PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Locals Make List Five lull-Umc students Irom Brunswick County earned 4.0 grade |H?int averages for a sjxh on the president's list at Cape Fear Community College for the fall quarter of 1991. They are Kuby S. Casanova, Winnabow; David L. Childers, Shern Potter and Oscar R. Watts Jr., all of Lcland; and Michael P. Henderson, Yaupon Beach. Attaining the dean's list with a grade point average of 3.5 or better were these students: Charles A. Brown and Scott A. Maultsby, Bolivia; Victoria K. Lee, Long Beach; Kenneth R. Mahaney. South port; and Gregory W. Burton, Angela D. Butler, Belinda J. Child, Rcncc D. Cialya, Mitch R. Lanier. Linda G. Maultsby, Ronald E. Mint/, and Monica U. Ohl, all of Lcland. On ASU's List Two Brunswick County students qualified for the fall semester dean's list at Appalachian State University at Boone. Students nuist attain a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and car ry at least 12 hours of academic credit to qualify for the honor. Listed arc Mary Conner McCumby. a junior risk and insur ance major from Sunset Beach; and Mary Ann McLamb, a senior from Shallotte majoring in biology, prc profcssional and paramedical. Completes Basic U.S. Navy Seaman Michael E. Thornton of Route 5, Lcland, recent ly completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, San Diego. A 1991 graduate of North Brunswick High School, he joined the Navy Reserves in September 1991. NCSU Graduates Six students from Brunswick County were awarded bachelor's de grees in in fall commencement excr cises Dec. 18 at North Carolina Carolina Slate IJnivcrsilyin Raleigh. They arc as follows: Shannon Crainshaw, I. eland, double major in biological sciences anil science edu cation; John D. Lcnnon, son of Brcnda J. Lcnnon, Leland. chem istry; Karen Margaret Miller, daugh ter of Margaret S. Dockal, Sunset Beach, education-general studies; John William Doshcr Jr., son of John and Joan Doshcr, Southport, economics; Carolyn Gore Hankins, Southport, health occupations teach er education; and Chantal A. Wall, Southport, pre-dcntistry/prc-mcdical studies. Airman Graduates Airman Donna J. Watts was grad uated from U.S. Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. She is the daughter of Gene and Jcanctte Watts of Boiling Spring Lakes. During the six weeks of training the airman studied Air Force mis sion, organization, and customs and received special training in human relations. To Play Kennedy Center Bernard Hampton Flythc of Southport, a music major at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will perform Wednes day, Jan. 8, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in the UNCG Wind Ensemble's concert debut there. He is the son of William and Beatrice Flythc. A senior at UNCG, Flythc plays the tuba. In the center's Concert Hall at 8:30 p.m., die Wind Ensemble will present, donned in period band cos tumes, a "Tribute to John Philip Sousa". Comp-U-Diet Personalized Computer-Generated Diet based on the foods von like and the amount of weight you want to lose. No messy powders. No expensive foods. No huge price tag. Real food ! A real diet for real people! All for less than $30! What do you get? Your Comp-U-Diet package includes: *100 daily menu plans ?Standard and accelerated menus color coded for easy identification 'Convenient holder for your menus *Comp-U-Diet Tou Can Do It' guide book containing valuable diet and exercise tips to help you get the maximum benefit from your Comp-U-Diet. Makes a great Christmas gift! Call 754-2490 for your personal diet questionaire. OCARounni' wellness Health & Fitness Center Bringing You The Wealth of Health Join Us For A Gala ^'v New Year's Eve^ Dinner Party All Dinners Includc New Year's Hats, Noise DINING and SPORTS LOUNGE makers and Champagne at ALL ABC PERMITS midnight, plus... Soup, salad, appetizers, main course, vegetable, potato, French bread, and desserts. Homemade shrimp bisque, fresh romaine and iceberg lettuce, avocado dressing, Ratavoille tarts, Rissoli potatoes, French bread, hoppin john (as a side dish), crepes suzette and chocolate crepes, apple cranberry pic, complementary glass of champagne. Regular menu ako available Music provided by CD & cassette with dance floor HAPPY NEW YEAR -ENTREES Elegant Beef Wellington with Sauce Modire $24.95 or Two for $45 ~or~ Surf & Turf- 13 oz. Filet Mignon & Jumbo Shrimp and/or Scallops in a delicious seafood cream sauce $21.95 or Two for $40 RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED 1IWY. 179 ? CALABASH ? 579-6228 Elections Board Dismisses Complaint HY TERRY POPE A candidate who losl her seal on the Doshcr Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees in November has also lost her bid for a new elec tion. The Brunswick County Board of Elections Monday dismissed a complaint filed by Evelyn "Teal" Butler, who claims the makeup of the Nov. 5 ballot was irregular and may have aflcct cd the outcome of the race. An incumbent, Ms. Butler lost her seat on the board. She filed notice that she would protest the election before the final results were in. Monday's action means newcomer Ciib Barbee will win a scat along with Eugene B. Tomlinson Jr. and incumbent Chairman Charles B. Johnson. Tomlinson, who was chosen by Brunswick County Commissioners to replace Doug Lcdgett, was the only candidate to file for an unexpired four-year term on the board. His race was separated on the ballot from one in volving four candidates vying for two six-year seats. Ms. Butler's attorney, Robert Serra, claims the races had never been separated on the ballot be tore and thai it gave an unfair advantage to Tomlinson. Ms. Butler was not at Monday's meeting, and Serra said he did not know if she would want to appeal the board's ruling to the State Board of Elections. By law, an appeal must be received by the elections board within 24 hours after it has hand ed down a written decision on a complaint. However, because the office will be closed Dec. 24 through 26, the board voted unanimously to give Serra until 1 1 a.m. Friday to file an appeal. A copy of any appeal must also be forwarded by the complainlant to the stale office within live days of the local board's decision The decision approved Monday contains 42 findings of fact and a conclusion ol law that states the complaint is dismissed "because there is not substantial cvidencc of a violation of the election law or other irregularity or misconduct". Elections Board Attorney David Clcgg said the Nov. 5 ballot was printed in accordance with the guidelines set under state law. The facts were approved by the board, with Chairman Glenda Walker adding, "I find them all to be true, to the best that I can determine." She offered lo open the elections office on Tuesday, Christinas Eve, so Serra could file an appeal on time if he wished U) do so. Hut Serra said he did not know if he could reach Ms. Butler by then. Monday's findings indicate that a l')HS ballot for the trustee board contained an unexpired term but was not separated on the ballot. Hie form for thai ballot, the findings state, "was in consistent with the provisions" ol die state statutes. Clegg said he received a notice in 1987 from the Suite Attorney General's office that recom mends candidates lor unexpired terms be sepa rated on the ballot from candidates seeking lull terms. Sample ballots lor the Nov. 1 election were available at the elections ofllcc, but no one in spected them, the board findings state. Also, it said newspaper rc|x>ris ol the election were inconsistent. I"he Brunswick Beacon was the only local newspaper that correctly reported Tomlinson was running for an unexpired term and that his race would be separated on the bal lot from the race lor two six-year terms. County Losing Job Tax Credit Status Brunswick County is no longer eligible for income tax credits for new or expanding employers, ac cording to the N.C. Dept. of Econ omic and Community Development. However, as one of 50 "most dis tressed" counties in the state, Brunswick County remains eligible to participate in the Industrial Building Renovation Fund program during 1992. According to Thomas A. Monks, executive director of the Resources Development Commission for Brunswick County, businesses plan ning to move into the county or 10 expand an existing industry within Brunswick County must act quickly to lock in job lax credits for an addi tional 24 months. They must submit a letter of com miimcni to ihe RDC officc no later than Dec. 31 to reserve the crcdits. Monks recommends that if a firm or a firm's client is considering a de cision relating to the creation of jobs, that decision include the fac tors relating to job tax credits. Brunswick County was taken off the state's list this week of "severely distressed" counties eligible for the program. The designation of "severely distressed" counties is made each December, based on a proccss that involves a 36-months ranking of two distress faaors: per capita income and unemployment. New jobs created in "severely distressed" counties can result in a tax credit for each job created. The credit, available to both existing and new industry, is taken over a four year period in amounts nol larger than 50 percent of a firm's North Carolina income taxes after the de duction of all other lax credits. Generally, the tax credit is com puted at the rate of S2,8(X) for each new job created over the threshold of nine; jobs can be counted toward earning tax credits if each job results in 1 ,600 hours of work per year, the job is intended to be held by one employee the entire year and if the employee is a resident of the county or performs 50 percent of his duties in the county. Information on how employers with existing operations or new em ployers qualify for the job lax cred its is available from Monks or from the state department's Commerce Finance Center in Raleigh. F.ligible For Fund Continuing eligibility for the Fund means manufacturing linns in Brunswick County can utilize fi nancing opportunities of the Fund where new jobs are added. Program funds to renovate exist ing industrial buildings or for direct ly related infrastructure arc obtained through a local government unit ? county or municipality. The maximum amount of financ ing available is S1,2(X) for each job created up to S250.000 or the cost of renovation, whichever is less. More information on both pro grams is available from the North Carolina Department of Economic and Community Development Commerce Finance Center, 1-919 733-5297. County Recorded 444 Deeds During November The Brunswick County Register of Deeds office recorded 444 deeds during November, according to its monthly report, for which it collect ed S3, 742 in revenues. Total departmental revenue was 547,1X9.75 in November, or about S3.(XX> less than the S51,5(X),25 which was collected in Octobcr. The sum included 298 deeds of trust. S3, 9 20; 44 plats, S890; 93 fi nancing statements, $744; 252 can cellations of deeds of trust, S 1,292; 21 marriage licenses, S840; excise tax of 530,480; and miscellaneous and other services, S5.28 1 . The office remitted SI 0,476. 15 to the Department of Revenue as the net proceeds from county real estate cxcise taxes of S30.480. Of the S840 collected for mar riage fees, S420 was remitted to the Dcparunent of Administration ami S105 to the Slate Treasurer. Expenses incurred in November (excluding salaries) were supple mental retirement, S981; telephone charges, S387; postage fees, S437; departmental supplies. $2,4X6: ser vice maintenance contracts. $864: equipment repairs, $2,()f>0: contract ed services, S383: dues and sub scriptions, SI 29; insurance and bonds. $100; and capital outlay-data, S6.745. Tlie office paid Sl>24 in travel and training, which included S256 for three people to attend Register of Deeds certification school, S630 for five people to attend Register of Deeds education school, and S38 for Advisory Board travel. A fee of SI 75 was paid for per diem charges of the Advisory Board. Super Sale all locations Refreshments & Merriment Tower Shoppes 2701 N. Kings Hwy. i Myrtle Beach, SC 803-626-4888 <???> Ocean Isle Causeway Ocean Isle Beach 919-579-3158 Ragpatch Row Calabash, NC 919-579-2015 Fa* 919-579-0457 * '<*91 TME fWUNSWICK UtACON V NOW YOUR AD CAN REACH $6 each additional word N.C STATEWIDE ' CLASSIFIEDS BLANKET NORTH CAROLINA OVER 120 NEWSPAPERS (For more information, call this newspaper or...) SIMPLY FILL OUT THIS FORM AND SEND WITH YOUR CHECK. (No Phone Orders. Larger order forms are available from this newspaper.) Name Address Jip Advertising Copy: 25 Words? $6 each additional word over 25. 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