Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-21
merchants, BANKERS
DOCTORS BAND WITH.
C ITIzENS IN MOVE
John w. Shiver Named Temper
ary Chairman, With Every
One Present Enrolled
MASS MEETING IS CALLED
No Dues, Donations or Assess
ments to Be Levied On Mem
bers of Organization

The Sumter County Asti-Malaria
Association was formed Thursday af-
ternoon by 80 or 40 men, merchants
doctors, bankers asd farmers. wba
met in the Windsor hotel parlors at
.2;30 o'clock to hear partial re-
port of conditions in tire coustrv as
found by Dr. LePrince.
A temporary organization was
formed with John w. Shiver as tenn
porary chairmas. Every man pres
ent became charter members of
the association, and it was decided
to call mass meeting of men and
women from every sectios of the
county to meet in the court mouse
Thursday April &c, at 2:9O.
It was also decided that there
should be so~dues, donations or as
.sessmests request I'd OF levied on the
members OF the association. The
object of tire associations will be to
enlist the interest, enthusiasm ard
hello of every male cities in the
county in as effort to control mall
aria and dengue in Sumter county.
The meeting wa scaled usder the
auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce, president presiding until
temporary chairman was elected.
At request DR.. LePrince address,
ed the association at some length,
advising the formation Of county
wide mosquito exterminating body
giving his reasons for is immediate
formation.
DR.. LePrince stated that after
having covered practically every sec
tion of the county in very tho
rough survey, he believed that while
conditions were very bad, trey could
be remedied at once with little cost,
provided the people of tre communi-
ty become interested. Re said that
physicians in the cousty had told him
that 80 to as high as 80 per cent of
tire sickness in the county is direct
ly traced to the mosquito. He said
that all time inspection is necessary,
that the road eulverts over the coun-
ty should be lowered so that water
cannot accumulate; trat the county
commissioners should buy for the
use of the farmers a ditching ma
chine and an augur for use is drais-
ing the small ponds over the coun-
ty. He sail that the cost of these
two machines would not exceed $75
or S10O, and that they could be
loaned to the farmers over the eoun-
ty for their individual use.
DR.. LePrisce stressed the absolute
secessity of screening tire homes,
schools and churches of the county.
He said that in his opiniin it was ma
laria that was interfering with the
advancement of the county. "In Y
years your population has no increas-
ed" DIR. lie Prince said, "and | have
been told of several families who
have left your community because
of malaria conditions"
Regarding the city of Americus.
DIR. LePrince stated that conditions
were bad, asld recommended that
tire city pass certain ordinances
which would make it possible to con-
troll mosquito propagation, as wen
as otherwise cleaning up about the
homes and business houses OF the
city.
Committees composed of several
doctors will visit every school in the
county Tuesday or Wednesday, and
will speak to the children OF the
schools regarding the necessity OF
eliminating mosquitoes and will dis
tribnte circulars, inviting the parents
Of the children to attend the mass
meeting ON Thursday Mr.. Shiver
reorests the aid and support OF
ayerv school teacher and pupil IN
securing the greatest amount OF pub
lici+v for the Thursday meeting
It is planned to have DR.. LePrihce
addess this mass meeting in Amel-
Gus on Thusday.