Boy Who Was Supposed to Die
Bwy Planning For the Future
Early' last year Wllkesboro
Baptist church, later assisted by
other troupe, contributed money
tor oare and treatment ot Tom
my Mamby, a boy of the Purl ear
community who was paralysed
because ot an auto accident. He
waa sent by these groups to
Winston-Salem, where he was
cared tor In a home specializing
in that work. Later his case was
the subject of an article In the
Winston-Salem Journal. Tommy
Iras supposed to die, but didn't,
and the following article by Roy
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I Thompson In the Winston-43aleii
Journal Saturday morning telli
of latest developments:
Tommy Hamby laughed whei
the horns blew this morning.
For when 1949 was born, Tom
my Hamby was supposed to hav<
been dead.
'Part of his story has been writ
ten before—the story of a coun
ty that played Santa Claus, and i
Christmas that came In April.
His back and legs had beei
crippled by a careening auto
mobile ... his morale and mint
had been crippled by loneliness
He was dying, broke, friend
less and without hope.
Forsyth Opens Its Heart
The people of Forsyth County
read of his plight in The Journal
They wrote letters, paid visits
sent money, brought flowers ant1
showed the boy there was stil
somthing to live for.
After several days In whlol
the county went all-out for Tom
my Hamby. he had a bank ac>
count with more than $12,000 foi
his fight for health.
He asked that no more dona
tions be made. He said he had
enough.
Last night, eight months after
his adoption by Forsyth Count/,
Tommy Hamby got a kick out of
asking that the paper forward his
best wishes to Forsyth County
for a very Happy New Tear.
He has gained approximately
50 pounds since April. He has
color in cheeks that were once a
pale white. The sores on his legs
and hips (the ones doctors said
would never heal) have almost
completely healed, and the bones
that once stuck through the flesh
are now covered again.
Smiles Again
Even more important Is the
change in Tommy Hamby's mo
rale. The deadpan that once
plagued photographers blossoms
into grins. He likes to talk now
and has acquired a string of girl
friends.
Faced with a lifetime in beds
and wheelchairs, he's making
plans that will make that lifetime
useful.
His nurse, recognizing the Im
portance of keeping her patient
busy, Is opening school for a one
man class every night. (Tommy
started almost 'rom scratch and
Is now doing third-grade work in
reading, writing and arithmetic.)
Leisure hours aren't the bore
they used to be. Tommy has
learned to embroider, and he
takes wheelchair trips tQ down
town theatres almost weekly.
On Sunday he and his wheel
chair go to Urban Street Baptist
Church.
Folks at Yontz Convalescent
Home, 1312 North Patterson Ave
nue, yesterday reported a new de
velopment. »
"I believe he's just about two"
thlrds in love," one said.
The boy has been getting cards
and letters from some of his ad
mirers since April, and with his
nurse's help, he's been writing
a few letters.
A girl in Copper Valley, Va.,
wrote a letter and sent a picture.
A girl In Ogburn Station came to
see him, and left her ring.
About Christmastime, he said,
he got s0 many cards he didn't
know what to do with them all.
A year ago, Tommy Hamby
had no future. Today, with his
health improving daily, he's look
ing ahead and wondering what is
the best course to follow to a
happier life.
An angle to be considered is
an operation recommended by
Baptist Hospital doctors who are
donating their services to the
boy.
Infection in his legs, they say,
will continue to be a threat to
his health. Their recommendation
is that the hoy have the legs am
putated. The legs are permanent
ly paralyzed and can never be of
use anyway, doctors have agreed.
Tommy has agreed to having the
operation.
"I'm going to do whatever they
think should be done," he said.
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Correct Reporting
Social Security
Numbers Is Urged
Investigation of 659 social se
curity number errors on social se
curity reports filed 'by employeri
of this area consumed part of the
time of the employees in his of
fice last month, Louis H. Clem
ent, manager of the social secur
ity office said yesterday.
Over and above the time spent
in the local office, each investiga
tion places additional burdens on
the bookkeeping departments oi
the Social Security Administra
tino and the employers Involved,
In most instances time spent in
correcting these errors exceede
the time spent in preparing the
original report.
Mr. Clement said that although
these errors fall Into two categor
ies, the same remedy will cure
both. "If an employer will Insist
on actually seeing the social se
curity card as soon as a new em
ployee goes to work, he is certain
first, of getting the social secur
ity number for each employee
and," he emphasized, "second, he
is also certain of getting the cor
rect Bocial security number."
"Social Security payments,"
Mr. Clement continued, "are
f based on the worker having credit
for at least $50.00 in wages in
a specified number of reporting
periods. Therefore, the decision
to pay or not to pay social secur
ity benefits can, and sometimes
does, hinge upon whether a work
er finally got credit for a relative
ly small amount of wages which
were reported incorrectly by his
employer. By the same token,
benefit checks are smaller when
some wages are not posted to the
workers account."
Mr. Clement pointed out that
while most employers are making
pVoper reports, the relatively
few who turn in incorrect or in
complete reports are endangering
the social security protection for
which they and their employees
have paid.
J. W. Powell With
B. & L. Motors Co.
J. W. (Bud) Powell, one of
the best known automobile repair
men in this community, has ac
cepted a position in the service
and maintenance division of the
B. & L. Motors, Oldsmobile and
Cadillac dealer, located - on D
street.
Mr. Powell has many years' ex
perience in auto repair on all
makes of automobiles and trucks
and he cordially invites his many
friends to call on him in his new
location.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to take this means of
thanking our many friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
expressions of sympathy shown
us during the sudden death of
our dearest son, brother, and lov
ed one, Grady Caudill. Our heart
felt thanks for the many beauti
ful flowers. May God's blessings
rest upon all.
Mr and Mrs. C. E. Caudill, Fami
ly, and Helen Welch.
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For the tenth consecutive year,
fertilizer use in the United States
is setting a new season record.
Meat production under Federal
inspection for the week ended
December 18 totaled 366 million
pounds.
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We Wish To Announce To The Public
That We have Moved Our Store From
Forester Avenue To The Corner Of
"A" and 10th Streets
The Building Formerly Occupied By
The Phillips Electric Cb.
We also Wish to Announce Change In
Name Of Firm From—
" C. And M. CLOTHING CO"
TO
"THE HOUSE OF BARGAINS"
Investigate Our Stock and Low Prices
Store Hours—9 to 5:30
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