Town Cre Not Uncoi BY RAHN ADAMS Town Creek Volunteer Rescue Squad's decision to discontinue daytime sendee next month due to a manpower shortage came as no surprise last week to the state official who is completing a study on Brunswick County's emergency medical services needs. Tim Kiehl, regional supervisor for the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Sendees, said Friday that the information he has gathered vumiivj a ivavilt' MJUUU system is under "considerable stress" uue to a lack of sufficient personnel. especially during daytime hours. "There really haven't been a lot of surprises." Kiehl said, adding "it's Sunset Beoch ' Of Missing AB After some investigation and have cracked one of the more trivi Sunset Beach. According to Bill Hester, admi sion, the question of whether or not dum, and more specifically the resi rest after some old town records w He said the state commission i had been held and that it had pa minutes of the Sunset Beach Town Among other things, those minute been approved by voters by a mar "There was some question as t had a vote." said Hester. "But acco referendum and the state commiss Town Administrator Linda Fli quired referendum arose when Joi plied for a state ABC license for os receive the license until it was proi the referendum. Hester said the state had no basically because the Brunswick ( the time was based in Southport, h Many towns conducted their ow the referendum was probably nevei than the meeting minutes, no towr located. "It was kind of a strange situat now appears to he in order." As it turned out, however, Pe; this bureaucratic pickle, wasn't e The town onlv allows on-premise li rr~ Enjoy in the cau: overlooking Dinner servi to 9:30 pm. Meet your frien in our lounge EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-10 pm and enjoy hors d'oe pnrt lu/p mtf<;rr BREAKFAST ?. LUN (?30 AM ? 3( at Sea Trail I Sunset Beach*! 1 ek VRS's Di nmon, Say: certainly a possibility" that other local squads may have to curtail daytime services if personnel problems aren't resolved. Kiehl noted that his study should be iinished by the end of June, it wiii inflllfln rpwmmnn/lotinne tr? /?nnntv commissioners on how emergency medical services can be improved here. He said one solution to volunteer shortages would be for the county to employ daytime personnel. Also, he said his study will recommend that Brunswick eventually implement some type of advanced life support program, due to the county's rapid growth and the influx of older residents. Local rescue squads presently proSolves Case C Referendum research, state and local officials al mysteries in the recent history of nistrator of the state ABC Commisthe town ever held an ABC refereniilts of that vote, was recently laid to ere dusted off and sent to Raleigh, iccepted the fact that a referendum ssed after reviewing a copy of the i Council meeting held Sept. 7, 1971. s said the Aug. 18 referendum had gin of 34 to 8. o whether or not the people actually rding to the minutes, they did have a HUM 11<1S dt-LtTpiCU 11. legel said doubt concerning the re2 Pead, owner of Bill's Seafood, apt-premise liquor sales. He could not /en that the townspeople had passed record of the referendum results, bounty Board of Elections, which at ad no record of it. n elections at that time, he said, and r reported to the county board. Other i record of the referendum could be ion," added Hester. "But everything id, who was caught in the middle of ligible for an ABC license anyway, quor sales in hotels and restaurants. Tee-Side ;ai atmosphere of our Sea Trail Golf Links. ed Wednesday through Si Reservations accepted. amm - -i?I?^ 7< q ICH DAILY ) PM ,Ian^ti?n RESTAU 579-5067 ( iemma 5 Kiehl vide basic life support, which mainly involves stabilizing a patient for transport to the hospital emergency room. An advanced life support program would allow certified personnel In .-vr.rf.--.lri J ?? %\f I^nuuii v.*. i Kill I pi ULCUUI V.-> III tile field that now are done locally only in the emergency room. Kiehl said Town Creek VHS is the local first squad to suspend daytime service. However, other rescue squads across the state have been forced to take similar measures due to volunteer shortages, he said. Town Creek VRS Chief Lee Shepherd said last Wednesday that his squad will discontinue responding to calls from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning June G. Shepherd said the squad has 12 certified emergency personnel. However, only Shepherd and his wife, Connie, will be available to answer daytime calls after school ends next month. A third current daytime volunteer must stay home this summer to take care of children, the chief explained. "There's a limit to what we can do," he said. "We may not have a (daytime) call for a month, but we still have to be here to cover the phones." Shepherd said the squad hopes to resume daytime service in September when school is back in Town Creek's district runs from Lanvale Road on U.S. 17 to Coble Funeral Home near Supply; to Antioch Baptist Church on Midway Road; to Boiling Spring I^akes on N.C. 87; and includes about half of the Green Swamp area. Shepherd said. According to Brenda Freeman of the Brunswick County Emergency Management office. Town Creek residents needing daytime assistance beginning June 6 should call the nearest rescue squad outside the Town Creek district, which is bordered by the I.eland. Boiling Spring l^akes. Coastline and Shallotte VIIS districts. "It's just putting an extra burden on those who are already burdened." Shepherd said, "but we can't help II. V Dining dining room aturday 6:30 iMfl I \0?s ii^v 'RANT & LOUNGE I / I Gafc Four-year-old Adam Herr of Hickor his inflatable alligator while playii Sunset Beaeh Saturday. He was ei Three A Southpo BY RAHN ADAMS Three New Hanover County men were arrested by the Brunswick County Sheriffs Department on arm eu roooery cnarges following an incident late Friday at a Southport area restaurant. Detective Lindsay Walton identified the suspects Monday as Marcelius Lyndel Jones, 22, Michael Ixivern Hastie. 19, and Darryl Brin I Hindis, 19. all of Wilmington. According to Walton, no one was hurt in the robbery, which occurred Friday at 9:27 p.m. at Subway Sandwiches and Salads in River Run Shopping Center on I.ong Beach Road. Southport. The detective said one of the suspects held three restaurant employees and five customers at ["grand" I ; STERLING SILVE 1 CHARM &CHAII CO Q> 2 ^~~.v ? A >5 S li \ " I GREAT SELECTIC 14K Gold & Sterling Sil |CHAINS*BRACELETS*< RINGS* EARRIN4 S GRAIS fri., i SBBfTTTIV i wtb tti I I _ I I "GOLD & SILVER CONNE 9 TWO LOCATIONS IN CA _ Hwy. 179, next to the Put L-aiaoasn Low L.ountr> Hours: 1 1-10 Fri.-Si I FREE SCOOP With each $10 or more p Bring this ad in f THE BRUNSWICK BEACOI ?: - v ir \A/r(=>*:+linn In Tha Qi i - ? W.I w w ( VII f I I I IVi y gets a lift from waves with his thre ng in Uie surf at Smith, and their p; ljoying the small rrested Follov rt Armed Rob gunpoint with a shotgun, while another suspect took a "small amount" of money from the cash register. After forcing the employees and customers into a bathroom, the two fled out the front door to a car driven by the third suspect. An elderly couple parked outside the restaurant saw the suspects leave and were able to give lawmen a description of the getaway car and its direction of travel, Walton said. About 15 minutes after the robbery, a sheriff's deputy stopped the suspects' car on U.S. 74-76 near I-eland. Jones and Hastie were taken into custody without incident, while landis escaped on foot. The shotgun and stolen money were recovered in the car. According to Chief Deputy John OPENING SF n ^ m /y a ' REPAIR BRC NCHAINSwhii, """X ^ )N NU ver \.\ CHARMS Brjngjl 35 will be D OPE SAT., SUN. MAY 20, 21, I rt v E CTIONS" "MIKE'S IC iLABASH Hwy. 179, N< t Putt Golf Calabash ' Stores "WHAT'S THE jn. 101 Shorelir ne mc nncm vr iut uncHi urchase of jewelry at the Gol or an additional 1QC 1. Thursday. May 19, 1988?Page 7-A JLtV STAM PMO'O B* DOUGSunjP rf e-year-old hometown buddy, Phillip irents. ving >bery Marlow, Landis was arrested Saturday around 2:15 a.m. by Marlow and Sheriff John C. Davis at the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial. Marlow said the sheriff's department was staffing a roadblock on U.S. 421 near the entrance to the memorial when a taxi attempted to enter the property. I Hindis apparently haH Pullorl thn r?*?h frnm r\?n telephone near the battleship. After questioning the cab driver. Davis and Marlow located I Hindis hiding under a platform next to the battleship and took him into custody without difficulty. Marlow said. Walton noted that all three suspects were being held Monday in the Brunswick County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bonds. 'ECIALS* j 20% OFF ^ EARRINGS J UK GOLD i & STERLING SILVER I DKEN no i you wait Y4'*** I GGET JEWELRY | $15.95 n your scrap and our gold smith ? on hand to make it. 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