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VOL. 7
PALMER, ALASKA
NOVEMBER 3,1944
LOCAL CHAPTER
NATIONAL FOUNDATION for INFANTILE
PARALYSIS TO EQUIP ISOLATION ROOM
It was decided at the last meet
ing of the Local Chapter CflrNation
al Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis to provide an isolation room pt
the local hospital where, patients
could receive orthopedic and cor
rective treatment for Infantile
Paralysis cases. A committee met
at a later date with Dr* David H
Hr. ^hn and selected the following:
Hospital bed. Bedside table,Dresser
with mirror, Chair, Venetian blinds
and drapes. A bed lamp and folding
screen were included. The room wil
fae equipped with a sink so that run
ning water is available in the room
It has been planned to make the
romm as attractive as possible. It
may not be possible to obtain all
the orthopedic attachments for the
bed that .might be desired, but at
least a good start in the provision
of a room that can be isolated will
be a big help. It is hoped that
the equipment ordered will be ob
tainable. This room,whentnot in
use for isolation, cases, may bp use
for private cases, ■ •
At the last meeting new officers
were elected as follows:
Carl Rasmussen-.----President
Irs. Thos, Lepak-Vice President
Lou Rasmussen--.-r----Secretary
Re-elected
Dorothy M. Bell
Treasurer
CON PARKS RESINED FROM BOARD of
DIRECTORS
Don Parks has tur.ned in his resig
nation from the Board of Directors
of the MVFCA. He has been on the
Board for the past five years. Mr.
Parks is leaving for Seattle soon
where he will join his family and
see his son Dean who has been under
treatment at the Children's Hospita]
since the summer of 1942 when he
was so badly burned,
Donnie Parks will accompany his
father and thay will probably re
main in the States for the -winter.
GRANGE MEETING
Regular meeting or Northland Pioneer
Grange November 9f Election of
Officers.
PALMER SCHOOL NEWS
Basketball Is In the air at Pal
mer High this week and calls have
been Issued by those in charge of
both boys’ and girls' athletics for
candidates from which quintets will
be selected to represent Palmer.
Practice is under way for fem
inine hoopsters, directed by Miss
Susan Baker, and workouts vill be
held each Monday .and Wednesday b -
tween 3:35 and 5:00, p.m. Consent
forms have been sent to parents
which will indicate, when and if
signed, that parents approve girls
^staying after school for this sport.
LGames are expected to be arranged
^wlth Eklutna and Anchorage.
Thursday at 2:35 a meeting of all
’boys interested in basketball was
held with 32 indicating a desire to
be casaba experts. Monday at 2:35
Rev, Franklin Smith, who will fuide
the destinies of the 1944-45 Moose,
will meet with the squad and an
nounce his plans for the first work
out at 3:35 Tuesday. Practice will
be held each Tuesday and Thursday,
3:35 to 5:00# and contests wilD 1 e
,sought with Eklutna, Anchorage,
'Seward, and possibly Fairbanks and
other Alaska clubs,
•' HIGH SCHOOL, HONOR ROLL
Inadvertently omitted from the
list of honor students released
last week was the name of David A.M.
Cottingham, a Sophomore, with honor
standing.
oTAMr onUniAua
The unexpectedly heavy demand
for. War Savings Stamps has temporar
ily exhausted the war stamp supply,
Miss Harriet Hughes, school sales
director, states, and this explains
the delay in returning stamps to
purchasers this week.
CARNIVAL RESULTS
Preliminary reports indicate a
net return of $776.00 for this year's
carnival. It is possible .this
splendid sum will be slightly re
duced by items not yet presented,
but net amount is expected to re
main above $700.00.
, : PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS NOTES
The regular mohthly Child Health
Conference was conducted by Dr,Ft. hn
the afternoon of Tues. Oct, 31.Two
infants and five pre-school children
attended the conference.