Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27

yet our hospital rates are the low
est in South Delaware, If not In
the entire state. Each year the
hospital standards have been rails
ed. Today we are cOnditionally APP
proved by the American College OF
Surgeons and we hope within a
short time to win complete APP
prOval. Thousands of people are
well and alive in our community
today because of the hospital.
I'VE have handled your finances
we'll An audit is now being made
by Il certified public accountant
and will soon be made public. ii
will show that through the years
Of the old Milford Emergency Hos
pital and the present Milford Me-
mortal Hospital we have accumu-
lated. through the gifts and be-
quests of public spirited citizens
and through the surplus earned in
good years. fund which through
investment and re-inveStment has
now reached $230.000. Had it not
been for the war. we would, OF
course, not have been able TO do
this. Many Improvements that
would have been made from year
To year could not be made, so the
money has been saved.
Because we knew the terrible
handicap that existed in our in
adequate facilities for housing and
training nurses, we have perhaps
even been miserly in our efforts to
accumulate fund to remedy the
situation.
About 100000 OF this money is
so restricted that il can be used
only for specific purposes. For in
stance, the William +. Messick
legacy. This gift was made with Il
peculiar string. 1t provides hos
pitaliZatiOn for any needy person
in SUSSEX county named 'MesSick
We have never been able to use a
cent OF the money and il continues
TO grow in principal and interest
While ii gradually increases ON
assets, it doesn't mean a thing.
You have heard the need of tre-
mendOusly increased facilities. Oh
course, the question is, How much
will they cost and how will we pay
for them.
THE best estimates we have
been able To get would suggest ;
figure i'm the neighbOrhOOd of $3.50,
900. We are reminded, however
that the best estimates we cOult
get for the building of the pres
ent hospital were nearly double
what it actually cost because We
had such men as Dick Draper.
ID. Short and Louder Hearn on ouI
building committee. Instead o
hiring contractor, they built i
without one, at great saving.
I'VE believe our present pro
gram, which involves the buildin:
of a new maternity wing, an Ell
= larged operating suite, a new kit
,chen and several other change
in the present structure. as wei
: as modern Nurses School ant
Residence can be accomplished 70
: approximately $500.000.
: The Federal aid to which yol
| have heard reference will prob
| ably give MS approximately $50,
l 600 We may use $206,000 of on
accumulated funds. Thus, we fac
5 the necessity of raising $3.50, ,00
= more to put this program into Op
/ Grafton.
/ AT Il meeting of the board Ol
. Monday night. steps were taken il
y an effort to make the trustees q
, the hospital. i'll the trueSt SenSt
= the delegates Of you who are il
y owners. We propose to immediate
v ly enlarge our board and at tn
q conclusion of this campaign an
n thereafter, annually, there be
q meeting of the contributors ;
J. which onp-third of the board wi
i be elected to serve for three year
d Thus. public sentiment may ]
quickly reflected in the charactt
# of the board
d Dr. o. V. James, speaking on IL
$ needs of the hospital. declare
d that the new wing should be desis
mated war memorial to those me
8 and women of Milford and su
> rounding communities who serve
their nation in the recent wa
y Such a memorial, he declare
If would be especially fitting IL