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The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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U.S. Army engineers rejected a proposal to improve Whiskey Creek (Purviance Creek) near Masonboro Sound in New Hanover County, citing shoaling issues complained of by fishermen. The disapproval, added to the Rivers and Harbors Act by Rep. J. Bayard Clark, was reported to Congress yesterday by Secretary Kenneth Royall.
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The Royall report called the creek "Purviance Creek." But added that it was known in New Hanover County as Whiskey Creek.
The unfavorable report by the engineers was submitted after an investigation authorized by the recent Rivers and Harbors Act. The project was inserted into the act by Representative J. Bayard Clark. Fishermen have complained that the creek "shoals" so much that they cannot use it safely.
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New Hanover County
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Yesterday
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unfavorable report disapproving the project
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Engineers disapproved a proposal to improve Whiskey Creek, also known as Purviance Creek, near Masonboro Sound. The disapproval was reported to Congress by Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall after an investigation authorized by the recent Rivers and Harbors Act. The project was inserted into the act by Representative J. Bayard Clark due to fishermen's complaints that the creek shoals so much they cannot use it safely.