Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-23
NEWSPAPER EDITOR
SEEKS TO INSPIRE
HEALTH CAMPAIGNS
SUMNER N. RAMSEY Now WITH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF TEN.
As VISITS N CITY.

Sumner NJ Ramsey. formerly editor
Of The News. Il visiting with his fam
ny In Amarillo. and reports that the
State Health Department u which he
Il at present an attaohe. Is making
excellent progress In an departments OF
Nc work. Mr.. Ramsey while stating
that he has nothing Of Importance 70
give out. Is quite active with the tasks
In hand. he has visited many com
nunities and at each In conference
with the outstanding forces. has made
Suggestions and laid cut informal pro
grams and given advice Of helpful
character.
The following was taken from the
Tsiia Herald. bearing on the visit Of
Mr.. Ramsey 10 the Swisher county cap
iial. viii he found interesting.
O. ~. Ramsey. 81 Amarillo. repre-
sentirs the state health bureau and
pure food division. met the city of
GERS gnd a committee q women who
are interested In the A,od u oEI
town. Tuesday afternoon IN DR.. Nor
rows Office. and icciurcd % them along
sanitation and health lines. Mr.. Ram
40 stated that IL was the duty OF the
women Of every town 10 cooperate
with the city officials In cleaning up
the town and enforcing the law. lie
aid the citizens q every town should
have enough civic pride 90 want %
Keep their town clean and the place &c
besin was at home. He told US the
state law required Us 20 keep our
homes and places Of business clean
both inside and out. He spoke 81 en-
listing the children In cleanup cam
pairns By organizing them into leagues
20 KIN flies, rats. clean up alleys and
snch work. Mr.. Ramsey said II wa,
the duty a every woman 20 help tbs
state pure food department by return
Ing bad groceries and meats and speak
Ing 20 the groccryman about II. IL
also stated that the women should co
operate with the city officials In see
ing that al places whore food IL KEEP
II well screened and all food kept fire.
from dust and another thing was q
go that old clothing. hats. socks anC
such like were not left hanging on th'
walls ~ grocery stores and meat mar
kets. lie gave = number Of state law
az 20 how things should be done. III
told us that while there was mucl
here that had been done he could rcall,
compliment DR.. Morrow and the cit!
srns Of Tulia on it, appearance. ~
said that Tnlia was the best kept ilitl
city that he had inspected on IN
plains. lie told Us that he found som
open garbage cans hack q bushes
places which had 20 he done ava
with and that all ashes and trash mus
be moved from the alleys and vacar
icss. Mr.. Ramsey told us that DR.. ca
ran. state health officer. would has
every town In Texas inspected an
scored and the score placed on recot
IN Austin and any one wishing info
anton about any town In the stat
could write TO Austin and get same. II
gave Us many Instructions as 10 cit
ur,inances and how TO enforce then
He gave the city officials a formul
FOR q standard foodlhart. Tuesda
night Mr.. Ramsey leciured 10 the cit
officials and a number 81 citizens. II
gave them many instructions an
much literature on health and saniii
ton and how 20 enforce city ord
nznoes. His lectures were n real he
% every one who heard them"