THE NOME NUGGET
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HELPING A GOOD CAUSE
The announcement that a cam
paign for the reiief of Finnish
non-combatants had been organ
ized in Alaska meets with the
popular sympathy and feeling of
a large portion of the population
of Alaska.
Alaska with its representatives
from nearly every country on
the globe does have a predomin
ance of people from the Seand.n
avian countries. And while it is
little Finland that at present l~
the victim of a rapacious attack
toy So viet Russia, still all Scan
dinavian countries remain in cor
atant danger of an extension of
that encroachment; and they
have the greatest reason in the
world to assist in taking care of
those people of Finland who
have been made homeless and
are now without means of livli
hood or businses.
In company with the close sym
pathies of the Scandinavian coun
tries, the people of the United
States have the greatest respect
for Finland as the only nation of
Europe to honor its war debt
and the only country of that
continent which has continued
its payments year after year. In
addition to this respect, Ameri
ca’s inherent feeling of fair play
has risen to the surface and pub
iic indignation has been vented
upon Russian for its part as the
aggressor in a mattter which the
United States feels Is nothing
more or less than a copying by
Stalin of Hitler’s "Elitzkre g."
Nome has received word from
John W. Troy, Alaska manager
for the relief ^impaign, end has
already commenced the forming
of an organization to gather re
11 f funds for Finnish non-com
batants.
A full statement < f the organiz
ation is expected to be mace by
Cari Wourinen, Nona mo.icg.r,
in next Monday’s issue at which
time he stated his organization
would be complete and details of
the campaign would be made
public.
The movement for the relief
referred to u headed nationally
by former president Herbert
H over, whose thirty five years
of experience as relief organiz
er have been thrown behind the
campaign. Such is the feeling
among the people of the United
States that many thousands of
dollars are now pouring into
headquarters for the relief of
Finns. Nomeites and others of
this section of Alaska will also
have the opportunity of joining
in this worthwhile cause.
DIPHTHERIA
Few diseases are more danger
ous than diphtheria if proper
treatment is not quickly and
steadily given. Although older
children may have this disease,
small children are most defense
less against diphtheria, especial
ly children under 5 years of age.
No child need have diphtheria.
It can be prevented by a simple
harmless treatment—the admin
istering of d phtheria toxoid. It
takes a few months for immun
ity to develop.
The campaign against diphther
ia has been successful, death rat
cs have gone down steadily. The
following-tabie shows the num
ber of deaths per 100,000 of pop
ulation in the United State for
various years:
1910 — 21 1925 — 8
1915 — 18 1930 — 5
1920 — 15 1935 — 3
Although the diphtheria death
rate for 1935 was lower than it,
h 1 ever been before, still there
were about 4,000 deaths from
diphtheria in that year. When
every baby born is protected;
from diphtheria there will be no
J'aihs from the disease.
Parer's in N’lme have been
be'-n very cooperative in protect
i'ig their children against diph
A large percentage of
i
I’h-jol children have been im
munized. Shick tests have been
given this week to school child
K E F ATH ER, LIKE SON —If these two members of
tlie financial house of Morgan look stern, there’s good reason.
I hey arc J. I1. Morgan and liis son, Junius, 46-year-finanoier, who
can lind no escape from Wall Street tenseness over the war
situation in Kurope. This good eloseup of the usually camera-shy
Morgans was made at a Washington hearing.
ren who have entered this school
for the first time or those who
w-re immunized previous to
schorl age. These with positive
reactions will be given the diph
theria toxord.
Prrschool children ages six
months—6 years who have not
had dijfrtheria toxoid will be
immunized Tuesday 9:30 to 11:30
am by Dr. Morcom. upon the
wr;.r?n consent cf parents. The
toxid will be given free of
chrrgr- at the Terirtorial School
Building.
Signed: Ida Sprenger,
Puoiic Health Nurse
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PRICE OF WAR—Pensively Eunice Lahtinen, 5, studies
her last year’s sled which may serve again this year as a Christ
mas present. The Finns in Fitchburg, Mass., who constitute one i
of the largest Finnish colonies in C. S., are skipping Xmas this
year to be able to send the money to their homeland. About. MOO
Finns live in Fitchburg.
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