Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 16

Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. fage 16. Growth Of St. Joseph's Hospital Is Recounted Marshall Plan families were placed in ambulances and rushed to the hospital.

Lag Forecast By October, 1918, the epidemic had spent itself in Phoenix, but it continued to rage in the little Friday January 2, 1948 Pakistan Attitude On U. N. Help Told KARACHI, Pakistan. Jan. 1 (AP) Foreign minister Sir Mo-hammi Zafrullah Khan said today Pakistan "would welcome Intervention by the United Nations Security Council for the purpose of Just and fair settlement" of er dispute with India over Kashmir.

He said, however, the conflict In Kashmir should not be considered an Isolated matter, but should Im submitted In a form ro-'erlng all the differences between the two dominions. Check Racket Cost $77,000 Phoenicians lost $77,753.13 he-cause of worthless checks and forgeries during 1947, the annual report of the police forgery detail revealed The loss set time high for Phoenix nnd ,1 least 50 pel cent greater than in 1916. The forgery detail, headed bv C. B. Arnold, Inspector of tinned documents, arrested 1.11 persons during the year and clearei, 722 of the l.t'C!) cases reported to it.

A total of $38,310.46 in money and merchandise was recovered. Young Bride Found Wounded In Head ALBUQUERQUE, N. Jan. 1 (AP) Mrs. Ester Row Benson, 19-year-old former Phoenix girl who married a second time here 12 days ago, was found early today in a hotel room with a bullet wound in the bond.

Fred Johnson, police sergeant, said the wound was self inflicted, and that a note was found addressed to her husband, Ted Johnson, Albuiiurniut taxi driver. She had an Arizona driver's license made out to KMer Row Brown, Phoenix. mining town of Globe. The Globe school teacher who did the nursing in the school building contracted the disease and died. Town officials called upon the Sisters of Mercy St.

Joseph's hospital, already a Ptcn.x landmark in early territorial days, will start its 53rd year cf service to the people of Arizona next Tuvia-. The medical, surgical and nursing however, is much too buy to plan any wcinl ceremony to mark the anniversary. aid the Sister of Mercy, founders of the hospital. THE M'MBFJt of the hospital's alrr.iiMoni. op rat tons, laboratory examinations arid births (more tKn 3.W.O tabir Here born last ear jm-i new records and the prospects are that the new year mill bring even more crowded conditions.

for helo. Four sisters were sent to WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP)- Congress action on the Marshal1 Plan may be delayed two months beyond the ndminist rat Ion's April 1 deadline, Charles A. Euton, Republican, New Jersey representative, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, predicted today "I wouldn't set. nny date," Knt.on told reporters.

"But If we v.c it through by June 1 we'll be fortunate." AND HE MADE it clear that he Globe where they labored night and day until the epidemic sub sided at the end of three weeks. THE SISTERS of Mercy are planning to build a new, larger and extensively equipped St. Joseph's Hospital on Thomas Road between Third and Fifth avenues. Among the outstanding facilities Few Arionian remember when i SEMI-ANNUAL the late Sister Mary Peter per In the new institution will be the neuropsychiatry, children's, physical therapy, radiation therapy, communicable disease and outpatient departments. suaded her superiors to permit establishment of Phoenix first hospital in a sis-room adobe priv Whrn the new 350-bed St.

Joneph'a hospital Is completed, It will bo the third expansion of the institution operated by the Sisters of Merry. Above is the six-room adobe house at Fourth and Polk atreet where the original hospital waa founded by the Catholic iter on January 6, 1895. It waa the first hospital in Phoenix. iTsn rpn ate home at Fourth and Polk The sisters are of course quietly i i 1 1 i nil i streets. proud of their 52 years of service hi llr.ll rUUil(f 1 '-i i if nil i ii im to Arizona.

One point of particular pride is that more than 75 per was not speaking of passing the plan in exactly the pattern cut by the administration, but. as it finally evolves after careful heniinps and any necessary revisions. Eaton said he did not even Intend to follow the practice of introducing the administration's Marshall Plan bill to get it formally before his committee. "This is the most important legislation that has come before the house, in my judgment, in my time," he said. "It cannot he treated in a perfunctory, routine manner." THE BILL President Truman submitted to congress would authorize the spending of in the four and a quarter years beginning April 1 to help bring Other fenerations of Arizonians.

however, have watched the Institution develop during the years until todav it has outgrown Its and i OFF cent of their patients have been non-Catholics. They, like Mother Mary Catherine McAuley who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831, know that illness with its attendant suffering is no respecter of race, creed or color. 8 A An 1 It 2 inr Mr. J. threw away these shoes.

Mrs. J. rescued them, we repaired them, and Mr. J. is enjoying their comfort for many more weeks and praising his wife! GOODYEAR 15 South First Ave.

MAKES wf mm lD2-bed facilities. When the Sisters of Merry established St. Joseph's Hospital, was a sprawling desert town a population of about 4.000 persons. PHOENIX BI'SIXESS men and doctors of the day pointed out to the sisters the growing health menace created by the presence rt many newcomers who had migrated here hoping for a cure of tuberculosis. As result, the original St Paint Association about economic recovery in west-1 ern Europe.

The program would i be handled by a single administrn- tor with broad powers. Sponsors Study Under the sponsorship of the Phoenix Paint, Varnish and PALIZZIOS MATRIX COLELLA'S NATURALIZERS LAIRD SCH0BERS TON I DRAKES Joseph's Hospital was for tubercu- Lacquer Association, a course in retail paint selling and color styl lars only. It was not long, though, before the sisters aaw that Phoe ing will be given at Phoenix Technical School for a period of 10 The present honpital of the Sisters of Mercy it located in the 400 block North Fourth street on the same land occupied by the original structure. The buildings of the present hospital were constructed over a period of years, the last addition for the 192-bed institution being completed in 1927. nix was destined to grow and that weeks, one night each week, be their hospital's size and services ginning January 13, it was announced yesterday by J.

J. Kaye- trv fit tan, director. The course Is designed to assist owners ana clerks in lumDer, SUEDES in Black, Grey, Green, Wine REPTILES in Brown BLACK PATENT BLACK and BROWN LEATHER SHORT LINE and not all sizes in all stytts rare buys if we hava your sizt. hardware, variety and straight paint stores, in offering intelligent advice to customers. It will be taught by Harold Stroderman, Milton Poppett is president of the sponsoring organization.

yi Jlf -fig w-otiH have to grow with It. Gradually during the years the block of buildings that make up the present hospital began to shape vp. It was early in the hospital's history that the Sisters of Mercy noted the need for a supplementary where young women could be trained for careers In nursing. Therefore, in 1910. St.

Joseph's Hospital established the first school of nursing in Arizona. Three years later, the first class of nurses was graduated. There were three graduates: two Sisters of Mercy. ni Miss Agnes Daly of Prescottl IN ADDITION to experiencing what in later years developed into a chronic case of "overcrowded-ness." St. Joseph's hospital was had its share of "trials and tribulations." It was a bright, warm fall aft "We're Just As Close As Your Telephone' Phone SI47 rtli $W7 to 4-2606 or The architect's drawing of the new mammoth 350-bed St.

Joseph' honpital which will be located on Thomas road between Third and Fifth avenues. The Sisters of Mercy decided upon the new quarters because of the sharp increase in Arizona's population and the resultant need for more hospital beds. LADIES' HOUSE SHOES 2-1573 portant fact that no patient had $(100 Values to $5.95 Famous Makes in Ladies' House Shoes Short Lines in a wide variety of colors and styles. 200 Pairs, While They Last, $1.00. to their aid again and by March, 1918, the hospital was rebuilt.

Just a few months after this the Sisters of Mercy had an opportunity to show their gratitude to the people of Phoenix. Influenza spread in an epidemic across Maricopa County and missed but few households. Phoenix officials could not cope with the spread of the disease and entire For All Your Drug Needs PROMPT FREE DELIVERY MacAlpine's The Rexall Store 2303 N. 7th St. ernoon on October 5, 1917 when the members of the Phoenix Union School football team came charging into the hospital's surgery section, shouting: Doctors, nurses, sisters and the football team moved swiftly to evacuate the patients.

When the firercen withdrew from the smouldering ruins the Sisters of Mercy took comfort in the im- been injured in the lire. As St. Joseph's as still the only private hospital in Phoenix, the evacuated patients had to be moved to make-shift quarters in the nurses' home, the small hospital annex, and a private sanitarium on North Seventh street. Phoenix residents, who had helped the sisters many times came ALL SALES FINAL Sorry, No Exchanges, Refunds or Mail Orders. Rose Tournament Parade Witnessed By 1,600,000 PASADENA.

Jan. 1 (API sunshine, millions of flowers and a vast throng of awed spectators were combined today in this I allowance on your present wafch re- gardless of its condition. 1 You may choose from a wide pOJg- 1 132 EAST WASHINGTON and Rear Admirals Arthur Struble and Calvin T. Durgin. Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles headed a delegation of mayors.

BRIGHTLY-CLAD bands, numbering more than 1,400 musicians, and scores of mounted horsemen mingled with the floats. The prettiest girls of neighboring cities decorated the floats or marched in drum majorettes' uniforms. Throughout the preceding night hundreds of volunteers and paid workers fastened the flowers to the 57 floats, most of which reflected this year's theme, "Our Golden West." Toiletries Street Floor city's tribute to the Golden West the 53th Tournament of Roses parade. Clarence H. Morris, police chief, etjnated the crowd at 1,600,000 hundreds of whom spent the chilly night wrapped In blankets along the two-mile parade route.

He said the spectacle attracted 100,000 more than the 1947 procession. San Francisco's float, "The Cable Car." took the sweepstakes prize. The car was constructed of flowers ui.ven into a framework, and the float carried also beautiful girls in costumes of the Gay Nineties. -THE GIRL of the Golden West." theme of the Union Oil Company float, presented a striking flora) scene from the David Belasco play. Ohioan Elected PHILADELPHIA.

Jan. 1 (AP) The American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism elected Norval Neil Luxon, Ohio State University, as its new president. The election yesterday concluded the organization's an nual meeting. Characters were floral puppets. Theme prize went to the city of Alhambra float, depicting the founding of the Golden West.

Fre Junipero Serra was shown standing bare-headed amid the California hills, contemplating the fruits his years of tireless work and sacrifice. Gov. Earl Warren of California and Gov. Lester Hunt of Wyoming were among the notables who watched the parade from the flag- draped reviewing stand. Others Arizona's red ants crawl to fame were Adm.

Oscar Bradley, Vice-Admirals Walter Delaney, George D. Murray and Arthur Radford. Adler makes the 71 They gained world renown when we decided to IN PRINT soft-spoken simplicity in diamond checks accented with impressed pleats, leather belt and buckle red and navy on whit or blue and brown on white, 10 to 16, 49.95 silhouette them on sanforized white cotton boxer shorts the result, men Guying a new Antsy Pants" sizes 28 to 42, Refrufenrfor 2.50 street floor Is cosy wifh our low-cos Tim iaymnt Pfera T. M. Reg.