Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 5

Tws- Jan. 7, 19755 Rocky Mount, N.C Telegram Safe! I ite Health CliniGPr Nash In Western oposed Received a report from Bill Shackleford, Extension chairman, that 4,000 old cars were removed from the county last year under the county's abandoned car removal effort. Approved new leases for operation of the county rest homes. Operators of the Community Rest Home will pay the county a rental of $625 per month and operators of Nash Rest Home will pay $1,150 per month. The figures are based on the number of patients for which the homes are licensed.

The charges are less than last year, but the operators will be responsible for all utilities and interior maintenance. Heard a report from County Received a report from Industrial Development Director Bill Rose that the county's current unemployment rate is "significantly higher" than the 3.8 per cent rate that was reported in November. Industrial plant layoffs and furloughing of employees since the November report will raise the unemployment figure, Rose said. Was advised by Rose that Masonite and other industries in this area are complaining about the critically adverse effect of the cutback on supply of natural gas to North Carolina. The availability of natural gas has been decreased by 45 per cent, Rose said.

this is in line with a study the hospital is already making "not only for this area, but for the county as a whole." He added that he felt sure the hospital trustees would be receptive to the request for this specific study, but noted that-any such eventual undertaking would be a county project Commissioner Jeff Cobb, also a member of the hospital board, said funding of such a center would be only one problem. "A larger problem," Cobb noted, "might be getting a facility like that staffed." Other Business In other business, the board: County, serving the communities of Bailey, Middlesex, Mount Pleasant and Green Pond. A recommendation that the Nash General Board of Trustees be requested to conduct a study on the feasibility of such a medical facility was presented to the Nash Board of Commissioners yesterday by Commissioner Elmer DanieL It received the commissioners' approval. Citizens Concerned Daniel told the that citizens of the southwest section of the county have become seriously concerned about the lack of immediate medical care facilities and personnel." The situation has grown critical, he said, due to the recent loss of the only doctor practicing the area. "This leaves the good people of that part of the county without proper medical attention," Daniel stated.

"With Nash General Hospital located in the Rocky Mount area," Daniel said, "it is so far removed from the southwest section of the county that the majority of hospital patients in that area go to hospitals in other counties (Wilson Memorial and Wake Memorial)." He recommended a study by the Nash General Board of Trustees to determine the feasibility of establishing a satellite health center to serve that section of the county. Commissioner Bill Williams, who is chairman of the Nash General Board of Trustees, said Manager Randolph Hobman that interior Improvements have been made to the two rest homes, and that preparations are being made for exterior painting and roof repairs. Authorized Holoman and Commissioner Elmer Daniel to interview architectural firms which are Interested in the proposed agricultural center project Proposals from the firms for providing architectural services on the project will be reported to the full board. Approved a petition that Weldon Court, a paved street in a subdivision near Spring Hope, be added to the state road system from maintenance; approved a petition to abandon a one-tenth mile section of the old road from the Red Oak Road to Northern Nash High School, and accepted the recently completed new road. Was advised by Dr.

John Chamblee, Nash health director, that he, is withdrawing his previous request that the dog warden program be transferred from the Health Department to the Sheriffs Department. Dr. Chamblee said he had decided the change would present too many problems. Approved a request from Dr. Chamblee that an additional sanitarian be added to the Health Department staff to upgrade the food handlers in-spection program.

Nash Health Dept. Plans Are Stalled 1 IV II i 1 1 ll, 'L Dr. Ronald J. Lowe "s.The His New Office For The Practice of Dentistry At 410 Peachtree Street Rocky Mount, N. C.

446-3272 Office Hours Monday Friday 8-1 2-5 WONT QUIT Leslie Renner, president of Leslie Manufacturing and Supply Co- of Bloomingtoo, is offering his employes a $364-a-year bonus to quit smoking. FJftee" 23 workers accepted the challenge. One who didn't was mechanic Arthur Graham, who called the idea "a real good policy" In general but not for him. (AP Wlrephoto) NASHVILLE President Ford's November message to Congress on budget restraint has brought a halt, at least temporarily, to planning on a major addition to the Nash County Health Department building in Nashville. When the Nash Board of Commissioners approved the project sometime ago, it was with the understanding that $92,000 in federal Hill-Burton funds would be received to assist inpaying for the.

construction. vYesteda the commissioners learnea iWdiie' to the President's message, no new Hill-Burton funds are being obligated for new projects while Congress is considering his proposal. Without assurance that the federal money will be forthcoming, the commissioners advised that architects on the Health Department project discontinue work on plans for the present time. However, the commissioners approved preliminary working plans from the architects as presented by Dr. John Cham-blee, Nash health director.

The preliminary working drawings presented to the board showed that the addition will more than duuble the size of the Health Department building. When the architects will be authorized to resume work on the plans will depend upon the ultimate fate of Hill-Burton funding. At horn in minutes 1 A maxim new Qmik-Flx fixes broken pUtes. fill in the cracks and replaces teeth like new. Fast I Easy to use I No special tools needed.

milK-FlY Works every time or your money back. Deatara Ibaak KS At all drug counters. WHITLEY FURNITURE COMPANY GALLERIES Since 1932 ZEBULON, N.C. NASHVILLE A health clinic facility that would be a satellite of-Nash General Hospital has been proposed to provide medical care in the southwestern section of Nash Two Students ToRepi resent Nash County NASHVILLE Two high school students who have been selected to represent Nash County in the Jf outh Legislative Assembly in Raleigh next month were introduced to the Nash Cbunty Board of Commissioners Monday. The students, presented by Nash School Supt.

C. H. Fries, are Roy Cooper III of Northern Nash Senior High and Ranny Ray Hedgepeth of Southern Nash Senior High. Their registration fee for participation on the statewide Youth Legislative Assembly will be paid by the Cooper is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Roy Cooper Jr.

of Nashville. He is an student, a Morehead Scholar nominee, a Boys State and is active in student government and athletics at Northern. He is a senior. Hedgepeth, a- junior at Southern, is the son rjf Mr. and -yAlskor HedgeDeth ofRt.

2, Spring Hope: An'A'' student, he is a Governor's School nominee and is active in student government, band and dramatics. The students expressed their appreciation to the commissioners for the opportunity to attend the assembly, and were invited to give a report to the commissioners on their experience. Engineers Meet The Northeastern Tarheel Chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers has scheduled its monthly meeting of January 9 at 6 30 p.m. at the Beef Barn in Greenville. The guest speaker for the session is Herber Eckerlin, assistant professor and extension specialialist of the Engineering Mechanics Department of North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

JSckerlin will speak on "Improving Energy Lfficiency in the with an eye toward optimizing heat and electrical energy. All members and prospective new members are invited to attend. ONE 5x7 JjfyjJ) Elegant A li i iat' i. aW A 1 I 11 4J Held a public hearing and gave final approval to the change of names for streets in the Northern Hills subdivision. Streets, and were changed to Northern Hills Drive, Street was changed to Lambert Lane, and Street to Momingside Lane.

Received a report from Nash Building Inspector W. G. Kirkman listing a total value of $9,004,715 on building permits issued during the past year. A total of 311 permits for permanent structures totaled $7,484,383 in value and 238 mobile home permits had a total value of $1,510,330. Fees collected for the year totaled $14,987.

During December, 13 building permits and 17 mobile home permits totaled 524,563 in value, with $592 collected in fees. Adopted a resolution authorizing Tax Supervisor Willis Ward to proceed with preliminary preparations for revaluation of taxable real property, which goes into effect in 1977. Ward will work with Edgecombe County tax officials in negotiating for -an-expert appraisal firm to handle the revaluation in the two counties. Appointed Commissioner Allen Brown to serve on the Area Mental Health Board. Recessed the meeting until Friday at 4 p.m.

at which time the board will discuss requested funding for the Rocky Mount regional sewer plan. Opening Of ml CIS 69500 SoU Room 7 00 t9 hIS mm Choose your Dining Room Furniture from Ourfine lines by HICKORY CHAIR and HENKEL HARRIS Beautiful Mahogany Cherry Coming President Ford has proposed that Congress rescind unobligated balances remaining- from the appropriations for Hill-Burton construction as an anti-inflation move. When Congress reconvenes this month, it will have 45 days in which to act on that proposal. If no action is taken, the funds will be released including the $92,000 for the Nash project. Until that time, however, the U.

S. Dept of Health, Education and Welfare will not obligate ittrK2s projecU Tr the funds allocated to the Nash project by the N. C. Medical Care Commission are not available at this time. While the Nash commissioners feel that the matter will be resolved and that funds will become available, they chose not to proceed until assurance of funding is received.

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