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Twenty-sixth Year, Number 1
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BY DOUG BUTTER
Brunswick County waters got their
four-month old "red tide" last week whe
algae crept into the Cape Fear River an
its way south.
Since that time, hundreds of oyste
mers have been put out of work, whih
and seafood dealers have had to battle
local shellfish and fearful customers.
Since last Tuesday, the shellfishing
tended another 45 miles to the south,
Brunswick County. About 210 miles hav
shellfishing since the algae bloom first
tober.
The southern limit of the shellfish b
to Cherry Grove Inlet, S.C., over the we
the detection of the "red tide" algae as fa
Inlet near Sunset Beach.
Within the past week, the ban ha?
through major shellfishing areas near
Fear River and Suutliport as well as the
and Shallotte rivers.
The tide, which originally came ii
from the Gulf Stream, has persistec
temperatures in the 40s.
Biologists hau originally predicted
die when the water temperature dri
degrees because it had never been kno
cold water.
But according to Jim Tyler, spokesi
Division of Marine Fisheries, "That w
this is the real thing. Sometimes th
together."
The "red tide" is the first ever re
Carolina waters. The algae, known i
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With the filing deadline for local
candidates less than a week away,
bipartisan races are emerging for .1
iTiOat BfuiiSwick CuuTity public uifices
up for election.
As of Tuesday afternoon, only the
Democratic candidates for District 4
commissioner, District 1 school
board and register of deeds races 1
lacked Republican opponents. At the <
state level, Republicans have not fil- <
ed for the State House, State Senate
or 13th District judiciary.
According to the Brunswick County 1
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those filing for election were in
cum bents Frankie Rabon, District 4 |
commissioner, snd Robert J. Robin- I
son, register of deeds.
Candidates tiling during the nasi I
week, with primary opposition as 1
noied, are as fuiiuwS: 1
District 1 Commissioner?Robert 1
Davis Smith, 57, of Ash, Republican.
District 3 Commis- I
sioner?Wayland Vereen, 51, Yaupon
Beach, Democrat and past county 1
commissioner, challenging incum- i
bent James Poole in the primary. ]
District 3 Commissioner?Gene i
Pinkerton, 50, Yaupon Beach, 1
Republican.
District 4 Commis- I
Peterson File*
BY RAHN ADAMS
Southport attorney Glen Peterson i
last week announced his bid to unseat
State Rep. E. David Redwine and ]
called for the incumbent to meet him <
in "issue forums" across the 14th ]
State House District. j
Thursday in Bolivia, Peterson, 33, <
of Leland, filed for the Democratic i
primary race and held a press conference
to kick eff what he pledged |
would be a "oositive campaign."
"I will provide the kind of ag- <
gressive leadership that is consistent j
with our area's growing importance ;
here and throughout the state,"
Peterson told about 30 supporters i
gathered in the lobby of the \
Brunswick County Courthouse. "I i
want to carry your message, your i
concerns, your hopes to Raleigh."
The 14th District is composed of :
Brunswick County, Cape Fear
Township in New Hanover County
and Topsail Township in Pender :
County. i
"1 challenge my opponent to meet i
with me and with you in issue forums I
throughout the district to hear us
discuss our positions," Peterson continued.
"I hope he'll respond to this
challenge."
Peterson has tentatively scheduled
eight forums to be held between Feb.
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sioner?Frankie Rabon, 40, Leland
(Town Creek), Republican, incumbent
-District 3 Board of Educa
uon?KODert (Bob) Slockett, 64,
Yaupon Beach, Republican.
District 4 Board of Education?
John Watkins, 31, Leland (Town
Creek), Republican, former member
of the county planning board and
elections board.
Register of Deeds?incumbent
Robert J. Robinson, 34, Democrat,
who faces primary opposition from
Frank Galloway. 26. Bolivia.
Coroner?l,arry Andrews, 40, Supply,
Republican, former county elections
board member.
State House, 14th District?R.
31en Peterson, 33, Leland,
Democrat, challenging incumbent E.
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Beach, in the primary.
Those filing earlier and not mentioned
above include:
District 1 Commissioner?incumaent
Chris Channell 37 ftalnhach
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\cres; Major White, 47, Ash; Harold
E. Hickman, 62, Route 4, Shallotte;
and Parker Stanaland, 55, Ash, all
democrats.
District i Board of Eaucaion?Douglas
W. Baxley, 41,
?, Challenge;
11 and April 21. The primary election
is May 3.
On Friday, Redwine told The
Brunswick Beacon that he had not
yet been contacted about the forums.
However, he said he was willing to
participate, as lone as "procedural
questions" could be worked out between
the two candidates.
"Personally, I don't have a bit ct
problem with talking with anybody
about the issues at any time," Redwine
said. "If and when they can get
it worked out, I'd be glad to talk
anytime."
Redwine, 40, of Ocean Isle Beach,
is serving his second full two-year
term in the N.C. House of Representatives.
He initially was appointed to
the 14th District scat in iVwimtur
198-3, following the resignation of
State Rep. Tom Rabon.
In the 1985 general election, Redwine
ran unopposed after defeating
Shallotte attorney Davey Stanley in
the Democratic primary. He was
unopposed in the 1986 primary, then
handily defeated Republican
Malcolm Grissett of Grissettown, for
a second elected term.
In response to Peterson's announcement
last week, Redwine
commented, "I can't control who's
going to run and who doesn't run. But
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confined to more tropicai waters such
the coast of Florida,
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organisms such as oysters,
S, Harvesting of these shellfish has been
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promoting "non-local seafood,"
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n slow all winter, possibly because of
1 tide. He said the sign fronting his
iisiness and the fact that his seafood
I ! )avld Red wine
Shallotte, Democrat.
District 3 Board of Education?Marvin
McKeithan, 45, Route
2, Boiivin. Democrat.
Clerk of Court?appointed incumbent
Diana Morgan, 35, Ixjng Beach,
and Joe Stanley, 36, Shallotte. both
Democrats: and John R. Ramsey, 44,
Long Beach, Reoublican.
13th Judiciary District?Jerry A.
Jolly, Tabor City; D. Jack rlooks and
William C. Gore, Whiteville, all
Democrats.
State Senate, 18th District?incumbent
R.C. Soles Jr., Tabor City,
uciuuci aw.
Coroner?incumbent Greg White,
26, Supply, Democrat.
Candidates for local office have until
noon Monday, Feb. 1 to file with
the Brunswick County Board of Elections.
> Redwine To
it (Peterson's candidacy) has seemed
to galvanize a lot of people I
haven't heard from lately to
volunteer their time (to Redwine's
campaign). Maybe we need a
challenge to keep us lean, mean and
in good working order."
Although both candidates mentioned
economic and environmental concerns
as issues, both said "experience"
will be a key factor in the
campaign.
"I think experience?effectiveness
in representing the district in
Raleigh?that is the central point of it
all," Redwine said. "If you're going
to be effective, you've got to have experience.
"We're not going to be that far
apart on the issues," he added.
"What it boils down to is who can
give the best representation in
Raleigh."
During last year's session of the
General Assembly, Redwine served
as chairman of the ABC Committee
and vice chairman of the Marine
Fisheries Committee and Appropriations
Subcommittee on Natural and
Economic Resources.
He was a member of other committees
including appropriations, banking,
insurance, manufacturing and
labor, Judiciary III and agriculture.
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Thursday, January 28, 1988
unswick <
banned.
Although consumption of infested
clams or oysters can cause nausea, v<
rhea, finfish, shrimp and crabs are nt
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However, some of their concerns
ranted: the red tide doesn't affect shr;
fish.
Two Sente
BY RAHN ADAMS
Two more defendants who were indicted
on cocaine trafficking charges
last June in Brunswick County were
sentenced to active prison terms last
week. Both men were recommended
for work release.
. Scott Dale Brown, 23, of Supply,
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Oxen Hill, Md., were sentenced Jan.
19 in Brunswick County Superior
Court, according to the Brunswick
County Clerk of Court's office.
Judge Samuel T. Currin sentenced
Brown to two years in prison and
recommended immediate work
release.
Cromartie received a 20-year split
sentence, 10 years active and 10
years suspended, with work release
recommended.
On Aug. 13, 1987, Brown pleaded
guilty to two counts of felonious
possession of more than one gram of
cocaine.
He had been indicted last June on
tuin counts "?.ch cf conspiracy to trcf
fic in more than 28 grams of cocaine
and trafficking by possession of more
than 28 grams of cocaine.
According to Special Assistant
District Attorney Bill Wolak, Brown
faced a possible maximum sentence
of 6C years on the original indictments.
The maximum sentence for
the charges to which he pleaded guilty
was 10 years.
Cromartie was given the active
Forum Series
Also, he has served on committees
dealing with property taxes, the
movie industry, seafood production
and marketing, and septic tanks and
small public watersheds.
Redwine said he was ranked 40th in
effectiveness amnng the state's 120
representatives last year.
I^ast week during his press conference,
Peterson steered clear of
directly attacking Pedwine's performance.
"I think David has done the best
job that could be done by him in
representing the district," Peterson
said. "I think that our campaign,
though, is going to be a positive campaign.
We're not going to address any
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are deficient in what he has done.
"When there are differences (in
important issues), we will point them
out," he said. "We will not shirk in
identifying where we think we can do
a better job and where he may have
fallen down in the past.
"Obviously, if we're going to get into
the campaign, we need to feel that
we can do a better job and provide
better leadership for the area."
Peterson, who was chairman of the
Brunswick County Democratic Party
from 1983 to 1985, added that his ex(See
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clamming. Tyler
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tend it because c
any such plans.
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North Carolina
because of the ti
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Brunswick Cour
said there is no v
'hoto.t ico.1 SWIAil by sheiifisherm
istomers at ease. owners and seaf
may be unwar- dollars each wei
Imp, crabs or fin- Tyler said t
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need in Cocc
term on five counts each of con
spiracy to traffic in more than 40(
grams of cocaine and trafficking b\
possession of more than 400 grains ol
cocaine. The suspended term wai
based on two counts each of con
spiracy to traffic and trafficking bj
possession, with the charges involving
more than 28 grams of cocaine.
Croiiiariie pleaded guilty Aug. 31
1987, as indicted.
Wolak said the Maryland man faced
a possible mandatory minimum
sentence of 378 years in prison on the
14 trafficking counts.
Following brief sentencing hearings
last week, with testimony from a
State Bureau of Investigation agent,
Currin determined that both Brown
and Cromartie had provided
"substantial assistance" to the state
in its drug trafficking investigation?findings
which permitted the
judge to give the defendants lighter
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Wolak noted that Currin's recommendations
of work release for uoin
men came following requests by the
defendants' attorneys, with no objections
from the district attorney's office.
"The state does not ask for work
release (for defendants)," Wolak
said, emphasizing that the decision
whether or not to recommend work
release is the judge's "prerogative"
after the request has been made by
the defendant. However, the prosecution
can object to the request.
"I base my objections (to work
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aminating shellfish, human contact with
vis can result in skin rashes or burning
eyes and throat.
northern limit of the "red tide" has reracoke,
Tyler said algae counts have
I in some areas north of Morehead City,
-e not yet low enough to lift the shellfish
!e" has closed about half of the state's
actually all areas previously opened for
would not estimate when the beds could
de dissitiates. however, the <;fate will nnl
shellfishing until oysters, clams and
eansed themselves of any algae. This
;ake at least two weeks,
immers can operate year round, oyster
in March unless the state decides to ex>f
the tide. Tyler would not speculate on
resters of oysters, ciams and scallops in
have lost an estimated $3.5 million
de.
!) shellfishing licenses were issued to
ity residents this year. However, Tyler
?ay of knowing how many ot these people
ishing for a living.
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cd tide" infestation has been felt hardest
len, it has also cost many restaurant
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he "ripple effect" has brought financial
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i- release requests) initially on the
) perceived threat the defendant poses
' to the community," he said, adding
F that the defendant's cooperation with
> the state is another factor.
Wolak added that the final decision
t whether or not to grant work release
- is made by the N.C. Department of
Corrections, not the judge.
, When work reiease is granted, a
defendant is imprisoned but is releas
ed during the day to work at an api
proved job.
The next session of Brunswick
County Superior Court will begin
Feb. 8 in Bolivia. Wolak said the re,
maining defendants from last summer's
indictments are slated for that
i session.
"It seems like a long time, but we
had over 300 indictments," he said of
the investigation. "I think we've
moved fairly rapidly without
clouding the court system up."
A total of 37 persons were indicted
in Brunswick County last June and
July as a result of work done by the
state's first investigative grand jury.
According to court records, 21 of
the defendants pleaded guilty and
were sentenced. Eleven others who
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nave picciucu gumy are awamng
sentencing.
Three defendants?Fotios Kamtsiklis
of Greenville, Dale Varnam of
Supply and Richard Woods of
Calabash?are awaiting trial.
And two others?Alan Dale Brooks
of Shallotte and Francisco Navarro
of Ft. Myers, Fla.?are fugitives.
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t Thursday files at the Brunswick CounIth
District State House race against inig
on are Peterson's wife, Dccdi, and