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BY TERRY POPE
Eight men charged in the
November 1982 Brixham II drug
smuggling operation were sentenced
and fined in Brunswick County
SuDerior Court Monday.
The eight men were among 14
scheduled for sentencing Monday for
their roles in helping to traffic in
more than 10,000 pounds of marijuana
aboard the 72-foot trawler. The
Brixhain II vessel was seized in the
Shallotte Kiver on Nov. 27, 1982,
Thanksgiving Day, with more than
30,000 pounds of marijuana al>oard.
Most of the defendants sentenced
Monday were considered "offloaders"
in the operation by District
Attorney Michael Easley. The defenSpeakers
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BY SUSAN USHER
A proposal to rezone a mid-island
tract for commercial use drew
varied opposition Monday at a
Holden Beach public hearing.
Town commissioners were to vote
on this rczoning and another today
(Thursday) in a special meeting at 9
a.in. at the town hall.
Several opponents of the rczoning
expressed concern Monday tliat the
change would create new congestion
near the island's access point and
would affect the beach community's
"family" atmosphere.
"Is there really going to be room
for adequate commercialization in
this urea?" asked J.It. Athey, one of
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morning hearing. He suggested the
rowning be limited to the landward
side of Ocean Boulevard, given parking
and occanfront setback requirements.
Joiai Tandy, a former mayor, asked
the board to "think luird about doing
this."
The new fiigli-ri.se will reduce congestion
and time delays around the
access point to the beach.
"There's a good chance we may
add the same thing back in if we
make this area commercial," he
said.
Tluit build-up can also nuike a
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requested by the county, Poole win
told.
In that ciiho, lie Mild, the count;
should "shoot for something new."
Peddling Ordinance
At the stiKKcslinn of County At
torney David ClegR. commissioner
unanimously ndo|)ted an ordlnanc
(orlilddlng "Itinerant merchant*
salesmen, promoters, drummer!
IM'ddlcra and hawkers" to comha
business on the gpounds of the con
plex from H a.m. to 8 p.m., effectiv
Immediately.
A recent encounter with a luggag
salesman prompted Introduction i
the ordinance, ('legg said
When the attorney sufUfestcd to tl
salesman that It was "Innpproprial
for him to monopolise publl
emnlovees" time at work, tl
salesman didn't respond ns hope
There was nothing else he could do1
send Ihe ixxldler away, CleKit said.
A violation would bo a Rener
misdemeanor, pumsliahle upon cu
vlctlon by JO days in Jail or a (me
$*>
Other ttuslness
In oilier business, commissioner:
Appropriated $10,000 to tl
llrimswiek County Klshtn# Club
pay tlie contract (or moving tv
More May \
More o( tin- same routine Ml
weatlier is expected (or (lie wn
ahead, local metcroloRist Jacks*
Canaday reported
"That's about all we can say. e
cept to enjoy it," Canady said
Temperatures should rniuje tn 11
low 80s during tlie day and ttw low 6
at night About half an inch o( rain
also expected
for the period May lt?0. a :?a
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dants were instrumental in helping to
convict men who had planned similar
drug operations, Easley told Judge
B. Craig Ellis.
Judge Ellis handed down active
prison sentences ranging from six
years to zi days in jail, ana also
Issued fines agaiast the defendants
ranging from $5,000 to $7,500 each.
The eight men had pleaded guilty in
1983 to charges of conspiracy to traffic
into the county marijuana in excess
ot 10,000 pounds.
At Easlcy's request, Superior
Court Judge Anthony M. Brannon in
1983 agreed to delay sentencing for
the men until after December 1984.
I jghter sentences were recommended
by tiie district attorney's office
Dbject To H
"first impression" contrary to the
traditional image cf the beach, he
said. It could also prompt strip zoning,
in his words, 'terrible, terrible
stuff".
Traditionally, he said, the town has
attempted to keep commercial
development off the island. Tandy
suggested Holden Beach has sufficient
existing commercial property
"for many years to come."
"The planning's l>een perfectly
good to date?a family beach, that's
what everybody wanted.
"We can very easily be like any
other beach," he said. "I don't want
us to lose our uniqueness. I-et's think
liard about doing this."
Other speakers, in vaguer comments,
stressed the need for careful
1 planning for future
development?men aliening 10 me
plan.
Sid Swarts, a member of the board
of adjustments, said he personally
prefers no commercial zoning on the
island and that he thinks the land use
plan provides too much commercial
area.
But since there will be island commercial
development, he said, the
town should plan 10 or more years
ahead and then stick to the plan, so
people will know when they buy a lot
what kind of development to expect
nearby.
s Tops Cou
Doners donated uy nizcr inc. 10 un
* club's artificial reef, located south o
I <ock wood's Folly Inlet. County At
t torney David Clcgg will help draw ii|
tlie contract.
At Chairman Chris Chappcll's sug
gestion, the sum will he deduclei
s from any contribution to a cour
e tywidc artiflcal reef program nuid
i, in the 1985-66 budget. I )csignation c
the funds Monday means the clubca
't go ahead with plates to make the dro
i- on the reef at a estimated cost i
e $7,5(10, with a margin for unforesec
expenses.
:? Once the boilers ore readied, whir
>f takes about two weeks, Ifizer wl
move them hv rail to the Mtlltar
a> (Venn Terminal, where the U.S. A
le my will load them onto barges. Hi
ic contractor's insurance will cover tl
e rail trip as well as the barge trip,
il 'Opened the meeting with a on
lo hour closed door session, Internet
tng the Inst of the top three of eigl
al applicants for director of the counl
n- senior ciUxens office,
of Heard from Tax Adiuintstnili
Boyd Williamson ttiat tin' counl
revaluation project Is generally i
?: schedule, with four or five loc
>e employees in the field in the reso
to area. "The sales data they're colle
w> ting Is incredible," lie added
/Veather Aheod
?> 45 degrees was recorded on the 19t
fk An average daily high of 89 degrv
>n combined with an average night
low of 58 degrees to give the area
v (tally temperature of 7J decrees,
about two degrees above normal
be
ft. Only CV4 inches of rain were recoi
is pit tn I'anady's ratn gauge
Shnllotte Point, although other pal
,x- of the county may have reeriv
\l- more rainfall due to lix-alued hen
of thunderstorms, tie said
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Defendants
since the men agreed to testify and to
cooperate with state and federal officials
against other drug smugglers.
Hendrick Winfred Brouwer of El
Cerrito, Calif., received the longest
sentence Monday, six years in prison
to be served concurrently with an
eight-year federal sentence. Judge
Ellis also fined Brouwer $5,000.
Others fined and sentenced Monday
included:
Douglas M. Wakefield Jr. of
Charleston, S.C., $5,000 fine and three
years in prison, to be served concurrently
with a federal sentence.
Harold L. Jet Jr. of Charleston,
S.C., $5,000 fine and a six-year
sentence, suspended for all but six
months.
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John M. Clarke, a former commissioner,
also questioned the impact of
the rezoning on the "family" nature
uf the ueaCn.
In a memo to a number of town officials,
Clarke said he didn't understand
the need for so many commercial
lots. He said he wondered if the
rezoning would eliminate further
residential development in the area
and what Impact it might have on existing
residential property.
Clarke also asked if a "hidden
agenda" exists, noting that during a
recent review of the proposed land
use plan revision, a decision was
made to delete the policy statement:
"Holden Beach will discourage
tourist-related business development
I such as hotels, motels and
1 restaurants within its town limits."
' lie agreed that spot zoning is
"bad," but added that any zoning
I should be done for the community's
1 good, not simply in response to a property
owner's request.
No one spoke in favor of the rezoning,
which has been recommended by
the town's Planning and Zoning
Board. The area in question is bounded
by ltothschild and Quinton streets,
the Intrncoastal Waterway and the
Atlantic Ocean, and is part of the
R.H. Holden subdivision. Both
Holden Beach Bond and Ocean
nty Road Pr
Revised the public housing
f department budget to reflect additional
federal funding of $43,164, for a
total annual appropriation of
$638,944
Took no action on two library
board appointments that expire July
I; thase of Or. John Ward and Doris
' Wilson.
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j Approved tax releases and
refunds for April; learned that the
year-to-date collections as of April .10
are at 01.7 percent, or $11.8 million
' collected.
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Accepted a petition asking the
^ state to add Sherrow Street and
II Dogwood Trail in Sherrow Estates to
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Robert Hughes of Charleston,
S.C., $5,000 fine and six years in
prison, suspended for all but 71 days.
Jack McGraw, fined $7,500 and six
years in prison, suspended for all but
George Ray Smith Jr., of Hari^ .rl
sville, S.C., $5,000 fine and six yeajs^j
in prison, suspended for all but 7$)
Raymond Unnen of Charleston, j
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Roger Allen Hopkins of Irmo, i
S.C., $5,000 fine and six years in t
prison, suspended for all but 21 days. ;
The marijuana and hashish unload- .
Rezoning
Boulevard transect the tract, which
by one resident's count includes an
estimated 90 lots.
Monroe
However, the Planning and Zoning
Board has recommended against
rezoning as commercial a double
oceanfront lot owned by Jimmie and
Un7pl Mnnrnn n t 137 fir pari
Boulevard West, two lots west of the
ltothschilcl Street side of the proposed
commercial zone.
The 1980 land use plan, developed
with the new high-rise bridge in
inind, projects commercial development
of the larger tract, but shows
the two Monroe lots as residential.
Development in the large tract Is
mixed, but is mostly commercial.
Planning board members, said, in
making their decision, that rezoning
the Monroe lots could generate a
flow! of requests for similar "spot"
zoning, or zoning of a lot in a class 1
different from that of adjacent lots.
Speaking in defense of the rezoning,
Mrs. Monroe said Monday that a
small "shopping village" is proposed
for the lots.
"We need to be more selfcontained,"
she said, adding that it
takes too much vacation time to
make shopping trips into Shallolte.
iu tiiiit*?> iiway ami iu ui^rei's 1101tcr.M
iorities
the state road system.
Approved a contract with the
Cape Fear Council of Governments
for county participation in a longterm
care screening project, which
surveys patients leaving the hospital
to determine their need for long-term
care and alternatives to institutionalization.
Approved a lease agreement with
the Brunswick County Volunteer &
Information Center regarding a van
equipped for handicapped
passengers received from the state,
'lite county can upply for a replacement
at five years or 100.000 miles,
whichever comes first
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istiinated to be worth around $20 c<
nillion. Most of the 14 defendants
vere arrested on the scene when the H
rawler ran aground in the In- d
racoasUd, Waterway at Shallotte d
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toy Jctrdiin ?i > R .! rt Meggett
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State House Rep. Alex Hall, D-New v
-lanover County, is the attorney for o
:hree defendants, Bryant, Barnes J
rnd Jordan. Hall is attending a ses- v
>ion of the N.C. General Assembly in ti
Flotilla Thar
As a gesture of appreciation for use of
classes, Shallotte Flotilla 10-08 of the U
the Shallotte Senior Citizens Center a c
tion with senior eitizeas week. Membei
matioii officer Jack Ziefel in presentin
last clay as renter director.
Park Faceliftii
{Conttued Fn
just to get it where we can use it?not
to fix it up?and another $30,000 by
the time we're through," estimated
Mayor Beamon Hewett.
The building must be rewired and
handicapiied-accessible rest rooms
installed. Part of the room has
already lieen recovered: reimbursement
for damage during Hurricane
Diana will pay to cover the rest. A
septic tank and pump station are
already in place.
"We'll be able to keep it up better
when its being used," Alderman
Jerry Jones noted.
Kep. David Redwine lias pledged
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aurt Monday.
Also, Southport attorney Tom
teller Monday asked Judge Ellis to
ismiss him from representing
efendant Robert Meggett. Heller
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phu ijughedwhen he entered his
JjelWs'said.h* has "had no contact
ritii therdefccdant since seeing him
itfed do the ciiirt docket."
In court Monday, each defendant
pologized to the judge for their inolvement
in the drug smuggling
pcration prior to sentencing. When
udge Ellis asked many of the men
rhy they participated in the operaion,
they listed financial reasons.
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$5,000 in "pork barrel" or discretionary
funds from the legislature,
which the town, arts council and
other local sources must match to get
the project started.
Aldermen will look over Sunnyside
next month to see exactly what must
be done.
Meanwhile, the mayor told them.
"I'm going to put some money in the
budget for Sunnyside this year?you
may take it out."
In several prior years, money
budgeted for Sunnyside in the recreation
fund has been reallocated to
more urgent projects.
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