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Evening star., 1940-08-01
CHEVY CHASE, D. c.

Last 2 semi detached houses; located
rooms bath. auto. gas heat, large yard.
Will be completed in 2 weeks: desires to
move operations; terms. Call MR.. BEDELL.
CO. $685. or DI 3346
Evening star., 1940-08-01
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY ON SECOND TRUST
We will buy second-trust notes, D. O..
nearby Md or Va. Reasonable rates.
NAT. MORT & INV CORP
1872 N. Y Ave. NV National 1898
Evening star., 1940-08-01

WANTED AT ONCE SIX TO TEN SITES
for four-family nats, IA" or "B" area.
Box 329-J. Star.
Evening star., 1940-08-01

So, 500.
"BARNABY WOODS"
| One Of the lowest-priced homes in the
section Beautifully handicapped lot 50x
| I35. A charming detached brick with side
| drive attached garage, oil heat, elec; refg,
numerous shade trees. real value; a
| home that will delight you and the family.
| Has six large rooms g bedrooms). Evening,
| phone Woodley oo90.
T., r. GRAVATTE,
Evening star., 1940-08-01
STUDIOS WANTED.
STORES FOR RENT,

WANTED LARGE ROOM OR SMALL
apt, centrally located. suitable for music
studio. Call Adams 1I4O, mornings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

Since the completition of the Alas ka Railroad coal mining in the Matanuska and Nenana fields has become an established industry that is gradually becoming stabilized and of increasing importance.
 Iditarod is among the last of the placer camps, The district was dis covered in 1908 and is still producing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
PUBLIC HEALTH
 LABORATORIES
 BUSY ALL YEAR
Services Expanded : New Methods Used in Aid-
 ing Alaska Physicians
Division of Public Health
 Laboratories


 i The year 1899 was one of almost mushroom activity in the Division of Public Health Labora tories. The use of number of newer techniques and the adoption of additional methods of analysis were respCnsi- ble for the increased use of the laboratory by the physicians nurs- es and other technical personnel of the Territory.
 As an added service to the phys icians and nurses the laboratory adopted the use of a check method of performance of the routine sero- logical tests for syphilis. The labo- ratory now uses a floculation test and a complement fiXation test on every specimen of blood submitted for examination. Also, as a check, the laboratory now cultures every negative specimen of sputum sent in for examination for the tubercule bacillus
 The laboratory is also equipped, at present, to handle a limited num- Der of water specimens for complete chemical analysis in addition to the regular meteorological examination. These analyses are made when re- quested through the Division of Public Health Engineering. As a result of the adoption of the above methods, the laboratory now offers all the services of many of the municipal and state laboratories in the United States proper.
 Increased Use
 The following chart shows the increased number of examinations made during 1889 as compared with 1858:
 1888 1889 Chemical n bacteri-
 ologic examinations of
 milk, water and other
 foods ........,...........,... 762 1,l64 Bacteriological exam l.
 nations for typhoid
 and diphtheria - 1l0 1892 Sociological tests for
 syphilis .--.--.......---...2, 2,930 i0,363 Miscellaneous eXamina-
 tiOns including those
 made for undulant fe-
 yer. gonorrhea, tuber-
 culosis and miScellan-
 eous smearS and cul-
 lures -.--.......-......-.-...,... 360 796 Total .................-....4 4,162 12,72o During 1889, the laboratory also completed the stocking of the four
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
HEALTH
 AND WELFARE

 main biological depots at Nome, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau, and established a number of smaller depots at various towns. These de- pots carry an adequate supply of vaccines and antitoxins used in the prevention and control of commun- icable diseases. The laboratory has also helped the local health officers by the establishment of a field investigation unit in number of outbreaks of undulant fever, typhoid and diphtheria.
 The laboratory and it's facilities are available to all residents of the Territory and visitors are always welcome
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

Swedish Hospital, foster homes are secured through the aid of the Washington State Crippled Chill dren's program.
 Tuberculosis Main Cause
 At the present time, there are POI children who have been classified as crippled on the basis of a phys ian's diagnosis and in addition, there are 5i more who have been reported as crippled but who have not yet been examined. Of these POI chil- dren, 124 are suffering from tuber- culosis of the bones or joints. The ether TT children have a cleft pal ate, club feet, dislocated hips or deformities due to infantile para lysis, other infections or injuries.
 For many years, the Territory and the Office of Indian Affairs have been treating crippled children, both in Seattle and in the Govern ment hospitals in the Territory However, it was not until 1886, when additional funds became available to the Territory by the passage of the Social Security Act, that an expansion of services was possible. From 1886 to 1889, Federal funds were granted only on a matching basis; that is, for every dollar ap- propriated and expended by Terri torial appropriation or by local sub scription for crippled children's services, a dollar was received from the Federal grant aid. In 1889, a small-indeed very small, fund was granted on an unmatched ba- sis; this amounted to but $162 for the 1939-1940 fiscal year. The Ter ritorial Legislature increased the appropriation for care of crippled children in. 1887 and again in 1889, so the budget for this fiscal year ending June 30th, 1940, has been approximately $2l,000; $10,000 from Territorial funds and $10,000 from Federal funds. In addition, the vil- lage of Kanakanak raised by popu- lar subscription S367 which was matched by Federal funds.
 Care For 30 Children
 These funds have provided 3,581 hospital days and 1,208 convales- cent days for 90 children, in addi- tion to transportation and medical and surgical fees, since July l, 1889. The Office of Indian Affairs has been able to care for 10 children in Seattle and for about 25 in the local Government hospitals.
 Without the magnificent coopera- tion of the staff members Of other agencies, both Federal and Terri tcrial; namely, the Office of Indian Affairs, the Department of Educa- tion and the Department of Public Welfare, as well as those of the Territorial Health Department, it would be impossible to provide the present services to crippled children with the funds now available Fur thermore, the assistance willingly given by travellers to and from Se- attle has saved at least the cost of enc years hospital care for one child. The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary have for the past year aided in making foster home care possible for the children over the age of IA years, who have been hos pitalized in the. Swedish hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

tory, not only those for whom the Territory has appropriated funds for care. This means that close cooperation with the Office of h. dian Affairs is essential and that in planning for the protection and care of homeless, dependent or ne glected children and those in dan ger of becoming delinquent, it is
 basic that all of the children in the Territory must be included .9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
ALASKA FEDERAL GRAMS S26o, ,000
 BUILDING LOANS

More than quarter of a million dollars worth of construction loans were made last year by the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Associa- tion of Juneau The total of $269,- 900 consisted of 59 loans, of which six were for homes in Sitka costing S24,OOO, Is were improvement loans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

Total ...--..-...-.,-.--..-- 4oz Sol,1iN.fi Includes regular payments for To children. There are 89 wards of the Boards of Children's Guardians and court costs were paid for the others.
 In giving any account of its ser vices to children. it must be remem- bered that the Division of Child Vel fare Services has responsibility for considering the needs and circum- stances of all children in the Terri
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
Two Additions

Since the beginning of this pro- gram, 1t. is has been possible to es- tablish, with the cooperation and in most cases with financial assistance of the local communities, 12 such public health nursing services. It has been possible in the past year to make two additions to those pre- viously established; one, full time community nurse, with a full time school nurse now serving Ketchikan through cooperative arrangements with the schools, and quite recently a generalized service has been estab- lished at Kodiak, There are now full time services in Ketchikan, Pet ersburg, Wrangell, Juneau Cordoya, Anchorage, Palmer, Kodiak, Fair banks and Nome, and part time ser vices in Craig, Skagway. Tenakec, Valdez, Seward, Hope, Moose Pass, Seldovia, Homer, Port Graham and Portlock
 Two of the full time services are made possible through cooperative financial agreements which were in- itiated early in 1889 with the Office of n d ar Affairs, the local com munity and the Territorial Health In addition to these, two other districts are divided on geographic rather than a racial ba- sis between the Territorial Health Department and the Office of In dian Affairs. Each nurse serves the entire population in a given area, thus giving stability to the services, limiting cost of travel and prevent ing duplication of services and con- fusion in the field. For while the local public health nurses are em- phasizing supervision and care of mothers and children, they also carry a generalized public health nursing program, since it is realized full well that this particular group
 is but a part of the family and of
 the community, and thus are affect
 ed by the health or. ill health of all
 others
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

in Juneau totaling $28000 and the balance built 35 new Juneau homes.
 Operating under the FILA plan, the Association provided mortgage funds locally at IF percent inter est, at terms up to 20 years and to a value as high as 90 percent of the construction cost on each home.
 A gain of 40 percent in total as sets during 1889 is reported by the Association, which paid four per cent interest to investors on both July l and January l. Savings ac- counts at the Alaska Federal Say ings and Loan Association are fully insured by the Federal Deposit h. surance Corporation up to S5 ,O00.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
CHILDREN WITH TWISTED LIMB5
 ARE CARED FOR
Important Administrative Duties Part of Ter
 ritorY Program
Division of Crippled Children's
 Services

The best known and perhaps even the most important phase of the crippled childrens program is that of hospitalization and surgical treat ment of children handicapped by deformities of the bones or joints, and to most Alaskans, services for crippled children are considered only in rela tion to the facilities provided by the Children's Ortho- pedic Hospital in Seattle.
 The total program is far more extensive than just disqualification, for it includes the location of all crippled children, the diagnosis of the deformity with an estimate of the prognosis, transportation to and from Seattle, disqualification for those under IA years of age in the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, and for those between 14-21 years in the Swedish Hospital, convalescent care in Seattle, supervision of the child when he has, returned to his home in the Territory and provision for further treatment in Seattle if there has been any recurrence of the de- formity
 Long Waiting List
 The first of these accessory ser vices is essential in order to select the most urgent cases, as well as those whose condition offers the greatest chance of full recovery, for in spite of increased appropria- tions. the funds are still insufficient to provide for those who would profit by it. In fact, some 62 chil- dren would be eligible if funds were available and each month brings additional reports of new cases Nevertheless, in spite of this long waiting list. it is important that cases be reported to the Territorial ! Department of Health because the 1 Federal grant-in-aid is allotted on l the basis of the number of children who are in need of treatment.
 In Seattle, there are four ortho- pedic surgeons and one plastic sur geon who, for nominal monthly fee, give time, skill and experience for the Alaska children Both hos. pitals provide not only hospita care. but also the so-called extras such as medicines, X-rays and phys iotherapy, on per diem basis. Il addition, the facilities of the Chil dren's Orthopedic Hospital conval escent home are available for thos children who do not need hoSpita care, but still require supervision by a specialist, or who are awaitin further surgical treatment in Shor time. Since there is no convales cent home in connection with tn
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
CHILD HEALTH GUARDED
 BY DEPARTMENT
Division Gets in lis Work Early on Generation
 of Aidskdns
Maternal and Child Health Division,

Maternal and Child Health Division, The lengthy and somewhat cum berscme title given to this admin istrative Division of the Territorial Health Department merely. .indi- cates that the chief concern is with the health of the mothers and chil- dren of the Territory. The respon- abilities are definitely twofold the protection and improvement of the health of this specific group, and the provision for surgical and med ical treatment for crippled children.
 The inclusion of these services in the public health program ex-' emplifies the change and the eX pansicn of the concept of this field which has come with the years of growth and service to the public for here the individual rather than the group has become a predominate entity. It is true that all public health ultimately affects the healh of the individual, but. activities were limited in the early years to pro cedures which protect groups of people, S u h as paSteurization of milk and control of epidemic dis ease, and while today; these still form the basic foundations of the public health service, upon these have been built. services .relating to maintenance and Improvement of the health of each individual,
 Valuable Childhood
 Health supervision of, each child throughout the years of growth is particularly essential if future gen. erations are to be spared the cost and tragedy of preventable dis eases. The value, then, of mater nal and child health services. | which are in the last analysis con cerned with the health of individ- uals, cannot be reckoned entirely in the reduction of mortality rates of the women in childbirth today nor in the death rate of infants under the age of one year The fi- nal results will be found in the improvement of the individual health of the young adults of to- morrow The prevention and. post ponment of death is a noble but a narrow goal; the broader one is the development of positive health.
 This requires the regular super vision of the child's health by field staff on a full time basis and is 1 therefore the reason that local pub | lie health nursing services, working | in cooperation with the local ! health officers and ia fly phys | icians, were planned under the Di vision of Maternal and Child Health | for the major towns of the Terri tory. The following report includes those activities of the local public | health nurses Whi ic h lend them selves to presentation in statistical form:
 Public Health Nursing Activities l. Maternity Care Prenatal health |
 supervision, assistance at
 confinement and post
 partum care of mother 4
 a. Number of mothers 250
 b. Number of visits .... 1918 2 Infant and Preschool Su-
 pervisiOn:
 a. Number of children 1927
 b. Mum Der of visits
 (home or Health Center) 3876 3. School H c { h Service
 Inspection of school
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children, first aid, con- sultations with parents, teachers and doctorS)
 a, Number of children 3953 b. Number of services. 23,070 Home Nursing Care (Bed side care for patient who is ill in the home):
 a. Number of services. 1856 Dental Program With CO., operation of. dentists and school. -
 a. Number of examina- tions arranged by nurse 17l3 Services fer C0mmunica- bIe Disease Control (AS- sistance jn clinics) a. Number of immuni- zations, (diphtheria, small pox, whooping cough -... 3260 b. Number of tuberculin tests .............................e..~.... 2237
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31

In 1904 Alaska was garrisoned by a full regiment of infantry, distrib- uted at Fort Seward now Chilkoot Barracks, Forts Egbert and Gibbon on the Yukon, St. Michael and Fort Davis near Nome and Fort Liscum.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Angular Ken Chase perched him
self on a stool in the Washington
clubhouse, flicked off his baseball
cap, revealing a remarkable resem-
blance to a billiard ball, and said.
"Yes, right now I'm better pitcher
than I ever have been and I see
no reason why I can't keep it up.
Ken had just spanked the White
Sox, 80, in a 13-inning thriller,
tanning IL and walking only four,
one of which was intentional, in
the process. 1t was his eleventh
victory of the season and his sixth
In eight starts and the Mats
clustered around him to slap his
shoulder or shake his hand
Chase, the perennially promising
left-hander. finally has arrived or
at least is speeding toward recogni-
ton as a top-f1ight pitcher. It's
nothing new for Ken to appear
polished in the waning weeks OF
the season, but the semi-bald
southpaw never before has been so
consistent over a prolonged period
Its a matter of sacrificing speed
for control" explains Ken. I'm not
giving the opposition that fat pitch
in tight spot anymore and I think
that chiefly is the reason for my
recent success. Previously In a
tight situation I'd rare back and let
my fast one fly with all had II
it was over they'd belt it OCCASION
ally and If 1t didn't find the plate
I'd be in a worse hole.
Feels He Will Be Big Winner.
I'm not doing that anymore.
Very seldom do I throw as hard as
I can. I'm working to nick the cor
ners Of the plate, concentrating on
control rather than speed, and it's
helped me. The only times Pm let
ting my fast ball go with all I have
is when I have an advantage on
the batter and can afford to waste
a pitch or two.
yes, think I've found myself
and it's about time. Bucky has
been patient with me in the past,
when I wanted so hard to win for
him and couldn't, and now think
I'm ready to start delivering for
him in big way. probably will
wind up with the best season I've
ever had this year, but I should be
better in 1941. I hope I can be a
really big winner and I believe I
can"
Those are refreshing words and
Mr.. Chase has some equally
heartening performances to back
them up. He hasn't pitched a bad
game in his last II starts and over
that span he has hurled some mas
terpieces. His only losses in his
last eight starts were a 80, five
hit defeat by the Red Sox and q
Evening star., 1940-08-24

dergone a delicate eye operation.
Don't forget this, boys) The
Glendive (Mont) team In the
national semipro tournament is
managed by Margaret Decker, q
65-year-old woman, who sits on
the bench and directs every play.
Steve ONeill, popular manager
of the Buffalo Bisons, gives an
other daughter (Johann) in mar
riage today-second time he has
done this since moving to Buf-
falo.
Everybody is delighted-Mike
Conner, former Governor of Mis-
sissippi. got the job as czar of
the Southeastern Conference.
Mike is q guy who shoots straight
all the time. But he pulled a
boner or two in his acceptance
speech. Always the politician,
Mike said, Il want to be real
close to you folks Of Mississippi
II mean you folks Of the South
ern Conference" They had to
tell him afterward 1t was the
Southeastern he bossed.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Miniature Golf Making Tremendous Comeback in South
Who Won't Toll sundo yond M Wild

play all eight games at home this
year except those with Duke and
Ohio State.
Today's guest star-Herb ST.
mons, Chicago Times: "The
Committee Of Three Cleveland
ball players which is supposed
to report to Owner Alva Bradley
on how Oscar Witt is treating
them, has been identified as Hal
Trosky, Bob Feller and Rolly
Hemsley. No wonder the Amer
ican Indians have petitioned the
Government to change their
names"
Personalities Lefty Gomez's
chief chore with the Yanks these
days is to pitch in batting prac-
tice. Dexter Teed, the Colgate
publicity expert, has quit his job
to try to launch a new news
paper in Syracuse. Old friends
Of Jack Bennett, quite a middle
weight out of Chicago some
years back, should write him
care the Sarasota Hospital. Sara
sofa, Fla, where he has just un-
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Ex-Champs Challenge
For Major League
Batting Leads
Appline Of Chisox, Mize
Of Cords Surge, Goin
Runner-up Spots
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 24-While
'Bama Roweu of Boston's Bees and
Rip Radcliff of the ST. Louis Browns
held onto their respective major
league hitting leads this week, the
big stir in the standings was created
by a couple Of previous batting
champions.
In the American League, Luke Ap-
pling of the White Sox. the only
shortstop ever to win the batting
title in the junior circuit-he did it
in 1936-connected for 10 hits in %
chances to raise his mark to .349, and
advance from fourth to second place.
Radcliff fell of 2 points to 1853.
In the National League, Johnny
Mize of the Cardinals, the 1889 title
holder. walloped II hits in % batting
tries to boost his average points
to 1923 and vault from fifth to second
place, just 10 points of Rowell's
pace.
Biggest disappointment of the
week was Lou Finney of the faltering
Boston Red Sox. He dropped 16
points and nose-dived from second
to seventh place in the American
League, collecting only two hits in
"a trips to the plate.
Standings of the first 10 in each
league:
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Griffith Buys Own Son
In One Of Strangest
Diamond Deals
Robertson Of Charlotte
Wins Foster Futher's
Eye by SIugsing
By EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Clark (the Old Fox Griffith,
whose baseball trades are legend,
found himself involved today in one
of the strangest deals of his long
career, or in baseball history, for
that matter-he had to buy his
adopted son.
I've just bought Sherrod Robert
son." he announced, because I've
changed my mind about him. I've
decided he's going to be ballplayer
after all"
"Sherrod Robertson?"
yep" said the president Of the
Washington club, I'm bringing him
UP from Charlotte. He needs a lot
of seasoning, of course, but believe
he's got it,"
One Of Adopted Children.
isn't Sherrod one Of"
newsman continued.
Yep" Griff confessed. Hes one
Of the children I adopted back when
he was almost a baby"
It was an odd case. Clark Grif-
fifth having to buy ballplayer
whom he practically raised from the
cradle.
well. you see," said the Old Fox,
"I knew he was a good kid ball
player, but just never figured >. &.
Here, look at his record
Young Robertson is brother Of
Mrs. Joe Cronin. wife Of the man.
ager of the Boston Red Sox. He's
been playing shortstop for Charlotte
in the Piedmont League.
Last year he was at Orlando,
Fla" said Griffith, land he turned
up with a good record. so I turned
him over to Charlotte this season"
Makes His Hits Count.
The records show the 21-year-old
Robertson to be batting at the not
very impressive clip of .26l, but
closer examinations reveal statistics
that are impressive.
He's driven in IS runs to be among
the league leaders in this depart
ment.
He's hit % home runs, 8 triples
and 18 doubles. He's socked Pied
mont League pitching for total Of
218 bases.
Hes a left-handed hitter" Griff
explained, land he's got one Of the
greatest throwing arms I ever saw"
Tie Old Fox didn't say so-but
you got the impression he felt it
would have been something he'd
never lived down If he let some
other big league team buy member
of his family.