PALMER WILL HAVE A NEW HOSPITAL IF
WE THANK YOU.
71 c fail to find words adoquatc to express
our gratitude for the soirit of co-opera
tion and the ability to work in an emer
gency that was so clearly shown when our
hospital burned. We have suffered a great
loss and we feel it very much, beat the
loss is tempered by the many kind offers
of help which we have received. We can
still hardly believe that the patients
and so much equipment wore saved and wo
thank you most sincerely for your help
and kindness.
MATAMUSEA VALLEY HOSPITAL STAFF
Not boing privileged to thank each one'
individually v/ho so timely and'generously
contributed to our urgent ncod, due to the
tcccnt fire r/hiih destroyed tho Matamiska
Valley Hospital, We, the undersigned, do
hereby thke this opportunity through tho
columns of the Valley Settler, to attempt
to express our grateful appreciation for
your kindnbss, tho tto find nords SO
inadequate. The help of the. Red Cross'at
this time ras deeply appreciated also,
Mri & Mrsi E.S.Mooro
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Eddy
Lois Hemmens
Bernice Winters
Graco Kuldkhon
mPORAHY HOSPITAL SET UP IN PALMER SCHOOI
Ponnission rns obtained from'the local
School 3oard and Dr. James C.Ryan, Com
missioner of Education in Alaska, to sot
up a temporary Hospital in the school.The
first floor and kitchon and dining room
of the basement are being used. The first
grade room has not? become a nursery, the
I i brary a surgery, and tvro other rooms on
xbe first floor have been converted to
men• s'end women's wards. Mrs." Swanson' s
room is being used for offices. The
Hospital is no~/ ready to admit patients.
No contagious disoasos mill bo admitted
rhich of course includes T.B, patients.
Some other placo mill have to be'found by
thc First of August Cont. on pp, 2
PRESENT PLANS
MATERIAL I IE
The burning of the I&tanuska Valley Hospi
tal has meant the loss of one of our most
important community establishments, but
the spirit shown by the crowd of.rescuers
shows that the Valley can produce a great
effort when called upon to do so.
The only possible way to change the prec v.,!
sent catastrophe into a more favorable
situation is to erect a new structure of
fireproof materials. Plans arc undor wqy
for this to bo done if possible this year
and wo arc'sure that oach of you will
co-operate. Present plans arc to erect
a community owned hospital and your help
is needed to make this offort a success.
Dr. David Hoehn
The Valley Settlor was .hist off the press
last week when the Matonuska Valley Hospi
tal was discovered ablaze the full length
of the attic. People about town must haw
noticed tho smoke pouring from the attic
ventilators about tho same timo that Grace
Kulukhon, who was ironing upstairs, opened
a closet c'.oor to bo confronted with a mass
of flames. Occupants of tho upfetnirs floor
^ero blocked from entering their’rooms and
rescuing any of their belongings. 3y tho
time the Fire whistle bleu most of the
patients vrorc out of tho building and towns
folk had entered the Hospital to save all
(equipment possible.
'Mrs. Frank Heller, rho was due to be dis
charged the following day, jumped from her
bed to the floor and"was half •arried out
by her daughter, Mrs. Carl Hilsion, who
happened to he with her at the time. She
was taken to tho homo of Mrs. H.C. Mau
across the street un-til Mr. Holler tailed
a taxi and had her taken home as the Mau
home was’ in danger- from the hot blaze of
the firo.
The Tuberculosis patients vrcrc taken out in
tho ba«k. yard until transportation arrived
to get them under shelter in tho Matanuska
Valley Lodge living room.
Other patients r:cro‘removed to tho Unitod
Cent, on p. 2