The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-08
DR. HAYS HAS
 EVENTFUL TRIP
 T0(0NFERENCE

Hays, Executive Officers of the Territorial Department of Health, ir an interview given this morning Doctor Hays returned to his Juneau headquarters Sunday after attend ing the annual conference of the Health Officers, held in Washing ton, D. C., last month.
 "A number of the State Health Commissioners who have been in- terested in the health situation ir Alaska, expressed pleasure and satis- faction that Alaska had made the first>step toward a more substantial health administration by the pas. sage of the Health Council Bill ai4d the setting up of a Board oi Health, as well as providing for g full time Commissioner of Health, L4, nays said.
 Several of the State Health Com. nlissioners have already given some assistance to the Alaska Board o1 Health members.
 More Funds Obtained
 Possibly the most profitable par of the trip to Washington was ir the obtaining from the Children'' Bureau the sum of S17,500 for Ma ternal and Child Health and Grip, pied Children Services work. These funds were in addition to the allot- ments previously made and came from unexpended balances accrued in certain of the States. The money is to be spent by the Territorial Department of Health before June 90 of this year
 Included in some of the arrange merts was the obtaining of Eel lowship in health education for Mrs Kathleen Kimble, Indian Service teacher at Point Hope, Alaska. Mrs Kinble will be granted stipend and incidental expenses necessary for a year of work in college work in health education at the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Chapel H{u, IN. C.. This. scholarship was granted by the United States Pub lie, Health Service and Mrs. Kimble has been instructed to report at Chapel Hill June 1 to begin her studies. When she has finished the courge she will remain in the em- ploy of the Alaska Native Service dolrg health education work in it's schools in Alaska.
 Interviewed Applicants
 Several stops were made to in- tsTview persons who had expressed a desire to do public health work in Alaska, in order to determine whether those persons were qualified and intended to come to Alaska to make contribution to public health rather than to use employment as Q means to see the Territory or tc be near some service man."
 pr. Hays was in Washington al the time of the death of President Roosevelt. He said when the first announcements of the Presidents death were made the people of Washington seemed unable to ac- cept the fact as truth, and when final realization was accepted pail and sense of helplessness enveloped the city, which was significantly dis pelled by President Truman's forth right. and simple address to Congress and his first press conference.
 Truman Inspired Hope
 Tt was interesting to be in Wash ington at the time of President Roosevelt's death and to see the uni versal expression of sorrow and re- spect in connection with the cere- monies held" said Dr. Hays.
 What was even more thrilling and satisfying was to experience the sudden change in attitude on the part of correspondents, editors and commentators from that of almost hopelessness to the opposite extreme of hopefulness.
 President Trumans speech before Congress and his first press con- ference made every writer and com- mentator express the firm conviction that the country is in the safest of hands.
 San Francisco Conference
 On the return trip it was colorful to be in San Francisco during the opening of the United Nations Con- ference and to have the privilege of hearing some of the better commen- tatcrs personally discuss the happen ings. Among the correspondents with whom it was my pleasure to talk were Paul Aikman, Drew Pear son and Walter Winchell.
 sTp1e colorful uniforms and dress of ssnlany of the delegates attracted the; usual number of autograph seekers, although of course many of, them could not know whether the individual was a chauffeur or an important person.
 Hotel Hobbies were crowded with the curious during the morning and late evening hours, since the Con- ferences sessions began in the mid afternoon and ended early in the evening.
 Something of the bedlam which prevails in downtown San Francisco can be appreciated when it is re- alized that aside from the 600 repre- sentatives to the Conference there are about six correspondents for