New Orthopedic
Hospital At Sitka
Arrangements were completed
lor the operation of the Mt. Edge
combe Hospital for the care of or-'
thopedic patients at Sitka when
an agreement was signed on Jan
uary 14 by Don C. Fo.^er, general
superintendent of the Alaska Na
tive Service, and Dr. C. Earle Al
brecht, Territorial Commissioner
of Health.
It was agreed that the Alaska
Native Service would be responsi
ble for the alterations, repairs, an 1
maintenance of the hospital build
ing and would accept orthopedic
patients selected and recommended
by the Territorial Department of
Health under the provisions of the
Crippled Children’s program. The
Alaska Native Service will have
charge of the administration and
control of the hospital.
The Territorial Department of
Health will loan the special equip
ment needed in the care of ortho
pedic cases and will provide with
out cost to the Alaska Native Serv
ice personnel of a highly special
ized nature such as an orthopedic
surgeon, orthopedic nurse, and a
medical social consultant. Health
Department personnel will act as
consultants to the Alaska Native
Service in the treatment of ortho- j
pedic cases.
The agreement also states that1
the Health Department will pay
the Alaska Native Service $5.75 a
day for each day of hospitaliza-'
tion.
Up to fifty patients may be hos
p talized at one time. Selection of
patients will be upon the basis of
need with the more urgent cases
receiving priority. Owing to the
urgent need for this service non
natives will be considered for ad
mission on the same basis as na
tives.
Commissioner Albrecht consid
ers this agreement the answer to!
one of Alaska's major health prob-!
lems, namely that of providing1
hospitalization and treatment for:
crippled children. “This will be i
the means,” says Dr. Albrecht, “by i
which a large group of heretofore;
untreated cases will receive ade- j
quate medical care.”
“The Federal Government which '
is the principle contributor in this
program is h:ghly pleased with
co-operative venture and feels that
it is a forward step in more com
plete medical coverage for Alas
WAA to Dispose of
Personal Properly
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The War
Assets Administration announced
today it will take over from the
Interior Department on Feb. 23,
disposal of surplus personal prop
erty in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands and Alaska.
At the same time WAA said it
will again assume disposal activi
ties which have been carried on by
the federal works agency and the
national housing agency.
The FWA was authorized to dis
pose of certain types of commer
cial property, including buildings
and fixtures and land. The NHA
disposed of certain residential and
housing property. An interior de
partment official estimated that it
now has nearly $167,000,000 of
surplus property in the U. S. ter
ritories and possessions. An unes
timated amount of personal prop
erty still remains to be declared*
surplus by the army, navy, coast!
guard and marine corps.
WAA said the interior depart-j
ment will continue disposal of real j
property in the territories and pos- j
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ka,” states Superintendent Foster1
of the Alaska Native Service.
Northwest Airlines announces 4-engine
DIRECT SERVICE FROM ANCHORAGE!
MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL
CHICAGO
NEW YORK
via Edmonton
Commencing January 2, Northwest will operate regular
4-engine luxury service to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago and
New York . . . via the ** Inside Route.99 This is in addition to
Northwest’s present service via Seattle.
Passengers have the option of going by one route, returning by
the other... a scenic “Triangle Tour”... at regular round trip fares.
MEW LOW FARES* OWE WAY_ROUND TRIP
ANCHORAGE TO— Adults Children Adults Children
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL *193°* *96*5 *362™ $18105
CHICAGO $20545 *102** *38690 *1934^
NEW YORK ,s .t7| $23830 ~»119*s *452™ »2263<>
For immediate reservations: WESTWARD HOTEL, Anchorage
Telephone: Main 759 V
* NORTHWEST OxUnt AIRLINES 1
DISTANCE NO OBST ACL E_u James Forteith
of the RAF and his bride, the former Miss Mary Louise McNecse
of Dallas, Tex., leave a church in Batley, Yorks, England, the
bridegroom’s home, following their wedding. To get married, Miss
McNeese flew from the V. S. and Lt. Forteith flew 5.500 miles from
Burma. The couple ir-’ - n' ' cars are.
sessions. ;
All personnel, funds, equipment
and records of the interior depart- i
ment’s surplus property office will j
be transfeed to WAA. The disposal
of the suplus personal property in
the territories and possessions will
be directed by Fred A. McMahon,!
deputy WAA administrator.
John W. Palmer, Jr., will be re
!
gional director for Hawaii, at Hon-1
olulu, and Don Wilson, regional
director for Alaska, at Ancho^a^.
REV. MORGAN OF FAIRBANKS
ARRIVES IN NOME
Rev. A. B. Morgan, pastor of
the Fairbanks Nazarine Church,
arrived in Nome via PAA last eve
ning. Rev. Morgan will be work
ing with Rev. Hudgins toward the
completion of the new parsonage.
He expects to be here for three
weeks and will have charge of all
services at the Nazarine Church
durng that time.
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