Here’s The Way
The Money Goes
Health Center
The Matanuska Valley Health
Center is supported by the Ter
ritorial Department of Health and
by the community. The Terri
tory contributes the greatest pro
portion of the salary of the nurse
and a part-time clerk. It furnish
er a car, upkeep and other ex
penses of the work.
Operating expenses of the Cen
ter, such as rent, utilities, sup
plies and a small portion of the
nurse’s salary are met through
the Community Chest and a con
tribution from Wasilla.
During the period from Jan. 1.
1949, through Sept. 30, 1949. 104
x-rays were taken through the
Health Center. The Territorial
Department of Health furnishes
the film and pays the local hospi
tal $2.50 for each x-ray taken.
During this same period, ap
proximately 600 children were im
munized. The vaccine for these
immunizations is obtained with
out cost from the laboratory of
the Territorial Department of
Health.
At present, two crippled chil
dren from this area are receiving
care at Mt. Edgecumb Orthopedic
Hospital at Sitka. In addition,
crippled children are examined
yearly at orthopedic clinics. At
the last clinic, in October, 1949.
nine Valley children were ex
amined.
All children who are found to
need eye, ear, nose or throat care,
and whose parents are unable to
afford such care, are referred to
Dr. Milo Fritz of Anchorage, who
is a part-time consultant for the
Territorial Department of Health.
Under this program the children
can receive glasses or surgical
care with little or no cost to the
family .children who need tonsils
removed may have their family
Dhysician perform the operation,
under this program.
The area covered by the Health
Center’s work in the Valley in
cludes Palmer, the Anchorage
Highway south to Eklutna, the
Glenn Highway north to Chicka
loon, Wasilla, Knik, Jonesville,
Eska and Independence mine.
The nurse’s work includes rou
tine visits to the schools, child in
stitutions, families, and office
consultations, in addition to the
Well Baby Conferences twice a
monthly and the monthly Immu
in co-operation. The nurse works
in co-oeration with the local
doctors.
During the period from Jan. 1,
1949, to Oct. 1, 1949, the following
visits were made in the Valley:
Infant visits .336
Pre-school visits 239
School visits .355
Tuberculosis visits.139
School physical examina
tions .570
Pre-natal visits . 98
Post-natal visits 127
Morbidity visits 67
Crippled children's visits 59
Services of the Health Center,
located upstairs in the Rec Hall,
are available to all in need of
medical help, advice or consulta
tion. If the problem is not within
the field of the nurse. Miss Mar
jorie Myren. she will be able to
New Staff Teaches
Wasilla Youngsters
WASILLA—One veteran and
five rookies are filling the edu
cational needs of students at Wa
silla School, it was learned this
week upon the belated arrival of
a teacher’s roster. Ernest Line,
high school teacher and coach, is
the only instructor encoring at
Wasilla School this term.
Frank Jones is superintendent
at Wasilla this year. Mr. Jones,
who teaches high school subjects
as well as math to junior high
school students, was at White
Mountain. Alaska, until mid
term last year. He spent the
spring semester at Greeley, Colo.,
in advanced study.
Mrs. Margaret Turner is teach
er of the seventh and eight
grades. Mrs. Turner was at Ladd
Field last year.
Mrs. Clara Slumburger, fifth
and sixth grade instruc tor, is not
new to Wasilla, although she has
not taught since 1944. Last year
Mrs. Slumburger was a radio
telephone operator for ACS at
Anchorage.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson,
whose home is in Arlington,
Colo., is the third and fourth
grade teacher at Wasilla. Miss
Anderson taught at Unga for the
past two years.
Miss Mary Beth Loshbaugh
primary teacher, is the only
cheechako on the teaching staff.
This is her first year in Alaska.
Miss Loshbaugh did welfare work
in home-town Burlington. Kan
sas, last year.
suggest other sources of help.
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VALLEY
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December 2-3
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Saturday Matinee at 2 p. m.
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Sunday - Monday
December 4-5
7:15 and 9:00 p .m.
Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m.
Wednesday - Thursday
December 7-8
7:15 and 9 p. m.
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VISIT FROM HEALY
WASILLA—Mrs. Vannie Court
ney and her two children spent
♦he Thanksgiving holiday in An
chorage. They stopped at Wasilla
to visit Mrs. Walter Teeland, Mrs.
Courtney’s sister, before return
ing to Healy. Mrs. Courtney is
the teacher at Healy.
Have Holiday Open House
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Teeland kept open house at
♦heir home on Thanksgiving Day.
Nearly 80 people signed the guest
Potted Plants
Cut Flowers
MATANUSKA
VALLEY GARDENS
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Wednesday, December 14, 8 p.m.
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1 Mile South of Palmer on Matanuska Road
PHONE 81Y1
Housework CAN Be Easy
Yes. with electricity house
hold chores can be made easy.
The time and effort saved
through the use of modern ap
pliances more than make up
for the cost of the small
amount of power used.
Enjoy Life With Electricity.
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