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Show THURSDAY, DECEl PAGE SIX-A THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN " At 11. LL HLXJL N U X v-" Citizens.from all parts of Utah County join with American F o rk a n d itssur-rounding itssur-rounding district in wishing the new Community Hospital an auspicious opening. An operation of this land has been a "must" for a long time, especially in the past 10 years, when the population of the district doubled. It -is the hope of the Utah County Commission . that the people of that hospital district mil rally to its support at all times and keep it up to first-class rating as well as financially solvent. : REED J. KNUDSEN BURTON H. ADAMS - CLARK ELMER Chairman Utah County Gommi SS10I1 iratera Drag a, That is a signature i symbol that residents of American Fork and North Utah County have always connected with the word INTEGRITY. INTEGRITY IN: . The compounding of prescriptions The quality of the ingredients used The quality of merchandise offered for sale The Warafleled: service rendered . Wm. Thornton Drug Co. is proud to be among those who hail the opening of the new COMMUNITY HOSPITAL It is an assurance that residents of our area will receive the ..';.-.; ," ' ' ! "i .' ..... ' V ' ' ' 1 ' ,' - ', ',''V1 v... ' '; ( ' '; ' ''" ..X j : : ' ;,.-- ' ; , t, best medical facilities and professional care possible. -, WM. THORNTON DRUG CO. " ' . : Richard E. Hunter, Manager American Fork ; j. Phone . 3 - - j. ' r ' ,, v . ..... - Utah County Chairman Gives Praise By Commissioner Burton H. Adams Fifty years ago very few doc tors rated beyond what we would call quacks, today. The mid -wife also had her place which was the delivering of the baby crop, While perhaps, for the greater part, neither could boast the privileges we now have, of school ing In their respective lives, nev ertheless, when, we consider the need, coupled with the service rendered, their abilities soon be come forgotten. With all these handicaps of training of the per sonnel lnythe great medical field the Hospital side of the picture lagged considerably as compared to today, -v : My very own mother was about to be born In American Fork Citv but for the entire lack of help or any description the family was compelled to move on - Just 25 years ago very few of our babies were aeuverea in hospitals. This much we can say without fear or contradiction v lnlant mortality mortali-ty rates and the added Tears In the SDan of Ufa are dlrectlv &U inoutai to a larca extent to de jrelopments in the field cf medl one ana Hospital care. Keeping aoace with the snirit of the times and recognizing the neeas 01 tne hour some of American Amer-ican Fork's far seeing citizens saw the handwriting on the wall ana aciea accordingly. . The results f First A Commu nity Hospital that has rendered gauani service in the past but nas zor some time realized Its limitations. .. " SecondAmerican Fork and north Utah county now have a muuciu, conveniens ana up w the minute Hospital and for this great accomplishment the Commissioners Com-missioners of Utah county, along with all others Imbued with the true spirit of appreciation Join hands in extending felicitations and congratulations to all those who have worked so untiring in the materialization and consummation consum-mation of this great project.- We hope and trust our future relationships will continue as In the past, in rendering the service demands of the day. COOPERATION! , - - . r That's a word, when put into operation, which assures success to any w o r t h w h i 1 e venture. ' WithouT COOPERATION there would not be a New American Fork Community Hospital. :" ; ' ;.,'";'y- ''-fv-x- 'x ''S'J'-- '': ; 'ivx": . ' 'V'r '" ; '.' 1 fi. . . ' , ' '' ' ' Members of the American Fork plant of the Utah Ppultr y and Farmers Cooperative salute the people of north Utah County on their "ehteiTrise f in backing this worthwhile project 0 0 0 - American . Fork Utah ' -xx;' h :r;'x;:xr-::m' '.xSxXxXp ;:S:x , " ' '-''A WALTER N. STEFFEN, Manager |