Newspapers / The Brunswick beacon. / July 11, 1991, edition 1 / Page 12
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
P; * Ready To Fly STAfP PmOTO by DOUG RUHER Three baby swallows stare down from their nest outside Shallotte Town Hall last Wednesday, just a few days before flying for the first time. Town Clerk Mary Etta llewett said swallows have nested outside town hall for at least four or five years. They build up the nest and clean it out each vear. Officer Still Suspended Pending Hearing Results Shalloue Patrolman George Sam ck remains suspended pending the outcome of a hearing thai was re cessed last week after more than three hours behind closed doors. Town aldermen were scheduled to resume the hearing Wednesday. July 10, at 7:30 p.m. Samek. who has been with ihe department since April 1989, was suspended with pay June 18. Police Chief Rodney Gausc and Town Attorney Mark Lewis have refused to discuss the reason for the suspension. Lewis also would not discuss what happened during last week's portion of the hearing. He said he believed the matter would be re solved this week. Sair.ek also has declined to com ment until the issue is decided. He said his attorney, Sheila McLamb, advised him not to make any public statements about the suspension. "I'm hoping 10 have a whole lot more to say here in the near future," Samek said last week. "I'm hoping for a real good conclusion." Jim Merrill, North Carolina dis trict representative with the Police Benevolent Association, also repre sented Samek during last week's hearing. Samek said the hearing was re cessed last Wednesday because of the time. The proceedings started around 9 p.m. and ended just after midnight. During the hearing, local resi dents John DuBoise and Sandy Dye were called into the town board chambers. Several Shallotte police officers waited at town hall during the hearing. Prior to the hearing last week, the town board and police chief met in executive session for nearly an hour to discuss an undisclosed personnel matter relating to the police depart ment. Fox Season To Continue, Budget Debate Continues Open seasons for taking foxes with weapons and by trapping will continue in Brunswick County and other counties with the N.C. Gener ? ] A pi</>mkUiV nocfino loct 1 1 mnl' nf ui i kdovtuui; o " vv? S.B. 530. The bill repealed a scheduled "sunset" on open seasons, said Ren. David Redwine in his weekly re port. The law also allows the Wildlife Commission to set a season for trapping beavers. Redwine said he has received many complaints from people in Brunswick and Columbus counties about property damage caused by beavers to woodlands and croplands. Budget Debate With their target adjournment date of June 30 come and gone, General Assembly members are still struggling to resolve dittcrences in House and Senate budget bills. The two houses are mainly at odds in their approaches to raising revenue, according to Rep. David Redwine. Once those differences are re solved, Redwine said the appropria tions committee can begin to go through the appropriation sections of the bills and compromise on those issues. As chairman of the Justice and Public Safety Appropriations Sub committee, Redwine said he will be working w ith the budget conference committee to resolve those differ ences. Other Bills To Note Other bills of interest, said Red wine, include: ?H.B. 965, introduced by Redwine, has been ratified as Chapter 508, 1991 Session Laws. It authorizes advancement of funds for revenue bond projects by political subdivi sions to their constituted authorities. It authorizes repayment of such ad vances from revenue bond proceeds and provides for appointment of county and city officials to govern ing boards of authorities. The bill relates to an agreement reached be tween Brunswick County and the Lower Cape Fear Water & Sewer Authority over repayment of funds advanced by the county for the au thority's pipeline project. ?H.B. 1222, relating to the cleanup rvf l^aVinn rvr*?rr*1/??im iinH<*r<TmnnH ,V ? -O ^VWV.VW... M.JUV.JJ.W-M storage tanks. It would increase the per gallon fuel excise tax, using the proceeds to help cleanup leaking tanks by providing new money for the C ommcrcial Fund. The fund, created by the General Assembly and financed by tank fees, is run ning out of money. The bill also gradually increases tank fees, low ers the deductible, changes the thresholds for paying Ices and cre ates a loan fund for tank owners that want to upgrade or replace existing tanks to meet standards set by the EPA in 1988. ?S B. 688, which deals with under insured motorist coverage. If you have an accident which is the fault of the other driver, who has insurance but not enough insurance, you can recover against your own company for the difference between the amount of the third party's in surance and your damages, up to the limns of your underinsured motorist coverage. However, a recent court decision resulted in a policy with two or more cars with this type coverage having a greater "payout exposure," said Rcdwinc, that had not been an ticipated in the stale's rate structure. As a result U1M rate increases went into effect March 1. S B 6X8 gives policy holders the option of buying uninsured and un derinsured motorist coverage at whatever dollar amount they desire up to SI million, which should low er the rates charged considerably. It also requires the rate bureau to file for rate adjustments to reflect the correction. Redwine, who is serving on a conference committee to work out House and Senate differences in the bill, anticipates its passage before adjournment. Rcdwinc can be rcachcd in Ral eigh at 919-733-5787 or Room 632, Legislative Officc Building, Ral eigh. N.C. 27603-5925. Grand Jury Returns True Bill Indicting Suspect In Produce Stand Armed Robbery BY TERRY POPK A Dublin man who asked for ros es at a Longwood store but ended up allegedly robbing its elerk was indicted by a Brunswick County grand jury Monday. Wilton Edwards, 38, was indicted on a charge of robbery with a dan gerous weapon, which carries a maximum of 40 years and a manda tory minimum of 14 years in prison. He is accused of walking into Smith's Produce on N.C. W4 on April 13 with a sawed-off shotgun and robbing the clerk of S4(X). Edwards turned himself in to the Bladen County Sheriff's Depart ment April 16 and was charged by Brunswick County Sheriff's Lt. Donncll Marlowe. According to Marlowe. Edwards allegedly entered the store once and asked the clerk if she had any roses for sale. When the victim said she did not, the suspect allegedly left and relumed about a minute later with a shotgun. The suspect allegedly held the shotgun on the clerk and demanded that she open the cash register. The following were also indicted Monday: ?Leslie W. Jester, 27, David L. Jes ter, 24, and Johnathan La whom, 18, all of Route 6, Shallottc, were cach indicted on charges of felonious breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen ginxls. They are accused of breaking into a home at Quail Run subdivision at Seaside oil Dec. 10. 1990. and Liking two handguns, a rifle and shotgun, all valued at S1.76.S. ?David L. Jester was also indicted on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. He is accused of hit ting Leslie W. Jester on the head with a blunt object on Dec. 10, 1W0. ?J eanne Jester Lawhorn, 36, of Ash, was indicted on charges of possession with intent to sell or de liver marijuana, sell and delivery of marijuana and maintaining a vehicle to keep or sell a controlled sub stance. She is accused of selling 33.3 grams of marijuana on Jan. 3 to an undercover SB1 agent. ?Jcffcry Mark Brown, 29, of Longwood, was indicted on charges of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and sell and de livery of marijuana. Brown alleged ly sold 2.1 grams of marijuana to an undercover SBI agent on July 11, 1990. ?Dexter Woodring Hughes Jr., 41, oi Luiigwoou, was inuiCtCu on u charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Hughes allegedly shot Marvin Evans on June 12 with a .12-gaugc shotgun "by shooting oil part of his right hand, and shoot ing him in ihc right groin area," the indictmcnt suites. ?Chester Brigg Sykcs, 30, of Lcland, was iiulictcd on a chargc of obtaining property by false pretens es. He is accused of obtaining tools and plumbing supplies from Shallotte Electric on March 15 by false pretenses. The indictment alleges that Sykes entered Shallotte Electric wearing a Culligan's shirt. It also alleges that Sykcs presented himself as an em ployee of Culligan's and charged items to an account when Sykcs had not worked for the company since Feb. 16, 1990. ? Henry Leon Stanley, 27, of Route 1, Ash. was indicted on chargcs of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and sell and deliv ery of cocaine. He is accuscd of selling .04 grams of cocaine to an undercover SB1 agent on Feb. 14, 1990. ?Glenn Williams, aka, Glenn Dowc, of Route 1, Lcland, was in dicted on charges of possession with intent to sell and deliver co caine and sell and delivery of co CUinC He 1S 2CC,,Cf*'' nf coll ino nnn v ? mvvuuvm ?? OVilZXXg gram of cocaine to an undercover SB1 agent on Nov. 14, 1989. ? Timothy Scott Blackmon, 18, of Long Beach, was indictcd on chargcs of felonious larceny and possession of stolen goods. On March 30 Blackmon allegedly took a speedometer, oil gauge, bucket scats, tachometer, gas gauge, four dtx>r panels anil a chronic gear shil t knob, all valued at $935, from a ve hicle. ?Tracy Donald lhlcficld, of NW 4th Street, Long Bcach, was indicted on charges of felonious breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods. He is accused of breaking into Walt's Bcach Club II in Shallottc on May 9 and taking $2(X) in coins. ? Matthew William Kaulhold, 19, of Willis Drive, Southport, was indict ed on three counts each of felonious breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods. He is accused of the break-in at Wall's Bcach Club II and two additional break-ins in Southport one on East Moore Street, where an icc cream sandwich valued at SI was allegedly taken, and another at N. Lord Street, where S6 and a folding lock-blade knife valued at S45 was allegedly taken. ?George Edward Warren, 20, of Lord Street, Southport, was indictcd nn two counts of felonious breaking and entering, larceny and posses sion of stolen goods. He is accuscd in the two break-ins in Southport for which Kaufhold above was also indicted. Shallotte Board OKs Taxi Service BY DOUG RUTTER A laxi scrvicc is cxpcctcd to start operating in Shallottc within the next two months, after gaining the ap proval of the town board last week. J.M. Warren, who has run a taxi scrvicc in the Southport-Oak Island area for 14 years, will expand his business into the South Brunswick Islands. Following a public hearing last Wednesday, Shallottc Aldermen is sued a "certificate of public conve nience and necessity" that will al low the service to operate in town. Warren said he plans to dispatch calls from Oak Island to a driver in Shallotte, who will either patrol the streets or wail at home for calls. A ride in the taxi cab will cost S5 in town and SI per mile outside town. Warren said the service will be available 24 hours a day. He plans to start with one cab in Shal lotte, but may add more later. Warren won't be the first busi nessman to run a taxi service in Shallotte. Town officials said a taxi scrvicc that operated several years ago didn't last long, mainly bccausc the need wasn't great enough at that time. Town aldermen could revoke the certificate at any time if they think the taxi cabs aren't serving the pub lic adequately and efficiently. The certificate also could be re voked if the business owner fails to keep the cabs in good repair, pay town taxes and license fees, report accidents or carry liability insurance and bond as required by state law. If drivers violate traffic or safety ordinances or state laws relating to Homes Near County Plant Want Water Service Too BY TERRY POPE Some residenis of Ml. Misery Road in Leland arc jusl steps from the county's Malmo water treatment plant. But water lines that leave the plant head in a different direction, leaving them to wonder if they'll ever get county water. Bill Browning and Ira Butler pre sented a petition signed by a num ber of residents of that community to the Brunswick County Utility Operations Board Monday asking for county water. "It's a shame we've got this beautiful water plant where we can throw rocks over there Bn<1 hi* it." said Browning, "but we can't gel county water." The county will extend a line along part of Ml. Misery Road cast to the Jennifer subdivision this sum mer. Jennifer residents arc served water by a tanker truck because gas oline has contaminated their wells. Browning asked the board if resi dents who live west of the water plant could be added to the project somehow, either as a special assess ment district (SAD) or part of the capital improvements project. "It's an opportune time, it seems to me. The end result is, we'd like to have county water," said Brown ing. Browning said his water turns the sinks in his house red. Butler said the water turns his sinks green. Browning estimates a line would have to extend about .65 miles west of the water plant, slopping short of Hood Creek. The area is rapidly de veloping, he said. The improvements project al ready approved by county commis sioners will extend a line about three miles down Mt. Misery Road cast to Jennifer. Residents who live along that route may become anoth er SAD. Chairman Al Morrison said the board would have to study Brown ing's request and confer with Public Utilities Director Jerry Webb before making a recommendation. "All of this is hitting the board for the first time tonight," said Mor rison. In other business, the board: ?Upon commissioners' final ap proval, set a second public hearing on SAD 12, a collection of 10 sub divisions between Ocean Isle and Calabash, for July 29, 7 p.m. in the public assembly building at the gov ernment complex in Bolivia. Some lots have been added, necessitating another hearing. Residents unani mously voiced support for the pro jcci a! j previous hearing. ?Heard from Anna Hughes, whose iwo lots off ihe Holdcn Beach causeway were omitted from SAD 9. She will consult with project en gineers Houston and Associates on how to connect to the system. ?Heard from Bob Black of Shell Point, who asked how soon his community could expect county 1988 \#V/ .V T NOVA 42,000 mi., auto, AC, AM/FM, great buy, great car! Stk# 9063. (13.95% APR for 36 mo.) $ Only 5,495 or $ 156 93* per mo ?All payments based with $900 down plus tax & tags with approved credit Ocean City Chevrolet Ceo Hwy. 17, Bolivia ? 253-5221 walcr. Webb said the capital im provement projcct to extend water to Shell Point was not funded in the county's 1991-92 budget. ?Met in executive session for about 15 minutes with board attorney Michael Ramos to discuss litigation, but took no action afterwards. Make your pool ready when they are. jtW Open your pool the right way and it will be ready for fun all season long. As a BioGuard* dealer, we have the knowledge you need to make your | ? ipool more fun and less work. Relax. Bring your pool to WkST BioGuard. Three steps to easy pool t. Stingy Sick* 2. Bum Out* 3. Back Up* PROFESSIONAL POOL MAINTENANCE I Island Village Specialty Shops Hwy. 179, Ocean Isle Beach (Behind IGA) Open Monday-Saturday 579-8828 Daily Maintenance Chemicals. Accessories & Equipment the sate operation of taxi cabs, the certificate could be revoked. Other Business In other business iast week, al dermen: ?Voted to changc the insurance car rier for worker's compensation. Town Clerk Mary Etta Hcwctt said the old carrier, Wausau of Charlotte, increased the annual premium fa>m around S7,(XX) to more than S16,(XX). The new company, Hcw ctt, Coleman and Associates of Ral eigh, will chargc around SI 0,000. ? Referred a request for annexation to the planning board. Jan Dale has asked the town to annex property off N.C. 130 West behind Shalloltc Manor. Twin Set ? 89 " Full Set '101" I Queen Set '1 29" After The Fourth Savings BLAST!; Extra Firm 312 Coil 10 Yr. Warranty Twin Set *11 9" Full Set '139" | Queen Set '169" King Set '239" Back Comfort Supreme A ?? mi i i i mm Twin Set '139" Queen Set '209* Full Set '175* King Set *329" Golden Sleep Imperial 20 Yr. Warranty Twin Set '159" Full Set'195" Queen Set "229* King Set *359" ?COD's Welcome ? Layaways Custom Sizes Available Pieces also Sold Separately YOUR CHOICE WITH $150 BED PURCHASE FREE BEDFRAME ? FREE PILLOW FREE CITY DELIVERY Outlet "Afore Quality For Less Price" formerly R&R MATTRESS OUTLET Hwy. 17, Shallotte, Shallotte Plaza 754-5727 17th & Market St., Wilmington, 762-7331 Mon.-Frl. 9-5. Sat. 9-4 OPEN WEDNESDAYS 5% Senior Citizens Discount 3 The beauty of your home begins with your lawn. WeVe the WNCARE dandelion NC Landscape Contractor #877 TClSOn ' C Farm & Garden Center T T 1 lO r?1_ ? ? r? ? Hw-v. 17S., Shallotte ? 754-6373
July 11, 1991, edition 1
12
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75