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Show WEDNESDAY, THE PARK CITY FEBRUARY 27, 1974 Dr. Orris Tells His It wM(Sfts9 Ce)HSV Side ? the primary purpose of the Coalition to print all facts which are obtainable regarding an article which we report to the public. Last week, the Coalition printed an editorial and article regarding the Miners Hospital. The theme behind both was to preserve the Hospital as an historical site. On Monday, February 25, the Coalition spoke with Dr. mmi is BOOKS I & THINGS f 2M2p9 sNw2P . . William L. Orris by telephone. Dr. Orris owns the Miners one and arce the of Hospital property. He purchased it in 1964 from Mrs. Lennie Schulp, who owned and ran the hospital. He was a practicing physican in Park City from 1964 until 1968 when the hospital was closed. Dr. Orris ran the hospital for the four years. In 1964 he added $25,000 above the purchase price to keep the hospital open. This was necessary because the Salt Lake City Public Health Department refused to relicense the hospital in its condition. Mrs.Schulp e sold him the hospital because she wanted a doctor in Park City. Until 1968, Dr. Orris had practiced longer in Park City than any previous doctor. Dr. Orris was the first President of the first Chamber of Commerce of Park City. The hospital is leased by Ron Purdom and Bill McCarthy of Palace Park Incorparated. An option to buy the hospital and land is held by Ted Armengol. The Coalition asked Dr. Orris the following questions. Q. Do you want to sell the hospital? A. I am not an enthusiastic seller. Q. Do you think the hospital should be preserved as an his torical site? A. In my opinion, no. The building has no redeeming fea- CS)W2P In the area of childrens books, g is From perhaps the Mixed-Up of Files Basil K. the Frankweiler. E.L. Konigsburgs story about a couple of runaway kids hiding out in New Yorks Metropolitan Museum won the Newbery. Medal in 1967 for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children' And though it was not a best-sellin- PAGE 3 runaway best-selle- originally r when it was published, it has become one since it was released in paperback and with the news that it is being made into a film. Filming From the Mixed-U- p Files... was the idea of a New York advertising executive who had more than his share of problems. Unable to find someone willing to produce it, he undertook the job himself. In addition to his money problem, he had to deal with the fact that no one had ever been allowed to shoot a commercial film in the museum. As it turned out, his limited full-tim- fears over being denied' permission were unfounded, for when he approached the museums he directors, discovered that not only had the director read the book but also had received hundreds of fan letters from youngsters saying that they, too, would like to hid out in the Met. The end of the story is that the film version is meeting with the same critical acclaim as the novel. And the novel is great reading for youngsters from 10 to 50. Alan Crooks dlfiftnoDTi ' tures. Q. There is a definite concern of many Park City residents who want to preserve the hospital. What are your feelings? A. If the building is meaningful to the old timers and they feel it should be preserved, I would do anything that is logical, sensible, or reasonable within my power to let it stand. Let me qualify my answer to some degree. I appreciate the fact that the hospital could he meaningful to the old timers of Park City. However, I fail to see how it could be meaningful to the people who have come to Park City since 1968. Q. Do you own other land in Park City? A. Yes. A great deal of what I have is in Park City. I want Park City to grow properly. Q. How do you feel about Park City as a community? A. There are people that I get along with and people that I don't. I am not vindictative toward Park City.' I spent some lean times there and many hard working days. Dr. Orris will be in Park City in two or three weeks. He told the Coalition that he intends to speak to Mrs. Niles Andrus, President of the Park City Historical Society, in person.. Dr. Orris graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He spent fifteen years in the Air Force as a pilot and retired as a full Colonel. He then -- -- graduated from Medical School at Tulane University. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1962 and practiced until 1964. After leaving Park City, Dr. Orris was Medical Director of Scripps Institute of Oceanography which is the Graduate School of the University of California in Oceanography. He m is now Director of the Methadone Narcotics Treatment for the University of California at San Deigo. The Coalition respects and admires Dr. William T. Orris. He spoke to us openly and willingly regarding the situation of the Miners Hospital. 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