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U MORE LETTERS IQ THE B3ITOR System Needs Help, But Not More Money To the editor: On behalf of the taxpayers, I want to thank the chairman and my fellow school board members In supporting my efforts to cut out of the school board's budget tfiose line items that are Inflated. unjusUfiable or unex plainable. 1 realize we are not getting it all, but it's a start. I can assure you we need the money, but not until the school board gets serious about obtaining the best quality education that each child Is capable of learning. As for such things as a five percent across the board raise, it may sound good for a person making $50,000 or more, such as a principal or superintendent But for a classroom teacher it's almost an insult; yet we expect her to turn our children into well-educated young adults with little pay, little ir>- put and little control. I don’t think it will work. I proposed a financial security pro gram for all classroom teachers. My board said no. Did they come up with an alternate plan? No. I proposed a plan for obtaining quality education for all children. My board said no. Did they come up with an alternate plan? No. I proposed a physical training pro gram that all children could par ticipate in. My board said no. Did they come up with an alternate plan'' No. I proposed a plan for obtaining drug-free schools. My board said no. Did they come up with an alternate plan? You guess^ it, no. I'm convinced that our school system needs help, but not more money at tills Uiiie. In fact, more money at this time may do more harm than good. I want to thank James (Jlmbo) Clemmons for his loyal support on standing for what Is right. Dorothy Worth Member, Brunswick County School Board Shallotte Forming New Political Party Is The Answer To the editor: I propose a new party because Democrats and Republicans are politicians first and representatives second. This is especially true for Brunswick County, simply because we do not have the votes to make a political impression. My new party will not be looking to elect candidates. To do so, good members would be lost in the transi tion to Raleigh or Washington. Recently Brunswick County lost a bid for a new, clean industry. The Republican Administration used some lame excuses tied to finances. Not lame—cripple—because not long ago another industry located with lit tle financial backgroiuid except for government aid. buy anything that grows in Raleigh or Washington. I remember an old mule I used to plow. He wore blinders but would kick out in all directions if a presence was felt and not seen. Taking a lesson from him, I am naming my new par ty “The Blinders Party.” Member ship is offered to all the helpless counties—especially Pender—rumors have it that the bus manufacturing company will pro bably locate in a more desirable county than either Pender or Brunswick. Jess Parker Supply Brunswick County lost a bus manufacturing company because declsions'were made to change loca tions. The change from Pender Coun ty did not carry political clout. Political clout—not finances—stop ped the administration from approv ing the move. Well, maybe that is not too bad because nnany Democrats in the General Assembly appear willing to give Brunswick County a new in dustry. What more can we ask and reaUy, it makes sense to locate nuclear waste dumps and in cinerators here because we don’t have enough votes to make any dif ference. Another case: except for four- laning to Bell Swamp, Highway 17, in this county, looks much like it did in 1945. But the power structure points with pride to a schedule showing the Shallotte by-pass, four laning to Sup ply, and suggest that this powerless county should be thankful. If there are no right-of-way problems we nnay be allowed to join the state after the turn of the century. I recently heard a state official ex claim, "Oh, thank you for inviting me, now I know where Brunswick Coimty is.” That particular person lives in Craven County which must be at least 75 miles up Highway 17. Since then I have given directions to find us to a state senator’s office and another state official. Both know how to get here from Myrtle Beach but not from Winston-Salem or Raleigh. Nope, my new party is not going to be political. We are in it for the money and will accept anything that turns a buck. Just look at the money to be made by taking New York gar bage, New Itenover County sludge, and could we ever make friends with the Nuclear Waste Compact. Now is the time to strike, our own county does not want zoning so new Industries could be located anywhere and by taking the billboards away from Wilmington we could advertise anything. We will even solve the Highway 17 problem. That right-of- way land is too valuable to be wasted on a road. If DOT will advance money saved, we can start building our industrial and political dumps Immediately. The real tenefit of my new party is that we don't care alx)ut mundane issues such as water Quality, transportation or clean industry. Why should we? Our political leaders teach us that only those with clout are important, and we do not have that commodity. So we propose to make Brunswick County a dump and really clean up by collecting money. Now friends, that is real clout With enough of that commodity we could Are We Going To The Dogs? Church Did Not Sponsor Ticket Sale Hospital Praised THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Tbutvday, June 4,1M7-Page Bookmobile 5st ■vrvt^ Marcus Mlntz, a Brunswick County native, will take over as driver cf the bookmobile route, which began its schedule June 3. Mintz has an associate degree In library science from Lenoir Com munity College in Kinston. The summer schedule is as follows: WEDNESDAYS 12:00-12:30, Bethel United Methodist Church, Bolivia; 12:45-1:45, County Government Ccanplex, Bolivia; 2:1^3:00, Inland Reatty, Holden Beach; 3:15^:00, Go^l Center Baptist Church, Vamumtown; IIVtlTD n, . . lIAWrHOIOiT SUSAN UU«« Jail Addition To Ease Overcrowding BY SUSAN USHER Some relief is on its way for the overcrowded Brunswick County Jail. An eight-bed addition is ready for its first inmates, pending a good report from the state's chief jail inspector. The inspection should be made this month, according to Brunswick County Sheriff John Carr Davis. The eight beds will bring the total available to 44, which still isn’t enough, according to the sheriff. "When we moved in here it was too big,” he said. “Now it’s too small.” He anticipates jail capacity will need to be doubled when the county begins its space expansion at the Bolivia complex. Club To Hear Meanwhile, the new addition will ease some overcrowding. Currently there is a backlog of convicted per sons waiting to serve short-term and weekend time at the jail. Sheriff Davis said the unit will house only those convicted of non violent crimes, mainly misde meanors and DWIs, and young of fenders. Its first occupants may be "the Southport Seven,” a group of juveniles from the Boiling Spring Lakes-Southport area convicted earlier this year of various misde meanors whose sentences were delayed until mid-June. "We need to keep the 17- and 18-year-olds we get separate from the older inmates,” said the sheriff. “It’s Safety Program The Town Creek Home Extension Club will hear a program on home safety when it meets Monday at 9 a.m. at Town Creek Park. Guest speaker wiU be Peggy Bargenquast, Brunswick County Health Department counselor. Visitors are welcome to attend, i. SPECIAL 1000 Bd. R. 1x6 and 1 x8 Cypress V-Groove Panelling $375/MBF ANCHOR LUMBER CO. 579-8038 To the editor: I can understand the big stink about the leash laws on the beaches. But what about inland? We liave dogs that run in packs of two up to seven. In the last few mon ths we’ve had two bad dog attacks. One dog attacked another dog and caused it to be treated by a vet This month a doberman atacked my husky (who was chained in my yard) and then charged a four-yearold ooy and a five-year-old girl This isn’t the first time this dog ran loose. And the pup insists on dragg ing clothes off everyone’s lines, digg ing up flowers and carting off small objects out of the yards. Why should I spend time working in my yard trying to nnake my home more attractive when it’s destroyed by everyone’s pets? I guess we’re all just going to the dogs! Carla Wilson Shallotte Point mARinc 5CRVKCS. inc Thurs.—Sun., June 4, 5, 6, 7th ...can help you win the Grand Strand Sun Fun King Mackerel Tournament! 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SEE US TODAY ABOUT YOUR SECOND HOME BECAUSE YOUR TIME AT THE BEACH SHOULD BE PLEASURABLE & RELAXING dssd Sslsf jCfinA U*asetaa«i ■aSSei W«l«S savRieaiag I Hwy. 130, Halden Beach Rd., 4Vi miles from Shallotte B42-4003*Mon.-Sot. 9-5, Sun. 1-5 F&R DEVELOPMENT, INC. •SEPTIC SYSTEMS •COMPLETE EXCAVATION SERVICE •PERMITS & INSTALLATION •FILL DIRT not required, but I think it’s impor tant.” Women won’t be housed in the sec tion because state law requires two locked doors between them and male offenders. They are housed in a separate area of the jail. Elxcept for the exterior brickwork, County Building and Grounds employees did the $8,000 renovation, transforming a classroom Into a lock up with adjoining bath. ’’’They did an excellent job,” said the sheriff. Like other jails, the interior is bare: four bunks and an overhead TV monitor, with space for two 4-man tables that have been ordered so that meals can be served inside the unit. 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