BOUQUETS, Continued:
which would repch these peonle in the out-4
lying fringes where power to run ph 7!-rpy
machine is o-'nuietely IpcHngj 2nd, how
to mi si fund* to insure the surrey in
riew of the Federal appropriation cuts
which roslutjd in curtailment of the
Alaska Department of Health casefinding
program.
”It is the custom in this area for the
people to fol&ow the break-up to the vi
cinity of Dillingham where tent villages
are set up for tempo* vij.vinb quarters
while their boats arc repmreu ;.uc Oliver
work preparatory to rue fisnii.^ season is
being done* This period lasts about 2
w^ek” before the- people migrate to various
Bristol Bay canneries for work during the
actual fishing operations. It seemed log
ical tc ret rho Surrey for this 2-week
period when the maximum of population
could b°> reached*
k-R .or jinances, it was decided to
conduct a Bazaar which yielded the magni
ficent bin of $1300.00 clear profit. And
what a Bazaar\.......Clark*s Point sent ia
a cash donation; and Ekwok, away up the
river, sent in a box of articles for the
Sale, No such project could have been
wow d out without the complete, enthusi
astic- cooperation of pH segments of the
community, pnd so problem 2 v/p s hurdled,
"Fete took a hond in problem number 1,
The fishing regulations did not follow the
normal pattern...some canneries did not
run, some consolidated their operations
ana the up-river Eskimos were in confusion
as to their summer plans. There imps not
the normal mass migration.
’’However, the purvey went on as plan
ned. Leigh Kerr brought in the Alaska
Dept, of Health X-*ray machine and Public
Health Nurse Edna Crawford and the
Health Council committees carried out
their pre-survey organization* Operations
which were carried on at Dillingham*
Clerkfs Point a nr* Ekuk sometimes began at
4 p.m. to catoh the tide, working as late
as 2 s.m, and always until 8 or 10 o,olook
at night. X-rays were taken at any hour
another person could be located. A total
of 943 pictures was maae, for which
was raxa by the id flinch am health
Council* I'his number was less than had
been estimated but was very satisfactory
in view of the abnormal season.
The films a.re being read at Seward
Sanatorium, some have been processed and
the rest are being expedited as fast as
possible.
"HATS OFF TO DILLINGHAM, the official
staff and the citizens for a real contri
bution to the health of their communityi"
langford"named"*srief^ s~ deputy
Thomas A. Langford, deputy U.S.marshal
here during haldripfs termination of of
fice and Ponkcis appointment, has been
named chief deputy.by Marshal Fred William*
son in Anchorage. He is filling the post
on a temporary basis until a permanent
chief deputy is appointed. If we may speak
bluntly (not boldlv) the post will be
T/JELL FILLED with "Sam" on the joM
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It wps with greet sorrow that the news
of Joe Nord*R death in November reached
his many friends in Bristol Bay. His
funeral was held in Seattle on Nov. 23.
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