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period. However,it is the understanding of the citizens of such area that it is the intention and the desire of the Naval, Military and civilian officials of the United States that allocat- ion of qualified medical, surgical and nursing personnel be made in such manner that if possib- le the requirements of the armed services for such personnel be met from such sources and areas as shall permit all areas of the nation to have their prorate share of such personnel as shall remain available after fulfilling the requirements of the armed forces of the nation; and WHEREAS in view of the understanding of the citizens of such area as above stated it is deemed proper to call the attention of the proper officers of the Navy and of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy Department to the local situation with the thought that such situation is one that reasonably calls for consideration in the allocation of such above des- cribed personnel to the end that the requirements of the armed services be met and at the same time there be a proper allocation to the civilian population of the remaining personnel; and WHEREAS Mrs. Garnett L. Radin is the owner, supervisor and operator of Indian River Hospital situated at Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida; she is the only person in such county capable of directing, operating and supervising such hospital; she is the only person in such county capable of administering cyclopropane anesthetic or any anesthetic of similar type; she has operated and directed such hospital in this community for the past ten years and prior to such time this community had no hospital facilities. The said hospital is a twenty-one bed hospital and is the only hospital situated in Indian River County. It serves a population in the county of approximately ten thousand peo- ple who are resident therein and also an additional population of a transient or temporary nat- ure and consisting of several thousand persons annually. There are three incorporated cities within such county, namely, Vero Beach, the county seat, Fellsmere and Sebastian, and four other unincorporated towns within said county have post offices, namely,,Roseland, Wabasso, Winter Beach and Gifford. That there are no other hospital facilities within said county for said communities and said county. That the nearest hospital to Indian River Hospital is at Fort Pierce, Florida, a distance of approximately fifteen miles and serves as the only hospital in St. Lucie County in which it is situated, a larger population than that served by Indian River Hospital. That investigation discloses that the Fort Pierce Hospital is filled to capacity. In addition, survivors from vessels sunk is the Atlantic are.being brought to the Fort Pierce Hospital and the present emergency will possibly result in.all hospital facilities along the e east coast of Florida being used to the limit of their capacity. The hospital nearest to In - than River Hospital other than the Dort Pierce Hospital is situated at Melbourne, Florida, a distance of thirty-three miles. In the event of the clos ing.of Indian River Hospital there would be no hospital facilities available for the citizens of Indian River County. In addition there are indications that the area of Indian River County will be used by the armed services o the United States for defense or training purposes by reason of facilities situated within such area and this would bring further demands upon the local hospital facilities. Preliminary inve. stigation indicates that by reason of the existing demand for nurses it is improbable that Mrs. Radin can be replaced at this -time by any person capable of supervising and directing such hos- pital and of administering anesthetics of a modern nature. Therefore; BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that in view of the factual situation presented by the foregoing recitals in this resolution that the appropriate Officers having charge of the call to service of nurses in -the Naval Re- serve be requested to reconsider the call directed to Mrs. Radin for active service and defer such call in order that she be permitted to remain in her present capacity at the Indian River Hospital at Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of In- I. 1