Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-08

Mound Bayou, Miss. - (DSN)-
The Taborian Hospital, estab-
t lished some five years ago by
the Knights and Daughters of Ia
Dor, second oldest and largest fra
| ternal organization in the state,
is operating to its fullest capac-
ity inspite of the efforts of DR..
T. M. r. Howard to disrupt the
operation of the hospital and to
bring about a crisis in the organ
ization itself, following his custer
as surgeon-in-chief of hte hospital
when his contract, which expired
on January 18th, was not ernewed.
A visit to the hospital here Sum
day by Representatives of the
! Jackson Advocate found some six
ty-eightpatients in the hospital,
whose normal bed capacity is for
ty-eight patients. The hospital
is now under the direction of DR..
P. M. George of Mound Bayou,
who has been on the staff of the
hospital as medical director since
it opened five years ago. The
surgeon-in-chief appointed to sue
coed DR.. Howard is DR.. ]. H. Clark
| of Memphis, Tenn, a graduate of
Meharry Medical College of Nash
vile, who after his graduation
spent three and one-half years at
the Meharry Medical College in
the study or Surgery, and who is
recognized as among the outstand-
ing surgeons of the country.
The hospital was otherwise full
ly staged with Miss Nettye Par
kins, registered nurse, formerly of
the Kinds County Health Serv-
ice, in charge of the nursing staff.
The Knights and Daughters of
Tabor, according to the latest
reports have assets totaling $685.
10000. The organization was
founded in 1889 and for more than
| twenty years has been headed by
P. M. Smith Of Mound Bayou, as
Chief Grand Mentor.
An interview with Sir P. M.
Smith and Mayor Ben Green,
counsel for the organization, of
Mound Bayou, revealed that the
board declined to renew the con-
tract of DR.. Howard in order to
reduce the costs of operating the
hospital, a matter which had been
the subject Of a bitter controver-
sy between DR.. Howard and the
board of hospital management
since 1943. In support of the
charge made against DR.. How
! ard of reckless expenditure of the
hospital funds, it was stated that
! the cost of drugs at the hospital
had been reduced $1,000.000 per
month, following the appointment
of a business manager for the
hospital. 1t was also charged
that DR.. Howard constantly re-
fused to respect the authority of
the business manager and abide
by the decision of the board and
that his constantly increasing out
side. interests had reduced his in
terest in the hospital.
Commenting on the published
reports in the Jackson Advocate
of a long distance interview with
DR.. Howard, regarding his custer,
Fred H. Miller, editor of the
Mound Bayou News Digest, lead
ing citizen of Mound Bayou and
a prominent Taborian, said that
the entire statement of DR.. How
ard was a malicious lie. In con-
+! nect1On WIN the statement by LIT.
Howard in the interview with the
Jackson Advocate to the effect
| that all of the patients at the
hospital with the exception of one
little boy left the hospital when
DR.. j. G. Russell, White surgeon
of Cleveland came to take charge
of the hospital, investigation here
Sunday revealed that out of
total Of sixty-eight patients, only
four requested relief on January
18th. 1t was also revealed that
DR.. Russell has been serving the
hospital on emergencies for con-