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Walton To Address Democrats Retired Southport attorney Ray H. Walton will be the guest speaker at the Brunswick County Democratic Convention Saturday, April 4, at 1 p.m. Democrats will meet in the Democratic Headquarters buildinu on U.S. 17 across from Brunswick Community College in Supply. Walton, a Brunswick County na tive, makes his home in Southport. He has served as Democratic Party chairman, as a District Court judge and has practiced law in both Shallottc and Southport for a num ber of years. "He is well known for his Democratic thoughts," said Bruns wick County Democratic Party Chairman Crawford M. Hart of Boiling Spring Lakes, "and is well versed in political activities of yes teryear and the present day activi ties ? locally, suite and nationally." All county Democrats arc invited to attend. The party will also dele gates to the district and state con ventions. Appeal Goes To State Hearing (Continued From Page 1 -A ) pickcd up, Ms. Babson said. "There were several calls other than animal bites to humans and ra bies-related reports that were ap proved to be handled after regular business hours," she testified. Asked by her attorney, Sheila McLamb of Shallottc, if she could recall ever being discourteous to her employees, Ms. Babson replied, "Not that I'm aware of." Animal Control Clerk Dec Lee stated that in April 1991 Ms. Babson told employees that Rhodes and Ricky Parker, who was chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Health at the time, were trying to set her up to have her fired. Ms. Lee said Ms. Babson had used foul language in talking to her employees and had threatened to sue workers if they gave any informa tion to Rhodes. "She wanted me to be aware that we were being watched," said Ms. Lcc. EVEN SMALL ADS GET RESULTS IN THE BEACON THE BRUNSWICIC^EACON Established Nov. 1, 1%2 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday Al 4709 Main Street Shallottc, N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year SI 036 Six Months S5.55 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S 14.80 Six Months $7.90 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. One Year SI 5.95 Six Months S8.35 Sccond class postage paid at Shallottc, N.C. 28459. USPS 777 780. Postmaster, send address changcs to: P.O. Box 2558, Shallotte, N.C. 28459-2558 : W 1 V/"T r,} ' C y eWV'V'J !'.? CO^Tc\ Cc 4 ^ f I ?. i Kvr ^rA.uW a_ / t , . ~ O t (r ^ O0r\K " ? T r v.- 'y ? ? <? STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHtS EI.OISE SARVIS of PfaJJtown uses a gold suir to express support for a 3 5 -foot height limit for island construction that can only he changed by a vote of Sunset Beach residents. She was one of approxi mately 50 people to participate in a land use plan meeting Thursday. AT SUNSET BEACH LAND USE PLAN HEARING Height Limit Top Concern (Continued From Page 1-A) panicipants but not getting at least nine votes related in some way to the issues that did get more stars. The rest of the list included these items: road and traffic patterns; storm water runoff; adequate fire protection with growth; town ap pearance; development of a compre hensive plan for the town; annexa tion of Seaside Station; annexation of the entire extraterritorial area; in suring no conflict of interest for con sultants (in relation to the sewer sys tem study in particular); convenient recycling; mandatory recycling; no tification of property owners of the mosquito spraying schedule; light pollution; maintaining proper num ber of beach acccss areas; providing estuarine and marsh acccss; provid ing boat acccss; and providing park ing at the beach for tow n residents. Those aucnding the hearing Thursday represented 14 island households and 17 mainland house holds, including several within the town's extraterritorial area. Resi dents of that area come under the town's zoning ordinances, but do not vote and do not pay taxes. The hearing was the first of sever al opportunities Sunset Beach resi dents will have to tell town officials what they think are the main issues relating to the town's growth and development over the next five years. This month Ms. Hayes said 200 property owners will be asked to re spond to a survey questionnaire be ing mailed by the town. It covers questions relating to population trends, land use and environmental and economic concerns. The 200 questionnaires arc dou ble the number sent out when the town last updated its land use plan five years ago, said Ms. Hayes. She chose the recipients at random. "I have no idea who I picked. I don't know anything about them or their affiliations." "There's nothing on here that's noi on ihc survey," she told the group Thursday, referring 10 the list of issued developed by participants. Results of the hearing comments and the survey will be compiled and the rcsulLs announced at a second public hearing tentatively schedule 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14. Ms. Hayes and Richard (Dick) Good, planning board chairman, encouraged partici pants at last week's meeting to re turn for the second meeting. At that point the town may be ready to be gin discussing policy alternatives on how to address the issues identified by townspeople. Each town and county in North Carolina's 20 coastal counties pre pares a land use plan update every five years. Once a plan is approved by the town planning board and town council, it goes to N.C. Office of Coastal Management for review and then to the state Coastal Resources Commission for consider ation and approval. Sunset Beach's last plan was completed in 1987. Holden Land Use Plan Clears CR.C BY DOUG RUTTKR Holdcn Bcach's land use plan up date cleared its final bureaucratic hurdle last week, earning approval after more than two years of revi sions and debate. The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission certified the plan at its meeting last Friday at Wrightsvillc Beach, ending a tedious update process that began in November 1989. Holden Beach Mayor Wally Auslcy said Tuesday he was happy the plan was finally approved, but disappointed that it took so long. "I think we have a good land use plan," Auslcy said. "1 diink dte in tent of most of our citizens to have a family bcach and protect the envi ronment comes across in the plan." The coastal commission had re jected the town's land use plan up date in January based on the recom mendation of its staff. Haskell Rhett, planning and ac cess coordinator with the N.C. Division of Coastal Management in Wilmington, had suggested three re visions to the plan early this year which town officials refused to make at the time. Holdcn Bcach officials later agreed to the changes after their plan was turned down by the CRC. Revisions included a minor change in the definition of the Con servation land use category and cre ation of a Conservation- Special Use class lo allow continued building on land near csiuanes. Land use plans, which are re quired of all local governments in the stale's 20 coastal counties, serve as blueprints to help guide growth and development within the commu nities. Alter adopting two earlier ver sions of the plan last August and December, Holden Beach Com missioners approved the final prod uct on March IX. Town officials described the land use plan update as "perhaps the most scrutinized and discussed issue ever to be approved by our town" in a let ter presented to the CRC in January. Three separate town boards and four town managers dealt with the plan in one form or another during the update process, which was ex pected lo be completed in mid-1990. Clarification Needed CRC member Keni Mitchell, whose family is developing Bald Head Island, is chairing a committee that has been asked to study the def inition of marina. The CRC, which grants permits for coastal construction, presently defines marinas as docking areas with 10 or more slips. The N.C. Environmental Manage mem Commission, which sets rules relating to water quality, says a dock must have 30 or more slips to be a marina. Some environmentalists fear the CRC may lean toward the EMC's definition and relax its rules on small docking sites. The committee is expected to meet in April and again before the next CRC meeting in May, said Jeannette Johnson, sjxjkespcrson with the Division of Coastal Management. Rule Changed Oceanlront condos and other buildings with more than four living units won't necessarily have to com ply with the state's setback rules for "large structures" any longer. Ms. Johnson said the CRC ap proved a rule change last week which drops the reference to the number of units from its beachfront setback reg ulations for large structures. Previously, the state required an extra setback for beachfront build ings with more than four units or more than 5,000 square feet. With the change, the extra set back will only be required for build ings that are more than 5,000 square feeL Smaller buildings with more than four units won't have to com ply with the rules for large struc tures. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRUNSWICK&BEACON POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 \NOTICE: Reliable or consistent delivery cannot be guaranteed since this newspaper must rely on the U.S. \Postal Service for delivery. We can only guarantee that your newspaper will be submitted to the post oflice in Shaliotte on Wednesday of the week of publication, in time for dispatch to out-of-town addresses that day. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. Citizen In Brunswick County J6.30 LJ5.30 N C. Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 3.68 3.68 TOTAL 10.36 9.30 Elsewhere in North Carolina J6.30 -J5.30 N.C. Sales Tax .38 .32 Postage Charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL 14.86 13.80 Outside North Carolina J6.30 J5.30 Postage Charge 9.65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name Address City, State Zip Truck Driver Arrested After High-Speed Chase BY DOUG RUTTKR A Raleigh man faces 1 1 charges including assault with a deadly wea pon following a high-speed chase Sunday that began on the U.S. 17 bypass in Shallottc and covered parts of two counties. At least six law enforcement vehi cles and five agencies were involved in the chase, which ended when the fleeing truck crashed in a ditch in Columbus County, said Vernon Morton of the N.C. Division ol Motor Vehicles (DMV ). Paul Edward Molton, 21, was re leased from Brunswick County Jail Monday after posting SO.XOO bond. He allegedly stole a tractor-trailer cab and led officers on a wild ride through sections ol Brunswick and Columbus counties. Sgt. L..D. Bridgers ol the DMV. who initiated the chase alter trying to stop the truck in Shallottc, was slightly injured during the chase. Morton said the truck cab rammed Bridgers' vehicle from be hind three times during the chase, injuring the officer's back. Among other things, Holton was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon on government officers. "According to the report, the dri ver assaulted the officers with his vehicle. That's a deadly weapon," said Morton, special assistant to the DMV's commissioner for citizen af fairs. Other charges include felony lar ceny, felony possession of stolen goods, driving with a revoked li ccnsc, having no vehicle registra tion, speeding 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, speeding to elude arrest, fail ure to stop for police blue lights and siren and running a slop sign. "We try to avoid pursuing vehi cles unless the driver constitutes a threat to the public safely, which in this case he did." Morton said of the chase which started Sunday around 12: 15 p m Sgt. Bridgers started pursuing the southbound truck alter trying to pull it over lor an expired license plate violation on the U.S. 17 Shallottc In p.i-s ne;ir N ( I n l. Morion aid the truck pulled onto the shoulder ol the highway, shifted into t low gear and continued south ;m> i < i ' i iioi ing the officer's ? i 1 1 il ui pull over. Vv nil iUkigci N pui'Suu, u?c trsc* lor trailer cab traveled across llie South Carolina state line before making i I turn and heading north on 1 V 1 7. Pairdti.irs Irom the Sunset Beach Police and Brunswick Courtly Sher iff. depaitments untied the chase near the slate line. Morton said. AH i ,i few miles on U.S. 17, Morion said ihe truck luiued left on 10 Shiiiglctree Roa I and then ran a su>p sign while making another left turn onto I lie knian Road. Sgt. Bndgers passed the truck on the sltouldei ol the load in an at tempt lo slow u down as il ap proached a i hutch that was letting out near Hickman's Crossroads. Morton said the truck rammed Ihe back ol Bndgers patrol car twice and then pushed it along the rural road unul turning right on the Ash I ittlc Ko er Road. 'Ihe chase continued through the Regan's Crossroads and Ash com munities I he truck crossed N.C. 1 30 and iater took Project and Kingtown roads into Columbus ( "ouiity. After forcing a highway patrolman 011 the road and avoiding a roadblock set up by the Columbus County Sheriffs Department, the truck crossed N.C. 1 V) again and followed I wo rural r< >ads to N.C. 905. Morton said the truck went into a ditch while irying to make a right turn. Sgt. Bridgers captured the dri ver. who fled into nearby woods fol low ing the i rash. Bird Island Zoning Hearing Monday Night At Sunset Beach A public hearing will be held by the Sunset Beach Town Council next Monday. April 6. on the proposed zoning of Bird Island as agriculture and forestry. The hearing is one of two set at 7 p.m. at the town hall. The other hearing concerns the annexation of the I S. Postal Service property on N.C. 904 ai Seaside, site ol '.he new Seaside branch office. The owner of Bird Island, a small. undeveloiv.d barrier island be tween Sunset Beach and Little River S.C., lias filed a request with the N.C. Office of Coastal Management lor a < AM \ major development permit. Janie Page Price says in her application that she wants lo build a concrete bridge to re-establish vehicular access to the island Irom the Price properly on -40th Street. In addition to the bridge, the application indicates she also is seeking to replace a causewav and water access pier lo support "future residential development ol Bird Island.' An accompa nying map subdivides a [xirtion ol the island inio 15 lour-acrc residential lots. The island, part of the town's extraterritorial area since 1400, has nev er been zoned and is not addressed in the town's five-year-old land use plan, which is being routinely updated now. The agricullurc/foresiry zoning category recommended by the Sunset Beach Planning Board would allow single-family residences with a one acrc minimum lot size. Less Rain Is Local Forecast Tcmpcraiurcs may range a little below average over the next few days, while rainfall drops to near normal. Jackson Canady, a Shallotte Point meteorologist, said he expects tem peratures to range on the average from the upper 40s at ni^ht into the mid-60s during the daytime, with around a half-inch of rainfall. For the period March 24 through 30, he recorded a maximum high of 74 degrees on the 27th and a nightly low of 32 degrees on the 24th. A daily average high of 67 de grees combined with an average nightly low of 41 degrees for a daily average temperature of 54 degrees, which is about live degrees below average for this time of year. He recorded 1 .6 inches of rainfall. Leland Area Theft Ring Suspects Indicted Indictments were handed down Monday against three men accused of leading a northern area theft ring involving thousands of dollars in stolen goods from the Leland community. A Brunswick County grand jury indicted George Aaron Bannerman, 33, of Route 1, Leland (Dogwixxl Road); Larry Darnell Hooper, 28, of Route 2, Riegclwood; and Gregory Ballard, 22, of Route 5, Leland. They will face various breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen gtxkls charges in Brunswick County Superior Court. Brunswick County sheriffs detectives also charged a lour ill man in February, Bobby Davis, 25, of Wilmington in the break-ins but no indict ments were handed down against the suspect Monday. The men arc accused of breaking into more than 20 homes and businesses in Leland, Win nabow and Bolivia. Property loss from the thefts is estimated at more than S1(X),(XX), said De tective Ken Messer. Bannerman was indicted on 19 counts of felo nious breaking and entering, larceny and posses sion of stolen goods; one count of first-degree burglary; and one count of auto larceny. Hooper was indicted on five counts of felo nious breaking and entering, larceny and posses sion of stolen goods and one count of auto larce ny. An indictment accuses Ballard of one count of felonious breaking and entering, larccny and pos session of stolen goods. According to the indictments, both Ban nerman and Hooper were connected to the fol lowing 1991 break-ins: Wan. 15? a home on Lanvalc Road, Leland, where $11,115 in goods was taken, including a video recorder, guns, jewelry, clothing and S2,(XX) in cash. ?J une 23, a home on Goodman Road, Lcland, where S5.625 in goods was stolen, including a sil verware set, keyboard, printer and screen, televi sion, satellite receiver and jewelry box. ?June 25, a home on Ml. Misery Road, Lcland, where $1,409 in goods was taken, including a compact disk player, coins, two guns, a mi crowave oven, Nintendo game and tapes and a jewelry box. ?June 25, a home on Ml. Misery Road where SI, 345 in goods was taken, including jewelry, four guns, clothing and Sl(X) in cash. ?July 27, a home on Ml. Misery Road where a television valued ai $280 was stolen. ?Jan. 15, a 1984 Chevrolet truck valued at SI 5, (XX) from a home on Lanvale Road. In addition, Bannerman was accused of the following incidents, according to the indictments obtained by Detectives Messcr and Gary Shay: ?March 6, a home on Ml. Misery Road where two guns, a Mother's Day ring, S 1 () in cash and jewelry, all valued at SI, 935, were taken. ?March 8, a home on Mt. Misery Road where Si, 925 in goods was taken, including a video recorder, telephone, Nintendo game and tapes, change and jewelry box. ?July 10, a home in Eagles Nest, Lcland, where $475 in goods was taken, including a television, video recorder and jewelry. ?Aug. 28, a home on Ml Misery Road where $3,120 in goods was taken, including a video recorder, jewelry, $1 ,000 in cash and a ceramic jar. ?OcL 14, a home at Route 5, Lcland, where $578 in goods was taken, including a television, 20 baseball caps, jewelry, pillow case and a bottle with change inside. ?Oct. 16, a home in Red Oak Estates, Lcland, where six sweaters, a stereo and playing cards, all worth S520, were taken. ?Oct 16, a Route I, Winnahow, home where television worth SKK) was taken. ?Oct. 28. a home on Galloway Road, Bolivia, where three guns worth S705 were stolen. ?Nov. I1), a site on Village Road, I. eland, where S9.920 in goods, including a security box, televi sion, Nintendo tapes and jewelry were taken. ?Nov. 27, a home hi Maco where a video recorder, jewelry box and six video tapes, worth SI , 1 (X). were stolen ?Dec. 12. a home on Parkway Drive, Lcland, where S4.2X2 in goods was stolen, including a video recorder, television, SI ,600 m cash, jewelry and 11 wrapped Christmas presents and three rented video taj)es. ?Dec . 17, a Route 1, I .eland, home where S2.417 in goods, including a video rewinder, television, video recorder, stereo and jewelry box were stolen. They were also indicted on a Jan. 10 break-in of a Rea Oak Estates home Where SI, 459 in gcxxls was stolen, including a saw, video re corder, guns and jewelry. Both Banncnnan and Ballard were also in dicted for breaking into the Kicking Mule Beverage Barn on Village Road in Lcland on Nov. 6, 1991. lliey are accused of taking 250 car tons of cigarettes, a flashlight and pack of batter ies, all worth S2.756, from the store. Bannennan's indictment on a first-degree bur glary charge accuses him of breaking into a Route I, Lcland, home on Feb. X, 1992, between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. lite home was occupied at the lime, it states.
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