IMPROVEMENTS IN SANATORIUM
Two greatly needed units, an. /Inter-dommun
ication set and a "ublic Address System,
will soon be installed' at SevraVd Sdnator
iur.i, the same being a donation -from the
Alaska Tuberculosis Association.
Speaking of the nee*, for these projects,
I'rs. Bess ’"imp, secretary of the Associa
tion, states that the.hospital is situated
within a scrawling array Unit, and without
a means of rapid cormunication, the phys
ician cannot always be contacted in an
emergency. Telephone messages must also
wait for delivery. She states that the
inter-coraiiunication set will greatly in
crease tho hospital's efficiency and the
pvblic address system can be used in giv
ing messages by the physician to the wards
and in broad--casting music and other enter
tainment. Physicians, she added, have
declared that any light diversion, such as
music, is of gemline assistance to the
cure.
The Association, in cooperation with the
Veteran's Administration, expects soon to
start a Hehab’iitation urogram, featuring
both educational subjects and occupation
al therapy, at Seward Sanatorium. 'JTn the
meantime, Vr3 TTinn states, the Associa
tion has done many thinrs for the better
ment of vhe hospited. Included has been
tho nv.rchase of four steam tables with
accompanying nuns, for the use in various
wards. Before the addition of steam
tables, fo< . served in the farthest
words took £3 minutes to deliver and so
was served cold. "It has been our privi
lege and rleasure to correct this condi
tion." concluded I'rs... ’"inn.
STATE HCCC FOR ALASKA
In stating that "Cur first goal is to se
r.’r ‘ally the es£onti*d human rights of
our citizens'1, President 'hun.n, in his
State of the Union ftiidreso to Cougre-3 ; on
January 7, urged iramed'ete statehood for
A; ache ord Fa .• * .
i,''Te should also oc.nsf.Jei c^r cbj i gat ion’1,
the President said, "to assure the fullest
possible measure of civil rights to the
people of our territories ar. i possessions
I believe that the time has come for Alas
ka and Hawaii to be admitted tc the Union
as States."
Two years ago, in addressing. Congress, the
President r.iada this subject part of his
speech '•'hen he said rI urge, too that the
Congress promptly accede to the wishes
of the people of Hawni± that the Territory
be admitted to statehood ia our Union,
and that similar action be taken with
are spec t to /.banka as soon .as ft is cer
tain that this is tho Us ice of i.he
people of that great territory." Fine
months after he said these rords, the
people of Alaska expressed their desire
for statehood in a referendum presented
to thorn in the October, 1946, general
election.
TRAVEL ON CANAL'I AN SHIPS
The Maritime Commission has recommended
that passengers be allowed to use the fac
ilities of Canadian vessels between Skag
ray ana other Alaskan ports, in reporting
favorably on Delegate Partlett's enab
ling legislation. .
The bill, introduced early in 1947, mould
permit such transportation until July 1,
of this year,. Ey that tir.ie, it is ex
pected that some permanent plan can*be? r
woiked out to meet the mater transportation
problems in Alaska.
FlREWEED HAS A USE
According to Commissioner of Agriculture
George ", Casser,. there is no need to starve
if you get lost in the bush during "ay,
June and Tuly. Firereed is a good source
of food. The tender shoots and leaves nay
be eaten ram or cooked. The leaves mill
add zest to a sandwich, and you may use
the flover spikes in a salad.
! SOIL CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
jL.: T( Oldroyd and G. ", Gasser mill attend
|a soil conservation conference at Palmer
on February IS'and 19, mhich is being called
by Lyndon Funk, chairman of the Territor
ial conservation board. Other members of
the bcarcl are Max Sherrod and Frank Linn,
both of Palmer. Gasser and Oldroyd are ad-,
visers to the group as veil as I. M. C.
Anderson of Anchorage, Don Irmin of ^almer,
Frank Hointzlenan of the S. Fcrost
Service from Juneau, a"d Mr. Peters of the
A.P.P.C. from FaLmer.
PAUHR-S2T"AT!D 012P (Continued from Page 10}
.Sc-ard ras out to rin the game on Tuesday
having lost to Palmer on the previous night
The first scores rcrc nado by Se-ard, then
Lynn Sandvik put Palncr on the score board
’••hen Scrard had a start of 4 points. By the
end of the 1st quarter Scrard led by 1 point.
■During the 2nd quarter Coach Gibson put in
a rholc nor line-up, At the end of the
half Scrard ras still in the lead by 2 point.
During the third auarter Palmer vas really
fighting for the ball and guarding ras
close. In spite of the tough fight put u^
by the T\olnor tear., horover, Sorard climbed
ahead ’-ith a score of 21 to 15 over Palmer.
The game ended cith a score of 26 to 19
in favor of Scrard,
Scrard nado f. of the 12 free thrors arard
cd then, and Palmer made 3 of the 11 arard
cd them. Boo Scores -ail b' found page 13.