Evening star., 1948-07-18

President truman called Tor "a
concentrated attack upon disease
in all its forms in order that our
Nation may reap future dividends
in improved health and physical
fitness" in q letter read last night
at the 150th anniversary banquet of
the Public Health Service.
The TOO who attended the cele-
bration in the Hotel Statler's Presi-
dental Room were also told mans
life span may be extended to $50
years.
In a letter to Oscar. R. Ewing,
Federal Security Administrator, the
President wrote:
I'm 1893 the average life expect
ancy of q newborn baby was about
IS years. Smallpox was the only
communicable disease for which we
had preventive. Major surgery
was virtually death sentence.
Democracy's Responsibility"
I'm its march down the years
medical science has progressed to
the present day knowledge and
concepts which can provide abound
ing health and longer life for our
people. Perhaps no other human
need Is more closely allied with ma
tional wellbeing than is health.
Our democracy fosters freedom
of thought and individual initiative.
1t must also accept responsibility
for the physical well-being of the
people. Let us resolve now to under
take a concentrated attack upon
disease in all its forms in order that
our Nation may reap future divi-
dends in improved health and physi-
cal fitness"
Man may live as long as $50
years, due to future medical re-
search, Mr.. Ewing said. He said
the future of the Public Health
Service is in the field of research
as a co-ordinating group.
The future of the PHS is limit
less" Mr.. Ewing declared. I'VE are
just peering over the horizon of the
possibility of making life richer and
better. We have the finest hospitals
and medical service in the world In
certain places-for certain groups.
"Cant Have Medical Slums."
I'VE have to take care Of the
delcit areas. We can't have medical
slums anywhere in America. We
must see to it that we get medical
help to the last 145 mrlionth person
in the United States," Mr.. Ewing
declared.
Surgeon General Leonard A.
Scheele told the meeting that the
next $50 years will offer an increas-
ing challenge, but he declared he
is optimistic about the future.
Specially honored were the top
veterans, DR.. C. L. Williams, ST.,
who has 40 years service, and Daniel
Masterson, who has spent IS years
in PHS. Dr. Thomas Parran and
DIR. Hugh S. Cumming, the two most
recent heads of the Service, re-
ceived special recognition.
The Marine Band Orchestra and
the Singing Squires. a quartet con-
sisting Of Lewis B. Sims, tenor;
William p. Shanahan, lead; Dean
A. Snyder, baritone, and Elton D.
Woolpert, bass, entertained the
group. William E. Coyle, radio and
television director of The Star, was
master of ceremonies.
11S Employees Congratulated.
The gathering congratulated these
118 PHS employees of the Washing
ton area who have served Is years
or more:
Edward c. Ardesser. Charles Armstrong,
Erastus E. Ayers, Cora j. Baber. Louis j.
Bender, Frank Bernard, Olivia Biller. John
J. Bloomfield, Hattie N. Bolls, Robert H.
Boltz. Helen NJ. Boss, Annie =. brake,
Rosco c. Brown, Helen E. Burnett. Pearl
lor, Mary e. Chisholm, Gertrude M. Chriss,
selwyn D. Collins. William Cook, i. Trend
ley Dean, Margaret Doenan. Lillian put-
ton, Rolla e. Dyer, Hortense D. Elicit,
Elias Elvoye, Edith M, Esgate, Louise r.
Endicott, Harry G. Eubank, Faith Evans,
John A: Fegan, Melancton Feeser, Law
renee M. Fisher, Bessie Fleishman. Eliza
beth Frasier, Frank L, Frear. Abraham w.
Fuchs, Justin K. Fuller.
James s. George, Jennie C. Goddard,