The Tahlequah Star-Citizen from Tahlequah, Oklahoma • 1

I OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORICAL BLOT OKLA CITY OKLA Tdh) 1 Tahlaquah Oklahoma Official County PuhHcaUaa Thursday Dacambor 11 19S8 132nd Year Number 4C Is holloa ITiaGselay BoeicIg Coir dospfifiafi 7 a to 7 Tuesday Dec 16 Polling places will be: ward One board of education office Ward Two community building Ward Three Sequoyah grade school Ward Four Municipal Wade Houston Flora Rutherford Garlan Girdner Cecil Cragar and Orville Myers In calling the special election city dads point out that such a bond issue has been the rule In building and making previous expansions of city hospital facilities Reason for such extra bond issues it was explained is that building costs cannot be accurately estimated and total costs are never known until after contracts are let visit a relative beyond the Bishop home Bishop was defended by Miller and Miller (W and Wesley) and Warren Watkins county attorney was assisted in the prosecution by Fred Tillman of Pawhuska County officers said there had been ill feeling between Bishop and Ryder over cattle and fences for some time All of Monday morning was taken up in selection of jurors to hear the case Before the 12 were seated 36 additional prospects were questioned and excused The 12 finally qualified for deciding the case were: Dick Jones William Parrish Paula Spears French Chambers Dora Jordan Howard Redmen Head For Florida Vacaiion Ahead Oi Holiday Dowl Contest Tahlequah property taxpayers will decide next Tuesday whether they are to incur a $50000 debt to provide for completion of an addition to the city hospital which is now underway Voting oh the additional bonded debt will be in the four wards of (he corporate city limits from Survey Is Slated la Coaniy Beginning Dec 15 the Cherokee county Tuberculosis association will again conduct a countywide chest x-ray survey with cooperation of state and local public health agencies The state x-ray trailer manned by state health department personnel will be in Cherokee county-from Dec 15 through Jan 10 1059 Volunteers from the local chapter of the tuberculosis association will assist in work of the survey Mrs Nettie Hill chairman said the survey this year would be limited to adults $0 years of age or older except in cases where unusually suspicious symptoms are present Mrs Hill pointed out that the over-30 age group had been found to be the most susceptible There will be no charge for the chest x-ray service As usual the survey is made possible by income from the sale of Christmas seals the annual financing project of the Cherokee county chapter and tuberculosis associations all over the country The schedule for the mobile x-ray unit in this county is as follows: Cherokee county rest homes Dec 15 9:00 to 5:00 Welling Dec 16 9:00 to 12:00 Eldon Dec 16 1:00 to 4:00 Cookson Dec 17 9:00 to 12:00 Barber Dec 17 1:30 to 4:00 Peggs Dec 18 9:00 to 12:00 Teresita Dec 18 1:30 to 4:00 Rocky Ford Dec 19 9:00 to 12 Tahlequah Dec 20-23 9:00 to 5:00 Hulbert Dec 29-31 9:00 to 5:00 Tahlequah Jan 3-10 9:00 to 5 Las! Riles Are Monday Tor Forres! Wainwrighi Forrest Wainwright 83 longtime resident of Cherokee county died at his home in Tahlequah following a lingering illness Dec 6 He was born in Illinois on Feb 19 1975 He was a retired farmer Funeral services were held Monday Dec 8 at 3:00 in the Caney chapel The Rev Coy Krouse pastor of the General Baptist church at Welling officiated at the service Burial was in the Caney cemetery Among the survivors are his wife Mrs Emily Wainwright of the home in Tahlequah three sons John Wainwright and Claud Wainwright of California and Lee Wainwright of Tulsa three daughters Mrs Annie May Wainwright cf Ca'L'ornia Mix Juan-ito Jennings of Stilwell and Mrs Icy u-ie Woodard of Tahle--uih IT grandchildri great grandchildren three sisters Mr3 Nannie Hames of Tanlequah Mix Jounie Gf O'-iuIgee vd TIrs Addie Talley of Newkirk Ckla Reed-Culver funeral home had charge of arrangements i i Grover was acquitted of murdering his neighbor Wilson Ryder last August by a district court jury Wednesday hearing the only case tried of the seven criminal cases originally set for trial this week The nine man three woman jury deliberated less than one and one-half hours after arguments concluded the case at near midnight although Judge Claude Garrett presiding at his first criminal hearing in this county advised that he did not crowd jury and expected it to take its time The not guilty verdict was returned to the court at 1:25 a and Bishop former long-time sheriff of Cherokee county was a free man Bishop testified he shot Ryder in a belief of self defense and the jury accepted his version of the slaying over testimony of members of the Ryder family Claude Ryder principal prosecution witness had testified that his father was shot by Bishop without reason after the former sheriff had signalled them to stop as they drove past his place en route to Wintry Weather Clings To Area Long handled undies and overshoes were popular in Cherokee county this week in spite of the absence of any precipitation Chilling north winds and mostly overcast skies gave the section its coldert period of the season Young weather observer for Tahlequah reported last Thursday was the only day of the past seven when the temperature failed to drop below the ireezing mark Young recorded maximum and minimum temperatures the past week as follow: Thursday 70-33 Friday 57-31 'Saturday 41-22 Sunday 38-19 Monday 51-26 Tuesday- 42-23 Wednesday 43-27 Scoots To Conduct Good Turn Project Boy Scouts of Tahlequah will have as their Christmas "good turn project" collection of used clothing for Goodwill Industries of Muskogee Goodwill is an organization of physically handicapped people who earn a livelihood by reconditioning used clothing furniture and other discards and selling them in their store Locally Scouts will distribute bags throughout the city Friday They hope to have them filled with used wearing apparel including shoes Then next week they will begin collecting the bags to forward to the Muskogee industry Each bag it was pointed oi' when filled will provide around $350 in labor income to the handicapped person who processes it Anyone who wishes to participate in the project may help by calling the office of the Methodist church for Troop 94 or Sequoyah Gourd for Troop 34 plate glass window so constructed that they may be observed from the outside but those inside cannot see the onlookers Miss Howell is a graduate of St hospital in Tulsa having graduated in 1937 She worked at St John's for a while and then went to Virginia and worked five years in Staley hospital located at Marion She was an Army nurse in the United States Armed Forces from 1942-1945 As first lieutenant she was stationed in three different countries: England France and Germany Her particular work was supervising the surgical department of the hospital to which she was assigned It consisted of four units set up with four or five doctors in each unit Miss Howell had charge of the department Shortly after she was discharged in New York Miss Howell had some difficulty in deciding what she wanted to do She went back to St hospital until she could make up her mind In the meantime she saw an advertisement in the paper for a surgical nurse at the Tahlequah hospital and she decided to apply for the place At that same time her brother was injured and sent to St John's hospital for treatment so she stayed and nursed him Afterward she was accepted as a surgical nurse at the City hospital Owner of one lost pet dove may claim same by calling Peggy Thomas of the Thomas cabin-cannery industries east of the city Phone 976-W1 'Twould be a great relief to Mrs Thomas to restore the dove to the protective custody of its owner Lovable as it is the bird is a bit too much responsibility for Mrs Thomas and her ienants who are giving it the best of care until it is claimed The dove came to the Thomas place recently and has concentrated on winning the affection of human associates It perches on shoulders of Mrs Thomas and other kindly disposed folk and makes friendly overtures toward anyone Obviously Mrs Thomas concludes it was made a pet by someone Now it is sort of mixed up without the companionship of its wild kin or the protection of the person who made it dependent upon human love and care 'And speaking of pets maybe pet that has been responsible for reports of a stray bear down Keys way Our Star-Citizen reporter says the rumor persists that a bear has been sighted first one place then another in the Keys community Must be a polar bear to be circulating around the hills in this weather If there is a bear and we hope there is A bear hunt could enliven news of the outdoor world here at the end Much more exciting than the giant panther or bobcat that keeps disturbing people over Edmond way If ever said it or thought someone else was illustrating a tremendous appetite by the old saying as a you were in error A horse is not the biggest eater among animals In fact his appetite is rather delicate compared with that of a cat There may be other kinds of cats but I am talking about the kind that are dumped or just take up residence on our farm These cats are by far the hungriest animals in the world and I mean for their size I think any one of them could eat more than a horse and still be hungry From the first stir of life inside the house in the morning they are climbing the screen door and clamoring for food Feed them and they fight each other each cat trying to get all the food Feed the dog and they sit around drooling hoping to steal a part of his food Feed the chickens and they even try to eat poultry feed or catch a chicken and eat it By the time you start to feed the family the cats are at the door again screeching for food gobble up the table scraps and still not be satisfied Anytime you open a door during the day there is a cat under your feet whining to be fed Once in a while you get such a tyrinnical old cat that she can succeed in driving all other cats away from a pile of food that would be ample for six dogs But hog it f'ghlipj off all for a share it may be ie" times her hut she'd Slav til' cleciv it up Aid Hen fart begging for more no bihe ference to hunger The world's bigCV glutton is tVe cat Services In Muskogee For Accident Victim Funeral services were held for Claude Harris Sr 70 in Muskogee at 10:00 a Tuesday Dec 9 The Rev Beavers Muskogee county judge officiated Reed-Culver funeral home of Tahlequah were in charge Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery in Muskogee Mr Harris Tahlequah resident had formerly lived in Muskogee He was a full blood Cherokee Indian and had served as tribal chief About five years ago he retired from his carpentry trade and moved to Cookson His father Thomas Harris was the first Indian missionary to the Cherokees in Oklahoma Mr Harris was killed in a two-car collision southeast of Cookson Friday night He was a lay minister to the Pentacostal Holiness church and helped build several churches He is survived by two sons Claude Jr a major at the air force base in Brownsville Tex and Jack Harris graduate student at Oklahoma university at Norman six daughters Mrs Flora McKay of Redwood City Calif Mrs Nancy Escoe of Waco Tex Mrs Florence Ruby of Tulsa and Mrs Lorene Peterson Mrs Mary Swartzbaugh and Mrs Vonda Painter all of Muskogee 13 grandchildren four great grandchildren three brothers Dave Harris of Bakersfield California and Benjamin Harris and Prince Harris both of Porum and two sisters Mrs Cherokee Crapo of California and Miss May Harris of Arizona First case set for trial this week was that of Jim Lohman charged with larceny of livestock Lohman was unable to appear because of illness and the case was passed for the term Four other murder cases and one first degree manslaughter case were passed for the term on motion of the county attorney Defendants in the other murder cases are Cora Lee Wagers Izola Faughn Earl Smith and Sam Pumpkin The manslaughter charge is against Alfred Dodge Judge Garrett of Fort Gibson was elected to office last summer and appointed to fill the unexpired term of Andy Wilcoxen of Muskogee when he resigned this fall before expiration of his term This was Judge first criminal trial to conduct in Cherokee county Following disposal of the criminal docket for the current term of court it was disclosed that Warren Watkins county attorney had tendered his resignation effective Dec 16 Claude Thompson elected to office last summer will take over duties of county attorney on the first Monday In January Couniy Attorney Resigns Office Warren Watkins who has been Cherokee county attorney since Aug 1 has resigned from that position effective Tuesday Dec 16 Berry Littlefield chairman of the board of commissioners which appointed Watkins to fill the interim term acknowled'ged resignation this week saying the county was losing a fine fellow and public official Watkins 38-year-old Tulsa bachelor and attorney who had practiced civil law in Tulsa and Claremore applied for the job here following resignation of John Ewart in July His appointment was for the balance of term which ends on the first Monday in January Claude Thompson former county attorney lawyer and businessman who was elected to the office in July could not take office early because of illness Thompson suffered a heart attack during the election campaign last spring but he has been steadily recovering and expects to take over full responsibility of the office in January Thompson has been fairly active recently and was on hand for the murder trial of Grover Bishop in district court here this week Although this was first experience as a prosecuting attorney he was regarded by other county officials as a conscientious hard working officer In his letter of resignation he gave no reason for leaving the office early but it was believed by acquaintances he was returning to Claremore to resume a law association there in which he had been a partner before coming to Tahlequah Watkins' had been initiated rathpr abruptly in criminal prosecution upon coming to Cherokee county The Wilson Ryder slay-ing for which Grover Bishop was charged with murder occurred the day he took office and a number of violent deaths some ruled accidental followed in the first weeks he was in office Watkins attempted to clear the records of pending criminal cases during his tenure and had set five murder cases one manslaughter case and one livestock larceny case for trial in the December session of court which started Monday Watkins received his bachelor and law degrees from the University of Arkansas His law practice was interrupted for military service in the marine corps during World War II and the Korean conflict In private practice Watkins dealt with a number of Indian claims suits and was well acquainted with Indian problems of Northeastern Oklahoma In Tahlequah Watkins was active in civic club work Elderly Slayer To Vinila Hospital For Observation Brown 86-year-old pensioner charged with murder in the death last October of his neighbor II McIntyre was taken to East Oklahoma hospital at Vinita last Friday for observation District Judge Bliss ordered the aged man to the hospital for 90 days and Ralph Fuller undersheriff took him to Vinita Brown admitted to officers shooting McIntyre constable and businessman as he sat in a rocking chair in his living room McIntyre was across the rural road northwest of town talking to a neighbor at the time Dorns Are Fatal To Eldon Voman Mrs Lizzie McLemore 79 was fatally burned when flames of a wood fire ignited her clothing at her home near Eldon last Saturday morning Her house and furnishings were not burned A Cherokee Indian and native of this area Mrs McLemore was alone at her home when the accident occurred Relatives reported she told them she had gone to the stove to adjust the damper when her clothing caught fire She was able to remove the burning garments and put on a nightgown by herself before anyone came to her aid A grandson Joe McLemore who lived with her was away from home at the time doing the weekly shopping It was not until he returned home that the tragic accident was discovered Mrs McLemore was conscious and able to tell what had happened Two neighbors brought her to the Hastings Indian hospital in Tahlequah about 1 Saturday Hospital attendants said she was burned over 70 percent of her body She died at 11 Monday Services were conducted Wednesday afternoon by Rev Sam Hyder in the Reed-Culver funeral home chapel and burial was in the Tahlequah city cemetery Mrs McLemore was born in Cherokee county on Oct 19 1879 and had lived in the county her entire life Survivors include one son Richard McLemore of Stilwell three daughters Mrs Nancy Hog-ner and Mrs Roberta Wortham both of Tahlequah and Mrs Josie Craig of Proctor 12 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren and one nephew Sam Speaker Bearers were- Joe McLemore Lincoln McLemore Boyd Hogner Paul Hogner Bruce Craig and Thomas Fields NSC Vocal Ensemble Entertains Kiwanians The Northeastern Select semble vocal group under direction of Ralph Whitworth presented a musical program for the Kiwanis club on Dec 10 Numbers ranged from spirituals thru square-dance tunes to melodies from the Broadway musical "My Fair The students composing the group are Pat Mitchell Martha Sory Jane Hampton Kay Havens Ann Fox Jerri Bean Tennie Richards and John Robinson Hollis Propst Tom King John Layne James Masters and Don Rogers Tom Johnson club president ele-t 1959 gave brief import on the Kiwanis Officers Tra ning conference held on Dec at The Tahlequah club delegates in addHic to t1 nr -ly elected presTeni were the vice president elect Van F'eet secretary Jones and from the board of directors Lloyd Anderson Mrs Jones and Miss Ann i Jones were guests of the club until 11:00 Mrs Helen Mclnish and Miss Lilah Pitchford are on duty from 11:00 to 7:00 Assisting these nurses at the present time are 19 full time and two part time practical nurses Four of the aids have been at the hospital since Miss Howell went to work there They are Eleanor Griffin Evelyn Speaker Geneva Cooksey and Lucy Cookson Of these four the last two worked in the old hospital before the opening of the present city hospital in 1945 Mrs Anna Johnson and Miss Thelma Matoy have been on the job since 1950 Mable Mears in the laundry was em- ployed by Mrs Reed in 1946 and she has continued to work for Miss HowelL Charles Bird the janitor succeeded his father who had the same job for a number of years The other employees have been on the job less time Miss Nora Vineyard the bookkeeper will have been with the hospital six years in February She furnished some interesting facts in regard to hospital services For patients her records show a daily average of nine in 1947 and 23 in 1957 The birth rate shows an average of 30 babies a month The death rate an overall average of all patients in 1956 was 21 per cent and in 1957 it was 32 per cent The City hospital has one technologist Halbert Byars (ASCP) At present an addition costing $247000 is being built by Todd 6c Sons at City hospital An additional $53000 is needed for remodeling the present hospital and $1000 required for added x-ray room making a total requirement of $301500 for the current expansion program Bond issues of $60000 and $60000 have been voted for city participation in the project Federal funds have been pledged to match most of the city share in the building cost and-city dads are hoping to receive additional federal participation when the additional bonds are approved When the hospital addition is completed city dads feel certain that increased revenue will take care of all bonded indebtedness of the hospital This year because of delays in construction of the addition city property owners have been assessed their first levy for hospital purposes City dads point out that the hospital is paying off on most of its bonded debt and in the past has not only paid its own way but contributed income to the city treasury for general government costs No opposition to the proposed $50000 bond issue has been evidenced but the proposal must have a majority of the votes in order to pass Only cause for concern for the success of the election is possible indifference Should the bond proposal fail city dads point out that it would have to be submitted at another election and lepeated until approved since passage is essential to completion of the hospital building program Daplisl Choir Sets Special Program Sunday evening Dec 14 the choir of the First Baptist church will present Story of a sermon in song The program begins at 7:30 and will consume the entire evening preaching hour This will present the necessity of the provision for the extent of and the invitation to salvation as depicted by the life of Christ The service will feature a solo by Mrs Ray Watson a duet by Mrs Keith Holland and Miss Sue Fargo a quartet number by Mrs Holland Miss Diane Willis Gary Watson and Clarence Carleton a number by the chorus and a solo by Charles Hill Other members of the choir who will be in the program are Kathy Adcock Sylvia Asher Bet-tie Bates Billie Blackwell Doris Bryant Ct-rroll Carter Janice hatfield Ramona Peters Jim Ed Rogers Paul Stabler Ronald Stroup Martha Taylor Clodell Thomas Fioyd Thomas Tu-ney Wagrer Sue Ann Wilson and Helen Pankratz iiccompaniiits will be Miss Beth Herrington pianist and Mrs El-win Fite organist Charles Hill is minister of music at the church and will direct the music for the service Miss Ruby Nell Howell and there are seven doctors who use the hospital They will have a better set-up in which to work when the building is finally completed In addition to 10 new patient rooms there will be a new delivery room new laboratory emergency room and furnace The offices will be on the ground floor and the entrance will be on the ground level rooms will be upstairs and there will be a sun room or small waiting room for families Another new feature will be a special room for sick children It will have a large mand of the playing field and the Redmen widened their lead to 19-0 with what turned out later to be the all-important winning touchdown In only seven plays after taking a Raven punt Redman Dan Smith crossed the goal line for the touch down The score came on a tricky 31-yard spring with the shifty halfback getting a key block from Allen that gave him the running room he needed In the fourth quarter the Ravens set their sights on the goal line and started a 78-yard march from their own 22-yard line that stop until they scored their first touchdown Gerald Mohlman kicked the one-pointer to make the score read 19-7 with 6 minutes and 57 seconds left in the game Taking over on a pass interception on the 43-yard line St took but five plays to move the ball across the double stripe for the second TD Mohlman did the scoring honors on a splendid 18-yard run and Flynn kicked the extra point leaving the Redmen with a slim 5-point lead For the rest of the game Redman fans kept one eye on the playing field and the other on the time clock and when the final gun went off a cheer of relief went up from the Green and White section of the stadium There were many heroes in the hard-fought contest To Northeastern fans every Redman player was one but Northeastern guard Roger Wickersham playing an outstanding ball game in the midst of two rows of top- notch lineman won the honor of the most valuable lineman Last Rites In Muskogee For Samuel Sixkiller Funeral services were held in Muskogee Monday Dec 8 at 2:00 in the Bradley-Agent funeral chapel for Samuel Six-killer pioneer Eastern Oklahoma resident who died Friday morning Dec 5 in his home in Muskogee He was 80 years of age The Rev Donald Ruth pastor of the First Presbyterian church officiated Burial was in the Greenhill temetery Mr Sixkiller was born on Feb 13 1878 in the National Cherokee penitentiary in Tahlequah Indian Territory where his father the first sheriff of Cherokee county had living quarters for his family His father was shot down on the streets of Muskogee on Christmas Eve 1886 as he walked unarmed exchanging greetings with acquaintances One of his assailants was in turn killed by an armed officer Jackson Ellis who witnessed the cold blooded shooting but the second assailant escaped The SixM'ier murder caused Robert Owen later to be the first United States senator from Eastern Oklahoma and other influential Muskogeeans to have a law passed in Congress putting all government workers under protection Owen and some friends also joined forces to see that young Sam Sixkiller who had virtually no schooling except a few weeks at Harrell institute in Muskogee later known as Spaulding college was sent to an Eastern boarding school Sixkiller spent seven or eight years in the East before graduating from Carlile and returning to Muskogee to take his first job with the Muskogee Daily Phoenix Before his death he was the oldest living employee of the Muskogee Daily Phoenix having taken a job as cashier following his return to Muskogee after graduation from Carlile Indian school in Pennsylvania His employers at that time were Colonel Clarence Douglas and Frank Merriam later governor of California and the paper was located in the basement of the First National bank building at Second and Broadway Sixkiller revealed many years later that he had stayed on the job because of his high regard for Tams Bixby who bought the newspaper He left the newspaper to join the Indian agency remaining there 30 years until Northeastern Redmen head for Florida and a partial vacation this weekend ahead of their Holiday bowl game next Saturday Dec 20 with Arizona State at St Petersburg While the Redmen were beating the St Ravens 19-14 last Saturday to earn a place in the Holiday bowl Arizona State was clinching its Florida trip by beating Gustavus Adolphus of Minnesota 41-12 NSC hurdled its last obstacle in bitter cold before 8000 fans at Tulsa in the semi finals NAIA playoffs For three quarters of the game the Redmen held the Atchison Kan team away from the goal line and in each of the periods the Tahlequah school added a touchdown to its side of the score-board Going into the fourth stanza with a 19-0 lead Redman rooters were already talking about a trip to Florida Then the Ravens went wild Within three minutes the Kansas team roared to two touchdowns that made all but the Benedict cheering section worried about the slow-moving clock Halfback Robert Jackson set the first Redman score with a 38-yard punt return that put Northeastern in possession of the ball on the Ravens' 32-yard line Four rushing plays later Coach Harold undefeated Redmen were on the 17-yard line facing six long yards to go for a first down But the next play brought more than the-needed six yards Halfback Dan Smith took a pitch-out to his right lobbed a high-float- ing pass into the end zone and end Charles Mooro reached above defenders to drag down the ball and place Northeastern six points in the lead Quarterback Frank Phelps kicked the extra point and the Redmen trotted back up the field a hard-earned seven points ahead of the visiting Kansans St Benedict's managed two long drives that worried Northeastern fans but the Redmen stopped them cold after both marches A 29-yard pass from Allen to Jackson put the ball on the 15-yard marker and on the next play fullback Deloyd Reed barreled almost 10 yards just short of the first down in the second period Smith tried through the line but was stopped short then Allen powered three yards to put the pigskin on the 2-yard line On the next try Allen struggled for another yard and Redman fans were wondering if the rugged Raven defense was going to stop the Reamen again But with only one play left to turn the trick Allen plowed into the end zone for the score giving the Redmen a 13-0 halftime lead The second half opened with Northeastern again taking corn- In addition to these experiences which help Miss Howell to understand the needs of patients and their families she understands the give and take of a large family With eight brothers and sisters she grew up at Eufaula McIntosh county Oklahoma She received her elementary and high school training there Her parents are Mr and Mrs Howell Ruby Howell made a regular hand helping with the brothers and sisters Somehow it was on her shoulders that the extra responsibilities rested When a teen ager she and a close girl friend decided that they would be nurses Ruby kept going until she received that coveted black stripe on her nurse's cap but her friend got married and settled down The time arrived for Ruby Howell to be foot loose and fancy free She has no particular desire to be commended for help given to members of her family but her humanitarian spirit is well known among her friends Since 1950 she has had the sole responsibility of her son and daughter John Dell Childs 19 and Shirley Childs 14 who live with her and attend school in Tahlequah Miss Howell notes that her work at the hospital will be easier and the whole hospital staff will function more efficiently when the new addition to the hospital is completed Mospitai Expansion Molds Bright Mope tor Superintendent By Lorana Travis As superintendent of the Tahlequah City hospital Miss Ruby Nell Howell waits eagerly for the completion of the new wing of the hospital now under construction To have patients in the hall is most unsatisfactory and yet that is the situation much of the time Ask Miss Howell for the number of beds in the hospital and tell you "Forty-one including beds in the The new addition will raise the number to 61 In 1948 when Miss Howell came to the City hospital as a surgical nurse go for weeks and have six or eight pa- she said "Now we have more patients more doctors and it creates a demand for a larger hospital" Miss Howell worked under the supervision of Mrs Ethel Reed for about a year In 1949 when Mrs Reed left the hospital Miss Howell became the superintendent To the question as to whether she continued to function as a surgical nurse Miss Howell said "In a small hospital you do Perhaps the job is more difficult because she must supervise many departments Miss Howell takes her regular shift with five other registered nurses She and Miss Lillian Ketcher are on duty from 7:00 a to 3:00 Mrs Anna Johnson and Mrs Rosemary Schicheltle are on duty from 3:00 7" A.