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stay, but an appen dectom y requir ed a stay of ten

days to two weeks, and gall bladd er operat ion, about three weeks. At this early date there was no movem ent of patien ts for about a week. Mothe rs and babies were kept about ten days, with a delivery charge of $25 and a nurser y fee of 50 cents per day. The room charg e was about $7 privat e, $5 5-E RF semi-private, and $3.50 in the ward. W-BL C By 1937 (date on B Street doorw ay), need for a larger facility develo ped. At the corner of Virginia Avenu e and B Street was a vacan t lot with a string SCHNAUFFER HOSPITAL of garag es across the rear parallel to Virginia Avenue. Its neigh bor to the south was a one-and-a-half June Shewb ridge Jones, daugh ter of Mr. and story house that was incorp orated into the hospit al Mrs. Clarence D. Shewb ridge, was the first regisplant. The house had belong ed to a Mr. Barger. tered nurse emplo yed at the Schnauffer Hospital; Harve y "Sonny" Canno n dug the found ation with she remai ned there until its closing. the ditchd igger, and John Funk built the hospital, Dr. William Schnauffer, Jr., a native of Brunswhich includ ed a small elevat or large enoug h for a wick and son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schnauffer, bed. found ed the hospit al in 1932. June arrive d in 1934, The staff at the new location includ ed June rick Frede at usly havin g worke d two years previo Jones, who was direct or of nursin g services and City (later Frederick Memorial) Hospital. Before superi ntend ent of the hospital upstai rs. Mary Jane her coming, the docto r's sister-in-law, Clara ("Sis"), Watso n had charge of the downs tairs, includ ing the wife of Judge Patrick Schnauffer, minist ered to the docto r's office and delive ry room. She put medisick. The only other staff was the found er's uncle, cine in bottles, took X-Rays and develo ped them Dr. Levin West, whoad minis tereda nesthe sia,eth er unpro tected , and assisted with operat ions. She being the only one used there. Later, Dr. Willia m autocl aved linens, solutio ns and instru ments , and Carpe nter was also broug ht in for this service, and boiled and wrapp ed instru ments . Mary Jane in additi on also covere d for Dr. Schnauffer on occaremem bers receiving $60 a month for these duties . sion. Every year Dr. Schnauffer visited the Mayo Other Registered Nurses were Catherine Cofhnan Clinic to keep abreas t of new medical develo pSmith, Emma Dinter man, Gerald ine Kerns Basore, ments . On occasions such as these, no doubt , Dr. of Harpe rs Ferry, who rented here; Becky Snyde r Carpe nter took over the reins. Blessing (who roome d with Mr. and Mrs. Harry The area served by the hospit al includ ed LovBrown across from the hospital); Adela ide Oling er ettsville, Sandy Hook, Weverton, Yarro wsbur g,and Kettering (from West Virginia, who also roome d Brownsville. with the Browns); Aileen Michael Kelly, Kathleen The hospit al was first located over Schnauffer' s Rickards Cage, Jane Poe, Gladys Sharrar (Burkittsville Garag e at Maple Avenue and A Street which the - short term), and Miss Kathr ine Morri son (of docto r's brothe r, West, opera ted for many years. Martin sburg, now deceased). Over the decad e of Two apartm ents existed over the garag e prior to the the hospital, there was one nurse on each of the comin g of the hospit al and were restor ed when the three shifts: 7 - 3, 3 - 11, and 11 - 7. hospital chang ed location. Today Herb Daugh erty In the new facility, Dr. Gafne y contin ued to owns the buildi ng. come from D .C. for special cases along with anoth er As the origin al facility increased to includ e ten physic ian Dr. MacN amara . Dr. Carpe nter served , beds, staff was added . R.N.s havin g served here Dr. West contin ued to fill in, and Dr. Stroth er did his beside s Mrs. Jones were Mary Jane Watson, Cathe rdeliveries there. ine Coffm an Smith, and Jane Poe. Mary Jane recalls Nurses Aides included Edna Frye (Baker), Thelma no with days, ur servin g for $40 a month , 12-ho Frye (McMurry), Conni e Isaac (Jenkins), L.P.N., fringe benefits. Vatus Nuse was cook. Louise Mireley Kimes, Ethel Wenn er Trice, Jeanette Almo st every kind of opera tion was perfor med, House Ephra im, Hilda Magaha, Betty Carter includ ing hernias, gall bladd er, tonsillectomies, Roelke (deceased), Charlotte Nalley Hammond, Idelle deliveries, appen dectom ies, etc. Dr. Leo Gafne y Thom pson, Marie Cox Derflinger, Lillian Boger, of came from Washi ngton , D.C. on consu ltation and Virginia, Lois Bowers Haws er, Mabel Harris on, assiste d with surger y as neede d. He would arrive Lucy Penwell, and Lucille Beatty. The aides gave on the 2:00PM train, operat e, then return the same baths, rubbe d backs, broug ht fresh water , gave evening. Tonsil removal requir ed an overn ight

was impossible. Brunswick rose to the emerg ency when 24 first~time donor s raised the total registered to 148. The .drastic layoffs of the CSX Corpo ration have had a seriou s effect in decrea sing blood donations in Brunswick.

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