5
COUNTY
HOSPITALS
, Countjr ' hospital . , facilities
Are needed to fill the gap be-
.tween the county nome , ami
iv.' 'Aiti linanSt.nl. The mon- .
ev now being spent on the BPlendid ef flm T,he Bttend
,ey now ucm jance go far jn(i,categ an increase o-
wasteful county home system ver that of past years. The ele-
; could well be diverted into' - 9 made standard
.couiu wen o .last vear. and this Vear the Hiuh
county he:: Ita'l facilities Which
; ltr nnn-
. . - ''l" j
, pers who must e supported
- by the public, but the very
, poor man who can pay noth-
ing for hospital treatment. .
,-- By the' method of , the pres-
enironly a few receive medi
car treatment in proportion .to
those , who need it . Yet he
-'U taxpayers . are, paying suinc
,; iently large amounts for poor
' . relief to' buy "medical treat
.iV- ment for a' large; number VI
l the "funds were wisely expend-
, V tjji Virginia, 22 counties; two
cities and one. town have con
solidated their aflmshouses-in-
' ancl equipped' at an average
k cost of $j;00'-aib4d or $50,C00
rjfor.an institution of ICO-Led
J J- capacity., The ) average., per.
Capita COSfc IS less. iuau pv
, month for four 'homeswhere
as the' average per capita $ost
' cost for the ' almshouses sup
1 - planted was ?30. ; ,
' i' f.z f?tnto Board v of Chari-
HFnr
; ties ana f uuut v
' some time has advocated in'
- Dlace of county
homes tne
1 u' i.:i...4-:v. nf nnn -
graauai buusuwu. v v-
ty hospitals, or,, in certain a
reas where the' population is
sparse, the"; district ' hospital
riome. II the county nom
system is to-be retained, man -
rv county to attempt to, pro -
-ii ft seDerate home, smce one-
" , - .
hailf of the county homes have
20 or fewer inmates.
. When we come to consider
hospital facilities in , North
Carolina,' we find that here as
in the other social institutions
111 U.C " ,
, ence between what their status
tc nH what it should be con -
eiders our material prosper!-
ty. Thirty-eight states have
better hospital facilities than
'Torth Carolina. Forty-one of
the 100 counties of the state
are without hospitals. The
rat; 3 cf general nosiu u
to CtT pep.' -t'-c-i 13 cn3 tea 10
C10 pcrsor.3, 3 c
a mlton::' av:.v
'I-
3 .n:v . . -
cf cr
.J p:
at t:
1' :
HOT SPRINGS
SCHOOL OPENS
ATTENDANCE
, CREASE,
SHOWS IN-
P.. T. A. TO
MEET SOON
RnrJ ;mg.h .aahao
implied Mondav. SeDteltiber 1.' -With
gchooi win be standardized.'. The
Hot'Sorinirs Parent-Teacher -Associ-
fttion will meet as soon as possible
and make plM for the COTning
year. ' ' - - x C
. TO MARRY
1 piSS TERLE SAS, . ,
who ifl to be married Saturday to
Mi. Rmpst Kdirar lUcmsev. . '
: : V
CARD OF' THANKS
'Wp take this method of thanking
our neighbors and many friends for
their many kindnesses shown us dur
ing the sickness and eath of our
dear wife and mother. We also wish
. beautiful flowers and other expres-
'sions of sympathy.
. R.a ELLER
CLARENCE ELLER ;
RAYMOND ELLER
CLEO ELLER . '
MAE ELLER- v .
with no6 modern conveniences
' 20 inmates, cost $7,000 a year.
outside Dauner relief increas-
- ,19 oamaen
ed ;the Cost to 88,800. Today 10 Washington
a 22-bed county hospital, serv-v 10 Granvnif
ing annuaiiy more than 200 in-v13 Vju?ce :
jividuals, a tuberculosis hos-; 14 Chowan
vm with a capacity of 14,' JJ
the care of in(jigent Negro pa-
vu.-u wAw w ... - .
the local Nesrro hos-
and the
poor rleief .list,
tva countv a sum which
i3 no larger. .
Bertie county has devised a
way to take care of its indi-
gent sick. A " transformation
iiaa taken place at the old a-
bandoned county jail. It has
been maae over into a iiuouai
for the indigent siCK unaer me
. X
local cnapter
. , . ,
(jrc -, 01 wmca
: :n
cL-irr.an
f 0 r tl- . c.i
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for .
clui:
provi
very
' :ly ia-
J facilities
fcr tl.9
he.
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MARS HILL . COLLI
"... TO OPuI fNEXT MONDAY
: " I ' C w n . . f -' f . , J
T h e' following is Copied
from the August number of
Mars Hill College Quarterly: :
' ABOUT THE OPENING '
;.J. o..u. 'o n. I
. u.y. oCVm . v",the evening period of study should
tire, day will be given to the registra- find'etery student iri attendance.
.IUU V. UtOV jr VAX 'WlUUD
AI) who live near should be on hand
not later than 8:30 A. M., the oth
ers following as rapidly as possible
and in alphabetic order as nearly as
may be. ; ' ' " , ' .
1 Tuesday. September 9. . Th . reg
lsirauon 01 au oiners win proceed
while first, year college men and wo-
mei meet in the chapel for a .eries
1 . .. . .... .
istration of all others will proceed
. . . . i ' - Mir''i 1 Atudv of thd anaiihcauons
01 taiKs ana a nenoa lor firettinir ac-
quainted and a brief trip to Little
s. ... "
is hoped that every student will have
completed registration before .sup
per and that all may join in a twi
light service either on the; campus
or at Locust Grove, conducted by Dr.
0. E. Sams. U JnWL 1
Wednesday, September . 10, AU 1
classes will meet according to sched-1 '
and a preview of the courses offered.
At eleven -O'clock; all will, gather in
il 1 A. JKohA- KiinMwliTtf nn
gram "of the year. The pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Asheville,
Church Membership In
; 'Percent Total Population Belonging 1 to'; Churched s
! - ,Tn Vio fnnnwiTiiy tnhlo bnR?c! cm the 1926 Census of Re
ligious Bodies, the" counties
'cent of -popuIationTBelonging
f . Hertford county ranks highest with 74.9 percent of her
population church-members. 'Stokes comes lastwith only
28.5 percent',-' 'v ' C ' """" -r
State total of religious denominations 67 ; total charch
members 1,407,005. Percent church members 49.; Fifteen
counties average above CO percent 22 "counties average be-
low 40 percent' ,.J C'' , . - , " v
- , i , i" f ' ,
' J.. LEON CLARK :
Department of Rural Social-Economics, 'University of N.C.
iy Cburch Prcnt Chwrch Percent
Rank County r member mmbr Rank County ?i , ;; member-- member
ship. 1926 -
I Hertford 12,814--'74.9
.2 Lee
,11,042 71.0
3 'Bertie.
17,620 70.5
7,637rrr89.7 .
. 1.029 66.7
4 Perquimans-:.
5 Chatham
6 Gates -
7 Rowan ' .".
7,005--66,4
83,638 .65.4 v
J; 8,435. 63.8 '
7,1711-62.2 -17,403
62.2
4,243 61.8 .
15,690 61.1
6,723 61,0 "
7,642 60.8 "
J25,770-.'59.7 '
3,055 -69.7
23520 -589 ;
1B.B53 58.8
8 Randolph.-.'
9 Oamden-
16 Uare-
v
1ft Catawba
j yrrtii.
or Moore
13,174
-14,165-
.68.1
era A
u TyTren u 2,835 -56.3
25 New .Hanover22,985-.54.9
lZlL-i--0
28 MecUenburg-58,632.. 53.8
29 Anson:l5.598---63.7
, ,
11.433 63.
32. Lincoln
.11,169--3.4
T.897J- -52.6
. T07 62.4
..7,662"-62.2
8,002152.2
2W31x51.8 j
ll,027.-51.7
8.E52 -51.0
AO TVianA
-
34 Macon
35 Watauga-
5 Tender
87 Cumberland.
S3 ITenderso-w
S 3 Yadkin'
33 Davidson22.081 51.0
41 r.a'd.erford 18,657- E0.
40 - .nn., 19.447 50.5
43; 'fori; H6.850 B0.4
41 y -omery 7,841 60.3
45 Trpi'vlvania 4,754 50.2
. C vt''lnd122;622 50.2
47 r -e 9.9C3 43.9
.. 9,064 49.4
n cn,S72 43,3
7
tDr. William Russell Owen, attractive
and forceful .speaker, a lover of
,n,m,r ViBfinl. and lnvnd tv them will
rr-K .
bring the message. Parents and
friendd are invited to be present.
The prayer meeting groups before
PU3LIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
MADE, SUBJECT OF STUDY
' 1 , w
TiTashington, D.
The t Depart-
. , . . .. .
?ent Pff through its Of-
Education .proceeding : "to
' ' tnrfif nt tha onahfications
r t r . w . . .
tChew n the public achoois, m
1v . Af .Available : teachers. . the
i 'lities available' and needed for.
t her training,', including courses
c " study and methods of teaching,"
ps authorised - by 2 the recent Coin-
Secretary . Wilbur- recently :, an
nced the appointment of Dr. Ed-
id .S, Evenden, of Columbia . Un
sitv. as Associate Director of the
Teacher' Training Survey, working
u Jerf Dr. William , John . uooper,
Commissioner 11 of Education,- who
iuicwwui .
-. Scottish Rite News
Uorfh Carolina. 1926
are ranlced according to'the.per-
to6hurches.VThe, parallel
hiP. 1Z
61 Pamlico..
5 2 Caswell
4,425 48.K)
1 8,205.. 47.6
18,86647.1
39,65IO-147.0
5,774--,-46.
23,175 46.1
-UU.104 48.4
13,282" 45.1 -
4,429-45.'
44,537 w45.5
J.15,813 45.'4
-80.466' .45.3 "
63 Cabarrus,
54 Buncombe.
55 Mitchell ,;,.
55 Halifax.., .
67 Caldwell
68 Stanly
69 Jolk....J
60 , Forsyth
61 Columbus.
62 Gaston
62 Durhar
.27,27l.-45.3
15.715 45.2
64Wilkea
65 ; Alamane
68. Guilford
67, Union- )-
68. AveryV
69 Cherokee-,.
70 H;irnett-
:17,212
-44.9 .
-44.6
..44.4
.44.2
43.8
-49,712.
L17.300,
4,960--1
6,920
14,752v43.2
6,939 42.6
3,024'J -41.6 .
13,721 41.3
- 2,085, ..40.7
9,565 40.6 .
.13,361 1.40.5
.-19,880 L40.3
5,890 40.1 t
J. 6,100139.5
5,156 89.0
-20,735-.38.7
6,089-38,4 .
8,016 -38.1
-18.150 87.7
10,S31-37.7.
.13,525 36.7
7,419136.7 ?
3,181-,38.4
-18.291 36.0
7,841.. .35.1
6,65435.0 ,
.4,236 34.6
a s : 1 vi .uarterew
" 2 ; j 72 AlleLany.
73 Lenoir.
74 Clay
75 Person
76 Craven
77 Waynel.
78 Yancey-
79 Brunswick-
80 noke4
81 Johnston.
82 Jackson
83 Ashe . .. ':.
84 Nash .i...'..
1 64 rurke4-
86 f 'jrry J.
86 I ..'.Isoiu
88 r?de4
1 89 a ; t
90 !
itm.
91 !Db welL
. 92 "aia
93 K 'ywood .
94 C 1. am
95 CrcenelJ
96 C- dow
9,016-
1,839-
8,890-
4,814-
.34.0
..33.7
-33.3
-31.9
1,7
P. T. A. SOCIAL
NEXT FRIDAY
An informal socisl hour.'will be
at the ' school building nex
'Friday evening at 8:00 o'clock,1 so
'as to enable the parents and teachers
ho become better acquainted.';. Al)
'parents are urged to attend. ; The
'program and social committees, are
"busy making preparations for an en
joyable evening. , ; ,
, j At the jneeting last luesaay
Professor RobinVon stated . that ; he
was having a phone Put into his of
fice, and was making .preparations
Ifor better ' playground equipment.
The Ways and Means Committee aia
planning : to have a county-wide
Field Day in the near future? r
Kxthvi O. WiUiams. of Providance,
v
if t
: CAROI-NA'M
, By GUY SWARINGEN t - .
' BIG MERCANTILE DEAL "
rv--in--T h Belk Brothers
frith headquarters in Char
lotte baa purchased the J. L. Mim-
1 L r,mmli ilf COlUmDltt, O. 'W.,
fn -300.000." The Mimnaugh store-
was established ?4 -ears ago by J.
L. Mimnaugh, the "merchant P""
of South Carolina, it wwi i.w
be" opened as 0e sixty-ninth mem
bet of the Belk chain, . , ; .
CAM MORRISON FIRES OPENING
Bo 0 e"-Ex-tgovernor Cameron
.AO-.- the we-iuuw"
at Boone Saturaay ww
. ; ,.nnrt the WJui9-"r-
. -T -.j-- -Mdline upon the peo-
p,e of the mountain. -
fall to the support o w'
ocratic ticket. ' ,
FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT IN ,
. runWAN
. . - t - - Hollowell of
Kdenton . u . . , , . ...
Chowan ' county sufferea -
concussion Saturday a free for-
all fistic battle in - .
au nsuw . took Dart
officials ana BC"l"V .ttuck
Hollowell is said to have been attacK
Holloweu ia xon ft.
TwhomwVd iust testified on
gainst whom
charge 01 " Jo1T1 F.
laws, coumy Charle8
White, couiujr . W5nim
rrifln and county 'aww .
men, wh.cn w - fi. u
of the fighters, ana -
resulted. , ' 9 ,
crunnt. TO OPEN
on. -It was aim.""-
. . u ti mircnaseu.
til new pistoia cou.u
CA:;"Tfcnmas Guest,
Kinss I.unri-7 ured
kboul ou, , , .
Saturday car,
goinst.a i - ... it vas
LvH be bad crr-Ved -white .it
in gear. . -4;
-rtTvMNG WOMAN
. Fvlva
' raa nrr
f;ted baturaaj
I
1
.;
? I, winnef Of the aniwaLiour-jrcsr
iwnia.-n- i 17. and
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CLARENCE TWEED
;i DIES
son ' of major tweed ' of
White rock succumbs ,
ViV s nrrt nil a siw
; 1 J iTixir-
; Clarence, the 16-year old son of
Major Tweed of White Rock, died
at the White Rock hospital Wednes
day, September 3, at 6:30 P. M. ' A
rather strange mal caused- hJ
death. Something Similar to rheu-
matism 'began in his shoulder and
moved up. toward the head. He was
sick only ' about a week. Clarence -was
a student at Washington Col- -
lege, Tenn., laet session and was
nlanning- t.n return to his Collcfire in -
a feW days. The deceased is sur-
vived oy nis lamer' ana step-m-vn- : -pr.
Mr. -and Mrs. Major Tweed, and
i .'..,- m ... 1 j a. v. ' :(;.
I the following brothers and sisters i
J Major , Junior, Togo, Rosie, Louis,
the' last child being by the last union, f
Funeral services will be from the , ?
FrMnvv -ftemoon at. two oV!
j!tZnr nwihhlv i-nnHiiAted bv Dr. W..
,E;,:Finley, interment following at
the Tweea cemeter nearoy.f- - . .
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TYPHOID SERUM :
TO. BE GIVEN
County . CammiMionart . Tmtdtf
Autboris InocuUtion Contract
Be Given By Dr. Sam .
n W A - Hama will of-or uHn 1
of typhoid . inoculations to be given ;
al) school children and citizens in the'
n.'.-v- ..... 11.-4. .11 ti-
those desirina- this 'serum must be
present at your school at tbevhdurn?
designated. I. "
All schools conld not be reached
for . the - first series which takes s
weeks. - On Sept. 29, the others not
on this list will be served.
Each one who can pay will be ex
pected to pay 80 cents at the sec
ond dose. None, will be refused.
Every' Saturday in my office in
Marshall." I will give the treatment'.
to all who come.
W. At OABIB, XU. U.
ON SEPTEMBER 8.15 AND 22 j
California 8:80 to 9:16 A. M..
Laurel Valley 9 :45 to 10 :iq A. M. .
Ebbs Chapel 10:25 to 11:30 A. M.
Bright Hope rll:50 A. M. to 12:20
Little Creek 1:00 to 1:30 P. M..
Ivy Ridge 2:00 P. M. to 2:20 P. M.
Foster Creek 2:35 P. M. U 3:00
Grapevine 3 :30 tP. to 4 :00 P. M.
ON SEPTEMBER AND 23s
Walnut Creek 8:45 to 9:30 AM.
Rice School 10:00 to 10:30 AM. -.
Big Laurel 11:00 to 11:30 AM.,
Spillcorn 12:00 to 12:30 rm.' -:30
to 2:00 PM."-
Piney Grove 2:15 to 2:35 PM. ,
Stackhouse 3:00 to 3:30 rffl.
ON SEPTEMBER 10-17 24i
Skyland 9 :00 to 9:30 AM. ,
Marshall 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Walnut 11:10 AM to 12:10 fia. ;
Mars Hill 1:00 to 2:00 PM'.
Beech Glen 2:16 to 3:15 PM.
Terry's Fork 3:30 Co 4:00 PM. .
ON SEPTEMBER 11-18 4 25:
9:00 to 9:30 AM. .
Sandy Mush 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Pihey Grove 10:50 to u:;-.,
o.-. 1 :45 to 12:00 Noon.
Upper Little Pine-1:00 to 1:30 PM.
Little IPine 1:50 to
Mt. Neta 3:00 to 3:30 PM.
on szrrz-zz iM9 a zs:
Keener9:C0 to 9:20 AM..
Meadow Fc ' 9:30 to 10:C0 AT .
Poplar Gap 10:30 to 11:00 A-.
Spring Creek 11:45 ::.-l.r3 --
Hot Springs 1:30 to 2:3 3 I.
Taint Rock 2 :45 to 8 :C ) I .
Bonnie Kill 3:09 to 4:D I
Six. It is said t'.at t' e c
the two were riJLns
the frown fani'y e'-
reduce
,"t T.'.re
...VS.
97
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