Newsletter [April-June 1977]

              Past NC State Auxiliary Leader Chairs the AuxUiarfan Program
THE 40th ANNUAL SHC ASSEMBLY
North Carolina hospital volunteers hosted
the volunteer segment of the Southeastern
Hospital Conference held at the World
Congress Center in Atlanta, April 6-8. As an
additional compliment to our state volunteers,
and our own WLCH Auxiliary, Mrs. Ann
Marvin, past N. C. State Auxiliary leader,
and past president of the WLCH Auxiliary, was chosen to Chair the program committee for the volunteer segment of the
conference. Mrs. Marvin shares credit for a
successful program with many state auxiliary
leaders and Mr. James C. Harris, Executive
Director of Southeastern Hospital Conference.
Programs planned this year were of a
different nature than last year. Mrs. Marvin
presided, and welcomed the Auxiliary mem
bers to the conference. Mrs. R. H. Rush, then
introduced keynote speaker, Mr. W. Daniel
Barker, Administrator, Crawford W. Long
Memorial Hospital of Atlanta, who spoke on
"Volunteer Awareness". Next on the agenda
was a program of "Community Involvement of
Hospital Volunteers", with Mrs. Dean White,
presiding. Topics included "Legislative issues
affecting health care", "Public Relations",
"Blood Procurement Replacement", "Disaster",
"Helping Hand", and "Health Careers".
For the first time, teenage volunteers
participated in the program. Mrs. F. B. Young-
blood presided and participants were Miss
Sandy Stoneback, President Teenage
Volunteers, J. F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Florida; and Miss Tamy
Friday, President Teenage Volunteers, Doctors
Hospital, Sarasota, Florida. Topics were "Participation of Teenage Volunteers as Part of the
Local High School Program" and "The
Teenage Volunteer in an Investor Owned
Hospital". After Mrs. Dorothy Richards spoke
on "Unique Patient Services", the volunteers
broke for a luncheon. They were entertained by
a choral group from Oglethrope College in
Atlanta. Generous door prizes were given at the
luncheon. Each of the eleven states contributed
one gift to be used for a door prize. Being the
host state, N. C. Volunteers donated many gifts.
The volunteers joined the entire SHC group
on Thursday evening for the annual party.
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass enter-
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GREENSBORO, N. C.
WESLEY LONG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
APRIL-JUNE, 1977
GOVERNOR HUNT
BORN AT WESLEY LONG
On May 16, 1937, 4:16 a.m. at the Wesley
Long Hospital on Elm Street, Dr. Cater was
delivering an 8 lb. 2 oz. baby boy, born to Elsie
and James Hunt, Sr. Who would have thought
at the time they were delivering a future
governor of North Carolina? The Hunt family
was actually living in Burlington at the time but
were visiting relatives in Pleasant Garden that
weekend. Dr. Cater was Mrs. Hunt's physician
and she had chosen to come to Wesley Long.
Young Hunt lived in Burlington with his
family until February 1939 when they moved to
Raleigh. The Hunts moved again in August of
1940 to a farm in Wilson, N.C. where Governor
Hunt grew up and learned first hand about life
on a farm. By the time he was in the fourth
grade, he was helping on their dairy and
tobacco farm and coordinating his school work
with violin lessons. It was during this time he
and his family attended a wedding in Pleasant
Garden. While visiting relatives there, Young
Jim Hunt amused himself with a pony ride.
Unfortunately while riding, the pony stumbled,
"Jimmy" was thrown off and his arm was
broken. He was taken to Wesley Long Hospital
where his arm was set in a cast.
By the time he reached eighth grade, "Jim"
took an avid interest in his agriculture class at
school. It was through his agriculture
instructor's encouragement, that he was introduced to parliamentary procedures. He learned
the procedures well and when he opened the
General Assembly as Lieutenant Governor, his
agriculture teacher was present to observe him
put to practice what he had learned in the eighth
grade.
Hunt found time to play trumpet in his high
school, while remaining active in the FFA
Program (Future Farmers of America). For
one of his FFA projects, he purchased his first
registered holstein dairy calf. After earning his
Masters Degree in Economics from North
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Governor Hunt at his graduation from UNC-CH Law School. Graduating the same year from
UNC-CH was his wife Carolyn, and his first cousin Dr. Thomas Henley, who is presently a member
of our Medical Staff at Wesley Long. Also pictured are Governor and Mrs. Hunt's son, Baxter, and
their daughter, Rebecca. The Hunt's now have four children.
WLCH Patients
Express Their Views
My father has been a patient at your hospital
for some weeks now. I would like to thank you
for the great attention, care and concern that he
received and is receiving at your hospital.
I would like to especially thank the nurses
and aids for their attention, care and great
concern.
It is such a joy to know that my father is in
such capable hands.
Larry McClure
I want to thank you for the excellent care I
received while with you. Everyone with whom I
came into contact from the admitting room, the
lab technician, X-Ray specialists, to the cashier
who released me, was unfailingly efficient and
pleasant to deal with.
I was especially impressed by the atmosphere
and morale of the (nursing) staff. Their gentle
care when I needed it, their ability to take an
interest in their patients, their unflagging cheerfulness and friendliness, the way they worked
together, impressed me greatly; and I am sure
contributed to my rapid recovery.
I feel that Greensboro is fortunate to have a
hospital such as Wesley Long.
Edward Burrows
We were traveling through your city when
our son became ill, we at random picked your
hospital from the telephone directory at 12:00
at night; we were given directions by your receptionist, received very well upon reaching the
hospital. I just wanted you to know that we
appreciate so very much your hospital taking
care of our six-year old son; when you are away
from home, especially at midnight and not
knowing anyone at all, it means so much to be
received as we were by all your hospital
personnel.
Joan Thomson