The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-11
LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM MONDAY, JULY II. 1921

that county the amount of taxation
they pay, but if local health boards
were in vogue, Hillsboro county would
get nearly all of it with the exception
of minimum amount to maintain the
State board of Health. which would
be ADVISORY and NOT ADMINS
TRATIVE in character.
How in the Dickens can central
board for all Florida direct all health
activities?
Health is Il proposition that needs
and must have LOCAL DIRECTION
Under the supervision of Il competen.
State Board Of Health.
Florida is ANTIQl'ATED in this
respect as other states have tired To-
cal county health LOardi and FOUND
/ THE EFFECTIVE.
observe wherein you state in this
communication published broadcast
all over Florida that OWING TO
THE ACTUAL LACG OF FUNDS, THE
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH MUST
SUCCESSFULLY MARK TIME UNTIL
THE LEGISLATURE MAY SEE FIT
TO MAKE AN ADEQUATE AprRO-
PRIATION.'
MARKING TIME will put
WATER on TUE WHEEL OF pr
gressive and EFFECTGVE local hc;,I'ii
boards
DON'T HARP like school buy
about what you Amt got and can't
get.
The former Eoald provided a garae"
for you in which to keep your plt
NATE OWNED PACKARD undor
cover whereby the hot summer 81
would not crack the paint thereon.
Eoard of Health galley THREE .....
This garage WAS constructed during
tApril and May.
HAVE a HEART and consider.
ton for your predecessor who is H.
BEST state Health officer FIoriol
EVER HAD
Quit growing.
BCCKI.E down to HARD WORE
and THOUGHT for the stale.
will conrcdr that Iuu are com
fctCnt If YOU WANT TO BIZ.
There are sufficient funds now or
hand and will be provided in the ne
two years for you ia render a good
SERVICE to ri rida, but There WI.
he no funds for WONDERFUL lNNO-
VATIONS. FOCR-FLrSHlNG. or Il"
hire twe.ve or fifteen political doctors,
known as District Health Officers.
with liberal expense accounts (.
travel from one end of Florida to the
other visiting the innermDst rccesscs
Of the state. mixing with voters,
squirting tobacco juice, with words OF
praise and alteration for the State
! Health Officer, their line OF talk or
Political sluSh probably being Boys.
the State Hcalfh OFFICER is BEAR.
he can DISSECT anything on earth
except Budget THAT PROJECTS
THE TAX PAYERS Or FLORIDA.
! have received Il letter from the
secretary of the florida Medical As
sociation in which he advises that You
have requested the appointment of Il
committee from the Florida Medical
Association To investigate the iinan-
cial status OF the State Board Of
Health and to corrob0rate or find ad-
versely relative to your statement
through the Florida press concerning
the financial status of the former and
present State Board of Health.
DOC" many people in FLORIDA will
be Of the opinion that you are. at
tempting through this request to hit
the former state Board of Health or
me BELOW TIE BELT.
Every one will know that the doc
tors Of Florida are YOUR CROWD.
However, from a personal stand
Loint | will be glad to appear before
4 committees of doctors appointed by
the president of the Florida Medical
Association, hut it would have been
better to have selected five public
spirited citizens of the state consist
ing of a doctor, lawyer, preacher, bus
mess man and farmer or citrus
grower.
| PRAY THEE TO CONTINUE THY
EMBRYO POLITICS.
1t will enable the tax payers OF
Florida to know about the State
Board of Health and what they are
paying for health activities.
Yours to 4 cinder,
J0k, l. IHA1NINN