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FORT WORTH , TEXAS, MAY, 1964
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Presid ent' s Acce pt nee Speec h
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Hospital of th e Month
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Intra medull ary Pinning of Fractures
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Simplified Procedure for Perman ent
Drain age of a Salivary Gland Cyst
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W ashington News Letter
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Auxili ary News
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News of th e Districts
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CMARLES H. BRAGG. D.O.
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HORACE A. EMERY. D.O.
Lubbock. Texas
(Term expires 1966)
JACK P. LE.i\CH, D.O.
Houston, Texas
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FRED E. LOGAN. D.O.
Corpus Christi. Texas
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GORDON S. BECKWITN. D.O.
San Antonio. Texas
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ROBERT R. LING. D.O.
Galena Park. Texas
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ROBERT G. HAMAN, D.O.
Irving , Texas
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Cuero, Texas
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ROBERT H. NOBLES , D.O .
Denton, Texas
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Retiring President's Address
State Convention 1964
WHAT IS OURS TO GIVE
LOREN R. RoHR, D.O., Houston, Texas
Within minutes my tenure of office
as president of this Association will
have been completed, and I will have
passed on the mantle of this high office
to another. In these fading seconds
mixed emotions well up in my chest.
On the one hand it has been a real joy
and privilege to serve my profession
in this capacity; but on the other hand,
I look forward to once again being able
to divert more of my energies into other
fields. I need to give more of my time
to my family, my practice and to my
church.
Certain ly this office has brought me
many fond memories. I have traveled
over this state from south to north and
from east to west. I have met the profession intimately as only the president
cou ld. It has been an exciting experience
to be entertained in the doctors' homes,
to observe them in their offices, to go
on ward walk with them in their hospitals, and to converse with them in
their di stri ct meetings.
This experience has been too enlighteni ng and joyous to keep to myself. I
hope, in the first part of my speech
tonight, to share with you some of
the hig hlig hts of my visits. Unhappily,
r pos ess neither the eloquence of a
great speaker nor the imagination and
hrilli.1nce of an author, but I will try
t paint <l fair and as realistic a picture
of our profes ion at work a is within
rny .1bi lity .
E.ul one morning, while being e cortcd through ne of our ho p1t.1l in
\Vl~l Tex.1s, the owner asked me 1f I
\'- t're .lCCJU.lJOted \\ 1th Dr. Lav. renee J
l.lllf I .lnswt:red th.1t 1 kne\\ of h1m
hut h.1d ne\er met h1m . My cort flit
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my trip could not be complete without
meeting Dr. Lauf and without going
through his hospital. What a fortunate
suggestion-to meet and to talk with this
doctor who has delivered more babies
than any other physician in America
was a real unique experience. Last year
this osteopathic physician in Lubbock
delivered 1,405 babies. During the last
ten years he has delivered in excess of
one thousand babies each year. It sounds
almost impossible.
Just what kind of a fellow is this
super man? I met him in his two-story
frame office-hospital combination. He nt.,
was very personable and well informed .
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He seemed to have all the time in the ( nt
world and took us through his set-up \q,ucl
and answered all the multitude of questions that I had to ask. He is an unassuming gentleman in his late fifties
who is making a tremendous contribution to the hea.lth care of this west Texas
city. He has a dedication to his profession unequaled. He is a bachelor who
lives in an apa rtment behind his ho pita] above a drug store. A catwalk
joins his apartment and the hospital.
On three minutes ' notice he can come
from his living quarters to the delivery
room .
As we looked through the nursery
window, twelve crib were occupied by
new babies. At the time another expectant mother wa in labor. From our
observation it was obvious that thi
doctor was giving g od bstetrical c.uc
to these women . I wa proud th:1t Dr.
L:luf v. l .1n o -teoplthic phy ici.1n and
1 h.1d to conclude that he w:l! d01ng J
trcmendou JOb.
On another d,l , e.Hl) one morninF,
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as the airplane was pulling up to be
docked, I saw through the window a
familiar face. I had looked forward to
this day with this physician and I knew
that I wouldn't be disappointed. We
loaded into his car and started on a tour
of our profession in this oil rich area.
We went through some beautiful offices that gave evidence of success on
every hand-beautiful furniture, modern
equipment, clean surroundings, efficient
staffs and crowded waiting rooms. This
was more evidence that our physicians
are doing well in every part of this
state that I visited.
About noon we arrived at a modern
county hospital, run by three osteopathic
physicians. This is the hospital in
this county. In the hospital are the wellequipped offices of these three excellent physicians. Certainly, Martin County
has felt the impact of osteopathic care
and every evidence radiated that the
people are happy with this care.
Most of my trip was by air. I arrived
in a new city by the first airplane in
the morning and was met by one of
our physicians, who acted as my guide
and host.
In this same manner I arrived one
beautiful morning in a far west Texas
district. We traveled in luxury, ate in
luxury and slept in luxury this day. I
visited every clinic in the area and went
through three small hospitals, all doing
a great job. In many ways this was an
ideal district because of the fine spirit
of cooperation. Every man was such a
tremendous success professionally and
financially that he didn 't have time to
indulge in the pastimes of some of our
larger districts.
In this district I stayed in the home
of my guide and it was beyond description. The house was beautiful, the furniture exquisite and the layout of every
room most functional. My room was
so plush it was hard to mess it up with
the necessities of living. I say this only
to reveal to you the success of many
of our men. Certainly this man has
worked hard and deserves everything he
has obtained.
We have been training interns in
Community Hospital for the past several years. A numb€r of these wonderful
young doctors, upon graduation, have
gone to different areas of this state to
practice. On my pr€sidential trip I was
hoping to visit them and to see how
they were getting along. It was amazing
to see their success. Modern offices with
waiting rooms full; carrying responsibilities in their district societies ; buying
new homes; raising nice families ; active
in service organizations and church; and
even flying airplanes. How could a man
ask for more?
I could go on for hours relating my
experience as president of our association but will conclude this part of my
speech with one more experience. I was
traveling by automobile, running rather
fast in the rain to make an appointment
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in northeast Texas. I hadn 't figured the
distance was so far. I arrived with a
feeling of being pressed and with a need
for rest, but this wasn't to be my lot.
A tour of another hospital was ahead.
The tour turned out to be one of the
high points of my presidential trip. This
hospital was an oasis in a medical desert.
It was the most modern, well equipped
small hospital that I have ever seen. The
terrazzo floors were polished to a shine;
the hospital was immacu lately clean;
the surgical suite had the best lights,
table and anesthetic machine avai lable;
the laboratory had a flame photometer ;
each room had oxygen and suction
piped in; and the kitchen was completely modern.
I don't have words to adequately describe my feelings. This hospital was a
great expression of one physician's
courage, belief in his profession and
will to work. Certainly it takes an unusual fellow to launch out this way, but
it is another evidence of the vitality of
our profession.
In order to get his thinking right a
man must sometimes be shocked by the
facts of reality. This happened to me as
president. I was traveling about seeing
evidence of material prosperity, social
attainment, professional excellence and
had momentarily forgotten life's deeper
meanings and values.
There was one physician in our profession that I had seen frequently from
afar off, but had never really known
him. I admired him without better acquaintance because he looked professional, he acted professional, he was
handsome and all that I heard about
him was good.
While visiting in an adjacent city, I
was told that he had had a heart attack
and had died. The news was a shock
as it seemed impossible that a man in
his early fifties, at the height of his
career, should die. He was too young
to die and had much yet to contribute.
As President I felt it my duty to attend the funeral and to pay the respects
of his profession. On Monday afternoon, at the set time, I entered one of
the most beautiful churches in the city
of Lubbock, signed the guest book and
took my seat as the organ played Christian hymns. Before us was a wall of
flowers which surrounded a metal casket holding the remains of our beloved
fellow physician. I have to admit that
tears came and my mind changed gears
as I took a very serious look at life.
For a few minutes I looked at myself and at my profession from a different angle. Certainly this physician
had lived nobly and his family could
be assured that his relationship with his
fellowman and with his Maker was
right. But was there a lesson here for
you and me;
1 was impressed by the brevity of
life and by the things of life that are
really important at a time such as this.
I remembered a statement made by the
late President Kennedy one cold January day when he assumed the responsibilities of President of the United
States. "Ask not what your country can
do for you but what you can do for your
country. " This experience and the re-
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membered statement of our fallen president seemed to speak for a change of
philosophy in our day.
As a youth I was impressed over and
over by my parents that I had a mission
to fulfill in life. I was told that I didn't
come to be a parasite, but I came to help
make this world a better place in which
to live. In my high school days, after
having chosen medicine as a career, and
in my college days, I had many noble
dreams of the kind of physician I would
be. I am sure that every physician here
has had somewhat the same experience.
Are our present practices a realization of
those dreams or have we succumbed to
the forces of our society and fallen below our ideals?
As physicians we enjoy many privileges and hold a position of distinction
in our society. Why~ Because the majority of physicians have taken seriously
their mission and have served humanity
,n:,) unselfishly. Today there is a strong
l,.e temptation to emphasize material sue. a cess and to forget that material posses1
sions are not always an indication of
excellence. More than ever America
needs integrity, dedication and compassion in its medical profession. Certainly,
I am not proposing that a man isn't
entitled to material reward for unusual
performance, but I am challenging the
view that materialism is an end in itself.
Where is Osteopathic Medicine headed? The answer is simple. We will determine our own destiny. Many shall be
the threats to our existence. We possess
the strength necessary to win and our
past performances will attest to this . We
need to be busy producing the best
family physicians and specialists that
modern medicine can turn out. We need
an excellence in practice unmatched,
using the best of the past and accepting
the proven in modern medicine. We
must remember that we shall continue
to enjoy certain privileges just so long as
we honor our trust.
Tonight I step down , but I leave the
mantle of the presidency in good hands.
Dr. McCorkle will bring dignity, loyalty
and vision to this high office; and we
can look forward to a great year ahead.
I want to thank Phil, heads of departments, committee members and the
Board of Trustees for their able assistance during my tenure of office. It has
been a thrill to captai n this team.
As I step down as your president,
continue to count me as an active participant of the team. May God continue
to bless and to lead this great profession.
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President's Acceptance Speech
Con,·ention 1964
J. WARREN McCoRKLE, D.O., Mineola, Texas
After reviewing the accomplishrnents
of our p~0fessiol'l, I fed like Ghandi did
on oro.e occasion while observimg a
marching throng of his people. He
said, 'There go my ,pcwple, I must mn
to catch up with them because I am
theiF leader.
I appreciate the membership giving
me the opportunity to serve Oblr profession this year. We will have pwblems
this year, but I am confident we can
meet them. W.e will not solve all the
problems of th€ associatiol'l this y€ar, but
W€ will uLtimateLy solve them by working together. We have been fortunate
in having rn€m. who have served our
profession well. Dr. Phil Russell has
served. as our Executiv.e Secr€taFy for
the past fifteen years and was appoin~ed
by th€ Governm to fhe White House
Committee on AgiBg. Dr. G. W. Tompson has been chain:naw of our insmance
committee for sev€ral yeaFs and has
helped build a good imag€ of our
profession in the area of third party
medicine. Dr. Elmer Baum has se>ved
as chairman of our Public Health Committee and is a member of the State
Board o£ Healtn. He has given uro.selfishly of his time to our profession. Dr.
L. G. Ballard was appointed to the
governor's commission on physi-cal fitness.
An organization has two kinds of
problems: We might designat€ ours as
pwblems of growtn and pmblems of
sucmss. In 1949 we had twenty-three
Osteopathic Hospita~s in Texas. At the
present, we have S·ixty-four hospitals,
of which forty-eight are register€d a;nd
approved . by Blue Cross. The total
number of hospital beds has increased
from four hundred to over two thousand. Total hospital admissioas are
seven times that of 1949.
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We would expect the cnt!Clsms that
have come, b€cause when you afe sucGessful, your eaem.i•es oecome v:oca.l im
their opposition. But do not expect too
much enthusiasm from your friends
either. Remember this, yom fl:iends
usNally lik€ to see you do well-b11t not
too well. Le.t us pttt our cri<tics down
a.s people who sincerdy appreciate om
superiOFity. Let us give them credit for
eM. at.
All that is past is prologue. The objective of the State 0Fganizatiom is to
fw.nction in real service in tfi~ fl!ltur€
to make wo11thwhile the acceH!nplish~
men.ts of the past. If W€ are to reach
this objective, we must move om t0 t : _.
greater service to 01ar patie!i1ts. This re- ~
sponsibility is dearly si'ated in our wn- I a.,
stitutiom in the words, "The objec;:ts of ~
this association shaU !De to promotre the
p11blic fuealth, to etlcourag€ scit5li1tific r€search, an.d to maintain and imp11ove
high staaclaFds of m€dical education in
osteopathic coll€ges.''
We rejoice in the successes of tine
past, but if we are to reach our objectives, we mlilst cor.toonue to bllild our
pmfession from w~tfuin. 1"o illustrate
trois need, we are not presently ready for
an osteopathic medical schoo.l in. Texas,
but im tea years we will be if we contiroue our i.ntemad buildiag. This is not
a matter of money, but of men. W@
must assemble a group of decli·cated
men to form a facuhy for this school.
We can never affo11d to rest on past
accom;plishments. William Wrigley, the
ch€wing gum magaate was riding in
the dub car of am exp11ess train whtm
one of his assistants opened the Saturday Evenin.g :Post to a two-color, twopage spread on Wrigley's chewing gum.
The assistant figured out how many
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packages of gum Wrigley had to sell
to pay for one ad, and the total was
astounding. Showing these figures to
the boss, the assistant asked, "Why do
you keep on making such enormous
outlays for telling people about Wrigley's chewing gum? You've got everybody chewing gum now. Things are
going along fine . Why don't we ease
upon this effort?" Wrigley said, "How
fast is this train going, boys?" One of
the men answered, "Seventy-five miles
an hour.' ' Wrigley said, "It's sure going
along fine, isn't it? Why don't they take
the engine off?" There is never a time
for us to take the engine off. The basic
facts of our profession must be told
over and over and over again.
For many years we, for political reasons and to gain recognition, had to
prove that we were " as good as " , but
this will no longer suffice. We must get
a dear image of our identity as a profession and keep always before ourselves the distinctive contribution we
make to the health needs of our nation.
Our hope of success is confirmed by
Doctor Korr when he says, "The Osteopathic Profession is still, in my
opinion, the logical instrument for catalyzing the transition to the next higher
stage of medicine. "
We are moving out of the philosophica l era of " father image" . Let us estab1ish a clear image of ourselves as modern
representatives of " Ecological Medicine" . Let us note that we have the only
chools that are emphasizing the training of family physicians. We stand on
the threshold of being tested as to the
validity of our policy to remain sepa·
rate and distinct as a profession. We,
as D.O.'s must adequately demonstrate
openly to the public our sincere belief
and grasp of the osteopathic concept,
which has been so ably presented by
Dr. Pearson. It is more urgent than
ever that this concept be demonstrated ,
not only in office practice, but also in
our hospitals.
At no time in our history has this
profession been held in such high esteem by the officials of foundations,
federal and state health agencies. Thi s
respect and stature has been obtained
through the sincere and honest projection of our image, of our endeavors to
promote public welfare, of our insistence
upon remaining a separate and distinct
profession.
We must be careful not to make the
mistake made by others in confusing
scientific and political medicine. If we
confuse these two, it can only be to the
detriment of both. Let us simply say we
have been striving for recognition ; we
now have it. It would be a sobering
question to ask, " Do we want recognition merely for recognition's sake or
because we have something to give I"
In working for success in the past,
the attacks of our critics have not hurt
or hindered us. They cannot in the
future either. The only people that can
hurt our profession are the good D.O.'s
who believe in all the right things but
never do anything about them. I would
ask each of you to give us your support
this year that we may move successfully
toward our objectives.
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LOCAL ANESTHETIC IS ANSWER
Broken Leg Almost Proves
Fatal to Woman Patient, 84
By
BROOKS KELLER
Fro m the FoRT WORTH-TELEGRAM , April 2, 1964
Mrs. Annie Sanders, 84, almost died
of a broken leg.
Mrs. Sanders, of Vian, Okla., suffered a cardiac arrest as she was being
given anesthesia for surgery on her
broken right leg in a Fort Smith, Ark.,
hospital on March 14.
In cardiac arrest, the heart either stops
or quivers ineffectively.
The doctors quickly gave Mrs.
Sanders external cardiac massage and
revived heart action within a few minutes, thus preventing brain damage or
loss of life. Her surgery for that day
was canceled.
Because general anesthesia tends to
depress heart action, a question arose as
to the use of a local anesthetic during
Mrs. Sanders' operation to come.
Her son-in-law, an osteopathic physician of El Paso, had learned the facts
of the injury and was on the scene when
Mrs. Sanders was put back to bed.
He telephoned one of the staff of
bone specialists at Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital to inquire if they could
operate on the leg using a local anesthetic instead of a general. Yes, he was
told, this is common practice with
people in this age group.
Mrs. Sanders was brought to Fort
W o rth Osteopathic Hospital in an ambulance arriving late on the evening of
March 15 .
After pre-operative care by internal
med icine specialists at the hospital here,
~ h e was taken to surgery on M arch 18 .
Because of her age and the experience
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in Fort Smith on the operating table,
she was kept under the closest watch
by the anesthetist.
The surgery was uneventful. Because
of the local anesthetic, the patient was
able to talk freely with the bone surgeon
as the operation progressed. He said
later that this was a factor in building
confidence and assurance.
The doctor inserted a bone nail with
five screws for immobilization. The incision required was seven inches at the
side of the hip joint and upper part of
the femur-the big bone that runs from
hip joint to knee joint.
X-rays were taken to assure proper
length and position of the nail, and
proper reduction of fracture . The incision was then closed and the patient
put in the recovery room. Two hours
later she was moved to her own room
in the hospital.
This technique reg u i res no cast,
leaving the patient free to move her
leg. The physical therapist or nurse can
carry the leg through a normal range of
motion without pain. This permits the
patient to be in a wheel chair and to
carry on most normal activities except
full weight bearing.
Bone specialists here estimate that she
will be able to bear full weight in three
to four months .
She was dismissed from Fort Worth
Osteopathic on M arch 25 and took a
plane the same day to El Paso. She will
recuperate there under care of her sonin-law and his staff .
May, 1964
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The Fire in the Furnace
by GEORGE W. NORTHUP, D .O .
The story is told of a little boy who,
with the imagination of the young,
said to his father, "Daddy, I wish you
would make more reg isters all over the
house so that it would be warmer. ''
Daddy smiled . " I think that what we
need, son, is more fire in the furnace."
As each of us pursues the responsibilities of professional life, we often
wish for more people to share in the
work to be done. In this respect, divisional societies are no different than
individual members.
Organized osteopathy frequently bemoans the fact that it has too few
workers in the field. The charge is just.
Yet, another charge that can be made
is equally just. Too many of us who are
working need " more fire in the furnace."
The challenges and opportunities for
service through organized osteopathi c
medicine were never greater. To be
sure, many more people should be
offering their services. Yet we cannot
escape the fact that our progress would
also be accelerated if those of us who are
committed to organizational responsibility and leadership were to increase
our fire.
A parallel problem exists. Too often
those of us who are serving dissipate
our heat in criticism and complaint. The
truth is that the osteopathic physician
has less to complain about tod ay than
he has had at any time in the profession's history. This is not to deny our·
problems and discords. Rather, it is to
affirm our increased need for positi ve
action, motivated by positive philosophy.
Patience and time are our greatest
aids in the solution of our problems.
But neither patience nor time will be
sufficient unless those of us who have
accepted organizational responsibility
stop complaining about the activities or
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inactivities of others and make sure that
our own serv ices are as positive and
constructive as our ab ilities permit.
There are no Iimits to the future of
osteopathic medicine except those that
we ourselves place upon it. May our
fires burn brightly in public service
and devotion to the advancement of
osteopath ic medicine around the world.
May we have more fire in the furnaces
of osteopathic organization.
DO Sole Clinician on
HR-12 Advisory Unit
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The only
clinician among 12 professional representatives named to the new National
Advisory Council on Education for
Health Professions (under HR-12) is
the osteopathic member, according to
Washington Report on the M edical
Sciences.
He is Dr. C. Robert Starks, Denver,
orthopedic surgeon. As a past president
of AOA and the Colorado Osteopathic
Association, with service as chairman of
the AOA Committee on Educational
Standards, OPF chairman, and trustee
of Kirksville College of Osteopathy &
Surgery, he is well equipped.
The Council will advise the Surgeon
General on preparing regulations, policy, and review of application grants for
new teaching facilities or replacement or
rehabilitation of existing facilities in
schools of osteopathy and other health
professions under provisions of the
Health Professions Education Assistance
Act (HR-12) signed September 24.
It provides $175 million in construction grants over three years and $30.7
million for new student loans up to
June 30, 1966, plus funds to renew current stud<mt loans.
May, 1964
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May, 1964
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FILM
DOCTOR TO THE TONE AGE
- A 16 mm motton piCture· 28 minutes. Black and "hite, sound. This is
the story of a primitiYe people and the
year-round medical mi sions flov. n by
physician-pilots of DOCARE (Doctor
of Osteopathy Care). The film hows
how osteopathic physicians are aidi_ng
the Ca\c-dwelling Tarahumaras \vho lne
in the mountain of northern ~fexico.
The start I ing existence of these Indians,
their superstitions and customs are memorably documented by the camera. Filmed at the Jnd1an settlement of Sisoguichi
1n hihUJhua, Mexico. Presented by the
American Osteopathic Association in
recognition of the humane sen·ices performed by its member physicians.
CHALLE GE - A
28 minutes.
Color and sound. This film, made in
support of and with the cooperation ?f
the President's ouncil on Physical Fitness, stresses that the chief aim of adult
fitness is de,eloping increased heart and
lung capacity through proper diet. cxernse and physical recreation. Musclebuilding is not the goal. The film abo
points out the need for a physiLi.tn's a_d'ice before undertaking any kind of htnco;s program "The Fitness hJI!engc"
IS :1 challenge to hetter phpical he.1lth
.uHl mental :dertneo;s, It opens "1th rern.trk~ hy President John F Kenncd}
.tnd close' with commcnts hy Cl.lrt:me
"Bud" \'X'dk1nson. hc.td football tlUCh
.It ni\C:f';lt\' of Okl.thom.t .tnd . rcci.d
Cnn,ult.tnt to tht Prc,idcnt' ( oun(ll
THE FITNES
16 mm. motion picture -
PliY~'I
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pi.J.nation of the letters "hi.:h follcm the:
doctor' namL .md the signiilc. nee of
the degree D.O The tilm ~0\ c' .·wiftly
into a~' tsu.lhz.uion of the edUl:ttion oi
an osteopathic phpician. be,!!inning with
his pre-osteopathic college tr.1inin~ .10d
following throu_gh until gr.ldu.ttion. intern hip, .1nd pradi(C in th<. wmmunity.
is ~e­
"Physici.1n and urgeon. D 0
signed particul.lrly for YOL.tt!On.ll ~tud­
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programs of en ice d~l:>~ .1nd i or other
pccial group·.
AMERICAN DO TOR
16 rnrn
motion picture- 281 2 minutes. olor
and sound. This film tells the ston of
the birth, growth. and future go.1b of
osteopathic medicine. It t races the
growth of medicine through the t<.:nturie and estahli-;hes osteopathic medicine a a p.1rt of the continuing de' elof ·
ment of the healing .trts. Fl.t,h-b.tck
depict the contributions of such gre.1t
men a Hippocr.ttcs, Andre.ts Vcs.tlius
and Thoma ydenlum. Befon: t.tking
up the profession as it is today, "AmcriC.ln Doctor" utd1zcs the li\(~ action
screenplay technigue to tdl the 'tor· of
Dr. till' bo} hood, h1s studr of medicine under h1, fathcr and the foundint:
of the fif';t ostcop.tthtc college. Thi' i'
considered one of the hcst puhlic rcl.ttion tools urrently ;\\ .lil.tble to tell the
story of o'teop.tthy 'to the gcner.tlpublit·.
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trate that the training of a physician is
the longest, costliest, and most complex
educational program in America. "For a
Better Tomorrow" is an excellent presentation on the training, requirements
and opportunities for the osteopathic
physician. It is recommended for showings before lay groups, career-day programs, and pre-osteopathic students.
SYMPTOMS OF OUR TIME-A
series of six 16 mm. films. Black and
white, sound. Each 14Y2 minutes:
(1) DRUG ADDICT- Teenagers
"hooked by the habit" and their
effect on society.
(2) ACCIDENT PLAGUE - Examples with impact. See accidents which happen at home,
play, and work - which could
have been prevented.
(3) MEDICAL EMERGENCY A girl - appendicitis - an operation - shows why no one
need fear surgery.
( 4) ARTHRITIS - Aptly termed
the "king of misery," this is the
story of a man afflicted with the
oldest disease known.
(5) ALCOHOLISM-A man "takes
to drink" to escape pressures of
today' s living and finds alcohol
cannot be used as a crutch.
( 6) THE DEMOCRATIC COLDHumorous "do's and don'ts" of
home remedies for colds
America's most common ailment.
Produced as a Public Service by the
American Osteopathic Association, these
films are utilized mostly for teaching of
health programs in the high schools.
They are highly in demand.
RADIO TAPES
EMPHASIS ON HEALTH - Produced by the American Osteopathic Association in cooperation with the U.S.
Public Health Service. Two tapes I PS
Speed 7Y2 minutes each:
Tape #1 - Programs #1-#7
( 1) Heart Disease ( 2) Cancer ( 3)
Accidents ( 4) Pneumonia ( 5) Diabetes
( 6) Common Cold (7) Old Age.
Tape #2- Programs #g_#13
(8) Cirrhosis of the Liver (9) Arthritis ( 10) Tuberculosis ( 11) Ulcer
(12) Overweight (13) Childhood Diseases.
PAMPHLETS
THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
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how he is trained and how he serves the
people. Excellent public relations material for use in the physician's office, hospital waiting room, and for distribution
at vocational guidance programs, career
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each, plus postage.
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Hospital of the Month
The Tex,ts Osteopath it Ph) sic tam
Journal •~ proud to salute lT PLEA ·
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The fount Ple.tsant Cl1nic and Ho.
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ing nxun .tnd ph.umacy on the front
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Pa e 17
Intramedullary Pinning of Fractures
With Rush Intramedullary Pin
by]. W. AxTELL, D .O., Porter Clinic-Hospital, Lubbock, Texas**
Ropes, pulleys, p 1 a s t e r of Paris,
gadgets-you. name it. These nuisances,
and a multitude of others, have plagued
the orthopedist and tortured his patients since the beginning of time. The
relative suffers a traumatic shock as
well, when he first catches a glimps€
of the object of his affections trussed
and swathed fo the point of the grotesque. The physician is a trifle apologetic, and may be on the defensive as
he hastens to reassure the ever-anxious
relative that everything is fine and that
the patient will emerge as beautiful as
ever.
In 1948, Leslie V. Rush changed the
above picture when he advanced his
technique which is known as " the Rush
intramedullary pin technique. " Invalidism, which had always been a very real
problem, as well as the possibility of
residual deformity and loss of function
were reduced to a minimum. Although
nailing has been a fairly common practice for some time, the Rush technique
-utilizing the dynamic force of muscle
pull-is a unique procedure.
It should be made clear that there
is a marked difference between intramedullary nailing and intramedullary
pinning. Nailing, per se, entails the
use of a straight rod, either square or
three-sided, that is driven down the
intramedullary canal. This procedure
might prove satisfactory in the middle
section of the bone where the inside
of the bone is small and tight, but in
the fractures of the proximal or distal
ends of the bone, fixation becomes
poor. In the latter type of fracture, the
use of the nail might be likened to
driving a ramrod down an old Blunder·
buss that is small in the middle and
gradually grows larger on each end.
As it becomes increasingly evident
that improvements needed to be made
in the handling of fractures, new methods were devised for which credit should
be giveD.. An early surgeon by the name
of Kuentscher was higly responsible for
the development of intramedullary nailing in Europe. Drs. Hanson and Street
can be credited with the Hanson-Street
nail, and they became the pioneers of
this work in America. There are no
doubt others that should be mentioned,
but this writer has no definite knowledge of them .
It is very important, in this work, ...~
to know the anatomy of the muscula ts_
ture attached to the involved bone.
Each fracture presents its own intrinsic
forces of muscle pull to produce overlap and angulation. By learning the
forces exerted by muscle pull, the surgeon can learn to use the resiliency of
the intramedullary pin to counteract
these forces. The application of these
principles offers a great deal of satisfaction to the operator in the results
obtained. The greater the surgeon's experience, the broader the application in
this field.
There are several types of cases where
the use of the Rush pin is desirable,
and in many instances it is a life-saving
measure. It is used almost routinely in
aged patients and results in a minimum
of trauma and shock. This method is
used more and more in fractures of
children since it avoids the use of
troublesome casts and prevents the traversing of the epiphysic. In fresh compound fractures, the writer uses the
Rush pin as an immediate procedure;
* *The author wis hes to give ample credit for the ideas expressed in this pa per to Leslie V. Rush,
M.D . and h is fi ne publication on the subject, ATLA S O F RUS H PIN TECH N IQUES.
Page 18
May, 1964
the pin also works well in the presence
of infection. Pinning is delayed only
when the condition of the patient does
not warrant immediate intervention.
The writer has been able to achieve
stable fixation in comminuted, long
oblique, and spiral fractures by the use
of circular wires which are placed outside the periosteum by special carrier
instrument and a semi-open technique
of intramedullary nailing. In delayed
union, healing can be encouraged by
overcoming the muscle pull and allowing fragments to telescope freely, thus
causing compression of the bone ends.
In bone grafting, stable fixation of the
graft can be obtained, thus permitting
active function immediately.
With experience, one can learn to
use the dynamic force of muscle pull
to advantage. This procedure is similar
to the utilization of the superior weight
and strength of an opponent in ju j itsu.
On the other hand, the use of a heavy
rod (as in nailing techniques) to fill
a medullary canal can defeat one because of the dynamic force of muscle
pull. The Rush pin was developed after
a long period of experimentation, in
order to obtain o p t i m u m temper,
strength, proper resiliency, and limited
malleability. It is possible to use the
straight pin in a curved bone, or a
curved pin in a straight bone.
It is important to learn to produce
three-point pressure. By this is ~eant
that there is one force at the pomt of
entrance, in one direction, and there is
another, opposite force against the inner side of the cortex, and an oppostte
force at the distal end of the pin against
the inner cortex. When it is possible to
learn to produce these opposing forces,
stable fixation can be obtamed; th1s
fixation will resist rotation, angulation,
muscle pull, and good compression ~f
fragment ends will be obtained. Thus tt
is concluded that the general surgeon,
general practitioner may ve:y possibly
find the Rush pinning techmques to be
the answer to many of his fracture
~ problems.
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May, 1964
Texas Academy
Holds Meeting
The Texas Academy of Applied Osteopathy held its annual meeting at the
Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas on May
2nd. Officers were elected as follows:
President: Dr. Catherine Carlton,
Fort Worth, Texas
Vice President: Dr. J. W. Money,
Schulenburg, Texas
Sec.-Treas.: Dr. Laura Lowell, Dallas,
Texas
Dr. Paul Kimberly demonstrated specific techniques at each level. He reviewed basic principles for all lesion
correction as taught by the Graduate
Instruction Committee. With blackboard illustrations he showed the importance of "Fryettes Law" for accurate diagnosis of the lesion and the
need of particular positioning of the
joint prior to correction.
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ASimplified Procedure for Permanent
Drainage of a Salivary Gland Cyst
by G. LEROY H owE, D .O.
The patient, Z . F. who is the subject of this paper was in volved in a
one-car automob ile crash on N ovember
23, 1963. H is car overturned at high
speed and caught fire. Fire extinguished
itself before reaching the patient. However, the head of the patient was lodged
partly in and partly through the broken
windshield . Lacerations were sustained
to a severe degree. The patient was in
shock, and the wound s were packed in
sponges conti nuously wetted with aqueous Zephiran until the follow ing day
when the repai r was done.
The Injuries Were:
1. Fracture of Right M astoid Pro-
cess of Temporal Bone, wi th Overlying Laceration.
2. Lacerations (three) right ear, extending from Pinna to External
Auditory Meatus.
3. Laceration of right cheek with:
a. Complete severance of right
Parotid Gland.
b. Complete laceration of right
Masseter muscle.
c. Laceration of cheek entirely
through inner mucous membrane.
d. Extension to area of face below center of lower lip, with
complete laceration of Orbicularis Muscle.
4. Laceration over bridge of nose
through the right Superior Eyelid, with laceration of Orbicularis
Oculi Muscle.
5. Laceration mferwr to lower border of nght side of Mandible,
w1th complete laceratiOn of right
ubmaxillary Gland.
6 everal mmor laceration of sktn
~cattered OYer the face.
The origmal repair healed well. The
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patient was dismissed two days postoperatively. Sutures were removed on
the fif th postoperative day. Three days
later, the patient returned for a recheck.
H e had a large, extremely tender swelling ove r th e angle of the right mandible. T hinking this was an abcess, the
skin over it was locally anesthetized and
drained. O nly clear fluid exuded. Immed iately, the pressure symptoms and
the unusual swelling were gone.
T hree days later, the same swelling
and pain were reported. It was reopened
with complete relief. Again the drainage was clear. The patient reported that
the pain was worse when he began to
eat or drink. He also reported a dryness on the right side of his mouth.
These findings made the diagnosis of
Parotid G land Cyst.
Pathology:
In repairing the Submaxillary and
Parotid Glands, very careful attention
was given to replacing the fragments
of the glands. Then, the capsules were
approximated with 000 plain catgut
suture-interrupted. Apparently, the
Submaxillary Gland healed well, but
the fragments of the Parotid Glands
were not in a good enough replacement
to allow the ducts to establish adequate
drainage from the isolated section. The
saliva produced in this segment caused
a dilation and cyst formatiOn. As we
all know, the presence of food in the
mouth or the knowledge of imminent
food causes the salivary gland to produce or secrete. This added secretion
caused distension of the cyst and pain.
Rationale:
In effect, thts procedure IS a marsupializatiOn. ince there is a function..tl
portion of gland w1thout a duct, the
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symptoms arise as the gland produces
saliva following th€l stimulation of food.
The most obvious sign is dilation of the
cyst by the added fluid. The most outstanding symptom is pain, due to the
distension of the cyst, again after shrnulation by food.
To p.re¥ent distension and pain, a
permanent fistmla must be created and
maintained. This is a method of marsupialization.
Procedure:
The approach is through the oral
cavity, the point of incision must be
chosen carefully in order to preserve
impmtant stmctures. A knife is thrust
into toe cyst from a point superior to
the body @[ the mandible and immediately anterior to the ramus of the mandible. This tract is then enl.arged by the
use of a large hemostat, while the knife
tip is still in situ in the cyst to prevent
k>ss of the tract creat€d. Then, two
rubber drains are placed into the cyst,
in case a single drain might be expelled.
These are left in place for two weelts.
Results.:
Following Femovd ·of the drains, the
fistula or t:lew dhlct has drained. The
cheek has retained its normal contours.
The mouth dryness has disappeared.
There is no pain at any time. The
patient has becm followed for a month
following this s€cond surgery, and a
probe can be passed into the cyst until
the tip of the probe can be palpated
beneath the skin. Complete epithelialization of the new duct is obvious, and
no evidence of stricture is noted. The
continuous drainage of fluid through
the duct is exp€e:~ed to keep the new
duct patent permanently.
Summary:
This has been the report ·of the formation of a salivary cyst and a new,
simplified procedure for the permanent
marsupialization of this or any similar
cyst.
May, 1964
New Administrator at Corpus
Christi Osteopathic Hospital
Colonel A. J. Moore, who .remntly
from the U.S. A£my, assumed
the position of Administrator of th.e
Corpus Christi Osteopathic Hospital on
April 1st. He succeeds Mr. Da¥e Gassiot who has moved to a similar position
in Port Arthur, Texas.
During his 30 years in the Army
Medical Administrative Corps, Col.
Moore served in hospitals in the United
States, Germany, and the South Pacific
area. Prior to retirement he was stationed at Bmoks Army Medical Center,
Fort Sam Houston, Texas where his
wife, Ann, and son, Jack, will reside
until the completion of this school year.
Both Col. Moore and ris wife are native
Texans, he being raised in east Texas
and she being raised in San Antonio.
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HOSPITAL
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
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G . G. PORTER, D.O.
L. J . LAUF. D.O.
J . W . AXTELL, D.O.
HARLAN 0. L. WRIGHT, D.O .
F. 0. HARROlD, D.O.
A ILFRED A . REDWINE, D.O .
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COMPLETE HOSPITAL
AND CLINICAL
SERVICE
An Osteopathic Institution
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Osteopath Scalps Patient
Old fashioned manipulative osteopathy is still practiced, and with a flourish ,
in Texas-at least in District III. Witness the folksey news item in a recent
edition of the Tyler Courier-Times. The
incident took place at Tyler's swank
Willowbrook Country Club.
A large bridge party was being held
at a local club. While waiting for the
players to change tables, there was a
brief wait. An osteopath was in the
crowd and a slightly weary player
asked him to give her neck a few
rubs. The osteopath obliged and, as
he lifted his hands his fingers caught
the edge of her blonde wig, which
went rolling out into the center of
the room.
The short-cropped brunette appeared somewhat startled and, as she
retrieved her blonde tresses from the
floor, uttered, " I don 't know why
they can 't put some kind of a fastener
on these darn things. "-MARGUERITE HERCULES.
Not Fully Accepted As MD's
Ex-DO's Get Bitter Harvest
SAN FRANCISCO-The standing
of .the little md degree issued by the
California College of Medicine has been
called into question by an action of Concord (California) Community Hospital.
Dr. John S. Martino, former DO who
took the M.D. degree, was informed he
would not be accepted on the hospital
staff until he passed an examination on'
medicine and surgery, according to the
San Francisco News-Call Bulletin. He
has refused to do this since it is not
required of other MD's.
Another who had given up his DO
for an md wrote this letter published
without personal name in M edical Economics December 2, 1963: "We DO's
P age 22
in California made too hasty a merger
in an effort to get MD after our names.
Specialists suffered the major setback.
Medical specialty boards don 't recogmze our DO specialty training, so we're
now confined to general practice."
Calendar of Events
June 4-July 8-WESTERN STATES
OsTEOPATHIC SociETY OF PROCTOLOGY, ANNUAL CoNVENTION, EuRoPEAN TOUR OF HOSPITALS AND
CLINICS. Secretary, Marcus S. Gerlach,
D.O., 2015 State St., Santa Barbara,
Calif.
June 22-24-AMERICAN OsTEOPATHIC ACADEMY OF SCLEROTHERAPY,
ANNUAL MEETING, Commodore Hotel,
New York City. Program Chairman,
D.D. Olsen, D.O., 308 Iowa Theatre
Bldg., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
July 18-19- TEXAS SoCIETY OF O sTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS,
ANNUAL MEETING, Hotel Adolphus,
Dallas, Texas.
August 3-6- MEMORJAL CARDIOVASCULAR FouNDATION, Eighth Annual
Convention and Post Graduate Seminar,
French Lick Sheraton Hotel, French
Lick, Indiana. Convention Chairman,
G. F. Pease, D.O., 1001 Montgomery
Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
October 5-8-AcADEMY OF APPLIED
OsTEOPATHY, Annual Meeting, Las
Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas,
Nev. Secretary, Dr. Margaret W . Barnes,
P. 0 . Bin 1050, Carmel, California.
October 5-8-AMERICAN CoLLEGE
OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGE RY, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas Convention
Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Executive Secretary, Mr. Jack Hank, 13942 S. Clark
St., Riverdale, Ill.
May, 1964
American Osteopathic Association
Office of
CARL E. MORRISON, D.O.
Chairman : Cottncil on Federal Health Programs
1757 K. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
March 31, 1964
Washington News Letters
When DHEW Secretary Celebrezze
appeared before tht'l House Commerce
Committee on March 9 in support of the
bill revising and extending the HillBurton Act, H . R. 10041, he noted
the fact that the bill authorizes a requirement that Hill-Burton hospitals
"will be made available to all persons
residing in the territorial area of the
applicant" . The Secretary felt that the
words "without discrimination on account of rae€!, creed or color" ought to
f_e be added, and upon questioning said
, se~ that unless the discrimination ban is
.o expressly limited to grounds of race,
creed, or color, the question of discrimination against osteopaths might be
raised. The Chairman of the Committee
said the recent refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Simkins v. Cone Memorial Hospital (WNL
Mar. 3) makes unnecessary any mention
of discrimination. Congressman Schenck
(Ohio) thought the question of discrimination against osteopaths might be
explored anyway.
It is certain the committee intends to
avoid express anti-discrimination language. Furthermore, unlike the decision
in the Simkins v. Con€! case, the U.S.
Supreme Court in the case of Hayman v. City of Galveston, in 1927,
ruled that it was not a violation of the
Constitution for a municipal hospital to
exclude osteopathic physicians.
Whether the Federal Government
should withhold Federal funds from
hospitals whose staffs are not open to
practitioners of all recognized schools of
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medicine rais·es the question of just how
far it is desirable that the Federal Government go in the assumption of control of public and private nonprofit
hospitals. The reference to courtesy
privileges contained in our statement
to the Committee applicable to our hospitals €!vidences a voluntary attitude of
clean hands on our part.
April 21, 1964
Ocettpational Otttlook for Osteopathic
Physiciam. The Burea:u of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
has regularly included the occupation
of osteopathic physicians in editions
of the Occupational Outlook Handbook
simce 1951. Enclosed is Government lieprint from th€! latest edition, 1963-64.
It is widely used in vocational guidance
in high schools and colleges, State employment service offices, the Veterans
Administration, and other agenci€!s that
provide counseling services.
Office of Civil Defeme. St<mart L.
Pittman, Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Office of Civil Defense), resigned as
of April 1st, and OCD was transferred
to the Office of the Secretary of the
Army with William P. Durkee, former
Deputy to Pittman, as Director of Civil
Defense. OCD was transferred as an
entity and will function under civil control and direction. Col. Louis T. Hackett,
Jr. , who spoke at the AOA Convention
in New Orleans continues as medical
advisor.
HEW. On April 14th, the House
passed without amendment a bill, H . R.
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PLAUDITS GO TO STAFF PHYS10809, appropriating more than $6 billion for the Department of Health, Ed- ICIANS who are contributing tremenucation and Welfare for the fiscal year dous financial support toward building
ending June 30, 1965, of which more and expansion of their hospitals. Staff
than $1 billion goes to the National of Lakeside Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.,
Institutes of Health . The bill contains raised $500,000 for completion of the
no funds for the Hill-Burton program,
new $1.8 million hospital, built withbecause the program is due to expire
out
any tax money or public funds . It
June 30, 1964, unless extended in the
was
scheduled to open this month. Staff
meantime. It is expected that the House
Commerce Committee will act on the of Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital have
Hill-Burton extension bill, H. R. 10041, pledged $65,000 for the building fund
this week and that the House will ap- of a new 52-bed hospital. Fifty staff
prove it at an early date, in which case members of Allentown Osteopathic
it would then go to the Senate and Hospital were saluted in an editorial
funds could be included by the Senate of the Allentown ( Pa.) Call which
Appropriations Committee to be avail- said, "In keeping with their established
able on final enactment of the exten- pattern, the osteopathic physicians and
sion bill. The Appropriations Bill consurgeons who serve their patients in this
tains $85,782,000 for the grant and
loan program under the Health Pro- hospital are paying more than half the
fessions Educational Assistance Act (H. cost of the $1.2 million wing. They
R. 12, P. L. 88-129) . Dr. C. R. Starks have pledged something like $5 30,000
of Denver, osteopathic member of the of the $896,000 already promised ... ct_
National Advisory Council on Edu- and probably will be called upon for ts
cation for Health Professions met in more. Less than two years ago, subWashington with the Council on April stantially the same 50 members assumed oe
,
9-10 to consider policies and regulations. the responsibility for paying more than
All osteopathic colleges have filed letters $500,000 of the $600,000 needed to reof intention to participate in the pro- habilitate and reopen the Northampton
gram and some are expected to complete Hospital. .. To assume a major portion
their applications by the first cut-off of the building costs and pay for them
date of May 15th.
in direct proportion to the patients they
Youth Conference. Translating new serve in the hospital is both unusual
concepts was the theme of the Joint and highly commendable."
Conference on Children and Youth
held in Washington April 5-8. Dr. Harold A. Blood was AOA delegate. He
THE FILM LEADER TO PRECEDE
also attended the second biennial meetTHE opening remarks of the late Presiing of the Council of National Organident Kennedy, in "The Fitness Chalzations for Children and Youth, which
lenge" film has been completed.
was held in conjunction with the Joint
It says:
Conference. The National Committee
rrThe American Osteopathic Associfor Children and Youth, coordinator
ation dedicates this film to the
for the Joint Conference has secured a
memory of our late PreJident, John
grant of $100,000 from the Office of
Fitzgerald
Kennedy, whose perManpower, Automation and Training,
sonal interest in physical fitness
U.S. Department of Labor, for project
for ell! Americans made this film
serving youths rejected for Army enpossible."
listment.
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May, 1964
New Officers -1964 · '65
MRS. H. F. (WILLIE MAE) ELLIOT
MRS. GEORGE G. (DOROTHEA) CLARK
Presidenr
Rockport, Texas
I mmediate Pail PreJident
H ouston, Texas
MRS. M. P. (OCIE) OLLOM
MRS. A. L. (JEWEL) GARR ISON
PreJident-Eiect
New Braunfels, Texas
Vice-PreJident
Port Arthur. Texas
MRS. LELAND C. (GLENDA I LONG
:1\fRS. HUGO ]. (LEE) RANELLE
Secrelar)
Port13nd , Texas
TreaJurer
Fort Worth . Texas
May, 1964
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S.O.P.A. News
STATE
A state nominating committee has
been appointed by the President. Members of the committee are-Lena Huddleston, Mary Huseman (Chairman),
and La Rita Zgabar.
(Harris County)
We held our monthly meeting April
2, 1964, at the McClimans Clinic on
Berry Road. The meeting was well attended and everyone was most interested
in the program for the evening. The
speaker was an instructor for Dale Carnegie and his topic was "Meeting and
Speaking with the Public Daily".
Our Educational Chairman, Earlyne
Funderburk, is doing a wonderful job
in having such good programs. This is
quite evident in our attendance.
Oletta Warren and La Rita Zgarba
were elected to represent our District,
as delegates, at the convention in July.
We are currently having a Scholarship
Fund raising drive. Our drug stores
have been most generous in donating
lovely gifts for this drive and all the
girls are really working to make it a
huge success.
SADIE LITTLE, Reporter
(Tarrant County- District 2)
Our April meeting was most enjoyable and educational. Roche Laboratories provided us with an informative
film entitled "Psychopharmacology In
Action." We were also honored by having Mr. James Peabody as narrator,
which was very aptly done by him and
allowed us a better understanding of
the film. Mr. Peabody held a question
and answer session which was very enlightening to all members and visitors
in attendance.
Our society felt quite complimented
by being given the privilege to sponsor a
booth at the Cook Children's Hospital
Annual Carnival. We selected the fortune telling booth and we feel that OsPage 26
teopathic Physicians will be happy to
learn that "MADAM OSTEO" predicted bright futures for many children.
(Anyone needing his fortune told may
contact Mary Ann W ahoff or Eddie
Linville. Kay Vance is the collector of
fees.) Besides the enjoyment we received from participating in this ca.rnival, we realize that our profits from
the booth will bring happiness to many
sick children who could not be with us .
In some way, we felt we were really
a bigger part of the Osteopathic Profession than ever before and so proud
of it.
Our booth was very colorfully decorated in the usual Gypsy tradition, and
"Mesdames Osteo" were dressed in
Gypsy style.
The May meeting was very interesting. Mrs. Dahlgren and Mrs. Harter,
counselors for a new cosmetics company in Texas gave a very interesting
display. A facial was given with the
Fashion Two-Twenty cosmetics. Our aX
members were taught correct usage of t
make-up which is very important to all pe
women, particularly when they work d
in public, more so in a doctor's office.
Mae Stinnett, assistant to Dr. C. R.
Packer joined our society. We are very
happy to have her as a member.
Kay Starr and Jean Horton, assistants
at the Seminary Clinic were visitors. We
are looking forward to having them as
new members.
WHAT IS A LITTLE m.d . degree
worth? Not enough to qualify for some
hospital staffs in California apparently.
A news item from the San Francisco
News-Call Bulletin January 17 said Dr.
John S. Martino, a former DO "who
was transformed into a full-fledged doctor of medicine is trying to get on to the
staff of Concord Community Hospital.
The hospital won't let him on the staff
unless he takes and passes an examination in medicine and surgery." It adds
that he refuses to do this, because it
is not required of other MD's on the
staff.
May, 1964
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) !NEWS OF THE DISTRICTS 1
District No. One
Our happy and congenial group has
grown by one since the last journal. Dr.
John L. and Helen Witt have become
the proud grand-parents of a baby
daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Witt at Kirksville, Missouri-Congratulations.
Congratulations go forth to Dr. Richard Earl and Sigrid Wetzel on the birth
of their second son, Christopher E.,
born on March 13, 1964.
Lours N . PITTMAN, JR., D .O.
Rep01'ter
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District No. Three
Dan Hale is new business manager
at Coats-Brown Hospital. A graduate of
University of Oklahoma, in Business
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Y ) Administration, Dan was East Texas area
c~ ' representative for Bristol-Myers before
sept coming with the Coats Brown group.
* * *
Dr. Bob Slye took the family to visit
his parents in Ottumwa, Iowa, during
the Easter holidays. They plowed into
that big Easter snowstorm, but plowed
right out again.
* * *
We ran into the Burr Laceys at a
Tyler A.A. meeting the other day. They
say they are still working with those
Se.eing Eye dogs .
Now don't worry about them. They
are helping rehabilitate a patient-friend
who needs A.A. (Incidentally, so were
we) .
* * *
We beg to offer a correction to the
item in last month's District III news.
We said the article about President
Rohr's address was not published. However it was published after the Journal
deadl ine. Thank you, Tyler Courier
Times.
H. G. GRAINGER, D.O. , F.A.A.O .
Correspondent
May, 1964
District No. Eight
Col. A. J. Moore, U.S. Army (Ret)
is th€ new Administrator of Corpus
Christi Osteopathic Hospital. During
his thirty years served in the Army
Medical Administration Corps, Moore
served in hospitals in the States, G€rmany and the South Pacific Area.
B€fore retiring he was stationed at
the Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort
Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
Col. Moore is married and has one
son, Jack. Moore was raised in East
Texas, and his wife, Ann·e, in San Antonio.
A reception for the Moores was held
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Dwight
Hause, April 4, 1964.
District VIII held a joint meeting
April 5, 1964, with the Auxiliary, and
were very proud to have as visitors, Dr.
and Mrs. Loren R. Rohr, and Dr. and
Mrs. George Clark from Houston. Dr.
Rohr spoke to the members of the District and the Auxiliary jointly. The address was most inspiring and certainly
enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Dorothea Clark later met with
the Auxiliary and the meeting was a
great success.
Officers of District VIII were installed and they are as follows:
Pres. -Dr. Glenn Kumm, Aransas
Pass
V. Pres. - Dr. Richard Pullum, Corpus Christi, Texas
Secretary and T re a s tt r e r - Dr.
Dwight H. Hause, Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Word is out that Dr. Richard Pullum
is working on his multi engine flying
license and has been looking over some
Boeing 707's-what's next for Dick?
DAVID l. BRUCE, D .O.
Reporter District VIII
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TRANQUiLIZER ADDICTION is
becoming serious and common enough
that it m1ght call for another government report and warning to all citizens,
a Kentucky researcher suggests. Several
popular tranquilizers can be habit-forming and intoxicating when taken to excess, says Dr. Peter Knoefel, chairman,
Department of Pharmacology, University of Louisville, as reported in Health
Bulletin. In particular he cited over-use
of barbiturate sleeping pills.
A STEADILY INCREASING PORTION OF AMERICANS' INCOME is
going for medical care, the Health Insurance Institute reported in confirmation. In 1962, latest year for which
figures are available, the proportion had
risen to 5.7 % of income (or 6.2% of
all spending) as compared with 4.1 %
in 1948. Preliminary estimates for 1963
indicate there was another rise.
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TEXAS ASSOCIATION OP: OSHOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS, INC.
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DISTRICT 2
Ern es ~ J. Sachse, Fort Worth
James R. Leacli, For t Worth .
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Charles A. Kl-i ne, Fort Worth .......................... .
Lawr ence A. Wills, Fort Worth
Bobby GeM Smith, Arlington
IHS'FRICT 3
John S. T tlrner, Can t<m .
B. K . Fleming , T Y:ler
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Robert Hamil•~on, Mahlank
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K . E . Ross , Tyler
Dr . J . M. Sl\y, Sta nton ...
D r . J . D. Bone, Midland
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Ji>IS'fRICT i
Ben W. Rodarnar , AmariJ.lo
Rohler t E . Clayton , Groom ...
J. Pau l Price, Dumas ...... .
Richaxd E. Wetzel, Ama rillo
DISTRICT 4
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.. .. T reasurer
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.. ................ ... .. President-Elect
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DISTRICT 5
~ ug e ne T. Zachary, Richan lson
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Frank J . Bradley, Palla,s
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David B. Greene , Dallas ....
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Ronald H . O wen-s, H u tGhins .......................... ............................................................ Treasu cer
Dr . G ora on A. McClimans, Houston
Jo s~b E . Wolpmanl) , Houston
Dr . J. E. Beny, Houston ........
D.r. L esteF I. Tavel, H ous ton ....... ..
Dr . John R. H oFan, Hol!lston. ......... ..
DISTRICT 6
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DISTRICT 7
Dr. Richard !]: . Tamez, San Ant0nio ..
DF. Baxter D . D. Greer, San Antonio
Dr. W. D. Schader , San Antonio ..................... ..
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DISTRICT 8
Dr. M. Glen Kumm, Aransa s Pass
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D r . Richa r d W . Pullum , Corpus Christi
Dr . D wight H . Hause, Corpus Chris ti
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Dr. Daniel Leong , El Paso
Dr. HarVey :D. Smith , El Paso
Dr. R. C. Valdivia , El Paso ...
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DISTRICT 9
C. Duane T isdale, Moulton .....
J phn C. F Federick , Schulenburg
H. F. Elli0t, Rockport
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John H . Boyd, L ouise ........................... ......... .
Dr. Max M . Stettner , Lubbock
Dr. William G. Castle, Lubbock
Dr. Richard M . Mayer , Lubbock
. Secretary -Treasu rer
................. Presiden t
.. ......... Preside n ~-El ect
.. ........ ...... Vice President
. S ecre tar-y -T Jreasurer
DISTRICT 10
P vesident
....... Presiilen t-Eiect
___ .Secretary-Treasurer
DISTRICT ll
DISTRICT 12
D r . Auldine C . Hammond, Beaumon t
Dr. Lynn F. Fite, Nederland .................... .
Dr . Paul D. Siefkes, Groves
............ P r es·i de not
.... ........ Vice President
..Sec retary-Treasu.r ex:
................... P vesident
.. ........... President-Elect
.. ... S ecre tia r.y-T r.e asure r
I;>ISTRICT 13
B<~.nham .....
....... ........... .. ........ President
Dr . K enneth G. White , C<>mmerce ......................
.. ....................... Vice President
D r. Roy G. Math-ews , Wolfe City
------------- --- -----------.--------- ------------ Seere tary
Dr. Patrick Mar tin , Commerce .............. ..
--- -- ------- ------.... .....Treasurer
D>o. Jack R . Vinson ,
DISTRI'CT 14
Dr. Mabel F. Martin , Weslaco ..... ..............
.. ....... President
Dr. Ralph H. Moore , McAllen .
...... ......... ............ . ....... Vice Pres ident
Dr. Joe Suderman , Pharr .......... .................. ...........................
.. ............... Secretary--Treasurer
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