INSIDE
While keeping an eye on the big pumpkin next to
her, three-year-old Katie Kronenwetter of South
port tackles one just her size for carving a Hal
loween jack o’lantern. The after-school art program
rnoio oj jtm Harper
at the Southport library was sponsored by the
Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Depart
ment.
Dosher reports annual profit
By Marybeth Bianchi
Feature Editor
Septembers usually mean few patients and reduced
income for Dosher Memorial Hospital, but not September,
1992.
Bucking the recent trend, Dosher revenues for the month
were up, administrator Jim Shomaker told the board of
trustees Monday night.
"We did have a very good September, for September,"
Shomaker commented.
Patient revenues were $300,000 higher than the previ
ous year and $200,000 more than budgeted. Hospital
admissions were higher for the month, as were operating
room procedures, which rose from 57 in August to 96.
The bottom line showed the hospital with an $18,363
excess from revenues where a $76,338 loss had been
budgeted.
As September also marks the end of the hospital's fiscal
year, Shomaker reported that the bottom line for 1991-92
was again in the black, although nearly $20,000 under
budget The total excess from revenues for the year was
$194,678. With the addition of the four-cent tax levied on
Smithville Township property owners, the bottom line
ended up being a little over $620,000.
Shomaker also reported that the hospital's ratio of assets
to liabilities was a strong 4.4-to-1, pointing out that in the
hospital industry a 2-to-l ratio is considered healthy.
In other business:
•Trustees approved spending a total of $8,100 to im
prove the fire alarm and sprinkler system, repair gutters on
See Dosher, page 3
Tuesday vote
Brunswick voters will decide
local, state and national races
By Holly Edwards
County Editor
One of Brunswick County's largest
voter turn-outs in recent history is
expected next Tuesday, November 3,
when residents go to the polls to elect
the president of the United States as
well as a number of state, district and
county officials, said supervisor of
elections Linda Britt.
"Historically, the vote is always
higher in apresidential election,'1 Britt
said. "And this year there seems to be
a lot of political unrest. I think it's a
national thing.... And we've never seen
a three-way presidential race. I think
it's going to bring more people out."
Britt said she expects about 70 per
cent of the county's 32,769 registered
voters to cast ballots this year. There
are 18,995 registered Democrats,
11,761 Republicans. 2,007 unaffili
ated and six Libertarians.
Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and
close at 7:30 p.m. Anyone who is in
line at 7:30 will be allowed to vote,
said Britt.
Because of the large expected turn
out, atnfthe rapid increase in the num
ber of registered voters in the county,
Britt said in some areas voting will
have to proceed at an average rate of
three votes per minute in order for
everyone to finish voting before the
polls close. The busiest time to vote
will be between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m..
See Vote, page 3



V
Political signs of the time
Ballots pages 5, 6; candidate profiles page 7,8
Zoning changes made;
vote may come Monday
By Holly Edwards
County Editor
Brunswick County commissioners
and planning board members faced a
crowd of about 50 people Monday
night in a joint workshop to hear final
public comments on county wide zon
ing, and approve final recommended
changes in the proposed zoning ordi
nance.
Commissioners are expected to hold
their first vote on the proposal at their
regular monthly meeting next Mon
day, November 2. Since the vote will
not be unanimous - commissioner
Donald Shaw announced recently that
he would vote against the ordinance -
- the proposal will require two read
T m fully in favor of the zoning.... But, if
you don’t do it right, it’s like getting a
good watch dog and then taking him
down to Dr. Rabons and having his teeth
pulled*
Bob Quinn
Southport resident
ings in order to be adopted before the
new board members take office on
December 7.
Although most of the people who
addressed county officials Monday
See Zoning, page 3

Forecast
The extended forecast
calls for partly cloudy
skies on Thursday with a
high in the 70s. Expect
cooler weather Friday
■with highs in the 60s and
lows in the 50s, then even
cooler - but fair -
weather Saturday and
Sunday with highs in the
SOs and lows in the 40s.
Tide table
HIGH LOW
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
10:19 am. 3:44 am.
10:31 pm. 421 pm.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
11:08 am. 4:31a.m.
11:19pm. 5:16pm.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
11:56 am. 5:19 a.m.
— pm. 604 pm.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
12:09 am. 6:10 a.m.
12:47pm. 6:56 pm.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2
1:05 a.m. 7:05 am.
1:39pm. 730 pm.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
1:59 am. 8.-03 am.
231 pm. 8:43 pm.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
254 a.m. 903 am.
3:23 p.m. 934 pm.
The following adjustments should be made:
Bald Head Islsnd, high -10, low -7; Caswell
Beach, high -5, low -1; Southport, high +7,
low +15; Ysupon Beach, high -32, low -45;
Lockwood Folly, high -22, low -8.
CP&L says Brunswick plant
start-up will come next year
7 am not surprised
at the increasing
number of deficien
cies on the list. I
hope that is because
we are establishing
new standards*
William Cavanaugh* ID
By Jim Harper
Staff Writer
The Brunswicknuclearplant, which
was to open "in a couple of weeks”
after its shutdown last April 21, will
resume power production "in the first
quarter of 1993," CP&L's president
said Friday.
William Cavanaugh, m, president
and chief operating officer of the com
pany since August, said that first
quarter 1993 is the target time for
resuming operation only of unit 2.
Unit 1 will be returned to service
sometime later.
CP&L had said earlier that on No
vember 9 they would tell the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission when they
wanted to restart the plant, but that
"standby" has been postponed.
"We're going to take advantage of
the additional time to make certain
our startup plan is as complete as
possible," Cavanaugh said. "The more
work we put in, the better product
well have."
Earlier Cavanaugh, the highest
ranking CP&L official to meet here
with the NRC since the April 21 shut
down, told the commission's Region
II staff, "Brunswick is going to start
up in a controlled manner, with a lot
See CP&L, page 3
CAVANAUGH