Sunset1 Sunset Beach Council will continue its discussion of a petition for annexation of a Seaside area tract when it meets Monday, Dec. 5, at7:30 p.m. at the town hall. At the board's last meeting, several owners of property between the Sunset Beach town limits and the site of a proposed Food Lionanchored shopping center at Seaside petitioned the board for contiguous annexation. But the petition was incomplete because it lacked a map or specific legal description and did not include the names of all petitioners Referendum Invalidated r>~ : 1 " * " ?..v uiuuawicK county Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday morning to invalidate the Nov. 8 unfortified wine sales referendum for the Town of Shallotte. According to Elections Supervisor Lynda Britt, the full, threeperson board was present for the meeting, and the vote was invalidated on the instructions of James Wallace, chief of the elections branch for the state attorney general's office. The referendum was invalid under a state statute which in effect prohibits alcoholic beverage elections to be held at the same time as a general election. Local Woman DifnQ In \A7rorlr BV w I W V H V/ V A Brunswick County woman was killed Saturday night when the car in which she was riding crashed near Whiteville. The victim was Fonda Mae Boatwright, 77, of 120 Carolina Shores, Calabash, according to a spokesperson for the Highway Patrol office in Whiteville. A report filed by Trooper A.E. Morris stated that the accident happened Saturday at 9 p.m. on N.C. 130 in Columbus County, about Wz miles from the Brunswick County line. Ms. Boatwright was a passenger in a 1986 Oldsmobilc driven by Stewart B. Linkous, 47, of Danville, Va. The car was headed east when it ran off the right side of the road, struck with a catch basin and overturned. The vehicle was partially submerged in water. Ms. Boatwright was dead on the scene. The driver suffered nonincapacitating injuries and was treated at the Columbus County Hospital in Whiteville. Damage to the car was estimated at $4,000. According to the spokesperson, no charges had been filed in the fatal misnap as or ruesaay. Morns' report indicated that the accident was not alcohol-related. z i EB9B9J < y-n.'jcTjPpTOpir|J iHuTil i I I i? [ ^ . gLfh ,,k i t^nnnHBvn BHffiirTs. rn n/ x I 0/irwt/> BEST CHEESE STEAK SHRIMP PLATTERSWe do Cater?Now boc 754-5177 or 754-517* Iv* ** REGISTER FOR D< BiTmrri - v \ i miii ii i?irt>mnn? t* urn nfciM Council Wil on a single petition. This was the second petition effort relating to the Seaside property. The first, rejected by the board, was a request to satellite annex the shopping center and a small adjoining residential area only. Bill Benton, a local real estate agent involved in the development project, said Tuesday that the corrected petition, with all signatures and full description, was to be submitted to the town hall by 10 a.m. Wednesday. This would give the town administrator and town attorney two ' ' -'" 7 ^ V Emergency personnel above search for the remains of a truck driver kill crash on U.S. 17 north of Supply, t fatality between Supply and N.C. 87 State Patrol Ch< Three single-vehicle accidents on Brunswick County roadways resulted in no serious injuries last week, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol, but resulted in an estimated $14,000 in damage to the vehicles involved. The first of the accidents occurred Thursday, Nov. 24, at 12:10 a.m. According to Trooper B.C. Jones' report, Oakley said, James George Pellom, 43, of Leland, was westbound on Mt. Misery Road (S.R. 1426) 10.8 west of Belville when his 1984 Dodge pickup ran off the road as it approached a curve. As Pellom lost control of the vehicle, the truck ran off the right side, then crossed to the left side of the road and struck a ditch. Jones charged pellom with exceeding a safe speed. &? <Su/hSs Seafood - Deli C IM -rr^\A/KI C A I A n.c ?' 111 I V/ TIM jrVL.r\L/J $4.99 - PARTY TRAYS iking for Christmas Parties , MON.-THURS. 11-8 > FRI. 11-9 SAT. 11.3 i Grand 1 Opening 30R PRIZE 12-3 PM Personalized Christmas Cards Gifts for the Business Person or Student tfe have dailv nick-un 0 r for UPS packages Overnight Service FfiX Ssrvics i I Discuss A days in which to determine the legality of the petition before Monday's meeting. Grant On Hold Also on Monday's agenda is discussion of the town's negotiations to acquire two east-end lots and an unfinished house situated between Canal and Main streets for public access to the ocean beach and to the bay adjacent to Tubbs Inlet. In order to receive a $213,000 grant,the town has until Jan. 1 to either buy the land or find another site and revise its application. ictirn Was Eighth Fatal through wreckage Because of the ai ed in a fiery Sept. 9 four-laning of tin he eighth highway Page 1-A. since Sept. 1, 1985. arges Three In V Pellom complained of injuries and a passenger, Pamela Pellom, 37, of Iceland, received Class B or nonincapacitating injuries. They were transported to New Hanover Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. Jones estimated damages to the Pellom truck at $4,000. Two single-car accidents occurred Saturday, Nov. 26, one north of Bolivia and the other south of Belville. Peter Kimball Moseler, 18, of Jacksonville, was traveling north on U.S. 17 1.6 miles north of Bolivia when liis 1979 Mercedes crossed the center line, ran off the left shoulder and into a ditchbank. Trooper R.V. West charged Moseler with driving left of center in the 9:45 a.m. accident, which resulted in an estimated $8,000 ria->3 Bumnn j0k JU 3? Fasl 80^ if I:! I fill ff *Decor (T ! 'Art gli j Leade I ] JIOI.II)/1 nnexation , Mayor Mason Barber has been negotiating purchase of the property with A1 Morrison, owner of A.L. Morrison Construction Co. Morrison said earlier he didn't know about the town's application for an access development grant when lie bought the lots. He bought the land from Sunset Beach & Twin Lakes in September, though the transfer of ownership was not recorded until Nov. 2, when a bank loan for house construction was approved. After two weeks of work Morrison ySfiw yw^. . l'i- 7 >*i &r'* , ?r-" _|^ t FIIE PHOTOBY OOUG RUTTER ity rcident rate, DOT wants to speed up it section of U.S. 17. The story's on ehicle Accidents damages to the car. Moseler complained of injuries. At 9 p.m. Saturday, James Lewis Mojica, 24, of Boiling Spring Lakes, was traveling at a high rate of speed, according to the report filed by Trooper J.V. Dove, when his 1974 Oldsmobile ran off N.C. 133. The car ran off the left side of N.C. 133, about 6.8 miles south of Belville, and overturned several times. Mojica was charged by Dove with having no operator's license and recKiess ariving. Both he and a passenger, Michael Eugene Facemire, 24, also of Boiling Spring Lakes, sustained Class B or moderate injuries and were transported to New Hanover Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. Damage to the car was estimated at $2,000. lion Jeans Esprit ? Don't Stop ? Zena ; ? Pepsi ? Coca Colo swearers ana I ops ? iizes J-2U S MON-SAT 9:00-5:30 ; effective Dec. 9-9-8:30 Mon-Sat T CERT1FICA TES A VAIL ABLE nt with this Ad Sat., Dec. 3 ONLY n( iX j-TTI -?7171 TT? rB Stained ^7, Glass Overlay alive Mirrors ass for windows & doors d, beveled, stained glass kY (JIFT CKRT1HCATKS AVAII.ABI.K! 754-7411 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Tl ^nd Access stopped construction on the 2,000 square foot, three-bathroom home when he learned of the conflict. Mayor Barber brought council members up to date on negotiations with Morrison during a 20-minute closed-door meeting Monday evening. As of Monday, there was agreement on the price of the lots, but Morrison had not completed totting up his expenses for the unfinished house. Morrison has cooperated with the town. As a formality, the council notified him by letter on Nov. 7 that the town would start condemnation Holden POA Ongoing Tov About 65 members of the Holden Beach Property Owners Association packed town hall Saturday to get the latest information on several nnonimi ?o~~*o town projects. HBPOA President Kenner Amos said the meeting lasted about 90 minutes and focused primarily on items currently before the town board of commissioners. "We reviewed everything we have before the town council right now," said Amos, noting that topics of discussion included the proposed occupancy tax, underground wiring *35.00 I ' la ^sK?riy Mim & Ccuh] 754-5000 ___CoastQl_PlazatShaHott^___i III ill Ml llilMIIWI III Bill llllli Mill )rtPLi mr Hometown SI Plaza Balloc nd Party Woi 754-8181 Balloons ?Party Supplies Small Gifts Bring this ad in to receive 10% Off Any Purchase I mam Com' I * Tours & Speciali MOTOR CO> 754-4222 01 I COASTAL COMPUTERS "Your Computer Helper" Systems Design I?v?ustom programming Software/Hardware Consultation 754-7 Stop in for a tou hursday, December 1, 1988?Page 3-A Grant proceedings unless negotiations began within 30 days to sell the property to the town. The town proposes to construct a regional beach access facility, which would include restrooms, boardwalks to both waterfronts and parking spaces for 25 to 30 vehicles. Also on Monday's agenda are renewed discussion of the new jet ski ordinance, resignation of a planning board member, Christmas bonuses for town employees and the possibility of applying for an outdoor recreation grant. Discusses vn Projects project and wastewater treatment needs study. The session also included a 30-minute period of open discussion during which Mayor John Tandy and Commissioners Bob Buck and Gil Bass fielded questions from the audience. Those town officials are also on the POA board of directors. In another matter, Amos said the POA will Qonrl nnf o Kttllotin /-? i*c ? uv.iu v?uv u uuiitnu IU ICO members identifying the various yard and dune grasses that will flourish at Holden Beach. The bulletin will also address basic lawn care and grass fertilization. CLOTHING * FOR MEN ncuuf. 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