Vol, HI No. 2
"HAH" SANDWICHES MILES OF OCEAN AND LAND
Joo Hi^d^rbrand. radio operator' of
Kanakanak, has been "twisting the dial"
and coming up with some surprising Amateui
Radio* ham band contacts recently: .
Honolulu, Hawaii: Elizabeth Steele and
Patricia \Jrring (Betts and Pat) former
nurses at Kanakanak are now working at th<
Leahi Hospital in Honolulu* They are en
joying swimming at V/aikiki Beach but still
express a preference for Alaska*
San Jose, California: Miss Martha Haste
W former nurse at Kanakanak,. sends her
•greetings to all, and says that she was
g^uite surprised to have as a speaker in .
one of her classes, a Dillinghamite—none
other than Marguerite Millett. A
An attempt to talk to Marguerite on. an
other day was to no avail as she was talc*
exams and unable to oome to the phone* ..
The house mother spoke for her*
T951"ACCWLISHJi:I/TS"OF ACCA" " " "
The Crippled Children’s program in
Alaska shows that through 1951, 136 oiv
thopedio patients, were hospitalized, usinj
7 hospitals; this represents,25,104 patiei
days at a cost range of from $11*25 at '
Mt, Edgecumbe Hospital to $24,95 at St«
Francis Hospital in San Francisco.
There were 43 Chronic Disease patients
hospitalized, using. 2 hospitals—about
* 2958 patient days; Eye and Ear patients
treated in Anchorage and kept at Susitina
Home represented 3938 patient dryd.
It is estimated that 60^ of cur children
are affected with either eye or ear dis
ease and that children hospitalized uncLr
this program at the present time in a.11
of the hospitals an average of at least
1280 miles must be traveled by each child.
The three top causes oi cnppj.ii]^ > on
ditions are TB (43^)9 Con^enitul vei -rLi-•
ities (19*1^), and FoUo
This is a reminder that money seno in
to benefit the ACCA i j riot -ms ’■ed--!'" i"
used beneficially and cesp oratory reeded
to continue the work :ot r-.p by AJtJU
The ruling of the Third b\strict Court
in Anchorage on juarch 24, under the pre
siding judge, Georg© H. .Folia* marked iho
/end of the Naknsk Public Utility District
as a unit ■with the pow-?r to tax and-create
public improvements ©*
The ruling camo on conclusion of the
suit entered against tnc; llclce.nk Pud by
four Bristol Bay packers in an action,
■seeking to prevent the .PCD?a directory
from levying an unreasonable tax on their
properties* • h •
The revealed fact that certain ballots
which wore marked against incorporation
had been thrown out by the election board...
on technicalities was the basis of the
Court*s decision* Because, since the la
tent of the voter was clearly shown , had
the ballots been counted as they should
have been a tie vote would.have resulted
and the PUD would not haV9 bean formed
urider the law of a majority of the voters
necessary to create it*
During tl\e hearing an attack was made
by the Plaintiffs upon. the, constitutionality
of the Territorial Law governing the *
,t^formation of Public Utility District with
in Alaska© Folta made no finding whatso
ever on-thic. question and confined hie
opinion to election-procedures employed
in the formation of. the ftaknek PTfDo
UNION Tf-JCES TO'AIR
THE BEAOON pp.t out a Special Edition
laot week' for cho sole purpose of getting
the Union.’a tidt, of *he current Labor
argument before the public© The thoughts
expro:«ed therein wore .’-ompiled and pro-'
wanted by fe.xhej: iko~go S.Endal© S©J# of
Dillingham, who know* that fevery pancake
he.: TTO :jid"C-o
Thir Erfcr* he 3 beer followed by a serf.: ?
o.f f'o j.r broacOas Js-~ pei'hap6 morj
le^cr-j Thu fxr H bj oaclaabt wan mad© ly
*.Tlm Downey and *'VbZ gori'bed <*,*?or* KFQD on
Monday,, Mar>h '-4'c'u x'h© ne:.rb in •'/ns se.'ie.-;
Tv ill be heard ©rroon, 7;hu: s doy>
Tferch 27 at 50.5 \ -also by Jim Downey©
pagi Five. Plo&Tef