The State Port
VOLUME 66/ NUMBER 48 SOUTHPORT N C 5o CENTS
Sports
Quinhhi s still Quinton,
hoth in the good times and
dad. the Pilot learns -- 1C
Neig!
Festival of tl
good time Sal
by all who att
The sea yields
things — even Ir.
buried in the sand—
Water plan
Caswell
system
on hold
Hi iii rv |*i*kn
•••' . i i uinli .•( inmiissn incrs sa\
I ' 'e I III t 111! to lake in er tile
1 HiMi. li «alet ss stem but are
l I i audi tlie issue further he
’11:i i 11u.i 1 devise in is marie
1m a b I si ile Mi itulav. u 11 h [)is
:, h ! : i imiiiii.sumi - 1 eslle C 'oilier ot
I i it.; Hi a., u 1.1 -ti m i, i i tmmission
t;m.-i.it! 1.1 11a 1 \ th -liter made
bi t a mi e 11 I' i i Hi last . eek lh.it
ii i mid an e ' i . later si stem to the
ei Hints an-1 I ■ repi >rl baek ii .111 a ree
iiiiiiiendJii e
1 di >ii ' ur id : h uiisii iek t 'ounts
is in tlie jKtsitioit to take ns er a n ater
iisii'in ss lie'll lie are struggling mill
'in e>i a. saul Ms ('oilier.
Hi flTtsy. iek < 'ountv has taken steps,
in. h'dittg adoption ot a mandatori tap
tilman.e and assessments, to help
■ "..II the count i s\ stem out ot the red.
I: is • ifhti lling ii a So-million annual
delieit and is supplemented hy ad
'. herein l .\ dollars to pav ott debt
( as H e 11 Beach otlieials ap
I -" '.i.. Iie 11 ' ouiiii issmn-'t s recently
ihi then ot lei to an c the counts 7 1
miles . i ", .hi'i 11 ncs and 1 7 7 eusti him
ei s i 1. tow :i , ,m eel out ot tile
■i .is . 11-1.... .. and out its in,mile
See ( asnell. page 6
Violation
has closed
zoo/farm
Its W ends Bipiiam
'i.'1; ' > n
I ' e I :: ’i i.i .1 ml lhe
i ’ mi- ,\ i k ! i Mini \ Health I )epart
iiu ii, !i.:v i i-uli-reil William .nul
i iIIi.m I ,mi cloth In close haircloth
t n nr- hi,I I \olic Animals /.mi. lo
, aleJ oil Mnlssas Road.
I he I 111 c lot Ils \ io I a led N orl li
( ,11 III Ilia |,CA 11\ no! has me an ap
pro- e d s\ as less ate I lacilits lor a place
ol pnoli,, assemble and not apple mo
loi -ale , s aluatn>n. counts ills iron
meni,11 In a I lli supers isoi Boh ( Kielte
s a nl
\ls, > heh >i e I'm Wine the /oo. the
I III, I >ili-. dm ni a i ihlam permits from
tlie 1 - n -I Bolis i,i. said toss n zon
ule Mmitnslratoi Ina Kmc
Ml sseie sas ilie is thes s e pot to
ijo ihtoneh the same procedures that
, s I i ' hods I Ise does, said Klup. "We
nasi lo hnoss s\ hat tiles re dump out
dun
I he /i hi is located m liolis ia s ex
it .item tonal |ni isdn lion and in an
am 1C,illiii.il torcslrs district
W hen ihe haircloths appls toi a
See \ iolation. pape 7
INSIDE
Opinions 4
Police report 10
Business 12
District Court 13
Obituaries 14
Church 4B
I \ schedule 5B
Schools 7B
Classifieds ID
1‘h'Hn h\ Jim Harper
('I i It on and hditli Brown arc justifiably proud of the sunflower ci i at the l..nn on Highway 211. When
asked what special variety he planted to get such profusion. Brown i he'd nwd whatever «av in the hag
of bird seed.
Town candidates file
While niil\ ;i leu contests lor municipal office are
apparenl riuht mm. candidates still have eight davs in
uhn.li lu tile notice ol their candidacies with elections
ol ticials.
I he count', hoard ot elections and several town halls
began accepting notices ot candidacy tor municipal
cilice on July 7 ( andidates have until noon August 1 to
pay a So tee lor the privilege ot seeking election.
II ere \ a 11110 low n ol those who have declared their
candidacies U1 date
Southport
Mayor Hill ! nme has tiled notice ot his intention to
seek a second two -\cur term as top elected otticial m the
city, lie i
time.
Ward II
tiled niHi
thee u ill 1
resident V\
Aldei n
reeled ii
Long lit
I he i'
In ill in i
pi mi.ii ■
hallengers tor the mat i ut\ .it tins
nen Phil Joy ner .nut I1 i il I ishei ha\e
eir intention to seek 1 . led ion and
longed bv Hurringti-ii Venue
I levvett.
Brow ii of Waul I ,!! also seek
is no challengers at 1 Ills 11me
’ai conduct a non pailis.ei |n mart elec
hasn't made one ncces- .ns \et for a
to take place there must tv I ; m moie
See Candidates, page (>
Martin Marietta
Legal battle
to continue
over mining
Bv Terry Pope
County Fditor
Brunswick County officials haven’t
surrendered in their legal battle
against Martin Marietta C’orp. over a
controversial rock quarry planned on
a 1.000-acre tract north of Southport.
Despite having their appeal dis
missed last week bv the N. C. Court
of Appeals. Brunsw ick County com
missioners instructed county attorney
Huev Marshall on Monday to proceed
w ith litigation aimed at keeping Mar
tin Marietta from mining the property
off Bethel Church Road. Marshall
said he cannot disclose w hat type le
gal action the board will take until
documents have been filed.
In a ruling liled last Tuesday. July
15, the N. C Court of Appeals dis
missed an appeal filed last year by the
county after Superior Court judge
Ronald Stephens issued a summary
ludgrnent that favored Maitin
Judges reading the
appeal stated ‘any
potential conflict
between the
ordinance and a
permit will not arise
until a permit is
issued.'
Marietta on tour issues over statutory
rights and common lavs vested rights
to mine the land. The company sued
the countv over an ordinance that pre
vents mining \v uh e xplosiv os and de -
watering ot the underground r|uiu :
See Mining, page 6
Bed allocation
Dosher works
on settlement
By Holly Edwards
Feature Editor
[tosher Memorial Hospital trustees
met u Hit attorney s tor an hour in
dosed session Mondas afternoon to
discuss an appeal tiled against state
approval ot Dosher’s application to
e'onsti uct a fiO-hed skilled nursing ta
cilitv
Magnolia Health Care, vs Inch pro
mised to include the skilled nursing
heels as part ot a larger retirement
community at Supplv. tiled the appeal
last month with the state Otticc ot
Administratise Hearings
Dos her trustees took no action al
ter the closed session, hut ehrected
hospital administrator Edgar
Haewood to continue negotiations
ss ith Magnolia I (calth ( are
Posher has retained administratis e
lass specialists Mills Wilson and Jim
( rates \s ith the Raleigh firm Manpin.
las lor and 1 Ills to represent its inter
ests in the case
In the appeal. Magnolia Health
( are asserts that in approving
Pusher's application lor beds and
dousing its application, the state Di
vision ot facility Serv ices "exceeded
its authority and jurisdiction, acted
erroneously, tailed to use proper pro
cedure. acted arbitrarily and capri
ciously and failed to act as required
In lass or rule
A hearing on the case has been ten
tativ el v scheduled in earls ( Amber in
Wilmington before administrative
See Posher, page 6
Municipalities lend support
Framework being laid
for county sewer plan
Be Richard Nuhcl
Municipal I diu>r
Willnn I he span in seven nights carle this month,
ioimci 'l a u po 11 Beach maeot Mae Moore spoke before
meetings Ot live Soulhport-( )ak Island municipal goe -
ernments. seeking su| port tor a counteeeide governing
opera u i / at 10 n to adm i luster eeasteeeater management
needs in Hi unsee ick ( iunite
\s chauman ol the Brunswick ( ounte Stormwater
Management and Sew age ()\ ersight ('omnnttee. Mooie
said now that its icpi a l lias been tiled with counte com
missioners. it is die , ■ imnnttee's charge to seek support
loi ctealion ol a ". (unite - led framework to address
I11 esc lit and t mure w astew a let and storm w a ter issues.
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\oil receptuin in I oiig IP k P i isi a eek.
amous apprm.il ol .i u- P.iioi calling
nsMoncrs to pul llnu n iincw oik in
■ ll low ,1 Council l oil'll A 1 lo kippol [
illi councilor I i.iiio - \liu. > oting m
cilor Helen t Pishw 11, l.nliki : ' respond
- called, so hei i ok as- . ii-d m die
council rules
- or mechanism ol io',,nr. e k e; nmciil
Management and Sm m licainicni
it tee Seeks Mill Ik uslalislu d mlialK
de wastewater ni.nun iicul 'ciciccs
eded and ill areas to a hah Hiunswick
! sere ice. Mooie said ilk - onimitlee
See Sewer, page 7
Brunswick County Health Department
REPORTED SEPTIC SYSTEM FAILURES
\( >11 Kc)mu ted septic Idilures lu health depaitment is likeh imt the entire incidence
nt septic ssstem failures le numbers are likeh higher