New Holden Inspector
Starts Work Next Week
B\ Don; RUTTER
Holden Beach's fourth building
inspector in less than a year will
??.{art working next week, said Tow n
Manager Cms l lrich
Claude \ Spellman of Arapahoe
ehiel building inspector lor the
Pamlico Countv Inspections Depart
ment since l'J'M. will begin his new
job ai Holden Beach next Pridav.
l eb. 4.
Spellman will K' the fourth in
spector to work .it MoiUen Beacii in
the past Id months The past two
have not staved on the job long.
Dwight Carroll, now a tow n com
missionci. retired last April due to a
back injury after more than nine
\ears as building inspector.
He was replaced bv Jim Mc
Swain. who resigned after a six
month stint to run his own construe -
tion business The most recent in
spector. Hill Goodman, resigned .li
ter live weeks due to personal rea
sons.
I Inch said Spellman was one ot
the people who applied for the job
when it was advertised last fall and
<ioodman was hired.
He w as one of the top candidates
before." Ulrich s.nd "He has good
experience. He's worked lor Paml
ico Countv for tour years and has a
ver\ broad range ot responsibili
ties."
In Pamlico County. Spellman is
responsible for managing and bud
geting for the inspections depart
ment. superv ising employees and
hiring and training new employees.
He also serves as zoning and sub
division administrator. CAM A per
mit officer, land use plan official,
flood ordinamv administrator and
secretary to the county planning
board.
Spellman is a certified building,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical and
tire inspector.
I Inch said Spellman has worked
with the federal government's Com
munity Rating System, which re
w aids iitiiiiiiuniiii-> V. itn string
flood damage prevention codes b\
allowing residents to save money on
flood insurance.
Prior to going to work for the
Pamlico Count) Inspections Depart
ment. Spellman worked eight years
as :i general superintendent/con
struction manager with four firms,
according to his resume.
He superv ised construction of res
idential and commercial buildings
and renovations with costs ranging
from SIO.IHHt to $30 million. He has
experience in designing, developing,
negotiating, managing, constructing
and selling.
lie knows the construction busi
ness." Ulrich said
Spellman. 53. studied business
administration at Bradley University
in Peoria. III., and Illinois Central
Community College in East Peoria.
He also has taken courses in
salesmanship, accounting, law and
administration and data processing.
He holds general contractor's licens
es in North Carolina and Florida, ac
cording to liis resume.
Spcllman is a board representa
tive on the N.C. Flood Plain Man
agers Association. He also is a
member of she N.C. Council ol
Code Officials, International Asso
ciation of Electrical Inspectors.
National l ire Protection Association
and National Association of Home
Builders.
Army Plans
Control Burning
Control burning will be conduct
ed through March within the forest
boundaries of the U.S. Army's
Military Ocean Terminal. Sunn\
Point preserve in Brunswick and
New Hanover counties.
Ilerschel A. (Tony) Gaw. Sunn\
Point forester, said control burning
areas will be along the railroad
right-of-way from the port to the
Iceland Rail Interchange Yard in
Brunswick County, and in selected
areas of government property used
as a buffer zone along Dcm Road
from the Carolina Beach mainte
nance shop to (he N.C. National
Guard Training Center at Fort Fisher
in New Hanover County.
Control burning of forest under
brush is used to reduce the possibili
ty of wildfire by reducing available
fuel The burning also releases and
builds better habitat for certain en
dangered species, said spokesman
Myrtle D. Meade. It can also help to
reduce the tick population, add nu
trients to the forest floor and elimi
nate undesirable vegetation.
Local Attorney Seeks Return To Bench
Shallotte attorney Robert Wayne "I can't change the past. I paid iff. police officer and probation and
long 11 led Jan. IS as a candidate my dues and I did what I felt was parole officer in Brunswick
lor district court judge on the Dem- right. It's not often you get a County, and held a variety of other
ocratic ticket in the May 3 primary. chance to do something over and jobs while in undergraduate anil
Long, 45. is seeking a return to a do it better. That's the opportunity I law schools.
position he held briefly in l')S5. have now." A single parent. Long has two
The Columbus . , .. teen-age daughters. Julie and An
, . . I .one ran unsuccessfully once ? , ,
Countv native . ,, . , , . gela. and two urown sons. Bob and
. .. - , lor sherill and was defeated in y .. . &
c 1 .u*"' ' 1 1 ,n a bid ,or 'I1*-' district judge- c ,, . . .
Southport at- . , , ,- , , . It elected. Long said he pro
1 .. ship, leading the lield in Brunswick . , . , ;
tornev I Iva ' , , ; , Dl , . mised to be tair and impartial, as
. . C ountv. but losing in Bladen and . , , , .
Jess in the ^ required bv the slate Judicial C ode.
.. Columbus counties. J ? . . . . , . , .
May lvS4 pri- Long is the third declared candi
.? mary and was I ong was v aledictorian of his date for the seat now held by Judge
unopposed for Nakina High School graduating David (i. Wall of Llizabethtown.
election in class He received a bachelor ot who is not seeking re-election.
?Hk Jtf* Wl November science degree in agriculture edu- Whiteville attorneys (J. Philip Dav
LOMi ItJS4. But in cation from N.C. State University id filed Jan. 7. Former Assistant
February 1985 was charged in and his juris doctorate from North District Attorney Tom Aldridge.
Durham with driving while im- Carolina Central University in who also has a Whiteville law
paired. Durham. practice, has announced his intent
"I resigned because I felt it was A practicing attorney since to file.
the right thing to do.'said Long. "I IMSO. Long has also (armed, taught T he 13th Judicial District is
felt it best not to draw attention to school in Columbus and Brunswick made up of Bladen. Brunswick and
the judgeship. counties, worked as a deputy sher- Columbus counties.
County AD Retirina After 15 Years I
BY DOUG Rl ITER
Brunswick Counts Schools Athletic Director Nelson
Bi-st. whose position was eliminated
by the school hoard lasi month, will
retire effective Monday after nearly
15 years on the joh.
"The incentive to stay on seemed
very questionable in view of the
board eliminating the athletic direc
tor position back in December along
with those other positions." Best
said Tuesday. "I wasn't sure where
we were headed."
'l he counts school board decided
nl .SI - iti"
to Jo away with tresis position,
along with four others in the central office, effective
June 30 because members don't think the position is
needed to meet the school system's top goals
Best, who implemented coaching supplements and
helped expand athletic programs at the local middle
schools and high schools, has decided not to wait until
June 3d to leave.
I he (>1-year-old will retire alter M) years in education,
including liie |iasi 2:"> ??? Brur.sw:ck County. !:; addition
to athletic director. Best also served as director of health,
physical education and driver's education.
Asked what he thought his greatest accomplishments
were as athletic director. Best s.nd. "I really think get
ting the coaches supplements started in the county. "I hat
and expansion ol the sports programs."
When Best took over as athletic director in
teachers received no extra pay lor coaching other than
money from ticket sales and concession stands. Best ac
quired county supplements for all coaches.
Also under his direction, athletic programs at the
county middle schools have been expanded to include
more than bovs" and girls' basketball football, vollev
ball, soccer, softball anil baseball have been added.
Tennis, track, wrestling and soccer have been added at
the high schools during Best's tenure.
"All these things I played a role in. Best said. "It
took a lot ot people working at the schools and in the
community to get it done."
Best said he is concerned about the school board's de
cision to cut the athletic director's position.
"There will be good leadership at the schools and on
each campus, he said. "I'm concerned there's going to
be nobody in the central office to have that as a top pri
ority and help the coaches and be an advocate."
"hvidently my opinion is contrary to the school board
here and some other places." Best said.
"It seems it it isn't tested it's hard to get a slice of the
pie." he added. "We need a well-balanced educational
program, and I think the focus is being narrowed."
A former principal. Best has taught history science,
physical education and health and coached boys' and
girls' basketball, baseball, track, football and tennis.
Best, who usually attended a few athletic events every
week, said he will miss being around the coaches and
players.
"I'm ji'.'in" ?<? mi?.s it :i lot." he said. "I'll miss the
coaches and kids and everybody I would see at the
games.'
Best served a combined It) years as principal ot
I eland and North Brunswick high schools before mov
ing to the central office
He now plans to spend more time with his family anil
plav a lot of golf I'm going to be able to do things that
I haven I done belore. I want to attend the World Series
and AC'C Tournament "
Best also said he plans to attend this year's Colonial
Athletic Association basketball tournament in Rich
mond. Va.. and root for his alma mater. l ast Carolina
University.
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Judge: Age No Protection
District Judge Napoleon "Poli" Hare foot talked to Shallotte Middle School sixth grade social studies
classes last W ednesday, answering questions on the consequences of someone their age getting caught
for breaking and entering and larceny; bringing guns or drugs on campus; even murder. Barefoot told
students youthfulness wouldn V keep them from serving time for serious offenses in a place like a
prison, training school. Barefoot said he automatically gives an active sentence to any student who
brings a gun, loaded or unloaded, on campus. "Hearing it from a judge, it's going to sink in a lot more
than if a teacher tells them." said sixth grade teacher Jerry Brown, who asked Barefoot to visit.
Young 'Diplomats' Learning
To Respect Differing Views
Students from Leland Middle
School and nine other middle
schools from a three-county area
will gather Feb. 3 at the University
ol North Carolina at Wilmington tor
the fourth Middle School Human
Relations Summit.
From a.m. to 2.3(1 p.m. in the
University Union, the 15(1 student
"human relations diplomats" will
deal with topics that include cultural
loyalty, cleaning up language, the
causes and euros of prejudices, non
violent ways to deal with contliet.
and self-esteem and prejudice. In the
afternoon students will have their
anonymous questions about differ
ent races or genders answered in a
discussion group.
Participants are selected by a
counselor, teacher or their peers and
are equally mixed in gender and
grade levels. They are to work in
their own schools promoting "un
derstanding today for unity tomor
row."
Two teachers attending from each
school will participate in a program
on "Diversity and Reflective
Teaching" directed by UNC'W edu
cation professors Judy Havn. Ann
Lock ledge and Mahmaz Moallem.
Started hy school counselors, the
summit is scheduled during National
School Counseling Week and
Human Relations Month.
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