Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-12
MALARIA ELIMINATION
WORK PROGRESSING IN
TOWNS NE ARiANERICUS
Leslie and DeSoto Agree to
Adopt .Anti-Mosquito Ordin-
ances and Put on Inspectors
NEE 4 AT PLAINS FRIDAY
DIR Bond to Visit Western Sec
An of County in Effort to
4 Interest Residents There

Malaria elimination work is pro-
gfessing in Sumter county, with
rural residents interested and as
:sisting health officers in the eff
fort to rid their communities of
mosquitoes.
DR.. Bond spent Wednesday al
Leslie and DeSoto, where in com
pany with officials of these towns
he made a survey of conditions
there. At Leslie he went into con-
ference with the mayor and city
council, and it was agreed that an
anti-mosquito ordinance patterned
after one submitted by DIR. Bond
and approved by the Sumter Co.
Board of Health would De adopted
at the next meeting.
Both Leslie and DeSoto have
agreed to put on inspectors who
will devote practically all of their
time to mosquqito elimination work
during the remainder of the sum
mer, and already such an official
has begun making his round at
Leslie. DR.. Bond, in company with
the marshal at Leslie, visited sew.
eral parts of town there and re
ported measures necessary in his
opinion to relieve the community
of mosquitoes.
At DeSoto the residents have not
been as thoroughly impressed with
the necessity for fighting the mos
quito as have those of Leslie, but
the leading spirits in the com
munity have lined up behind the
health authorities, and DR.. Bono
plans to go there again at an early
date for further conferences. The
inspector to be put on by DeSotC
residents will be instructed in mos
quito elimination methods as soor
as possible. and he will be given
other assistance as well in the cam
paign.
The work is Just being taken VI
at Plains. and DR.. Bond will &c
there Friday evening for confer.
ence withteitizeps interested in the
campaign. It is planned to make
this ronferqnee a citizens meeting
and in furtherance Of the plan. DR.
BOND has addressed letter to
Mayor Carter asking his co-opera,
tion in the work This letter is
as follows:
Julv 10, 1923.
Mr.. w. C. Carter, Mayer,
Plains. Ga.
Dear Mr. Carter: The Sumter
County Board of Health has pro
mulgated a set Of rules governing
sanitation and mosquito control
and it is my pleasure and priv
,lege to try to popularize and op
crate same countrywide.
You realize that community CO
operation is necessary to make oul
work effective; thereforefore your
aid is desired and am enclosing
copy of an ordinance adopted By
the City of Ameircus Showing
their Willingness and desire to CO.
operate,) which if worded to suit
your city and adopted by the prop
err authority will encourage 'ano
augment the work in your town.
| have planned to visit your town
July Is, 1928, to ASSIST, direct anc
encourage the work Of mosquito
elimination, and in order that the
greatest good may result may ash
that you allow your town marsha
to accompany me that day during
the inspection; this is necessary il
order that he may acquaint himsel
with the duties and requirement
necessary to make the work effec
tive ana worth while,
If another date will suit you bet
ter, please advise Immediately.
Yours very sincerity,
n Il pONn