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Bert Brown
TEEN OF THE WEEK
Westfield Teen Hopes
To Be Family Doctor
By Joe Hiett
Among every crowd
there usually, hopefully,
can be found that In
dividual who possesses
qualities that sparkle as a
finely cut gem among
stones of lesser worth.
Such is the case of Robert
Watson "Bert" Brown,
17, whose ideas and
dedication to the future
raise him a cut above
those who live only for the
present.
Ever since he was first
able to consider a career
choice, Bert Brown has
wanted to be a doctor.
Not a specialist, but a
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family practitioner.
When he was about six
years of age, young Bert
cast his lot toward the
medical field, and still
plots his course in that
direction.
Bert is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert W.
Brown of 1112 Kenwood
Drive. He has a younger
brother, Alan- 15, and a
younger sister, Mary
Jane- 10. They attend
First Baptist Church.
Also on the premises is a
young but rapidly
growing cat called
"Tiger". The cat is
yellow with white stripes.
(Hmmm. Bert never said
what kind of "cat".)
The tall, slender young
man (6-1, 165 pounds) Isa
rather quiet fellow, but
has the respect of his
teachers and classmates.
Bert is 1977-78 Westfield
senior class president. He
was junior class vice
president and on the
Mayor's Youth Advisory
Council last year. Bert
has been in the Key Club
since last fall and is
current club president.
He admits to a B plus
average and lists
Government taught by
Florence Harrison and
Physiology taught by
Jackie Marshall as his
favorite classes. His good
grades are needed for the
tough years ahead
seeking an M.D. degree
and Bert realizes he has a
long, hard decade in front
of him.
Currently on Friday
nights Bert Brown can be
seen playing defensive
safety and split end for
the WHS Hornets football
team. He likes defense
better than offense and
even enjoys practice. Ole
Number 22 also serves as
the punter and even is
listed as the backup
quarterback in case the
starting signal caller is
injured. He has competed
in football in the ninth,
tenth and twelfth grades.
Admittedly the sports
minded sort, Bert plays
forward on she Hornet
varsity cagers. He let
tered last year, after
playing B-team
basketball in the ninth
and tenth grades. "I
emjoy playing defense,
and one reason I guess is
that my shooting went
sour last year. I was
always pretty good of
fensively until a year ago,
but I'm working on it and
hope to find my touch
again," Bert says.
Basketball practice
begins on Sunday af
ternoon tollowing
Westfield's final football
game (against Tatnall
Square Friday week).
Bert has played varsity
baseball three years and
lettered each time. Again
this spring he plans to
play. In 1975 and 76 Bert
played first base, but
shifted to the outfield last
season, where he gained
a "rep" as a good picket
man.
This summer Bert
spent a week in
Dahlonega in northeast
Georgia as one of the
Boys State represen
tatives from Perry as
chosen by she local
American Legion Post.
The Perry native en
joys Allman Brothers
music and all outdoor
sports. He worked this
summer at a fastfood
place on Sam Nunn
Boulevard.
"Yes, I do want to
practice medicine as
close to Perry as
possible, and here if I
can. I've lived in Perry
all my life, like to help
other people and want to
stay in this area," Bert
Brown affirms. Lef's see,
now, in about ten years,
Perry will gain a much
needed family prac
titioner. And that doctor
will be one of its native
sons.
Heard
Club
Meets
Heard Homemakers
Club met in the home of
Mrs. Pearl Thompson on
Oct. 19th. There were 10
members present. In the
absence of the President
Mrs. Myra Willis, Mrs.
Thompson presided.
The group gave the
Pledge to the Flag. Mrs.
Thompson gave the
devotional and Mrs.
Wood, the prayer. Mrs.
Williamson called the
roll, read the minutes and
gave the treasurer's
report. Mrs. Worley
brought to the attention of
the club the needs of the
Home for the Mentally
Retarded in Warner
Robins and the club voted
to donate $25 to one of the
girls. Mrs. Carroll
Spaulding is director of
the home and has invited
the club to visit the home
any time.
Mrs. Wood read an
article on the "Uses ot the
Papaya Melon" both
nutritionally and
medically.
There was a meeting in
Sept, hosted by Mrs.
Anne Smith which was
not reported due to the
reporter's vacation.
Mrs. Thompson served
delicious refreshments
during the social hour.
The Nov. meeting will be
with Mrs. Worley.
In September
Occupancy Perry
Hospital Up Over’76
In the month of Sep
tember 1977, the Perry-
Houston County Hospital
showed a dramatic in
crease in patients and
revenue over the same
month a year ago. Last
Wednesday night at the
county Hospital
Authority meeting in
Perry, vice chairman and
finance committee
chairman Barry Jones
revealed that Perry
Hospital averaged 29.2
patients per day in the 45-
bed facility, up from 22.1
in September 1976.
After showing an
operating loss of around
$1,500 in September of
last year, Jones said the
Camellia
Show Set
The Fifth Annual
Camellia Show sponsored
by The Middle Georgia
Camellia Society in
cooperation with The
Garden Club of Georgia
will be held at Massee
Lane, Headquarters of
The American Camellia
Society, on November 5-6,
1977. The theme of the
show is "The World-
Camellia Travelers".
The handsome
Williamsburg Head
quarters building
and the building
displaying the Boehm
birds, one of the largest
collections in the country,
will be open. Show hours
are 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on
Saturday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sunday. There is no
charge to see the show or
any of the other things of
interest. Massee Lane is
located on Highway 49, 6
miles south of Fort Valley
and 3 miles north of
Marshallvllle.
Hospital netted $22,000 in
revenue over expenses
last month. The per
centage increase in
patients was over 22
percent, he added.
By contrast, the 168-bed
Houston County Hospital
in Warner Robins fared
worse than in 1976. In
Warner Robins, average
daily census was 90.3
patients last month, as
compared with 106.3 in
September 1976. As a
result Warner Robins
hospital showed a
breakeven month.
Jones predicted the
Warner Robins facility
would return to its
usually higher census and
better financial status in
October. For the com
plex's fiscal year which
began in March, Jones
said the books show the
two hospitals $75,000
ahead of last year's
figures, and added that
all bonded indebtedness
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is being met on schedule.
"The Complex is In
good shape so far this
year. Os course we can
see problems ahead If two
or three bad months are
experienced. But our
administrative personnel
is obviously doing a good
job in money
management," Jones
stated.
Present at the
Authority meeting were
Chairman Glynn
Greenway, Jones,
Authority members
Eleanor Granum, John
Lovejoy, Don Parkinson,
Jim Ray, and Grover
Hicks. Board members
absent were Terry
Horton and Billy
Beckham. Also on hand
were Executive Director
Charles Hall, Associate
Director Max Poole,
Perry Medical Staff chief
Wayne Hulsey, board
attorney George
Kushinka and executive
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secretary Debra Griffin.
Dr. Hulsey said the
Medical Staff recom
mended the provisional
appointment to staff of
Dr. Afroz Rahman, the
appointment of Dr.
Charles Dean, and the
reappointment of Dr.
Hulsey, Dr. Ed
Strickland, Dr. J.R.
Arnall, Dr. H.E. Weems,
Dr. J.L. Gallemore, and
Dr. A.G. Hendrick.
Recommended for
consulting privileges
were Dr. David Harvey,
Dr. Lamar Pilcher, Dr.
Gerald Bohannon and Dr.
W.A. Bootle, Jr. Courtesy
privileges were
recommended for Dr.
Luthor Raynor and Dr.
G.V. Raghu. The dental
staff reappointed in
cluded Anthony DeLoach,
William Jerles, and C.E.
Graham. All recom
mended appointment
ts were accepted by the
Hospital Authority.