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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. 1-12-2* 2t. -kTv ~ —,8