Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-25

NE requests for donations or
dues will be made" MIR. Shiver said
today. ''It is to be one organiza-
ton with nothing asked except moral
support and personal interest. Give
US 1000 or more members scatter
cd in every district Of the county
men and women who are Interested
who are awake, and we will control
this dreaded disease that is handi-
Gaping our development CONNER
ctaiiy and making a constant drain
on the health and lives of our citi-
zens.
I'VE believe that mosquito elimi-
nation depends almost solely on an
educational campaign. Let the peo-
pie know what the mosquito is cost
ing them every summer, tell them
how to prevent its propagation, and
the fight is won.
It's big job, a job worthy
of our undivided interest until it is
completed. The fight is one in which
ceive the unanimous support of ev-
ceive the unanimous support of ev-
cry minister and every doctor in
Sumter county. We believe that our
preachers viii join us and fight this
scourge from their pulpits.
Folks sick with fever can not 90
to church and Sunday school. Just
as we send the medical missionary to
foreign fields. to heal the body and
save the soul, just so we believe that
our preachers will speak from their
pulpits on this subject, literally pre-
venting disease by their messages to
their people.
CDR. LePrince is magnetic
speaker; he knows his business and
today he knows more about our con-
ditions in the county than any other
man in the county. For a life time
he has fought the mosquito from the
Panama Canal to the malariaI
swamps of New Jersey. He knows
how he can eliminate the mosquito
and he will tell us"
The entire board of county com
missioners, the mayor and council
of Americus and the city officials of
every town in the county are ex-
pected to be present to hear DR.. LIE
Prince.
A telegram from Lynnbrook, IN.
W signed by Geo. J. Hardy, chair
man of the Nassau County Mosquito
determination association, was re-
ceived by Chairman Shiver Wednes-
day morning The telegram follows:
II Lynbrook, N. Y, April "a, 1928.
Sumter County Mosquito Extermi-
nation Commission, Americas, Ga.
Dear Sirs The Nassau County
determination Commission extends
their congratulation to Sumter Coun-
tv Georgia, and adds that one more
link in the great chain Of humanity
has been welded. Malaria, the great
underlying constitutional wrecker,
can be controlled and the disease
farryinp MOSQUITO and its vicious
sfino will pass to memories. Malarial
records have been received from al
most 100 per cent of the doctors in
Nassau county and show that in 1914
476 cases in four communities in
this county; 1915 AIS cases; 1916
56. 1917 81; 1918 s; 1919 8; 1920
none. 1921 none; 1922 two cases.
On Investigation one from unprotect-
ID location in New Jersey and one
sfrom Connecticut. Commission
Started operations June 16, 1916. 1t
Il noticeable fact that mosquito
control has reclaimed many square
miles of our country and building on
meadow lands has been made posi-
lie. The increase IN county assess
ed valuations has been material. If
Mr. !. A. LePrnce is with you to-
riabf M extend to him the fluctuations
Of Of our commission, also of Mr. De
mott our chief. engineer and execu-
'iN' 'o GEO. J. HARDY.
The terrible cost to the merchants