News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida • Page 19

DEATHS SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1982 Health center plans to cut costs of medical treatment for elderly He is a 73-year-old widower who has neglected bis health since his wife passed away. He is suffering from depression and malnutrition but doesn't think be can afford proper medical treatment. Starting Wednesday this man, and thousands of other elderly people in simlliar situations in Southwest Florida, can find some relief from the high cost of medical treatment when the Health Services Center opens at 1524 Carson in downtown Fort Myers. Health Services is designed to offer low-cost general medical care for anyone who Is at least 60 years old. The health center is part of Senior Friendship Centers a non-profit organization which oversees various community services for the aged.

Health Services is the senior centers' most recent step in trying to provide better medical care for the elderly, said Harry Schumacher, assistant executive director of the centers' Lee County division. When the center officially opens next week, seven physicians, four nurses and a handful of secretaries will be providing their services free of charge. They are all professional volunteers who have retired, Schumacher said. There are several types of services available for older citizens at the health center. After setting up a first-time appointment, the patient will receive a physical examination, Schumacher said.

From there, a health center physician will decide if the person needs to be referred to a full-time doctor, if he needs basic treatment, if the condition requires frequent monitoring or if a person Just needs someone to talk with. Those who have Medicare or Medicaid health Insurance also will benefit from the program, Schumacher said. Usually that insurance will cover the final 80 percent of a person's medical bills, but the Initial 20 percent must be paid by the patient. If a person comes to the health center, most of that 20 percent tab will be picked up by Health Services. A non-mandatory $3 contribution will be requested of those who do not have Insurance.

By year's end, there may be as many as 12 retired physicians working at the center, Schumacher said. This should be enough to handle the center's goal of handling about 50 patients a week, be said. The retired physicians who will work at the center have acquired a state limited license to practice basic general medicine for no profit, Schumacher said. Ideally, they will work no more than two four-hour shifts each week, he said. "They aren't in competition with any other (practicing) doctors," Schumacher said.

If an aged person needs surgery or emergency treatment, he would be referred to another physician or a hospital, he said. Health Services was made possible by a $75,000 grant from the Gannet Foundation, a non-profit organization that donates money to worthy projects in all communities in which Gannett Corp. has holdings. The News-Press is a Gannett apper. That money has been budgeted for first-year operating costs and for other expenses such as the remodeling needed for a reception area, a small laboratory and two examining rooms.

The center will be open Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and Thursday from noon to 3 p.m. Starting the following week, the center will be open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Thursdays from noon to 3 p.m. To make an appointment call 332-3273 or come by the office at 1524 Carson St.

Anyone wishing to make private contributions can call 332-3273 or 337-2108 or mall donations to Senior Friendship Center, P.O. Box 1774, Fort Myers, 33902. Anyone wishing to do volunteer work can contact center volunteer coordinator Pat Adrain at 332-3273. The friendship center is open dally from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

1524 vr CarsonSt. News-Press map MAP SHOWS HEALTH SERVICES CENTER AT 1524 CARSON ST. the center will aim to keep down the costs of medical care Graham visits mall; seeks votes in fall 'fx' ft .,,1, I 1 TJ 1 11 Prosecutors drop rape case charge News-Press Bureau NAPLES The state attorney's office has decided not to prosecute one of two men accused of raping a 23-year-old woman, citing insufficient evidence to take the case to a jury. Ramio Gotog, 26, of 6-L Farms, and 18-year-old Martin Trejo were arrested April 17 and accused of rape. Gotog will not be prosecuted.

The victim provided a description of the attackers' getaway vehicle to deputies and the pair was arrested when lawmen found the car. In the car, deputies found turquoise panties, a crow bar and both men. The victim told lawmen her attackers took her turquoise panties and threatened her with a crow bar. Trejo has pleaded Innocent to the rape charge and is awaiting trial. Driver is charged in accident death News-Press Bureau NAPLES The state attorney's office has filed a vehicular homicide charge against a Naples woman In connection with a February traffic accident which claimed one life.

Ethel Rae Nelson, 41, of 5210 Johns is charged in the death of Gabino Fernandez, 42. Fernandez was killed Feb. 20 when the pickup truck he was driving crashed head-on into a car being driven by Nelson on State Road 84 near County Barn Road, about two miles east of Naples. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, the accident occurred when Nelson's car crossed the center line of the road and hit the truck. Nelson was hospitalized following the accident, but has since been 1 By BARBARA JOHNSON News-Press Staff Writer Democratic Gov.

Bob Graham sang his campaign theme song solo Friday, made a high school girl blush and a camera-shy baby cry, and announced at the Edison Mall for the eighth time in two days his plans to seek re-election. About 300 supporters and shoppers gathered at the mall's east wing stage to hear Graham's opening campaign speech. When 17-year-old Terry Leger, one of the spectators, failed to recognize the governor when he spoke to her, he burst into his campaign song and she burst into a pronounced blush. Perhaps more than in his previous campaign stops, Graham tailored his speech to the local audience, making references to what he considers his administration's accomplishments in Southwest Florida, home of his likely Republican opponent, U.S. Rep.

L.A. "Skip" Bafalls of Fort Myers Beach. Graham, who has made improving the quality and funding of education one of his priorities, noted that Lee County schools have gone off double sessions during his four-year term and that a Fort Myers' branch of the University of South Florida is nearly a reality. A supporter of environmental causes, Graham said his Save Our Coasts program, passed by the Legislature in 1981, will Increase public ownership of beaches by about 20 percent. "A substantial amount of that (new public beaches) is going to be in this area of the state where the need is so great," Graham said.

In an area historically considered politically impotent and a stepchild In Florida government, Graham stressed before and during his speech that bis administration "doesn't run a sectionallzed or partisan state government." On stage with Graham was Lt. Gov. Wayne Mixson and a contingent of local elected officials, including State Rep. Frank Mann, D-Fort Myers, Fort Myers Mayor Ellis Solomon, Cape Coral Mayor Jim Price, School Board Chairman Rayma Page, Elections Supervisor Enid Earle, Fort Myers Police Chief Morgan House and County Commission Chairman Ernie AveriU. Averill, a Republican, said he has been under a lot of pressure since last week from local Republican party officials for endorsing Graham the last time the governor came to town.

Despite that, AveriU said he attended Graham's local announcement, taking a back row seat on the stage, because, "Number one, I'm not going to give in to that and, number two, I'm the chairman of the County Commission." In an interview before his speech, Graham said be appreciated Aver-ill's endorsement. Asked If he was surprised by lt, Graham responded that he was "very pleased." Graham also said he has a chance to carry Lee County In the November election even though Bafalls predicted Thursday he would sweep his home county. "I think Lee County is an Important part of Florida. We're going to run a campaign that's going to appeal to the best instincts and the highest vision of the state of Florida," Graham said. In his 1978 election, Graham lost Lee County to Republican drug store magnate Jack Eckerd by nearly 7,000 votes.

sS GOV. BOB GRAHAM SINGS HIS CAMPAIGN SONG TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF TO TERRY LEGER the teen-ager failed to recognize Graham when he appeared Friday at Edison Mall In Fort Myers Political hopefuls look into war chests, report treasury balances and spending DATELIHE: SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Arrest follows shooting in Naples bar News-Press Bureau NAPLES One man was arrested Friday afternoon following a shooting at a bar in the Naples Shopping Center, police said. James Laval Hurst, 51, of 3135 Cottage Grove was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and carrying a concealed firearm after police found both he and the victim at the Captain's Cabin Lounge, 2223 9th St N. Police said Richard Emmerson Braun, 50, of 2550 16th Ave. NE, was transported to Naples Community Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head, but was treated and released from the hospital.

Police were dispatched to the bar at 2:38 p.m. in response to a report of gunshots being fired. Police said the shooting occurred after a brief altercation between the two men. Hurst was being held in the Collier County Jail Friday evening on $4,000 bond. Tiger Bay Club invites candidate talks NAPLES County Commission District 4 candidates have been invited to speak at a meeting of the Tiger Bay Club of Collier County at noon Thursday.

The non-partisan political group will hold its meeting at the Elks Club at the corner of Airport Road and Westview Drive. District 4 candidates include City Councilman CC. "Red" Holland, semi-retired businessman Richard Hahn, and local attorney Larry N. Ingram III. All three candidates are Republicans.

Most government offices closed July 5th NAPLES Local government offices will be closed Monday because of the Fourth of July Holiday, although law enforcement and emergency services offices will be open. County government offices and city of Naples offices will be closed Monday. The offices will be open for business as usual on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Carroll, $100; Smith TV Service, $100; M.W.

Schryver, $75; William Barton, $200; Lee Nichols, $100; Addison Miller, $500; W.D. Ray, $500; Eugene and Helen Schmieder, $100; George and Patricia Hermanson, $100; C. Bruce Mert, $100; Robert D. Stakich, $100; Denman Kountze $100; Frank D'Agostino, $100; Frank and Jerrie Wlltberger, $500; and Whltesell Construction $100. Holland's report shows his campaign has spent $497.03 on printing, checks, election stickers and a fee for riding In today's Fourth of July parade In Naples.

In the County Commission District 2 race, Fred Voss, a Republican, reported collecting $6,495. He had previously collected $225. His total now stands at $6,720. Voss contributed $200 to his own campaign, according to the report. Those contributing $50 or more to the Voss campaign, according to the report, Include: Alfred B.

Nelson, $50; George M. Bard, $100; Arthur Mcintosh $50; Charles M. Campbell, $200; Clyde Criswell, $50; Joseph E. Godfrey, $50; James B. Hill, $200; Willis Littell, $100; Mrs.

George Bornqulst, $100; Edward Twerdahl, $100; Morrison Ward, $50; Edward Elliot, Gordon D. Craig, $100; Richard Fechhelm, $100; Margaret B. Smith, $50; Jean A. Shea, $100; Robert Bramby, $100; Katherine Shroeder, $100; Hlldegrade B. Carlson, $50; Ray S.

Dau, $50; George Herrmann III, $50; Nassau Pools Construction $50; Raymond Bernier, $50; A.C. Baur, $100; Richard N. Jowitt, $50; W.B. Cleveland, $100; William Rtblet $300; Walter Burnell, $100; J.M. Kimbrough $50; Frank J.

Nelson, $200; J.L. Fisher, L.J. O'Callaghan, $50; R.B. Anderson, $50; Dr. Albert K.

Kerns, 100; Dorothy Lewis, $200; Mrs. Laddie John Sebek, $50; William Rose, $200; Hidgan Robinson, $100; and O.W. Watklns, $50. The Voss campaign spent $2,967.42 during the latest reporting period while total expenses are $3,138.29, records show. The expenses were mostly for postage and printing of campaign literature and envelopes.

Joan Hamilton, a newly announced Republican candidate in District 2, has not collected any funds, records show. Also, George Matthews, a Democrat, has not collected any funds for his District 2 campaign, according to records. County Commission Chairman C.R. "Russ" Wimer, the District 2 Incumbent who has announced he will not seek re-election, collected another $1,865 before deciding to call lt quits. In all, the Wlmer campaign collected $5,695.

The money was given back to contributors, records show. In the School Board District 1 race, William P. Shaughnessy, a Republican, collected $440 in monetary contributions, records show. Those contributing $50 or more to Shaughnessy's campaign Include Carol E. Reed, 1 00; Louise H.

Tlmmerman, 1 00; M.J. Foley, $50; and Charles and Rosaline Mantle, $50. Reports state Shaughnessy received $28.98 in an "in kind" (other than money) contribution from Polk L. Threlkeld, who paid that amount to rent a conference room for Shaughnessy's campaign announcement. The Shaughnessy campaign spent $369.73 on postage stamps and printing, records show.

In the School Board District 3 race, Philip J. See FUNDS, page 3B News-Press Bureau NAPLES CC. "Red" Holland, a County Commission District 4 candidate, has amassed $9,045 in his campaign fund. Larry Ingram, who is vying with Holland for the Republican nomination in District 4, reported he had received no contributions. The report of Richard Hahn, another Republican running Is District 4, was not received by the elections office on Friday.

The contribution reports must be in the mail by Friday in order to comply with elections laws. According to Holland's report, those contributing $50 or more to his campaign Include: James H. Topping, $100; Francis Newell, $100; Gilbert Well, $100; Paul E. Lees, $100; Lucille Winkler, $100; William Barnett, $500; Ruth Townsend, $100; Joseph Fernandez, $100; Leigh Plummer, $50; Ed Baranowski, $200; Doug McGoon, $100; A. Sonny Rosenberg, $50; Gene Young, $100; Richard Baker, $150; Howard Gutman, $100; Bruce Green, $100; Joseph Boggs, $100; Thalheimer $500; Elizabeth and Nelson Rose, $250; Naples Tomato Growers $500; Naples Fruit and Vegetable $500; J.F.

Spade, $100; Arthur J. Davis, $100; Glen W. Masters, $100; Lawrence R. Vanston, $100; Ernest H. Ring, $200; Ronald C.

Hogue, $100; John R. Webb and Associates, $100; John M. Miller, $100; Nelson Rose, $100; Jim S. Porter, $100; George Vega, $60; Edward J. Kant, $50; Thomas R.

Brown, $60; B. Clarke Nichols, $60; John F. Stanley, $60; Lawrenence N. Martin, $60; Don C. Schwartz, $100; Robert Bair, $100; A.V.

Woodward, $100; Alfred Roepstorf, $50; Donald Cameron Insurance, $150; P.C. $100; Tracy Boleskl, $100; G.F.