Volume 61/ Number 30
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Southport, N.C.
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March 11,1992 / 50 cents
South Brunswick’s Lady Cougars got on television Friday night and
deservedly so, as they claimed their first-ever tournament
championship with a 47-43 victory over Whiteville. The Lady Cougars
open post-season play tonight (Wednesday) against West Montgomery.
Wellness, rather than abuse
1preventionis schools* focus
By Marybeth Bianchi
Feature Editor
Get students excited about looking
and feeling good and they will natu
rally avoid things that could harm
them.
That’s the philosophy of Rita
Hatcher, who was hired as Brunswick
County schools' substance abuse co
ordinator, but is now its wellness co
ordinator.
It’s not a new job, but a new title that
Hatcher feels is a better reflection of
the positive approach she wants her
program to take.
“Healthy people do not engage in
abuse of substances, themselves or
others,” she told school board mem
bers recently. “My programs fightdrug
abuse with developing positive alter
natives and attitudes for our children.
I want the focus of these programs off
abuse and on to being healthy and
well.”
Hatcher, who had been employed as
a health educator with the Brunswick
County Health Department, has al
ready developed a wellness program
aimed at stemming substance abuse
among students, faculty, staff and ad
ministration.
Substance abuse programs already
in place, D.A.R.E. and Quest, will
continue, but in addition students will
be given healthy options they can take.
“To 'just say no’ will never inspire
anyone, especially a teen,” Hatcher
said. “You must give them things,
options, positive options, to say 'yes’
Wellness coordinator Rita Hatcher reviews with superintendent P.
R. Hankins some of the new programs she wants to implement as a
way of combatting substance abuse in Brunswick County schools.
to. Wellness, healthy, clear, moral
minds and bodies are things they can
say 'yes’ to.”
Among the options Hatcher pro
poses are teen clubs where students
set and maintain the standards for
membership; expanded athletic op
portunities including fitness and
weight training, running, bicycling
and martial arts; improved health cur
riculum that emphasizes better living
through good diet and exercise; and
community involvement that empha
sizes a non-denominational moral de
velopment.
Hatcher also proposes a get-tough
plan that would require urinalysis of
students whose behavior is indicative
of substance abuse, mandatory treat
ment for those who test positive and
counseling for their families, manda
tory participation in a wellness pro
gram, and public recognition for those
who kick the habit.
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Bicentennial edition
A 56-page look at Southport history -
the fishing industry that gave the town
that "quaint village" reputation.. .
Southport Academy in the early
1800’s., . and why aren’t we
"Smithville" anymore?
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Cameras,
action on
city street
By Marybeth Bianchi
Feature Editor
The streets of Southport will pro
vide the setting for yet another movie
production.
Scenes for“Amosand Andrew” will
be shot in Southport beginning April
1, according to Hope Miller with
Nancy Seltzer and Associates of New
York City. Filming is expected to take
several weeks, and according to a
Carolco Studios representative, will
be done mostly at night.
Although Miller said “the cast has
not been set in stone,” the Carolco
representative said Sam Jackson, who
starred in “Jungle Fever”, and Michael
Lemer are two stars lined up for the
movie.
Claudia Barrow of Northup Mall
said production representatives have
been talking with business owners
along Moore Street and taking mea
surements of the buildings, possibly
with the intention of building false
fronts. She said that Southport will be
transformed into a town located on an
island off the New England coast.
Dosher Memorial Hospital admin
istrator Arthur Pittman said the hospi
tal is negotiating with the production
company, Castle Rock Entertainment,
for the use of the Hood Building on
Moore Street, which houses the Dosher
Flea Market. Although there haven't
been any detailed negotiations,
Pittman said the building would be
turned into a jail.
“Everything is very preliminary,”
saidSouthportcity managerRob Hites.
A casting call has been made for
extras who will be needed from April
11-27 for filming “Amos and An
drew” scenes in Wilmington. New
England and New York types of all
ages and races are needed to portray
local police, state police, reporters,
summer vacationers, black activists
and church-goers. Interested persons
are asked to be at Carolco Studios on
North 23rd Street between 4 and 6
p.m. Thursday, March 12.
Correction
Last week’s Pilot incorrectly iden
tified Nathaniel (Nat) Parker as a Re
publican. He is a Democrat.
Democrat Leo Mercer of Columbus
County has withdrawn his candidacy
for the 14th House District.
4 surprise move
Health board
gives support
to sewer plan
By Holly Edwards
County Editor
A policy advocating public sewer
systems over on-site septic tank sys
tems was unanimously adopted by the
Brunswick County Board of Health
Monday night after Long Beach mayor
Joan Altman asked the board for its
opinion.
Board members also agreed to send
a letter to the Town of Long Beach
testifying to their support of such
wastewater management systems.
The health board’s decision comes
as Long Beach voters prepare to go to
the polls March 31 to decide the fate
of a proposed SI 5.5-million bond is
sue to finance construction of a public
wastewater management system. Con
sulting engineers have said the sys
tem will cost the average homeowner
ibout S> 1,000 initially and monthly
service bills for the average user will
5e about S19.
Putting economics and politics
iside. and viewing the issue as a pub
lic health issue only, board members
‘The health depart
ment will benefit,
too, because we
won t have to go in
and condemn
properties because
they wont perk and
destroy someone’s
dreams.’
Skip Davis
Board chairman
said that sewer systems are preferable
to septic tanks when the option exists.
"1 think (sewer) would solve a lot of
problems now and a lot of problems in
the future." said health board chair
See Sewer plan, page 6
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Yaupon sewer
rate discussed
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
Although commissioners will for
malize tap and assessment fees at a
later date, discussion Monday night
tended to indicate Yaupon Beach resi
dents will pay about $350 for residen
tial sewer taps and $6.50 assessments
for every front-foot of property they
own.
In discussions with Robert Graham,
a consulting engineer with Finley
Boney and Associates, commission
ers appeared to fix these broad guide
lines for charges associated with the
proposed $2.8-million public waste
water management project, which will
be paid for in a combination of low
interest state clean water loans, the
tap fees and assessments.
in a first action of the night, how
ever, the Yaupon Beach Board of
Commissioners was reorganized for
1992-94 at long last. An irregularity
in ballots on November 5 forced a
new election February 18. In that elec
tion. incumbent mayor May Moore
and commissioner Joseph Broyles
were re-elected, newcomer Darrell
Posey replaced incumbent commis
sioner Jim Poole, a former county
commissioner.
Moore, Broyles and Posey were
sworn to office by town attorney James
R. Prevatte Monday night.
Under the terms of the town’s char
ter, commissioners chose Moore to be
mayor for a third time. Broyles was
elected mayor pro-tern, replacing com
missioner Dot Kelly, who had served
in that position for the last two years
since her initial election.
“Joe, you are mayor pro-tern. 1 will
proceed to take a long vacation,”
Moore joked.
Poole was awarded a plaque in rec
ognition of his service to the town. He
was appointed to the post last year
when commissioner Howard Brackett
resigned from the post to which he
was elected.
"It’s been a privilege and a
See Yaupon rate, page 6
Forecast
The extended outlook
calls for a low in the upper
20s Thursday morning,
with a high in the 50s un
der clear and breezy skies.
Friday through Sunday will
be partly cloudy with a
high in the 40s and low in
the 20s on Friday, and
highs in the 50s and lows
in the 30s on Saturday and
Sunday.
Tide table
HIGH LOW
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
1:21 i.m. 7:52 a.m.
1:49 p.m. 8:08 p.m.
Friday, march 13
2:30 a.m. 8:59 a.m.
3:03 p.m. 9:18 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
3:39 a.m. 10:06 a.m.
4:13 p.m. 10:24 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
4:42 a.m. 11:04 a.m.
5:15 p.m. 11:25 p.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 16
5:41a.m. 11:57 a.m.
6:13 p.m. —- p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
6:34 am. 12:21 am.
7:04 p.m. 12:47 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
7:26 a.m. 1:14 a.m.
7:55 p.m. 1:34 p.m.
. The following adjustments should be made:
Bald Head Island, high -10, low -7; Caswell
Beach, high -5, low -1; Southport, high +7,
low +15, Yaupon Beach, high -32, low -45;
Lockwood Folly, high -22, low -8.