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Cabl BY EDDIE SWEATT Holden Beach commissioners Monday night heard why cablevision service has not been satisfactory and what is being done to correct the problem. A representative of Vision Cable of Wilmington, which has tire franchise for service at Holden, told commissioners the cable has been cut nine times by bridge construction crews, causing outages. He said the cable has now been re routed completely away from the bridge. A problem with doubleimaging on channel 3 will be resolved by moving it to channel 10 as soon as new equipment, expected to be delivered Feb. 8, is received. The cable company was called on the carpet by a letter from Mayor Kenner Amos in which he complained about the service. Commissioner Hal Stanley, after voicing a number of complaints, told the cable TV representative, "We are unhappy with the situation as it is" and promised to "see you later" if it is not improved. The regular monthly meeting Monday was the first one to begin earlier, at 6:30 p.m. Commissioners voted last month to meet at 6:30 from Nov. through March, and at 7:30 p.m. the other seven months of the year. Commissioners decided Monday to School Poi Earlv Rele / ? BY TERRY POPE Edj 1 _v reiuaSCS fur nigh school seniors who work after school will be ?abolished over the next couple of years by a new policy the Brunswick County Board of Education adopted Monday night. ArrnrHino In fho iipw nnlirv sLnri ting next fall seniors will be allowed ? to leave school for the last period of the day only if there is no conflict in the student's schedule. No regular courses the student pre-registered for may- be dropped to rearrange for an earlv rplpnsp _ Astislsel Superintendent Ed Lemon said. Such early releases from school do not apply to vocational educational students who work during the last period of school as part of their training, I,emon said. Under the new plan, I all early releases for seniors, except for vocational education students, Mill lie uj uk iOSC-57 .^CnCO! _ year, unless students are given special permission from the principal. Such a move is another effort to rkeep the "closed campus concept" in Brunswick County, I.emon said, I Bov Shot J\a ! - Leg Near Lc A 14-year-old boy was shot twice in the leg while allegedly attempting to break into a I-or.g wood residence Saturday night, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department reported. Forrest Williams, 4fi, of Iongwood was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious in?jury after .a shot the youth in the right leg with a .22 caliber rifle, Chief of Detectives Phil Perry reported. A juvenile petition will be issued against the boy for first-degree burglary after he is released from the hospital. Perry said. He will face the charge in Brunswick County Juvenile Court. f WF'RF I ? ?Parking I ?Pat BUILPINO ? I evlsion 5 set two public hearings at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, prior to their regular meeting tliat night. One will be on a request from Davis Heniford to rezone property at 117 and 119 Ocean Boulevard West from residential to commercial use. The other will be to hear public comment on an amendment of the zoning ordinance regulating relocation of buildings. Following a public hearing held Monday night, commissioners confinned the assessment roll and levied assessments for the paving of Greensboro Street at $9,064 per front foot. The session was so brief Monday that commissioners had to recess the regular meeting to wait until 7:30 for the public hearing, advertised for that time hefore the mentinu tirnp was changed. The only public comment came from Bob Meek, a Greensboro St. resident, who enthusiastically favored the proposal. Commissioners tentatively agreed to meet in special session Monday morning at 9 for a work session on acquisition of public accessways and plans for the strand patrol. Commissioner Stanley said he wants the work session to be held in conjunction with a special meeting so action can be taken. I icy To Elimi ases For Se whereas students are not allowed to leave Cctfupus for lunch. *t 4 i Ml 1 to ilCM JC?I ? SC1I1UIS Will IllTU lO units of credit to graduate-while 20uniLs of credit will be required for the 1986-07 graduating class as approved in the Basic Kducation Program guideline:; adopted by the N.C. State Board of Kducation in October. Also, each school day must include at least 5'i hours of instructional time for students by the 1980-87 schedule, cutting out the number of free periods students will be able to take, lemon said. itn nut Kimi on nnt/it< Uthilp " O" "* * **,,M % and make car payments is getting in the way of education," lemon said. "Students who work have a lower achievement level than those who stay in school. The early release is prooably presenting problems." Of the three county high schools, lemon said, two schools, West and n? I..L L.... I ?~.i_w tiui in uiuiunivn, ihi<v it.vii invtuif, away from allowing seniors to leave school early to work. He added the new policy should not increase the student drop-out rate since seniors are so close to graduation that they do not want to quit /ice in V ingwood Although he was taken to tie Brunswick Hospital following the shooting, the boy was later released. He returned to the hospital Monday IIIUI IU IUIVC MIC IWU LAI IICWS removed. Chief Deputy John Marlow said. At the time of the alleged break-in attempt, Williams was asleep, inside the building, Ferry oaid. The building had once been a store, but is now being used as a residence. Williams was released from the Brunswick County Jail late Saturday. The shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. wammmmmmmmmmmmrn prii ii?inj v v/ i lots ?Driveways hjnc ?slabs SUP PUIS n Hie & Sumet 579 3561 < AT HOLDE ervice G In other business, commissioners: Voted to amend police department regulations to require all officers to have and maintain telephone service as a condition of employment, Raised the pay of 2 policeman, George Adkins, by 5% effective Feb. 1, as provided for in the current budget. Approved a job description for the new nositinn nf nrtininistrntivo nscictant to the police chief, to which Don Stovall was appointed last month, Approved the draft of a contract for garbage pickup which wiii be put out for bids. Authorized Commissioner Graham King to purcliase a portable generator, hire temporary help and allow town personnel to make improvements to public accessways as long as costs do not exceed the town's 25% share of the project. King told commissioners he was unable to get bids on project because it is a small job and there is no on-site electric power to operate tools. The project calls for construction of walkways and steps over the dunes at a number of public accessways. Voted to accept an offer from the Holden Beach Property Owners to provide and maintain no littering signs on public accessways, subject note niors "When I first became a high school ?:?i?i ?- ?r iUUn. i .I;.I I J/l lilt UIIV Vt uIV hi a; iuuifvi s uiu | was to cut out early leaves," Superintendent Gene Yarbrough said. "The vocational program is dying on the vine. We need to build up participation in those programs." All three high sctioo! principals agreed with the policy before it was nrocontod In Ihn lutarrl Mnnilou I-emon said. SAT Classes Students preparing for the Scholastic Aptitude Test may receive help next year through the help of an aftnr.srhnrkl pnnr?i> fuiwlnil hi' Bruaswick Technical College. The luilf-unit credit course titled "SAT Preparation" will he offered at each of the county high vhnnU for students after regular school hours by lite Public Schools Cooperative Program, a joint effort by the Brunswick County Community " t , I >n.iiuvu pi ** ! unu mm. Board member James Clemmons objected to implementing the pro- | grain after school, saying it should already be taught in the seniors' language arts classes. "What we're actually doing is we're admitting that we haven't been doing what we should have done," Clemmons said. "And those students who ride the bus can't get to it." I virion added that students are not willing to lake a course during regular school hours (or only a halfunit of credit. When the time comes to prepare for the SAT test, students | want a four-week crash course, he I added. "The cooperative program offers a lot of other things," Yarbrough said. "We want to move into it slowly hi maijo sure it worV?." ? tti^L IL.? r i_ * - - i -? i uujik iiuti on 1 is wo impoi lain to be playing with," Clemmons said. "It's nothing to be put in the corner." In other business Monday, tlie board approved ciass trips for West Brunswick Spanish students to Mexico on April 5-11 and I eland Middle School gifted class to Washington, D C, April 2R-28. L N BEACH omoiaini to approval of the "aesthetic value of the signs" by the commission. Agreed to accept new chairs as a gift from the Holden Beach Property Owners Association. The ones used by the audience at commission meetings ate Saiu> to be uncomfortable. Authorized use of town water system for construction of a bulkhead at the pavilion only, since thC tCV.T. L? pcrticipati!^ ftnonrinllv in the project, provided ttuit a charge ' B i>/M II* I I UUt I Four people were seriously injured last Thursday afternoon in a threecar collision on N.C. 133 about 1.6 miles north of Yaupon Beach, the Stale Highway Patrol reported. According to State Trooper D.A. I.ewis' report. John Frederick Watkins, 29. of Southport, was charged with driving left of center and exceeding a safe speed after his 1971 Ford pickup drifted into another lane of traffic, striking two cars. Lewis said Watkins was traveling south on N.C. 133 when his truck crossed the center line and struck a 1978 Chevcrotet driven by Thomas Savage Corbitt Jr., 41. of Southport. Watkins' truck, out of control, then traveled back into the northbound Redecorate your i Main St., Shallotte. 754-9iOO ' " \ YVVV> % E.?L .m p ii uim auj ? for 'most ? So now's the time }$ new one like this I y ciirnrit& wmi nnA ? // W? i w V w ??f ?i V I Shallotl \ Marine \ Supplier /, MAIM CTOCCT CUAi'AT-rr THE BRUNSWICK BEACON. Thui s Are He is made (or the water. J Reports Heard f' Eight permits for new house construction valued at $443,715 were a issued in January, according to a u written report from Dwight Carroll, building inspector, who was absent at C Monday's meeting. The same month c a year ago ten permits were issued. r Kiftppp ronnir n;ui hnUrKootJ per- H mits were issued for construction ii valued nt $78,554 during the month, il when building permit fees were $ njured in V\ lane, but swerved back into the southbound lane and struck a 1979 < Chevrolet driven by John David Mat- i thews, 16, of Yaupon Beach, Lewis i stated. i Doll. f'o-klM U0HU0...0 l/v.ii \_-v?t out oiiti oiiiuiic no imviii|r i ted to drive onto tlie right shoulder to avoid the collisions, lewis said. All three drivers, plus a passenger < in the Matthews car, Amy K. Mat- 1 thews, 14, were seriously injured and : taken to Dosher Memorial Hospital I in Southport. C'orbitt was treated and i released as the others were transported to New Hanover I Memorial in Wilmington. I,owis estimated damages at $200 1 to Watkins' pickup, $2,000 to Corbitt's car and $4,500 to Matthews car in the I 5:25 p.m. accident. < home at an affordable | Custom Drapes & Bedspread'. -She!! & Gross Wnllnnper Quality Upholstering Dolmar Mini Blinds Reproduction Country Furnilt Custom Country Curtains G & JV1 In OWNFRS GEORGE 7777731 ^ , 'twt ^fiFf m- m&f ?? Wg'll 4if?i '? WWW IIM anything oi to trade-in that old boa beauty! Don't be bashft flu wot I "f r*' You'// need ft galvanized 'b& t | haul your o< ^ ** r a good sole "ir M iA/A Z.K k rsday, February 7, 198S?Page 15-A m urd 1,081. There were nine application 3r CAMA pennits. At the end of the month 52 houses nd three condo units were actively nder construction. Commissioner of public safety .'.oris Barrett reported 41 service alts by policemen during January esulting in six investigations, one crest, four citations and six warnugs. Officers drove G,195 miles burnim 502 gallons of gasoline at a cost of 533 nnd worked 744 man hours. r I t^f\ In another accident early 'l'hurslay morning, no one was injured when a car driven by Jane K. \ldridge, 42, of Southport skidded out af control and struck a school bus one -die north of Southport on N.C. 87. According to State Trooper B.C. Jones' report, Susan O. Jordan, 19, of Bolivia, driver of the school bus, was slowing down to make a stop when Ms. Aldridge's car skidded sideways nnd struck the bus in the left side. Jones said Ms. Aldridge applied brakes but lost control of her vehicle. She was charged with driving left of renter in the 7:30 a.m. accident. Jones estinuited damages at $1,000 to the bus nnd $1,500 to Ms. Aldridge's 1979 Datsun. trice. 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