PAII'ER, ALASKAElsie M, Jeffers, Acting, Ed.
Published every neck at Palmer, Alaska for the I'atanuska Valley Jaicor’s Gooporatin3
Association' for the purpose of {riving nous of tho Associations rork, problems and
accomplishments, as roll as ners of general interest to tho Valley,
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NICE PRIZES TO PR AWARDED ^0R PAIR EXHIBITS
The I'atanuska Valley Fair has been revived again after a lapse during the rar years.
The Fair, under the management of Air, Art Marsh promises to be highly entertaining
and rorthwhilo.
Don't forgot or uogloct to bring in your exhibits. There should be sono especially
cl exhibits on vegetables and flowers. This area has been more fortunate than
sere in that it has escaped the frosts.
I.'sny worthwhile'prizes and' awards are being offered to induce a fine display of vege
tables, flowers, livestock, poultry, handicraft, culinary, needlework, minerals, and
educational work. Plenty of entertainment is being provided so that this should bo
a season of real enjoyment and festivity.
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ALASKA’S TUBERCULOSIS RATE SHOCKS WEST COAST PUBLIC HEALTH CHIEF
A warning that "tuberculosis threatens oxtincticn of Alaska’s native peoples, and
also snuff out the lives of many whites" ras sounded by'Dr. ”, T. Harrison, a medi
cal director of the United States Public Health Service, and director of'Fublic '
Health District ‘6. 5, embracing California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada,
Hawaii and Alaska.
A team of American Medical Association doctors were alarmed at tuberculosis inroads
"'■ served during a- tour of the territory. Before leaving Anchorage for his San Fran
cisco headquarters late this week, Dr. Harrison visited Anchorage, Fairbanks, Cor
el ••-.-a, Seward and Valdes,. He planned to visit southeast Alaska on"his way Outside.
I c is a veteran of nearly 30 years with the Public Health Service.
Dr. Harrison said he had traveled throughout Europe and South America! and had never
seen tuberculosis advanced to the stage it has reached in Alaska. He was quite con
cerned about the lack of doctors and nurses and the lack of hospitals. He said that
he cculd not appropriate.more fyndP but would try to provide more public health
nurses to help case the situation.
’"e felt that the greatest need is more hospital facilites. These are needed for
isolating tu-’oercular parents and thereby giving the childron a better chance to es
cape the disease.
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TORi-TB '"AST HA TBAC.TSR R5PCRT3 DATC-KRC'T.'B TRSTD T ALASKA
The following editorial e-yi cared in a recent issue of THS F03TV-1 llMT STAR:
In attempting to give Alaska's children and parents a "black eye” with his lurid re
port to'the Seattle press on juvenille delinquency and parental neglect, Howard 3.
: olloys, former "’asil’a teacher ar.d self-styled child psychologist, left hinsolf ride
open for a bit of amateur psychonalysis.
Tolleys has analyzed ‘Alaska; ho should have r.o objection if Alaska attempts to anal
yze Tolleys.
Our concern is with his reasons for waiting to reach Seattle to toll the world about
the "dangerous trend" up here, rather than giving us a chance to hear the bad nows
irct—especially since the educator is not likdly to return to Aiasica.
If Tolleys had any constructive criticise to make or warnings to sound, and if he is
he accomplished and conscientious teacher ho presumes himself to be, it is strange
c fid not take his findin's to an Alaskan newspauer. There is no evidence he made
n effort to alert any Anchorage newspaper to the dangers he "discovered."
v- Star believes itself partially responsible for Tolleys' sour report on this soc
ior. Some time age, after Tolleys had been in 'Wasilia for soven or eight months,
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