New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
PREPARE PROGRAM FOR TOWN MEETING Sewer and Street Lighting Will
 Be Discussed WARNS OF DIPHTHERIA
State Board of Health Asks pr. Cook to Keep Colse Watch-Foot- ball Candidates Examined - Other Items of Interest.

Other Items of Interest. The board of selectmen is prepar- ing the call for the annual town meeting which is to be held Monday, October 4. After the election of the town officers the meeting will be adjourned until a week from that night when the annual budget and several reports of the year will be presented together with a report Of several needed improvements in the town.
 First steps In the establishment Of a sewer system is expected to take place at the adjourned meet Ing when recommendation will be made asking for an appropriation to construct a sewer on East street near the high school to take care for the sewer is from Broad to Ma pie through Milford to the Quinni- piac river. Should this recommen- dation be considered favorably fur ther consideration will be given to the matter at meeting which is to be called by the first selectman few weeks after the election. It is probable that first steps in the es- tablishment Of sewer system to take care of the entire town may be taken.
 Another improvement recom- mendcd will be the installation of street lights on Trumhull street. Re ports Of the town treasurer. the su- pcrintendant of schools, and the selectmen will be read. The annual budget of estimated expenses for the coming year will be presented to the people at the meeting.
 Football Candidates Examined
 About 25 members of the Plain- tlle high school football squad were given a medical. examination by Dr. George F. Cook, town health off cer, at practice yesterday afternoon. Examination of the heart, lungs and blood pressure was made. The doc tor finds the boys in excellent shape and in only a few cases did he find them defective.
 Leases Garage
 Part of the garage of John r.. Neri at Central square has been leased by Roscoe Hamm who intends to devote his time to automobile re- pair.
 Visiting In Town
 Frank Prior former resident of Plainville now living in Albany, N Y visited relatives in town today.
 Walter Cook Of Lynn. Mass, wis ited friends in town today.
 To Check Diphtherin
 Dr. George F.. Cook, town health officer has received a communica- i ton from the state department of health requesting him to keep In close touch with health conditions | of the school children and report | the first indication Of diphtheria here. Reports of sore throats are expected to be made, the doctor was ! told in the communication which ] fellows: [
 Parents and persons in care Of , children should exercise their right | 10 protect the children against this . disease. Black diphtheria formerly i sent fear into the hearts of parents, but today with so many children protected against diphtheria by hay | ing had the diphtheria vaccine, toxin -antitoXin," the cases have within a seven year per iod so that 1t actually seems as if will soon be as rare as typhoid. Now is the time 10 protect your children against diphtheria this year if they are going to be pro- .ected, for dlphtheria reaches it's height early in December and unless are taken now it will be too late to carry out preventive measures.
 Eight per cent of the diphthcria cases in Connecticut die. in spite of the modern use of diphtheria anti oxin and the fact that most par ,nts call physicians early in case Of Illness of children. This shows that |, when we wait to cure a disease, fa- .alities occur. It is far better to prevent disease. Children Of Con-