A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . d that while several hundred chil-dren had received attention, one-thirdof the defectives were unable to payfor professional services and had hadnothing done. He therefore associat-ed with him one of the teachers in thepublic schools in a plan for a freeclinic. Civic organizations and citi-zens contributed the necessary moneyand a competent nurse was put incharge of the Childrens Free Clinic inMunicipal Building quarters. The ex-periment in Floyd
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . d that while several hundred chil-dren had received attention, one-thirdof the defectives were unable to payfor professional services and had hadnothing done. He therefore associat-ed with him one of the teachers in thepublic schools in a plan for a freeclinic. Civic organizations and citi-zens contributed the necessary moneyand a competent nurse was put incharge of the Childrens Free Clinic inMunicipal Building quarters. The ex-periment in Floyd County proved afine investment and received warm ap-proval all over the state. Dr. Mc-Cord resigned in 1919 and he was suc-ceeded by Dr. Eugene O. Chimene, whoresigned in 1921 to go to Greenville,S. C. Dr. B. V. Elmore, an experiencedhealth ofRctial of Blountstown, elected to the vacancy, and stillfills it. Dr. Elmore has been relent-less in his war on germs, mosquitoes,flies and their ilk, and is doing hispart to maintain the reputation ofRome and Floyd as the healthiest partsof an unusually healthy section. Encyclopedic Section 367. WHERE EVERY BOY LEARNS A TRADE. At top, the blacksmith shop of the Berry Schools, and a group of earnest metal part repairs for the farm are made here. At the bottom is the wood shop, overthe other. This is in charge of Mr. Nesbit, an experienced carpenter and wood worker, whoteaches his boys to make hall trees, lamp stands, book cases, cabinets, and furniture of al^kinds. This place is a stranger to loafers and shams. CITY CLERKS.—The first mentionof City Clerks comes in a Rome Week-ly Courier of 1852. As deputy clerkChas. H. Smith issued an official noticeunder date of July 15. It is safe toassume that Mr. Smith soon thereafterwrote and talked himself into a clerk-ship. D. Clinton Hargrove was clerkin 1860, Reuben S. Norton in 1865, andHenry A. Smith (mayor in 1870-1)ju3t after him. The others, according to the best recol
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