, ▁when ▁Dr . ▁Hugh ▁C um ming ▁became ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General , ▁Dra per ▁was ▁brought ▁onto ▁his ▁staff ▁and ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁States ▁Rel ations ▁Division ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁health ▁depart ments ▁of ▁each ▁state . ▁ ▁With ▁only ▁twelve ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service , ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁General , ▁possibly ▁becoming ▁the ▁young est ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁to ▁reach ▁this ▁position ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁became ▁very ▁involved ▁in ▁working ▁with ▁state ▁health ▁depart ments , ▁and ▁deeply ▁interested ▁in ▁helping ▁states ▁get ▁appropri ations ▁from ▁con gress ▁to ▁develop ▁county ▁health ▁depart ments ▁through ▁which ▁better ▁control ▁of ▁disease ▁could ▁be ▁carried ▁on . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁interview ▁he ▁said ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁state ▁health ▁officer ▁that ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁call ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁and ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁call ▁me ▁by ▁my ▁first ▁name ▁too ." ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Dra per ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁assistant ▁sur geon ▁general ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁domestic ▁quar antine , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁maintain ▁his ▁close ▁t ies ▁and ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁various ▁state ▁health ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁after ▁Dra per ' s ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁award ▁of ▁recognition ▁from ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁State