Heolth Council—
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weight*, height*, and problem*
of 17 small children, infanta and
pre-school children. Saw a pre
natal at the Health Center.
WEDNESDAY: Keguiar school
clinic. 9-10 am. Screened child
who needed glasses, referred her
to ENT Clinic. Called on Dr. Bai
ley regarding a patient. Home
call, girl with corneal ulcers
Home call on new mother just
home from the hospital and gave
a demonstration bath. Visited
some children at Lazy Mt. Home.
Prenatal Class. 3-4 p.m.
THURSDAY: Regular school
clinic, 9-10 a m. Rest of the day
was spent in Wasiiia area. Screen
ed four children for eye defects.
Visited woman sick at home.
Called on post operative strabot
omy case to make v ciinic ap
pointment. Saw little boy with
club feet to measure him for new
shoes. Saw a pre-school child re
garding questionable foot defects.
Saw several children at the Val
ley Christian Children’s Home.
Called on a prenatal case in the
home. Made weekly visit to Wa
siiia school, saw four or five
students referred by their
teachers and talked with teach
ers and principal about the an
nual physical check-ups for the
school. Visited little girl hurt at
Wasilla school. Home visit on boy
with eye defect.
FRIDAY: Regular school clinic.
9-10 a.m. Another Eklutna visit
to check on new-born baby. Vis
ited a prenatal case. Called at
home of girl with measles. Saw a
little boy who is a possible TB
case.
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Alaska Unfortunate—
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i over to the Territory the money
rained for crippled children *o
that much more can be done (or
them than the meager Territorial
budget allows. Through ACCA
1 funds a worker it employed at
$215 a month at the Mt. Edge
cumbe Hospital: also a teacher
is employed for the eye and ear
cases at the Susitna Home in An
chorage. Other hospitals about tin;
Territory- including the crippled,
children’s sections at Bethel and
Kotzebue and the chronic disease
section in Juneau- received ACCA
funds. Nearly $11,000 has been
contributed to these hospitals so
far this year, according to Mrs.
Marshall Hoppin. president of
ACCA. Palmer is asked this year
to contribute $350 toward this
program through the Community
Chest.
Alaska Crippled Children’s As
sociation workers also try to earn
money themselves for their cause.
Everyone in Alaska is acquainted
with their attractive Christmas
cards. Alaskan cook books, and
scores of other gift items. In An
chorage, the association has its
own shop, the Gilded Cage, staff
ed largely by volunteer workers
who want to do as much as they
SATURDAY: Worked at the
office catching up on records and
taking care of correspondence.
Fitted into the regular routine
are one day a month spent in vis
iting most of the crippled chil
dren in the Valley with the phy
sio therapist from Anchorage and
another day spent in visiting
health and welfare cases with
Nancy Cameron of the Territorial
Welfare Department.
can to help Alaskan children who
might be hopeless invalids with
out this assistance.
ACCA Booth at Matanuska Hotel
( In Palmer, the Cheechako
[ Homemakers have found an in
valuable plugger for ACCA gift
items in Mrs. John Sullivan at
the Matanuska Hotel Mrs. Sul
| livan has turned over to them for
the display and sale of the gift
I items an attractive booth in the
! hotel lobby. So far Mrs. Sullivan
i and her assistants at the hotel
' desk have done almost all the
* selling of these items, but as the
Christmas rush begins in earnest,
Cheechako workers will help staff
the booth.
Valley Hospital to Benefit
Last week Mrs. Hoppin brought
a whole load of Christmas gift
t items from Christmas cards to
carved jade to the hotel. The
Cheeehakos are doubly anxious
1 to make their ACCA booth a suc
cess this year, because the profits
i will benefit not only the crippled
; children’s program but the new
Valley Hospital as well. Half of
the profits from the sale of these
items—and there is no overhead
because all space and help is do
nated—will go toward the Chee
chako’s Valley Hospital fund,
which will in turn go toward the
Homemakers’ Council pledge of
$1,000. The other half will go to
ward the crippled children’s pro
gram.
LOCAL HOMEMAKERS TELL
ABOUT SHORT COURSE
ON RADIO PROGRAM
Mrs. Katheryn Wilson and Mrs.
Justine Parks talked on Ruth
Briggs’ radio program Monday.
They discussed the Extension
Service Short Course for home
Moose Breakfast Date
Changed to November 4
The Dedicatory and initiation
breakfast scheduled for October
14 has been changed to November
4. according to Don Ingalls, chair
man of entertainment committee.
This was necessary, he said, be
cause flooring material for the
new hall has not yet arrived.
Some plumbing also remains to
be installed.
A large class of candidates has
been elected, but it is hoped that
by November 4, a class of at least
50 will be in readiness. This initi
! ation will mark the last date at
which candidates may enter the
Lodge membership at a special,
reduced initiation fee.
The nam and egg breakfast vuf
; be served in honor of the new
candidates. All Moose are urged
to get tickets for the affair, either
at Grasser’s Hardware store, from
i Don Ingalls or Deb Anderson at
i Bert’s Drug store.
makers all over the Territory to
be held at the University of Al
aska, October 26 to November 4.
FLOWERS say....
"Get Well Soon"—
"Congratulations"—
and Convey Your Best Wishes
in Many Ways.
POTTED PLANTS
CORSAGES BOUQUETS
Mai. Valley Gardens
MAUD HOSLEH
ANNOUNCE GIRL SCOUT
LEADER TRAINING
SESSION OCT. 23
Mr* Charles W. Wilson an
nounced today that the next Girl
Scout training session will be
held Monday. October 23.
All those who are interested
in helping with the Girl Scout
program are invited to attend.
The exact time and plate will be
announced later.
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HEAR A. V. RICHEY
PASTOR FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH >
Meeting in Carpenters’ Hall
Sunday, 11 A. M.—'‘Keep Your
Shirt On"
7 P. M.—What Baptists Believe
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