Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-26


ing at the teeth, skin, etc. She is
not qualified to make any real
physical examinations. Who says
so? The state department of health.
A physician, preferably the health
commissioner, must make all real
examinations and sign all papers.
A school nurse in Morgan county
would require the health commits
sioner to accompany or follow her
for the nine months of the school
year. Who would do all his other
work-like keeping records, making
out reports, answering correspond
ence, quarantining and releasing
cases, looking after sanitation, etc. ?
1t would require a clerk and deputy,
combined, at least. And the over
burdened taxpayers would have to
pay the salary of this additional Of
ficial-and the additional taxi-hire
of the health commissioner.
And then what?
Then we couldn't get any lasting
good, or real worth for our money
expended, unless we should go to
the enormous expense of having free
dental, medical and surgical clin-
les
The struggling taxpayers of Nor
gan county would have the blest
privilege of paying the stupendous
sum-anywhere from $4,000 to
$4,000 at least.
Can we afford to meet such costs :?
Here's what Morgan county's
budget commission has to say on the
subject:
I'VE, the undersigned members
Of the budget commission of Morgan
county. knowing full well the fl
nancial status of our county, do
hereby declare that it is impossible
to allow any larger appropriation to
the district health board, than we
have been allowing for the last
three years-namely, $2,6OO.--G. o.
McGonagle, prosecutor; H. w. Cor
don, auditor; w. H. NORM, treas
urer.'
Are our county officials telling
the truth?
Well, let's do a bit of investigat-
ing and calculating. Morgan county's
tax duplicate, five years ago, was
$18,50O,O0O; today it is down to
Sic, O,0O0--a loss of $2,5OO,OOO.
And the end is not yet. The valua-
tion of taxable property, in Morgan
county. is still decreasing. This
year will show another decline, ow.
ing to the loss of farm stock and
land values-probsbly $1,000, 1000,
at least.
Our taxes are up to two and "a half
cents on the dollar. Our schools
take about fifty percent of all the
taxes we raise-in order that we
may receive the 100000 or more Of
state aid. Our budget commission
is compelled to pare every other
public fund to the bone, that we
may be able to meet the demands of
our state department of education.
And there you are.
We are poor-and growing poor
er.
We may not like the fact-but we
must face and acknowledge it, and
reckon with it, The poor man can
not carry on financially like the rich
man; the poor community can not
10 the manifold things done by the
community.
In addition, right now, our peo-
Die are suffering severely from the
effects Of the drouth, low prices OF
agricultural products, and lack of
work.
Fellow citizens and taxpayers, do
you think the present a time to
start any new enterprises, calling
or the expenditure of public money
unless it is absolutely necessary?
BY refusing to recommend a school
Nurse, am fighting battle of
economy for you.
However, the lady who wrote the I
letter to DR.. Lippert |
rankly stated:
eve are at present standing by
Until we will be able to have anoth.
r to fill his office. The fight is go
ng to be stiff and rough"
Zowie!
And I'm past seventy years old.
| was up to interview the state de-
artment of health officials a week
go, and laid all these matters be-
ore them-as clearly and truthful
Y as / am here laying them before
ou, my readers; and I easily con-
inced them that / have been in the
ight-and I brought home with
le the following notice of ap~
roval:
Department of Health,
olumbus, Ohio,
'eb. 16, 1881.
To Whom 1t May Concern: We
ndorse the health work of DR.. Nay
Or in Morgan county as satisfactory
the size of the budget
nd the lack of assistance in his de-
artment; and respectfully suggest
,at Voluntary oroapi1atiopc chouJd |