Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

Simpson, Ocean View; Mrs. William
N. Campbell. Bethany Beach; Mrs
Rowland Ennis. Jr.. Roxana, Mrs
Charles w. Grise, Williamsville
and Fenwick; Mrs. Hance Pepper
Seibyville.
Also the following town chair
men: Mrs. Carlton Moore. Reho-
both: Mrs. Meloy Conaway, Nassau
Mrs. Charles r. Powell, Midway
Mrs. Mary Brittingham, Lewes; Mrs
William Hudson, Dewey Beach.
The town chairmen in turn in
troduced their workers and cam
paign material was distributed by
Mrs. Leila Pittard. county execu-
tive.
A young mother and her newly
born daughter are resting comfor-
tably in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, to-
day, as the result of dramatic
cross-country air-lift of rare blood
conducted through the American
Red Cross.
The pint of ALB Negative and Vel
NtSdliNt uttlNtltu III AS"po - So
rare that only two other persons
in the United States are on record
as possessing it-a brother and
sister in Portland, Ore.
The last lap of the delivery was
made by Howard T. Morris. George
town policeman. who drove to
Friendship Airport at Baltimore
and back. between his tours of duty
on the police force.
The mother is Mrs. Charlotte
Phillips. 20. wife of Joseph Phillips
Rehoboth. Trouble developed with
the prospective mother and ii was
realized that she would have to
be delivered by caesarean section.
Beebe Hospital sent her blood to
the New Jersey Rare Blood Center
to be typed and the center there
registered her with the American
Association of Rare Blood Donor
Bank Services at Milwaukee, Wis.
They in turn reported that the only
possible donors were Mrs. Norman
Dugan and her brother. Robert
Rushing, both of Portland. Ore
DR.. Tiressky. regional Red Cross
director in Portland. was contact
ed and made the arrangements for
the air-lift.
Mrs. Ethel Jean Myers. executive
director of Red Cross headquarters
in Wilmington. was notified that
the blood would arrive at Friend
ship Airport at $3.50 am, Thurs
day and Immediately sought to
make arrangement for a plane to
relay the blood to Lewes. Neither
the private plane of Mayor Otis II
Smith, Lewes. nor planes from
Friendship Airport could make the
trip due to weather conditions at
the time.
Mrs. Myers then telephoned Mrs
Nell r. Barr. field representative
for the Red Cross in Sussex Coun.
ty. asking her to arrange TO pick
up the blood by automobile.
Mrs. Barr notified Howard s.
Abbott, chairman of Area s. Rec
Cross. which includes Georgetown
& he in turn contacted Town Chief
of Police Harold C. Todd, who ask
ed for volunteers. Policeman Nor
ris responded.
Mr.. Abbott is proprietor of Bed
ford Motors here and provided a
1861 automobile for the tip so thas
there would be no car trouble.
Mrs. Barr said that only Ia hour
elapsed from the time the bloof
left Portland. Ore, until IL was de
-lfvered at Beebe Hospital. This in
cluded a trip bv United Airline
from Portland to San Francisco
and the TXvA trip from San Fran
ciso to Friendship Airport as well
as Policeman Norris trip.
Policeman Morris said that he
received exceptionally courteous
treatment from both the pilot O.
the TWA plane and the personne
at the airport.
Frank L. Larsen is administrat
or OF the hospital and handled the
arrangements there. II. c. Twinn-
ing is in charge of the laboratory
and blood bank at the hospital
Mrs. Phillips child. a nine and
a half pound girl was born Sat.
nrday morning. DR.. Carl Pierce was
her attending physician.