THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community *
VOLUME 44 NUMBER 23 12 PAGES TODAY SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA DECEMBER 27, 1972 10 CENTS A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Potter Named ASC Chairman; |
Committee Members Are Listed
Newly-elected Community
ASC Committeemen met as
delegates to a County Con
vention at the ASCS Office in
Shallotte recently and
completed the 1973 elections
by naming Aldreth C. Phelps
of Supply to a three-year
term on the County ASC
Committee.
Phelps replaces Edgar L.
Holden of Supply who retired
after 20 years of service on
the committee. Ivan V.
Bennett and Arthur W.
Bellamy of Shallotte were
named first and second
alternates.
In final action of the
Convention, Ira A. Potter of
Winnabow was named
chairman and Curtis Hewett
of Shallotte, vice-chairman of
the county Committee.
All County and Community
Committeemen will begin
their new terms on Monday,
January 1.
Following is a list of the
new Community Com
mitteemen with the chairman
shown first, followed by vice
chairman, regular member,
first alternate and second
alternate:
LOCKWOOD FOLLY -
Alton Evans, Hollie Johnson,
Carl Holden and Elwood
Fulford;
SHALLOTTE - Arthur W.
Bellamy, W.I. (Buddy)
Hewett, Guy A. Hughes,
James F. Gore and Ervin F.
Hudson;
Water System
Plan Supported
A resolution in support of a
Brunswick County water
system has been adopted by
the Resources Development
Commission, which also
urged all involved agencies to
expedite the construction of
such a service.
The resolution noted that
additional fresh water has
been made necessary by
industry, a 19.5 percent in
crease in population the past
ten years and a tourist trade
that has doubled.
The resolution states that:
“WHEREAS, the Resources
Development Commission for
Brunswick County is charged
by North Carolina statutory
law with the responsibility of
guiding the overall economic
development program of
Brunswick County; and
'“WHEREAS, said economic
development is highly
dependent upon an adequate
and constant fresh water
supply for domestic, com
mercial, and industrical
purposes; and
‘‘WHEREAS, the Brun
swick County Board of
Commissioners has
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NORTHWEST — Jean G.
Medlin, Leo Jenkins, Harlee
Perkins, Addie Mae Butler
and Reefus Stewart;
Arthur Knox
Takes Office
Arthur Knox was sworn in
as Brunswick County
Register of Deeds Friday in
the Shallotte Court house
before Magistrate Mrs. Lela
Osborne.
A special meeting of the
Brunswick County Com
missioners was held Thur
sday for the purpose of
hearing the oath.
Present at the meeting
were J.T. Clemmons, Robert
Simmons and Bill Kopp.
A recount had been
requested by Democrat
Durwood Clark when a dif
ference of ten votes resulted
between Clark and
Republican Knox in the
November general election.
Clark’s recount was denied
b; the State Board of Elec
ti. ns, which sent notification
to .he Brunswick County
Boa. d of Elections to certify
Knox. Certification was
granted Thursday.
A Merry Christmas
An 11th hour Christmas surprise for a Southport
woman and her visiting daughter was received
Sunday night courtesy of Piedmont airlines.
Miss Donna Liggit Forbes of New York City flew
here for Christmas to visit her mother n Mrs. Kittye
Forbes, an employee of Carolina Cape Fear
Corporation. Miss Forebes’ miniature poodle
Hansel was to accompany his mistress on the
holiday trip, but it was discovered that the pet had
been left behind at the New York Airport.
At 11:15 p.m. Christmas Eve, however, a
Piedmont employee who had driven from
Wilmington delivered the poodle to the Forbes,
completing a Merry Christmas for all — including
Hansel.
TOWN CREEK - William
P. Gore, R. Clifton Wescott,
Jackie T. Potter, Jr., E.T.
Albright and Ellis H. Lewis;
SMITHVILLE - Willie
Smith, L.P. Richardson, T.C.
Lennon, Joseph Monroe and
Leroy Parker;
WACCAMAW — Gardner
King, Ivan V. (Bill) Bennett,
Rembert L. Duncan, Lindsey
Inman and J. Carl Pruitt.
Economy, Politics, Bridge
Top County News In 1972
To say that 1972 was a year
of progress in Brunswick
County would be to state the
obvious.
The average county
resident got lower taxes and
three new high schools. The
economy was boosted - by
construction of CP&L’s
nuclear power plant near
Southport and continued
heavy shipping from the
Military Ocean Terminal at:
Sunny Point. Two major
developers have taken ad
vantage of Brunswick:
County’s seashore attraction
at Bald Head Island and!
Calabash. More happy than
their opponents are the
Republicans, who enjoyed an
unprecedented sweep of
local, state and federal of
fices.
And the good news-bad
news of a year ago — the Oak
Island Bridge — had a
chapter added: bids for a new
high-level bridge were
received and opened, then the
State Highway Commission
rejected the apparent low bid
and called for the invitation
of bids to be re-advertised the
first of the new year.
Other top stories include
Waccamaw High School’s
second-place finish in the
State 1-A basketball tour
nament and the beginning of
a solid waste disposal system
in the county. There was no
Boat Harbor
Gets Addition
The North Carolina State
Ports Authority has approved
the construction of a covered
dry boat storage shed at its
Southport marina.
The $75,000 addition to
existing structures at the
state-operated facility will be
financed from operating
funds.
The dry boat storage area
will include racks for at least
100 small craft, and a
specialized forklift truck to
remove boats from the water
and place them in the new
covered shed.
Completed in 1965, the
original Southport state
operated marina was
financed by a $500,000
revenue bond issue. It has
berths for 110 vessels, a 1.5
acre open storage boat park,
a terminal building and
marine repair shops.
clear-cut top story this past
year as there was in 1972 (the
Oak Island bridge destruc
tion) or in 1970 (nerve gas
shipment, Bald Head Island
purchase).
NEW SCHOOLS
This was one of the county’s
big stories a year ago when
the three consolidated high
schools were under con
struction in, the northern,
western and southern areas
of the county. All three
opened to students this fall,
providing first-rate learning
facilities that should prove to
be a factor in creating top
stories in years to come.
CP&L WORK J
Not even the Military
Ocean Terminal to Sunny
Point had the far-reaching
effect that construction of the
Carolina Power and Light
Company nuclear power
plant has had on the im
mediate Southport area. As
many as 3,000 Brown & Root
construction workers have
been on the job at one time,
the landscape has been
altered dramatically by the
discharge canal from the
plant to the Atlantic Ocean,
and by the time work is
finished more than one
million dollars will be paid to
’72*8 Top Ten
—Importance of the Sunny Point terminal as a supplier
of materials to American forces in Southeast Asia. A high
percentage of all arms and ammunition sent to Vietnam is
shipped from the terminal, which is one of the largest
employers in the county.
— Utilization of sanitary landfills to serve the growing
demand for solid waste disposal here. The landfills,
located in each of the county’s six townships, are basic to
orderly development that takes the environment into
consideration.
— Announcement that Carolina Caribbean Corporation
will undertake a $15 million development in the Calabash
area. Plans include a golf course, marina and con
dominiums—all intended to take advantage of and
hopefully augment the town’s reputation for seafood.
— Lowering of the county tax rate by 48 cents and
realization of the profit a local option sales tax can mean.
The party in office gets credit for both these levies, and
nary a word of discontent has been voiced by the average
Brunswick County taxpayer.
— Runner-up honors for Waccamaw High School in the
State Finals of 1-A basketball. The Eagles finished with a
244 record, dropping the last game to South Edgecombe,
54-51.
— Opening of three consolidated high schools in the
county — North Brunswick near Leland, West Brunswick
near Shallotte and South Brunswick to serve the South
port-Bolivia area.
— Construction of the Carolina Power and Light
Company nuclear power plant here. This was a big story
last year and will be again next year and the year after.
First of two units at the plant is scheduled to be placed in
operation in December, 1974.
— Decision that a high-level bridge would be con
structed to connect Oak Island with the mainland — and a
recent decision to reject the apparent low bid and read
vertise. The State Highway Commission has announced
that barring further complications the bridge could be put
in use in May, 1974.
—Development of Bald Head Island. Sale of property is
underway, a golf course should be ready for play next
summer and a 140-room inn is under construction. The
Corps of Engineers has rejected a pier building permit,
though, and that makes this big news.
— A sweep by Republicans in the county, led by the
incumbent board of commissioners. A decision by the
State Board of Elections that gave Arthur Knox a close
victory over Democrat Durwood Clark topped the out
standing showing by GOP candidates here.
the county through a one
percent use tax on materials
used in actual construction.
ISLAND BRIDGE
Cur top story of a year ago
is another of those that will
remain in the news for
several years. Destroyed by a
tug and barge in September,
1971, the old Intracoastal
Waterway swingbridge will
be replaced by a fixed-span,
high-level bridge hopefully by
May, 1974, This year, the
most important development
was the opening of bids in
November, but earlier this
month the State Highway
Commission cited an “honest
mistake” by the apparent low
bidder and voted to disallow
all three bids, then re
advertise the project for bids
to be opened in February.
EAGLES CLOSE
Coach Jerry Taylor’s
Waccamaw Eagles finished
the ’72 basketball season with
an outstanding 24-4 overall
record but failed by three
points to win the state
championship, losing to South
Edgecombe 54-51. Still, it was
the best finish ever for a
Brunswick County team is
basketball. En route to the
finals, Waccamaw beat
Wentworth 64-51 and Maxton
73-68 in preliminary games.
ELECTION SWEEP
The strength of the
Republican victory in
Brunswick County was so
great one wonders if
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Light Contest
Winners Listed
The Southport Garden Club
sponsored a Christmas
lighting contest this year and
reported outstanding par
ticipation by the community.
The following were win
ners, judged at 6 p.m. on
December 24: 1st: Mrs. Fred
Willing, 110 Lord Street; 2nd:
(tied) Mrs. Iris Smith, 213 W.
Nash Street and Mrs. Or
mond Leggett, Rhett Street;
Best Over-all: 1st: Judge
and Mrs. Ray Walton, 201 E.
Bay Street; 2nd: Mr. and
Mrs. A.D. Johnson, 1023 N.
Howe Street;
Most Original: Mr. C.L.
Haight, W. West Street.
The judges were Mrs.
Robert Colmore, Oak Island
and Lewis J. Hardee, Jr.,
Southport.
SAND-FILLED BAGS, used successfully at Holden Beach to
stem the tide of erosion, are being employed at Long Beach
near Lockwood Folly Inlet. The highway was closed last
summer after wind and water eroded the pavement. The
sandbags, known as groins, are placed perpendicular to the
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strand and extend past the high water mark. They act as a
breakwater, slowing the current along the beach and allowing
suspended sand to drift to the bottom, thus building up the
beach on the protected side of the groin. (Photo by Dan
Shannon)