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There will be a singing at 1:30
p. m. Sunday at the Mt. Union
Baptist Church, it has been an
nounced.
All singers are invited.
The seventh District Office of
the Georgia Department of
Forestry has been moved from
Calhoun to Rome.
Reason for the transfer was
to give the district headquarters
a more central location since a
fire protection unit was installed
in Paulding County Jan. 1.
Address of the new office is
305 West Building, Second Ave.
Rome, Telephone 6004. F. J.
Pullen is district forester.
Hubert K. Holt, seaman ap
prentice, USN, son of Elgin Holt
of Route 2, Summerville is serv
ing aboard the patrol craft USS
877 with the Atlantic Fleet.
Holt, who entered the Naval
service May 25, 1948, received his
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, San Diego,
Calif.
Before entering the Navy, he
was graduated from Lyerly High
School.
The Railroad Playboys and
girls, of Atlanta, will appear at
the courthouse at 7:30 p. m. Fri
day, Feb. 4, under the ausipices
of the American Auxiliary.
The show will feature Fairley
Holden, formerly of the Renfro
Valley Folks.
Credit Becoming of
More Importance to
Farmers—Upshaw
Credit is becoming increasingly
important to farmers and farm
ing in our area in the opinion
of Troy Upshaw, president of the
Norwega Production Credit As
sociation.
Mr. Upshaw said that accord
ing to information received from
Julian H. Scarborough, persident
of the Production Credit Corpo
ration of Columbia, the 90 as
sociations in the Third Farm
Credit District which embraces
the states of Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina, and North Caro
lina, made 51,197 loans for $70,-
573,617 during 1948. This was an
increase of 5,563 loans for $9,-
558,124 over the previous year.
'The added 12,554
new members which made *a
total of 84,555 stockholders at
the close of the year.
The 30 production credit as
sociations in Georgia have a
total of 24,185 members made
15,278 lans in 1948 for $22,581,-
166.
According to President Up
shaw, the Norwega Production
Credit Association which serves
the counties of Bartow, Floyd,
Paulding, Gordon, Pickens,
Walker, Whitfiled, Catoosa,
Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade.
Fannin, Polk, Gilmer and Mur
ray, made 374 loans during 1948
for a total of $642,667,06, and 75
new members were added which
increased the total membership
to 865.
Directors of the Norwega as
sociation are Tr o p Upshaw,
Rydal, President, T. E. Reeve of
Calhoun, Vice-President; T. A.
Black, of Cartersville; R. M.
Stiles, Cartersville; A. L. Crowe,
Smyrna; A. G. Cremer, of La-
Fayette; and R. P. Brison, of Ly
erly; John T. Baskin, of Carters
ville, is the Secretary-Treasurer.
Gaines Home Now
Owned by Mrs. Bell
The home formerly owned and
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Gaines has been purchased by
Mrs. Carleen Bell, of Trion, and
is being re-decorated through
out.
Mrs. Bell will rent the house
for the present, but she says
that perhaps sometime in the
future she may occupy it her-1
self.
The Gaines have moved to At-t,l
lanta where Mr. Gaines is con- ’
nected with the U. S. Navy.
NEED A MAP?
Could you use a new map of
Georgia?
The Chamber of Commerce
in Summerville has a stack
which is available to the pub
lic.
Go by and get one the next
time you’re in town.
Gore Scene, of Cake
Walk, Box Supper, Show
The Gore Juniors and Seniors
will sponsor a Cake Walk, Box
Supper and Hill-Billy show at
8 p m., Monday, Feb. 14, in the
Gymnasium of Gore High School.
The entertainment will be pre
sented by Bob Rogers and the'
Franklin Brothers.
For those who do not care to|
take part in the box supper
auction and cake walk, other re
freshments will be sold.
The school buses will run with
out charge.
She g>umnwrmlk Nrms
VOL. 64; NO. 7
C OF C. TO CALL
FOR PORTION OF
THREE MILLION
The Chattooga County Chamb
er of Commerce Tuesday after
noon passed a Resolution calling
upon the governor for a portion
of the three million dollars pro
posed by the Georgia Legisla
ture for building hospitals.
It was pointed out at the
monthly meeting of the Board of
Directors in the courthouse, that
plans for the building of a coun
ty hospital could go no further
until the state’s third in the
project was provided. Under the
! plan, the federal government will
provide a third, the state a third,
and the county a third.
Miss Beulah Shropshire, Fred
Aldred and Rodman K. Eubanks
were named on a committee to
plan welcome signs for all roads
leading into Chattooga County.
The Board discussed plans for
the Chamber’s weekly broadcast
and a Publicity Committee was
named. They are: Mr. Aldred,
Mr. Eubanks, E- C. Pesterfield,
Archibald Farrar, J. T. Morgan,
W. H. Smith and J. B. Butler.
Discussion on the removal of
trees from the streets of Sum
merville was held and it was de
cided that the matter would be
taken up at a later meeting.
Methods of inducing new in
dustry to come into the county
were briefly discussed by the
group.
Mr. Aldred presided and minu
tes were read by Mr. Pesterfield,
Secretary.
Those attending were: A. B.
Hammond, Mr. Pesterfield, Mr.
Eubanks, B. W. Farrar, Marshall
Lowry, Mose Brinson, Mr. Aldred.
i William Farrar, Mr. Butler, Miss
Shropshire, D. L. McWhorter, O.
: L. Cleckler and Mrs. Mary John
j Fowler.
Rev. Harris Speaks
To Rotary Club
Real wisdom is demonstrated
: in the ability to get at the things
i that count.
This was pointed out by the
Rev. Charles Harris. Pastor of
the LaFayette Presoyterian
Church, when he addressed the
Summerville-Trion Rotary Club
Wednesday at their regular
meeting in the Riegeldale Tav
ern, Trion.
Speaking on “Fundamentals,”
he said that anything that en
larges life and makes it more
liveable is fundamental.
He named fundamentals as
follows: right thinking, a gen
uine desire for the welfare of
every man; right living; a trust
in God and heaven securely.
N. B. Murphy, President, pre
sided and C. O. Walker was pro
gram chairman.
Menlo Takes Four
In Week's Games
Menlo triumphed in the four
games played during the past
week, sending Sonoraville and
Gaylesville home with two losses
each.
In Tuesday night’s game, Gay
lesville bowed to the Menlo boys
in a 28-16 score, while the Ala
bama lassies gave in under a 21-
18 score.
The Menlo girls defeated the
Sonoraville team by five points,
i the. score being 26-21. The score
I for the tilt between the boys was
131-24 the hosts emerging vic
torious.
Roy Pogue was referee for
I these games.
Os the 18 games played this
season, Menlo has won nine.
Rieqe l Textile, Trion
Awarded Marine
Corps Contract
The Marine Corps has recently
announced that it has awarded
the Riegel Textile Corporation.
Trion division, a contract for
775,000 yards of drill. This con
tract will amount to $195,563.50.
INFANT LOWRY
Master Terry Wayne Lowry, 4 1
months, passed away at his rest- •
dent in ’Summerville, Route 3.;
at 3 a. m. Friday.
He is survived by his parents, i
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lee Lowry; :
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dew
ey Cook, of Summerville, Route j
2, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lowry,
of Trion.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Dry Valley Baptist
Church Saturday afternoon at
1 p. m. with the Rev. Earnest
Pell officiating. Interment was
in Trion Cemetery. J. D. Hill
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1949
Medical Association
Health Dept. Join
In Cancer Fight
The American Cancer Society’s
1949 cancer control program in
Georgia today received the com
bined support of the Medical
Association of Georgia and the
Georgia Department of Public
Health. Both groups announced
plans to join the Georgia Divi
sion of the Society in making the
1949 attack on cancer the strong
est in Georgia hostory.
Dr. Jack C. Norris, Chairman,
Cancer Commission, Medical As
sociation of Georgia, submitted
requests to all Georgia county
medical societies for the appont
ment of three doctors to assist
lay members of the Georgia Di
vision, ACS, in the intensive pro
gram.
“Formation of Cancer Com
missions within each county
society will insure complete co
operative effort with local units
of the American Cancer Society.
While the cancer program covers
all Georgia, it must be tied down
to local levels,” Norris said.
Simultaneously, Dr. W. J.
Murphy, Director, Cancer Con
trol Division, Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health, said all
; county Health departments will
actively support the American
Cancer Society’s program on the
county plane.
“Cancer control will be a par
: amount concern of the Georgia
Department this year,” Murphy
! said.
Lon Sullivan, Executive Vice-
President, Georgia Division, said
! the support of these groups will
give the cancer control program
a “double - barrelled threat
I against this terrible killer.”
“Never has there been such
! close cooperation among doctors
lay people and health workers in
the fight. Concrete plans to
! bring cancer control and preven
j tion to every Georgian have been
' effected. This is a definite high
in Georgia’s expanded cancer
I control program,” Sullivan said.
82nd GEA Io Meet
Feb. 11-12 in Afanla
The 82nd Annual Representa
tive Assembly of the Georgia Ed
ucation Association will be held
in Atlanta, February 11-12, at
the Wesley Memorial Church,
according to announcement by
J. Harold Saxon, GEA Executive
Secretary.
The first session will begin at
1:30 p. m. Friday February 11,
with caucuses of all District Del
egates to select a district dele
gates to the NEA Convention to
be held in Boston, Mass., July
4-11, at which time Dr. M. D.
Collins State Superintendent of
Schools will be nominated for
NEA President. The First, Four-
I th and Eighth Districts will elect
I Directors for full terms and the
I Third District East and Sixth
; District will elect Directors to
I fill unexpired terms. A new GEA
I President will also be elected at
I this session.
The second session will be held
Saturday’ morning at the same
place.
At the general session at 8 p.
|m. Friday. Governor Herman
Talmadge and Dr. R. R. Paty
will address the Convention.
President J. F. Garrison will pre
side over the Convention which
.will transact the official business
of the Association.
J. L. HENDERSONS
MOVE TO ROME
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Henderson,
who have resided in Summer-,
ville and Trion for a number of
years, have moved to Rome,
where they have bought a home.
Mr. Henderson, now retired,
was formerly with Riegel Textile
Corporation, Trion, and Mrs.
Henderson has served as librar
ian at both the Trion and Sum
merville Libraries. She has ac
cepted a position at Carnegie
Library, in Rome.
Mrs. Henderson was president
of the Summerville Business and
Professional Women’s Club, and
Mr. Henderson had served as
Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce for a year. He also
served as a director of U. S.
Highway 27 Association.
Mrs. Harry Foster has succeed
ed Mrs. Henderson as Summer
ville librarian.
BUSINESS WOMEN
The Business Women’s Circle
of the Presbyterian Church, of
Summerville, will meet at 7:30
p. m. Monday in the basement
cf the church.
Mrs. O. H. Elgin, Mrs. Rodman
Eubanks and Mrs. Joe Hayes will
be co-hostesses.
WANTED: SHOES
Do you have any idea of
I what it would mean to be
| without shoes in weather like
we’ve been having this week?
Suppose you had been ex
pose to active TB germs all
your life in addition to such
circustances as this?
There are several children
in this county who are ex
periencing this NOW.
Is there anyone who will help
by donating shoes for children
in tuberculosis - stricken
homes?
These sizes are needed: girls
shoes, age 3, size 5y 2 ; boy, age
8, size 1; boy, age 12, size 2y 2 ;
boy age 10, size 2; boy, age 15,
size 3'/ 2 .
Contact Mrs. B. W. Farrar,
Rehabiliation Chairman of the
Chattooga County Tuberculo
sis Association.
STOLEN AUTO
FOUND HERE
An abandoned automobile,
which had been stolen in Rome
earlier in the night, was found
i in front of a Summerville ser
vice station early Monday morn
ing, according to Police Chief
W. M. Whaley.
The keys for the 1947 Buick
convertible were left in the auto
mobile, the Chief said. Owned by
Harold Harber, of Rome, it was
stolen from in front of his taxi
; place.
No one has been arrested, al
! though the investigation is con-
I tinning. Chief Whaley said.
J. F. Tamplin, 65,
Dies in Cedartown
Funeral services for J. F.
Tamplin. 65, a former resident
of Summerville, were held at the
First Baptist Church, of Cedar
town, at 3 p. m. Tuesday.
Mr. Tamplin died at the home
of his brother, J. L. Tamplin,
where he had been making his
home for the last year.
He is survived bv his wife, the
I former Miss Bert' Hentz.
Lyerly Plans
Games With
Gaylesville, Menlo
The Lyerly court will be the
scene at 7:30 p. m. Friday of
the second meeting of the Gay
lesville High School teams and
the Lyerly High teams. Lyerly
emerged victorious in the pre
vious game.
The Menlo High lads and lass
ies will be the guests of the Lyer
ly group at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday,
Feb. 8, for their fifth meeting.
Lyerly won all previous games,
although the going was rough
at times and the scores were
close.
Trion took two from Lyerly on
the Trion court Tuesday night,
the score for the boys game be
ing 38-28, and the girls score,
25-24.
Johnny Brady and Geneva
Kirby were the Lyerly high
j pointers.
j In Friday night’s tilt, Lyerly
defeated Armuchee in two games.
Summerville, Lyerly
Split in Meet
Here Tuesday Night
At the end of a fast and fur
ious game Tuesday night at.
Sturvidant gymnasium, the
S’ville High girls were defeated
by the Lyerly team by one point.
The score was 41-40.
The boys game was somewhat
less exciting, but a great deal of
interest was shown as the S’ville
boys romped over the visitors,
winning by a 59-41 score.
Carleen Woods was high point
er for the S’ville girls making 18
of the points, Pat Tedder shot
for 14 and Barbara Cash made 3.
Guards were Mary Lina Powell,
Jean Duff and Kathryn Koonce.
Geneva Kirby paced the Lyer
ly girls, totalling 24 points. Jean
Love shot 8 and Bonnie Peppers
made the other 9. Lyerly’s guards
were: Polly Little, Virginia Gay
lor and Evelyn Barrett.
Outstanding for the S’ville
boys was Sewell Cash, who shot i
26 of their points. Bobby Bu.sh
followed up with 19 and Jimmy
Williams, sub, and Jimmy Bush
got 5 each. Bobby Nix account
ed for 4.
High-point man for Lyerly was
Johnny Brady, wjho shot 19.
Scores for the other were as fol
lows: Max Jones, 6; Kyle Lindsey
4: John Kellett, 2; L. B. Cook, 9;
Fred Ray, sub accounted for 1.
Jodie Cook was the only other
sub.
TB PATCH TESTS TO BE GIVEN
CHATTOOGA COUNTY CHILDREN
GRACE PURCELL TO GET PLASTIC
HANDS, FINGERS IN NEW JERSEY
Little Grace Purcell underwent
a delicate operation in Newark,
N. J., Tuesday, so that she could
be fitted with a pair of plastic
hands with fingers that wiggle.
Dr. Henry Kessler said every
thing “went according to plan,”
and that the little girl, who was
born without arms, was “resting
comfortably.”
He did not predict whether
the operation would permit the
five-year-old youngster to use
artificial arms,,but said that in
“about 10 days” the arm would
be dressed. Then, he said, it
would be tested for “function of
the new muscle motor.”
Kessler said he chose the left
arm for the initial operation be
cause it is more developed than
the right. If it responds to treat
ment, operations are planned for
the right arm.
She is the granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J H. Purcell, of
Menlo.
The first thing Grace plans to
de when she comes back to
Georgia and to her home in
Lovejoy is to shake hands with
Engineer Henry R. Lee,-of the
Central of Georgia Railroad.
The engineer is responsible for
five-year old Grace’s trip to
Newark. He first noticed her
about a year ago. Every day
when his train went through
Lovejoy, a group of children
came down to the tracks to wave
to him. Grace, a curly-haired
blonde little girl, was the only
one who never raised her hand
in greeting.
Boy Scouts Io Mark
391 h Anniversary
Twelve outstanding Boy Scouts
representing each of the nation’s
Boy Scout Regions, will represent
America’s 2.200.000 Scouts and
leaders in ceremonies at Wash
ington, D. C„ and New York City
during Boy Scout Week, open
ing Sunday, Feb. 6. and closing
on Feb. 12, Lincoln’s Birthday.
Boy Scout Week will mark the
39th anniversary of the incorpo
ration of the movement at the
nation’s capital. On Tuesday
(Feb. 8) the actual birthday, the
entire membership will recommit
themselves to the Scout Oath or
Promise at 8:15 p. m., in the four
time zones.
Observed in every city and
town and most villages and ham
lets throughout the nation and
its territories by 70,000 units, the
celebration is the largest birth
day observance of young Ameri
ca.
Launch Two-Year Program
Federal officials and national
Scout leaders will greet the
twelve representative Boy Scouts
when they arrive at Washington,
D. C., on Tuesday, Feb. Sth.
There the Scouts will share in
ceremonies opening a new two
year program to “Strengthen the
Arm of Liberty” by giving more
boys in Scouting a richer ex
perience. Scout leaders expect,
the organization to be at the
peak of its usefulness to the na
tion by the end of 1950, near
the close of its 40th anniversary
year.
While at Washington the
Scouts will make a “Report to
the Nation of the Scout Citizen
at Work in 1948,” summing up
the service projects and activities
of America’s 70,000 Scout Units.
After their stay in Washing
ton the Scouts will go to New
York to meet United Nations
officials and take part in cere
monies at the Statue of Liberty
in New York Harbor on Saturday
morning. Feb. 12, where torches
will be lighted to symbolize the
start of the two-year crusade.
IRIS BLOOMING
We all saw jonquils and
other spring flowers blooming
this warm January, but how
many Chattooga Countians
have white iris blooming?
Ethel Knox, of Summerville,
had an iris bouquet Sunday
right from he r ’ back yard.
The flowers began blooming
early in the week-end and
there were two full blooms and
two or three buds, she related.
In addition, she also has
several other varieties of flow
ers, including aby breath and
jonquils, blooming.
January was an unusually
warm month although it was
ushered out Sunday and Mon
day with ice, sleet and snow.
Curious, he wrote a note ask
ing what was wrong with her,
wrapped it in a $2 bill and tossed
it to the children on his next
trip through Lovejoy.
Then he found out Grace was
born without hands. She was
one of five children of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond R. Purcell.
Her father, a garage mechanic,
could not afford artificial hands
for the child so Lee began col
lecting funds to help her. He
raised $250 and took Grace to
Atlanta where she was fitted
with old-style artificial hands.
But they were unwieldy and dif
ficult to use. The little girl said
they were too ugly.
Publicity on Grace’s plight
brought donations from all over
the country and funds to help
her grew to $4,000.
Last Friday, Grace’s parents
carried her to Newark, where she
was examined by Dr. Kessler,
head of the Kessler Institute for
Rehabilitation.
Dr. Kessler said he could fit
her with plastic hands that
would be distinguishable from
real ones only by close examina
tion. Furthermore, he said she
would be able to control them.
Concealed wires inside the
nlastic hands will be tied to the
muscles. There is a separate wire
”or each finger, one for the
thumb and one for the entire
hand.
After the hands are fitted, all
Grace will have to do is learn to
operate them.
The operations will take sev
eral weeks, Dr. Kessler said.
Chattooga Produces
21,618,000 Feel ol
Lumber in 1947
Chattooga County in 1947 pro
duced 21,618.000 feet of lumber,
including 20,153,00 feet of soft
wood and 1,465,000 feet of hard
weed, according to C. Parker
Persons, regional director of the
U. S. Department of Commerce
in Atlanta.
The county’s lumber produc
tion is shown in preliminary re
turns of the census of manufac
tures of 1947 taken by the Bu
reau of the Census of the Com
merce Department, information
on which is now being published.
A total of thirty-six mills of
Chattooga County reported in
the census. Their production was
part of a total of 1.678.414,000
feet of lumber produced by 2,-
887 mills in the State as a whole,
including 1,414,593,000 feet of
softwood and 272,821,000 feet of
hardwood lumber.
Mr. Pearsons invited business
men of Chattooga County to
communicate with Atlanta reg
ional office of the Department of
Commerce for information per
taining to the census of manu
factures of 1947. Also, he stated,
his office is in a position to help
local business men on many
problems pertaining to their ac
tivities.
“Our office in Atlanta has
data applicable to many lines of
business, and we are always at
the service of those desiring help
on their business operations.”
he stated. “Also, we can be of
help to those planning to enter
the business field. Our books on
establishing and operating small
businesses have been in great
demand, and our files contain
much material of value to busi
ness as a whole.”
Sioux Indians to
Meet Lverly Feb. 12
Coach Harris Edwards’ Lyerly
Independents will play the Cleve
land, Tenn., basketball five at
8 p. m. Saturday at Lyerly, it
has been announced.
The famed traveling Sioux In
dians, of Omaha, Neb., will be
at the Lyerly court at 8:15 p. m.
Saturday, Feb. 12, for a game
with the Lyerly Independents.
This will be the first game of
the Indians in this section for
the current season.
The visitors have won about
90 per cent of their games, Coach
Edwards states, and Lyerly has
won 12 out of 19 games this
season.
The Lyerly boys beat Ringgold
in a game last week by 19 points.
The score was 77-58.
Willard Jackson, with 14 was
high point man for Lyerly, while
Plemmons, with 21, starred for
Ringgold.
| Growing With
Chattooga
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$1.50 A YEAR
Chattooga County school chil
dren are going to be given the
patch test as a first step in de
terming whether or not they
have tuberculosis.
This was decided Monday af
ternoon at the annual meeting
of the Chattooga County Tuber
culosis Association, which was
held at the courthouse.
The Association asked Miss
Wilma Pace, County Health
Nurse, assisted by Miss Jewell
Poole and Miss Ethel Simmons,
to make plans f or having these
patches applied and read. It was
pointed out that although the
patch test may react positively,
it does not necessarily mean the
person has tuberculosis. After
the tests have been completed,
X-rays will be given those who
react positively to determine
■ whether or not they have the
I disease.
The principal officers of the
i Association were re-elected and
j they are as follows: Mrs. J. E.
Clarkson, President; Mrs. Baker
Farrar, Vice President and Re-
I habiliation Chairman; Mrs. J. H.
Newman, Secretary; and Mrs.
Agnes Hammond, Treasurer.
The Board of Directors elected
includes the following: Mrs.
Clarkson, Mrs. Farrar, Mrs. New
man and Mrs. Hammond all of
i Summerville: Mrs. O. L. Cleckler,
■ of Menlo; Mrs. A. B. Hammond,
of Berryton; and Mrs. Tom
White of Subligna.
Mrs. M. M. Allen, Jr., of Sum
merville; Mrs. J T. Stubbs, of
Teloga; Miss Helen Toles, of
Menlo; Miss Fay Busbin, of Ly
erly; Dr. William Gist, of Sum
merville; Mrs. Charles Cochran,
and Miss Jewell Poole, both of
Summerville; Miss Ethel Sim
mons, the Rev. Leroy Obert, Mrs.
W. U. Hyden and Miss Annie
Ruth Housch, all of Trion.
A financial report by Mrs.
Hammond revealed that the As
sociation has on hand $820.61.
At the beginning of the new
year for the Association in April,
1948. there werp $310.65 in the
treasury. Deposited since that
time was $1,656.80. making a
total of $1,967.45.
Since last April, $1,144,84 was
spent and this leaves the bal-
I ance of $820.61, Mrs. Hammond
said.
The money was spent for food,
clothing, supplies and 25 per
cent of the Seal Sale was sent
to the State Tuberculosis Associ
ation for research work.
Telling of the work she
thought the people wanted the
Association to do with the mon
ey, Mrs. Farrar brought out four
goals of the Association.
First, Mrs. Farrar said that
lit is the organization’s aim to
1 get rid of live, active TB germs
in Chattooga County.
Next, the Association wants to
assist in building up a patient
after his return from the State
Hospital.
“We want to continue helping
to protect the TB families from
breaking down with the disease,”
she said. “And last, we want to
take care of the children in these
families."
Mrs. Farrar pointed out that
the State pays for a great deal
of the work in controlling tu
berculosis.
“The State pays Dr. W. U.
Hyden, of Trion, to give the
pneumothorax to patients who
are released from the State Hos
pital,” she said.
Another State Agency which
cooperates with the TB Associa
tion in helping combat tubercu
losis is the Welfare Department.
Mrs. Allen, Welfare Director,
reported that approximately 50
psr cent of the families on the
Aid to Dependent Children pro
gram are tuberculosis - stricken
families. This aid* is given when
the bread-winner is unable to
provide for the *amily.
Mrs. Farrar pointed out that
in many instances where the
father has tuberculosis, the
family has no means for liveli
hood and until the case is ap
proved by the Welfare Depart
ment, which often takes weeks,
it is up to the Association to
provide necessities for the fami
ly.
When a person suspects he or
she has tuberculosis they are
sent to Dr. Hyden or Dr. R. N.
Little for an X-ray and the As
sociation pays for the X-ray.
In many cases, the victim of
‘he disease must be supplied
with pajamas and other necessi
, ties in preparation for entering
Battey State Hospital.
Another instance where the
Association steps in to lend a
helping hand is to pay for pre
scriptions needed by the TB
families. Mrs. Farrar stated that
ihe drug stores have kindly given
special prices for these families.
In two families where milk was
badly needed, the Association
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