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Tuberculosis And Total Defense
How unfortunate it is—at this
season of the year—to find such
paradoxical statements making
the rounds. On one side we find
such expressions as armed forces,
blackout, bombers, casualties and
destroy. And yet at the same
time we are extending Christ
mas Greetings of hope and for
a happy and a healthful New
Year to our fellowmen.
And so it is that we in this
country approach the Christmas
Season in a war-minded world.
And no defensive efforts whether
among the armed forces, or
among civilians, can be complete
unless the health of all of us re
ceive major atention. A nation
composed of healthy men and
women is a nation well prepared
for any emergency.
And now with practically ev
ery country in the world under
arms, the American people are
called upon for total defense.
And when we say total defense,
that is exactly what we mean.
Half-way or even three-quarter
measures will not do.
Our armed forces, first of all,
must be physically fit. Because
tuberculois is a disease of youth,
it js imperative that all of the
young men in the army and the
navy be free of the disease upon
entering the service. Just as im
portant. these young men should
be in such good physical condi
tion that they are able to with
stand the rigers that come with
serving in the armed forces.
All of us should give consider
able thought to the effect of tu
berculosis has on the health of
the public in times of war.
me pmniem or xuDcrcuiosis is
always accentuated during a per
iod of great physical stress. The
steady decline of morbidity and
mortality from tuberculosis is
well known. The most valuable
element in the future program is
increased emphasis on ea^e-find
ing procedures; the tuberculin
test and. especially, the X-ray ex
amination of positive reactors
and of contacts in families and
'"community group.--. Early diognos
js and prompt follow-up by effi
cient public health nurse instruc
tion are basic factors in the cf
fi-ctivc use nf cotnrol measures.
In regard to a healthy people
carrying on at home it is neces
sary that our production, facil
ities be kept going at full spv-'-d
— not marred by workers who
are ill. A recent official tabula
tion showed that more than
10,000 industral plants in the
United States have been awarded
government contracts to manu
facture vital defense materials
for our armed forces.
It has been aptly said that
“health is the backbone of pro
duction and production is the
keystone of defense.’ Therefore,
the health conservation of work
ers, which is the basic objective
of industrial hygiene is of utmost
importance to the success of the
defense program.
Physical examinations consti
tute one of the most important
features of an industrial health
program. Applicants for jobs
should be given complete exam
inations prior to employment.
These should be not for the pur
pose of excluding them from
work, but as a guide to their in
tel igent placement in the type of
work for which they are best
fitted physically, and in order to
prevent those who are suffering
from communicable diseases,
such as active tuberculosis or
syphilis in a contagious state,
from infecting fellow workers.
Ail employees should be given
periodic examinations at fre
o.uent intervals in order to de
tect physical defects and disease
in their early stages, when pro
per treatment will prevent much
needless suffering and loss of
time and money later on. With
the induction into mi’itary ser
vice of many of the able-bodied
men now employed in industry
and their replacement by older
men, and by those who are less
q.-.ulifiVd physically for strenuous
work, the importance of pre-em
p'.oyment and periodic physical
examinations and industrial med
ical and nursing services is be
ing multiplied manyfold.
The progress wnicn nas been
1 do in our country against tu
bc’cu’osis must continue. All of
the goad work which has been
done over the past several years
should not be erased by any na
tional emergency. With this in
mind, it is evident that the cam
paign against tuberculosis in 1942
will be an intensive one, and it
might well be divided into two
general divisions.
The first may well be summed
up as the division which is to
cooperate with all agencies in the
national emergency. The second
division is that which will main- ’
tain the gains which have been
made among our civilian popula
ti n since the turn of the cen
tury.
The powerful little Christmas
S al becomes an important wea
nn in lihin? up the ammunition
for 1942. All cf us can take part
in this vital health campaign by
purchasing Christmas Seals and
by using them.
Grace Moore, opera singer, received a dislocated shoulder in the
second act of “The Love of Three Kings" as the opera was being
presented in San Francisco. Charles Kullman (left) tenor, was
playing an impassioned scene and he hurled himself into the
proma donna. He was among the first to call — with orchids_at
Iter hotel room. j
After waiting several anxious
week our hearts are warmed (in
spite of prevailing low temper,
atures) by the fict that pay day
has arrived and passed. Money is
burning in our pockets and much
of it has already changed hands
by way of paying debts, buying
money orders, and various and
sundry items. N me should ex
perience a field day for selling
merchandise as they have never
seen before.
Sports
Foremost in the hearts of most
young men when- the fall of the
year comes around is athletics—
football and basketball. Football
being a bit far-fetched for Nome,
is out of the question, and basket
ball is put into prominence.
Nome has shown a fine spirit of
cooperation in allowing us to use
its gym and allowing us to play
against its teams.
Last Monday night saw the bas
■ketball schedule get under way
with three games being played.
The first game of the evening
was played by the Goldbricks &
the Aces the Goldbricks coming
out on top by the score of 31 to
20. Jones, center for the Gold
bricks, capturing the scoring hon I
ors with 12 points. The most
spectacular play of the game oc
curred when Jones stole the ball
from Minnick, center for the
Aces, and raced down the floor
unmolested for a field goal. Also
outstanding for the Goldbricks
was George Delaney who scored
3 points. For the Aces Stewart
and Adamowitz gave good per
formances, Adamowitz scoring 8
points.
The Old Folks proved they
weren’t quite so od by trouncing
Kenn's Bakery to the tune of 40
to 19. The game was fast and
furious from start to finish, but
the Bakery boys found tl^emselv
es a wee bit outclassed, several i
of the Old Folks having played
on good high school and college
teams. Ed Pyle, center for the
Old Folks found the hoo.p for 14
points. “Shine” Smith of the
same team hit for 10 points for!
second honors. Spark of the de
fense for the Old Folks was Lt.
Vanney coming up with the ball,
off the backboard more often
than not. Lt. Koenig surprized ■
everyone by his prowess on the j
court. We didn't think he had it j
in him.
The final game of the evening
between the Muleriders and The
Southerners turned out to be the
most thrilling, the Muleriders
shading The Southerners 23 to
22. The score was close all the
way through, neither team being
more than four points ahead at
any time. The Southerners scor
ed first late in the first period
and held the lead until late in
the third quarter when the Mule
A. P. Scoops
The AP News and Newsphoto
services may be modest. The AP
Membership Department itn’t.
Hence—and because we know -
you'll be interested in a two
day record of particularly good.
beats on outstanding stories —
we invite you to “take a look at:
the record.” Here it is:
Moorhead, Minn., Oct. 30 —AP
ahead 31 minutes on the North- j
west Airlines plane crash in1
which 14 died.
Fresno, Calif., Oct. 30 — AP
ahead 9 minutes with first word ■
on the finding of two lost army 1
pilots in the gierras.
St. Thomas, Ont., Oct. 30 — AP I
ahead 1 hour over one agency |
and 13 minutes over the other on
the Amrican Airlines plane crash
in which 20 were killed.
Washington, Oct. 31 — AP 1:
minute ahead on an even-break
anouncement to all on the sink
ing of the U. S. Destroyer Reu
ben James.
And, 13 minutes after the news
wire flash on the Reuben James,
a picture of the destroyer started !
moving over the Wirephoto net
work from New York.
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riders took over the lead by four)
r in's by the end of the period.
D dense of a good nature was dis
played by both teams. Judging
from the fi le play Monday night,
these two teams should be in
there pitching for honors by the
end of the season.
Construction
We work, and work, and work
-yet nothing seemed to be ac
complished. Then one day we
stopped to look around and
found the heating plant complet
ed and functioning n cely, steam
in the barracks (no more coal!
smoke and freezing), the mess
hall completed (•■«> mere stand-'
ing in lino and waiting for sec
ond and third calls), ahd the
walk-ways nearly finished. We
were surprized at all we had j
done. We think that most of us
will be really sorry that the
work is done, for there won’t be
much to do after it is completed.
Here 'n There
Mail finally came in by the,
stack to alleviate the pangs of
homesickness suffered by all. We
don't know whether we feel bet
ter or worse having received all
those letters. We hate to hear
about all our buddies getting 15
day fur oughs when we have to
stay here indefinitely.
The once-in-a-lifetime oppor
tunity came last Saturday night
when we all (most of us, any
way) got passes extended to 3 a.m.
so that we could go to the Jam
boree. Fellows notorious for their
slowness shined, shaved, shampoo
ed and showered with amazing
speed to get to town early. Some
of ’em were ready even before i
supper. Just goes to show you |
how versatile some people are.
Sgt. John Wilson's latest re
port cn his family of kittens, “All
six and mother are doing nicely."
Several of the “shots” were in
a turmoil today due to the fact
that the pump-house burned
down Wodensday night. Mu«t
have been the reason for so much
hot water Thursday.
Discharge, discharge, where
did 1 put that discharge? That
should be the theme song fer sev
eral of the boys down in “D”
company barracks.
After much deliberation and
pondering we have come to the
conclusion that the bridge be- i
tween the ipost and town should
henceforth officially be known as
Wheeler's Bridge, and, further
more, that a protective net be
slung under it as a preventative
for future accidents.
Trying not to be too inquisitive
we wonder what Captain Martin,
being a bachelor, is going to do
with a hope chest acquired at the
Jamboree.
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