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LADD FIELD—NEW
FAIRBANKS LANDMARK
Officially designated by recent
•orders as "Ladd Field," the U S
Army's new Interior Alaska air
base, now in process of construc
tion at Fairbanks is destined to
be much in the limelight in the
future, and to become vested
with a certain glamous and im
portance that will make it na
tionally famous.
Named in honor of the late
Capt. Arthur K Ladd of the Air
Corps who was killed in an acci
dent at Dale South Carolina, Dec
ember 13, 1935, the field is sure
to be a conspicious and enduring
vnonument to his memory.
The site, already cleared over
a large area, stretching some 3
miles in all directions and on a
perfectly level portion of the Tan
ana Valley in the suburbs of the
city is being linked up with the
main terminal yards of the Alas
ka Railroad by a spur which will
make easy the delivery of heavy
vSupplies to the place at all times
of the year.
Material now being purchased
in the States and assembled at
San Francisco under direction of
Major Edward M. George, U S
Quartermaster for Alaska, will
begin arriving along in March,
IFhen will come the construction
period, with exceptional activity
for months.
The field will be not only a
place for accomodation of planes
and personnel, but the United
States’ first and most important
base for testing planes and all
kinds of army equipment under
extreme cold weather conditions
of this sub-Arctic region.
In order to make the army and
the personnel efficient for emerg
oncy and constant service in the
Far North at all periods of the
year, it will be necesary to main
tain this base on a parity with
that of all countries having arm
ed forces in Arctic or sub-Arc
tic regions. This calLs for no lax
ity in vigilance and experimenta
tion, not only for the present but
for time indefinite.
This means that Ladd Field
will doubt'ess be improved and
equipped with an eye to per
Itfihnency. So far as Alaska is con
cerned this field may be likened
as of relative importance in the
Territory to Scott Field, the chief
interior air station of continental
United States, near Bellville, II
liniis which was transformed in
1938 into the "nerve center" and
"brain factory" of the army air
corps service. The headquarters
stac then was shifted from Lang
ley Field, Virginia, near the
coast, to the mid-continent head
quarters, farthest from possible
enemy attacks. The reconstrue-1
tion of Scott Feld was started at
the time of the change at an ap
proximate cost of $7,000,000 to
make the field the head station
of the General Headquarters of
the air force.
The strategic position of Alas
ka, as an outpost of the nation,
means doubtless extraordinary ef
| forts also will be exerted to main
tain the Alaskan base and var
ious army fields in the Territory
on a high plane of efficiency.
The Air Corps field at Anchor
age also to be improved as a part
of the national defense program
in the Territory, has been desig
nated ‘Elmendorf Field” in honor
of Capt. Hugh M. Elmendorf of
the Air Corps, who was killed in
an airplane accident in October
1935. His name likewise will be
perpetuated by this new honor.
Several other army fields, it is
understood will be provided in
time, as a part of the air defense
program of the Territory. It will
not be long now until squadrons
of army planes will be familiar
J sights on these fields and over
the Territory.
The construction period may
be the occasion for many seek
ing work to come North, but it
is well strangers not flock here
looking for jobs. The local labor
supply right now is far beyond
the number of jobs. Hundreds
are now registered in local em
ployment offices and there are
.many here who have not register
ed, but who should register with
each employment service, to pro
tect themselves.
Alaska, and Fairbanks in part
icular welcomes the new activ
ities and the new security the
airbase program is bringing to
the region, but it is the part of
wisdom for all concerned to pro
ceed cautiously as concerns the
hopes of getting employment oni
the works, in order that the new
enterprise be not beset with con- i
fusion and a serious problem of
adjusting the supply to conform
to the demand.—Fairbanks News
Miner.
Federated Church
Wilbur P. Wood, Pastor
11 a m.—Church School.
7:45 p.m. Worship Service.
The Lord’s Supper will be ob
served. Mrs. Weaver will sing.
ESKIMO METHODIST CHURCH
Miss Sarah Taylor, Deaconess
11 a.m.—Church School.
5:00 p.m. — Worship Service
The Lord’s Supper will be ob
served. Mr. Wood will preach.
Write to your friends and reia
■ives on the 'Outside', using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
\ick out of it
Territorial Department of Health
Campaign Against Venereal
Disease
The Second Stage
The secondary manifestations
of the disease are often character
ized by a skin eruption which
may resemble the rash of meas
les or chicken pox. This rash
may or may not be accompan
ied by other distrubances such
as mouth sores, fever, headache,
[sore throat, falling out of hair,
feeling "under the weather." The
skin eruption are infectious if
they are moist. Mouth sores,
which in this stage may resem
ble canker sores or trench mouth
are dangerously infectious. The
patient may infect others thru
kissing. The secondary manifest
ations are also often so inconspic
uous or mild as to escape no
tice or the recogniton of their
true character. They, like the
chancre, will disappear after a
time, even without treatment.
The Latent Stage
The disease now tends to pass
into a latent stage. During this
stage there may be no symptoms
for many years to indicate its
presence to the patient or skin
eruptions, mouth sores & other
disturbances may come & go from
time to time. But in this latent
period the disease is undermin
ing vital structure and organs
so that in a period of two to 20
or more years the infected per
son may become seriously crip
pled or completely destroyed.
The Late Stage
The more common late effects
of syphilis are fatal affections of
the heart and blood vessels, blind
|ness, deafness, and tumorlike
grow tlis which may destroy any
of the tissues or organs of thej
body. Among the most serious
effects are the attacks of the dis- j
ease upon the brain and spinal j
cord. These bring various forms;
of mental derangements, convul
sions, and paralysis, leading on
to that almost hopeless condition, ,
paresis, or general paralysis of!
the insane; or, if the spinal cord j
is mainly involved, progressive'
loss of muscular control (loco
motor ataxia or tabes dorsalis)
and loss of other important mus
cular functions. These later des
tructive changes of syphilis con- ’
stitutc the last stages of the dis-!
ease.
Syphilis Can Ge Cured
The terrible results which
have been noted come from neg-.
lected syphilis. With early and;
adequate treatment none of the
destructive consequences need j
develop and the disease can be
arrested and often cured. But
this cannot be achieved in a
week or a month. The patient';
must be under the care of com j
petent physician for from eight-1
een months to two years, regard
less of how well he feels or of
negative laboratory tests, before
he can be certain of his cure. He
mu'st receive continuous treat
ment by his physician with cer
tain specific remedies. He must
have h ood tests and perhaps
spinal fluid tests at intervals in
order to ascertain the state and
the progress of the recovery.
The physician will give him rules
to fol’ow at home to help with
his cure and to prevent trans-i
mission of the disease to other
persons. The disappearance of
symptons docs not mean that the
Igern s which have penetrated the
innermost parts of the body have
been killed. The symptoms may
; recurr & in a more painful and
dangerous form. Only the pyhs
jician can tell when the cure lias
been effected.
j When after a year or more of
persistent treatment repeated ex
aminations show satisfactory pro
]gress, the patient may hope that
not only an arrest but a cure of
I the disease has been or will be
(accomplished. He may eventual
] ly be discharged as cured but he
will require periodic examina
tions by his physician for several
i years to make sure.
Summary of the Consequences
Of Untreated Syphilis
It is responsible for many child
dren being born diseased, most
of whom die in early life.
It is the cause of many abor
tions, miscarriages and stillbirths
It is the cause of 15 percent of
all blindness.
It is the cause of paresis or soft
ening of the brain.
It is the cause of locomotor at
axia.
It is responsible for more than
10 percent of all insanity.
It is often the cause of apopol
ectic and paralytic strokes.
It is responsible for a large
proportion of diseases of the
heart and blood vessels.
It may affect the kidneys, sto
mach and other vital organs.
It decreases earning capacity.
It decreases the length of life.
Tile Importance of Competent
Medical Treatment for Syphilis
Thousands of people have
made tragic and neelless sacrif
ices of life and happiness to this
disease. Too often( they seek
treatment from the medical char
latan who adverties sure cure, or
they try self-medication. There is
no quick, easy way to cure syph
ilis. No individuals, except qual
ified private physicians and ex
perienced members of hospital
and clinic staffs, are competent
to give the skilled treatment that
is required to cure syphilis and
other venereal diseases.
Self-treatment and the use of j
medicines advertised as a cure:
for syphilis are worse than use- j
less. Syphilis can be cured onlyj
by treatment with the arsphena-1
mines — compounds of arsenic
with other chemicals. These!
drugs which poison the syphilis
germs in the blood without in
juring the patient are dangei'ousi
in the hands of anyone not train- ]
ed in their preparation and use.]
They must be freshly prepared!
and standardized by trained p<*r
sons and carefully administered!
by physicians. The quack does]
not know what the proper rem-i
edies are or how to give them.]
While he is giving fake remedies!
the disease is spreading uncheck
ed through the tndy of the in
fected person. The patient thinks
he is being cured, but he is wast
ing his money. losing his health,
and risking his own life and the
lives of his inornate associates.]
The Value of Health Examnation
Every person should have a
competent physician look him
over at least once a year. Only a
physicion can properly diagnose
his physical condition. A thoro'
examination will often bring to'
liyht evidence of serious diseas-'
ps such as cancer, tuberculosis,
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or disease of the heart at a time
when these conditions can be ar
rested or even cured. A blood
test for syphilis included as a
routine measure in the periodic
health examination is a valuable
precaution to take. Early evi
dence of infection followed by
adequate treatment offers the
best hope of cure.
... Syphilis is a disease that can
be conquered only when the
facts about it are known to all
people and when a knowledge of
these facts is used to prevent its
spread. The reliable physician is
the friend to whom one should
go imediately for assistance upon
the first suspicion of having beer
exposed to danger.
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