VACCINATION FOR
TUBERCULOSIS
SOON AVAILABLE
People in and about Palmer
will have an opportunity to take
advantage of the Territorial De
partment of Health BCG (tuber
culosis vaccination) program
about the first week in May, ac
cording to information received
by Miss Marjorie Myren, public
health nurse.
This tuberculosis vaccination
program was requested for Palm
er by the Matanuska Valley
Health Council, Dr. C. C. Bailey,
and Dr. A. Colberg. The supply of
BCG vaccine is very limited, and
it is released by the United States
Commissioner of Public Health
only to public health agencies.
Specially trained personnel give
the BCG vaccine in Alaska. First
it was used only in selected lo
calities where the incidence of tu
berculosis is high. More recently
the program has been carried to
communities where members of
the medical profession and the
public health agency request it.
People of Alaska are fortunate
to be able to participate in the
program. It has been made avail
able to very few communities in
the States. More information
about the BCG program—what it
is and who and how it benefits—
will appear in the next two
Frontiersman issues in the Health
Council News.
Some politicians work on the
theory that a good story is more
important to them than the truth, i
HOOSIER HOTSHOTS
TO SHOW IN PALMER
It’s hard to believe that the
weird “instruments” used by the
Hoosier Hotshots to produce their
strange thumpins, grindings and
other widely assorted musical
noises originate in Leader Ken
Trietsch’s home “research lab
oratory”.
But it’s a fact, Trietsch said to
day. His home is equipped with
power tools and all the parpher
nalia required for soldering, ad
justing and tuning “doghouses”.
Though not soundproofed, it is
the testing room for most of the
selections for which the foursome
has become famous.
Hezzy Trietsch is the outstand
ing comedian of the bunch, which
includes Gabe Ward and Gil
Taylor. All are adept at coaxing
the most nonsensical kind of
j music from the same kind of in
struments.
i Automobile horns, bicycle bells
| are stacked one over the other on
the instruments and all are tuned,
Trietsch insisted to the interna
tional A-440 pitch.
The Hoosier Hotshots are famil
iar to fans all over the world, and
I those fans are responsible for a
lot of the foreign attachments on
| their instruments.
During the war the Hotshots
entertained troops throughout the
United States, 4n Italy and Africa.
Their personal appearances,
movies, radio and stage engage
ments have proved that audiences
also enjoy seeing the Hotshots
“make darn fools” of themselves
in public.
The Hotshots are scheduled to
show at Valley Theater, Sunday,
April 8 for three performances
only at a matinee at 2 p.m. and
evenings at 7:15 and 9:15.
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and have them set by an expert.
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of Our Out-of-Town Patrons
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Box 131—Anchorage
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The Bloomin' Rascal!
The Christmas cactus owned
by Mrs. Mary Lacher which is
supposed to bloom only at yule
tide, seems to be stepping up
production. After blazing with
52 blooms at Christmas, the cac
tus now is coyly presenting at
least 5 new buds.
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Alaskan Chairman Named
New chairman of the Alaska
division of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce is Frank Beaver. He
replaces Art Ganson. Beaver an
nounced he plans a trip through
Alaska soon to get acquanted
with the territory and its people
and problems and see where Se
attle can cooperate.
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TRAVELING?
If Planning a Trip
Outside or
In the Territory
See . . .
W'Utflifo
Travel Agency
at Bert's Drug Store
Authorized agent for all
scheduled air lines and
steamship lines.
PLAN TO ATTEND THE...
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Annual meeting
WHIN?
Of YOUR Hfcre/c CO-OP.
Saturday Eve. April 14, 8
p.m.
WHERE?...
Palmer High School Gym
Election of Directors — Reports — Co-op Business
Movies - Prizes! - Prizes! - Refreshments
FIRST DRAWING PROMPTLY AT 8P.M.rBE SURE TO BE THERE
Motonusko Electric Assn., Inc.
Palmer, Alaska
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