Shown at right, left to
right: Dr. G. H. Gehrmann
of Wilmington, Delew are,
Mr. L. P. Dixon, Dr. Edward
C. Holmblad of Chicago, Illi
nois, Dr. Haywood Taylor of
Duke University, Mr. N. H.
Co Hiss on, and Dr. W. R. Ber
ry hill of the University of
North Carolina.
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At right are four members
of the Medical staff. Left to
right: George F. Holt, D. S.
C., Mac Roy Gasque, M. D.,
Norman Boyer, M. D., and
Allen T. Lockwood, D. D. S.
Gasque presiding, was as follows:
Welcome Mr. N. H. Collisson
Introduction of Speakers Dr. Gehrmann
Dedication Address Dr. Holmblad
Greetings from School of
Medicine, U. N. C Dr. Berryhill
Greetings from School of Medicine
of Duke University Dr. Taylor
Reading of Dedication and formal
presentation of Center
to Staff — Mr. L. F. Dixon
Acceptance Dr. Gasque
Benediction Rev. Julian J. Holmes
Dr. Holmblad, in his address, termed the Medi
cal Center "an outstanding achievement for the
com.munity, a credit to the State and the Na
tion.”
In speaking of the challenge of keeping people
well, he referred to the contrast between failures
in Machines and' Manpower.
"When railroad accidents were tabulated, it
was found that only 10 percent were due to ma
chine failures, while 90 percent were attributed to
manpower errors.
"It is in these manpower failures that we are
so keenly interested and have worked toward im-
Droving these past 50 years.
It is not only good business to keep our man
power in the best physical condition, but it is
something that requires the latest in equipment
and medically trained personnel to carry out a
comprehensive industrial medical health pro
gram.”
^ In making the dedication and formal presenta
tion of the Center to the Medical staff, Mr. Dixon
said that he could find no more appropriate words
than those enscribed on the plaque in the build
ing, "The personnel and the facilities of this Med
ical Center are pledged to the objectives of
achieving through sound medical practices a
healthier and happier life span for our workers
in order that in useful and gainful activity, not
only in their work but in their homes and com
munities, they may become better examples and
stronger defenders of the principles and way of
life which make us a nation of free people.”
The Medical Center staff includes:
Mac Roy Gasque, M. D., Medical Director
Norman Boyer, M. D., Assistant Medical Di
rector
Allen T. Lockwod, D. D. S., Dental Consultant
George F. Holt, D. S. C., Consulting Chiropodist
Frank R. Blood, Ph. D., Consulting Toxicologist
Miss Nancy Duncan, Medical Secretary
Mrs. Ernest Paxton, R. N., Supervisor of Nurses
Miss Margaret Barton, R. N., Shift Nurse
Mrs. Travis Brown, R. N., Shift Nurse
Mrs. Bryan Combs, R. N., Shift Nurse
Miss Brona Galloway, R. N., Shift Nurse
Mrs. James E. Smith, R. N., Shift Nurse
Mrs. Worth Wells, R. N., Shift Nurse
Mrs. Manes H. Cheek, Medical Technician
John Harold Mooney, Orderly.
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