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Group Sax Performs The Brunswick Arts Council will kick off its fourth annual mem bership drive with a concert hy the Group Sax jazz band at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at the Moose Lodge, l*ong Reach Road, Southport. Admission is free and wine and cheese will be served. Memberships in the arts council will be taken and renewed. Romance Writers Offering Seminar In this romantic springtime of the year the newly-organized Lower Cape Fear Chapter of Romance Writers of America is sponsoring a seminar for writers of all kinds. Brunswick Community College will be the site of the daylong event from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16. The S29 registration fee will include a catered lunch. Featured speakers will include Brunswick County writer Hugh Zachary of Yaupon Beach, Julie Tctel of Durham, Susan Warren of Long Beach and Lau rie Rosin of Sarasota, Fla. Zachary, whose writer zachary wife Elizabeth was instrumental in the organization of the Romance Writers chapter, is the author of more than 150 published novels and one cookbook. The Beachcomber' s Handbook of Seafood Cookery. Historical romancc writer Tctel has seven novels to her credit, pub lished by Harlequin Historical, Warner/Popular Library and Fawcett Regency. One of these, Swept Away, won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice award for best exotic ro mancc in 1990. Rosin, an editor for Book Crea tions in Sarasota, will provide an ed itorial viewpoint. An independent producer of books for such publish ers as Bantam, Berkley, Dell, and Pocket Books, she regularly edits three paperback historical series that have become bestsellers. "What Sells?" is the question Sus an Warren will answer for partici pants. The Owner of Books 'N' Stuff bookstore in Long Beach, she can offer practical advice on market ing books. 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SECOND VOTE COMING IN MAY Dues Issue Splits United Way Board BY MARJORIE MEGIVERN A tic vole on the question of pay ing dues to United Way of America will mean a second vote next month by the Cape Fear Area United Way board of directors. The board split 9 9 Thursday on a motion to resume payment of dues to the parent orga nization, riddled with the scandal of mismanagement by its former direc tor William Aramony. Aramony resigned in February af ter allegations were made that he spent United Way money lavishly on personal travel, paid questionable consultants' fees and created spin offs that arc still under investigation, many under the leadership of his family members. A recent report of an investigation of Aramony 's man agement practices confirmed about S360,(XX) in inappropriate expendi tures that Aramony is expected to repay to the organization. Although the Cape Fear chapter voted unanimously to continue its affiliation with United Way of America, only half the members present favored remitting the S3.000 that would represent half the normal quarterly payment. The local chapter pays 1 percent of its donations each year to the national organization. Their n*a?jnnin? i?J rMWOspnlMl bv v 4 - ? - o - ? r > Brunswick County board member Herbert Bell of Long Beach. "I think it's only fair to pay for services we want to continue using," he said. "It's not as though the UWA wasted all the donations we sent them. Since 17 percent of the questionable expenses have been cut by Interim President Ken Dam, only a fraction of our contributions arc involved." Bell said he has heard little public reaction to the incident, but he ob served, "I'm concerned that people will use this as an excuse not to give." Roberta Fugatc, another board member from Long Beach, voted to withhold payment, because, she said, "the investigation is ongoing and 1 want to wait till the indepen dent report is complete." Fugatc said, "I know from living in Washington what power and trap pings of power are all about. It's a Washington mentality. But I'm far more concerned about those spin offs, headed by relatives, than the expenditures." With approximately two-thirds of the nation's 1,700 United Way chapters withholding dues, the orga nization is forced to borrow money to continue operations, said Michael Griggs, Cape Fear director. "Lo cally, if we continue to withold our dues, the question would finally come up as to our membership sta tus," he said. The area chapter has been a member for 22 years. Nevertheless, the board voted unanimously not to consider with drawing from the organization. Among the hopeful signs in the UWA, Griggs said, is that the Board of Governors has admitted "it didn't do iLs job as a steward of funds, and there is a process under way to restructure that board." He callcd Thursday's local board meeting "substantive and thought ful," and said another vote in May would perhaps resolve the matter of dues. Local public protest has been minimal, Griggs indicated. "Just a handful callcd back in February to cancel their pledges, and a few oth ers said to withdraw from United Way of America," he said, "but for every dollar of pledge that comes in. just one penny goes to Washington and the other 99 cenLs stays here. Withdrawing it hnrLs us most." President Lee Williams cautioned board members to wait until the fall campaign and sec how much the scandal hurts contributions. However, Bell observed, "I don't sec how we can distinguish between the UWA matter and the recession, if there's a decline in donations." r* GALLERY <3 LOCAL ART ? 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