Page ItM-IHI HIM NSW UK HK.VO \ BRUNSWICK COUNTY'S \SCS oil Ice director for the fir>t Jinn- its nearly ! Strickland u?c> uxor the county's only who was a< tin>z director tin- past y Rescue Sauod i Town Creek \ olunteet Rescue Squad will serve fned shrimp din* ner< beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. July ly. at the squad butldine. .s;tid I-iura Coulter, secretary In .u ... uwnuvti iv .'iiiuiif.!. iia- menu will feature coleslaw potato salad \J# . Or give us the aneac! to eliminate. and an insects and Expert Insect & Rodent Control 24 Hour Emergency Service Safe fo' Pets, People and Plants 20 Years Experience Member of NC Pest Control Assr. Etheridge & Pest Contr Hwy. 130 E ., Shallotre, 75^ Home Bailey Etheridge 842 6491 INVEN Reconditi 3 Line Telephone $4 9.95 AT Li MEMBEI P.O. BOX 378 Comrnunicatic i >V Thursda\. .lul> IT. I9S6 * ' I Jj ** -i. s c i . ; has a permanent. full-time rxoculiMfi\e years. Ahove. Pim-tor Kettrell peanut allocation with \da Varaum ears. Sells Shrimp ami hushpuppies. Plates are $3 each. A bake sale is also planned Proceeds are used to support operation of the rescue squad. The squat: building is located on I'.S r at its intersection with N.C. 87 South ;.t Winnabow. t \ Kg lerrrmes | Roaches I Rodents 9?~ any I pests Ffee Estimates Home Commercial Industrial Licensed in NC& SC 5 o Rc the idge 842 456 TORY CLE A -r < a4it. & ku< tUWW 'k- ^ III % I# oned -> i 3S f i a each VNTIC TELEPH OHiP CORPO SHALLOTTE, N.C. 28459 < ans Services P:or You | ASCS Direct* i\ new county Agricultural and Soil Conservation Service c\ccutivc director began work June hi. Kettrell Strickland is the first fulltune permanent director the agency (UIS I (.It I III ? | *| *t I'MiM.lti i % 1 . M.ir.v lie fills the position formerly held by the lute Kalph rruv of Shallotte. Ada Vanillin hud served as acting directoi for 'J1 years Trior to that, because of ill health. Trice had worked part-tune for two years tvfore his " tit oiuent The new executive director describes himself .is a "farm boy from Su iemhurg * He and his wife, the former l.isa Benton of Sampson County. are living at IIolden Beach Keartil on a family farm in Sampson County. Strickland. 25. earned an associate of arts degree in field crops technology from N C State I'tiiversitv in 11*82. Prior to joining ASCS in I >ecemt>or U?8u. ho worked on tho taimly farm I full) intended to fann." he said, but then opted tor a change of career after several years buck on the farm and an a? eident involving .? combine in a Inch he lost a hand. i wanted to establish a career." he added. but i also wanted to continue t< work with fanners They're a unique group." Tliis is his first appointment following completion of a six month* ASPS iwutuiig program that took him to various counties across the state As head of the count> office. Strickland works under the direction of eount> ASCS conunittee members Carl 11 licddcn. W. Klon King and KoPcrt I. Smith, unpiemeiiting farm programs established by the V S. Department of Agriculture and overseeing day to day operation of the ASCS office Fann programs are currently going tlirmigh some rapid changes, he said, and times liave also been hard County Medicaid Said Error-Free Brunswick County is among 73 counties whose social services departments are sharing the credit I for helping improve the slate's ad' ministration of its federal Medicaid i program The state was recently cited by the | t.'.s Department of Health and tinman Services for reducing errors 1 in it* Medicaid program During the period of April-September ly&5. only 1.4 percent of the payments for those eligible were made in error This is below the national tolerance level for error of three percent for the same period. Brunswick was one of 73 counties that luid no reported errors during the period, a record success rate, according to Barbara D. Ma tula, state Medicaid director. County social services departments determine the eligibility of individuals for Medicaid services. Medicaid aprovides health care to low-income elderly, disabled and blind citizens, or to families with dependent children. '1 h?- program is financed by a combination of federal. I I>u>t Illtu VUOIIlt lUIIIITl. RANCE ^nS E w Buy 3 Get 1 FREE I U BWb ! iitilX ' M Ubl> " BU /) y 30 DAY WARRANJ / !AME IWIIb RATION ? (919) 754-431 I r Every Need Dr Appointed foi farmers Price support (01 par ticiputmg tanners is proUihly Hk* must important of the ASCS pro crams to the farmer right now. tie a<lileit Strickland administer* Hh1 ' tobacco program; ail emergency fml assistance program ttial pro vules fml .it reduced cost in the | event of a ilisaster tliat cuts off normal supply ami various conservation programs aimed at reducing soil loss to urnd an'.! water erosion, preserving wetlands and improvimwater quality the offic e is located m the Agriculture Building at the Hrunswick County Ciovernment Center in Bolivia v? iitiv iww in nit* jm? ami mui nuini to learn. Strickland said local fanners he's met luive been ver> supportive and seem to understand His attitude ma> luive something to do with his acceptance "Service to fanners is what we provide." said Strickland. My highest priority is serving the fanners of Brunswick County." o* -<? - X0 7 OATS . including lobster tails 1-KtSM StAMJUU Ull BAIT-TACKL Holden Hwy ] 30 Holflcn Bi 4SI SPECIAL PURtl - 4,7^. i 1 ^ it; r'J*'*? WV /V f v ^ y ,, 1 i'-uVT - ! IfTvj /V i (/' I i i rAk -jfr ^ ^ 4 COOL COTTON ROMPERS 100''-, cotton pink 8 while oi while corded rompers Ladio r \ ir~ ir-f rt.' ComDare \ I I s; ( uji io \ I k u ,,'k/ip r Pricns buod At Tlmse Family Dollar 3 Through Tho Weekend Quantities Lin On Some Items No Sales To Oonlers fti.7 ml Our South Bruns Ox t * ?> w R T iff If & HB? BEffi H38U ffl PANVM ' "IM lil i? OAVU ...always r CALL GSSSEISWISi nl ffff qu >eafo \ lT> I , snow crab legs, soft sf FIECTLY FROM OUR Bl [ CEMENT YARD Beach ; Delorise & Phillip Robinsor each Rd , near driving rung AhlLEo.l m f .'N ft !1 rag J ; I LOUNGER I I Multi-posilior iourignr vinyl str.tppn q on iw \, I 1?. -? \? , i % \ . \ gy^gp ; BEACH TOWEI bluo A Regularly 7.99. 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