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{ w&wgb mm 5 mw mwm STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG RUTTER Driver Falls Off John Lester Floyd, 30, of Shallotte, h as traveling west on Cray Bridge Road (S.R. 1134) about three miles east of Shallotte Friday evening when he fell off his 1985 moped near the right shoulder. He was transported by ambulance to The Brunswick Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries. Trooper W.H. Thompson said no charges would be filed in the 5:30 p.m. incident. Police Chief Finalists To Undergo Evaluations BY TERRY POPF. Two finalists for the Lcland po lice chief job will be asked to un dergo psychological evaluations be fore the town council makes a deci sion on w hom to hire. But one councilman says neither is the right person for the job. "I think it would be a waste of time to proceed with any further evaluation of either of these two," said Councilman George Yates. The two candidates arc Franklin Strickland, 53, of Durham, and Johnny McCarthy, 57, of Wilming ton. Routine background checks will also be made on the two men. Strickland is a lieutenant with the Durham Police Department and is director of the Durham Policc Aca demy. He is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army and has been with the Durham department 1 1 years. McCarthy retired four years ago as a lieutenant with the New York City Policc Department, having served 27 years. He was head of the department's internal affairs division and is currently a consultant for the Wilmington Police Department. "I believe either candidate would make a very good chief," said Leland Mayor Russell Baldwin. "I also would like to say that I have Community Chapel Christian School Is now accepting applications for students for the following year. Those Interested may come by the church on Holden Beach Hwy. 130 E for an application For Information, please call ? 754-4709 not made up my mind on who I would vote for. despite what has been alleged." Baldwin said he is leaning to ward one candidate but wants to wait until the evaluations and back ground chccks arc complete before making his choice. "We've spent a lot of money and a lot of time and effort, and they have both been recommended to us by trained professionals." said Baldwin "I think we should proceed." The two men were interviewed by the council in open session at a meeting July 18. Councilwoman Lyncttc Carlisle said she agrees with Town Attorney Glen Peterson, who reported that the town would be getting the top law enforcement officer in the county, regardless of which man is hired. "He (Peterson) said that we would be extremely lucky to have either one," said Ms. Carlisle, "that they were the type of individual that the district attorney would love to have in court," At a meeting Saturday, the board set a salary range from S2 1,051 lo 529,851 for the new policc chief, based on a state survey and compar ison with other local police depart ments. Yates said die minimum salary might be too high for Lcland. A motion setting the salary scalc passed, 4-1 , with Yates voting no. In other business Saturday, the board unanimously approved a fringe benefit package for town em ployees establishing vacation peri ods, sick leave, probation periods, health insurance and life insurance benefits The council decided to give 10 days ol vacation to workers who have been employed lor one to five years with the town. "It's one of the top stress level jobs in the world," said Town Clerk Joyce Bragg. "If you want your people served correctly and council served correctly, you probably should give 10 days a year." Employees will get 12 days of vacation for five to 10 years of ser vice and 15 days of vacation for more than 10 years ol service Thursday Nights ? Doors Open 6:15 pm at Calabash VFW Post 7288 Carter Rd., Trader's Village, Calabash, 579 3577 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ? 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Hlghpolnt Mattress FINANCING AVAILABLE 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH Lehigh $ S $ s CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS SCHOOL GRANT PTO Says No Thanks To Leland's $ 1,000 BY TKRRY POPE Controversy over a SI ,(XX) educa tional grant from the town of Lc land will delay a program for stu dents this fall at Lincoln Primary School The school's Parent Tcachcr Or ganization was given a grant from the town on July 18 to help imple ment a program designed to reward students for making improvements at school. But council members voted 3-2 Saturday to revise a contract that had already been signed by PTO President Tina Childs, requiring that the group match the town's dona tion by 50 percent. PTO representatives plan to ques tion the legality of that vote at a council meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. The contract was delivered last Tuesday to Leland Mayor Russell Baldwin, who had not signed it as of Saturday's council meeting. "1 really feci that you have decid ed that you want to stop this thing and this is an attempt to do that," Councilman George Yates told Bald win. "1 think it's wrong to do that." Councilman William Benton's two-part motion asked that Town Attorney Glen Peterson revise the proposal contract to require dona tions be matched SI for every S2 given. It also asked that grant re quests be referred to the town's cdu cation commission for evaluation be fore they are awarded by the council. At a July 18 meeting, the council voted 3-1, with Benton absent, to bypass the commission and a mat ching funds requirement in award ing SI ,(XX) to the FrO. The contract required the PTO to give the council two re|)orts on how the money was spent. Benton's motion Saturday passed 3-2, with Councilwoinan Lynetle Carlisle and Baldwin voting for it. Yates and Councilwoman Jane Gil bert voted no. The PTO now says it doesn't want the town's money. "The PTO is not going to be bul lied into matching funds," said spokesperson Letha Thomas. "We do not care to reapply for that grant." To implement the "Caught You Being Good" program, the PTO will have to raise additional funds on its own, which may delay it until January, she said. "I'm not even positive that we'll be able to start the program in mid semester," said Ms. Thomas. "Thai's unfortunate." The program is designed to im prove the grades, behavior and selt cstccm of Lincoln's 800 or more students in grades K-3. Students re ccivc tokens that can be traded for prizes al the school store and also have a chance to cat lunch off cam pus with the principal. "We did our part and got the con tract and signed it on Monday," said Ms. Thomas. "As a voter and tax payer, 1 am absolutely outraged that they could punish, not me, but my children." It is a thought also voiced by Councilwoman Gilbert. "The people that arc going to lose by this arc not the parents, they're not this board," she said. "It's the children in the school that arc going to lose." Matching funds arc importxint, said Baldwin, for it will increase the amount of money available for edu cation within the community by 50 percent. The PTO had also only pre sented one signed contract while two arc required, he said "It wouldn't be fair to waive that provision for one group and then to require it of another," said Baldwin on the matching funds. The education commission was approved in March by a now famil iar 3-2 vote of the board. From the town's 1991-92 budget, S6.000 was set aside for grants. No one has been appoin;ed to serve on the com mission headed by Baldwin. "The matching funds is nothing but fair, and right and honest," said Benton. "And I will not consent to nothing less from the one that is so liciting it now and the ones that are soliciting in the future." In March, Yates accused Baldwin of rushing to form the education and other commissions just so he could announce them in the town's newsletter mailed to residents. His motion Saturday to have the March 9 minutes rcflcct why he opposed the education commission was de feated by the board, 2-3. Baldwin wants to appoint people from outside of Lcland to serve on the commission, Yates charged. "What he wants is to dictate what goes on in this town," said Yalcs, "and I'm against that." Baldwin responded that he only wanted volunteers from outside of the town to help in forming a char ter for the commission. "If someone has a projcct to of fer, they should be allowed to devel op that projcct to the point that it's ready to go to the council," said Baldwin. Education Board Slates Meetings The Brunswick County Board of Education has set up a sched ule for its regular meetings over the next II months, generally al ternating between school sites and the central office at South port. As a rule, the board meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. But on occasion, as in August and December, the meet ing is rescheduled to avoid con flict with another event. Special or emergency meet ings of the board ? those called on 48 hours or shorter notice ? are usually held a: the central of fice, which is loeated on N.C. 133/N.C. 87 near Southport. Meetings in each community arc intended to make it easier for residents of that section of the county to attend a meeting or present concerns to the board. Regular meetings will be held as follows: Aug. 6 Shailoue Middle Sept. 9 Cenual office Oct. 7 Waccamaw Nov. 4 Central office Dec. 9 Central office Jan. 6 North Brunswick Feb. 3 Central officc March 2 Sth. Brunswick M, April 6 Cenual office May 4 Bolivia June 8 Cenual office Mitch has cut the price on this '91 Crown Victoria Less than 8,000 miles. Lots of extras. Was $15,995- Now $14,986 JONES FORD 754-4341 ? 1-800-832-5328 Hwy. 17 N.. Shallotte ? 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