Weekly journal-miner., 1920-01-28
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

Colonel Raymond w. Bliss, com
 mandant at Whipple Barracks, il
 outlining to the members and direc
 tors of the Yavapai County Chamber
 of Commerce, at the general meeting
 Thursday night, something of the
 change which is to take place al
 Whipple Barracks, remarked that
 never in all of his experience had
 he ever been in place where the re
 lations were as good between the
 army, the community and the coun- ty, as here in Prescott, and Yavapai county. In speaking relative to the Public Health Service of the United States Government, he asked that this same spirit and courtesy be borne in mind.
 "For my part, I know that we
 have always received everything we
 asked from the city (with possibly one or Two exceptions) and in turn
 we have been ready and willing to assist whenever it was possible" ." The need to keep up, the same line of work in every way as has been car ried on, while Whipple Barracks was
 an army hospital, was emphasized strongly by Colonel Bliss.
 
 "You are going to hear a great deal about the U. s. Public Health Service within the next few years. Prescott is ideally located for a hos pital, and I regret that it will not remain as an army hospital. If Prescott shows the right spirit, such as I am sure it will, there is no reason why this institution will not become one of the best, if not the best, of the Public Health Service.
 What is needed and needed badly is a permanent road which can be travelled from Whipple Barracks to Prescott at all times. This should be given early consideration. In my opinion, once the Public Health Service is in running order at Whip pie Barracks, there will be additional buildings constructed"
 Colonel Bliss went into detail re- specting the changes which have been brought about and the number of men who have been discharged from the army, navy and other bran ches, who are now requiring medi- cal attention. These, of necessity, are taken care of by tine Public Health Service. The change is mere 1y transfer from one department to the other and which will take place February 18th.
 "The community can be of assist ance and in one way that 1 think of now in particular will be that of ob- taining civilian workers. Co-opera- ton in this line, am certain, will have to be given. The doctors and nurses for the Public Health Service are obtained the same as with the Medical department. At the present time, four or five of the officers sta tioned at Whipple Barracks have re- quested their discharges and will re- ceive their army reserve commission and remain right here with the Public Health Service. The nurses are ob- tained from the Red Cross. All oth- CT workers will be civilians. One hundred patients have requested their from the army and will re- main at Whipple with the Public Health Service. Under orders at present, when a patient has shown the maximum of improvement and has had six months treatment in a hospital in the United States, he may be discharged upon his own re- quest. Any patient who has had one years treatment will be discharged, i unless it is a surgical case requiring special attention. Tn other words, every one in the medical army hos ;itals will have to be discharged and | put in one year. Many of these men will, of necessity, request entrance 70 the Public Health Service.
 q like Prescott and the people l md would have enjoyed making my ! lome here As matter of construc- i've criticism I just want to add what you already know-that the roads ! ire in very bad shape. The Public Health Service is going to grow and will be here for many years, life inc. It will have lots of money to pend and you will hear a great deal # this service in a very short time. You cannot organize a hospital over light, it takes long while. With he change in the army hospitals, upon four, there will naturally be large appropriations nade for the Public Health Service.