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Wtither Generally fair and cooler to day and Friday, The Erfflliii Times Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County News Cast platen to wyRN Radio, 1M0 on your dial, each avtoli^ at S p.m. Monday through Friday, for your Times Reporter with all the local news. Tel. GY 6-3283 Five Cents A Copy Louisburg. N C.. Thursday. March 14, 1963 (Ten Pages Today) 94th Year ? Mtfm ber 6 At Hospital Here Average Patient Load Noiv Exceeds Capacity f .. 1 ? ^ ?y T. H. Pearce When Franklin Memorial Hos pltal first opened Us doors, some 12 years ago, there were a few persons around who were somewhat dubious about the county's need for, or ability to support a 50 bed hospital. These doubters have been proven Wrong many times. As is the ease with most hospitals, the going was rough for the first few years, but 1U successful operation In recent ones has proved, many times over, the far slghtedness of the men who were responsible Tor Its existence. A comparison of the average patient load for the month of February, during the past five ? years, should give ample sup port of the growing manner In which residents of this area have come to depend on It. Daring this period the dally pa tient load has more than dou bled. In February of 1959, for example, the average number of patients was Just 25. In 1960 It was up to 39, tapered off to 38 the following year, then In February of 1962 there were ? patients. S wasn't until Feb ruary of this year though that the saturation point was reach ed, even though It had been approached during about all of the year preceedlng. February of 1963 saw the average patient load hit 52, and don't forget this is a SO bed hospital. Needless to say It was necessary for pa tients to be placed In the hall. To say that the hospital Is suffering from growing pains and badly In need of more patient space Is putting It mild ly, Had space been available there ' Is no telling how many fsMriit' would have he?n on hand for treatment, as there Is quite often a list of those wait ing for beds to be admitted for needed medical or surgical treatment. A number of Improvements l*ve recently been completed which, while doing much to In crease efficiency of operation, will probably result In an even greater demand for pallet space as a result of that very Improvement. One of the most Important of these changes, and one com pleted only last week, was the Installation of new X-Ray equip ment, which will more than double the capacity of this de partment. This Includes a power driven unit which provides for the making of all types of X Rays with the least possible amount of Inconvenience to the Aa expert radiologist is on. ' hand three morn Lags a week to supervise the making of and to r?U the films. This U a far cry from a few years back when a doctor came In only once a week for this purpose. la addition to the radiologist the hospital laboratory lnclud ta? the X-Ray facilities, now has -five fall time amptujews, Hmi~ techalclans and a clerical as-' StMant, i id Also doubled In size In recent months was tM hospital drug room, which Is under the super* vision of Mrs. Edith McKUoe, Nursing Supervisor. "Here the countless hundreds of different medications, so vital to the operation of the hospital, are kept so that an almost constant Inventory can be made to see that the supply Is kept up to date. The Coffee Shop, operated by the Hospital Guild la the third department which has recently been moved into larger and more convenient quarters. With three full time employees the shop fills a vital need and is epea daily from I A.M. to ? P.M. All. profits from the Coffee Shop are used by the Oulld to pay for needed hospital Improvements. Room far these three men tioned first floor expansions was made, tor the most part, by coasalltotto of ilum area, kui the limit now seems to have bees reached. Practically every Inch a I space is being ettaieatly utilised. There is ne place Is pat another emer geacy rapm, ar aa additional dtfiMr ream, withaut man dating ImIUMs far mare pa- 1 USMe. These aaeds caa he met < Hospital Pharmacy Nurse (Mrs..) Frances Pe*^erson is pic - in the new pharmacy or drug supply room at Franklin Memorial Hospital. -Times Photo only by an addition to the build in*. '"Kb mention should be made of Franklin Memorial Hospital without commenting on the (act that visiting doctors and State Health Department Employees have .on numerous occasions stated that It Is one of the cleanest and best kept hospitals In the entire state, from the spotless kitchen with Its mod ern stainless steel equipment on the ground floor, to the most out of-the-way storage closet. Another point, which should be of Interest to people, In the light of todays emphasis on obtaining Industry 14 the fact that the hospital can be con sidered as quite an Important Industry. From this angle It would be well to consider thr-facl' that tt gives employment to 72 per sons, full time, and has an an nual payroll of $175,000. Just four years ago only SO em ployees were on the payroll. It Is also Interesting to note, for the benefit of those few doubting Thomases on hand when the hospital was first, built, that the annual payroll which Is mostly spent In Frank lin County, now amounts to considerably more than the $166,000 which was the county's part of the original Investment. There Is no doubt about It, Franklin Memorial Is suffering from growing pains. While all' the furore about securing new Industry Is being made, lets not overlook this one. It's already established and It Is a paying business. Money to enlarge It 1 Is available for the asking, 55% from Federal funds and up to 25% from the state leaving Just 20% to be raised locally. Don't fWget, an Increase In size means more jobs for Franklin ' Countlans as well as Improved medical care. Bill Introduced A bill Introduced by Franklin County Rep. Jafties Speed Mon day night would repeal the maxftnum limit now set as pay ment for .court appointed at torneys in Franklin. Speed said that undpr a 1941 act, Judges could award pay ment' of ? nu niuie tlian )iWt case to attorneys appointed by the court to itefend persons charged wtth capital crimes In Franklin. * ! He said a Statewide la* has allowed attorneys appointed In such cases to receive payment ' In the discretion of the presld- , lng Judges and that his bill would put Franklin under this statute. , Judges in Franklin have been ICJiWUtt m Statewide law'ST,' not the local one In rceent ytirn, Spaed said. ? ? . -v. " C Saturday Night Demos To Hear Em re Upwards of some 250 or mora of the Democratic Party faith ful of Franklin County are ex pected to attend a $5 a plat* party fund raising affair here Saturday night to feast and hear North Carolina Secretary of State Thad Eure. Representative James D, Speed, Chairman of the frank lin County Democratic Execu tive coram It tga, which Is spon soring the county version of the $50 a plate statewide Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner, announced that the popular "Suns of Fun" Quartet of Raleigh would also tie pn hand to furnish entertain ment for the occasion. The affair will get underway promptly at ?:30 p.m. at the Loulsburg School Cafeteria. Eure, who bas served as Sec retary of State since 19J6, long er than any other Secretary of Stale In the nation, will make the keynote address. Others on' the program Include Dr. Cary J. Perry, who will give the Invocation, Charles Tf&j-boroigh, President of the Franklin County YDC, and Times Editor A. F. Johnson, Jr., who will Introduce the speaker. Mrs. H. R. Chesson will pro vide music at her organ for the occasion and the drawing for delegates to the State Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner will also be held during the meeting. A capacity crowd attended the function here last year. 4 Pre-Scliool Clinics Are Slated The Franklin County Health Department this week announc ed Clinics for Pre-School child ren as follows: Friday, March 15th.-Harrls School-9:30 a.m. Friday, March. 22nd.- Youngs vllle High School (Whlte)-9:30 a.m. Monday, March 25th, -Edward Best Elementary School-B:30 a.m. ? Friday, March 29th. -Bunn , School-9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 3rd. - , Perry's School-9:00 a.m. Friday, April 5th.-Gold Sand 3choOl-9:30 a.m. , Monday, April 8th. -Louis- , ?urg School-9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April lOth.-Ep- , lom School-9:30 a.m. T Friday, April 19th.-Gethse- , nane School-9:00 a.m. . Friday, April 26th - B. F. , Person - Albion School - 9:00.. . Mnrntay. April fifth -F,r*nlt-. , i lnton School-9:00 a.m. ? , Parents are requested to ac- , lompany their cUld. ' " Accepts Army Certificate Clay McBride of. Radio Sta tion WXRN accepts the Army Recruiting Service's Certificate of Achievement from Captain Robert E. MacNeil as Sergeant Harvey P. Smith, Jr.. (right) and Sergeant Theresa M. Cul len look on._ (Army l<oto by PFC Don G. Lewis) Killer Dogs Reported * , ' ?*? Franklin Dog Warden Tyree Lancaster has warned of the possibility of a pack of sheep killing dogs in the Edward Best vicinity. Lancaster reported that two dogs killed 3 sheep and cut throats of 6 others at C. T. Dean, Sr.' s Tuesday. Lancas ter quoted Dean as saying he shot at the dogs, but they got away. Army Commends WYRN Radlp Station WYRN, Louls burg, has been officially re cognized for outstanding ser vice to the U.S. Army Recruit ing Service by the presentation of a Certificate of Achievement. The presentation was made by Ralelfh Recruiting MalnStatlon Commander, Captain Robert E. Mac Nell and was accepted by Clay Mc Bride In behalf of WYRN. " Also present at the mon ies were local Army Recruiter Sergeant Harvey P. Smith, jr. and local WAC Recruiter Ser geant Tlwrcsa M. Cullen. Cancer Clinic The cancer detection cllnl< for March will be held at 4h< Franklin Coupty Health Dept, Wednesday afternoon March 2C starting at } P.M. Anyone de siring an examination should oall Miss Esther Andrews at Gy 6-3553 for an appointment. There Is no charge. lest Evacuation " Success 9 ' Between 2,000 and 2,500 white and colored school ' children were evacuated from schools here In Loulsburg Wednesday i/ternoon In a matter of minutes in a mock Civil Defense attack alert exercise. Civil Defense Director Robert M. Hicks said the evacuation took place lna total elapsed time at 11 minutes without ^so much as a single casualty - not even a- scratch. Hicks said thitf It would 'W some time beforesthe results of the- test could be fully eval uated, but that the test as a whole was very satisfactory/" OIiukm are, he seldf that the overall plan In case of a real tmercencv will remain the same with the possibility of minor alterations. Traffic poses the biggest pro- < blem at Loulsburg School, where upwards of two hundred cars calling for students have to enter and leave'vla a single street. Hicks said that more study will be given this situa tion. Traffic does not constitute a problem at Riverside School and except for some extra long ?Bus runs, some of which have to make two trips, things seem to be In cofqplete control there, he saldr The one single and largest preblem In eage at? BUFEFiw test or a real attack-alert he ?ald to the matter of commu nlcatlons and warning. Th? test yesterday pointed outr he said, the dire need tor additional warning devices - at least two more and possibly three are needed to adequately cover or alert the town. He Indicated that his office would request the town to bud get funds for additional warn ing equipment In the upcoming budget. Hicks said that he wished to commend and thank local CD, Fire, Police, Rescue and State Highway Patrol personnel for taking part In the test as well -as^JiUlOOA-aftlcl^8. teachers, parentt cif -rtudenU. a?d the students themselves. Patient tn> Hall (. N _ Patients In the corridor are the rule now rather than the ex ception as the hospital now con-. \ stantly has calls for both moire rooms^ and beds than It can ac commodate. -Times Photo. Test Evacuation , Scene In sptte of the bumper-to btimper traffic bottleneck in a bove photo, Loulsburg School Authorities were able to com . ' '?"* . j ?- - S pletely evacuate the school in 11 minutes in Wednesdays test eva- ( cuatlon alert.-Tlmes Photo. ' ? ' \ ~ .v.. Photo Policy ^ Our conversions oRMt print ing has necessitated a change In our Photographic policy. Pictures furnished The Times for publication should be of the refular black* white flossy finish type, preferably S x 7 or 8 x 10. There will be no charge for society, weddlnc or ether type photos deemed worthy of 'Publication. polaroid prints are not gene rally of acceptable quality for reproduction and will not be ?accepted unless they meet mi nimum requirements. Photo mats will not be ac cepted for publication. Editor Will Not Seek Re-election Loulsburg City Councilman A. F. Johnson, Jr., -announced today that he did not plan to seek re-election to the City Council this May to become the first member of the administra tion W announce his plans for the upcoming May 7 municipal ?lection. Johnson's announcement plus the fact thai the town will elect 6 CounCll men and a Mayor this time, leaves vacant spots for three with the fllln( deadline ?till five weeks off. To date no one has filed either for the Council or Mayor, who will be elected seperate from the Coun cil this tlmv The local newspaper editor, who Is completing his aecond term on the Council, said tkat he Is well pleased'wlth th? pro gress the town had made dur ing hi* tenure on th* Council. The man things I had hoped to see done that (till remain, he said, are a better program at . dirt street malntanence and making repairs to or eomi disposition of the Armory. The Town has done about all It could with Its present financ es. he said. The current water . sewer project was the single , largest need In Johnson's esti mation and he pointed to ac I compllshments In zoning, city ? planning and urban renewal, all of which will come to mean a great deal to the 'town In years to come. There will, however, he said, be large ^proJc$t? to face In yiafi to come, Drought on by the continued growth of the Town. Probably the next large ope will be a switch over of the electrical distribution sys tem at a cost of from $200,000 to $500,000. This, like the pre sent' water-sewer project Is something that cannot be done piece-meal, he said, and will more than likely become abso lutely mandatory within the next ears-Its badly needed Johnson viewed his experience on the Council the past 4 yapre as an educaltoru.TEBaaktor my serv'ice7 M said, as a privilege, a pleasure and my duty, and 1, feel certain that It will better enable me -to serve our town and county through the news paper In the years to come? UNC Singers ?At College Here 20th , The University of North Caro lina Folks Infers will appear la concert In the Lonlsbvrf Col let* i auditorium Wednesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. ' The foursome, taklnf the name of the "Migrants" are Ilk* a ?core of other current folk ainflnc trios and Quartets which have originated on college cam puses across the nailon. Al though mainly performing In the Capitol City area, they have al ready appeared oa a namber at radio and television shows la &irham and Chapel Rill. The two-hour concert, spoa sored by the Stdent Concert Committee, will conalat of ever thirty folksongs. Tickets to the public will bo trail able at the door. HE SURE WILL Jastwed; " My wife Ukoa eaOM tor broakfaat while 1 like tat," Longwed: "TM'U MM W* aaed to coffee."
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