Shallotte May Annex 3 7 Acres BY DOUG RUTTER The proposed annexation of approximately 37 acres of commercial and residential property into Shailotte will be the puipoae of two public hear ings scheduled lime ?. Aldermen will receive public comments on the possible annexation of about 15 acres of com mercial land on Main Street and a 22-acre planned residential community m Pender Street. Landowner Alvin "Buddy" Milliken Jr. has re quested ?imfT?tiwi of tKi- PmUr Street property', which is contiguous to the existing town limits. The Shailotte Planning Board has recom mended annexation of the Milliken property as well a* five commercial psrctls s the north end of town that are not contiguous. Three of the parcels arc owned by Jo Ann Simmons. Bobby Long. William Powell and Wallace Smith jointly own another and the fifth is owned by Or. Jsibcs MuluCllaSu. Long, who is handling the annexation request fiii ati uvc umicn, miu iuc aica imiuucs auuiit seven acres on the north side of the U.S. 17 Bypass. It has been town board policy in the past not to approve non-contiguous or "satellite" annexa tion. However, aldermen said last week the town needs to grow and they hope to eventually annex the one tract that separates the town and commer cial land under consideration. Tfcxi Cab Franchise uled for 7:15 pun., aldermen will hold a second public hearing on the proposed renewal of Johnny Moody's taxi cab franchise at their June 7 meet ing. There were sc scssses& or. the issue si a "ay 17 hearing. Officials have been reviewing the town's taxi cab franchise ordinance, but have not developed any proposed changes. RacMSoudlMvi*:? Also June 7, aldermen will continue talking iuuiit tiiC pSSSibiC ufiuvc UI lilC ^nauotic Volunteer Rescue Squad headquarters to Ocean Isle Beach. Board members and Shallotte VRS Chief Mark GorC uiau isscd the possible nwve last week, ana '.own officials asked Gore to return to the June 7 meeting with figures showing the squad's finan cial needs. Gore said Ocean Isle Beach Property Owners Auwutiiun official* initiated discussion the move after the squad members asked the group to help fund a substation near Ocean Isle where an ambu lance could be stationed. The Shallotte Volunteer Rescue Squad building is located on land owned by Leonard and David Rourk, and squad members don't know how much longer they will be allowed to stay. Gore said the lease for the property has expired and the Rourks have agreed to let the squad stay for now. However, the owners do not want a new lease because they don't want to tie up the land. If the Rourks decide to do something else with n- 4u ? > ? ? r i u?v piupvajr, viviv aaiu uivj ua*t pivniuawu iu give the rescue squad six months lo relocate. Relocation would be difficult for Shallotte VRS, which Gore says is in bad financial shape and could not afford to move. "nfe uSu't WSSt ts ujGVC. Tula is wuuuljr lo cated to our area," Gore said last week. "If there's some way we could work it out we would love to stay here." "We should look at this very seriously." Alderman Roney Cheers said. "It's been a fixture here for many years anu it's a needed service." "We've been here 26 years," Gore said. "There's no need to move after 26 years. But to be honest, I'd rather see us move than close our ooors.~ Parks And Rec Photo Contest Winners To !d Daisy Carder of Calabash was first-place win ner in the Brunswick County Parks and Re creation Department's recent amateur photogra phy contest. The theme was North Carolina's coastal waters. Forty -one color entries were submitted. Second place went to Manley Dodson of Long Beach; third place. Rich Brooks of Wilmington; and honorarble mention. Marlene J. Hahn of Holden Beach. Their photographs and all the entries will be on display June 2-22 at Franklin Square Art Gallery r? ? ill JUUUipUII. Sunset Police Nab One, Seek Another !n Island Break-Ins Sunset Beach Police have arrested a South Carolina woman and have issued a bulletin for her "armed and dac^erouT boyfriend in connection with a sTirg of break-ins at vacation home ? ou this island this month. I "he o.'ir te believed to have bro ken into at least three vacant houses and lived in each r nc while looking for others to burg' .i-?^, Su.~s. Beach Police Sgt. Lisa Masse) saw Tuesday. "They would enter the attics of the hemes through the service crawlspace and break through the sheet rock ceiling to get inside." Masse y said. "That way they left no evidence of a break-in for anyone looking from the outside." The thieves activities were dis covered May 9, when a Florence, S.C., woman arrived for a visit to her home on 28th Street and found a car parked in her driveway, Massey said. As she unlocked the front door, the woman heard someone running out the back. % a ? a a .l _ muu auc a miuku uic 1983 Mazda left behind in the ?mmm't Hrtururau aiyt rfumwimt papers that revealed the identity of the two suspects. She also found pawn tickets from items stolen in the break-ins. A few days later, a maid went to check a bouse on 34th Street for the owners and discovered that someone hod inuksn in anu appealed to be living there. She also found what ap peared to be a home-made fake shot gun, Massey said. "He had taken the metal tube from a floor lamp and used a piece of baseboard to carve into a stock," Massey said. "He even made a trig ger-guard for it out of a piece of wire. We believe they may have been planning for her to use it in an armed robbery." Massey and Sunset Beach Police Lt Sam Grantham were able to trace the papers found in the vehicle to Elien Boyce Green, 23, of Florence. She has been arrested sisd charged with one count of second-degree burglary and three charges each of felonious breaking and entering and larceny. Other charges are pending. Massey said. Boyce is being held in the Brunswick County Jail in lieu of a $23,000 bood. Most of the more than $3,000 worth of stolen property has been recovered, Massey said. The officers have issued a bulletin on the police computer network for the anest of Jonathan Keith Rogers, also of Florence, who may also use the nam*? Ksith Gauds asr or Keith a e & m ? j w% - j_ ruu, maMcj mm. ivu|pis la uc scribed as a white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with blonde hair, blue eyes and numerous tattoos. He con sidered armed and dangerous and is believed to be in the possession of a blue steel semi-automatic pistol. Anyone who has information re garding Rogers activities or where abouts should call the Sunset Beach Police Department ai (910) 579 2151 or Detective Tom Hunter of the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department at 1-800-672-6379 or (910)253-4321. School Board Door Session The Brunswick County Board of Education has cancelcd a tour of K-huuis in ihc western wicwianw district and two meetings relating to policy changes. Instead, the board will meet Friday, May 27, at 1:30 p.m. in the board room in Southport for an ex ecutive session on attorney/client and personnel matters, most likely stemming from an investigation into the improper sale last summer of school feed service equipment to a Long Beach restaurant owner. Policy sessions scheduled May 20 and May 26 were canceled, along with the May 27 tour of Union Flementary, Shallotte Middle and West Brunswick High schools. The board is expected to meet T7-; ,i . ? n ? ?l , . i ? .l , Friday with Kicnara aenwartz, a Calls Closed With Attorney Raleigh attorney who sptciali7ffs in school law. Along with assisting wiih toe policy manual upaare, Schwartz was hired by the board as part of its investigation of an inci dent i"* in which idwol food service property was sold pri vately to an individuai. Following the incident, ooe employer was rep rimanded and another fired, then re turned to work. A suit was brought ?gainst the restaurant owner, seeking return of the rerrrttsnrtHc or its cash value. Schwartz has issued a preliminary report to the board and was to make his final written report this month. Superintendent Ralph Johnston said at the board's last meeting he antici pated making the findings of that in vestigation public ? Comprehensive Eye Examinations S Ccuis? ErneryoKKi ? Contact Lenses & Glasses Prescribed ? Diagnosis & Treatment of Diseases of the Eye ? Ful Selection of Eyeglass Frames CALL 910-754-9687 FOR AM APPOINTMENT. Office hours by appointment. 3ule 3 ? Ptamwde Office Parte ? 143 Hokten Beech Roed ? Shaiotte. NC Ken's Pawn Opens In New Site A ribbon-cutting ceremony May 21 marked the grand opening of Ken's Pawn Shop in its new location at 4498 Main St., Shailotte. Pictured (from left) are Robert H. Tucker, Steve Miliar, Sam Hughes, Crystal Miller, Robbie Tucker, Beulah Tucker, James Tucker, Shailotte Mayor Sarah Tripp, Bob McMillan and Ken Tucker. Conditions Ripe For Fire; D. I? C tt L LJ? . ulii i lii iij ? l~-'~ I A ban on permitted open burning went into ettect in Brunswick and 39 other counties east of 1-85 Monday afternoon because of haz ardous forest fire conditions. The N.C Division of Forest Resources canceled burning permits, and all open burning regardless of i puiull WSS iSovw. Tuv ban does not apply to fires burning within 100 feet of an occupied home. The division issued the ban be cause of dry weather conditions, low humidity and high winds forecast for the week, and because of the high number of its employees al ready fighting fire in this put of the state. Nearly ISO workers are still UUI I III LIICV.I I Id" c working the 8,647-aae Angola Bay tire on inc uu pun/ render County line, limiting the availability of per sonnel and equipment to fight any other major fire that might occur in the region. Wind-blown ash from the Angola Bay fire has drifted as far southwest sins within containment lines; however, antici pated weather conditions make it more likely that any fires will escape control, according to the division. Bninswick County Forest Ranger Miller Caison said forest fire activi ty has been "pretty slow" here, at least for the past several days, but that conditions favor wildfire. "It's dry enough," he said Tuesday. 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