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Truck Winner PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Lillian Robinson of H olden Beach is presented the 1993 Ford Ranger pickup truck she won in a pro motion sponsored by Jones Stores, Pepsi and Texaco. The summer-long contest ended in September when Robinson's name was drawn from thousands of entries from Jones' locations in the Carolinas. Pictured (from left) are Jeff Creep of Pepsi , Robinson, Ronnie Jones of Jones ' Stores and J J*. Jones of Fair Bluff Motors, where the truck was purchased. BUSINESS BRIEFS Area Representatives Participate In Cancer Crusade Local Avon representatives are participating in Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade, according to Peggy Gibson of Ocean Isle Beach, district sales manager for Brunswick, Columbus and Bladen counties. The campaign to promote breast cancer education and access to early detection includes sales of breast cancer awareness pins at S2 each. All profits from the sales will go to education and early detection pro grams developed by the company in association with the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, the National Cancer Institute, the YVVCA of the USA and other organizations. Leading sales representatives in this area include Elloise Hankins of Bolivia. Brenda McLeon of Cala bash. Ruth McElveen of Southport and Sarah Malpass of Leland, ac cording to Gibson. PT Open House The physical therapy department of The Brunswick Hospital will hold an open house on Thursday, Oct. 28, from 1 :30-4 p.m. The event is open to the public and will include tours of the depart ment. Literature on back care and general information about physical therapy will be distributed. Refresh ments will be served. Additional activities have been planned for that date, including an Ace Bandage race for hospital em ployees. All scheduled activities are to recognize National Physical Ther apy Week. Authors To Appear Richard and Barbara Kelly, au thors of Carolina Watermen: Bug Hunters and Boatbuilders , have scheduled two local autographing sessions in Brunswick County, ac cording to publisher John F. Blair of Winston-Salem. They will appear at Lowell's Bookworn in Holden Beach from 2 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, and from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Little Professor Book Center in Southport. Their book tells the story of wa termen in the Holden Beach area. It includes a brief history of Holden Beach and the story of boatbuilding and shrimping in the area. The Kellys have been regular vis itors to Holden Beach since 1983. He is the author of several books, in cluding The Andy Griffith Show, and is a professor of English at the Univ. of Tenn.. She is administrator for a community action agency in Knoxville, where the couple lives Designers Certified Two Brunswick County building designers have recently earned the designation of Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD), an nounced the North Carolina Society of the American Institute of Build ing Design. Institute professional members Jack Scarborough of Shallotte and J. William Dalrymple of Leland earned the status upon the suc cessful comple tion of a two day national ex amination ad ministered by the National Council for Building Desig ner Certifica tion. SCARBOROUGH Scarborough is employed with Houston and Associates, PA., in Shallotte, and Dalrymple is em ployed with Residential Designs East in Leland. The American Institute of Build ing Design is a nationally recog nized association of professional building designers. Its prime objec tives are to create unity in the build ing design field nationally; to devel op new, improve design educational standards and methods; to encour age interprofessional relations among designers; and to promote re search into the aesthetic and techni cal aspects of the profession. M.D. Attends Assembly Dr. Charles J. Savarese Jr. of Shallotte attended the 45th annual Scientific Assembly of the Ameri can Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 7-10. More than 5,000 family physi cians from around the country at tended the continuing medical edu cation meeting. Subjects covered in this session were health care reform, managed competition, wilderness medicine, teenage pregnancy, medical ethics and laboratory quality assurance. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., the AAFP is the national asso ciation of family doctors represent ing more than 75, (XX) family physi cians and medical students. It was the pioneer among medical organi zations to require its members to complete 150 hours of mandatory continuing medical study every three years. First Union Securities Awarded Sewer Bonds After Bids Opened First Union Securities Inc. and United Carolina Bank were awarded $2.13 million in general obligation bonds of the Town of Ocean Isle Beach after sealed bids were opened Oct. 12 at the state treasurer's office State and Local Government Fin ance Division. The winning bid was at a net in terest cost of 4.9568 percent. State Treasurer Harlan Boyles said the refunding transaction will, over the life of the bonds, save the town's taxpayers about $395,000. The average life of the bonds is 7.34 years. The bonds are being issued to achieve, in effect, a refinancing of two issues of the town's outstanding sanitary sewer bonds, dated June 1, 1985, and June 1, 1987, issued at net interest costs of 9.5246 percent and 8.3554 percent, respectively. The only other bidder was Wach ovia Bank of North Carolina, whose net interest bid was 5.116 percent. Boyles commended town officials for their work in preparing for the sale and issuance of the bonds. A nursing assistant refresher course begins Monday, Oct. 25, at Brunswick Community College near Supply. The class will meet at 6 p.m. in the nursing lab of the Classroom Building. The course is designed for those who have completed a nursing assis tant class within 90s or those who are listed on other states' nurse aide reg istries. Those who successfully com plete the competency evaluation which is part of this class will be list '^^SLboats for a dry ride 1-800-545-2293 919-457-9080 Nursing Assistant Refresher Slated ed on the North Carolina Central Nurse Aide Registry maintained by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Bernice l^ewis, R.N., is the in structor. A $35 registration fee is payable Monday. The class will also meet Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Wed nesday, Oct. 27, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and Thursday, Oct. 28, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For information contact the De partment of Continuing Education 754-6900, 457-6329 or 343-0203. SHELTON HERB FARM ? Fall Herbs Specialty Lettuces Goodman Rd oil Hwy. 1 7 3 M ies N ol Wmnabow 253-5964 Deeds Office Reports Collections More than $210,007 in revenue was collected by the Brunswick County Register of Deeds office during July, August and September, according to a report. Filings for the quarter included 1,724 deeds, 1,338 deeds of trust, 93, plats, 318 financing statements, !,053 deed of trust cancellations, 1,225 miscellaneous recordings and 86 marriage licenses. A total of $145,648 in excise tax was collected. Half of those funds, minus two percent for handling, or $71,377 was sent to the N.C. Department of Revenue. Half the fees collected for mar riage licenses, or $1,720, was remit ted to the department of administra tion for the domestic violence center fund, which helps support Hope Harbor Home in Brunswick County. Five dollars of each marriage license fee, or $430, was sent to the state treasurer for the abused children's fund. Expenses in the register of deeds office last quarter included $333 for telephone. $350 for postage. $3W for printing, $761 for maintenance and repairs to equipment. $1,695 for departmental supplies. $4,622 for service maintenance contracts, $9 for dues and subscriptions and $65 1 for travel and training. Wages are not included in the re port. Total revenue collected by the de parment for the 1992-93 fiscal year was $658,467, including $422,512 in excise taxes. $52,217 for deeds and $64,066 for deeds of trust. A to tal of 305 marriage licenses were is sued during the fiscal year. August Construction Nears $1.1 Million In Brunswick Permits were issued for nearly Sl.l million worth of new construc tion in the unincorporated areas of Brunswick County during August, according to figures compiled by the county planning department. Seventy permits were issued for mobile homes in August. There were eight permits for other single family dwellings built at an estimat ed cost of 631,919. There were no permits issued in August for commercial construction. Among the other permits issued were eight for 5126,596 worth of additions, five for garages valued at $74,248 and four for decks or porch es valued at $20,000. There were 372 permits issued by the department during August, in cluding 164 for building. 121 elec trical. 37 plumbing and 50 mechani cal. During the first eight months of 1993. 2,425 permits were issued, in cluding 569 for mobile homes and 94 for single family homes valued at a total of $6.6 million. The average value of the homes permitted this year is $70,452. MIKE'S AUTO REPAIR SERVICE * SERVICE SPECIAL, Oil Change Special Valvoline 10W30 $jr QC Oil (up to 5 qt.) & Filter I Di?/D (plus tax) Offer good for most cars * NC Inspection Station * Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte ? 754-5380 If Your Bank Only Lets You Borrow 80% Of Your Home Value,Tell Them You're Moving 100% Of Your Businesslb Southern National. Every bank in town is talking about home equity loans and credit lines. Unfortunately, most of those places will only give you credit for 80% of your home value. Its like 20% of your haid-earned dollars just flew out the window. And you know that in the early years of a mortgage, voure not paying down much princi pal, so it takes a long time to build up significant equity With their 80% rule, you might not even qtuilify for a credit line. And even if you have built up a lot of equity, you're losing out on a great deal of your borrowing power. But at Southern National, we can show you how to access up to 100% of the equity you've built up in your home.\bu'll have unparalleled borrowing power, and your interest rate will be just 1 '/2% over the prime rate, which means you can borrow right now for just 7'/>% APR*. vSo don't get short-changed. Stop in and pay as a visit. And get all the credit you deserve. Now, Get More Borrowing Power And foy Just 7^2% APR* WHY SETTLE FOR 80% OF YOUR HOME VALUE, WHEN WE CAN GIVE YOU 100%? Regular Equity Line Home Value $110,000 X 80% Maximum l-oan $88,000 [.ess Current Mortgage (80, 000) J Tax Advantage Credit Line Home Value $110,000 JL'00% Maximum lx>an $110,000 Less Current Mortgage (80,000) Equity l.ine $8,000 Credit Line $30,000 Tax Advantage Loans' W Southern National Yxi can tell we want your business. ("J lufiuil Housing lender. Member FDIC. 'Annual percentage rate. Rate is variable, based on the Wall Street Journal prime rate listed 9/1/93. Assumes a minimum $10,000 credit line. Maximum rate 18%. ? / 99J Southern National Corporation. m
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