€!ks Lodge Seeks Nominations For
National Youth Leadership Contest
The Elks Lodge today called for
nominations in the 10th annual
National Youth Leadership Con
gest sponsored by the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.
Eld an Letter, Exalted Itulcr cf
Kodiak Lodge No. 1772, invited
school officials, members of the
clergy* civic orgai^tions. * and
parents to enter the Baines of boys
and giris i<n this area who have
demonstrated their ability as
leaders. He emphasized that it
was not a scholarship contest
The objective of the Elks
National Youth Leadership Con
test is to reward young people
who have shown a capacity for
constructive leadership in a demo
cratic society through their activi
ties m school, youth organizations,
the church and in community
affairs," Eldon Lester stated^ “In
Edition to their record as leaders,
•contestants will be judged also on
their citizenship appreciation, per
severance and resourcefulness and
■seftse of honor. Whether they are
superior students or average isj
immaterial. ability to lead and
good character are the requisites
:.o this contest," he said.
*Thfe ewnpetition is open to boys
bVts under 19 years of age^
Hp ey compete in separate divisions
?* the lor*?, state aad national con
f Vwards Offered in the local con
test are as follows: 1st prize, boys
*nd girls. $100 Savings Bond; 2nd
prize, boys and girls. $50 bond;
3rd prize, boys and girls, $25
bond. !■■ '•'r
Winner** of the state contest will
t^eceive a $25<X bond, a boy and
girl each receiving this amount.
JVn additional $100 bond will be
swarded the top winner.
National awards, identical for
boys and girls, are a $1,000 U.S.
Savings Bond for first place, $500
Bond for second place and $300
Bond for third place. In addition,
the top boys and girls will receive
a trip to Chicago to appear before
the national Elks convention next
July.* Money for the national
awards is give© by the Elks
National Foundation, the Order’s
charitable trust fund.
The local contest will be con
ducted v by,;; Norman : ‘Dinwiddie.
Entry forms and further informa
tion about the Contest may be
obtained from Mrs. Dera Brunstad,
at the Kodiak High school. The
deadline for entries is February 1.
Poster Cootest
To Aid Temperance
The yearly Temperance Poster
contest has been planned for April
6 to April 24, according to Marge
Cadwallader, committee chairman.
The contest is open to all pupils
in grades 4 through 8.
Plans for the contest were for
mulated by the WomehlK^hrist i an
Temperance Union* at a meeting
Tuesday at the home of Nina Gil
breath.
Contest" rules ancTsafilfde pos
ters illustrating the in effects of
alcohol on the mind and body have
been delivered to Mr. Ivor Schott
for distribution to the grades. All
eligible eighth graders are en
couraged to compete for the cash
prizes which will be awarded to
the winners on April 28.
A - potluck dinner open to the
public will be held in honor of the
contestants and the presentation of
prizes will be the highlight of the
evening.
The W.C.T.U. extends a cordial
invitation to the women of Kodiak
and the Naval Station to visit at
its next meeting; The next meet
ing will be held at the home of
Madeline Alvine. Feb. 10, at 7:30
p.m. Anyone desiring information
or transportation are asked to call
Sue JSrdman at 3084 or Anna
Laurie Martin at 3394.
The Community Baptist Church
“The Big White Church on the Hill”
REV. JOHN MOLLETTI, PASTOR
Sunday School—9:45 * a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship—7:30 pjn.
Mid Week Service—7:30 pjn., Wednesday
"Holding Forth the Word of Life”
'
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Today
“Fort Laramie” is a portion of
American history in color by De
Luxe, and stars John Dehner. An
action packed western^ complete
with^TdisIhs. 'V
Sunday and Monday
“Sing Boy Sing” concerns
Tommy Sands, the dark-haired
young crooner who takes over
where Elvis Presley left off. In
this fictionized version of his life,
the boy, who is ever popular with
the teenagers, sings 13 songs, from
“Crazy ‘Cause I Love You” and
“Soda Pop Pop” to the hymn
“Rock of Ages.”
Several of the tunes receive an
elaborate production dressing.
Produced and directed by Henry
Ephron, who gets a good perfor
mance from Sands but an even
better one from Nick Adams, the
latter as an enthusiastic teenager
who, it is said, will have movie
goers screamisg at his antics.
Others in the case are Edmund
O’Brien, L4H\ Gentle, John Mc
Intrre and Josephine Hutchinson.
Tuesday and Wednesday
“Baby Face Nelson,” a movie
version based on the true story
of the gangster of the same name,
is hard fare even for the adult
moviegoer,, because of its ruthless
and cruel killings.
It’s action packed and well
directed by A1 Zimbalist. It is a
re-enactment of the gangster days
of 1930, and is filled with auto
chases, machine gun barrages and
senseless killings, characteristic
of those speakeasy days.
Rooney is said to invest the role^
of Nelson with the snarling, surly
quality so necessary to make the
role unsympathetic and completely
convincing.
The cast includes Carolyn Gor
don as his girl friend and Sir
Cedric Hardwicke.
Thursday and Friday
Kim Novak and Jeff Chandler
lead the cast in “Jeanne Eagels/’
a portrayal based on the life of the
famous actress of the same name,
who starred in the yesteryears in
“Rain/* the stage vehicle that
rocketed her to fame.
Pictured as ruthless and heart
less in her detc^jnaiiomlo+go'to
the top/she was nevertheless an
unhappy woman who became a
drunkard before she came to an
untimely end.
Chandler is said to give a
tremendously v vital performance.
Others in the cast are Agnes
Moorehead, Charles Drake, Larry
Gates, Virginia Grey and Gene
Lockhart.
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——The Great Crippler . . .. 1 ...
Arthritis Pains Plague Millions i
Of Americans in All Age Groups
(Editor's Note: This is the first of
three articles on the nature, causes
and’ prevention of arthritis by Dr.
William S. Clark, director of medical
rire of the National Foundation.)
By WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D.
Director of Medical Care,
The National Foundation
Despite the prevalence of ar
thritis, most people are unin
formed or misinformed about it.
Here are three facts they usually
don’t know:
• Children sometimes have it. In
fact, the disease plagues all
ages from the infant to the
very old.
• Causes and cures are mainly
unknown. There are no “mira
cle” drugs. Diet neither starts
nor stops it. Expensive reme
dies and devices are often no
more helpful than the simplest
and most economical ones.
• Nevertheless, there is hope for
the arthritis sufferer and he
Dr. Clark
need not des
pair. Aspirin
and hot baths
relieve pain.
Systematic ex
ercises under
proper super
vision reduce
stiffness and
restore joint
movement. By
early treatment
crippling can
be prevented.
By the same
techniques of
rehabilitation
used on polio
patients, those
disabled can.
in most cases, be returned to use
ful life.
In this first of three articles I
shall tell what arthritis is. The
second will discuss what can be
done about it; the third will out
line hopes and prospects for the
future.
, .Arthritis, a name popularly
given to a group of related rheu
matic diseases, is one of the old
ailments known to man. It
afflicted prehistoric animals. It
cruelly plagued the Egyptians,
Greeks and Romans.
The Greatest Crippler
Today in the United States ar
thritis or rheumatism tortures,
cripples and deforms more people I
than any other illness. Nobody
knows the number of its victims
but estimates range from 11 to 30
million. Though few cases are
fatal, homes are disrupted, busi
nesses wrecked, careers ruined.
Because of arthritis and the
rheumatic diseases an estimated
110,001 Americans are so disabled
that they can no longer work.
The resultant loss to the nation
in working hours and production,
cost of maintaining victims and
I decrease in income taxes tops a
billion and a half dollars a year.
Yet despite the magnitude of
this disease and its costly rav
ages, the United States has only
about 400 arthritis clinics, mainly
in large cities. Only 700 beds are
specifically set aside for it in hos
tipals. Research funds are woe
fully inadequate and the number
of young doctors and researchers
recruited as specialists is far be
, low the need.
A New Impetus
The entry of the National
Foundation (originally the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis) into this field gives
hope for a tremendous new
impetus in research, treatment
methods and the training of addi
tional skilled manpower. Since it
was the National Foundation that
conceived, organized and financed
with March of Dimes funds the
! research that led to the Salk vac
cine arid a whole galaxy of vital
breakthroughs in medical science,
we may expect its grantees to
make important new discoveries
concerning the cause, cure and
prevention of arthritis.
Arthritis is primarily a disease
of the joints. Usually cronic (i. e^
long lasting), it is apt to flare up
and subside unpredictably. There
are many kinds of arthritis. They
commonly attack the connective
tissues of the joints, often caus
- ing inflammation, swelling, pain,
deformity and crippling of the
fingers, hands, arms, shoulders,
legs, feet or spine. Some forms of
arthritis result in fever, general
weakness, loss of appetite and
weight. In addition to the joints,
the heart, lungs, blood vessels,
kidneys, muscles, skin and eyes
may likewise be affected.
The two most prevalent types
are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid
arthritis. Together they account
for 70 per cent of ail arthritis
victims.
Persons Over 60
Osteoarthritis is the milder of
the two. Some 30 to 90 per cent
of all persons over 60 are afflicted
by it in greater or lesser degree.
A so-called “degenerative dis
ease” due to aging, it results
from wear and tear of joint sur
faces. The ends of the fingers and
the weight-bearing joints—back,
hips and knees — are most com
monly involved. Men engaged in
heavy physical labor, like farm
ers and industrial workers, are
especially prone to it. The dis
order usually begins in the third
decade of life, but injury or ab
normai use of m particular jdint
may precipitate earlier joint
damage. It is not usually accom
panied by inflammation or fever.
Though it is painful, its victims
are seldom immobilized; except
for discomfort, they are not really
“sick.” Overweight may be a con
tributing factor.
f Osteoarthritis victims in the
U. S. probably number many mil
lions, variously estimated from 10
to 25 million. Of these, a million
and a quarter may require medi
cal treatment in any given year.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
More serious by far is rheuma
toid arthritis. Called the No. 1
crippler of the nation, it is an in
sidious, progressive disease that
affects the whole body and may
last a lifetime. During acute at
tacks, rheumatoid arthritis pa
tients are genuinely siek. People
of all ages are vulnerable, many
in their most productive years of
35 to 50. Three times a3 many
women get it as men. Young
mothers often get it badly, espe
cially after, the birth of the first
child. Symptoms include fever
and general weakness, loss of ap
petite and weight, muscle aches,
inflammation, pain and swelling
in their, joints. These symptoms
may abate from time to time, but
they usually return, often in ag
gravated form.
At least one million persons in
the United States have disabling
rheumatoid arthritis and require
medical care. Probably another
four million persons have a mild
form of this disease. Severe cases
erid in deformity and crippling.
Even the eyes, heart, muscles,
lymph glands and spleen may be
damaged. Sometimes the joints
become permanently rigid.
Afflicts Children
Contrary to popular belief,
children suffer from rheumatoid
arthritis. The number is esti
mated at 30,000, with 16,000 a
year sick enough to need medical
care. About 5,000 or 6,000 of these
may require treatment as inten
sive as the rehabilitation needed
by paralyzed polio patients. As
soon as feasible, the National
Foundation will give patient aid
to arthritis children and adoles
cents through age 18.
The very young are subject to
a particularly severe kind of :
rheumatoid arthritis called Still's
disease, which can impede nor
mal bone growth and may, as the
child matures, cause severe crip*
plmg.
Besides arthritis, other areas
of March of Dimes activity are
polio, birth defects and virus
diseases.
(The second article in this sertm
on arthritis by Dr. Clark will taM
what to do about it.) _