Education Helps To
Rout Disease Fears
Dissemination of Information Used Since 1878;
Health Classes in Schools Prove Valuable
Education of the public through
the spread of proper Information
hM been one of the greatest wea
pons used by health authorities
'.o rout fear, ignorance anil super
stition concerning disease, and to
bring about widespread improve
ment In public health and disease
prevention, slnee the days of the
first meeting of the Connecticut
State Board of Health in 1878, it
was stated by Elizabeth C. Nicker
son, director of the Bureau of Pub
lic Health Instruction of the State
Department of Health, In the sev
enth of the department’s series of
Tercentenary broadcasts today.
At that first meeting, the pres
ident of the board said: "Gentle
men, there is such a remarkable
Ignorance even among the more
Intelligent classes of the commun
ity in regard to the general laws
nf hygiene, that it becomes the
first duty of the State Board of
Health to take measures to en
lighten the public mind not only
upon somo of tho main principles
but upon not a few of the details
of public hygiene or state preven
tive medicine." Since that day a
steudy barrage of regular and spe^
dal bulletins, sent to local leaders
with the understanding that they
would keep their communities In
formed, has been maintained by
state health authorities, Miss Nick
erson declared.
By this method, thero have been
blasted such fallacious Ideas ns
thoso that windows nutst he kept
closed at night since tho night, nlr
would bring disease, that, sewer
gas was to be feared, that tuber
culosis was hereditary, that Con
necticut has always kept pace with
tho accepted practices in disease
prevention and promotion of
health. Health truths nre not
spread by tbo "over the back
fence” method, which Is the great
est handicap to health progress In
any community.
Today health Information Is pro
perly disseminated through many
channels. Miss Nickerson explained.
It comes to the child in school
health classes: It Is given by the
family physician; It Is dbcussed at
Child health centers cadi week or
month when mothers attend with
their presctiool children for exam
ination: it Is brought to tho homo
by tho public health nurse; It
reaches mothers from the lips of
some well trained speaker at the
women's club or church group; It
appears as a convincing argument
at the men's club that health pro
tection can be purchased through
support of the local health offic
er's program; It comes In the wake
of telling reports which show city
fathers how much cheaper It Is to
protect health than to fight an
epidemic of disease or Insanitary
conditions; It comes over the air
when the family is gathered at the
fireside; It may greet them In the
local theater; It appears In printed
form on the library table; and It
catches the eye and Influences the
mind when the dally newspaper Is
read. Jn addition, the Btnte De
partment of Health has a hundred
or more leaflets on special health
subjects, control of different dis
eases. child hygiene, oral hygiene,
nutrition, mental hygiene, sanitary
problems, etc., which are available
for the nsklng either from the de
partment or local health officers.
motiveTsfound
FOR GIRL MURDER
Blddeford, Me., Aug. 29-r-(UP)
—a logical motive for the murder
of 17-year-old Florence Grenier'
attractive mill worker, has been
established, police snld today.
The motive became apparent,
they said, as result of Information,
supplied by her parents.
Authorities snld they were satis
fied that Florence was slain be
cause she refused to end her
friendship with Roger Thibodeau,
25, another local mill operative,
and become engaged to Alexander
Cloutier, 25-year-old sawmill hand.
Cloutier Is In Afred jail charged
with first-degree murder. He was
arrested August 20, the day Flor
ence vanished. Her body was found
In a shallow grave three days later
after she had been bludgeoned to
death.
Workers In Colombia are com
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are udvanclng faster than wages.
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TERCENTENARY EVENTS
Cities and Towns of State in Friendly Rivalry to Show
Pride in Connecticut’s 300th Birthday Celebration.
Thursday, August 21): Canaan
(and Kails Village)—J'arude
at 3 p. m. and community
party Including band concert,
episodes and cafeteria supper;
costume ball at 7 p. m. on the
playgrounds, with old and
modern dances; skits and
stunts presented on platform
constructed for the purpose;
community singing.
Durham—Presentation of a pag
eant “The Orange" and an ex
hibit of portraits.
Shelton—Presentation of a pag
eant.
Frlduy. August 30: Deep Riv
er—Concert, a program of old
Kngllsh madrigals, ut the
I’r.itt, Read auditorium, at
8:43 p. m.
Durham—Country supper, sing
ing school and spelling bee;
exhibition of old likenesses.
Montvlllo—"Brush Arbor Fes
tival" (survival of the ancient
Corn Festival) at tho Mo
hegnn church; meals served at
noon, afternoon nnd evening.
Wlnsted—Tour of historical sites,
ending at Wallens Hill nnd
followed by DAR program and
community picnic; Astride
FJeldo recital In the evening.
Tlirougn Aug. 31: Mystlo, showr
ing of models, maps, etc.. Ma
rine museum, Thursdays and
Saturdays. Stonlngton, exhib
it of portraits and memora
bilia, at Light House.
Waterbury, exhibit of por
traits of famous citizens, work
of early craftsmen.
Old Lymt, exhibit' of painting
and eoulpture at Art Gallery.
Saturday, August 81; Colebrook.
(August 31 and Sunday, Sep
tember 1)—Old home day;
historic tours of manufactur
ing sites and exhibition of old
articles of local manufacture.
Durham—Final programe, cele
brating the 336th anniversary
of the founding of Durham;
costume dance In the evening.
Guilford—Griswold family re
union.
Hadlyme—Reunion of the Sel.
den family at the Selden
homestead.
Hartford. (August 31-Tuesday,
September 3)—Water crlcus
and pageant by the Shrine at
the Oasis club, East Hartford.
Montvllle—Second day of "Brush
Arbor Festival”; formal ex
ercises at 8:30 p. m„ with ad
dresses by Herbert W. Hicks,
lay pastor, Governor Wilbur
L. Cross, and Ernest E. Rog
ers.
New Canaan—Historical tour
over the "Perambulation
Line" at 3:30 p. m.
Norwalk—Exhibit of pot&ry
by the SUvermlne Guild of
Artists.
Wlnsted—Water carnival In
cluding water sports and sail
boat race at Highland Lake,
sponsored by the Y, M. C. A.
.Sunday, Beptamber 1: Cole
brook—Tercentenary service
at Colebrook Congregational
church, with address by Dr.
William M. Lewis, president of
Lafayette College.
Collinsville. (September 1-Tues
day, October 16)—Exhibit of
odge tools, axes and machettas,
at the Collins company.
Goshen. (September 1 and Mon
day, September 2—Exhibit of
books, pictures and maps re
lating to the history of Gosh
en, also pottery, clocks, small
arms and Irons and tongs, fur
niture, etc., as manufactured
by old-time Goshen mills,
blacksmith shops and carriage
shop: exhibit of spinning, can
dle running, and the making
of hand-shewn shingles;' ex
hibit of women's fashions
from 1 to 3 p. m., these ex
hlblts held ut the Goshen fair
In cooperation with the Gosh
on Agricultural society.
Hartford. (August 26-Saturday,
September 31)—Exhibit of the
works of Connecticut authors
and of histories of Connecticut
men and women at the State
Library.
Lisbon. (September 1-Thursday,
Soptember 31—Pilgrim Gar
dens open to visitors.
New Canaan—Historical speech
es on the lawn of the library
In (he afternoon, followed by
musical program under the di
rection of William O'Shaugh
nessy.
Waterbury—Dedication of the
Itullan homo at Settlers' Vil
lage, Chaso Park, at 3 p. m.
Wothcrsilold. (September 1-Oc
tobor 15)—Exhibit by the
Wethersfield Historical society
In the Thomas Welles school,
open Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons from 2 to 4 p. m.
and the first and third Wed
nesday evenings In the month
from 7:30 to 8:30 p.* m.
Through Sept. 8; Deep Klver, ex
hibit of prooesses of piano
manufacturing, Pratt-Read *
Co.
Through Sept. Si Deep* River,
concert at Pratt-Read A Co.,
of ancient and modern Instru
ments, every Tuesday and
Friday evening.
Through Sept. Mi Exhibit of
books and documents con
nected with history of Con
necticut and Trinity college,
in library of college. Hartford.
Through Sept. SOt Groton, with
Mystic and Noahk, showing of
historical sites, museums.
Through Oct. 1: Exhibit of re
pllces and Illustrations of co
lonial life by school children
of "Three River Towns.” Old
State House, Hartford.
Through Oct. IS; Waterbury.
"Settlers' Village" with exhibit
of town's Industries.
Through Oct. IB: Exhibition of
colonial furniture, Morgan Me
morial, Hartford.
Middletown, Middlesex county
exhibit, lDt Court street, Tues
days and Fridays.
Greenwich, Lyon homestead,
1170. open Tuesdays and Frl
HUGE SWORDFISH CAUGHT
Boston — (UP) — An Immense
swordfish weighing 407 pounds
and measuring 14 feet was caught
off the Georges banks by the Bos
ton schooner Marie and Henrietta.
It was the biggest swordfish taken
this season. '
Public hoarding of fractional sil
ver coins Is depressing business in
Colombia.
COE RITES HELD
THIS AFTERNOON
John Sullivan Tenders
Resignation as High
School Teacher
LITCHFIELD
OMTMpomtantt Nellie S. Fair
Ciievc. Phone MS
Funeral services for Albert Coe.
who died Monday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stocking In'
Ooshen, were held today at 3: SO
p. m. at the Bantam Methodist
Church with the Rev. Claire Yohe
of Litchfield officiating. Burial
will follow In Bantam cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Harry Kilbourn.
Leman Brundage, James Doyle and
Howard Blssell.
John BulIIvan. member of the
Litchfield High school faculty, who
has been appointed superintendent
of schools In Norwood, Mass., has
tendered his resignation to the lo
cal board of education. Mr. Sulli
van's many friends In Litchfield,
while pleased at his advancement,
greatly regret his leave taking.
Hubert B. Burbank of Shelton
was fined-110 and oosts of $16.40
by Justice Hollis D. Griffin In the
Bantam justice oourt yesterday
when he pleaded guilty to vloltllon
of the rules of the road. It was
alleged that he was the operator of
a car that collided Saturday In
Bantam with one driven by the
Rev. Barclay Acheson. of New
York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lansing
of Utica, N. Y., are spending a va
cation with Mrs. Lansing’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Gulon.
William Webster Ellsworth,
formerly president of the Century
Company, will lecture on Mark
Twain, Illustrated with storeoptl
con views, Thursday evening, Sep
tember S, beginning at 8:30 o’clock.
The lecture will be given at the
Congregational church house for
tho benefit of the Litchfield His
torical Society.
Mrs. B. F. Soderberg and son,
Gall, left yesterday for a two week’s
stay with an aunt, Mrs. George
Matthews of Montreal, Canada.
The Litchfield Cowboy baseball
team Is scheduled to meet the
Cheshire Cats Sunday at Commun
ity Held. A win for the local slug
gers will gain them the second
half championship of the Nauga
tuck valley league.
IT'S CHICKEN PICKING OR ELSE
Tiffin, O. (UP)—Friends who
testified a Tiffin man "couldn’t
stand" chicken feathers and It
"hurt his hands” to pluck them
couldn’t get him back on tho
PERA rolls. County Relief Director
H. P. Boulboulle dropped the
man because he was "too busy
working for the FERA” to take
a $12-a-week job as a chlcksn
picker.
More tourists visited Cuba In the
first six months of thjs year than
In the corresponding period of 1934,
Currency smugglers In China
will hereafter face a death sen
tence.
HEAD HOUSING
Following acceptance of James
A. Moffet’s resignation as Fed
eral Housing Administrator, the
President Is expected to appoint
Stuart MacDonald (above), of
Missouri, as'hls successor. Mac
Donald has been serving as act
ing administrator.
UNIVERSITIES TRADE PUPIDS
Salem, Or*. (UP)—Willamette
university has become the isth
American university to have ex
change student agreement* with
the University of Hawaii. Miss
Kuulet Emoto will attend Willa
mette this fall, while Mias Mar
tha Jane Hottel will go to the
island untvAstty.
A leather substitute will be pro
duced from seaweed in England,
BRIDGE Bllt/r IN* 1# HOURS
Belton, Tex. (UP)—Resident*
became exasperated when a bride*
waahd by recent floods was not
repaired after two week*. Work
was begun hurriedly and a 75
foot span was built in 14 hours.
Construction included setting of
steel girders, bolting, riveting,
flooring and repair of approaches.
A new gold field has been found
near Laverton, Australia.
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