Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-29
White Arkansan In
Gift Of $4,000
TO Clinic Fund

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - (SNS) -
With a white philanthroplst oil
Wilson, Ark, donating approx
mately $4,000 to its improvement
and expansion program, the Friend
" Clinic and Hospital Inc. took a
new squirt upward in the ranks OF
Negro operated health ceters in
the Mid-South, it was learned last
Saturday
Receipt Of the gift was annorn-
ced by Mr.. John Arnold Jr., super
intendent and leader in the estab-
lishment of the ast-groWing m
stitlItiOn.
The donor OF the $4,000 is Mr.
James Grain, ar official Of the huge
Wilson Plantation interests with
headquarters in Wilson, Ark. Many
Of the more than 1000 Negro en-
ployees of the Wilson establish
ments have received hospitallza-
ton at the Friendly Clinic. Mr.
Grain took a personal interest in
their welfare and was impressed
with The operation and program Of
the institution.
The Friendly Clinic and Hospi-
tai is the result Of a group hos
pitalization plan promoted by Mr.
Arnold. Since the establishment of
the project in 1887, its merits have
heen sold to agricultural and in
dustrial leaders I'll over the Tri-
States. White employers Of large
groups Of Negro workers have been
interested in its program of pro-
viding regular, systematic, and eff
ficient health care and hospitali-
cation for such employees.
Inst years reports disclose
that total OF some 367 hospital
cases were handled at the institu-
ton. 200 of these cases Required
surgical attention In addition 10
these other services were provided
for out-ratient care and clinical
treatments.
Located in a large former resi-?
dencc at SD Beale Avenue, the
Friendly Clinic and Hospital has
Is beds at present The gift from
Mr.. Grain makes possible an early
addition of IS more beds
However the bulk of the money
has been allocated to purchase the
vacant property adjoining the main
building. The lot is located on the
east side of the edifice. Mr.. Arnold
stated that the property will be
used to provide space for another
wing to tho building following. the
close of the war The goal is to
build a 1O0-bed hospital Started
primarily as clinic, the establish
ment was expanded into a hospital
in le4l
Tt Was further announced by Mr.
Arnold that DR. IL II. Johnson,
prominent local physician, has &C
cepted appointment as chief Of the
institutions surgical staff DR.
Johnson is already working on
plans to form q surgical staff con-
sisting OF some of the leading
white and Negro physicians Of
the Tri-State area.
Some of Memphis and the Mid
South's most prominent business
and professional leaders, white and
Negro, are members of the Board
Of Directors of the Friendly Clinic,
Among them are: Messrs. Leslie
Stratton, Memphis business man.
Tom Lee, General Manager of Per-
kins Oil MILL Harry G. Pierotti,
attorney, Jules Rozier, official in
the Memphis Steam Laundry, e. C.
Kaliber of the Wabash Screen
Door Co. Charles Lowrance, Ar
kansas planter, Raymond Skinner,
Forrest Hill Dairy, DR.. S. B. Hick-
man, physician. DR.. r. 6 Fields
physician. Mss Mdbel 9Geisietck,
Manager of the Lansing Company.
Lansing, Michigan, and Mr. Oscar
Knight. prominent Memphis gro
Ger.
Mr.. Arnold said he 10 expecting
young woman graduate of the
Homer n phillins Hospital in ST