4E HEALTH HORIZONS
v The Edibles Complex
it is an established medical fact that a considerable number of
people suffer from an ailment which might be described as “the edibles
eomplex. A person thus afflicted finds it well-nigh impossible to keep
his mind off food. '
Among the group of sufferers from “the edible complex” there may
be some who have additional trou- ♦
bles. These added troubles were
the subject of a report, recently,
by three New York doctors who
defined a pattern of eating, called
the “night-eating syndrome.” (The
dictionary says that a“syndrome”
is a group of symptoms that occur
together and characterize a dis
ease.)
Overweight people, ostensibly on
a diet, who eat at least a quarter
* of their total calories for the day
after the evening meal, then can’t
sleep (at least until midnight more
than half the time), and have “no
appetite” at breakfast are suffer
ers of the night-eating syndrome,
according to Drs. A. J. Stunkard,
W. J. Grace, and H. G. Wolfe.
The presence of this syndrome
in an overweight person indicates
that reducing his weight is for him
a hard job that may be done at a
risk far exceeding the benefits.
These are the patients, the New
York doctors believe, in whom eat
ing is a response to stress of a type
peculiar to certain overweight
people — and this stress basically j
related to the cause of their being
overweight.
In any event, a great deal may
be said in favor of the therapeutic
value—to an overweight person—
of the habit of counting calories,
at bedtime, to induce sleep rather
than to give in to an unjustifiable
hunger.
People in Kotzebue Area Never Had
ft Better With Caribou Meat Supply
JUNEAU—The movement of^
caribou in Alaska during the fall
and winter has been far and wide,
according to reports reaching I
Clarence Rhode, Wildlife admin- i
istrator, Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice.
“We have had more reports of
caribou movements than ever be
fore,” said Mr. Rhode, “not only
because there are a few more car
ibou now than a few years ago
but because of the increased hunt
ing, air travel and surveys by our
own Service. . . .”
A large herd of caribou moved
through the Noatak and Kobuk
valleys in November and Decem
ber. A herd estimated at 20,000
were on the Buckland River,
where they have not been report
ed-for several decades.
Caribou were taken near the
town of Hughes, where Les James,
storekeeper, thought it was the
first time in 18 years that caribou
had been near the village.
At Kiana, on the Kobuk River,
residents reported 'the greatest
number of caribou they had ever
observed in the area.
Harry Brown, game commis
sioner from Kobuk, reported that
in October the hills north of the
village were “black with caribou.”
Surveys have brought to light
that caribou have remained in the
lower Kobuk and Noatak River
valleys most of the winter and
now seem to be spreading east
ward. If they follow normal pat
terns of recent years they will bo
heading north by late March or
early April to reach their calving
grounds north of the Brooks
Range.
In the meantime, the residents
of the Kotzebue Sound drainage
■have never had it better. Every
one has plenty of meat, at least
several t.iou.and of the. animals
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having been taken during the
winter in that area.
Some complaints have been re
ceived that the caribou are “mak
ing off” with several small rein
deer herds in the Kotzebue dis
trict. “If this has occurred,” said
Rhode, “they more than broke
even on the deal, but I suppose
that is small consolation to the
man who lost his deer.”
For the past two years investi
gations disclose residents have
cropped in the neighborhood of
20,000 caribou per winter in the
Second Division.
NOME WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR DECEMBER, 1955
The weather here last month
was characterized by alternating
periods of extreme cold and mild
weather. There was much drifting
of snow due to high winds. Snow
fell frequently during the mild
periods.
The highest temperature here
December 1955 was 34 on the
15th. The lowest was -34, on the
last day of the year.
There were 15 days when the
lowest temperature was 0 degrees
or less.
The greatest snowfall was on
Christmas and the day after,
when four inches fell. There was
21 inches <average> of snow by
month’s end.
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Red China Rejects U.S. |
Proposal To Foreswear
i Force In Formosa Area
TOKYO, Thursday, (/P — Red
| China today rejected a U.S. pro
posal made at Geneva that both
sides foreswear the use of force
in the Formosa area.
Peiping gave the text of the
American proposal, which it said
was submitted by Ambassador
Alexis Johnson at Geneva, as
follows:
“The United States and the
People’s Republic of China are
determined that they will settle
disputes between them through
peaceful gestures, and that, with
out prejudice to the inherent right
of individual and collective self
defense, they will not resort to
the use of force in the Formosa
area or elsewhere.
“The two ambassadors, John
son and Wang Ping-Nan for Red
China, should continue their talks
to seek political and feasible
means for the realization of this
common desire.”.
The spokesman said “our side
absolutely cannot accept” the idea
the United States has the “inher
ent right of individual and collec
tive self-defense” in the Formosa
area.”
The spokesman reiterated Red
China “will continue to strive for
the liberation of Formosa by
peaceful means “so far as it is
possible,” but he added Formosa
“cannot possibly be a subject of
the Sino - American talks” at
Geneva.
Pigeons Protest Encroachment
Of Civilized Cement Sidewalks
LOS ANGELES, UP) — Pigeons
won a skirmish in their battle of j
Bunker Hill yesterday.
As soon as workers finished
laying a sidewalk in the recon
structed Bunker Hill section, a
flock of birds swooped down on
the wet cement.
Perhaps angered because the
city” is modernizing their rustic
setting, the pigeons hopped, skip
ped and jumped on the mushy
surface. Cement worker Andy
Aguilar claimed some of the
birds even danced.
Then the pigeons retreated to
a nearby rooftop. Workers coun
terattacked and refinished the
cement.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, SECOND
DIVISION. CAPE NOME PRECINCT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
OLE MARTINSEN, deceased.
No. 1057
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned. Luther Dunbar, was on the
19th day of December, 1955, by an order
of the above entitled Court appointed
administrator of the estate of Ole Mar
tinsen, deceased; and that he thereupon
qualified as such administrator in the
manner required by law, and all creditors
of. and persons having claims against
said decedent are hereby required to pre
sent their claims, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months from the
date hereof, to the undersigned adminis
trator at Nome, Alaska, which office the
undersigned hereby designates as his
place of business in ail matters connected
h the said estate.
DATED at Nome, Alaska, this 29th day
of December, 1955.
LUTHER DUNBAR
Administrator of the
Estate of Ole Martin
sen, deceased.
Pi.bl. Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1956.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
CAPE NOME PRECINCT. SECOND
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
MARY TUKPUK.
ALSO KNOWN AS MARY’ TUCKFOK,
deceased.
No. 978
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
REPORT AND ACCOUNT OF
ADMINISTRATOR AND THE
DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP
NOTICE IS HEREBY' GIVEN that Fred
J. Larson, Administrator of the above
named estate has filed his Final Report
and Account, and that the 1st day of
March, 1956, at the hour of ten o’clock
A.M. at the office of the above named
Court, Nome. Alaska, has by Court order
been fixed as the time and place for a
hearing on said Report and Account, and
at such time and place the Court will
determine and adjudicate the heirs of
this estate.
Objections, if any there be, to said
Report and Account, and proof of heir
ship will be heard at this time
Dated this 30th day of December, 1955.
FRED J. LARSON
Administrator.
Publ. Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1956.
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