Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1949)
LISTEN! LI .L....aV U Family Hospital Plan Sweeps Plattsmouth Entire Families Are Pro tected for Sickness, Accidents and Childbirth Cash for Hospital Room, Surgeon Fees, Medicine, X-Rays, Etc. Information Free If you I've in Plattsmouth or F'irroundin? territory vnur familv cm now cs.urr,d cf epsh if any rlipibTe mm brr fhsuld po to tho hospital on account of pknc. acci dent or childbirth. Take ad vantage of thk low co?t hos pital plan covmlete and free information is yours for the asking. Just snd your namr- and address on the cou pon below. No obligation. Cost Is Small Only a Few Cents a Day The rremhr-rs cf vour imm.n diat familv can be protected under a single contract on whir-h you makn onlv one small payment each month. Hospital Room &rd Board Paid This National Travelers Hos pital Plan is nno of the most liberal pvcr devised and pavs (I) Cash for room and meals in hospital for pny member of the family. (2i Cash to help pav the fees for the sur pecn 3) Cash for various hospital extra charges, such as operating room fee. med icines, x-rays, anesthetic, ambulance service, etc. Pays Whether Disability Occurs at H"me or at Work This plan is hacked by the old rcliabl" National Travelers Casualty Ccmnanv, Home Office, Ds Moines. Iowa, which has already paid thou sands of dollars in claims to people just like you. Re member, you set ca-h for hospital expenses whether the disability occurs at home or at work. Choose Your Own HosDital and Your Own Doctor This plan does not limit you to any certain hospital or any certain doctor. The mon ey is paid direct to your hos pital, or your doctor, or you, whichever you direct. So you can pick your own hospital and your own doctor. Your contract identi fies you at any hospital. This plan pro vides other benefits too and anyone interested will get full and complete in formation free by mailing the coupon below. There is no obligation and you make up your own mind if you want the plan. Act now! Tomor row may be too late. - MAIL FREE COUPON - National Travelers Casualty Company, Dept. 226-G 1306 W.O.W. Bldg., i 14th and Farnam Sts., 1 aha. Nebraska I want full and complete in formation about the National Travelers Hospital Plan. This does not obligate me in any I way I am interested m Family Hospital Plan ( ) ( ) Individual Hospital Plan I I Name I Street I City -State March of Dimes to Aid in War , On Polio I In speaking of the warfare that is being waged against polio in the state, Henry J. Donat, , Cass county chairman, is releas ; ing the following from the state j headquarters: More cases of infantile paraly sis (polio) have been reported in Nebraska in the past four years than in all of the previous twen ty, according to the State De partment of Health records. The disease has since 1920 touched more than 3500 Nebraska peo ple most cf them children leaving hundreds crippled. Largest Number in 1948 717 cases of infantile paralysis v-re reported in Nebraska in 1948, according to Dr. W. S. Pet ty, State Director of Health. This is the largest number ever re ported for. a calendar year in the state's medical history and re presents more than one-third of all cases recorded in the state since 1930. Only 33 cases had been listed up to the week ending June 25. The incidence rose from 11 for the week ending July 10 to 19 for the week ending July 17. Then, for the next thirteen weeks, from 23 to 60 new cases j were reported every week in the j largest epidemic in the state's recorded history, j Seventy-three of Nebraska's 93 ! counties were affected with most I of the concentration falling in i the east portion of the state. Up ; to December 30 Douglas County j had reported 298 cases; Lan caster. 68; Saunders. 23; Dodge, l 20; and York, 19. Other counties reporting 10 or more cases in cluded: Adams, Butler, Hall, Kearney. Rock and Scotts Bluff. Dollars and Dimes Did the Job Fortunately every county in Nebraska had a chapter of the National Foundation for Infan ! tile Paralysis, made up of local i people serving as volunteers in the Foundation's important pro gram. The pledge of these chap ters is that "no polio sufferer shall eo without the best avail able treatment and care for lack of funds regardless of age, race, creed or color." This pledge was fulfilled Thanks to the dollars and dimes contributed through the March of Dimes, the Nation al Foundation's only means of support. Emergency Service Stations Polio epidemics like floods floods and tornadoes are dis asters! They require emergency planning, emergency action and money! The National Founda tion, formed in 1933, was ready with plans and money to help Nebraska health authorities meet the critical year of 1948. Many Nebraska's county chapters had already experienced epidemics in previous years. Our chapters provided money for treatment and care of polio patients who needed financial assistance. Thev retain 50 of all March of Dimes funds for this purpose. When chapter treasuries run low, such addi tional funds as are needed are promptly provided from Nation al Headquarters. Manv Nebraska chapters exhausted their treas uries this past year and had to have emergency advances to meet their needs. A total of S256.977.02. over and above that retained from the March of Dimes Campaign by Nebraska county chaoters, has been ad vanced by National Headquarters to county chapters in the state, since 1944. National Financial Emergency Because the 1948 epidemic na tionally was the second largest in history with 27,484 cases re ported to December 18 and the cost of providing care and treat ment more costly than ever be fore, it became evident early that the National Epidemic Aid Fund of the Foundation might not be sufficient to meet the demands. Mr. Basil O'Connor, President, declared a National Foundation financial emergency early in the fall. Funds Pooled To help meet the emergency, chapters of the Foundation everywhere were asked to make available any and all funds not then known to be needed locally. In Nebraska, as well as m Iowa, Minnesota, and many oth er epidemic areas, special state rnmmittppi: wpre set im to TOOl I any and all unobligated funds from less severely stricken areas for . hv their more unfortu - nate neighbors in other counties. This measure was taken in order, I to eliminate, msoiitr u& ijumiuic, i - . .... 11 ,V the necessity of drawing against ' sucn cases in 1946 at the Uni national research reserves and to versity of Minnesota (where the I thm o-nnrri against olacine in National Foundation has appro- 'hponardv this important arm of .t...i TPrmr.rfriHrm': nt - tack on polio. Although 40 Nebraska county chapters contributed $27,800 to the Nebraska State Pool, it was necessary, in addition, to secure advances from National Head quarters totaling $65,549.77 dur ing the year of 1948. The Na I ! tional Epidemic Aid Fund was 1 ; mr,i0toiT7 ir-ir nut hpfnrp the I J year's end. Replenishment de- Spends entirely upon contribu- II tions to the March of Dimes this January. Truly, the need was never so great! DACW00D DfCS W savin a MONEY IS SMART, BUT SAVING LIVES S LOTS SMARTER HE THE MARCH v ofpimes. Ccpr. 1948, King Features Syndicate, Inc., More Hospital Space As late as 1942 there were only one or two hospitals in Nebraska equipped and willing to accept acute polio cases. Today thanks largely to the untiring efforts of officers of local chapters of the National Foundation and the sympathetic understanding of a few hospital officials there are six major hospitals in the state of Nebraska staffed with regi stered physical therapists and equipped to give modern care to polio patients. They are: In Omaha, Chil dren's Memorial Hospital and Douglas County Hospital: in Lin coln. Lincoln General Hospital and State Orthopedic Hospital: in Grand Island, St. Francis Hos pital; and in Scottsbluff, West Nebraska Methodist Hospital. Other hospitals such as St. Jo seph in Alliance and Mary Lan ning Memorial in Hastings have pledged their facilities in case of emergency needs. The Hattie B. Munroe Home in Omaha has done a grand job in providing good convalescent care for chil dren. Death Rate Low There are some encouraging facts which we may gather from statistics. The three largest epi demics officially recorded in Ne braska occurred in 1930, 1946 and 1948. In 1930, according to state records, more than 16 of the 287 afflicted died from the di sease. In 1946, with 645 cases, there were 52 deaths a little more than 8. In 1948, with 717 cases, only 29 deaths were re corded a fatality rate of ap proximately 47c. New Techniques and Equipment Helped Various factors likely contri buted to this record. It is, of course, recognized that physi cians are seeing more polio pa tients and are doing an increas ingly better job of diagnosing and reporting cases. Most polio patients are now being hospital ized immediately and placed un der good medical care. It is possi ble also that the polio virus that visited Nebraska in 1948 was of a less virulent strain than that which struck the state in 1946 and in 1930. Certainly, however, it must be recognized that the life-saving devices and tech niques many of them growing out of research sponsored by the National Foundation have play ed an important part in reduc ing fatalities. Example For example, a little four-year-old girl, the only daughter of a farmer living near Lincoln, Nebraska, was brought in as a polio patient early last summer. Her condition became increas ingly worse until the case reach ed critical condition about two o'clock one morning. The pa tient's throat had swollen and had almost completely shut off the windpipe. A thick, ropey mu cous, peculiar to such cases and which at times defies removal, was contributing to her already aggravated condition. Her color was black; her temperature, very high. "Ey all usual symptomatic in dications." said her capable phy sician, "she would have had not i more than thirty minutes to , live- But," said he, "I recalled ; having read in medical literature of the special life-saving tech- Priated many, many thousands i of dollars for treatment re search) and a throat specialist was immediately called in to perform a tracheaotomy." This is a procedure bypassing the throat by cutting an open ing into the windpipe below the throat and inserting a small sil ver tube thus allowing the pa tient to continue breathing until the throat swelling has subsided. By eight o'clock the following morning the patient's tempera- ture had fallen to 101 degrees, her normal color was back, and although she was very, very ill mw mwr 1 Pirn .A t AN HIGH! Cf.r MARCH L INFANTILE T J Vl1 1 1 i HERE YOU ARE. MISTER -THIS LITTLE PI6GV DON'T WANT TO SO TO MARKET -4 AN' HE DON'T WANT TO STAY AT HOME- WANTS TO JOIN -4 MARCH OFPIMES AN IN PARALYSIS c i-i ir for many days, she is now run ning about healthy and normal but only two years ago her condition would likely have re sulted in death. More Trained People Modern treatment of polio takes many skilled hands. Clin ics, seminars, medical confer ences and nursing institutes sponsored in Nebraska by the National Foundation, in cooper ation with the State Health De partment, medical schools, pri vate and state hospitals, have been attended by more than 325 Nebraska doctors, nurses and physical therapists. Trained Helpers In both Lincoln and Omaha local chapters of the National Foundation, in cooperation with local hospitals, medical person nel, nursing organizations and physical therapy groups, have sponsored the training of scores ct women as Polio Emergency Volunteers, qualifying them to assist with routine hospital care of polio patients, thus releasing busy professional personnel for duties which only they can ade quately perform. To Fight Polio Takes Knowledge Through scholarships rnd fel lowships financed by the Nation al Foundation, a total of more than 1,760 men and women have been trained in special fields bearing on both infantile paraly sis research and treatment. Twenty-one Nebraskans have been trained or are now train ing under such grants. The group includes 1 public health physician, 4 orthopedic physi cians, 2 health educators, 3 medi cal social workers, 2 orthopedic nurses and 9 physical therapists. At the request of our Nebraska hospitals, the Foundation, dur ing 1943. recruited and sent into Nebraska 10 registered physical therapists to assist those already in the state in providing, under medical supervision, mod em treatment for polio patients. Eight of the 10 recruited had been trained under special Na tional Foundation scholarships! Real Hope Is Research "When will we be able to stop infantile paralysis?" That is the cry on every pa tient's heart. Some day the ques tion will be answered by scien tists now striving to unravel the secrets of this baffling disease. Dollars and dimes are financing the search for a solution. Nebraska Plays A Part Scientific research is going forward at an increasing rate. By early fall of 1948, a total of 634 research and education grants to 88 institutions had been made by the National Foundation since 1938 'involving $16,282,381.00 Many of these pro grams are sponsored for long term periods. 6rants and appropriations to taling $39,740 have been made to the medical colleges of Nebraska and Creighton universities for research in treatment of after- effects. Search for a Solution The cause of infantile paraly- j sis is a tiny, invisible virus. How j it gets into the human body, how j it travels once inside, just how , it does its damage, what makes it grow and develop these things are not positively known- Dr. R. G. Gustavson, State Campaign Chairman for the March of Dimes and member of the National Foundation's Medi cal Advisory Committee, puts it this way: 'WTe have tried a great many things and so far we have not succeeded, and that, to some people, is discouraging; but re member what Thomas Edison said when he told a group of friends that he had tried 4200 different ways to accomplish a certain thing without success, and some one said: 'Aren't you discouraged?' Thomas Edison said: 'No, I know 4200 ways that it can't be done.' "So it is with us and infantile paralysis," says Dr. Gustavson. "We know a great many things that are not significant in the ' disease and all of this gives us a foundation on which some day we will find how to handle this disease." Dollars and dimes contributed ; by Nebraskans, helping to spon sor this quest for knowledge, some day may return big divi dends when a preventive or cure is found. It is in the field of re search that the solution to the mystery of infantile paralysis To Treat Polio Costs Money The January 1948 March of Dimes in Nebraska netted one of the highest totals in the state's history $295,533.50. Half of this amount $147,766.75 was retained by local county chap ters Polio is one of the most costly diseases known to medicine. Few families can, without hardship, weather the financial storm. That's one of the important reasons for the March of Dimes, In the case of the little girl mentioned, for instance, the cost was tremendous. This child re quired special duty nursing the clock around for a long period of time three 8-hour shifts in a 24-hour period with the rate for special duty nursing in isolation now standing at $10 for each shift. This was to say nothing of the daily hospital and physi cal therapy charge of $9.50 or the fees for the physicians. 1948 Expenditures High According to "Quick Sum mary" reports received at State March of Dimes Headquarters, Nebraska county chapters had during the calendar year of 1948 paid, or obligated themselves to pay, a total of $248,526.87 on be- half of car? and treatment of 847 polio patients. This, it will be noted, exceeded by more thaa $100,000 the chapters' share from the 1948 March of Dimes. 576 of those assisted were 1948 cases. The remainder were cases car ried Over from previous years and still needing assistance with medical care. Of the amount expended by Nebraska chapters in .1948, $9,- uot.ot ioi nut.piiiti rqiup- and sons Mr &nd Mrs Algern ment. including such things as Heath, all of Summerfield, Kan hot pack machines, respirator sas; MrS- isabel Yost, Nebras repairs, special respirator collars ka Citv: Mr. and Mrs. PhilliD needed in connection with life- Spangier. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis saving throat operations, wool oisen and Fern Spangier, Lin for hot packs, treatment tables, coin; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mil exercise mirrors and other need- ler, Unadilla; Mr. and Mrs. ed physical therapy equipment. Lewis Murray and family, Cam- $238,869.03 went to assist pa- bria, Iowa; Mrs. Clinnie Mur tients wilh hospjtal and medical ray and Ben Murray, Avard, care, nursing service, physical Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Virtus therapy treatments, ambulance Haws of Clay Center. Kansas; transportation, wheel chairs, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hollen crutches, braces, orthopedic beck and Mr. and Mrs. George surgery, where needed, and oth-: Spangier of Weeping Water. er services contributing to mod- j ern care and treatment. Obituary of Mrs. Keep Dollars and Dimes at Work i7r J J Nebraska chapters are part of, Wlltrea Ureenroa a network of battle stations a- Agnes McCann was born at gainst polio created by the Na-'Unadilla, Nebraska, on June 27, tional Foundation for Infantile 1919. the daughter of Mr. .and Paralysis throughout all forty- Mrs. Robert McCann. She came eirrht states. 10 Avoca and graduated from Summer is the season for the Avoca high school, noiio's traditional attark: winter She was married to Wilfred is the time to prepare the de fenses! Leaves for West Coast Destination Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Ofe, old residents of this city, de parted for the west coast the last of the week where they will enjoy an indefinite stay and may make their permanent home in that section. Both have relatives and many old friends living in Washing ton, Oregon and California and they expect to spent several months in visiting among the old acquaintances before mak ing any permanent plans. Enroute they are stopping at North Platte to visit a cousin of Mrs. Ofe and from there on to Washington where they will visit with the Don McBride family and old friends. Nebraska contains 77,000 square miles, more than the combined area of the six New England states plus New Jersey and Delaware. CAMERAS FLASH GUNS DEVELOPING SUPPLIES PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPERS COMPLETE MOVIE OUTFITS PRINTING AND DEVELOPING If You Want A Picture Taken CALL CHRISWISER'S Phone 226 PLATTSMOUTH'S CAMERA STORE : Sketch of Life of Albert Murray of Louisville Albert Murray was born Jan uary 18. 1894 on a farm west of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and passed away December 31, 1943 at the age of 54 years. 11 j months and 15 days on his farm . west of Louisville. ! He was united in marriage to Mabel lies on November 8, 1911. io tins union was born one daughter, Mildred. He was united with the Christian church of Platts mouth, November 15, 1914. Mr. Murray met his untimely death on his farm west of Louis ville while at his work. Surviving are the widow. Ma- j bel. one daughter, Mrs. Arnold i Meismger, two grandsons, Lar- ry and Kenneth Meisinger, four brothers, Leonard C. of Helena, Oklahoma, Chris C. of Louis vile, and Guy and Edward of Summerfield, Kansas; two sis ters, Mrs. Isabell Yost, of Ne braska City and Mrs. Fhwence Spangier of Lincoln; a number of nieces and nephews and a host of neighbors and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, three sisters and five brothers. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Platts mouth with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Rev. Sherman R. oinciaung. Among those from out of town attended Mr. Mur- rav's funeral were Mrs. Stan- le' Miller and son, Dalhart, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mur- fa and fanuly, Hennessey, Ok- lahoma; Mr. and Mrs. George Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbu: Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Otte and family, Alva, Oklaho ma; Lee Murray, Denver, Colo rado; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mur ray, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mur ray, Helena, Oklahoma; Ed Murray and sons. Guy Murray Greenrod in February, 1938, the family moving to Syracuse in 1941. She is survived by her hus- band, two small daughters, I Jacqueline and Lana, her moth er, Mrs. Harriett McCann; two sisters. Mrs. Barbara Abker, Mrs. Florence Bassett and two brothers, Leo and Matthew Mc Cann. Her father preceded her in death. She was a member of the Methodist church at Syracuse where the funeral services were held on Thursday. Burial was in charge of Torsing & Son. She died at the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha after a lingering ill ness. The burial was at the Park Hill cemetery near Syracuse. Pall bearers were: August Brett horst, Billy Kehlbeck, Godfrey Bauer. Harvey Wall, Norman Cloyed of Syracuse and Henry Smith of Avoca. In an attempt to ease a tough traffic situation, the Roman Senate in 250 B. C. passed a law prohibiting women from driv ing chariots. 1 " i FILM BULBS THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SE IV! I -WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, January 13. 1943 PAGE THREE u ran in a $eev matured f Conditioning Oil for the cylinder walls and crankcase. YouH feel the difference in quicker starting, increased power, smoother acceleration. You'll get more gasoline mileage and improved engine lubrication too. Drive in today for our SINCLAIR MOTOR CONDITIONING SERVICE SINCLAIR SERVICE C. E. SHELLENBARGER UCMC Heavy Breeds, All Sizes LEGHORN HENS L. 27c Truck to your door if enough for a trip and roads will permit. IF THEY ARE NOT LAYING SELL'EM OR START FEEDING Staley's Egg Producer A TAMC Use 50-50 own gram Grain Balancer , A TTIUIC Free Choice with l i VlflO your own grain For a top finish on those hoes use CT k I CV'C DTTI I UTC OliUQi O DULLL1J... Cwt. For sow that will farrow STALEY'S PIG MAMA cwt.S5.00 TOP MARKET PRICES FOR -EGGS, CREAM, HIDES and FURS. A. R. CASE Phone 3197 or 5223 Doggone if Order Baby Clocks! Yes, neighbors, that Is right. t IT IS Hy-Line Chick TIME Our chicks measure up to high standards. They grow up to be good egg producers and profit mak ers for you. Hatched from flocks carefully selected and mated to bring you the finest in quality chicks. Help us to be able to deliver your chicks when ycu want them by PLACING YOUR ORDER NOW! DON'T DELAY! IPIattsmouth Sreamery "The Home 203 Main Street To get renewed pep and power, try our New, Non-Mechanical Motor Conditioning Service. Carbon, sludge and other power-stealing deposits will be removed by using fast-acting, safe Sinclair Upper Lube for valves and pistons and Sinclair PLATTSMOUTH Lb. JUL with your ,t. $4.85 .w. Cwt. $5.25 ,$5.75 within 60 days -use Plattsmouth, Neb. it Is'nt Time to of Casco Butter" Dial 4278 IfAlTEO!