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THIS HOUSE on the oceunlront at
Holden Beach la about to wash Into the
Emergent
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BY DAWN ELLEN BOYD
By a 3-1 vote, Holden Beach commissioners
agreed Monday night on a
policy to regulate temporary relocation
of dwellings in an emergency.
When they applied Use strict policy
to three situations, two were turned
down after it was determined they
are not emergencies and one was
turned over to the building inspector.
Confusion reigned as commissioners
discussed the policy at a
special meeting set to conduct a
public hearing on the town's land use
plan update.
Commissioner Hal Stanley motioned
to continue the moratorium on
relocation of buildings from one location
to another on the island except in
emergency situations. The building
inspector, with guidance from the
town commission, will determine
what constitutes an emergency situation,
Stanley proposed
Dwellings moved in an emergency
could stay on the island until 30 days
after the new high rise bridge is opened,
Stanley's motion continued. The
only exception to the moratorium
would be when an owner wants to
Bridge De
Ready or not, the new Ode U W
Ocean Isle Beach will be dedic
remramy neanesoay. yav. ?.
Those on the invitation list ran/
Martin to local municipal officials
ilea eh property- owners, according t
ia Tatum
Town officials are gambling tha
will be ready for public use by Thi
the dedication whether it is or not
Police Chief Jerry Gurgaus said th
the first w?i of December
Tentative plans call for a nbtx
on the mainland side of the span, f
cade of dignitaries across to the
way will be the structure's names/
WlUtamaan, a former date aer/at/
longtime mayor LaDane Builingto
Town offsets is planned to cot
Beach Property Owners Associatio
powed "I sfiesfervitit staaid' oa the l
"It's hard to schedule an apes
you don't know when the hndfe
Jim Sofhroe. N.C Department
spokesman Normally yoa try to /
you know wtli be safe, even If it me
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Democrc
BY SUSAN USHER n
Members of the Brunswick County ci
Jemocratic Executive Committee W
utve ou uays from Monday in which it
o nominate a county coroner follow- B
ng a decision by commissioners to w
etain the post.
Following the resignation last v
reek of Coroner Tommy Gilbert, n
Irusnwick County Commissioners e
iriefly considered not filling the job r
nrl Kouliin o V\/>1 i nknrl K?. tKn C
UIU liaruig IV Uk/VllOIIVU IJ] UIV V.
Jeneral Assembly. The county would
hen use medical examiners to per- t
orm/request autopsies and deter- "
nine cause of death. The system is s
lsed by all but four or five counties e
itatewnde. c
"It's an antiquated system," Com"lOK
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the cast eud of told Holden Beach
ocean, Its owner quest was made to
y House Mi
ises At Hol<
move an erosion-threatened house to
another lot he owns adjacent to or
across the street from its present
location, according to Stanley's motion.
Voting for the motion, in addition to
Stanley, were Commissioners
Graham King and Gloria Barrett.
Commissioner Lyn Holden voted
against it and Commissioner Jim
Griffin was absent.
The moratorium on house moving
was imposed last year when complaints
were received from a
neighborhood into which an older
house had been moved from the
oceanfront.
Following adoption of the new
policy, a request for temporary
ralni?Btihn r\f a Knii<? at 114 fV?nun
Boulevard West next door to 317
Ocean Boulevard West, was heard.
Stanley moved to refer the matter to
the building inspector as provided for
in the policy.
David Wilson, owner, asked if that
meant he can't move his house.
"If that's it, that's it It's not an
emergency situation." Stanley
replied.
dication Cere
illiamson Bridge to closed for an eiti
ated in a 3 p.m. "But in this c
ing down the old
?e from Gov James contractor up."
and all Ocean Isle The bridge w
:o T own Clerk Aiber- of Transports tier
SeweU of Jacksoi
it the to-mile bridge the motion, whicl
iraday, but will hold "I understar
Earlier this month, Sughrue. "It wai
e bridge would open current one "
The name pr
xv-cutting ceremony of Commissie
allowed by a motor- Bridge"?was tt*
island Leading the received by the s
ike developer OdeO Sughrue salt
x and the father of numerous bridge
n sons over the pa<
itact the Ocean Ule "This board
o for help with a pro- Sugtrue.
aland for those in the Under a poh
meeting, before i
Una ceremony when drrttial evervthi
rill be open," noted transportation si
at TrwaporUtMn Continual &
(cbedaie t? for ii day than far people
*na keeping the road tranepotaOan. "
I
its Get To Is
iissioner James Poole said when the wi
oroner's job first came up last in
Wednesday. "We couldn't hardly do al
when the man in office was elected, ai
lut we have the ideal situation here in
'here we can abolish it."
Monday night, though, the board la
oted to fill the vacancy?at least for b<
ow?after getting support from four H
xisting medical examiners, four w
escue squads, and Assistant/Acting al
loroner Larry Andrews. aj
That means the county will essenially
continue operating under a ui
dual" system in which Andrews F
aid the coroner does legwork for the C
ixaininers, all of whom are physi- ir
Lans. L
"You're not going to find one who h
inswi
lotte, North Carolina, Thui
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commissioner* Monday night. A rere
locatr the house across the itreet.
oving
Jen
Again, Commissioner Lyn
Holden's was the only vote against
Stanley's motion.
Also referred to the building inspector
was a request from Mrs.
Ralph Inmar., owner of the last house
on the oceanfront on the east end of
the island, to move her house at 330
Ocean Boulevard East across the
street to 331 Ocean Boulevard East to
a lot she owns.
She told commissioners her house
is about to be washed into the ocean.
"1 have two flashlights you can borrow
if you want to go see for
yourself." she added.
Town Administrator Bob Buck told
commissioners he thought the Inman
house should be exempted from the
moratorium. "If not, we can't give
her a permit to put down pilings," he
explained.
Stanley's motion to follow the new
policy by referring this case to the
building inspector was again opposed
only by Commissioner Holden.
"What exactly does that mean'1
Can we move it or nof" Mrs. Inman
asked.
(See MOVING, Page tA(
tmony Set
a day or two.
ase. the other hall of the project is takbridge,
so we don't want to hold the
as named by the previous State Board
i at its September !?4 meeting Louis
nrville, then Division 3 member, made
i was seconded by Brad Wilson,
id it was very controversial," said
s done by the previous board, not the
opoaed by the Ocean Isle Beach Board
mers?"The Odell Williamson
k hnlv rew> >aH (rw namints (Kst i?r-w-4irea
Z*U. said Su^hrue
1 the R7t milium span was one of
a and roads named (or Individual perA
etgW yearv
wants to reduce that number," said
cy adopted at the board's most recent
i bridge can be named for a specific long
about that person's contnbutxxa to
woM be bated.
ughrtae. "The board wants to name
who have contributed specifically to
dominate C
ill go to the scene," he said, warn- pc
g that if the coroner's job were pi
)olished, some of the medical exriiners
would resign before assum- p<
g the rotation. ar
Still, Chairman Chris Chappell said til
ter, "It will definitely be coming
ick to this board at budget time." ti
e acknowledged, however, that it ui
ould probably be more difficult to
oolish the position once it is fiiiea ei
?air.. B
Commissioners voted 3-2 to fill the b;
nexpired term. Commissioners s;
rankie Rabon, Grace Beasley and
hris Chappell voted yes, while Com- E
lissioners James Poole and Herman H
ove voted no. Love said he could fi
ave voted to keep the position tern
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rsday, November 21, 198
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BV DAWN ELLEN BOYD
"The people won a great victory
tonight!" exclaimed Brunswick
Technical College President Joe
Carter when the votes were counted
in Tuesday's bond referendum.
Brunswick County voters okayed
the $8 million bond referendum 2,687
to 910 to finance construction of
technical and vocational classrooms,
an administration building, library,
student center and a 1,200 seat
auditorium at the college's Supply
main campus.
Only sixteen percent of the
registered voters in the county cast
their ballots in the election. Every
precinct in the county supported the
referendum, except Hood Creek
precinct in the northwest of the county,
which split 35-35 on the issue.
The new buildings will allow the
school to consolidate programs now
scattered across three campuses.
The college presently uses the
former county extension office in
Supply, the old Southport elementary'
school on Ix>rd Street, and one new
building and several trailers discarded
by the public school system at the
Supply main campus.
f'urfor oitim ifoc fhn KniMino r?rn_
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gram will take approximately five
years. The first construction will be a
technical classroom building which
should be open in two years.
Arodhd 50 Brunswick Tech supporters
gathered in the public
assembly building Tuesday night to
Harrelson
Campaigr
BY SUSAN USHER
A Southport Republican launched
his race for U.S. Congressman
Charles G. Rose's seat with brief
stops at five locations Tuesday, winding
up the day before television
cameras in Wilmington.
Stopping briefly at the Brunswick
County Courthouse at 4 p.m. with
about 40 wellwishers, Tommy Har
rebon confirmed plans to file for the
7th District seat in January, campaigning
on his experience in government
and business.
"I feel we have a lot of support." he
said."If we get to work early, I feel
we have a good chance d winning
this thing."
Area GOP leaders were encouraged
in 1964 by Thomas Rhodes' campaign
against Rose, who Harrelsor
said hasn't faced serious campaign
opposition since first elected.
' Rhodes' campaign was good, it
was just too short," Harrelaon said.
' With a longer campaign we hope tc
present the choices better
"We will be on the attack occasionally
, but our overall campaign
will he ooaitive Rot if he I Roae i has
a voting record against the wishes at
chu district, well be pointing that
oat,"
In Harreban's year-long campaign
begun Monday. the GOP plana
to invest op to S30C.006 m tta effort to
unseat Rose.
Among hu top priorities are working
out a soiutior. to the problem
oroner m
irarily, but not as the motion was Wf
irased.
Beasley said slie wanted Gilbert's M
)litical party to have a say before B.
ly board vote, but was warned oi j|S
me restraints. MN
A second vote, to request a nominaon
from the committee, was
lanimous.
In the absence of a coroner, the ]
lerk of superior court, Greg
eiiamy, can appoint one on a casey-case
basis when needed, Clegg
A spokesman for the State Medical
xaminer's office at N.C. Memorial
aspital in Chapel Hill said that ofce
"frowns" upon a dual system
(See DEMOCRATS, Page 14-A
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await flection results. As the first lui
results were posted, supporters clap- ur
ped and yelled as "yes" votes took a di
two to one lead. V<
Supporter Herbert Williams Jr. in
clapped loudly and said, "I can't
whistle. I want to whistle so bad!" sa
College employees and supporters pi
fr
Here's How The ^
Precincts Voted ^
Precinct YES NO ti
Hood Creek 35 35
Leland 60 21 t
Woodbum 22 6 I
Betvtlle " J\ 9
Town Creek 91 24
Bolivia 112 42? t
Southport 1 174 79 1
Southport II 107 42 c
Oak Island 261 174 f
Mosquito 127 10
Supply 233 10 l
Secession 301 55 i
Shaliotte 121 63 <
Frying Pan 183 68 t
Grlssettown 188 61 i
Shlngletree 237 80 t
Ixmgwood 75 13
Ash 65 47 :
Waccamaw 89 22 f
Exum 53 8 t
Boiling Spring I-akes IS 40 i
Absentee Votes 3 0 i
TOTALS 2687 916 1
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Starts Year
i For Rose's
plagued tobacco program and other 1
fanners' concerns.
"That's the most important thing,"
he said. "The world needs our farm
products."
Harrelson said he had the ability to
work with members of both political
parties Specifically he said he felt he
and Sen. Jesse Helms could reach a
compromise on the tobacco program,
whereas Rone and Helms appear to
be adversaries.
"It looks to rrve like there's so much
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TOMMY GILBERT
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>p roves
>Hege
id spent most of the day at the polls
ging voters to support the refercnjiii.
Becruitment Coordinator
ilma Williams worked at the polls
Town Creek all day.
"People were very' positive," she
lid. "There was a slow influx of peoe
going to vote, but they were all
iendly. I left feelinR like we'd won."
Bond referendum opponent Eileen
ellaghcr of Oak Island said Carter
>st the taxpayers money by not
llowtng voters to decide the issue on
low 5 along with the iniuiidpnl elecons.
"He was counting on the Sow voter
urtiout," said Kellagher.
Kellagher also contends the decl>ion
xvili raise taxes > in the county
'When people vote for additional
tebts tlioy shouldn't complain about
ncreascd taxes. The people are the
rounty, and when tliey mortgage it,
>eople pay."
Tech Student Government Associaion
president Nancy Nord of
ituillotte spoke on l>etialf of the slulent
body. "It means a lot to students
o have a more central location. They
ray it is, there is too much competiion
between schools," she explained.
College President Carter said, "I
lincerely appreciate the vote of conidencc
by the people I'm positive
he board of trustees and the adninistratlon
wilJ use good judgement
n planning and utilizing the monies
received from the bond
referendum."
-Lonq
Seat
md blood there It's lard for them to
lit down together," he said.
Harrelson also said he wants to
aoost the economy of the district's
ural areas liy encouraging industry
jo locate in rural western Brunswick
and ftobeson and Columbus counties.
He described himself as a "conservative,
traditional Republican,"
"hawkish" on defense issues and
against abortion except in specific instances
such a rape or where the
mother's life is endangered.
He also has a master's in business
administration in international trade
from the University of Pennsylvania?a
background he said
would be useful in dealing with the
very current concerns relating to
balance of trade and balance of
payments
Party Backing
OAuU w, rvarto
niwc B y^ai u vuMxiaiw;
doesn't throw its support behind
single candidate until after the
primary, Harretoon says ids situation
U a Little different since he was
recruited by the GOP
"When you ask somebody to run,
you're kind of obligated to support
them," he said.
Seventh District GOP Chairman
Bill Shell Is his campaign manager
Cooiidge Morrow a member of the
State Ports Authority board of directors,
is chairman of Hsureteon's
finance committee
Hose la earring Ms 11th year
(See HARKKUJON, Page 2-A)
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