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Eleven Charged At Highway Drug Check BY TERRY POPE F.levcn people were charged with drug violations at an Aug. I high way narcotics check. Brunswick County narcotics officers say they have a 100 percent success rate in district court on persons arrested at road checkpoints this year. To date, 56 persons have been arrested on various charges as a result of Operation RIP (Rural Interdiction Program), operated by the Bruns wick County Sheriff's Department, N.C. Highway Patrol officers and their drug-sniffing dog, Marcos Augustus Ccasar. "In court, everybody has either been found guilty or pled guilty to charges," said Lt. David Crocker, narcotics detective with the sheriff's department. ' '| v rat ion RIP was organized in March to help fight the flow of dings on the county's highways. The program is unique to Brunswick < "ounty, Crocker said. HiC following charges were filed last week: ? Wendy Grimes Culbrcth, 25, of Sandy Forks Road, Raleigh, was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana by State Trooper Roy Murray. ?Christopher Scott Willing, 23, of N. Howe Street, Southport, was chargcd wuh misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia by Murray. ?Samuel David Prevail Jr., 24, of Buccaneer Hills, Supply, was chargcd with possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of marijuana by State Trooper J. V. Dove. ?Richard Lawrence Crawford Jr., 24, of Logan Road, Castle Hayne, was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia by Dove. ? lorry M. Lavit/, 35, of Lancaster, Calif., was chargcd with possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of marijuana by Dove. ?Todd A. Nance, 28, of College Station Road, Athens, Ga.. was charged w ith possession of drug paraphernalia by Dove. ?John Farmer Bell, 29, of Carrs Hill Road, Athens, Ga., was chargcd w ith misdemeanor maintaining a vehicle to keep drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of marijuana by Dove. ?Vivian Nadine Taylor, 28, of Buckingham Avenue, Wilmington, was chargcd w ith possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor pos session of marijuana by Detective R.D. Todd. ?Carl Robert Summerson, 30, of Lakeside Apartments, Leland, was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia by Todd. ?Robert Michael Smith, 31, of Green Acres, Fla., was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug parapher nalia by Todd. ?Richard Avon Hodgin, 40, of Broughton Street, Garner, was chargcd v. ith misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug para phernalia by Crocker. Rainfall Expected To Ease Up Rainfall is cxpccied to return to near normal levels during the com ing week, reports Shallotte Point meteorologist Jackson Canady. Canady said Tuesday that he ex pects temperatures to also be near normal, averaging in the low 70s at night and rising to near 90 during the daytime. Me anticipates about three-quar ters inch of rainfall. For the period July 30 through Aug. 5, Canady rccordcd 4.75 inch es of rainfall at his house. He recorded a maximum high temperature of 96 degrees on Aug. 4, while the low for the week of 73 degrees occurred July 3 1 . An average daily high of 90 de grees combined with an average low of 74 degrees for a daily aver age temperature of 82 degrees, which Canady said was about 2 de grees above average. County Fires Firm (Continued From Pag 1-A) ?Agreed to seek suite grants to pay for utility additions for Telechron, a firm that plans to build in the Leland Industrial Park. ?Approved an assessment resolu tion clearing the way to begin work on Spccial Assessment District 12, a collection of 10 subdivisions be tween Ocean Isle and Calabash that are next in line to receive county water. ?Set a public hearing for Aug. 19, 6 p.m.. on the naming or changing of road names. Some roads without names have been discovered since the county began installing road signs last month for the county's 911 system. ?Took no action on a request to seek a Lower Cape Fear Council of Government grant for the Piney Grove Improvement Association Inc., which wants to renovate the old alternative education building at Piney Grove. ?Appointed Bob Miller to the Brunswick County Airport Com mission. Reserve your place in the sun at.. CALABASH MOTEL Single S28 ? Double S38 ? Efficiency $48 RIVER ROAD. CALABASH (919)579-6576 HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRUNSWICK&ftEACON POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 NOTICE: Reliable or consistent delivery cannot be guaranteed since this newspaper must rely on the U.S. Postal Service for delivery. We can only guarantee that your newspaper will be submitted to the post office in Shallotte on Wednesday of the week of publication, in time for dispatch to out-of-town addresses that day. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr Citizen In Brunswick County LJ6.30 C15.30 N.C. Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 3.68 3.68 TOTAL 10.36 9.30 Elsewhere In North Carolina ?6.30 Q5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL 14.86 13.80 Outside North Carolina ^6.30 J5.30 Postage Charge 9.65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name !' 'dress .... City, State Zip L. Holden Beach Launching Water Rescue Program BY DOUG ruttkr Holdcn Beach officials aren't wailing any longer to gel a water rescue program afloat. Reacting to four recent drown ings. commissioners have agreed to spend up to S15,(XX) in occupancy tax revenues on equipment, training and operating costs to launch the program. That budget should provide Hol dcn Beach with an equipped corps of qualified water rescue volunteers by the start of October. Town board members voted Monday to buy nearly Sll.OOU of water rescuc equipment and desig nated Tri-Bcach Volunteer Fire De partment as the lead agency in fu ture water rescue efforts. Concerned about recent drown ings, water safety has been a top priority with commissioners over the past month. They have been worried about the lack of equip ment, trained personnel and organi zation of past rescuc attempts. Three Greensboro men drowned in ihe ocean May 28 alter a fishing boat sank off Shallotlc Inlet. A 12 year-old boy from Knighldale drowned in the surf at Holden Beach July 4. "I think we're all very serious about this," Commissioner Judy Bryan said Monday. "Wc all have children and grandchildren." Besides the 515,000 to start a wa ter rescuc program, commissioners hired a marine safety consultant about two weeks ago. The board re ceived his written report and recommendations Monday. Preston Colby, a nationally known water search and rescuc in structor and trainer, recommends in his report a combination of educa tion, engineering, equipment, train ing and enforcement. The cost of the equipment ap proved for purchase Monday night "Few parents understand that a child can be swept away by a current and drown in the time it takes to spread out a beach towel." ? Preston Colby Marine Safety Consultant is estimated at S10.765. The major item is a rescue patrol boat that can be launched from the surf, similar to one used at Ocean Isle Beach. Holdcn Beach also plans to buy communications equipment, life jackets, helmets and other acces sories for the rescuers. The boat and supplies will probably be stored at the police station. Keith Sawyer, an officer with Tri Beach VFD and member of the town's water rescuc committee, said he developed the equipment list based on Colby's recommendations. Sawyer said 10 area residents will be qualified to use the rescue boat and other equipment after they complete a second-level water res cue coursc in late September. The crew of two Holdcn Beach police officers, two rescue squad members and six firefighters com pleted a basic water rescue class last month at Ocean Isle Beach. Colby taught, the coursc, and Sawyer said plans arc already being made for another basic water rescue class at Holdcn Beach in the spring. That should broaden the base of volunteers qualified to participate in water rescue. The $10,765 equipment cost doesn't include the cost of operating the equipment, training or public education expenses. Sawyer said operating and training costs should be about $500 this year and S2,(XX) ncxi year. Colby's Recommendations Colby, who is ihe director of Pub lic Safety Water Rcscuc, makes a number of recommendations about public education in his six-page re port to the Holdcn Beach Commis sioners. He suggests the town provide a handout for renters informing them of the importance of adults staying in the water with children at all times. "Few parents understand that a child can be swept away by a current and drown in the lime it takes to spread out a beach towel," he wrote. Colby also suggests that the town put up large signs at bcach access ways educating people about long shore currcnLs and rip tides. Town officials haven't made any decisions about public education ef forts, but talked Monday about put ting red flags on the bcach to warn swimmers of dangerous currents. Colby suggested use of the flags in his report. Commissioners also might follow another one of Colby's recommen dations and ask television stations to run public service announce ments on water safety. In his report, Colby suggests the town buy an inflatable boat de signed for rescue in heavy surf and 10 sets of equipment for the safety of rcscuc personnel. The expense approved this week includes equipment for five res cuers, and a proposed equipment list for next fiscal year includes gear for five more people. Colby also recommends the pur chase of "victim rescue equipment" such as rescue lines, bags and tubes, boat towing equipment, backboards and thermal protection blankets. The marine safety consultant notes that the equipment is worth less without rescue workers who are trained and qualified to use it. "About the only thing mere dan gerous than not having the right equipment is having the equipment but not having the right training for the proper use of that equipment," he wrote. Colby further recommends the town improve its access at 555 Ocean Blvd. West so it can be used by emergency vehicles. He says all public arressways should be mark ed with large, reflective numbers or letters so they arc easily readable from both the street and beach side. In the area of enforcement, Colby suggests the town maintain water patrols in the rigid-hull boat on heavy beach use days such as holi days and weekends. People who own and rent person al watcrcraft also should be given copies of the town ordinance that prohibits their use within 500 feet of the beach between April 1 and Sept. 30. Although commissioners have discussed hiring lifeguards to pro tect specific sections of the strand, they've dropped that idea for now. Colby told the board last month that lifeguard programs are difficult to get started and maintain with high school and college students. He made no mention of lifeguards in his final report. "It's significant in iLs absence," said Commissioner Bob Buck. List Of Candidates Long In Some Towns (Continued From Pag 1-A) agcr of the Carolina Shores Pro perty Owners Association, and War ren "Bud" Knapp, former chairman of the Calabash Planning Board. This year's election in Calabash is in sharp contrast to 1989, when there were 16 commission candi dates from District II. Elsewhere Outside of the South Brunswick Islands, Boiling Spring Lakes has three people running for mayor and six candidates vying for two seats on the board of commissioners. In Bolivia, Mayor lna Mae Mintz is unopposed in her run for a sixth straight term. Five candidates, in cluding two incumbents, are seek ing election to the four-member board of aldermen. Long Beach voters will go to the polls early this year. A primary will be held before the general election in November to trim the candidate list. Mayor John Verccn faces chal lenges from Michael Oxford and Joan Alunan, and 10 people have filed for the three seals up for grabs on the town board. Elsewhere on Oak Island, three incumbents and four challengers have filed for the three available seats on the Yaupon Beach Board of Commissioners. Southport voters will choose be tween incumbent C.B. "Cash" Car oon and former mayor Norman Hol den in the mayor's race. All three incumbent aldermen have filed for re-election in South port, but two other candidates have thrown their names in the ring. Leland Mayor Russell Baldwin faces a challenge this fall from for mer Kure Beach mayor S.L. Doty. Three town board candidates, in cluding two incumbents, have filed for the two council seats. Candidates for mayor and town board arc unopposed in Belville, Caswell Beach and Navassa. The Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District Board also will have no contcst in its first election. A complete list of the candidates, with the number of seats available and length of term, is below. (I) de notes the candidate is an incumbent. CALABASH Commissioner, District I (1 seat, 4 years): Keith Hardee (1) Commissioner, District II (2 seats, 4 years): Jon B. Sanborn (I) Robert L. Noe Warren "Bud" Knapp SUNSET BEACH Mayor (2 years): Mason Barber (I) Council (2 seats, 4 years): Cherri Check Mary K. Griffith (I) Clctus A. Waldmillcr OCEAN ISLE BEACH Mayor (2 years): Betty Williamson (I) Commissioner (3 seats, 4 years): William T. Bullington Jr. Raymond Ericksen Debbie Fox (1) E. Paul Juslicc Janet Sanders Kendall H. Suh John Sutton SHALLOTTE Mayor (2 years): Beamon Hewett Sarah Tripp (I) Alderman (3 seats, 4 years): Roney W. Cheers Sam Inman Joe M. Hewett Jr. (I) Gene Frink Jay G. "Jody" Simmons (I) Morris J. Hall David L. Gause (1) Alderman (1 seat, 2 years): Wilton Harrelson (I) Odell "Odie" Johnson HOLDEN BEACH Mayor (2 years): Waliy Ausley Robertson "Bob" Buck (I) Commissioner (5 seats, 2 years): Gay Atkins (I) Gil Bass Donald M. Campbell Diane Clark Jim Foumicr Crawford Hart Larry McDowell David Sandifer James Shalor Sid S warts Larry Vogt Roger Williams VARNAMTOWN Mayor (2 years): Judy L. Galloway (1) Alderman (3 seats, 4 years): John David Dawson (1) Fayc Galloway Roscoc Griffin Tonya Robhins Jeff Whitfield BOLIVIA Mayor (2 years): lna Mae Mint/ (1) Alderman (4 seats, 2 years): Thurston 'Tut" Clcmmons Jr. Sarah E. Knox (I) Alicc Lcsh Ella Jane Weseott (I) Sherry Willctts MOILING SPRING LAKES Mayor (2 years): Herbert C. Bunten Charles A. Schneiders Mark Stewart Commissioner (2 seats, 4 years): Bert H. Buckbee Martha H. Bullard Gregory P. Hoi ley George H. Lanier Jr. Warren Plowden L.K. "Randy" Randolph Phyllis O. Vaughan LONG BEACH Mayor (2 years): Joan Altman H. Michael Oxford John W. Vereen III (1) Commissioner (3 seats, 4 years): Horace Collier David W. Drummond (I) David E. Durr William D. Easlcy Carlton E. "Gene" Frazicr Jean C. Gray (1) State Names New Ferryboat For Daniel L. Russell Jr. I BY SUSAN USHKR | A new stale ferryboat under construction in Texas j has been named for a former governor who was born in j Brunswick County. On Friday the State Board of Transportation named the vessel for Daniel Lindsay Russell Jr., a Republican who served as governor from 1897 to 1901. He was bom at Winnabow Plantation Aug. 7, 1845, in a house that is still standing on Governors Road in Winnabow. He was also a former superior court judge and state and U.S. legislator. As governor he favored in creased education aid, higher taxes for corporations and legislation to prevent monopolies. He died May 14, 1908. A historical marker in his honor was erected on U.S. 17 last year. The ferryboat named in Russell's honor will be larger than those now in the state's service, according to Earl Jones, a marine technician in the N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division. It will be 44 feet wide and 180 feet long, compared to j ferries such as the two in service on the Southport-Fort Fisher route, the MIV Sea Level and MIV Sandy Graham, which are 130 feel long. Those ferries arc classcd as having an average load of 22 vehicles, while the Daniel L. Russell Jr. will be expected to carry an average of 30 to 34 vehicles per trip, depending on the size of the vehicles. The double-ended ferry is being built by Orange Shipbuilding of Orange, Texas, said Jones, at a contract cost of S3.48 million. The contract calls for the vessel to be delivered to the ferry division's maintenance facility at the Cherry Branch ferry operation in May 1 W2. It is constructed in such a way that it can be used interchangeably on vari ous routes operated by the division. "If everything goes right, we should have it in opera tion by the end of May," Jones said. Bill Jones, a DOT spokesman, said Monday that "it looks like" the Russell could be placed into service on the Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route. However, the fi nal decision will be made by the department's opera tions division. Bobbie H. Larrison William H. "Hobc" Millard Gregg Poller James R. Somers YAUPON BEACH Commissioner (3 seats, 4 years): Rhctt Blackman Joseph W. Broyles (I) Michael E. Kcane May W. Moore (I) James L. Poole Sr. (I) Darrell D. Posey J.M. Warren CASWELL BEACH Mayor (2 years): Jack B. Cook (1) Commissioner (1 seat, 4 years): Esicn "Jonnic" Gillis SOUTH PORT Mayor (2 years): C.B. "Cash" Caroon (I) Norman R. Holdcn Alderman, Ward I (1 seat, 4 c3rs)' Mary H. "Mcczic" Childs (I) J. Wallon Willis Alderman, Ward II (2 seats, 4 ears): Nelson E. Adams (I) William W. Dclaney Paul W. Sweeney (1) LELAND Mayor (2 years): Russell G. Baldwin (I) S.L. Doty Council (2 seats, 4 years): Lynettc Carlisle (I) Jane O. Gilbert (I) Thomas D. Hyatt SANDY CREEK Council (2 seats, 4 years): Louis A. Blouir Willie E. Millinor (I) Brenda Gayc Mitchell BELVILLE Mayor (2 years): Kenneth D. Messer Sr. (I) Commissioner (2 seats, 4 years): Markland S. Carper Cindy Messer NAVASSA Mayor (2 years): Louis "Bobby" Brown (I) Council (3 seats, 4 years): Thomas V. Merrick (1) Walter Williams (I) Eulis A. Willis (I) DOSHER HOSPITAL BOARD Trustees (2 seats, 6 years): Dcbra Amos Gib Bar bee THE BXUNSWKIT&ftACON 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 $10.36 Six Months $5.55 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year $14.80 Six Months $7.90 ELSEWHERE IN U.S X One Year $15.95 Six Months $8.35 Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Shallotte, N.C. 28459. USPS 777-780
