Schoc BY TERRY POPE I Brunswick County Board of Educa- i tion members tabled a discussion on creating an educational foundation 1 Monday night after questions were I raised as to wno would control the purse strings. School Superintendent Gene Yarbrough requested that the board establish a Brunswick County Educational Foundation to "receive funds and finance certain programs and projects within the school system." However, board members instructed Yarbrough to come up with criteria for receiving and awarding the donated funds before the board's nest meeting on Jan. 21. Yarbrough also requested that two board members be chosen to sit on a committee to name members to the foundation. Board member Jane Causey then questioned who would be given the power to approve projects School Boon (BY TERRY POPE Following a 45-minute executive I session Monday night, the Brunswick County Board of Education unanimously promoted Ms. Stephanna Tewey to assistant superintendent in charge of personnel. Ms. Tewey. 49. of l.ong Beach, has worked for the school system for seven years, serving six of those as director of programs for exceptional children. She wiii join iwo other assistants on Superintendent Gene IYarbrough's staff?Ed l-emon, in charge of curriculum, and P.R. Hankins, in charge of federal programs. BAH three assistants will earn a local supplement of $5,500 a year plus .. n?lnm. mnbin.. tRnie I a jiavc auiait, nuir\uig urcu vuir tracts worth more than $41,000 a Drug Defenc Appeal $3,CX H Three Winston-Salem men convicted in 1363 On uiug trafficking charges in Brunswick County will appeal their $3,000 fines during u Superior Court session Feb. 11. The three were among 18 who were arrested in the 1980 DC-4 drug smuggling attempt at the Brunswick Counts Airport Kevin Wilhersiyjen, 23 - i his Drother Reginald, 27, and Jerry Wallace, 23. were charged with six | counts of conspiracy and trafficking ion July 31, 1980, after sheriff's deputies seized the plane loaded with more than 9,300 pounds of marijuana. fn a plea bargain agreement with District Attorney Michael Easley, the men pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic by transporting more than 2,(MO pounds, but less than 10,000 pounds of marijuana. Since they served as state's witnesses against the men accused of being leaders in the drug conspiracy, Easley said he recommended lighter cpntpni'fic ftir th*? mor. I All three were given a three-year prison sentence, suspended for all hut six monlhst ?rul finwj $3,000 csch. They could have been sentenced up to Sex Charges Against Sha! Charges of first-degree sexual offense and taking indecent liberties with a child were dismissed against a Shaiiocte man during a probable I cause hearing in Brunswick County District Criminal Court Monday morning. Bradley W Ward, 22, was accused of sexually assaulting his eight-yearIoid nepnew at uie cnua s nome m Shallotte on Dec. 18. Following tne boy's testimony in court Monday, Judge Jerry A. Jollyruled no probable cause existed on the charges. Ward was arrested on cftarges tiled oy tsrunswicx county Sheriff's Deputy Nancy Simpson and was being held in the Brunswick County Jail. I 1 O? Secu 1 Specialising in S V/e sell protects or business & give Phone line & AC Power Mo Biii Parker? P.O. Box 1482. C | I .. >i Board Se< Financed by tlie foundation if there are two boards governing the funds. "This board (school board) would uctoKlicK ttiKof mnt/ nr./l mnai "Cit covuuuoii nnai wivj niaj anu niaj Iiui fund," Yarbroiigh said. "The foundation would accept and distribute the funds, but the school board would develop a criteria to determine how they would do that." Yarbrough said there are six school systems out of 134 in the state that have educational foundations to help finance school programs. Money from the donations could be used for "almost any project, primarily of the curriculum nature," he said. "It allows the community to participate in the school system in a way that is not open to them now," he added. "It's fairly common in colleges and universities and less common 011 a school basis." Many industries and businesses prefer to make donations to foundations rather than to school systems to d Hires Third year. At a meeting in August, the previous board approved a motion that would allow all assistants to receive the same pay and also be awarded contracts to expire June 30, 1987, the date Yarbrough's contract aiso expires. Ms. Tewey began her career in education teaching primary and junior high school grades in her native sunt' 01 Micnigan. f rom there. 'h" iniipht at schools in Wisconsin and Maryland, where she was named special education supervisor of Prince George's County. In 1977, she became education program specialist on the Council for Exceptional Children in Reston, Va. She was named resource teacher at Waecamaw Elementary' School in Jants Will X) Fines 90 years in prison and been fined up to $150,000 each if convicted on al! charges facing them. Easlcy now says ho wtU,"inost definitely" oppose any waiver of fines the men are seeking. In a motion filed by their attorney, i-arry F. Habegger, the men labeled their fines as "overly burdensome" and Ant tK'it n 111 'I '< m i*n?l ? ^ . I |/v>iikvil out tlHtt U JUU^V I Mill I tllul ICll the fine of another man with the same involvement in the smuggling attempt. Since serving their six-month terms, all three defendants have remained on probation while working jobs that pay minimum wages, Habegger stated in the motion. The men will remain on probation for five years. Easlcy said Tuesday he felt $3,000 is not burdensome for any drug defendant to have to pay. Unless a Judge rules otherwise, the money will go to the Brunswick County Schools, he said. "Generally, payment of the fines is set at the discretion of their probation officer," Easley said. "I don't I It -f f|RM U*. Miun u any ui m?v mivo ?. u^vu paid." i Dismissed liotte Mars In court Monday, the boy's mother testified that her son told her that Ward had sexually assaulted him and hurt him "a little bit". She said iter son also told some people thai he was assauilea, out torn otncrs tnat nothing had happened When questioned by Assistant District Attorney Wanda Bry ant, the uuy uviueti thai nr'arti iia'i ever iiurt him. He told Ms. Bryant that Ward had shared a bed with him one night. After the mother's testimony, ward s defense attorney, David Korfl iA Ixnig lattos.ii, oMri Iiit: ;uui;c uj dismiss the charges, saying "the state's only eyewitness has denied that a hapfened." rily Consultants] ecurity Electronics! on for your home you peace of mind rnilor only $156 thru January {919)799 2565 orolirto Beach, NC i sks Details avoid being solicited by other school districts, Yarbrough said. Salnry Scale Needed Board members also delayed until their Feb. 4 meeting a discussion on a study presented by School Finance Officer Samuel Adcock Monday night that shows between 10 and 15 percent of the county's 335 "non-certified employees" are underpaid. Non-certified employees within the school system include teacher's aides, office personnel, school cafeteria workers, custodians and maintenance and school bus garage employees. In his extensive report to the board, Adcock said the underpaid employees should be placed on a colarvt cmln on/t r*??id i?? ? ^wt.? J ov ml', uiivi ptuu U?v-l m:IV IU resolve "salary inequities." That would assure the school system thai all persons performing the same duties would receive the same pay, he said. Assistant Su -J, l -o,! STEPHANNA TEWEY 1978 where she taught for one yen before being promoted to director c programs for exceptional children. As assistant superintendent, M; Tewey will be responsible for mail taining personnel files, conductin interviews and recommending to th school board applicants for hiring. As a consultant 011 special educi tion needs, Ms Tewey served Ihri years on the N.C. State Committc for the Prevention of Child Abuse an Neglect and testified in the stat legislatuie for the Conunission 0 Children with Special Needs. She received a bachelor's degree i MB! mi "7?NHi * CUAN IpWr "" ' 1 MIMI UA 1: fOR 1155 MIL W1TR THIS! JU? i Am Sj j K ,N\ Garaae I V \ . Bcdr ?1 \ ~ \\L On Educatk "I'm not suggesting that any salaries tie cut at all," Adeock said. "We are suuaestina that we eet all employees on a salary' scale." To eliminate salary inequities may cost the school system an additional $124,000 per year in salaries if everyone is brought up to the recommended level. Adcock said. He took reports of what Brunswick County non-certified employees earn and compared them to what the State Department of Public Instruction SCtS H? mnvimiim nn/J minimum salary levels for the jobs. Adcock recommended the school board accept his findings and begin granting pay increases for the underpaid employees during the next couple of years. It may take a few years to allow the budget to absorb a $124,000 increase, he added. Proposals Received The board also tabled discussion on VX /"V r" I |JCI II IICI IUCI 11 education from Nazareth College in Nazareth, Mich., and a master's degree from fieorge Washington University in Washington, D.C. In other personnel-related matters 1 Monday night, the board agreed to | advertise for two positions?a replacement for Ms. Tewey and an assistant principal's position at Lincoln Primary School. Board member James Clemmons was principal at Lincoln betore retiring in December to take his seat on the board. Assistant Joesph Butler wus then promoted ts ;-"nrioal. The board also accepted the retirements of Thomas Brown, school bus transportation supervisor, I ant! June Stokoe, a kindergarten instructor at Southport Elementary, effective at the end of the school year. Hired by the board were the followi ing: Patricia Ward, Chapter 1 superi visor; Albert Dawson, vocational education, Iceland Middle; Cynthia Jackson, kindergarten (interim). Union; Denise Medlin-Hobbs, Unr coin Primary (interim); Roberta if Thompson, New Model Me, South Brunswick High; Anthony Price, ' teacher aide, Shallottc Middle; and >- central office employees Sherry K Dove, personnel secretary; Ruth e Kinley, receptionist; Slioltu Stanley, secretary,"Vocational education and J- community education. ''' The hoard accepted the realisation ;c of William Ehlen, New Model Me in I 3trurtor at South Brunswick llich, c and leaves of absence from Elizabeth n Crawford, special education instructor Linrfiin; Hnd NiiHCV Wc!T!vHH " kindergarten, Union. .iip^dmimnr Wl " VIHUIIU iditioNS 5 your piace getting a J|| J|ghJ for cnir/iV Call is for a free estimate or ail types of additions. s Carports f umilv ftoum? oomII * .? ami !*zs! trim l ^ )r < ? en r/nw f lidntc on the recover; of funds from Hurricane Diana from Assistant Superintendent P.R Hankins. Hankins said the board received In reimbursements $9,832 of . a requested $11,000 from the Red Cross and $11,424.89 of a requested $10,761.69 from insurance companies There Ls still no word on requests for $16,253.33 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $22,159 in state disaster relief funds disbursed by the State Department of Education. Yarbruugh was designated us official ugent for the nchooi txMird to continue seeking i federal funds ithufcr'm''Disaster Relief Act. Approved class trips by a South Brunswick High School group to France on April 6-15, anil by Sluillotte Middle School seventh ami eighth grade students March 8-10 to Fpcot Cciticr at Waii Disney World in ?.?? l.l_ I r zuriuu. LUMBER ROOFING PLUMBING MASONRY PAINT* ELECTRICAL SIDING If! IIM ' V il ,V A\ )/'F\ \\ \ '54-4331 'AR3CER S, INC. 211. Supply * i