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On Sept ?.<). ihiri\ brave adults u ill do something ihey haven't done
for a long lime, perhaps not since they were in elementary school.
As teams <.??! two. these individuals will compete in a spelling bee lor
the benefit of the Brunswick County 1 .iteracy Council.
As of Monday. the number of teams entered in the adult bee had in
creased lo 15
Teams w ill include two physicians. Dr. lrvin Cavedo and Dr. John
Mulhollaiul -is well as representatives of Carolina Power & Light Co.,
The Suite r. "t Pilot. NCNB and Plizer Inc.
Also entered are pairs representing United Carolina Bank, Southern
Bell. Thi Brunswick Beacon, Brunswick I lee trie Membership Corp.,
Security Savings & l.oan Asstv . Santita Trucking Co., Brunswick
Community College, Brunswick County Schools, Atlantic Telephone
Memlvrship Corp. and Kxidc Electronics
Judges will be Joseph Butler and I'd lemon, principals of Lincoln
Primary School and West Brunswick High School respectively, and
! i.iine Corbitl. media specialist at South Brunswick Middle School.
Andrea Zinga ot WWAY TV-3 and Don Parden of WD/.D Radio
Station w ill emcee the bee. which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the stu
dent center ol Brunswick Community College near Supply.
Gladys Wagenseil. coordinator for the Brunswick County Literacy
Council, said the public i^ invited to help celebrate literacy and cheer
for the teams.
Admission is free for spectators and di?r prizes and refreshments
are planned.
A not-for-profit organization, the Brunswick County Literacy Coun
cil recruits and trains volunteer tutors to work one-on-one with adults
age 16 and older who want to improve their basic reading and writing
skills. Students arc not charged for tutoring or supplies.
More information about die Iktc oi the council's services is available
by calling die BCLC office at 754-READ.
Board Hires Superintendent
(Continued From Page 1-A)
ing "some questions about back
ground." Peterson said.
"All four got a lot of discussion
tonight," Peterson said of Monday's
four hours of interviews. "Thev re
ally did."
The hoard met in secret session
for over an hour following the inter
views, which were also held behind
closcd dcx>rs.
In leaving the board room
Monday, Ms. Wallace called her in
terview process "very thorough."
"The board members expressed
not their concerns as much as their
lack of information," she added.
"Those of us from out of the county.
1 just think thev wanted more infor
mation. They were united in that re
spect, but whether or not they were
united in their selection of Bruns
wick County schools superintendent
remains to be seen."
The rcinterview proccss was ap
parently allied after information re
garding Ms. Rogers surfaced and
was discussed at last week's four
hour secret meeting of the board
Prior to the closcd-door session,
one board member, Slockcil. had re
ferred several times to the still-to
be-namcd superintendent as "she".
When Ms. Rogers entered the
board room for her interview
Monday night, she carried with her
copies of her published workbooks
that led to her 60-day suspension
without nay in the Wake County
school system in March 1988. She,
her husband, R. Kenneth Rogers,
and Kathleen G. Becker, assistant
principal for instruction at Raleigh's
Brougluon High, were partners in
Fingertips Unlimited from 1979 to
1981.
According to her resume, the
company published five sets of
workbooks and teacher reference
materials for remedial math classes.
Those included a set of task cards
and three volumes of "Math
Competency ai Your Fingertips"
workbooks in 1979 and 1980,
copies of which were purchased for
eight schools and the central officc
in Wake County between 1981 and
19SS, purchases that exceeded
$4,(XX).
Such a sale was considered a
conflict of interest and a violation
of state law and board of education
policy. When she left her interview
Monday, Ms. Rogers did not stop to
talk with reporters.
P. R. (Phlander) Hankins Jr. is a
native of Brunswick County and
holds a B.S. degree from Johnson
C. Smith University in biology and
general science and a M.S. degree
from A AT Stale University in sci
ence administration. He has also
done further study at N.C. Central
University, UNC-Chapel Hill and
East Carolina University. In Bruns
wick County, he has served as a
high school teacher (1952-54); as
tcachcr and elementary principal
(1959-66); as A V director (1966
7 V); as assistant superintendent of
federal programs (1973-88); and as
assiK'iaie superintendent of federal
programs (1988-90).
He decided to apply for the su
perintendent's position at the urging
of others. He applied once before,
but Kaufhold was chosen over him.
"There is a lot of potential in the
youth of Brunswick County," Hank
ins h?d told the Bcacofi when he
was selected for interviews, "and I
think more can be done to nurture
and develop that potential."
He added, "1 know the system
and 1 should know the people."
During the interviews Monday,
the superintendent's olTice sat dark
and unoccupied adjacent to the
waiting area of the central office.
"I think I'll probably move into
that officc now," Hankins joked
with a reporter.
Other Board Action Taken
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marker honoring former Gov.
Daniel Lindsay Russell lor Oct. 27
at 2 p.m., at the intersection of U.S.
17 and Governors Road at
Winnabow. Russell, a Winnabow
native, served as governor of North
Carolina during the lum ol the cen
tury, from 1897 to 1901.
? Voted 3-1, with Commissioner
Frankie Rabon dissenting, to place
Stella Road, which had been re
moved from previous action on a
motion by Rabon, on the state high
way system.
? Heard an annua) report on the
Brunswick Forest Service from
Miller Calvin Caison told the com
missioners the Forest Service is
badly in need of an updated facility
and asked their support for a bill in
the legislature to secure funding for
such a facility.
? Heard a report by Darry
Somerscu, director of Operations
Services, on the Caw Caw Water
shed Project.
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County Asked To Spend $18,000 To Keep
Local Recycling Centers In Operation
BY BOH IIORNE
Itic Brunswick Couniv Board of
Commissioners Thursday night
balked ai agreeing to spend SI 8.000
to keep recycling stations in the
county operating until June 15, until
commissioners can speak with the
county's recycler.
Terry Munn, director of the
Brunswick Clean County Depart
ment. and two board members of
Brunswick County Keep America
Beautiful tolu the commissioners
that the rccycler. Bush's Recycling
in Florcr.cc, S.C., has informed the
seven recycling centers in the coun
ty that, because of excessive ex
penses, it must curtail service to the
centers Sept. 15.
Bush's Recycling had been pro
viding trailers to the recycling cen
ters at no cost, with the expectation
of making at least SI50 per load off
of the contents. Munn said. How
ever, Munn said, four of the seven
centers don't meet the SI50 quota.
That, combined with increasing ex
penses, forced Bush's Recycling to
plan to discontinue the service, he
said.
Munn said he then conducted a
survey of all area recyclcrs to learn
how much the service would cost
and that same firm. Bush's Recycl
ing. had the low bid of S2(X) per
month per center.
Munn asked the commissioners
for SIX,(MM) to operate 10 recycling
'Some' Manager Applicants
Called To Verify Interest
The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Thursday night re
viewed fivc-month-old applications and instructed the board's clcrk,
Rcgina Alexander, to call "some" to see if they were still interested in
being interviewed for the job, according to Vicc Chairman Frankie
Rabon.
Board Chairman Gene Pinkcrton, whose father is til in Ashcvillc,
was abwent. so Rabon conducted the meeting. Rabon made a motion
that the four commissioner* who wcri> on into p* Willi VP session
r ~ o~
"to screen the applications."
Rabon and Commissioner Grace Beasley voted for the closed-door
session and Commissioner Kelly Holden voted against it, saying the
business could be conducted in open session.
When Rabon asked Commissioner Benny Ludlutn how he voted, he
said he hadn't and asked what would happen if he voted against the ex
ecutive session ami Rabon said, "Then the motion dies." Ludlum asked
what would happen then and Rabon said, "There would be another mo
tion." Ludlum then voted for the motion.
The commissioners returned to open session alter about 1 1/2 hours
in executive session and Rabon said the clerk had been asked to call
"some" of the 47 applicants. However, he declined to say how many
would be called ami other commissioners also declined to provide the
number.
ccnters for the nine-month period by various clubs or groups in Sunset
from Sept. 15. 1990 to June 15, Beach, Holdcn Beach, Long Beach,
1991, with plans to add ccnters at Calabash, Boiling Spring Lakes,
Shallotte, Winnabow and Lcland. Southport and at the county Gov
Hc also said the action would bring crnmcnt Center at Bolivia,
all ccnters under the umbrella of the All county recycling centers have
county's Clean County Department, been in operation less than a year.
The centers currently are operated Munn said, but already have pre
vented 276.7 tons of waste from go
ing to the county landfill.
Commissioners agreed with the
importance of keeping the recycling
centers operating, but because of
uncertainty of exactly what type of
contract the county would have with
Bush's Recycling, how much in
come from the sale of the contents
would be refunded to the county
and how everything would mesh,
fell they needed some answers be
fore committing the money.
"I think we need Mr. Tucker
(county Engineer Robert Tucker) in
here," Commissioner Benny Lud
lum said. "There arc some questions
I'd like to ask him."
Commissioner Frankic Rabon
questioned what the input from the
municipalities, which now operate
the centers, would be under such a
plan and Commissioner Grace
Beasley questioned how such an ar
rangement would be billed and
paid. All commissioners agreed
they would like County Attorney
David Clcgg to survey any such ar
rangement before they commit to it.
The commissioners asked Munn
to request that Bush's Recycling ex
tend its service at least until the
commissioners' next meeting on
Sept. 17 and requested that Munn
ask George J. Bush of Bush's Re
cycling to attend that meeting so
commissioners can gain a better
comprehension of the proposal.
Census Figures
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county and town complaints to see if corrections arc
needed for the 1990 counts.
Final and official 1990 census data will be an
nounced December 31, 1990.
Harvey says one way residents can help now is by
sending in their census questionnaires if they still have
them. The Bureau is still gathering information to
amend its preliminary report as needed.
Accurate population figures arc important for towns
and counties because both state sales tax and beer and
wine taxes are distributed based on population. Also, a
portion of the state Powell Bill gasoline tax revenue,
used by municipalities for street maintenance improve
ments, is allocated based on population figures.
According to the Census figures, Brunswick
County's number of housing units increased during the
10-year pciiou fium 1980 to i990 by 71.3 percent, from
21,565 homes to 36,931 households. During the period,
the population increased by 41.7 percent.
The average household si/c in 19X0 was 2.88 per
sons, Harvey said.
"By this rough 1990 figure, average household si/c
would be 2.54," he added. "Some lessening of house
hold size was expectcd, due to immigration of retirees
and changing of lifestyles. I knew it would go down
some, but not that much."
The preliminary population figures for the county's
17 municipalities arc listed with their 1980 counts listed
firs! if available:
Bald Head Island 76
Belvillc from 102 to 66
Boiling Spring Lakes from 998 to 1,649;
Bolivia from 252 to 226
Calabash from 128 to 1,209
Caswell Beach from 110 to 177
Thought Short
Holdcn Beach from 232 lo 628
Lcland 1,793
Long Bcach from 1,844 lo 3,815
Navassa from 439 lo 440
Ocean Isle Bcach from 143 to 523
Sandy Creek 238
Shallottc from 68(1 m 828
Southport from 2,824 to 2,338
Sunset Beach from 304 lo 310
Varnamtown 402
Yaupon Bcach from 569 lo 734
Unincorporated areas from 27,109 lo 35,229
The number of housing units reported is also a sign
of the county's growth over die 10-ycar period. Those
figures follow, with ihc 1980 numbers listed first, if
available:
Bald Head Island 3?7
Belvillc from 67 lo 33
Boiling Spring Lakes from 466 to 824
Bolivia from 110 to 1(K)
Calabash from 69 lo 786
Caswell Beach from 93 lo 440
Holdcn Beach from 1,027 to 1,624
Lcland 747
Long Beach from 2,927 to 4,618
Navassa from 149 lo 143
Ocean Isle Bcach from 412 to 1,913
Sandy Creek 79
Shallottc from 268 to 348
Southport Irom 1,207 to 1,138
Sunset Beach from 547 to 1,066
Varnamtown 208
Yaupon Bcach from 435 lo 592
Unincorporated areas from 13,706 to 21,945
The census figures also list 491 county residents as
living in group quarters.
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Ocean Isle Teen Killed
An Occan Isle Beach teenager
was killed early Saturday when he
was thrown from a pickup truck that
overturned on N.C. 179 near the
beach, according to the State High
way Patrol.
Damon Patrick Willard, 19, of
Cause Landing Road, was a passen
ger in the 1985 Chevrolet pickup
thai overturned alter running oil the
road at a high rate of speed around
12:20 a.m.
The driver of the truck, Christo
pher Dale Bowers, 17, of Shallottc,
has been charged with involuntary
manslaughter, driving while impair
ed and with a provisional licensee
violation, according to State Troop
er B.D. Barnhardl's report.
Bamhardt estimated the truck
was traveling 85 mph when it ran
off the right shoulder about .2 mile
west of Occan Isle Beach. The vehi
cle then crossed the roadway, struck
a ditch bank and overturned two or
three times. Willard, who was
thrown 65 feet from the vehicle,
died at the scene.
Both the driver and another pas
senger, Bryan Lawson, 18, of Shal
lottc. were injured and taken to The
Biuu>wick Hospital. Barnhardt re
ported that neither the diiver nor the
passengers were wearing seatbelLs
at the time of the accident.
Damage was estimated at $5,000
U) the truck.
Twelve deaths have been reined
on Brunswick County's highways
for the year, said Highway Patrol
spokesperson Ruby Oakley. Three
highway deaths were reported in
March and August of this year.
"So far, wc arc three over last
year's totai at this tunc," Ms. Oak
ley said. "Last year, wc had three
fatalities in September."
Another accidcnt near the same
location Friday evening caused just
minor injuries but resulted in prop
erty damage to two vehicles.
Jimmy Russell Clcmmons, 23, of
Lxland, was charged with failure to
yield the right of way from a private
driveway and with failure to bum
his headlight* after backing onto
N.C 179 and into the path of anoth
er vehicle, according to the High
way Patrol reports.
Clcmmons' iv67 hord truck
backed into the castbound lane
about .4 mile west of Ocean Isle
Bcach and struck a 19K9 Chrysler
driven by Everett Wade Byrd, 73, of
Clarkton. Both drivers were taken
to The Brunswick Hospital with mi
nor injuries.
Damage was estimated at SK(X) to
Clcmmons' truck and about $3,000
to the Byrd vehicle. The accidcnt
occurred around X p.m.
Cooler Nights In Forecast
South Brunswick Islands rcsi- 10, Canady recorded a maximum
dents can expect temperatures to high of 92 degrees on the l()th and a
range from the upper 60s at night minimum low of 60 degrees on the
into the upper 80s during the day- l()lh.
time over the coming week A daily average high of 90 de
Also, the area should see approx- grees combined with an average
imalely three-quarters inch of rain- morning low of 70 degrees for a
fall, Shallotte Point meteorologist daily average temperature of 80 de
Jackson Canady said Tuesday, with grees, which Canady said was about
both temperatures and rainlall near two degrees above average.
normal for this time ol year. Canady recorded .82 inch of rain
For lite period of Sept. 4 through fall at his Shallotte Point residence.
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