Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1940 — Page 2

| | in the attack on the disease plague,

A CARINII SONG 8 ke

Not an Idle Hope, Health _ Officials Say, Pointin To Other States.

(Last oi a Series)

By SAM TYNDALL - The plain but lofty: purpose of Indiana’s. new hygienic marriage law, which begins to operate March 1, is to help protect all future mar- . ried couples ‘and their offspring from “the greatest destroyer of mankind”—syphilis. The new health measure, which ~ requires pre-marital blood tests and physical examinations, places In-

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WEE BIT 0’ SCOTCH

IS A BIG BOY NOW

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (U. P.).— War or no war, Americans are demanding and getting Scotch whisky in large quantities, the Commerce Department reported today.

Detailed figures on imports for 1930 are not yet available, but the Department said “there is no doubt that a new record for whisky shipments” was set.

FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 25 (U. P).— Herman Berlad went to work in a produce market here instead of a German concentration camp in Austria today because of a practical joke, The 20-year-old Jewish youth was left homeless when his parents were sent to a concentration camp after Adolf Hitler's invasion of Austria. He lived in a Vienna room, fearing the Storm Troopers’ nightly raids.

‘perous days.

Practical Joke Saves Youth From Nazis

One day he pulled from his] pocket a crumpled bit of paper he!giory of Vienna racial persecution, had stuffed there in more pros- : ; but he got the idea across. His father, then a ; heiped Berlad wealthy merchant, had taken’ the| Ms. Springer helpe ra paper from a package of California reach the United States. Then she dried fruit months before. It asked helped him find a job. Now he the note’s recipient to communicate | hopes to meet Grace and Gladys with Mrs. Alice Springer of Fresno.| Merzoian, employees of a fruit packIt gave her address. : ing firm, who “planted” the note in Young Berlad took a long chance.|the box of fruit three years ago He wrote to Mrs. Springer. Censor- “just for a joke on Mrs. Springer,”

ship prevented his reciting the full|

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TEACHER FINDS NEW SPECIES OF WARBLER

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25 (U. P.)— A new bird, a Warbler, has been discovered by a Wheeling, W. Va. school teacher, according to the publication. “The Cardinal,” printed by the Audubon Society of Sewickley Valley.

Closely resembling the parula warbler, the bird was found by Karl W. Haller along with J. Lloyd Poland

in the woods mear Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. The bird is gully gray with a lemon yellow throat and breast. Mr.! Haller said he would name it’ “Sutton’s Warhler,” in honor of Dr. George M. Sutton, of Bethany, W. Va., and Cornell University,

HORSE’S KICK FATAL

ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 25 (U, P.).|. —dJohn C. Hartmann, 80, of near Anderson, died yesterday from injuries suffered Jan. 2 when he was kicked by a horse.

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~ diana in the “front lines” with more : than 25 other states in the na-tion-wide war against the disease. This purpose is not an idle hope of its sponsors, ‘hecause remarkable results in the anti-syphilis battle. already have been shown in other sfates which tightened their | marriage statutes. Although Indiana’s law_is mod- - eled closely after those of several other states, months of thought - + and study went into the bill before it was introduced and passed at the ‘last - session of the General As- |i . sembly. ;

Governor Named Committee

~A special committee appointed by the Governor was composed of mere than 75 persons representing medicine, civic affairs, public administrators and business and including interests of persons from ‘nearly all walks of life. This group Hage the study and sponsored the . Its safeguards to prospective brides and grooms are real. Pr. Verne K. Harvey, State | Health director, said the new law will - markedly reduce the innocent infection. of marriage partners, syphilis in the offspring and at the same time uncover many cases of active syphilis and venereal disease which can and must be placed under treatment. | The discovery of other venereal disease will be a by-product of the anti-syphilis provisions.

[Education Plays Part

: One of the law’s major purposes, which Dr. Harvey believes will be carried out in an expanding effect, is to bring about a greater consciousness to the general public gt ravages and prevalency of syphi-

The educational function of the new law is of ‘great importance, health authorities point out. The ‘public should know about the nature, cure and prevention of the disease, and should be educated to attack the disease openly and frankly. One health official said the public should look upon syphilis’ and gonnorrhea as communicable diseases which they are, and not as crimes. : Need Not Challenged

The need for the new law has never been seriously challenged. The need has been brought to - public attention more . frequently in the past few years with published reports of alarming statistics on the prevalency of syphilis and other venereal diseases: A few statistics of [the State Health Department are these: Approximately 174,850 persons in| Indiana ara infected with syphilis. | The congenital syphilis (babies inheriting the disease) in-| eluding children of all ages in the | United States is 30 per 1000. This] amounts to between 300,000 and $00,000 new cases each year. According to national survey resulfs, syphilis. ranks among the foremost, if not actually the first, of all causes of death which affect mankind. Quick Marriages to Be Cut Any baitle engagement, no matter how small, directed against a plague of this provision, health authorities point out, is saving lives and reducing suffering. | Indiana’s liberal but effective new marriage law promises to -bring about a smashing attack against the disease and while blood tests are doing this, a by-product will result, the reduction in number of hasty marriages. : And, to prospective newlyweds, avho will serve as the instruments

health authorities cast out. this reminder: “That the pursuit of hap- | piness is always easier in -homes free of disease and ill health.” — Dire

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~~ The 15th annual Negro History ~ Week will be observed at Crispus

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Attucks High School, and the 15 Negro elementary schools here the week of Feb. 11. Special programs will be held in| each of the schools. The week is! sponsored by The Association for| the Study of Negro Life and His-! gory. The association publishes | magazines, conducts research in Negro history, directs club and school | studies, produces texts on the Negro | for schools and colleges, collects! and preserves valuable Negro gocuments and educates prominent Neyoung men for historical research service.

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