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Evening star., 1947-05-14
GODFREY L. MUNTER, Attorney,
S1i Shoreham Building. r,

DISTRICT, COURT OF THE cI,lr1b;a TMrIED
MGdlqE nI.9raton Ra00ate rSs IS to Give Notice
That the subscriber. Of the pistplc5, prn,.ts os
Court OF the District of Columbia, Letters
Of Administration on the estate Of Blancne
Richardson late of the nersons pssI,ss Ssvg 81
claims Claims asainst the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same. with the ne
Suchesrs Thereof ess, hs,ore ase sss day
Sy law be excluded from all benefit Of ssid
sss's ssy Of aTfn apF pRfsf Rg 9fnf 's
MEEv1N SaS ny MARetEs "a pepsts sssisssT q
of the probate Court my7.l4.21
AMEfeTk bfsTkfeT conRT k4hssFhHE of HE UNITED
States pos.a for the Dstre5 Of G0nmes Coy sd
na1S'5hht'e Thas he ras i Re oss e
IL bs has nst elnes d S hs
r. e'Dtte Haas late Of the District Of Columbia.
sssa the Al Are hsTPs
Il sersoi eS0ie iegaiis h aathentiesed @ 70 the
Sp is4s Ha ct s they m a
excluded from all benefit OF said estate.
Given under my hand this 1st DAY OF May
1a41 LAWRENCE KOENIGSBERGER. r.
374a Mckinley 81; {Seal4 Attest; @ THEo. g.
ppsoa3s sns pst1ss csart of Columbia efFk q
WILLIAM B. RICHARDSON, Attorney,
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the District Of Columeia, aS
ministration. -. This Is to Give Notice:
That the subscriber. of the State OF nli-
nois, has obtained from the Probate Court
of the District of Columbia, Letters Of
Administration on the estate Of Edith
Abramson. late Of the District of Column
bis. deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned
10 exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof, leslly authenticated, to the sub
scriber, on or before the 7th day of April,
AID. l94S; otherwise they may by law
be excluded from all beneft Of said estate,
Given Gss pndsr ny sM hsnd ssis ts das
th Ashland stEsss Ghicsso 1e.s@rII 30 n
Regster of Wills for the District of CO.
lumbia, Clerk OF the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
HENRY R. BERGER, Attorney.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNIIED
states for the oIas District Of Sam9ls soS ad
Fhat shs Snbscrber q the District q
Gonrt mpta Of tfs the Bistres Of Columbia Letters
Of Administration on the estate ot Aarry
e. Sperty, late OF the DISTRICT OF CoiunH;a ;,,s.
assnss the hereby warned
legally authenticated to the supscrioer on
or before the 3rd day OF April, AD. iy4o;
otherwise they may by law Pc eXcalHiusn eXcaivsn
Ysdsr Rds RRfo haRS r ths spaRfY ISsf aay
street NE, fSealD Attest: ELLA A.
GROWN, Deputy REGISTER OF wills TOT lne
PlstrIet q Columbia Clerk fapa3to.msSy7l4 & sSs Hr0
n1EnFr Ho55SGsw09EsrH4H oS5TNf 81 4HE A''fFSfffE GSffED
uofd;Is s3stss Pfobate foE the ecoGrsNo nstfS
ministration.~ is to .Giye Notice;
That the subscriber, OF tht District ro Oh
Columbia. has obtained from Glnirr1bis lns
EEsstssTsd EEsWsrd TeTsmepaseGl Fenton pMaeeGlaehn.
District of Columbia. deceased. Al per-
sons having claims against tne aecssssa sTne
are hereby Ibstl waIned 70 nersof seofo legally cal au
the j tn day Of April. AID. 194s; other.
wise they may by law be excluded IRON 3fa
ali benefit Of SAID estate r GiVep nav pnoe1 THE rs
%AsHlNaTion oLbs Sssistsnt Rf trust th ofesr Seal,
Attest: MELVIN j. MARQUES, DsepY9ay Ya
Register of Wills for the District Of Co.
iumbis. Clerk Of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
THOMAS C. SCALLEY, Attorney,
@AI Shora nm RuiIdinR


DISTRICT COURT IF THE UNITED
states for the District OF Columnla,
Hoiding Probate Court Estate OF Philip
e. Payne, DeceaSed.-No. b9,0U7, Admin
istration Docket lso.-Application having
been made herein for. PROBATE OF the last
viii and testament Of SAID deceased. and
for letters testamenrary on said estate
by Lolan Ann Payne. 1T is ordered this
18th day of May. AID. 1947, that Edna
Lghtner, Noble Payne, and all otners
concerned, appear in said Court on Mon
day, the .23rd day of June. AID. 1s47. At
10 O'Clock a. m. to show cause why such
notice hereof be published in the Wash
ington Law Reporter" and The Evening
weeks before the return day herein men
toned the first publication to be not
less than thirty days before said return
day. witness. the honorable BOLIThA !.
LAWS, Chief Justice of said Court. this
18th day Of May. AsD; l941. seal
Attest: THEoDORE COGSWELL, ReEister
Clerk of the Probate Court. my14.21.2s
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ALT EDUCATION:

During the summer months one OF OUT COUNTY ttachefs tt
ceived a special course Of study through the cooperation of tho
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DISEASES

One of the chief criterion of our efficiency as public health
and spread of the communicable and preventable diseases.
a ahs Gq ef a tba r aississippi s stafe Bear SI% on Heaith, i alsSnie
prompt reporting of all cases, with immediate investigation
The four methods at our disposal in bringing al, about ut, a good %
the injection, G) using specific means and material for i'm
munization, CD the application of a sound scientific santa
Aggressive and we'll considered public health measures
from our country by the first method, eradication of the
specific Eecir1i Yellow tba vir pev ef mo MOSQUITO grasd w diseass slf fn h rGHan ot Similar Ia
methods are currently being. used successfully for Malaria
Smallpox has been practically eliminated as a ~death-deal,
ing disease in this country by the second method universal
Typhoid Fever, though still an ever-present menace and
f PREVENTING "a a serious PRsis" eom a5ldadies disease by combining al
removed by making certain that our water and milk supplies
are un~contaminated. Typhoid immunization has been and still
the efficacy of small pox vaccination. Good sanitation, prop.
e attack sews on this disease e. Aitogether, though we have the right
to feel pretty good about Set 20 our !, typnoad f fexel p pre VEN e on
rest on our laurels. The typhoid organism is still very much
lax on our water and milk supervision, or become careless or
indifferent toward our immunization and sanitation programs.
Much has been accomplished in this and other areas re-
Gently in preventing, typhus fever from making serious IN
fleas, again removal of the source of disease, has been
soretfq BY on ths uGtf s. s Public c' Health s Service in coopt Tation With
our State Board Of Health and local County and City officials TIahis
Fever has ! been e., markedly y r ,a4s w. m bd ans to e0 Reey t fdSm con- n
st rue i've result esUltG in n spite Of recent federal withdrawal, by our
combined and cooperative local s efforts. WA considerably
lower here in 1916 than 1915, nine cases in this county dur
ing the past year are far too many and point too definitely TO
the fact that we are not realizing the minimum standard
needed to wipe out this deplorable, absolutely pfeVentable
disease Here is an instance where we have the weapon, by our
second method of prevention, immunization, TO get rid OF a
serious communicable disease. II simply requires that at
least 85% of our infants be immunized during their first year
of life. If such a practice is carried out year IN and year out,
leading public health authorities assure US that dphthera
will disappear. We are striving nightly toward achieving uat
goal and, with the complete cooperation OF the jackson
County cuiZenry, it should not be too difficult to carve out
another important public health milestone in our county
history.
The following table gives us the incidence during the last
five Years of some Of our most important communicate ana
reportable diseases. We would like to remind you that these
are only the cases reported to us. as 1t is a well established
fact that there are many cases that are never diagnosed or
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JIjS,E

Though considerable progress has been made during the
mast generation in lowering the terrific tubereulo-s mortality
in our county and state, and throughout the nation, much stHl
remains to be done before we can call our JOB IN tuberculosis
control well done
Our great handicap in this state, as elsewhere 1t seems, is
The Lack of bed space in our SanatoTium to take care OF all
cases of tuberculosis Out of our 40 new cases during the past
in this county, for instance, there was room Tor only D
~ our State Sanatorium. Naturally, these scarce and precious
reservations have to be kept for durable cases, leaving the FAR
advanced and hopeless cases of the disease TO De cared 20 as
best they can at home, often under very adverse conditions
thus promoting the spread of the disease. Until Tar more ac-
comodations are provided for these infectious patients, we can
not hope to stem the tide of contaglon.
Nse deaths occurred in Jackson County from this disease
during 1916 as compared to seven IN 1919, ana that Is ABOUT
what we can expect from year to year until provisions Tor IN
conanlete are of the patients is provided. There are 80 known
cases of tuberculosis registered with the health deparmeni IN
n county. Here is another example of knowing how TO deal
with a serious preventable disease, but meeting insuimouiht-
able obstacles and handieaps IN our program { nope mmat
these will be overcome in the not-too-distant future, ana mat
tuberculosis, once our greatest killer, and even now not lar
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VENEREAL DISEASE CONTROL:

The control of the venereal diseases in Jackson County
has been carried out IN a very aggressive and intensive pro-
gram during the past several years. One chnieian devotes full
time to this program on a shared basis with Harrison County.
Though no let-up has occurred in our program for the year
1916, though just as many persons have been brought in for
sease incidence in this county, in contrast to most of the state
and country as a whole, has definitely declined. In the YER
nacular, we are keeping our fingers crossed, and hoping that
at long last we have cleared the peak.
There was definitely less Syphilis and Gonorrhea found
here during 1916 than in 1915, and this in spite of increasing
venereal disease incidence in most parts of the country as
revealed by the u. S. Public Health Service statistics and re-
ports by the American Social Hygiene Association. This gem
eral countrywide and worldwide venereal disease increase in
the postwar period was more or less anticipated, as a result
of relaxed efforts on the part of all concerned in the proven
ton of venereal disease during the war period. 1t was difficult
then to find anyone who was not concerned with saving pre-
cious man-hours for winning the war, both on the military
urge to carry on this urgent public health effort in peacetime,
We, here in Jackson County, have tried not to let down in
our efforts to safeguard the health of our people. We feel that
the youth of Jackson County is just as precious in peace as at
war. We are firmly of the opinion, too, that the health stand
ard, the social level and the general welfare OF our county,
are just as important now as ever. Relaxing our efforts toward
graduating the venereal diseases means lowering that health
content, unhappiness among our people. We aim to keep
saving them as much as possible from the misery, from the
crippling and killing effects of venereal disease. We want to
keep up GU. intensive, aggressive program OF venereal disease
eradication; we need and ask for the support and sponsorship
of all county and city officials; and we urge all the upright
citizens of Jackson County to continue their wholehearted CO.
operation with our efforts to solve this very urgent, ever
present public health problem.
Statistical table-Venereal Disease:
Admission To medical and nursing service 1902
Clinic visits $500. 49, -. Z664
Field visits to delinquents and contacts 2543
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MATERNAL AND INFANT SERVICE:

1t IS the primary purpose of our clinics for expeetant
mothers to educate them in the necessity of early and regu-
trolling our midwife deliveries.
Of the l0l8 registered births in Jackson County during
1916, 1886 were delivered in the hospital, 55 delivered by our ~
their homes by physicians, and 1863 We're delivered by our "a
licensed midwlves. This high percentage of physician and hos
pital deliveries is a record to be proud of when we consider
that in many Of our Mississippi counties with high colored
populations, over 5O% OF the deliveries are by midWlVes.
Our antepdftum clinic service provides a complete phy-
steal examination, including blood pressure and pelvic meas
mements, blood tests, urinalysls, hemoglobin determination
and chest xray. Nurses give Instructions in the clinics and
during home visits on preparations in the home, diet, medical
supervision and plans for delivery, We would like to re-em-
phasize that this is an educational and diagnostc service only
any abnormalities found are Immediately referred to our
local practicing physicians for treatment and correction Mid
wives are not permitted to deliver abnormal cases. as each
midwife case must have a certificate from the health depart
ment or her family doctor, stating that she has been examined
and no abnormaity exists. In addition, midWives are required
to attend regular meetings at the health department for super
visory and instfuctional purposes. Nurses visit mldWlves every
month to inspect their equipment and supervise their aetivl-
ties.
In the postpartum and infant clinics a thorough recheck
is made Of the mother so that any abnormal results of child
birth can be sent to our physicians for treatment. Instructions
are given on infant care and diet, lmmunizatlon, etc so that
the best care possible is assured the new baby during the i'm
portant first year of life. Midwives are required to report their
deliveries within "a hours. so that our health department
nurses can visit and check the mother and baby Immediately.
Our records show that there were four maternal deaths in
Jackson County in 1916, 80 infants deaths under one year were
reported, and Il Stillbirths. which certainly can be improved.
In an effort to better this service. two modern incubators have
doctors to aid in care o. our premature infants. two additional
ones have been ordered and will be available early in l947.
The Records show:
Cases admitted to antepartum medical and
nursing service l9Z
Cases admitted to postpartum medical and
nursing service 1Z9
Antepartum and postpartum cases referred to
physicians for treatment and delivery =.sa-sa~-~.l5 s
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CRIPPLED CHTLDRENS SERVICE:

Through the cooperation of the Federal, State and local
Crippled ChiLdrens' Service, and such voluntary agencies as
our infantile Paralysis Chapter, our crippled children receive
one of the most complete and satisfactory services which we
have 10 offer. The coast counties nave the services OF an ortho-
pedic specialist from Mobile, for one clinic every four months
In 1916. the first such clinic was conducted at our Pascagoula
Health Center, the other two were scheduled for Biloxi and
Gulfport. Eighty-three children were seen at this clinic There
are over 100 crippled children registered IN Jackson County
at the health department. The service includes diagnosis, hos
pitalizaton, treatment, operations, braces ana other eofrec-
tive devices.
The records show: -
Children examined at diagnostie clinics loo
Children Treated ...... -~s=@.4s S0
Visits to diagnostc clinics ..-a..-. l5o
Nursing visits ~ "" oO
TIE TIL EDTTCATTON.
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DtIItdI anu DtIItdI IIyBItIft OeIVNt .11a"s"-1.s1
HEALTH SERVICE:

Following several conferences with our Jackson County
school officials and representatives of the State Board of
Health School Health Service, a new school health service was
inaugurated for our county. 1t has always been our opinion
that wholesale examinations of school children in certain
specified grades, resulted in a mass of records that could
never be adequately followed up by the available nursing
staff, and very little was accomplished for these children.
Too many were seen unnecessarily, because they were getting
perfectly adequate attention from their own family doctor or
dentist.
Our new program consists of the examination of any child,
who is referred in by the parent, teacher, nurse or other in
terested person, because of an apparent defect or handicap,
chronic loss of school time, failure, or behavior problem. Elk
aminations are by appointment only and the parent must
be present. When defects are found the children are sent to
their family doctor for treatment. For under privileged child
rem, our special correction program, as described IN the pre-
school health service, provide aid for these cases;
This method concentrates our efforts on children who
possible for our nurses to follow each case until some sou-
ton is arrived at. The Superintendent OF Schools for Pasca-
goula provided a special school health nurse for this service,
who was a member of his staff. and acted in the capacity of
the coordinator for the program between the schools and the
health department. AS of January, 1916, l,94l defects were
this figure is actually greater, as our corrections from the
private doctors and dentists are not completely reported.
There were % school behavior problems seen at our
special monthly mental hygiene clinic during 1916. This Is a
state mobile service, and consists OF a highly trained staff of
experts, including a psychiatrist, psychologist and social
worker.
Another special feature of this program added within the
past two months of the year was the providing of an audio-
meter and telebnocular by the State School Health Service,
This should improve our hearing and vision testing OF these
children materially.
The records show:
Children admitted to medical or nursing service st-ae7 56
Nursing visits . .4 .... ... - 316
Dental and Dental Hygiene Service NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1908
Visits to private dentists ..~,as....a 3l9
Defects found 80. 49,. -. 49, $3.50. - .M4 1871
Ta.-.Attan. az
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nEsIpENTs BIRTHs ANp DEATHS


'...1 FLANo
wum wss n.Txh snn this a" report" the da% of n SG %s %y S@ %m@s a%s.% S %
in personnel we h~ ahmdn give you the best public health service possible and We hmk the record speaks for @L
gs Tor BT and Mf future for your n@sMIe MnIn and support
q 4 veil dh @"ns dIss THs% Tor our coastal area Psa%aF% hnPaagasE@a Poi. 1@-
s. Tpm emhd- continued locals hH -four rat onud activities -.
g. cm@@YI milk %MuhMm" HP%. % all s cities There has been gssn %g publ na s%d sa this
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PRESCHOOL SERVICE:

lHOuBn the CuOptIdtlon OI our SCHOOl autnoTlutS dhu
+. ]. A, a new program of preschool examinations was inau-
gurated for Jaskson County. The usual summer roundup has
certain disadvantages, such as the difficulty of working up
interest in our parents in the hot summer vacation months,
and, secondly, it gives very little time for the parents to ac-
comphsh the necessary corrections for the defects that are
found. Ii is our opinion that many of our extensive school
health services, are an admission of a job poorly done in this
very important deVelopmental period of the childs life. Inn
Nominations, regular physical examinations with early correc-
ton of defects, should be done long before the child is of
school age.
Our preschool conferences are now conducted during. the
lastitwo months of the school year. BY this method we can
realize the fullest cooperation and interest of not only our
parents and the PTA, but also the school personnel Clinics
are scheduled at each school for the children who will be en-
rolled for the first time from that district. The children must
be accompanied by one of the parents, so that any problems
can be discussed with them. This plan gives the parents ample
opportunity to correct any defects during the summer months
and saves valuable school time for the child later on. Through
the generous cooperation OF our Board of Supervisors, the Pas
cagoula KiWans Club and our doctors and dentists, any under
privileged child whose parents are unable to finance the neces-
sary corrections, a special correction program is available to
them. These funds are matched by Federal Childrens Bureau
money.
Statistics:
individuals admitted to medical and nursing service @ 1243
Visits to Medical Conferences ...... ... ...sa.- ..... $50
Visits to private physicians 80
Nursing visits - ....... 49,. ...4 -. ...a... a..... SAG
Dental and Dental Hygiene Service ... -. $3.50. ... 474
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Field visits to deIlnquentS and contacts s=4--.a...-.a
Patients sent to Public Health Treatment Center
MATERNAL. AND CHILD HEALTH

This program includes our antepartum and postpartum
clinics for our mothers, infant clinics, preschool, school health
and crippled chldren's service. Since October, 1916, a specially
trained cinician devotes full-t time to this service on an equal
ly shared basis with Harrison County. This is one OF the most
important functions of any health department, as 1t is the duty
of every community to see that it Is possible for all children to
be born of healthy parents under the most hygienic conditions
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DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICE:

Jackson County is the only county in the state which pro
vides a modern, we'll equipped dental clinic in its health de
partment for the care of lis under privileged children. The
county Dental Society has been operating this clinic for five
years, and any under privileged child, ages 5 to IL, can re-
ceive this service By appointment through the dental ny
gle mist. Clinics are held twice weekly at the Pascagoula office.
During 1916, there We're ia children admitted TO this service
with a total of 598 operations.
For the SIX year period of its existence, a total OF 639
patients were seen by our dentists, 1920 individual dental
operations were performed.
The dentsl hyeienist serves on a half time basis, on a
shared program with Harrison County. Special emphasis was
made during 1916 on a NJ Survey tdecayed, missing and
filled teeth Of our school children, using the ages of T. 9, IL,
IA and IS 1878 children were examined, OF which 63, or over
500. revealed a DMF history, which would indicate that our
= ndnuaato dcntal carc
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FOREWORD
GERTRUDE j.,
INA r. MCGEE, R. N.
VICTORIA FLECHAS, r. N.
JOHNNIE AKERS, r. N.
d CHRISTIAN, r. I

TO- The Honorable Jackson County Board of Supervisors Dur City Officials of PN@goua, Moss Point ocean
Springs The Citizens of Jackson County and our Friends -. ,..
Of nesMys brief @Eho only the ohhmdnst features %T work can be "mmMsdaM YOU Secondly III % audit
he Jackson COUNTY Health Depnmen1 M bm hummmo operation asa hmHmeh health unit since January
center that we have had assume rp@nbltem and functions that rate this department some dm@ BEST and most pMt
isl concrete examples the public health mndsh@@ of our dmm m l@n TpqMaMgh bodies lin, a.
nM %M WWI ya MM% % that d be- ha All Ama@Gs cmMdMsn nl nGMmh has
mnp proposed me subject is the opinion dm health or thai the Americans system OF He practice ks very ~
ai part of any national hp nmnn and Hpnsdsp h. health service can be w@kd out in every community by
its health GpIssn MY m and mm% mM@ TMmaS minimum m@S %m%nn sa sm m sp%
I'll" ~%hh % pa CSS the the Ss s@a RM wa%@s" %@ss%Hm p& @ @%s S@ n @M %a all n friends for the
uhHd@ cooperation we have received in the past year Special acknowledgement is due our Count Board OF sHWOw
T1n A@dmsP mgmhKM mh Club our Tuberculosis Polio and Cancer organizations @u Dhn newspaper and
Respectfully submitted
ANDREW HEDMEG,A B MI, P