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Show SF Station lEight Nurses Hospital Do Vital Work i" 'AngeUoi'-Mer- cf Kotulism y lcwiis Are Saved by , MMWWII w t , , Jttwil',, f - - By Ivan Draper Acii ,v,,mws nf the Italian Serv- - - Anti-toxi- LJfSJVt . Alaskan Girl Is Wife of OATSC Pilot "W'i Flier Served for 25 Months in, 'Aleutian Islands Capt. N. P. Cavett of Denison, Iowa, assistant chief of flight op erations at Hill Field, is one of rapcuou tulism is usually fatal, as.it was i nf their host in Salt ts. r Lake City. Eight army nurses, tnree istlieutenants - and five second lieutenant: art- stationed in the hos- nitoi n nprfnrm and supervise the pa- nursing care received by antheavertients. The hospital has age of 100 patients, not counting Otl noSDltai ia "nationta snips urtiirh nnss through here almost mnrv flau Patients Are Army Personnel These natients consist of army personnel On the field and their civilian aepenoenis, prious ui -- t;. ward--f- i, are proud of so Soldier Stabbed In Ogden Is Recovering Here Condition of SSgt. Charles E. Mattesen, stabbed in Ogden last week while attempting to apprehend an intruder in the Pullman of his army unit, was described Monday as "good" by attendants of the station hospital here where he was taken following the incident. He is a member of the field artillery. SSgt. Mattesen, of Greenwich, Rhode Island, was in charge of equipment for his unit.' He was stabbed, apparently with a pocket knife, in the right side. The affray occurred at one a. m. Thursday morning. His assailant, is being held at the city jail w aU nf especially which the stork brought to n anifTA TTnH. recent v iiaiiua base unit. Nurses are a vital part of and perfor i hospital vah services. There is an 'TS g age of nurses in the corps at nu?se will bTwfi registered this absolutely. esfentfj0 or ne war tvi 1 , I ettort with - A Duties nur?e performs a open number amies, inciuaing sucn neca services as dressing wounds, ministering medication and si vising treatments ordered h doctors for the various patient according to ist j,t. Ruth Zuh cniei nurse, oi noiiana, Mil xxiiiuub ure uuici uuues are se that the patient's food is sei . ie ouuci viauiK luc UUk " ': 1 I hospital at OATSC tne icuowing morning when they began to see iniip and their thf oats became paralyzed (symptoms of- botulism) . j.iieii nuuui M. Wright of Ann Arbor, Mich., medical officer at tne nospitai. n was given ana tne men were hospitalized, As a re- suit of the early . diagnosis ana tne excellent nursing received, all ten made a complete de 1 - f-- in their important work long STATION HOSPITAL NURSES . . . Dressed in their duty uniforms, pausenurses care these excellent is give to Patients in the the registered enough to have a picture taken. It are: (front row,. eft part for their early recovery. Shown here hospital which is responsible in a large Carter and 1st Lt. Ger-truto right) 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Martin, 2nd Lt. Ruth I. Martinette, 2nd Lt. Waneta 1st M. Feuz; (back row, left to right) 1st Lt. Rut h L. Zuber, chief nurse; 2nd Lt. Laura Evans and Lt. Geneva S. Collins. X Italian H ice unit personnel sta"? Ogden arsenal. The hos,. cues surgical, medical and m ana nas a contagiou7 easetG, ward which has occupants tnis winter than winter since the hospifei opened. One of Ufa . is th waiiu at me nospital i warn, nere the nurses ii.jr wives of the military perS(1 ior and assist in brineine ;.. comers ani motrlJ : 7 , lng or ho ten- davs- after ""v. anivai Of' offspring.. At present ,. r,I"? ice unit siauuucu " arsenal were stricken with botul- ism aooui.j. tww .w,v,t, Qn after C enjoying a dinner prepared in nf thoirs Salt Ulty. i, "- J war on the field and Excellent Care Ott 4 l,o IllculCdl ATSl Cducti Men CO lishap PCTf onun. nic both for J coS ; list U Desj the is created, s and early recovery of the natiend res Lt. Zuber has been in the sti nforc tion hospital for 19 months, con adions,p ing here July 15, 1943. She rf ident ceived . her nurses training at S Lukes hospital in Chicago add m iga eveal been in the" Army Nurses Com rivin for four years. She took a com ij, o as flight nurse and is prepared! r.sta act in this capacity if needed, igof corps at Camp Gi Iim joined the 111. educ o 1st Lt. Gertrude Feuzy, the i Jacl trict ating room nurse, is from Hole, Wyo. She came to this net Ions, on Dec. 16, 1942, after receira deqi ideis her training at the Tacoma torn eral hospital, Tacoma, Wash. Feuzy joined the Nurses Corps Si In Letterman General hospital, been a memh Francisco, and has two years. 8k for a' little over took a course for chief nurses I Bowman Field, Ky.. Obstetric Ward Supervisor i 1st. Lt. Geneva Collins, supervl sor of the obstetric ward, com from Greenwood, Miss. Aat gradi Men A1 the many American soldiers and fliers who found the girl of his dreams while stationed overseas. During 7 the 25 months he served as a pilot in the Aleutians, he met and married Miss Jeanne Oeilvie of Anchorage, Alaska. Tlie Cavetts now live at Clearfield and have a baby girl. Lani Sue. Captain Cavett piled up a total of 1800 operational hours while serving in the Aleutians, and now has a total of 2400 hours. He is the only pilot on the field holding a green operational card, the high in Ogden.' hospital est instrument rating for a pilot ao nf the Plantist came to the fid that the army has. phis, Tenn., she His fellow pilots in ilight op on Jan. 29, 1945. She has serve erations call him "The Great White in the Nurses Corps for appro Father," a title he gained during two years, joining at mately a flight to Washington, just after inc. ro csAii Alia Christmas, in which four planes 2d Lt. Waneta Carter, Libenl took part. At that time he was Kans., came here on Marcnj"1 Completion of the railroad track , - i oaa Gha rrlr hor traininK flight leader, "counselor and father wuia i mhv. me near uuiic j hockconfessor" to all the pilots taking house uciug end a condition which Burge hospital, Springfieia, jj will was his on and law word part, has bothered many a worker on and joined the corps ai r everything.the field during the past six weeks. Field, Ohio, in Jan. is BUNDLES FROM HEAVEN 2nd Lt. Laura Evans holds the Attended Iowa State . ine road has been opened to use dition to ner nursing aum.,, twin baby girls recently born to Lt. and Mrs. George P. Hanna, Jr., Cavett held a private again and workers will not need is a licensed pilot. Captain T. Martin in the station hospital. Janet Marie is the young lady to the left license when he joined the tn moiro v,o t iriioViotVi qo4n,,c xu j;uillg tVJ AiU ii'- uvtvuii nj AJt.. iaiii.M." in the picture, and Judith Ann is the name of the other young miss. pilot's comes AAF at Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 28, ana irom tne clockhouse John Costelio that have 1941. This was obtained while he . " 'vvvooai j uuiuig bins Lid VillC, XVJT miv J v was attending Iowa State college at Ames, Iowa. He was enrolled ing a railroad spur to the engine field on Dec. 20, 1943, ana in this school for two years, and storage warehouse, it was necessary graduate of the Good anw e was a member of the freshman to revamp the entire system of hospital at Lexington, Ky. football team during his first year. u ttt.s ana to provide necessary another of tne am After joining the AAF, he took drainage, according to v w m. u;n the corps at r his primary training at the Lou Gregor, office engineer of the TJ. S. son Field. Ohio. Foote Flying school at Stamford, completed Trained in Pennsylvania Texas. Following this he went to i "ic.i oBttin. v V.vann wn. r . T Goodfellow Field at San Aneelo. . tt. Penn, ' noavpr. Texas, for his basic and later to wat-.- .. . . : i .. . or autriiw snare nnmcu exto iwo car ner riaers for Lubbock, trainins Ppnn. cr Texas, advanced Dense on trin tn Phniu a .1 .. . rceived t training. Still later he spent a short ing Feb.' here WeVnekday:' 28. "SS H on Apr3 time at Bakersfield, Calif., learning came w . . Young, Ext. 564. ty.a PorOS 10 iiy a after 1944, joining l Just one month after he erad i?u ioaa of Patterson Field, V' uated at Lubbock and received his 2d Lt. Patricia - fht commission, he landed at Anchoris K. Jfi. fiCKens hospital. age, Alaska. Here he flew for a Field J at the Hill time in a 6 bomber, after which , ,9 home is in Corning, v. he transferred to the troop carrier on came to the field command. His work in this com The Arnot ugaen ''"7 Q mand consisted of ferrying cargo mira. N. Y.. was ing aim personnel to Attu and inter mediate points in a juater sne joium'Weather Worst Enemy terson Field, yniu. ...jw ihe terrible weather in this 2d Lt. Ruth I. Man on arrival northern area was his worst enemy Minn., is a recent in these flights, Captain Cavett field with LtColhns coding g V? .. f says, and the Japs never bothered on Jan. za, iw9t vn him. Many of his flights were made ot XNurS... -- , KgttingCha hTe itshn" School Abbott soldier as she only 30 or 40 feet above the water hj0 neapolis, Minn., she . because of the low overcast. Once Corps at Patterson he almost collided with another November, 1943. registerea nuM wnue llying on instruments, These are the Base Telegraph Office tions services branch. The center piane m was and he almost alwavn hnihorari commissions consw te MJ holding will be to closed ay conditions. who In all of icing 0740 nersonnel to spite Nurses 2359 Corps Open this, however, he npvpr AmaA from 2359 hours to 0740 hours. fejj nursing staff at the is an a and his cargo always got The base communications center tal. Their number KW" ,4' During the hours that the center tillplane, -uugu. as is the case tnrouB..-bcr is making a change in the hours it is closed, personal telegrams may He came to this icAA nn e dan tire army. With Is open, and in the future will be be called in to the local telegraph 29, 1944, after being stationed at wounded soldiers.. the Miami Redistrihnti open from 0740 hours to 2359 agency from any pay telephone. for a few days. When here is a wide-opt.-nurses w , m. the war ' fo, Personnel receiving telegrams of for registered hours, according to 1st Lt. Mary C, an ne to continue to fly, a ivT....ino TnrDS ana y nature during this time ciius, iUpians 1 I of the base communica willurgent mm a position with vising be notified by telephone. an extremely . vital pav private airline as pilot. Capt. N. P. Cavett well as humanitarian C-4- . -- G L i Work on Railroad Track Completed Ron A. - m I -- -- - ... I I 1 -- . tlTlVl t-- I Jts-i- e. Alaskan Vet I B-2- if VXr C-4- 7. .jVS. 1 I i P-h- TlS V& 4.1 - T-- rf - IncKitf ) ia, y-dh- ' |