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Lewis Gets Trial Date The former interim head of the will Baptist Church of Lcland. I"he Brunswick County Building Inspee- SI25 check was left blank and in tion Department will lace trial lor tended lor a count)'building permit embezzlement in Brunswick County which was never officially issued. Superior Court Jan. 14. Judge Clark agreed to give Lewis Julius Drake "Budd\ l ewis of 30 days to hire an attorney and or Leland waived Ins iiuht to an ap- dered that he appear in court Jan. pointed attorney at a first 14. He was released on a 53.000 appearance in conn Monday, telling bond following his arrest Nov. 10 Judge Giles R Cl.uk that he wished on the indictment charge. to hire his own. Lewis resigned as interim head of Lewis w;is indicted by a Bruns- the Building Inspection Department wick County Grand Jury Oct. 15 on in August. He told Judge Clark one count of embezzling money Monday that since then he has got from the county. ten another job and can afford his He was charged with allegedly own attorney. converting to his own use a check If found guilty. Lewis could face belonging to the count) drawn on a maxiii mi vntencc ol 10 years in the account of Faith Oriuinal Free prison Sex Offenses Net Sentence A L.eland man was given a 12- Thomas Hicks asked thai Ms. year active prison sentence Monday Simpson read in court directly from in Brunswick County Superior her investigative reports statements Court for two counts of second de provided h> the two girls. The re grcc sexual offense against children. jx>rt described in detail how the de . . i i . i feiulant allegedly showed adult John Graham Jams Jr. had earn . , . .1 . , , , ... , .. . 1 ... video tapes to the girls and commil er pleaded guilty ?o the two charces , , , ' . .1 V . ted sexual ollenses ai'ainsi ihern on 111 Superior Court. judge Cnies k. c ,, . ' . . . . ,, numerous occasions. He did not Clark sentenced Jarvis to 12 vears , . . . ... ..... . ,, perform sexual intercourse with the in prison. He had laced a possible ' . . ... ' , 1 . victims, she suited. 20 years in prison 011 each count. . . ., .. 3 ' As she read from the report, Ms. At a sentencing hearing Monday. Simpson's voice grew weak on scv Dctcctive Nancy Simpson of the eral occasions and she had to pause Brunswick County Sheriff's Depart to gain composure. Hicks asked that mcnt testified how the defendant al- she continue. legcdlv committed the sexual of- Ms. Simpson told the court that lenses against two girls under the the defendant admitted in an inter age of 9. view 10 having been sexually Assistant Disuicl Attorney abused as a child judge Oives "12-Year Sentence (Continued From Page 2-A) was to reni a condominium unit al Topsail Island and a home in Lenoir County for storage of the marijuana. He also helped unload the Ixvats and drove a pickup truck filled with marijuana to Lenoir County. Mc Kinncy described Cooper as a "su pervisor" of the operations, being on a higher level in the drug ring than offloaders. From this case, investigators learned that Cooper was also in volved in a January 1983 operation in which 8,(XX) pounds ol marijuana were imported to Cherry Grove. S.C., and to Brunswick County. Co oper unloaded the boats and drove a truck filled with marijuana to Omaha, Neb., McKinncy said. In July 1982. a shipment involv ing 4,0(X) pounds ol marijuana was also imported to Brunswick County involving the same drug ring. Coop er was one of nine defendants in dicted in the operation. He was ar rested in South Carolina on June 28. 1984, and spent 17 months in ihc Brunswick County Jail while await ing trial. Cooj)cr will be given credit for time already served. He was releas ed troin jail under S5(>,(XK) bond. He laced a possible maximum sen tence of 20 years in prison and was originally scheduled for sentencing in July 1987. At the sentencing hearing Mon day. Twiggs told Judge Clark that since his arrest Cooper has earned his degree in English from Winthrop College in South Carolina with a 3.1 grade point average and is staying w ith his parents in Charlotte. "I'm sorry for the damage I've done," Cooper told Judge Clark. "I've hurt a lot of people. I've been trying to get my life together for the last five years. I'd like to be a con structive citizen and get on with my life." Cooper has also been called to testify before a federal grand jury in Boston. McKinney said. Teen Faces Add (Continued From Page 1-A) bell. Those charges were voluntarily dismissed on April 23. According to court records, Arnette was traveling on Sabbath Home Road toward Holdcn Beach when he failed to slop at a slop sign about 1.3 miles north of Molden Beach around 8:10 p.m. His 1980 Chevrolet struck Olive's 1985 Poiiuac which was traveling on Old Ferry Road. Olive died lour days ialcr trom injuries sustained in the accident. Arneilc is scheduled to appear in Brunswick County District Court Dec. 11 on the most recent charges filed against him. On Nov. 3, Trooper B.D. Barnhardi charged Arnette with driving while impaired, failure to heed a blue light and siren, reckless driving, resisting arrest and ob structing a public officer, driving while his license was revoked and driving after drinking while a provi sional licensee. Court documents indicate officers itional Charges determined probable cause did noi exist for the DWI charge following a breathalyzer lest. Arneitc's blood alcohol content registered .1)4, while .10 is considered too drunk to drive in North Carolina, the report staled. According lo Trooper Bamhardt's report, Arnetie was stopped around 12:35 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, on Live Oak Drive in Seaside for spin ning his vehicle around at a high rate of speed, attempting to elude arrest, weaving and driving left of center. Arnctte then jumped and ran from the officer and hid in a mobile home, the report states. He was op erating a 1990 Buick, Barnhardt suited, at speeds up to 1(X) mph. Following his arrest, Ameite was released from Brunswick County Jail under SI ,500 bond. Court records also show an Oct. 31, 19X9, arrest by Ocean Isle Police Department for alleged larce ny of four black cherry wine coolers from an Occan Isle Beach store. The case was voluntarily dismissed the following day by the district at torney's office. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRUNSWICK j>6tAC0'\i POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 FOR AWARD-WINNING NEWS COVERAGE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. Citizen In Brunswick County j6 30 ?5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .32 27 Postage Charge 3.68 3.68 TOTAL 10.30 9.25 Elsewhere in North Carolina J6 30 35.30 N.C. Sales Tax .32 .27 Postage Charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL J4.80 13.75 Outside North Carolina J6 30 G5.30 Postage Charge 9.65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name Address City, State Zip 9T" ? ' S1AFF fMOTO BV SUSAN USHFR THIS O.XE-I.A.XK PONTOON BRIDGE, which has served the island at Sunset Beach since around IV6I, will remain in place for now as state and federal transportation consider their next step. The bridge has become a symbol in debate over the community's future development. NO WORD YET ON APPEAL SBTA Members Cheer Ruling; Hear Concerns About Pontoon NY SUSAN USIIKR Sunset Beach Taxpayers Associa tion members Saturday cheered the news of a "first round" victory in die group's effort to prevent con struction of a high-rise bridge to the island, then turned their attention to concerns regarding operation of the existing bridge. The 5(X)-plus members of the group are primarily non-resident property owners of Sunset Beach. SBTA formed approximately 11 years ago to promote orderly giuw th of die community and to preserve its unique character, with opposition of a new bridge a major focus of its efforts. "We won Round 1," President Clctus Waldmiller, wearing a T-shirt depicting the existing pontoon bridge and the words "Sunset Beach ...coming home," told the approxi mately 70 members gathered at the fire station Saturday. "I don't know if it is a three-rounder, a 10-roundcr or a 15-round event. "The next step is up to the (suite) Department of Transportation, 1 think," he continued. "We shouldn't get ovcrcomplacenl. We have just won Round 1 ." In an opinion handed down Nov. 19, U.S. District Court Judge W. Earl Britt ruled dial the state should have performed an in-depth envi ronmental impact study before building the bridge. His order void ed all existing project permits and ordered work on the proposed high rise bridge stopped until such a study is completed and new permits obtained. He ruled that the original study fell "woefully short" of mini mum standards of state and federal environmental laws and dial it "completely ignored" the indirect effects of a new bridge. Whether the state should decide to appeal or go back and complete a more thorough environmental as sessment, Waldmiller said, reading a letter from prosecuting attorney Jim Maxwell, the plaintiffs arc in a "much better position" to continue their opposition as a result of data and expert testimony compiled in preparation for the suit. Also, he read 44wc have reason to believe several agencies are willing to re think their decision to issue per mits." "Continued vigilance to preserve the way of life on this quaint island is mandated." Defendants?including the N.C. Department of Transportation, Fed eral Highway Administration and state and federal transportation offi cials, have 60 days from Nov. 19th in which to file ar. appeal with the U.S. 4ih Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. Bill Jones, a spokesman for the stale DOT, said Monday no decision has been reached on w hether to ap peal. Plaintiffs in the suit have 20 days in which to submit a brief to Brill with arguments supporting their claim to have legal fees and court costs paid by the defendants under the Equal Access to Justice Act. After that defendants have 20 days in which to respond with a brief of their own. Then the plaintiffs have 10 days in which to reply to defen dants' brief. The plaintiffs have outstanding legal fees of SI8,158 in addition to those fees paid earlier. Sunset Beach Fire Chief Greg Cain and a VFD director, Jack Thomas, shared concerns with SB TA members regarding provision of fire protection and oilier emergency services to the island wilh ihe pon toon bridge as their only acccss. "We don't seem to have a solu tion for it," said Chief Cain, asking for SBTA members' suggestions. The one-lane swing-span pontoon bridge was completed around 1961. The cables used to operate the bridge rust quickly and must be re placed approximately every lour months, said Thomas, and ihc work interrupts acccss to the island. At extreme high tides, such as during recent lunar tides, tlie height of the ccnicr span makes it difficult for the department's heavy vehicles (20,(XX) pounds and more) to cross. One SBTA member suggested mounting duplex cables on the bridge so ihcy can be alternately re placed without disrupting service. As Thomas and Cain said that keeping the department's oldest tanker, with more than 20 years of service, on the island during hurri cane watches and other emergency situations is a losing proposition since exposure to salt air causes die vehicle to deteriorate faster. SBTA officials, however, did not acknowledge firefighter Jim Alli son's suggested to adopt a resolu tion encouraging town and county officials to erect a substation on the island to house emergency vehicles. In general discussion of ways to improve vehicular access to and from die island, odier suggestions included having the liming of traffic signals adjusted, educating motor ists on how the sensors trigger the signal and working with DOT on an off-season schedule for opening the bridge to waterway traffic. Present ly the bridge opens on the hour dur ing the tourist season and on de mand the remainder of the year. Waldmillcr said DOT had reject ed an earlier request from lite town council to switch to a flashing yel low light for vehicular traffic during winter months. Treasurer Fran Pelletier encour aged members to "spread positiv ism" regarding waits at the bridge, promoting diem as a "pleasant change of pace". SBTA members gave a standing ovation as they adopted a resolution introduced by Albert Wells honor ing Minnie and Bill Hunt for their "strong support of the goals" of die organization, friendship to others, dedication to environmental con cerns and "quiet but effective advo cacy". Die group also agreed to Mrs. Hunt's suggestions to present a spe cial memento of the case to die plaintiff's attorneys, Jim Maxwell and Ruth McKinncy of Durham and to continue annual contributions of S5(K) each to Calabash Volunteer Emergency Medical Services and Sunset Beach Volunteer Fire De partment. Man Burned Seriously In Heater Explosion Tuesday A Shaliottc area man was rcscucd by a neighbor Tuesday evening after he was seriously burned when a kerosene heater fueled with gaso line exploded. Fire victim Ollis Home "was burned bad," said Shaliottc Point Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Potts. "He had burns over much of the upper part of his body. "His next door neighbor is proba bly owed the credit if (Home) sur vives. The neighbor got him out." As Potts reconstructed the inci dent, Home, in his mid-SOs to late 60s, was apparently alone in the house on Squirrel Nest Road in the Sasspan community when the acci dent happened at about 6 p.m. When he poured gasoline in the kerosene heater and lighted it, the fire bla/cd up. Home ran outside, shouting to next door neighbor Mike Rrcndclcn that the house was on firc. "He went back in and the heater blowcd up and he was caught in it," said Polls. "Ii just flashed up. He was able to crawl to the door and Mike (Brcndclcn) pulled him out." Taken to The Brunswick Hospital by Shaliottc Volunteer Rescue Squad, Home was then transported by hchcoptcr to the Cunri Center ai UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill at ap proximately 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Shaliottc Point and Shaliottc fire departments responded to the firc along with the rescue squad. "Everyone responded fast. We all got there about the same time and we knocked it out real quick," Potts said, estimating water usage at 800 gallons. Potts said firefighters salvaged the structure of the wood frame res idence, but that "probably 75 per cent" of the interior sustained smoke or fire damage because of the way the fire flashed. Brunswick County Emergency Coordinator Cecil Logan said that heater owners need to take precau tions against the accidental use ol gasoline in the heaters. Firc investi gators found a five-gallon bucket from which Home had apparently poured the gasoline. "Gasoline and kerosene heaters do not mix," he said. "When these people go to the stations to get kerosene, they need to be sure they're getting kerosene and not gasoline." He added, "We usually get two or three of these type calls a year and we're not even into cold weather yet." THE BRUNSWICK^BEACON Established Nov. 1, 1962 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Main Street Shallotte, N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year S10.30 Six Months S5.50 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S14.80 Six Months $7.85 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. One Year S15.95 Six Months $8.35 Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Shallotte, N C 28459. USPS 777-780. Shallotte Woman Faces Embezzlement Charges BY TF.RRY POPK A Shallotlc woman has been in dieted on 34 counts of embezzle ment for allegedly taking money while employed by a local conve nience food store chain. Brenda Gale Todd Crocker, 28, of Route 6, Shallottc, was indictcd Monday by a Brunswick County Grand Jury on charges that she em bezzled amounts ranging from $10 to $30 on 34 separate occasions from the Minute Man Fcxxl Mart, which has stores in Calabash, Shal lotlc and Seaside. According to the indictments, the alleged incidents occurrcd between I4nfv.u 1C A A Of} ~f ?hfo Tf<%09? inuivii uiiu /tj;iu imJ ui nil.) j v &&J. Brunswick County Sheriff's Detec tive Lindsey Walton documented 17 incidents where $30 was allegedly taken, 16 incidents where $10 was taken and one time when $20 was taken. A warrant for her arrest was is sued Sept. 27, according to docu ments filed at the Brunswick Coun ty Clerk of Court's office. She was arrested Oct. 2 and released on $5,000 bond. Judge Jerry A. Jolly issued an or der for her arrest Oct. 24 after she failed to appear in Brunswick Coun ty District Court for a first appear ance. Her attorney, Stephen Yount, filed a letter with the clerk's office stating that Ms. Crocker was never notified to appear in court and that she had a medical appointment on the court date. The 34 counts involving Ms. Crocker were among 41 bills of in dictment considered Monday by the grand jury, which relumed 37 true bills. Four of the cases have been continued until the grand jury meets next month. nAMr,. n;?r?. ~r r>-.- ? suutvo ? tviu y i iviwv wi ixvjuic I , Leland, was also indicted Monday on one count of first degree sex of fense with a child and one count of taking indcccnt liberties with a child. The offenses allegedly occui rcd between July 1 and Sept. 1 of this year, the indictments state. Also indicted was James Ray Worrell of Gatland Estates, Leland, on one count of taking indecent lib crties with a child. The alleged inci dent occurred May 22. More Warm, Dry Days Expected Mild, dry weather should contin- still "below where we should be," ue in the Shallolte area for the next with no indicators that the pattern is few days, according to Shallolte likely to change even into next Point meteorologist Jackson Canady. week. "It's a good new/bad news kind The area saw no rainfall during of forecast," he said of the projected the period Nov. 20-26. above-average temperatures and be- During that period, Canady rc low-average rainfall. corded a maximum high tcmpcra He expects temperatures to aver- turc of 76 degrees, which occurred age from the mid-40s at night into on the 26th. A minimum nightly the mid-60s during the daytime, low of 37 degrees was recorded on with less than one-half inch of rain- the 21st. fall. A daily average high of 71 dc "If that happens we will probably grecs combined with a nightly aver closc out the month with less than age low of 44 degrees for a daily an inch of rainfall," said Canady. average temperature of 57 degrees. While ihis is the dry season of the which Canady said is about five de year, Canady said rainfall levels arc grecs above average. SZ X complete Interior Design Service 1 Carpet ? Vinyl ? Ceramic Tile ? Blinds Walipaper ? 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