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Vol. 1 No. 3
r.-'nzr, Alaska, Decern,er 16, 11)37
5 cents
PUBLIC HEALTH OJUUCIL TO
HE ..AG^II ZED Ili VALLEY
Health Education—Preparedness,
Prevention—to co Program
For the purpose of organizing a Health
Council to ■.cm. with th. Public Health
nurse throughout the Valley, mert.nft
will os held in the ho -Ire Hoorn in uio
basement of the Dormitory on Tuesday even
ing, December 21, f.t 7:30 F.M. The
Counci 1 is to be Trade up of men and vomen
from various representative croups in the
Valley under the sponsorship of the
Territorial Deyrrtrront of Health.
At tne present tine Id. Hiller, m*o is
temporarily tailing Dr. ALlrccht1 s rlnco
at the Matamts.cp Volley Kcsj ital at
Palmer, ard kiss Eunice Anderson, Puvlic
Health nurse for this district, have been
in charge of the health program in the
Valley out -he amount of educational work
they could arrange has .ece^-sarUy been
limited. Ti.e organization of a Health
Council ey Valley residents will ua<e
possible the furthering ;f public he;ilth
measures of much value to the’ Valley 03
a whole and a plan of eontincus education
to maintain an.’ promote the general
health of the conuaund*y. 3 e Council
wo’old sponsor health drives, locsuies by
health specialists; jar ko arrangements
for immunization of cl.ili.ro:. and adults
by vaccination ar.d firnishiny of toxins
for prevent.on of smallpox, typhoid, etc.
and it would be authorized to declare
quarantines in case of contagious disease.
It would cooperate with ti.e Public Health
nurs<_ to nrrang< coaching ir. correct home
nursing.
"The opportunities for education and pre
paredness arc limitless" saps ?r. killer,
wilG with kiss Anderson is helping *o
organize the Health Counci1, "hut the
opportunities for education in .-reopen,'
well are even greater. The nodical
advisor and the public health nurse would
work closely with the Council to help
accomplish these purposes and help non re
tain a record of good health t..ro^ghovt
the Valley.
NEW EhfLyjfilEuT ?U EFFECTIVE
1938 hbL lEPNETMENTS ARitC
jill Unployoes, Old and Nov.', Will
Sim Hot Employment Agreements
a more stringent program will go into
offeet in the various departments of the
the first of the year to piwide
employment to us .many Colonists as pos
sible, who ne. d jmd va.it work in order
to earn sufficient nflnoy to 3aTilt&in
their families on a required budget.
Non-Colonists vill dc replrcod whenever
possible and as scon as possible; some
full-time Colonists now employed will
he reduced to part-time work hut in such
cases ti.is would usually effect only
those wno have already been working
steadily for seme time.
Pref rcnce will be given to those Colon
ists who have the smallest, allotments
under the Security and Development pro
gram, inasmuch a.s their land }.as been
developed to reasonable extent but
still they will be unable to gain suffi
cient revenue from their land to provide
for their budgetary requirements during
the coming riatcr raid aunaaer. First
sons idcrc tion i 111 or -Ivor, to heads of
fax.*lies of Colonists, members of their
families will be given second considera
tion and old settlers, third consideration.
Lmiry Colonists h-vc already made a.pnlica
_ ( Co;.' . ; Ige 2) _
The following organiss&t..ons have been
suggested I'or representation:
.American Legion: Seth Cook, Con.ue.ndcr
Pioneer Grange: Prod Johnson, President
ii.V.P.C.A. : J.P..Sicber, President
^.h.P.C.: Leo 3.Jr cobs, General Manager
Colony Council: Henry Lankko, Represcn
tative
Palmer Schorl: Harold Thu.ua, Supt.
TTasUla Schorl: Lr.Hlockenteger, Supt.
Colony Homemakers'1 Clubs: krs. Chris
Anderson
Hospital: J...ss Harxan 3atdorf, Supt.
C-vic Coat or Women's Club: lirs. Vic
Chapman and hrs. 3.J.Single