The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Beat 7 Citizens Will
Vote tuesday, Sept. 80
On Hospital Issue
Facts Relative To
Cost Of Building
Hospital Given

Hospital Given
On Tuesday. September 30th, citf-
zens Of beat two in Holmes County
will 60 to the polls and vote on thu
question of issuing $685. 00. in beat
two bonds to finance the construc-
ton, equipping and furnishing of a
23-bed Community Hospital to be
owned and operated on a non-pro-
fit basis by citizens of that beat.
If the bond issue is passed it will
make possible the building of a
$195,000. hospital to serve the people
of beat two and assure them of ade-
quate hospital facilities. This is made
possible due to the fact that, under
the present hospital program, one
third of the entire cost of the hospi-
tai will be borne by the Federal go
vernment and one-third by the
state government, leaving only one
third to be financed locally.
Beat 2 in Holmes County was
given top priority on the state hos
pital program which was planned az
ter a complete survey of the state
of Mississippi had been made by
the Mississippi State Hospital Com
mission. Towns and areas like beat
two were given this highest priority
because of the lack of hospital faci-
lities.
w Mills To Build
Cost of building and equipping the
beat two hospital has been reliably
set at one and one-half mills. This
means that it will cost each pro-
perty owner only one dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) for each thousand
dollars worth of property assessed to
him.
This does not mean $3.50 for every
thousand dollars worth of property
owned at actual value but only the
assessed valuation which is conside-
rably less than actual value.
1t has been pointed out that this
small tax of $1.50 per thousand as
sessed valuation will be practically
nothing when weighed with the adj
vantage of having a completely mo-
dern hospital within easy reach OF
every citizen of beat two.
Cost OF Maintenance
It is not possible to say exactly
what the cost of maintenance of the
beat two hospital will be. This natu-
rally depends to a great extent upon
the number of patients served.
Based upon a study of mainten-
ance of community hospitals in SINH
lar areas it is believed that the beat
two hospital will be entirely self
supporting and that a maintenance
levy against taxpayers will not have
to be made.
However, the largest levy that
could be assessed for maintenance
of a community hospital, under state
law, is five mills. This fact should
clear up a great deal of mis-informa-
ton which seems to prevail in re-
gard to the cost of building, equipp-
ing and maintaining the new hospi-
tai.
The Federal and State govern
ments supervise the operation of the
l1OSPlId1 1OI tllC 1llSl tWO yCd1os
Vote Early
Citizens are being urged to 60 to
the polls early Tuesday morning to
cast their ballots in the special cleo
ton.
Cars will be available all day
Tuesday to carry voters to the polls
in both Durant and Goodman. Any
citizen is asked to phone Durant
1873 or Goodman 2101 for transporta-
ton to and from the polls. A record
vote is expected and desired.
Poll Tax receipts and old age GER
t~ificates will not be required from
qualified electors.
The officials for the election are
as follows:
Durant: Mrs. R. c. Elmore, RO;
r. K. Ray, Andrew Stevens, mgrs;
Miss Mary Julia Nettles, Mrs. w. c.
Castleberry, clerks; Byron Ray, Pc.
Goodman: Will Thomas, RO;
Mrs. Dave Gulledge, Mrs. Hugh Cow
sert, mgrs; Mrs. j. w. Allen, Mrs.
Marion Ousley, clerks; G. d. Taggart.
Pc.
West: Mrs. Bill Hand, RO; C. D.
Thornton, Mrs. Walter Brock, mgrs;
A. c. Autry, Mrs. L. Brock, clerks;
Uric Alexander, Pc.
Bowling Green: w. c. Sheehy,
RO; Christine Williamson, G. F. Will
kins, mgrs; Mrs. j. T. Mcclellan, S.
]. Mcclellan, clerks; G. c. Waddell.
Pc.
Edsville: j. L. Moorehead, RO;
G.. d. Mcclellan Mrs. ]. L. Moorhead
mgrs; Mrs. G.. D. Mcclellan, j. l.
Bouchillon. clerks; c. L.. Grantham,
Pc.
Emory: Andrew j. Smith, RO:
Marvin Cade, Barrett English, mgrs:
Mrs. W. z. Hill, Mrs. S. S. Truitt.
clerks; S. S. Truitt, Pc.