Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 10

2B Rocky Mount, N.C., Sunday TeUgrom, 15, 1956 WANT BAPTIST HOSPITAL WE NEED, PARTY GAME The Edgecombe-Nash Medical Society took a very far-sighted and commendable step at its meeting here Wednesday in giving its full support to any effort which may be made by the North Carolina State Baptist 'Convention leading toward the establishment of a new hospital in this I'M THINKING The Bridger Family BY AN OLD REPORTER (Continued) The seven children mentioned in In 16(54, Colonel Bridger served the preceding inscription were on the Commission appointed to Joseph Bridger, Samuel Brid- adjust the boundary line between ger, William Bridger, Martha Maryland and Virginia, By 16KB Bridger (wife of Thomas Godwin), he was Adjutant General of the Mary Bridger (wife of Captairu-Virginia forces and was on anoth- Richard Tibbott Elizabeth Brid-" er Committee appointed by the ger wife of Thomas Lear), and two Colonies to discuss something Hester Bridger, (wife of George like against falling Colonel Samuel Brid-tobacco prices. In 1675 he was Commander of the Isle of Wight Eer marrled a wldow and had County Militia in the war against children. The other two sons and the Indians. He was a warm sup- their descendants will be discuss porter of Governor Berkeley dur- ed in more detail, ing Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 and Captain Joseph Bridger, had to flee with him to the East- was disinherited by a codicil to em Shore. In 1677 he was a Justice his father's will for his "disobeo-of Berkeley's General Court at ience" and "dissolute way of liv-Green Springs, and 1680 he was ing, and engaged his brothers commissioned "Commander in in a lengthy lawsuit In 1699 he was chief of ye horse in ye counties of Clerk of the Court of, Nansemond -Isle of Wight, Surrey, Nanzemond County.

He was born as early as and Lower Norfolk." in 1683, Lord 1657 and died in 1713. He married Culpoper appointed him his De- Elizabeth Norsworthy, daughter of puty in the office of Vice Admiral. John Norsworthy and wife Fran-In 1670 Colonel Bridger was English, and had Joseph sworn as a Member of. the Gov- Bridger III, Bridger, Wit-ernor's Council of Virginia. Some liam Bridger, John Bridger, James effort was made to oust him, but Bridger, Hester Bridger, and in 1679 a communication from the Elizabeth Bridger.

King directed that he be continued Maior Joseph Bridger III was on the Council. In 1682. perhaps, sheriff of Isle of Wight County in Colonel Bridger was chiefly in- 1732 and a Vestryman of the Old strumental in the prwtinn nf tho Brick Church' 1735-1747. He mar- As we have indicated previously, our present hospitals are as good as they can be under the circumstances. But the area has outgrown the facilities which these institutions were designed to meet years ago.

Moreover, Rocky Mount is somewhat handicapped by the fact that our present hospitals are by and large controlled by private groups resulting in a condition of medical monopoly. This makes it difficult for new doctors to come in since they are not permitted to use hospital facilities privately by other doctors to whom they might offer competition. Now the construction of a big general, open-staff hospital sponsored by the Baptists here would not hurt any hospital in existence any more than completion of Duke University's great hospital 26 years ago hurt Watts Hospital in Durham. Indeed, Watts has steadily grown ever since and has been helped by the presence of Duke. The establishment of a large Baptist hospital here would tend to make Rocky Mount again a medical center for this region and this would help all our smaller private hospitals.

The Baptists are to be commended for looking into the possibilities for backing a hospital. After all, the Christian religion takes its inspiration from the three-fold activities of Jesus: preaching, teaching and healing. Protestants, who have too often neglected their responsibilities in healing could take a lesson from the Old Brick Church, more recently "ed Martha Pitt, daughter of Cap-called St. Luke's Church, which is tain John Pitt and wife, Mary said to be the oldest Church of Smith, and had Joseph Bridger, English construction still in use in W. James Bridger, Mary Bridger, 4 the United States.

There is now a Agatha Bridger, Katherine Brid- tj area. 'Next to the public, no one group would benefit more by the presence of a great, modern, open-staff hospital here than physicians themselves. Yet, because we do not see how the Edgecombe-Nash Medical Society could have done other than what it did, this in no way detracts from their wisdom and vision in endorsing the proposed Baptist hospital. After all, people don't always do what they should. The twin-county Medical Society's resolution asserted that "the establishment of a hospital by the Baptist State Convention is welcome and if one is estabr lished the Society feels that Rocky Mount is the most logical site in Eastern North Carolina and we invite them to come here.

Well, we don't see how anyone could challenge that statement with sound reasoning. No other city that we know anything about in Eastern Cai-olina, or for that matter, in the entire State needs a large, modern, general hospital more than Rocky Mount. Since the end of World War II over 100 new general hospitals have been built in North Carolina under the Hill-Burton Act. Magnificent new hospitals have been built in communities all around us and beyond and better than anything we have at Ahoskre and Greenville, in Robeson and in nearly every other county. We have literally missed the boat.

But, it's not too late and the rumors that the Baptists are considering a hospital are exciting indeed. It used to be that Rocky Mount was the medical center of Eastern Carolina. That is no longer true. Medically speaking we have not kept pace with such cities as Salisbury, High Point, Burlington, States-ville to name but a few which have constructed general, open-staff hospitals, open to qualified medical doctors. movement on foot to claim that Ser, William Bridger, Martha this building was erected in 1632, Bridger (married Joseph Jones but those families most intimately.

and Margaret Bridger (married associated with the Church and Goodrich He died Sept-with its Vestry Books before their ember, 1751. Joseph Bridger IV unfortunate loss always stated died in mT- he nad married Sarah that the present brick structure Davis- daughter of Major John owed its being to Colonel Davis, and left Mary Bridger, whose tomb was removed from Saran Bridger, Keziah Bridger, "Whitemarsh" about the- turn of Davis BridSer. Hester Bnd-the century and installed appro- er' and Ann Bridger. Mary Bnd-priatelv in the chancel of the Joseph and Sarah Church. It bears the following Davis Bridger, married Robert quaint inscription: Pitt and settled on lower Town Sacred Tn Tin.

Momnrv Creek not far front Pinetops. Some Catholics who are perhaps second to none in their good works at operating hospitals. LiteTQTy Lantern: This newspaper joins the Edgecombe- Nash Medical Society in asserting that Man Under The Pressures Of War Is Theme the establishment of a Baptist hospital is The Honorable Josenh RrirW of their descendants have already been discussed in this column. Councillor of most welcome and that "Rocky Mount is rl TL kf kl 7- DIJ TL'. AL the most logical site in Eastern Carolina Colonel William Bridger, son of Joseph and Hester Pitt Bridger, was born in 1678 and died in 1730.

State in Virginia to King Charles ye 2nd. Dying April ye 15; AD. 1686; and' we invite them to come here. By WALTER SPEARMAN The stress of man under the pressures of war is the theme of three new novels a 2 en 58 years Mournfully leaving his wife, He married Elizabeth Allen of Surry County. He was a Burgess: from Isle of Wight County in 1714, three sons and four daughters.

Does natnrp tilpnt vmnrn nA 1718. and 1720, 1722, and appears this week. In "Kings Go Forth" Joe David Brown fights the war in Italy (William Morrow and New York. 256 pp. $350).

In "Your Own Beloved Sons" "'--old Thomas Anderson fights the war in Korea. (Random House, New York. 230 pp. $3 50). And in "Sauadron Airborne" Elleston Trevor fiqhts the Battle ot Britain with A child is a creature that stands between an adult and the TV screen.

Lincoln (Ga.) Journal. a Spitfire pilot (The Macmillan New York. 249 pp. All three stories read, A joint checking account is never over- first of all, like they were written by men who knew. Their war is real for the reader as it must have been for them.

drawn by the wife. It's just under-deposited bv her husband. Wall Street Journal, can dumb stone to have served as Clerk of Isle of Make his true worth to future wight County Court in 1722, ages knowne? They had sons Joseph Bridger, Excels expression marble sure James Bridger. and William Brid- will keep ger, Jr. Joseph died unmarried, His mercy best vt.

ever o'er his ancl Captain. James Bridger margrave shall weep. ried Susanna and had Mary Bric1 Here lies the late great minister er married Colonel John Lav- of State rence', William Bridger, James That Roval virtues had and. Allen Bridger, and Thomas Sin- Roval fate clair Bridger. Captairt' ''Wiilisrti" To Charles his councels did such married honor bring Smith, daughter of, Arthur Smitn, His own express fetched him to and nad an only child.

Colonel attend the King. Joseph Bridger who married Mary His soul vet. ever did wth vigor Peirce. daughter of Colonel Thorn- is. she says, ''like so many other yo'i'i" American men, who are almost physically perfect but give i.ii? iuipi-easion oi being mass-produced.

They seem young rath CURRENT Rest Sellers Mr. Brown, author of the earlier "Stars in My Crown," was in the paratroopers and won the French Croix de Guerre. His "Kings Go Forth" is focussed on two members of an American combat team DEBNAM DEMAGOGUERY FICTION LAST HURRAH, er than virilecompletely devoid Edwin nf sex appeal. infinitely less THE The truth, which Mr. Debnam's "never- in Italy Lt.

Sam Loggins is a self- O'Connor. Onn n. maHe nffi'pr frnm an nrnhanp more' statement seems to ignore, is uiaL than their brothers in France." FREDERICK, upon her return to France, Ag-nc pathprprf nn intrt -the folds raHinman Rritt War- liN iNVttm Hr- TEN the United States is a world power locked ris comes from an old Southern AAinii-RinVVII I 1ar-kinlav it .1 as Peirce, ana naa juaun nruisei married Richard Baker, Clerk of lazilv Isle of Wight County 1754-1770. and Katherine Bridger (married Blake move Soared like itself above But ye bright sttars ne'er decline But in an instant shoot yt. cease Baker to shine.

(Continued) in a life and death struggle with the plantation family. Danget 'bring, Kanor" BCMto mone wS Communists. Isolation, in this supersonic ngTLve VS Den" aA mherit. all 'of them age, is impossible. Isolationists therefore nique, American gu-loughUu, MARJORIE MORNIN'GSTAR, rS-i xmhmi preach a gospel of fatal folly.

We now lindmtandin)j: When Harris brings Herman' nonfiction marriage with her cousin, Xav.er, know what an' assassination in Serbia or tragedy upon Monique. Loggins THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY "fv iiv While a war in Poland or Manchuria can mean, Anne thes ne4 a great dea. of sym- Most people know, if Debnam does as a Constant menace. ZkU, not. what a war in the Middle East involv- Z7X ttST ER.

ing Israel and the Arabs could mean. If ger is skillfully drawn, PROFILES IN COURAGE, John We. modes of thought, and tam.ly America does not use its moral and phy- nder io sical strength to confine local wars they was born in New Jersey, raised in DEAD SEA, Edmund Wilson. i gv" ota owbridge editl will surelv spread until the bombs fall on Denmark. an with the York.

322 pp. $3.50 The book ed bv fjordon Carroll. Duefi. Washington." getting could do more to unceent in- and Pearce-Little, Brown. 320 pp.

This I Believe Kansas Republican Leader Says Progress Means Following Trurh At Whatever Cost The basic issue in the Campaign between naSS than anything else between covers First published in 1866, this book loeueen ana very reaaaoie Cooley is He too" knows what he is writing at, the presen tune Mr. Mj, tothand r.li. hi. er's favorite "hates account of pec .1 op lavftr nates ale liic uiiu- mlcuuiu ui about and his experiences Mr. Debnam and Congressman We are always suspicious of a man who claims that never, under any circumstance, would he do a certain thing.

W. E. Debnam, who is opposing Congressman Harold D. Cooley in the May 26 Democratic primary, apparently is making just such claims. In a recent campaign speech, Mr.

Debnam pledged that, if elected to Congress, "I will never vote to draft even one American boy and send him overseas to protect either the Arabs or the Israelis." Does that mean, we 'wonder, that Mr. Debnam would give a signed blank check to Soviet Russia by serving notice that the whole Middle East is open and ripe for Red conquest Does Mr. Debnam propose that America not lift a finger to keep tHe Reds from taking this crossroads of three continents which contains 100 million people and 60 per cent of the world's known oil reserves? The Communists are arming the Arabs and otherwise penetrating the whole strategic Middle East which British power has denied them until now. Does that not disturb Mr. Debnam? It disturbs us.

No one, of course, wants to send American boys to fight in the Middle East or. Asia or anywhere else unless our security is threatened and Mr. Debnam is guilty of the worst sort of demagoguery when he implies otherwise. The former Governor of Kansas and Republican Candidate for the Presidency of the United States in 1936. Alfred M.

Landon, reveals his personal creed. This is one of a series of statements by thinking, useful people in all walks of life. "This I Believe" appears in this paper every Sunday and is presented by Edward R. Murrow. BY ALFRED M.

I-ANDON 1936 Presidential Candidate ing demagogues as splfless pat-I believe in people. Their ac- riotic statesmen as many ruth-complishments as members of tlie jess exploiters as benefactors, society created through en The race has made progress) of courageous trial and hem- breaking errors merit belief in in- only so far as the people, have de-dividual thinking and the right to veloped the ability to distinguish do so. the false from the true and the will people and places in ucyyic aim yiuvj which man is best fitted by experience, Recalls jrs ates' of the South just with nrirv ann nnnprtrp. Hi cu 41 con- after the Civil War, with human nt-kA rt Krt Y-AIIn'rlOUrYXin "1 i talc fnrpiun fllfl umlJ "t' 7. y- sf unkefs the Ford Foun- interest as well as factual accounts from the Fourth District.

Part of the of man who niust have others de- gongeyS Information Ser- of what the war had done to in- issue. of course, will consist of candidates USoKSrt current dangerous mission into enemy ter A Lw he Conn and liam L. Shirer, Little. Brown and known on nor wherever went. chin.

Vio raltc "thhsp hrave vouna Co Roston. 263 tm. $3.50. making their views questions. Both Mr.

ntoryt-nd takes with him not the It may be that we have tried to truth at whatever cost. Con Debnam and most capable men but the n. Li. i- x- n. -t KeQ-numers.

nit anH FiiniT" lrloc a nnt-vprv- Kiessmau cooiey owe to ine voir iw urai uu ui jmuviuk uwu. tw fnl-lr aonao in tni eamnniVn Wo trust Mr c. a vno lnh Princess Marearel "a "distinguished novel about an wants to be a fighting soldier, one shrimp" who haunts ginmills and American consul general of an Debnam will show greater responsibility is a new recruit still untried, one imaginary country in Asia, where in future utterances than to boast of his lLTlf slip through in the both he and his wife and daugh- the Chinese in two 4A i i norm iviurtuliei uiauiva. un in- uccutuc mwnw so-called isolationism. off this Way: "Being- of sound mind, I MrAnderson is- adept in de- Also from G.

P. Putnam's comes and usually humorous account of Pix-un uie tuuigcr ami uie pres- Philrirpn" bv Mrs Caipv's Own courtship and spent all my money. ---Lexington Leader. sures of war, not so adept in show- pmLS ti nin t-n nt Ainar. Ua iripm nrtm i All a hi lifp that.

icans as seen by the French, who followed with their two children in act as he insists they do. WELCOME SWANS are convinced that Americans are a pleasantly typical American .,1 I J-7 tl OS). In Mr. Trevor in "The Bisr Pick vF Two thousand years ago, the price too high spiritually. Lven so, with all our woes the civilization world had great philosophers of the twentieth centurywhere it great culture great and powerful prevails gives greater opp-rtun-' erapjres.

Then came a meek and ity for the Good Life for all the The learned peop than did any of the so-call- -J. ed golden ages of the past when an the great rejected Him, hut the powerful few regarded the "the common people heard Him great masses as little better than gladly." The whole course of hu mere beasts of burden. man history was changed by their I believe social and political His teachings progress does not "just happen." acceptance ot His leacnings. We cannot too greatly honor and I believe in the people-not that revere the great men of history they are infinitely wise but that the great reformers the great in the main, they instinctively be leaders. However, it is a sad fact lieve in fair play in decency in that there have always been as justice.

V. many false prophets as true pro- Necessarily man must live with phets as many powerful self-seek- others and learn to get along with first in the family then in Cl ijeWnu the clan the tribe the nation and JCl I UCOUUJ ultimately the world. ml. In the family a sense of justice-pledged to the President. Three of lrust-of loyalty and foremost conservative Republicans are run-of affection are mng as delegates-at large 'n- jt is these traits which give validi- dependently of the regular party ty to democracy and which are the slate, basis 0 our faith in the final deci- Meyner has repeatedly stated sums of the people.

that he favors an unpledged slate. The civilization which we cherish But with one of his Cabinet today and in defense of which we members on leave at Adlai Ste-will wage uncompromising war venson's headquarters and anoth- rests upon the ideals of demo-er member leaving the Cabinet to cracy. Democracy, if it be a vital work for the 1952 Democratic force, must be in the hearts of the presidential candidate, Kefauver people an instinctive and irresis-supporters have said Meyner is tible demand for liberty and jus-leaning toward Stevenson. tice for all. Democracy cannot be However, Kefauver, who con- bestowe upon a nation.

When the ferred with Meyner here last Sun- people the common people day, told newsmen later he be- ripe for it they just naturally- let than this beautiful fowl. treat from Dunkirk, Now in his 41 i 'I a. These new Rocky Mount swans, along P- M'H: with their lesser feathery colleagues, the Battle of Britain, introduces tnl difeks, belong to all the people of this n- a.nd women ha make it pos- famiiyf spends two years in Amer- NEWARK, N. April 14 I sible for the airborne squadron to a eolie'e in Califor- A couple of strong Democratic community. It hardly seems necessary to take to the sky and fight off the hn urge the public not to abuse or frighten planes, yke -Sergeant "nV acm arcMtect who is political philosophy and follow these beautiful creatures.

Yet. it seems WZ eh Dittine their strength against each there is alwavs some thoughtless or vi- kjf of man around whom others AilfUnV nf gather and whom thev trnsf mH-Itl 1I The Week cious person who must Vi arnea ana with Mason as guide and teacher, watched. We trust than anvone seen abus- tne men of the squadron learn to ing the swans and ducks at the Lake will be instantlv reported to the authorities, the outcome may be. Trevor him- The Telegram, which has yearned for a long time to see swans on the City Lake, is delighted with the announcement by Mrs. Fairy Bandy, city recreation director, that our hopes have become reality.

Mrs. Bandy and the Wildlife Resources Commission which made the swans possible are to be congratulated. The two -white swans already on the lake will soon be joined by a third, which arrived yesterday from" the Wildlife Com- mission and which must be first tamed and acclimated for a few days at the zoo. These beautiful white swans hail originally from Lake Mattamuskeet where they were captured in the wild state! The swan today is relatively rare. Indeed, it seems swans have never been very numerous a fact which has made them all the more prized.

Perhaps this premium explains why the swan is known even today as "the royal" bird. In England, up until the time of Queen Elizabeth, no subject could possess a swan without license from the Crown a tradition which still prevails. No other bird indeed no other creature has been more immortalized in song, story and bal- lieved Meyner when he said ne taxe 11 as tne natural inauenaDie right. was neutral I believe that instinct is in every human heart. other at the polls Tuesday for control of New Jersey's 36 Democratic convention votes.

At the helm of the state organization which seeks to send an uncommitted slate to Chicago is Gov. Robert B. Meyner. upset winner in this normally Republic can state in 1953 and a possible dark horse candidate for president or vice-president. Bucking him is Sen.

Estes Ke-fauver of Tennessee, whose unorthodox campaign already has scored several primary victories. Both men are of the liberal wing of their party. Meyner is in effect putting his prestige on the line. Should Ke-fauver make a substantial showing in winning delegates, the governor's chances of getting on the national ticket would dim and his power in the party's national councils wane. Kefauver.

on the other hand, can better afford a defeat since he is the underdog taking on an entrenched organization in a primary. Unlike Wisconsin and Min Others Say PTCtfFN'BACKER NAMED AUGUSTA. Anril 14 UP HOW SOCIALISM COMES There is supposed to be an old supersti- tion about bad luck haunting the person toulouse-lautrec ininrps a owan Mav it come true From the Museum of Modern who injures a swan. Jiaj come irue Art comes Toutouse to anvone who would bother ours. edited by Andrew Carnduff Ritchie in connection with an impressive new exhibition of that artist's work ii i i at the Museum this spring.

Questionnaire to white collar clerk York. 48 pp. 52 plates. $1) The 52 asked: "Do vou find it difficult to live drawings, lithographs aDd posters, niavlf' Plates are representative of Tou- within your income, to which the clerk louse-Lautrec's famous paintings, replied: 4i find it hard to live within my many of them showing his friends (111.) Journal-Gazette. 54 martre in Paris at the end of the Old-time strike leaders who shouted, gfgj iof "Workers, arise!" have altered the" tech- always remain one of the most nique.

The revised watchword is "Brother, uan0VanadrteS Sr.RltcWe' pull up a chair!" Richmond Times-Dis- Anne Dahlgren Hecht contributes George S. Benson, head of a col- President Eisenhower today ap- lege at Searcy. Arkansas, has pointed Edward V. Rickenbacker. been a vigorous defender of the board chairman of Eastern Air American way of life and its free Lines, to be a member of the Na-.

enterprise for 20 years. For most tional Advisory Committee on of that time he has issued a month- Aeronautics, ly "letter of thought and opinion The World War I flying ace was about America's problems." named to serve the remainder of That the letter stimulates think- a term expiring Dec. 1, 1958. He ing has been evidenced many succeeds Ralph Damon, deceased, times: most recently in the issue 7i for February. Dr.

Benson inter- don't want to give it up. They for-' SAM ASTRACHAN a chronology of the artist's life patch. viewed a government pmuai in get aooui sound principles, ano tne Washington. value of individual opportunity: wd work. nesota, only Democrats can vote in the Democratic primary and a only Republicans in the GOP pri- Cam ltrarh3n airthnr of AKOUXD THE WORLD If there is anv enrlal -n.

tn rvin? mary in New Jersey THE EVEiIG TELEGRAM II SUMDAY TELEGR AM mis omciai uauy assets umi ana mimaieiy tney iose tneir sen-the United States is drifting into reliance. Then they become part-Socialism and that this drift can- ial or total dependents, not now be halted. He told Dr. "Xo government can carry a Benson: big load of dependents without "Our people have been infected gathering to itself great pow-. with the 'gimmies.

It is a fatal er over the economic, and finally, disease once it takes root in a na- the social processes. And that's tion. When the government starts what Socialism is a government -giving something to people they dominating the people." New get accustomed to it quickly. They Orleans States. doing, gossip, money-wFrting.

sex- is 21 He wrote most of his book This also holds for preferential ual aberrations or Communist ac- during his last two years at primary known as a "popularity tivities anywhere in the world Lee Columbia where he edited the contest" in which the Repubh-Mortimer seeks to reveal it in his literary magazine and he finish- cans have entered President the World Confidential," ed his work at Yaddo last sum- senhower. Kefauver is the only which follows the -earlier Mortim- mer. Born in the Bronx, with Democrat entered. The vote is not er Jack Lait "confidentials" on a wide variety of odd jobs in his binding on delegates, Washington, New York and Chi-experience, he is now in Spain The Republican organization ago. Putnam's Sons, New working on a second novel.

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