The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-21

Thurman B. Rice, nationally known
rSity medical school, who was stung
I'd complacent attitude on the part
OF certain New Bethelites.
This is a dirty town." he roared
in defiance of muttered crowd an
ger. Il tell you again, it's a dirty
town."
He was retorting to an unidenti-
fed member of the crowd who, a
moment before, had denounced the
three Indianapolis newspapers for
carrying lies and filth" about New
Bethel.
They make this out to be the
dirtiest town in Indiana" this man
had protested.
New Bethel has more typhoid
cases than any other community of
comparative size in Indiana" Dr.
Rise retorted.
Since you APPARENTLY are afraid
to hear the truth, you wish to have
the matter kept secret"
Defends Reporters Presence
This last statement was made
after some one in the audience de-
manded that reporters be excluded
from the meeting. The proposal was
greeted with burst of applause.
"You have dirty town." DR.. Rice
repeated, land matters of such
danger and concern should not be
kept from the public"
His talk frequently interrupted by
Kisses and verbal denunication from
the audience One person, disre-
garding rules of order, jumped to
his feet.
you might have more education
than we do, but just because you're
a young fellow you don't need to
think you can come out here and
talk to us like that the man ex-
claimed. 1--WE don't like it!''
you may not like it, roared DR..
Rice, his voice choking with emo
ton, ''but it's the truth-I'm a
friend of this town and no one can
accuse me of being a coward"
Program Is Outlined
A chunky, sandy-haired, rather
tired-looking man, DR.. Rice kept
pounding at the points that New
Bethel must cooperate to meet it's
problem and that it must realize
typhoid is a problem which vitality
affects the whole state, and, partic-
ularly, the 100000 persons of nearby
Greater indianapolis.
He, and other speakers. laid out
as all-important, three point pro-
gram:
l. Publication of water supply
with necessary corollary of proper
sewage disposal.
2. Discovery of any carriers who
may be living in the communitv
and stopping of public gatherings
where food is served until such dis
covery.
3. incubation.
You parents are responsible for
the death of your children if YOU
let them attend such GATHERINGS"
he said, referring to picnics.
Hecklers Admonished
To hecklers, who objected that
the state was doing little for them.
DR.. Rice, peering through his spec
tacleS and shaking an admonitory
finger, showed little mercy.
IF the state comes in here, YOU
won't like it SO WE'LL" he said. cts
a last-ditch move, but the state.
II its wants to, can quarantine this
whole town and detour all traffic
around it. Your business will suffer
and you'll suffer. How would you
like that?"
He met an objection by a man
whose wife was i'll at home, by
turning suddenly on his adversary
and demanding whether he had fol-
lowed advice given New Bethel last
year to inoculate.
NO." admitted the man.
Others Sound Warning
DR.. j. w. Jackson, state epidemi-
ologist, spoke in a more pacific vein,
but also warned New Bethel it must
act. DR.. Oscar Ludwig, county
health commissioner, who called the
meeting, announced that all New
Bethel residents could be inoculated
by reporting at Saturday at the
school,
S. M. Hutchinson, United States
public health service district sup
erintendent, stated that the erec-
ton of sanitary toilets by federal
emergency relief administration
labor will begin in New Bethel to-
day or tomorrow.
Louis A. Geupel, state sanitary
bureau chief engineer, discussed
proper drainage of sewage.
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