BIDDING BELL FAREWELL—i\m Mills, a
senior medical technician who works in
the Surgical Virology Laboratory, helped
move the lab from Bell Building to the
second floor of the Edwin L Jones
Building over the past two weeks.
According to one of Mills' co-workers,
just watching him work can make one
tired because he never seems to slow
down. (Photo by David Williamson)
Comments
I.V. Team
Marian Riley, ALPN, married James
Stephenson, May 29, and moved lo
Hampton, Va.
Nancy Starlcey, RN, had a baby girl,
Joanna, April 27. She is on maternity
leave.
Recently the I.V. Team participated in
the training of Emergency Medical
Technicians from the Durham County
Hospital Association Rescue Unit H and
from the Parkwood volunteer firemen's
unit.
The training included the art of
venipuncture, sterile technique, proper
use of I.V. equipment, and the calculation
of I.V. fluids.
The men were divided into two groups
for the training, scheduled between
February 24 and May 28. Members of the
first group have been accredited by the
state of North Carolina and are now
successfully starting l.V'.’s when needed.
Reporter: Laura Chambers
Hnt6i2com
is published weekly for Duke
University Medical Center employees,
faculty, staff, students and friends by the
medical center's Office of Public
Relations, joe Sigler, director; Charles
Voung, m^ical writer; William Erwin,
Comprehensive Cancer Center medical
writer; Miss Annie Kittrell, secretary.
Editor
David Williamson
Public Relations Assistant
Mrs. Ina Fried
Public Relations Advisory Committee:
Sam Agnello, audiovisual education;
Herbert Aikens, personnel; Dr. Robert
Anderson Jr., surgery; James Bennett Jr.,
vice president's office; Dr. Athos
Ottolenghi, physiology and
pharmacology; Michael Schwartz,
hospital administration; Miss Isabelle
Web^^Nj^nursiil^em^^
Early Photos Sought [Trading Post
As the new chief cxcciuivc olficer
of Duke Hospital, Dr. Roscoc R.
Robinson would like to recognize the
men who have directed the iiospitai
over the past 46 years.
The photographs of each of tlie
men will be framed and mounted on
the wall in the Administrative
Conference R(x)m.
The problem is the lack of
photographs of the earliest
administrators.
Elon Clark, professor emeritus of
medical art who has been around
here since 1934, has assumed
responsibility for the project and
would like to hear from anyone who
has photographs of the former
directors/sujjcriiuciulcnts/adminis-
trators. as thev were variouslv tailed.
Photographs will be given the
safest care and will be returned as
soon as copy shots are made of them,
Clark said. He can be reached by mail
at Box 3701 or by calling 684-3438
(vice |)resident's ofiice) or 684-3325
(history of medicine room in library).
('lark said these are the men who
have headed the hospital:
* Marcella Katon Winston,
1929-32. (Duke Hospital didn’t open
until July 21, 1930, but Winston’s
appointment dated Irom a year
earlier.)
* F. Vernon Altvater, 1932-46.
* Harold C. Mickey, 1946-49.
* F. Ross Porter, 1949-58.
* Charles H. Frenzel, 1959-67.
* Dr. Robert W'halen, 1967-68.
* Dr. Stuart Sessoms, 1968-75.
Clark said that photographs are
needed of W'inston and Mickey.
Professional News
Katina P. Walser, reference librarian at
the medical cvnier. panitipaied in a
panel discussion at the Medical Librai y
AsscKiation Annual meeting, J une 12-19,
in Minneapt)lis, Minn.
Dr. Galen W. Quinn, professor and
chief of the Division of Orthodontics,
presented a paper on “Airway
Interference and Its F.ffect on Orowth
and Development of the Face, Jaws and
Dentition" ai the International
Association for Oral Myolog)' in Ottawa,
Canada, June 18.
John J. McQueary, associate in
community health sciences and
administrator for the Renal Patient
Financial CK)rdinating Office, attended
the first meeting of the new North
Carolina Academy of Physician s
Associates, June 18 and 19, in Durham.
Dr. James H. McElhaney, professoi of
biomedical engineering, was installed as
chairman of the Division of
Bioengineering at the summer annual
meeting of the .American Sx;iety of
■Mechanical Engineers in Quebec, June
22-24. One of Dr. McElhaney's main tasks
in the post will be the development of the
newly authorized Journal of
Bioengineering, which will publish
research activities of the more than 5,000
division members.
Dr. Lawrence M. Skolnick. fellow in
neonatology. Kathryn Harmon, ICN
assistant head nurse, and Nancy Curtis.
assx;iate director of Dietetics, attended
an intensive course in jx^diairic nutrition
at the University of Iowa, June 7-11.
Dr. Maurice B. Landers III, associate
professor of ophthalmologv. was a
panelist and guest speaker at the Virginia
Oto-Ophthalmological Society Meeting,
.May 26-28. The titles of lenders' papers
were “'rhe .Argon Laser; Its Use and
•Misuse" and "Vitrectomv 1976.”
"Health in Our l^ter Years," an article
based on an interview with Dr. Ewald W.
Busse, director of medical and allied
health education, appears in the
Mav-June issue of XRTA Journal,
published by the National Retiied
Teachers Association.
Busse, a psychiatrist, former
department chairman and the founder
and long-time director of the Center for
the Study of Aging and Human
Development, is questioned at length on a
wide range of subjects from sex among
the elderly to hypochondria to hints on
leading a Ijetter lifestyle.
A question-and-answer interview with
Dr. M. Carlyle Crenshaw, who is E.C.
Hamblen profejsor of reproductive
medicine and family planning, makes up
a page 1 article in the June issue of
Diabetes Outlook.
The article is “Pi'egnancy and Dialx.’tes:
Strict Monitoring Is Urged." Crenshaw is
chief of the Division of Clinical Obstetrics
and co-director of the Division of
Perinatal Medicine.
Cars More Dangerous
Than British Guns In 1775
Two hundred years after the
beginning of the American
Revolution, traffic accidents have
become a greater threat lo American
lives than were British guns in 1775.
According to the National Safety
Council, more Americans may die in
traffic accidents during the upcoming
Independence Day holiday than were
killed in the battles of Lexington,
C^oncord, and Bunker Hill in the first
three months of the Revolutionary
War.
Please drive carefully. Be around
to celebrate next July 4 too.
HONORING A FRIEND—^che\ Mann, an Operating Room medical supply
assembler since January of 1%5, was guest of honor at a retirement party given in the
OR's fifth floor lounge area last Tuesday. Among the gifts administrator George
Brandon presented to her on behalf of her fellow employees and friends.was an
engraved silver bowl bearing her name, the date of her retirement and a "Thank You"
for loyal service. (Photo by David Williamson)
You ma\ snid (uis to " l iyuling Post, " lio\
3354, Hosjtilal. Ads arc(>rinlel free, bulivedo
not adxwrtise retd estate, f)ersonal sen'ices or
rtiitimerriid enterfirises. Please gix’e your home
lelef)iioiie nundier. Duke extensions will not he
listed.
FOR SALEl—Sh()p-vac five gallon shop
vacuum cleaner. F^xcellent condition,
perfect for shop, patio or garage, with
attachments, $20. C^all 489-9297 after 6
p.m. or all day weekends.
FOR SALE—1W)() (nicvroifi lni])ala,
283 engine, {j3,0()0 miles, T, PS, PB.
radio, gcKxl running condition. S37.5;
ladv's 26-iiuh, 3-s])Cfd .Murray bike in
excellent condition; orange and brown
oval rug in excellent condition. Call
471 -1023 or see at 3000 Oinah vSt.
FOR SALE—R(;A window air
conditioner, 23,000 B TU; maple bab\
bed; oil circulator. .-Ml items are in
excellent condition and reasonabh
|)riced. Please phone 489-1705 after 3
p.m.
FOR SALE—Firewood, cut to
specifications, truckload, S30. (^all Phillip
Rhew in Hillsi)orough at 732-7242 before
8 a.m. and after 5:30 p.m.
WANTED —Used darkroom
equi]}meni for black and white
jjhotographv. (^all 489-8414.
FOR SALE—Kawasaki 350. 1972;
rebuilt engine; new spnK'ket, points and
condensers: spare new tire and helmet:
7,200 miles. S400 or best offer. Call
968-6843 in Chapel Hill.
YARD SALE—June 26 only. L/R
furniture, single box springs and
mattress, gas dryer, Baldwin organ,
electric stove (full size), portable electric
heaters. o\al braided rug, dishes, plus
many other household odds and ends.
2206 Englewcxxl Ave.
FOR SALE—Pioneer PS\-9000
two-channel stereo receiver. Multi-plex
tuner with reverberation. Total music
power at 240 W; continuous power at 8
OHMS. Holds six speakers. Walnut
cabinet. Excellent condition. Call
929-1289 after 6 p.m.
FOR SALE—-^dial arm saw; 12”;
Craftsman, excellent condition: S200.
Call 489-9297 after 6 p.m. or weekends.
FOR SALE—AM-F.M. F.M-.MPX
ttn ntable, console stereo, .Mediterranean
style with pecan finish, Sl:50. .Also, slate
to]) pool table, as is, S75. Call 383-5233
after 4:30 p.m.
FOR SALE—1972 Harle\-Davidson
Rapido 125 cc motorbike. Street or trail.
3,000 miles, knobby tires. S375 or will
consider trade for a smaller bike. Call
967-3608 in Chaijel Hill after 6 p.m.
FOR SALE—^Need a dependable car
for not much money? 1965 Oldsmobile
sedan, A(;, PS, PB. (iood mechanical
condition, needs body work, S200 or best
offer. Cartop |X)p-up tent with mattress
and ladder, slee))s two adults, base can be
used as large luggage carrier. .Also,
m a h o g a n V W h a r f d a 1 e speaker:
skateboard; electric metronome;
children's kapok life jackets, small,
medium and large, ('all 489-8410.
HOLIDAY MUSICAL
Members of Durham-area
churches will present “1 Love
America,” a musical by John W.
Peterson and Don Wyrtzen, July 4, at
the Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Admission is free to the 7 p.m.
performance. A fireworks display at
Wallace Wade Stadium will follow the
musical.
CORRECTION
In early issues of last week’s
Intercom, a photograph of Drs.
F.dward Pritchett and John (iallaghei
with members of Lions International
belonging on page and a
photograph of the medical team
staffing the npw Trauma Unit
belonging on page two were
inadvertently switched by the
printers. Intercom regrets the error.
(living bltxKl is a nice way lo say “I
love you" t«) someone you'll never
see.