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Former County Employee Gets Seven -Year Active Prison Term BY TERRY POPE The former interim head of the Brunswick Counly Buildings Inspec tion Department was sentenced in Brunswick County Superior Court last week to seven years in prison. Julius Drake "Buddy" Lewis, of Route 5, Lcland, was also ordered to undergo drug and alcohol abuse treatment under the DART rehabili tation program administered by the N.C. Department of Corrections. Lewis resigned from his job last August amid an investigation of missing funds from the buildings in spection ofTicc. Last week, he pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering and larceny, obtaining property by false pretenses and felonious pos session of cocaine. Judge Gregory A. Weeks sentenc ed Lewis to five years in prison for the break- ins and obtaining property by false pretense charges. A two year active sentence for misdemean or larceny was also imposed follow ing a probation violation hearing. Lewis had pleaded guilty in March to misdemeanor larceny of counly funds, a SI 25 check given to him by a Leland church that was in tended as payment for a building permit. He was given a two-year suspended sentence and placed un der house arrest for 45 days. In Superior Court last week, Lew is pleaded guilty to break-ins that oc curred Feb. 9 at Le land's True Value Hardware Store and Lee's Little World day care center in Leland. Throe vacuum cleaners valued at $305 were taken from the True Value store and audiovisual equipment val ued at $230 was reported missing from the day care ccntcr. He had also been chargcd with obtaining property by false pretens es after allegedly borrowing an air compressor from a neighbor and then pawning it on April 15. An indictment handed down by a Brunswick County Grand Jury last week accused him of possessing co caine on April 16. Judge Weeks gave Lewis a five-year suspended senten ce on that charge and placed him un der five years' supervised probation. Judge Weeks also ordered that Lewis be given credit for time served awaiting trial. He was levied no fine, but was ordered to pay $500 in restitution to Tracey Bryant of Leland for an air compressor. $100 in restitution to the True Value store, attorney foes, and to not pos sess any controlled or illegal drugs, to submit to warrantless searches and to submit to drug tests. Judge Weeks also heard the fol lowing eases in Superior Court last week: ?Bobby King, 30, of Longwood, pleaded guilty to assault on a fe male and was given a two-year sen tence, placed under five years' spe cial intensive probation, ordered to serve 45 days in the Brunswick County Jail over the next 14 week ends and to provide 72 hours of community service. King must pay $350 in attorney fees, submit to tests and searches and not use or possess controlled substances or alcoholic beverages. ?Bcnnie Smith, 44, of Route 1, Ash, pleaded guilty to unsafe move ment. and received a 60-day sen tence with three years' unsuper vised probation and was ordered to pay a $100 fine and court costs. ?Leslie Wayne Jester, 27, of Route 6, Shallotle, pleaded guilty to pos session of cocaine and was given a two-year sentence, suspended for five years and placed on five years' supervised probation. He must serve 30 days in the For syth County Jail over the next nine weekends, obtain a general equiva lency diploma, submit to searches, not use or possess illegal drugs, re ceive substance abuse counseling, placed on house curfcw from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., pay attorney fees of S300 and serve 72 hours community ser vice. ?Frankic Joe Cuthbert, of Boiling Spring Lakes, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to burning an unoccupied building and two counts of breaking and entering and larccny. He was accused of breaking into the Good Vibrations Metaphysical Gift and Bookshop on N.C. 87 in Boiling Spring Lakes and with set ting a fire to conceal the break-in and larccny of S249 in goods in February. The store was destroyed. Cuthbert must pay S300 in attor ney fees and receive drug and alco hol abuse treatment through the De partment of Correction's DART program. He was given credit for lime served awaiting trial. ?Allen Francis Ladd, 31, of Crab apple Street, Southport, pleaded guilty to two counts of injury to per sonal property, injury to real proper ty, resisting arrest and two counts of communicating threats. He was given a two-year sen tence, suspended for two years and placed on supervised probation for two years. Ladd must also serve 14 days in the Brunswick County Jail, pay S76.21 to the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department, SI 28 to Officer Burt Walls and court costs. ?Troy Lec Brooks, 20, of Route 1, Bolton, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon indicting se rious injury and discharging a fire arm into an occupied vehicle. He was given a three-year sus pended sentence, placed on five years supervised probation, ordered to spend 10 weekends in the Col umbus County Jail, to pay a S500 fine and to serve 200 hours commu nity service. ?Robert Scott Milligan, 20, of Route 1, Lcland, was given an eight-year suspended sentence and placed under five years' intensive probation alter previously pleading guilty to two counts of possession of stolen goods. Milligan received a six-month ac tive sentence and was fined S5(X), ordered to submit to searches, to not use or possess any controlled sub stances and to serve 72 hours of community service. Congratulations Chris Thompson We salute you on your graduation from WBHS! Capt. Pete's Seafood 1 . Don't Kick The Tires. Tire kicking is, in fact, all but useless when it fjL comes to choosing a car. So for now, save your foot * and ask yourself a few simple questions. "Why do I need a car in the first place?" "Where will I drive it?" "Who, besides me, will ride in it?" Pretty basic stuff, that's true. But easy enough to forget the moment you take a test drive. The point is, be sen sible when choosing a car. Find one that fitsyourlife style and your budget Which brings up another question. "How much car can I afford, anyway?" For \ that, you may need to call your bank. They can guide you to the ideal price range. No doubt you have a car in mind already If so, it's time to hit the books. The more Read up on the cars you like. The Automobile Rook from Consumer Guide ' . The AAA Car Buyer's Handbook! and Edmund's New Car Prices are helpful guides. you know about the cais you like, the better. Start with automotive maga zines and consumer buying guides. The guides will list retail prices, resale values, options, safety features and perfor mance data. Most important, some guides actually list the dealer's cost on specific cars and options. They'll If you financed most of the purchase price of your new car, this chart indicates when its trade-in value equals what you still owe on it. Find the dotted line that represents the term of your loan. Where it crosses the road is your break even point. tell you the lowest price you can expect to pay and how much profit is reasonable.That information will help you far more than kicking tires. 2. Wheel And Deal. WHEN IS YOUR CAR WORTH MORE THAN YOU OWE ON IT? 100% 80% !60% % v\ \ Cy \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ S \ \ \ \ I | IBM I I balance I l J a o [ 40% H 20% Years 0 Average wholesale price 8 , S\ %\ \\ v *\ V, v. ? V The idea is simple. The dealer wants to sell a car. You want to buy one. The tricky part is exactly how much it will cost you. Remember, this is no time to be timid. Be sure to let the salesperson know that you are also shopping other dealers for the lowest price on a specific car. Don't let questions about
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