
governments rose this week as a number ol new
camlulates entered races m the Soulhpoii Oak Islam!
area
I hose wishing to seek election to ot 1 ice in their
tow n v 111 a ere- or citv. ot those wishing to serve the
Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District 01 Dosher
Hospital Board ol Itustees. have until noon I ridav to
tile notice ol candidacy with countv election olticials
I' lection ot municipal and other local government
ot I icials will he Nov ember 4 I ong Beach only will
have a non pat:
one become no
Mere s a lei
their candidac
1 tiesday alien
Southport
Ma\or Bill <
seek a sect»ik!
the cit\ I le h.j
time
n primary election m ( ). tober s
sarv
I candidates who ha ; tiled note
ill elections officials .is , .| I ne
v e has filed in nice , >1 his iiucnm
' sear term as top elei ted othcial
1 challenge is for the mas 01 alts a
bee Filing, page b
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Baptist program
Teens on a mission
to help meet needs
By Wendy Bigltam
Staff Writer
An arms of diSh teens rose Irom the
fort ('asssell barracks at ” am. ev
ery day last \\ eek and marched into the
cafeteria tor eggs and toast, prepared
lor a mission.
As military boot camps prepate re
cruits tor the armed forces. Mission
Boot Camp prepares North Carolina
Baptist teens tor Christian missions.
said l a mi (losw ick. \ (' H.i| a
sembU at [\>rl Caswell assistum
terence coordinator
't au don't ha\ c to go to .1 r
country to w ork w ith nato l '
sion could he something .0 -i . 0
he I pint; a neighbor build a poi. 1. e
said.
The camp was sponsoicd h . 1
Baptist Men -- an a 11 \ 111.11 \ > 'he
Baptist Slate Consention ci He
N C Baptist Assemble c 1 ’ft
('asu dl
Alter the nil a nine dc tional -cl
'ICC. some Icclls hca.ill i 11.0 s ".Oik
ot pertorminc children . "ics slots
and puppcl sliou s u ino 'ilicrs con
ducted hack \ a ul liihko ah meetings
"r made house icp.ins loi local cld
crl\ and disabled K sidenis
Another team pet toi nu d oil n. e dti
lies tor the N t Baptist Men s Medi
cal and Dental Bus. a It I I .ot e chicle
See Mission. p.tire 7
Tuesday i £
Coun rash
policy cnange
to be expected
By Terry Pope
County Hditor
I he days ot tree L'arbaec disposal
are numbered as county eomims
sioners ineli closer lowaid iippme
lees and revampinj; a trash codec
lion system that lias its Haws
"1 would like it advertised that we
are considering tippme lees so any
body that lias something to say can
come up here and say it. said com
missioner David Sand11ei ol I listrict
I loyvever. lippmy lees won't like
l> be implemented until Inly. IWX.
since local municipalities have
■ ill'.M'.K .id* pled llk'ii Imbed ■ !■ ’I
ilk' Iim.iI sear w 11lit’ui ilk tees ik’
uikkl in <)| Is iiiinik ip. link’s 1
base i. urhsklc haul me .onliads nul
all bu! i'll'.’ decs hu-aik'ss a illi W.isla
Industries lik . ilk’ . i unis \ liauk'i
( 1'inniMiiinas sseic presc miki
k nil li'Ui i'pta n . I ik’mLis mdil
ss Ilk li "ill phase i ’ii' unmanned
erceil box silcs. sslii’k alls i ale call
dump yarhaec lor I;.. insicail. I *
conseiiiciiic staiioiis ssoukl be
manned, iik imbue i’\ e cxisiine
ones at I.eland. Souihpoi I. ( Ixpcn
I<1 Mil. ( >1 call Isle be.U I| ami \ (
See (barbate. paije b
Caswell Beach
Board weighs
water options
Bv Richard Nubcl
Miinicip.il 1 ditor
In I lie short term. ( asssell Bench
in.is or Inc O' Bricn thinks Ins t, .\s n
should seek .1 contract In which the
I ns n nt [.one Bench ssould operate
and maintain n consolidated ( asssell
Bench ss nter ss stem
Long-term options tor presiding
drinking ssater in ( nssscll Bench in
elude establishing n tossn ss.iler sic
pantile nt. licet mn ng part ot a regional
ssater suppls netssork. selling the
toss n s ssater distribution ssstetn to
I one Beach or dedicating the loss n s
ssater system to Bitinsssick Counts,
the mavor said.
Our objective is sets simple ’
O Bnen saisl Lucstlas attei meeting
ss ith the toss n s ad hoc comm it tee on
ss a ter s \stem operations It is to pro
s itle good ss ater at a least mahle 11 >st
iii imr citizens
In pursuit ot that goal ( nssscll
Beach ssas dealt a bloss in spnng ot
this s ear \v hen Carmichael ( ousti tie
lion Co., ss Inch tor s ears had ope i
iled and maintained the I. os n s .s.,
See Options, page 7
Prop
jet
Air Force One
looks for real
By Holly Edwards
feature E’dit< t
Brunswick County Airport
manager Howie Eranklin has
landed plenty of media attention
since the release of the action
movie " Air f orce One "
file New Virk Times, the New
York Daily News, the Dallas ( Ib
sen er. CBS News, the l()\
News Network and IV’' in
Wilmington interviewed f ranklin
mentis to find out how the teal
See Prop, page 6
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Uiiis participating in Mission Hoot Camp prep .lanii .nul Herbert
Hrsant's roof for new shingles.
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