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Northern Library Project May Stall Until Election in I'KKKY rOI'K A vDiiiiiuiii'c charged with buiMim: a u.'iihoin Brunswick County library has bro ken oil negotiations With the town ol i el. mil. which wants to oversee the project. Ihc Brunswick (. ountv Library Board ol I'uistees will Iv aAcil b> the committee on Oct 7 i.< delay turning the project over to the town to build until alter the municipal elections No\. .V Committee Chairman l-'diih Tillman said she ho|v? Brunswick County Commission cis vmII event iliIK step in to t.ike over own erslup ol the controversial library. At a 1 el. nut I own Council meeting last TTiurs day. council members declined to move in that Jiioction. "lo mc. this would Iv a stop in the tight Local Man Charged With Taking Truck A Sh.illottc area man remained m Rrunswick County Jail Tuesday in lieu ol S25.01H) bond after heme .ir re-ted Sunday for allegedly sieulinc .1 truck. James Andre Davis. 28. ol Air port Road, was charged v* ilh dm ing without a license, breaking and en tenng larceny ol .1 vehicle and pos session ol .1 stolen vehicle, said Shallot te Mice Chief Rodney Cause. Ciause said Officer Keith (.'room stopped a truck on N.C. 130 West early Sunday morning that was tra\ cling left ol the center line and did not have tags on it. The police chief said the 1Q78 Chevrolet pickup truck had been stolen from R.E. Bellamy Hardware store Saturday night, along with about S2.(KK) worth of tools. Besides the truck and tix>ls. Ciause said police recovered two microwave oven- and 1*0 color tel evisions that had been stolen from Sea V illage near Seaside Saturday night. Shach Oak Florist ? Do; .wry Service ' C-ii 1 1 - Ra.sko Shady Oak Garden & Gifts Fall Planting Time! Mums. Azaleas, Koses Rye Grass & Camelias In the Shady Oak Complex liwy Between O.ean I-lr \ Sunset 579-6715 Not all pool chlorine is the same. Your bargain |)ool chlorine may not be sik U a bargain. Because ordinary dnmi chlorine from the discount store isn't stabilized. Hio( iiiarddtU-rs stabilized chlorine. It lasts longer in your pool. S) you don't have to add as much as often. See your Uio( luard dealer today to find out more about sale, ol fec live. stabilized chlorine. BioGuard Pool and Spa Products tf-ree steos to easy zoo care 1 3? r.gy St C? 2 S-rnO*/* 3 Bd.- Up* PROFESSIONAL POOL MAINTENANCE bland Village Specialty SMcps Hwy 179, Ocean Isle Beach (Behind IGA) Open Monday Sat j'day 579-8828 jg Da ly Maintenance Chem.cats Accessories A Eajprnent direction,** sakl Ms. Tillman "We waul the county in tinic In 1.1K.0 u over It's no! going to go lorwani \vi|h the irusloo*. the way u is now." Hie controversy began last week when Slate I ibrary Director Howard McCium m formed trustees thai they could not own land on which a library is built. The land donated by the tow n ol I eland lias already been deeded to the trustees I .eland Mayor Kussell Baldwin said in the contusion the committee lost its S.SO.(MX) state grant to build the library. I own olti cials convinced the state to give u Kick pro vided the town assume ownership of the land and building, he said "I've done nothing at all to hurt this It bran." Baldwin said "I he Oltly pohius m volved has been l<> make sine it Ills in with Inline plans lor (lie town luill." The new I eland Town Hall will Iv hnilt 011 a lot adjacent u> (lie library. Ms. Iillman asked the council u> accept the kind back from the trustees and then si.cn ii over 10 the county. "Thai way. it will Iv in neutral hands," said Ms lillinan. "I think the council should lake a giant step, a leadership step." She said the trustees should wait until al ter the Nov. s election before taking action on the deeded property. The committee needs 10 know who the town negotiator in I eland will he. she said. Haldw in said a plan was accepted by the slate library system that doesn't involve the couniy. I eland would assume ownership of Itic land ami construction. tv rcs|H>nsible lor major repairs, contribute annually to its up keep and advance money lor furniture and equipment, he said. The library needs to raise an additional S25.tXK) to S35.000 ti> buy furniture for the building, said Ms. Tillman. The committee had planned another fundraiser to get that money while the S217,(HH) project was un der construction, she said. "Everybody's saying they will not give a penny if it goes back to Lcland," said Ms. Tillman. "This has truly become a political football." Hut McGinn said the money for furniture should be in hand prior to groundbreaking, said Baldwin. Last week, the Bclvillc Town Council voted to ask trustees to freeze the S? I H ) it has contributed to build the library until the ownership issue is resolved. At least one Leland councilman believes county ownership ol the library system i\ the best solution. "There are several good reasons." said Leland Councilman Cieorge Yates. "I'm al ready concerned about our (Le land's) lunds.' County ownership would relieve an addi tional burden from the town, said Yates 'ITte board should stand behind and support the committee, if it wants to seek county ownership, he said. "It would also serve to heal a lot ol am mosity," said Yates. "Right now. everyone seems to be in control of this project except for them (building committee)." STAFf PMOTO Bv DOUG RUTTPR Sand Sculptors At Work Alan Koonts of High Point and his daughter, Megan, sculpted this monstrous alligator in the sand at 1 1 olden Beach last Meek. They also teamed up to create a sea turtle and battleship. Handgun Class Aimed At Women Brunswick County sheriff's de puties will leach a handgun safety course for women Saturday, Oct. 12. at 10 a.m.. at the Brunswick County hirniii Range near Bolivia. The class will provide instruction in the use ol deadly force, handgun safely procedures and range firing, said Crime Prevention Officer Don Gates. I'artieipants must provide their own firearms and ammunition. The sheriff's department will provide targets and coaches. The class is limited to 30 students who must register before Oct. 9, said Gates. Call the sheriff's department, 253-4321, 457-5101 or 763-7401, to register. Maps showing directions to the tiring range will be mailed to those registering, said Gates. ;? Cs /Wld & Sciih.cc ~7mucC rfejcitt & "Z^u-i (Zatttfcatu/ i v?, f ? ^ IVe /Are 7/?e Sesf. l/V/7y Settle For Less Oct 7-9 Oct 10-13 Oct 17-20 Nov. 14-17 Dec. 07-1 1 Dec. 14-15 PLUS MANY Atlantic City tie far /> Nashville. Tennesse ^ " Y/ West Virginia. 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