Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-11
THIS CAMPAIGN
DOES MORE THAN
MERELY FINANCE

The Eastern Shore has never yet
fell down on a job once it put its mind
to it. Every campaign started during
the World War, for instance, was
oversubscribed here. The success Of
the Peninsula General Hospital cam
paign is in accordance with this tradi-
ton of the Eastern Shore. The $780,
600 is being oversubscribed. William
s. Gordy, Jr., general chairman OF
the campaign, state comptroller for
IL years, president Of the Salisbury
National Bank, who is normally eau
tious in financial matters, has just
bet Fred Adkins of Salisbury cigar
that the money will reach $685. be-
fore the campaign books are closed.
The good accomplished by cam
paign of this sort extends far beyond
mere financing. Nothing so well as
a campaign brings people and COM
munities together. AS Ralph Grier,
of the outside special, gifts committee,
said before 300 team workers meet
ing in the Wicomico High School
Monday night, salisbury and POGO
moke have been drawn together clos
er than they've ever been before by
the prompt expressions of sorrow sent
to that city when the 300 Salisbury
volunteers learned of the tragic auto
mobile accident there that killed three
Pocomoke residents" Many team
workers, especially women solicitors
have been heard to enthuse over the
many new Friendships cultivated dur
ing this drive.
AS result of this campaign, PENN
sula General Hospital the first and
biggest hospital on the Esatern Shore,
will be enlarged to meet the demands
Of an ever-growing Peninsula. Pat
tents no longer will be put in beds in
Railways, to be treated and dressed
almost in public, or be crowded to-
gether so that doctor recently re-
marked, "They look like they're Sleep
ing two in bed" or even be asked
to get up and sleep on wheel-chair
so that an emergency case may be
handled A building committee is
now at work studying blue-prints and
draughtsmen's drawings to decide on
what would be the biggest
amount of enlarged space possible at
the least expense. The committee too
is trying to avoid destroying the beau
tiful setting that is such pride to
Peninsula General Hospital. The
committee is composed of Brady J.
Dayton as chairman, with two hos
pital directors and two representa-
tives Of the medical and surgical staff.
Their recommendations will be hand
ed to The hospital Board of Directors,
headed by William S. Gordy, Jr.,
Tentative plans provide for two new
wings to meet an extension in front.
At this time when so much Of
America is being blighted by cold
blooded materialism, it is pleasant to
realize that the Eastern Shore is still
old-fashioned in this-that it cherish
es spiritual and community motives,
and believes in proven truths that in
helping others to the best of our abil-
ity and means we are helping our
selves.
The hospital normally serves ter
ritory with a radius of 10 miles, ex-
tending from Chincoteague, Va, to
Bridgeville, Del. In addition, the hos
pital admits patients from every state
in the union.
In harmony with the increased re-
sponsibilities that go along with the
increased size, Peninsula General
Hospital is extending courtesy privi-
leges to doctors outside of Salisbury
who reside on the Eastern Shore with
in the operating radius of the hos
pital. A full-time Resident Physician
is already on duty.