IEW OlPTH-DEPTH FILlflG LAW FP^EOj
Since many of the births and
deaths in the isolated area of the
Territory do not get reported, the
last Alaska Legislature passed a
law more adequately dealing with
the problem of filing these impor
tant legal records.
The law became effective on June
21 and enables the Territory to pay
a fee of $1.00 to anyone, other thar
a doctor or nurse, who signs and
files a birth, death or stillbirth
certificate. Mr. F.E.Kester, dir
ector of the Alaska Health depart
ment, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
explained that this is intended to
stimulate better, more prompt and i
more complete reporting of these
events.
The law further provides for pen
alties in the event of fraudulent
filings.
The new law does not chango the
responsibility for filing these cer
tificates. Those births and deaths
attended by doctors and nurses must
be filed by them. The $1.00 fee is
to encourage the filing of those e
vents where no professional person
is directly responsible.
wmm ccnuiiuEs bcg imtn
Dr. Joseph D. Aronson, specialist
in BCG vaccination work who began
administration of the tuberculosis
vaccine in southeastern Alaska lip
years ago, has returned to Alaska
to continue work on his project.
Until the study is completed and
evaluated, the incomplete figures
show only that: Over a period of
lip years, more than four tinos as
many persons died of tuberculosis
among the non-BCG-vaccinated group
than among the vaccinated group;and
more than threo times as many per
sons in the r.on-vacc inated group
contracted tuberculosis than among
the BCG-vaccinated number.
OPS no CHPPiGE
There is no change in policy or
application of existing price con
trol regulations in Alaska, Office
of Price Stabilization Director
Fred 0. Hanford said this week.
"For the next 30 days neither roll
backs or rollforwards will be put
into effect. The OPS has ordered a
freeze of manufacturers' prices as
of Juno 30."
Hanford pointed out that all re
tail and wholesale regulations, in
cluding Alaska's regulation 9* are
not affected by this action.
DEFh [J1ITQV: cont'd. from last woek
June 11: Today wo had our rou gh
est sailing so far. Many of us
spent most of the day up top side
toward the bow, watching the swells
.brcal? over the bow as the ship wcuM
plunge down into them. I took a cou
ple of pictures of the swells as
they broke over, but dcceidod I was
catching too much spray.
In my wandering around aboard this
afternoon I walked into a compartment
whore ono of the guys had a guitar.
His stylo of playing reminded me of
my buddy Bob Kohootek and his guitar.
I onded up spending a couple hours
down there.
I don it have any room to talk about
these guys that get sick and food the
fish—I had my turn this afternoon
and am now in the rack and here I will
stay until morning.
June 12: Today has really been the
day of days. This morning it was
fairly calm, but when ovening came
it got so rough no one was allowed
topside. The v/ind sure went throu^i
some capers. Sea bags were tumbling
all ovor and even a couple of guys
rolled out of thoir bunks.
I'm in my racK as usuax ariu uvux-j
thing s under control so this is it
for tonight.
Juno 13:Thank goodness it finally
calmed down. Many of the guys com
plained on not sleeping as they were
afraid of falling out of the racks.
I had it made--just slept with one
eye open.
The sun has been shining all day
land everyone seems to be in good
spirits. Everyone is taking advant
age of the fairly calm weather and
the results are clean shaven faces
--the men have started eating chow
again.
June IJ4.: I knew it was too good to
be true. The way the day started
everyone thought wo would have a gcod
day but no such luck.
The high wind and waves got to be
too much for the captain as we have
all boon ordered t o go below dock.
It is hard to believe that a ship
this size could be tossed around like
it is.
June X'p; oo ncip rnc, ims is wiu muai/
changeable v/eathcr I have ever seen.
Today it is about as calm as a per
i son could ask for. The sky is still
I cloudy but who arc we to gripe--nt
[ least it isn’t storming.(Yet)
Wo have been setting our watches
back about a half hour every day,
and tonight v;o cross tho date line.
At least we won't have a stormy Sat.
. Juno 16--lost to 17*
June 17: This trip has sure proved
to be interesting so far. I have
just lived a six day week. At least
that's what it seems to add up to.
They say we crossed the Internation
al Date Lino and I'm not one to ar
gue. I was asleep and didn't feel
the bump as we crossed.
I believe wo fouled up the v/eathcr
man when vie crossed the line, as we
, have had two days in a row of good
sailing. Think I will go top-sido
and broath vast Pacific salt air bo
fore ,1 turn in. (TO BE CONCLUDED)