Indian Babies To
Be Vaccinated
For Tuberculosis
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(By Vern Haugland)
<(>P) Special Washington Service'
WASHINGTON, (7P>—'The bur
eau of Indian affairs said yester
day it is going to inoculate new
born Indians with BCG vaccine as
a preventive against tuberculosis.
Dr. iRalph B. Snavely, medican
director, told a reporter the bur
eau decided to go ahead with the
new practice despite the fact that
the vaccine had not yet been gen
erally accepted by the American
Medical association.
He added that the agency is pro
ceeding on the basis of encourag
ing results from a decade of exper
iments, under the direction of Dr.
Joseph D. Aronson of Philadel
phia, at five Indian reservations.
BCG, or bacillus calmette-guer
in, vaccine was developed by two
French physicians and was first
applied to human beings in 1921.
Dr. Aronson experimented with it
for five years at the Henry Phipps
Institute, Philadelphia, before ad
ministering the first Indian BCG
vaccinations at Sacaton, Ariz., in
December, 1935.
“Although many American phy
sicians remain doubtful about the
U.S. Commissioner's Court
Bill Kostenbader was charged
with adultery and fined $100.00 in
the U. S. Commissioner’s Court on
Wednesday.
Glenna Paul was sentenced to 30
days in jail by the U. S* Commis
sioner, James Adams, for being
drunk in a public place.
vaccine, it has been introduced for
all babies born at Cook County
I hospital, Chicago,” said Dr. Snave
; ly.
‘‘It has also become routine pro
cedure in some places in South
America, in France and in Nor
v
way.
Snavely said that, starting as
soon as possible, all babies born
in Indian service hospitals will be
vaccinated within a few’ days after
birth. From 60 to 70 percent of In
dian babies are born in hospitals.
Later, he said, Indian children
will be tuberculin-tested upon,
their entry into grade school, i
Since the vaccine is a preventive ,
and not a cure, only children with J
negative tuberculin results will be
vaccinated.
Of 83 newborn babies vaccinat
ed at the Turtle Mounain, N. D.,
reservation, none had died up to
1941. The other test groups were
in Southeastern Alaska and at
reservations in Ariz., Rosebud, S.
D.; Wind River, Wyo.
GUESTS AT
ROTARY LUNCHEON
Miss Helen Cass, Russel May
J nard and Col. Harry N. Burkhal
ter, were guests at the noon lunch
| eon of the Nome Rotary Club
Thursday.
Miss Cass told Rotarians of the
plans made through the American
Red Cross to place two Alaskan
children each month in the ortho
i pedic hospital attached to the Chi
cago University. The children will
travel to Chicago at the expense
of the American Red Cross and
will be cared for at the hospital
free of charge.
• Miss Cass stated that it was de
cided that the two children to be
: taken first will be chosen from the
Second Division, with two more
children to be taken from other
parts of Alaska each month. It is
believed that this movement, in
addition to the beds available in
the orthopedic hospital on Japon
hki Island, near Sitka, will great
ly relfeve the situation.
Mr. Maynard, director of the
Alaska Departmet of Public Wel
fare, stated he was glad to be
home, as he was born and raised
here, and still considered Nome
•his home.
Col. Burkhalter, who is to re
place Col. Joel Mallory as com
manding officer of the Nome air
base, stated the community could
count on his co-operation.
President Full Of
“No Comments” At
Press Conference
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save now is in sight.
Wheat—The President discussed •
Wednesday with Tom Campbell, |
; Montana wheat grower, a proposal |
for fijcing a ceiling price on wheat,
but Mr. Truman did not commit |
himself.
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: ment:
The Senate investigation of
Howard Hughes’ wartime plane
| contracts, the House un-Amcjrican
activities committee investigation
of communism in Hollywood, a
suggestion by grain exchanges
that they would like a Congres
sional inquiry into their opera
tions.
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American society of newspaper
editors opposing military secrecy '
in civilian departments of the gov-j
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U. S. DISTRICT COURT
In U. S. District Court this
morning Judge Joseph Kehoe dis
missed the case against Homer
Russell on request from the U. S.
Attorney Frank Bingham.
The case Paul Rasmus vs. A!
Carey over ditch rights was held
over until Wednesday, Nov. 12,
when it was agreed both counsel
and defense attorneys would be
ready to proceed.
Attorney O. D. Cochran for Gil
lette, in the case Gillis vs. Gillette,
asked for 10 days to place his
answer on file. C. C. Tanner is at
torney for Gillis.
Other cases read today and held
over were two for H. Greenberg
vs. Dick Hoogendorn and one Wm.
Munz vs. Gold Bullion Mining Co.,
for collection of accounts.
turnout of voters would help the
Democrats next year, 1V^\ Truman
said he thinks it will help those
who like free government.
A free government, he said,
rests in the ballot box.
Reminded that numerous recent
callers have said he told them he
would be busy around next Octo
ber or November, the President
similingly implied there never has
been a time since he entered the
White House that he was not besy
—even on vacation.
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