The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
APPEAL SOUNDED
TO CAST BALLOT
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not to exceed 5 cents on the one
hundred dollar ($100) valuation OF
property. This tax levy would in
crease your tax only S. cents an
nuany for every 81, 900 property
value. Of your home is assessed
for S., 900, you would pay only an
additional So. 50-just IS cents
more than the tax you pay for
your pet dog.)
Why We Need A Sanatorium
The Board Of Health has in its
files the names of g. residents of
the city and county afflicted with
tuberculosis in some degree, and
in addition there are cared for in
sanatoriums in different parts of
tile state % of our local residents
suffering with tuberculosis. These
SO cases vary in degree from the
quiescent and arrested type to the
moderate and far advanced cases.
The regulations governing ad-
mission to the state sanatorium
provide us with one Of the strong
est and most valid reasons show.
ing the necessity Of a county an
atorium:
/. The state sanatoriums will
not admit far advanced cases Of
tuberculosis.
2. After a patient has been at
the state sanatorium for 10 months
and shows no improvement, but
On the other hand has an increase
of the disease this patient is re.
turned to his home.
3. Of considerable Importance is
the fact that during the past three
or four years, those patients
applying for admission have been
advised that there was in effect
a waiting period of two to three
months, and sometimes longer.
We must warn you that these
far advanced cases refused ad-
mission to the state sanatorium
and the patients returned to their
homes who have grown worse, are
the most dangerously infectious
and most prolific spreaders of tn.
berculosis. These cases have ex-
cessive cough, and the sputa is
elected for a distance of several
feet, being deposited on the bed
clothing, floor and various article
where other occupants of the
home, particularly children who
are so much more prone to con
tract tuberculosis than adults
come in contact with the germ
l~den expectoration with direful
results.
In a county sanatorium these
far advanced and incurable cases
are admitted and receive instruc.
tons which they are compelled to
carry out, and so are 10 longer
a menace to their families nor 10
those who contact and care for
them daily at the sanatorium.
The striking ana convincing evil
dence of the value of sanatorium
regulations is proven by the files
of the employees of the now closed
Wilmington Ped Cross Sanatori-
UNI, which show that during its 81
years existence not a single en-
ploye, nurse, domestic servant OR
others contracted tuberculosis
while SO employed, and to our
knowledge none have since devel.
oped the disease, although these
persons cared for and we're in
close contact with %tubercular
patients of every type and degree
day after day. With a county SAN
atorium near to their homes the
morale OF the patients is boosted
because they know their families
and friends can visit them daily,
thus avoiding the distressing emo.
tional disturbance known as
"home sickness.
Realizing that if this election is
carried the county commissioners
will not only build but also main.
tain the sanatorium for the sole
benefit of residents of Wilmington
and New Hanover county suffer.
ing with tuberculosis, we ask the
carefully to consider the
facts as set out above; and if we
convinced you OF the neces.
sity for such an institution, please
register and on March as cast
your vote in favor OF this humane
DR.. Jno. c. VESSEL,
Miss Elizabeth Williams,
Howard A. Penton.
Executive Committee of the