The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-16
health SURVEY ASSURED.
County Council Of Defense Guaran-
tees Fund Required.

The Sumter County Health Sur
vey and twelve months health CAM
paign of education is an assured
fact. and possibly district or coun-
ty trained nurse for twelve months
20 do in the rural districts just what
Miss Antonia Gibson, the Sumter
Civic League nurse does for the poor
Of this city.
The health survey proposition Wen.
"over the top like lamb. Jumping
as one enthusiastic supporter OF the
movement expressed himself at the
meeting of the Sumter County Coun-
ell of Defense. held last SATURDAY
morning. The County Council unanl-
n1ously, and without one word belns
spoken against the movement, en-
dorsed the idea of raising two thou-
sand and five hundred dollars to sup
plement five thousand dollars offered
by the International Health Board.
and. the State Board of Health tor
this survey, together with corps OF
sanitary experts and sanitary enSl-
neers. necessary skilled laborers, ana
other features of the campaign OF
education: On motion Of Messrs. D
A. Harvin and P. G. Bowman, the
movement having been enthusiast
cally endorsed in very fine snort
speeches by Mrs. Nina Solomons,
Chairman of the Won1an's Council OF
Defense. Mr.. I. C. Strauss Chairman
Of Sumter Township committee Mr.
S. A. Harvin, OF the Privateer 1oWh-
ship committee; Mr.. E.. Conyers
Brown, of the Oswego section OF
Sumter township; Mr.. c. J. Jackson,
chairman of Stateburg township COM
nittee: Mr.. E. w. Dabbs. chairman
Of Mayesville township committee;
Mr.. Neill .O'Donnell, Of the Sumter
City Board. of Education; Mr.. A. =.
Phelps, chairman of the sumter
County Council of Defense. Judge Il.
o.. Purdy, Mr.. H G. Osteen OF the
County Board of Education; Mr.. Z. 1.
Reardon, executive secretary OF tne
County Council; Mr.. P. G. Bowman;
chairman Of the Four Minute Men;
Mr.. F. M. Coulter, Chairman OF Man
chester Township committee; Mr. ).
Frank Williams, farm demonstrator
it was resolved that the chairman
and secretary be authorized to write
the South Carolina State Board OF
Health that the Sumter County
Council of Defense guarantees that
the necessary $4,000 will be paid over
to the State, Board of Heath. and foi
the State Board to so inform the In
ternational Health Board.
Mr.. II. G.. Osteen, for the County
Board of Education said that the
county board of education had al
ways, since the health survey. was
first offered this county two years
ago. heartily endorsed the move
ment. That this board proposes, ii
it finds itself authorized to do SO, ane
he believes the board has this au-
thority, to subscribe one tenth of the
amount required (s2,50O) out Of q
surplus left over from the old dis
pensary fund, not appropriated TO,
apy regular educational purpose, ant
which fund has heretofore beer
used for special school improvement
purposes, and he felt that with this
$4,000 as starter the citizens OF
the county and the rural district:
could easily raise the rest Of the
money required.
Mr.. Neill O'Donnell and Mr.. I. c
Strauss, speaking for the people Of
Sumter city, said that this city car
be depended upon to do its full share
of subscribing of the necessary
amount. Each of the TOWNSHIP. chair
men who spoke and some who did MOI
make speeches guaranteed that then
respective townships would put VI
their share Of the $4,000.
Chairman Phelps reminded the
meeting that the Sumter County Ne
gro Council of Defense had guaran-
teed a minimum of $500 as the part
the colored citizens will provide fol
the health survey.
If $4,000 is raised, or $500 addition.
al, the State Board of Health VIII
furnish for twelve months trained
nurse to do for the rural districts
! white and colored people, just what
Miss Antonia Gibson, the, Sumter Civic
League nurse does for the poor OF
Sumter. The drive for $4,000 will
start next week, and will supplement
the campaign already. started fol-
raising the $4,000 by the Woman
Division Of the County Council of De-
fense.
So the guarantee and the endorse
ment of the County Council of De-
fense, with the Woman's Division OF
the Council and with the Negro
Council of Defense cooperation and
guarantee finally assures, after a
stormy two years Of effort what
| many of the progressive men and
women of this county have fav-
ored and fought for. Determination
and the loyalty Of its advocates have
won the county health survey. Edu-
cation of the masses is a subject
which will always be a winner in
Sumter county. Those who opposed
the health survey two years ago will
now find that their opposition was ali
in vain, and that they have uselessly
bucked a popular public sentiment
which could not be overcome What
the citizens of Sumter county have
been deprived Of, because two boards
of county commissioners who did not
represent Sumter county in their op-
1 y