The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-24
BACK YOUR HOSPITAL DRIVE
Drive For Hospital
 Fund On

Asking every citizen to rally to the support of this community's hospital, Mayor F. G. Hanford to- day proclaimed next week as hos pital Week in Wrangel.
 q would ask every resident of Wrangell to think, work and talk hospital this coming week" the Mayor said in setting aside the week to put over the hospital drive.
 Ball was started rolling to keep the hospital operating as a meet ing of citizens Wednesday night in the Elks hall. Twenty-six organiz- ations in the community were re- presented and after thorough dis cussion decided on the following tentative program:
 (1)Raise immediately at least S2,00O in cash to get the institu tion on a going basis.
 CD Every organization to ar- range some sort of benefit, the proceeds of which will go to the hospital.
 (3) Form an organization along the lines of hospital associations such as are common in the States whereby every person pays a cer- tain amount each year into theI hospital, in return for which hei will receive certain hospital bene- fits.
 A committee, headed by theI Mayor, was chosen as follows toI raise the immediate money needed: The Rev. Ben F. Judd, Jr., theI Rev. William Forbes, Leo Mc-I Cormack, H. B. Thornquist, Brig. J. T. Gilingham, Mrs. William Tamaree, Mrs. Olaf Person, Mrs. I. c, Bjorge, Mrs. Doris Barnes and Mrs. J. C. Johnson.
 This committee also will serveI as a nucleus of a tentative organ ization to look into the formation3 of a permanent hospital group inl which each person in the com-I munity will become member. Meanwhile, the organizations atI the Wednesday meeting will be asked to appoint a member to theI hospital committee to work out details of organization. At thel same time, the various groups will be asked to sponsor at least one entertainment for the benefit of the hospital
 Mayor Hanford has called al meeting of his committee for O. clock Sunday afternoon in the Elks hall to work out final details of the hospital drive. So far the committee, with the approval of the Hospital Board of Control, has formed a general program which provides that every person donat- ing more than $1O to the hospital will be given credit to apply on service at the hospital. The re- ceipt, non-transferable, which will be given each doner reads:
 Received from (person's name) the sum of (any amount over $1O)I as donation to the Bishop Rowe Memorial Hospital. This donation may be used as a credit on any hospital bill incurred by the doner within one year from date.
 "(Signed) Board of Control"
 It was pointed out by Hospital Board Secretary E. R. Sharnbroich at the meeting Wednesday night, over which Leo Mccormack pre- sided and Mrs. John J. Coulter acted as Secretary, that average yearly cost of operating the hos pital is around $8,OOO The norm- al volume of business falls from $2,O0O to $2,500 below this fig ure, resulting in a deficit each year with the exception of one since the institution started. The hospital needs about $500 immed- lately to pay its bills as of the first of October, aside from old accounts, and estimates it's de- ficit will be at least $2,OOO by the end of the year. The drive now is to clear up this deficit and then attempt to effect permanent. perpetuating program for the fu- ture