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Look For Good Second Quarter Business
Dunn and Bradstreet, Inc. recently conducted a survey
of top management executives and reported that most of them
expected business to be good in the second quarter of 1954
The credit-listing agency sought the opinion of over 1,000 toj
‘ executives.
The most surprising result of the poll was ^he fact that
almost half of the executives interviewed expected business
in the second quarter of this year to exceed last year’s second
quarter dollar sales. ‘Another third of them expected no
change in sales during the second quarter of this year and
only about a fifth of those replying expected a lower dollar
volume.
The result of the poll, then, is a finding of optimism
among most of the more then 1300 executives contacted. Un
less most of these top executives are incorrect in their ap
praisal of business conditions, the business future is not black,
but rather a good one.
We agree with majority opinion, as expressed in the re
tent Dunn and Bradstreet poll. We feel that accumulated sav
ings in this country and the many other conditions which
make any serious depression unlikely are generally overlooked
is that the Government is still spending over $40,000,000,000 a
year in rearmament.
While this figure may be reduced slightly in the next
; fiscal year it will not be reduced by any major percentage and
{ will continue for some time. Considering the fact that these
j expenditures alone total far more than the entire U. S. budget
j in the 1930’s, one can easily see how they play a major part
{ *n business stimulation, production and the providing of jobs
' for the hundreds of thousands of workers. While it is true
, that defence expenditures were higher at their peak, about a
, year ago, it is just as true that they are still very high and
, still a major source of business for U. S. industry.
C‘ from paee 1
y i v :n j 4 is of transporta
tion. where they can he reach 1
-d and so forth.
Frank Pauls, director of the
\nchorage laboratorv for the
department of Health, said;
‘Knowing a person’s blood
vpe and having a leady list
f donors is more and more a
ife-and-death matter at the
>resent, time. In these days of
•lane crashes in which as
nany as 45 persons may need
mmetfiate transfusions, it
nakes a big difference if you
have donors on call. Otherwise
hhe community has to be
searched for particular blood
fypes. which means a delay
that may cost lives.” He
further stated even in a
minor accident such as an
au tom bile accident where two
or three are injured, would de
mand a list of some 25 or 30
donors. i
The Department of Health
in Alaska uses the interna
tional Landsteiner system of
identifying blood types, nam
ing the four groups 0, A, B,
and AB. Sub-typing and
classification of the RH factor
complefes the analysis.
Results of the typing are re
corded on the individuals in
dentificationcard, and on three
other cards; one for the com
munity hospital, one for the
local doctor and the third copy
for the health department file.
March 25th and 27th have
been set aside for obtaining of
the blood samples and the
hours and groups to be ser
viced are as follows: March
25th, from 9 to 12 Grade
School students, at the Grade
School, 2 to 4 High School stu
dents, 7 to 9 H. S. students
and General Public at the
High School. March 26th. 9 to
A Racer Dies
A midget racing car driven by Ray Smith, 36, of San Fran
cisco, rolls'end over end with such force (hat his shirt is
thrown off during a time trial at Sacramento (March 14)
Smith was trapped in thecar and died from injuries. His wife
and son witnessed theaccident, caused by a broken spring. (JP
Bollings To Leave NS
A farewell tea for Mrs. Rob
ert Bolling was held Tuesday
afternoon at Mrs. Marshall
Crutcher’s apartment. Mem
bers of Mrs. Bolling’s art class
and other friends presented
her with a copy of Andre
Mairaux’s “Voices of Silence”
a comprehensive history of
art.
During her husband’s tour
of duty in Kodiak, Mrs. Bolling
has been active in city and
12 High School and General
Public, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 same
at the High School. March 27
same as the 26rh. The cost lo
each person will be 25 cents
with an additional cost of 11
cents if a dog tag is wanted.
I Base art projects. She was co
1 illustrator of “What’s Cook
ling in Kodiak?” served as
chairman of Kodiak’s first
Arts and Crafts Show last
August, and for several
| months has conducted a class
j for local amateur artists.
! Lt. and Mrs. Bolling and
son Jan will leave Kodiak
' March 23 for a visit with Mrs.
Bolling’s mother in Nebraska
before going to San Diego for
reassignment.
Mrs. Bolling is anxious that
the art class continue. This
group meets informally and ia
open to all interested artists,
military or civilian. Their next
meeting will be held at 1 pm,
Monday, in the USO rooms.
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