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UNION RECOKPEK. miXEDCEVILLE. GA.. JANUARY; 2«, 1921
Grand Jury Presentment Baldwin
Superior Court
(Continued from peg* two)
REPORT OF COMMITTED—OFFICE OF TAX COLLECTOR:
EORGIA, Baldwin County:
|ui edge vile, Ga., Jan. 17th, 1928.
Foreman and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
We the committee appointed to examine the books of the Tax Collec-
I beg to a dvise that w e find all the records of this office in excellent con-
*** u j| wor k neatly executed and proper receipts held for all disburse-
REPORT OF TREASURER:
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 9th, 1928.
Ln. Grand Jury, January 1928 Term,
pledgeville, Ga.
to submit herewith a report of the receipts and disbursements
the office of Treasurer of Baldwin county for the period June 30th,
lugh December 31*A, 1927.
;{0th. Bal. cash on hand
| y 5th. Cush from Tux Collector .
r llth. Cash from Co. Comrs.
ly 25th. Fuel Oil Tax
fc. 2nd. J. C. Cooper, Clerk
nd. Cush from Tax Coll.
7th. Cash from J. C. Cooper
. 22nd. Cash from tax Coll.
27th. Cash from Tax Coll.
tsh from Tax Coll
. 1st. Cash from Tax Coll. .........
. 2nd. Cash from Co. Comrs.
. 1st. Cash from Co. Comrs
27th. Fuel Oil Tax
. 8th. Cash from Tax Coll.
. 8th. Cash from J. C. Cooper
. 7th. Cash from Co. Comm
. Cth. Cash from Tux Coll.
. 13th. Cash from J. C. Cooper
I7ta. Cash from Tax Coll.
8,280.16
2,138.15
229.00
3,390.45
111.00
356.10
2.70
1,000.00
756.23
905.57
3,000.00
251.34
325.41
uper —
unty Officers
uds and Bridges .
I of Health —
>ntingent
*c. 31st. 1927. BaL cash
As Treasurer of Baldwi
rrect.
870.00
130.00
147.00
542.28
1.805.32
3,477.41
22,846.20
976.00
3,761.80
622.17
2.814.33
9 37,990.57
county I certify that the above account is
OTTO M .CONN, Treas. Baldwin Co.
of Health Commissioner:
ie Honorable Foreman and Gentle-
i of the Grand Jury,
dwin County Superior Court,
Hedirevillc, Ga.
ntlemen:
Vs i« annually the custom, you will
1 below, a report of the work
ie by the Health Commissioner
(■ring the years of both 1926 and
7. At this time last year and
i previous to this time, you will
til that the County was in the
oes of a smallpox epidemic, and
i a great number of diphtheria
a. All counties in the state and
ther states had the same experi-
: due to the fact that the citizens
ad let up on vaccination and inocu-
»n against these diseases. It was
ipossible at this time for me to
mpile any report since the person-
I of the Health Department field
rvice consists of only one person,
yself, the Commissioner of Health,
<1 this duty was excused of me un-
’ime could be had to do this work.
The situation of the past year
should be a lesson to all of us, for
|»u will al* * * » recall that for three
s the C'.nmissioner of Health
done his best to warn all, that
than one-third of the popula
tion wore vaccinated against typhoid
fever by inoculation. While it is true
th»i quite a number have been in-
oculsted against typhoid fevers,
thore ar- many more who still take
a chance against that disease which
inoculation will protect against ubso-
I totely, nnd for which disease where
no -p. eific cure. As we did in the
••■I|’OX aixua'ion, must we wait un-
• <pidemic of typhoid is on us
f ’ |M being inoculated? If so,
: in county iv going to be minus
I many good citizens.
’’ r 1926-27, 6,189 people were
"•niiit d against smallpox, leaving
• nearly one third of the popula-
ri u n-vaccinated and without pro-
n.rainst this diseas*.
During the same period, 2,281
^"Ple were inoculated against ty-
P °*d fi ver, and consequently are
Protected against that disease for
three yram
Baring the year 1827, (928 school
' 1 dren were permanently inoculut-
™ •*ainst .HphtherU).
Now just what jQgg this mt . an to
Ka, dwi n county?
It mean, that a total of 9198 peo-
P • ^re not going to be sick, die, or
‘ disabled by any of the above
| ^med diseases.
If any of the Honorable Grand
I JLTT have hud children to suffer
diptheria - they above all others
are familliar with the cost necessary
to curing the disease. They too
familiar with the after effects of the
disease nnd think hard
your children who had recovered
from diphtheria ever in as good
physical shape as before? The
age case of diphtheria antitoxin
costing $9.00 per thousand units and
amounting on the average to $54.00
per case of diphtheria, and for the
antitoxin alone. Now suppose those
928 school children had not been
permanently protected by toxin anti
toxin, and had instead developed
diphtheria? Why gentlemen,
cost of the antitoxin alone would
have amounted to $50,112 dollars,
not to mention losses incurred
other ways, say school, death, and
disability, Don’t you ever say that
928 school children could not hav
diphtheria, for you might have t
take all that back some day, and your
child may be among the number. Now
the Health Officer inoculated these
children with toxin anti-toxin so that
they will never have diphtheria, and
what did it cost all told? Less than
$900.00 dollars. Diphtheria among
that number could for antitoxin
alone have cost as above mentioned
50,112.00 dollars. Now did public
health work pay in this instance?
The only fair sensible answer is,’
yes, more than paid.”
Now see what the typhoid situa
tion has been and is now. Some of
the oldest physicians will tell us that
not so many years ago it was quite
uncommon to have as many as 50 to
75 cases of typhoid fever with one
half to one third a.; many deaths in
a season. Let’s go back just four
years and see how many we have had
• up to December
i cases (11) with
Six of the eigh'.
traded in other states, and the vic
tims came home to their beds. Lots
of difference between 11 cases and
eight deaths, and fifty to seventy
case* witn twenty to thirty deaths.
Did public health pay in this in
stance?
During a year, the Health Officer
treats about three hundred people
for venereal disease, that is Gonor
rhoea and Syphilis. These are the
type of patients who cannot pay the
regular or hardly any fee, and many
a negro farm hand is put in a better
physicial condition so that they may
be able to resume their work and pay
out of debt to some man who has
money invested in their work. The
gentlemen of the Grand Jury
in Baldwin coum
31, 1927. Elevc
eight (8) deaths
cases resulting i
most any Saturday and see the physi
cal wrecks from venerml disease, and
who are patched up to an ability to
work. In addition to putting them in
a shape to work, these patients are
rondircu safer to society in that the
disease, is made less communicable.
During the past two years about
26 little school children have been
operated on for the removal of dis
eased tonsils and adenoids. Could
you think, work, or do anything else
if it were difficult to get your breath
or if your system were poisoned by
diseased tonsils and adenoids? You
could not, and neither can a child in
school. Then how can they be ex
pected to keep up in their classes?
Please permit me here to call to your
attention that through the goodness
of Dr. Tom Hall and Dr. W. M.
Scott and the hospital nurses; it was
made possible to have a complete
tonsil and adnoid operation done for
$25.00 and that included everything.
If you bilieve it can be dnoe for
that amount anywhere else, just ap
ply to have it done on one of your
children. How much did it cost? Not
over $625.00. It could just as easi
ly have cose $1875.00 or at other
places $3625.00. Don’t you think
public health work paid in this in
stance?
Aside from venereal disease cases
there are other cases treateu nnd
advised by the Health Officer, and
these patients were unable to pay
little if any fee. In the years of
applied for treatment and advice. Of
this number, 70 alone applied for
treatment for diphtheria, at a cost
to patient and county of $378.00 for
antitoxin, at an average cost of $3.00
per patient, $2234.00 dollars worth
of work was done by the Commission
er of Health.
Hire are some of the incidental
activities and accomplishments of the
Health Commissioner.
1. Vaccinated against smallpox,
6,189.
Inoculated against typhoid,' 2,-
281.
Administered antitoxin in ar
effrot to cure 70 patients.
Treated 767 patients for ven-
real disease, the majority being af
fected with syphilis.
5. Inoculated 928 school children
with toxin anti-toxin as a permanent
immunity against diphtheria.
6. Personally examined 429 labo
ratory specimens, thereby saving the
cost cf sending them to other labora
tories.
7. Examined 102 servants and
food handlers.
8. Assisted in the testing of 400
cows for tuberculosis.
9. Distributed 1450 does of silver
nitrate solution to prevent blindness
from gonorrhoea in new born babies
und issued class instruction to 228
raidwives.
10. Visited and quarantined 370
for diseases which were communic
able and preventable.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, it
is the duty under the law of the
Health Commissioner to anticipate
and to take every measure neces
sary to protect the people of his com
munity against harmful and destruc
tive discuses, to prevent those dis
eases and afflictions that muy be
prevented. Why. In order to save
ney that is year by year be-
lecessurily paid out on these
things that can be prevented. I ask
you as man to man, is it short of
disgraceful to pay out good raoncy
and suffering on diseases that can
be prevented? Docs it speak very
well for a community and the good
sen.se of its citizens to have one
single death from typhoid fever,
smallpox, diphtheriu, all of which
niav be absolutely prevented?
it even good business to continually
pay out your hard earned money on
causes that can be eliminated and
prevented. Citizens, why not co
operate and listen to the advice of
Health Commissioner when he
warns you that waste, disability, and
death are surely coming if you do
part? So many forget
that the Health Commissioner is ap
pointed to recognize these dangers,
ou that you may save,
ing of life, health, prosperity, and
happiness, I shall close this report,
stating some or our snort comings
and necessities. Consider them care
fully Ge ltlemen, and if you sec fit
as to their worthiness of considera
tion and adoption by the public of
which you and I represent, then I am
sure that your full endorsement and
recommendation will bear great
weight, and it is my earnest hope for
the good of the public that they wall
see fit to adopt these recommended
measures and needs.
1. Is it a very pleasant thought
to you who have loved ones in any
of the institutions in this county to
know that not one piece of meat or
one drop of milk is inspected or
tested for purity, cleanliness, or pos
sible disease causes? The popula
tion of our institutions is nearly
10,000 souls.
2. Do you not recommend that
every cow furnishing milk in this
county be tested annually for tuber
culosis?
2. Do you not recommend that
every cow funishing milk in this
county be tested annually for tuber
culosis?
3. Since we realize that the
house fly is the filthiest thing in the
world, and carries hundred , of dead
ly germs’, and that the mosquito car
ries the germs of malaria, dengue
fever, yellow fever, don’t you think
that it is entirely in order for this
honorable body to urge that every
house in this county be screened
against flies and mosquitoes?
Of ,
the
•st of t
dvr.-land t
life, health and
Oh ho
iy of the citizi
munities immediately place a
chip on their shoulders when the
Health Commissioner takes steps to
actually protect them. To be sure it
’t please all, but why not be sensi
ble enough to recognize and appreci
ate that what is being done, though
possibly disagreeable to some. For
the sole good of the individual and
he community, and if they are good
itizens, they will not knock and op
pose, but will cheerfully cooperate
he fulleitf. extent. Gentlemen of
the Jury, in your public presentment
r:commendat<on, will you not
this out for the good of all?
some it should do worlds of good,
and would thereby be a great service
f which this honorable body is ap
pointed to anticipate and to render.
Now as Commissioner of Health,
duly appointed to fulfill the laws of
cordially invited to come to my office Georgia in regard t oth e safeguard-
little hope
a case of tubereu-
ormation, there ^is
and fur that rea
son our State Sanitarium at Alto can
not be financially burdened with such
hop: lev: ness. What about the ad
vanced tuberculars in our county who
are staying at home nnd infecting
not only their whole family, but oth
ers; should not w e provide some smaP
infirmary to care for this type of
case? Gentlemen, you think care
fully about that.
5. If the United States Govern
ment thinks enough about vaccinat
ing their soldiers to protect them
aganist typhoid fever, smallpox, and
diphtheria, shouldn’t we in Baldwin
protect ourselves against these just
as fully as the army? You urge the
citizens to do this by your endorse
ment.
6. If public health work saves
the people money, is it not reason
able to suppose that the more that
is invested In public health, the
more will be protected, and can be
accomplished better?
Public Health work is but a busi
ness, just as anything else, hut it
perhaps reaps the greatest dividends
of any business, fence li deals in
life und health, nnd ultimate happi
ness, and I ask you can any of those
three be bought with any amount of
money? The answer is NO.
Very respectfully submitted,
SAM A. ANDERSON, M. D.
Commissioner of Health,
Baldwin County.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
1 hereby r ounce as a candidate
for Tax Collector of Baldwin County
subject to the Democratic Primary
on February 15th.
I am making this anouncement at
the solicitation of a number of
friends who have urged me to make
the race. I believe that I can effici
ently handle the duties of Tax Col
lector, and if I am honored with this
office I pledge my best efforts to thi
proper handling of this office.
I appreciate the support and in
fluence of .he voters of Baldwin
Respectfully,
J. A. ROGERS.
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
To The People of Baldwin County:
I am running for Commissioner
of Roads and Revenue*) of Baldwin
County, subject to the ruks of the
Democratic party, governing the pri-
many of February 15th, to nominate
County officers.
1 am entering this race, for this
office on my own hook, wi.h the en-
couragcmen
fri. nds and well wishers, but primar
ily because I want th e office, for
the reason that it offers more oppo-
tunity in which to serve my tellow
citizens, than any other office in the
county.
i mode.-* sort of way, I think I
made a success of my own
business, "having farmed all my life”
and in asking you for your vote and
confidence, make you this assurance:
That if you honor me with
to this responsible position
will give it* affairs the
attention as my own, and|
tering the County's fii
I will spend your
economically as if
mine.
If yon lent
serve you and your County aa one
of your Commissioners, I will ap
preciate your vote and influence.
W. DOCK GILES.
FOR CORONER
I wish to announce my candidacy
for Coroner of Baldwin county sub
ject to the rules and regulations of
the Democratic primary to be held
on February 15t‘u.
I promise to fill the duties con
nected with this office to the best
of my ability if elected. Your vote
and influence will be appreciated.
E. R. GHOLSON.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
To The Voters of Baldwin County.
I wish to announce my candidacy
for re-election for the office of
County Coramueioner of Baldwin
County, subject to the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Demo
cratic Executive Committee govern
ing the primary to be held Feb, 15th,
1928. I assure you that I deeply ap
preciate your confidence that has
been placed in me, and if re-elected
I promise my every effort to guard
the interest of the office to the best
of mj ability.
Sincerely yours,
O. F. MORAN.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
1 desire to announce my candidacy
for re-election to the office of Coun
ty Treason r subject to the Primary
to he held February 15th, 1928 and
will appreciate your support and in
fluence.
ful for the confidence you have
placed in me. I trust my past serv
ice will warrant your continued sup
port.
Courteously yourr,
J. CLEVELAND COOPER.
TO THE VOTERS OF BALDWIN
COUNTY
I am a candidate for re-clection to
the office of Coroner of Baldwin
County subject to the primary to be
held on the 15th day of February
1928. I will appreciate your support.
C. I. NEWTON.
FOR ORDINARY
To The Voters of Baldwin County:
I am a candidate for re-election
for Ordinary of Baldwin County,
subject to the rules and regulations
as prescribed by the Democratic
Executive Committee, in the primary
to be held February 16th.
I sincerely appreciate the confi
dence that has been placed in me
and if re-elected I pledge my every
ofort to fulfill the duties of this
office to the best of my ability.
W. H. STEM BRIDGE.
FOR SHERIFF
I a»n n candidate for re-election to
the office of Sheriff of Baldwin
county, subject to the Democratic
Primary of February 15th, 1928. I
thank the voters of l>.aldwi*< county
for the confidence they hav.- shown
in me in the (Mist, and promise that
if re-elected I will perform the
duties of th office to the best of
my uLihty. Sincerely,
S. L. TERRY.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIOF.R
LAND SALE
GEORGIA Baldwin County. Court of
Ordinary, Januaiy Term, 1928.
Land Sale.
By Virtue of an Order from the
court of Ordinary of Baldwin county,
will be sold ut public outcry, on the
first Tuesday in February, 1928. st
■ourt house door, in said county,
The
1 hereby announce my Candidacy
for a place on the Bourd of County
Commissioners of Baldwin County,
subject to the democratic primary to
be held on February 15th.
If elected to this responsible po-
nition, I promise to give to the pec- J"™" the legal hours of
pie of Baldwin County the very j W«^«*ribed
service that I know how. 1 expect
to make this race strictly on my own
merits and I have no criticism or
comments to make concerning any
ether candidate.
Your vote and support will be ap
preciated.
M. C. HARRINGTON.
FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
To The Voters of Baldwin County:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for County School Superintendent
of Baldwin County subject to the
democratic primary of February
15th.
If elected to this important office,
I promise to give the very best of
One tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the City of MiUedge-
ville Georgia, in lot No. one, an<’
square No. Thirty-three, containing
ene-fourth acre more or leas, front
ing fifty two and a half feet on El
bert Street and runnning back two
hundred and ten feet, between lots
of Frank Beeland on the North and
Mrs. Conser on the South. Terms of
said sale cash.
SUSAN LONG, Administratrix up
on the estate of Catherine Ray, De
CITATION
GEORGIA Baldwin County, Court
of Ordinary Jan. term 1928.
, Whereas, J. R. Norment adminis-
service und attention to my dutieo tratur „f Willie Sanford, estate.
that I am capuble of giving.
I certainly will appreciate your
vote and support.
Respectfully yours,
S. A. BOONE.
represents to the court in his pettiun,
duly filed und entered, on record,
that, he has fully administered Willie
Sundford’s estate. This :< there
fore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause,
if they can, why said administrator
should not be discharged from hi* ad
ministration. nnd receive letters of
dsimirsion, on the first Monday in
February 1928.
W. H. .STEMBRIDGE, Urdinary.
FOR COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERIN
TENDENT
I am a candidate for re-election to
the office of County School Superin
tendent subject to the rules and regu
lations of the Democratic Primary to
be held on February 15th, 1928.
I have tried to give satisfactory: ORDINARY’S CITATION
service in the past; and if my efforts|GEORGIA Baldwin County, Ordi-
ksv e met with your approval, I would nary's Office, January Term Jan.
like to serve you again. I wish to
’hank you for the confidence you
have placed in me; and I assure you
that I will do my best to give you
better service in the future.
P. N. BIVINS.
TO THE VOTERS OF BALDWIN
COUNTY
I wish to announce my candidacy
for-relection to the ofice of Tax Re
ceiver in the coming primary on
February 15th, your loyal support in
electing me to fill the unexpired
term of the late E. P. Lane wa*
precia'.ed and I promise to serve you
to the best of my ability if re-elected.
Thanking you in advance and with
best wishes for you and yours, I
Cordially yours,
BRISCOE WALLS.
2nd, 1928.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Whereas it has been made known
to this court that James A. Davis,
age fourteen years, and Annie Davis,
twelve years old, are without a
guardian in Tom Davis,’ Estate, this
is therefore to notify all persons
interested that if no objections are
filed thereto that Judge E. R. Hines,
the county administrator, will be ap
pointed Guu'.'dian for the above
named children on the First Monday
in February next at ten o’clock A. M.
W. H. STEM BRIDGE, Ordinary.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
To The Voters of Baldwin County.
I am a candidate for re-election t<
the office of Tax Collector of Bald-
mary to be held February
15th, 1928.
I am gra.cful to you for your sup
port in the past, and I assure you
that if returned to this office, I will
render you the best service that I
have.
Very truly,
BENJ. BASS.
ORDINARY’S CITATION
GEORGIA Baldwin County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Pinkie Barnes, having applied for
Guardianship of the pi rson and prop
erty of Alex Collins Brown, child of
Elbert Brown and Anniebeli Brown,
both deceased, late cf said county
ud.
that said
application will be heard at my office
at t n o'clock A. M., the first Mon
day in February next.
This 2nd duy of January 1928.
W. H. STEMBRIDGE, Ordinary.
FURNITURE FOR SALE—See Mr*.
John T. Burke.
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