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CHILKOOT CO-OP WINS
COURT CASE
Tho First district Court r.t Juneau
rendered a decision granting tho
Chilkoot Veterans Cooper.-' tive’ s .
elected officers the right to con
trol the organization a short time
ago following several months of lit
igation. It will be rememberdd that
this organization was formed in
Washington L.C. about throe years
ago by Ex-Servicemen. They wore
successful bidders for the Chilkoot
Barracks, an old krmy Post near
Haines, Alaska. Ken O’Karra was al
so a bidder and lost out by only the
toss of a coin. V.hile newspaper ar
ticles were never quite clear about
the cause of the trouble, it seems
that a small group of the Co-ops’
members decided to take the project
over and dispense with the services
of the duly elected officers. This
is one of the things that practi
cally all new Co-ops have to go
through, but wo hope that now tho i
now Co-op will be able to function
without any more difficulties of
this kind. Contributed.
FLUORESCENT TUBE DISPOSAL .
In the beryllium processing and
fluorescent tube manufacturing in
dustries, danger of lung damage due
to beryllium dust and mercury vapor
absorption 'ru present. It is be
lieved that the occasional breeding
of fluorescent tubes will not create
a serious hazard of a similar nature.
However, the danger of introducing
phosphor powders under thw skin from
pieces of broken glass is an over
present danger. The beryllium will
delay or prevent the healing of
wounds and load to chronic irftarna
tion.
Several general recommendations for
proper disposal of these tubes :ro
listed below:
1. wear protective goggles and
gloves at all times.
2. Break lamps whenever possible in
waste disposal areas, or in a venti
lated hood. To avoid unnecessary
dust, th_ breaking is best done
within the waste container.
3. '<her^ large numbers of tubes are
disposed of, requiring several hours,
th_ operator should be supplied with
and required to wear a respirator
approved by the United States Bureau
of ITines for toxic dusts.
4. Bor ultimate disposal, the broken
lamps should be thrown into water or
in a dump where they are not likely
to bo disturbed, in order that the
public and others will not be unduly
exposed. Under no circumstances
should broken tubes be placed in -an
incinerator.
5. Jn situations where it is neces
sary to break the lamps indoors,it
should be done in an isolated room
and in a hood, so as to minimise
escape of dusts. Sufficient exhaust
ventilation should be supplied to
the hood to provide an air intake of
at least 125 linear feet per minute
at the breathing level.
6. 0onsuit the Division of Sanitation
and Engineering when doubt arises
concerning the best procedure.
From -Alaska’s Health'' bulletin.
NEW ARRIVALS
Mr. and - rS. Raymond Redington of
Palmer are the happy parents of a
son born on October 4th at the Vrlley
Hospital. The Redingtons live on
the Kellogg farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dittnen of Go
koiia welcomed a now daughter to their
household this last Friday, Oct. 7.
The little girl was ’corn at tho Vol
ley Hospital.
ir.and . rs. Carl
?roud parents of
.leaor are
their first
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