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MCHENRY HOSPTTAI, REPORT Total operations performeo at ldcHeruqr Hospital during irlovember Jt959 inii', an all-tj:ne hi-gh for the three years the institutlon has been rn operatron, acc- ording to figures released by the hosp- .ital. There iryere 180 operations performed during the month, five more than i-n Oct- ober nhen the previous peak was record- ed. Ttre november figure represents a daily average of six operations. Total patlents admitted dr:ring Novem- ber eontinued at a high rate .rith L3O admj-sslonsn The largest number of ad- ni-ssions for the year (in ,luly) was il+3. Per cent of occuDaney, a fLgure hos- pitals use to measure total beds vs. beos oeeupied, hit 90,h per bent during .Tovember. This is the third time this year that ttris percentage exceeded 90 per cerd. fn nine of the past Il nonths- lt exceecied. B$ per cent. dighty per cent is the accepted operatronal norr]. There were L5b emergency cases treat- ed at the hospi-taI ourt-ng r{ovember, a 75 per cent increase over r\ovember last year. Ord:lnarily there is a decrease in emergency ceses treated during yurnter months; however, Novenberrs total was the third highest record.ed during Lg5). The other tryo highs were recorded in June (L69) and August (eoL;. ;rmloR RED CRoSS Since September the American Berl 6boss has corrtribute<r funds and rel-ref supp)-res to aio the rrictims of .a series of 'catas- trophic 'dlsasters :-n Korear"-Japan, ano t'unf,sia. In aoortj.onr the Amerj-can Jun- ior Red Cross coptributed funo.s to pur- chase ruilj< for Algerian refugee children in Tr:nisia ano tlorocco.. Contributions to disaster sufferers and refugees l-n all'areas totaled $]2Zt7oo in cashr5OrooO Junior Red Cross gift boxes, L25 sehool ehests, and varyang quantities of other $ St ryf glnristwas Excenprs FRoM r.rm Hory BlBr.n . Luxr l, Cnlnren 2; Vensns I ro 14 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollmenr, when Quirin'i-u, ,rrr' gevefnor el Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up lrom Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to ludea, to the city ol David, which is aalledtl Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,i, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.: Antd qhile they were there, the time c$me for her to be", delivered. ' And'She gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a mange1 beCnuse. there was ,ro place lor them in the inn. And in that region there were shepherds out in the lield, keeping watch over .their flock by night. . And an angel of the Lord oppeared to them, and the glory ol the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. r And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good ney.s ol a great joy which wlll come to all the pbople; lor to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a rnanger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude ol the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!" i May your reading of the original Christmas story enrich your hearts with the real meaning of the season. PAUL A. SCHWEGEL McHenry .Accounting and Tpx Servrce**ft