Fifteen Hundred C.C.'s of Serum Bring
Many a Twinge to Many a Valley Arm
Public health nurse Marjorie
Myren’s needle arm was plumb
weary and crying for rest this
week. That’s because, at press
time, Miss Myren estimated that
she’d given 1.000 separate immu
nizations for typhoid fever in the
past few weeks.
In addition to the 400 immuni
I zations at Palmer School, and the
; 200 adults who have been cared
! for in the Wednesday evening
, clinic at the Health Center, Miss
I Myren has conducted clinics at
Eklutna. Independence Mine and
Wasilla. She also has immunized
all the children at children’s
homes in the Valley.
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All in all, she’s put quite a
drain on the typhoid serum sup
plies of the territory. About 1,500
c.c.s of the fluid had been injected
into Valley arms at press-time.
(Translated into everyday Eng
lish, 1,500 c.c.s of serum would
be the equivalent of 500 tea
spoons.)
Adult immunizations at the
Health Center will continue
through May 24, it was an
nounced. Meanwhile, either Dr.
C. Earl Albrecht, territorial com
missioner of health, or his as
sistant Dr. Robert Smith, are ex
pected here in the immediate fu
, ture. They will give further ad
vice on the need for immuniza
tions and for other precautionary
measures.
Miss Myren will give a com
plete report of the work of the
immunization clinics, as well as
other public health activities in
the Valley since Jan. 1, 1950, at
next Thursday’s Valley Health
Council meeting. That meeting
is scheduled to be held in the for
mer library at the Rec Hall at
seven p.m.
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Army Contract Awards Will Bring
Valley Farmers Quarter Million Dollars
CITY COUNCIL—
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expected next term.
The council discussed the con
struction of a bulkhead at the
dock. This work must be com
pleted before dredging can be
started on the small boat harbor.
Angus Whyte, city clerk, sub
mitted his resignation. He sug
gested Hal Gates as his successor
It was voted that the new city
clerk keep office hours, for two
hours each day, for the conveni
ence of persons who have busi
ness with the city. The clerk alsc
will be supplied a city map, sc
that he can locate available lots
for prospective buyers.
Building permits were granted
to Harry Page, William Blakesley
and Angus Whyte.
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WEEKLY REFRIGERATED DELIVERY SERVICE
Central Alaska
• Valley farmers will do a $250,
000 business with the Army this
year in produce and potatoes. The
figure was revealed at the pro
duce bid openings at Fort Rich
ardson on Wednesday of this
week.
Valley farmers who will par
ticipate in the business of feed
ing the Army in Alaska include
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Farmers’ Co-Operating Asso
ciation, Glen Woods, Loren WiQ
dekehr, and Myron Newby. Other
bids went to the Tanana Valley
Farmers’ Co-Operative and the
Husky Gardens from Fairbanks,
and to independent farmers in
the Anchorage area.
The MVFCA was low bidder on
1,300 tons of potatoes and re
ceived the bid awards for about
half of the volume of green pro
duce to be used at Fort Richard
son. James Wilson, Co-Op man
ager, said the Co-Op’s Army mar
ket would be somewhat under
what it was last year, but that
with prices essentially the same,
the Co-Op farmer members would
not be materially affected by the
slightly lower volume of business.
The Co-Op’s bid awards will
total about $199,009 in all.
Glen Woods was awarded the
contract for 402 tons of potatoes,
to be delivered in January, Feb
ruary and March of 1951. Mr.
Woods’ bid was $5.33, so his Army
check this year should approxi
mate $40,000.
Myron Newby was low bidder
on the Fort Richardson cabbage
needs. He will supply the Post’s
cabbage at 7.3 cents a pound.
WASILLA TO GRADUATE
6 FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
11 FROM 8TH GRADE
W A S I L L A—Commencement
I services for six high school and
! 11 eighth grade graduates of Wa
silla School will be held next
Tuesday, superintendent Frank
j Jones announced today. The com
| mencement exercises will begin
I at eight o’clock in Community
j Hall.
j Baccalaureate services for the
| graduates are planned for Sun
I day evening at eight o’clock. This
I service also will be held at Com
; munity Hall. Rev. Harold Rich
I ards will give the baccalaureate
! sermon.
Harold Thuma of Palmer will
be the principal speaker at the
commencement exercises.
Wasilla’s high school graduates
| include:
Rose Vickaryous, Ted Knutson,
Jim Carson, Bill Church, Donald
Dinkel and Myron Newby.
Stepping up from the eighth
grade into high school will be:
| Raymond Jensen, Jo Dianne
FIRE BURNING THE BUTTE
A fire, started when a brush
fire escaped a homesteader in the
; Butte area, still v. as burning
! steadily on Bodenberg Butte at
I press-time. Fire guard person
; nel and members of the Valley
j Volunteer Fire Association had
fought the blaze all day Thurs
day. No farm homes yet were
endangered by the fire.
RETURN TO NEW YORK
Mrs. Larry Herman and niece,
I Rowena Redmond, left on the
Baranof on May 4, en route to
j Seattle. They will fly from Se
attle to their home in Rochester,
IN. Y.