A.M.A. Doctors Say
Tuberculosis Is
Problem In Alaska
(Continued from Page One'
accomplished with a healthy pop
ulation. . . .
*“In the face of the serious tu
berculosis problems in Alaska
Congress has seen fit to reduce the
already meager funds of the Alas
ka Native Service for care of tu
berculosis. It must be emphasized
to those who may be color or race
conscious that the tubercle bacil
lus knows no color line. To those
who measure in terms of tax dol
lars it must be evident that in the
course of years inadequate at
tempts at control of tuberculosis
are wasteful.”
The report said a labor market
“grossly infected with tuberculo
sis in an economic liability" and
to the military ‘‘it is both a direct
impediment to the efficiency of
their forces as well as a demoral
izing factor.”
The physicians recommended
that a minimum of 1.000 beds be
provided at once for tuberculosis
patients, including an increase to
220 in Southeastern Alaska by ex
pansion of hospital service on
Alice Island.
For other areas they recom
mended:
Anchorage 400 sanitorium beds;
Arctic, 100 bed sanitorium at Fair
banks, and isolation units of 25
beds each in Bethel, Kotzebue,
Unalakleet, Fort Yukon and
Nome.
Tile report recommended re
placement of hospitals at Palmer
and Valdez, destroyed by fire,
construction of a hospital at Sitka;
increased facilities at Fairbanks,
Anchorage, Ketchikan and Junau
and replacement of hospitals at
Seward and Nome.
Tne physicians said they found
eve diseases prevalent among the
natives, and added that venereal
disease, alcoholism, sanitation,
communicable diseases, housing
and mental health facilities are
problems that must be solved.
They said lack of housing hin
dered the building of a stable pop
utat.on and added that in add'tion
teing “appallingly insufficient’
fifty Der cent of the houses are
substandard.
MANY OF THE EARLY
Greek and Roman coins bear the
monograms of rulers or of the
towns in which they were struck,
according to the Encyclopaedia
Britannica.
I Britain Urges
Germany Balance
Own Economy
LONDON, </P)—A special House
of Commons committee urged to
day formation of a "representa
i tive German government” and
called for a “firm” British stand
on the length of occupation.
The bi-partisan committee as
serted in a formal report to tne
House that the Germans “should
be given as soon as possible com
plete responsibility for balancing
ihei» own economy.”
The group acknowledged, how
ever, that “at *Jv- moment it is not
possible to put this burden square
ly on German shoulders because
Germany cannot buy food and
law material for hersel'”
ANCHORAGE POPULATION
14,000—2,500 TAXPAYERS
A survey in Anchorage recently
for taxation purposes showed that
the city has a population of near
ly 14,000 people and only 2,500
are taxpayers.
Mayor Francis Bowden stated
I at a meeting of the Anchorage
l Women’s Club that Congress must
1 remove certain restrictions from
; the Organic Act before Anchorage
| can solve its financial problems
adequately.
Rep. Johnson
Urges More
Defense In Alaska
W A S H I N G T ON, </P) — The
United States is “leaving the back
door wide open,” Rep. Glen John
son <D.-Okla.) said yesterday as he
urged increased military defense
in Alaska.
“In view of reports by Con
gressmen coming back from Eu
rope and of activities in the United
Nations, we should strengthen our
defense in Alaska on an unpre
cedented scale,” Johnson told a re
porter.
“If these should be an unexpect
ed attack on Alaska it would be
far different from that on Pearl
Harbor. At the latter point it was
necessary to traverse an ocean.
But in Alaska ground forces could
be used. It is more important to
guard Alaska than it was Pearl
Harbor.”
Johnson expressed the opinion
that not only should air strength
be increased by that the army’s
intelligence service should be ex
panded in that area.
Every strategic point in Alaska
should have an adequate air base
and there should be a strong
ground force with mobile units to
reinforce troops at any point in
event of danger Johnson said.
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ANVIL LODGE
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Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
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NOME LODGE
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Meets Second Friday
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HAGEN •
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
O. D. COCHRAN
Attorney At Law
Phone Main 121
Nome, Alaska
IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building
Nome, Alaska
Seattle Office:
801 Lowman Building
Telephone EL. 6396