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in in to the in in by Page 3 Burlington Free Press, Saturday, Feb. 14, 1948 State Short 770 A Acceptable Hospital Beds, Says Commission Windsor-Windham County Area Gets Highest Building Priority Hospital Survey and Construction Commission Holds Public Hearing; Base Area Planned For Burlington towns Rochester, Royalton and there are only 868 acceptable beds Professional Skill at Your Service The accurate filling of a prescription requires professional knowledge and skill. We combine years of experience with the freshest of drugs the compound your prescription just as your doctor intended. This profesR any sional time. service is yours at PHARMACY STAFF Roland J.

Rushford, Adolph N. Girard, A. J. (Freddie) Richards Abraham's Vermont's Most Modern and Complete Drug Store Morning Press Bureau MONTPELIER, Feb. Vermont Hospital Surand Construction Commission today revealed there is vey a shortage of 770 general acceptable hospital beds in Vermont and at the same time announced priorities for the allotment of federal funds on an area basis for hospital construction within the state.

Announcement of the area prior- Bethel; Orleans, Essex and Caleat a public hearing on donia Counties area; Rutland and ities and health! Bennington Counties area plus the came the plan for hospital of Goshen; and the lowest center construction the Burlington base area the hall priority, of representatives herederal includes Chittenden, Grand Top priority funds Isle. Addison, and Franklin Counwas Windsor Wind- ties less the town of Goshen. County area, one of four in- Federal funds availabe to Verham termediate hospital areas estab- mont amount to $214.650 a year lished by the commission. A base for five years and will be hospital area, under the plan, is tioned on a matching basis of appor- one located Burlington. federal dollar for every two local Burlington Low Priority Area dollars.

Other priorities established by the The commission cited a need in commission in the order of their its plan for a minimum of 1,638 need are: Washington, Lamoille general acceptable hospital beds and Orange area plus the for the state and indicated that fashion DEPARTMENTS Burlington TOT 'N TEEN SHOP Remodeling Sale Here's your opportunity to pick up replacement clothes for infants, tots and teens at terrific savWe're remodeling our Tot 'n Teen floor ings. need room for the workmen sol we've placed to move it special low price tags on merchandise fast. Doors open at 9 a.m. All Sales Final No Memos No Exchanges FLANNEL PAJAMAS. 1.50 2.25 2.00 9.50 INFANTS' 2.50 BOUCLE KNIT SWEATERS.

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50 3.50 BOYS JERSEY SUITS. 2.00 FASHION SHOP "TOT TEEN SALE 204 FLOOR J. the in SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Miss Des Vergnes, Earle McLaughlin To Be Wed In Fall Mrs. Helene Des Vergnes, 22 Church announces the engagement of her daughter, Therese Marie, to Earle B. McLaughlin, Jr.

son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Me.

Laughlin, 31 Hickok pl. Miss. Des Cathedral Vergnes, was School in graduated 1941 and the Wilfred Academy of Beauty Culture, Boston, in 1945.. She is now associated with her mother at the Parisian Beauty Parlor. Mr.

McLaughlin is a graduate of Proctor High School, class of 1939, and attended St. Michael's College, He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January, 1942, and served 38 months in Southwest Pacific theater. He was discharged in August, 1945, and is employed at the Blodgett Supply Co. A fall wedding has been planned. Mr.

and Mrs. Rugg Of Rutland Observe 25th Anniversary Special to the Free Press RUTLAND, Feb. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Rugg, 62 Cleveland celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday.

Sunday they renewed riage vows in the First Methodist Church. home Sunday afternoon, with Open house was held at their, 35 friends and relatives attending. The couple received silver gifts, and refreshments were served, including a four-tiered wedding cake presented by Rugg's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roger C.

Rugg of Milton. A dinner party was held Saturday night at the Rugg for immediate friends and relatives. Mrs. Rugg is the former Miss Mary Hinds of Gardner, Mass. Rugg was graduated from Fairfax High School and attended the University of Vermont.

The couple were married in the First Con-1 gregational Church, Montpelier. They have lived in Rutland since July 1947. Rugg is employed as manager of the E. A. Parlee Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Rugg have three children, Mrs. Ferrier: Miss Charlene Rugg, registered nurse at the Heywood Memorial Hospital, Gardner, and Miss Lucie Rugg. and one granddaughter, a Ferrier.

James W. Colberts Guests At Dinner On Silver Wedding Special to the Free Press ESSEX JUNCTION, Feb. 13- Mr. and Mrs. James W.

Colbert of Summit st. celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday. They were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Burlington, and received many cards, gifts of: silver and flowers.

Angeline Corey Guest At Shower to Free Press Special BARRE, Feb. 13-Miss Angeline A. Corey, 129 South Main was given a surprise pre-nuptial show. er Thursday night by about 60 friends and relatives at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The bride-to-be received many household gifts, An Italian supper served.

Music dancing vas enjoyed, and Marleen Corey were presented vocal selections. In charge were Mrs. Lute Bowen, Mrs. Fred Ziter and Mrs. Hidder Habbep, assisted by Mrs.

Peduzzl and Mrs. Karl Habbep and daugh- Miss Corey is to be married Friday. Feb. 20, to Robert S. Ennis of South Main st.

Chaloux-Bartell made here of Miss Phellis Batdanchter of Mre. Myrtle tel of Calif and Bruce Mrs. Hattie ChaNorth The wedding Dee. 13 Alameda, attended and is a Marine He is employed at the Na cram. val Air Station Mrs.

Landon Showered 13. NEW HAVEN. Melvin Parker Palmer recent were of red and Shower For Mrs. Buzzi 13 BARRE 81 Allen Studio RECENT BRIDE Mrs. Herbert A.

Kerwin (above) is the former Miss Norma Ellen Brace, daughter of Mrs. Velma Whalen of South Burlington. She morning was in married St. last Stephen's Church, Winooski. Her husband is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Francis Kerwin, 88 East Canal Winooski, with whom Loretta I. Quesnel, B. Winston Wright United in Marriage Special to the Free Press BRISTOL, Feb. 13.

The marriage of Miss Loretta I. Quesnel, daughter of Mrs. Malvina Quesnel, 1 Church the late Zenophile Quesnel, and B. Winston Kent Wright, of Bridport took place morning in St. Ambrose Church.

Rev. Leo L'Ecuyer Given in by brothofficiated. er, Lucien the wore quarries, a white slipper satin dress with matching tiara and fingertip veil. She carried a bouquet of white gladioli sweetpeas. Mr.

and Mrs. Stephen Zayach of St. Albans attended the couple. The of honor wore a pink chifmatron. gown with white accessories and bouquet of pink and white carnations.

Emile Choiniere and Emile Quesnel ushered. A wedding dinner was served to the immediate families at the Bristol Inn. with a reception in the evening at the New Haven Town Hall for about 300 relatives and friends. After a wedding trip to Montreal, the couple will reside in Springfield. Rental Library Latest Books de a day BESSEY NEWS CO.

136 Church 8t. YOU'RE SURE OF Purity YOU WHEN BUY St.Joseph ASPIRIN WORLD'S LARGEST SELLER AT 104 Dr. Reid Opens Series of Lenten Methodist Services A series of Lenten services opened in the Meader room of the First Methodist Church at 7:30 Thursday evening on the subject: "Great Prayers of the Bible. The pastor, Rev. David W.

Reid, spoke on lat hospital the present beds out of 1,261 general now in use in 22 general hospitals in the state. Many Beds Not Acceptable table beds at present. Plan Subject to Revision In the past six months, the commission surveyed the hospitals in question determine the acceptability of beds in use and found that 393 were not acceptable. Nonacceptable beds are those ruled out by over-crowding, sanitary and poor construction reasons, obsolete construction and limited service facilities of hospitals in which the beds are located. Bed requirements for the base area and four intermediate areas have been established by the plan as follows: Burlington 532 with 395 now existing; Rutland-Bennington 305 with 162 now existing: Windsor- Windham 251 with 91 existing; Washington Lamoille Orange 330 with 120 existing, and Orleans-Essex-Caledonia 220 with 100 existing.

A partial breakdown of the commission's plan to show in what communities the beds should be located is as follows: Burlington base area; St. Albans 75 beds, Burlington 401, Middlebury 44 and Richford a 12 bed clinic. Washington Lamoille Orange: Barre Montpelier 200, Morrisville 30, Randolph 80 and 10-bed clinics at Fairlee and Wells River. Orleans Essex Caledonia: St. Johnsbury 125, Newport 75 10- bed clinics at Island Pond and and.

Barton. The commission explained that clinics would be used mainly for emergency cases and for routine obstetrical cases. Health Centers Planned Also included in the plan is a provision for the estab-1 lishment of 13 auxiliary public health centers with laboratory and public health nursing facilities. These would be located in Grand Isle. St.

Albans, Newport, Barton, Middlebury, Fairlee, Woodstock, Manchester, Bennington, Brattleboro, Townshend, Johnson and mounit for Essex County. bile, plan calls for five public health district centers at Burlington, Montpelier, Johnsbury, Rutland and Springfield which been recommended by the State In the Burlington area the Department of Public, Health. commission found a total of 118. beds that are not acceptable. There are no acceptable beds at present in the St.

Albans Hospital or the Fanny Allen Hospital in Winooski due largely to present overcrowding and poor construction of the existing buildings. Twenty out of 171 beds at the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington are not acceptable, while 200 beds at the Bishop DeGoesbriand are all acceptable. Heaton Hospital in Montpelier has 26 acceptable beds and 46 unacceptable, while the Barre City Hospital has 49 acceptable beds and 18 unacceptable. There are no acceptable beds in the Copley Hospital in Morrisville which has 25 unacceptable units. The Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph has 45 acceptable units while the Mayo in Northfield has 27 unacceptable with none acceptable.

The Orleans-Essex and Caledonia counties area has a total of 100 acceptable beds and 38 non-accep- only communities the The commission explained, that state plan can make application for funds, but pointed out that the present plan is subject to revie sion once a year. Russell F. Niquette of Winooski questioned commission regarding the Fanny Allen Hospital in the state hospital construction plan that city and it was brought out that this hospital is not included in and therefore cannot apply 1 for federal funds. Priorities within the intermediate and base areas will not be set until the present state plan is approved by the Surgeon General of the United States. Following 48-HOUR Developing, Printing, Enlarging The Camera Shop Burlington 168 College St.

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Prayers of the Patriarchs and Moses." His subject for Feb. 19 will be Prayers of the Kings and for Feb. 26, "The Prayers the for March 4, "The Prayers of Jesus, and March 11, Prayers of the Early Church and of St. services are devotional in character. with prayers, hymns and scripture.

Free Press Classified Ads Pay 22 Allen Studio NEWLY MARRIED Shown above are Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Irish, who were married last Saturday morning in St. Joseph's Church. The bride is the former Miss Theresa May Murray, daughter of Mrs.

Cora Murray, 176 Park st. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Blanche Irish, 340 North Bend st. couple will reside at 179 South Winooski ave. Ladies of Faculty Home Arts Group Having Music Topic Mrs.

Howard G. Bennett wills speak on "Music for Children" at the of the Home Arts Group UVM Ladies of the meeting. Faculty, at 7:45 Tuesday evening at the of Mrs. Maurice Morrill. 7 Bilodeau ct.

Hostesses will be Mrs. Joseph B. Kelly, Mrs. P. H.

Lohman and Mrs. J. Trevithick. Those planning 10 attend should notify Mrs. Trevithick, phone 693-R.

Athena Department And Board To Meet; Party Is Postponed Stories in Literature and Music" will be the topic for the meeting of the Athena Club Afternoon History, and Literature Department p. m. Monday. Mrs. W.

A. Lamb will talk on "Enoch Arden:" Mrs. P. J. Pitkin, "Tristan and Isolde:" Mrs.

Marion Parrott, Barrett and Robert Mrs. Lawrence "Romeo and Juliet." Reveillee, will be Mrs. T. D. Cook Hostesses and Mrs.

N. C. Ward. A board meeting will be held at 2:15 Friday afternoon. The card scheduled for Wednesday been indefinitely party, postponed.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Evening History and Literature Department last night. Frederick Blais of Winooski sang three selections, accompanied by Mrs. Miss Theodora Peck gave an evening's entertainment by reading many of her original dealing with nature, war, poems, imaginative, spiritual and childhood topics. The dining room decorated in the Valentine motif. Hostwere Mrs.

Louise Myers and esses Mrs. G. O. Coutu, assisted Mrs. Edward Reid, Pouring were Mrs.

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Feb. 13-Announcement has been made here of the marriageof Miss Ann Strobi of Waldrassen, many, and Malbrough Lyons, of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lyons of River Junction, White married Enfield, N. 11.

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