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T uesday ItV MAK.IOKII. MKCIVKUN Polls open at T?\tO a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rnmswick I'ounty's '21 precincts, where voters will choose county, district and national officials. A total of 24.577 county residents have registered to vote, but according to Ann Jones of the county board of elections, a turnout of only 50-55 percent Is expected in the off-year election, with no significant issues having emerged in the county Registered IH'iiuvrats number hi,584. and there are 7,247 registered Republicans, the remaining 741 being unaffiliated with a party. These voters will help decide whether or not to return 1 Vmoerat i hatite Hose t o Congress for all eighth term as representative of the 7th congressional district. His opponent. Republican lot limy Harrelson, has waged an aggressive. well-financed campaign, hut the two liavc not struck sparks with any issues beyond Hose's loans from his campaign funds, which has been pursued largely by the state Republican party. Another decision on the national level is the U.S. senatorial nice between former llovernor Terry Sanford a Democrat, and Republican Sen. James Broyhill, formerly Congressman Rroyhill, who une\|K*ctedly inherited the scat held by Sen. John Kast. Cast's recent suicide led to Rroyhill's appointment. Tuesday's ballot will include a vote for one of the candidates to fill the remainder of Rust's term from November to January, while in another column a vote v " ' six-year term. y? Volume 24. Number 51 She Holder) Be Pt'l mm TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER TOMMY POI.I.AI Holdcn Reach ana residents at ail occasionally storm) Boat Parade C Calabash plans to celebrate and beverages ai Christmas in a coastal way again this planning to sell si year, with a street festival and ed goods. Bingo waterway parade of boats on Sunday, the schedule of ei Nov. 30. Artists and en Proceeds will again benefit local l>ooths in the arts children, according toCouncilwornan $10 per space I Sonia Steven-., an organizer of the Stevens, event. Also, donatii Arts and eiafts bootlis, concessions distributed to ai and musical entertainment will hei'in cnntrihnLione tn at noon, with the pa rude of boats to direct deposits ir depart from the Calabash docks on high tide, around 5 p.m., (tending south down the fntracjastal Water- . - > way. "We're going to go at least to Little Kivcr, S.C.," said Ms. Stevens. 1 1 ^1VTentativc plaas are shaping up A quickly for the festival, she said, with IJk \A/f a second meeting set tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the town hall. "All of the organizations in BY MAKJOlt Calabashb? the Klks, the VPW, the A jury in I fire department and their aux- Superior Court i iliaries, the town council?we're all decision Oct. \ involved in getting this thing going. Chance of Faye Evervbodv will he working against llnhloi together." Walton, a Wli I-ast year's Christmas festival was representing the organized in n matter of about two decision, weeks, she said. "This year we've got Mrs. Chance w more time and more people to compensate f working." Ilolden Hcnch co The Calabash Volunteer Rescue She claimed fir Squad will offer liotdogs and contain the blazi beverages, the Calabash Volunteer fire hydrant was biro Department will serve barbecue A suit filed > 11s Time To N Voters will also chouse state senators and reprcscii tatives. The incumbent DoiiUK'rat Hop. Iv Davr "Hutch" Hedwinr of (Vi'.-m !?!*? in.-..a. .c . Republican Malcolm lirissett of (Irissettown (<? representation of the 13th district. Incumbent Sen. R.C Soles, Democrat of Tabor City, is faced by Republican.! IJoyd "Unruly" Sullivan of Sliallotte. Solesluis served tli past five terms in the state senate. Both state races have been low-key, as have nuts county contests. The most surprising note was struck i the competition for two seats on the county's soil an water conservation district board of supervisors. For th first time in many years there is opposition for seats Itcl by Jaines I). Bellamy Jr. of < >ceati Isle Beach and Ilarol Hobinson of Supply. Their cltnllciigcrs are Mary Karp t Wmnabow and Mayuard Owens of Shnllolte. Clerk of Court dreg Bellamy, Democrat of Ilolde Beach, is opposed hv Hepublican (leorge Bai) oi Boilm Spring I-ikes. In his first election campaign since his appoint men to the sheriff's office, John Carr Davis, Democrat < Bolivia, will compete with former sheriff. Kcntiblica Harold Willetls, also of Bolivia, for a four-year term. Districts 2 and 3 have in contention seats on the cour ty board of commissioners and the county hoard ? education, all for four-year terms. In District 2, Tommy Brndsher, Republican c HoMen W""-1* at Benny Iaidlum c loners. I.udltiin wa cd term of 1 Ierina NVUIV9VV illotte, North Carolina, Thursday, Octc 'EMERGENCY' MEE" '< $i , J T U. - yi Ill) (left) promises night that stop signs at the bead meeting Monday original loenlions and that tie will < )n For Nov. 30 At id nther nrmin? !?!* ? fmi/l k... iiack foods and bak- Carolina Bank, games are also on Mayor Doug Simmons will be on /ents. of the judges for the boat parade. Ei iftsmen may enter try fees are the same as last year. J and crafts show for or more donation per boat, .fudging i L>y contacting Ms. based on decoration of the vessel. If arrangements can be made, m jugs will be tree-lighting ceremony will be hel rea biLsinesses for again this year as well as a I,itt the project and Miss Reindeer Pageant on Nov. Vfi. lay lie made to the Organizers will work with con len Beach Appeals 3rd To Fayetteville \ IF*'. MKGlVKItN charged the town with negligence Irunswick County turning off the water supply to tl i|mv iuy uumini <i nyniram firemen irom the Ti 12 favoring Edith Bench Volunteer Eire Depart men ttcville in her suit testifying for Mrs. Chance, said whc 1 Beach. Benton they arrived the fire was contained litevillc attorney a small area of the buildini town, appealed the However, the hydrant snpplyir water to her house was turned ol 'as awarded $.14,104 preventing their extinguishing or damages to her completely, ttage in a 1984 fire. Attorney Lonnie Williams of Willi efighters could noi ington, representing Mrs. ('banc 2 because a nearby contended the damage could ha\ turned off. been confined to about $10,000 liadai In February. 1905, ditional water been available. / Aake Political < i. l-ove, who resigned. ( i| School board contestants in that district art- itu um- j r Worth, both of Shallottc. District 5 commissioner candidates arc incumbent f. Democrat (iracc licnsiey and Democrat Marvm Donald c Shaw Jr., Ix?th of Ixdand*. V>itik f(" d"' district's board of education scats arc it incumbent Democrat James Clemmons and Kepiiblii an n Douglas Flyiui, lx?th of Iceland. d Two unopposed candidates are l-ce J. Greer Jr . c I leinocrat of I <ong Bench, running for a four-year term as J district court judge of the IMlh judicial district, and J Democrat Michael F.asley of Southport, running for reif election to liis second four-year term as District Attorney of the 13th prosecutorial district, n Three proposed amendments to the North Carolina g Constitution appear on the ballot. Amendment 1 would permit the sale of tax-exempt it revenue bonds by private colleges and universities in the if state. The funds could be used only to finance and n refinance rnnihil imni-nvi'inoiilK f?r lhr??ii? The bonds are to be repaid completely by the schools who i i- use the in, and Dr. Jacob Martinson, chairman of the u ,f University of North Carolina Board of Governors which t endorsed the amendment, said, "At no point will the state i >f or its taxpayers be asked to pay for these bonds." 1 ?f Amendment 2 alters the existing requirement that a i s special election be held to fill a vacancy in the offices of t u Governor. Lieutenant-Governor, or members of the ?ber 30, 1986 * 25c riNG DRAWS CROWD is Will Reverst ^ energy to get you a 2 "SB Ho and other ^38 Transportation offi nearly 100 Holde M residents and local !" Monday night at the . ; meeting had been re ir.\ 1:\iii-!u-. lie;: :i for county comnj ? H&k noted several times. "iS^ i * Bradsher said I is.vW -4*i Pollard to hold th sia?j PHaio&ftv susAnevu" meeting because the i intersection will be reversed to their a topic of great It lo what lie can to gel a traffic signal. which the public net ^ ?. Pollard spoke fron pickup truck, writhGi the background ai Calabash Kep. David Red from the audience d munity organizations, the Home Mis- earlier position tha sions Center and the H runs wick signal would solve le County Department of Social Ser- blent at the intersec i- vices to identify needy families to "Any iinproveine >5 assist with the proceeds, Ms. Stevens will help, but what iu is said. They'll compile a list of local line is a traffic sign; families to distribute Christinas Audience me mix? a items and food baskets to personally mind. Nick Rogers t id and then distribute the balance months out of the ye le through Home Missions, using l)SS one, but the other as a screening agency to identify can't do without one 11- families. In what developed change between he a wine recommended &-r\ a i / i s,m,v ",c s PL I r\A when a more aeeur be possible, and sugi . factor be given fulle AlOmnn He suggested to ' v 1 8 transportation comn funds available, insj in Mrs. Chance asked for $44,000, division "pork bar io which included the expense of clear- finance any needed i i- ing the debris and surveying "It's not tliat simj: it, damages to her home. it's not," retorted IN n Walton's contention and that of Rcdwine asked wli in Ilolden Reach officials was (hat the notified him of Moi g. fire was not under control at the time Pollard asked He ig firemen attempted to use the fire wasn't contacted e; f, hydrant in question. *it was a windy problem at the inl it day, and more water wouldn't Imve your road commissi! helped," Walton said. Kedwine. who I n- directly with the e. The case has been appealed to the Transportation's off re N.C. Court of Appeals in Haleigh. corns, replied, "Is t!i il- Walton said it would probably be I'm supposed to folio hoard within six montlis. everything lirid to g L Choices 'onm-il ??f State, :f th?* vjicanr) occurs more than 30 days ht< ediiu; the next regular election. The amendment exends that period to *>n tlays 'litis noncontrovcrsial proHisal a on Id eliminate the trouble and expense of holding hose special elections that would fall no more than a neath before a regular election. Amendment allows the use of revenue bonds for ertam seaport and airport improvements. State i?MMiier Harlan I'.oyles :said passage of this amendment would result in th? creation of new joiis liirouKhuui he state, 3ri st rvin*. administration and high technology, 'rejects that could In* finaie i 1:1 this way arc manufucurini*, processing. norm,.. distribution, .storage, inlustriai maintenance. w inc. avi ition and environrnenal Tlic b inds would n<?t result m higher taxes, as unguuge of the amendment spells out that they must be mid from revenue generated hv the facilities built with hem. Any state or h* al government entity is prohibited |H'( iftcali> from guaranteeing any bonds issued under his provision. While aim mime/its '. and'?were rejected bv voters in 982. Alex Urock of the state Hoard of Election iaid there ippears to be no opposition toany ??f them this >ear. It's he first time in my tenure that (institutional amendnents have been proposed without hoth pros and eons." le said, "but this time n >nc are linked to any proposition hat would raise taxes, and they have lieen more horoughly explained to people." (Candidates Are Profiled InsideTliis Issue| Per Copy 38 Pages b-?Again ; L'SJIF.H don't want to amue with von about (olden Reach in- tin? chain of command; I'm here to ; back to where try and solve the problem." ly, milking the At one point. Pollard suggested e at the location Kedwine had recommended some adit ne. ditional improvements proposed by e it back!" con- DOT last week for the intersection, ation Comtnis- However, IX)T came up with the rd Monday night recommendations after a letter from 5 want the Kedwine repeating an earlier request in. Following :% tot a traffic light at the intersection. ' let ween Pollard i his spring tlie Town of Holden Redwine, the Beach had asked DOT to consider oer asked the placing a four-way traffic signal at referred to give the intersection to improve traffic [tents for the in- How. Vehicles were backing up the or to liave the causeway to the Ocean Boulevard ini. tersection on the island. ;ed, he said, "to A traffic study made in April tare and all rny dicatcd the intersection didn't wardoplight here." rant a liglit, so DOT began looking at Department of othei ways to improve traffic How trials met with anil safety at the intersection, where n Beach area Sabbath Home Road (S.R. 1120), S.R. political figures 1239 arid N.C. 130 come together at Intersection. The the Holden Beach causeway enquested by Tom- trance. uiican rniiiiHimo i'hi.mihi raigmeer l.w. runcierlissioncr, ant! burk stressed thai cost wasn't the Republican can- main concern, but that any changes House, Pollard at the intersection had to be justified under department regulations. :he two asked The study showed that the heaviest e emergency' volume of traffic In the intersection intersection was was turning right off N'.C. 130 onto the ical concern wii causeway or turning left from the ded lo bo heard causeway onto N'.C. 130 toward i the tailgate of a Shallotte, according to Division TrafOP candidates in fic Engineer Roger Hawkins. DOT ml surrounding decided to give tliis traffic the greatest right-of-way, reversing the Iwine, speaking traditional location of the two stops , reiterated his at the intersection, t only a traffic Until August they had been located the overall pro- en S.H. 1239 and on the causeway seclion. lion of N.C. 130 where traffic exits the nts they make beach. ;ed at the bottom More recently DOT had erected il," he said. high-intensity large size reflective rs were of like stop signs and stop ahead signs, olil Pollard, Six l'o increase the safety of the inar we don't need tersection. Area Traffic Knginecr six monttis we tl.A. Kason last week proposed additional warning signs, pavement h.. II' il-'.-illHv .-tint nnfi'liimi of nai'nmiinl nd Pollard. Red on S R. 1239, destination signs for I a new traffic motorists leaving Hidden Beach and uininer months, on SR. 1120, junction signs, rightate count would turn arrows and markings for N.C. jested the safety 130 traffic turning right toward the r consideration, beach, clearing of clutter from the Pollard that the line of vision at the S.R. 1239-S.R. nissioner had the 1130 corner of the intersection and a mt safety and/or nipli speed zone on S.R. 1239. rel" money, to During 1986 there were seven acimproveincnts. ridents at the intersection and ile and you know another four during the first seven dlard. months of 1986. From Aug. 1 through iv Pollard hadn't Oct. 14, there have been two acuday's meeting; ridents. including one on Oct. 14 in dwine why lie which a concrete truck ran the slop irlier about the sign on N.C. 130. :crsection. "I'm "You're going to liave a problem iiner," be said. cither way if somebody runs a stop ypically works sign," noted Division Engineer Secretary of Fundcrburk. it doesn't matter ice on road con- where it Is. there's going to be a promt the procedure blem." w? I didn't know Mixed feelings were voiced about 0 through you. 1 (SeeSTOPSIllNS, Page2-A) k
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