Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1942 — Page 9

bo “17-118; Syphilis A “Rate, at New Low.

‘BY JANE STAFFORD Boletos, Seryios Medical Writer

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"Ale venerest venereal diseases, those hither-

to. invariable ‘scourges of an army 1s “mobilized for war, have been’ able] t0.spoll the excellent. health record on 4

of our present army. ““Yenereal.

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war, with ithe syphilis rate now the]

lowest in army history,” the war de-| partment: announces. in ifs latest]

statement on the. health of the United States army in training in this country, This statement ‘may be looked on as official ‘announcement’ of a hard-won victory, another of the triumphs - which ' the ‘medical department of the army has Tang up as a result of. efficient use of modern scientific methods for fighting disease, Bete 1s how this med: ical victory was won, * Rejolced Too Soon

When we started increasing the army in 1940 through the Selective Service act, we were all proud of the fact that it was the first army in’ history recruited entirely from men free of any veneral disease, at , least at the time of selection. ‘Then came a period ‘of disillusionment. Veneral disease rates, which had been declining in the army for ‘many years, began to rise. Men: free of syphilis or gon-

‘orthea when | ed by selective } service. arrived at army induction with freshly ac-

We need thousands of these small maneuverable machines in our army. You and your neighbors, all buying war bonds and stamps, can help buy them for the army. ‘Invest at least 10 per cent of your income. every payday in ‘war -bonds and stamps and become a member of the patriotic “Ten Per Cent club.” It is rapidly becoming the largest

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ied ect Veneral diseases S2qu and’ ution had gotten out of}

control by public ‘health and: police |*

Shoes: 10, ALY, WOWDS Hear: the. tapidly growing army camps. ‘Civilian suthorities declared they could not handle the problem alone,

urged the army to invoke the May |

act, passed by. congress to enable the army to protect the men from vénereal disease that might be acquired in communities near amy camps, : Steady Decline in Bate

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Ee oarty back was 405 2 per 1000 men. For the first six|l

Jnonths of 1942 the rate, on a yearly basis, was 38 per 1000, including{ cases arising’'tn newly inducted soldiers where the infection actually wag acquired in civil life,

STATE ASTRONOMY "SOCIETY TO MEET

“Star Clusters and Nebulae” will be discussed by Russell Sullivan at 8 public meeting of the Indiana Astronomical society. at 2:15 p. m. Sunday at Odeon hall, Ft. Wayne ave. and North st. : Among the nebulae now visible is the Great Nebula. in Andromeda in| the northeastern skies. This' huge ~universe is made up of stars

® the milky way and is the most ant object visible to the naked)

Oy onomiis estimate its distance at 800,000 light years (the distance

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‘SEEKS STATE BATTALION Lieut. Col. E. H. Harrison, de= sceéndant of the late President BenJamin Harrison, was to visit th governor this morning in connect tion with Col. Harrison's -assignment to. recruit an all-Indiana ordnance agialion from ‘auto workers here. : .

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