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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1955County Commissioners Decline To Aid In Purchasing X-Ray Unit. Robeson county commissioners declined yesterday to pay hall the cost of a $9,000 x-ray unit for the County Health Department, believing they said, that periodic use of the mobile x-ray units reaches many more people than a fixed unit. Cooperation in the purchase was requested by a delegaton representing the Robeson County Tuberculosis Association.Previously commissioners had agreed to help in the purchase of a unit for the health department,ion, Hou about Johnny’s feet? Are his arches strong and his legs .straight? Do his shoes and socks fit?Is Johnny too thin or too fat? The doctor will be interested in how much sleep Johnny gets and how adequate his diet is.Before school starts, Johnny must have inoculations against certain diseases. He must be vaccinated against smallpox and given injections against dipther i a , whooping cough and tetanus. If he had these shots in infancy he will need booster injections beforeschool*■ » ■ »After Johnny’s check up with your doctor be sure to take him to the dentist too. It's important that tiny cavities in first teeth be repaired.bile units, chairman V. J. Griffin said.Although there is an x-ray machine at the health center i t makes only large pictures (11x14 inches) and film- is excessively expensive for mass photography; the proposed new unit would make 4 ;by 5 inch pictures. The delegation believed that with a less expensivt film size, an educatonal program could equal the coverage of tht mobile units. -But commissioners did appropriate $2,000 to help in the purchase of equipment for the Robeson County Rescue unit, a project originated by Civil Defense and police officers. The county appropriation followed a gift of $3,000 for the $8-9,000 unit from the City of Lum-berton. Other contributions have come from towns, civic clubs and individuals throughout the county which will very nearly bring the total to the purchase price.The unit will be available anywhere and will be equipped for highway and water re$lt;we work.Commissioners also authorized County Manager J. D. Herring to pay Robeson County Memor i a i Hospital a $10,000 donation which is included in the current county budget.but when that machine became unavailable’it transferred the appropriation to use in getting the mb-
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Robesonian
Lumberton, North Carolina, US
Tue, Sep 06, 1955
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