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Council's Vote On PTO Grant Angers Some Leland Residents BY TERRY POPE Some Leland residents say they have lost trust in their town council. The controversy sterns from the board's 3-2 vote to revise a pro posed contract awarding a SI, (XX) educational grant to Lincoln Prim ary School's Parent Teacher Organi zation. PTO President Tina Childs had already signed the contract and for warded it to Leland Mayor Russell Baldwin when the vote was taken. "We had an agreement, and you broke it." PTO spokesman Letha Thomas told the council last Thurs day. "As a citizen, I resent that." Board members Lyncttc Carlisle, William Benton and Baldwin voted July 27 to revise the contract to re quire 50 percent matching funds. Nine days earlier, the board had vot ed 3-1 to bypass matching funds and to require two a-ports from the PTO on how the money was spent. Council members George Yates and Jane Gilbert voted against Hen ton's motion to revise the contract and questioned why Baldwin had failed to sign the agreement. Hie Fro now says it does not want the grant. "There was a contract which obli gates the town to that agreement." said Yates, who asked Town Attor ney Glen Peterson for a legal ruling on the vote. After an hour-long executive ses sion, Peterson said he had advised the hoard on the legality of the mo tion but could not comment on the confidential matter. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Riggs Serves As Page Broil Ortmann Riggs, a student at E.A. Laney High School, recently served as a page in the N.C. State House of Representatives. He is the son of Kathy Lemon and William Clyde Riggs 111 of Castle Haync and the nephew of H. Edward and Deborah Bowman Lemon Jr. of Shallotte. Brett was sponsored by Rep. E. David Rcdv.ine and appointed by the Speaker of the House of Re presentatives. Daniel T. Blue Jr. On Dean's List Natasha Veronica Godwin at tained the spring semester dean's list at N.C. Cen tral University in Durham. To qualify a student must be a junior or se nior with a scm- , ' 'ijfJnSv ester gradepoint / . } fl ni average of at I ' I w least 3.0. carry- GODW1N ing at least 1 5 semester hours. An elementary education major. Miss Godwin is the daughter of Cary and Bcttie Godw in of Ash and the great-granddaughter of the late Roosevelt and Ruth Marlowe of Ash. Pritchard Honored Tina Pritchard, coordinator of the Brunswick County Senior Games and a member of the N.C. Senior Games State Finals Committee, was honored at the annual Gold Celebra tion in Raleigh July 17. Gov. James Martin honored Ms. Pritchard, an employee with Bruns wick County Parks and Recreation, for her dedication and devotion in providing volunteer services to North Carolina's senior adults. Brunswick County Senior Games is part of a statewide network of 43 local games programs that offer competition in more than 40 sports, events and arts categories. This year's state final will be held Sept. 26-29 in Raleigh. In Who's Who Sally Schutte, a rising sophomore at West Bruns wick High School, has been chosen to appear in the 25ui an niversary edition of Who's Who Among Ameri can High Scho ol Students. Only 5 per cent of the na- SCHLTTE lion's students arc honored in Who's Who each year. She is the daughter of Stephen and Connie Schutte of Supply. Casola To Compete Shannon Casola of Shallottc will represent North Carolina in the beauty and tal ent divisions at the 28th annual Miss Hemis phere Pageant Aug. 21-24 in Miami Beach, Ra. Contestants CASOLA wi? compclc from the United States, Canada. Puerto Rico, the South Pacific and Guam. Miss Casola won the Miss East ern N.C. Hemisphere and Miss N.C. Hemisphere pageants June 21 and 22 in Kinston. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Brown of Kennesaw, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Turner of Ac worth, Ga. Bolivia Bypass Paving To Begin Paving of a U.S. 17 bypass around Bolivia is sei to begin later this month following award last Fri day of a S3.6 million contract to a Wilson firm. The N.C. Board of Transportation awarded the contract for the 7.4 mile project to the low bidder, S.T. Woolen Construction Co. of Wil son. It calls for paving a newly graded section of the bypass from Galloway Road (S.R. 1401) to U.S. 17 north of Bolivia. This was the last of four contracts to be awarded by the board to build a four-lane, 13.7-milc section of di vided highway from N.C. 211 north of Supply to N.C. 87 at Bell Swamp. Total expcctcd costs for the four projects is SI 5.1 million. The paving is scheduled to be completed in December 1992. During construction, a news re lease from DOT indicated, safe guards will be taken to protect small streams and wetlands from contami nauon by soil or construction mate rials. Grass will be planted to cover bare ground caused by construction. Yates said the board never estab lished a matching funds policy prior to as vote to give the PTO part of Sb.(XX) the town set aside for grants from its education commission, a body that was formed in March but has not organized. The PTO hail originally asked for SI, 5(H) to help fund a "Caught You Being CSixkI" program for Lincoln's 8(X) or more students in grades K-3. The program is designed to improve grades, behavior and self-esteem by rewarding students with tokens that can be traded in for prizes. "We'll get this program," said Ms. Thomas. "I think it's unfortu nate, though, that the people of this town can't depend on the council." Baldwin said the motion did not take money away from the PTO, but would require all groups in the fu ture to provide matching funds. "It's the principle," Ms. Thomas responded. "1 don't trust people who give me their word and then go back on it. Nobody in this town should expect to do business this way." Ilie matching funds requirement is to protect against groups who "conic up here asking us for money mid sit down over there and do nothing," said Benton. "I'm for it 1(X) percent. This SI. (XX) being turned down is a lack of good un derstanding." Rosemary Long, a Lcland resi dent. said some council members arc no longer listening to their con stituents. The Lcland Civic Associa tion supported incorporation two year:; ago under a promise that the residents would "have a say in our governmental fxxly," she said. "After what the council has done. I don't sec how we can take their word on anything," said Ms. Long. Mike Thomas says he plans to actively campaign this fall to have some council members voted from the board. "It's a crying shame we have to wait two years to get you defeated," he told Benton. "There may be a great surprise for you," Benton replied. Baldwin will run against S.L. Doty Jr. for the mayor's scat. Ms. Carlisle, Ms. Gilbert and newcomer Thomas Hyatt arc running for two available seats on the council. Records Show Hot, Wet July The month of July was one of the wettest and warmest on record in southeastern North Carolna. accord ing to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington. It was the ninth wettest July on record, service records indicate, and tied with July 1980 for fourth place in the top 10 warmest Julys. Average temperature was 82.9 degrees, almost three degrees above normal. The region received 13.35 inches of rain or 5.91 inchcs above normal. The average daily high tempera ture in July was 91.2 degrees while the average daily low was 74.6 de grees, according to the weather ser vice's monthly report. The highest temperature for the month was 97 degrees occurring on July 8 and 14. Twenty days last month the temperature reached 90 degrees or above. The lowest temperature was 71 degrees recorded on both July 11 and 17. Cooling degree day units totalled 565 or 91 units above normal. There were no heating degree day units. The weather service recorded 2.84 inchcs of rain on July 6. The greatest rainfall in a 24-hour period was 3.01 inchcs occurring between July 28 and 29. Rainfall was record ed on 23 days with measurable rain on 18 days and trace amounts on 5 days. There were 7 days with rain fall of 1/2 inch or more and four days with one inch or more. BLIND SALE PVC VERTICAL | 78x84 $79001 a up Custom St Stock Blinds SKYUTES ? FABRIC ? HARDWARE ?FREE MEASURING * ESTIMATES' ?E BLIND CONNECTION CALL (803) 249-1790 fl. 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