12,000 ALASKA SCHOOL CHILDREN
MAY SET SALK VAOCUE THIS SPRING
Juneau — Plans are moving
ahead for the possible adminis
tration this spring of the Salk
polio vaccine to 12,000 children in
the first and second grades ol all
public, private and parochial
sehools in Alaska, Dr. C. Carl
Albrecht, commissioner ol health,
announced this week.
“Sufficient vaccine lor these
gik)ups will he supplied by the
Rational foundation for Infantile
Paralysis without charge for the
product ai it is licensed,” Dr. Al
brecht explained. “These children
are in highly susceptible age
brackets and can be organized
ueadily for vaccination before
schools close this spring.
“We don't knew yet i! ike Balk
vaccine is effective. We await
the evaluation report of Dv.
Thomas Francis, Jr. ef the Uni
versity of Michigan in April. Bui
we must make our plans now for
possible usage to protect as many
children as possible before this
year's polio season. If we wait to
organize until after ike report,
vm would not have time to make
the necessary arrangements. We
must get ready now, so no time
will be lost if the vaccine is found
to prevent paralytic polio." There
were 378 cases and 20 deaths re
ported m last year's outbreak ef
polio in Alaska.
Folio vaccine, already admin
istered to 440,000 children in the
trials last spring, is being pur
chased as a calculated risk by the
NFIP before its effectiveness can
he known. If it is licensed by the
federal government this spring
the NFIP, which financed the re
search that made its development
possible, will turn it over to state
and territorial health officers for
tise without charge for the pro
duct. If used, it will not be an
other test but the first use of a
aewly-establishd preventive mea
sure.
Purchase of enough vaccine for
eligible children in the territory
by the March of Dimes organiza
tion has enabled pharmaceutical
manufacturers to keep their facil
ities in production during the
waiting period so that vaccine
would be ready if licensed. As a
aesult, vaccine also will be avail*
•ble to physicians through usual
channels as soon as the product
is licensed.
"The admin isi ratio* of three
shots of vaccine to so many chil
dren in the territory will be a
tremendous task, requiring the co
operation of parents, health and
educational officials, physicians,
nurses, and many other volun
teers," Dr. Albrcht said. “I am
sure that the necessary coopera
tion will bo quickly forthcoming
—both in the planning stages and
in actual administration of the
vaccina."
I Vaccine will be given, only to
those eligible children whose par
ents request it by signing forms
that will be distributed through
the schools, Dr. Albrecht added.
Local health, medical association,
and education officials have been
alerted and are already making
plans for the vaccine program.
Volunteers to assist in the pro
gram will be recruited by local
health officers and chapters of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis.
Warning against premature
optismism that polio has been de
feated, Dr. Albrecht said: "We
have high hopes that this vaccine
will work, therefore we are mak
ing full plans for a vaccine pro
! gram, so that we will be pre
pared to move immediately into
action if we get the green light.
tBut we must not forget the vac
cine will not be offered to any
one until the official report is
issued, and then only if the re
port shows that the vaccine pre
vents paralytic polio under na
tural conditions and the vaccine
is licensed.”
NURSES TO MEET
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Ina Norbo, newly elected
president of the Matanuska Val
ley Nurses’ Association, will pre
side at the organization’s regular
meeting this Friday night. The
meeting will be held in the Health
Center rooms at 8 p.m. Labora
tory techniques will be the topic
for the evening’s program.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, Un
ion services, U. P. Church 2 p.m.
SQUARE DANCE GROUP, Moose
Hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER-ANCHORAGE basket
ball game at Anchorage
MAT. VALLEY NURSES’ ASSO
CIATION, Health Center, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
PURPLE BUBBLE BALL, Elks
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 27
CUB SCOUT PACK MEET, Lu
theran. Church basement, 3-6
p.m.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
LUTHERAN LADIES’ AID, Wil
lie Pedersen, 8 p.m.
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, 654, U. P. Church,
7 p.m.
P-TA EXECUTIVE meeting, 8
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2
MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN
CLUB, Co-Op rec. basement, 8
p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
j . Health Center, 2-4 p.m.
■PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
lodge, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Hall, 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY HEALTH COUN
CIL, Health Center, 7 p.m.
PLAN CIVIL SERVICE
OFFICE IN ANCHORAGE
Plans for a branch office of the
U. S. Civil Service Commission
in Anchorage were announced
this week. It is expected the of- j
fice will be open about April 1
and will have two Seattle men.
assigned to duty.
The Anchorage office would
supervise the recently announced
program bringing federal civilian
jobs in the territory under com
petitive civil service.
Flight to Nome
Being Planned
By Local Persons
A week-end flight to Nome is
being planned by several inter
ested persons, it was announced
this week. The trip is slated for
Saturday and Sunday, March 19
and 20 and all interested persons
are invited to make plans to join
the group.
Up to 31 passengers may be ac
commodated on the flight. The
round-trip fare will cost around
$55—however, if 31 passengers
sign up for the trip, the cost will
be considerably less—possibly
about $40. The plane will leave
the Palmer airport between 9 or
10 a.m. on Saturday and return
from Nome Sunday afternoon
about one or two o’clock. The
flight takes about three and one
half hours. Hotel reservations for
the group will be made in ad
vance.
Anyone interested in making
the trip is invited to contact Cy
Farnstock at the Experiment Sta
tion.
DOUBLE-HEADER
BASKETBALL SET
FOR WASILLA SATURDAY
There will be basketball on
Saturday night. All fans are in
vited to attend the double-header
game planned fir February 26
in the Wasilla School gymnasium,
beginning at 7:15 p.m. when the
High School Girls’ team and the
Wasilla Womens’ team will play
the first game. The high school
girls made their last meeting with
the womens’ team a close contest
and it should be a good game
to watch.
The main game of the evening
will be played by the Wasilla
High School boys’ team and the
Anchorage High School JV team.
All basketball fans are urged
to turn out and lend encourage
ment to their teams.
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EDITH RICHEY HOSTESS
FOR W. M. U. MEETING
The February meeting of the j
Womens' Missionary Union of the
First Baptist Church was held at
the home of Edith Richey. The
meeting was opened by singing
“Wonderful Word of Life",
prayer by Mrs. Richey. The les
son was on the study of Cuba.
Cloycine Driggers and Treva
Hardage sang “In the Shade of |
the Old Olive Tree”.
The organization will have
their W. M. U. week of prayer for
Home Missions with Annie Arm
strong offering February 21
through February 26 at different
members’ homes.
The meeting was closed by a
prayer offered by Mrs. Hardage,
and refreshments were served by
the hostess.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27
10:00 a.m. Sunday School Class
11:00 a.m. Sermon—"Today—in Paradise"
Christ's second word from the cross
8:00 p.m. Singspiraiion at First Baptist Church
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO Al,L
Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
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