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Show .FREDDIE MILLER TAKEN TO SALT LAKE FOR SKIN-GRAFT OPERATION Little Freddie Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Miller of Milford,. who was saved from death in a steam-tank steam-tank by two brave companions, was flown to Salt Lake City Tuesday evening for skin-graft treatment. New skin, probably from tlm bodies of fellow-workers of Mr. Miller, will be grafted over Freddie's entire body from the waist down. Accompanied to Salt Lake by Dr. Herbert B. Fowler, who has treated Freddie since the accident, acci-dent, and flown in one of Ben Hillman's Milford Flying Service Serv-ice planes which had been converted con-verted for air-ambulance use, they were met at the airport by an ambulance and two Salt Lake Tribune photographers. In excellent ex-cellent spirits after his first plane ride, Freddie smiled for the photographers and urged them to "take some more pictures." pic-tures." After a "build-up" period of a week or two, during which he will be prepared for the skin-graft, skin-graft, the series of operations will be performed by Dr. Robert R. Robinson at the Holy Cross Hospital. The 5-year-old will be in the hospital for several weeks during the operations and recuperation period. Mr. Miller's co-workers on the railroad have been "very lib- Last week contributions to help defray the heavy expenses were being accepted by two of Mr. Miller's friends, and any citizens who were not contacted, who would like to "help out," may hand or mail their checks to Norman Lamb or Ben Briscoe. eral" with their offers of skin from their own bodies so that Freddie may walk again. Mr. Miller has been flooded .with offers, and with offers of financial finan-cial assistance. "This has been a really heavy drain, so far," Mr. Miller said, "and I don't know what I'd have done without with-out all the kindness and help my friends have given me. I didn't know I had so many friends until Freddie got so badly burned." Last week-end Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Madsen of Price were guests of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Labrum. ' ' |
