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Followuig a mooting of count) and
school officials Inst Tuesday niglU.
the Brunswick Founty Board of
Fducation Isn't expected to continue
its appeal for more local funds
With the (two) members 1 talked
to. the feeling was to let it slide." said
Dr. James Forstner. school board
chairman. With the Jill) 4th holiday
interfering, he said had been unable
to contact two members.
We were serious about it when we
voted to appeal But on ftiriher investigntion
it looked less and less
likely d would be productive "
1 ast Tuesday night, the clay after
the school board's vote. Superintendent
llene Yarbruugh and Korstner
met with Board of Commissioners
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HF.falNA WIIITK administering t
joined the county commissioners Morula
b> Herman Uvc. In November, he will r
adopting the county budget on June 25, c
that "il he wanted the job, to be here Ji
June by the Democratic Kxeeutive I or
sioner>" unanimous vote Monday night.
Stevenson Falls
In Bid To Make
BY SUSAN
A third candidate's name will not
Education ballot in November.
Brunswick County Board of Klec
day afternoon tluit Supply resident J(
quale.
tie just didn't luive enough sigl
Supervisor l.vnda Britt.
Stevenson was seeking a spot on
didate against Republican Jane Caus
Dorothy Worth
He had submitted 11# pages of pi
ten more tliau the iniriunuin 2,339 req
However, during the
he held collected only 1,820 valid sign;
A lot uf people were riot registi
twice. And some tind .signed several (.
addition to their own, she said Those
Stevenson was one of two indepe
spots on the ballot. Harry Kickenbac
collected the ininimuin miniber of sij
had wanted to run for clerk of co
Democrat incumbent, and Kepublicai
Stevenson could not In* reached fr
Traffic Was Maj
Probiem Durinc
BY MA KJ OK IK MKCilVKKN ir
Communities in the South f<
Brunswick area reported a safe,
uneventful Fourth of .July, but one tl
beset by traffic problems, especially v
on causeways. t
At Ocean fslc Beach. Poliee (-hs??f
Jerry Ciurganus said he and other of- p
f icers spent all day July 5 alternating o
on duty at the intersection of h
1 iighways 904 and 179, the entrance to p
the causeway, directing traffic. "I o
Issued lots of traffic citations, hut no v
arrests were made," Ciurganus said h
of the weekend. "There were even
more people on the beach this year r*
than last, and the traffic moved bet- tl
ter except for the intersection." II
That trouble spot has been
acknowledged by the state DepartI
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Chairman Chris Clmppell and County
Manager Hilly Carter. Obstcnsibly
tlu* .session was to set up a joint
meeting of the boards to discuss their
differences, hut instead the session
took the place of such a meeting.
"We had a cordial anil frank exchange
of views." saiii Korstner,
"and we all came away with a better
understanding of each group's needs
and priorities."
Carter spoke similarly, also pleased
with the outcome, and said the
four plan io bc;:in meeting on <i
quarterly basis to discuss mutual
concerns
"Tliev submitted a i;i>od budget."
he said, but added commissioners
had funded what they thought was
necessary to meet the schools' basic
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In* until of office, Benny ludlum re>.
filling the District 2 seat vacated
mi for the seal as a Democrat. After
uinmissioncrs sent word to l.udltim
ily 8th." He was nominated in niidnmittce
and appointed on com misShort
Ballot
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appear on the District 2 Hoard of
lions members determined Tues>e
Stevenson's petition was inadelatures,"
said hoard of KicdiuiLs
the ballot as an unaffiliated caney,
the incumbent, and Democrat
titions with 2,.'M9 signatures, just
uircd.
i process, it was detcrrnined that
itiires, said Brill
red to vote. Several liad signed
eople's names to the petition" in
signatures weren't valid,
ndenis to try for third-candidate
ker of Ocean Isle Beach had not
^natures before the deadline. He
lil't uU!>i?L-t /! Ii. ? ?
.... ..RU.ii.-n -k "ciiaiiiy, uie
i candidate George Ball
>r comment Tuesday evening.
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or County
] Holiday
lent of Transportation as a priority
ir installation of a traffic light,
(iurganus reported one accident on
ic island, when a pedestrian visitor
.as struck by a vehicleSaturday and
iken to Brunswick Hospital.
Otherwise, Ocean Isle enjoyed
eak crowds on the beach. Don I a1 wis
f Beach Traders really office said
e worked 2-1 hours a day. "All our
laces were rented, arid we had not
ne complaint about anything from
isitors. This is always our biggest
oliday of the year."
Holden Beach also experienced
ecord crowds and a similar hoteneck
at the causeway intersection,
lay Simpson, police officer, said.
We've got a |S million bridge and n [
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Expected 7c
needs Iliis year, while ti*?l providing
funds for ptofUitui expansion
lie said immediate and future
capital outlay needs of the schools
were discussed These include
reconstruction of three schools and
construction of a new elementary
school. Korstner both groups committed
t?? lollcwiiij: the schools' foiuyear
plan for capital improvements
They also talked alnnit ways the
county couiu hcip jncpoit to meet
those needs including tin* pussiblity
v'f 41 bond referendum
"They said that if I he county funded
it (school construction! directly,
they would give us enough to get by
on, cutting corners, but that with a
bond referendum we could get
enough money to do it right." said
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ParenLs from the I.eland Dixie
Youth Baseball League appealed to
Brunswick County Commissioners
Monday night for help in getting
answ ers to questions they tuive about
tliat organization's finances.
In particular, the parents said they
want to know why youngsters ate inquired
to pay the league a $10 fee
each season or else not l>e allowed
full participation.
Spokesman I'atti Coston said
League President Donald Hay White
has told parents and players the
money is used to pay someone to run
a concession stand during the games.
Imposed for the first time lust
season, parents said the ices are a
hardship, especially when there is
more than one player in the family.
While could not he reached for
comment.
"We just want to know how much
money the league has. where it is.
whose name it is in- and why, if
there Is money, they're not spending
it on the players," said Mis Coston.
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William ('oak was told this year he
Charges Ag
The case of assault on a child under
12, brought against 1.eland Middle
School teacher, Kathy Hubiein, was
dismissed Monday in Brunswick
County District Court.
Wanda Bryant, Assistant District
Attorney, said she reviewed charges
brought by Mildred Ward, whose son
Draruiicc was paddled by Ms.
Hubiein June 11. "I determined that
this is not a ease to be criminally prosecuted."
Ms. Bryant said. "The
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NOT EVKKVONK DKAWN Id urea lie
were milullmwnrs. Enjoying the sun
j Drop Func
Korstiwr, adding lli.it die <-??ii?it>
oould possihlv Ik- i ij-ht
If so. Ii?* .said. Wo should be al>ti> l??
K?'l a Umil referendum passed I
ll?"k I I'll' Ml|l|??t ftimliiii: for i|?.
sehiMds "
After news of the IxKinl's intent t??
appeal its fiitidmi! became public,
commissioners riot several calls m
support of more (undine. as did
Korstuer.
I not a tuincti of calls, with people
saying. Anything ! can !
continued Korstner. I was
ama/ed "
One possible source of funding that
luid not heep approved at the lime by
the (General Assembly was an optional
half cent local safes lax which
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didn't qualify. I think il was
because i didn'i inake the children
pay the fee." he said.
Hud and Hrcnda t'ook said their
children were told "no pay, no
play period," while (?racie Watson
said she was told her son would not be
eligible for the All-Stars team if the
fee were not |K?id.
I.inda Dover, a former confession
stand volunteer whose college-age
son once played in the league, questioned
charging children for a concession
stand operator's salar\ and
suggested the stand be closed if other
<? i mim w ivhi.-% i tiuiu 1101 in* iiukir.
CumiiiLssioiicrs C.raec iieitslcy and
Ktanklo KiiIhiii, wlm rvprcwiit the
districts ultcre Che league operates,
agreed to attend a meeting the
parents had scheduled today iThursdav
; with ?fnt.? l livin
Addressing the Dixie League
parents, Chairman Chris Chappell
said. "1 dun'I want to step on
anyone's toes, but this league may
need revamping." Since the league i>
a private group, he said commissioners
Mould wait to hear wliut
league officials had to say Indore Inklainst
Middle
state law allows leeway to teachers
in administering corporal punishment.
If there is no permanent injury
to the child, and if the teacher does
not use unreasonable force, then paddling
is permitted."
Bryant said neither of these factors
were present in this caseMrs
Ward and her son were in
court, with photographs of liis bruised
buttocks. She had charged that the
bov was struck with a wooden paddle
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aches over the long July 4lh holiday
and .sand nl Ocean Isle Beach were
ling Chal
designates tli.it .1 certain percentage
of till1 pi'm ceils Ih- ilm'iI for financing
school construction. with the percentage
decreasing from ye;ir to year It
an !* used to build new schools or to
|wy off exisiUng bond obligations
if adopted !>y commission! is. Untax
could iji'iicriil'- $1 1 million for
ItrimMvkk t "ounty. according to Hep
David Kiilwiiiv, mt hiding in the first
yi-ar about JiWHl.lVK) for school tonstruct!
on He said legislators aie enemiraginj'.
counties to use the money
to supplement, not to replace, local
contributions to the schools
In predictiro: that the appeal would
he dropped, Forstner said there were
several reasons, mrhidmp. that the
< "iiiiui.vsioncrs are not prepared to
provide more money at tins time:
f? g&g
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jth Rarer
?rs From!
ing any action
Regular season Dixie Vouth games
are played on eountv-owned fields in
inland.
Several of the parents said White
had refused to disclose league financial
suite-iik-fils and had told them the
league was a non-profit corporation.
However, checks liv League
members and County Attorney David
Clegg with the Secretary of State's
nrt;.. . -? ?i- - -
wiuiv ?nu\* uiai me league is not
listed as a non-profit corporation.
Cast on saiil the league had not been
listed as non-profit for Uie past five
years.
County Parks and Hecrcation
Director Hotihy Jones said he had
tried to encourage the league to
follow the suit of several othei
leagues in the county that charge
fees- to tell players what the fees are
for and to make them voluntary.
Unless the county were to adopt a
new policy. Jones so id the only question
that actually involves the county
is whether the league is non-profit
Hint would affect the fees charged
the league for use of the county play
nig ticMs Currently, said Jones. the
School Teach(
?t foot U??n and an inch thick.
Clara Carter, 1.eland Middle
School principal, said Kubleiti
would "absolutely" t>e teaching there
next year. "She followed the
guidelines of the local school system,
and we felt fiotn the beginning
everything would be alright," Mrs.
Carter said.
Ilrunswick County school requirements
regarding corporal 1
punishment are that a witness must
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(from left) Nicole Prince, Michael Prlc<
Monroe, Joey Sc.innlmul, Kuri llnidcc ;
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thai an appeai to the i'iirk t?f Cuul t
would iilost likely tail given tlud tin
schools received ari increase in
operating funds tins year and given
that tin* i lerk s seat is up for election
lis November.
Also, lie said, if tlie appeal were to
advance to the State Supreme Court,
operating funds would be held at last
year's level and rio capital outlay
funds would be provided until the appeal
was resolved
I Imt would liave stopped renovations
planned at I .in* In and Union
primary schools.
I'iu.-. lie said, tlie appeal would
riave gcin-T.iP-d' !><id blood" U'-twtc-ii
the two hoards that could make working
together harder next year.
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county takes an organization's
declaration that it is nun profit, not
requiring any proof.
other Business
In other business, commissioners:
Voted uanirnously to appoint Benny
l.udlum to the District 2 seat
vacated in May by Herman I.ove.
l.iidltun was sworn in immediately
following the vote.
Mel for more than two hours
behind closed doors to discuss
attorney-client matters, property a< quisition
and a personnel matter
brought by animal control employee
Sharon I hiss Carter. Afterwards. the
hoard voted against entering an
agreement with Ponder and New
Hanover counties to guarantee- iii
the event the annual payment
schedule is not mot repayment of a
milium loan by Southeastern Mental
Health for the proposed coastruetioii
of a detoxification center to
serve the three-county area. Commissioner
Beasley, a member of
Southeastern's board, said the commissioners
dui not want to obligate
the county and future boards in that
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Ik- present anil that other efforts to
discipline a child must be used tirst.
Superintendent (Seiic Yarbrough said
parents are made aware of school
conduct codes at the beginning of the
school year.
Neither Mrs. Ward nor Ms. Hublein
could he reached for comment, but
Ms. Ituhloin's attorney. Hill Fair ley
of Southpurt. said We were confident
all along that she was not doing
anything she was not legally entitled
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