Cancer Officials
Visit Here;
Crusade Under Way
Palmer visitors this past Sat
urday included Mrs. Helen Shea
■*haa, executive director, Alaska
'Division, American Cancer So
ciety, of Juneau and Mrs. Aina
M. Jutsum, field representative
for the Alaska Division in the
Judicial District, of An
chorage.
The women were in Palmer to
confer with Mrs. Marjorie Brew
er, unit chairman in this area, on
the current Cancer campaign
ssuod to discuss the Alaska-wide
Cancer program.
Mrs. Sheahan pointed out that
it the present time there are no
funds with which to extend aid
*ca patients; and pointed out the
iimmediate need to support the
TSirrent crusade to raise funds
n»/ it which to help people help
Item selves. She explained that
through the stepped-up cduca
ttional program more and more
g>£ ■ -.ms are being treated for
eve ;y-stage cancer and that a
.m percentage of these persons
! •% being cured. “ . . . the more
;H- rmation we are able to get
vi' the general public, the more
k - and there will be for our as
sistance in cases where such aid
u r,ceded. That is one of the main
reasons why our aid-to-patlent
fujids have run out this year be
fcrt the end of the fiscal year.”
The visitors explained that Al
a is one of the few divisions
tiasat have the air-to-patient pro
“We have no treatment
cejiHr in Alaska and our patient
nr:/.;*.-: travel to the States for their
• al care. She added that the
/thhiicity, education, and admin
t'Siimtive costs of the program in
.* h.bka are low compared to other,
agencies.
, tee Cancer Crusade is now in
' wl'. s'v\ rng throughout Alaska and !
birpeal letters were mailed in
th* valley area last week. Resi
of Palmer, Wasilla, Eska,
Tv vn.na. arid Chugiak areas are i
v, iked to meet the challenge of1
tv-, fight against Cancer. The
-. ...-ade slogan, “Fight Cancer
a check-up and a check”
gy being used throughout the ter->
-?;U>rv.
A checkup could save a life,
h visit to the family doctor for
s health checkup once a year is
ti'> best insurance against can
. ,n medical examination may
i;i.cover cancer before an indi
■**visual is aware of anything bc
ffif. wrong. ,
Dollars are needed to save liv
• * fboan cancer through research,
. ang* service to patients.
More being done to conquer
uoicer than ever before. Today
tone in three who have the dis
is saved: today in schools,
cmr-eges, in business, at meetings,
c: homes, on radio and TV, facts
vtwmt cancer are being told so
can act in time to save
'iihs ir own lives; kind hands help
the pain and help solve the
gMccrlems of cancer patients and
litNTr families.
When dollars are given in Al
lo help fight cancer they
rrrt lifesaving facts about can
sxer to all; help keep doctors in
h rrned of the very latest advan
; m cancer detection and treat*
.ervtnt; bring therapy treatments,
:wm dications, and dressings to
:nf<-civ cancer patients in Alaska,
Sip support a comprehensive
program of research, medical
grants, ■ and clinical fellowships,
. d cancer control throughout
1 nation: and the dollars be
vomc a share in the goal to
wt :;eh the American Cancer So
„-.kv is dedicated the final oon
«4ut*st of cancer.
The Anchorage Cancer Unit is
y anning a public showing of t wo
... ely and informative films for
:: ■ ’ f-rested women. One, dealing
\kn.n self examination, has been
:<h\’xr\ in the Palmer area sev
times. Tlie second film.,
' Time anil Two Women", has
COMING SOON
AT BUTTE FIRE HAIL
FUN FOR ALL
WATCH FOR DATE
APPEAL CONTINUED
FOR BLOOD DONORS
Donors with A-Negative type
blood are still being sought by
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
Anyone in doubt about their
blood type, who would be will
ing to serve as a donor, may call
Miss Eve Papez, nurse supervisor
at the hospital (PI-2010) for in
formation regarding blood typ
ing
not been shown here and all in
terested women are cordially in
vited to attend the film showing
which will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, .June 28 in the Empress
Theatre in Anchorage.
Mrs. Sheahan pointed out that
federal employees who have been
contacted for donations through
the Federal Service Campaign for
National health agencies, are not
expected to again contribute dur
ing the local crusade.
A number of memorial funds
have been contributed to the
Cancer program, Mrs. Sheahan
reported. These memorial funds
are often given in memory of a
person who has died as a result
of cancer.
Persons wishing to make a con
tribution to the current Cancer
Crusade are asked to mail their
check to CANCER, Palmer, Al
aska. Mrs. George Brewster is
serving as service chairman for
this area. Residents of the Chu
giak area for the first time are
included in the Palmer unit this
year. Mrs. Sheahan pointed out
that funds collected in this sec
tion go to help everyone and are
not limited to Palmer area alone,
the same as funds collected in
other areas help persons of this
section.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Jaycee President
Returns from
Nat. Convention
John Gore, president of the
Matanuska Valley Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, returned to
Palmer this week from Los An
geles where he attended the Na
tional Convention of Jayeees.
Gore was appreciative of the
opportunity to attend the conven
tion, stating that he feels he was
offered an opportunity to meet
some of the finest young men in
the country. “Delegates were in
attendance from throughout the
States, and many of these young
men expressed their sincere in
terest in Alaska and its people,”
he said. While in Los Angeles.
j Gore distributed a number of j
j brochures on the Matanuska Val
ley and answered many questions !
put to him about the valley.
During the 1957 convention j
the Jaycees endorsed Statehood
for Alaska. This year each State i
| president sent telegrams to their
| respective Senators, urging the i
J passage of the Statehood Bill.
| Another honor bestowed upon (
the Alaskan Jaycees was the 1
election of Ed Merdes of Fair- j
banks as one of the National Jay- !
eee vice presidents. Merdes is
the first person to be named to
a National office from outside
continental United States.
Before returning to Palmer
Gore spent a short time visiting
relatives in the Seattle area.
Hospital careers today offer a
wide variety of occupational in
terests. They offer job security.
They offer an emotional satis
faction in that the job involves
not a commercial product but
assistance to human buildings, j
Hospitals are people serving
1 otfter people.
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| SPECIAL SCOUT MEETING
TO BE HELD SATURDAY ..
The regular meeting of Boy
Scouts, Troop 654 will not be
held this evening. Instead, a
special meeting will be held at
j 9 a.m. Saturday at Legion Hall
j at which time plans will be made
; for the annual summer camp.
I All Scouts are urged to attend.
Ten years ago it took only one
hospital employee per patient to
give the best possible. Now
there are two “employees per pa
tient in short-term general hos
pitals. Modern medicine has
made such great progress that
many new skills are required to
administer treatment and to op
erate the new and complex
equipment.
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
.Washington Officials—
(Continued from page I)
! report the application upon their
return to the capitol. The com
mittee felt such a loan program
is currently highly important in
view of the amount of grain
planted this year and the limited
storage and drying facilities
available.
While in the valley the group
visited a number of area farms,
observing conservation practices j
instituted under the ACP pro- !
gram, and inspecting grass seed
ings done under the emergency
grass seed program. Johnson is
in the valley area two or three
times a year, working with the
Country Committee.
Members of the County com
mittee are Vic Falk, Jr., chair
man, Kit Carson, and Roland
Snodgrass.
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