s ▁health ▁commission er ▁worked ▁very ▁smooth ly . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁kept ▁a ▁close ▁l ia ison ▁with ▁the ▁H yg ien ic ▁Labor atory ▁when ▁problems ▁arose ▁which ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁handle , ▁and ▁the ▁labor atory ▁would ▁sometimes ▁send ▁exper ts ▁down ▁to ▁help ▁them , ▁and ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁Virginia ▁would ▁send ▁its ▁pract ition ers ▁to ▁the ▁H yg ien ic ▁Labor atory ▁for ▁some ▁br ushing ▁up ▁or ▁further ▁training . ▁ ▁Dra per ' s ▁time ▁as ▁Virginia ' s ▁Health ▁Commission er ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁initi atives ▁within ▁this ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Par ran , ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁ven ere al ▁dise ases ▁into ▁the ▁public ▁domain ▁where ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁discussed ▁and ▁handled ▁open ly . ▁ ▁A ▁hum orous ▁outcome ▁of ▁this ▁occurred ▁when ▁Dra per ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁organization , ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁ahead ▁of ▁time ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁discuss ▁ven ere al ▁dise ases . ▁ ▁The ▁secretary ▁respond ed , ▁"... inde ed ! ▁ ▁We ▁want ▁you ▁to ▁discuss ▁them . ▁ ▁You ▁know , ▁you ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁have ▁made ▁sy ph ilis ▁respect able ." ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁With ▁one ▁four - year ▁term