The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
TIE HEALVH SURVEY.
Negro Leaders arc Showing the Way
to Obtain this Necessary Work.

~ 49,.
IN subscribing two hundred and fifty !
eight dollars between ten OF them Ter !,
the purpose OF raising q minimum OF
six hundred dollars. With the hope OF
increasing this SUM 20 one thousand
dollars Tor the purpose o: assisting III
raising two thousand and FIVE hun
drpd dollars 20 help this countG'' IN tlc- !
cept;ng gift OF FIVE thousand DOL
lars appropriated by the Rockefeller
Foundation and the South Carolina
State Board OF Health fer q county
health survey and Z twelve months
health campaign OF education in the
rural districts OF this county. Ihls
speaks vClumes fol, TIE patriotism and
public spirit OF the colored element
OF Sumter countys population. ana Is
worthy of special pention. and we
might say Of emulation by the v alte
citizens Of this county. The Sumter
county negroes have exhibited great
patriotism in buying Liberty Loan
bonds. War Savings stamps, anG 10
Red Cross contributions, producing
and conserving food, in man power in
the army and navy. and in other pa
triotic ways.
There are many hundreds OF white
citizens. men and women. in this
county who can better afford to SUB
scribe from FIVE to one hIndred dol
lars for this exceptional opportu?hy
20 accept the second offe: made : n
outside sources, Of III thousand G i
lars for such an important eoac;t-
! tional feature which viii save hu2-
dreds OF lives. and avoid in the fu-
ture thousands OF cases Of suffering
! from absolutely unnecessary and pre-
ventahle communicable diseases
wsaich carry with them the loss Of
many lives and mary thousands OF
dollars from loss of earning power
cause.l By preventab!e sickness,
The fact that the negroes appre-
lciate the value OF education to teach
their race how to conserve indlVldu;li
and public health is within itself
I a high tribute to their progressive
ness and their sense Of humane trta,-
mcnt Of their f"llow citizens, AID
their children.
1t is said that Chairman A. c.
! Phelps, of the Sanlter County Council
Of Defense intends calling q county
| health meeting in this city early N
Septen1bai, to be directed and ad-
dressed by either DR.. J. 4. Havne,
our State Health officer who so gen
crously makes possible this second o.
/ fer OF five thousand dollars, or one
! OF his representatives at which meet
| ing VII be discussed among other
1public health discussions, the question
OF the White citizens Of this county
doing their duty towards securing the
FIVE thousand dollars offered condi-
tional upon two thousand and five
hundr.d dollars being raised by Sum
ter county.
In the Light of past experience
! When Two diff ferenf boards of coIn-
" commissioners of this county re-
fused to appropriate two thousand
dollars, the sum u,en required for
the proposed county health survey
against four thousand dollars offered
! from the same outside sources now
rendering US FIVE thousand dollars,
and this refusal coming Us it did. Or
IS the two refusals did, after the
i county legislative delegation unan:-
| iaously offered - provide the two
thousand dollars then required. it is
10 doubt absolutely hopeless 10 eX-
pact anything like official cooperation
in putting over the top t:iis much de-
sired health survey. even though at
this time the county board CT COM
nissioners might see their way clear
10 reverse themselves and agree to
cooperate with the Sumter County
Medical association. the legislative
delegation. the grand jury, thc
Chamber of Commerce. the Civic
League. and with hundreds OF other
representative white citizens or this
county and city who appealed IL vain
Cor the appropriation of two thousand
dollars. because the United States
government and the South Carolina
State Council CT Defense, and the
| Sumter County Council Of Defense
are at this time appealing TO the poo
| pie. Us = war measure, to equip them
selves by education and by practica!
! methods of prccautjon to prevent
| sickness :3ld premature deaths during
She VIZ IL order that the man POW
tl StilC W Clllsill PON''i ~ - 't-7ii'
up 10 ard conserved TO the highest
possible degree Of physical. mental
and moral efficiency in making the
ron -coI.lbatant cit liian population
better producers. and better civilian
soldiers in backing ur the millions
CT our fighting soldiers who are
making the supreme sacrifice. many
OF them. and al OF them heroic sac
:.iGces 30 win this var.
quite aside FROM the economic and
humanc principles involved in ihe
cffort TO conserve ihc public health
1t this critical period of our national
existence there are other potent COZ
siGcratioil> which should be "lnlh:l-
sizG.l in ti::s n:a+;er. one is. why
should Scn:ter county be ne.iila amy
ether county in accepting sucf a
splendid educationai campaign Two
thirds OF The cost OF which will be
paid by outside Scuiccs2
The state and III county owe il to
he thousands OF eniidacn Who viii