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STAFF PMOTO by dori c gurganus Merrily We Roll Along The Rambler, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter out of Charleston. S.C., rolled down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Sunset Keach Satur day afternoon, carrying equipment to repair navigational aids. Petty Officer Jeff Blocker at the Coast Guard unit on Oak Island said the cutter often ventures north to set pilings for day markers along the waterw ay. Vandals Set Fire To Checks In The Mail BY TERRY POPE The checks were in ihc mail Sunday, but vandals set ihcm on fire. Someone look letters from a rural postal box at River Run Plantation near Sunset Harbor and tried to torch them, Brunswick County Sheriff's Deputy Richard Long re ported. Harry Yodcr, president of River Run Properties, said the suspects al so took a fire extinguisher, damaged several signs and destroyed a section of fence along Folly Drive. An esti mate of the damage is not available. The letters taken from a mailbox included checks and bank state ments that someone set on fire, said Long. The case is under investiga tion. In other reports on file at the sher iff's department: ?A cj'j sported stolen from Ocean way Auto Sales at Grisscttown was returned by the thief Friday. Deputy J.M. Adams reported. The 1983 Ford LTD valued at S2.700 was left CRIME REPORT parked behind a building with the keys in the ignition and the license tag on the vehicle. No one saw the suspect return the car. ?Four windows and a glass door were broken by vandals at Kimbcrly Jo's Boutique on N'.C. 179 at Ocean Isle on Sunday, reported Adams. An alarm sounded, and entry was not gained. ?Damage is estimated at S5(X) to a front door at the Quarter Deck Restaurant on N.C. 130 at Holden Beach, reported Deputy Paui Hewctt Someone kicked the glass out of a front door on Sunday. ?A rear door was pried open but nothing was taken from KBK Enterprises Inc. at Lcland Industrial Park Saturday, Deputy Pete Moore reported. ?A burglar broke into a home on Dogwood Road in Lcland Saturday, but was frightened away by the owner. Deputy Charles Wilson re ported. The resident was asleep when he was awakened by a noise and saw a man standing in the hall way. The intruder ran out a back door. ?Two farm tractors taken from Lcland Mobile Home Estates, val ued between SI, 500 and S2.500 each, were found at a Lcland resi dence, Deputy Pete Moore reported. The park owner said a former em ployee had been instructed to repair and return the tractors. ?Thieves entered a garage in Oak Hill Subdivision on Sea Shore Road and took S732 in tools between Feb. 4-7, reported Long. ?A stereo stolen from a van in Old Mill Mobile Home Park in Leland last June was found Sunday, report ed Long. The sister of the victim told deputies that she saw the stereo in the dashboard of another pickup tnick. ?A 12 -speed bicycle valued at SI50 was stolen from a yard on Wayne Drive in Lcland between Feb. 5 and 7, reported Deputy William Hcwcu. ?Thieves entered a home on N.C. 179 south of Shallottc between Jan. 28 and Feb. 7 by tearing a screen and breaking a window, reported Deputy Phil Bryant. Taken were tools, a television, heater, linens, clock, medicine cabinet and vacuum cleaner, all valued at S475. ?Someone pried open a window on a pickup truck parked at a home on N.C. 179 near Ocean Isle Saturday. Stolen was a wallet containing $200, a speaker worth S525 and speaker box valued at S300, Bryant reported. ?A drill worth S140 and a saw val ued at S500 were stolen from a home in Baldwin Estates in Lcland Friday, Hewett reported. Someone kicked open a front door, causing SI 50 in damage. ?A Route 1 , Southport, resident said the windshield to his car was smashed while it was parked at a home Saturday, Deputy Robert Allen reported. Future Of KAB Committee In Hands Of Commissioners BY DOR1 c. gurganus By changing ihc number of mem bers on ihc Keep America Beautiful board, two Brunswick County offi cials arc hoping they can breathe life into uie almost inactive group. "They're paralyzed," said county attorney David Clegg in a telephone interview Monday. "They're really good people who want to do some LhlH" thPV t" l/M* j "?*?? * w ? - ? ? - ? -j aren't able to get a quorum." He has asked the county commis sioners to slim membership of Keep America Beautiful down to seven people. One of the main problems plagu ing the group is the inability to act regularly on issues. With a member ship of 13 Brunswick County resi dents, it takes eight to constitute a quorum. According to Bobby Jones, direc tor of the county Parks and Rec reation Department, a quorum has been achieved only twice since July of last year. !'. was then, he said, that KAB was separated from the Brunswick Clean County Commission, and transferred to the recreation department. "We've got to make some changes if we're going to keep this tiling going," Jones said. That's why he asked Clegg to request of the commissioners that the membership be cut back to around seven mem bers. That move, he said in a telephone interview last week, would enable the group to act more quickly and efficiently on issues concerning the local environment. C nrrfnily ihr> membership stands at 12, Jones said, including Paul Austin, Mary L. Russ, Jane Gilbert, Susan Green, Leo Hcwctt, Rose mary Long, Kathenne Shawvcr, Gary Shocmake, Delores Wilson, Wendy Long and Holly Richards. William Potts recently resigned, Jones said, and the terms of seven members arc about to expire. The current board is part of a new membership that was appointed by the commissioners last fall. The board has seen a complete turnover of membership since its formation in January 1990. Clegg asked the county commis sioners at a recent board meeting to consider cutting the KAB member ship back, but he hasn't received word of any action being taken on the matter. "I did mention it," he said, "but it's really not that much of an issue." Clegg said he heard the sugges tion not only from Jones but from some members of KAB during a re cent dinner mccf.ng. They had requested something be done to allow them to act more effi ciently, he said, but did not specifi cally ask for membership to be slimmed down. "They like the broader-based rep resentation," Clegg said, but they said they needed something done to allow them to actually fulfill their duties. Jones also said he had suggested staggered terms for members of one, two and three years. He added that many of tiie former members had joined the KAB board when it was involved with recycling duties in the county. Many of the recycling enthusiasts, Jones said, resigned when recycling was handed over to the sanitary landfill department. Member Holly Richards of Shallotie, executive vice president of the South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce, said that the scheduled time of the meetings was the reason she has not been able to attend every meeting. "I can'i really say whether a smaller membership would help, sincc 1 haven't seen a full quorum meet," she said. KAB meets the second Monday ol each month at 6:30 p.m., which Ms. Richards says is hard for a per son with a busy schedule to accom modate. "I'd love to help," she said, "but 1 just can't because of my schedule." Candidate Coming Next Wednesday Phil Ginn, a Democratic candi date for lieutenant governor of North Carolina, will be meeting vot ers Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 12 noon at the Brunswick County Demo cratic Headquarters building. Ginr is presently a judge in the 24th Oistrict, said Crawford Hart, chairman of the Brunswick County Democratic Party. A free lunch of hot dogs and baked beans will be served, courtesy ol the Democratic Party. The headquarters building is lo cated on U.S. 17 north of Supply, across from Brunswick Community College. OCAROIIftM' uicuncn. 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Shallotte ? 754-A SPA (2772) Hours: Mon-Thur.-. 10 am-10 pm; Friday 10 am-9 pm; Sat & Sun 1-6 pm <xm? THE BRUNSWICK BEACON Holden Beach May Revise Rules On Overgrown Lots BY DOUG RUTTKR Holdeii Beach's regulations against tall grass and weeds may end up on the chopping block in the near future. Complaints from property owners and questions from town commis sioners may lead to some changes in the rules, according to Town Man ager Gary Parker. "We're probably going to look at that ordinance and decide if we need to tailor it lor our unique situation on the beach," Parker said Monday. "Maybe it needs to be a different approach than what you sec at other sites such as those inland," he said. Holdcn Beach recently mailed no tices of violation to about 250 prop erty owners who had apparently al lowed their yards to get out of hand. The ordinance adopted two years ago prohibits the growth of noxious weeds or grass over 12 inches high and other conditions that arc consid ered detrimental to public health or safety. The accumulation of trash and rubbish or anything else that could cause a fire hazard or attract rats, snakes and others pests is also con sidered a violation of the ordinance. Parker said a majority of the landowners who received noliccs have been willing to comply with the rules, but there also have been many complaints. Some property owners have asked if Uie> should be required to cut their lots if the weeds and grass arc providing habiial for birds, Parker said. Other landowners have asked for more umc to correct the violations. The ordinance gives people 1 5 days to trim or clean up their lots before the town tan step in, do the work and bill the owner. Parker said the town has been co operating with nou-tcsiuciii property owners who say they don't have time to improve their lots within 15 days. They've been given more time so they can clean up the lots when they travel to the beach. Based on the responses of proper ly owners and town commissioners, Parker said he thinks the board will be taking a closer look at the rules at a future workshop. Several town officials indicated at a recent meeting that changes may be needed in the ordinance to allow the growth of natural vegetation found in the harsh occan environ ment. Commissioner Gay Atkins said the regulations were originally adopted to get property owners to clean up their lots following Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and to cor rect a rodent problem along the fin ger canals. Southport Cel Southport is cclcbrating its bicen tennial this year, with several activi ties to kick off the benchmark. The bicentennial flag was un veiled Monday and presented to Mayor Norman Holden in a commu nity gathering at City Hall. It was presented by Southport 2000 repre sentatives Mike Agner, president of the corporation, and Eleanor Smith, chairperson of the bicentennial com mittee. All city buildings will fly the flag during the bicentennial year, said Joanne Wesson, executive director of Southport 20(X). The corporation, she said, is a public/private econom ic reviuilization organization helping out with activities for the 200th cele bration. jbrates 200th As part of the ongoing celebra tion, the Southport Historical Soc iety will present "A Bicentennial of Women in American History" to the public Friday, Feb. 14. The production will begin with a social and buffet luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Southport Community Building on East Moore Street. The show will begin around 12:15 p.m., said Ms. Wesson. Periods in American and South port history will be leprescnted by music and clothing of the different eras. Members of the Historical Society as well as other residents will serve as models. TickeLs arc S12.50 and can be purchased from members of the Historical Society or at the door. Sunset Beach ( A Sunset Beach couple has been indicted by a South Carolina grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud. Harry Hcilig and his wife, Bev Cilv IiCilij;, aic uccuscu uf ucfidUU ing a convicted murderer by offering to free him from prison for S8(),(XX) by bribing state officials. Hcilig, an attorney, has an office at Seaside. The maximum sentence under the charges are 35 years in prison and a SI. 75 million fine. The indictment accuscs the Heiligs of approaching Hansel L. BuUer, a prisoner at the J. Reuben iouple Indicted Long Correctional Center in Con way. S.C., in September 1990 and with offering to buy his release from jail through the South Carolina gov ernor's office. Butler was convicted of murder in " ? ? ? i _ . ^ a i:<*_ OCpiC'iilKi I yysj ami is .->ci vui^ a mv. sentence. The money would alleged ly be used to bribe a member of the governor's staff, the Horry County Sheriff's Department and a Bruns wick County probation officer. The Heiligs arc accused of taking Butler's money and depositing it in to a bank account held by the cou plc. The incident allegedly occurred between Oct. 1990 and Sept. 1991. Market Express is now Express Stop Join Us For { * AQ EVERYDAY SPECIAL! Sausage Biscuit 59' with Eay Ham Biscuit 99' with Egg $19 Steak Biscuit 89* with Egg M09 Link Sausage Biscuit 89' with Egg *1 New! Breakfast Bacon Biscuit 89' Daily Special 2-pc. Chicken Snack Pack 2 pc. dark meat, 4 potato wedges ^ , $199 (add 99c for white meat) Only I 2 Liter Pepsi 1 29 Products Hot Meals For $ A 25 Cold Days I Ol8 92 THE BftUN<*OCK BEACON Chili beans & Cornbread M Tues & Thurs Pintos & Cornbread
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