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(This is one of a series of
historical releases by the of¬
fice of Georgia’s Secretary Jr.) of £
State, Ben W. Fortson,
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Stale Marks Crawford W. Long
Discovery Date As Fame Con¬
tinues to Grow
The controversy as to who
first discovered the value of ether
as an anesthetic waxed long and
furiously. In recent years Dr.
Crawford W. Long of Georgia has
finally gotten credit from all
competent historical judges. On
March 30, another anniversary
of the discovery by the famous
Georgia country doctor was ob¬
served with appropriate activi¬
ties here in Georgia. It is hard¬
ly likely, however, that enough
respect is yet shown to the mem¬
ory of the man who made it pos-
pible to save many a life that
could not have been saved with¬
out the use of ether for opera¬
tions, and who has spared mill¬
ions more of the intense suffer¬
ing that would have been their
Jot.
Born in Danielsville, Ga., in
1915. Crawford W. Long enter¬
ed Franklin College, which has
since become the University of
Georgia, in the early 1830s as a
lad of 14 an dwas graduated
with honors. He began his pro¬
fessional career as a teacher but
was drawn toward medicine and
attended Transylvania Universi¬
ty in Kentucky, and then the
University of Pennsylvania from
which he received a medical de¬
gree in 1839. After a start in
surgery in New York, he set up
an office in Jefferson, Ga. (Jack-
son county). It was there that
his long unheralded successful
operation was performed on Jas.
Venable, from whose neck Dr.
Long removed a tumor without
pain through anesthesia. Long’s
discovery had come about almost
by accident and went unreported
to the medical profession, there¬
by allowing later successful
practitioners to get the jump on
him in the matter of getting
credit, for such a world-chang
ing thing. Long had gotten his
■idea for the try with the sul¬
phuric ether by watching the
unusual effects of “laughing
gas” which was commonly used
in demonstrations in those days.
Not having nitrous oxide, he
used the ether ;and it answered
anesthetic purposes even better.
In later years, Long settled in
Athens and practiced surgery
th^re. He now sleeps near the
which drains the Red
Hills he often trod. The site
the place where the famous
was performed was
far from the town square in
It has been claimed
the operation was done out
the open: and souvenirs were
from a mulberry tree that
stood in the vicinity.
A fow die-hards in the North
attempt in vain to deny Dr.
W. Long of the rightful
for his historic perform¬
The verdict of history as
“Who discovered anesthe¬
now clearly names Long;
the United States govern¬
honored him for it with a
postage stamp of the famous
Series issued in 1940
p“' 5 *--’-u S or| bv James A Farley
at Jefferson when he was Post¬
master General and on a visit to
Ceor-ria. Dr. Long has been hon-
rted in many other ways also.
A well known oil painting of the
erea* G«oreian by Lewis C Gregg
hangs in the Trust Company of
Georgia Building in Atlanta
Another famous painting is in
the State Capitol. Still anohter
bv Richard Lahey of the Corco¬
ran School of Art, is In the office
of tuo armv surgeon general at
Washington, with porrtaits of
other noted American scientists.
There is a monument at Jeffer¬
son, Ga., and a seated statue in
Statuary Hall in the U. S. Capitol
at Washington. DC. Crawford
W. Long Hospital has been nam¬
ed for him. Dr. Frank K. Bo-
Jand. of Atlanta, prominent for
many years in the Crawford W.
Long Memorial Association, has
recently completed a biography
of Long. Long was 26 years old
when he made one of the great¬
est discoveries of all time. Every
erv new year brings a firmer es-
eablishment of his fame for this
discovery and additional activi¬
ties in his memory. The date of
Dr. Long’s first use of ether as
an anesthetic w r as March 30,
1842. He used it in many opera¬
tions thereafter. He first no¬
ticed the pain-deadening effect
on young men taking part in
bruising play.
A recently completed portrait
of Dr. Long by Gregg, quite sim¬
to the one which hangs in
Floral Crest News
Mrs. R. G. Peterson
Last Sabbath was a big day
for the Floral Crest community,
as it ale”m was th eday that the Col
le g ed in is te rials t u d en ts too k
over. Elder C. E. Banks, teach-
er of Evangelism at the College, :
came with them and gave the |
morning sermon. Mr. and Mrs l
Herman Ray, also from the Col-
lege, were here and gave us some
lovely duets on their marimba
both for the Sunday School and
church.
At noon we spread our dinner
m the south side of the church
away from the cool wind that
was blowing.
A number of friends from oth¬
er places were here and enjoyed
,the day with us. The following
names were recorded: Eld. C E.
Banks, E. L. Griffith, Mr .and
Mrs . Herman Ray M-- and Mrs
Donald laid West and family, Mr.
Forest West, Obed Graham,
Laura Bell Self, Lucille Graves,
Prof. H. A. Miller, all from Col-
legedale; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gra¬
ham from Suck Creew Moun¬
tain; Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Now-
fand from Chattanooga; Lyle
Grey, Betty Peek. May Ricka-
baugh, Mrs. Gladys Headley and
Alfred Braden from Wildwood;
'Johnny Reeves, Long Island ; Mrs.
J. S. Gass, Mount Olive; Prot.
and Mrs. Bottoms from the Ml.
View School at Bryant; Budd}
Wilkinson from the Airforce
Hazel Wade and Velma Midhnl’
from Cleveland, Tenn.; Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Chastain, Mr. and
Mrs. Chalmer Chastain and A
W. Fitch from Collegedale.
At 2 o’clock we gathered again
in the church. Eld. Banks gav-'
a short talk on Christian Music
and then the following program
was given: Marimba Duet, Whis¬
pering Hope and Brighten the
Corner Where You Are, by Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Ray. Little
Joy Ellen Ringer sang “Take the
Whole World, But Give Me Je¬
hus.” The Juniors, “He Lives.”
Musical Saw, “Church In the
Wildwood,” Alvan Graham. Mix¬
ed Quartet, “Happy Day,” Flora’
Crest Quartet. The Floral Crest
Juniors, “Glory Song.” Accordi¬
on Solo, “Take Up Thy Cross,
May Rickabaugh. Duet, “Only a
Touch,” Laura Bell Self and
Lucille Graves. Piano Solo,
Prof. H. A. Miller. Prof. Miller
is the piano teacher at College-
dale. Solo, “There’s a Wideness
In God’s Mercy,” Mrs. Donald
West, accompanied by Mr. West’s
violin and Prof. Miller at the pi¬
ano. Marimba Solo, “Rose of
Sharon,” and “Nearer My God.
To Thee,” Hermon Ray. Congre¬
gation, “Good Words” and “The
Sweet Bye and Bye.” Solo, “Thou
Calling,’ Lyle Gray. Marim¬
Duet, “Hallelujah To the
Mr. and Mrs. Ray. Duet,
Have You Counted the Cost?”
; ‘ r fUnia Page and Lucille Gra¬
Congregation, "Under His
Violin Solo, “In a Mon¬
try Garden,” Donald West, ac¬
by Prof. Miller. So¬
“In the Hour of Trial,” Delice
Duet, “It’s Almost
For the Lord to Come,” Mr.
Mrs. E. C. Graham. Solo,
It Was You Who Invited Me
Prof. Miller wrote the
to this song, so he played
sang it. Closing Song, “God
With You ’Til We Meet
sung by the congregation.
The day was enjoyed by all and
hope to have another such
in the near future.
LAKE WINNEPESAUKA
PREPS FOR WEEK-ENDS
Mrs. Minette Dixon’s attract¬
ive Winnepesauka Park is under¬
going its annual pre-opening
fresh-up. The regular routine
repairs and paint jobs are well
under way.
While the official opening is
set for April 30 and May 1, the
Park will offer two week-end
previews, April 16 and 17, and
April 23 and 24.
On Easter Sunday afternoon
there will be a big Easter Egg
Hunt for the Kiddies with prizes
for the Gold and Silver Egg.
Winnepcsaukah’s huge outdoor
Swimming Pool—a big summer
drawing card, due to its wonder¬
ful supply of pure fresh Spring
water which is supplied by 35
large springs flowing 5,000 gal¬
lons of water per hour—goes into
operation April 30 for its 35th
consecutive season under the
same management.
the Trust Company of Georgia
Building, was presented to the
Academy of Medicine of Fulton
County and unveiled on Craw¬
ford W. Long Day. March 30th.
The donor of the new portrait is
Dr. Thomas J. Collier, who has
done much toward the develop¬
ment of anesthesia in Georgia.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949
Ranger’s Report
By: J. C. Pace
Your Protection Unit has an¬
swered a number of forest fire
reports within the past few davs.
^ ve8t Jt burned atl °n reveals °ut from that uncon- these
‘ „ T ““ fi re ? Where land wa
"
b ' g P re P ared „ for spring plant-
ing ' When the value of the tlm '
b >r tbat ls dama £ ed is added to
the COSt of planting the cr °P' the
margln of profit is nar rowed, for
Umbcr iS a cro P; t0 °- In some
f. scs it is a neighbor’s
tr ° P ,bat is dama S ed because of
Komeones carelessness -
No one would think of riding
ovi r his own corn crop or his
neighbor s corn crop with a mow-
ing machine and dest roying the
When fire sweeps through a
forest. It not only damages this
year s fibber crop but trees that
would have been harvested in
future years. With these thots
in mind, we easily see that it is
worthwhile to protect our own
timber crop, and that we are act-
ually obligated to our neighbor
to keep all grass fires under con-
trol so that we will not damage
his timber crop
Mr. F. J. Pullen, our District
Forester from Rome, visited our
county last week.
Smokey Savs:
BuPn BRUSH CAREFULlV-
A CALK CAY IS THE BEST
time have help tools
WATER HAND/i
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No need lo burn u l s i.I lorcst al
llie same lime. 1 j .< and set thal
only lire bru,h burn*
Hooker News Items
Mrs. Thelma Bell
Mrs. J. E. Brasfield has been
to Memphis. Tenn., on ac¬
of the illness of her moth¬
i
Bessie Mae Moore of Slvgo
Tuesday night with Helen
Mr. and Mrs. John Rose arH
of South Carolina are the
of. Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weldon.
Drew and Mrs. Mae Has-
visited relatives on Sand
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hamill of
were guests of Mr.
Mrs. J. J. Adams Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hibbs and
of New England spent
with Mr. and Mrs. Gra¬
Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tittle, Miss
Tittle and Mrs. Lilian i
attended a play, “King of
at the First Christian !
in Chattanooga Monday i
Mr. George Romanoff of Jack-
Fla., was a guest of Mr.
Mrs. Roland Kirchmeyer re-
Mr. and Mrs. John Croze and
Drew attended a ball
at Flintstone Sunday.
Mr. William Pressley of Tren-
visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Saturday.
Hooker, Slygo, Morganville and
Methodist Churches
have a Sunrise Service at the
church Easter morn-
at 6 o’clock. Rev. Monmil-
pastor of Trinity Methodist
in Chattanooga, will be
guest speaker.
IN MEMORY
Our Loving Mother, who Died
April 18, 1948.
year has almost past.
We miss you so yet.
seems only yesterday I could
your sweet voice. We know
are gone to rest.
Sadly missed by your daughter,
Mrs. Grady Hawkins.
New England News
Mrs. Mary Patterson
Miss Martha June Derryberry
Mrs. Mary Kaiser and family
«pent Saturday night with rela-
tives in Chattanooga.
■ Mr. and Mrs. George Crumley
had as guests Sunda y afternoon
Mrs. Kriss Avery and Manuel,
Mr - and Mrs - Joe Lee Tatum, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Derryberry and
Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pavne
and baby, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Beasley and baby,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brock and
baby visited Mrs. Lizzie Weath-
ers and family Sunday after-
noon,
i Mr. and Mrs. Ezra. Ott and
family spent Sunday with rein¬
j tives on Sand Mountain.
!, i day L,ndla Wlth Betty ,f 15 ™ Derryberr5 1 T k hurs ' '
j 11 nice to sse such a large
I™"* co ™" g out to Sunday
Scho01 and Church now.
Mrs. Charley Gold spent the
wee ^ end with relatives in
‘Huntsville, Ala.
! Mr - and Mrs - John Paines had
as Sunday afternoon guests Mrs.
Fuby Duncan and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lemons of Alabama.
Sh IpFT! NpWS
By Anna Marie Moore
1 Mrs. Lewis Moore is ill. We
hope for her a quick recovery,
i We see that Mr. and Mrs. Her¬
bal Pennington and children
have moved into their new
home.
.. ... haVe
moved into their new home.
1 Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Moore, Jr.,
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Daniel Sunday.
1 Miss Dollie Gray and Pet. R. C.
Avans were married Friday
night.
We are sorry to hear that Mr.
C. L. Moore is still on the sick
list and isn’t recovering very
fast.
I Jimmy Tripplett and two
friends were visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Moore Sunday,
i Miss Dola Ann Lynn of Chat¬
tanooga spent last week end with
Miss Freida Moore.
1 Mrs. Morris Miller has been in
the hospital very ill. She is now
recovering rapidly.
Miss Betty Smith of Head j
River spent Sunday night with
Miss Gwen McKaig.
Miss lone Bradford spent Sun¬
day night with Miss Anna Ma¬
rie Moore.
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Tuberculosis and Diet
Everybody knows a “food fad¬
the amateur dietician who
reducing menus for
friends, relates just horn to
iccu a a cold or ut tells you yuu what w
to prevent greying hair
Unfortunately, som p tim' , s sh Q
do considerable harm if her
is taken seriously. Amo r ’ rr
more dangerous “food pre-
of such a person ts
“sure cure” for serious ill¬
She will te*Il a tuberculous
how to cure his illness
diet with the sanm assurance
if she were t°lling a child how
tie his shoelace
There is no s°t diet or anv on^
item whi~h can “cure” tu¬
despite som° supersti¬
and fals' 5 notions about t,h n
of tuberculous patients
still exist.
The basic treatment for tuber¬
is complete bed r a st un¬
medical supervision in a san¬
The diet of a tubercu¬
patient in the sanifoHum is
to fit his part,icui« r
There are no “jnatrio”
on his menu. His di°t is
well balanced one, adeauato in
value and in vitamins
build his strength and
“ammunition” for him
fight his disease.
Pom Q of the old florins shout
diet of tuberculous patients
outmoded. Once it was be¬
that the tuber ulous pa-
should drink as many
of milk as he could hold
people used to claim that
quantities of raw egvs
to the patient’s cum
know now that these foods
the right amounts and at th°
times, are important in the
diet, but not to fl-w pv.
of other nourishing foods.
At one time, the diet of a tu ¬
patient was main)”
at “fattening him up.” F~ ,
stuffed with fattening foods
the exclusion of foods valu- j
in protein, minerals, and
Furthermore to much
is as inadvisable for th~ i
patient as it is for
else.
In brief, the doctor—not web-
friends—is the one who i
best what foods his pa-
should have, and what
and at what times.
To clean scorched food from
cooking utensils, boil
vinegar water in the con¬
and clean with fine steel
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TIMES BUILDING —TRENTON, CEORCIA
Pre-Season Opening
Lake Winnepesankah
APRIL 16 AND 17
♦
BIG EASTER EGG HUNT
(For Kiddies 12 Years and Under )
Sunday Afternoon, - 2 P.M., April 17
All rides, concessions, Miniature Golf, row boats
open. (Pool opens April 30)
ROAST-HAVE FUN
April week-day school picnics can be arranged
by calling 81-6316
PARK OPENS WEEK-END OF APRIL 23-24
Grand Opening Saturday, April 30
Sunday, May 1
