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TWELVE MEDFORD (OHECOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. July 21. 1157 Mew Hospital May ompleted Be imi icurlv E.J - .-.-Ij d Jjj l-toJta-y drf'reei n 1 1 i i m i m ' i mm i n i xmmm UIDED TOUR W. R. McCormick (hand wised, in hat), clerk of the works for con duction at Rogue Valley memorial hospital, Conducted a tour of members of the board gt directors of the Jackson County Chamber T Commerce, through the big building last eek. To the left is Otto J. Frohnmayer, of the hospital board. County Judge Rodney : l. V rM II ? H yi ftZE Or PIPES The view above, taken ig the north wing basement of the Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital, which houses the bulk of the mechanical equipment, shows graphi cally the maze of pipes which are one reason why hospital costs are higher than for other Inmale Terrorizes Washington Family Medical Lake, Wash. Pt An inmate of Eastern State hos pital was back at the institution here Friday after escaping Thursday night and terrorizing a family for about an hour. Spokane County sheriff's offi cers said Harold Tutor, a rural esident in the area, told them that a man wearing hospital clothes knocked at his door and asked for a drink of water Thursday night. Tutor said that after he and his wife questioned the man, the escapee admitted he was from the hospital but told them he would kill for his free dom. The escape was identified as Elwood Chase. 34, of Yakima. Tutor said he and the escapee began struggling but C h a i e meekly sat down after Tutor fired a shotgun at the floor near the man's feet. Mrs. Tutor drove to the Medi cal Lake marshal's office to get help while her husband held Chase at gunpoint. Hospital Superintendent Dr. G. Lee Sandntter said Chase es caped from a dinner line and was not missed until the men were returned to their ward. He was listed as "not danger ous" when his escape was report ed, officials said. Helicopter Leased For Smokejumpers Cave Junction A helicopter leased from Rick Helicopters, Inc.. of California is now avail able for smokejumping maneu vers at the Siskiyou Aerial proj ect here. The project trains men for ise in fighting fires by parachut ing them into fire areas. It :s sponsored by the forest service. The helicopter will be on five minute standby during daylight hours for transporting smoke jumpers to and from fires. It will remain her until Sept. 1. Stocks Almost Reach Historic High Point By ROBERT G. SHORTAL United Pies Financial Writer New York (If) The stock market this week found out about the old saying "So near and yet so far away." It was a disappointing lesson. The market has been making a valiant attempt to break through the historic highs set in April 1956. On Tuesday in dustrial stocks came about as close as possible to achieving that goal without actually doing so. After moving to within less than half a point of the historic peak in their average, indus trials ran into resistance that drove them down irregularly the rest of the week. Rails Lowar The rails had a few moments of glory during the week but finished lower on the average. So did the utilities. At the close on Fridav more than $1,600,000,000 had been wiped from market values. In dustrials finished more than S points below the all-time high. At varous times during the week the market attempted to mount a new assault, but each one petered out in the face of profit taking caution. The mar ket put on one of its best dis plays of strength just before the close on Friday, sharply paring the day's earlier losses. Men Pleased However market men were pleased by the fact that at no time this week did selling be come really heavy. They also noted that the decline from the near-record highs set on Tues day was mainly of a technical nature and that the market probably will make another test of the highs soon. The retreat in securities prices came in the face of many good business and corporate news de velopments. Pivotals such as General Electric and Du Pont reported record earnings. Eco nomists generally agreed theJ Keating (hands in pocket) and County Com missioner Ralph James (in business suit) were among those on the tour. McCormick is point ing out the elaborate system of air ducts which will ventilate the hospital. They are insulated with fiber-glass sheets covered with aluminum foil, bonded tightly to the ducts. buildings. They carry water, steam, oxygen, air, sewage, and some of them are vacuum pipes foe specialized hospital use. Boilers are at right in distance, and emergency generator at left. outlook" for the fourth quarter is bright, with the steel, auto and construction industries ex pected to spark an advance in industrial activity. New Financing The U.S. Treasury's announce ment on Thursday of huge new financing at the highest interest rates since , the deep depression days gave food for thought and heightened the cautious atti tudes which marked trading this week. Du Pont, thanks to a strong finish on Friday, closed the week with a gain of Schering jumped 3's in this group on stock split rumors. Allied Chem ical slipped 3Vi on lower earn ings. Autos were actively traded but mixed. Ford rose 134, Gen eral Motors lost i-a and Chrys ler was unchanged. American Home Products tumbled Ills and Merck 3 1 4 in the pharmaceuticals. American Telephone lost 2. Medford Man Cited By State Police Robert Charles Jantzer, 27, Tenth and Pine sts., Medford, was cited by state police for vio lation of the basic rule Friday after his vehicle went out of control, crossed the road twice and struck a parked car on the Jacksonville-Central Point Mar ket rd. Police said the car failed to negotiate a turn, hit the right ditch and traveled 208 feet. It went across Jhe road into the left ditch, continued across the road and struck the rear of a car. which was parked on the right shoulder. The parked car was registered to Raymond Walter Hum. 46 Summit St.. Medford. There were no injuries. The accident occurred at 9:05 p.m. Delays Have Been Made Up, Chamber Directors Told The S2V2 million Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital, construc tion of which is well along, will be completed in late winter or early spring of 1958 if the pres ent building pace can be main tained. Directors of the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce and others interested in the hospital toured the pahly-finished struc ture last week, and were told that delays caused originally by slow steel deliveries and other reasons, have now largely been made up. The first "target date" for completion was in January. Conducting the tour was W. R. McCormick, Seattle, who is clerk of the works for the con struction. Also along were Otto Frohnmayer, of the hospital board, Alfred S. V. Carpenter, one of the major contributors, and nearly 20 others, including the three members of the county court. Funds Are Donated The hospital situated on a 20-acre site at Murphy rd. and Barnett rd., is being built with funds donated by local people, supplemented by federal Hill Burton hospital construction funds, and a Ford foundation grant. When completed, it will have beds for 80 patients, as compared to the 55 beds now available at Community hospi tal, which it will replace. But the 80-bed figure is an initial total. The new structure is designed to be expanded as needs increase, and the ultimate size will accommodate up to 150 bed patients, plus outpatients coming there for treatment. The "core area " including the basic mechanical, service and admistrative facilities, is some what larger than would be needed for an 80-bed structure, and was designed with the idea of ultimate expansion in mind. Constructed of Masonry The hospital is being con structed of masonry mostly pre - formed concrete building blocks on a heavy steel framework. The building is now at a mid point in construction. Only on one floor have room partitions been installed, and on the other floors it is a maze of pipes, wires, ducts and other appur tenances which will be covered when the ceilings are installed and the partitions put up. The tour started in the base ment of the four-floor structure, with the mechanical and service departments. A half-million1 dol lars is going into mechanical de vices at the hospital, and three fifths of them are in the base ment. They include generators boilers, heat - exchangers, fans, ducts and other contrivances in an array to baffle the layman. Included in Basement The basement includes not only the technical contrivances, but also an autopsy room, locker room, incinerator, storage space, laundry kitchen and cafeteria. It is at ground level most of the way around, and below ground level at parts of the sloping sur roundings. Paved parking and service areas are planned out side, together with landscaping. The main entrance is in the center of the gently-angled east and west wings of the three winged building. The foyer will contain the information and tele phone desk, a memorial court where the names of donors to the hospital will be displayed, and the entrance to the shpp which will be operated by mem bers of the auxiliary. Here re freshments, magazines and newspapers, gifts, candy and other items will be available.- The auxiliary also will have its own room in the same wing, where members can hold meet ings and work on their projects. The rest of the east wing on the main floor is devoted prin cipally to administrative offices and a conference room. The west wing will include the ambulance entrance emergency surgery and fracture rooms, and the out patient area, including x-ray, treatment and conference rooms. One of the two elevator shafts is pierced at the rear at this level, to admit patients arriving in ambulances so they will not have to go through the foyer. The north wing of the main floor includes a non-denominational chapel and a ministers' consulting room, directors' room, doctors' entrance room, nurses lounge and locker room and other service rooms. Second Floor The second floor is devoted almost exclusively to rooms for patients, with both single and multiple bed capacities. In the center over the main entrance, is a solarium with a view to the Siskiyous to the south. In a pinch, it could be used as an eight-bed ward. All rooms are equipped with their own toilet and lavatory facilities, piped oxygen, TV outlets, nurses call bells, optional air conditioning outlets, as well as the usual hospital room facilities. The top floor is devoted to . tii - - - III fp9i f& Ite t ' 4 fed fLfbll EXPANDABLE WING Above is a view looking toward the end of the west wing on the third floor of the new Rogue Valley Me morial hospital, showing how the floors look at their present stage of construction. This view is down what will be the corridor. The opening at the end will be windowed in, but "PENTHOUSE" VIEW Roxy Ann Butte looms behind the hospital in the picture above, made from the roof. At "extreme left surgery, obstetrics and materni ty areas. There are two major surgeries', all to be finished in glazed light-green tile and all with the most modern anti-explosion devices and surgical fa cilities. There also will be a cystosurgery and an oral sur gery. The surgery lights, as well as other key lights and electrical devices throughout the building, will be connected with the stand-by generator, which will go on automatically within a few . seconds in case of power failure. Maternity Facilities The west wing of the top floor includes delivery rooms, labor rooms, and the nursery, while the east wing is for ma ternity bed patients. On the flat roof, a "penthouse" will house the elevator machin ery, as well as other equipment including ventilation and air conditioning fans. Plans for the hospital got un der way several years ago, when it became evident that Commu nity hospital could not much longer continue to meet its de mands safely. A survey of hospi tal needs and potentialities was conducted by the chamber of commerce, and revealed both need and demand for the new structure, both from the medical profession and from the public. Drive for Funds A drive for funds was con ducted and was successful, with some 4,000 persons contributing amounts which ranged from a few dollars up to major dona tions of several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Rogers and Butler, New York archi tects, planned the building and construction started last year. Supporters of the hospital are confident that it will be a major attraction to Medford, and will go far to make this the most im portant medical center between Eugene and Sacramento. Togeth er with Sacred Heart hospital, it should be more than adequate for the short - term future, al though they also foresee the day when Rogue Valley Memorial hospital will have to expand to its maximum 150-bed capacity. - Muskegon, Mich. IW Two sets of barking dogs had Muske gon police up a tree Friday. Pa trolman Bernard Langlois an swered a woman's complaint of a barking dog only to find two sets of howling mutts in the same area. Langlois asked the woman to make a survey to determine which dogs were loud est before seeking further ac tion. Luzon is the largest and rich est island in the Philippines chain. Remodeled Lounge Ready at Theater A newly remodeled and re decorated lounge at the Medford Footlighters theater .will greet patrons at the summer play, "Mr. Angel." according to Mrs. Lawrence Buonocofe, chairman of the project. The play opens for a five-day run Tuesday night, Julya30. It is a three act comedy with a cast of 13. The remodeling, made possible through donations of materials and labor from business con cerns and individuals, is being done by volunteer work parties. Among -donors are Jack Raap ke, owner of Dempster Furni ture store, Willian Cowning, Roy Baker; Pittsburgh Paint company and members of the carpenters' local union, includ ing Business Manager George Potucek. Local business and profession al men who have donated time and labor on the project include Dr. Paul Dix, Robert Dickey and William Duhaime, Dr. William Blackstone, Charles Champlin, and R. L- VanSickle. Anyone interested in volun teering for the work parties may call either Mrs. Buonocore, tele phone SPring 2-5513, or Mrs. Max Wimmer, telephone SPring 2-5096. BRINGS 'EM BACK ALIVE Chicago (W A soap box may bring you a special gift if you send it to the right place. Mrs. Evelyn Kelly sent her son with a whole soap box into the back yard Friday and he returned with something special a foot long alligator. ONLY US CHICKENS Chicago OH Police rushed to investigate an excavator's re port he had found a mound of bones under a building being re paired. They discovered the building used to be a butcher shop. " . Don't Say "Hello" Say "FILTER-FLO" in the future, if the hospital is expanded, the wing can simply be lengthened, and the big opening will provide an uninterrupted cor ridor. Metal window frames can be seen at the left, and air ducts above. The latter will be covered by the lowered false ceiling. is 'a smoke vent; in the center a cooling air intake, and at right the building which will house the elevator machinery. Juveniles Held for Theft of Automobile Three juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were arrested here by state police Friday in connection with the theft of a car from Portland Thursday. The vehicle was found aban doned on Black well hill. Of ficers said the youths, who live in Gresham and Portland, ad mitted taking the car and leav ing it when the motor broke down. They were arrested south of Ashland and are being held in the county jail for Portland authorities. NAMED DIRECTOR Astoria (IPl Ted R. Gamble Friday was named chairman of the board of directors of the Columbia River Packers associa tion. Also added to the board were Frank Belgrano Jr., and Wendell Wyatt. The Bearer Here the bearers-may assem ble and receive assistance for their pa rf in the - service. Conger - FUNERAL DIRECTORS tV. MAIN AT SIXTH Dormitory Rates May be Raised Portland (W Chancellor John R. Richards of the state system of higher education said Saturday he will propose an in crease of 6V2 to 7 per cent in dormitory board and room rates at state schools when the board of higher education meets here Monday. Richards said the increases would raise the charge for board from the present $48 per month to $51 and room rates would go up $5 per term. Total increase in costs per year per dorrftitory student would be about $39. The proposed increases. Rich ards said, would be needed to offset wage boosts granted dorm itory employees. Dormitories at Oregon State college, University of Oregon, Oregon College of Education, Eastern Oregon col lege, and Southern Oregon col lege are self-supporting and re ceive no state appropriations. The board will also consider at its July meeting nearly $400, 000 offered in gifts and grants for the eight state campuses and general extension division. Oregon State college would receive $241,600 in grants, most of it for research. University of Oregon would get $74,900 and the Medical School $50,000. Election of new board officers is on the Tuesday agenda. Pocafello Area Strike Not Settled Pocatcllo, Idaho (IPl Federal Mediator Dan Edwards said Sat urday a meeting between strking carpenters and Pocatello area contractors was recessed Friday night "with nothing definite ar rived at." Edwards said the session be tween the Rocky Mountain Council of Carpenters and the Southeast Idaho Contractors' As sociation was recessed subject to call. He said he would "try to arrange another meeting next week. The mediator said the two groups discussed the main points of dispute between them. He list ed these points as wages, health and welfare benefits, subsist ence, and the duration of a new contract. ' - The Southwest Idaho Con tractors ' association represents about 60 builders in the Pac atello area. Edwards said he still was trying to arrange a media tion meeting between the car penters and the Idaho chapter of the Associated General Contract ors, which represent major heavy, commerical and highway construction contractors in southern Idaho. About 1,800 carpenters ' failed to report to their jobs Wednes day morning because of the con tract with their employers. Public Accountants Elect New Officers The Rogue valley chapter of the Oregon Association of Pub lic Accountants elected new of ficers at its last meeting in Grants Pass. Officers chosen were William L." White, Medford, chairman; Lola Reed Roney, Grants Pass, vice chairman; and Ethel Mc- Intyre, Medford, secretary. An Ashland chapter member. E. G. Sommer, was elected new state vice chairman of the as sociation at the June convention in Portland. Room rrVemorial I Morris
