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ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS
•Volume 52, No. 46 — 14 Pages Red Springs, N. C. Thursday Morning, May 19, 1949
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Robbins Scouts
Meet In New Hut
RED SPRINGS — Boy Scout
Troop No. 78 of the Robbins Cloth
Mills community met last Thurs
day night, May 12, at 7 o’clock ui
the new boy scout hut there. At
this time four new members were
received into the troop which in ¬
eluded Ben
gene Davis,
one second
Collins.
Simpson Davis, Eu-
Billy McVickers, and
class scout, Charles
During the business meeting the
following patrol letters were
] chosen: James Carn, leader of the
Flying Eagles, Pat/ I No. 1;
Jimmy Edwards, Wolf Patrol No.
2; and Bobby Setzer, Silver Pan-
the. Patrol -No. 3. With a total
of 18 boys in the troop, six boys
were assigned to each patrol.
Troop No. 78 would like to ex-
press its gratitude to the Robbins
Cloth Mill for its generous dona-
tion toward the
organization of
Series To Pick
Co. Ball Champs
RED
Springs
SPRINGS — The Re
d
High School baseball
team will compete with Lumber-
ton in a three game series as con-
tendeis for the Robeson County
Baseball Championship. Winners
of two out of three games will be
aware^d a beautiful trophy by
the professional baseball
from Red Springs o d
ton.
The first game in this
teams
Lumber-
cham-
pionship series will be held at Rob-
bins. Park at 7:45
night, May 23, with
on
Monday
the second
Governor Scott
For Road Bond
Courthouse Plans
Show Progress
Red Springs Dogs
Must Be Confined
LUMBERTON.
Charles W.
Makes Plea
Approval
0
Asks Cily Voters To Help Farmers
Get Roads For School Transportation
COLONEL TONY TOLAR began an inspection tour of highway
patrol units throughout the state last wee, and Robeson was one of the
first counties he visited. Tolar was made head of the Highway Patrol
two weeks ago by the, governor. The new officer says he plans no
big changes in the operation of the patrol system and is spending
several weeks familiarizing himself with his new job. In the picture
the Colonel is in the center front. Behind him is county manager
William Daniel Reynolds. At left are patrolmen W. T. Simpson (rear)
and N. T. (Fig) Newton. On the right are patrolman C. H. Phillips
(rear) and Corporal W. A. Baxter. The inset is of Colonel Tolar shaking
hands with Lt. Wilbur Lovette of the Lumberton City Police—Photo by
Penn.
the boy scouts in that -community.
game scheduled .in Lumberton for
Friday, May 28. The third game
will be awarded to the team win
ning by the greatest margin.
The Red Springs Hign School
won the right to repress t Class
B teams against Lumberton, Class
A team, by winning the conference
championship including Fairmont
and Rowland.
Connelly, Charlotte architect, pre
sented preliminary plans for the
additions to be 'made to the coun
ty courthouse to members of the
Robeson County Bar Association
Tuesday. The plans presented are
At a meeting of the town board
of Red Springs this week, a reso
lution was passed requesting dog
owners to keep their pets confin.
ed during the warm weather sea-
son
order to prevent an
SMITHS NEWS
By MRS. WADE JOHNSON
Smith’s Home
club sponsored £
Demonstration
miscellaneous
Jail 2 Soldiers
After Auto Fight
And Collision
for a
dition.
The
ed as
tworstory and basement ad-
plans have not been approv-
yet by the county commis-
I sioners who first planned a single
demic of rabies.
Reece Snyder, town clerk,
epi-
an-
School Bd. Talks
To Architects
About Schools
Hood President
Pine Crest Club
LUMBERTON.
The Robeson
County Board of Education spent
all of Tuesday interviewing fifteen
architects and discussing their
qualifications as planners for the
school building program. No ac
tion was taken but it is probable
that several architects will be em-
LUMBERTON — The newly
elected directors of Pine Crest
Country Club met Monday morn
ing to elect officers and named
John J. Hood president for the
coming year. H. P. Allen was
elected vice-president and S. Pres
ton Douglas was made secretary-
tre’asurer. In addition to the of-
shower on Tuesday night, May 10,
honoring Mr. and Mrs, Johnnie]
Neill and family who recently lost 1
their home by fire. This was in I
observance of National Home Dem
onstration week.
The Neils received many nice
and useful gifts. Among these was
a $25.00 check from the senior class
of the high school and Mr. Rich,
principal of the school.
The Neils were very grateful for
all the kindnesses shown to them
and expressed their appreciation to
every one.
ATTEND TEA
Mrs. Charlie Barker, Mrs. Roscoe
Kinlaw and Mrs. Wade Johnson
attended a tea at the home of Mrs.
George S. Hargrave last week. The
LUMBERTON.
Two soldiers
were jailed as a result of an auto
accident which occurred early yes
terday morning near the Lumber-
ton Dairies on highway 301. Five
story and basement wing on either
side of the present courthouse. The
bar association requested that
additional space be provided so
that the building would not soon
need further enlargement and Mr.
Connelly is now preparing plans
for the additional floor.
Original plans called for hous
ing the Clerk of the Court in one
wing and the Register of Deeds
in the other. The enlarged plans
call for a recorders court room on
the added floor of the south wing
nounced Tuesday that during the
past week, members of the police
force here had killed three dogs
which, from all indications, were
mad and he further stated that
every precaution would be taken
to protect the citizens throughout
the community from rabid ani- 1
mals.
Local veterinarians have advised
that since dogs are more apt to
contract rabies during the sum
mer months, it would be wise to
confine them throught September.
“Your cooperation in the matter,”
says Mr. Snyder, “will be greatly
appreciated.”
GOVERNOR SCOTT
Answer Made To
Critics Of Road
Bond Issue
Governor W. Kerr Scott pled
for the cities to forget personal
interest and join the farmer in
getting him out of the mud. The
Governor spoke to a not-quite fill
ed court room Tuesday night in
Lumberton in one of a series of
talks he is making throughout
state in the interest of his
Forward” road program.
Introduced by Major E. D.
Gougan, Scott began his talk
the
“Go
Mc-
with
a description of the needs of the
school system, for which a bond,
issue is also asked. He traced
school progress through the
cock and Morrison programs
said that education now
proaches a. third major crisis
Ay-
and
op-
fol.
were carried to the hospital and and for a law library, judges cham-
released after treatment. John vV.
bers, and attorneys’ consultation
Hooker was placed in jail charged roms on the north wing top floor.
with drunkenness, resisting arrest,
Two floors and a basement will
and assaulting an officer. Ronald add an approximated $40,000 to the
DOCTORS WANT
BETTER ROADS
ficers and
was elected
executive committee
composed of J.
tea was in compliment
Flax Andrews Lawrence
ployed
project
The
invited
and the $3 million dollar
divided between them.
achitects interviewed were
to appear by the board.
Johnson, O. L. Henry and the
ficers.
Directors elected last week
E.
of-
are
vard,
agent.
Mrs.
a former Robeson
to Mrs.
of Ere-
County
PERSONALS
Gertie Campbell of, John-
Fees to be charged were discussed
and building ideas were exchanged
An attempt will be made to group
the work so that an arohVect may
supervise several jobs .multan-
eously, and so that they will have
J. E. Johnson, J. J. Hood, Cutlar
Moore, Charlie McIntyre, S. P.
Douglas, Leroy Townsend, P. R.
Floyd, O. L. Henry, Ingram Hedg
peth, R. A. Hedgpeth, Henry Me-
Hinnen,
D.
Coleman
Crabtree, Cecil Thompson and H.
P. Allen.
some new work and some of the] president during the past year
more difficult remodelling work. was j £ Johnson, with
ston, S. C., is spending some time
with ’her daughter, Mrs. Johnn'e
Neill. Mr. Neil’s mother, sister and
brother-in-law of Durham spent
the week end in the Neil home.
Mrs. Raymond Stubbs went to
Dufee hospital on Monday to visit
her nephew, Lynell Lovette of Lum
The education board hopes to Wilkins, vice president,
get preliminaries out of the way, Hedgpeth, secretary and
shortly so that the work can be
R. -E.
Ingram
James
assigned architects and blue prints,
can be prepared for the letting of
contracts.
McCallum treasurer.
berton,
Sunday
around
rushed
berton,
who became suddenly ill
afternoon while riding
with other friends. He was
to Baker, hospital in Lum-
and later carried to Duke
B. Gilsdorf was jailed and charged
with careless and reckless driv
ing. Others involved were three
other soldiers, Lawrence G. White-
eyes, Arlin C. Archer, and Robert
D. Crausky.
Events before, during and after
the accident made up quite a
clambake. The sheriff’s depart
ment was notified that a car full
of soldiers was fighting in high-
way 74, but before officers arrived
the melee had crossed town and,
according to the driver, the scrap
so crowded the driver that he
couldn’t see and the auto side-
swiped a semi trailer from Lake
City, S. C., head-on.
City police were notified after
bystanders had put a temporary
stop to the fisticuffs. The offen
ders were taken to the hospital
where Hooker made the rr'stake
of continuing the fight, but with
an officer. Necessary measures re
sulted in more stitches, arid in
the removal of Hooker and Gils-
cost of the first plan. The money
will have to be provided and- the
county commissioners have not yet
acted on the matter. Original plans
fell within the bond issue approved
for the purpose in 1941.
Fatal Collision
Is Unavoidable
ST. PAULS—A coroner's
jvry
Monday night found the accident,
which brought death to Claude
Chavis Saturday night, to be un
avoidable.
Chavis was killed in a car-truck
collision on Highway 301.
ST. PAULS.—The following tele
gram was sent to Governor Scott
by the doctors of St. Pauls yester
day morning.
“St. Pauls, N. C.
May 18, 1949
Governor W. Kerr Scott
State Capitol
Raleigh, N. C.
We know bad weather usually
brings a large number of sick
people, especially in the rural areas
of our state.
We know bad weather usually
brings bad roads that delay and
too often prevent prompt medical
CIO Declines To
Hold Election
In Southern Bell
Telephone Co. Asks
For Employee
Choice Of Union
dorf
to the local lockup.
care for the sick.
We urge our people to vote
better roads and schools as
Fairmont Board
Approves Paving
Of Alley Area
Memorial
Planned
LUMBERTON
The
FAIRMONT
Fairmont
town
board in a special
week voted to pave
hind stores on the
Main Street, from
meeting last
the alley be-
west side of
Thompson to
Norment Class and, the
Moore Class of the First
Emmr
Serena
Presby
Icra streets, provided 51 per cent
of the property owners sign
for the work.
up
Scholastic Honors
For Lumberton Men
LUMBERTON.—Phi Beta Kappa
Keys went to three young men
from Lumberton at Chapel Hill
last week. A scholastic average of
92.5 is required for initiation into
terran Sunday school in Lumber-
ton are laying plans for memorial
class rooms in the new Presby
terian education building to honor
the women for whom the classes
were named. Contributions are
being accepted for furnishings for
the class rooms which will be des
ignated by a memorial plaque
when the building, now under con
struction, is completed.
Accepting contribution from
class .members Pi d from the pub
lic for the Emma Norment me
morial room are Mrs. S. P. Doug
las and Mrs. Herbert Walden. Col
lections for the Serena Moore class
PIKA PLEDGE
LUMBERTON.—Among the sev
en University of N. C. students
pledged to Pi Kappa Alphi frat
ernity was Cecil E. Stephens of
Lumberton.
investment for better
better living.
(Signed)
J. F. Nash,
M. E. Pate,
health
M. D.
Jr., M,
NOTICE
for
an
and
D.
R. E. Hooks, M. D.
the national honorary group.
Among the initiates were
Dickson McLean, Jr., Raymond
Sarbaugh, Jr., and Dwight
Rhyne, son of Rev. and Mrs. S.
Ryne.
J.
L. i
C. 1
A.'
room are in
don McMillan
Bride.
Solicitation
charge of Mrs. Gor-
and Mrs. Hector Mc-
of funds is not plan-
ned as a more than sufficient
amount is expected to be volun
teered.
hospital by ambulance. We all hope
for’Lynell a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Johnson and
family spent Sunday in Fairmont
visiting Mrs. Johnson’s brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm ■
Prevatte.
A prayer meeting service
every Wednesday night
, ’clock at Zion Hill Baptist
tnd Sunday school every
norning at 10:30 o’clock,
is held I
at 3l
church
Sunday
except
he first. Sunday, then at 2:30 with
^reaching afterwards. A. P. Steph-
ins is pastor and everyone is cor-
iially invited to attend.
ON CRUISE
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bodenheimer
of Coppedge Street, Red Springs,
will leave from Norfolk, Va., on
May 14 aboard the Furness liner
“Queen of Bermuda,” on a con
ventioncruise for members of the
Southern Retail Furniture Asso
ciation. This organization of fur
niture retailers is having its 37th
annual convention in the form of
a trip to, Bermuda. Tlae cruise
will take six days, two of these
days being spent on the magic
isle of Bermuda. Mr. Bodenheim
er is connected with the Home
Furniture Company, Inc., of Red
Springs.
Sunday Movie Issue
Pops Up In Fairmont
New Cotton Gin
Is Being Built
At Fairmont
FA.IRMONT—Work has begun
here on a $100,000 cotton gin,
which will be owned by
G. Gaiter of
of a number
tion.
The gin is
Lumberton,
of gins in
located on
NEW COPPER
RED SPRINGS
Luther W.
Haggles was sworn in Saturday as
a member of the Red Springs po
lice force. Mr. Haggins former
ly served with the police force in
Chadbourn.
Miss Mary McInnis spent last
week-end in Baltimore, Md., visit
ing frier.ds. ■ I
FAIRMONT — The question of
Sunday movies in Fairmont may
be put to a vote of the people as
the result of action ’ '
special meeting last
town council.
Petitioned by the
taken in
week by
operators
a
the
NC-SC Bird Club
Io Weekend Meel
Mrs. M.
operator
this sec-
the east
side of Walnut a short way south
of Planters Warehouse No.
struction is progressing
and the gin is expected to
erating during the coming
2. Con-
rapidly
be op-
season.
FAIRMONT—Saturday, May 28,
has been designated as VFW
Poppy Day in Fairmont and pop
pies will be sold on the streets
during the day by members of
Mrs. Jake Shockett’s fifth grade.
Warren H. Barnes, Poppy Day
chairman of the South Robeson
VFW post, said that proceeds from
the Capitol Theatre to approve
of
the
Sabbath entertainment, members,
of the town board declined to take
a stand for or against the pro
posal but suggested that a public
vote would be the proper way to
decide the issue.
Proponents of the Sunday
shows may have a special
election called by presenting
the commission. a petition
ed by 15 per cent of
town’s qualified voters
cast ballots in the last
eral election.
Operators of the Capitol
sign-
the
who
gen-
Thea-
tre had not sought permission to
give Sunday shows in the past
the sale would go for the benefit! performances, unhampered
v- disabled veterans.
RED SPRINGS — Members
of the Dilettante Club will not
be responsible for any Injury
or accident sustained on the
Red Springs playground.
Final RitesJor
Mrs. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs., Ben ■ Huske, III,
of Charlotte, visited Mrs. Huske’s
parents, Dr. ■ and Mrs. R. D. Mc
Millan, over the week-end.
LUMBERTON.—Funeral services
were held Saturday for Mrs. Epsie
Fuller Townsend. Mrs. Townsend
died Thursday afternoon after an
extended illness.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Forrest Hedden, pastor of Chest-
Top Students Named At Lumberton Hi
nut Street Methodist
the home on North
ing Rev. Hedden was
Berkeley of Virginia
MISS FLOYD
LUMBERTON.—Miss Margaret
Newton Floyd has been declared
valedictorian of the senior class of
Lumberton high school and will
take part in the graduation exer
cises on June 7. Second honors go
to Miss Nora Dean Parker who
MISS PARKER
succeed.
Miss Parker, daughter of
and Mrs. L. McK. Parker, has
Mr.
just
was topped scholastically
Miss Floyd; Miss Parker
atoiian.
Miss Floyd, daughter of
only by
is salut-
Mrs. W.
ment followed
cemetery.
Mrs. Townsend
of the late Mr.
in
church, from
Elm. Assist-
Rev. Edmund
Beach. Inter-
Meadowbrook
was a daughter
and Mrs. C. M.
Fuller. Born in 1896, she married
Fred H. Townsend in 1920. Mrs.
Townsend was a member of Chest
nut Street Methodist church and
was active in al its ^ork. She was
at one time director of the church
choir and a member of the choir
for many years. In rather poor
health for several years she had
been ill since March.
Music was by the church choir,
accompanied by Knox Andrews,
Jr.
Pallbearers were David Town
send of Rowland, Lawrence Blan
chard, Jr., of Raleigh, C. D. Pot
ter of McDonald, B. H. Stansel of
Allenton, J. C. Morrison, Charles
B. Fuller and Donald Fuller.
Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company today filed a
petition asking the National Labor
Relations Board to hold an elec
tion among its employe’s in the
ni e southeastern states to deter
mine whether or not employees
desire to be represented p‘y the
CIO in collection bargaining.
The company explained that it
had been advised through the
press of an announcernnet by
Communicaticns Workers of
America that a majority of its
members in a nation-wide refer
endum had voted to abandon the
union’s independfence status and
to affiliate with CIO.
“On a change of such signifi
cance, it is the company's feeling
that all the eligible employees,
rather than just union members,
should have the opportunity to
express themselves for or against
CIO affiliation,’'. Southern Bell
stated. “In the referendum con
ducted by CWA, only union mem
bers were eligible to vote.
“The company asked the CIO to
furnish proof that its employees
desire *n be represented by CIO,
and stipulated that the proof
might be in the form of dues de
ductions authorization, or of an
election conducted by the National
Labor Relations Board. The union
refused to furnish due deductions
cards and to consent to an elec
tion. Iii the absence of proof, the
company petitioned independently
lowing the war—enforced ommis-
sion of proper maintenance.
He said that the educational
system must have three things:
Teachers compensated fairly and
happy in their work, adequate
buildings, and good roads which
are dependable at all times for-
student transportation. “North
Carolina,” said the Governor,
“through its neglect has crippled
more children by illness resulting
from exposure while waiting for
school buses than have been crip
pled by polio.”
Answering some of the objec
tions which have been voiced
against the proposed $200,000,000
road bond issue he said that the
state is in better shape financially
than ever before, that the cost
will be borne by the added one
cent gas tax, that the money does
not have to be spent during his
administration, and that the size
of the program was made what
it is because if made smaller it
wo ■.Id satisfy a majority o fthe
people and thus make it Impossi
ble for the minority left to ever
get the roads they want.
Mr. Scott said that New
bend attorneys have called
bond issue a sound financial
York
the
prop-
osition and not too large for the
resources of the state. He said
that the bonds issue? under the
Morrison governorship cost
the
state 5 to 6 per cent interest but
that the present rate will be only
1 1-2 to 1 3-4 per cent. The de
fense value of a complete road
system, particularly in connection
with port devolpment, was cited.
The governor said that the pro
gram provided for 12,000 miles of
black-top roads and for 35,000
miles of ■■all-weather” roads, and
gave assurance that the primary
system of highways could be main
tained as usual.
He expressed the belief that op-
position to
come from
not think
asked
tives
donia
folk.
that
and
the program would
city dwellers who do
they need roads and
they forget selfish mo-
'come
and help
Scott said that
for such an election. The
pany’s request for proof
jority representation is
with what it has asked
ceived under similar
of
in
and
com
ma-
line
re-
circum-
over into Mace-
us,” the country
N. C. has moved
Senior Play
At Red Springs
RED SPRINGS — Members
of
the Red Springs High School will
present their annual senior play,
“The Divine Flora,” on Thursday
evening, May 19, at 8:15 P. M., in
the high school auditorium.
stances in the past.
“In 1943, the NLRB held an elec
tion among the company's em
ployees which was won by the
Southern Federation of Te’ephone
Workers. When .this organization
changed its name and affiliated
with CWA in 1947 the company re
quested the - CWA to furnish proof
that Southern Bell employees de-
forward each time roads have been
improved and envisioned, with ap
proval of the present proposal,
that the state would become "the
California of the east in agricul
ture, and the Pennsylvania of the
south in industry."
sired the choag?. This proof was
given by submitting dues deduc
tion cards from, a majority of the
employees represented. This is the
same proof which has now been
requested by the company and re
fused by the CIO.”
State Permits
D. A. Buie of Lumberton, RED,
and W. R. McDuffie of Shannon
have been granted license as civil
engineers by the State Board of
Registration for Engineers and
Land Surveyors.
Licenses were granted last week
at a meeting of the board held in
the civil enginering building at
State ollege, Raleigh.
Luther Dew of Raleigh spent
. the week-end with his parents, Mr.
land Mrs. Luther Dew.
LUMBERTON.—Lumberton, one
of the few cities in North Carolina
which has been made a Bird Sanc
tuary and in which it is illegal
to kill or trap, will be host this
week end to the more than 20
clubs in North and South Carolina I
which comprise the Carolina Bird]
Club. This is the annual meeting]
of the club; headquarters will be at |
the Lorraine Hotel. J. L. Stephens, I
Y. Floyd and the late Mr. Floyd,
is president of the Tri-Hi-Y; office
assistant; winner of the ‘ ‘Good
Citizen” award of the Col. Thomas
Robeson chapter, Daughter’s of
the American Revolution; mana
ger of the girls’ basketball team
(last year and this); business
manager of the high school an
nual, “The Pirater”, chairman of
assembly committee on Student
completed a term as president of
the Gen. John Willis society of
Children of the American Revolu
tion. She was crowned “Miss Lum
berton Hi" in the 1948 popularity
contest and last fall was selected
as “Miss Fire Prevention” in a
citywide contest. A piano student
of Mrs. W. D. Reynolds, she recent
ly was a winner in auditions of
the National Guild of Piano
Teachers held in Wilmington. She
is a member of Lumberton Jun
ior Music club.
She is editor-in-chief of the
Hi-Echo, a member of the Beta
Dr* Roscoe McMillan Medical Society Head
Dr. Hedgpeth And
Dr. McAllister Also
Honored At
Pinehurst
Jr.,
president of the Lumberton | council; member of the Beta club,
the Monogram club, the Dramatics
Club, says that arrangements for
the meeting are complete.
A business session Saturday af
ternoon will elect new officers and
will hear papers read by two mem
bers of the club. A dinner at seven]
Saturday night will accomodate a]
limited number of interested non-
but reportedly are stirred by the, members and reservations should
fact that drive-in theatres on each ] be made with Mr. Stephens. The
side of town are giving Sunday I address at the dinner meeting will]
by be by W. H. Olds, of the NO Fish]
land Wildlife Commission. ;
municipal ordinances.
club, Booster’s club; on the staff
of the newspaper, “Hi-Echo”, and
president of the Baptist Y. W. A.
of Robeson county.
She was vice-president of her
sophomore class and that year
was winner of an essay contest
sponsored by the Robeson County
Medical society. She is poet of the
Class of ’49 and was voted by her
classmates the most intellectual
girl and the one most likely to
club, Library club,
Dramatics
club and Tri-Hi-Y. She served as
homeroom president in her fresh
man year and has held offices in
Dramatics club and Tri-Hi-Y. An
active member of the First Pres
byterian church, she has been pi
anist for «the young people for
three years and is an assistant
teacher in the beginner’s depart
ment.
Miss Parker will enter Quens
College, Charlotte, in the fall; Miss
Floyd will go to Wake Forest.
Dr. Roscoe D. McMillan of Red
Springs was the unanimous
choice of the Medical Society of
the State of North Carolina for
its president elect, at its meeting
in Pinehurst, May 11. Dr. Hugh
A. McAllister of Lumberton was
installed counsellor for the fifth
district of the state society and
Dr. Louten R Hedgpeth, also of
Lumberton, became a member of
the state board of examiners. Dr.
M. D. Hi^of Raleigh was chosen
tion of the new officers will be
made next summer. Dr. Hedg
peth end Dr. McAllister are now
in office.
At the close of the convention
of the society Dr. G. Westbrook
Murphy was seated as president
for 1949.
When Dr. McMillan’s name was
placed before the nominating com
mittee no other name was present
ed for consideration, this having
been the first time in the society’s
history that only one name
considered for the high post
president-elcet.
Dr. McMillan has held many
portant posts with the society
was
of
im-
and
secretary
treasurer, succeeding
has made an enviable record as
secretary-treasurer, having suc
ceeded the late Dr. Thomas Long
of Roanoke Rapids. He has been
Dr. McMillan in that post. Elec-i counselor member of the boardd
tions were for 1950 and installs-] of medical examiners, and dele-
gate to the A. M. A.
At noon there was a joint ses
sion of the Medical society and
th eState Board of Health, when
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, State" Health
officer filed a detailed report of
the State Board of Health, when
ment for the past year and made
a brief oral report, in which he
pointed out the new emphasis that
has been placed on the importance
of local health work and referred
to the $800,000 a year in new
money voted by the last Legisla
ture for aid to the counties.
Dr. Norton emphasized the im
portance of a close working rela
tionship between public health and
private practitioners of medicine,
declaring that public hea ^ h ,, h ^
all that it can do in the field of
preventative medicine, ad that
proposes to stay in its field and
leave curative medicine to the p
vate physician.