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SELECTED FOR SPECIAL DUT4I
FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska— Private
Chet M. Pennington of Palmer has
been selected for duty with the
"Aggressor Brigade" during Alaska’s
Operation Firestep, according to
his commanding officer.
The month-lcng maneuvers involve
units of all branches of the armed
forces in Alaska. Roving "Aggress
or" troops in distinctive green un
iforms, represent mythical invaders
threatening America.'s northernmost
possession.
The purpose of Operation Firestep
is to test the ground and air de
fense of Alaska.
Assm in oncHnRfltE
Mias Carmen-E. Stoltz took up
duties this week in Anchorage as
Physical Therapist for the Alaska
Department of Health. Miss Stoltz
has been assigned by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
to give treatment to polio patients
and crippled children in Anchorage,
Palmer and Fairbanks.
Health officials said that there
are now fifteen persons in Anchor
age and ten in Fairbanks who re
quire physical therapy in regaining
full use of their muscles following
attacks of poliomyelitis. In add
ition fifty children with such con
ditions as birth deformities, hip
dislocations, tuberculosis of the
bone and spine deformities receive
benefit from the massage and muscle
training of physical therapy. This
work has been carried on since last
October by Mrs. F. Aylen, Nurse
Physical Therapist for the Depart
ment of Health, v/ho will return to
her home in Seward this week.
Miss Stoltz comes to Alaska from
Grandview Hospital in Edinburg, Tex
as whore she spent the past two
years as physical therapist. Other
experience includes that as a phys
ical therapist at St. Vincen's Hos
pital in Sioux City, Iowa. During
World War 11 sho served for two and
a half years in the Army Nurse
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O.P.S. NEWS
JUNEAU-—The next few months will
be the crucial ones in determining
hov/ much your dollar is going to be
worth for the duration of the pres
ent emergency, Fred G. Hanford,
Territorial Director of tho Office
of Price Stabilization says.
This will be the period of time
during which farm crops will reach
their parity level and final in
creases of all types of commodities
will be reflected on invoices of
goods to reach Alaska. ■ Under pres
ent regulations, farm products are
allowed to roach parity levels be
fore their prices are frozen. As
to other commodities, the lag caus
ed by transportation sometimes
brings about a gap of two to six
months before an increase at the
source reflects to the consumer in
Alaska.
"This lag is our biggest headache
at the present time," Hanford said.
"People are asking why prices keep
going up when they are supposed to
be frozen. The reason, of course,
is because an increase at the manu
facturer or producer's level is al
lowed to be passed on in the actual
dollar-and-conts amount, through
the wholesaler and retailer. Some
of these increases went into effect
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LOYAL!Y DAY, MAY 1st.
WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United Statbs, a pat
riotic organization founded in 1899
is directing the observance of LOY
ALTY DAY on Tuesday, May 1, 1951*
and
WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars organization in this time of
crisis, is firm in its determina
tion to emphasize Americanism in
all of its finest aspects, and to
demonstrate them proudly before the
world, and
WHEREAS, the V.F.W* slogan for
the year is; "Loyalty to One "Ism"
-Americanism l," and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that
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