Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-02
ELIMINATION POSSIBLE,
DIR FORT TELLS GUESTS
AT WINDSOR BANQUET
State And Federal Governments
Will Both Cooperate, If
Requested
SURVEY WILL BE ASKED
No Factories And Pay-Rolls Un-
till Malaria And Dengue
Stamped Out

Every seat In the WINDSOR uILilS
room was filled last night, when the
Rotary club had as guests the mem
bers of the Lions and Kiwanis clubs,
the officials of the city and coun-
ty and others, to hear an address by
DR.. M. A. Fort, of the State Board
of Health, on malarial control.
W. W. Dykes and j. E. Mathis
presented the need for school bonds
for the purpose of erecting new
high school building.
Grantland Rice, New York sport
writer, was a guest and spoke brief
". Carr Glover, president of Ro-
tary, presided. Music was furnish
ed by the High school orchestra, un-
der the leadership of Mrs. w. T.
Maynard. Short talks were deliver
ed by President Brookshire, of the
Lions, and Vice President Steve Pace
of the Kiwanis.
The question Of the need of ma
larial control or the necessity of the
elimination of the mosquito in Amer
icus and Sumter county, was discuss
ed by Lovelace Eve.
Heavy Cost In Lives.
"The annual cost of lives, the ter
rifle moneytary cost, the handicap
under which Americus exists because
of the mosquito is as great as it is
unexcusable," Mr.. Eve said. "An
Americus citizen was waiting on the
steps of the hotel for me, as / came
in, and he asked that tell you what
malaria had cost him.
He said he was forced 10 use the
savings of a difetime, to mortgage
his home and now 20 borrow wher-
/ ever he could in order that he might
care for that member Of his home
who for several yelrs has suffered
from malaria.
There is not a business in Ameri-
Gus that did not suffer terrible loss
from dengue fever last year. At
times only one or two out Of forces
Of 10 or Is were able to work. The
loss in trade--in dollars-would
stamp out the mosquito a dozen
times.
Americas now has the opport-
tunity of securing factories-of get
ting pay rolls-the things the Amer
icus merchants have begged and
pleaded for years. We have or
will have very soon the power, we
have the land, we have the potential
labor supply. We have everything
| demanded by Eastern cotton mills
seeking places in the South to in
vest millions. And yet, all these are
for naught, unless we can stamp out
the mosquito and offer investors a
safe place for their workers.
"The farmers of the county have
suffered in like proportion with the
Americus merchant. Hands are
down with fever when the plows re
most needed in the crops.
Farmers, Too, Affected.
The farmer and his family must
spend for doctors and medicine mon
ey that might go into improvement
of their lands and homes.
"a man drove into Americus a
few weeks ago. He had, | am re-
liably informed, 100000 in cash to
invest In farm lands. Malaria and
dengue drove him on to other parts
OF Georgia. Other similar instances
have been brought to my attention
by men in Americus.
i dare say the whole dreaded pest
could be eliminated at cost of about
5O cents per capita.
"A prominent physician and sur.
geon told me recently of an occur
renee In the country near Americus
II was down in a section that has
been infested by mosquitoes. The
negroes were sick more than well
An expert from the State Board al
Health was sent into this pest bole
TO see why and how the trouble coujo
be remedied. he found the mala
rial mosquito everywhere. FINALLY
ne discovered an old barrel filled
with water in which there we,e -
mosquitoes. After studying this fol
days be discovered that the barre
had contained creosote.
The gentleman took this trip
With a few cents worth OF crcosote
he sprinkled the doors and inside
walls Of the cabins. The mosquito
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