The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 26, 1916, Image 5
REMOVAL NOTICE
OF THE
Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co
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We have Decided to Remove Our Business to me Store at the
Southwest
Believing that the new location will be more advantageous both to our patrons and ourselves.
We take this opportunity to thank the public for past favors and to solicit a
continuation of its present and future patronage* assuring it of a Full Stock
of MACHINERY and MILL SUPPLIES from which to meet all demands.
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SUMTER RAILWAY & MILL SUPPLY CO.
<*rr Brt'HKmvs' worn.
of ties Clrlo
CJtf Notsj?
li boo boon oor ovotom for a num?
ber of years to jajbtiift an annual re
port of tbo Ctvtd fcoanua Nurao work
to the poe^o^BuMflr. hod ao I take
pleasure, throng* the kindness of The
Item, la dottta*1 fort> ths followln?
that fon who hare so generously up*
bejd the Work, backing It both nnan
ofta?y and morally, may see how It
has boon ?OnducUd It Is certainly
to tho orodtt of tho people of BumUr
that durine tho trying times follow
lag tho doelaratlon of war In Europe,
thoro was not only no susponston of
this work but an Increase In tho sal?
ary paid tho nurssw
Tho atte Lenne beUsvss that tho
City Nurse la a great moral force as
well as a teacher of sanitation aad
hotter living. The best charity Is
found in preventive measures. While
she ts eartas; for tho sick she Is teach?
ing tho well how to keep well. She is
elevating tho mind by giving it a
sound body to dwell In. she is increas?
ing tn? earning capacity of a class by
Increasing Its physical condition on
which depends so mueh mental and
moral efficiency. Below you will see
a report of the nurse's visits and at?
tention in case* Of sickness, but this
does not inoluds the welfare visits a
da> Tkdts of encouragement, advice,
cheer aad help. Ia this way she keeps
up with former patients, follows up
the instruction given In meetings of
the Mother's Club, hslps keep the
children Well, notices weak conditions
aad prevents Illness setting in. An?
other year wo shall print the exact
number of such visits. There are
about fifty families on her regular
visiting list.
She also exercises supervision over
school attendance on the part of her
young charges and when ehe hears
a pupil has been absent without cause
tho parent has to "explain why" im?
mediately to her. Through her office,
many have been supplied with school
cloths* and overt hoes. She reports
among' "her families" now no chil?
dren out of school wad should bo In
except three boya One of those is
twelve, ho has never attended school
long enough to learn even to read
and write. He works, but the family,
though of the poorest, claims it does
not receive hie earnings. School,
nurse aad friends have tried but can?
not prevail on him to attend. The
two others are thirteen and fourteen;
they have had very little schooling,
bat their fa ml His art dependent on
|hca aad so M 14 remedy hag otter
cd t.teee youngsters havo to face life
with this terrible handicap.
In ail charity work one idea must
be k?ipt to the front: don't pauperise;
tench independence; improve condi?
tions that individuals might Improve
themselves. This the Civio League
ClalRUi emphatically It has ever striven
to do* that Ite nurse has had it for
a chief care and has been wonderful
ly successful. Ons family a few
years ago was in a desperate condi?
tion* the father drank, the children
were ragged and ill fsd. The nurse
kept an sys on them, but gave only
when It was necessary to keep the
children from starvation. The condi?
tion ?f the family was not spread
abroad, and the man was mads to
realise that the ' household was de?
pendent on him. He gradually pull?
ed together. Today he works regul?r?
ly and supports hie family and yearly
Improvement is seen in the condition
of his children.
The report of the Civic League
Nurse for the year, Miss Antonia
Gibson, ehowo the following totals:
Total number of patients.11Z
Tuberculosis patients (included
In above). 12
Total number of visits.2,711
Visits to tuberculosis patients
(Included in above.. ..... ?*> ?.388
Sent to hospitals. 15
Died. U
Births. . 30
Remaining under treatment...? 10
You will note a decrease in the
number of patients from former years,
which we may take aa showing an In?
crease In the good health of the
population. The number of visits, 2,
711. Is greater than ever. Each year
the nurse systematizes her own meth?
ods to a greater extent and accom?
plishes more. Eleven deaths Is less
than 6 1-2 per cent of the number
of patients. Let us examine in .o these
deaths In thla one year only two
were bibles: one had whooping cough
and colitis; the other was brought to
town 111 and the nurse knew nothing
of Its presence urtll the Illness was In
ths last stages When Anally called
In, she found the milk for the baby
was net bslng kept on ice. There
were four deaths among those past
middle age: one from cancer, one
from heart trouble, two from kidney
trouble; one death was an obstetrical
case; tie remaining four were negroes,
one from typhoid and three from tu?
berculosis. Ths report of the birth of
thirty babies, all of whom are living
and thriving Is gratifying.
Only 13 tuberculosis cases were re?
ported luring the rear? but the num
ber Of visits paid them eho?vs tney
received constant attention. The anti-,
tuberculosis association has furnish?
ed nourishment and tuberculin for
these cases. Tuberculosis in Sumter
has no doubt decreased sinoe the be*
ginning of this work, eight years ago,
but there are more cases in town than
reported. They are hard to locate.
Negroes will not let it be known until
the presence of the disease can not he
any longer concealed. So many, both
black and white feeling medical at?
tention can not help will not go to
doctor* at all. When cases are taken
In hand in time, the results have been
good. One child after receiving prop?
er attention and nourishment for two
years seems to have recovered entire?
ly. One case, to which the public
gave freely," has been well for nearly
a year and at work supporting his
wlfs and child. A family In which a
case was recently contracted has mov?
ed Into the country, has been persuad?
ed to keep a cow, and has been fur?
nished with eputum cups and liber?
al instructions as to precautions to
keep the disease from spreading.
There was an unfortunate amount
of typhoid last summer, 8 cases re?
ported in all. The cause for all of
these was not known; three in one
family came from lack of precaution
on the part of neighbors and two
cases were negroes.
On the whole there hae been less
sickness than usual. There has been
a decided decrease in pneumonia
cases, due no doubt to the extreme
care given the small children in the
city schools during bad weather.
Colitis is on the decrease. Compared
with its prevalence in better homes,
there has been little grippe among
the patients of the city nurse. The
close supervision of the nurse and in?
struction given in Mothers' Club meet?
ings from thie seem to be taking ef?
fect and lessons in ventilation and
sanitation to do some good. There is
Improvement noted in the diet for the
child, but unfortunately none what?
ever in the diet for the adult who
continues to eat food Improperly pre?
pared. Some children who need
nourishment are being furnished milk
at school at our expense.
During the year the death of the
adopted mother, one of our cares, left
two children without a home. The
Bible class of the Trinity Methodist
church keeps the girl at the Epworth
orphanage, paying $5.00 per month
for her and at Christmas sent her
clothing and toys. The boy has been
provided for by certain members of
the Presbyterian church who keep
him in a mountain school nnd clothe
him,
The nurse continues to have her of?
fice in the basement <?f the Court
House and to keep hours from five to
six in the afternoon. Supplies of all
kinds?baby carriages, bedding, cloth
ing, etc., are received there when con?
tributed and are dispensed where
needed.
The committee has decided to al?
low the nurse as much as needed of
$5.00 a month for hack fare as it was
not alwaye possible to use her bicycle.
In August it became necessary to raise
the nurse'8 salary from $75 to $100
a month. The city fathers recogniz?
ing the invaluable service Miss Gib?
son was doing as city nurse, appro?
priated $25 per month towards her
salary, making it possible for the
League to meet the raise.
I regret that it is not possible to
publish the splendid list of contribu?
tors to the support of the nurse work,
but as very nearly 200 individuals, or?
ganizations and church societies have
given in the year from twenty-five
cents up it would be an imposition on
i the Item to ask it.
Our income from February 1, 1915,
I to February 1, 1916, has been derived
I as follows:
Paid services of Nurse.$ 95.70
From Sumter County.. 120.00
From Sumter City August
through January. 150.00
Interest. f.15
Foremen of Juries ($1 each) 8.00
Remainder from Bob Jones
Fund. 20.44
Friedman Co. of New York,
proceeds from bale of cot?
tons .i. 4.82
[Contributed by individuals
and societies. 982.00
Total receipts.$1387.11
Expenditures.
[Salary Nurse, Feb.-July. $75
a month.. ?+?? ?#??$ 450.60
[Salary Nurse, Aug.-Jan., $100
a month.i. 600.00
Hack fare. 8.00
Commission to Collector. 30.03
Medical supplies... 16.14
Milk for school children.. .. 14.10
Sundries. 67.60
Total expenditures.$1185.87
Balance.$ 201.24
"Sudrles" Includes only ice, fuel,
[groceries, infants' and children's cloth?
ing, sheets, milk, eggs, hack to con?
vey patient to hospital, repairs on a
baby carriage. Expenses are kept
down in every way possible; even the
upkeep of the Nurse's bicycle costs
nothing as that is a gift on the part
of the shop that repairs it.
In September, Mr. Henry ^. Harby
presented to City Council the sum of
$ 3,000, the interest on which was to
be given the Civic League to use in
charity. The sum was immediately
invested through the Sumter Trust
Company, but none of this amount
will be available for use by the League
until a year's time, September, 1916.
The Civic League thanks all who
have assisted in any way and earn?
estly begs that the public will con?
tinue its cooperation as generously as
in the past.
Respectfully submitted to the peo?
ple of Sumter,
Armida Moses,
Secretary and Treasurer of Nurse
Committee of Civic League of Sum?
ter.
Other members of the Committee:
Mrs. R. S. Hood, Chairman,
Mrs. H. C. Haynsworth,
Mrs. John T. Green,
Mrs. R. D. Graham.
Feb. 24, 1916. >
CHAUTAUQUA PLEASES MA YES
VILLE.
Gone After Successful Stay?Farmers
Preparing for Spring Planting
Shortage in Cbtton Receipts?Per?
sonal.
Mayesvllle, Feb. 24.?The recent
chautauqua held here was a great
success in every way. The attractions
furnished by the Radcliffe bureau of
Washington were all high-class and
instructive and were attended by good
audiences. It is hoped to arrange for
another chautauqua here again next
season and to make it a permanent
amusement feature. Dr. Rader, the
director, preached a splendid sermon
in the Presbyterian church on Sunday
and this service was one of the fea?
tures of the course.
The farmers are all busy getting
ready for the spring planting and
most of the farms have been broken
up and put in general condition for
the crops. Very little fertilizer has
been hauled as yet and from all re?
ports, the supply will be exceedingly
small in this section, only the large
planters having bought any so far.
The lieners will probably have to do
without any at all in most cases.
There will probably be about the same
acreage planted in cotton as last year
and the same large acreage In
grains. Wheat will no doubt be giv?
en more attention this year than last.
The tobacco acreage will be consider?
ably less from all reports as most of
the, planters lost heavily on this crop
[last year, and witii the prospect* ot
i low prices H-ralo thla season, the
farmers are inclined to pal, the land
in something more profitable.
Rev. J. P. Marion of the Sumter
Presbyterian church preached twa
impressive sermons here on Tuesday
and Friday nights of last week, filling
the pulpit during the preparatory ser?
vices before communion at the Pres?
byterian church.
According to the public cotton
weigher, B. C. Chandler, there were
only 5,149 bales of cotton weighed
during the season just closed. This
shows the shortage in the crop adja?
cent to this market due to cut in
acreage and poor yield. The receipt?
were ordinarily over 8,000 bales. Most
of the staple has been marketed here?
abouts but occasionally a few bales
are brought to market.
Mrs. E. W. Mayes is visiting friends
in Manning this week.
Miss Sadie Mayes visited Miss Jean*
nette Thomas at Wedgefleld several
days this week.
Mr. nr. c. Mayes, who has been'
confined to a hospital in Richmond for
several months on account of injuries
received while in the employ of the
railway, is at home again and is going
about, much to the delight of his many
friends.
Miss Lula Galllard, of Manning, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B.
S. Crawford, returned home this
morning.
J. R. Mayes, Jr., of the Southern
Express service between Baltimore
and Charleston, spent the week-end at
home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Mayes.
Miss Elma Mayes, who Is teaching
at Stateburg, spent the past week at
home.
Miss Kathryn Miller, of Augusta, Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. .W. W. Gard?
ner. * * drijjgi <4i
J. Denemark and T. I* Kahn kav#
gone north on business'trips. j g\*J
BURTON CASTS HAT INTO RING.
Former ?hio senator's Name Filed
for Primaries.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 23.?Theo?
dore E. Burton, former United States
senator from Ohio, today officially be?
came a candidate for the Republican
nomination for president. Three
declarations of candidates for dele?
gates at large to the Republican na?
tional convention filed with the secre?
tary of State were accompanied by
formal statements, signed by Mr. Bur?
ton, giving permission for use of his
name In connection with the preal
[denUai nomination, ^