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STAfF PHOTO BY DOUG IUTTII HKiH TIDES A\l> POl'\I)l.\(i SURF caused minor damage along the Brunswick County coast last week. This photo taken at H olden lieach shows where the ocean gnawed away at the berm and undermined a section of sand fence erected last fall after Hurricane Hugo. High Tides Erode Coast BY DOl'O Rl'TTKR Abnormally high tides anil pounding surf fueled by a high pressure weather system and iwo tropical storms caused minor beach erosion along the Brunswick County coast last week. The erosion that started last Wednesday and con tinued into the weekend was caused by the interaction of a high pressure system and tropical storms Klaus and Marco, according to Shallotte Point meteorologist Jackson Canady. Both storms tracked inland where they dumped inches of rain and caused flooding, but they still had an impact along the coast. "We were on the very fringe areas of these systems so we got very fringe effects," Canady said The most severe erosion damage in the South Brunswick Islands occurred at Holder) Beach, where the high tides chewed away sand and came within 10 feet of undermining a house at the east end of the is land. Town Manager Blake Proctor said die new berm built following Hurricane Hugo last fall eroded be tween two feet and six feet in most areas. Erosion claimed up to 15 feet of beach in the 700 block ol Ocean Boulevard West. "Some of the bcrms look like white cliffs," he said. "They're just chopped off." Proctor said the pounding surf damaged between 10 and 15 percent of the walkways that lead to the bcach. Several walkways in the high-erosion area were destroyed. The far end of Ocean Boulevard East was closed last Wednesday when the afternoon high tide threat ened to undermine a section of the pavement. Proctor said the state Department of Transportation dumped dirt beside the road to protect it and the road didn't sustain any damage. The barri cade was removed Tuesday. High tides also caused some erosion near the west end of Sunset Bcach. but most of the sand washed back up on the strand over the weekend, according to Town Administrator Linda Flucgcl. The pontoon bridge between the mainland and is land at Sunset Bcach was closed to vehicular traffic for about 30 minutes last Wednesday. The bridge was tied to its pilings to keep the tide from pushing the bridge too far upward and damaging it. Ocean Isle Beach Building Inspector Druicd Robcrson said the high tides last week didn't cause any erosion, but southeast winds the week before caused enough erosion that he had to post one house as unsafe. The beach eroded near the house at 510 East Third Street, Robcrson said, and the water meter broke. The meter was taken out and the house was posted as un safe Oct. 5. The building inspector said the damage is repairable, and the house car. be occupied after a new water meter is installed. Forecast Calls For Pleasant Weather Mixlerate weather is in the fore- Temperatures are expected to av- low of 64 degrees on the 15th. cast for the next few days, according eragc from the lower 60s at night in- An average daily high of 85 de to Shallotte Point meteorologist to the lower 80s during the daytime, grecs combined with a nightly aver Jackson Canady, w ith above average w ith about a half-inch of rainfall. age low of 68 degrees for a daily av tcmpcratures anu average laiiifaSi. For the week of Oct. 9-i5, Can- erage temperature of 76 degrees, "It looks very nice," he said Tues- ady recorded a maximum high of 88 which Canady said was 11 degrees day. degrees on the 13th and a minimum above average. Parties To Bridge Suit Await Judge's Decision Parlies to a suit aimed at blocking construction of a high-rise bridge at Sunset Beach have until Oct. 24 to file final, written arguments and proposed judgments in the case. Alter that, U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt will rule in the case. He heard the last of 2 1/2 days of testi mony in the ease Oct. 12. The hear ings spanned three days and were held in Faycttevilc and Raleigh. "We feci like we had our day in court no matter how it turns out," said attorney Jim Maxwell, who represents the Sunset Beach Tax payers Association and other indi vidual plaintiffs in the suit. State Transportation Secretary Tommy Harrelson is prepared to award a contract to begin construc tion of the span should the judge rule in the state's favor. Bids sub mitted for the project were good for 60 days only unless contractors agree to an extension. That 60 days ends around Nov. 17, a factor Briu made note of during the hearing. The low bid of S8.37 million was submitted by Traylor Brothers Inc. of Evansvillc, 111., bringing the total projected cost of the project to more than SI 1 million. The taxpayers' group, several in dividual island property owners or residents and a local fisherman have filed suit, arguing that the 2,300 ~l HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRUNSWICK j|BEAC0N POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 AND GET ISLAND LIVING, TOO! ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. Citizen In Brunswick County J6 30 -J5.30 N C Sales Tax .32 .27 Postage Charge 3 68 3 68 TOTAL 10.30 9.25 Elsewhere in North Carolina J6 30 _i5 30 N.C. Sales Tax .32 .27 Postage Charge 8 18 8 18 TOTAL 14.80 13.75 Outside North Carolina j6 30 -J5.30 Postage Charge 9 65 9 65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name Address City, State Zip foot long bridge would entourage development, damage the environ ment and destroy the quiet, family oriented atmosphere of the two milc-long island. They claim the state erred in not requiring a full environmental im pact assessment of the project, and that the project should be set aside until such a study is made. Proponents of the bridge argue that the bridge is overdue, and is needed to insure safe access to and from the island. The state began planning a new bridge to the island more than 10 years ago. Other arguments offered in sup port of the bridge include the need to better accommodate vehicular and boating traffic. The state has ai so argued that the high-rise would be lcv> expensive than continuing u> staff and maintain the swinging pontoon bridge, which is the last of its kind in the state. Since it was first proposed the estimated cost of the project has more than doubled. THE BRUNSWICK^BEACON Established Nov. 1, 1962 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Main Street Shallotte. N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year $10.30 Six Months S5.50 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S14.80 Six Months S7.85 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. 1 One Year S15.95 Six Months S8.35 Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Shallotte, N.C 28459 USPS 777-780 Beaches Kept Eye Out For Hurricane Lili (Continued From Page 1-A) larger storm," Logan said. "A cate gory 1 storm is just frustrating to work with." llolden Beach officials did more getting ready for the hurricane than leaders at any of the other local beach towns. Town commissioners met Thurs day afternoon ;ind twice on Friday to keep track of the storm and pre pare for a possible evacuation of the island. Mayor John Tandy said the first town meeting was prompted by a telephone conversation with Logan, who said the barrier islands might have to start evacuating early Friday morning. Evacuation teams and other vol unteers were on standby Thursday and Friday. The town filled its vehi cles with gasoline and made ar rangements for a command post 011 the mainland. "I think it went extremely well," Town Manager Blake Proctor said of the preparations. "We were ready to do what needed to be done." Mayor Tandy had packed his suitcase and filled his vehicle with canncd goods and other supplies be fore the storm turned away from the North Carolina coast. "We were a little bit ahead of ourselves, but I'd rather have it that way than the oth er," he said. Tandy said he was especially concerned about the storm because of ihc condition of Holdcn Bcach's dunes, which sul! haven't recovered from die beating ihey look last Sep tember during Hurricane Hugo. 'That worried me a great deal," Tandy said. "Those dunes can't take another hurricane right now." Although forecasters predicted the hurricane would turn away from the Carolina coast. Tandy said town officials kept track of it until they were convinced it was gone. Holden Beach Public Works Di rector Henry Thompson said, "I'd rather Ik accused of protecting somebody than of killing them " At Occan Isle Beach. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Benton and Police Chief Curt Pritchard followed the town's emergency preparedness plan in getting ready for Lib. Mayor Betty Williamson was vacationing in Mexico last week, but said she was in constant contact with the town. The mayor said the police depart ment was put on call, identification badges were prepared for town em ployees and fire and rescue person nel and a video camera was used to record the condition of the strand. "We were a little bit ahead of ourselves, but I'd rather have it that way than the other" ?Holden Beach Mayor John Tandy Also, the town made arrange ments to set up an emergency head quarters at a mainland business and a local radio station was called to get information out to the public. Trash cans also were removed from the strand. As the storm approached, Mrs. Williamson said several Ocean Isle Beach property owners went to the town hall to purchase vehicle slick ers that arc needed to get back on the island following an evacuation. Sunset Beach Town Administra tor Linda Fluegel said she met last Thursday with the police and fire chiefs, public works director and county emergency management di rector to discuss the evacuation pro cedure. Mayor Mason Barber also sat in on the meeting. "We were aii set," Mrs. Fluegel said. "We had everyone on standby until late Friday until we knew it wasn't coming in here." Local officials weren't the only ones preparing for the storm. An ad vance disaster team of the American Red Cross arrived in Whitcvillc last Friday to set up a national disaster center if case it might be needed. Other Grand Jury Indictments (Continued From Page 1-A) been taken regarding his employ ment status as of Tuesday, she added. The grand jury also handed down the following indictments Monday: ?Roger Dale Lowry, 28, of Crab Street, Holden Beach, with attempt ing to obtain a controlled substance by fraud. According to the warrant filed, Lowry allegedly attempted to obtain Dilaudid (Hydromorphonc) from Revco Drugs in Shallotte on Dec. 4, 1989, by altering a pcrscrip tion given to him for the dnig Flex eril, by changing the date and add ing 60 dosage units of Dilaudid. ?Aaron Thomas "Pctey" Swain, 21, of North Lord Street, Soulhport, with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Accord ing to documents filed at the Bruns wick County Clerk of Court's of fice, Swain allegedly assaulted Da vid Christopher Coats of Morchead City with a knife, cutting him about the head and leaving him uncon scious on June 21. He is also al leged to have taken a 1987 Nissan truck belonging to Gilliam Ray Coats of Morehead City in that inci dent ?Larry Oneal Register, 33, of Route 6, Whitcvillc, with posses sion with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and one count of maintain ing a vehicle to keep and to sell a controlled substance. According to warrants filed by Rodney Cause, auxiliary deputy with the Bruns wick County Sheriff's Department, Register allegedly attempted to sell 13.5 grams of cocaine on July 8 in Shallotte. His 1983 Nissan was con fiscated. ?Thomas McArthur Sullivan, 26, of Route 2, Lcland, with felonious hit and run stemming from a June 10 accident in Boiling Spring Lakes. Three people were injured in the accident, Charles Simmons, Jer emy Robbins and Josh Robbins, on Greenville Road in Boiling Spring Lakes, according to documents filed. ?David Christopher Bcacham, 21, of Charlotte, with possession of a schedule 1 substance, or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), on March 10 in Shallotte, according to a war rant filed by Officer GJ. Scmck of the Shallotte Police Department. Bcacham is a student at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, the warrant indicated. ?Anthony Dean Duckworth, 30, of Route 2, Supply, with two counts of felonious breaking and entering and laiceny, one count of felonious possession of stolen goods and one count of larceny of a firearm. Ac cording to warrants filed by Lt. Donnell Marlowe of the Sheriff's Department, Duckworth is alleged to have broken into a home on U.S. 17 in Shallotte on June 27 and to have taken SI, 142 in jewelry, mon cy and a .3H-calibcr revolver from the residence. He was also indicted for the August 24 break-in of Shal lottc Electric on Main Street in which S4.740 worth of drills, sanders and saws were taken along with SI,740 in cash and checks, ac cording to the warrants. ?Gus Jones Jr., 46, of Route 1, Navassa, with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Jones is accuscd of shooting a handgun at Christopher Alston three times and hitting him once in the leg on September 23. ?Barry Dale Almond, 21, of Gas tonia, with possession of stolen goods. Almond is charged with hav ing in his possession a 1988 Harlcy Davidson motorcycle that was stolen from a Myrtle Beach, S.C., man on June 9. ?Terry Fowler of Robeson Coun ty, with being a habitual felon for indictments handed down Sept. 17 for felonious breaking and entering and larceny and possession of stolen goods for the Sept. 3 break-ins of three homes on East 1st Street, Ocean Isle Beach. According to the indictment handed down Monday, Fowler has previously been convict ed of or pled guilty to felony offens es on three separate occasions since July 6, 1967, including the larceny of an automobile in 1977 and three counts of breaking and entering and larceny in 1986 in Robeson County and breaking and entering and lar ceny in 1979 in Bladen County. Sparks Set Swamp Ablaze (Continued From Page 1-A) ing the three major fires had spread to between 650 and 700 acrcs, with the largest about 470 acrcs in size, said Pate. The burned area included acreage owned by the N.C. Nature Conserv ancy and Federal Paper Board Co. Conservancy Concerned Bob Pect, a member of the Conservancy's stewardship com mittee, said the agency was con cerned about the damage firefight ing efforts might cause to the threatened and endangered plants and animals protected in the 13,000-acre preserve. 'The fires arc less of a threat than the fire plows," nc said. The Conservancy control-burned the interior of its property last year, but sees the need for larger burns that include shrub-size under growth, he said. "Otherwise, it in creases the potential for major fires like this." Tuesday morning Pate said the forest service was working closely with the Nature Conservancy to minimize damage from the plows. "But," he continued, "they under stand we have to put this fire out." Three "snow" tankers dropped fire relardant Tuesday afternoon on small areas where the fire was building within containment lines. Mop-up efforts were to continue Wednesday. The fires were reported to the Brunswick County Sheriff's De partment at 3:38 p.m. Monday. By the time Logan arrived at die fire scene, "it was just gone," he said, pointing cast in the direction of the fire's line of travel. While the North Carolina Forest Service began cutting fire lines around the three largest fires, more than 100 volunteer firefighters from 12 departments arrived with 18 trucks and tankers. Their task was to douse the smallest of the fires and wet down the shoulder of the roadway to help contain the blazes. They stayed on the job until night fall. Pate, speaking Tuesday from a fire camp set up at the Forest Service's Bear Pen airstrip, said six state and four paper company trac tor-plow units cut lines around the two smaller fires and four-fifths of the largest fires Monday, a task fin ished Tuesday. Deer Hunters Warned A yellow spotter plane skimmed the treetops late afternoon Monday while Logan drove his four-wheel drive vehicle through the woods in search of hunters. Over loudspeak ers they warned hunters to get out in advance of the approaching fire. Danny Bramlett and Mark Page had come from Shelby for two days of camping and deer hunting in the ??fwrnm, GIFT SHOP N.C. STATE FLAGS 2'x3' $21 Flag Kits $9 American Flags, too! CA JSEWAY PLAZA ? HOLDENi BEACH SUN THURS 10 6. FRI & SAT 10-9 842-5678 Green Swamp, but fled from the woods into a clearing near an al most-dry borrow pit along the high way. From there, they watched fire fighting efforts. "You hear that? When I heard it popping and crackling and ash start ed falling, 1 decided it was time to get out," said Bramlctt, as the Tire grew larger on the opposite side of the borrow pit. "I was up a tree stand and 1 smclled smoke." But he thought it was a con trolled burn because last year when they hunting at the same site, a bum was underway on paper company land across the highway. "The man in the pianc hollered at us for 30 minutes before we real ized what he was saying," said Bramlctt. "He said it was a major fire." Page, who was positioned deeper in the woods, didn't take time to dismantle his tree stand. cSj^sr AMERICAN & IMPORT PARTS & ACCESSORIES ?PAINT ?SUPPLIES ?EQUIPMENT ReriniSH ?CUSTOM MADE HYDRAULIC HOSE FITTINGS S REPAIRS ?BRAKE DRUMS & ROTORS TURNED MAIN ST ? SHALLOTTE ? 754 6619
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