fho 9w*t* en Feb* 24th approved leg! si act ion rhieh
would axolude set gill nets* stake gill nets and aroherod
gill net8 In Alaska waters from any consideration c.3 fix»
ed gear in the writing of fishery regulations*
The bill* sponsored by Sen* Magnuson of Washington* is
identioal with the measure introduced by Bartlett in the
House and approved last week by the House Iferohent Marine
and Fisheries Committee*
This legislation would exslude set nets from oonsiden*
atlon as fixed gear and would permit the issuance of re
gulations similar to those issued in past years*
gaflfg —
Plans are mowing ahead for the possible administration
this spring of the Salk pdlio Tseoine to 12*000 children
in the first and second grades of all public* private and
parochial schools in Alaska* Dr* Albrecht announced late
last month*
Sufficient wweeine for these groups will be supplied
by the national Foundation for Infantile Paralysis wit 1
out charge for the produce if it is licensed* Thete child
ren are in highly susceptible age brackets and can te •;. *
ganized readily for vaooination before schools cloe^
spring*
It is not definitely established that the Salk vaccine
is effective but as soon as that is determined* the mas'-*
IfcSSSI
THINK YOU NEED GLASSES-or are you too
old to care?
Well, here is your opportunity* a FREB
eye olinlo will be held in town some time
this month by Dr. Milo Frit* it* a minr*
imum of 100 appointments are guaranteed,
fio, if you or one of your family needs
his eyes examined, jiign u£ before
MARCH £l*t at Hildebrand“fs Variety ate re
so your appointment oan be seheduled.
This unusual privilege is open to
EVERYONE and is being arranged by the |
Alaska Health Dept*, but the estimated
cost of $8&P*00 is $25^*00 OVER the
available fund? so the community must
contribute $£<50*00 or else lose the
ohanco for this needed professional sen*,
vice, Th9 Women*s Civio Organization
has accepted the obligation and are ask
ing you who need eye examinations to
contribute whatever you oan afford at
the tim6 you sign up. What you oontrir*
but8 plus a basio charge of $6*00 for
glasses (if it'is found that you need
them) is all this service will cosrb you}
Compare this to the expense of going to
Anchorage to obtain this servioe —then
give all you oan to help the WO raise
the necded_$25G,09 the£ have pledgedj, _
Show me an Irishman and iTlT show you
& fool,
I*m an Irishman}
Er-Jn-r, that is—If* the ^
l*m~not myeolf tonight*
I notioed__the__impro^mentl_ ___ ^ ^ —
He" "got shell-shocked from eating
peanut a in__bed_* ____
They "call him ’^Prescription* Wa"ssmann
because he*s so hard to get filled}
innocuianion will move ahead very
There were 573 eases of polio and
ZO deaths reported in Alaska last year*
Dr* Albreoht warns against prematuro
eptomism that polio has been defeated
Dr* Libby was in town last week for
a visiti
Johnny Walatfca was also over* Johanna
writes that she won a dSving and swiff.-*
wing oontest during the reoent Fur Render
vousJLn Anohora^e,
®on*t forget your bit o'green on Mas* 17*
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