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m I I’age 8-A-THE BRUNSWICK BEACON. Thursday. August 13. 1987 Turtle With Mission Encounters Obstacles TK. Isle »’MOtoi s» M irps AI’l’EI)—This loggerhead turtle came ashore on the east end of Ocean Beach, only to run afoul of debris on an abandoned lot. BY SUSAN USHER .A loggcdhciid turtle came ashore on Ocean Isle Beach Sunday night, possibly to lay eggs. But before the creature could complete its mission, it got tangled in an obstacle course of wiring and debris. When freed, it headed back into the sea. mission unfulfilled. It was late Sunday when Pete Epps and his party of about 10 from Rich mond, Va.. came upon the turtle about 50 yards from the cottage at 27 E. WTiiteville Street his famUy and the Hayes family had rented for the week. It was high tide Sunday when the turtle came ashore where a house had previously stood next door. The loggerhead, an endangered species protected by federal law, ran afoul of a lino of debris on the lot. Its flippers became entangled in wire fencing. But Epps and his party came to her rescue. “We don't think she got to lay any eggs, though they did find a hole far ther up the beach this morning," Epps said Monday. “We freed her from the wires, but it took ever>’thing she had, it was everything she could do to get back to the water. But once in the water she look right off." Epps said he and his family had been vacationing at Ocean Isle Beach for nine years and were excited over their first sighting of a loggerhead. “In all that time, we’ve never .seen anything like it,” he said. John Clarke, a veteran volunteer in Holden Beach’s turtle watch pro gram, said it Isn’t unti.sual for a turtle to come ashore in August to lay eggs, though eggs laid earlier in the year are already hatching. However, he added, these late- arriving turtles timing may have doomed their line of offspring. Turtle eggs require 50 to 70 days in- cuUition. That means eggs laid this month won’t hatch until mid- October, he said, when water temperatures and other factors will nuike survival more difficult for the hatchlings. Turtles’ instincTs call for them and their offspring to return again and again to the same spot on a specific beach, even if the spot is bad ly eroded, as this spot at Ocean Isle. Morgantoniaii Jenny Byrd spotted two hatchlings awash in the surf. Witli .32 cniwls and 15 confirmed nc.stings logged at Holden Beach, Clarke said he expects at least 1,500 baby turtles to hatch during August and September. "Tlieir cliildren won’t make it back,” he said. The last “crawl” was noted at Holden Beach on Aug. 5, a week after The awkward hatchlings scramble from nest to ocean at night, under cover of darkness. Lights from houses and/or highway can disorient the young and distract them from their course, said Clarke. He asked residents of area beaches to keep this in mind by switching off any unessen tial night lights around their cot tages. He also asked that those who see baby turtles at Holden Beach contact the town hall during office hours or the police department after hours. College Launches Campaign Against Adult Illiteracy Brunswick Technical College is laiuiching a major adult basic educa tion enrollment campaign this montli in conjunction with Adult Literacy Awarene.ss Month. commission will study the major pro blems that contribute to illiteracy and provide solutions for the elimina tion of illiteracy in the state. It was created in Februarj- by Gov. Jim According to the 1980 census, of the state’s 3.-1 million adults age 25 and older, more than 1.5 million never completed high school. LTver o.ij,G0G of iiiese adults do not have an eighth-grade education. Each year, about 20,000 students drop out of school witliout earning diplomas. Martin. The college is .seeking students for its ABE (Adult Basic Education) and GED (General Education Develop ment) classes for the fall quarter. There is no charce to enroll and classes are located throughout the county for easy access. The ABE program provides academic skills training for adults whose skill levels are less than the eighth grade. The GED program Covers five iviiijur academic areas and is designed to provide a high school equivalency certificate from the N.S. State Board of Education. For information on how to volunteer as a literacy worker or to enroll in the programs, call the col lege, 754-6900 or 457-6324. The Brunswick County Literacy Council, which works closely with the college, trains volunteer reading tutors to work one-on-one with adult non-readers or those who read at or below a third-grade level. It will offer tutor training in the I.aubach method Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 in the Longwood- Ash area. A $15 fee is charged. More information is available by calling the council, 754-7323 (READ). FREEI>—Untangled by friendly Iwachgoers, the loggerhead heads out to sea. leaving visitors to uaiider if it later ashore and laid eggs. Statewide efforts to combat il literacy arc beiiig .spearheaded by the Governor’s Commission on Literacy. Chaired by Bill Friday, the Commissioners Check Out Candidates For Manager Learning from past experience, Brunswick County Coimiussioners are Uiktng extra care this lime aroumi in Uieir ^eieeliim of a eounly manager. .At the board's request, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Depart ment is conducting background checks on two finalists for the post. The names of the candidates have not been revealed. .Acting by concensus, commis sioners authorized .Acting County Manager David Clegg Friday to re quest the investigations. A day earlier, they interviewed four can didates lor tlie position that lias ln*eii vacant since April 1. The investigations are to Ik- done quickly and “as thorough as it is possible to do," said Chairman Grace Beasley. Conunissioners don't expect the background checks to expose any wrong-doing, only additional infor mation about the candidates. Aug. 19 Hearing Set On Stormwater Runoff Rules Proposed clianges u; stonnwater runoff regulation.', including one that would directly affect coastal coun ties. will be discussed at a public hearing to be held by the En vironmental Mana.;eiiient Commis sion on Aug 19 at 7 p in. at the N. C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher. The commussion i.s considering at least three options, to: li not regulate of -tormwater runoff, with repeal of existing legislation; 2i ex tend eXLsting regulations for one year: and 'U adopt new regulation.' that include repeal of the old rule.', and addition of a new section that woin.i require slormwaler controls on all projeets that need a major CAMA permit or sediinenlation/ero- sion control plan This provision would appli to llninswick and 19 other coastal counties. Written comments will be accepted until Sept. 18 by the N.C. Division of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 27637. Raleigh. NC 27611-7687 However, the more thorough chocks are a response to past ex perience. In June, the board hired former Halifax County Manager M. 'niumas Barnes. He was to start work July 1. Hut a week before he was to report, they were surprised to learn he had been the subject of an SBI probe. Commissioners asked for and receiv ed Barnes’ resignation. The investigation hadn't been discussed in interviews witli the board and didn’t emerge in a routine background check. In other business Friday, the board authorized advertising for a chief building inspector at a salary of >24,614, and authorized Clegg to send out qualification proposals to firms tliat inight be interested in bidding later on a large county mapping con tract. IN CALABASH BRING HOME THEDBEACON On Sale At A& BMART CALABASH BEVERAGE MART HUGO'S KWIK MART MOORE'S GROCERY SEASHORE DRUGS SIMMON'S BEVERAGE MART OASIS MART ALL STAR FLAGS I9I9)259.FLAG •Pc-rifioritp A Vfjrn;1/ Mail Orders FREE Delivery Ask for FREE Catalog 101 Aviators Lane Burgaw. NC 28425 Catherine Moore, Owner What Brunswick County needed, now it has. JUST CALL: Day(9i 9)642-6902 Night (919)653-2969 ■k FULLY EQUIPPED TRUCKS * TRAINED. EXPERIENCED MECHANICS * COMPLETE ROAD SERVICE ir HY DR A U L!C RE PA / R S (TRUCKS BULLDOZERS. LOADERS. DRAG LINES, ETC.) 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