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Wednesday, June 10, 1981 THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina Page 5-D BY HERBERT C, TILLEY A public hearing on $9,362 in Revenue Sharing, the awarding of a $5,296.26 contract for renovation of the town’s recreation hut for police facilities, plans for a public referendum on a proposal to permit on-premises sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages and the institution of a IO $5 quarterly garbage fee ef fective July 1, highlighted Thursday’s regular monthly meeting of the Pinebluff Board of Commissioners in Town Hall. Mayor John H. Carpenter upon opening the hearing advised those present that the hearing was being held to give the citizens of the community an opportunity to air their views as to where the money should be spent. Despite the an nouncement, the only views heard were those of toe com missioners regarding Revenue Sharing allocations, including former Commissioner Charles Zarker. The first to speak on the proposed use of the funds was 1,^ Commissioner George Grimm ' who commented “The town needs a pick-up truck. The best interests of this town can be served by appropriating $6,000 in Revenue Sharing for the vehicle.” The commissioner said he felt toe truck should be assigned to the water departs ment which he heads. Com missioner E.E. Brafford quickly pointed out that he felt toe cost should come out of toe water department funds. He also reminded Conunissioner Grimm that the “water department is supposed to be self-sustaining.” Commissioner Robert Allen said he would like to request $1,000 of toe Revenue Sharing funds for the police department. Commissioner Thomas Baggett [ !?> told his colleagues that he would like to have all toe money for toe street department but was quickly told by Commissioner Grimm that the street depart- Pinebluff Board Gives Okay To Beer-Wine Vote ment didn’t need toe funds and that if it got toe funds it would “be put in toe bank and interest made on it.” Commissioner E.H. Mills said if this were done he would like to look at toe funds as “in reserve.” Former Commissioner Zarker voiced the opinion that con sideration be given to cutting back on the budgeted ap propriations for road main tenance in view of economic conditions and toe tight budget.” I believe that during the next year we should concentrate on patching and less street paving. I don’t think they are all that bad right now,” said Zarker. Repeati^ his request of $1,000 for toe police department. Police Commissioner Allen said “New batteries costing $64 each, and we need four of tom, are badly needed. It is dangerous for toe policmen to be depending on tom which provide the only inter-conununicating system for tom. They have been in use for four years and have reached toe point where they will not stay charged for very long,” said toe commissioner. Mrs. George Grimm, who said she was speaking as a citizen and not as the chairman of toe town’s beautification committee, su^ested that plans be made for hiring help in the Spring to keep toe debris alongside the roads picked up. “It was toe worst this past year than in all toe seven years I have lived here,” said Mrs. Grimm. Following an announcement by Malcolm Mills of Pinebluff who said he plans to open a restaurant in town on US 1 and needs a license to sell beer and wine on the premises, the commissioners, in a 4 to 1 vote, voted to arrange for a public referendum as required by law. The restaurant, if granted toe on- prmises license, is to be located in a store which formerly housed toe Pottery Shop. No date for the referendum was set by toe of ficials. GULLEY'S GARDEN CENTER Something For Everyone Super Sunday Special All Bedding Plants, Vegetable Plants and assorted other plants Vi Price 1-5 Only June 14tli Weekly Special All Shrubs Buy 3 Get 1 FREE (Same Size And Kind.) Hoses, Sprinklers and other watering products Bird Baths and Concrete Statuary Complete Design and Landscape Service 692-3223 Monday^aturday, 8:30 To 5:30, Sundays 1:00 To 5:00 landscape designing & consulting services available “One Stop Shopping For Your Gardening Needs” If it Grows - We Got It! A.A.S. Degree Horticulture N.C. Pesticide Lie. No. 310 445 S.E. Broad St. We Deliver 692-3223 V Voting for toe refarendum were Commissioners Mills, Allen, Brafford and Grimm. Commissioner Baggett did not vote on the question. The board awarded a $5,296.26 contract for renovating the town’s recreation hut better known as toe Boy Scout Hut to G and G Development Corp. of Pinebluff who had toe low bid among three bidders. Submitting bids also were Harvey White, $5,384.43, and RusseU J(Hies, $6,237.33. The renovations wiU prbvide new police facilities requested earlier in toe year by Police Commissioner AJloi. On motion of Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Mills, tho board unanimously voted to award toe contract. On motion of Commissioner Allen, seconded by Com missioner Grimm, the board unanimously voted to raise the quarterly garbage rate from $1.50 to $5 effective July 1. Last month in conjunction with its budget preparation toe com missioners decided on the in crease and Thursday’s vote set toe effective date. The increase will cost home owners $20 per year instead of $6, an increase of $14. An effort to get the com missioners to agree to adding a half a day to the three day work schedule of Town Clerk EUsie Pearce by Commissioner Allen failed when a motion by the commissioner to add toe half day failed to receive a second. At earlier budget meetings Com missioner Allen had requested a full day be added to provide for completion of toe clerk’s work load. This proposal, too, failed to get toe sui^ort of toe board. Car Lights Blamed In Wreck Cars parked on toe side of the highway caused an accident in which four persons were injured Saturday morning. Taken to Moore Memorial Hospital were the driver, Richard Phillip Davis, and his passengers, Tammy Bridges, Johnny D. Davis, and Steve Mar tin, all of Aberdeen. Trooper H.O. Hussey of toe State Highway Patrol, who in vestigated toe 1; 10 a.m. accident, reported that Davis was travel ing north on N.C. 5 two miles north of Aberdeen when he came to two vehicles parked on the shoulder of the southbound lane. The driver said the lights on both vehicles blinded him, and as he passed these cars, he saw a vehi cle partially on toe road in the northbound lane. The trooper said Davis swerv ed to toe left to avoid striking toe other car, lost control, ran off on toe left and struck two trees. The 1979 Ford was damaged an estimated $2500. Charges of driving under toe in fluence and driving while license revoked were lodged against Amos L. Howard, Robbins, Rt. 2, after an accident Friday at 2:50 p.m. on N.C. 705 near Robbins. Trooper E.E. Vuncannon reported that Howard was travel ing north and ran across the center line, back off on the right, lost control, slid broadside and flipped over, toe car coming to rest on its top. The driver told the patrolman that an unidentified car ran him off the road. Damage to toe 1976 Ford was estimated at $4000. Tmuny Lee Barnes of Siler Ci ty, Rt. 1 was charged with DUI and no operator’s license Sunday after a 1:45 a.m. accident 9.2 miles north of Robbins on Rural Paved Road 1604. Trooper Hussey said Barnes was niaking a right turn from RPR 1600 onto 1604 and crossed toe center of toe road, continued into toe left lane and (mto the left shoulder. The vehicle overturned down an embankment. TTie 1979 Ford was damaged an ^estimated $2000. Trooper W.D. Waters in vestigated an accident at 1:50 p.m. Friday 3.8 miles north of Pinehurst on N.C. 73. The driver. Jack Burris Bryan Jr., Broadway, was traveling east. The patrolman said Bryan glanced at his watch, ran onto toe shoulder in a curve, lost control, came back onto toe road and overturned. He was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. His 1972 GMC truck was damaged an estimated $4000. VEHICLES POUCY State Transportation Secretary Tom Bradshaw today announced a new policy regarding more restrictive use of I state vehicles effective June 1. The policy is expected to save nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in fuel and maintenance costs annually. Commissioner Grimm dedared he would not vote for anything less than a four day work week, three of which would have toe town hall open to toe public as is presently done and one work day closed to toe public. He too voiced concern over where the money is to come from to pay toe clerk. Commissioner Mills voiced the opinion that salaries paid to Pinebluff employes are too high. He compared salaries of surrounding communities with toat being paid toe town clerk with toe clerk reminding him toat in Southern Pines, one of the salaries cited, a separate salary is paid not only to toe town clerk but toe town treasurer and tax collector. “These salaries total around $35,000,” said Mrs. Pearce. Commissioner Allen, still holding out for an appropriation for an additional half day work week, declared, “Don’t expect too much from toe town clerk if she is not given toe time to do her job. She will have to curtail taking care of some of toe work she does for toe commissioners. I don’t believe she should work for nothing and in fact I am recommending that she doesn’t.” A second public hearing on Revenue Sharing and the 1981-82 budget has been set for June 25 in town hall. Tomorrow at 7; 30 p.m. toe board of commissioners will meet again in town hall to ap- ix’ove their proposals regarding Revenue Sharing and it is ex pected toat toe matter of toe extra day for toe town clerk proposal will again be discussed. Commissioner Allen, who heads the town’s administration. Dr. Terry R. Gordon Gordon Awarded MD Degree Terry R. Gordon of 1385 Pee Dee Rd., Southern Pines, has received toe doctor of medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine during commencement exercises held May 17. He is toe son of Mr. and Mrs. Zebulon V. Gordon, Jr., of Southern Pines. Dr. Gordon will begin postgraduate training at toe University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor beginning in July with specialization in internal medicine and psychiatry. He attended West Southern Pines High School and completed premedical studies at N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro. He obtained toe Masters of Business Administration degree i from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1971 and com pleted additional graduate studies in economics at St. Louis and Washington Universities in St. Louis. For six years prior to returning to medical school. Dr. Gordon served as an Air Force Captain for the Office of toe Inspector General, Scott AFB, Illinois. At toe UNCXn School of Medicine he has been active in toe admissions committee, the Dean’s search committee, as class representative, the Committee of Self Study and Re accreditation, instructor in the Office of Medical Studies, minority recruiter in toe Office of toe Dean of Students and participant in toe Durham Civic Chorale Society. For his out standing citizenship, leadership and contributions to toe medied school. Dr. Gordon’s class members and faculty presented him with toe James H. Bullit Memorial Award at graduation exercises. Dr. Gordon said he wishes to thank his family and friends for their support and en couragement. usr advised the board toat toe extra time was needed by toe clerk “to do the work properly.” Allen noted that the extra half day would increase the town clerk- treasurer-tax collector’s salary $1,279.80, bringing toe total to $8400 annually. Commissioner Baggett, op posing the suggestion, said “Mr. Mayor, as a point of order toe budget has been made. I believe toat if we are going to open toat up we will have to open up toe entire budget.” Mayor Carpenter advised Commissioner Baggett toat to date the budget has not been approved. Commissioner Baggett replied, “However, what we have done is in reference to the budget.” Asking where the money is to come from to pay for toe extra work. Commissioner Brafford made it very clear toat he was opposed to taking it from unappropriated surplus. 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