The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-22
RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO FINISH THEIR WORK
Or. Robert Donald Tells of Importance
of Completing the Task Now-Con-
test Ends April 30-Women's Organ
izations Still Hard at Work Trying
To Have Refuse Removed and San
itary Methods Inaugurated.

unless the residents OF Hattiesburg
get together before April 80 and finish
the work of cleaning up the city which
was started on cleanup day last
week. Hattiesburg will not even be in
cluded in the honorable mention
class with other Mississippi munich
palities."
This is the startling announcement
made today by DIR. Robert Donald, the
county health officer, after having
made an unofficial inspection of the
city, following the close of the clean
up period. DR.. Donald is an authority
on sanitation and cleanliness, and
members Of the cleanup committee
say that his grading of the city is
practically accurate.
Coming on the heels of this state
ment, is the announcement made by
the officials and captains of the clean
up committee, who, after a long con-
suitation, issued a list of those places
In Hattiesburg where the rubbish
cleaners have sighted their tasks.
A score card, furnished by the Mis-
sissinpi State Board of Health, show
ing the grades which should be given
in the cleanup inspection, was given
to Dr. Donald, and upon this he based
his grading. Streets, water, vacant
lots, buildings, hotels and barbershops,
depots and bottling works, soda foun-
tains, grocery stores, meat markets
and fruit stands, and schools, are CIV
en- good grades by the health officer.
But the following, DR.. Donald says,
will keep the grade of Hattiesburg so
low that the city will not be In the
honorable mention class: Jails, court
house, dairies and bakers.
Screens Lacking.
The city Is peculiarly lacking in
screened buildings, both residences
and other, DR.. Donald found.
Accompanying the score card re-
ceived by the health officer, was the
following letter from the Mississippi
State Board of Health: 81 would like
to urge that you use the utmost care
In making proper deductions from
each possible five per cent, IL any
should be made, and in majority, /
am sure there should sbe at least
fraction of point deducted, as it will
be very difficult to make a perfect
score.
"The grade is to be made on April
80 and May /, and forwarded to me at
once, not later than May 5. Immedi-
ately on receipt of all grades, DR.. w.
S. Leathers or myself, CDR. Willis Wal
ley) will take up the work of inspect
ing the. six highest towns, to confirm
the grade, after which the successful
scontestants will be named.
Il would suggest that in making the
grade you can make general inspec-
tion which will be called for about
May Is, thus saving time for yourself.
The contest work has surpassed
our most sanguine expectations and
will no doubt be of great and lasting
good for more sanitary condition in
our state
At a meeting of the cleanup COM
mittee. captains from the first and
third wards reported that general COM
plaint has been made that Gordon
Greek is being continually used as a
dumping ground for all manner of
things tin cans, dead chickens. and
refuse Of various kinds. Many house
holders reported that the cans never
are removed from the creek, but are
continually dumped there
The following report of the meeting
was made by Mrs. J. S. Conner, pres
ident of the City Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs.
Reports Of Captains.
In many places throughout the
wards the drainage is bad. water
standing continually Notably some
tConlinued on Page Four.)