. M
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
VOL UME 45 NUMBER 5
16PAGES TODAY
SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA
AUGUST22,1973
10 CENTS A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
CONGRESSMAN VISITS— Rep. Charlie Rose,
(right) touring the coastal region of the 7th
Congressional District he represents, visited the
Frying Pan Lightship nautical museum in South
port Thursday. The Congressman was asked to
help secure for the lightship some equipment that
was not aboard when the vessel was delivered to
Southport. Pierce Horne, chairman of the
Lightship Commission and a member of%e party
that toured the lightship, presents a trivet to.Rose
depicting the Frying Pan and signals it displayed
while on station off Cape Fear.
Board Nears Decision
On New Landfill Plans
Hie county commissioners
at their regular meeting on
Monday voted to have
Sanitary Landfill Manager
Edwin S. Clemmons present
fo them at their next meeting
for approval {dans for a one
site solid wate disposal
system to be complemented
with containerized collection;
and the commissioners also
appointed a seven-member
Brunswick County Pollution
Abatement Facilities
Financing Authority.
The solid waste disposal
system would include a
central site near Supply and
either ten 40-cubic yard
containers or 100 four-cubic
yard containers, Clemmons
said.
This system must go into
operation by July 1, 1974 to
remain in compliance with
the North Carolina State
Board of Health, and
Clemmons said the equip
ment must soon be ordered to
meet the deadline.
Clemmons said estimated
capital costs include $1,000
per year for a 40-acre site,
$6,000 for necessary
strutures, $10,000 for roads
and gates, either $66,000 or
$61,000 for the different
containerized systems, and
approximately $68,000 in
yearly operating costs.
To come in compliance
with the state guidelines fof
sanitary landfill operation,
the largest change the courfty
will have to make will be to
cover the landfills at the end
of every day.
Clemmons said the project
is not “the total solution” to
Brunswick County waste
disposal problem, but he said
the new system would be “a
step” in the right direction.
From a list of recom
mendations prepared by the
state recently, Clemmons
made the following propsals:
(1) that the municipalities be
responsible for collection of
their own waste within their
cooperate limits, (2) that the
unincorporated and rural
areas use house-to-house
garbage collection by private
agencies paid by the in
dividuals, (3) that the
county have one centrally
located landfill near Supply,
and (4) that all other landfill
sites be closed after the
central site is opened.
Commissioner J.T.
Clemmons balked at im
mediate acceptance of the
landfill proposals, saying, “I
see a lot of mess coming from
this system.”
Commissioner Clemmons
said he did not support die
proposal at this time because
not enough data had been
submitted with the {dans, and
at this request Edwin
Clemmons was directed to
bring statistical information
from other counties’ landfill
systems.
Later, at Commissioner
Clemmons’ urging, the board
agreed to ask Sheriff Harold
W. Willetts to “vigorously
enforce” the existing or
dinances against
unauthorized dumping in
Yaupon Clerk
Screening Set
Yaupon Beach com
missioners decided at a
special Tuesday morning
meeting to hire a personnel
interviewer to screen eight
applicants for the position of
town clerk vacated Tuesday
by the resignation of Lucille
Las ter.
This action came after
commissioner Jack Allen
introduced and Gib Barbee
seconded a motion to hire one
of the applicants that day;
however, the motion was
rescinded in order to allow
for the screening.
According to Com*
missioner William A.
Smalley, the decision to
subject the applicants to
testing stems from a decision
made at a previous special
meeting held Thursday for
Whitt Brown to act as in*
terviewer. Brown is an
associate of the town’s
auditing firm of Cherry,
(Continued on page 9)
undesignated areas.
The pollution abatement
authority appointed by the
commissioners includes J.
Dewey Sellers and Thurston
Mintz from Lockwood Folly
township to serve for six- and
two-year terms respectively,
Louis Cleon Evans of Wac
cam aw township for a six
year term, William C.. Crowe
of Smith /ille township for a
six-year term, Howard F.
Williamson of Northwest
township for a four-year
term, Julian K. Taylor of
Town Creek township for a
two-year term, Caesar Hardy
of Shallotte township for a
four-year term.
The authority will be able
to finance tax-free bonds for
construction of pollution
abatement for industries
locating in Brunswick
County.
The commissioners also
heard a presentation by
Resources Development
Commission Director Jackie
Stephenson and Brunswick
County Airport Commission
member William E. Mc
Dougle asking for a
resolution in support of the
airport and funds for
(Continued on page 9)
Renovations Funded For
Dosher To Remain Open
Acting on the recom
mendations of Charter
Medical Corporation
representative Max Brabson,
Dosher Memorial Hospital’s
trustees voted Monday to
authorize the trustee
chairman and the hospital
administrator to proceed
with $6,000 worth of
renovations needed to con
tinue the hospital’s license to
operate after the end of next
month.
Brabson, vice-president of
Charter’s hospital division,
gave the aldermen a report of
the company’s findings and
recommendations after
studying the hospital’s
operations since August 8.
Brabson repeatedly em
phasized that Dosher
provides a viable service to
the community, and he said
his company expects to
change Dosher’s present
“negative" outflow of cash to
a “positive” profitable
operation. ‘‘Hopefully, in
another 30 days, we will show
some positive results,” he
said.
Brabson also requested and
got the trustees’ assurances
that they would attempt to
make available funds with
which to purchase “revenue
producing" equipment.
In a thorough criticism of
all aspects of the hospital’s
operation, Brabson said that
lowering the ratio of em
ployees to patients and
making the purchasing
program more economical
are two crucial areas already
receiving attention.
Brabson recommended and
the trustees agreed on a
policy of lowering the number
of hospital personnel by at
trition, or simply by not
replacing those employees
who leave their positions.
This would eliminate any
firing of personnel, and
Brabson also said several
(Continued on page 8)
December Vote Possible
$2.5 Million Water Plan
Underway At Long Beach
Long Beach town coun
cilmen at their regular
Thursday night meeting
passed a resolution of intent
to proceed with plans to
construct a $2.5 million water
system, and town attorney
Edward Greene said a bond
referendum could be held
sometime in December if
project plans meet with
approval by the Local
Government Commission.
Further paving the way
toward the water system, the
council reluctantly voted to
accept a N.C. Clean Water
Bond grant of approximately
$116,000 for the town’s water
project. Some of the coun
cilmen expressed disap
pointment with die $116,000
grant, evidently expecting to
receive a sum closer to the
$500,000 the town applied for.
Mayor O.G. Coleman said
FHA officials had explained
the discrepancy between the
amount of the grant and the
amount applied for as a lack
of planning and coordination
of construction of water
. systems in this area.
Coleman said, “At our last
meeting with the county
. commissioners (concerning
the water system) they
assured us they would have
water at the time we could
have our system built.”
Greene reported that the
FHA officials also said Long.
Beach might be required to
wait six months to be sup-"
plied with county water.
Although the town is now in
the process of acquiring land
leases for a well farm across
the Intracoastal Waterway,
the county commissioners
recently authorized con
sulting engineers to proceed
with plans for Phases II and
III of the county water
system that would supply
water to Long Beach
residents.
Coleman said the well farm
is expected to cost $200,000,
which is included in the $2.5
million total; however, he
, added that if the county water
becomes available, this
Island Lions
Club Created
The recently-organized
Oak Island Lions Club held its
charter meeting at Long
Beach Tuesday night with
Southport Lions Club the
sponsoring group.
J.B. Hayward, president of
the new organization, said the
club will meet the second and
fourth Thursdays of each
month at the Blue Water
Point Restaurant, Long
Beach at 6:30 p.m.
Hayward said several
projects to serve the com
munity are already in the
planning stage, and he said
announcements on such
efforts will be made in the
near future.
The other 34 charter
members of the club include
R.L. Appling, John Barbee,
C.L. Barrow, Ted Casto, Glen
Davis, A.A. Dixon, W.W.
Ervin, R.G. Jackson, Walter
L. Johnson, Herman E.
Joyce, Douglas Ledgett, C.R.
Morrison, Loris O’Quinn,
R.L. O’Quinn, R.W. Reed,
C.W. Stallings, Robert Stone,
J.W. Turner, Marvin Watson,
Lloyd Widenhouse, G.M.
Whitehurst, and Ted Wood,
Jr.
The officers of the
organization include J.B.
Hayward, president; James
Wolfe, first vice-president;
W.L. Spann, secretary
treasurer; James Broadway,
second vice-president; Ted
Wood, Sr„ third vice
president; Richard Sage, lion
tamer; Ted Starr, tail
twister; Rev. Ernest Poston,
chaplain; and Directors
Norris Long, Morris Ferrell,
Troy Davis, and W.E. Mc
Dougle.
expense will not be
necessary. In this event,
Coleman said, the vote may
not be for the entire total of
$2.5 million.
Coleman added, “We’ll
only sell enough bonds to
cover the construction
costs.”
In other business, attorney
Greene reported that the
town still has not received a
ruling from the Attorney
General’s office in Raleigh on
whether or net the town will
vote on a $15 million berm
and dune project.
Greene said the N.C.
Department of Water and Air
Resources reportedly does
not want the matter to come
to a vote for “expediting”
reasons.
Coleman asked if the town
could vote on the issue if it so
chooses.
“You can vote on anything
you want to,” Greene an
swered.
Greene also reported that
the Emerick case will be
tried in district court in
County Adds
New Precinct
The creation of BelviUe
Precinct, the county’s 19th
voting district, was an
nounced this week by the
Brunswick County Board of
Elections.
According to Mrs. Vivian
Tatum, executive secretary
to the Board of Elections,
Town Creek Precinct was
divided to form die two
districts. The western portion
retains the Town Creek
identification, while the
eastern part becomes
Belville.
Town Creek had been the
county’s largest precinct in
area, and ranked second in
registration (1,157 to Leland’s
1,562).
The first election in which
Belville voters will par
ticipate is the November 6
liquor - by - the - drink
referendum. Judges and
registrars have not been
named, said Mrs. Tatum.
The resolution creating the
new Belville Precinct
follows:
WHEREAS, Town Creek
Precincit in Town Creek
Township encompasses the
largest land area of any
voting precinct in Brunswick
County, and
“WHEREAS, The Brun
swick County Board of
Elections deems it advisable,
in the interest of conducting
more orderly and efficient
elections, to establish a new
voting precinct in Town
Creek Township;
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED by the
Brunswick County Board of
(Continued on page 8)
Southport Wednesday, since
the Emericks are contesting
the Board of Adjustment's
recent decision that a
modular home is not allowed
at Pinner’s Point.
Greene also reported that
an attorney representing
Paul C. Plybon has “been in
touch” with his concerning
payment for “services
rendered” by Plybon to the
town. Plybon recently sub
mitted a bill to the council for
$13,000, and the council
declined payment and asked
that Plybon itemize and
explain the charges in his bill.
Several months ago, the
town backed out of a $20,000
contract with Plybon for
consulting work on a berm
and dune protection project
and aid in financing a water
system.
The council voted to
establish a filing fee of $200
for councilmen candidates
for the coming November
elections.
Coleman broke a split vote
to grant a variance to G.W.
Bell to build a porch on his
property at 19th Street East
or a portion of his neighbor’s
property.
The board also granted a
year’s extension on a building
permit of a condiminium
planned by Joe Barone at 46th
Street and Beach Drive.
The recommendation of the
July 19 meeting of the
planning board that the town
hire a professional planner
for approximately $6,000 was
not acted upon by the board
when spectator Mrs. Nancy
Morgan claimed that such a
(Continued on page 12)
County, Towns Divide
$160,000 Tax Receipts
Sales tax distribution for
Brunswick County and nine
municipalities totalled
$160,175.10 for the quarter
ending June 30, according to
a report received this mor
ning from the N.C. Depart
ment of Revenue.
The county receives the
lion’s share - $136,517.53 —
while Long Beach, with the
largest tax base of any
Brunswick County town, gets
$9,000.16. Calabash, recently
incoprated as Brunswick’s
tenth municipality, receives
none of the AprU-May-June
disbursement.
Other Brunswick County
towns, and the amounts
received, are Boiling Spring
Lakes, $959.24; Bolivia,
$70.09; Holden Beach,
$1,774.42; Ocean Isle Beach,
$1,200.16; Shallotte, $2,610.47;
Southport, $5,479.94; Sunset
Beach, $870.02; and Yaupon
Beach, $1,693.07.
The distribution is figured
on the basis of ad valorem
taxes: the county and
municipalities receive shares
based on the amount of
property tax each pays. The
Rabon Named
To Road Body
Wilbur Earl Rabon, 37, of
Leland was the youngest of a
14-member State Secondary
Roads Council appointed
Thursday by Gov. James E.
Holshouser as part of the
North Carolina Board of
Transportation.
The reorganization was
authorized by legislation
enacted by the 1973 General
Assembly, and the Secondary
Roads Council will be
responsible for adopting
annual work programs for
secondary roads in each
county.
Rabon, head of Division 3 of
the state’s 14 highway
divisions, will represent
Brunswick, Duplin, New
Hanover, Onslow, Pender
and Sampson counties.
Members of the council will
serve at the pleasure of the
governor and work with the
county commissioners of
each county in preparing the
work programs.
The council removed the
policy-making task from the
N.C. Division of Highways —
the board of transportation.
In case of a disagreement
between the roads council
and the county com
missioners, the county
commissioners will be able to
petition the board of tran
sportation, and all council
decisions are subject to this
board’s review.
Programs developed by the
roads council for each county
must be presented to the
board of county com
missioners at a special,
public hearing so that
commissioners and citizens
may discuss and comment on
the program.
After such hearings, the
county commissioners will be
required to make a written
recommendation on the
expenditure of funds for the
program, and the road’s
council is to follow those
(Continued on page 12)
fudns are collected by the
N.C. Department of Revenue,
which withholds a collection
fee of $1,003 per $100
collected.
The next quarterly
distribution, due after Sep
tember 30, will be larger than
the April-through-June total
if the July total is any in
dication. Last month, a total
of $65,047 was collected here,
(Continued on page 8)
Rose Pledges
Lightship Help
U.S. Representative
Charles Rose visited the
Southport area and the
Frying Pan Lightship
Thursday, and he told
lightship commission
chairman Pierce Horne he
would aid and support the
project to renovate the ship.
“I think you’ll have a real
fine tourist attraction here,”
Rose said.
At the request of Horne,
Rose said he would assign a
staff member to work with
the Coast Guard in supplying
the ship with various pieces
of authentic equipment to
restore an atomosphere of
realism when the project is
completed. Among those
items Horne and lightship
commission member Marty
Kesmodel requested are a
wheel, lifeboats, a compass,
radars, and a fathometer.
However, Rose stopped
short of offering financial aid
to the project, and he urged
Brunswick County residents
to adopt an attitude of self
reliance while turning the
ship into a public museum.
“It ought to belong to
Southport,” Rose said of the
craft which served for years
as a warning beacon on
Flying Pan Shoals.