The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-16
HOLLY RIDGE NEWS
COUNTIES TO SET
UP HEALTH BOARD
Officials Of Pender And On.
slow Discuss Plans Al
Meeting In Burgaw

BURGAW, Dec. ia joint meet
ing Of officials from Fender and Ons'
low counties was held in the court,
house here last night at which time
steps were taken to perfect a full
time county board of health to func.
ton in both Onslow and Fender
counties.
The need for organizations of this
nature has been apparent since the
War department announced it will
establish an anti-aircraft training
base at Holly Ridge.
Officials from the state board OF
health, Raleigh, met with the group
and offered valuable suggestions and
aid in ~perfecting the local organiza.
tons. Among those from Raleigh
attending were DIR. r. E. Fox, di
rector of the division of county
health work, R. F. Hill, district en-
gineer and ]. M. jarrett, engineering
division of county health work.
Attending from Onslow were DR.
L. r. Turner, DR.. l.. w. Bray, A. H.
Hatsel and j. j. Cole Included from
Fender were Auditor George F. Lu-
cas-, K. D. Pigford, chairman board
Of commissioners, John T. Wells
county manager, Clifton L. Moore,
county attorney, DR.. N. C. Wolfe
health officer, DR.. w. H. Young:
mayor of Burgaw and T. T. Murphy,
superintendent of schools and secre-
tary to the board.
Fender and Onslow will set up the
health board and will operate under
the sanitary and health laws now
prevailing, and according to stand
ards prescribed by the state board of
health. DR.. w. II. Young, of Bur.
gaw, and DR.. L. R. Turner, of Ons'
low, were appointed a committee tc
locate and recommend a doctor suit
able to head the program. When
such an official is secured, he will
be empowered to employ the person
mel that is to work under him, which
will include a sanitary inspector for
each county. a graduate nurse for
each county and also a clerk fol
each county. Organization of the
units will be completed and ready tc
function as of January 1, 1914.
Rigid ordinances were adopted by
the meeting for governing the sale
Of milk in the counties affected, fol-
supervision of all plumbing equip
ment installed, as well as all types
Of sewage and disposal plants. A
regulation requiring compulsory vac
cination against small pox is now eff
f~ective, as well as certain well de-
fined rules governing the establish
ment Of eating places such as cafes
tourist camps, restaurants and al
other places of every nature or kline
where food is to be sold for human
consumption. Permits shall be OBJ
tanned from the health officer il
charge before entering upon sucl
business, or run the risk of having
such place of business closed for lacl
Of compliance with the laws govern
ing such matters.
Trailers or other movable struct
ures in which people reside mus
comply strictly with laws governing
disposal Of human waste, the mini
mum requirements to be no less thar
those set forth by the state board
Of health.
It is expected that thousands Of
people will flock to the Holly Ridge
section within the next few weeks
and the War department, backed by
the state board of health, is deter
mined that full compliance with ex
listing health and sanitary laws shall
be had in every particular.