Committee Chairs
To Put Plan Into Action
BY BILL DEARMAN, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
South Brunswick Islands Chamber Of Commerce
This year is getting off to a fast start. With almost all committcc
chairs in place, work on this year's program of work
has started in earnest. Within the chamber's five divi
sions there arc 17 active committees These commit
tees will be working to accomplish the goals and ob
jectives set out in the 1993 Program of Work. During
the next several weeks wc will be reviewing the work
of these important committees.
Under the Organizational Development Division
them w severs! cottjmmccs nec''"M* volunteers.
These include:
?Membership Development, to be chaired by
Kaihryn Gossctl. This committcc has historically car- DEARMAN
ricd out the chamber's annual membership drive. However, this year they
will also be working with the Business After Hours. They will work to
sec that new members arc welcomed and also help develop a program to
spotlight a business each month in the chamber newsletter.
?Secretaries' Day committcc will be chaircd this year by Paula
Stanley. Annually this committcc sponsors a luncheon on Secretaries'
Day to honor local secretaries. This year's event will take place on
Wednesday, April 21. You will be hearing more about tins special hap
pening soon.
?Our Accreditation Committcc will be beginning the accreditation
process. The purpose of the accreditation process is to define standards of
excellence in chambcr planning and performance; measure achievement;
give recognition and encouragement to chambcr members; upgrade the
organization.
The chambcr will benefit from the accreditation process because the
progtam will help develop pride in the organization; help the chambcr
develop an improved program of work; stimulate volunteer participation;
help with membership development; provide better direction for the
chambcr; results in upgrading chamber bylaws, policy and procedures;
brings prestige, respect and recognition to the chambcr; and helps in the
development of new leadership.
The committees in this division will be very busy during the coming
year. They will be working on programs that arc very important to the
chambcr and the community. During the year wc will endeavor to keep
you apprised of their progress.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hassler New Chief Of Staff
Dr. Robert E. Hassler has been
elected chief of staff for 1993 at The
Brunswick Hospital in Supply, ac
cording to Earl Tamar, chief execu
tive officer.
HASSLER MVJLHOLLAND
He succeeds Dr. Michael McCul
lough, who received a plaque from
Tamar in recognition of the strong
leadership he provided during the
past year.
Filling Hassler's unexpired term
on the hospital's board of trustees
will be Dr. James Mulholland. He
was elected by the board at its Feb.
1 meeting.
In addition. Dr. Lee Lanes ton was
reappointed for another three-year
term on the board and also wa* reap
pointed as board vice chairman.
David Baticn was reappointed
chairman of the board, a position he
has held since January 1992.
Nichols Heard
Jenny Nichols, a certified orihop
tist working in Brunswick and New
Hanover counties, was among pre
senters at Carolina Eye Associates'
eighth annual Ocular Disorders
Symposium Jan. 30 in Pinchurst.
She presented the latest updates in
her field as pan of a day of lectures
and slide shows relating to the latest
advances in treatment of advanced
eye disorders.
Carolina Eye Associates has facil
ities in 11 locations across North
Carolina, including Supply.
Recertification Offered
A pesticide applicator recertifica
tion class will be offered Tuesday,
Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. at the N.C. Co
operative Extension Service Center
at the Brunswick County Govern
ment Center near Bolivia.
More information is available
from the extension office at 253
4425.
CP&L Pushing On Toward
March 28 Unit 2 Startup
BY SUSAN USHER
Carolina Power & Light Co. con
tinues to press toward a March 28
start-up date for one of the reactors
at its Brunswick Nuclear Plant near
South port.
The plant has been shut down
since April to allow for major re
pairs and upgrading. At a meeting
between officials of CP&L and the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commis
sion last Thursday, concerns were
expressed about the feasibility of
meeting that self-imposed target
date.
"It is a tight schedule," said
CP&L spokesman Elizabeth Bean
on Monday. "But we arc still using
the 28th as our target date.
"If nothing unforeseen pops up to
cause a delay, it is still achievable,"
she said.
Repair of a cooling system valve
had put the work about a week be
hind schedule at the time of the
meeting, she said, but that time had
been made up by Monday afternoon
and the valve repaired.
Workers were still determining
the best method to use to seal the
bottom edge of a carbon steel liner
in the concrete-walled containment
building. Some corrosion has been
found along the bottom edge of the
liner, which is for leak protection
rather than structural strength. Plant
officials want to slop ihe corrosion
to avert the possibility of future gas
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and radiation leaks.
While there are other repairs still
to be made. Bean said testing the
readiness of all systems for restart
ing the Unit 2 reactor is the major
task remaining.
As repairs of each sub-system are
completed, testing will begin begin.
Before start-up can begin, NRC
officials will inspect all plant equip
ment and assess the readiness of
both the plant and its operators be
fore the unit resumes generation of
electricity. CP&L is sending some
of its Brunswick Nuclear Plant oper
ators to visit planus that were restart
ed after having been shut down for
several years to sec how they man
aged the process.
CP&L anticipates bringing the
second Brunswick reactor. Unit 1,
back into operation in June.
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PHOTO BY JOHNNY CRAJO
Beach Merchants Donate
The Greater Holden lieach Merchants Association presented checks totaling $4,500 last week to Tri
Heach Volunteer Fire Department and Coastline Volunteer Rescue Squad. Pictured (from left) are Tri
Beach firefighter Dan IJebl, merchants association rice president Hen Tanking, Coastline treasurer
Virginia Pamell and Coastline president Janice Hewett. The money has raised during the 1992 North
Carolina Festival By The Sea, held annually the last weekend in October.
Learn About
ADA Compliance
A free seminar Thursday, Feb. 18,
at Brunswick Community College is
aimed at helping employees comply
with the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (ADA) and avoid un
necessary lawsuits.
The session will be held from
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the ALS
Building on the college's main cam
pus north of Supply on U.S. 17 Bus
iness.
It will help participants gain a
thorough understanding of the ADA
and the steps needed to take to meet
its requirements. Discussion will ad
dress the impairments covered and
how to determine if an applicant is
"otherwise qualified". Medical exam
inations, drug tests, job applications,
interviews and job descriptions will
be discussed in terms of what an em
ployer can and cannot do.
There will be no chargc; however,
participants arc asked to prc-rcgistcr
to assure adequate spacc and materi
als. Call the Small Business Center
at 754-69(X), 343-0203 or 457-6329,
or facsimile, 754-7805.
MARCH 15TH LAST DAY
Enter A Local Business In Awards Program Now
Do you know a local business thai treats its BSmall Business Person?someone who owns,
customers really well, offers a novel product or operates or bears principal responsibility for op
service, or adds to the beauty of Brunswick crating a small business (100 employees or less);
County? If so, that company could be an award ?Family-owned Business?a business owned in
winner in the 1993 Small Business of the Year its entirety by a single family;
Competition. ?Innovation?a business that shows uniqueness
Nominations are due March 15, said Velva or creativity in its product or scrvicc;
Jenkins, director of the Small Business Center at ?Promotion?a business that uses creative and
Brunswick Community College. The awards are unique promotional ideas;
co-sponsored by the center and the South ?Employee Relations?a business that siimu
Brunswick Islands and Southport-Oak Island lates productive and happy employees; and
chambers of commerce and are intended to en- ?Community Service?a business that is in
courage and recognize excellence. volved in projects benefiting Brunswick County.
This year's awards will be presented at an Anyone, including someone affiliated with
awards banquet during Small Business Week, the business in question, can submit a nomina
May 9-15. Awards will be made in eight cate- tion, said Jenkins.
gories: To be eligible for an award, a business must
?Customer Satisfaction?a business that keeps be located in Brunswick County and must have
its customers happy; been in operation for at least one year as of
Dcccmbcr 1992.
Last year's award recipients were as follows:
Eleanor Potter Smith, small business person;
Lockwood Golf Links, appearance; Brunswick
Funeral Service and Southport Marina, commu
nity service; Oak Island Jewelers, customer satis
faction; J.M. Parker & Sons Inc., employee rela
tions; Daniel Upholstery, family-owned small
business; Kool-A-Brew, innovation.
Nominations arc screened and the winners
selected by SCORE (Service Corps of Retired
Executives) volunteers in New Hanover County.
This volunteer group of retired business people
provide management counseling to small busi
ness owners.
For nomination forms and more information,
contact Jenkins at 754-69(X), 457-6329 or 343
0203, or contact cither local chamber of com
merce.
Pioneer's Net Earnings Fall Again
Pioneer Bancorp Inc. of Rocky by high-cost, long-term borrowings.
Mount reported net income of 10 "Hie significantly undercapitalized
cents a share (SI67,379 total) for the bank continues efforts to reduce its
quarter that ended Dec. 31, 1992, remaining S42.3 million of net clas
comparcd to net income of SI.33 a sified assets, including S29.5 million
share (S2.322.267 total) in the first in real estate holdings.
quarter of fiscal year 1992. Pioneer must file a capital restora
A subsidiary. Pioneer Savings tion plan with the U.S. Office of
Bank Inc., has an office in Shallouc. Thrift Supervision, said Roughton,
Pioneer President Ed Roughton and isn't sure how long it will take
said no unusual or nonvcurring to get its plan reviewed and/or ap
gains occurred during the period and proved.
the bank, the company's primary "Because the bank does not cur
subsidiary, continues to be adversely rcntly meet its regulatory capital re
affected by its nonearning assets and quircmcms, its ability to continue as
BAROMETER ON THE ECONOMY
New Vehicle Registrations Up
New vehicle registrations in September 1991 level of S29.9 mil
Brunswick County rose 25.9 percent lion.
between last October and Novcm- For the year that ended September
bcr, from 147 in October to 185 in 1992, county sales totaled S378.8
November. million. That was 6.9 percent above
... the total for the year ending Scpt
The figures were released last ember 1991 (S354 5 million)
week in the monthly Barometer On
The Local Economy" compiled by More Seeking Work
the Center for Business and Econo- ^ cmploymcnl picturc in
mic Services at the University of Brunswick ?jnl was Jirtuall un_
North Carolina at Wilmmgton. changcd ^ween October and Nov
The November 1992 level was ember 1992, with a few more people
21.7 percent above the November looking for work in November than
1991 level of 152 vehicles. For the the month before.
year ending November 1992, regis- In October, statistics indicate,
trations totaled 1,862, or 11 percent 17,409 people were working and
above the comparable year-earlier 2,959 people were unemployed, for
level of 1,678. an unemployment rate of 14.5 per
Sales Sog In September A month later, 17,349 were work
Retail sales in Brunswick County ing and 3,105 were seeking work,
fell 3.2 percent between August and and the unemployment rate incrca
September 1992 from S34.2 million scd to 15.2 percent.
to S33.1 million in seasonally ad- That November 1992 uncmploy
justed dollars. mcnt was the highest rate since Aug
However, the September 1992 ust 1983, the center indicated with
level was 10.7 percent above the no reference to the 1983 statistic.
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As Bank Tries To Shed Real Estate
a going concern is dependent upon plans to sell officcs in Roanoke
the willingness of federal and state Rapids, Wcldon and Shallottc to First
regulators to allow the bank addi- Citizens Bank and officcs in
tional time to regain fall regulatory Murfrccsboro and Windsor to Sout
capital compliance," he said. hem Bank. Pioneer cxpccts to realize
In one effort to improve its balance SI million in gains from these sales
sheet. Pioneer announced last week of its deposits, loans and real estate.
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