tnflK uni) BRHRS HRE ELECT ED TO UTILITY BOARD
KENAI ASKS HELP
AS FLU EPIDEMIC
SWffPS THF TOWN
An epidemic of in
fluenza in Kenai,
which has struck at
least a third of the
school population of
that community, sent
Dr. Melvin Beltz of
Seldovia hospital and
Miss Anette Jacobsen,
public health nurse,
on a hurry flight to
the town last Monday.
A wire for help
c ame fr om Marshall
Allan Peterson on
Bas ter Sunday, and
the doctor found Mr.
Peterson stricken
when he arrived Mon
dav.
Dr. Beltz said
yesterday that whole
families are'ill with
the disease, which
has been sweeping
through Kenai for the
past seven days. "It
affects young and old
alike," the doctor
stated, "and the ill
ness is serious for
four or five days."
; Miss Jacobsen re
mained in Kenai this
b week ’to give assis
tance, but Dr. Beltz
returned here late
Monday.
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There's No Whis
In Fire Whistle
If therefs a fire
in Seldovia for the
next week or 10 days,
don*t waste time
calling the Seldovia
Light & Power Co. Run
to the city hall and
ring the curfew bell
to spread the alarm.
The change in pro
cedure is caused by
repairs to the air
compressor which fur
nishes the power for
the whistle, it was
explained by John
Groothof. The ma
chine is expected to
be deadlined for at
least a week and per
haps longer.
Residents will be
notified as soon as
the whistle is ready
for action again.
BOATS TO RETURN
News reaching Sel
dovia last week re
ported that the And
erson tug and barge,
which have been und
ergoing repairs in
Seattle, now are
ready to begin their
trip north.
No arrival date in
Seldovia was .given.
63 BALLOTS CAST;
LIGHTEST VOTE
EVER RECORDED
' George Cook, in
cumbent, and Edwin
Bahrs were named to
membership on the
Public Utility Board
in yesterday’s elec
tion. The two men
were nearly tied in
the vo t in g, Mr • B’ahr s
polling 47 votes and
Mr. Cook netting 46.
This election was
also a record-breaker
although in another
direction than that
of -last week’s top
vote in the municipal
election. Only 63
votes were cast yes
terday. At noon just
25 Seldovians had
voted.
Judges who offici
ated yesterday were
Mrs. Frank Bradford,
Mrs. Charles Nelsen,
Mrs. Joe Henington
and Ed Jensen.
COUNCIL TO MEET
The last session
of the present city
council will be call
ed to order by Mayor
Simon Josefsen at 8
ofclock Friday even
ing in the council
chambers.