13 COMPLETE
FIRST AID COURSE
Thirteen area men this week
completed their American Red
Cross first aid course, under the
instructions of Bill and Betty Ad
ams. The men, employees of the
Matanuska Electric Association,
and the Matanuska Telephone As
sociation, now hold standard or
advance first aid cards.
Those completing required
hours of instruction in the ad
vance course are: C. A. Brewer
Richard H. Anderson, Ralph
Moore, Stanley J. Lowe, and
Philip McRae. Standard card
holders are: David Westrack,
Paul String-field, Emil Warsvus,
Wilbert J. Trudell, Loren Smart,
George D. Small, Bernard (Bob)
Bouwens, and Hal Chance. The
latter two are employed by MTA,
the other 11 men are employees
of the Matanuska Electric Asso
ciation.
CHEAPER, BETTER
BREAD POSSIBLE
BY FREEZING
Commercial freezing may give
homemakers cheaper, better
bread.
If developed comercially, this
practice could reduce staling, loss
on unsold loaves and costly night
baking. Research is being done
nt the Western Utilization Re
search Laboratory in cooperation
with the Refrigeration Research
Foundation. Details of the pro
cess are reported in “Agricultur
al Research", a monthly publica
tion of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
The bread is best when it is
frozen as rapidly as possible as
soon as it leaves the oven. Quick
defrosting also is preferred.
Thawed bread, placed on gr< "s'
shelves or kept in the home, will
not firm up faster than unfrozen
bread, provided the freezing and
thawing have been properly done.
Wrapping and storage tempera
ture and humidity are being test
ed.
SCIENCE IN
YOUR LIFE
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The Giant Foe
One of the most striking achieve
ments of modern medicine has been
its success in routing tuberculosis.
This story is well-documented
with statistics. In the United States
alone, for example, the disease has
plummeted irom
a first-ranking
cause of death to
tenth place, leav
ing hospital after
hospital emptied
of its victims.
Most TB spe
cialists credit this
drop primarily to
the new anti-tu
berculosis drugs
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the end of World War II, for the
period in which these drugs have
been available has encompassed the
most rapid decline in tuberculosis
mortality the world has ever seen.
The drug streptomycin marks the
starting point of this chemical at
tack on the disease. Recently, the
first human patient treated with the
drug was re-visited, and a “before
and after” report was made in the
American Review of Tuberculosis
ami Pulmonary Disease.
The patient, a 21-year-old girl suf
fering from advanced tuberculosis,
was given streptomycin in 1944.
Now married, she is “the mother of
three robust children who were born
in 1950, 1952 and 1954 respective
ly,” the report states.
This happy ending of an appar
ently hopeless case has been dupli
cated thousands of times since the
TB wonder drugs were first devel
oped, and new advances in therapy
are today constantly adding exam
ples. Cited by experts as particu
larly promising is the recently
developed drug Streptohydrazid!
which links the two powerful anti
TB weapons streptomycin and is*
aiazid so they can be given in $
•ingle injection.
Medical specialists from Howard
University, reporting on its use al
the recent Third Annual Antibiotics
Symposium, stated that Streptohy
drazid produced more rapid clinical
improvement than did either isonia
zid or streptomycin given alone. In
addition, it helped to eliminate
major problems arising from the
prolonged use of the other drugs—
problems such az dangerous side
effects and resistaaea. ---
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THE AMERICAN WAY
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PUBLIC (POLITICAL)
POWER
Can This Be America?
PREPARING WELCOME
FOR “CLAM'DIGGERS”
Two planeloads of Cordova
basketball players and fans will
be arriving in Palmer next Fri
day, February 3, to participate in
a two-dav four-game series of
basketball play.
Valley residents are preparing
a warm welcome for the Cordova
visitors. A reception -'ommittee
from the local Elks lodge will be
on hand at the airport to offer
a welcome to the visiting “clam
diggers”.
Games will be played at the
Central School gymnasium, with
double-headers scheduled for Fri
day and Saturday nights. Activ
ities following the games include
dinners and dances each night at
Elks hall.
The public is invited to attend
the games. There will be the us
ual admission charge made.
SQUARE DANCERS
CHANGE MEETING PLACE
The Square Dance Group have
changed their meeting place, it
was announced this week.
Beginning tomorrow night,
January 27, the group will meet
at Carpenters’ Hall instead of
Moose Hall where meetings have
been held.
The group meets each second
and fourth Friday of each month
at 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
Temporary suspension of pub
lication of Sunday Life, a Spen
ard newspaper, was announced
; this week by the Mt. McKinley
I Publishers, Inc., owners of the
newspaper. According to the an
nouncement the publication is to
be temporarily discontinued until
current negotiations for color
comic strips are completed. Ed
Baldwin is president of Mt. Mc
! Kinley Publishers, Inc.
Council Notes—
ance On the city hall building,
$89.61. As a point of interest it
was brought out that the city
has expended only $219 on office
equipment during the past few
years.
• * *
The pavment of dues to the
League of Alaska Cities was ap
proved bv the Council. The popu
lation of the city was set at 1,000,
for which dues will be paid at
the rate of 10 cents per resident.
* * *
A request from the Palmer Ra
dio Club to hold meetings in the
cib hall basement was tabled for
further study.
• * *
Permission for Alfred Hagen to i
borrow 35 yards of sand and
gravel from the city’s stock pile
was granted by Council Mem
bers who voted unanimously.
Hagen abstained from voting.
The sand and gravel is to be re
turned around June 1 when grav
el is more available than now.
* * *
A congratulatory telegram will
be sent to the Delegates at the
Constitutional Convention bv
Mayor Charles Wilson, on behalf
of the City of Palmer, for their
work in drawing up the Terri
tory’s Constitution.
Bills approved for payment are
as follows: Kirk’s Sales & Ser
vice, $3; Standard Oil Co., $45.03;
Leo Lucas, $154; E. J. McMahan,
$243; Bryant & Sons, $150; Kin
caid & Hedla, $300; Anchorage
Oxygen, $1.50; Tost’s Service,
$34 95; C02 Fire Equipment,
$12.35; Woods Express, $6.70;
; Withey Plumbing & Heating,
■ $100; Loyer & Sons Construction,
! $200; Alex Carlsen, Jr, $375;
! Dodge Electric Co, 100: Mac’s
i Plumbing & Heating, $500; Bert’s
Drug store, $5.84; Westside Ser
vice, $50.83; Motor-In Service,
I $104.32; Pacific Water Works,
! $33.85; Ketchikan Spruce Mills,
' $4.80; M.V.F.C.A, S100.35.
* * *
The next regular meeting will
be held at the city hall February
14 at 8 p.m.
COMMERCIAL PERSONAL
COAST GUARD ASKS
CHECK OF NUMBERED
BOATS IN ALASKA
Captain H. S. Berdine, Com
mander, 17th Coast Guard Dis
trict (Alaska) today requested
owners of numbered boats check
to see that their Certificates of
Award of Number are up to date
and in order.
All inboard motorboats—re
gardless of length—and all out
board motorboats over 16-feet in
length must have a Coast Guard
Certificate of Award of Number
or a U. S. Customs Document
31st District', the Captain pointed
out.
Whenever a numbered boat is
built, altered, or sold the Coast
Guard must be notified within
10 days and a new certificate is
sued. Errors found in Certificat
es of Award of Number and other
discrepancies under the Number
ing Act may result in fines to
the boat owner.
Owners of numbered vessels
who have any questions concern
ing their compliance with the
Coast Guard’s numbering re
quimements should write the Of
ficer in Charge, U. S. Coast
Guard Marine Inspection Office,
at Juneau or Ketchikan.
Can Spring be far away? This
week the Co-Op Warehouse re
ceived it’s spring shipment of
flower seeds. Even the blossoms
on the packets look good at this
time of the year.
PRICES EFFECTIVE - FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY
Here are just some of the bargains you can’t afford to miss
Free Free Free
1st PRIZE—MODEL NO. 721 REMINGTON RIFLE
2nd PRIZE—BELL & HOWELL 8MM MOVIE PROJECTOR
3rd PRIZE—SAMSONITE TABLE & FOUR CHAIRS
4th PRIZE—TABLE LAMP
5th PRIZE—LADY'S FITTED TRAIN CASE
6th PRIZE—WHAT NOT SHELF
7ih PRIZE—CHILD'S FIRE ENGINE
8th PRIZE—PAIR BOUDIOR LAMPS
9th PRIZE—LADY'S SUITCASE
The above prizes wil be awarded February 29
Gel Year Free Tickets Now
FIRCREST — NO. 303
Peas 2 h, 35c
S & W — 12 OZ.
Orange Juice 2i„ 39c
LIBBY'S — 8 OZ. — CUT
Green Beans 7f„ s1”
MEAT DEPARTMENT
U. S. SELECT — “LOIN"
Pork Chops
FRESH FROSTED
Frying Chicken ib.73c
LOCALLY MADE IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA
FRESH —NEVER FROZEN
Bologna
By Piece or
Slice lb.
49c
TEA GARDEN — S LB. DRIPS
Syrup_99c
ARMOURS — 12 OZ.
Tree!39c
KRAFT'S — GALLONS
Salad Oil $2.39
KOSLOSKY'S DEPT. STORE
WEEK DAYS — 10 - 8 your owe stop shopping center Sundays 10 - «