The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Hospital Report

Under this program, state and
county governments participate
equally in paying costs for the
disqualification Of medically indi-
gent patients. But it breaks down
at several points.
He said that some counties do
not appropriate enough funds to
pay their share State funds are
not sufficient in some cases
because they are allocated on the
basis OF population.
We must do every thing in our
power to make the state program |
for INDECENT patients work"
Stubbs said. 1T could mean the |
difference between having and
not having our own hospital here
in our area. You, who have given
SO generously of your time and
money TO make this modern, gen.
eral hospital reality. can help
to secure its future by making
this very vital problem known to
the constituents and boards of
supervisors Of the counties in our
area"
Presentation of such a problem
would make Mr.. Citizen stop and
think.
Financial Report
In the financial report of II. l..
NeWbill. Jr., citizen could find
much to think about. NeWbill re-
ported that total pledges to the
Southside Community Hospital
Building account amounted to
$357.959. To date. 1899 SOB of
these pledges had been paid
leaving about $18,400 to be col
lected
pledges yet to be collected. New
bill explained that some state and
federal money may be forth
coming under the Hill Burton
Act, which provided about SIS per
cent Of the money to build the
addition TO the hospital. Newbill
also said that about $22950 is
owed TO local banks as result Of
the expansion program
President Weaver called foI
redoubled efforts to collect pledg
es and new money in his report
New Doctors
Another bit of good news for
Mr.. Citizen in the president S
report was his welcoming two
visiting staff doctors and two as
sociate staff doctors to the
hospital in 1858. New Staff doc
tors are DR.. r. B. Hargrove and
DR.. r. A. Moore, Jr. Associate
staff doctors are DR.. G. F. Cavell
of Victoria. and DR.. j. D. Wilson
of Charlotte.
d. S. Lancaster, chairman Of
the building committee, said in
his report that he felt Farmville
had accomplished a fine project
in raising over $350,o00 for the
addition to the hospital
The task of this building
committee is over the chairman
said. But I hope that some
building committee will function
in the years ahead to complete
the third floor Of the addition
Yes. Mr.. Citizen could assure
himself that hospital leaders were
looking toward the future of his
hospital.
Woman's Auxiliary
A citizen found much in the
report of Mrs. w. w. McClintic.
president of the Womans AuXi-
liary Of Southside Community
Hospital.
Many improvements, about $500
worth. had been made in the
ho~oital erohnds by the auxiliary.
Mrs. j. II. Cocks was grounds
CT rman. last year.
Mrs. McClintic said that about
l040 hours had been spent at the
hospital by members and other
women of the community as
hospital hostesseS She also said
that members had voted TO
undertake improvements in the
nurses home. this year, to the
tune Of $3.50
One unit contributed $50 for
the purchase of two tree box
wood. Another unit contributed
$50 on the cost OF a piece of
equipment for the maternity
ward" Mrs McCllntic said And
the Barnett unit made the final
payment of 1855 on steam
wagon
New Director
Citizens at the annual meeting,
Tuesday night, elected j, H. Dan
lei. of Charlotte Court House. a
Daniel takes the place Of Il. H.
Pettus. who requested to be re-
heved of this responsibility be-
cause OF business reasons.
Ten other directors reelected
for three-year terms were D. S
Lancaster. J. A. HaZlegrove. j. T.
Garland. Miss Elizabeth Burger,
6. J. Cox, J. l.. Jones. w. L. Neb-
hitt, Mrs. Grace Gordon. r. II
Hamburg and r B. Hall
These are the things Mr.. Cltl-
zen heard and did at the annual
meeting of the Southslde Com
u1unity Hospltal Association
These things told HIM about the
hospitals Goth year Of operation. !
And who is Mr.. Citizen who
should be vitality interested III