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EDITORIAL
LOSS TO ALASKAN AVIATION
The tragic death of Pilot Hans
Mirow and his mechanic Peter
Bystcdt during the height of the
Christmas season brought a deep
sense of sadness to many an Al
akan. On a mission of mercy in
search of a missing brother flier
and h:s passengers these two
died in a service that merits them
lasting honors.
As one of the most experienc
ed and most enterprising of Al
askan aviators Pilot Mirow had
contributed much to Alaska in
his spaH of life. Alaska ill can
afford to lose men of his extra
ordinary skill and high order of
intelligence. To his widow and or
phaned children the sincerest
sympathy is extended far and
■'near especially in the land of his
service and devotion at the time
he came to grief.
Irrespective of detailed cir
cumstances leading to the loss of
these two valued men their trag
ic ending points again to the ur
gency of Alaska and the federal
government doing all within
their power to extend further
aids and provide every possible
facility for the greater safety of
those who follow the airlines in
the service of the Northland.
WINDING UP TIIE OLD YEAR
Christmas 1939 now a matter
of history, only two more days
to go and 1939 will be relegated
to the past.
A hectic and troubled year,
witnessing many an upheaval of
world wide import with fate of
nations in the balance the year
is sure to be chronicled as a piv
otal one.
The last two days of the year
serve well for making general
appraisal and laying out a course
f r the coming year. It behooves
all who would make most of the
year to be alert in this matter.
No telling what the year has
in store for nations and indiv
idua's. A far different situation
| may confront all a year from
,now. Get your affairs in order
and prepare to do your part to
sail on, cautious to keep off the
shoals and rocks that beset the
future.
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HOLLYWOOD STAR-LITES
By Chuck Cochard
HOLLYWOOD (Exclusive) —
Here are some guesses as to
' the bests in motion pictures for
1939:
Best picture of the year: “Mr.
Smith Goes to Washington.”
Best performance by an act
ress: Greta Garbo in “Ninotch
ka"
i Best performance by an actor:
James Stewart in “Mr. Smith
Goes to Washington”
Best direction: Frank Capra in
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washing
ton.
Best photography of the year:
, “Intermezzo."
Best cartoon feature: “Gulli
ver’s Travels.”
Greates technical triumph: the
earthquake and floods in “The
Rains Came.”
Discovery of the year: Gloria
Jean.
Beat* musical r “Babes in Arms”
Outstanding make-up of the
year: “The Wizard of Oz.”
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Territorial Department of Health
Campaign Against Venereal
Disease
The Great Imitator
Syphilis is all the more insid
i us because often those suffering
from it are not aware that they
have it. They may be a constant
source of danger to others and,
because they do not know that
they have been infected, they
fs.l to get the treatment that
would check the ravages of the
bsease or effect a cure. A per
il n-ay have been infected with
out his or her knowledge and
h: ve no idea that the disease is
entrenching itself in the body,
o' ly bringing serious h: "m to
the heart, blood vessels, nervous
system and other vital tissues
and organs.
I: is not ordinarily possible for
tbs lay person to detect those
who are suffering from syphilis.
!V st people suppose that the
condition of hte skin is evidence
of infection with this disease,,
but this is not always so. The
s', n may or may not be affected.
Oke.n those suffering from a se
•• o atta k af the disease show
n i -kin blemish and are not in
c: neilatcd in any manner which
may be detected in any way oth
er than by a suitable medical
e: .mination which includes a
bla ,1 t 'st for syphilis.
So frequently is syphilis the
c: •' of illness attributed to oth
er diseases that many hospitals
of ' ? country and many of our
lr i ' g physicians make blood
te .3 a routine practice in the
thorough examination of pa
tients.
This dangerous disease has
rightly been called “The Great
Irni or” for in its last stage it
may be mistaken for many other
disea as—as for example, psoria
sis. Tuberculosis, cancer, sciatic
rheumatism, arthritis, and var
ious other diseases of the skin,
heart, lungs, kidneys and brain.
Sypbi is is the common cause of
locomotor ataxia and of general
paresis or gencral.v paralysis of
the insane,
The First Stage: Syphilis runs
through several more 0r less char
aeteristic stages. The primary
stage usually begins as a local
sore, called the chancre, at the
point of contact with the infec
tion. The chancre appears from
12 days to 40 days—on the aver
age, three weeks—after exposure.
It may be merely a red spot or
blister or pimple, or it may devel
op into an ulcer of considerable
size. As a rule, the chancre is
very hard and feels like a but
ton or a piece of cardboard un
der the skin. It is usually pain
less. The lymph glands that
drain the area which has become
1 infected become markedly en
larged. Theerfore, if the chance
appears on the sex organs, the
glands in the groin become en
larged. If the chancre is on the
! lip the glands in the neck will
become swollen considerably. As
a rule, these enlarged piands are
.not pairful. A chancre on the lip
may resemble an ordinary cold |
sore. Within a few weeks the
| chancre wi.i disappear, even i
without treatment, leaving noth-,
jing obvious to show that the dis
ease is present. Syphils is a
great deceiver.
The chancre stage of the dis-:
wase is very infectious, although
■ the blood in this stage does not
'.ho.v a positive reaction to the
| Wasscrinann test for active syph- >
ills. However the germ can be
detected by microscopic examina
lion. Treatment begun in the
chancre stage offers the greatest
! chance of cure and of escaping
i the destructive results of the dis-;
ease. Hence, early diagnosis is
extremely important.
Even experts can seldom diog
■ nose syphilis with certainty
from its outward manifestations
i alone. Often there are no out- *
ward si'Jas. Laboratory tests
; which include microscopic ex
' animation must be used as aids
i in diagnosis.
Comparatively few people re
alize the importance of consult
ing a physicin as soon as possible
after symptoms appear, or as
soon as there is reason to think
they have been exposed to in
fection. If the infected person
places himself under treatment
immediately after exposure, or
before the blood becomes posit
ive, he has an 86 percent chance
of cure. If he waits for only a
few days or weeks the Wasser-j
ifcim or other tests may become
positive and then his chance of
cure is reduced to 64 percent. If j
he is irregular in receiving treat I
ment his chances are much fur-i
‘her reduced. The medical care;
he received must be competent.
Another of these articles will
appear in an early issue.
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