The Bastrop Advertiser and The Elgin Courier (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. [18], Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1942 Page: 2 of 40
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BASTROP ADVERTISER. BASTROP. TEXAS
COMBINATION EDITION'
ELGIN COURIER, ELGIN, TEXAS
DR. JOE V. FLEMING
GENERAL SPRAG1NS
IS ASSISTANT
DIVISION CHIEF
One of the recent arrival* at Osrr;
Swift for duty with the .'5th Di-
vision was Brig. Gen. R i-rt L-
Spr*gms. assistant division comman-
der, who recently rttumed f-ora Ha-
waii where he was on duty on Dec-
ember 7 when the Japs exaeute-i
their sneak attack.
General Sprag-.n.* was chief of staff
of the 24th Divi .on in Hawaii ar.d
was commended for bravery and ef-
ficiency in act! n during the Japan.
e e attack. He also holds the Trea*-
or/ Department Medal of H nor f r
bravery beyond the call of duty in
connection w:th his rescue, in 191*
of two soldier,* from drowning .a
Lon^ Island Sound.
During World War I he w&s maj r
and acting chief of staff of the 101st
Division. He spent four months 'i
France and Germany with the 1st
Division. Returning from Ge -man>
after serving with the Army of Oc-
cupation he remained w.th the 1st
Division until 1922 when he went to
Panama as chief of -taff of the At-
lantic Defense Sector and executive
of the I9th Brigade. He returned •<
the States in 1925 and attended th
Infantry School at Ft. Bennirg, the
Command and Ger.eral Staff Sen 1
at Ft Leavenworth and the Chemical
Warfare School a*. Edge* i Ar- r-
a'.. N. J. He w^nt to Hawaii in Mar 5
1939 and remained there until recen-.
General Spragins is a native of
Huntsvu.e, Ala., wnere he was oorn Fleming hospital - the materialization of Dr. Joe V. Fleming's vision
November 12, 1>90. He was graouat- ,.f a n,c<jerT. hospital with superlative equipment to furni*h the highest
ed from the U. S. Military Academy t ."pe of service to the people of Elgin and surrounding communities. Dr,
at West Point in 1913 a-'.d served with i Fleming came to Eiglr. in 1934 and his practice grew rapidly. He ha- the
the Second Division at Galvesto*:. | training and background that fits him admirably for the po-.tion as head
Texas and with the Funs ton Expedi- j f ieming hospital.
tion to Mexico in the spring f 1914 j ——— —
He remained in this service about se-
ven months and served on the Texas
border in 1915-1916.
His family consists of his wife and
three sons. Mrs. Sprmgins and the!r
youngest son, Stewart, 15, are living
in Austin. Capt. Robert B. Spragin;
is serving with the 19th Infantry in
Hawaii, and Charles Spragins, 19. :a
at Union Springs. Ala., where he is j
awaiting appointment to West P int. {
Elgin Has Fine, Modern,
SpLendidly Equipped Hospital
Firming hospital. Elgin's modern
air-conditioned hospital plant, equ.p-
vi with the lati .-t ar.d be.-t ir.stru-
•r.vr.t- furnishings, etc. was founded
n 19 * Built of finished cream
hollow t;le along graceful, dignified
li-• - w.tr. annex for r.vgro and
MvXican patients to the west, reach-
i .* a covered concrete walk, the
r.i-.'ii! building is of handsome ap-
j trance. The f ur plate glass
c rr.tr- of the building together with
the insulux glas.- brick section in
* - ■ front wV.-lir.e aid materially to
•.« general attractiveness and also
permit a flood of diffused sunshine
to ' r rhter. the ir.ter.or.
Originally there .re 5 patients'
rooms, completely furnished, but
d-e to the increased demand for
h >p italization and popularity of
this hi -pital. by 1942 it became nec-
e--ary to enlarge its facilities ar.d
more especially so when the great m-
fi ix of construction people swelled
our population to almost double.
An annex was planned and
rushed- to completion. This ^a?
vf frame construction and ad. ••ir.v :
the main building on the south or
rear, reached through connecting
corridors. This addition enlarged
the bed capacity considerably s.nce
it consisted of two ward? of 4 beds
each and four private rooms, com-
plemented with a receiving room and
other essential space to form a
modern efficiency unit to the main
plant.
May 15th, in commemoration of
National Hospital week open hou-e
was held for friends to visit the new
annex and hundreds who had not
attended the formal opening of
Fleming Hospital proper in 193e.
were present to go through and
off, r tor.grat - .ation.s to the far-
seeing. dynamic young physician and
founder. Dr. Joe V. Fleming.
Altho n< t as large a- many, El-
gin's Fleming Hospital is o ne a-
mong the finest in the southwest.
The thorough and personalized ser-
vice rendered by the *taff person-
nel has also played a major part in
its success.
The large operating room is com-
plete with gas machine for giving
four kinds of anaesthetics which may
also be used for resuscitation. The
laboratory is completely equipped
for diagnostic work and equipment
is on hand at all times to administer
oxygen to pneumonia and other
type- of cases where i: may be re-
quired. There is a Physiotherapy
room where ultra violet and diather-
my treatment- arc given. The large
el« trie sterilizer and auto clave
for sterilizing instruments is one of
the most modern of its kind. The
iate-t improvements to the hospital
is in the new X-ray department
which has recently been revised and
equipped. The new machine is a
Picker, the latest type heavy-duty
: machine, which will take ail types
•of pictures as well as give super-
ficial X-ray treatment and all types
of fluoroscopy. There is also a
complete mobile unit for giving
treatment.- and making pictures at
the bedside as well as i.i the surg-
ery.
There are the regular and emerg-
ency examination rooms and a love-
ly nursery for the Fleming-born
babies. A convenient ar.d compact
kitchen, with built in cabinets, etc,
where well planned meals for ther
patients are prepared.
In the roomy basement is the
I hospital's own laundry fully ejuip-
ped to turn out crs.-p, fresh, sterili-
zed linens as needed.
The grounds are spacious and
beautifully .andscapeu and bloom-
in.' plants at most all seasons en-
hance the natural beauty of the
modern tile building.
Elgin is indeed proud of her hos-
pital and it is an asset which has
'proven wo*th all the worry incurred
in making it a reality.
NOT ALL LUNATICS
Hitler was making a tour of a
German luaatic asylum. All the in-
mate.- lined up and, as soon as the
Dictator app> -red, stood smartly to
attention and gave the Nazi salute.
All, that is, except one man at the
end of the line.
"Hi!" screamed Adolf. "Why
aren't you saluting?"
"Don't be silly." said the man,
"I'm one of the guards here not one
of the inmates!"
—FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS—
Money talks! United States De-
fense Savings Bonds and Stamp*
shout "Victory!"
GENERAL TWADDLE
30 YEARS IN ARMY
Maj. Gen Harry L. Twaddle is
commanding officer of the 95th Di-
vision. which will be activated at
Camp Swift.
With the arrival of General Twad-
dle Camp Swift assumed new life and
activity and a? cadres for the 95th
arrived the tempo of the military re-
servation underwent a rapid step-
ping up.
General Twaddle and Mrs. Twaddle
have taken living quarters at Smith-
viile.
The division commander is 54 years
oid ar.d has been an officer of the
Army since 1912.
He was bom June 2, 1888, ;n
Clarksfieid. Ohio, was graduated
from Ossining, N. Y , high school i.i
1905, and received an electrical en-
gineering degree from Syracruse
university in 1910.
Commissioned in 1912
From 1910 to 1912 he was an elec-
trical engineer for the National Elec-
tric Lamp association. His army car-
eer began in 1912 when he was com-
missioned as second lieutenant. He-
served in Alaska from 1914 to 391s,
and in 1917 and 1918 he was com-
marder of Fort Gibbon, Alaska, the
Army's most northern post. He com-
pleted arrangements for the accept,
ance of men drafted in Alaska in
1918, during the first World War,
then served in the 153rd depot brig-
ade at Camp Dix (now Fort Dix> N.
J., where he was in charge of the
training of a group of about 800 of.
ficers and 10,000 men in 1918. He or-
ganized and conducted the first con-
valescent center in the United Sta-
tes, at which more than 3.000 men
wounded in France were accepted
and discharged.
A graduate of the Army's infantry
school in 1920, its command and gen-
eral staff school in 1923, the Army
war college in 1925, its field artillery
school in 1933, chemical warfare
school in 1935, General Twaddle serv-
ed as instructor at the infantry school
in 1921 and 1922, instructor in tac-
tic* a- the command ar.d general staff
school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
1927-23. was on duty with the War
Department genera! staff in 1926 and
1927 and since 193* He revised the
War Department's mobilization plan
and d w up the forces to be mobiliz-
ed under the selective service law in
1940.
CIVILIANS MAY FACE
CLOTHING RATIONING
Tell the folks back home to go
easy on clothing, because, according
to Joseph L. Wainer, deputy civilian
supplies director of the War Pr -
duction Board it is probable that
clothing rationing tan be avoided this
year but, he declared, "there is no
certainty about next year."
Mr. W ainer spoke at the mid-year
convention of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association and news of his
statement was carried by the national
news services as a warning to the ci-
vilian population.
-— o
—FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS—
Let freedom ring on Uncle Sam's
cash register! Buy U S. Defense
Bond* and Stamp*.
THE ENTIRE STAFF OF
Fleming Hospital
EXTENDS A
WELCOME
TO
Officers and Men
OF
CAMP SWIFT
We join the many merchants, business and professional men of Bas-
trop County in wishing you a pleasant stay at the new army training
post. We know that every effort was put forth to insure maximum
comfort, and we know your new home will be greatly appreciated
by officers and men alike. When in Elgin, we would appreciate a
visit from you. Come in, and get acquainted. Our facilities are at
your disposal.
Fleming Hospital
ELGIN, TEXAS
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Standifer, Amy S. & Smith, J. O. The Bastrop Advertiser and The Elgin Courier (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. [18], Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1942, newspaper, July 23, 1942; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236864/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.