Instead, his tax payment is ear
marked: “government expense.”
Some people oppose tax reductions
for corporations and individuals,
without realizing that continued
heavy taxes will undermine our
economic system, and their own
standard of living.
Decisions Lie Ahead
Obviously, one of the quickest
ways to halt wasteful and unprof
itable bureaucracy is to stop feed
ing fuel to its fires. Government,
without a plentiful supply of tax
money, could hardly be wasteful
government. Congress has the
power to say what the govern
ment shall spend and what
amount it shall collect in taxes.
It is up to us to see that our Con
gress keeps a proper rein on col
lections and expenditures.
Unwise spending and taxing
could take this nation into* the
bankruptcy of Communism. It
could do it more quickly than any
thing else. Indeed the power to
tax is the power to destroy. We
must see to it that America keeps
an efficient and wrell-managed
government, not a wasteful bu
reaucracy. That will be a power
ful factor in deciding, in the com
ing months, whether America will
remain prosperous and economic
ally stable.
The "Tattletale" made its oow
last evening to the reading public
of Nome, a three-page mimeograph
edition of local news and infor
mation. The editor, who has re
mained incognito, is to be con
gratulated on the reading stimu
lus given to the people of Nome.
Support Received
For Alaska’s
Health Program
BCG vaccination for Alaska,
ambulatory treatment of syphilis,
enlarged programs of nutrition
and child health, and the assur
ance of continued financial sup
port for hospitalization of crip
pled children are a few of the pro
jects to be developed further as a
result of a recent trip to the States
by Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, Terri
torial commissioner of health.
Although the principal reason
for his trip was attendance at the
annual meeting of States and Ter
ritorial health offices, the com
missioner was able to attend many
conferences and meetings in which
aid for Alaska’s health was among
the chief topics of discission.
Not the least of these was the
conference on the Alaska pro
gram. An inter-departmental com
mittee has been formed recently
which will develop a program for
the Territory. Doctor Albrecht at
tended meetings of the sub-com
mittees on health, welfare, and
education, as well as the sub-com
mittee on housing. The recom
mendations of this committee
should have great weight in ob
taining additional funds and per
( sonnel for an enlarged health pro
gram.
Plans were discussed with Dr.
Ralph Snavely, medical director
of the office of Indian affairs, and
with officials of the U. S. Public
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health service by which Alaska
will now have BCG vaccine avail
able for vaccination against tuber
culosis.
Additional funds have been
made available so that patients
with syphillis who found it diffi
cult to be hospitalized can now
receive treatment on an ambula
tory basis.
Dr. Albrecht found keen inter
est aroused in the nutrition prob
lems of Alaska when he talked
with the officials of the Nutrttion
Foundation of New York City, the
United States public health serv
ice, and the United States chil
dren’s bureau. Preliminary plans
were discussed with these agen
cies to continue more far-reaching
studies in the future. The first
project will be the analyses of
Alaskan foods to determine their
nutritional value. The commis
sioner advocated that this re
search project be set up at the
University of Alaska.
One of the problems that occu
pied much of Dr. Albrecht’s time
was rousing interest and support
for obtaining funds to hospitalize
at Seward sanatorium patients
that were beneficiaries of the
Alaska Native Service.
Delegate Bartlett in the House
of Representatives amended the
European relief bill to appropriate
$176,000 for the hospitalization of
the tuberculous patients.
Very far-reaching recommenda
tions were made by the State and
Territorial Health Officers Asso
ciation, three of which affect Alas
ka beneficially:
1. It was recommended that the
procedure be reviewed of allotting
grant-m-aid funds on the basis of
population. The present procedure
penalizes small states and terri
tories.
2. It was recommended that the
hospital survey and construction
act should be amended by Con
gress so that the minimum allot
ment to every state and territory
regardless of size and population
would be $250,000. This is of great
importance to Alaska since its al
lotment up to present is $41,000
per year. Delegate Bartlett has al
ready introduced a bill into Con
gress to amend that act.
3. A special resolution recogniz
ing Alaska’s health problems was
passed.
Dr. Albrecht is enthusiastic
about the progress being made
towards the solution of Alaska’s
health problems. “The interest
and support roused in Washington
towards our public health difficul
ties,’’ states Dr. Albrecht, “and the
increasing awareness of the stra
tegic position Alaska holds as a
line of defense cannot fail to ob
tain for us the necessary finances
and personnel to enlarge our pres
ent programs in the department.
I feel that great benefit will be de
rived from the Alaska program.”
JACK JEFFORD RECEIVES
C.A.A. COMMENDATION
Jack Jefford, chief pilot for the
C.A.A., and son of Mrs. J. Jefford
of this city received a letter of
commendation from W. Plett, re
gional administrator for the C.A.A.
for his outstanding landing of a
DC-3 at Port Heiden last month.
Jack had flown a rescue party
from Anchorage to Port Heiden to
search for two C.A.A. men lost in
a blizzard. He made a night land
ing a field cross-patched with high
frozen snowdrifts so that the res
cue party could go out after the
lost men. The letter stated, “This
office -feels you extended your
self far beyond the requirements
of your official duties.”
Today is Friday the 13th. the
first of several which come during
the yaar of 1948.
CHURCHES
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Mass—8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Weekday Mass—7:00 a.m.
At Base—Sundays at 4:30 p.m.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastor - H. R. Amundsen
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
6:30 p.m. Young People’s Fel
lowship Hour.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Murlin W. Day, Minister
Sunday
10 a.m.—Sunday School.
11 a.m.—Morning Worship.
7:00 p.m.—
Young Peoples’ League.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Evening service .. 7:45 p.m
Wednesday—
Bible Study .7:»5 pm.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZAREIVE
Corner of Third and Division
Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins. Pastor
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School Classas.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7 30 p.m. Singspiration and spe
cial music.
8:00 p m. Evening Message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
I of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Geo. H. Loveless, Pastor
I _
Sunday:
2:00 p m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:30 p.m. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday:
3:30 p.m. “Vit-Em-In Childrens'
Bible Class.”
Friday:
7:30 p.m. “Know Your Bible
Class.” Verse by verse study
in Hebrews.
You are invited—Everyone is
welcome.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Fred H. Wagner, Pastor
Sabbath School 11 a.m. Satur
day. at 4th Ave. and Division St.
Evening meetings every Sun
day. Tuesday and Thursday in the
Pioneer Hall.
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