FOTOFAX SEPTEMBER, 1977
DR. STOUT IS OUR
NEW DOCTOR
Dr. James S. Stout is the new Plant
Physician. His first day at the Plant was
August 1. He came to us from Pardee
Hospital, Hendersonville where he did
emergency room duty during the last
two years.
Dr. James S. Stout
After a month of serving our employee
needs, we asked Dr. Stout his medical
opinion of the Brevard Plant and its
employees. He replied, "This is a young
plant. I've been impressed so far and
feel that this is an exceptionally fine
group. I don't expect a great deal of
complicated medicine, but if and when it
does arise. I'm here to take care of that.
I want to assist the employee in adjusting
to the environment so that he can make a
living in full health and also assist him
when he is sick."
Dr. Stout served in the U. S. Army
Infantry from 1943 to 1946, and was
stationed in Mississippi and Louisiana.
After military duty, he went to Wooster
College, Ohio graduating with a B.A.
degree in Chemistry, then Emory University
where he received an M.A. degree in
Anatomy. His medical school training
was at the Medical College of Georgia.
His medical experience began with
Du Pont at the Chambers Works and then
he went to Wilmington General Services.
Subsequently, he worked at Pompton
Lakes before leaving Du Pont to work
briefly at Pardee Hospital. He is married
to the former Betty Myers of Cincinnati,
Ohio. They have three children including
two sons Jeffrey, 17 and James, 21 and a
daughter Linda, 19. They live on Evergreen
Road, Brevard and belong to the Presby
terian Church.
When asked what his personal goals
were in his chosen field. Dr. Stout said,
"Prevention of future illness is the goal
I'm working toward." He feels the worst
health problems we face today are those
associated with cardiovascular diseases. To
prevent these type diseases from occuring,
he believes we should watch our weight,
the level of our blood pressure, control our
smoking, and reduce the fat levels in our
blood. In doing so, he noted, "I believe
in trying to achieve the possible."
Although his main interest is the
preventive field in medicine, he feels that
emergency training is an important phase
which must be kept up. "I'm a strong
believer in emergency medicine and can
assure you that we are well prepared here
at Brevard. 1 am very pleased with the
cooperation and aid received from an
excellent supporting staff, the patrolmen
who have taken Emergency Medical
Training courses, and the shift volunteers
who are training to be First Aid attendants."
Dr. Stout plans to work in cooperation
with private practitioners in employee
treatment. He commented, "Industrial
medicine is a sensitive field where you
must protect the employee, employer,
and private physician."
He enjoys the hours of free time he has
while working a set schedule for a
company. In his spare moments, he enjoys
fishing, swimming, and photography.
We extend a warm welcome to Dr.
Stout and his family and look forward to
his endeavors to keep us in good health.
STEVE TALMADGE STRIVES
FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE
How many of us say we're going to get
in shape by walking, hiking, or jogging?
Many of us talk about exercising but
never get around to it. This isn't true
with Steve Talmadge. He jogs whenever
possible, averaging 80-100 miles per month.
Steve began routine jogging after
receiving encouragement from a neighbor.
As his interest grew, he joined the National
Jogging Organization and learned from
one of their magazines about a Pikes Peak
race.
He tested his jogging ability on August 14
by entering the 22nd Annual Pikes Peak
Marathon held in Manitou Springs,
Colorado. The summit of the world
famous Pikes Peak is where Katharine
Lee Bates was inspired to write AMERICA
THE BEAUTIFUL in 1893.
If we looked deeper into the details of
this Marathon, most of us would be
content with just running around the block.
The path of the race followed a back
packing trail 14.3 miles long, at a grade of
20-30% and ended 3 miles above sea level.
Lack of oxygen caused difficulties for
those who haven't jogged at this altitude.
After arriving in Colorado, on Wednes
day August 10, Steve made two daily trial
runs before resting on Saturday when he
attended a talk at the Air Force Academy
on high altitude jogging. From this talk,
he realized what a difference the altitude
would make on his performance.
About 500 runners left the town
courthouse at 7:00 o'clock Sunday morning
for the race. Steve achieved his goal of
reaching the top in 4 hours 52 minutes.
He carried honey and water to keep his
energy level high. He commented, "There
are men who train for the race that are 60
and 70 years old who just pass everyone.
You wouldn't believe it!"
After the marathon he headed for home
in his car. He joked, "I've just started
jogging daily again. I took a few days of
rest because the long drive to North
Carolina was almost more tiring than
the race!"
He also added, "There are quite a few
joggers on the plant besides myself." Our
hats go off to Steve and those of you who
jog regularly, it's a good way to keep in
shape and stay healthy while enjoying
the outdoors.
Steve In Action