Memorial Hospital Receives
Duke Endowment Grant
vutuiuue memorial Hospi
tal and Medical Center has
received a grant of $45,700
from the Duke Endowment, to
continue its residency pro
gram in Hospital Administra
tion for another year.
The residency program was
begun in 1947. Fifty-seven
students have graduated since
uuti ume. ι ne lTuuees of the
Duke Endowment have now
provided $329,500 in stipends
and travel expenses for the
hospital administration
course since 1970. In that
period, most of the students
who have graduated have
taken administrative positions
L/nve Launched To
Immunize Black Children
special to the Poet
The National Medical Asso
ciation (NMA) has announced
the launching of a National
Immunization Program
(NIP) in conjunction with the
National Council of Negro
Women (NCNW). The pro
gram is funded by a $451,000
grant from the Department of
th, Education and Wel
NIP was developed as a
result of the National Immuni
zation Initiative launched in
April of 1977 by HEW Secret
ary Joseph Califano. This
study indicated that low in
come and innercity children
do not receive adequate im
munization for the "Big 7"
infectious diseases (polio,
measles, rubella, diptheria,
whooping cough, tetanus and
mumps).
The nrnffram ie ΗοβΐσηοΗ »λ
reach over 200,000 poor and
minority children in "unser
ved or under-served" health
areas in fifteen cities. These
cities include: Washington,
D.C., Los Angeles, San Franc
isco, Baltimore, Richmond,
Atlanta, Newark, Nashville,
Kansas City (MO). New Or-·
leans, Detroit, Houston, Col
umbus (OH), Roxbury (MA),
and the State of Mississippi.
Announcing the grant, Dr.
George I. Lythcott, Assistant
Argeon General, Public
Health Service, and Director,
Health Services Administra
I
tion, stated: "There is grow
ing concern over the low im
munization rates among Ame
rican children, especially
Blacks and other minorities.
Immunization levels in non
white preschool and school
aged groups are far below
those generally accepted as
necessary to prevent out
breaks."
Despite the availability of
protective vaccines against
the "Big 7," the percentage of
children who are fully immu
nized has been decreasing
annually. "For many child
ren, these diseases are relati
vely minor health problems,"
said Dr. Lythcott. "How
ever," he added, "Any one of
them can cause life-long
physical or mental impair
ment or even death.
NIP plans include a massive
community outreach ap
proach to identify children
who are not immunized, via
surveys conducted at schools,
churches, with parent groups,
etc. Educational material
will be distributed through the
media and direct communica
tion will be established with
children who have not been
immunized.
Coordinators for NIP will be
NMA physicians and mem
bers of the NCNW. Field
directors will ciruclate mate
rials, keep records of children
receiving immunization as
well as work with volunteer
organizations in implement
ing the program. NMA physi
cians who are not located in
target cities will also receive
educational ^formation to
distribute is "their communi
ties.
ai uuspiuiis in uie maronnas.
Others of Memorial's admini
strative graduates are work
ing as far away as Florida,
Colorado, and Pakistan
The Administrative Resi
dency course is an intensive,
18-month program which com
bines classroom instruction
with rotations through every
department of the hospital.
There's also a tour of other
hoepitals in the Carolinas,
sponsored by the Duke En
dowment.
There are five administra
tive residents in the program
at any one time. Those
currently enrolled are Steve
Chapman and Jim Dunn of
Charlotte, Rodney McKnight
of Shelby, Chris Dux of Jack
sonville, Florida and Biff
Comte of Toledo, Ohio.
me uukc r^iiuuwmeni nas
provided financial assistance
to Charlotte Memorial Hospi
tal since the hospital opened in
1940. The latest gift brings the
total amount granted Memo
rial by the Endowment to
nearly $4.5 million.
In announcing the gift, Billy
G. McCall, Executive Director
of the Duke Endowment's
Hospital and Child Care Sect
ions, (and a graduate of the
program himself) observed
that "Now,- as never before,
there is a demand for compe
tent, knowledgeable and effi
cient hospital administrators.
The Trustees and staff of the
Duke Endowment are happy
to assist in assuring a continu
ing supply of first-rate admi
nistrative people "
H. C. Green, Director of the
hospital, said, "This is just
one more example of the
many ways in which the En
dowment has helped to im
prove health care delivery in
the Carolines, since its esta
blishment more than 50 years
ago. Our hospitals and our
people are grateful for their
compassion and their far
sightedness."
ANNUAL SOUL SAVING
Revival
SILVER MOUNT BAPTIST (lllRdll
Evangelist (Pineville, N· C.) Host Pastor
iLv < -
Rev. Η. Ε. Johnson
SERVICES
BEGIN
7:30 P. M.
NIGHTLY
Rev. William i^ee Jr.
SUNDAY THRU. FRIDAY
(Aigust 20th - 25th 1978)
3rd SUNDAY
11:00 A. M. SERMON REV WILLIAM LEE JR
2:30 P.M. SERMON REV W.L HARRIS
Pastor: Mt Zkm And Smhhfield Baptist Churches
Guest Evangelist
REV. HENRY Ε. JOHNSON
(Pastor: Oak Grove Baptut Church - Harruburg, N.C. )
(7:30 PM Nightly)
ANNUAL BAPTISMAL SERVICE
4th Sunday Morning - Aug. 27th 11:00AM.
National Medical Association President-elect
Dr. Robert Dawson (right), of Durham, N.C.
greets Senator Edward M Kennedy at the
NMA's 83rd Annual Convention and Scientific
■ \ A A
Assembly in Washington, D.C. Looking on
are (from left) are Rep Walter E. Fauntroy
(D-DC) and Dr. Frank S. Royal, Chairman,
NMA Board of Trustees, of Richmond, Va.
γ νj\ Approves fNew Drug
For High Blood Pressure
λ new arug, representing a
second generation of beta
blocking antihypertensives,
has been approved by the
Food & Drug Administration
for the treatment of high blood
pressure. Called Lopressor, it
is the first beta-blocking agent
released for medical use in the
U.S. in over a decade. Marke-(
ted by Geigy Pharmaceuticals
of Summit, New Jersey, the
prescription drug is expected
to be available within the next
few weeks.
Unlike earlier beta block
ers, Lopressor is relatively
selective, focusing its action
on beta receptors in the heart
known as (Beta-one recept
ors) while leaving beta sites
(Beta-two receptors) in the
lungs comparatively unaf
fected.
"Lopressor has less effect
on the beta receptor sites that
produce certain unwanted
side effects," Roy Ellis, M.D.,
vice president of the medical
division of the Pharmaceuti
cals Division of Geigy Pharm
aceuticals explains.
Advantages ot the new anti
hypertensive, known generi
cally as metoprolol tartrate,
lie in its effectiveness in low
ering blood pressure while
producing fewer and milder
side effects, most of them
temporary, so that the medi
cation generally is well tolera
ted by patients.
"Depression and sedation
sometimes experienced with
traditional hypertensives
were minimal with Lopressor,
and no sexual dysfunction has
been reported," Dr. Ellis
says. He points out that,
"Lopressor usually does not
cause dizziness or fainting
when the patient stands, a
condition known as orthostatic
hypotension."
Beta blockers get their
name from their blocking act
ion , reducing nerve impulses
to the system ithe beta-adr
energic system ) that controls
the body's cardiovascular and
glandular responses to vari
ous stimuli.
Usually, patients with bro
nchospastic disease should
avoid beta blockers. How
ever, if used with caution,
Lopressor, in contrast to the
other beta blocker, can be
given to some patients with
certain lung problems when
the patient has trouble taking
other antihypertensive medi
cation. Lopressor also can be
used alone or combined with
other blood pressure reducing
agents.
The safety and efficacy of
the drug has been well proven
in numerous studies of every
type involving more than a
thousand patients.
Sam Johnson's
Losing W eight.
Sam Johnson's had a steady diet of a full car
lot. Now he"s out to trim his inventory with a
Red Tag Discount Sale to get rid of that extra
weight.
Between August 3 and 31, a Red Tag on a Sam
Johnson Lincoln or Mercury means you
automatically-eave hundreds of dollars off the
manufacturer's sticker price on that particu
lar car. But Red Tags aren't limited to just
Monarchs and Marquis either.
A number of Red Tag Lincolns have discounts
of up to $3,000 off the manufacturer's sticker
price. And on any Red Tag Mercury in stock
without air, you not only get a good deal, you
get free, dealer installed air after you buy at
the Red Tag sale price. So if you want a good
deal on a Lincoln or Mercury catch Sam
Johnson's Red Tag Discount Sale. Because
Sam Johnson's loss is your gain.
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Board Of Transportation
Approves 39 Contracts
The North Carolina Board of
Transportation in its August
meeting last week, approved
39 contracts for highway con
struction and improvements
across the State. The con
tract! totaled $25,851,241.17.
Of the total amount, $942,500
was allocated for reconstruct
ion and bridge replacements
on highways in western North
Carolina damaged by the
November 1977 floods.
The Board also approved
$63,000 in State funds for plan
ning public transportation im
provements for various local
communities across the State
These State funds will be
matched by an equal amount
of local funds and $504,000 in
federal funds for a total of
$630,000.
This month's meeting of the
Board, held in the Beaufort
County Courthouse, was chair
ed by Secretary of Trans
portation Thomas W. Brad
I ■
snaw, Jr.
Members of the Board of
Transportation are: March
Basnight of Manteo; Jack E.
Bryant of Brevard; Rep.
David W. Bumgardner, Jr. of
Belmont; John Q. Bumette of
Charlotte; Jeanette Carl of
Raleigh; Iley L. "Buck" Dean
of Durham; Michael B. Flem
ing of Greensboro; John K.
Gajlaher of Winston-Salem:
Garland B. Garrett, Jr. of
Wilmington; ben. James B.
Garrison of Albemarle; John
M Gilkey of Marion; George
Harper of Kinston; William C.
Herring of Wilson; Martha C.
Hollers of Candor; David Wil
liam Hoy le of Dallas; Charles
R Jonas. Jr. of Charlotte;
T.G. Joyner of Garysburg;
Oscar Ledord of Franklin;
Helen H Little of Yancey
ville; Marvin R Phillips of
Boone; Dr Moses Ray of
Tarboro, Joseph Ε Thomas of*
Vanceboro: and Arthur Wil
liamson of (. hadbourn.
When You Say.~
Can't Afford Τ ο
Advertise
You Are Really Saying
You can't afford to increase your sales.
You can't afford to reduce costs.
You can't afford to save money.
You can't afford to expand your trade
area.
You can't afford to increase your profits.
l'Ali Of Which Means:
You Can't Afford To Stay In Business or
Succeed in Competition...
VOL SHOULD ADVERTISE IN.,.
THE CHARLOTTE POST