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s wf moio i r TBurr fore Shriners Honor Kirby Raybon Moore (left) president of the Brunswick County Shrine Club, presents an appreciation plaque to Shallotte resident Floyd Kirby, who recently donated an ice maker to support the volunteer organization. Freak Fire Destroys Farm Truck Saturday A freak fire accident destroyed i farm truck in the Mill Creek com munity Saturday afternoon that left investigators puzzled. When someone spotted the burn ing vehicle, they reported that a truck believed to have been stolen had been set on fire about two miles off of N.C. 87 on the Ed Swain farm. No one knew why a truck would be crashed into the wooded area and set on fire. In fact, the truck belonged to the Swain family and it took investiga tors some time to figure out what might have happened. Brunswick County Emergency Management Coordinator Cecil Lo gan and Brunswick County sheriff's deputies now believe a catalytic converter beneath the truck caught some corn stalks on fire in a field, the beginning of the entire ordeal. "The heat from that fire then shorted out the starter," Logan spec ulated. "It was a straight-drive vehi cle, so it crankcd itself and moved forward and crashed into the woods." The truck had a full tank of gas and on the rear was a tank with 20 gallons of diesel fuel. The fuel ex ploded, setting the area woods on fire, too. Both Bolivia and Boiling Spring Lakes volunteer fire departments re sponded to the call around 5:30 p.m. Logan said the truck had been parked in the corn field Saturday evening. When the driver returned about 45 minutes later, the truck had been moved and was on fire. "When we first got the call we thought it was a stolen truck," Logan said. "It's just one of those freak things." The truck was destroyed. Firemen were able to put out the blaze and to keep the woods fire from getting out of control. The farm truck was a 1986 four-wheel drive vehicle. Brunswick Fishermen Land 2.4 Million Pounds In 1989 Brunswick County commercial fishermen landed about 2.4 million pounds of fish in 19S9, with shrimp accounting for more than one fourth of the catch. The landings added up to nearly S4 million for the county's commer cial fishing fleet, according to sta tistics from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. Brunswick County ranked 10th in the state in pounds of commercial fish landed in 1989. The $3,914,106 value of the fish was the sixth high est amount in North Carolina. By far, local commercial fisher men harvested more shrimp in 1989 than any other type of seafood. Fishermen netted 633,576 pounds of shrimp worth 51,075,085. Overall, Brunswick County shell fishermen grossed nearly $2.2 mil lion in 1989. Besides shrimp, the shellfish harvest included 181,650 pounds of crabs, 177,888 pounds of clams and 81,917 pounds of oysters. Local commercial fishermen also landed 1,332,161 pounds of finfish in 1989 worth $1,716,265. Grouper and snapper accounted for nearly 60 percent of the dollars generated from commercial finfish landings. Fishermen caught 285,341 pounds of snapper and 283,836 pounds of grouper with a combined value of SI, 027,693. Brunswick County fishermen al so caught 284,951 pounds of mis cellaneous finfish in 1989 worth $250,905 and 68,054 pounds of tile fishes worth $123,996. Statewide, commercial fishermen landed 165 million pounds of fish in 1989 worth approximately $74 mil lion. Commercial landings decreas ed 14 percent from 1988, while the dollar value dropped 5 percent. Brunswick County ranked fourth in the number of state commercial vessel licenses issued in 1989, be hind Carteret, New Hanover and Onslow counties. Marine Fisheries issued 1,682 commercial vessel licenses in Brunswick County during the year, including 381 for full-time vessels and 345 for part-time vessels. The state issued 940 licenses for pleasure vessels in Brunswick Coun ty, making it the leading county in the state. New Hanover County rank ed second with 800 pleasure vessels. Take Hwy. 130 West, Near Whiteville 640-2758 ? Open Mon.-Sat. 10-6 ? (Just past bemc) Shades & (Shadows 1 Enjoy winter evenings by candlelight... *! 15% Off Candles of all sizes . . . tapers & long burning candles in a variety of styles & colors. Beautiful & unique collection of shades, lamps, framed prints, finials, fan pulls, candles & mirrors. ? We also offer lamp Remember ?? Bring your lamps! Buying a lampshade without a lamp buying hat without a headl Calabash Burglar Leaves Trail Of Blood BY TERRY POPE A bloody burglar broke into the Calabash Deli late Saturday and took some cake and beer. According to Brunswick County Sheriff's Deputy D.L. Stovall, someone used a pocket knife to pry open a rear door to gain entry to the business. The suspcct was either injured be fore the break-in occurred or was cut while gaining entry because blood drops and blood smears were found in several places in the restaurant. Taken in the break-in was a S10 cheesecake and an estimated $5 in beer. Some of the blood had been cleaned up when detectives arrived, but several fresh drops were still on the floor. The break-in occurred between 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday. In other reports on fiie at the sheriff's department: ?Someone broke into the Bruns CRIME REPORT wick Community College cafcicria over the weekend, prying open the door on a vending machine and causing an estimated $60 in dam age, Deputy Richard Long reported. ? An ax was used to break through the rear door of Leland Grocery, re ported Deputy Brian Sanders. Once inside, the burglar ransacked the business and broke into two coin machines and the cash register. Someone also attempted to break into two drink machines in front of the store. ? An Ash woman reported Friday that someone broke into her home and took an estimated $7,700 in jewelry. Deputy Darryl Marlow re ported. ?A truck reported stolen from Maintenance Incorporated in Leland was later found Saturday evening at a baseball field in the Phoenix com munity, reported Deputy Sanders. ?A car parked under a carport at a home on Village Road in Leiand had its rear window shot out Friday morning. Deputy W.F. Moore re ported someone Tired a rifle bullet into the 1986 Ford sometime before noon. ?A bullet was also found inside a Bolivia home Saturday morning. The bullet had traveled through a glass window causing about $40 in damage. The home, on U.S. 17, was being remodeled. The bullet was found on the floor inside and was possibly fired by a hunter, reported Deputy Wendell Bennett ?A Quail Cove residence near Snailottc was vandalized sometime between Dec. 25 and Jan. 6 while the occupants were away on vaca tion. Deputy Long reported the front door of the mobile home had been pried open. Clothing had been damaged and some hunting items and shotgun shells were taken. tsU mated loss was SI 70. ?A Carolina Shores Resort man said he drank too much late Satur day and woke up in the parking lot of the condominium project with a bleeding head and discovered that his bicycle was missing. Calabash Volunteer Rescue Squad was called to transport the victim to the hospi tal. Deputy Long reported the vic tim stated the last thing he remem bers is shooting pool with some oth er men at a Calabash business. ?A citizens band radio and a radar detector valued at $570 were stolen from a vehicle in Ash late Satu/day, reported Deputy Shelton Caison. ?Two bicycles valued at $218 were taken from a Leland residence on Graham Road Saturday night, re ported Deputy W.F. Moore. ?A resident on Old Mill Road in Leland reported someone smashed two car windows in his yard and broke into his home, taking a $200 sewing machine and a $30 coffee maker. A kerosene heater valued at $85 was also taken, reported De puty Moore. PHOTO CO NT11I BUTE 0 Winning Combination Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chairman Kelly Hol den hasn't always counted local government and politics among his interests, but ha:; shown a predilection for winning. In the win ter of 1965, when he was a sophomore at Shallotte High School, II olden' s Copas King, a walker, earned recognition as a United Kennel Club bench champion. Waccamaw Intersection Getting Caution Light A flashing caution light will soon alert motorists on N.C. 130 west to potential traffic entering the high way from Waccamaw School and Longwood roads. Roger Hawkins, division traffic engineer, said the light should be in place in approximately one month's time based on his office's workload. Once arrangements for a pole and electrical service are made, actual installation will require only a day to a day and a half, he said. The project is expected to garner routine approval from the N.C. Board of Transportation at its Feb ruary meeting. Traffic on N.C. 130 will have a flashing yellow caution light, while traffic on S.R. 1321 (Longwood Road) and S.R. 1330 (Waccamaw School Road) will have a flashing red stop light The decision to install the light was based on a check of the inter section's three-year accident rate, said Hawkins. However, when the unit was first asked to consider installing a light at Ash, he said, a study was made for the "wrong" intersection. The first study was of the intersection of N.C. 130 and the Ash-Little River and Simmons Road. Based on its accident history, that intersection did not warrant a light. Rep. David Redwine, who had asked DOT to study the intersec tion, said he was able to Find discre tionary funds to cover the cost of the $3,000 project. At the State Board of Transporta tion's Jan. 4 meeting, two improve ment projects in Brunswick County were included in a SI. 55 million multi-county contract awarded to Papco Group of Salisbury for road widening and resurfacing projects. In Brunswick County, on N.C. 130 west of Shallotte, the contractor will widen one-tenth of a mile of roadway by two feet on each side and resurface eight-tenths of a mile of roadway. William A. Powell and W. James Payne wish to announce that Rex Gore of the firm of Powell , Gore & Payne has withdrawn from the firm to become District Attorney for the 13th Judicial District. The firm will continue under the name of POWELL and PAYNE All matters in progress by Rex Gore will be completed by Powell and Payne. There will be no interruption in providing services to our clients. We are a full-service law firm with 33 years of experience handling personal injury claims, workers' compensation claims, estates, real property matters, admiralty law and criminal law. NO CHARGE FOR INITIAL CONSULTATION ON PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS Hwy. 1 7 North ? Shallotte ? 754-4389 Another Hunter Found After Search Of Swamp A lost hunter spent more than six hours trapped in the Green Swamp last week before rescue workers could locate him in a thick bay area. It was the third time this season that a hunter has become lost in the swamp after dark. Steven Gannon of Hickory was found around 10:30 p.m. last Wed nesday after the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department sent up a search plane to help locate him. Temperatures had dipped into the 40s and a drizzle had started to fall. "He was totally exhausted," said Cecil Logan, Brunswick County Emergency Management coordina tor. "He had been walking around and around, trying to get out." Garmon and a hunting partner had agreed to meet by the roadside on N.C. 211 around 5 p.m. follow ing an afternoon of hunting for deer. Logan said he received a call at 6:55 p.m. that the hunter was lost. Logan used a radio speaker to make initial contact with Garmon. "We told him to fire a shot if he could hear us," Logan explained. "We were able to pinpoint his loca tion that way." Sgt. Carl Pearson of the Sheriff's Department manned an airplane and Homer Rich of the N.C. Forestry Scrvice drove a tractor through the woods. Garmon, who had a portable tree stand with him, climbed up a tree and waiting for help to arrive. After spotting the stand, Pearson gave directions to Logan, who re layed directions to Rich or the trac tor. Gannon rode the tractor out of the woods. "Having that tree stand really helped," Logan said. "He was able to climb up above the tree tops." It is the third time a hunter has been lost in the same area of the Green Swamp since hunting season began last fail. A Robeson County man spent the night in the woods before a rescue crew was able to lo cale him last fall. Logan said the area is dangerous for hunters because of its thick brush. Once a hunter walks into and can't see out of the bay area he be comes confused. Garmon did have a compass with him, but didn't know enough about the area to use it properly, Logan said. He was used to hunting in the Hickory area where the woods are not as thick and the land is less flat "They have to keep in mind that (N.C.) 211 runs north and south," he added. If hunters would keep walk ing west they would eventually end up on N.C. 211, he said. NOW YOUR AD CAN REACH A ! I rtP NORTH CAROLINA FOR ONLY $ 25 WORDS $6 each additional word N.C. STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS BLANKET NORTH CAROLINA OVER 120 NEWSPAPERS (For more information, call this newspaper or...) SIMPLY FILL OUT THIS FORM AND SEND WITH YOUR CHECK. (No Phone Orders. Larger order forms are available from this newspaper.) Name Address Advertising Copy: ? Z'P. 25 Words ? $6 each additional word over 25. Word count: Telephone numbers (including area coda) aqua word. Post office box numbers as two words, box numbers and numbers as two words. The name of the city, state and zip * each count as one word. 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