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Volume 48 Number 2
July 28, 1976
Southport, N. C.
22 Pages Today 10 Cents
Courthouse Project
County Chances Good
For Federal Funding
“Brunswick County is in a good position” to
obtain federal funds for the new courthouse
complex, it was predicted this week.
Friday Hodges of LBC&W, architects and
engineers on the complex, made the prediction
after Congress over-rode a presidential veto to
pass the $3.95-billion public works employment
bill last week.
Friday told The Pilot that he believed the
county was in “good position” to obtain funds
from the bill to construct the complex.
“Brunswick County should have a good
priority to obtain federal funds because the
unemployment rate here is much higher than the
national average,” Friday pointed out. “The
Beach Squad
Endorsemen t
For Hospital
The Long Beach Rescue Squad has gone on
record supporting the Dosher Memorial Hospital
tax referendum in the August primary.
“We know that without the support and
dependability of a nearby hospital emergency
room, our capabilities are severely limited,”
said the endorsement statement released by the
rescue squad. “Please support the hospital
referendum and help us to help you.”
The complete statement, citing reasons why
the squad believes Long Beach residents should
support the hospital tax referendum, follows:
“The Long Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad is
once again appealing to the citizens of our
community to “Help Us to Help You.” This time
we are not asking you to buy a plate of barbecue
or give a donation.
“This time we are asking you to vote for
keeping a hospital in Smithville Township. We
believe we have valid reasons for our position
and would like to share them with.
“We know there are people living on this beach
today who could not have survived had we had to
take them further than Southport for medical
care. Some of these people had suffered heart
attacks, some had severe bleeding; all were in a
life-threatening condition. In these, and other
situtions, time and distance are big factors.
“Even when people must be transferred to
Wilmington, the primary medical care received
in Southport makes the transfer much less
hazardous for the patient.
“We rely heavily on the doctors and
emergency staff in Southport. From the time we
pick up a patient we are in radio communication
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county is in a good position because the new bill
requires construction to begin 90 days after a
grant is approved and funded and we can meet
that.”
Friday also said the county was in a good
position to obtain other federal money for the
same reasons “because a sister bill includes
funds for water and sewer systems.”
He said LBC&W officials were ready to
provide the county all the help it could with the
application. He said the county commissioners
will have to make the decision about how much
money to seek from the bill.
Friday made his comments while he was in
Southport on Monday and Tuesday to hold
discussions about office space needs in the
complex.
\ The bill authorizes $2 billion in grants to state
and local governments for public construction
projects, such as office buildings and parks, that
could be started within 90 days of the tiem the
money is received. Another part of the bill allows
$700 million to states for water pollution control.
Local governments with higher unemployment
rates that the natinal average can submit ap
plications.
Both the House and Senate acted last week to
over-ride President Gerald Dord’s veto and
enact into law the 43.9 billion bill that has the ?
primary aim of creating new jobs.
President Ford vetoed a similar bill earlier in
the year, and the Senate failed by three votes to
overturn it. Democrats then revived the
measure and scaled it down somewhat and
gained considerable support from Republicans,
it was reported.
Debate on the bill centered on the question of
whether the government should concentrate
primarily on reducing the rate of unemployment
or direct its principal attention to controlling
inflation.
“This bill will not create lasting jobs, but will
instead create more inflation,” President Ford
declared. “It is little more than election-year
pork barrel.”
Supporters claim the public works bill will
create 200,000 construction and other jobs.
Permit Total At $300,000
Building permits valued at
almost $300,000 were issued in
Long Beach in June.
Building Inspector Boyd
Phillips reported that his
department collected $585
RDC MEETING
The regular monthly
meeting of the Resources
Development Commission for
Brunswick County will be
held at 8 o’clock Monday
night at the Commission
office in Southport.
i
in fees, including $467.50 for
the 31 building permits and
$117.50 for ten plumbing
permits.
The 31 building permits
were valued at $285,900,
Phillips reported. They in
cluded 11 one-family
residences valued at $221,000;
seven mobile homes valued
at $19,000, one non-residence
building valued at $200; 11
alternations to residences
valued at $42,700; and one
alternation to a non-residence
building valued at $3,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL NUMBER of entries in the art show sponsored by the
Junior Woman’s Club of Southport during the Fourth of July Festival
featured Bald Head Island. Here is a different angle of one of the most
popular island scenes, Captain Charlie’s.
County Schools Will
Open On August 23
By BILL ALLEN
Staff Writer
The Brunswick County
Board of Education refused
to delay the opening of school
because of anticipated hot
weather during a meeting
Monday night.
Member Barbara Yount
spoke on behalf of the request
made by the Bolivia Local
School Committee to delay
the opening one week.
Supt. Ralph King told the
position on the matter. But he
said a week delay would
result in students having to
attend school until June 19
next year.
Mrs. Yount suggested that
some of the teacher work
days, when students don’t
attend, be eliminated to make
up the week delay. King said
the workd days were needed
by the teachers.
he was taking no
Member Franklin Ran
dolph said the board could
close the schools early on hot
days in August.
Mrs. Yount told the board
that the school buildings will
be cooler in June than they
are in August.
After more discussion, the
board voted, with Mrs. Yount
in opposition, not to change
the school calendar to delay
the opening of schools.
Schools will open on August
23.
Assistant Supt. John Hicks
reported that the con
struction work at Wac
camaw, Union and Bolivia
should be finished before
school opens. He said work at
Lincoln will not be finished
when school opens.
King told the board that
North Brunswick Principal
Nelson Best, who recently
suffered a heart attack,
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Beach Aid To Yaupon Is Subject Of Meeting
By BILL ALLEN
Staff Writer
The Long Beach Fire and
Police departments should
not be the “primary”
providers of services to
Yaupon Beach, Long Beach
commissioners agreed at the
monthly meeting Wednesday
night.
Town Manager John Berry
was introduced to set-up a
meeting for Mayor Harold
Crain to discuss the matter
with Yaupon Beach officials.
After attending the
meeting, Mayor Crain will
make recommendations in
order for the board to “adopt
a definite policy” at the next
meeting.
Commissioner Russell
Morrison told the board he
was concerned about Long
Beach providing ervices —
police and fire — outside the
city limits. He said the
question does not involve the
rescue squad since it serves
the entire island.
Morrison said he was
especially concerned about
the Long Beach Fire
Department answering an
alarm in Yaupon Beach while
the Yaupon Beach fire truck
stayed in the station.
Morrison also said he was
concerned about the Long
Beach Police Department
spending Long Beach tax
money to answer calls in
Yaupon Beach.
Mayor Crain suggested
that he attend a meeting with
Yaupon Beach officials to
discuss the matter. “We
should not be hard-nosed or a
sucker about it,” he declared.
Assistant Long Beach Fire
Chief Dave Warner said the
town has mutual aid
agreements with other towns.
“We help other departments
rather than other towns,” he
pointed out. “But this is not
our primary fuction.”
Commissioner Pauline
Morgan, attending her first
meeting since being ap
pointed to the board to
replace Nancy Leggett, said
Yaupon Beach residents have
been called the Long Beach
Fire Department rather than
the Yaupon Beach depart
ment. “Long Beach residents
are getting the short end of
the stick,” she declared.
Morrison said Yaupon
Beach residents have been
calling on Long Beach for fire
service for the past couple of
years.
Mrs. Morgan also reported
that she heard that two Long
Beach police cars were in
Yaupon Beach one night
recently. She said the cars
should have been working in
Long Beach where they are
paid to patrol.
“The mutual aiH business
is fine, but a primary call is
different,” Mayor Crain
declared.
Warner questioned whether
the Long Beach firemen were
covered by town insurance
when they were in Yaupon
Beach. No one knew the
answer. “We don’t want to
leave the town bare when
they answer an alarm in
Yaupon Beach,” he stated.
In other business, the board
decided to approve a
resolution to send to Gov.
James Holshousers, Jr.,
“deploring” the fact that
Brunswick County will have
no reprsentation on the
Coastal Resources Com
mission.
Commissioner Ellis
Dudley, who brought the
matter to the attention of the
board, said he had just
learned that Brunswick
County, having the third
longest coastline of the 20
counties covered by the
Coastal Area Management
Act, will have no repre
sentation on the Commission
this year.
Dudley said he had to make
several phone calls to find out
who had been appointed to
serve on the commission. “I
was appalled to learn that
Brunswick County will not be
represented this year,” he
declared. “This disturbs
me.”
Dudley said local gover
nments in the 20 counties
nominate candidates to serve
on the Commission. The
appointments are made by
the governor.
“I think the appointments
are politically motivated and
we in Brunswick County are
being ignored,” he declared.
“Two counties, including
New Hanover, have two
representatives while we
have none.”
William Kopp, Jr., of
Bolivia, who represented the
county on the Commission
last year, was not nominated
by a government unit for re
appointment.
Mayor Crain requested that
Dudley draft the resolution to
send to Gov. Holshouser since
he suggested it. Dudley said
he did not think he was the
person to word the resolution
since he was upset about it.
Berry was instructed to
draft the resolution and
present it at the next
meeting.
The board voted, with
Dudley in opposition, to pay
the taxes to lease the Dowless
property adjacent to the fire
station and picnic area.
Berry reported that he had
talked to Lester Dowless, who
believed that town should pay
the county and town taxes on
the land to lease it because of
higher re-valuation.
Berry said lots 1 through 9
are valued at $18,110 and Lots
10 and 11, $4,000, according to
the county tax records. He
said the two taxes will be
above $170 this year.
Mrs. Morgan told the board
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