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Show Provo Hospital Drive Definitely 'Over Top' PROVO Uuh vilify dream of a major medical center serving serv-ing central Utah wii inured Thuraday with the announcement by Utah valley hospital offlciaU that the drive for $90,000 haa succeeded succeed-ed and that the board haa qualified for the $200,000 grant from the commonwealth fund of New York City for the purpose of bulldln a hospital here. The goal was reached Thuraday morning as Clayton Jenkins, secretary-treasurer of th hoapital board, announced that tl,8iT haa bean raised to data. With the drive completed, commonwealth com-monwealth fund architects will complete com-plete plans baaed on the topography of the sits st Fifth West between Ninth and Tenth North streets, and bids will then be let. Construction will begin next spring. Mr. Jsnkln said. President F. B. Harris, head of th board of directors. Is delighted, and hs and John O. Beesley, flnanc chairman, are extending thanks to tha hundreds of workers and donors who havs given tn "sinews of success." suc-cess." The drive waa completed In three months, Mr. Beesley making th first eoliettatlon on July It A movement to obtain a hoapital haa been going on for aom years, but did not meet with auoeaae until last aprlng, when word waa received re-ceived from the commonwealth fund that Prove had been granted a 1200.000 donation plua architects' and other services worth 110.000 or IIS 000 mora. This waa dependent upon th local officiate raising 10.000. Once alerted, th drive received whole-hearted cooperation from everyone, until, Just aa the goal waa In sight, legal difficulties arose regarding re-garding th dty'a gift to the building build-ing fund. Worker redoubled their efforts, but hop eank until en th eve of th deadline a legal way rounding up looas enda and redeeming re-deeming pledge. Although the objective ob-jective haa been reached, there la still a chsnee to contribute toward the beautlftrattoa of the grounds, said Mr. Jenkins. Heada of the drlva wsr Finance Chairman Beesley and Mr. Jsn-kina, Jsn-kina, aided by President Harris and the executive committee, R. J. Murdoch Mur-doch Jr, vice prealdent and residential resi-dential chairman; T. N. Taylor, president. Utah ataka; Sidney W. Russell, chamber of commerce president; presi-dent; C T. Kelgley, Columbia Steel plant head; I. E. Brockbank, city attorney; Orson Prestwlch. Oram chairman; George Ellerbcck, business busi-ness district; Dr. Arnold Roblson, professional group, and Carlton Culms, publicity director, Th hospital under th trm ef ths contract will serve all communities commu-nities within a IS-mlle radius with 24 per cent of the service glvsn this area free to those unable to pay. |