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CP&L Announcement
Completion Date For Plant
Is Moved Ahead One Year
The construction schedule
for the second unit of
Carolina Power & Light Co.’s
Brunswick nuclear plant near
Southport has been advanced
one year, according to W.B.
Kincaid, head of CP&L’s
design and construction
department.
CP&L has moved the
completion date from 1976 to
1975 to meet increasing needs
for electricity in the com
pany’s service area, Kincaid
said.
CP&L customers doubled
their use ot electricity during
the last six years.
Construction of the two-unit
plant, which will be the first
nuclear plant in North
Carolina, is about 17 percent
complete, Kincaid said.
The 120,000 pound upper
portion of the containmenl
structure for the first unit has
been lifted into place. The
containment structure will
house the unit’s nucleai
reactor vessel. The 550-tor
vessel is scheduled foi
delivery this fall.
Each of the identical units
will have a generating
capability of 821,00C
kilowatts, which will make
them the largest on CP&L’s
system. Construction of the
plant will cost approximately
$377 million or nearly four
times CP&L’s entire con
struction budget in 1969.
Approximately 1,100 men
are employed at the con
struction site now and con
struction employment is
expected to peak at about
1,400 during 1972 and 1973,
Kincaid said.
Horton To Go
Before Solons
The "citizen’s case” tor the
conservation of Bald Head
Island will be presented to the
General Assembly by the
chairman of the Board of
Conservation and Deveop
ment, the state official an
nounced this week.
Gilliam Horton, a
Wilmington businessman,
has opposed any development
of the 12,000 - acre tract near
Southport.
The chairman said the
question of who owns the
marshes around the island is
central to the controversy.
William Henderson, the
president of Carolina Cape
Fear Corporation which owns
the property, does not con
tend that he owns the mar
shes, but only about 3,000
acres of high land.
Horton said he believes the
legislature has heard only
one side of the Bald Head
issue, that of “development
for economic reasons,” and
that he intends to emphasize
the scientific reasons for
saving the island.
“We feel,” he said, “that if
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County Profits
From Road Bill
Eight Brunswick County
towns will receive significant
increases in money spent for
street improvement through
a bill which made its final
hurdle in the legislature this
month.
A Senate bill to raise from
one-half cent to a full cent the
municipalities’ share of state
gasoline tax revenues passed
the House of Representatives
with only two dissenting
votes.
The allocations are known
as Powell Bill funds.
The bill, when ratified, will
use a new formula: instead of
being based on a 50-50 ratio in
which the miles of streets and
population figures have been
given equal weight — will be
based on 75 per cent
population and 25 per cent for
miles of streets.
And, instead of receiving
one-half cent of.the tax, the
municipalities will receive
the full, penny.
Powell Bill funds are
tabulated only for streets in
municipalities which are not
maintained by the state.
Under the present Powell
Bill, incorporated towns in
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Actual Allocation Theoretical Allocation
Southport
Boiling Spring
Lakes
Bolivia
Holden Beach
Long Beach
Ocean Isle Beach
Shallotte
Sunset Beach
Yaupon Beach
$15,359 $27,287
$53,138 $55,148
$ 1,312 $ 2,209
$ 3,361 $ 3,363
$47,668 $51,398
$ 5,144 $ 5,709
$ 4,840 $ 8,356
$ 4,534 $ 5,300
$ 5,339 $ 7,805
Jaycee Horse Show Set
Saturday At Taylor Field
Saturday at Taylor Field
the Southport Jaycees will
present the biggest horse
show ever in this area. This
will be an all-western show to
start at 2:30 p.m. and con
tinue into the evening. There
will be an hour break from 6
p.m. until 7 p.m.
The show will consist of
approximately 30 different
events, of which seven will be
championship events with
cash prizes awarded.
Trophies will be awarded in
all events.
Western Horse Shows are
divided into three categories
which are Game, Halter and
Pleasure events. The
Kayhole Race, Pole Bending,
Barrell Racing, Pony Ex
press and The Fastest Horse
Around the Ring, are some of
the game events which will be
seen.
The pleasure category
consists of such events as
Junior Western Pleasure,
Western Pleasure Horse and
Novice Western Pleasure.
Pleasure events are based
upon the style and obedience
of the horse and the hor
semanship of the rider.
In the Halter classes, each
horse, unsaddled, will be led
into the ring by his trainer.
The judge will base his
decision on posture,
grooming and obedience.
A trophy, plus a $15.00
cash award will be given in
each of the championship
classes. The championship
classes are: Championship at
Halter, Championship Junior
Western Pleasure, Cham
pionship Western Pleasure
Horse, Championship Pole
Bending, Championship
Barrel Racing, Cham
pionship Apple Race, and the
Championship Racking Race.
Between 6 and 7 p.m. there
are plans for a chile supper,
sponsored by the Southport
Jaycettes, which may be
purchased by anyone wishing
to do so. Also, hot dogs, soft
drinks and coffee may be
purchased at anytime during
the show.
The entire proceeds from
the Horse Show, as well as all
other Jaycee projects, go
directly into community
development programs.
PREPARING FOR HORSE SHOW
It takes a lot of preparation for a horse show. In this photo Stephanie Stiller
is holding her horse, Apache, while he is getting a new set of shoes from Gary
Hocutt of Newport. Everybody with a horse, and a lot of folks who do not own
one, are looking forward to the Jaycee Horse Show here Saturday.
ABC Profits
Redistributed
The consolidation of
Brunswick County schools
requires a change in the
sharing of ABC funds, and
Rep. Thomas Harrelson has
introduced legislation to get
this action underway.
The change concerns the
municipalities of Southport,
Ocean Isle Beach, Long
Beach and Shallotte—each
having requesting that
contributions be made to the
new schools. Harrelson
emphasized there is no
change in the percentage
provided to the schools, but
only the redistribution as
requested by the towns.
The legislation pertaining
to Long Beach states that ten
percent of the profits of the
Long Beach ABC operations
will go to the high school and
ten percent to the elementary
and Junior high school ser
ving residents of Long Beach.
Presently, ten percent is
provided to Southport High
School an ten percent to
Brunswick County High
School.
The Ocean Isle Beach
legislation would change the
provision from “ten percent
of ABC profits go to Union
High School and ten percent
go to Shallotte High School”
to read that “ten percent go
to the high school serving
residents of Ocean Isle Beach
and ten percent be divided
evenly between the
elementary school and the
junior high school serving
residents of Ocean Isle
Beach.”
The legislation for Shallotte
calls for the following
distribution: “ten percent to
the high school serving
residents of Shallotte, ten
percent divided equally
between the elementary
school and junior high schools
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Assembly Hears
Southport Mayor
Members of the State
Legislature received a
personal invitation Tuesday
from Dianne Rees, Miss
Fourth of July, and Mayor
E.B. Tomlinson, Jr., to attend
this years Fourth of July
Festival in Southport.
The two emissaries went
first to the House of
Representatives, where they
were welcomed by
Representatives Thomas
Harrelson and Represen
tative R.C. Soles. Next they
went to the Senate chamber
where Senator S. Bunn Frink
did the honors.
Also in the delegation was
Mrs. Carolyn Rees, mother of
the festival queen, and Cheryl
Johnson, who was last year’s
Festival Queen.
Following is the text of a
resolution passed by the
legislature in honor of this
visit:
“Whereas, the City of
Southport has been identified
with the history of the State of
North Carolina since early
colonial days, being first
identified with North
Carolina history as a base of
operations for pilots piloting
the sailing vessels across the
bar bet ween Smith Island and
Oak Island and then up the
Cape Fear River; and
“Whereas, because of the
shipping interests moving'
across the bar between Oak
Island and Smith Island up
the Cape Fear River to
Brunswick Town and other
points, later attracted the
pirates preying along the
Atlantic Coast in the area
and, indeed, became a haven
for their operations, most
notable of whom were Stede
Bonnett and Edward Teach,
generally known as Black
beard; and
“Whereas, because of the
aforesaid and the strategic
location relating to shipping,
the town was first established
and recognized as Fort
Johnston in honor of Royal
Governor Gabriel Johnston;
and
“Whereas, the Town was
later known as Smithville in
honor of Governor Bejamin
Smith; and
“Whereas, -he name of the
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PROGRESS AT CP&L PLANT
This picture shows the progress that is being
made by Brown-Root in the construction of the
CP&L nuclear power plant near Southport. In
fact, work is coming along at such a pace that
company officials were able to announce this
week that the second unit will be in operation one
full year ahead of the schedule previously an
nounced. (Photo by Spencer).
A Talk With Tommy...
V - Day Plus 3 Months
By ED HARPER
Thomas Harrelson was late
getting to Raleigh.
When he arrived, there
were cameras and politicians
waiting for the young man
who beat the old pro. Would
Harrelson step into a
spotlight created for him by
the election furor or would he
be absorbed into the
legislative machine, they
wondered.
He has done neither.
“It’s hard to fade into the
background,’’ he confessed,
“but that is what every fresh
man legislator should do. It
hides mistakes.”
A little more than three
months ago, the Southport
Republican was declared
victor over incumbent Arthur
Williamson. By the time the
State Board of Elections
made its decision, public
attention was focused on
Harrelson and the legislature
already was in session.
He got the front row seat
that was reserved for
Williamson., and he still sits
there; other Republicans sit
together in the back of the
chamber.
“I find this helpful,”
Harrelson said. ‘‘Most hills
are non-partisan and we vote
for what’s best for our
districts—for what our
consciences tell us. It’s an
advantage to confer with
other representatives,
whether they are Democrat
or Republican.”
He said he is in favor of roll
call votes because “I think
the people should always
know how we vote. Even if
my vote is unpopular, I want
the people to know how I
voted.”
Harrelson, who at 30 is the
youngest member of the
House of Representatives,
said he became an “instant
expert (their term)” on
TOMMY HARRELSON
e And Tide
There were political announcements on the front page of The
Pilot for April 29,1936; R.I. Mintz was seeking the Democratic
nomination for re-election as Register of Deeds and R.E.
Sentelle was once more making the race for the Democratic
nomination as Representative to the General Assembly, W.R.
Holmes had just been named acting-postmaster at Shallotte.
The late Judge Peter Rourk had resigned as Recorder and the
late J.W. Ruark had been named to fill his vacancy. And to
make this a completely political week, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald,
candidate for Governor, had filled a speaking engagement at
Southport on the preceeding Saturday.
The time was April 30, 1941, and Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Southport was to be dedicated on the following
Sunday. Three young citizens had tossed their hats into the
political ring and were running for aldermen against members
of the old board. The daring young men were Ormond Leggett,
Robert Marlowe and Ed Marlowe.
Daylight Saving Time had set in the day before; an early
season Gulf Stream trip for Capt. Hulan Watts and and party
had revealed the presence of a lot of big fish—most of which
had managed to get away; and graduation programs were
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election laws. “There has
T>een a lot of interest in the
bills I introduced on election
law reform. Because of my
notoriety, or whatever they
want to call it, I have been
able to travel across the state
for speaking engagements.”
The travel, plus the regular
eight-til-five-and-sometimes
later routine, means an all
day job five days a week for
Harrelson. This has affected
his work in Southport, he
said.
Before he was elected to the
House, Harrelson was a
partner in his father’s
grocery businrss in down
town Southport. An expansion
program was planned, but
this has been set back about a
year, he said.
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Line Extension
Topic Of Debate
Members of the Board of
Aldermen for the City of
Southport met in special
session Tuesday night and
entered into a franchise
agreement for cable
television to service this
community.
The city received a
guarantee of 4 - percent of the
annual gross, or $1,200 per
year, whichever is greater.
Also up for consideration
Lions Collect
Used Glasses
Members of the Southport
Lions Club currently are
engaged in collecting used
spectacles for distrubution in
connection with their
program of sight con
servation. Anyone with used
or discarded eyeglasses is
asked to leave them at Carr
Insurance Agency in South
port.
This week Lion Fraser
Law, president of the local
club, told of a letter of ap
preciation he received
recently from the director of
the CARE program in Chile.
It was in connection with the
use being made of eyeglass
lenses collected during an
earlier drive. “It makes U3
more interested in a project
of this kind when we receive a
report of what has come of
our efforts,” Lion Law said.
Following is the text of the
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was the matter of extending a
6-inch watermain to the site
of a new residential sub
division at the Graham
Blueberry Farm. Criticism of
this move brought the
following statement from
Mayor E.B. Tomlinson, Jr.,
who claims that the new
project is not without
precedent. He cites that
minutes of the regular
meeting of the Board of
Aldermen for November 11,
1965, state that:
“Motion by Gilbert and
seconded by Rourk that
agreement with Mr. and Mrs.
James M. Harper be ac
cepted, allowing a right - of -
way for utility services
across Harper property to
N.C. Ferry Commission
landing.’ In addition, the
Harpers paid the city $3,356
for their share of a six-inch
water line laid across their
property. The State of North
Carolina gave the city some
$1,600 to assist with the water
line, this being reimbursed to
the state through water
services.
“In this instance the
property owners paid for the
six-inch water line and the
city furnished labor to install
the line.
“The six-inch line now
being laid out N.C. Highway
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