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BCG Aiding Rid
Alaska Of TB
Mrs. Ruth Hudson, clinic nurse
I of the Alaska Department of
Health, returned to Anchorage re
cently after giving BCG vaccina
tions against tuberculosis in vil
lages along the upper Yukon. On
her recent field trip Mrs. Hudson
visited the villages of Galena,
Raltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Ruby
and Kokrines.
Department of Health officials
said that studies have shown that
BCG may reduce the tuberculosis
death rate to one-seventh and the
number of cases of one-fourth.
Since the department of health’s
first use of BCG in the fall of 1948
as one phase of its tuberculosis
program, over 22,000 Alaskans
have been tuberculosis tested and
of these over 9,000 persons show
I ing little resistance to tuberculo
sis have received BCG.
Dr. Robert L. Smith, assistant
j commissioner of health, stated
that although the period of protec
; tion by BCG is still unknown, par
tial protection may last as long as
ESKIMO CONTRACTS
REPORTED UPHELD
WASHINGTON, (/P)— James E.
Curry, Washington attorney who
said he represents between 20 and
30 Indian groups, reported Satur
day that Se. of Interior Chapman
has upheld four of his contracts
with Eskimos in Alaska and Indi
ans in Washington State, Montana
and Nebraska.
Curry said Indian Commission
er Dillon S. Meyer had disallowed
these four and nine other agree
ments, but the action was over
ruled on appeal to Chapman.
Curry said contracts upheld in
cluded a 10-year contract with the
Eskimo village of Unalakleet, Al
aska.
Curry said the four contracts
upheld involve handling of claims
against the government.
five years. “He added that as BCG
will have been offered to the ma
jority of villages by late spring;
BCG vaccinations then will be
carried out in the larger cities.
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MRS. BESS CHAMBERLAIN
LEAVES FOR KOTZEBUE
JUNEAU—Mrs. Bess Chamber
lain, well known business woman
of the Seward Peninsula and for
mer member of the House of Rep
resentatives, left Saturday for
Fairbanks by Pan American, re
turning to her home in Kotzebue.
Mrs. Chamberlain has been in
Juneau on business matters and
managed time to sit in on a few of
the sessions of the Alaska Legis
lature.
Tom Brice, according to reports,
passed away in Tacoma l&st week
after a lingering illness.
He was well known here, hav
ing worked at the Nome Cab for
some time until his illness.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Carlson,
who have been at Unalakleet at
tending a missionary conference
returned home Friday.
Their church is busy with plans
for a bake sale next Saturday
. featuring Swedish foods. The sale
i will be held at the N.C. Store.
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