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Show NUMBER 42 lomrfflMfy Hospital To AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1950 Open Dec. 20 ory Told ?gle truj Hos fnuiam Storrs f to a. L. Thomson riltal? It U started fa broke his leg to the i) tnd had to be hos t the Lehl hospital for shouldn't a ' larger American Fork have a A - VI 1- "-itot 01 American io kea struck me In 1931 'at any use of Just hav-k hav-k to I called a mass Q told my views to of the city. - To snow tbi people were back aught, and agreed that i i hospital the worst cpresent plunked down night to start the ball alttee was appointed of Dr. O. 8. Richards, lelsen, deceased, Joseph I and myself, to find a offered a site eonslst- k property which corn- old Co-op. By paying iere given the tax liens be property cy the Lie, Alpine school board providing the real k used to maintain a a 27, 1936.. the city 1 plated a committee of A. Frank Gaisford, uartin Nielsen ana later added Council-Nlcholes. Council-Nlcholes. This com to get funds. had to beg, bor- $oa our knees to get t started. We even pital J- 'I William S. Storrs ' went to Salt Lake where the LpS Hospital gave us soma old equipment. equip-ment. "We collected approximately $600 per month from building rentals. ; Later we sold some of the property east of the store building and bought more "new equipment "After being In the old hospi- Won for the hospital. W for about 10 years It was de- cided to go after state and fed era! funds with which to "build a new plant one which would serve the rapidly Increasing population pop-ulation here. After putting in the application in for the funds the project was finally approved In 1947. . .,. "To get our end of the project going we borrowed $71,000 from Lauren W. Oibbs and Co., a bonding bond-ing house in Salt Lake City, payable pay-able in 20 years. We were able to get this money by borrowing on the hospital and other rental properties. The city of American Fork contributed $20,000 and, with other gifts, we still f have $18,000 to go before we have matched state and federal funds. U'u'OKSOIS Today our (Community Hospital is open for inspection. We urge all citizens to go to the hospital and see for themselves a plant and facilities unequalled in the United States. ' - WSW :' ' ' ' . ." ' " V.v '.. " ' r- . , , ... :-v,- ,'-.:'-. " ' '. . . ' ' ,i ' We must still raise $18,000 by popular rsubscfiptioh. A drive will soon be . , . f .'.'. ' 3 ' ' , . . , ': ','.V.'.., ' - V . ' - ' . W' "" - ''"i- i.J'V;'"- "J ' '' ' -. . . .;- ; . -r.-- ,-; .' ,., 1. ' put into motion to raise this needed money. Remember, it is your hospital. GIVE TO IT GENEROUSLY! i " Tim -ut i nave iaiin in tne people that they will see the necessity of seeing the hospital through. It is recognized as one of the finest small hospitals in the country. The general contractor, K. W. Witt, the architects,, Fetzer & Fetzer, and the sub-contractors, all deserve praise for the way they carried out their assignments. assign-ments. "And I have had the finest board of directors one could ask for. Leo Meredith has helped greatly with his knowledge of business and building; Frank Gaisford for his excellent publicity pub-licity and other help, and the others on the board who have contributed In so many ways. "Here's another thing I'd like the public to know: not one of us have drawn "a big fat salary" as has been the rumor. There Isn't a man on the board who has not given of his time freely and taken money out of his own pocket for travel and other Items. "I also want to pay tribute to Maud Humphries, who has been head nurse of the hospital since its Inception. She is a great woman and Is deserving of all the praise that has come her way. "I know that we can keep the new hospital in the black If it is managed the way it should be managed, and I believe that we have the right people to operate it. that way. ''Again I want to thank the board and name them: Clifford E. Young, Leo Meredith, Frank Gaisford, Warren Anderson, and Mayor Willard Cleghorn, who is an ex-offlclo member.' . ConiUnt Water Supply An automatic water system is one of the greatest labor-saving devices . possible in the poultry house. A pressure tank or supply tank provides pro-vides 'a constant source ot water, and float valves attached to the water line' maintains the desired level of water In the drinking fountains. foun-tains. " ow' 'm v . All Who Helped With New Hospital vJ3y Mayor Willard R. Cleghorn Citizens of American Fork, today to-day and tomorrow we are holding "open house" for our new Community Com-munity Hospital. These two days should be days of thanksgiving that we have completed the job we set out to do. ' There are not many communities communi-ties in the country With the population pop-ulation of American Fork and its immediate district that are fortunate fort-unate enough to have a modern plant and the latest .facilities en- joyed by the new Community Hospital. When I say "Community Hospital" Hos-pital" I mean just that. We would not now be folding open house for this fine building if it were not for the interest of the people as a hole. No community communi-ty project la stronger than the citizens of the city ; In which It Is sponsored. At this time I would like to have the opportunity opportuni-ty on behalf of myself as mayor, and the city council, to thank all citizens who have come to the support of the hospital up to this time. . Then there is the board of directors. di-rectors. This group of men, headed by William .Storrs, who has devoted the past 14 years of his life to this cause deserve the unstinted praise of us all for their unselfish devotion to this cause. They have served without remuneration. They have taken money from their own pockets to keep this project alive. To Chairman Storrs, A. Frank Gaisford, Gais-ford, Clifford E. Young, Warren Anderson and Leo Meredith, as mayor of American Fork, X thank you all in the rxam cfeach and every citizen for' your untiring work in bringing .this project to mm AAiy OPENING DATE SET If present plans are not ; upset the new Community Hospital should open its doors to patients Dee. 20, it was announced today by Leo Meredith, secretary-treasur- er of the board. ' Mr. Meredith said that all sections and departments of the hospital were so rapidly being completed that he felt safe in releasing the date. its conclusion.. 1 We must also give thanks to the other city administrations that functioned in the capacity of this administration. Every mayor since the inception of the hospital plan has been an ex officio member of the board, and has had the support and encouragement encour-agement of their counclmen. ; And we must not forget the civic clubs, chamber of commerce, com-merce, Jaycees, and individual workers: they have all done an admirable Job in promoting the hospital and collecting cash gifts. : We are now faced with another cold, hard, fact. There are still $18,000 owed on the hospital before be-fore American Fork will have matched the federal and state appropriations. This must be paid, and it can only be wiped off the books through popular subscription.'' , ' I therefore appeal to the citizens citi-zens of American Fork to give freely to this worthy enterprise. Remember, it is your hospital. It Is a plant with facilities and staff capable of taking care of any case. -.- The finishing of the American Fork Community Hospital comes at a time when it is most needed. The need is now great, and it may become even greater as time goes on. This hospital Is your own. Let it come first on your list of charitable causes. m&Qiy Cyimci Board Member Dates of Old A.F. Hospital By A. Frank Gaisford The ' American Fork Hospital was born in September 1934 when the citizens and city officials in the deepest part of the depression depres-sion decided to acquire the old American Fork Co-op property, then practically vacant, and convert con-vert the second story into a much needed community hospital At that time the entire building build-ing was vacant except for the east part which was occupied by the present Dixon-Taylor-Russell Company with Glen L. Taylor as manager " ; r The original city hospital com mittee was chosen at a communi ty meeting September 4, 1934, in cluded William S. Storrs, Joseph H. Storrs, Dr. O. 8. Richards. Martin Nielsen and Rulon Nlch oles who proceeded to purchase tne Duiwing irom the invest ment Finance Company of Salt Lake City, which concern had come into possession of the prop erty :, formerly owned by . the American Fork Cooperative In stitutton. ' A deal was negotiated whereby the property was acquired for a cash amount of $2,500 plus sev eral years delinquent taxes which later were remitted by the vari ous taxing units. '..:.'. i This committee proceeded to raise the purchase price by public pub-lic subscription and to begin the assembling of hospital equip ment for the opening of the in stltutlon. ; ; The beginning was a long way from the present old hospital and a 'generation behind the beautiful new modernly equipped equip-ped thirty bed unit Just being opened here now. - The deed for the property embracing em-bracing the present hospital was mm Tells Names, actually acquired In December 1934 by which time half of the purchase price had been raised and members of the committee signed notes personally to raise the balance for tne uuuai pur chase price. At this time additional hospital promotion committee members were added.. They included ura Chlpman, Roy Oreenwood, Earl iioimsieaa, wuuun vwpuum, Albert Tregaskls and Warren An- 4aisiMt The original hospital board in eluding C. E. Young, J. H. Storrs, Dr. Kenneth E. Noyes, Dr. V. F. Houston,' Dr. J. F. Noyes and Mrs. Bernard Christensen who directed the opening of the original origi-nal hospital in the present location loca-tion in March of 1937. The hospital finally officially opened on Monday and Tuesday. May it and 18. 1937 with open house to the public. Some five hundred citizens visited tne new institution on its opening. It was made up of eight rooms and two wards. On Saturday, Nov. 21, 1936, the city council in regular session passed a resolution giving powers to a five man board for governing govern-ing the American Fork Hospital. The oppolntment of this board is made in the same manner as an other city officers and is for the period set forth in the city ordinance. ordi-nance. "" "" 7" The hospital under the direct management of Mrs, Maud Hum phries as directing nurse, has operated and grown thru tne years to the present tune, Tne board meets monthly to set up the policy, pass bills and otherwise other-wise direct the affairs of the institution thru Its operating manager. 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