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EDITORIAL
ALASKA EXPOSED
WHILE CONGRESS TALKS
Why all this hesitancy on the
part of congress over an ade
-quate appropriation for the de
fense of Alaska. Why withhold
funds for the long proposed air
base or net work of Alaskan
•units as originally planned.
While members of the 2 hous
es talk, Alaska is exposed and
barren of defensive land units as
the day she was taken over from
Russia. The handful of soldiers—
100 or so—at Chilkoot Barracks
Is no larger than the force quar
tered at Sitka the day of the his
toric transfer.
True, a four million-dollar “ex
perimental air station” i being
installed at Fairbanks—but an ex
perimental station is far from a
defensive or combat force. Is Al
aska to continue to face potential
enemies in a mere “experiment
al” stage?
WThat would be the result to
day if enemy squadrons would
appear anywhere over the 600,
000 square miles of Alaskan terri
tory—or along her 26,000 miles of
far-flung coast line.
Alaska would be as helpless as
little Denmark was a few days
ago—and she had a standing ar
my of 10,000 men, nothing as ar
mies go today, but a mighty con
trast to the condition of Alaska
today with 100 armed men at
Chilkoot and not a single fight
ing plane or piece of war equip
ment anywhere within our terri
tory.
If Uncle Sam is going to do
something for the defense of Al
aska and go beyond the “experi
mental station” stage it is time
to get going.
—Fairbanks News-Miner
Nome Health
Council Meeting
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The regular meeting of the
Nome Health Council was call
ed .0 order April 29 by Chair
man Henry G Miller. The minut
es . f the last meeting were read
ard approved.
Mrs. Sprenger, Public Health
N >e gave her nursing activity
re art for March stating that den
ta inspections were offered to
pr chool children during the
math. Twenty four children
were inspected by Dr. Fromm
and most of those have had the
nermsary dental corrections.
Small pox vaccinations were of
fered to the infant, preschool and
■sem 1 children. Thirty infants
a presd col children and 36
*st\ 1 children were vaccinated,
C airman Miller brought up
t' subject as to where the
I h Council would recom
n .1 to have the City Dump.
S -al suggestions were offered
i* u c TDimN TAKES TO THE W A T E R— Shown after the launching at Portsmouth, N. H., the U. S. submarine Triton *
" rests quietly alongside a tug. The 1,475-ton Triton, like the sub Thresher, also newly launched. Is 300 feet long. -i
these to be looked into further.
Dr. Mo room was then called up
on to speak on Cancer Control.
In speaking on Cancer, there is
one important thing to remember
and that is that cancer can be
cured if proper care is taken in
the beginning. Cancer covers a
large group of growths and are
known according to the tissues
that they invade. We have the
cancer of the skin, cancer of the
glands, and another type which
is similar to boney type growth.
When the Cancer begins, it be
gins in one place—localized. And
it is at this time that it can be
i attacked successfully. It is from
this one place, or seed, that the
cancer begins to grow and spread
It can be removed with no fur
ther growth or danger. There are
three methods of attack that are
considered very good. First, the
surgical method which removes
the cancer by cutting it out. Sec
ond the use of the X-ray which
kills the growth but damages a
small portion of the normal tis
sue around the cancer. Third, the
use of radium which acts much
the same as the X-ray treatment.
There is a fourth method and
that is the use of the cautery
knife which does not cut but
burns through and leaves an
area which is sterilized and ILm
its the spread of the cancer and
also heals very rapidly. Approxi
mately 80 to 90 percent of the
cancers of the skin are cured. Of
course, these include those which
have received reasonable medical
care and have been taken care of
before they developed and spread
too fully. The most common type
! of cancer in women is the cancer
1 of the cervix, at the opening of
the uterus. Next in rank of im
I portance, is the cancer of the
! stomach, cancer of the breast
and in the male is the cancer of
the prostate gland. As a general j
| rule, cancer is a disease of in
i dividuals .past 35 years of age.
! Some say that there are more
cancers today than in the past,
but we must stop to think of the
great strides which have been
taken in the advance of the med
ical profession and all the mod
ern conveniences which have aid
ed all medicine. If a wound does
! not heal readily, or a lump be
j gins to appear, or o.ne has any
| abnormal developments, they
should be watched. For internal
c ncer, increased irregular dis
charge, or return to flow after
change of life in women, and
blood at any time in the urine of
man. are suspicious. Cancer of
th e stomach and bowels are more
difficult to discover, but chronic
indigestion, rectal bleeding pain
or other symptoms of local irrita
t: n should be corrected. Cancer
must be checked in the early stag
es. Remember that there is hope
in the right treatment at the
ri time but grave danger in
delay,
A for a general discussion the
m. ting adjourned for the sum
mer unless called for a special
meeting. ,
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1st, 4th Div. Pri
mary Results
JUNEAU, May 4 — With an
estimated about forty percent of
the voting in Tuesday’s Territor
ial Primary still unreported, un
officials returns are:
Dimond—4507
Boyle—3155
Sheldon—1942
Roden—2871
Grigsby—1942
Hesse—2997
Rivers—1984
Cole—1879
Duker—971
Reed—1265
Miller—1319
FAIRBANKS, May 2 — Thirty
precincts cut of seventy in the
Fourth Division give the follow
ing totals: Democrats—
Dimond 1163
Roden 699—Grigsby 369
Boyle 448—Sheldon 787
Hesse 609—Rivers 574
For Senator, Nordale 898—Ste
vens 268.
For representatives—
Gordon 662; Hen ton 489; Her
bert 520: Lander 522; Loftus 496;
Olsen 204; Rogge 672; Sorrie 512:
Spencer 429.
Republicans—Cole 305 —Duker
91.
McCain 352
Humpheries 349.
Miller 129—Reed 279
For Senator—Jones 192 —Me
donald 234.
R ipresentatives—Carpenter 162
Colber. 267: Estes 184: Hurley
250; Johnston 300; Karstens 141;
M_Ivanna 176; Murton 183.
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Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Increa-ing cloudiness and warmer tonight: Saturd'ay cloudy pro
bably light rain late in the afternoon or night.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
Highest temp — 45 Lowest temp — 30 Precipitation — 0
Total precip this month 0.02 Total since Jan. 1, 1940 1.96
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight ..._. „ 36 80 N-9 Pt Cldy
3am . 42 73 NE-2 Clear
12:30 p m - -.. 43 76 SW-9 Clear
One Year Ago Today
; Highest temp — 40 Lowest temp — 27 Precipitation — 0.01
Tomorrow: Sunrise 3:20 a. m. Sunset 8:35 p. m.
1 The Peninsula: Temp. Wind ..Weather
Deering .... 28 W-15 Clear
i Council ... 39 W-15 Clear
j Golovin .. . 43 NW-12 Clear
Kotzebue—... 29 W-15 Clear 4
j Solomon ... 38 J4-22 Clear
'Teller ....
Wales ... 30 NE-25 Cloudy
Weather Elsewhere: 1:00 am Nome Time ’
Temp. Wind Weather Precip.
Anchorage .... .. „ 35 SE-3 Clear 0
Bethel —..... 30 W-5 Clear 0
Cordova .. .. 38 E-3 Clear 0
Dutch Harbor .......... 40 SW-10 Rain T
Fairbanks „*... . 38 NW-3 Clear 0
Juneau.... 46 SE-18 Rain 0.24
Pt Barrow......
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