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;irr:^tirj Tui mlllVlllC ?41t6rprise. ]jfc??j ? i ~~ ~ " ~ rAEKTItLK PITT COUNTY. WOMB CABOUNA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16. 18W , NUMBER gom ' ' . . 1ST ' * ' " ' ' ? I Welfare Department Activities In Pitt County n-'- * This Department Ren dering Most Valuable Service To the People In General Juvenile Court Work. The Welfare Department with Judge Harrington of the Juvenile Court has seventy-two probationers. A review of fifty cases was held dur ing the last of March. Since Jan uary 1st, 44 children have been be fore the court, 5 were sent to cor rectional institutions, 15 placed in private homes while others were placed on probation. Seven were re released from probation after 3 to 5 years supervision. Cooperation With the State Cora- i sion For The Blind. During the fall months two clinics were held for children and 43 were furnished with glasses. Since Jan uary 1, 25 adults and children have received this service. This makes a total of 68 who have obtained glasses under the plan in cooperation with the State and Federal Government, which is a part of the Social Se curity Legislation. Adult Parole Work. Forty-seven adult parolees are Tnoirintr reDorts in Pitt County. iXW Hiw? ^ _ These men and women served a por tion of their time in prison and have been released on parole pending- good behavior and on condition they make a report once each month to the Su perintendent of Public Welfare. 23 made and filed their reports during the month of March. Since they were paroled at different times in the month their parole reports are made all along during the month. Mr. James C. Smathers, Supervisor for nineteen counties, under the Com mission, will make a visit to Pitt County in the near future to check on those who are not reporting promptly and investigate their cases. CCC Enlistment. On April 7th, 23 boys were select ed and delivered to the Government authorities at Washington to enter the CCC. These selections were made from more than 100 applicants. 21 white boys and 2 colored boys passed the final examination. In each case an allotment of $25.00 is made to dependents at home. The next en listment will be on or about July 5. Surplus Commodities The Government continues to make an allotment of surplus commodities in food to the County relief cases of the several counties throughout the National and Island possessions. The Government purchases such food pro 1 ducts of which there is a surplus. During the first quarter we have had prunes, dried milk, dried English peas and grapefruit. There are 240 relief cases in Pitt County for whom some of these commodities are de- i livered each month. This includes the Resettlement Administration cas es and-the Rural Resettlement farm families as well as Mothers' Aid' cases. * " , - ' T. B. Cottages. Isolation Cottages for far-advanc ed incurable Tuberculosis cases and convalescing Sanitorium cases are being built by a National Youth Ad ministration project. Three are oc cupied. Two more are completed and two are under construction. Sterilization. Three applications were approved during March by the State Eugenics Board and have been given operations. Applications are being made for other cases for approval at the next meeting of the Eugenics Board. State Commission for Crippled Children. In connection with this plan of service after the children have been examined at the clinics, 8 children have been admitted to hospital, 3 certified as eligible for admission when beds are open, since the first of March. This service is free with the exception of travel to designated hospitals and reviews at clinics after treatment at hospitals. This is ano ther service made available under the - ? ? ? ? A Social Security Atb Hospitalization. Since the first of January the Wel fare Office has investigated and made arrangements for 61 cases to ofetair hospitalization under the Duke En dowment at the two dollars a daj rate. The County has shared in som? of the expense of the majority oi these cases. According to the Dun< Endowment, charity cases, doable th* time of ordinary private cases bj reason of the fact that delay is oc casioned by inability to pay for pri vate can of the patient and the pa tient is neglected as a result and i prolonged period is required fo restoration. j WPA Referrals. The Welfare Office, under toe sa pervision of Miss Lydia Parson a Certifying Caseworker, is responsi ble for refirnls to- WPA with tw rejections. Only able-bodied person who do not have an income frotp an source equal to the Social Sejurit Wage of a month are tUgQtl (Continued on page four) E?l. I ? I?... School Children Benefited By the HeaithProgram Dr. Underwood Reports Fine Cooperation from Both Children and Pa rents ? - p Hundreds of school children in Pitt County are being greatly benefited by the mouth health program now being conducted in the schools. It is the opinion of medical, dental and school authorities that children ? ' ? .v - 1 1 are often retaraea in uieir scnum work as a result of abscessed and decayed teeth. Much of this retard ation is due to loss of time from school on account of toothache. It is bad enough, of course, that chil dren suffer pain and fail in their grades, but the child who fails in his grade also suffers a loss of morale, that is, becomes discouraged. In addition, repeaters are a heavy drain upon the school funds of the State. Dr. A. D. Underwood, who is now conducting the work in the white schools of the county, reports that he has met with fine cooperation on the part of both the children and the pa rents, and he attributes this fine co operation in part to the great inter est shown in the work by the dentists | of the county, the health officer, the superintendent of schools, the prin cipals and the teachers. Dr. Underwood says it should be borne in mind that the primary pur pose of the work is educational rath ed than corrective. A summary of the work to date is as follows: Number children examined 823 Number children treated 391 Number children referred to family dentist 247 Number children needing noth ing done 185 Lectures on Oral Hygiene 21 Total attendance at lectures 808 Number amalgam fillings 309 Number cement fillings 136 Number silver nitrate treat ments 655 Number teeth extracted 168 Number children's teeth clean ed 391 Number miscellaneous opera tions 17 Total number operations 1676 The dentist confines his work to such children as are unable to afford a private dentist; all other children being referred to their own dentist It is pointed out by Dr. Underwood that if the old adage about "a stitch [ in time saving nine" is true any where in the world, it is especially true in the case of dental defects. This means that prompt treatment will not only save permanent teeth, but also saves expense. Poppy Day May the 29 Mrs. Henrietta William son, Unit Poppy Chair man for FarmviBe Poppy Day will be observed in Farmville this year cm Saturday, May 29th. The day when once each year we of America pay tribute to those who gave their lives in Amerf ca's service during the World War, by wearing their memorial flower? the Poppy, The Farmville Unit of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary, under the leadership of Mrs. Henrietta Wil liamson, Unit Poppy Chairman, will distribute the poppies on that day. - ?? ?? fc You will be aiding tne wars living victims by the contribution you make for the flower. The Poppy comes to us from the battle fields of France and Belgium where war obhteSlted all touches ol ! beauty except its brave red bloom ' There was nature's tribute to thi ' heroic dead! The flowers offered for sale 01 | Poppy Day are not, of course, natara ? flowers. Their petals are only pape : and their stems wire, yet into then J have been breathed the spirit of pa 7 triotic sacrifice as they bloomed un " der the hands of the diabled veterai ' and his family. The money which is dropped inti 1 the box in exchange for your flows r goes entirely to the welfare aetivitie of the Fhrmvflle Unit and Post fo the relief of needy families here 1* - Farmville. * The women who distribute the pop - pies, unlike-the disabled veteran an o his family who make them, receiv ? nothing for their efforts, only th y satisfaction of having helped brighl y en the memory of the dead and c e having contributed to the welfars t the living. ?7; X' s , ? ' " ' ? - ??*"* . ... ; t , t> Social Security Director Gives Procedure For Filing Old Age Claims | Raleigh, April 14.?Procedure for filing claims for payment of lump sums under the Federal old-age bene fits plan of the Social Security Act, surpassing in simplicity any others for similar use yet devised, either for government or private business purposes, were outlined yesterday by G. R. Parker, Regional Director, Region IV. Parker declared that when the claims procedure are in full opera tion the adjudication of properly completed claims can be accom plished with unusual dispatch fol lowing their receipt in the Washing ton office of the board. Claims al "* * -? ? ? >?vnr ready niea range nvw a av? .v. lars each to $105. A simple form has been devised by the Social Security Board for the use of each of the five different types of claimants* Separate forms are provided for: (1) wage-earners, (2) widows or widowers, (8) other close relatives, <4) executors or ad ministrators, and (5) guardians or committees. They ask a minimum of from two to a maximum of 12 questions. A sixth form, known as "State ment of Employer," is a simple re port by the employer giving only the total amount of wages paid the em ployee and the employment period in case of death or retirement The lump-sum payment of the Federal old-age benefits plan be came effective January 1. Monthly benefits do not become operative until 1942. Persons eligible for lump sum payments are those in covered employments after 1936 who at the ? *-?> *?- l age bo eimer iau wj aia?c wv?~ wages of $2,000 or fail to meet the time requirement, or both. To qual ify for a monthly benefit a wage earner must be 65 years old, his total wages from covered employ ments after 1936 must be $2,000 or more, and he must, have earned wages after 1936 in covered employment for at least one day in each of five different calendar years. Lump-sum payments now pay able amount to three and one-half per cent of the total wages earned by the individual in covered em ployments after 1936. Complete details and assistance regarding the filing of claims in Ral eigh may be obtained from the Field Office cf the Social Security Board at 116 South Salisbury Street. This office, which is in charge of Stacey, W. Wade^aa l^ield. Represent ative, has already sttbnritted^several claims for residents^ of Raleigh and vicinity who have reached age 65 this year or for-the estates of em ployees who have died.' sinqe Jan uary 1, 1937. Other offices of the-Social Security Board in North Carolina have been opened at Salisbury, Ashevillfc Char lotte, Greensboro, and. Winston Salem. j H. M. Wilson, Mrs. Paul. Borden, Mrs. C. A. Wiggins; Finance; Mm J. H. Southerland, Mrs. Frank Let;, Mrs. Z. T, Piephoff; Auditing; Mrs. H. C. Null, Mrs, Talbot Parker; ? Publish ing; Mrs. R, A. Bypum, Mr? J. D. piono of Meetinc: Mrs. Howard i V^WW| ? ew>fv rc>? TTW r 14 ?r, ? . . ... Hussey, Mrs, B* ?. McChife, Miss Annie Jarvis, A vocal solo WW rendered during the morning by BUIiw Morton, The meeting was. adjourned with the singing of "Seal Us. 0 JJoly Spirit," and toe benediction of the pastor, Rev. Hi M; Wilson, Lunch waa nerved both days in Knott's warehouse by the Auxiliary women of the local Church. FaretriteM EBtertatRS notary Group Meet Hue I Principal Address De* ? livered by IkeBailey of ; Raleigh; District Gov> ernor Among Promi ; nent Guests r The Farmvillo Rotary Club was i host to Rotariana from Rocky Mount, - Tarboro and Wilson Tuesday eve - ning in a Group meeting vtftfch was ? yell attended,.. District Governor Edmund Hard 5 ing, of Washington, waa among the r wominant aruaata. and introduced the ? speaker of the evening, Xfce Bailey, r of Raleigh, who always delights hit a hearers on points of Interest ir Eotary. # *? A bounteous repass of countrj d style fried chicken, with all the ac * cesseries, war alee greatly enjoys e by "those in attendance, fc- The song feast was led by Elber >f Holmes, and the Stunts of the ere ?f ning were directed "by Ed'Nash War ran. I 1 Jtiii'i <ki|,iiii? ii'tf ??? *" i LONG SESSION AHEAD. COUBT FIGHT ISSUE. ' " SIT-DOWN STRIKERS. DENY PEACE MOVES. A PERMANENT CCC. WHAT IT HAS DONE. THE BUDGET OUTLOOK. BONDS AND THE MARKET. B7 HUGO SIMS (Washington Correspondent) The present outlook is that the iirst session of the 75th Congress will be prolonged far beyond the expectation of members when they assembled on January 4th. What seemed destined to . be somewhat routine legislative labor suddenly developed into a bitter fight when President Roosevelt tossed into the laps of startled Congressmen his surprise message calling for the revision of .the Federal judiciary from the Supreme Court down. Since February 5th little has been accomplished and, in fact, not much has been finished in the session thus far. One appropriation bill, the deficiency measure for this year, was sent to the President but not a single appropriation bill for the com ing fiscal year has reached the White House. A few laws have been passed, mostly of minor character or renew al of expiring statutes, such as the extension of the Railway Retirement Act and the neutrality measure. Progress has been made on the naval appropriation bill and some discus sion has been heard, of other im portant proposals. The sit-down strike epidemic creat ed a flurry during Senate considera tion of the Guffey Coal bill when Sen. Byrne attempted to attach an amendment declaring, as a matter of policy, that when employes cease to work they should leave the property of their employers, vigorously sup ported the declaration, insisting that the President should take action un der an old statute. Among those taking the other side was Sen, Borah, of Idaho, who asserted that, as mat ters stood, the Federal government had no legal right to intervene in the sit-down strike situation. The Byrnes amendment to the pending coal bill was defeated and thereupon Sen. Pittman introduced a concurrent resolution that the sit-down strike and the industrial spy system are both "contrary to sound public policy," The Court fight continues, with obviously less Interest being taken in the Senate committee's hearings, and with signs that some effort may be made in the House to force the issue forward. The President stands pat and loses few opportunities to emphasize his position, as he did in the letter read at ceremonies cele brating the semi-centennial of the Interstate Commerce Commission. In side the Court itself the deep-set an tagonism between the justices is evi denced by Justice McReynold's sar castic repetition of some words used by Justice Stone last year in dis senting from the New York Minimum Wage case. Our own idea is that the court plan has been magnified into a major disturbance when it could have been disposed of without much damage to the nation or the work of Congress itself. Rabid partisans of both sides have ggne to extremes in debate that do not seem justified. If the proposal loses then the President and his supporters must find some other way to proceed with their New DeaL It may be more difficult but not impossible. If the revision plan wins there iq np sense to. the idea that the Constitution is uprooted and liberty dead unless the people of the country send nit-wito tp Congress and toe President appoints .saps to the bench- Ejither of these contin gencies is probable, / . 1.1 _? Reports tnat pe fresxaent wouic attempt to intervene in international affairs in an effort to head off anoth er war were met by a positive repu diation on the part of Secretary Hull yith the expressed approval of the President "However, rumors con tinued that some move in contem plated, whether initiated hy this coun try or not, and that the Upitee States is expected to .make a drama tic contribution* te thevoimae of -peace It is well known that "Presiden Roosevelt has been keenly intene$te< in disarmament and the strengthen i ing of peace sentiment, but interests i officials point out that there is n< . evidence :tbnt the time is ripe ; fo I' neither undertaking, Jn fact, th \ United States is not prepared, to offe gay cooperation with other <pow*r r and the rest of the world is not anxi ? ens for a parley which ndtt resnlfc i I nothing but advice, t It is perfectly plain that the gres - powers are engaged in a stupendou ? effort to prepare themselves fc ? 1 ?? ??" Iraslijfieria! Closes After 2 Day Session ' ' Election and Installa tion of Officers Mark Close; Goldsboro Invi tation Accepted The thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Albemarle Presbytery, convening here, and presided over by Mrs. Ford Worthy, of Washington, in a two day session, came to a close at noon Friday, after accepting an invita ' tion, extended by Mrs, Paul Borden i on behalf of the Goldsboro Auxiliary to meet in that city next year. Outstanding discussions of the pro gram of Friday morning were those relative to the Birthday Objective, Brazil, and. to the Minister's Annuity Fund, presented bjf Mrs. George Sut ler and Mrs. J. M. Hobgood. Reports of the departments, not heard at previous sessions, were giv en at this time and echoes of the Synodical meeting were given by j Mrs. T. C. Young. The recommendation of Mrs. J. C. Gardner, chairman of the nominating committee, which was accepted in en tirety, resulted in the election of the following new officers: Secretary Foreign Missions ? Mrs. Charles Home, Greenville; Secretary Spiritual | Life, Mrs. H. B. Whitlock, Tarboro; j Secretary S. E. and M. Belief, Mrs, j L. W. Topping, Elm City; Secretary i Assembly Home Missions, Mm. W, IW. Fatrlpfl. Macclesfield: . Secretary Christian Social Service, Mrs, J, C, Herring, Snow Hill} Secretary Reli gious Education, Mrs. Paul Borden, 1 Goldsboro; District Chairman Group No. 2, Mrs. T. C. Young, Rocky Mount. * .An impressive installation of new officers and the rededication of those retaining their places as executive heads, was conducted hy Miss Louise Clanton, of Charlotte, president of the North Carolina Synodical, Delegates, elected to represent the Albemarle Presbyterial at the N, C. Synodical, were; Mrs, E. B. Crow, Wilson, Mrs. H. G. Clayton, Green ville. Alternates, Mrs. W, H, Moore, Farmvllle, Mrs. S. E. Tillett, Eliza beth City, Mrs. R. A, Bynum and Mrs, W. W, Eagles were anointed as delegates to Montreat, Standing committees for the new year were announced as follows by the president, Mrs, Worthy; Program; Mrs. T. 0. Young, Mrs. H, L, Hicka, Miss Mary Bright; Nominating; Mrs. 'Safety Sabbatti' Proclamation Mayor Lewis Proclaims April 18th, Safety Sab bath In Farmvilfe "The appalling number of prevent able accidents and deaths upon the highways of pur community, State and Nation has beep pie a menace of major concern to fdl the people, Our beautiful threaps of travel, designed for pleasure and trade have been con verted by the reckless driver and the careless, Incompetent operator into lanes of horror. Paily the newspa pers carry gory account# qf lost limbo and lives and of maimed and injured bodies, Qn. Sunday, April 18th, the Caro lina Motor Gl?b is spoaoring a Caro lina-wide observance of ^Safety Sab bath." Thia. date being selected upon th# eve of Summer travel aea#on if "?t a- 1? il._ ??mUui safety-conscious, so as to decrease, if >, not eliipinete, the .terrible road trage i dies to thee^onal4 increase in the use ;of automobile , I, therefore, proclaim April 18?h , Safety Sabbath in this community and do hereby uige.the leaders oi I religions and..clyii life to fittingly [ observe with well-planned program) . this date, and by precept and exam . pie to foster the ideal of considers , tion4 fof the rights of others, to th< ? end that the irreducible minimum ii . accidents and death may be accom .. plished, -' . ' f The Ministers, the Sunday Schoo i Superintendents and the laymen can v by a.strong aermqn, a prayer offer* i or a word spofcen, join the pro gran t in encouraging a concentration o: 1 thought upon tips problem. - Dated at Farmviile this 13th da; i of April, 1937." c Signed: JOHN B. LEWIS, r" Mayor* a ? ?? ??.? ? j r WAR SHELL KILLS TWO y*' i ? ? Groizia, Italy.?While digging i a their fields,,/.y)wp Italy and Ant ^ ^bstftled daring th World War, two farmers accidental! it struck shells which had been imbei b ded to 20 .yew* before, an ?r both wens killed within a few hoai ?> *>.>? +* ?' i ''. j , . ?,'r v.-.? * . - mmmf County Health Department Dr. Frizzelle says The | Citizens of the County Should Be Informed of Activities 1 ; j At the meeting of the Pitt County , Medical Society on the 8th instant, , following a reading of the Health Officer's monthly report to the So- ( ciety, Dr. M. T. Frizzelle, Ayden, of- j fered a motion, which was adopted, > that the Health Officer, hereafter, , furnish a copy of his regular month ly report to the county newspapers. , Dr. Frizzelle explained that he , offered this motion with the desire < that the citizens at large be informed as to the various activities carried ] on by the department in the interest ( of public health. , The essential facts in the Health j Officer's report for March are as follows: j "The chief activities of the Pitt ( County Health Department for the j month of March were: Medical in- j spection of schools, school oral hy- ( giene work, pre-school examinations, material and infant welfare follow- ( up work and cafe inspections. The contagious disease statistics j show that diphtheria is more prevaf ent than normal at this time of the year, there having been 5 cases re- i ported in March. The reported cases 1 of tuberculosis for the period of Jan uary, February and March of this year was 13 as compared with 16 for the same period last year. < In connection with the maternal * and infant welfare clinics, I wish to report that the clinic committee, after i f>n?wftilnnnstd#>ration. decided to close the Bethel clinic on account of the . lack of patients. On the other hand, the Greenville clinic has become very popular. There were 26 patients in attendance In March, 17 of whom were brand new patients. Manifest ly, this is more work than one clini cian can do with satisfaction, in one clinic period; therefore, the commit tee has decided to authorize two clinicians per clinic period for the Greenville Clinic. The Well Baby Clinic held in Pitt General Hospital is not meeting with the desired success. ? /N il J! ? L.l J rne state urtnopeaiq uumc neiu every first Friday in Greenville and conducted by Dr. Hugh A. Thompson, of Raleigh, continues to be well at tended^ There were 27 patients in February and 25 for the March clinic. The health work in the public schools during March consisted of, in part, 1,683 inspections by the nurses for sore throat, skin and scalp di sease; 543 physical examinations of school ohildren and 224 examinations of pre-sohool children by the health officer; the white dentist treating 279 scool children and the colored dentist treating 322 children, making a total of 601 indigent school children treat ed. In connection with the pre school clinics, it gives me pleasure to here asknowledge, with much ap preciation, the very fine assistance rendered in these clinics by the den tists of Pitt County. Not only is an oral hygiene examination by a den tist worth more to the child than a dental examination by the nurse or health officer, but the presence, it 1 self, of the dentist, lends prestige to 1 the whole pre-school examination. '? Some time ago, while making a ? nutrition talk to a class in one of ' the white county schools, the health 1 officer made Inquiry as to how many children came to school without mid ' day lunch. The number was so large ; that "the health officer thought the 1 problem serious enough for him to ' take it up with Mr. D. H. Conley, Su 1 perintendent of Pitt County Schools. r A survey was accordingly agreed ' upon, 5 These children go from seven or 1 eight o'clock in the morning until ' they return from school, which is ? - ? i -? - ' i- mi about four ociock in wie wwrimuu, * a period of about eight hours, with ? out food. Hunger will not only un * dermine the child's health, but since 1 an empty bag cannot stand up, must f necessarily be a factor in his school retardation. The Superintendent of f Schools and the Health Officer are making an effort, through the home, to correct this condition. We know, " however, that a word from the family physician to the mother, emphasizing the importance of all undernourished children having a. midday lunch, o would be worth infinitely more than k the combined efforts of the Superin 9 tendent of Schools and the Health 7 Officer. Of course, where extreme poverty is a factor, the case will j} be laid before the Parent Teacher ? Association or the Welfare Officer. The Pitt County Venereal Disease N. C. State College Goes On Air Over National Broad-Casting Co. : ? i '. . Microphones of the National Broad* casting Company will be Bet up in Raleigh April 21 as N. C. State College joins the parade of Land Grant Colleges in bringing to- listen* era a story of how the institution has aided in meeting changing conditions. The program, to be heard or. the National Farm and Home Hoar from 12:30 to 1:30 P. M., will feature State College musical organizations, agricultural specialists, and students, according to John W. Harrelson, dean of administration. . The program will be the 14th in a series of broadcasts from, the cam puses of Land Grant institutions, rhe broadcasts are a monthly feature of the Farm and Home Hour. Dean Harrelson will present to the nation-wide audience a brief account nf the history and purposes of State College. Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the ?AICU01UU. oci Yitc, 15 oiou ivcivurcu >n the hook-up of 60 stations. He sill summarize agriculture as it ex ists in North Carolina at present. Skits depicting changing conditions in horticlture, cotton, tobacco, home demonstration work, and the dairy industry are also scheduled. Special ists and students will take the charac ter parts in these skits. The broadcast from N. C. State College will go out over the Blue Network of the National Broadcast ing Company through the facilities Station WPTF, Raleigh. Sightseeing In The Capital City The following seniors and juniors af the Farmville graded school, ac companied by Miss Mattie Lee Eagles left Thursday morning for a three day sightseeing trip to Washing ton, D. C.: Misses Effie and Mary r Attrin T mi 'AA UCWJ3, 1-AJU1&C X* ICCII1XUL, X: A (UitCD Newton, Doris Rouse, Lucille Cutch in, Lillian White Gardner, Frances Bevins Smith, Francis Luther Joy ner, Jim Satterfield, Julian Smith, Charles Rouse Lewis, Clay Buraette, Billie Willis, Albert Mewborn, Joseph Joyner, Ras Jones, Howard Alert, and Roland Modlin. They were ac companied by Audry Joyner, who is at home on his summer vacation. Rural Electrifi cation To Bo Allotted $60,000 J Rural Lines In Pitt and Greene Counties to Be Constructed On Wednesday of this week a tele gram was received by John B. Lewis, attorney for the Pitt and Greene County Electric Membership Corpo ration, stating that the Rural Elec trification Administration had allot ted $60,000 for the construction of rural lines in these two counties. The corporation first made applica tion for $35,000, afterwards request ing the officials to increase the appli cation of $60,000 for the construction of approximately 65 miles of rural lines. Lee Tugwell is president of the corporation and J. C. Parker is vice president. The project has had the influence and active support of Hon. Lindsay C. Warren, Congressman of the 1st District, and this has doubtless help ed to bring about a speedy allocation^ The details and specific require ments are not yet known but it is hoped that the construction of these lines may begin at an early date. Clinic held, weekly, in the Health Department offices, is, from week to week, serving a larger and larger number of patients. On March 24th, in cooperation with the Farmville physicians and the town officials, the Health Depart ment opened jiu Venereal disease clinic in Farmville. The clinic is held every Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to 5. This clinic is conducted by the physicians of Farmville. The Coun ty Health Department famishes a nurse and drugs. ? At the first clinic, there were 111 in patients, at ? the second clinic 149' parents and at the 3rd clinic 140 pat&nts. In keeping with Dr. Skinner's mo tion and the action of this Society at its last meeting, the health officer has attempted, through the county newspapers, to give the public facta and figures on the seriousness of the venereal disease situation." "Respectfully submitted, (Signed) N. Thomas Ennett, M. P., Health Officer.*?