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M/ Page Six THE PILOT, Southern Pines. North Carolina H u VOICES of the sick, the suffering, and even the dying, cry out to us at this time, for help,’' Governor Cherry has. told us. A baby has a better chance of surviving birth in 37 other states than he does in North Carolina. ^ If the baby lives and gets sick, there are 44 states in which he has a better chance of getting a doctor quickly. 5^ Counties in North Carolina do not have one hospital bed j If a child (or a grown person) is side enot^ to go to a hospital there^are"4l odier states in which he stands a better ;• '' t . < , -if chance^, getting a hospital bed : more prompitty. Our percentage of Draft Rejections was the highest in the Nation Over 49% of our white men and 71% of our negroes were turned down as ’’i^ysically unfit** for military service. No one who i^runfit^Msick can do •*a good day’s work” id war.or in peace; in military service or.in business! Ostr StaU needs i,^oo more doctors and 6,000 new hospital beds Governor Cherry has' stated the answer: "In our poverty wehuilt a great school sys tem; in spite of debts and defidts we built a great road qrstein. In these dajrs, we shall not be afraid to lay the foundations for ■f * proper medical and hospital cate needed by our poorer and less fortuoate dtizensir cmaimk must mm worn hosbixals mo SPONSORED BY Dr. G. G. Herr I Dr. L. M. Daniels Broad Street Pharmacy Southern Pines Pharmacy Moore County Tuberculosis Association L. V. O’Callaghan Central Carolina Telephone Co. Dr. Philip M. Whitehead Dr. F. L. Owens Moore County Maternal Welfare Committee
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