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Precinct lines won't be moved any
ime soon if county commissioners
ollow the recommendation of the
trunswick County Board of Elecions
when they consider the issue on
day 6 for a fifth time.
Election board members voted late
ast week to recommend against
hanging the lines, member W.T.
'Rusty" Russ said.
"It's cost prohibitive for such a
ihort period of time," he explained,
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edistricting study for federal elecion
purposes in 1988 in conjunction
vith the 1990 census.
Also, any realignment of the lines
s-ould not affect the number of
ielegate votes assigned by county
political parties to precincts for votes
)(the party's executive committee.
They are determined by how the
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198* general election and will stand
until after the 1988 gubernatorial
election, Board of Elections Supervisor
Lynda Briti said.
Last Wednesday night, Britt, county
commissioners and election board
members listened, some for the
fourth time, to a request from E.E.
"Bed" Medlin of Inland to adjust
precinct lines so as not to cross electoral
district boundaries because
cross-overs weaken a precinct's
power in party executive committee
votes.
Commissioners voted 4-1?with
Chairman Chris Chappell objecting?to
delay any action until May 6.
Elections board members Orie Gore
and Charles Mills deferred making a
recommendation until their board
could meet Friday afternoon with
Russ present.
"I personally don't feel we right
r.ow should change precinct lines,"
said Chappell. When the next board
of commissioners has to address
electoral district lines, he added,
they could also look at precinct lines.
At Commissioner James Poole's
suggestion, county chairmen of the
Court Den
The N.C. Court of Appeals has
upheld the cases of two Iceland men
convicted last year in Brunswick
County Superior Court of robbing and
beating two Wilmington homosexuals
in December 1983.
Donald W. Herring, 24, and Joseph
Meyer, 28, were convicted last year
of common law robbery, armed robbery
and two counts of conspiracy to
commit robbery. Herring was
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Ixcal officials and others with concerns
about road projects will get a
chance to discuss highway construction
projects affecting their communities
at a Thursday, May 23
meeting in Jacksonville.
The session, conducted by Division
3 Board of Transportation member
Tommy Pollard, begins at 2 p.m. at
the Jacksonville Municipal Building.
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are being invited to Monday's
meeting to discuss what officials
described as an "intra-party" problem,
not a governmental problem.
County Attorney David Clegg said
he was "very much against" realigning
township lines for a practical
reason The lines are used bv ihe lax
and register of deeds offices to identify,
register and track parcels of
real estate.
"It would throw (their) operations
into complete chaos."
Medlin says that because some
precincts overlap district lines, the
precincts don't have fair representation
when political party executive
committees vote to fill vacancies in
public office. One vote can make a
difference, he said, citing the appointment
of Sheriff John Carr Davis
to fill the vacancy created when
Sheriff Herman Strong was convicted
in 1983 on drug smuggling
charges.
"The purpose of the (redisricting)
bill was to give us equal representa
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sentenced to 23 years in prison (or his
part in the incidents and Meyer
received a 25-year prison sentence.
On two separate occasions in 1983,
two men were lured from Front
Street in Wilmington to dirt roads in
Iceland where they were trapped,
beaten, shot at and robbed. Following
the defendants' convictions in a
joint trial last year, the two men filed
notice of appeal.
In the appeals court's 2-1 decision
ill Tell DOT
The comments of those who attend
the session, one of 15 across the state,
will be used in updating the state's
Transportation Improvement Plan
(TIP). The TIP is used to set
highway construction priorities for
the next 10 years. It is updated and
revised annually.
Ai a recent meeting in SiidUvuc,
Secretary of Transportation James
E. Harrington told local officials it is
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"We're entitled to those votes," he Bou
insisted. precii
Both John Dozier, Republican Par- Fry'"
ty chairman, and Glen Peterson, lielvil
former Democratic Party chairman, Yc
have said the county electoral "
district lines make no difference in toral
party meetings. Those votes are reflec
taken by precinct, not by district. Lyndi
Electoral district lines are used to visor,
establish residency in filing for two chain
county offices?the board of commis- Sail
sioners and the board of elections, somel
However, ?rp clortrd nt conin
large, not by district. vote
"The bill" referred to by Medlin Boar*
was adopted by the N.C. General Hat
Assembly in 1981 to meet federal precii
election requirements that mandate "nes
adherence to a one-man. one-vote every
principle. That principle means, for
instance, that each county commis- estab
sioner should represent about the "on,
same number of people. them
The law required the county to Hu;
establish districts of approximately estiir
equal numbers of residents. Can- was
didates are elected at large but must short
reside in the district they represent.
Based on 1980 census figures, each Go
of the county's five districts when soon
established naa /,uuu residents, wiiii bees;
a variation of no more than 10 per- smal
cent. Bu
"This gave us proportionate Gore
representation to a very tine point, vul1
Planning Director John Harvey told muni
commissioners. aceei
But to maintain that representa- now
lion lines will have to be redrawn as 'aw
the population grows and shifts. secul
Since 1980, for instance, the an v
estimated population of District i has 'e'eP
increased by 4,427 persons or 61.9 'laV('
percent to 11,582 persons. District 5 fund
has shown the least change, a 25.4 ,ncnl
percent increase to 9,034. Overall niusl
county population has increased 35.6 f?r 1
percent, from 35,777 to 48,529. By
Harvey said he didn't there was Grat
any "necessity" in changing precinct rcc01
lines and noted that other com- u P1
munities luive not done so when ad- Brer
justing electoral district lines. sevc
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handed down April 16, Use judges said Disl
the trial court did not err in denying agri
the lawyers' motions to dismiss the tim<
charges; that there was sufficient
evidence for the anncd robbery B<
charges and that Herring was cor- Uiat
rectly charged with taking property and
from two men. trial
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court erred in allowing both defen- Hen
dants to be tried at the same time. (|ec|
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important for each community or TT
area to bring a unified proposal to the pros
state, I-ocal public officials and secc
chambers of commerce were work- said
ing together to produce such a pro- men
posal to present on the 23rd. mee
ed a
In addition to road projects, aviation,
public transportation, bicycles D
and the state rail program will be '>cn
discussed. ^an
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ndary lines for at least five
icts lie across township lines:
ig Pan, Supply, Mosquito,
le and Town Creek.
iu have this all over the county.
1 happen again when the declines
are adjusted," he said,
ting comments also made by
i Britt, elections board superand
Orie Gore, elections board
man.
1 Gore, "It's more or less
thing for the party executive
littee if they have a matter to
on?it's not a matter for the
1 of Elections."
-vey and Britt said changing
net lines to fall within district
would probably require visiting
house in the county.
: districts would have to first be
lished on the basis of populathen
the precincts drawn to fit
ss later mentioned a roughly
lated cost of $15,000, saying it
too large an investment for a
-term change.
Polling Places
re noted that the county will
nave iu uiviue some precincis
re and combine other
1 ones to economize.
13 more pressing problem, ssid
and iater Buss, is the need fur
ng places in each comity?specifically
polls that are
ssible to the handicapped as is
required by federal law. State
requires that polling places be
red at least 30 days in advance of
ileclion. They must also have
ihone service. Building which
been financed in part by public
s?such as schools, fire departIs
and rescue squads-by law
t be made available on request
be holding of elections.
May 6, District 5 Commissioner
c Beasley, Gore and Mills arc to
mmend a solution for the bick of
oiling place in Hood's Creek
inct. They will be considering
ral available properties.
nd Men
Irict Attorney Michael Kasley
L'ed to the combined trial to save
'cnu.se the record did not reveal
the defendants were unjustly
prejudicially hindered in the
I, a new trial was not Justified, the
;cs ruled. Since the decisions
s not unanimous, lawyers for
ring and Meyer can appeal the
sion.
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le TIP does not include iin'cments
scheduled for ttie state's
ndary roads. Hut Harrington
that a member of the departit's
staff would be available at the
tings to assist residents concernbout
secondary roads.
Ivtsion 3 includes Brunswick,
der, Onslow, New Hanover,
ipson and Duplin counties.
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BY SUSAN USHER r
"No comment." n
That's all members of the n
Brunswick County Boanl of Social
Services had to say Monday follow- t
ing a special meeting called to y
discuss personnel. r
t
After meeting behind closed doors a
for two hours and 40 minutes, the
board instructed its attorney to ar- r
range a meeting between the board I
and the Brunswick County Board of S
Commissioners "as scop, as possible" t
to discuss personnel and pending r
legal matters. Vice Chairman Barry
Frink's motion was adopted t
unanimously. i
Asked whether the board had
discussed s recent Stntc Personnel c
Commission recommendation that c
former Director Jamie Orrock be f
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the week may bring a trace of a smile
to the faces of local farmers and
firefighters.
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Jackson Canady said the outlook
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Woman Injured
In Car Wreck
A Stntesvillc woman was seriously
injured Friday afternoon when her
1980 Pontiac failed to stop for a stop
sign and was struck by another car
on N.C. 130 ten miles east of
Sliallotte.
Sherry l.ynn Call, 18, of Statesvllle,
was traveling on RPR 1239 when she
failed to stop for a stop sign and wus
struck by a car driven by Mildred
Jones Hcwctt, 52, of Supply, according
to State Trooper L.M. Richardson's
report.
Ms. Hewett's 1978 Oldsmoblle
struck Ms. Call's car in the right
pussenger side, Richardson
reported. Ms. Call wan charged with
a stop sign violation and taken to the
Brunswick Hospital in Supply with
serious injuries.
Ms. Hcwctt received minor injuries
in the 12:30 p.m. accident.
Dunwgc wus estimated at $1,200 to
Ms. Call's car and $1,000 to Ms.
Hewett's car.
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macK caucus
Meets Saturday
The 7th Congressional District
Black Caucus will meet 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 4, at Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church In Shailotte, announced
Helen (Iambic, chairperson.
Members of the caucus meet monthly
at various locations In the
district to dlscu.is Items or complaints
they wish to forward to Congressman
Charles Koac.
The church Is located on the left
side of N.C. 179 approximately two
miles from Shailotte.
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ehired, board chairman Betty Varam
and other board members would
lot comment.
Mrs. Varnam referred questions to
he beard's attorney, Mary Easlcy,
. ho sent reporters back to the chairnan,
saying, "I am the attorney for
he board, but I am not its press
gent."
The State Personnel Commission
ecommended last week that the
Irunswick County Board of Social
lervlces rehire Orrock. However, the
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ecommendation.
Orrock was fired Nov. 30, 1983, by
he board for alleged conduct
inbecoming a public official.
A former DSS employee had accusal
liiffi of seXUai iiuseoiiuiict, a
harge the state said appeared unounded.
d Of Week
during the next weather period.
During the period April 28-29, the
area received .19 inch of rain, "still
way below normal," Canady noted.
The outlook also colls for warmth,
with temperatures averaging in the
miH_50s at night to the uppers. 70s durIKA
f4nii4lmA
1115 vscv unjutiiv.
Between April 26-29?a recording
period cut short by Canady's wedding
and a honcyihoon trip to
Charleston?Canady recorded a
maximum high reading of 98 degrees
on the 28th. The morning low on the
26th was 45 degrees.
An average high for the period of 91
degrees combined with the an
average low of 56 degrees for an
overall daily tempcraiure average of
73 degrees.
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