The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1916-03-09

The rules that will govern the "Clear
est Town contest To be held in Miss
issippi this year, from February LIST to
May eth, have been given out for pub
LEGATION, and will be OF general interest
The contest was launched by the
Mississippi Federation of Women's
Clubs in connection with the State
Board Of Health.
DIR. Willis Valley, State Sanitary
Inspector, has written letters to the
mayors of different towns, urging them
TO cooperate in every way to make
the contest this year an even greater
success than in 1915. He also has
asked them to advise all proprietors OF
grocery stores, markets, hotels, fruit
stands, restaurants, slaughter houses,
dairies and lunch stands that il was
his intention to visit the towns OF the
state and that all violatorso of the rules
and regulations of the State Board OF
Health would be prosecuted, so that
they may keep their places in sani-
tary condition.
Following are the rules that will gov
ern the contest this year:
1. This contest will begin February
list, and close May 9Th, 1916. Grades
OF all towns entering this contest must
be made by the county health officer
and county superintendent of educa-
lion and submitted to the State Board
OF Health for final grades. All score
cards must be in the Office of the State
Board of Health not later than Nav
1ith.
=. Any town may enter the contest
where an organized club of Federation
of Clubs exist. Where no club or Fed
Grafton exists any town ofnot less than
1--WE hundred inhabitants may enter by
organizing sanitation club or civic
league and remitting The entrance fee
five dollars $500, before the time OF
entering expires.
3, All towns entering the contest
must through their clubs, pay an en-
trance fee of five dollars before March
18th, renting the same to Mrs J II
FOX, Jackson, Miss. chairman of Pub
lie Health of Mississippi Federation of
Women's Clubs, who will issue receipt
for same,
4. Towns entering the contest will
be divided into five classes according
to population as follows:
(a) Towns OF more than fifteen
thousand inhabitants.
(b) Towns of more than seven
thousand five hundred inhabitants.
(c) Towns of more than two thous-
and five hundzed inhabitants.
td) Towns of more than one thous-
and inhabitants.
(e) Towns of more than five hun
dred inhabitants.
3. Cash prizes TO be used for public
health purposes under the directions
of the local committee of the clubs
winning with our approval will be
awarded as follows:
The town making the highest grade
in each class will be awarded the cash
prize.
The town in each class making sec
ond and third highest grades will be
awarded certificates and all towns
making above 80 per cent will be placed
on the honor roll
9. Towns winning first prize in the
contest of last year will not be eligible
for the first prize this year, but must
enter and maintain their former grades
in order to retain their places on the
present honorary list.
7. After all score cards have been
received by the Board of Health those
towns making the highest grades will
be inspected by the chief sanitary in
spector before the prizes are awarded.
8. All money paid in as fees for en-
tering the cleanest town contest will be
used for the purpose of awarding prizes