Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 6 · column 2 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
Tangier Story Told
By Edgar J. Fisher
The story of how Tangier Island obtained its Dr. Mikio Kato for general practice in this most isolated spot in Virginia was told by Edgar J. Fisher, Jr., director. Virginia Council on Health and Medical Care, Wednesday evening at the dinner at which three men were presented distinguished awards. The honoraes were Mr. Fisher, the Rev. Oscar J. Rishel, pastor of Swain Memorial Methodist Church, Tangier, and Monroe Bush, assistant to the president of Paul Mellon’s Old Dominion Foundation.
Dr. Kato of Japan arrived on Tangier April 15. Impetus for the acquisition of a physician was given by Mrs. Lester Parks, a nurse, who wrote to the council in December, 1953. The project got under way six months later, when the Rev. Mr. Rishel came to the council’s office “with the story of his days of unnecessary suffering on Tangier, following a serious heart attack,” Mr. Fisher said. “I have never been so deeply moved or touched bv anv storv in my life.”
At this time the council promised to do what it could to relieve the situation on the island. Besides needing a physician, the island people needed to solve a “multitude” of health problems. The State Department of Health, the Golden Cross of the Virginia Methodist Conference, the State Highway Department, and Paul Mellon’s Old Dominion Foundation joined the council in cooperating with Mr. Rishel and the Tan
58.7%