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Page 2-A?THE BRUNSWICK BEACON Sheriff It BY RAHN ADAMS I In the wake of the second jail hang- I ing to occur here in just over 12 mon- s ths, Brunswick County Sheriff John C. Davis last week ordered installa- 4 tion of a video camera in the cell t where convicted murderer Rayford I Clayton Piver died. c Davis said Monday that workers i began installing the camera Friday c in the Brunswick County Jail's only r maximum security cell. The camera, which was hooked into the jail's pre- t sent closed-circuit monitor system, f was expected to be operational early t this week, he said. s "It's something we're going to have to be careful with in that cell," t Holden E A technicality pertaining to time d limits on public hearing requests prevented the Holden Beach Board of h Adjustments from discussing a situa- k tion Monday night which its b members agreed needs to be con- b sidered. A public hearing was called for the r purpose of reviewing the application Jand building permit along with other t related information on 354 Ocean r Boulevard West. Charles Pahl requested the hearing i and in a letter to Building Inspector c Dwight Carroll, he outlined several p areas which he felt were violations of 2 town code. Among those were t visibility at street corners, enclosing j a previously unenclosed area and ad- f Redwing (Continued From Page 1-A) c v predicted earlier this year that the r 1989 session would be known as "the highway session" because of press- n ing infrastructure needs in the state's r< highway system. n A Shallotte native and graduate of East Carolina University, Redwine tl has also served in the past on the a Brunswick Community College Ci Board of Trustees and on the Bat- a tleship North Carolina Memorial t Commission. He is a former chair- j man of the Brunswick County j Democratic Party. Assignments in the House have in- r eluded chairmanship of the Alcoholic d Beverage Committee and vice chair- d manship of the appropriations base s and expansion budget committees on lj natural and economic resources and marine fisheries. He has held t membership on insurance, manufac- f turing and labor, public utilities, t Judiciary HI, banks and thrifts and \ agriculture committees. f ROZELL HEWETT f Hewett was a Democrat when he was elected to a four-year as county f Access (Continued From Page 1-A) to buy trash receptacles. Local matching funds of $12,000 will come from the county, said Rhett, and will pay for construction of a concrete boat ramp and concrete pad at the top of the ramp. The Town of Long Beach will also receive state assistance toward improved beach access, with a neighborhood access area proposed for 54th Place West that is similar to the one at Ocean Isle. According to Town Manager Gary t , I HOW TO SUE I THE BRM POST OFFICE BO) SHALLOTTE, NOf FOR AWARD-WINNIN A KJtJI I A I QIIDCrDIDTinkl DAT r-% > i v ?-? ? kfwu^vrvtr I\/M I\M I In Brunswick County N.C. Sales Tax Postage charge TOTAL Elsewhere in North Carolina N.C. Sales Tax I Postage charge TOTAL I Outside North Carolina Postage charge | TOTAL Complete And Return Name I Address City, State ] Zip i i I, Thursday, November 3, 1988 istalls Vide )avis said. "But it's something we'll lave to use with someone who is uicidal or escape prone." On the morning of Oct. 25, Piver?a 3-year-old Ash resident who was to >e sentenced for first-degree murder ater that day?was found hanged to leath with a bedsheet in the maxmum security cell. Davis said Monlay that the death officially has been uled a suicide. A preliminary autopsy report from he Regional Medical Examiner's ofice in Jacksonville listed strangulaion as the cause of Piver's death, the heriff said. Also, Davis said an SBI investigaion conducted last Tuesday "found 3oard Halts I itions to non-conforming uses. After opening this week's meeting, owever, board chairman Martin 'olrlt inHioifnrl tVini tKn?n ? ? wvaw 'iluivubV/U uiat iiiuc wad a jji v lem with the time frame of the hearng request. According to board of adjustments egulations, an application for public learing must be submitted no later han 30 days after receiving a written uling from the building inspector. In this case, however, appellant 5ahl received an inspector's notice in Aug. 8 and did not submit an apilication for the hearing until Sept. 8. The house in question is located at he corner of Ocean Boulevard and ligh Point Street and is owned by [enyon L. Davis of Asheboro. 5 Faces Chi ommissioner in 1978. But, saying he ras "disillusioned," he has since egistered as a Republican. He's concerned that the county's apid growth is occurring without agard for preserving the area's atural state. Much of Hewett's life has related to le river and sea?in the U.S. Navy, s a licensed marine engineer, as a ommercial shrimper, boat owner nd packing house operator, and in eaching marine occupations for nine rears in the Brunswick County Schools. The county should support developnent in the interest of economic levelopment, he said, while levelopers should "take into conideration other people who earn a iving in Brunswick County." Before Lockwood Folly River lecame an issue in local campaigns, lewett was campaigning on the need o "keep the Cape Fear and other vater avenues clean and productive or the commercial and sports ishing industry." After five years in Raleigh, Hewett mi uunuiuuiis on neuwine s eriecFacility Or iritt, the access area will include a lune crossover with a deck and siting area at the top of the dune. State nonies totaling $4,940 will be combin:d with $1,519 in town funds for a total jroject cost of $6,459. Britt said residents in the leighborhood pushed hard for the loa/ih onnorc oroo er?r1 /vuvii uvwoo nica ailU tYUl r\CU Uild iummer to get the end of the street iedicated to the town so there would 3e no land acquisition costs involved. With state grants, local contribu;ions and in-kind donations, the three 1 JSCRIBE TO 'ICK$BEACON < 2558 ?TH CAROLINA 28459 G NEWS COVERAGE ES BY MAIL: Sr. Citizen 6.30 5.30 .32 .27 3.68 3.68 10.30 9.2| n 6.30 5.30 JZ /./ 8.18 8.18 | 14.80 13.75 j n 6.30 ~ n 5.30 | 965 9.65 I 15.95 14.95 To Above Address 1 k so Camera I nothing to differ" from local authorities' findings that Piver had taken his own life. Brunswick County Coroner Greg White last week estimated the time of the inmate's death at approximately 5 a.m. on Oct. 25, which was about an hour after Jailer Thomas Gore last checked Piver's cell and found him apparently asleep in his bunk. According to White, the bedsheet had been fastened behind the upper edge of a square steel plate that covered a window in the cell wall. The window is located above a small metal table, which also is attached to the wall. Davis said Monday that the SBI inHearing While stating that the case could not be heard this week, board member Allan Dameron said there is definitely a need to look at the situation and determine if any action needs to be taken. Agreeing with Dameron, board member Gloria Barrett added, "I don't know how we could bend the rule. That's definitely what it says." Pahl, who also serves as an alternate on the board of adjustments, agreed that the board could not hold the hearing. Feldt added later that he did not believe the fact that time ran out on Pahl's hearing request precluded anyone else from calling for a public hearing on the same issues. Ilenge tiveness. "I don't see results," he said. "What's he done to help the , average family and its pocketbook?" Along with protecting natural resources, as a legislator he would also like to see regulations changed j to provide for more frequent across- * the-board property tax revaluations, c a toughening of drug laws, im- 1 mediate funding for additional public access to the waterfront, and a | holding of the line on utility rates. 1 While a county commissioner ' Hewett served one term as vice chairman. He was chairman during one of his two terms on the Council of Governments. In 1983 he chaired the Shallotte Point Water Committee, which fought unsuccessfully to obtain county water service for that community. Shallotte Point was identified by a regional study as having a high priority need tor a public water supply. Discussing his camapign, Hewett said local people need to regain from "special interest groups" their control of government at all levels. i Hold projects are expected to cost $126,087. NRCD Secretary Thomas Rhodes was expected to announce the grant awards in person earlier this week. He had scheduled a stop in Navassa on Tuesday afternoon and at Long Beach and Ocean Isle Beach Wednes day morning. A Wednesday afternoon ceremony had originally been scheduled for Sunset Beach but was called off Monday. Mike's Auto Ri 18 Years Exper Foreign & Domes Sonic Satellite Tirei Performance-T uned*W Steel Belted Radial*/ High Performance P165-80R-13 P185-80R-13 PI 85-75R-14 P195-75R-14 P205-75R-14 P215-75R-15 P225-75R-15 P235-75R-15 . Computer Balance . . . ^ Hwy. 17 N? Sha [ Mike Arno (1)1988 THE BRUNStt n Maximui vestigation determined that there was "no culpable negligence on the part of the jailer," in connection with Piver's death. Also, a state jail inspector toured the facility Friday at Davis' request and "could find no fault," the sheriff added. The other recent jail death occurred on Oct. 22,1987, when 17-year-old Riley Bradford Ridgeway of Shallotte was found hanged to death in his cell. Ridgeway was not being held in the maximum security cell. Davis earlier had indicated that he probably would not change operating procedures at the jail unless he was instructed to do so as a result of the Board Seeks Other Member The Holden Beach Board of Adjustments will ask the town board of commissioners to appoint a new member after one of its regular members violated the three consecutive absence rule. During a public hearing Monday night, board member Allan Dameron pointed out that A1 Bell had missed meetings on Aug. 22 and Sept. 26 in addition to this week's meeting. Holden Beach Commissioners appointed Bell to a three-year term on the board of adjustments on Aug. 1, but he never took the oath of office. The board of adjustments includes five regular members and two alternates who sit on the board when needed. Rainy Weather Is Forecast Thn Chnllnttn nron ic AT-r>nnt/>/l tuv unuuubtc aica to lu eceive slightly more precipitation han nonnal over the next few days, iccording to Shallotte Point neteorologist Jackson Canady. Canady said that the area should eceive about three-quarters of an nch of rain through the weekend. \bout one-half inch of rain is normal Eor this time of year. The short-range outlook, however, calls for temperatures to be near normal, ranging from the upper 40s at night to the upper 60s during the day, Canady said. During the period of Oct. 25 through 31, the average daily temperature in the Shallotte area was 60 degrees, which Canady said was normal. The average daily high temperature was 70 degrees, and the average daily low temperature was 50 degrees. The maximum high temperature during the period was 79 degrees, occurring on Oct. 28. The minimum low temperature was 42 degrees, occurring on Oct. 25. Canady measured .32 of an inch of rain during the seven-day period. IN CALABASH BRING HOME THEfiBEACON On Sale At A & B MART CALABASH BEVERAGE MART HUGO'S KWIK MART MOORE'S GROCERY SEASHORE DRUGS SIMMON'S BEVERAGE MART OASIS MART J epair service ience 'ater-Shedding Tread V\ud & Snow Rated Budget Stretcher $33.95 $35.95 $36.95 $38.95 $39.95 $43.95 $46.95 $48.95 $3.00 per tire I lotte,754-5380 (,oc\ Id-Owner HCK BEACON rt Security J SBI investigation into Piver's death. He said Monday that he decided on his own to install the new video camera. "J just decided to see it I could do it," the sheriff said. "It was not recommended by anybody." Before installing the camera, Davis last week checked with the in.o. miorney uenerai s omce 10 make sure the measure did not violate the law. "The attorney general's office said there are no statutes against it but that we would have to be careful," Davis said, noting that maintaining some degree of privacy for inmates is the main concern. River Poll Shared Pi (Continued From Page 1-A) recommendations," Gilbert said. "Then it will be up to those agencies to decide how far and how fast they will move." Several of the agency spokespersons agreed that the developer of Lockwood Folly, Channel Side Corp., has tried to work within the system. Prucnirnr mrnn if tVin fir?v-*-? fnllniito oil nvii vfvi } vtvn ix iiiw hi in lUiiuuo an the existing regulations on marina development, "the threat is there," said Chuck Wakild of DEM. "It doesn't eliminate the problem completely." If a problem developed later the marina could conceivably be closed, he said, but only if the state could prove it was the direct source of the problem. Preston Pate, assistant director of the N.C. Office of Coastal Management, noted that, through the CAMA permitting process the county has the ability to stop any project. Projects must not conflict with the county's land use plan. Mason Anderson, a principal of Channel Side, acknowledged the firm is beginning "to negotiate" with the state on amending its application for a marina permit to one for dry storage. "We're open to discussing several modifications if the opportunity arises," he added. Saying lack of communication was part of the problem, Anderson invited those present to visit the development "to look at what we're doing . . . It's environmentally sound." Anderson said Channel Side would be willing to help clear up any problem attributed to it, but assured the group that there was no direct runoff from Lockwood Folly development into the river. Ditches Drain However, Gilbert later said there was a problem with drainage into the river from adjacent development?at least one ditch feeding into the marsh from Lockwood Folly and several Still The R . ...Form Hi v m (FARMING) ^ farming is changing lo m spoken here* ,he challenge, so is Farm Cr We're flexible enough to grot with you For more than sixt; years, we have been promol Cape Fear Farn Herbie Ward, Sha 4631 Main Street, i lail Cell The jail's current closed-circuit system uses cameras that monitor a dayroom and corridors. The only cell that will be individually monitored is the maximum security cell, Davis said. He explained that the maximum security cell is different from other cells in that it does not open directly into a cellblock corridor. Also, it is the only cell which contains its own lavatory and toilet facilities. The cell has two bunks. Davis said the cost of buying and installing the new camera was about $800. He added that the funds would come from his department's budget. ution, Uk/^s 0 !i from River Run Plantation near Sunset Harbor. River Run was begun before state stormwater regulations went into effect. Lockwood Folly's density, of less than 25 percent area, exempts it from having to have a collection system. Also, several of the River Run ditches appear to be spring fed, Gilbert said, which means they drain continuously into the river. While a few ditches would have nominal effect, the cumulative result of 10 or more unloading into the river with very high fecal coliform levels, said Gilbert, could mean less overall dilution and higher counts in the river itself. Gripes Aired James Bellamy, chairman of the county's Soil and Water Conservation District board, spoke at length, seeking inclusion in any future talks on water resource protection. Chris Chappell, the only county commissioner present and general manager of development for Lockwood Folly, suggested state and local government should work tftrrpfhpr hotter "Why weren't we informed there was a problem before the river closed?" he asked. "We can't do it (work to protect the river) on the local level without your help and these people can't do it without the help of local government." Varnamtown Mayor Tracie Varnum urged teamwork of another'sort. "We're going to destroy it; we're parasites," the minister cautioned. "If we don't work'together to clean up our environment, it's going to clean us out." Iciassifiedsl ... THE GOOD NEWS ^^PEOP^CANUSEI^I Light Place eel agricultural progress by serving edit financial needs ol the American n Farmer We're glad you're with us? / five and we're proud to be serving you ling THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM n Credit Service illotte Branch Mgr. Shallotte, 754-6203 i
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