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f HIT ^ | ii. r> rnTt H a 13K9H9HHMH Shall BY SUSAN USHER Former reserve officer Eddie Reynolds was to begin work as a patrol officer for the Shallotte Police Department late this week, following action by the board of aldermen last Wednesday night. The board voted unanimously to hire Reynolds after meeting behind closed doors for more than an hour to review applications for patrol officer and chief of police. Mayor Beamon Hewett said the board expected to fill the chiefs position by July. Nine applicants are interested in the job previously held by John Wayne Campbell, who was fired in April. William Edward (Eddie) Reynolds Jr., 25, formerly of Ueland, fills a vacancy created more than a year ago when Jimmy Todd left the department. Starting at an annual salary of $!3,t58, he will serve the standard one-year probationary t\nf'irvl luif(\m lui/'-vminn r?liniRl.> f/->? t<v.ivu uviui V uvvviur.15 WU5IUIV IU1 Hoiden B Properly owners visiting Hoiden Beach on weekends this fall will be able to take care of business at the town tvall?at least on a trial basis. On a split vote, Hoiden Beach commissioners decided Monday to open the town hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays during the months of September, October, and if business warrants it, November. "The idea lias been tossed around for 10 or 12 years," said Conuiibvsioner Hal StanleyMn making the motion. "There are definitely some people who want someone here (on Saturdays). "The time has come to find out?on a trial basis?if there is a need for it. We need to lay it to rest one way or another." Leland R< A leland man whose business was destroyed by fire tft December Ls suing his insurance company to recover more than $150,000 in damages. Willie E. Sloan, owner of the MicW Minute Mart on U.S. 17 near Town CreeK, filed suit May 14 in Brunswick County District Court agaias! Montgomery Mutual Insurance Co. and the I eland Insurance Agency Inc. Sloan is asking that a jury hear the case and award $52,000 for building and personal damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. According to the suit filed by atOUR BUSINESS IS TO HEL YOUR RIKINFtt RFTTfB '' Pictured from left to Our staff aiva Serving tJ Brums Main Street .V i 1 otte Hires P< permanent status. A full-time | reserve officer for the department ?.til approximately three months ago, Reynolds was relieved of duty by the former chief of police. Mayor Beumon Hewett said lliat Reynolds' forms for state law enforcement certification were never submitted by the department to the state after he began working for the town. But Hewett said he has been assured that now the forms have Kaan etiKrr\i 1 211 ? * WVV1I L1UUIIUUCU, licjliuiua Will gCl credit for his past experience with , the town and will receive his certification credentials this week. The board also made Jerry Wilson | of Holden Beach a reserve officer, l Wilson has been working informally | in this capacity for the past several | months. I Christmas Llgnts I Aldermen voted to put $6,000 in the proposed 1985-86 budget toward the i purchase and installation of lights , that would cost about $16,000, in- 1 eluding extra lights purchased over a each Will Try : The matter came up Monday following receipt of a letter from Bill i l-ovelace of the Holden Beach Pro- I perty Owners Association that asked ! the town to consider Saturday hours i at the town hall as a service to non- I resident property owners. Based on N.C. I.eague of I Municipalities records, said Town I Administrator Bob Buck. Ocean Isle Beach Is the only municipality in the state that keeps Saturday hours. Town Clerk Alberta Tatum works C ? I ) ! -" ' <uiu uincs nreunesaays on. < After meeting with town office i employees, Personnel Committee I members Gloria Barrett and Stanley I recommended against Saturday ; hours during the summer. ssident Seeltorney A.A. Cannulas of Wilmington, I Sloan was issued an insurance policy < from Montgomery Mutual on Nov. 20, , 1984 effective until Nov. 20, 1987 to 1 cover business merchandise and in- ! ventory for his store. After signing a lease for the store, Sloan advised the Iceland Insurance Agency that his \ lease would have to insure not only the business, but the building inven- | tory of $40,000 and $12,000 for per- 1 sonal property, the suit states. I poll owing the Dec. 9 fire that destroyed the store at the intersec- 1 tion of U.S. 17 and N.C. 87 near Town ; P YOU MAKE ^ BBS i riqht Billy Prilt. Arthur Greqo \its to help you ic local area from WICK BU Sbollotte locoted Next to atrol Officei three-year period. Aldermen figure it will take an estimated 80 lights to cover U.S. 17 from one end of town to the other, spacing lights on some of the 108 electrical, telephone and ither types of poles situated along the main street. David Gause. Paul Wayne Reeves jnd Bobby Russ showed various lighting styles to several women in town, they said. The models they liked best were a candle, at $135, and a tanging star, at $139, two of the least expensive in the catalog. Before making a final decision, however, the board will check the atest manufacturer's catalog for trices. Members also think a company representative should survey the street to determine the most effective display. While businesses off of U.S. 17 have requested Christmas lights in their treas, the board agreed with Mayor tlewett, who said, "I don't think we should get off 17 at any time." iaturdnv Hoi / " "It was generally felt that if we were going to have the office open :his isn't the time of year to do it," said Mrs. Barrett. "But ttiat Kaster weekend is. Most people get a holiday Kaster weekend." Buck summed up the position of Lown employees In a memo, stating that effective response to the public would be limited during Saturday hours becuusc only one employee would be on duty. Having that employee take compensatory time off during the week, he udded, would cause a hardship for the office?especially weeks that affected the tax collector/bookkeeper or secretary. Stanley first proposed the hiring of ruymtfrii Creek, all forms and required statements were submitted to David J. Morris, an adjuster with GAB Business Services Inc., the suit states. Sloan states the insurance policy vas "in full force and effect at the irr.e of the loss" and that the iremiiwi had been paid However, Montgomery Mutual has refused to jay the claim, tin; suit states. If the Jury finds that Sloan did not lave the "broadest coverage vailable concerning business WO" mobile office product PRINTING TYPEWRITER! Off ICE PRODUCTS FURNtTUk SALES LEASE RENT/3 rv Sr . Libby Cole. Lynn Hew irith vntir htu ilmington to Myrtl SINESS S the Post Office 754-830 rjo Fill Chi Otherwise, they said, the town would have to install lights all over town, which would be costprohibitive. The board learned that Brunswick r.ieciric Membership Corp. wants to "straighten" some electrical service poles along U.S. 17. And Mayor Beamon Hewett suggested that future utility installations in town be placed underground. Other Business In other business, the board: Canceled a public hearing on a special use permit request to allow construction of a duplex on Pender Street. The person proposing the project has withdrawn his request, the mayor said. Delayed action on signing a revised county water contract until the new county water system comes on linn nn thn nrlvloo r?f ???? <??* nl??? ...... MIV VI l> (IVCI }/1 ill IV manager Kenneth Hewett. "He said unless we were dissatisfied with the existing contract to leave it as is and chance irs in Fail part-time help rather than "arbitrarily" asking existing employees to begin working Saturday hours. That, he said, might equate with voiding a verbal contract or understanding at the time of employment that no Saturday hours were involved. Commissioner Uarrctl voted against the motion, saying three months \vu* too long u trlut period. Stanley said the time period could be shortened if it became apparent the need didn't exist. But Mrs. Barrett said the town shouldn't advertise the town hall as being open certain days and then close it. Commissioners I.yn Ilolden and Graham King were absent. For Fire owners protection." then the suit asks that the Insurance company be found responsible for failing to provide such coverage as requested by the plaintiff. The incident has caused "grievous mental anguish, pain and suffering by putting the plaintiff out of business and near financial catastrophe," the suit states. It is asking for {52,000 in damages plus interest, and $100,000 in punitive damages from either the Montgomery Mutual or Inland Insurance Agency. > C*v tf ' eft and Inei Jones iiness needs. le Beach. ERVICE | 0 or 754-8101 THE BRUNSWICK BEAC( . ... .? . . V. |. ii nmiiiiiiftMiiilifi Bs in in miNUH STAFF PHOTO BY TJBRY POPl ief's Post B^ when the other system comes on," said the mayor. If the county must call upon the town to supplement its water supply, he added, the town would be reimbursed at the same rate it now pays the county for water. Hewett said he "didn't mention" reimbursement for forced start-up costs as first proposed because the town is routinely starting up its pumps on a weekly basis anyway, since maintenance of its existing system is a requirement of its current contract with the county. "HERE'S WHY Ihero am othor grass herbicides on th nmrLnt >wi# ??*?? ? ...... uul iruno Ul litem IlltfftOIJIW J up to Dual In hold otter hold, year JA after year. I've watched thorn all M perform And onco a grower soos gK Dual work in his own corn, soy- jS boons, or sorghum, ho's more A than likely to stay with Dual \A/hu I I t?coii?.?i c. Vrfly t J cum.andlo?t \ recommend \ Dl I i\i ' ptOvortiobo L/u/ii . l.ow pof ni pm|? no! qui I uitllly I Stipl 10 q?l I ho tan vis??n Tti.iih BRUNSWICK I Hwy. i: GET UP PAmo in inH In( nr m?iloh vuinc hi anu ici u:> nidiui mg boat to one of thesi Johnson* . They're all Ic board technology includir ble ratio oiling for added e Ed's Nc Hwy. 904, '/? mile east c Phone 579 6676 5', I )N, Thursday, May 23, 1985?Page 9-A Grounded A sailboat and dlnohv nmlon past the huge barge and "Royal Engineer" tug that ran aground in the Intracoastal Waterway on Holdeu Beach Monday afternoon. Heading north, the barge struck the marsh near High Point street, it had passed through the Ocean Isle Beach bridge at approximately 2:27 p.m. Monday, reported bridge tender Anthony Stevenson. (July Set a reimbursement rate of $20 per hour for the town's backhoe and $14 for the dump truck, as requested by Maintenance Superintendent muvii ungues. me town recently cleaned an unsightly lot and needed to set usage rates for equipment so that the property owner could be billed. lacking nominations, delayed appointment of a member to the Brunswick County Council on the Status of Women until the next meeting. ' I SELL DUAL '' 0 ' " V"?ll' B'li . n -M ? 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