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BY TERRY POPE
School bells will once again ring ,
Tuesday morning, sending approximately
8,500 Brunswick County
students straight from the labor Day
hplidays and back to the classrooms.
Those school bells will also ring a
C little earlier Tuesday, at 8:15 a.m. instead
of 8:30 a.m., as was last year's
schedule before the state's Basic
Education Program mandated 5 Mi
hours of instructional time for al!
students.
Several curriculum changes,
classroom projects and even a fewnew
faces await students Tuesday to
help replace their thoughts on surfing
or those summer days at the beach.
For county eighth-graders, several
new projects highlight a revamped
social studies and science curriculum,
said Assistant Superintendent
Ed I/eroon, in charge of curriculum.
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BY SUSAN USHER
The next stage in the four-la rung
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postponed because of a shortage <
transportation official said this week
Prank Price, in charge of long r
the N.C Department of Transportat
la rung of U.S 17 from N.C. 87 at Bell
to N.C ill at Supply may be defem
The $16 million. 13.5-mile proji
within the year. Right-of-way foe
already been obtained at a cost of $7
Price said it was "difficult to ex]
pro&Su behind the proposed delay
projects statewide.
He said the state had based its f
on allocations from the federal gover
federal dollars earmarked for the sta
next year, part of budget control i
tional lex-el that keeps the Highway 1
at all times as required by law, he a
"We're caught in a 150 million
having the money on the books, but
spend it."
Price said projects were selec
ment systematically, based on facto
volume, accident rates and a roadw
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All county eighth- and seventhgraders
will enroll in an integrated
science course this year that also includes
a segment on energy. For
eighth-graders, the school system
has also arranged for part of that
study on erierev to be conducted at
the Carolina Power and Ught Company's
Brunswick nuclear plant in
Southport, Lemon said.
Tom Corbitt, director of the
Brunswick Nuclear Visitor's Center,
has agreed to work with the county to
provide each eighth-grade classroom
an opportunity to study nuclear
energy at the facility.
The addition of exploratorycourses
at the middle schools, which
lemon said represents "a major
amount of work," will also provide
seventh- and eighth-graders with
something to look forward to this
school year.
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BY TERRY POPE c
Twenty-nine warrants for trespass- t
ing were filed Sunday afternoon after c
a caravan of protesters drove past
the barricade on the west end of \
Holden Beach during a planned r
demonstration there. t
Some of those participating in the
protest said a second caravan and
demonstration may be held this
Saturday. Of the 29 persons charged
with trespassing, four were permanent
residents of the island while the
others owned homes on the
mainland.
Trial for the 29 residents has been
scheduled for Sept. 16 in Brunswick
County District Criminal Court.
Trespassing carries a maximum fine
of $25 and/or 30 days in jail.
The warrants prepared by I
Magistrate Roney Cheers in Bolivia 1
were filed by Peggy Whitley, agent of
the Holden Beach Enterprises Inc., <
Local Mariji
BY TERRY POPE
The fall harvest season began Monday
morning for the Brunswick County
Sheriffs Department, which collected
more than $200,000 in marijuana
plants during a two-day invcatiigaiion.
According to Sheriff John CanDavis,
it is possible that one or two
persons will be charged With growing
the mgrljuana plants. As of Tuesday
aftcmecr.. no charges had been filed
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BY SUSAN USHER
Returning as director of the
Brunswick County Social Services
Department after nearly a two-year
absence has been harder, says Jamie
Orrock, than starting an entirely new
job.
"It has been harder for me, at
least," he said Monday night after attending
his first board meeting since
his Aug. 21 return. "It requires
reorientation. You'd like to
remember everything from before,
but there's a void, no continuum."
Still, he said he's glad to be
back?and there were indications the
feeling was mutual. Monday, a sign
on one wall read, "Welcome Back
Mr. O."
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c development and tourism,
e could make a reasonable and logical
i to the board on which projects should
hich ones delayed," he added.
:>ard of Transportation will take final
recommendations at their October
members will also adopt a revised
ment plan.
y this one was one that did not make
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derstands the deferral, the postponeinge
the priority given the projects.
on the tranportation improvement
we anticipate that because of the work
these projects they will get first prioriadded.
"This project has not been put
ler in any way."
he oastDonement of the Bolivia see
hides a bypass around Bolivia, could
the Shalloae bypass,
e a little longer, but we are hopeful it
d. Right-of-way acquisition for the
i was to resume next year, with corv
sled by 19*.
four-laning project wiil get done, but it
ke longer to accomplish." said Price,
rity with the department"
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iwners and their guests.
The barricade was installed four
veeks ago amid protests from
notorists and those seeking access to
he beach strand along the west end.
["own officials have acknowledged
hat the state road turns into a
invaie anve wnere uie pavement I
:nds.
About 30 cars began lining up at tne
rlolden Beach Fishing Pier around 2
j.m. Sunday for the drive to the west
;nd of the beach. Many cars had
signs taped to the doors and windows,
tearing such statements as, "The
l,ord giveth, Roberts and Griffin
taketh away."
Jim Griffin Jr. and Virgil Roberts
are principal partners of Holden
Beach Enterprises. Griffin stated
last Tuesday that if the
demonstrators passed the barricade
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in the investigation.
Federal sDotter n lanes were used
to help guide Brunswick County narcotics
officers to the marijuana
plants. Davis said 227 plants were
pulled up and confiscated by the
UteriCIL'a department on Monday and
70 marijuana plants were also found
on Tuesday.
"The state's estimated street value
is at $800 per plant," Davis said.
"They've found 70 so far today, but I
Said 'Harder' Th(
"I'm glad I'm back," he said. "I
believe I'll enjoy it now just like I enjoyed
it then. I missed working with
the people on the staff, in the county.
"It's challenging," he added, "and
I enjoy what 1 do."
At Monday's meeting, the mood
was optimistic, with no evidence of or
rctcrciK-es to past differences between
the board and its returning
director. Both expressed a willingness
to work closely together and
get on with the agency's responsibilities.
"Our goal is to make this department
the best in North Carolina,"
Chairman Frankie Rabon told Or
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can do it."
Or rock said he realized he needs
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Sunday, they would be subject to
respassing.
The warrants filed at the
3runswiek Countv Clerk of Court's
jffice charge the 29 suspects with
'going upon lands in possession of
rlolden Beach Enterprises located at
die west end of Holden Beach without
i license therefor and after forbidden
lo do so."
"The entry and presence on the
land was uniawiui in iiiai iiie defendant
remained after being asked to
leave by Forest Whitley (the gate
keeper)," the warrants state.
Jeanette Roach, clerk at the
Brunswick County Sheriff's Department,
said Tuesday all of the warrants
have not been served by the
department since manv residents
listed out-of-town addresses.
According to the dociunents filed,
the following 29 persons are being
charged with trespassing:
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don't know if they'll find anymore or
not."
Davis was also in the field Tuesday
morning helping drug squad detectives
locate the spotted marijuana
plants with the help of the spotter
plane above. The department conducts
an annual search for the fields
once the plants have matured in the
fall.
"These were small plots, mostly iri
wooded areas," Davis said. "But
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the board's help, adding later that he
is impressed with members' interest
and concern for the people served by
DSS.
To one member appointed to the
board during his absence, he said,
"All I ask is a chance," to which
member Ixiuis "Bobby" Brown
replied with a grin, "You've got it."
A New Start
As a returning director, Orrock is
dealing with an essentially new staff
because of high turnover in the
department, and also a new board.
Betty Varnam is the only member of
the board who was serving at the
time of Orrock's dismissal. She voted
for his dismissal and also his
reinstatement.
In a written statement Monday,
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^Edward Paroda, P.O. Box 165,
Quail Haven, Supply;
Betty Paroda, Quail Haven, Klrby
Road, Supply;
Mary Shields Paroda, Route 3,
Quail Haven, Supply;
Larry Field Marshall, Rt. 9, Box
181A, Charlotte;
Stratton Robert Maxey Jr., Rt. 1,
Box 341A, Raleigh;
Louise Miller, 303 Abbott Avenue,
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Noah Riley Miller Jr., 303 Abbott
Avenue, Lexington;
Hugh Dale Stohler, 5710 West
Friendly Avenue, Greensboro;
Sally Stohler, 5710 West Friendly
Avenue, Greensboro;
Sarah McClendon Stohler, 5710
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Linda Patrick Nelson, 696 Pear
Street, Kinston;
Charles Smyder, Rt. 2, Box 310,
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sr $200,000
they were mature plants ranging i
from six to 12 feet high."
The small plots were "scattered
about, pretty much all over the coun- \
ty," Davis said.
The value of Monday's crop exceeds
*181,000 vrhtle Tuesday's work
produced more than $56,000 in mari- j I
juana plants based on the state's
street value. Davis said it will be
known within several days if any
charges will be filed.
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she said, "As to the action taken by
the Brunswick County Board of
Snrifll Sprviros I ;u?nin thn
facts and accepted the advice of
counsel.
"I am now prepared to work with
the director of the Department of
Social Services in any way possible
and look forward to a relationship
that will be in the best interest of the
department and the people it
serves."
Mrs. Varnam said that in each instance
on the board when she has had
"to weigh certain facts" and vote
regarding situations involving the
director's office, "I have voted what
I felt was in the best interest" of the
department and the people of the
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