LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
DEDICATION OF
NEW SEWARD NURSES HOME
An estimated attendance of
200 persons witnessed the dedi
cation services of the new nurses
home on First Avenue Saturday
afternoon.
In addition to local visitors,
many out-of-towners in the city
for the convention attended the
opening after an announcement
from the floor of the convention.
Full particulars of the build
ing have not been supplied the
newspaper at this time, but it is
known that the building was
financed under the Hill Burton
Act, which is a federal grant of
moneys to aid in health building
projects.
Among those in attendance
were Senator John Gorsuch and
his wife; Mrs. Alfred Owens,
Mrs. Barbara Dimock, Miss Dor
othy Prior. Mrs. Maynard Tay
lor. Mrs. Lee Bettinger, Mrs.
Paul Du pier and Neil Moore.
These people were here for the
convention.
Tea was served by local mem
bers of the Alaska Nurses Asso
ciation.
CIVIL DEFENSE DEPT.
PURCHASES FILMS FOR
COMMUNITY USE
Juneau—The Territorial De
partment of Civil Defense an
nounced this week that two new
16mm. sound training films, “A
Tale of Two Cities,” and “First
Aid in the Prevention of Shock,”
have been purchased and are
available for use by the com
munity.
Program chairmen of local
clubs and organizations are es
pecially urged to make arrange
ments for use of Civil Defense
training films to help promote
their Civil Defense organization.
Contact your local Civil Defense
Director, Col. C. E. Johnson,
for further information.
The film, “A Tale of Two Ci
ties,” is a documentary record
of the effects of the atomic
bombing of Hiroshima and Na
gasaki. while “First Aid in the
Prevention of Shock" deals with
several types of wounds, includ
ing burns, fractures, head and
body injuries; shows how shock
may develop from each, and
how to prevent it.
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P-TA HOLDS INTERESTING
MEETING LAST SATURDAY
A large group attended the
P-TA meeting held Saturday,
October 25, in the High School
study hall. Persons attending
stated it was to their belief the
most informative and entertain
ing meeting held in a long time.
One of the high points of dis
cussion was the inadequate and
inefficient b u s service being
given the out-of-town children.
The School Board is being peti
tioned to investigate and take
necessary action towards reme
dying the situation.
Also the matter of doing away
with the alley, a public thorn
fare, which runs directly thru
school property and has long
been a hazard, was brought up.
With the cooperation of t lie
School Board, the city will be
petitioned to hold a special (-lec
tion to eliminate this alley.
Rev. Malin gave an interesting
talk on the need for a youth
program for Seward and broach
ed the subject of a paid recrea
tion man to be hired jointly by
the School Board as a part-time
gym instructor and by the City
as a recreational program direc
tor. He said he had no definite
plan to offer but it might be well
for all interested persons to work
towards something of the sort,
possibly beginning with the ap
pointment of a Recreation Com
mittee with members from the
various organizations.
Many Sewardites reported a
slight earthquake Wednesday
morning at about 5 o’clock. It
must have been the same one
that was reported in Anchorage
at about the same lime.
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day—so leave your packages at
NORTHERN CAB STAND while
continuing your shopping.
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