'Vicio BY TERRY POPE A Shallotte dog accused of bitir three children was declared "ni vicious" Monday night after ii owners made an appeal to tf Brunswick County Board of Health P.J., a one-year-old spotted calk owned by Rocky and lx>u Hopchas i Shallotte Avenue, also appeare before the health board Monday du ing a hearing to determine if anim, control officer Zelma Babson's rulir that the dog is "vicious" should t overturned. In a 4-3 decision, the board voted I "not declare this dog in question i vicious," after spending an hour executive session to discuss the ma ter. Board Chairman John Madist determined the vote to be 4-3 in favi of the motion made by Frank Rabon, but a request to determii how the individual board membei voted was denied. "I don't think there should 1 anymore discussion on it," Ratx replied, after a Beacon reporter as ed for the individual vote. "What matters is the vote." coun1 attorney David Clegg stated. He ad ed the minutes will reflect it was a 4 vote, that unless a board membi asks for a roll call vote then one is n required. The board secretary recorded tl vote as 4-3, with Rabon making tl motion to declare the dog as n vicious, seconded by Joe Stevenso A poll of individual board membe by telephone Tuesday morning detc mined the motion was also favori by Naomi Henry and Thomas Dixi Board members Dr. Gene Walli Hit Anr) [ 1 III ! VI I Two persons were arrested I Wilmington Friday afternoon ar charged with the hit-and-run death < a I eland girl who died after beir struck by a car last Tuesday night i Northwest, the State Highway Patr reported. Walter I-ee Graham. 28, of 2\ McRae Street, Wilmington, formerl of the Northwest community ne< 1 eland, and Aminda Hesto, 38. of 341 Malibu Palms Apartments, Wilr ington, were arrested and chargi with involuntary manslaughter ai felonious leaving the scene of an ac< dent {hit and run), State Troop B.D. Barnhardt reported. Killed in the accident was Regit Mae Sullivan, 16, of Route 4, Box 36 l>eland. According to Barnhardt report. Miss Sullivan was walkii south along RPR 1419 (Northwe Road i about 11 miles west of Belvil when she was struck from behind I a vehicle that crossed the center lii around 9:20 p.m. Miss Sullivan was walking alor the left side of the road with a frien facing traffic, when the southbour car struck her from the rear and co tinued south without stopping. 1 -L 2 (8 x 10s). 3 (5 x 75) and | 15 wa ?ts _ ^ #? M>K' T* prv* 2 * Wc '#3 MCA > I Sp^cil mttmcf &?c* Mel) UMrr C** V August 15-17. Thur Friday 10 Plol 1 HILLS-JONES SHOPPING ' < us' Label Ren Fred Lesh and Dr. Bill Rabon voted ! ig to uphold the animal control officers' I at ruling that the dog be declared i ts vicious. :e According to Ms. Babson. two bites ! were confirmed by the Brunswick I o Hospital emergency room on Jan. 1 I af and June 30. Another bite was con- 1 id firmed by animal control officers on I r- Jan. 20. she said. 1 al Both victims were riding bicycles I ig past the Hopchas' home when the I >e bites occurred, she said. Health Director Thomas Blum said only one ' to confirmed bite, involving a 14-year- i is old girl, required actual treatment. I in or a tetanus shot. i t- "Nothing's been shown that this in doe did it." said David PnrH ihpHnn. W - ?? ? )r chas' attorney. "The only thing that's ie been verified is that two people have . le been bitten." < rs Ford stated that neighbors "with a bone to pick" should not be allowed to >e hide behind the ordinance that states m a dog is vicious if it bites a person k- causing bodily harm. The animal was picked up and held for observaty tion for ten days following the last d- alleged bite and returned to its -3 owners bearing a "vicious" label, sr Once a dog is declared vicious, it ot must be kept on leash at all times under the control of its owner. Ms. ie Hopchas told the board that the ie animal would remain tied at all times ot now, but if it is declared vicious it n. would not be allowed to exercise in a rs field adjacent to her home while r- under supervision. ?d "I'm just real concerned about the e. vicious label, because 1 really don't n, think she's vicious." Ms. Hopchas ?un Suspects in reported. id The victim died Wednesday mornDf ing at New Hanover Memorial ig Hospital in Wilmington. The suspects in are being held in the Brunswick ol County Jail under $35,000 bond. Acting on a tip Friday, Wilmington 14 police were ied to a service station ly where a car was parked that fit the ir description of the one seen leaving 15 the scene of the accident, Barnhardl n- reported. The vehicle was a 1972 id Ruick with damage to its left front id headlight and hood. :i- Investigators have not determined er who was driving the vehicle when it struck the girl. Barnhardt reported ta that paint chips and hair samples 19, taken at the scene are believed to ;'s match those taken from the car. lg An investigation is continuing. Barst nhardt reported, le In another accident last week, two jy drivers were seriously injured in a ie three-car accident three miles south of Bolivia last Wednesday morning, ig the State Highway Patrol reported, d, According to Barnhardt's report, id Shirley Ann Uoyd, 24, of Wilmington, n- was charged with improper passing ie after her car skidded out of control 3body '"can SEAT OUR RTRAIT, PRICES UttTfOffl* yntl $069 69C DEPOSIT WE GUARANTEE IT! ii you find a lower prced B portrait package with the same contents J2(8 ? I0?( 3(5 ? 7s) and 15 walletslere wilt not only match their otter but give an additional 1CH oft. YOu rrut? preset* proof Cotter (newspaper ad or coupon) to photographer .. 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GIFTS ISfWAT, PKooo M2-2AM THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, 1 Dog After A again." s The board also met in executive 1 session for 25 minutes before unanimously approving a contract ' with Dr. Ixmise Piper that will make I animals adopted from the county 1 ts Southpor To Stop Mir "The inspection of said mine | disclosed that although more than i one contiguous acre of land had been i disturbed by mining operations," the suit states, "the defendant had failed to obtain a permit in accordance with | the provisions of the Minion Act of i 1971." I On Feb. 21, the state notified I Hewett by certified mall that his company was in violation of the act and requested that he immediately cease mining at the site. Hewett returned an application for a mining permit on April 19, which was approved by the NRCD office on May 14, the suit states. The suit also states that Hewett was notified on May 14 that a $2,500 surety bond would have to be posted before a permit could be issued, but that "as of the filing of this complaint, the defendant has not provided NHCD with the required surety and no permit has been granted." A surety bond is required by state law. An inspection in February 1985 by NRCD personnel revealed that "further mining operations had been undertaken by the defendant without his having obtained a mining T ir. r 1 inli+lit I 1.1 T? n \ Your Total Careful a to your financial You can depend on it h financial services ... \ Be it checking, savinj loan applications . . . ( need . . . large or smal Sect SAVINGS & I.OW II-LhkI *S1i -JJIJ'" 447 4244, 471 4>44?. 7S Si | Thursday, August 15, 1985?Page 5-A ppeal j mintal shelter eligible (or spaying ind neuterization at reduced rates. The contract was labeled by one >oard member as the first step in imjroving relations with the animal velfare league. t ling sennit," the suit states. Operating a mine without a permit carries a maximum civil penalty of $5,000. The director of the Division of land Resources of the NltCD assessed a [senalty of $1,750 against Hewett on March 19. Hewett was also notified of the penalty and given an opportunity to file for an administrative hearing with the department to contest the oasis lor the penalty within GO (lays, but he (ailed to respond. The matter was then turned over to the state attorney general's office, which requested on June 25,1985 that $1,400 be paid to the state. "To ihtte, the defendant has not paid the money it owes to the state," the suit states. The state is asking a judge to issue a permanent injunction against the company from mining on the site. 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