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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

the contents went up in flames. W9
knew Mrs. George as a remarkable
woman for strength and energy, and
held in high esteem by. all who
knew her.
In the upsetting of wagon load
of hay, j. H. knight escaped with
some minor injuries, which it is
hoped will not lead to further COM
plications.
In the pre-arrangement Of the
time to hold the annual series Of re-
vival meetings, it was supposed that
the harvesting would be well over,
as no one thought of such wet
spell to delay the work, yet notwith-
standing all that revival OF con-
siderable interest has been in prog
ress here in face of the curtailment
Of attendance, for reasons OF the
rather belated work.
Through the kindness of John
Beckett, cashier of the Cumberland
bank, we have been permitted to go
over some Of the historic Fort Frye
ground in company with the Rev. G.
S. Nickerson of Beverly, which we
| hope to be able to give little write,
up at a later date.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05
Poplar Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cordray
and son Carl of New Lexington
road, and Mr.. and Mrs Vine Cor
dray of Morgan township are enjoy
ing a visit with the formers broth
er, James Cordray, and family, and
Mrs. Vine Cordray's sister, Mrs
Fred Jolius and family, al of Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crooks had
as Sunday evening guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Chaddock and children
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Moore and
daughter Vickie Yvonne, all of Ava
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Petty were
business callers at Athens. Saturday
Mrs John Porter and family and
! Frank Porter and family visited il
Columbus Sunday with little Linda
Porter, at White Cross hospital, ant
report her as doing nicely, after he,
recent operation. They also visited
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Henderson
and the O'Shaughnessy dam.
The water we'll recently drilled a
the home of Herschel Taylor, wa,
successful in every respect.
Byron Anderson, son of Mr.. an,
Mrs Harry Anderson, has entered
the Gallipols home for deficien
children Mrs. Anderson who has
been very i'll for the past seyera
weeks, is slightly improved.
ARA Moore and family of Coshoc
ton visited last week at the home O
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. George Walpole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Massey recent
ly entertained a few members .
their family with chicken dinner
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. J
! o. Wainwright, Mr.. and Mrs. Otts
Cowger of the Stockport community
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Wainwright O
Portersville, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E
Wainwr'ioht ond Mrs. p. 7. Ma ese,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

/, of McConnelsville
Last week Mr. and Mrs. c. r.
Copeland had as their guests, Mrs.
Carrie Hooper, Mrs. KATHERINE
Watts and Billy Patterson of Zanes-
Vile, and Charles Hooper of Lam
caster.
William Revenaugh of Detroit,
Mich, visited his mother, Mrs. P.
B. Revenaugh, and brother Frank
last week.
Garnet and Meta Ellis are visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Ellis, near Stockport.
Edith Davis has employment at
the NIX. grocery, McConnelsville.
Thursday of last week the mem-
bers of the Ever Merry sewing club.
met at the home of Mrs Francis
Best, McConnelsville. 1t was decid-
| ed during the meeting to have a
picnic supper Sunday evening, for
the members and their families.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05
A QUICK RESPONSE BY FIREMEN

The quckness which the local remen responded to the
of the below Malta,
than The alarm sounded early III the
morning when of the hremen sleeping soundy lhe
had hardly died before most OF them
headquarters and ready make Here were men from
them distance with
lust the spot Sometimes seems
sleep sitting the edge OF their BEDS with
the this quick was due IN part TO
much traffic the Streets and what
there Warning has been time and
again clearing the and remen the right OF way
order that the fire.
,nen can get drowning quickly possible The de-
of seconds often much he other reason IS
the danger injury perhaps death the traffic Anot
thing after the fire englneet get to the
then when others caution should be taken not
These have been gwen re-
peatedv people carefully observe thembut do
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05
The DALEY Reunion

The Daley family reunion was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Grant at The Plains, Athens
county, July 25. Those present
were Solomon Tot Daley and wife,
James Daley and wife, Mrs. Isaac
Daley and children, Charley Daley,
wife and son Orville, Mrs. Flora and
Earl Grant. Curtis Daley and wife,
Mrs. Cora Webb and sons Roscoe
and Robert, Roscoe Bud Daley, vile
and children Wayne and Joann, Mrs.
Lizzie Daley and children, John
Daley, wife and daughter Mary Nc
Peak, and husband Kenneth, Jesse
Eppley, wife and children, Earl, Lu-
ella and Wayne, Dennis Daley, wife
and children Kenneth, Melvin, Hell
en-, Billy and Wanna, Mrs. Howard
Daley and children Bessie, James
and Frank, Fred Daley, wife and
daughters Mae Jean and Rose Marie,
Eliza Vorhies, wife and son Darrell.
Charley Daley, wife and daughter
Eloise and Dale Roberts. A large
dinner was served at noon, A nice
social time was had by all. There
were presents for the oldest and
youngest members. Tot Daley was
! the oldest, being 76 years. The
youngest was Rose Marie, Fred
Daileys baby, eight months old.
Some songs were sung by James
Daley and others. About three
o'clock a big storm began to come
up. People arrived early, but the
day was too short None of the old
er members of the Daley family
were called by death since the re-
union last August.
The next annual reunion will be
| held on the Athens fair grounds.
! Hope there may be better attend
ance, and that all will again have a
good time.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

with them.
Mrs. Florence Harris and son Boz
attended birthday dinner for Cleil
Fitch, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. McInturf, Mr..
and Mrs. John McInturf, Mrs. James
Harris, Ray Niceswanger and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Syphers, George Johnson
and family, Russell James and fam.
lily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fitch and
son Harold attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Lucy Fitch, last Wednesday,.
Robert Tignor attended a reunion
at Etna, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Archie Hummel, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Embree, daughter
Shirley Smith and Raymond En-
bree, attended church at East
Branch, Sunday morning.
Kenneth Newton spent last week
with his sister, Mrs. Clara Howard,
and family.
Elbert Rouanzoin of Pittsburgh
is visiting at j. E. RouanzQin's.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Odendahl,
grandson Bobby Malone, and Fran
els NORM of Newark spent from Fri
day until Sunday at Carlos Harris.
Francis remained for longer visit.
Mrs. John Barnes and family, Ian
caster, were over Sunday visitors at
Raymond James Sunday Med
ley reunion was held at the James
home. The following were present,
besides the above mentioned: Mrs.
Anna Geddes, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Geddes, Mr.. and Mrs. John Medley
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Medley and two sons, Mrs. Margaret
Medley and Mrs. Bertha Hambel A
picnic dinner was served on the
lawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Spurrier and
son Woodrow, grandchildren Rose
Mary, Faye and John McPeak, were
Sunday visitors at Bernard Ben
! jamin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mcclellan
spent Thursday evening at Ray
Blacks.
Bob Braden and mother of Ma
rietta, and Mrs. Cora McPeak were
Friday visitors at G.. L. Harris
! Sunday visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
John McInturf, sons James, Davis
and Kenneth, at George McInturf's;,
Paul Wells and family at Frank
Wells; Mr.. and Mrs. John McInturf
and daughter of Newark. Mrs. Alice
Coulson of Belpre. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
/ w. Harris, daughter Hazel. and Bill
ly Johnson, at r. s. McInturf's; Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Benjamin and SON
Cecil at Pearl Daniels.
Hobart Miller and family attend
ed the Homecoming at Rock Hollow
school house, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Harris of Nal
ia were Sunday evening callers at
Carlos Harris.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Miss Italia Sears, who for the past
two years has been teacher, and su-
pervisor of the Leland Stanford hos
pital in San Francisco, Calf, ar
rived here Wednesday for a visit
with her father, Mr.. L. III. Sears,
and other relatives. She will enter
Western Reserve university at Cleve-
land this fall, where she will take
work leading to a masters degree in
health nursing
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Edward Young, son of Mr.. and
Mrs l. C. Young of Malta, and Miss
Betty Booth, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. e. Booth of this place, plan
to enter the Newark, O., college of
commerce, for a course in business
administration and secretarial train
ing Both were members Of this
years NJ & M. graduating class.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05
HEED THE WARNING

Sheriff Adean advised the of shot medicine for
who caused to chicken
es township impossible for officers stand guard
where such depredat1ons committed
and the she advice the shot would seem to be the
best protect their property Let hope that the
guilty will the before somebody gets seriously
hurtor maine fOrli life
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mrs. Eliza Vorhies of East Bloom
badly sprained his ankle Friday
night He was carrying his little son
on his back, when he slipped and
fell It was thought he had fractur-
ed his leg, but the X-ray did not re
veal that any bones were broken.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mr.. John Simeral of Malta, who
underwent an operation some weeks
ago, in a Columbus hospital, return
ed home Sunday. He is slowly re-
covering
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Incidentally the first four months Of 1887 recorded increase
1913 in the accidents reported compared
the corresponding period Of 1886 However the basis Of gasoline
which index the volume Of traffic. the percentage
accident frequency approximately the for the furonth
periods il both 1887 and 1886.
For the first four months Of 688 accidents
10 million gallons gasoline accidents per
10 million gallons Of gasoline first four months
of 1897.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Marietta will not have the Mid
East Regatta this year, as has been
it's custom for some years past. The
national association has allocated
the August dates to Pittsburgh
show, and the Marietta Kiwanis club
that has been sponsoring the Regat-
ia, decided that it would be unwise
to compete with another show SO
close to Marietta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Musgrove
who were called here because of the
sickness and death of the former s
father, Mr.. Frank Musgrove, left
Tuesday for their home in Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05
Z. &C Al N E w s.

Mr.. C. L. Sperry of Chicago visit
ed the week end with his son-ln-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. u.
M. Birch of Poplar ridge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Wiley Of
Malta and Mrs. Wiley's grandfather
Shook and daughter Miss Edith,
near Chesterhill, visited over the
week end at Yellow Springs, with
relatives of Mr. Shook.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

A son was born Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. James Mahon, who reside
on the John Grandstaff place, Bris-
tol township. The mother who was
in critical condition, was taken to
Bethesda hospital Tuesday, for sur
gerry and treatment.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

son James, and Charles Dotts, Bur-
gettstown, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs,
Dwight Beard, PhilO.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Jackie White has returned here
to the home of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. II. Lawrence, following
a visit with his aunt, Mrs. Ralph
Kennard, at Killbuck.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

The by counties the vehicle acc
reported Division of the State Highway Depart
occurring highways Ohio for the reeea period
1934-1935-i936.
county listed number of accidents which
occurred highways outside municipalities and also the number
Of accidents which involved fatal injury
During 1885, there 2063
killed 147 accidents All accidents for the three
numbering 26246 resulted in injuries to 1261 persons
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs Lyle Woodford
(Cleo Perkins) of Beverly entertain
ed last Thursday evening at six
O'Clock dinner, honoring the birth
day anniversary of Mr.. H. ". Saw
age of McConnelsville. Present be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs Woodford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Savage and their
daughter Miss Betty Savage, We're
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Woodford and
their daughter Mary Alice of Malta,
and VIM Woodford of Beverly.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mrs. Hugh Clice was painfully in
jured Wednesday afternoon. While
on her way home from GAINESVILLE.
the machine in which she was riding
had fiat tire, and she was out Of
car standing between the open door
and the body of the machine, when
an auto came along and hit the door,
causing it to strike her in the side.
| The offender did not stop, and they
failed to get his license plate mum
hers
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

DR.. c. f. Sisk of Philo is taking :.
course in surgery at the Cook coun-
ty hospital, Chicago. DR. Sisk who
has been practicing at Philo for
about 10 years, is a son Of the late
Frank Sisk of High Hill. and is a
close friend of DR.. E. G. Rex
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

The members of the Women's
Bible class of the Presbyterian
church will entertain the other la
dies of that church. also the mem.
bers of the Women's Bible class of
the Methodist Episcopal church, at
party this Thursday evening, at
so, on the church lawn.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05
MRS. ELIZABETH McLAIN DIES

widow of John McLaln, died at her
home in MOuntville, Saturday, July
81, after an illness of four weeks.
She was born near Boston, Monroe
county, O., moved with her parents
to "a farm near Mountville when she
was very young With the exception
of few months spent in the state Of
Illinois, she spent the remainder of
her long life near and at Mount
vile. At the time of her death she
was probably the Oldest resident Of
the township. She was married to
John McLain in the year 1868. He
preceded her in death in 1910. She
leaves one daughter, Mrs. William
H. Harper of Columbus; two sons,
R. S. McLain of Mountville, and I.
A. McLain of the home; four sisters,
Mrs. Susan Beard of PenEsboro, w.
Va; Mrs. Mary Jane Stevenson Of
Owaneco, ILL.,; Mrs. Martha Jackson
of Pennington, w. Va, and Mrs. j.
F. Leeper of McConnelsville; and
one brother, James McMullen of Ak
ron. Two daughters, three sisters
! and two brothers preceded her in
death. Her parents were the late
John and Lana McMullen.
Funeral services were hold at the
Methodist church at Mountvllle,
Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, with
Rev. Iinnell officiating. Mrs. Nc
Lain had been member of this
churcn for more than 76 years, and
had been an active worker in the
church all that time. Burial was
made in the cemetery at Mountville.
Those from a distance attaOd in q
the funeral were Mrs. Martha Jack
son, Pennington, w. Va, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Harpef and daughter Ber-
nice, Columbus; Frank and WilliaL1
Harper, Cleveland; Mrs. j. F. Leep
er, McConnelsville; Mr.. and Mrs
Abbie Bishop, Parkersburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Beard, Bill Maple, Penns
boro, w. Va; James McMullen
Mrs. Pearl McMullen and son Fred
Akron: Mrs. Lulu McCalmont an1
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-05

Mr.. Paul Quigley, telegraph opera
tor for the Western Union Tele-
graph company, GAINESVILLE, is taking
his vacation which he is spending
here and with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. O. Quigley of Marietta. To
day he will accompany Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Shilling and Miss Mary Wood
ward to Huntington, w. Va. They
are taking home Richard Mautz,
who has been visiting here for sew
eral weeks with his aunt, Mrs.
Shilling. and other relatives
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general or sympathetic strikes, pen
alties were provided for violations and
union funds were made liable for dam
ages suffered by employers in the
course Of an illegal strike. Picketing
was declared illegal If conducted in
such numbers. or in such manner as
was likely to intimidate workers or
sause any disturbance.
Probably some disastrous labor up-
heaval would have to occur before
such drastic labor restrictions could be
enacted here. It may well be, how
eve1, that some restriction. on labor,
such - incorporation Of national
tnions, may be adopted q an effective
means OF self-discipNne BY fixing
financial responsibility.
Unisus Urged to incorporate.
~ long ago q 1907 Justice Bran
deis, one of the country's great lib
ersls. advocated incorporation as .
step that would tend to prevent hasty,
i1l-considered, or arbitrary action on
the part Of labor unions. He held that
ttey needed protection from their own
arbitfariness and that the employer
and the community also required this
protection.
Abiding to the difficulty Of reaching
unin funds in Subtraction Of judg-
ments, Justice Brandeis said:
This practical immunity Of unions
from lesal liability Is deemed by many
labor leaders, . great advantage. 10
me It. appears to be just the reverse.
It tends 70 make Officers and memheFJ
reckless and lawies, and thereby 70
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reasons, very much like . septic tank:
under Egyptian conditions 1t seems, 20
far, indubitably sanitary. The Job
can be done for . few cents per fam
lily. Even the fellaheen can AFFORD it.
It Is being tried out now. In one
town, In order to test 1t, every house
has its bored hole.
Does 1t seem vulgar to be writing
about these things7 Anything that
may save six. million people from
terrible suffering is not vulgar. Be-
sides, there is good ground for argu-
ing that the bath room Is the hub Of
modern civilization.
It is quite . long way, including
some tough travelling. from Egypt to
the Madras Presidency, a long, mar
row strip on the west coast Of India.
Fifty-seyen million people live In
the Madras Presidency. Crowded.
nearly half as many people as there
are in the United States, which has
over 20 times the area. About
Sc, ZOO. 900 Of them. according to Indian
records, are AFFLICTED With hookworn.
These people 60 barefoot. The worms
get in through the soles OF their feet,
craftily work into the blood. are car
ried up to the lungs. thence to the
throat. thence, by swallowing. down
to their goal, the intestines. Here they
flourish. hidden. secure. doing abomin-
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able things to Q mans tissues. Eggs
are passed out Of the body, reinfect
the ground that more feet tread on.
Distinction In . hookworm area must
be widespread. People are wormed
wholesale, as q fox breeder worms his
pups. 1t requires considerable finesse.
There Is no known worm medicine
without It's dangers.
Almost Every One Infected.
To have ffty-six out Of ffty-seven
million people infected with these
parasites is pretty bad. 1t Is worse be-
cause large numbers Of laborers emf
crate from the Madras Presidency
every year-something over mil
lion. These emigrants have brought
terrible hookworm outbreaks to Burma,
Malaga, Ceylon, the Fiji Islands,
Trinidad and other places. The thing
had to be controlled. But it costs
something like q dollar q head to
treat an individual for hookworm, even
under the best management. Nobody
could spend $57, ,o00, 900 on the natives
Of Madras.
A tough problem. Send for DR..
Heiser, said the Madras government.
The worlds family physician duly
appeared with the experience Of other
countries ready for trial.
First step-Indian government ON
cials examined every immigrant on
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Legality of "Sit-D Down. Strike Will Come
Before Michigan Courts This Week

ALLEVIATE public sympathy and bring
failure upon their efforts" -. -.
The critical situation now arising In
the General Motors sit-down strike
may well furnish the test Of the
soundness Of Justice Brandeis' views.
Should the injunction be issued and
the strikers ignore II, the reckless
ness and lawlessness" Of the union
leaders and members viii be well
established. -. - 'r:.S,
Should the occupation Of the plants
continue In the face Of an Injunction,
the most ardent labor supporter might
fairly ask whether the end justi1aes the
means. -, 80, = =.
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Castle of Duninaarle -.
:, Opens as Art Museum.

EDNBuR0H-The ancient castle
Of Dunimarle, which stands On the
coast Of Firth Of Forth, near the
village Of Culross, In Scotland, has
opened - an, art museum and IN.
stitution for the studying .of tane
arts. It houses one Of the most re-
markahle collections Of art treasures
and valuable paintings to be found
in the British Isles. ~.
According to, tradition. the ancient
castle was the murder scene Of Lady
Macdu6 and her children. 1t was
the farthest west possession OF the
Thames, and the local tradition N
persistent that the murder took place
within It's walls. The date was some
time before lDSs, .as, the reign OF
Macbeth came to a sud that year.
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can take . place beside any enlight-
ened community In our own country.
80 large . part Of the problem"
says he, III simply to spread knowl-
edge. AZ I often think Of tour
shelves are crammed with goods, but
somehow We don't get the goods to
the customers. My job, and the
Rockefeller Foundations Job was, Is
I saw 1t, to help make available the
knowledge that already exists and to
develop practical methods for applying
It. You might think Of me as a trav.
cling salesman whose line A health
knowledge"
Many travelling salesmen carry side
lines Of their own. Victor Heiser's side
line Is leprosy. A cute little hobby.
leprosy. It Is all his own, had nothing
to do with his work for the founda-
ton. It began down in the Philip
pines when he started o colony for
the segregation Of those suffering from
this tragic and then hopeless disease.
He Is the father Of the Culion Colony,
now the largest In the world. Going
up and down the world, he Is tireless
propagandist, giving out the latest
dope on leprosy to any one who will
listen. Recently he was elected
president. Of the International Leprosy
Association.
Leprosy No Longer Hopeless.
Leprosy is no longer the hopeless
dfseaSe II vax when he started this
work. Fifteen hundred lepers have
been released at Culion as cured.
Where does the world family doctor
call when he makes the rounds OF his
patients?
Palestine-some Of the best regions
In Palestine have remained unculti-
vated; nobody can live in parts Of the
malaria-soaked Jordan valley. But
nothing could be done toward clean
up without flrst knowing the cost
and the feasibility. The foundation
co-operated In . survey which defined
the cost. Work can 60 ahead.
:, Japan-Dr. HeiSer was consulted
with regard to q health school for doc
tors. China-He Is an ofncial adviser
to the much. .harassed Nationalist gov
srnment, has worked out with them .
plan for . health organization that
win cover the whole vast country. The
Philippines-An inspection tour Gov.
ering several activities. Siam-He
went there for a meeting Of the Far
Eastern Association of Tropical Medi-
cine. Java-The foundation lent q
man to help set up machinery for
public health education and health
publicity. Ceylon-The government
wanted help In defining It's malaria
problem. Burma-Another founda-
ton man organized health centers
there.
So when I saw Victor g. Heiser he
was, s II wera packing the little
black bag for another 'globe-trot
aaaous hi peaMts.