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Bald Head Island accepts the result of election that provides for democratic rule < Sports ■•«i>«rrnii>riiii-riiiiYniri«~nYiriYtf>v<1rti<W<'<v«y<r««i>i'iYity*viY<'in'M'i»rirri~ri1vi North Bmnswick teams ad vance in state playoffs; Cougar boys lose close one Caswell petition is enough , c Board membership will be on the ballot By Holly Edwards Municipal Editor A petition supporting an increase in the number of Caswell Beach town commis sioners signed by 86 registered Caswell Beach voters was confirmed as valid this week by BrunswickCounty Boardof Elec tions supervisor Lynda Britt. A number of Caswell Beach residents and property owners have declared their support for increasing the number of com missioners from three to five. Supporters say the increase would lead to better rep resentation for a rapidly growing town. However, mayor Jack Cook and com missioners Bill Boyd and Esten Gillis all have expressed concern that the increase would lead to a further division among town residents. Commissioner Joe O'Brien is the only board member actively sup porting the increase. Britt explained that in order to compel the town to conduct a referendum on the issue, the petition would have had to be signed by at least ten percent of the town's 246 registered voters. The 86 people who signed the petition are more than enough to call for a vote. The petition is expected to be presented to the board at its next meeting on Thurs day, June 9. The law states that commis sioners will then have no fewer than 60 days and no more than 120 days to con duct the referendum. The town will have to abide by the results of the referendum. However, Britt indicated that the refer endum could still be held in conjunction with the November elections if residents of Caswell Beach are agreeable. The cost of holding the referendum during the general election would be be tween $500 and $700. She said it would cost the town about $300 more to hold the referendum prior to the election since special poll workers would have to be hired and the machine that reads the ballots would have to be specially programmed. Forecast The extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Thursday with a high near 90 degrees. Showers are expected on Friday, followed by fair -- but cooler -- weather Saturday and Sunday with highs only in the 70s and lows in the 60s. The State Port Pilot •MrPilnf. T.inp. THE TALKING NEWSPAPER Weather updates are available on Pilot Line. Dial 457-5084, then ex tension 191. Tide table HIGH THURSDAY, MAY 26 LOW 9:42 am. 3:38 a.m. 10:16 pjn. 3:43 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 27 10:36 am 4:29 a.m. 11:09 pm 4:35 pm SATURDAY, MAY 28 11:31am 5:20 a.m. -pm 25:26 pm. SUNDAY, MAY 29 12:00 am 6:10 am. 12:25 pm. 6:20 pm. MONDAY, MAY 30 12:52 am. ' 7:01 am. 1:19 p.m. 7:15 pm. TUESDAY, MAY 31 1:43 a.m. 7:52 am. 2:14 p.m. 8:12 pm. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 2:35 am. 8:43 am. 3.-07 pm. '9:10 p.m. The following adjustment! should be made: Bald Head Island, high -10, low -7; Caswell Beach, high -5, low -1; Southport, high +7, low +i5; Yaupon Beads, high -32, low Lockwood Folly Inlet, high -22, low -8. aupon B Folly Ini' Beads, high -32, low -45; Photographs help Lou Smith and her family remember Bryan, whose puzzling Family tries to deal with murder, rumours By Terry Pope County Editor While investigators piece together a few clues, Bryan Smith's family battles against rumors in the community which surround his puzzling death. The Yaupon Beach native's body was found floating in Town Creek near WinnabowbyafishermanonMay8,aweek after he failed to return to his twin brother's apartment in Wilmington and was reported missing. The 1991 South Brunswick High School graduate was wearing just a T-shirt and socks when pulled from the water. An autopsy later revealed his throat had been' cut. "I don't want to hear any more specula tion, because rumors hurt hard,” said Mrs. See Bryan, page 7 : County projects could be granted 'windfall' monies By Terry Pope County Editor State Rep. David Redwine's $28-million wish list may not all be funded, but the veteran lawmaker says you can't get what you don't ask for. The list Redwine (D-Ocean Isle Beach) is seeking includes $200,000 to remove old tires from a disintegrating artificial reef off Oak Island and $1 million to begin an aquaculture program at Brunswick Community College's main campus near Supply. The largest chunk of what Redwine is seek ing is $23 million to build a marine science center at UNC-Wilmington. State legislators gathering for a budget session in Raleigh this week each hope to receive a slice of the state's windfall pie. It is estimated to be around $500 million to spend on new projects this year, a result of conservative budgeting in the past. Another $500 million surplus in the state's State legislators gathering for a budget session in Raleigh this week each hope to receive a slice of the $500-million pie bank account may be set aside for a four percent teacher pay raise and other recurring needs, such as the Smart Start program for pre school children and the state's fiber optics In formation Highway system. Redwine would like for his 14th District to get a fair portion of the surplus, but he realizes bills he introduced, along with Rep. Dewey Hill See 'Windfall', page 6 Towns question water rate hike By Holly Edwards Municipal Editor Long Beach, Caswell Beach and Southport are asking Brunswick County to justify a pro posed 15-cent-per-1,000-gallon increase in the cost of water. The county now sells water to the munici palities at a rate of $ 1.35 per 1,000 gallons, and the towns in turn resell the water to residents. The current price of water in Caswell Beach is $1.60 per 1,000 gallons, in Long Beach the cost is $1.42 per 1,000 gallons, and in South port the cost is $1.14 per 1,000 gallons. Southport relied solely on well water until the Franklin Square Park well was infiltrated with salt water and closed in October. Since then, city manager Rob Gandy said the city has purchased about 25 million gallons of water from the county. Gandy said the cost of water in Southport will increase in the next fiscal year, but he is not prepared to say how much. The contract between the county and the municipalities states that the county can be compelled to justify any rate increase. "I think at this point the town's not necessar ily saying the increase is right or wrong." said Long Beach public works director Charles Derrick. "But our contract with Brunswick County does give us the right to ask for justifi cation." County utilities director Jerry Webb stressed that just because he has asked for a 15-cent See Rate hike, page 8 Leland writes new chapter in testing By Terry Pope County Editor All eyes are now on Leland Middle School and how eighth graders there soared past state and county averages with their yearly writing scores. A comparison of scores released last week of Brunswick County students in grades four, six and eight show sustained progress at most schools. For others, it is an annual roller coaster ride with few explanations for the difference in results. South Brunswick eighth graders fall farthest The lowest eighth grade scores were posted at South Brunswick Middle, where just 37.7 percent of students scored a 2.5 or higher on a scale of one to four. That was a decline from 66 percent last year. The highest was at Leland Middle, at 75.3 percent, on the annual writing exam which this year featured a persuasive essay for eighth graders. "Leland Middle did very well," said Gloria Talley, director of staff development and as sessmentforBrunswickCounty schools. "They have held a lot of writing workshops for teach ers and have really concentrated on writing for the past three years." Teachers there have also introduced the Paideia teaching method, using a Socratic semi nar mode at least once a week in every class room. The faculty has also integrated the teach ing of writing skills into all subjects, or writing across the curriculum, and have not limited it just to language arts. "Other schools have dabbled abit in Paideia," said Ms. Talley. "Now they're looking at that very closely after seeing how well Leland Middle did on its scores." Eighth graders were given a writing prompt which asked them to address a letter to the manager of a mall considering a new policy. Students were told to either support or oppose the idea of banning teens inside the mall unless accompanied by a parent, as a way to cut down See Testing, page 8 1 BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS Grades 4, 6 & 8 Writing GRADE 4 1C A GRADE 6 o ~y SWo County Inland Ska lotto South B. Waccamaw w GRADE 8 W s*. tMM County IM SUM* South 1. Woccomw z) 1 -J Numbers reflect ptreentagt of students scoring 1$ or Mghor on a scalo of 1-4. . . r m , =„ . hi. - --__
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