PEOPLE IN THE NEWS District Attorney Rex Gore Graduates From Executive Program Rex Gore, district attorney for Brunswick, Bla den and Colum bus counties, gra duated from the 1992 Executive Program of the National College of District Attor neys. He recently attended the 19th annual session of gorf. the course at the University of Hous ton. Participants discussed ways to improve the effectiveness of their office in prosecuting criminals and studied office administration and management, ethics, constitutional law and the prosecutor's discretion in charging crimes. Participates In Exercise U.S. Navy Lt. Eric H. Piucngcr recently participated in the 50th an niversary of the Baltic of Coral Sea celebration while visiting Sydney, Australia. He is in the Persian Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independ ence, homcportcd in Yokosuka, Ja pan, and is midway through a six month deployment. This is the sec ond time the carrier has operated in the Gulf sincc Iraq invaded Kuwait. During Operation Desert Storm the warship was the first carrier to enter the Persian Gulf in 17 years. Pittenger is the son of Patricia A. and Paul N. Pittenger Jr. of South port and a 1982 graduate of St. Mary's College, St. Mary's City, Md. HASTE FULFORD Guardsmen Train Three local members of E Com pany, North Carolina National Guard received Army Achievement Medals for their performance this past year, while a similar numlier of enlisted men distinquished them selves in a leadership simulation. Both recognitions took place at the close of two weeks of annual training held in May at Fort Bragg. Achievement awards were pre sented to Spcs. Douglas Haste of Seaside and Ickle Stanley and Saniuel Mil, bolh of the Shallotte area. On the last full day of training lower-ranking enlisted men assumed company leadership positions, se lected on the basis of their TOW weapon gunner qualifications. "Top Guns" acted as chief officers, including Spe cialist Patrick Long of Seaside. Other "Snuffy Day" leaders in- LONG eluded Spc. Haste and Spc. William Fulford. Scott Jones of Ash was promoted to the rank of private first class. As part of its training Company E practiced battle skills and fired 16 TOW (tube launched optic wire guided) missiles with 13 recorded hits and two faulty missiles fired at targets 2,000 meters down range. John Belt, company public rela tions officer, said E Company re ceived a very strong report card from its active duty regular U.S. Army graders. Al Millikcn of Shallotte is com mander of E Company, 1st Battalion Readers Will Travel Around The World In Books Youngsters who enroll in Sum mer Reading Club at the Brunswick County Library's three branches will explore "The Whole World In A Book," but not from their fathers' armchairs. Children's librarian Susan Phil lips has planned a variety of activi ties for the weekly meetings of the club, which begin July 7 and contin ue for five weeks through Aug. 7. However, she said in a recent in terview, the theme is only the focus of the club meetings, not of what the children read on their own time. Sessions will be held at the West branch in Shallotte on Tuesdays, at Southport on Wednesdays and at Leland on Fridays. Sessions for preschoolers will begin at 10 a.m. at Shallotte and Southport and 10:30 a.m. at Leland. Youngsters ages 6 through 13 begin at 1:30 p.m.. Depending on participation, groups may be further separated into ages 6-9 and 10-13, which arc the same divisions used for the club's awards program. Students will "visit" South Amer ica, Europe, the Middle East, the Orient, Australia and then Native Americans in the United Suites. Activities include a story about each country, plus either a craft, game or song. Youngsters will be busy. They get to decorate T-shirts, taste dates, make a mosiac, make a Learn To Renew A series of classes on refurbishing furniture will be sponsored this sum mer by the Brunswick County Co operative Extension Service. Classes will be offered on splint chair scats on June 23; chair caning, July 22-23; and basic refinishing, July 13, 17 and 21. A deposit of S5 is required for registration, with the balance of fees Children's Mask Workshop Slated A creative mask workshop from youngsters ages 7 to 12 will be held July 25 in the South Brunswick High School mutli-purpose room by Brunswick County's Parks and Recreation Department. Participants, who are asked to bring a bag lunch and something to drink, will work from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., using handmade masks, with a performance at 1 p.m. for family members and friends. There is a S3 participation fee and pre-registration is required. For more information, call Emma McGraw at 1-800-222-4790 or 253 4357. bracelet, do lake home worksheets, see a shadow puppet play, act out a story, and at some locations, visit with possibly a special guest or two. Youngsters will also get to an swer questions about the stories they read on their own. Reading on their own is the sec ond component of the summer pro gram and youngsters receive incen tives and awards based on their reading volume. "What they read is their choice -anything in the library," she said, with all youngsters encouraged to read material at their level of com prehension. "We've got lots of new books in that are being shelved now." "We're trying to get the children in here who don't think they like to read, so we offer incentives," said Mrs. Phillips. These include small tokens from a Treasure Chest when a child com pletes his or her first 10 books, and then again after every additional 15 books. For older students, the library uses pages read, instead of the num ber of Every child is issued a read ing log and a passport. In the log, they record the books they read. The passport gets stamped for each country "visited" by those attending Summer Reading Club. Youngsters who are not able to attend Summer Reading Club ses sions may still participate in the Worn Furniture for supplies due one week prior to each class. hems to be refinished must be small and easily transportable. Parti cipants may bring their own furni ture or order a kit to learn the tech niques. For more information, contact Mary L. Russ, home economics ex tension agent, at 253-4425. r The best In literature, ^ the best In mystery, the best In Southern authors and children's books... The Best of the Best at L. Bookworm Open 10-9 7 Days a Week 842-7380 Located at the bridge to Holden Beach FAX 842-8466 SUNDAY N.Y. 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All participants receive certifi cates and other incentives, including a discounted admission ticket to a major theme park. Day Camp Features Creative Dramatics Two creative dramatic workshops will be offered this summer by the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department. Open to youths ages 10 to 18, one will be held July 20-23 in the West Brunswick High School multi-pur posc room, and on July 27-30 in the multi-purpose room at South Bruns wick High School. Taught by Steve Myou, the camps will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday, with a performance Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for parents, family mem bers and friends. The participation fee is S14 and prc-rcgistraiion is required. For more information, call Emma McGraw, 253-4357 or 1-800-222 4790. (Mcchanizcd) I2()th Infantry, N.C. National Guard. Seven Attended Event A group of seven representatives from the Northwest and Navassa communities recently completed a 14-scssion conference in Chevy Chase, Md? designed to promote in volvement and leadership in com munity affairs. The Community Voices Survival Institute was held June 4-7 at the National 4-H Center. The theme for the conference was "A Day to Bring Many Voices Together," encourag ing dialog between grassroots citi zen's groups and policy makers. Attending from this area were Fossic Ballard, Sylvester Ballard, Debra Knox, Jessie Miller, Arlcatha Corbctt, Janet Ballard and Linwood Ballard. Facilitating at two smali group sessions were Mrs. Miller of North west and Pearl W. Stanley, a Bruns wick County home economics ex tension agent For more information on the Community Voices Program, call Mrs. Stanley at 253 4425. Brown Honored Marva J. Brown, a native of Brunswick County, was recently named administrator of the year for the Lenoir County Schools by the Lenoir County Education Officc Personnel. She received the honor in 1986 also. Mrs. Brown has been child nutri tion director for the sch