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Animal Cruelty Trial Delayed Until May 29 A Belville man charged on multi ple counts of cruelty to animals and failing to vaccinatc dogs and cats had his trial in Brunswick County District Court postponed from Tues day until May 29. Albert Sidney Boney, 48, was charged by Brunswick County An imal Control Supervisor Zclma Babson with 15 counts of cruelty to animals. 13 counts of failing to vac cinatc dogs and one count of failing to vaccinatc a cat. The charges stem from a raid made on the Town and Country Motel in Belville, owned by Boney, in which officers seized more than 300 animals on April 23. Boney was allegedly raising and selling the animals at his two-story apartment there. Last week, the Brunswick County Health Department also cited Boney for a leaking sewer line at the mo tel, allowing him 10 days to make needed repairs. Another inspection will be made Wednesday, May 15, to see if the septic tanks servicing the motel and several mobile homes there have been repaired. The lines are drain ing into a ditch that feed into nearby Brunswick River. In District Court Tuesday, Ms. Babson told Judge David G. Wall that she was prepared for trial. She asked the judge to consider the number of animals the county is having to house in ruling on a delay. Officers seized 13 Pekingese dogs, one mixed breed dog, four cats, 288 birds and five mice from the apartment Many of the dogs had long wads of matted fur trailing beneath them. Others could barely walk on their hind legs. County res idents began a local food drive to help animal control workers care for the animals. Boney, represented by John Bur ney of Wilmington, faces a possible maximum fine of $1,500 and a sen tence of up to one year in jail on each of the cruelly to animals charges. His attorney told Judge Wall Tuesday that he needed additional time to consult with Ms. Babson on the charges. Boney is scheduled for trial May 13 on misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor posses sion of drug paraphernalia charges. Boney was chaiged on those counts during the raid at his apartment af ter officers allegedly found a small amount of the drug in a bedroom. RULING EXPECTED WEDNESDAY Man Wants Court To Overturn Land Auction BY TF.RRY POPE Brunswick County Sheriff's Dep uty Liston Hawes said Monday that he followed the law in selling the land and home owned by a Winna bow man to settle a $907 judgment. Joe Monroe Wright, of Gover nor's Road, filed suit in New Han over County Superior Court last week against United Carolina Bank, Brunswick County Sheriff John Carr Davis and North West Channel Inc., the company that bought the property at a public auction for S6.100. Wright, who claims the land is worth S 36 ,000 and the mobile home S7.000, is seeking a restraining or der to keep the property from being transferred. Wright claims he was not proper ly notified of the sale. The land and home were auctioned to pay off a car loan Wright owed to United Carolina Bank. A New Hanover County Superior Court judge was to rule Wednesday, May 8, on whether to overturn or uphold the sale. Hawes said the sheriff's depart ment sent Wright a letter warning him of execution of the judgment and tried to serve papers on him personally and twice by certified mail. Wright never picked up the Woodmen of the World Thankjybu! Great appreciation goes out to the Woodmen of the World Life Insur ance Society and specifically to Shallotte's field representative. James A. Marshal and staff, for the presentation of our new U.S. Flag which flies 24 hours a day in front of the North Carolina Army National Guard Armory In Shaltotte. Again many thanks ana appreciation from the members of E Company 1-1 20th Infantry to the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society! letters, Hawes said. A legal notice of the sale was published in The Brunswick Beacon on Dec. 13, 20, 27 and Jan. 3. The land and home were auctioned on the steps of the Brunswick County Courthouse on Jan. 4, but an upset bid came in and the process had to be repeated. During this period, deputies were also trying to locate Wright to serve papers to him for civil contempt of child support, Hawes said. Those papers have since been served. He was also the subject of a lien served against him by the Internal Revenue Service in Brunswick County Su perior Court on Aug. 8, 1990. Ac cording to court records, Wright owed the IRS S7.019. Wright contends that bank offi cials told him that after the judg ment was entered he could pay the S907 when he could under a pay ment schedule. Persons owed money have the right to execute a judgment result ing in a public auction of the debt or's assets. By state law, a property owner must be personally notified by the sheriff's department at least 10 days before the public sale of his home. The lawsuit states that Wright had received nothing about the debt since July. In July, UCB sent Wright a form to fill out that would guarantee him a certain amount of money from the auction of his land and home. The defendant allegedly did not return the form. The lawsuit was filed by Wright's attorney, Jim Lea of Wilmington, who also won a temporary restrain ing order last week to halt the prop erty transfer. The lawsuit maintains that Wright did not know about the sale until April 21. Hawes said the company that purchased the land and home appar ently contacted Wright with an offer to resell it to him. "I cannot see where we (sheriff's department) neglected any of our obligations," said Hawes. , HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRUNSWKtf&ftACON POST OFFICE BOX 2558 ^ * SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 I NOTICE: Reliable or consistent delivery cannot be guaranteed since this newspaper must rely on the U.S.\ Postal Service for delivery. We can only guarantee thatl lyour newspaper will be submitted to the post office in " time for dispatch to out-of-town addresses that day. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. Cltlzan In Brunswick County ?G.SO ?5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .32 .27 Postage Charge 3.68 3.68 TOTAL 10.30 9.25 Elsewhe.e In North Carolina ?6.30 ^5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .32 .27 Postage Charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL 14.80 13.75 Outside North Carolina Q6.30 35.30 Postage Charge 9.65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name Address City, State Zip STAFF PHOTO BY TERRY POPE Sprucing Up Brunswick County Building and Grounds employee Bobby Mills gives the administration building a coat of fresh paint Monday at the government complex in Bolivia. Democrats Ready To File Late Financial Reports BY DOUG RUTTER Former Brunswick County Demo cratic Party Chairman Glen Peterson said two overdue financial reports and $200 in penalties should be sent to the state elections office this week. Peterson said Tuesday one of the reports is finished and the other is 90 percent complete. He needs de tailed information about certain contributions before he can finish the final report Brunswick County's Democratic Party Executive Committee failed to file two reports showing income and expenses over the last eight months of 1990, according to the N.C. Board of Elections. The executive committee did not file two of the three financial re ports required for the year. One of the late reports was due in October and the other was due in January. Peterson said earlier that party of ficials had inadvertently neglected to file the financial disclosure state ments on time. "It was just a matter of having too much to do and not enough time to do it," he said last month. In April, the state elections office asked the local district attorney to prosecute the executive committee. District Attorney Rex Gore, who is a Democrat, said state law re quires that prosecution begin within 45 days of notification from the state. The 45 days runs out May 23. However, Gore won't have to prosecute the committee if financial reports comply with state law and penalties are paid in time, said Yvonne Southerland, supervisor of the campaign reporting office at the state Board of Elections. Ms. Southerland said the one fi nancial report the executive com mittee filed last year showed in come of $39 and expenses of S5 for the period Jan. 1 through April 21. During the period April 22 through Oct. 20, Peterson said the committee received $19,331.71 in contributions and a $26,160 bank loan. The party spent $44,466.11, mostly on a new headquarters build ing at Supply. Peterson said the committee re ceived $32.09 in contributions be tween Oct. 21 and Dec. 31. The par ly paid off the $26,160 loan and re ceived another loan in the amount of S50.000. Expenses totaled S17.530.97. State law requires political par ties, political action committees and some candidates to file financial re ports with the Board of Elections. Political parties must file three reports in even-numbered years when county, state and federal offi cials arc elected. Parties can be fined SI 00 for each late report. The Brunswick County Demo cratic Party was one of 21 political parties, committees or candidates that failed to file one or more finan cial reports for 1990 and were re ported to local district attorneys. ALL STAR FLAGS 1-800-868-FLAG ?Flags -Banners ?Flagpoles -Pennants A Variety Of Flags Desert Storm ? Yellow Ribbon POW-MIA Flags Mail Orders FREE Catalog & Delivery ES 101 Aviators Lane Burgaw, NC 28425 Catherine Moore, Owner ?Brass sundials & pathmarkers ? Concrete gardenware ? Bird feeders & houses ?Windsocks "Windchimes Beautiful plant, bird, recipe & tabletop books Handmade baskets ? Wildflower T-shirts ? Annalee scented floral gifts ? Gourmet coffee & handthrown cups ? Baby & grandmothers' books & journals ?Rosebushes "Hanging baskets "Herbs Dana's Creative House Garden 6hop In The Gore Center, Hwy. 130, Whiteville 2.9 Miles From Whiteville 642-0629 Open Monday-Saturday 8:30-5:30 Beaver Population Reduction Plan Endorsed (Continued From Page 1-A) nics, Georgia Pacific, International Paper Co. and Federal, have agreed to chip in SI, 000 each. A fourth company is considering it, Coleman said. "With their losses and potential losses, I think they're getting off pretty cheap," said Commission Chairman Kelly Holdcn. That fee could increase. Land owners affected by damage may be asked to pay 10 to 20 percent of the cost for the removal of beavers, Coleman said. State Sen. R.C. Soles Jr. has agreed to seek $15,000 from the state, said Coleman. Brunswick County's resolution will give Soles "additional ammunition" as he goes to Raleigh asking for money during a tight budget year, he added. Columbus County Commission ers Monday agreed to contribute S4.000 to the program. Brunswick County's resolution endorses the "beaver pact," as Holden callcd it, but stopped short of allocating county funds. Some areas benefit from beavers, Coleman said. Natural ponds form ed by beaver dams may make some residents happy. Si "Those areas when beavers have come in and made a beneficial ef fect," he said, "we'd like to main tain." Other Business In other business, commissioners: ?Signed an agreement with N.C. Natural Gas Corp. to build a spur line to service the Leland Industrial Park. ?Signed a mutual aid agreement with the town of Shallotte to pro vide emergency manpower as need ed, a proposal the town's iujurance carrier requested, said County Man ager David Clegg. ?Denied a request from the De partment of Social Services to allow the driver of a dialysis patient trans port van to park the vehicle at his Grissettown home. A county policy requires vehicles be parked at the government complex in Bolivia. ?Agreed to allow the N.C. State Employees Credit Union to install a 24-hour automatic teller machine at the government complex at no cost to the county. The machine will be installed near the courthouse. ?Approved two budget amend ments, one to add S10.122 Carolina Power and Light Co. is donating to purchase equipment for the Bruns wick County Emergency Manage ment office. Another amendment moves 520,000 to capital outlay for Brunswick Community College. * ?Accepted a bid of $2,660 from Ms. Lucy Henry of Southport for land the county orginally purchased for $2,600 near Town Creek for a green box trash disposal site. ?Gave Clegg authority to receive appraisals and negotiate the pur chase of two parcels of land needed for a pumping station and elevated water tank near Grissettown as part of the capital improvement project for the county water system. ?Heard from Clegg that documents stored in the county-owned old Red and White building in Bolivia have been moved out. The building is to be demolished in the near future. Tipping Fee Debate Spreads (Continued From Page 1-A) bill everyone equally for solid waste. One option would call for the re moval of all green boxes or conve nience centers and require all resi dents to either contract with a com mercial hauler, to bring their gar bage to the landfill or to a transfer station with scales. The scales would weigh everyone's garbage and bill them equally. Another option raised by Poston would be to place small scales at the convenience centers and charge for waste disposal there by the pound, a method now in use in Rowan County. "If I'm one of the 69 percent that gets free disposal, where's my in centive to recycle?" Poston asked. According to Clegg, the county plans to construct larger conve nience stations on N.C. 904 near Grisscttown, one in the Town Creek area, on N.C. 211 across from St. James Plantation, in Maco, Long wood and Waccamaw. Clegg said tipping fees will not be imposed before Nov. 1. The county will have to purchase and install scales at its transfer stations and at the landfill. "I understand the position of mu nicipalities to request that the fee be imposed in 1992," Clegg stated, "but at this point I do not see how that will work from a budget stand point of the county." 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