County Stands To Benefit
From 1-40 Corridor Growth
BY SUSAN USIIKR
Coordinating their efforts will ho
the key u> communities along or
near the 1-40 corridor between
Raleigh and Wilmington taking full
est advantage ol economic growth
along die link, according to a study
released last week.
Likening MO's role to that of the
railroads in the 1S(HK. the Interstate
40 Economic Impact Study Final
Rc|*>rt predicts the highway will
have "a profound effect" on acccssi
hi lily and economic development
along its route.
The final section of 1-40, a 120
milc stretch front Raleigh to
Wilmington, opened in June ll>lN).
h was 10 years in the building and
cost S24 1 million. The link between
I 40 and Brunswick County will be
even stronger with the completion
oi .i proposed outer loop connecting
1-40 to U.S. 17 north of Town
Creek
The study was conducted by the
Center lor Business and Economic
Research at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, with support
from the N.C. Division of Comm
unity Assistance and a steering
committee that represented about 60
local government and corporate
sponsors from along 1-40 between
Raleigh and Wilmington. Heading
the team of investigators was
I'rolessor David T. Hart gen.
Annette Odom ol Sunset Beach,
president of the
> South Brims
it. V ' wic^ Islands
- u Chamber of
'J| . . Jp Commerce, and
Sabrina Hodges
Wp of Southport.
manager ol
Southeastern
Welcome Cen
ter. will repre
oin>m sent Brunswick
County interests on the 1-40
Assiviation Board of Directors
Other assiviation members come
Ironi the nine counties directly
along 1-40 -Duplin. Harnett, Johns
ton. New Hanover. Onslow. Pender.
Sampson, Wake and Wayne.
Formation of a corridor assivia
tion was among the key recommen
dations made in the economic de
velopment study, with the idea of
furthering cooperative efforts in
planning development along the
route.
While Brunswick County isn't
one of the nine counties along 1-40,
said Mrs. Odom, after a promotion
al "blit/" by the two county cham
bers in communities along 1-40. the
county was invited to |oin die asso
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Beacon Makes Staff Changes
The Brunswick Beacon has re
cently added a reporter to the news
staff and promoted another w ritcr in
sports editor.
New stall writer Don Cosgrove
Gurganus will
assume some of
the responsibili
ties previously
handled by
Doug Rutter.
who has been
promoted to
sports editor.
She will cover
the towns of
Calabash, Sun- Gl'RtSANt'S
set Beach. Ocean Isle Beach and
Vamamiown, as well as handling
general assignments
Ms. Gurganus is a newcomer to
Brunswick County, having relocated
to North Carolina three months ago
from Athens, Ga Born in Charles
ton. S.C.. she was reared in Atlanta.
Ga.. and graduated from Lakeside
High School in 1982. She received a
bachelor's degree in English from
The University of Georgia in 1987.
Her previous employment includ
ed jobs as a photocopy technician,
assisuint editor of a magazine, res
taurant manager and professional
musician.
In August, she married Robbie
Gurganus of Shallotte, who is a niral
mail earner with the Shallotic Post
Office.
Rutter, w ho has been employed at
the newspaper
for four years,
will continue to
cover the towns
of Holden
Beach and
Shallotte as well
as local sports
and fishing. He
succeeds Johnny
Craig as sports
editor. RL n rr
Craig, who has covered sports for
the Beacon for over ten years, re
signed in order to devote lull time to
his family's growing real estate
business at Holden Beach. He will
continue an affiliation with the
newspaper as a sjnirts consultant
anil will, on occasion, still cover
sports events.
Aimed At Career W omen
An upcoming seminar offered by
the Small Business Center at
Brunswick Community College will
address the career woman's con
cents relating to personal productiv
ity and leadership as she tries to
balance her professional responsi
bilities and her personal life.
The seminar will be held
Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. at no charge to partici
pants.
Issues to be discussed include
ways to promote a dear leadership
image, how to make choices based
on one's own values, how to write
and use a life and career plan, how
U) producc a communication plan,
and how to organize and manage
one's personal life as well as one
manages working time.
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SIGNS
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ANY SIZE
SPECIALIZING IN
CUSTOM ELECTRIC SIGNS
AND INSTALLATION & REPAIR
754-8439
HOLDEN BEACH ROAD^
Presenter Benjamin Bailey has
been a professional speaker and
seminar leader since 1485. He holds
a master's degree in business ad
ministration trom the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte.
Those interested in participating
in the workshop should contact the
Small Business Center at 754-6900,
457-6329 or 343-0203 to pre-regis
ter.
Hirings Announced
Comprehensive Home Health
Care has announced the hiring ol
four new employees at it.s Supply
office.
They are Georgia Manges and
Virginia Joyner. registered nurses,
and Maizic Pankey and Carolyn
King, nursing assistant l's, said
Christine Waddcll, personnel clerk.
Pork Referendum Set
Local pork producers are to vole
Wednesday, Nov. 20, on whether to
establish a mandatory state checkoff
on the "Penny-A-Pig" program.
The referendum will be conduct
ed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Cooperative Extension Service
Office at the Brunswick County
Government Center in Bolivia.
Assessments would not be col
lected unless more than half of
votes cast in the statewide referen
dum are in favor of an assessment.
II approved, the program would al
low up to 5 cents per hog to be de
ducted when a producer takes his or
her swine to market.
Unlike the national Pcnny-A-Pig
assessment already in place, said
Lois Caison of the extension office,
all of this assessment would remain
in North Carolina. The money
would be used by the association
for lobbying, for representing swine
producers before governmental
agencies and decision-making bod
ies whose actions affect the swine
industry.
The money collected would be
administered by the N.C. Pork
Producers Association. The associa
tion's board of directors would have
the authority to increase the assess
ment per hog as much as a penny
per year up to the 5-ccnt limit.
Producers who did not want to
participate in the assessment could
obtain a refund alter the sale of
their swine.
More information on the pro
posed assessment program is avail
able at the extension office.
nation because ol its "vested inter
est" in MO as a mule to the coast.
"I think it will bo a good plus lor
us." she saut "What gets done
when wo all work, together is anui/
nig.
"1 think they were pleased to see
us and excited about our expertise
in tourism and tourism develop
ment." she said of the delegation's
reception by oilier association mem
bers. "In turn, we ex peel to learn
Ironi them what they know about
economic development."
Economic development is one ol"
the areas in which the South Bruns
wick Islands Chamber ol Com
nieae is greatly expanding its of
lorts this year while continuing to
work oil behall ol the tourism in
dustry.
Mrs. Odoni is convinced that by
working together to promote and
strengthen the region's economy, all
counties and communities in the as
sociation stand to benefit.
As one example, she cites a pro
posed cargo airjxtrt site. Brunswick
Count) ma> not have the infrastruc
ture or location to support such a
venture, but still stands to gain if
one locales in southeastern North
Carolina because of the related
business and industry it is expected
to attract.
By bunding together to promote
one sue at a promising location
along the corridor and lining up in
vestment sup|H?ri for h. she said,
rathei than competing against one
other, "we stand a much better
chance of getting it m this part ot
the state."
"All ol ik would still benefit,"
she said. "I would like very much 10
see that facility m this part ol the
state."
ITie new 1-40 Association, still in
the lorinative stages, will take the
lead in fostering this kind ol coop
eration in the areas of business,
government, tourism, agriculture,
education and economic develop
ment. and in promoting planning
from a corridor-wide rathei than lo
cal perspective.
Recommendations drafted in the
study address not only opportunities
afforded by the interstate, but also
concerns related to 1-40 growth
pressure in the lorm ol more people,
more development and more traffic:
the need to protect quality of life, to
provide quality employment and
services; and challenges relating 10
labor skills, secondary school edu
cation. lack of planning and zoning
and lack of infrastructure in the par
ticipating communities.
"The challenge." states the study.
Projects To Promote
Shopping At Home
BY HOLLY RICHARDS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDEN T
South Brunswick Islands Chamber Of Commerce
It's not even Thanksgiving yet and the girls in the chamber ol I ice
have already drawn lor our Christmas "Secret Santas." Not only that,
they managed to con me into having a Christmas
party lor them at my house, my treat! Talk about
Christmas spirit, these girls have been singing
Christmas Carols lor two weeks.
Since we are in the Christmas spirit, we thought
we'd share some of it with you. The chamber is
again s|K>nsonng our annual shop at home project.
known as "Hometown Holidays." In addition, we are
featuring a "Best Decorated Storefront" contest (to
put you in the mood). To enter, chamber members
decorate their business lor the holiday season and
compete against o tilers to be the best decorated es- Kl< HAK,,S
tablishmcnt. Judging will take place on Wednesday evening. Dec. II,
and will be announced on Thursday Dec. 19. The winner will receive a
trophy at an official presentation ceremony. Deadline for entering is
Nov. IS. We encourage all chamber members to participate.
As many of you know, our Hometown Holidays project includes
cash! That's a handy thing to have around Christmas. For three consecu
tive I'luirsdays, we'll he drawing for our big winners. Member retail
merchants will have a registration box placed in their business.
Registration begins on Friday, Nov. 21) and continues through Tuesday,
Dec. 17. The deadline for merchants that wish to participate in cash
giveaways is Nov. 15. II you need more information about Hometown
Holidays, the Best Decorated Storefront contest or any ol the other pro
jects the chamber is involved with, please call us.
TOURS bulk mail center
Beacon Editor-Publisher
Attends Mail Seminar
Beacon editor and publisher Ed
die Swcatt attended a two-day scc
ond-class mail seminar in Greens
boro last week.
The Brunswick Beacon is sent to
mail subscribers each week from the
Shallotte post office as second- class
mail, the mail class used by most
paid circulation newspapers, maga
zines and other periodicals.
Seminars are conducted through
out the country by the Mail Educa
tion Center of the U.S. Postal Serv
ice. The Greensboro seminar was
taught by Ken Young of Washing
ton, D. C., who retired alter 36 years
with the Postal Service where he
specialized lor many years in sec
ond- class mail matters.
In addition to in-depth explana
tions of the requirements of second
class mail, the seminar included a
tour of the Bulk Mail Center in
Greensboro, the seminar site.
The Bulk Mail Center, which pro
cesses up to 3(X),(XX) pieces of mail
in an eight-hour period, handles mail
and packages for the Carolinas,
Virginia and Wesl Virginia.
Swcait attended the seminar to
see il there are ways to speed up de
livery of the Beacon to its many out
of-county subscribers. Timely and
eonsistcnt delivery has been a con
tinuing problem for weekly newspa
pers for a number of years, he said.
However, among the things he
learned at the seminar is the fact that
the Postal Servicc makes no promis
es when it comes to delivery of sec
ond-class mail.
Page 471 of the Sept. 15, 1991
edition of the Domestic Mail
Manual, distributed to those attend
ing the seminar, says, "The Postal
Servicc does not guarantee the de
livery of second-class mail within a
specified time. Publications autho
rized second-class entry are given
expeditious distribution, dispatch,
transit handling, and delivery insofar
as is practicable."
However, postal officials main
tain that newspapers arc given pref
erential treatment closely resem
bling that given to first-class mail.
"is it) balance ihc potential tor
growth with the quality-of-lifc now
present, while improving services
and the economy."
Cooperation On All Fronts
Other key reeommenda lions
among the more than l(X) specific
proposals lor the coming decade in
clude:
?Embrace the concept of coope
ratively clustered development. In
stead of encouraging thin develop
ment all along the corridor, cooper
ating to encourage development m
strategically located clusters, with
each cluster concentrating on com
plementary services and communi
ties in the corridor developing the
means to share the benefits and
costs of such development.
?Cooperatively select and promote
a small number of industrial park
sites and a single cargo air]>ort site,
m keeping with the "clustering"
concept;
?Hstablish an alliance of education
al, business, military and local gov
ernment organizations to promote,
train and develop local jobs and
work force potential, improving the
corridor's human resources.
?Cooperative preparation of corri
dor-wide land use and development
plans, working together so that
planning is not divisive.
?Develop a corridor- wide business
recmiuncnt data base thai would he
used by all communities to track
potential new companies.
?Kecniit departing military em
ployees lor jobs and leaching.
?Develop uniform corridor logo
and corridor-wide zoning regula
tions.
?Develop an infrastructure loan
bank program that would work with
local governments to make invest
ment funds available for water, sew
er, gas and road projects.
?Prepare a corridor-wide marketing
plan to develop and promote the
corridor's features.
?Develop a tourism support data
system allowing agencies and busi
ness to share resources on tourism
services and needs.
?Develop major attractions in the
upper- and mid-corridor areas, and a
convention center in the Wilming
ton area.
?Develop a corridor-wide emergen
cy medical services plan that uses I
40's access.
?Ensure that additional transmuta
tion improvements remain on sche
dule for related routes and loops *
around the cities, such as N.C. 24,
U.S. 117, U.S. 17 and U.S. 70.
?Develop future leaders, by encour
aging participation at all levels.
475 Deeds Recorded
By County In September
The Brunswick County Officc of
Register of Deeds recorded 475
deeds in September for S3,974 in
revenue, according to its monthly
report.
Total revenue collected by the
county m September totaled
S4 3,365. 50, which included: 270
deeds of trust, S3, 162: 33 plats,
$653.50; 79 financing statements
(UCC's), $632; 272 cancellations of
deeds of liust, $1,407; excise tax,
S27.320; 27 marriage licenses,
SI, 080; miscellaneous recordings
and other services, $5,1 37.
Under legislation adopted in
1991, the Register of Deeds must
remit one-half of the net proceeds
from the real estate excise tax to the
N.C. Department of Revenue. The
term 'net proceeds, 'in this refer
ence. means gross proceeds less the
cost to the county for collecting and
administering the tax. Therefore, of
the $27,320 collected, SI 1,531.92
was sent to the Department of
Revenue.
Another change in state law re
quires the office to remit S20 of
each $40 marriage fee collected to
the state Department of Adminis
tration for the Domestic Violence
Center Fund, which helps support
domestic violcncc shelters such as
Hope Harbor Home in Brunswick
County.
Tins is in addition to the S5 al
ready being remitted to the Suite
Treasurer for the Abused Children's
Fund.
Of the SI. 0X0 collected in Septe
mber for marriage fees, S540 was
turned over to the Department of
Administration and S 1 35 to the
Suite Treasurer.
Expenses for September (exclud
ing salaries) were S175 per diem,
which is paid to five members on
the Register of Deeds Advisory
Board; service maintenance con
tracts, SI, 9X8. 75; departmental sup
plies, SI, 4 11.05; equipment rental.
S150.75; S194, maintenance/repairs
on equipment; postage, S245.57;
telephone charges, S3X8.29; supple
mental retirement, S770.64; and
dues and subscriptions. SI 5.
Ihe office paid S2.099.58 for
travel and training, which included
S 149.5 1 for one person to attend a
notary public workshop; S 151. 42
for one person to attend a vital
records workshop; SI, 755.47 for
five persons to attend the annual
Register of Deeds Conference; and
S43. IX for advisory board travel.
Thank You
for your support and vote
in last week's election.
Jim Fournier
Holden Beach Board of Commissioners , - .
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