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Duke Hospital, InterGom Page 5 This ’n’ That are all wishing for her a very speedy recovery. The other girls, 'with the help of our Business Intern, are carrying on during her absence. Medical Record Library Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wiggins an nounce the marriage of their daugh ter Betty Sydnor to Mr. Thomas Kernodle on November 2, 1955. Best wishes to our Betty and the very fortunate John Kernodle. They went to Bermuda on their honeymoon. Congratulations too, to our Gussie Kirkland on the birth of a daughter, Jeanne Kuffin Kirland, on October 23. Gussie’s husband, Phillip Kirk land, is also Duke personnel having worked in West Campus post office for several years. They have one son “Kippy”. Ruby Rhew has been promoted to the position of Chief Supervisor of Piling. She now has to worry about only 30,000 medical records on the fifth floor above Sims Ward, some 300, 000 microfilmed records, and 250,000 records in their original form. We think Ruby is doing splendid work with her co-workers in keep ing all the records moved to and from the thousands of daily requests. Our Jane Barwick won one of the “snack baskets” on the Thanksgiving rafrte sponsored by the Woman’s Aux iliary. Our department was very happy about that, since Gladys Ball worked so hard selling chances. Strange to say no one turned up with a stomach ache the day after the wiener roast at Duke Park last Friday evening. Everyone had at least five each. About 21 people registered for Je Ilarned’s medical terminology class. Julia Allen gave us a suprise Mon day by announcing that she had married Matthew Atwater on Novem ber 19. Julia has been in the depart ment since 1947 and keeps the records moving through the pneumatic tube system. We wish Julia and ^latthew many years of happiness. Hospital Laundry Miss Nellie Gornto enjoyed a recent vacation fishing at Ocean View and Cliowan River. IMr. Ernest Pratt also enjoyed a week’s vacation. Those having recent illness are Mrs. Marie Samuels, Mrs. Ophelia Thomp son, and Mrs. Mildred Forester. Here’s hoping for all of you a quick recovery. Welcome to Mrs. Mary Ann Ward, a new employee. Mr. J. E. Sessoms, manager of the hospital laundry, held the winning number for a ton of coal. Mrs. Thelma Stafford, assistant supervisor, was the winner of a turkey at a drawing held by the Auxiliary November 22. We wish to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson. A baby girl it was—Gwendolyn Evon—October 24 at Duke Hospital. Business Office Mrs. Elizabeth Hendricks is leav ing December 17 to spend Christmas Holidays with her mother, Mrs. Mary Trent of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. There will be a family reunion with Mary, Dave, children Davey and Betsy and many other members of the family. Miss Lillie ilae Moore, a Business Office Cashier, was married on Novem ber 4 to Mr. Thomas David Ferrell. The couple is residing at 702 V^ickers Avenue. We wish you both every happiness, Lillie and Tommy. Television Here We Come! Three ])rograms and one to go is the Hosi)itars TV batting average these days. (And that’s in addition to our regular s])ot on Medical Town Hall.) You television viewers, make a note now; January 14, 6:30 P.M. WTVD, Durham, ilary Trent Semans will interview Elon (Tark of the Department of Medical Art and Illustration. Mrs. Semans has a weekly program which features personalities and activities of interest and im portance in the Durham-Chapel Hill- Raleigh area. On December 10, on the same series Mrs. Semans inter viewed Mrs. Julian Ruffin, President of the Duke Hospital Woman’s Auxiliary. Mrs. Ruffin, was interview- ?d along with the Auxiliary presidents from Watts and Lincoln. On December 5, the Duke Univer sity School of Medicine and Duke Hospital were featured on a national television program, “Medical Hori zons.” This presentation is one of a series of 2G programs from loading medical centers in the United States, sponsored by Ciba Pharmaceutical Company in cooperation with the American JMedical Association. The Duke program dealt witli “Headaches” and featured Dr. E. Charles Kunkle, Professor of Medicine in charge of Neurology, and Dr. Ewald Busse, Professor and (Chair man of the Department of Psychiatry. The program was seen on some 41 stations in major cities on the ABC- TV network. Station W^TVD in Dur ham made special arrangements to carry the live telecast. On November 18 the Duke Hospital Women’s Auxiliary was featured along with the auxiliaries of Watts and Lincoln on Peggy Mann’s “Home Cookin’ ” over WTVD, Durham. Explaining that she would substi tute another j)hase of women’s work for cooking on this particular j)ro- gram, ilrs. ilann introduced two representatives from each auxiliary. Mrs. Shelton Smith and i\lrs. Richard Tuthill represented Duke Hospital and commented on a movie of tlie activities of the Auxiliary’s six serv ices. Tlie movie was nuide by J\Ir. Elon Clark and liis staff' in Medical Art and Illustration. Nina Waile Honored At a dinner meeting held in Harvey’s Banquet Hall Thursday, November 17, Miss Nina Waite was presented a certificate naming her a (Certified Professional Secretary. In order to receive this award, Nina, in addition to being a capable secretary of uncjuestionable character and integrity, had to com])lete suc cessfully a difficult 12-lu>ur examiiui- tion given at universities throughout the United States by the Institute for (-ertifying Professional Secreta ries. There are only 772 CPS holders in the United States, and Nina is the only Durham resident having this honor, althougli there are two other members of the Durham Cha])ter who have passed the examination.
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