NEWS OF THE BLUES JUlV 1959
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BLUE CROSS OF FLORIDA, INC. BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
532 Riverside Avenue Juiy of 1944 ...... this was when it Jacksonville 1, Florida all started. Blue Cross of Florida, Phone: ELgin 5-5411 Inc., was officially born. Our first Reporters full fledged office was in the St. James Mavis Campbell, Surg. Claims Building (Cohen's Building, Upper l\1artha Harvey, Subs. Ser. photograph). l\1arion Fisher, Enrollment Ina DeVane, Records Expansion soon saw us move out of Eleanor Adcock, Transfer there to the Robert's Building on Eunice Turner, Telephone Adams Street, which has since been Julia White, Services torn down to make more parking faci Louise Perkinson, IBM lities for downtown Jacksonville. We Mickey Williams, Cashiers moved out before the wreckers went to Mary Bell, Billing work, however! Kay Goodell, Medicare Yvonne Gaskins, Non-Group Looking for mo re space, this third Connie Coniaris, Hosp. Claims move was to the Seminole Building Robert August, Print Shop on Forsyth Street (Lower photograph), which we outgrew in less than a year. Claudia Danson - Editor In search of more space, we moved COVER: Executive Director H. A. Schroder Dave Mancini - Consulting the Services Department to the Buck and Assistant Director ]. W. Herbert Editor smile proudly as they realize Florida man Building on the corner of Hogan Blue Cross celebrates its 15th year, and Forsyth Streets. Next -nove saw John L. 3entley - Printing the Enrollment Department, Repre sentatives, and the Claims Department (Continued on Page 2}
1 To the left is the not-so spa cious area occupied by the R ecords Depart ment a few y ears ago. Below, a more modern and spacious de partment of today.
'B~\J (Continued from Page 1) Emmett Kelly, world famous circus clown for many years, was a main attraction at the Florida housed in the Atlantic Bank Annex Blue Cross Party, celebrating the one-millionth Building, with the Subscribers Service day paid by BC for Florida Subscribers. With Department and the Executive Offices Clown Kelly are two children from the Variety remaining in the Seminole Building. Children's Hospital in Miami, where the party To the right, we see the IBM De was held. partment as it was eight years ago, long before the 650 made its ap As of April, 1951, we all got back pearance. Below is the IBM De together again when we moved in to partment, complete with the 650! our new Riverside Avenue Building. \q/\b Uany employees met other fellow em ployees for the first time.
And as the next five years rolled along, we found ourselves getting real chummy .. ;;;;; .. ;departments got larger and desks moved closer to '\q~ gether. Then on June 9, 1959, we found ourselves with elbow room once (Continued on Page 5)
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To the left we see the Board Room as it appeared (Co ntinued from Page 2) in 1951. Compared to the dd decorating scheme, the more. The extension to the other \qsi new appearance (i:E low) is quite an improvement. The building gave us the full length of the carpeting, drapes, chairs, block from Riverside Avenue to l\1ay and the 'long waxed table Street. add to the glamour of the room. 19so As part of the Tenth Anniversary celebration of Florida S lue Cross, a milestone was reached.
Mrs. Anna C. Kimrey, an employee of \q58 the Southern Bell Telephone Company, was presented a certificate for being A proud memory for Florida Blue Cross! Shown the 450,000th subscriber to the Florida here are (left) C. DeWitt Miller, President of Plan. The award was made by C. Florida Blue Cross from Orlando, and W.E. Arn DeWitt Miller, President of Florida old, Executive Director of St. Luke's Hospital, Blue Cross, Orlando, and W.E. Arnold, Jacksonville, as they present a certificate to Mrs. Anne C. Kimrey, Southern Bell employee, Honorary Chairman of the Board and "qsri who was honored at the Tentk Anniversary party Executive Director of St. Luke's for Florida BC, for being the 450,000th Subscriber Hospital, Jacksonville. to Florida BC. Mr. Arnold was the first president of Florida Blue Cross.
Pretty cramped quarters for the Key Punch operation in 1951, weren't they? Below we see the area the Key Punch operation requires now.
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---- - __ , .. . r.~, - I ~ It's a sure thing that Beulah George of the Records Department will_ ~ot Above we see Beulah George and her Husband Mike forget for many months the exciting as they board the S.S. Yarmouth. They are holding •·- times she had on her vacation! several of the straw bags they b rug ht while in Nass aµ .
Beulah and her husband Mike spent four glorious days touring Havana, saw the famous Havana cigar manu Cuba, and Nassau, Bahamas. They factured, in addition to touring a rum left Miami aboard the S.S. Yarmouth factory. With a big grin, Beulah said, June 8. They arrived in Havana the "Those of us on this tour were allow next morning. ed to drink as much rum as we wanted. The guide had to actually force some Some of the interesting things that of the tourists to leave." Beulah and Mike saw were the Catho lic Church and the Industrial Capitol, which is similar to our , own Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. They One of the biggest thrills was the famous Tropicana night club. Dining, dancing, and a floor show made t)le evening complete. "The natives w~re just beautiful in their colorful cos tumes," commented Beulah. She also raved how much she and Mike enjoyed the Latin American music.
" Nass au is a rich man's pa radise," Blue C,011 Today says Beulah. She explained that everything in Nassau is •more expen sive than in Havana. While in Nassau, she did buy six s traw bags, which she saw ma nufactured by the natives. 1959 Here Beulah and Mike are dancing to the Latin American music played at the famous Havana, Cuba Night club, the Tropicana.
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BEFORE ...... snd ...... AFTER One will have to admit that it is Have Ca,, ...... unique to collect cars. Lambert's four cars are a 1926 r,1ode l T Ford, a 1935 Chevrolet Master DeLuxe, a 1936 Chevrolet two door Master De Will Collect luxe, and a 1958 Impala Chevrolet. The '58 Chevrolet is for his personal use, but he does admit he drives the old ones once in a while.
Before the new filing system for paid With the new open-shelf s ystem, paid Lambert Eulenfeld smiles proudly as he claims was set-up, it took two people to claims are much easier to find, and it is stands beside the newest car of his four locate a claim. Here, Frazier Sinclair quicker. Therese Rouselle from the Re car collection, a 1958 Chevrolet Impala. from the Stock Room, and Cinda Mosley cords Department demonstratP.s how the from the Records Department begin the new process works. The new system re search for the claim in the file box. quires only one person to locate a claim. Until a few years a go, a one-car family 1935 CHEVROLET al~· a~a I: t a t al{! t't\~ ~f t't\~ 1z 1,,.~ ,,I 1 was the thing. It seems lately that ?~J. r ,,,.".,~. ft,, ,~lll~J.ij ,,,,.1,ri"r1 ~,, I ~,, '- ".,~. l '?I more families have the ever popular t (3 I:At'tf~R ~ a.I ri ~~t'tt~r, second car! If the need ever arises l ~ t'fA\zt,,.k 1,,. lJ \~ l 1,,. N,_ for a family to have four cars, Lambert 3 ~,~ f r ~ ~,~ 8, ".,~. ~\ I~r ~ Ii~ rl I}~ ".,~. , ~ ~,, 3 ".,~, ![I \ Eulenfeld will be prepared! With business trends going more paid claims are filed upstairs for a modern these qays, the Records De period of four to eight months. After Lambert doesn't have four cars for partment is keeping ri ght in step. that, the claims are t~ansferred to the that purpose. He just collects them. Although the Records Department is downstair files. They are kept there He will sell one if he can make a under the supervision of Mattie God for four years. After that period, the profit from it, which he has done sev win, it was through the combined 1926 MODEL T FORD claims are destroyed. eral times, prior to the purchase of efforts of Mrs. Godwin and C.0. Lang the four cars he has now. ston, head of the Services Department, At present, only the 1958 paid claims that a new filing system for transferred are on the new shelves. Until more The Model T is the latest addition paid claims has been established. shelves are cleared of the old system, the claims for 1954-1957 are still to his collection. Right now, Lambert Until a bout four months ago, all paid filed in the boxes. is in the process of restoring it to BC-BS claims, after an eight month its original appearance. He gues ses The Claims Department makes good waiting ·period, were filed in boxes in ~ he will spend about $200 on the re use of the files. When requests come the stock room. Now, a new s ystem storation of the antique. He hopes to in for information on a claim, or when is being used, which is called an drive it in parades. He just recently a doctor or a hospital calls to see on 9pen-shelf filing s ystem. joined the Jacksonville Antique Club. what date a claim was paid, the files 1936 CHEVROLET (Continued on Page 11) According to Mrs. Godwin, all current are quickly referred to.
8 9 FOR Tff E.... BIJLLE TIN BOARD >~ oo •~• ~@ [X)@~[f) •lJ £~ ~[X)£OO@rn~ ~rn~rn~~ •~ IBM Oepatfmenl girls for two weeks, as their husbands 7J £ llrn ~M[;)~~OO •[;)rnoo 00£ llrn ti\@JM~1J[t¥Jrn~1J were on a two week training mission at the National Guard Camp in Geor- gia-...... Wedding bells will be ring- ing sometime in the near future for Florida Blue Cross Plan will present major reasons behind this increase, Bobbie Doster. She recently accepted in a public hearing July 17, before the Mr. Schroder explained, were the higher an engagement ring from Nicky Under State Insurance Commissioner, Ed cost of a day's stay in the hospital wood ••.•••..•• E lean or A dock and her ward J. Larson, the facts behind its and an increase in the length of stay son, Jerry, spent a wonderful week in request for an increase in rates. This for the average subscriber patient. He LaGrange, Georgia, visiting relatives increase, which averages 20. 7% above pointed out that Blue Cross operating present rates, is intended to become :JJ, ••..•••••• Jean.i e Pangle recently spent expenses since 1956 had decreased a few days in St. Augustine. effective on October 1 of this year. from 7.8% of income to 6.2%, indicating Nell did some boating on her vacation! that the Plan has done everything in Here's just part of her family in the boat. Setviceg Oepatfmenf its power to hold present rates. To the left is her son-in-law, Alex. Nell Lee Griffis' daughter, Wanda, was is in the center, while -her husband, In his presentation, r,1r. Schroder re "Pappy," is to the left. Granddaughter graduated from Robert E. Lee High ported that under its present rates, the Mary Jane, 9, just had to peek her head School last month ...... ;.Bob Townsend non-profit prepayment program had an Florida Hospital Association, which in to the picture too! has returned from two weeks of active underwriting loss of $72,000.00 in the sponsors Blue Cross, will be re duty with the Air National Guard at Nell Gardner had an enjoyable trip on first five months of this year, and presented at the Public Hearing by Travis Field, Savannah, Georgia ...... her vacation this year. She and her cited the continued rise in hospital W.H. Arnold, Administrator of St. A week's vacation was spent in the husband went to Norfolk, Virginia, to costs as the principle reason for its Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville. Mr. see their sor., who stationed there in North Carolina mountains by c.o . deficit operations and the need for the Arnold states that much of the increase the service. They then went through Langston • Most of the time was spent higher rates. Mr. Schroder said, "In in hospital bills was due to advance the Blue Ridge Mountains to Franklin, at Flat Rock, near Hendersonville 1956 the average cost per day's stay ments in the practice of medicine Tennessee, to visit their daughter. •••..••••. Edna Mathis' vacation was in the hospital paid out by Blue Cross which result in more care being re They fished and boated! spent at home, resting up from her registered at $19.12. This figure rose ceived in the hospital today. These Medicate Depa,tmenf brother's wedding. to $21.69 by the end of 1958 and has better services are running up the Suhgctibetg Setvice Oepf. climbed since then." bills along with the increased costs Barbara Padgett's birthday party hospitals are faced with today in Listen to this one! Ruth Sodeck and turned out to be something of a supplying their services. Blue Cross Louise Atkinson were both house family reunion ...... Mr. Pate enjoyed of Florida is now protecting 875,000 hunting. Ruth was doing hers while his Father's Day weekend at home in Floridians and in 1958 paid $15,306,- on her vacation. Well, Louise came Orlando with his wife and son ...... 422.47 to hospitals for their care. The Louise Gregory's daughter r,1arlene in with a clipping one morning, saying The presentation revealed that in the last time Blue Cross asked for an spent a week in Burlington, North she was going to look at a house that two year period covering 1957 and increase was in 1956 and before then Carolina, visiting friends and relatives. sounded like it was just what she 1958, there had been an 18 .1% increase in 1951. wanted. In the meantime, R uth had in the amount of money needed to pay et Ttangf Oepatfmenf the same idea, and we don' t need to the average claim on a Blue Cross The hearing was held at Tallahassee. Joyce Witt, Betty Jackson, and Ethel tell you what happened. Yes, Rut subscriber in the hospital. The two Leverock were a lonely threesome of (Continued on Page 20)
11 10 them the idea's been over done. In fiction this may be true ...... in actual life ...... we doubt it ...... nonetheless, I Edwina, the student, did marry Joe Thronton, the teacher ...... driving 11 school teacher, that is. Edwina has been married to Joe for over six years. She explained that Joe operates a driving school. She enrolled to learn how to drive. No explanation needed •. !
~- Most of Edwina's spare time is spent listening to records. She has mostly original sound tracks from Broadway musical shows. she tries to get to I New York City at least once a year. ;.·;. ...~ .... --:.• '. ••~ She has already made reservations for p'4,~ ,.: ::,~:: -·~,·-·.· ... \] 9 ' ; : •;.• ·:. !'"f,.!~:-:.;•;, •. ,..,. Joe and herself to be in New York the { ..... ~~ •. ,_!'.·.•. '1•it c.· ✓ ".•.·~~~... -: ..~;. ~...... -..:~'.i.:t:~.. j / second week of September. They plan ' ~i;• • j -~- ... ;:•:~-'!••:-::•··~#·-..;;;: =.. •••• • ••• •-.:.· ...: ..._ .,: ...... :.!'I.:•~ ·~ to do some shopping, as well as take ,•• ; .. •....!.;~z..:,-• . .,;., .. 1t,-.:.:~-:~~!=i-•1i.: ~..! " :;:••'•'"••:.. ;.•.1-:-::.~"'l'..•:~:1,•:-·-··•·· ••:.~- .. :•••.· in as many Broadway shows they can f-ftt~·{;:.Ji~ . / "';'.'"' ;~ •-;-: -~ -- ·--, ...... ,.._ ;;•,. ..;;, ::-;-•; .. :,:.,:•.... • :~"· Dish washing time 1 Edwina and Betty ~-:-:!'!":._;;; Collins make this chore seem like it's ;..;.:~~s~ : fun. Do you think everyone seems as ~_:;;:£__,,:...------happy as they do, when doing dishes? Edwina gets a lot of enjoyment from sew ing. She spends a majority of her week end time snipping and cutting! squeeze in to one week, by attending matinees and evening performances.
Edwina's weekends mean rest to her! All the things a secretary does to she does what she feels like doing. help her boss, these you will find Sometimes she' 11 go downtown and shop. "I look at more than I could our Personality of the Month, Edwina J Thronton, doing for Mr. Schroder, the ever buy," she admitted. She has a new sewing machine, so a lot of major of which is the taking and re her .weekend time is spent making cording of the Board minutes. Schroder's secretary. he came b new summer clothes. to Florida BC, so did she. She has For 17 years, Edwina has served Blue been here 13 years. The sound track fro·m the Broadway hit, Betty Collins, who moved here from Cross loyally. She has been secretary "The Music Man," brings a smile to New Orleans when Edwina did, shares to Mr. Schroder for all of those years If someone were to suggest a song, Edwina and Joe's faces as they recall a river-front apartment with them at too! She originally began working for play, or book to you about student the wonderful show from last year's trip
Blue Cross in New Orleans as Mr. marrying teacher, you'd probably tell to New York City.
12 13 ~- t:~1(t, ~t/lVfW FA[lS\\(\f FIRST TRY AT SEWING August, 1959 ---=.:...- 13 years Cecil Rivers, Subscribers Service 8/ 21/46 CANOLE PROVES SUCCESSFUL Sara Sloterb eck, Personnel 8/ 29/ 46 For June 10 years Jim Hughes, Miami 8/3/49 Instead of beginning with an apron, or 8 year!/ Elva Batten, Claims 8/ 27/ 51 something similarly simple, Betty 7 years Dot Rivers, Transcribing 8/ 21/52 COUNTING Gertrude Stone, Cashiers 8/ 27/ 52 Collins, administrative assistant to 6 years Arnold Semanik, Representatives 8/ 20/ 53 r.tr . Herbert, tackled a dress as her Ruby Vile, Records 8/ 20/ 53 ~ ~.1axine Wilkes first try at sewing. 5 years Ir a Gould, Miami 8/ 9/ 54 Transfer Henry Mi chaels, Tampa 8/ 9/ 54 r,tuch to her surprisr:, it turned out .. Sar:z .Cox, Claims 8/ 23/ 54 4 years Ela Walters, Claims 8/ 1/55 beautifully. The style is simple, yet Sally Taylor, Daytona Beach 8/31/55 very becoming. One of the outstanding 3 years Mickey Williams, Cashiers 8/ 20/ 56 fl features is the boat neckline, which 2 years Sue Coverdale, Claims 8/ 13/57 Barlnra Mims, Subs cribers Service 8/ 26/ 57 has a small V dip in the front. Carry ... Geraldine Whaley, Subscribers Service 8/ 26/ 57 -?~~ ing out the simplicity of the pattern 1 year Marjorie Youngblood, P ublic Relations 8/ 1/58 1/~ are the short sleeves and the four Frances Tiffany, Subscribers Service 8/ 5/ 58 Jo Ann Verlanic, Cashiers 8/ 18/ 58 :-(->~ gored skirt. An original touch of Jimmy Cox Edwina Smith, Lakeland 8/ 19/ 58 Re-Hire Services Betty's is a large bow at the neckline. Cleone Dodd, Subscribers Service 8/25/ 58 ~J> Camie Burroughs, Rec Julia White Services ] acqueline Nye Subscribers Service Bill Timpone Miami Charlie Webb Enrollment Vivian Cantrell Claims Mickey Dennison Claims Henry Michael Tampa Ethel Gossman Claims Claims Delphiane Detrich Pat Replogle Dana Ruth Crowe Enrollment Hospital Claims i\R1\\0~~~ Anne Bultman Hospital Relation~ Althea Parker Coffee Shop Betty explained that her interest in George White Services sewing began when Edwina Thornton, Mickey Williams Cashiers James Elliott Night Porter the person she lives with, and who is Helen LiBrandi Subscribers Service secretary to Mr. Schroder, bought a ,,, Alice Mansfield Records sewing machine. Betty just had to Gr- -re Terry Claims Subscribers Service try it! Edwina is always kidding :::Jetty Ethel Leverock Miami j- Jim Hughes about how she switches from one in . J Arlie Emsley Miami Jean Spro11se terest to another. Once it was learn C.O. Langston Services Transcribing ing how to bake biscuits, now it's Terry Owens IBM Joyce Hardy Telephone Information sewing. Betty say~ she enjoys fash Sandra Cochran Telephone Information ions too much to ever lose interest in Bill Markey St. Petersburg her st:wing. Carlyeene Brannen Cashiers Jerry Marshall Records 14 15 I/ave Cs11 ..... Will Collect George Howell Weds Miss Griffis (Continued from Page 9) Many jokes have been told about old ladies and automobiles. Lambert will vouch that an 80 year old lady in Middleburg, Florida, took extra good tillh ~ care of the 1935 Chevrolet he bought } from her. She was the original owner ~~ ":'' too. There are only 52,000 actual miles on it. There are two original tires on it that Lambert is using at LARRY BENNETT present. The original radio is still working. Lambert paid $100 for it. 'Po/t s~ '74, ~ - The only visible diffrence between the 1935 Chevrolet and the 1936 is that 0/?ltiaHd'R~ the doors open differently. Otherwise, For record fans around the Blue Cross they ap_p~ar the same. Those playing a big part in the marriage of George Howell and Wanda Griffis are pictured above. offices, an item of interest comes to They are left to right Jan ice Griffis, Sue Mathis, Carol Holdbrook, Pat Greene, Gwen Lairsey, us from the Miami area ..... that our Wanda and George, Danny Mathis, Lamar Mathis, Buddy Greene, Frazier Sinclair, Carver Ricket Where does Lambert park the cars? receptionist there has a handsome son, and Lyndon Griffis. Pictured in front, to the left, is Diane Mathis. Luckily enough, his parents have a nephew who is beginning a career in A candlelight ceremony high-lighted ed with planning the wedding. new home in Orange Park that is singing! situated on 10 acres of ground. In the wedding of George Howell and Arlie Emsley is quite proud of her addition to his four cars, there are Wanda Jean Griffis Saturday, nephew, Larry Bennett, who hails two more cars in his family. The bride, given in marriage by her from Alma, Georgia. Larry just re George has been with BC-BS for three father, wore a gown of chantilly lace cently released a rock 'n roll record years in the Services Department. and net over taffeta. The lace bodice The only explanation that Lambert ing, "Pretty Pigeon." Wanda's mother, Lee, also works here featured a jeweled neck line, and the has for collecting cars is, "l like Next time you hear this recording, think in the Services Department. skirt had cascading tiers of lace. Her to take something old, and make it four bridesmaids wore light blue chif look like new again." He says he of Arlie at our Miami office! The wedding was at 7:30 p.m. at the fon gowns. has always had a fancy for _old cars. Murray Hill Baptist Church with the Lambert has been with BC-BS in the Edna's children had an important part Reverend Carl Howell, minister of the Print Shop for three years. He enjoys 1 in the wedding. Four year old Diane church, officiating. water skiing and baseball games, in was the flower girl, while Danny, 7, 18 19 FOR TIIE .... BIJLLETIN BOARD ;:~ Et1f, Dence, And Be Meng Af Annual 8t1thecue July 25 (Continued from Page JO) she visited were Connecticut, Ohio ti vi ties are being arranged. Volley bought Louise's house! Anyway, for a family reunion, and then Niagara Great plans are being made for the Falls ...... Joe Baggett and husband Annual Employees' Barbecue, so bring ball, badminton, ping pong, horse Louise forgave her ...... ••• Betty Jim all the family and have a wonderful shoes, cards, and a juke box will be Roberts is as proud as a peacock of are spending their vacation getting just part of the activities highlightin g her brand new Chevrolet •...... •. If you settled in their new home in Highlands. time! the afternoon. see a tan colored Hillman approaching •••••- ••••••••••••••• Jim Gibbons has ad- George Patrinely, president of the A Barbecue just wouldn't be a Bar a stop sign you'd better be the one to mitted that he spent the best vacation Employees' Club, has listed all par becue without Barbecue! So, the re stop! It may be Faye Davis. She's he has ever had at Daytona Beach! He ticulars, -pertaining to the event. to appear in the Clay County Court to says that he'd like to relive that week will be plenty of Barbecued ribs and again. Between the "sun-tan" and fried chicken for everyone. Also on defend herself soon. She says the Once again, as last year, the Revolver "bar-tan" he says it was wonderful! the menu are baked be ans, cole slaw, appearance in Court is not for running and Pistol Club will be the site. The the stop sign, but because she wasn't potato salad, bread and rolls, coffee, Telephone I nfo1maf ion Dept. club is on the Prison Farm Road, near iced tea and beer, and ice cream and wearing her glasses .....••.•• Juanita Who said that 13 is an unlucky number? Imeson Airport. Prim had a big Father's Day celebra cake. Evelyn Evans was presented a lovely tion. She had a family reunion of Saturday, July 25, is the date. George orchid corsage on June 15, celebrating "Save me a drum stick" and "Mommy, I about 60 people at her house for says the festivities will begin that dinner. Who did the dishes? ••...•.•.. her 13th year with BC-BS. Incidental- want some more ice cream and cake" were ly, this was her first orchid ...... afternoon at 4 o'clock, although the just a few of the comments heard from Many children are attending Summer the crowd above. This is a scene from Joyce Hardy enjoyed a weeks vacation food will not be served until 6:30. For Vacation Bible School. Among those last y ear's Employee's Barbecue. just being home with her son Bill, and those coming early, well planned ac- are Sheron Prim, Juanita's daughter, getting some household chores done and Wa I lace Blanton, son of Dot •••••••• .•...... As this month's publication Betty Pangle daughter Jeanne recently goes to press, Sondra Cochran is on completed an art course at St. Augus a two week's vacation. No details tine. Her specialty is artificial this month. flowers. Her mother has worn many Betty Collins and Edwina Thornton samples of her work to the office •.• •... have returned from a week's vacation ... Two weddings are in the future. in New Orleans. It is home for both Barbara Mims and Louise Atkinson's of them. daughters are preparing for the big day. Louise's daughter will walk Hofpital Claims Oept. down the aisle this month, whereas Next time you see Verna Booth and Barbara's daughter hasn't set a date Lou Riley ask about their hilarious ...... Rebecca King and her husband weekend fishing trip!! A sudden Charles are expecting their first baby thunderstorm forced them to bail for ''t'-"11'' -_ : ~- .· _ "11 ,·· 1 in February ...... ·Borbara Mims and dear life, their car got stuck in the "'m i her family are going west for their mud, and after a few unsuccessful :~ vacation. They plan to especially see stops at farmhouses, they finally got New r,1exico and Texas ...... • On a tractor to pull them out of the mud. Beverly Allan's vacation she made a tour of the East. Some of the spots (Continued on Page 23) 20 21 FOR THE .... Five Year Pins BIJLLETIN BOARD ~ [!r~u~:~:: 41 (Continued from Page 20) cees. This is quite an honor, since Incidentally, they did catch some he has been in the Daytona area for Glasses are worn by about 55 per fish ...... Ethel Gossman is sporting Just a little over two years ...... Jo cent of all American five years of a proud smile these days. Husband Ann Humphrey, Orlando office secre age and older . "Red" won a cup in the Jacksonville tary, had quite a time with Catfish on ••• Business Men's Golf Association, as her vacation on the Gulf of Mexico champion runner-up ...... Congratula- letting the Catfish steal her fish The amount of blood in your body bait, constantly ...... Ft. Lauderdale LORRAINE TOVEY tions are in order for Wanda Knight makes up only about 8 per cent of your secretary Carol Hicks really went This month means two special things and Randolph Delaney for their recent weight. North for her vacation this year! Carol Lorraine Tovey of the IBM Depart engagement ...... A new grandmother ••• and her family visited New York, ment. First off, she will be celebrat is with us. Syb Mosher' s son Walter Connecticut, and even Canada ...... ing her fifth year with BC-BS July 22. and daughter-in-law Joyce recently Out of every six deaths in the United ..... Bob Fetzer just can't be satisfied! Secondly, her husband Clarence, whom presented her with her first grandchild, States, one is ca used by cancer . ouring his vacation this year, he mov she hasn't seen since Christmas, will Charles. This makes five generations ed his family into their third new house be home at the end of the month! Lor living in her family ... ; ...... Notice all • • • since he's been with 3C-BS in the raine says Clarence is a Civil Engi the sun tans? A few vacationers back Ft. Lauderdale area ...... "Batter neer with the Government and will be A good first aid treatment for minor are Doris Fowler, E Iva Batten, and burns is washing with soap and cold up!" That's a familiar phrase to two returning from Korea sometime this Barbara Lane ...... Grace Baty and water. ball players in the Ft. Lauderdale month. Lorriane has two children her daughter Rosemary enjoyed a office. Bill Snyder and Bill Traylor visit with their aunt in Kissimmee Charles, 21, and Beverly Jean, 18. • •• play softball for one of ~ne local ...... Doris saw the sights in Wash church leagues. It's said Bi II Traylor Only seven sets of Siamese twins ington and New York, while E Iva was missed his calling ..... He should have havE- been successfully separated in a lady of leisure on her vacation ...... been a Major Leat;ue player, as he medical history. Barbara and her husband found a new hit a homerun, triple, and double in • •• home in Murray Hill...... Pearl the last game. He's known as "Slug- Thompson enjoyed her vacation in Tuberculosis systems seldom shows ger" around "these parts." ...... up until the disease is dangerous~ . Alabama at her parent's home. From West Palm Beach comes the advanced. riave your chest X-rayed announcement that the Ed Healey's annually. Field New~ are expecting a visit from Mr. Stork ... . I I There are some V.I.P's at the Orlando DORIS FOWLER • •• ...•. ·., ... Congratulations! .. ; ...... ·...... A office! Phil Stackpole, manager, has Although Doris Fowler of the Claims special message from the Ft. Lauder Department is celebrating her fifth The heart pumps from 9 to 10 tons of been elected President of his Dale dale office is, "Don't be afraid to year with Blue Cross this month, she blood at an average daily rate of 70 Carnegie class. If you want to win come to Ft. Lauderdale on your vaca friends and influence people, he's has really been associated with us strokes a minute . tion, as last month's tornado hit the man to show you how! Phi I and for 11 years. She came to BC-BS ., ... Miami, but missed us in Ft. Lauder his wife, Louise, celebrated their straight from high school. She has dale." Life expectancy has increased from 15th wedding anniversary last month ... been re-hired twice. Doris lives in 49 years in 1900 to almost 70 in 1958...... Daytona Representative E.F. Ptinting Depstfmenf Arlington with her husband Jerry. On Wins low was elected as one of nine John L. Bentley just had to spend his the weekends they keep busy by going .". directors of the Daytona Beach Jay- to the beach and just staying around The human heart beats more than (Continued on Page 24) the house. 100,000 times each day. 22 23 FOR TIIE .... BllLLE TIN BOARD ~ "Can a leopard change its spots?" the teacher asked her class of tiny tots. The children all agreed that he could not - all, (Continued from Page 23) that is, except little Willie. "So you think a leopard can change his vacation week in Jacksonville, not daughter Barbara graduated from Du spots?" the teacher challenged Willie. Florida though, Jacksonville, North Pont High School. Alice is also the "Yes," Willie replied. "If he gets tired Carolina. He and his family visited proud owner of a brand new Dodge .•.... of one spot, he can get up and change to his wife's parents. Last month John, ...... Another new car owner is another spot." L. moved his family into a new home Andy Mansfield. She had a new Gal ••••• in Highlands ...... Wetlding bells axie Ford .... ; .•... Not "rockin' and When a woman thinks that no man is good will be ringing in November for Bob rollin' " on a v.-1cation, but "rockin" enough for her, she may be right. Then August and his fiance Gwen Mc Grow, a and relaxin' "was exactly what Veedy again, she may be left . recent graduate of Robert E. Lee High Rice did on her vacation ...... Three ..... School...... "Big John" Williamson days of Marie Coleman's vacation was is quite a walker! On his vacation, he spent at Ocean Pond fishing. She The poker game was a rugged one. The betting mounted and, in a moment of crisis walked to the top of the Washington caught quite a few fish, but even Monument for a total of 898 steps. the elderly gentleman suddenly clutched caught red bugs! at his heart and slumped over the table. Sul'gical Claim$ Depaffmenr The players rushed him to a chair, but he had breathed his last. Vacations are the biggest topic of ~ interest around this department...... "What do we do. now?" someone asked, There was a moment of silence, then one Mickey Dennison took advantage of Abraham Lincoln looked down upon of the players removed his hat. "Out of the small fi gure lying so still in the her week's vacation by moving the respect for the dead," he murmured, "I whole family to Jacks onville Beach ... big bed. It had started with a sore suggest we finish the hand standing up." ...... Daytona Beach was the vaca throat, then the cough, the high fever, ..... tion spot for Mary Lou Hershburger .... the succession of nurses and doctors, the never-ending vigil by the bedside, Mable: "How did you get that puncture in ...... Mavis Campbell went b«ck to your tire?" the alternating hope and despair ... and her home state, Alaba ma, for her vaca Gertrude: "Ran over a milk bottle." tion time. She had a week of fishing, finally, the irrevocable end. Mable: "Didn't you see it?" sleeping, and eating. She stayed with Gertrude: "No, the kid had it under his her mother and father. Death had entered the White House as coat." surely as it would the poor in the ••••• Recotd~ Depal'fmenf 1800's. And $5.00 worth of present There have been some cha nges made! day drugs would have had Willie "! can't understand it," sobbed the bride. "Monday you liked pork chops, Tuesday Joyce Tyson recently __com ple ted a Lincoln well within a week. ,you liked pork chops, Wednesday you liked week's training at the IBM Key Punch pork chops, Thursday you liked pork School and is the replacement for ~ chops; now all of a sudden you don't like Two friends were on the train when sudden Mary Symington, who has tra nsferred ly robbers appeared, demanding the pas pork chops!" to the 650 programing ...... Alice sengers' possessions. As they came THOUGHT OF THE MONTH ••••• Mansfield has had a lot of excitement nearer, one of the friends became nervous. lately. Her parents recently returned He reached in his pocket, drew out a Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a to the ir home in Bloomfield, New way that leaves nothing unsaid. bill and handed it to the other man. "Here, If a woman can't keep a secret, she'll at J e rsey. They were here to see grand- Sam," he said, "here's that $10 I owe you." least try to distribute it equally. 24