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Aupust 7, 1947
CO - OP NOTES
A Foard mooting' will bo held Priday nito,
August, 8. If is expected that Nr. Kinsell
rill have his report on the survey of tho
I everhouse and ’boating system complete for
this meeting.
Tnrco carloads of lumber have r,cen re
ceived by the ’"arohouso.
ruitc a/bit of excitement ras created this
morning, when the derrick which ras un
loading the huge oil tank turned over.
The tank proved to be too heavy for the
Crane and caused it to turn off the tracks,
throwing the crane acre os the rood and
olockir.u traffic, Tho'.'operator jumped be
fore it completely turned over and exe&ped
injuries. The tank is- to bo installed for
sen or oil.
'c are ha-py to hoar that the PEA offico
. as been reopened and that Nr. I.N.C.
Anderson is in charge again. It v;as feorot
he would have to leave nhen the offico
closed in July because of a reduction in
' he budget.
IT:. DOT nr has returned from a business
lri~ to Fairbanks. Ho reverts that busi
ness is good iii Fairbanks, quite a tot of
construction is being done at Ladd Field.
Crops in that area have b:en seriously af
fected by the drought.
r c also had the honor cf attending a lunch
eon given General Dwight Eisenhower and
Lrc a dolJ ar bill which lias been auto
graphed by the General.
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VALLEY PETITIONS FOR PUPAL DELIVERY
There arc about 105 persons who have signed
xhe petition for the proposed imail route
in the Valley.
Those who have not yet signed should sign
uv at Hr. Snodgrass’s office or at the
orb 6ffice. Those east of the river and
north of Palmer should sign now if they
desire to have mail brought to the foot oi
i.nc hill. ' e urge that those who are ser
ved V the ’’asilla Tost Office sign the
Petition at "asilla.
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ITF. I.'AUD 30SLER AND IvVOi T'.i r are 1
irg in a few days for a trip to Valdez.
Have you signed their obM . Jo i?
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X-RAY REPORTS
The majority of those who have chest x-ray
films made in the I'at an u ska Valley survey
now being made at the Palmer.School rill
receive cards to tell then of the results.
This card is called "Report of X-ray Tz
aminatioa" ar.d is sent to eadh person who
is considered, to have a "negative" film—
that is, one which fails to show any evi
dence of pulmonary tuberculosis reauiri'.v;
further care.
There are 3 l-'stcd classifications for
negative chests end one is checked for
oach individual. The first one listed is
"normal chest" and this means that no sig
nificant abnormality is noted. In other
words, the O.K. is stamped. The second one
is cc.l-.od "Healed Trimary Tuberculosis".
Sometimes there nay be written Calcifi
cation, probably Healed Primary‘Tubercvn o
sis". This refers to calcified, dense de
posits which usually represent healed pri
tuberculo sis.
■mary, or chilchoc type,
; any neoplo develon tu’-erculosis infection
in early life but in most cases this never
becomes a clinical disease and the person
has no comr-.l aint nor signs (other than x-ncy
and tuberculin skin te*t) of illness. The
third on the list is "Healed Pleurisy"■and
means that the Terson has had pleurisy,
ually *~ith formation of fluid in the chest
at some time in the past. A considerable
percentage of -pleurisy is tuberculous and
therefore it is advisable for a person with
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ACC IDS’T? FATAL TO MINTR
Vernon Dumont, known as Frenchie, was
killed Saturday afternoon about 3:3° when
the emery wheel with which he was working
flew to pieces. A piece of the wheel
struck him above the heart, causing instant
death.
He was employed at. the Snowbird Mine at the
time of the fatal accident. He cane here
from Minneapolis, Minn, and has been em
ployed about the mines in this area for a
number of years.
SUH1CT IS SUCCESSFUL
Dr. J. T. Marshall reports that tho re
sponse to the Mass X-ray Survey has* boon
excellent. About 1200 pictures have been
made. Most’appointments arc being filled
as css‘:jiiod These who are Tnnblts to fill
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