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VOLUME~ XXXIII. LAURENS9 SOUTHT CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MCHO. 2 711918.NUBK3 REPORT Of STAT[ IN LAURENS COIJ P1 County Almshouse, Count Visited by Secretary Charities and ( Report Ma Tihe Advertiser is in receipt of the rep)orts of Albert. S. ,Johnstone, secre tiry of t he State IBoard of Charities and Correct ios, on the cointy alois houlse., jail and elm ain gangs, the re ports bellig nide following the ait - al intspection l iade iII lPebliary'. At-1 ta hed to the report was the follow ing: Th t tache1,10 d Is a report oiltith inl "tit'ion ianmed. It is sent. you he (ise o yoIl. ilntie t. Yoll are at libertv to publish it, to disclss it with others, to ti'eat it In any way that will incireae:; its conistructive vallue. If it coltails anly errol or is iu.inlst inl any way, please let is k now. Our earnest desire is to help in developing this -i slillition. and ot hers like it tIIrouglihott the State, accolding to the best of moder'n standards. The following ari'e the reports by the secretary: latturens Countiy .Almshiouse. Visited lMarch 5. 1918, by Secretary .loistone anid Assist ant Secretary roylves, wit i tev. W. S. llolmtoes 11141 Superintendent W. It. Alotte. Paupers present, 7; 5 whites and 2 colored. A, vrage population for the past two and a half years, 8. We desire to commend fihe efforts -qiperinenlident .\lotte has made to el force tihie rules of personial hygiente among tie Inmates of the almshouse, and also Ihe Couity Coimissioners for the nedieal atention they have pro vide(, for this institution. The sym pat lletIc attitude of the management toward tle iniates Is also pleasing It is imprwactIeable foi individual counties to provide adefluate County homes, with imedical attention, nurses, facilities for properly classifying ti ilmates according to race, sex, age, and state of health, except at too great a per c1pita cost. In fact, tli counlty a Insliouse system is out of late, )lays a dolbitfuil. role in dereasing pallperism, and amiliouints largely to a pine of hulinil slorage iiinder' Ilsals factory conditions. It should be abol llhed. In it.; $tead should be devel entied district hospital homes for the sicko poor and the aged infirm, aelh ot such honies to enre for tile tloor frolnt the several coulities composing the district. t xle exilenst therefor being urolated according to the number of inmates from these re'spective coul ties. There is a sI Iog sen i mIIet workinig toward this (ind and we are, therefore, discouraging large expen I (ii tI's on present almilshollses. llowever, there are certain minor reiair's and1( othier changes t hat we recommioend lie mad1(e at Ithe 1Lau1reiis County hlome: I ) Screen thle second story of thle siuperit] eindet's residlene 11a1int cx teror ; put all se reenin g, flooin g, porches, step 'i'In t horough ropalir. (2) Pgt all1 inmai~te$' Clurt(ers, liorches, ste ps, scrteenfIng In t horoulgh re pair;12 paint exterIor of lot ta ges ; scr a le. an td Jua int intIeror wallI s and1( ('Pi101g. A fter all11, the cot tage sy3stemii GLASSES knowing for' sure that your WE JO (AN-'1 LEWIS 6 REGiS TERED C Opposite Postoffico P[CTORS ON/ PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS mi nd County Chaingangs of State Board of :orrections and le of Each. which obtains inl oulline at least, ev en if uisatisfactory, at e( I a urens County tlome affords these old peopile a i li more Ilike tiat to whe tiley%, have b'en aecusiolmetl Ihani woul a ongreia tIuilding of the type pwo posed. I 'rovile ' neat Ily-Iioof comli I'uodo for each room inl Ihe pauparis' ij<tiuarlcrs for-the itse of those especialnly oild and in1firntl, and inlstall vither a ;vp i i 1ank or attrfate closets of the dry tY-proof itye, spa'lrtie fori each sex a rac, with one for the exclusive 11s4 of the superinltendenit's family. I Ii Tahe soime sites to beautify the itonds of the home. A .\s may prove nieessary, build an intexpen(sive k sine foi tile care of ithtircilar liniates that, while sufli vnitly far away to lroltect the healh fl' others, will at Ihe saie ime be n1a enough for thle patienils lherein to bh wa\vitei vd uipon con venlienitly; a '11 pos):sibly anl additional two-rooml cot a for white inmates should Ilte prIiel factillis becomlie overcrowded. ( t) 'rovide a competent colored seri'vant to assist the matron in cook ing, Washing, etc., and In caring for the paupeiitr.- and tleir rooms. (7) As soon as possible abolish the tresnCit. fee system of employing tle .Illurint endltenit of Ihe alinsholuse. ;We have discussed ilIs0 point with tlhe Colnty coil) ill Isslioners. '1in return for leeding and caring for the paupers at tle al mshouse tle superlilteident and his wife receive a hoimle, tile use.of Ilte fat im and outhnilings, full, and $2.50 per monlillh for each in ma te aitid $5.00 for those in bed. About one-half the fam111, iiamely, 150 acres, is under cil tivation. We were told that. tiIs farim is worth $10.000.00 to $12,000.00. At (; pereen t the interest on this would Ile abtout $700.00. Wbk were told that with the average population of about eighi the cash paid the superintendent\ was a out $3.0i0 1er lionith, which Wouid he nearly $120.00 a year for altending and I'tfeding tile inmates at the county hoille. Tile couinty li lysicianl receive $Pl(1,00 a Year for sei'vices at tihe coun tv holi e. In addition Ilie county furi ishitS imiedicines, the hedding and olh er (.tuipleiit. All told, therefore. it semis likely that thw county home rep resents an annual explenlse t) the Vo11i (y of about $1,400.0I, In retu r1-in forI whlech (at) thevse few paulpers are caredi for, and (b) for a1 portion of'each year, the chaingang is housed In the stock ade, which is heated by wood from tle farm. The county gets no other re Itirn, we are advised. Tils makes tle lpr Calilta ctist abioiut $175.00 a year. Tlh t'er cailta Cost at the State .Ilos lilt al for thle I nsanme last y'earm was less thannt $200.00) Wh'ilet we heliteve thle fee systemii to be wrlong ini piIncIiplt', we synmpathIiIze wvithi thle counlty ('oml issitinitrs In the dilictity they have hiadl in gettLIng a siult'p teritnentI to manage this lpropety andI ruin thle hiome ora salar Int'Ihey arie able to pay; howe'ver, all this but t'iphdasiz/es the' need~ for' abiol Ishinlg ouriCilr tount a Imis ON TIME VE kHT v. TIhe're is sattisfacetioni in eysO are allI right. t LEWIS P TOME TRIS TS. Laurens- S. C. house systl alid devvlopIng distrel Iosital homes instead. Laurens ('ouilty 4haingans.11S * Gang No. 1. .\ r. .1. 1,. .\l Dowell. forenmn:1 . \'isil: .\larchl 5, 11918, b~y Sect-(lary .lhnsiom and Assistant Secretary l1royles. Co". viets present, 9 nlegro inen, of* whenl I were trustivs. The approxilmal: daily populationl onl fihe two ILaurlem. gangs f~or the past two an(I a hall years Is 39.9. On out, fourth i nsliection, this ganlt SCtored 9 points hiigher than last year due to the kact that Ibaitrens is n( longer using white men on hier gangs Tle white conlviets are nloiw s,.ni t( tle penitlentiai'y or kept in jail, ac cording to Ile lingthI of' sentence. 'Il foremiiani deserves credit fl1 his att1. tionl to plers~nll hyg..iene alnongL iE !!owf v r, to b t ter the l 'alti h :11 141 Hih-! Iney oftith ri r .;111 w t'elin tHe iore w (hend that ih Ac-11 iulssionwrs Ifovidtl a aill irih car. for cooking-. '1114 thenreoIll prsltpar Ition het weenl tho t i finlarirs and ki1hnusngh1h1o thus1 thrown tf;oether as a dor: ;m-on for the nien. ('t a window itn 1h end of the enlar-ed roott, and I'o win. dows in the ireal wall. Th present luarter:, 1hw ;tockamlt at the coin!v lione, are 'faifll y close, wi il t . leIally no vint ilation possihl. GMtng No. 2. .\It. .\l. S. (;olfrey. forenini. V. il, .\arch --, 191N. by Secretary .lohi: onw and Assistant Secretairy Broyles. (or Victs present, 17)a negro tenl. Tle score of this gan.g vIies only one point froin last year's ''ore, our rveConnluenIationsa made theni having been disregarded. \\'e colleniid It foremianl for th mse or straw beds pro perly clevatled above thie gi'bind and for his i'ffuor"3 to keep lis ien clean. We strongly recoim eilld that Ie mtove tle ile tent Iartiher fromn the Avlei Ing quarters, especially during the s11in1nerl, and thlat hle pile Ilheinur dailly, ituling it away froni n amp ularly every week. Further he shoidd have the I( tchen thoroughly (lealed 11). and should discard the filthy oil cloth tabl!e cover. Tlle comm1 in ssione sholild provide eilie- a new teni or a sereened car for a kitchen. as lit present lent is in very had r'epair. \\' filrthler r11o,11n that , rh o!'enian1 raise thlt stores; off tho vro'md on Sills or logs. As aCpphlible to othi In v.;, wt i'cotnn - i loh comi, 11 io is: 'ay ll . ftl I'llysician for. ai requlire hh1a1 to, make. a phlvbical rx amination of* vach -onie(t withinl H hourls of, commllllmet-1, un1less tis ha.s leen do(h I previouly in the jail, t) vaccinate againlstl small-pox whenl in dieated. and. to mnaite weekly i nsp -c lions of the conviets' unaters w food. Send nubetrcitlar prisolners to tw penlitentiary. Keep inl the supervisor-'s offlce and at eaip a set of reeprds of the in1n. 'sowing linie, race, vge, diate ofl (commitiitment, length of leri anid wh'len and~ Wihy dis('harged. - G1' t he men wheat. breadI on1Ce ('a(h dai anid fr'esh mieat otr fish Ilhree timies wveek. State loat rh og (Charities atnd (iorrectIions, Ily .\lhei S. .tliinstonte, St . l.anrien'is ('o'nnly .lall, andi~ .\Ssistanlt Seeiretai''ry ioyes, with Itev'. W.\' S. I lolmtes and~ Shteriff id. hinmlates pr'esenit,: negr'o miales. Aveir age2 poputlation forthe 114'wo and it halt yeats enintg lDecembtert31 191O 7, 0.1. Thel~ total scotre of this jail last yeari w'as 5I63 lu~lits (out oIf a plossible l,l10 bit on t his inispeion loly 5:ls'tpoints wer'ie allowved. Th'le dlifferen'ice is dute largely to the smiall attenttion bieiig liaid by the shierifif to keeping the prlis andti to einfforcini lpersonaihlthgiene amilon g his I'risonteris. W\e rc~ onnittend ( that the shieriff have the steel cell workCti~j ioc'ed offtW weekl y . the floorls swept daly, arnd he bttb and4C~ toilet ho1wIs kep(lt (leanter: have cach i tiw pVIrisoner' bath Elupon141 ('ntran1 ice ando r'egutlarly oni-cC a ,week thereafter' as long as lie remalinis a prisoner, waish lng and( putting 01n clean under'cloth lng accor'din~gly; have those Infected anointed wIth a verminiecode; take moire pr'ecatilons agaInst the spread at venereal disease by seeing that all In fected prisoners have and use septefIflO bedding, eating 'utensils, and drinkt' cupls; stop all forms of "kangaroo court". that Is. initiation of new lni-. cli by their fellow prison e's in the jail. Ile colilty should fuirnlish ach new risoner wi ell, lean jai ciotihs, for w e 1-coinlendl overalls a" they 11be wo, hield and uIsed againi. We re r lit li h prisoners are given only IVo 1ie1al. a day inst Pail of' I hree as wi hIv reoibilended. Such, lowever, i o he exeteled underill( the iine-worn, i .Siineli'-ke fee systein that still oh tains-Il ain iars collity, though it has be bovlie Inl whole or- Inl part inl nile lcoulties with satisfactory re We reconilinend that the county coni..1 TIN CITIZENS WANTED---A REPI Hats A niceasd styles, Hat Dor Also a nice trim niissioners -provide the JAil withl the sant( gratie of imdical usedrvice tile 01nishoulso qu InjV-Iten~dent reports. as riven to that ilstilitiol. This ine( iee ; service slIf inelIe exatlli'I n tio hv the voln il. h.8 ielan1 of ech 11 ri Iyel wit ! .i " I .2 1 ho rs of (onIII itm nllIt, vae n io?) V-;I nst FmlII -I)ON wh re: - dIicaieI, aIt - I .. IIy pectio I I of hI I: pil'ns'arliqrs IInd food ;111( for1 these svrvicts the physician I ho l n11' loaid han adleqplate .salary. I f any pris On(er has Ifhmle iosis he shoild ) e seit withiII i ihree <a( ys after d itagIosis to the tu 1be(11)losis hospitl a.t the s,,te p(11en Itiary, where. at a LOANS ISU RANC JST FU TRUST C Greenville, S. C. tESENTATIVE FOR L EAc MILL For Ladle Children rr~ent just arrive and the prices are Shapes From 98c i't Fail to See Th assortment of floxw m~ings. Pay us a' se & 10c STORI lei'll v i ) d !i e" m Since' .1 w.'\v .-.;W1 is- to b1w , \ d',) nol (. 1 ).nt o :1 l e - -. Is 9 < .. \t~wri 1.1b. To Cure a Cold in Ono Dry. TnkC LANATIV1-'1IR0 M Q!inine, It :;tops the Cough 1n1l lend.wIh ii atc ; % ks oI' the C'!,. ~ug i - 11 1 h . . nn , v ii it fN il, to. cu:,. E. V UROVF.: i I - . t i c k.;b f ox. 3:. su nscm n 'm.p '''irnimi s . ) E OMPANY AURENS COUNT" iTER sand d-la t e s t right. Up. em. rers and hat visit.