BUSINESS BRIEFS Three Earn Real Estate Honors HOPE HEWSON Century 21 Sunset Realty at Sunset Beach and three of its associ ates recently received regional sales awards from Century 21 Real Estate of the Carolines Inc. Sunset Realty was recognized as the top commercial listing office for the region for 1991. Don Lewis was recognized as a Century 21 Gold Associate and Gold Producer, an honor given to the top 21 sales associates in the region, which includes approximately 2(X> offices in North and South Carolina. Belle Hewson was recognized as top commercial listing associate for the State of North Carolina during 1991 and top commercial listing as sociate for March 1992. Jill Hope was named top residen tial listing associate for March 1^2. Grand Opening Set Wal-Mart's new store at 4540 Main Street, Shallottc, will hold its grand opening Tuesday, May 5, with local dignitaries joining company officials and associates at a 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting cercmony. The store actually opened its doors to customers April 25. "1 consider this area home, so I'm very excited about the opening of this store," said Rick Burriss, Wal Mart store manager. "Our associates are eager to begin serving Shallotte area residents. We're looking for ward to becoming active members of the Shallotte community." Five Nominated Five individuals have been nomi nated as Brunswick County's 1992 Small Business Person of the Year. Winners of this and seven other awards will be announced at the Small Business Awards Dinner to be held Monday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Brunswick County Shrine Club in Bolivia. Wally Ausley, mayor of Holden Unlimited; Lee Langston, M.D. of Shallottc; Eleanor Potter Smith, The Curiosity Shop, Southport; Fred Walker, owner of McDonald's; and SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STOP TELEPHONE TAG Now an affordable telephone answering service for as low as $15/month. You can now leave a verbal message for anyone or receive one from anyone at any time, day or night, with the use of computerized voice mail and a voice bulletin board. Use your own phone-no equipment to purchase. For recorded message, call 24 HOURS A DAY: MEGA COMPUTER SERVICES (919)842-6024 Ext. 103 Beach and the former "Voice of the Wolf pack," will be the keynote speaker. AUSLEY Nominees for the 1992 Small Business Person award arc L. Benjamin Atkins of Appraisals Thc77 ,095 -square -foot facility is Wal-Mart's 68th store in North Carolina and one of 1,735 nation wide. K I A* D I U J ivcyv r-\ i uuiu i icuu Peter J. Hamel has been named vice president of resort operations for Bald Head Island resort, M. Kent Mitchcll, president of Bald Head Is land Manage ment Inc., an nounced last week. Hamel. 44, and a native of HAMEL England, has 20 years of management experience in the United States and Caribbean re sort industry. He formerly managed the 550-room Marriott at Sawgrass Resport. Pontc Vedrti Beach. Fla. , and previously spent 19 years in management positions with Rock resorts Inc. He graduated from The Polytech nic in London with a degree in mod ern languages. Island Ad Wins A black and white newspaper ad created for Bald Head Island was one of the projects that won The Anderson Group, Inc. of Hilton Head Island, S.C., 1 1 awards in the National American Resport Deve lopment Association Advertising & Promotion Awards competition. The ad won a gold award. Business After Hours Set The South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Business After Hours today (Thursday) from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Gauntlet Golf and Country Club at St. James Plantation, three For First Business Robert G. Ward of Robert G. Ward Farms, Winnabow. Retailer Ray Carteret, owner of Oak Island Jewelers, was recognized last year as the first Small Business Person of the Year named in the county. Winners will also be named in these categories: appearance , com munity service, employee relations, customer satisfaction, family-owned business, innovation and promotion. Nominees for these awards in clude the following: Roberto's Piz zeria. Brunswick Turf Inc., Apprai sals Unlimited, Lockwood Golf Links, ERA Sun Land Properties Inc., Sally Fishing Charters; Also, Oak Island Jewelers, The Calabash Deli, Daniel Upholstery, Carson's, For Kids Only, Carpel Connection, Sweet Toolh Connec tion, J.M. Parker & sons, Brunswick Funeral Service, The Clock Shop, Alan Holden Realty Co., Kool-A Brew, Sonnie's Perfect Touch, The Ponca; ACvetse'nen! SUPREME COURT Sjprerne CouM Co?nm.rtee Elect (Republican Candidate) Brunswick County Commissioner * Best Qualified Candidate * B.A., M.A. - Public Administration * Career in Local Govt. Management * Management Consul.- Council of Govt. Research Triangle Park, NC * Concern for the Future of Brunswick Co. Please vote for me on Tuesday, May 5 miles north of Southpon on N.C. 211. During the bi-monthly program, members arc encouraged to share with each other information about their business products and services and to bring their business cards to register for door prizes donated by member merchants. Chamber members sponsor Business After Hours gatherings on a voluntary basis. Featured In Magazine A local entrepreneur was included in a Golf for Women magazine arti cle on women in the golfing indus try who stand as role models for oth er women interested in the business of golf. J ana L. Martin of Sunset Beach operates Golf Tours for Gals and Golf Groups Unlimited, a fledgling business that packages local tours for women professionals and devel ops spousal programs for conven tions. Auto Air Class Set A course in auto air conditioning service and repair will be offered at Boiling Spring Lakes May 1 1 through 13 by Brunswick Comm unity College. The class will meet from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Boswcll's Garage. It will provide participants with a working knowledge of their vehicle's air con ditioning system and explain and demonstrate how to troublcshoot and avoid common types of system problems. Roy Homaday, BCC's lead auto motive instructor, will teach the short course. A S30 registration fee is payable at the first class meeting. The fee is waived for North Carolina residents 65 and older. More information is available from BCC, 754-6900, 457-6329 or 343-0203. Person Of Year Driftwood Shell Shop, Joe and Moe's Auto Service, Southport Mar ina, Stewart Hardware and House Calls Locksmith. The awards dinner is sponsored annually as a joint effort of the Brunswick Community College Small Business Center and the South Brunswick Islands and Southport-Oak island chambers of commcrcc. Attendance is open to the public, with business persons especially en couraged to attend. Tickets are SI 3 per person in advance and can be purchased by contacting the Small Business Center, 754-6900, 457 6329 or 343-0203. Judges for this year's awards pro gram arc members of SCORE, Service Corps of Retired Exec utives, a volunteer group of retired business people who provide man agement counseling to small busi ness owners. STAFF PHOTO BY WllUAM MANNING Beating The Crowds These sunbathers beat the weekend crowds to the strand at Ocean Isle Beach, catching some rays early in the day. Brunswick County Construction Value Ud While Brunswick County build ing permits issued and total value of construction in March were up only slightly from March 1991, the jump over February 1992 was dramatic. Figures from the county building inspection department showed the 399 total permits issued in March of last year fell to 321 in February, 1992, then rose in March to 425. Total construction values, reported at SI. 2 million in March of last year increased only to SI. 6 million in February, but were up to S2 million last month. The report also indicates big in creases from February to March in mobile homes, garages, and decks or porches. In February, the depart mcnt issued 55 permits for mobile homes, 8,000 garage permits and 13,496 decks/porches permits. In March these figures rose to 91 mo bile homes, 97,620 garages and 3 1 ,520 decks/porches. Two categories of permits were down, however, in March 1992 from the previous month. Twelve addi tions were authorized in March, at a value of SI 66,499, while February additions were 22, at almost the same total value, S166.292. A year ago, the number was 15 and the cost was SI 65 ,006. Also sign construction fell from six in February to one in March, the same number permitted in March 1991. The values varied consider ably, the sign perm i tied in March of 1991 costing S32,(MX) and the six in February valued at S8.475. Last month's single sign was valued at S880. Total building permits for 1992 to date were 984, whereas the March year-to-date total in 1991 was 908. Total construction value to date this year was S4.9 million, compared with $4.3 million for the year to date in March, 1991. The county has issued no permits this year through March for multi family buildings, industrial build ings, pool or rcmodclings. Six com mercial building permits were issued in March, at a total value of S281.956, compared with three in March 1991, at a value of SI 95 ,658. Why should you vote for Robert J. Robinson ? \ ELEVKN YEARS EXPERIENCE Elected three terms ? 1980, 1984 A 1988 CERTIFIED REGISTER OF DEEDS by the htxtitute of Government of North Carolina FOUR NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS by the National A ssociation of Counties (Designating the Brunswick County Register of Deeds Office to be among the best in the nation.) 19X6 ? Efficient Office Operations 1986 ? Computerization of Land Records 1987 ? Mapping with Modern Technology 1988 ? Simplifying Research with the use of Computers DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD by NC Property Mappers Association "Preservation of Land Records Program for North Carolina " CERTIFIED NOTARY PUBLIC INSTRUCTOR by Department of Community Colleges/Secretary of State ? ( LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN (1991-92) \ Serving as liaison between NC General Assembly and NC Association of Register of Deeds on proposed laws affecting Registers of Deeds offices statewide. MEMBER, LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE ON THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICES Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. h f r. ( V \ Robert J. Robinson R egister of Deeds I I -? - Dear Citizen: I invite you to inspect the books for accuracy. All the records of this office, including the financial report , are, quite literally, a matter of public record. Examination of these records will confirm a return of over $400,000 to the General Fund of this county (even after expenditures from the budget for upgrading equipment to provide a faster, more efficient service). We remain under budget even with the decline in real estate activity due to the current recession. These figures are reported to the local media on a monthly basis and are available for your scrutiny. Register of Deeds i HhhhHhHI Experience Working For You!
