Volume II: April 1950 – Spring 1951

“My first year was coming to a close and I was given the option of discharge, not realizing I had not fulfilled my obligation and could be recalled. I was elated to learn that I was to miss the Korean conlict as that began the day after my discharge and all discharges were then frozen. ”

(Navy records show that George entered service 9/11/1949 and was discharged 7/2/1950.)

“Mary was again pregnant but was holding up well. We cleaned our little house from top to bottom anticipating the return of the damage deposit but that was denied us. We later found this happened to many and little could be done from out of state to demand it.

The day we left it was about 105 degres and we had no air conditioning in the old Dodge car. As we drove through the Sacramento Valley Geo III was beet red but never complained.”

“The trip was uneventful and we were sure glad to get home and see the families we had left over a year ago. We planned on some free time and then would look for work. My parents and we rented a cabin not far from Austin and spent a week being good and lazy. It all ended quickly and searching for a job became upper most in our minds.”

“ The town was about 7,000 with a beautiful hospital, good schools, and a stable community. There were 6 other doctors practicing in town and several more in close surrounding towns, none of whom were specialists. Malpractice was $35 a year and we wondered why we needed it. … There were 6 other doctors practicing in town and several more in close surrounding towns, none of whom were specialists. Malpractice was $35 a year and we wondered why we needed it. ”

“Nancy was born Sept 23, 1950. Dr. Fortier was late getting to the delivery room and I delvered her.”

“What a joy now to have both a boy and a girl and she was just like a doll (but a noisy one).… Most of the time she was the more aggressive one and always came up with ideas way beyond her age. It was a joy to come home after a busy day to find out what new had happened for that day... ”

“We finally bought a home for $22,000, one block from the hospital. This was a 3 bedroom two story with a single attached garage. It had a wonderful basement with fire place, recreation room, and a workshop area near the furnace. The children seemed delighted to be in the area 'helping out'”.

“We joined the Congregational Church and became active members assuming a role in church leadership.”

“The office building was a cheaply constructed, poorly conceived and inadequate one story building north on main street in a heavily traveled area of town. I would later hate this building bu was so eager to start and so busy that I overlooked the inconveniences, shoddiness and poor planning.”