fimPZIfo RESULTS,HEUJ GRUB
Treatment of bone tuberculosis by
the use of streptomycin which rev
olutionized surgical treatment, was
begun two years ago at Mt# Edge
cumbe Medical Conter, Orthopedic
unit and by now truly can bo said
to havo produced astounding result^
according to Dr. Philip Moore, or
thopedic surgeon at tho island hos
pital.
Dr. Mooro is due to leave Alaska
June 15 to report on tho hospital's
new streptomycin work at tho Ameri
can Orthopedic Association meeting
Juno 20 in White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia#
"At least throe amazing rosuits
were produced by the use of strop
tomycin" Dr# Moore said# "Most im
portant, the use of streptomycin
definitely saved tho lives of some
patients# Furthermore, wo estab
lished tho fact that uso of strep
tomycin effected arrest of tubercu
losis cf bones and joints in all
patients treated, and its use defi
nitely reducod the hospitalization
period needod to arrest the discasa1
Since use of the drug was begun
at the Orthopedic hospital in April
I9l4.9> 100 pationts have received
streptomycin treatments, Dr* Moore
said* Work with the new drug was
made possible at Mt* Edgecumbo
through a National Research Council
grant*
As a specific example of the val
ue of the drug, Dr* Moore mentioned
the case of a three-year old child
who arrived at the Qrthopodic Cen
ter with draining lesions from tub
erculosis of both elbows and knees*
i:It appeared that even surgery
would leave him with joint disabil
ity", Dr* Moore explained* "Ho
needed to be built up physically
with good food and rest, and while ■
this was being done, we bogan the
administration of streptomycin* To
day, that little fellow is running,
and playing ball, with every indi
cation that complete use of his
limbs is being restored, the di
sease can be arrested in him, and
no surgery has boon done or will
need to bo dono* Ho is truly our
•niraclo baby*1"
Whilo in the states, Br# Mcore
will also present a paper bcforo
the Society for Traumatic and Or
thopedic Surgery at Columbusf South
Carolina# He expects to return to
Mt. Edgocumbo about July 8#
Pat. Hemmer returned to Palmer on
Thursday of last woek. He drove
over the Alcan Highway in the new
Matanuska Maid ico cream truck
OPS NEWS continued.
coiling prices established Tor
other sellers of similar commodit
ies, and
(3) Tho manufacturer must show
that under his existing ceiling
prices his manufacturing operations,
either for his entire business or
for a separate plant or factory,
have been actually at a loss during
a recent representative period of
at least one month."
The regulation clearly specified,
Hanford said, that the loss in
volved must be attributable to the
level of the manufacturer's exist
ing coiling prices and not to a re
duction in the volume of product
ion below, the normal capacity of
his plant.
me manuiacturor must aiso' snow
that tho loss involved is not due
to a seasonal, temporary or non-re
curring factor affecting his opera
tion, or tho unlawful payment of
wages or excessive salaries or an
unlawful or excessive price of mat
erials .
KfrlH-'K EE iERODE SChfifSL
The Housing and Home Finance A
.gcncy in Washington .has approved an
advance of ^2l}.,b00 to the Kodiak In
dependent School District to allow
planning to start immediately for
a grade school to relieve the pres
ent overcrowded conditions in the
Kodiak Schools. It is expected
that the new structure will haVe
eleven classrooms and the plans
will include a future gymnasium
auditorium.
The estimated cost of the project
is $800,000. The school district
has applied for construction of the
first unit of construction under
the Alaska Public Works Program.
The growth of the Kodiak Naval
Base, along with the normal growth
of the community, has caused the
school enrollment to increase from
280 in 19l|.6-47 to 355 March of
this year. The normal capacity of
the Kodiak School building is 175*
The construction of a large housing
development in Kodiak in the near
future is expected to throw an add
itional burden on the present facil
ities•
4-H'ers favor baking
According to enrollment sheets in
the Extension office, II4.7 boys and
jirls are carrying the following pro
jects{
Baking 75 Garden 47
Sewing 17 Clothing 9
Calf 9 , Crafts , 4
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