SEIOOVIFI IS PROWO. OR BELTZ
One of tho highost professional honors
that can come to a small - town doctor was
granted to Seldovia*s Dr. Melvin Beltz last
wook, when he was selected to study at Mem
orial hospital in Now York this summer. Dr.
Beltz is one of two from tho entire terri
tory of Alaska to bo offered this opportun
ity. Dr. David Hoohn of raimer is the se
cond .
Seldovians are proud that their doctor*s
professional ability has boon so highly rec
ognized. Yet with that feeling of pride,
there has cone to some a small twinge of
fear, for Seldovia will have no doctor at
the hospital for a month.
Surely the voicing of such feeling is an
expression of selfishness in tho extreme.
Cancer is one of the greatest killers of
mankind, and the research opportunities of
fered can add greatly to the fund of know
ledge in the fight to overcome this scourge.
. Thirty days to Seldovia means little, but
30 days of uninterrupted study and research
for Seldovia’s doctor may bring him back to
us on the path to new techniques which can
save your life or mine in the years ahead,
^nd with anchorage just two hours away by
air, and with at least three planes based
here to take care of any emergency flight,
certainly Seldovia cannot feel there will be
a lack of medical care.
For years Seldovia was without a hospital
and was without home-based planes for use in
emergencies, yet Seldovians lived a normal
healthy existence, year in and year out.
Have we so far deteriorated in cur physical
makeup in 1947 that we cannot live for a
month under even better conditions?
Our city council voiced the answer to
that euestion last week when they unanimous
ly urged that Dr. Beltz accept his scholar
ship.' r.nd that resolution was, we know, the
expression of Seldovia’s true feeling.
Good travelling, Dr. Beltz, and good work
at the trip’s end. ’"e’ll be looking forward
t o your r e turn•
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD
V/hon making tho
choose pudding rec
ommended by Mrs. Al
exander last week,
try soaking the bread
crumbs in 2 cups of
milk for 10 minutes.
The recipe, as print
ed, failed to state
just what the crumbs
ought to be dunked in.
This week’s recipe
is for a dessert to
dress up a weekday
dinner, but good en
ough for company,
too:
Upside Down Cako
Cream 1/3 cup but
ter, add 2/3 cup su
gar. Add beaten
volks of 2 eggs and
tsp. vanilla. Sift
together It? cups
flour, 3 tsp. baking
powder and l/3 tsp.
salt. Add to first
mixture alternately
with 2/3 cup water.
Fold in stiffly beat
en whites of 2 eggs.
Vrhile making cake
melt 4 tbsp. butter
and 1 cup brown sugar
in large frying pan.
’vhen thick and syrupy
arrange in syrup
slices of canned
pineapple, halves of
canned peaches, or 2
cups of any fruit cut
up in small pieces.
Pour the batter over
the syrup mixture and
bake in a moderate
oven (375°) for about
35 minutes. Remove
at once to dish,
turning upside down
so fruit will be on
top. Serve hot.
Mary Brennan