The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-19

College. the Normal and Industrial
and the Eastern Training
at Greenville young men n
young women are going to all parts
Of the State, lending q hand in re-
making their section
One can go in any county and into
remote rural sections of ii and be
shown with a great deal Of pride a
home and a farm which have been
created or remodeIed by SoTne young
from tn \. and NJ, and the rural
teacher, four times out OF nVe
a young woman from some OF the nu-
merous colleges, has set her influence
upon the community. In Sampson
county. the home of one of these A..
and NJ. graduates. Mr.. burlington, is
one Of the finest, and is pointed out
as an object-lesscn for method and
success.
Sampson's Model Community"
Mention has been made OF the fact
that Sampson county first thought out
the county commencement G It
is going to become notable all over
this Country by reason of something
else which is beginning there, for the
first time in all this world. Solomon,
that wisest of all men. declared there
was nothing new under the sun, but
he had not heard Of the model COM
munity' in Sampson county. This is
at Salemburg, which means Hill OF
Peace 1t is not on a hill, for Samp-
son is q fiat country, but it stands out
nevertheless and is "a pioneer in What
is going to be a nationwide move
ment.
Last year a curious test was made
at Knots Island, on the North Caro-
lima coast, by medical experts, to see
what could be done with a commu-
nifty, every member of which gave a
pledge to do the utmost to make the
place in every way sanitary and an
Object-lessOn as to hygiene, education
and best of all true community spirit.
So we'll did this experiment turn out
hat last autumn a conference was
held at Raleigh at which Mr.. J. Y.
Joyner presided, there being present
besides this head of the State educa-
tiOnal work such men as Dr.. Charles
l.. Pridgen, in charge of the hook
worm work in the State; Mrs. Charles
Mckimmon, MI. G. r. Hudson, Mr..
T. I. Brown, these three represent
ing the farm development lines, and
several educators. 1t was then and
there decided that at S~alemburg a
model community should be fully test
ed and from the office of the State
Board of Health there were sent on
the 1st of April DR.. John CollinSOn
young, enthusiastic and jealous, tC
have charge Of health matters, with
Mr.. J. S. Tregellas as his assistant, tC
in the survey of the community, these
do the sanitary engineering and aiC
two to abide there maybe a year.
Last Friday afternoon was devotet
to a trip to see the first model com
munity in the country. 1t is II mile:
from Clinton and six miles from Rose
bOro, the latter a station on the rail
way between Fayetteville and vii
mington. In the community thus Sc
out in metes and bounds there are 2.
squar miles OF territory, and tn
population is thought to be abOu
1,250, the numbe of children o
school age being approximately 250
The survey Will soon be finished an'
it will cover every feature of the lf
of the people as Well as every foot o
the territory.
In the village. which is laid out we
and which is in the center of the com
munity is the workshop Of DR.. Col
linSon and his assistant. Every per
son is being Vaccinated for typhoi
fever and smallpox, every one exam
ined for hOokworm and for eve
other disease. A complete record
being made of the life history of ever
person, old and young, going bac
three generations, so as to show an
!, diseases in the families. Then, too
the physical nlnat1On or the pee
pie, particularly the children, is thor
ough and upon the discovery of an
trouble free treatment is at ono
given.
: The finest thing about it all is In
t spirit in which the people have Ell
tered into the whole plan. The edt
5 %catiOnal forces of the county and tt
2 health forces ave Joined hands al
t are moving side bv side with equ;
!; step. Mr.. l.. l.. Matthews, the our
: ty superintendent, and DR.. Cooper. II
whOletime health officer. are cO-Ope+
ating in every way with DR.. COllinsC
6 and DIR. Cooper spoke with gre;
e pride of the spirit which is beir
D manifested by the people of the con
munity and the interest shown in II
t work by the whole population
t Sampson county.
Both DIR. Cooper and Or. CollinSC
said the object was to bring abo
voluntary action of the residents
G the model community. All of the
have agreed to 90 whatever is desir'
! of them. The houses are beii