Brunswick Get For Maternity < Two Brunswick County physicians have recieved help in an effort to keep and encourage appropriate medical care for pregnant women through a state pilot program. According to Brunswick County Health Director Michael Rhodes, the two local physicians involved in the program are Dr. Robert Hassler, an obstetrician, and Dr. Marilyn Boehm, a family praclioner. Across the state, 52 physicians serving 22 rural counties are participating in the pilot program, which was funded in 1988 for one year by the General Assembly. The program's aim is to help pay malpractice insurance premiums of family physicians and obstetricians who agreed to provide prenatal and obstetrical services in counties where such services are insufficient. Rhodes said that the purpose of the program, which will begin in April, is to "increase the number of live births" in Brunswick County. He noted that with the recent death of Dr. Nora Hsu, Hassler and Boehm are the only two doctors who offer obstetrical services in the county. The legislature appropriated $240,000 to fund the pilot program. Compensation for participating physicians is limited to the difference up to $6,500 between malpractice insurance with and without obstetrical care coverage. Earlier this year, Brunswick County received $9,286. No county could receive more than $19,500. Other counties in the program include Ashe, Cherokee, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Duplin, Gates, Greene, Johnston, Jones, Macon, Martin, Pasquotank, Randolph, Sampson, Stokes, Swain, Tyrrell, Washington, Yadkin and Yancey. Brunswick 1 Weatheriza Brunswick County Public Housing Authority will receive a $20,000 grant from the N.C. Energy Division to weatherize homes of low income, elderly and handicapped citizens throughout the county. According to Public Housing Authority Director Perita Price, the funds will be available beginning April 1. The county will have three months to use the money. In another three-month cycle that was recently completed, the county used a separate $20,000 grant to weatherize 15 homes, most of them in the Bolivia and Supply areas. "We're going to shoot for about 15 or 16 houses," Ms. Price said of the new program, adding that her office has a waiting list of 110 dwellings. The homes that will be weatherized are located throughout the county, she said. The funds?up to $1,400 per home?ill be used to purchase and install items such as weather stripping, caulking, duct and hot water heater insulation, attic insulation and storm windows on the homes of residents whose income does not exceed 150 TRUCK I k&czixn Good Nights dormir product/.inc. I Bedding i TWIN $99 per set i su ? "Qualii I IIVN VISA & ' ? !v s State Funds Care Program Rules for qualifying counties were adopted by the Commission for Health Services last November. Qualifying counties includes those with no public or private prenatal services; those with no public prenatal clinic; or those whose prenatal clinic has no physician as either staff or back-up for nurse practitioners. Counties whose obstetrical services might be discontinued for lack of funds were also considered. Participating physicians are required to provide complete obstetrical care, including prenatal and delivery services. They may not refuse to provide obstetrical care for any patient based on the patient's economic status or ability to pay. However, physicians are not required to take patients whose care is beyond their professional competence. Obstetricians arc concentrated sr. large urban and suburban areas, according to a survey recently released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. That situation leaves a large number of rural areas throughout the nation without any obstetric care at all. The survey suggested that 27 percent of all obstetricians limited the number of high-risk patients they would care for due to malpractice concerns?an increase of 50 percent from 1983. More than 12 percent of all trained obstetricians have stopped practicing obstetrics altogether. Malpractice insurance premiums have increased some 240 percent over the last five years. The premiums, which can run as high as $52,000, averaged $37,000 in 1987?up from an average of $11,000 in 1983. To Receive ? tion t-unds percent of the poverty level ($17,475 for a family of four). Homes eligible for the program are evaluated to determine the most cost-effective measures to be installed. Ms. Price said Ford Enterprises of Shallotte was the subcontractor on the just-concluded program. Brunswick County Public Housing Authority is one of 45 community action and public, nonprofit agencies across the state which implements the weatherization program at the local level. Chorus Boosters Serving Dinner A chicken dinner on Friday, March 31, will be the last in a series of fundraising events by the West Brunswick High School Choral Boosters. The dinner begins at 10 a.m. at the school cafeteria and will offer dinners for $3.50 each. Proceeds will help finance a trip by the school chorus to New York City to pntpr national phnral nnmnnt VilM.1 llUhlVIIUi VHV? U1 V-UlllJJS. LlllUII, said Leanne Smith, chorus director. LOAD & Starting At... FULL $129 per set otte ty Furniture, at Discount /y. 17 N., Shall otto, 754-f Mastercard Accepted Financing t SIX STUDENTS make up the hunter High School FFA chapter. Fnitn the Logan, Mark Logan, Jason Bellamy an pictured. FFA Archers V Future Farmers of America hunter safety teams from West Brunswick High School recently earned 1,991 overall noints in three district run tests, including a first in archery, to advance to state competition. Walk-A-Thon Is Scheduled A walk-a-thon to raise money for cystic fibrosis research will be held Saturday, April 8, at 2 p.m., at Zion Baptist Church, Ash. According to event co-chairperson Lottie Ludluin, support for the walka-thon is needed through both donations and active participation. "Cystic fibrosis is the number one genetic killer of children, but new research discoveries now offer hope for a cure," Mrs. Ludlum said. "Research is the only answer for the 30,000 children and young adults in this country who suffer from cystic fibrosis." Each walk-a-thon participant who collects $35 will win a CF shirt. Additional prizes are available. For more information on the event, contact Mrs. Ludlum at 287-3876. Support Group Plans Meeting A newly-formed Head Injury Support Group at Dosher Memorial Hospital, Southport, will hold an organizational meeting on Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m., in the hospital conference room. The organization is open to all Brunswick County residents who have survived head injuries and to their families. For more information on the sup port group, contact Dasher Hospital speech pathologist Beth Conrad at 457-9588. Lumber Sale Set A special sale of lumber will be held at the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, on April 6 and 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Offered will be long pieces of lumber, including some hardwood. Price will be $100 per cord, said Myrtle D. Meade, public affairs officer. nj1 pi.anninjjiuinn | " kirrg^i rmrdL J j QUEEN $159 Pper set utito&e Prices" >642 Available THE 1 s Delic ? -HS co mint ^ ? i ry }i v i V' | I fjpyftEjffvffi' v i eaEnn^nP / ON IT ' v _^v PHOIO CONTRIBUTED | ^ *7 saiciy reams ior me West Brunswick f left above are Pippy Evans, Keith id Toby Russ. Ma tthew Chappell is not Vin At District I Teams competed in skeet shooting I gT*y 1 and rifle as well as archery. I I 1 The archery team consisted of || ' Mark I,ogan, Toby Russ, Jason Bellamy and Keith Logan and won district competition with 704 points. Bellamy and Keith Logan tied for , tliird place in individual competition with 184 points each. The skeet/rifle team?Matthew _ Chappell, Keith Logan, Jason a Bellamy and Pippy Evans?scored OO[Y|0 BOO points in skeet shooting and 687 in rifle. l ^ Chapter officers will be installed | M ? and special recognitions made at the chapter's annual Parent-Member banquet on May 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Jane's Seafood Restaurant. d > nea i.oasi Trading Co. wot an? nfi c Come to us for your < * ARISTOKRAFT < , Wl Cabinets and Vanities Ss/^AAA Quality crafted Large inventory in stock PlGclSf Wide variety of styles Financing available a P.< Aristokraft llS? XMMtaiCa^jj large inventory in stock* IV V A Conn* srr our display i>l* caltincls and \anilii*>. ? ? f / / 'l/t 4 t-IHVMF 4340 Blake Dr., Shallotte 2 K = 2^. dficil tks ojjELnincj <^l^lo/zduy ffers these March specials: >n+ CnrJ < > ?i j\ u i_i iu < > 5> <; gnment ij j; Package \\ I "TP ^ f~ !? '[Bring your car into ourj' f ,43 <| J (Service Dept. 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