Southport senior citizens remember the days when menhaden fish
boats tied up overnight at docks along the waterfront. These are two of
the smaller vessels used in that business (probably the Morehead and
the Anderson) and we think the building in the foreground was at the
end of what now is the Caroon dock. It was a peaceful sunrise scene
taken from the shoreline. We think this picture is about 50 years old.
Caswell
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were going to bury lines on both sides
of the road or only one side.
Cook told Whitesides there would
be space left because BEMC lines
would be buried five to six feet deep,
much deeper than other lines, and
added that lines probably would be
buried on the side farthest from the
ocean.
Earl Gilbert asked when the second
phase of the project would be started.
Cook said this depends on the
BEMC work schedule, but that it prob
ably would commence in 1994. He
assured citizens there would be an
other public hearing for the second
phase and said it would be a "different
story” because of the presence of
CP&L transmission lines for Bald
Head Island, from which Caswell
Beach residents derive no benefit.
In other action, the board;
•Set December 3 as the date for
the next regular meeting. Cook will
be out of town on December 10
when the meeting would normally
be held.
•Set a public hearing at 5 p.m.
December 3 to consider the recom
mendation of the planning board for
the OceanGreens Phase IV final site
plan. The planned project consists of
46 units on OceanGreens Lane.
•Received the 1991-92 audit
report from town auditor Wayne
Berry which shows revenues of
5191,433, about $8,000 more than
budgeted, and expenditures of
SI75,286, approximately $27,000
less than anticipated.
•Received Boyd’s report on three
properties which are under scrutiny
by the town for various reasons.
Boyd said owners of the Heinz
property, which allegedly is in
violation of local building codes, are
being asked by town attorney Elva
Jess to comply with the codes. The
second property, owned by the Bell
family, is considered to be in a
deteriorated condition and would be
subject to action after Jess meets
with the building inspector. In the
case of the third property, owned by
Catherine Rogers, Boyd recom
mended that police take action to
ensure it does not lie open as "an in
vitation to vagrants and animals.”
Hot water
Continued from page 2
from the city.
"The fire department is headed in a
new direction," he said, "and will be
looking good."
Buckbee said he thought the change
in board structure is a good idea and
the change is overdue.
"With all due respect to firemen,
they were only seeing their own situ
ation until now," he said. "Now that
they have outside people with man
agement skills, they'll be a lot better
off.”
Johnson said in his view the depart
ment belonged to the community and
by bringing other citizens onto the
board it gave firefighters more time to
concentrate on actual operations. He
said he does not believe there will be
a conflict between the board and the
firemen.
Stephenson said he hoped the board
would set up a long-range plan to
raise money to buy much-needed
equipment. The department hopes tc
buy a new fire truck soon at an esti
nated cost of SI35,000, and set up a
hird fire station in the Mirror Lake
section near Highway 133.
He said he hopes the arrangement
will lead to a clear division of labor,
with the board looking after the bud
get and the fund-raising and the
firefighters spending their time on
training and maintenance of equip
ment.
"As far as operations go, the fire
department will be responsible to it
self," he said.
Davis said he saw his duties as
managing the business end of the de
partment. including fund-raising in
the community and dealing with new
equipment and expenditures.
, He said the fund-raising could be
enhanced by new projects such as
carnivals and additional bingo games,
and by increasing advertising of these
activities.
Stephenson said one of the major
problems that the department faces is
a shortage of volunteers due to public
apathy. He said he hopes that will
change with the new board structure.
He said the department currently
has only 12 people capable of re
sponding to emergency calls, a situa
tion that is worse during office hours
and on weekdays when sometimes
there are as few as one or two people
available.
"We have to make it clear that all
share the responsibility in the com
munity." he said. "The current per
ception is that somebody else will
take care of it."
Davis said one of the major con
cerns of the new board will be to get
more community support and partici
pation than in the past.
"The department is an organization
that has had some problems." he said.
"It is a sort of a status quo organiza
tion. It certainly isn't growing."
He said the board will try to recruit
new volunteers and help get them
trained.
The department is funded largely
by county and city monies with supple
mentary fund-raising. The
department's budget this year is
$47,000, with S 14,700 funded by the
city, $14,900 by the county and the
balance coming from the public.
This year, at budget time, there was
some friction between the department
and the city board of commissioners.
The city wanted funding of the de
partment to remain at $2,500, accord
ing to the contract. The department
complained that the funding was in
sufficient and said the city allocation
should match the county allocation.
As a compromise, the city gave the
department matching funds this year
and promised to try to match funds
next year through a special tax or
assessment.
Davis said the new board would
request more funding from the city.
He said the board would try to con
vince the city board of the need for
department services.
Buckbee said the city was trying to
hold the line on taxes and would have
to raise taxes to fund the department
at any higher level.
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Continued from page 1
adding that the percel donated is "beau
tiful."
The 1992-93 capital outlay budge
has in it a $550,000 line item fo
construction of the $1.2 million cen
tral office, as recommended by th<
state department of school planning
rhat figure includes funding of the
irchitectural design for the building
vhich willreplace the 1920-era build
ng currently housing the county
>chool administration outside
southport.
"I think it will help the image (of the
school system) a lot." Baxter said.
'And I believe the new building will
provide a productive environment for
the school administrative staff."
Baxter said she hopes the building
will be completed within two years.
A state department of public in
struction survey conducted last year
pointed to a new central office build
ing as a "critical need of the Brunswick
County school system."
"At present part of the
superintendent's staff is housed in a
wood frame building that resembles a
small dwelling." the survey said. "The
space in the facilities are cramped and
inadequate."
recommended that police take action
to ensure it does not lie open as "an
invitation to vagrants and animals."
Zoning
Continued from page 1
it.
"It's a done deal." Rabon declared.
"Now we just need to hope it turns out
for the best."
Rabon admitted there were some
positive aspects of zoning, such as
making the county appear less "clut
tered," but added that he still believes
property owners should have the right
to do as they please with their land as
long it does not infringe on other
people's rights.
Also Monday night, commission
ers appointed four of the five mem
bers of the zoning board of adjust
ments: John Wright Butler. Graham
Justice. Dick Marshall and Nick New
ton. Rabon said he will have a recom
mended appointee when the board
continues its meeting on December 3
at 5 p.m.
In other business Monday night:
•Commissioners took no action
on a request from the Brunswick
County Hospital Authority for the
county to underwrite the cost of
connecting The Brunswick Hospital
to the Brunswick County water sys
tem.
The hospital would generate an
nual revenues of about $12,500,
hospital authority chairman Larry
Andrews said in a letter to com
missioners. The estimated cost of
the project would be $45,000.
•At the request of commissioner
Gene Pinkerton, the board agreed to
give the Brunswick Community
College Southport annex $5,000
from the county’s contingency fund
to pay for the cost of completing
renovation of a classroom.
•The board agreed to contribute
$1,194 to the N. C. Department of
Human Resources to conduct a
study on potentially automating hu
man service agencies throughout the
state.
•Commissioners agreed to use the
same fee schedule the state used to
cover costs of performing regular in
spections of large wastewater treat
ment systems. For systems contain
ing over one million gallons the fee
will be $300; for systems containing
10,000 to one million gallons the fee
will be $250; for systems containing
1,001 to 10,000 gallons the fee wifi
be $200; and for closed loop or
evaporative systems the fee will be
$200.
•The board agreed to enter into
contract with Dr. Harry M. Johnson
for his services as emergency medi
cal services director, and pay him
SI0,000 per year for those services.
•The board tabled approval of the
health board’s recommendations
regarding the health department
time management study.
•Commissioners approved the fol
lowing board appointments and re
appointments: Harry Johnson, Brad
Williams and Herbert Davis were
reappointed and Brad Kerr was ap
pointed to the board of health; Larry
Prince was reappointed to the airport
commission; Larry Andrews and
Bobbie Larrison were reappointed to
the Brunswick County Hospital
Authority; and the entire utility op
erations board was reappointed —
Earl Andrews, William Browning,
Donna Kritzer, A1 Morrison, Burton
Myers, Robert Nubel and Rudolph
Simmons.

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In addition to maintenance dredging on the Cape Fear bar this winter the
U. S. Corps of Engineers plans to perform maintenance dredging in the In
tracoastal Waterway and deposit spoil on nearby beachfronts. Some 31,000
cubic yards is due to be pumped onto Long Beach from Lockwood Folly
Inlet and another 42,000 yards is to go onto Holden Beach from the same
source. Ocean Isle Beach is designated to receive almost 70,000 cubic
yards of sand from Shallolte Inlet.'
The dredging is to be done between January and the end of April, to
avoid any conflict with nesting turtles, and is expected to cause no environ
mental problems, but the corps has asked that any questions regarding the
projects be addressed to Jim Wells, at 251-4824 in the Wilmington office,
in the near future. Citizens can call for a public hearing through November
23.
The Cape Fear maintenance project is expected to produce no beach
grade spoil this season, but Bald Head Island has already put its name in
the pot for the next good sand to come out of the river bottom to supple
ment renourishment from last winter, which is still holding up there rather
nicely.
The recreational vessel fee, which always seemed to be no more than a
fine for owning watercraft -- all boaters ever got ouV of it was a decal that
said A, B or C, and grief from the Coast Guard when it was absent — is
dying a slow death and the first to feel the effect are owners of boats 21
feet and under.
No RVF is required for the small boats any longer, and a federal depart
ment of transportation announcement says that money paid by dutiful
.citizens after October 1 of this year will be refunded.
Beginning October 1, 1993, no fee will be required for vessels under 37
feet, and after October 1, 1994, no recreational vessel fee will be required
from anyone.
Lonnie Broadwell of Long Beach has been recognized by the Southern
King fish Association and Saltwater Anglers Association for life-long
achievement as well as for current performance as a tournament angler.
In a recent issue of the publication "Angler" the 74-year-old Broadwell is
noted as being a leader in the SKA senior division almost all year as well
as being in the top-30 anglers overall.
Fishing with his son Boyce and grandson Andy aboard the Nauti Lady
Broadwell was a money-winner in "ten or 12" tournaments this year by his
own account, including a second-place finish in the Scotts Hill event last
spring and a ninth-place finish in Manteo last month. He also won the local
CP&L event in October.
Broadwell says he’s looking forward to the awards ceremony for the
SKA senior citizen prize in December.
The final Oak Island Fishing Club tournament of the season, blown out
last Saturday, has been rescheduled for this Saturday; A captain’s meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Sure Catch Tackle at the Southport Marina,
and that is where tournament headquarters will be on Saturday. Fishing
hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The club’s annual awards banquet will be December 5.