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A pedestrian was struck and killed
last week near Belville within
minutes after he escaped injury in a
separate single-car wreck.
The victim was Robert Horace
Blanton, 17, of Route 1, Winnabow,
according to Highway Patrol
spokesperson Ruby Oakley.
The fatality was the second to occur
this year in Brunswick County.
Ms. Oakley said the fatal accident
happened last Thursday at 6:35 p.m.,
1.4 miles south of Belville on
Blackwell Road, about five minutes
after Blanton's 1983 Ford struck a
large mound of dirt at a roadside con-,
struction site.
As Blanton stood in the roadway
and talked to a flagman for W.E.
Blackmon Construction Company, a
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Worship opportunities abour
Brunswick Islands over Easter weel
tian community sets aside time to c
rection of Christ.
Sunrise services, cantatas, a Pi
terdenominational services are plan
settings.
For this Easter season, Dix<
Methodist Church at Varnumtown I
sion play it first gave approximately
Marlene Varnam. It will be present
2, at 7 p.m., with the public invited.
Church members will dramatize
the Ivord's Supper through the Asc<
background of a taped narration.
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On Sunday, the church will hold
service, at 7 a.m. inside the sanctum
afterwards in the church fellowship
On The Strand
Once again, the strand west of th
Beach will be setting for an 8:30 a.
tional service sponsored by Shall
Church.
Rev. Dan Norman will deliver t
Dress is casual, with worshippers 1
seating. Offerings are accepted to he
I the church's summer ministry at
resumes Memorial Day weekend.
The Presbyterians' regular Easl
I will follow at 11 a.m. at the church
Shallotte.
By The Pier
At Holdcn Beach, Sabbath Hoi
I will hold a sunrise service at 7 a.m. a
Fishing Pier. Ixiter, the church hold:
services at the church on Sabbath H
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1983 Ford operated by Venus Stanley
Gainey, 53, of Leland, ran through
warning cones at the construction
site and struck the teen-ager.
Ms. Gainey's auto then traveled
past the flagmen before hitting the
mound of dirt and the other vehicle,
causing the Blanton car to overturn
in the roadway, Ms. Oakley said.
Damages were estimated at $1,500
to the Blanton auto and $2,500 to Ms.
Gainey's vehicle.
According to Brunswick County
Coroner Greg White, the teen-ager
was pronounced dead on the scene.
Ms. Gainey was taken by rescue
squad ambulance to New Hanover
Memorial Hospital in Wilmington,
where she was treated for incapacitating
injuries. A hospital
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its annual sunrise refreshments se
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hall. Zion United
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all bunnies, searched the complex
loaded with toy prizes. The event is
the Brunswick County Parks and
tment.
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spokesperson said the woman was
released from care on Friday.
Ms. Oakley said no charges were
filed in connection with the wreck,
which was investigated by Trooper
Gerald Williams.
Elsewhere, a Leland woman was
hurt in a collision that occurred last
Thursday at 5:15 p.m. at the intersection
of U.S. 17 and Old Town Creek
Road, 7.5 miles north of Bolivia.
According to Ms. Oakley, a 1984
Pontiac driven hv Marsha Henry
Renn, 28, of Leland, pulled onto U.S.
17 from Old Town Creek Road and
struck a 1978 Pontiac driven by Polly
Lanier Willetts, 51, of Bolivia.
Ms. Renn was taken by rescue
squad ambulance to New Hanover
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tool at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.
In The Gardens
, fot the first time, the churches of the
k Interchurch Council will sponsor a
at 7 a.m. at Brunswick Memorial
. 17 of Shallotte, next to St. Brendan's
h. Following the service, a light
: served in St. Brendan Hall.
At Calvary
itist Church will present its Easter canre,"
by Joe B. Parks, at 7 p.m. Sunday
cated on N.C. 179 in Shallotte.
is Ponder is pastor. Kit Jackson will
choir.
Shallotte Point
t United Methodist Church, located on
>ad near Shallotte Point, will hold its
sunrise service at 7 a.m., with
rved afterwards.
Town Creek
Methodist Church at Town Creek will
ervice at 7:30 a.m. behind the church,
served afterwards in the church
eele, pastor, will officiate.
Little River
ical Easter Sunday worship services
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:s are 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., said
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On The Waterway
vice sponsored by Ocean View Baptist
; 6:45 a.m. Sunday at the foot of Harbor
Acres, just south of the church on N.C.
an Isle and Sunset beaches,
ill be served immediately afterwards
llowship hall, with regular services to
idy at 10 a.m., worship services at 11
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County Attorney David Clegg said
this week that Brunswick County will
deny the charges of a Shallotte Point
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lawsuit claiming he was assaulted
and falsely imprisoned by sheriff's
deputies almost two years ago.
The suit was filed March 22 in U.S.
District Court in Wilmington by
Robert Hugh Hewson. He is
represented by Shallotte attorney
Davey L. Stanley.
Clegg said Monday that he had not
yet filed an answer to the lawsuit, but
that the county is 'going to defend it
to the fullest extent."
"I'm assuming that we'll answer it
with a general denial," Clegg added.
Defendants in the suit are Sheriff
John C. Davis, Chief Deputy John
Marlowe, and Deputies Gregory
Wood, Roger Harrington, Donald
Gates and Carl Pearson.
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County officials last week promised
to "talk trash" soon and consider
adding a litter coordinator to the
county payroll to help clean up
Brunswick County.
"It will definitely be looked into at
budget time," said County Commission
Chairman Grace Beasley,
following a public hearing on litter
last Thursday in Bolivia. "I think
that (hiring a coordinator) is the first
step."
About 100 local residents gathered
in the Public Assembly Building for
the two-hour meeting, to voice their
concerns about the county's litter
problem and to hear an hour-long
presentation from representatives of
the Keep America Beautiful (KAB)
program.
In addition to the full board of commissioners,
State Rep. David Redwine
and fellow state house candidates
Glen Peterson and Rozell
Hewett attended the public hearing.
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When contacted Tuesday, Davis
and Marlowe declined to comment on
the lawsuit.
"I've been advised hv the eminiu
attorney to make no comment on it,"
the sheriff said. Marlowe also said he
had been advised not to make any
statements concerning the case.
Hewson's allegations stem from an
incident that occurred June 16, 1986.
at his home in the Shallotte Point
community.
According to the Brunswick County
Clerk of Court's office, Hewson was
charged that day with resisting a
public officer while he was being
taken into custody on a civii contempt
order. The suit states that the
civil contempt order was from a
county other than Brunswick but
does not specify the county.
The arrest warrant, which listed
Pearson as the arresting officer,
stated that Hewson allegedly resisted
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Sunset Beach Mayor Mason Barber
were also on hand to make brief
remarks.
The featured speakers at the public
hearing were Sarah Humphries,
coordinator of the Onslow Clean
County Committee and a national
KAB trainer, and Jean Dodd, director
of the N.C. Department of
Transportation's KAB program.
Ms. Humphries, who had spoken to
county commissioners about 114
years ago, used a video and slide
presentation to outline how a community
can get involved in the KAB
program. Also, she offered suggestions
for maintaining an ongoing
anti-litter effort.
A key to an effective program is
the hiring of a litter coordinator, she
said. She noted that litter in Onslow
County has been reduced by 72 percent
over the nine years that she has
served as coordinator there.
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the deputy "by pushing him away
and making threats'1 and by locking
himself inside his residence.
However, according to Hewson's
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ruled last December "that the defendant
officers herein lacked authority
to enter plaintiff's home to arrest
iiiui on order for civil contempt,
where they did not have warrant in
their possession and that the record
disclosed no basis for probable cause
to believe that plaintiff herein had
committed a crime or that exigent
circumstances existed."
The Brunswick County Clerk of
Court's office Tuesday confirmed
that the Court of Appeals "vacated"
the resisting arrest charge against
Hewson on Dec. 15, 1987, after the
case was heard in Brunswick County
District and Superior Courts.
Hewson claims that on the night of
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She said other important factors
are community education and involvement,
and the adoption and enforcement
of a strict anti-litter ordinance.
According to Ms. Dodd. Brunswick
County's cost to join Keep America
Beautiful would include a $2,000 initiation
fee and the salary for a coordinator.
Some 24 KAB programs are
active in the state.
Ms. Dodd also mentioned another
anti-litter program being planned by
N.C. DOT. Volunteer groups will be
asked to "adopt" two-mile stretches
of highway and pick up roadside litter
at least four times a year.
Redwine said he recently contacted
Carteret County about a successful
KAB program there which
utilizes a part-time coordinator. He
said he was told that Carteret's program
costs about $20,000 per year.
"The key to it all is having a leader
in the community who can keep us ail
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