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fmrnssBSBBsmmm Poge 8- Supplement to The Brunswick Beoi Com m unit Wear Rubt BY MARJOK IE MEGIVERN ( When Calabash fireman, Capt. | Ronnie Gore, extricated a half-clad ; intruder from the chimney of a Calabash resident earlier this year, it { was not your run-of-the-mill call for 1 the town's volunteer fire department. However, the incident typifies the range of community service Caiabash Information Town Hail. 579-6747 Town Clerk Janet Thomas Building Inspector Bill Dunker B Mayor, Douglas Simmons 579-7522 Commissioners: I Keith Hardee l-andis High Soma" Stevens John High Ronnie Pittman Fire Department 579-2123 Rescue Squad 579-7474 Calabash Regulations The Town of Calabash has few "Dos and Don'ts" aside from state laws, such as a prohibition against fireworks. Visitors are asked to refrain from solicitation, keep dogs fenced, caged or on leashes, and observe the 35 miles per hour speed limit. H ??-?' I Calal Calabash, formerly called P< munity in the 1800s, when pea It began a decline in the 20 ; restaurant opened in 1940, folio next 40 years, making the town A first council and mayor \ town was not incorporated until H Now, in 1988, it is building a new town hall, and has a pope nent housing units. HFi I I y I Stained Gk J O Kistcd ( Design* | x , "Windows i "Custom Entr ?%$?> "Bevels 11 ul/ "Mirrors "Shower D "Masland wmamMSMBm :on. June. 1988 y Heroes >@r Boots rendered by these volunteer groups. Fire-fighting is the number one activity, of course, and frequent letters to the Beacon editor express a recurrlnfT tKomo nf ffrotitiiHo frtr fho Kflrnin t Viavanv va ?awv%*?av ?va wav iiva vaa? efforts of these valiant, unpaid men and women. Calabash organized its fire department in 1973, the 12th in Brunswick County, and there are presently 22 volunteers, including four female and four black firefighters. President Bob Crocker said they must all receive 36 hours of training (given through Brunswick Community College) to meet minimum state requirements. "But we have continual three-hour training sessions every Tuesday night," he said, "on various specific topics. We just had one last week on propane gas burning." These volunteers have accumulated a store of memories over the past 12 years. Particularly noteworthy was the series of wood fires of 1986, when drought made a tinder-box of hundreds of acres of woodland here and in Pender County. Other memorable fires for the Calabash crew were those at Dockside and Calabash Seafood restaurants, Acme Oil Co., and the Oyster Bay clubhouse in 1984. "That (the Oyster Bay fire) was the only time several of us had to go to the f f* Dasn >a Landing, was a thriving commits dominated the economy, th century, but the first seafood wed by at least 20 others in the a "seafood capital." vere elected in the 60s, but the 1973. a water system, has moved into ilation of 201. with 109 permaf Itt ( Xvri/iy W -jirt/liruis :r Glass WjIQnJ y Doors > oors Designer Rugs sign Freedom mcrcial*Religious gmmam hJ 7411 II I 1 J y. 17 S., Shallottc | | |h 4.4-LJj mmmmmsm . ? * . ~ .. T jiin-r w l 41 I jflE IBP LA^'^ J ***~ mi [B5ff^3K5?r -.* ' wftKtttKBBKB^^M H Ur^^ ^ jMljiattPLAYING EASTER BUNNY for a cr youngsters this Easter were Caiabas personnel. Pictured here are David hospital," Crocker said. "We were ? overcome by carbon dioxide bat- I teries that were used in golf carts." i This volunteer organization, like 1 its counterparts all over the county, 1 is supported by county and community donations, as well as dozens of fund-raising activities throughout the year. "The county gives us $10,500 a 1 year," Crocker said, "and the Town of Calabash gives $1,000. Also, we get a percentage of profits from the Calabash ABC store." With a $48,000 budget, this income doesn't quite pay the bills, so fire personnel hold fish fries and Bingn eames. as well as overt ramnaipni! among community businesses for I It jT :; , ! . ,'? ' " . ? . .* '" 1 ; I v>r 7.T." Mr ^ Y-:'^0i :- I hr & Pj5?* l % . ? raSP:':?-*liiSw:!* V- S- j$i??J5?S- * ? :? I BM <jj}jMBCPHPMMBilLni> . ?-1** r?*"" llPMa wagMilMA . W MRHB , * - -j X. . . < iu m owd of Calabash Bryaut, who are li h volunteer fire children for a ride i Scott and Terri contributions. The money is needed tor upkeep, repair, fueling and replacement of its vehicles, which include two pumper trucks, one ladder truck, a van and a brush truck, all housed in the attractive metal building 0:1 Thomasboro Road. As if the fire fighting were not sufficient contribution to their community, Calabash volunteers hold an annual Easter egg hunt for area children and give the kids the extra thrill of a ride in the fire truck. Then there are services unrelated to fire, like the chimney caper. "We get several cats out of trees," Crocker said, "and we frequently get calls to clean out culverts. This is our community service." E ART & TRA 'Pa \ . 175 limii 12x15 im '!?*' ft' -'-K VV ' 'Y'; nffl See our prints at and Ste Mary Ell ?--- -V V?V ds^**' * -"^Waiv ' I SB ? 1 M STAFF PHOTO OY DOUG RUTTFR jading the fire tniek with cvritprf fl after the egg hunt. Service is the key word. The urge to give it compels the 22 gals and guys of Calabash to put on mackintosh, helmets and boots, mount the screaming truck, and dash off to somebody's blazing building, where they iay their lives on the line to extinguish that blaze. "I feel from my heart that I'm inclined to help others," Crocker concluded, summing up the motivation for these particular heroes of Calabash. If you have a fire to report, a treed cat or any other emergency requiruig the hook-and-Iadder crew, call 579-2355, and you'll get a prompt response. nmG I issing Storm' I I r. Ryan Lauzon led edition signed prints, age size, $25 each. I selection of Charleston fl id art by Mary Bertrand l / O /"V-!?I??1? ' tv juiuiiii. wiiguictis oy en Golden. RT CUSTOM FRAMING SU LOW COUNTRY STORES -'ALAR ASH *579-6284
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