The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

( Ei;c..e q JOINT request OF SuTgeoh
General Blue to send the very best
authority afforded in this country to
determine whether we had trachoma
! to deal with and if so if it was of
such a character as to warrant
clinic being established in Newberry
county and the children pronounced
positive being excluded from school
on account of the contagious nature
of the disease.
''We received the following tele-
gram, Congressman Dominick re-
ports difference of opinion local
physicians and Goodwin relative
trachoma situation, and requests con-
ference McMullen and you. McMul-
len will be ordered to confer with you
at your request" This telegram was
signed by Surgeon General Blue.
CDR. Hayne then sent the following
telegram to Surgeon General Blue,
"Owing to difference of opinion be-
tween S. C. eye specialists and Good
win. request of DR.. McMullen that he
be directed to confer with me here
for final settlement of diagnosis OF
trachoma Newberry county. EXecu-
tive committee of the state board OF
health meets Tuesday, 30th Decem-
Der. If possible for DR.. McMullen
to reach here by that time would like
to have him at that meeting. This
wire sent after conference with Con-
gressman Doninick. -.
II also sent the following tele-
gram to DR.. Blue, cat request OF
Congressman Dominick, am request
ing full detail of Surgeon McMullen's
service history with special reference
to his training as eye specialist and
his connection with trachoma inves-
tieation. This data will be used in
connection with trachoma controversy
in Newberry county.
sI received the following reply:
"James A. Hayne, STAKE Health
! Officer, Columbia, S. c.
s.McMullen in public health service
TWENTY-FIVE years. First studied
trachoma in connection with exami-
nation of aliens. Since nineteen
hundred twelve has been in charge
trachcma Investigations Of service.
Has seen thousands of cases of ira
choma, has developed special methods
for its treatment, has had more prac-
tical experience in diagnosis and
treatment of trachoma than any
physician in United States, has spent
at leas seventeen years of his life IN
observation and treatment of ira
choma and instruction of others IN
diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
On his record he has been elected
First Vice President of American
Medical Association.
(SigneO Blue"
CDR. McMullen has advised DR..
Hayne as follows: will arrive in
Columbia II o'clock Tuesday even
ing
/ "Dr. Hayne has by phone made
arrangements with Mayor E. s.
Blease of Newberry to have the chill
dren who have been previously ex-
amined, ready for examination by
Surgeon McMullen on arrival OF the
C. N. & L. train at Newberry We'd
nesday, December 81.
'This whole matter was laid be-
fore the executive committee Of the
state board of health at its meeting
las Tuesday an da motion was intro
duced and passed that the recon-
mendation made by Surgeon Nc
Mullen would be accepted as final by
the executive committee of the state
board of health and the state health
officer was directed to take such
steps upon the finding of Surgeon
McMullen as in his opinion would
safeguard the eye sight OF the
citizens and children in Newberry
county.
! 'sThe state health officer will ac-
company DR.. McMullen to Newberry,
on Wednesday December 81"