HOftG & S0NS BOOK
SPRINBPORT
Cnnrliri
BY SUSAN USHER
A laSt-iiiiiiutc rush wj Tilt: uciOic
Friday's noon deadline brought to a
whopping 89 the number of canHiHntoc
for mnnirinal r?ffir*o
Fifty-five seats are available, with
elections scheduled in all but one
town in Brunswick County (Bald
Head Village), as well as in the
Dosher Memorial Hospital and
1/eland Sanitary Districts.
A non-partisan primary is scheduled
at lvong Beach on Oct. 8, to narrowthat
town's traditionally large field of
candidates before the Nov. 5 election.
Elections also will be held on Nov. 5
in Belville, Boiling Spring I.akes,
Bolivia, Calabash, Caswell Beach.
Holden Beach, I.ong Beach,
Navassa, Ocean Isle, Shallotte,
Southport and Sunset Beach.
In only three towns is there competition
for the office of mayor:
Shallotte, Boiling Spring I,akes and
I/jng Beach. While 16 candidates are
interested in three commissioners'
scats at Ixing Beach, in Bolivia,
Belville, Yaupon Beach and Navassa
there are just enough candidates to
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It's Looking Better
Approximate!) 30 volunteers hit the
street* at Ooean Isle Beach Saturday
lor the Property Owners
Association's (ourth clean-up day.
There was less litter to collect than
In the past, noted one officer, Stuart
Ingram. .Much of It was concentrated
in two or three areas such as
Shallotte Boulevard, where Joe
Saunders and Tony Hanna (above)
and their respective spouses Bess
and Judy, und Jim Brill and Sara
Parker (right I, all of Charlotte,
found every thing front the usual
empty cans and bottles to lawn
chairs, underwear and an unopened
beer.
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BY DAWN ELLEN BOYD
Tattoo parlors wilT be regulated
under count) ordinance beginning
Dec 1 b> a decision made by the
Brunswick County Board of Health
Monday night
The board also voted to recommend
that flu vaccination shots administered
through the county remain
only S3 per dose
The health board began the
meeting by going into executive session
for two hours and 20 minutes
Chairman John Madison said the
main reason for withdrawing into
closed session was to complete the
evaluation of Health Director
Thomas Blum, which he said was
long past due They also discussed an
unspecified contract and a personnel
matter within the animal control section
later, the board said a grievance
filed ear be r this month by animal
control employee Sherry Buss was
outside its jurisdiction
Tattoo Ordtaaace
Blum said it was necessary the
board pass an ordinance on tattoo
parlors because he had been contacted
by two persons who were interested
is cpening them, and one at
least was already in operation
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fill the seats available.
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OUOUVIK
There's no lack of candidates in
Shallotte for the mayor's seat and
nf twn aldermen
Frankie L. Bennett and Alderman
Jerry Jones have filed for mayor,
while incumbent Paul Wayne Reeves
and Michael J. Arnold, Sarah L.
Tripp, Danny Wesley Roden, Charles
Wesley Williams, Gary A. Cheers
and Joseph "Yankee" Ebright have
filed for alderman.
Holden Beach
Between Tuesday at noon and Friday
noon, the number of candidates
at Holden Beach jumped from zero to
five.
A former mayor, John Tandy, is
unopposed in his bid for mayor, while
Addison Hayes, Gil Bass, Gay Atkins
and William Williamson have filed
for the two available commissioners'
seats. Incumbent Commissioners
Gloria Barrett and Jim Griffin and
Mayor Kenner Amos did not file for
re-election.
Sunset Beach
At Sunset Beach, James Gordon Is
EBRl
S Shallotte, North
iLnamfih.
dopts Tattc
Anytime a needle is used on skin
there is a health risk, and in tattoo
parlors there is also the possibility
that infections of the blood could be
spread from one person to another
Blum said hepatitis B and AIDS,
aquired immune deficiency syndrome.
are the two diseases of meet
concern
Blum said the proposed ordinance
?uuiu rc^we u* pariors io nave a
pnMnspectioci and receive i.iboctnnation
in sterile techniques from
the health department The parlors
would then be issued a permit (or a
period of tune and would be subject
to inspections during that tune If the
parlors were to violate any rules, the
permit could be revoked
Blum asked that the ordinance be
adopted to go into effect Dec 1, to
give his department tune to develop
training procedures and the
necessary forms
Board member Naomi Henry moved
to accept the proposed ordinance
with a 1100 annual fee tacked or. to
help defer the health department's
costs The motion passed xiawmouv
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Sanitarians
Board members voted to write the
Brunswick County Board of County
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unopposed in his bid for election to
the mayor's office, which he now
holds by appointment. Seeking three
seats on the town council are incumbents
Katherine (Kathy) Hill
and Edward M. Gore Sr., and Minnie
K. Hunt and Richard Plyler. Appointed
councilman George Foster
will not seek election.
Ocean Isle Beach
Mayor I .aDane Bullington is unopposed
in her bid for re-election at
Ocean Isle Beach, while five candidates
are vying for two commissioners'
seats.
They are incumbent Connor Cox,
former commissioner William Benton,
Toby Tomblin, Thomas Blivins
and Terry Barbee.
Calabash
A former mayor of Calabash, R.
Douglas Simmons, is unopposed in
his bid for election to that office
again.
But there will be a race for the five
council seats among John H.
Johnson, Robert Weber, Patricia
Lewellyn, Ijnda Roberts, outgoing
mayor Sonia Nance Stevens and Suzy
JNSW
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Commissioners asking when it wil
art on an environmental health staff
ing situation involving count;
sanitarians The commissioners ha<
considered the problem at their Jul]
9 meeting but took no action
Blum said the letter focused on th
charge the sanitarians were not pro
viding the service they should be. i
complaint by six citizens, and a sum
manzatlon of the fart many citizen
had come forward in support of th
sanitarians and their work
Flu Shots
Because Dr James Mulhoilam
had recommended October as th
best month to administer the flu vac
onatiorts. Blum had alreadv a;
proscivc! the count) commissioner
hc b> a vote ot three to two appro?
ed raising the charge for the vatda
tior. from ?3 to K contingent on th
Health Board*? decision
Henrj Hetchert. president of th
senior omens' council, sent th
health board a letter opposing the t
fee or. the grounds a could cau?
scene seniors hardship.
Besides the fee hike to B the boar
also adopted Blum's other proposal!
to allow health departmen
empk.) ees to get the shots at the fu
ed rate so as reduce sacfc leave, an
QCAL OFFICES
le Races,
H. Moore. Moore, who was appointed
to fill a vacancy on the board, is the
only incumbent councilman to file.
Bolivia
Mayor Ina Mae Mintz and Commissioners
Sieve nubbins, m.F. Taiuni,
Ella Jane W. Wescott and Deborah
H. Stanley have all filed for reelection
in Bolivia.
Boiling Spring Lakes
Elinor Handler and Lester Beal
have filed for mayor of Boiling Spring
lakes, while Tom Simmons,
Eleanor Ensminger, Stephen Moore
and Herbert Bunten have filed for
commissioner. And in an aDDarent
first for the town, a candidate for
town council has announced his intent
to withdraw.
Eric "Rick" Eckstein has asked
that his name be taken off the list of
candidates, said Town Clerk Barbara
Cumbee. "I've been here for quite a
few elections," she said, "and it's the
first time this has happened."
Southport
Southport Mayor Norman Holden
seeks re-election unopposed, while
Alderman Ed Oliver and Barry
Callari have filed from Ward 1 and
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BY DAWN ELLEN BOYD
Brunswick County Commisioners
named three of seven members to the
Brunswick County Board of
Equalization and Keview Monday
I night.
Appointed were Eileen Keliagher
of Oak Island, A.A. "Iceland" Massingale
of Shallotle, and Harold
Willetts of Bolivia. They were
* nominated by the commissioners of
; their respective districts, Jim Poole,
, Herman Love and Krankie Rabon.
Beginning next spring, the board
will hear the appeals of taxpayers
who are not satisfied with the values
assigned their property during the
1986 revaluation now being conducted
by W.P Ferris Inc.
Commissioners voted to increase
the membership of the E & R Board
from five to seven persons, an idea
originally proposed by Chairman
Chris Chappell at the Sept 16th
meeting and suggested again Monday
by Commissioner Frankie
Rabon
These additional two members will
be named by the full board of commissioners
with the intention of making
sure the diverse interests of the
county are represented.
Commissioners Grace Beasley and
Chris Chappell will lake their appointments
later Chappell specified
that he wants to make sure the farmrrl
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1 allowing other county employees to
- have the shot at the fixed rate after
1 all the senior citizen areas were serv1
ed The agency has 575 doses of the
f flu vaccine available
Board member Frankle Habon
- suggested returning any excess
' money to the senior citizens program
? after the program's costs were met
Blum said that he didn't think the
s department could legally do that and
r explained the reason he was proposing
the increase was so the fees
would go up gradually and because of
1 criticism from medical profese
siocals
> Board member Fred !>esh said.
b with raPsn-vl* ?Kn
* have too many more income producu
rng yean of their lives
> Blum pointed out the vaccine
e wasn't only meant for senior
ntirera. people with chronic condie
twos were also recommended to
c have the vaccine
S Sorreaimg Program
e The department has forwarded a
proposal to operate a community
d alternative program to the Cape
' Fear Council of Governments for
1 consider a her, and a recommendation
to the county comnuasaooera
d l See PERSON-NIX. Page IKI
But Not <
Robert Thorsen arid James C. < Jim)
Brown from Ward II.
Caswell Beach
William f "7i
? . l.\uiuiti man will
challenge incumbents Bob McCracken
and Duncan Siuarx for the
two commissioners' seats available
at Caswell Beach.
Yaupon Beach
Incumbent Commissioners Homer
Brewer, Robert W. (Bob) Brown, E.
W. (Ernie) Rees and J.M. Warren
have filed for re-election.
l-ong Beach
At long Beach, three candidates
for mayor and 16 for commissioner
will juggle for spots on the Nov. 5
ballot.
Mayor Ben Thomas faces
challenges from Commissioner
Johnny Vereen III and Rav
Mansfield. Filing for three commissioners'
seats are incumbent l? I^ee
Presnell, along with Harvey W.
Anderson, David I. Buchman.
Clayton Horace Collier, A.I.. "Pete"
Farmer, Steve Gainey, Paul A.
flnllooKnr Mom- f.?rw? loinne VUntmn
uuiiii^iivi i . ic> i 1 .mill uiimvo, 'latin.
Kester, William H. Millard, Boyd
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ing and black communities are both
represented. Mrs. Heasley said her
search is continuing, after one prospect
decided health reasons would
prevent him from serving.
Franklin Randolph, a former
school board member and vocal
member of the black community,
said he appreciated Chappell's statement
concerning minorities.
"Minorities own quite a bit of property
in Brunswick County," Randolph
said. "I don't think it's right for
commissioners to appoint a lily white
board. You could add board
members or members-at-large with
input on this board...This Is our county
and we should look at it tlus way:
everybody is somebody and
everybody needs representation."
Commissioner Franklc Rabon offered
a motion to add two members
at large to the K & It Board saying he
believed a black and a realtor should
be included.
The board adopted the motion but
Engine Troul
Pilot To Ditc
Knguie failure about 20 minutes
after takeoff forced a South port man
to ditch his single-engine aircraft
Thursday afternoon in the marsh
near the Oak Island Bridge.
Pilot Karl Klemm of Southport was
performing a touch-and-go type landing
at the Brunswick County Airport
off Beach Road when engine trouble
developed shortly after 5 p m.
Rescuers later retrieved Klemm
from the marsh and transported him
to Dosher Memorial Hospital. He was
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1 In u ?rdlnju?r? ttopted by Cfc* cm
Dthers
Phillips, Timothy W. Pittman, John
R. Ramsey, Ronald J. Shannon.
James Sloop and a former mayor,
James R. Somers.
Belville
Tiucc new faces aie seeking; election
unopposed in Belville, where
Kenneth D. Nlesser has filed for
mayor and Thomas Butler and Roger
Riegle for commissioner.
Navassa
Mayor l.ouis "Bobby" Brown and
Commissioners Edward Williams
and Therman Mosley Sr. are seeking
election.
Roland Sanitary District
Two incumbents, l,eo J. Nowak
and Ava V. Thomas, and newcomers
George Mintz, Patsy Elliott and Boyd
Williamson are unopposed in seeking
the five seats on the sanitary
district's board. Williamson is the
county tax administrator.
Doshcr Hospital District
Incumbent Charles H. Rogers and
Evelyn Teal Butler, Robert Bukoski,
Charles Roof and Charles B. Johnson
have filed for election. Three seats
are available.
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Board
did not specify who lite meinbers-atlarse
would represent.
county Manager miiy i;artcr said 1
minorities compose 21 per cent of the
county's population in answer to
question from new E & R Board
member Eileen Kellagher.
Boyd Williamson, county tax administrator,
said tlie E A R Board is
getting started now so it can undergo
an extensive education process
before tax notices are sent out. The
board, which will offically convene
no earlier than the first Monday in
April and no later than the the first
Monday in May, will hear valuation
appeals. It has the power to increase
or reduce values if it finds action to
be warranted.
In other business Monday, the
board met in executive session for
about 30 minutes to discuss a matter
of litigation at the request of County
Attorney David Clegg. Chappell said
no action was taken.
ale Causes
h Plane
uninjured, sheriff's deputies
reported
It was low tide wiien the plane Land
ed in the rnud. A3 of early Monday, it
still had not been retrieved by
salvage workers.
Chief of Detectives Richard
Burgess and several deputies
responded to the crash along with
rescue workers
Klerrun had bought the secondhand
Cessna 177 earlier that day in
Wilmington
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