Biochemist Studies
Eskimo Anemia In
Kuskokwim Area
By Lou Lear
BETHEL — Dr. Edward Scott,
biochemist from the Arctic Health
Research Center, United States
■Public Health Service, Anchorage,
went to Aniak for a brief study.
Previous to that he was in near
by villages, working on another
phase of his research on anemias
in the Koskokwim area, where
the condition is so common.
This study, a search for the
cause of the notorious anemia in
■the Eskimo population, began
last fall, when Dr. Scott measured
the hemo'goblin, the iron content
of the red blood cells, on the men
of the National Guard encamp
ment in Anchorage. At this time
he chose the villages of Eek, Na
paskiak, Napakiak, and Aniak for
study. He has found that although
the hemogoblin in some individu
als is normal, and some danger
ously lo'w, there are none that
are high, and the general popula
tion “anemic.”
Deficient In Iron
Dr. Scott feels sure that the
cause of this anemia is nutrition
al, involving iron deficiency, even
though fish, of high iron content,
is considered the basic food. But
as his surveys show, there is ’a
further factor than iron, unknown
as yet. His tests during the win
ter months showed that the ane
mic state was worse than during
the summer, as was to be expect
ed, since food variety and quan
tity are poorer during the winter.
Dr. Scott is using various ap
proaches to the problem, testing
at different times of the year, ad
ministration of iron and other
substances, and statistical calcu
lation. He states that he is receiv
ing excellent cpoperation from
people, as for example the village
of Napaskiak, population 170,
where he has been able to follow
140, everyone except young chil
dren, who are not desirable for
accurate study. After laboratory
and statistical study in Anchor
age, Dr. Scott will again return
to the village in the Bethel area
during the winter for fdllow-up.
Dr. Scott's research may reveal
substantial information on ane
mia as yet unknown in medical
history, of use to the fiel^ of med
icine, as well as a positive ap
proach to the problem among tho
Eskimos.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy with easterly
winds 15 to 20 mph tonight and
Saturday. Low temperature ex
pected tonight 40, high tomorrow
53.
Nome data last 24 hours as
of 7 a.m. today: highest tempera
ture 49, lowest 38. Max. wind 20
mph from the East. Sunrise at 6
a.m., sunset at 5:30 p.m.
A year ago today: high temper
ature 39, low 27. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 58 in 1942,
low 16 in 1919.
“Peaceful Coexistance”
With U.S., Is Theme
Taken Up by Chou En-Lai
TOKYO, Friday, Ml—Premier
Chou En-Lai, opening Red China’s
celebration of the founding of the
Communist regime five years ago,
declared yesterday “We are will
ing” to “coexist peacefully with
the United States.”
Chou coupled this statement,
however, with the usual denunci
ation of “U.S. imperialism” and
there was nothing conciliatory in
the tenor of his remarks aimed at
the United States.
A Peiping broadcast said Chou
spoke at “a meeting in celebra
tion of the fifth anniversary of
the founding of the People’s Re
public of China.”
Delegations from Iron Curtain
countries have been gathering in
Red China’s capital for days foT
the celebration. The Soviet dele
gation is headed by N. S. Krus
chef, first secretary of the Central
Committee of the Communist
Party.
U.S. Gets No. 3 Billing
In U.N. Assembly for
Atoms-for-Peace Plan
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Ml—
U.N. sources indicated Wednesday
the United States has succeeded
in getting its atoms-for-peace
plan No. 3 billing in the General
Assembly’s main Political Com
mittee, slated to begin work next
week.
For the past few days, U.S.
representatives have been quietly
sounding out fellow delegates in
an effort to find out how high a
priority the Eisenhower-Dulles
proposals could muster on the
committee agenda.
Present findings indicate, these
sources said, that the U.S. plan
will be taken up directly after two
related issues of long standing—
disarmament and collective secu
rity.
All three items are linked indi
rectly with President Eisenhow
er’s plea for an “avenue of peace”
before the assembly last Decem
ber, when he first presented his
proposal for an international
atomic pool dedicated to peaceful
purposes.
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COFFFE SHOP ■
Will Be Closed Every Monday I
Beginning September 27th. ■
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Quite A Job
BALTIMORE, MD. - Higher
educational circles call this “learn
ing by doing,” and Ann Hohen
stein, ten-months-old, demon
strates how intently determined a
youngster can be in trying to put
on her own shoe. If she succeeds,
it will be some feat.
Sunday Is Rally Day At
The Methodist Church
Sunday, Oct. 3, will mark the
observance of Rally Day and
World-wide Communion at the
services of the Community Meth
odist Church.
Rally Day in the Sunday School
at 9:45 a.m. will include promo
tions, gifts for the younger stu
dents, and the initiation of the
winter schedule of classes. Super
intendent Ray Tveter will be in
charge of this program.
The teachers include Mrs. Bert
McCarthy (nursery), Mrs. Viggio
Valtyrson (Beginners),Mary Jeanne
Boucher (Primary I), Sigrid Olsen
(Primary II), Mrs. Boyd Harwood
(Primary III), Esther McCoy (Ju
nior Girls), Robert Health (Junior
Boys), Isabel Miller (Intermedi
ates), Mrs. Reeves Havens (Sen
iors), Olaf Halverson (English
adult), Louis Tungwenuk (Trans
lated Adult).
Communion will be served at
both 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. services
of worship. There will also be a
registration of attendance of all
people present. The Senior Choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Wm.
Cameron and accompanied by
Robert Baldwin, will make its ap
pearance the first time for the
winter season.
ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
Until the year 1675 it was be
lieved that light traveled instan
taneously. A young Danish as
tronomer by the name of Roemer
was studying at the Paris Obser
vatory at this time. He was ob
serving the moons of Jupiter.
With great precision he ob
served the time when one of the
satellites or moons of Jupiter
passed into the shadow cast by
that planet.
The beginning of each succes
sive eclipse of Jupiter’s satellite
were signal flashes at equal inter
vals. However, when the earth is
traveling away from Jupiter, the
intervals are greater than the true
time because the light has fur
ther to travel.
When we are traveling toward
Jupiter the interval between sig
nals is less than the true time
because light has a shorter dis
tance to travel to reach the earth.
Jupiter is the bright planet
seen in the northeasterly sky in
the late evening, rising about
10:30 p.m.
The whales now being killed
commercially are largely of a spe
cies so swift and strong that old
time whalers could not cope with
them.
Samoan High Chief
Buys Plane to Fly
“Paradise Route”
SEATTLE—High Chief Tago
mailelagi of the Samoan Islands
dropped into town Wednesday
and bought himself an airplane.
(The high chief is better known
as Lawrence Coleman—which is
easier to pronounce. He is well
educated and wears a business
suit. But he’s a true Samoan.)
Tagomailelagi is president of
the newly organized Samoan Air
lines, which he prefers to call the
“Paradise Route.” It will operate
between Pago Pago and Honolulu,
and eventually to Chile and Aus
tralia.
He bought an elderly PBY fly
ing boat from Northern Consoli
dated Airlines of Anchorage, Al
aska. He also hired two former
Northern Consolidated flyers to
help him get his airline started.
The chief said flights will be
gin No'v. 15 with four PBYs.
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1954-1955 WINTER SCHEDULE
FLIGHT 901—
Lv. Seattle Thursday 7:30 a.m.
Ar. Fairbanks Thursday 11:45 a.m.
Lv. FairbanksThursday1:15 p.m.
Ar. Nome Thursday 2:25 p.m.
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Lv._NomeThursday_5:30 p.m.
Ar. FairbanksThursday 8:40 p.m.
Lv. FairbanksThursday 10:00 p.m. i
Ar. Seattle Friday 5:45 a.m.
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—FIRST TRIP OF NEW SCHEDULE: SEPTEMBER 30—
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GENERAL ELECTION
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1954
THE FOLLOWING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Solicit Your Support and Vote
Delegate to Congress Territorial Senators
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett William E. Beltz
Neal W. (Willie) Foster
Territorial Treasurer
Hu<dl J. Wade Territorial Representatives
Lester Bronson
Commissioner of Labor Charles E. Fagerstrom
H. J. Lannen _Carrie M. McLain
Vote Democratic - - “action — not promises”