ALASKA'S ISOLATED AREAS
COMPARED to K'NTUCKY Mts.
JUNEAU, June 6, 1950—Living
conditions in Alaskajs isolated
areas are no more primitive than
in many communities in the Ken
tucky mountains, according to
Bertha L. Bloomer. Alaska Health
department nurse-midwife in the
Naknek district. After two years
in that post, Miss Bloomer arrived
in Juneau this week to become
maternal and child health nursing
consultant in the central office
here. Prior to coming to Alaska
in 1948, she served with the Fron
tier Nursing Service in Kentucky
for four years.
“Much the same health prob
lems and emergencies confront
residents of both territory and
state when they live far from
medical aid,” she commented. She
added that public health nurses in
such areas must be prepared to
meet emergencies of many types,
and also attempt to precede the
stork when he is expected at out
posts.
“In Alaska we travel by air
plane and dog team, in Kentucky
by horse and jeep. Here it’s
“weather” we battle, and there
it’s sudden rising of the rivers
that must be forded because brid
ges are few.
“Living conditions in Ken
tucky’s isolated areas are often
more primitive than Alaska’s,”
Miss Bloomer continued. She
said this seemed to be due in part
to the fact that the buildings here
are often newer and of better
DON’T JUST STAND
THERE ... Do something!
It’s kind to call on a new
neighbor as soon as pos
sible and make friends.
NOTICE OF HEARING
The Civil Aeronautics Board
has posted a notice of hearing in
the matter of the investigation of
the operations in air transporta
tion of Eugene Joiner. The hear
ing is scheduled to be held on
Wednesday, June 28th, in Fair
banks. Alaska, before examiner
Ralph L. Wiser.
construction necessitated by Alas
ka’s climate.
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Monday, June 12, 1950
5:00—Meet The Band
5:30—Dinner Serenade
6:00—Music from America
6:30—Twenty Questions
7:00—Turntable Time
8:00—Arnos ’n Andy
8:30—Mr. President
9:00—Judy Canova
9.30—Sam Spade
10:00—One Night Stand
10:30—Dancing In The Dark
11:00 p.m.—Sign Off
Tuesday, June 13, 1950
7:00 a.m.—Morning Melodies
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Sunrise Serenade
8:00—Gary Moore
8:30—Not So Quiet, Please
9:00—APRS Sports Reel
9:15—Melody Roundup
9:30—Mid-Morning Melody
10:00—Jack Berch
10:15—Vocal Spotlight
10:30—Fred Waring
11:00—Club Fifteen
11:15—Remember
11:30—I. & E. Special
Noon—Luncheon Turntable
12:30—Album Muaic
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around World In History
1:15—Jack Smith
1:30—Yesterday's Best
2:00—Matinee Melodies
3:00—Name It For A Song
3:30—Musical Varieties
4:00—Curt Massey
4:15—Second Hand Juke Box
4:30—I. and E. Time
4:45—Fiesta Time
5:00—Meet The Band
5:30—Dinner Serenade
6:00—Bing Crosby
6:30—You Are There
7:00—Turntable Time
8:00—My Friend Irma
8:30—The Air Force Hour
9:00—Dennis Day
9:30—The Whistler
10:00—One Night Stand
10:30—Dancing In The Dark
11:00 pan.—Sign Off
Wednesday, June 14, 1950
7:00 a.m.—Morning Melodies
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Sunrise Serenade
8:00—Gary Moore
8:30—Not So Quiet, Please
9:00—Zeke Manners
9:15—Melody Roundup
9:30—Mid-Morning Melody
10:00—Jack Berch
10:15—Vocal Spotlight
10:30—Fred Waring
11:00—Club Fifteen
11:15—Solitary Singer
11:30—I. & E. Special
Noon—Luncheon Turntable
12:30—Album Music
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around World In History
1:15—Jack Smith
1:30—Yesterday’s Best
2:00—Matinee Melodies
3:00—Name It For A Song
3:30—Musical Varieties
4:00—Curt Massey
4:15—Service Club Calendar
4:30—1. and E. Time
4:45—Fiesta Time
5:00—Meet The Band
CONGHESS COMMITTEE
GRANTS ALASKA
MILITARY AID
WASHINGTON, </P) — Numer
ous Alaska authorizations were
included in a $596,000,000 military
construction program agreed upon
Thursday by a Senate-House con
ference committee. Among them
were:
ARMY— Alas ka Communica
tions Station, $7,873,700; Eielson
Air Force Base, $13,746,000; Ladd
Air Force Base, $12,590,200; Fort
Richardson, $36,882,845; Whittier,
$3,131,000.
NAVY—Twelfth Naval District,
$85,000.
AIR FORCE— Warm-up shel- 1
tors for aircraft, $7,000,000; Eiel
son Air Force Base, $11,213,320;
Elmcndorf Air Force Base, $1,- !
191,746; Ladd Air Force Base, j
$11,283,000.
Minister’s children have to be
wild nowadays to keep up with
the rest.
POWER NEEDS INCREASING
WASHINGTON, 1/P)—The pow- |
or Commission estimated yester
day that Alaska’s power needs
may increase within the next dec
ade to 864,000,000 Kilowatt hours |
a year.
That would be almost .seven
times the Territory’s 1947 require-!
ments, the Commission said in a
report on a survey made at the
request of the Seattle district of i
the Army Engineers.
The Commission said its esti
mates were made on the assump- j
tion that in 1960 Alaska’s wood
will be developed and present
pulp industry and Arctic oil fields
military activity will be contin
ued.
The report pointed out that
Alaska’s population centers are |
not connected electrically and I
probably will not be within the i
foreseeable future because of dis- 1
tances, climate and terrain in- ;
volved.
It said high costs of construc
tion and operation have resulted
in high electric rates and are j
largely responsible for slow de- ;
velopment of power in Alaska.
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NARCOTICS BUREAU HEAD
REPORTS 50.000 ADDICTS
WASHINGTON, UP) — Senate
investigators studied reports last
week that a powerful underworld
ring is reaping riches from the
misery of at least 50,000 drug ad
dicts.
The reports came from com
missioner H. J. Anslinger of the
U. S. Narcotics Bureau. Ansling
er’s force of 175 agents, some Sen
ators say, is too small to cope
with the situation.
Anslinger gave his estimate of
the number of narcotics addicts
to the special committee investi
gating crime and gambling.
Chairman Kcfauver <D-Tenn>
told reporters the number repre
sents those who buy narcotics il
legally—that is, from sources out
side the medical world.
Anslinger has given the Senate
group a list of 300 persons who,
he says, form a criminal ring deal
ing in narcotics, crime and even
murder.
Kcfauver said it is ob\ that
the n n cotics traffic extends to
every city of any size in the Uni
ted States.
March, 19 49
„ 57,647
Thousands of
• persons
14 years of age
and over.
Morch, 1950
r 57,551
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