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Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23

world. If all the volumes of med jcal literature in the world were gathered together they would fill to oVcrfloWing the greatest of SkyScrapers-and yet we have just scratched the surface of what there is to know about the human body. And over and above this complex perfection, man has something more. There Is a non-mechanlcal and non material element in him that is not found in any other form Of life that we know. We cannot see it and cannot even begin to understand ii, but it is there and Ii raises man to a dignity above the brute.
 In small way doctor shares the lives of a great many people. He knows theIr troubles, worries with them, does his best 10 make them we'll and happy and is glad Ni,u them when he succeeds. \ Sood doctor is. within tuc limits O. nts own iIlIl, lne servant oI the humoleSt individual who needs his $ rViCes. 1 cannot say that 1 have liked every SIn1Ie nIdn and woman l nave mel though have Hncd most Of them but liking has nothing to GO with respect. There are people who become hypocrjtcs, liars, thieves ana murderer5-just the same they are human b>ings. a,,uu, tilat l cannot help hating such people at times, but ii doesn't last. Hatred cannot last unless it is continuously nour- lshcu and stimulated.
 l believe in God and that lie mad the earth and set il 10 spinning and circling around the sun. know too that the spin ming earth is not intended to turn forever Little by little it is slowing down. A day will come. perhaps million years from now, when it will no longer turn and everything will be still. Long before that happens all the races of man will have disap- pcared from the face of the eartn,"- and Wilh him all the things he has made-his cities and roads, his machines and books But even when the last sound made by the last living creature has died away and the cold silence of eternity has set tied upon this planet, I believe somehow that the spirit of man will live.
Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23
By EDMUND A. BRASSET
 Physician
 Author of "A Doctors Pilgrimage"

Any doctor who is moderately active sees. in the course of a year, at lsast a couple of thou sand people in his office. In al most eighteen years of practice 1 have had a good many people sit alongside my desk and tell me of their illnesses, anXieties, and often personal tragedies. From this store of experience I have learned at least one basic truth, namely, that every man, woman and child on this earth, regardless of his or her station in life, regardless of racial ori- gin, regardless even of whether he or she is moral or immoral according to accepted standards, is worthy of and should be treat ed with respect, as befits the cS- sentjal dignity of man.
 The human body is the most ingeniouSly coatrjved mechan- ism and most beautiful structure on earth. It is hard for the per son who has not spent years of arduous work in the study of the medical sciences to begin to ap- preciate thls. Every bone is a masterpiece of archit- ctural de sign. Every organ is a marvel of efficiency which no engineer can begin to equal, The smallest gland is a chemical plant that can outpcrform the greatest man-made laboratory in the
Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23
BAYVIEW AND SANATORIUM SCHOOLS CLOSED MAY l6

Territorial Schools at Bay view and Seward Sanatorium closed May Is, with enrollmcnts for the past year 69 and "A respectively.
 The five-teachcr staff will spend vacation in various ways. Mrs. Frampton and Mrs. Borden will go Outside for summer scs- sion work. Miss Case will at tend the University of Alaska. Miss Busko plans a trip Outside. Mrs. Rager, principal of Bay view since it's reopcning five years ago and of the Seward Sanatorium School since it's be- ginning three years ago, plans to make her home in Anchorage about July 1.
 During the five years at Bay view 150 pupils have enrolled. Of these 57 have withdrawn, 26 passed the el, mentary exam nations and in many cases have continued in high school, 69 have been enrolled this past school year.
 The Seward s atoriu m School, started as an experiment
Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23

three ycras ago, has increased it's staff to two teachers. Pri- marily the school was intended for the instruction of patients of school age through the 18th year. This year there have been AZ above school age, the oldest being 64.
 The two school staffs met with Miss Case Wednesday and pre- scnted Mrs. Rager with fare well gift.
Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23

Patrick Scferovich, 5 year old son of Mir. and Mrs. Ray Sefero- Vich, had his tonsils out Friday in Seward General Hospital. He was a mighty good boy, :" nurses said.
Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23
7h/s / Believe"
Doctor Says Patience and Understanding Sill Among Best Medicines for Mankind

praccng Wakefield Rhode Island Dr. A. his creed This is prepared people life. The KIBlI 3:o5 and 103O Monday
Seward seaport record., 1952-05-23

Mir. and Mrs. SigVold I. Julius sen are parents of a baby boy, Richard Eric, born May IF in Seward General Hospital. The young man weighed 8 pounds Il ounces at birth.
 Mrs. Juliussen is the former Marjorie Malcolm
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Phone Book Ad DeadIine Near

Deadlipe for placing ad- vertisements in the new Ko- diak Telephone Company directory which will be pub iished in July has been set for June 2.
 Persons desiring to change listings in the phone book may call the telephone company. To place an advertisement call 3123 or contact the MIR ROR office.
 The book will contain only local listings and will be easier to use than the one now in use.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
City Approves
 School Budget

The Kodiak Independent School District budget for the 1952-53 fiscal year has been set at S139, 390. The new bud get is around $8,000 higher than last year.
 Superintendent Ivor Schott presented the budget to the city council Monday for ap- proval of the city's portion which was set at $32, 307.97.
 On the recommendation of Councilman Basil Clark the council unanimously approved the city's portion.
 Schott explained that the increase in the budget was to cover the operation of another room and to e9ver an in crease in teach<rI> salaries.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Memorial. Day Observance Held

Memorial Day was observed yesterday by a parade and ser- vices in town and by a 21- gun salute at Kodiak Naval Station.
 Marching units from the Naval Station and Fort Greedy included a Marine platoon un- der It. Fritz Volz, Navy pla- toon under CHMACH H. H. Green and the Navy band un- der G. L. Briley, JUG and Army color bearers.
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars ritualistic memorial ser vices were conducted at the cemetery following the parade and a doc kside memorial ser vice at the DonnelIey and Acheson dock was given by Chaplain Peter R. McPhee.
 The Memorial Day cere- mony at KNS was observed by the Station saluting bat tery of 21-guns and began at noon. The Station National Emblem, and those of all ships present, were flown at half-mast from 8 am until the gun salute was completed.
 The Naval station buglers and a Marine firing squad par ticipated in the services. At the dock a boat cast flowers upon the water in the VFW ceremony.
 The VFW Auxiliary Drum and Bugle Corps, composed of children of school age joined in the parade yesterday. The corps is under the direction of Paul Swanson of Kraft's s Meat Market.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Shipping Strike Hits Alaska

San Francisco (R)-Federal conciliators said they had no immediate plans for any meet ings aimed at ending the West Coast strike of AFL sailors.
 Picket lines at Pacific ports have tied up at least 23 ships. The sailors walked off their ships Friday after the Pacific Maritime Association rejected a demand for a five per cent wage increase and overtime on Saturdays.
 Kodiak-O. H. KimbaB A. laska Steamship Company agent, received notice Thurs day that the June 4 and IS sailing of the Denali had been cancelled. The ship has not been in port here since last fall.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Military Warns Residents About Wufer
Limited Elk Hunt Planned This Fall

The Afognak Island Elk Hunt will be held this tall be- tween Oct. 1 to 15, under the supervision of the U. 5. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Thirty five permits will be issued and it is believed they will be selected by drawing as they were during the first hunt in 1850. There was no elk hunt in 1951.'
 Hunters will be restricted to shooting only forked horn bull elk. Applications must be received by the Fish and Wildlife Service at Kodiak prior to August 10. Permittees who hunted elk in 1850 are not eligible for the 1852 hunt. according to the |official bulletin released this week from FWS headquarters in Juneau. 4
 A $15 fee wills be charged, payable after the 35 eligible hunters have been selected. Of these. ~s5 will hunt the Raspberry Straits area and 10 the Tonki Cape area, the bulle- tin said.
 The announcement of the hunt this year was contained in a bulletin for new fish and Wildlife Service Regulations effective July 1, 1852.
 The elk. herd on Afognak Island was started in 1928 by the FWS. The first hunt of elk was during October of 1850.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Or. Johnson Warns Of Private Wells

Dr. A. Holmes Johnson called on all residents of the city of Kodiak to continue their efforts toward eliminat- ing Wells disease.
 Rat control, personal cleani- ness and special precautions regarding all private water supplies was urged by Dr, Johnson.
 At the present time the city water is chlorinated and safe for drinking" Dr. John- son said. He added that there is a possibility that shallow wells and wells too close to a sewage disposal system may be contaminated with the organism causing Wells disease.
 The disease is spread in the urine of rats, cats, dogs, and many wild animals. Dr. John son recommended that all water from private systems used for drinking be treated by one of the following methods.
 1. Boil the water 20 minutes. Allow it to cool. If the water has a fiat taste, pour it back and forth between two con- tainers for two or three times.
 2. Add one drop of clorox or purex Containing 3.5% avail able chlorine) to each quart of water. If it is desired to treat larger amounts of water, add one teaspoon of the solu- tion to 50 gallons of water.
 3. Add two to three drops of U. $. P. Tincture of Iodine to one quart of water. Mix thoroughly; then allow it to stand for 30 minutes. Iodine treatment of water should be considered an Emergency measure and used only when chlorine compounds are not available.
 Be suse that the label of the iodine bottle reads "U. s. P. Tincture of Iodine.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31

Naval Station School Super intendent Donald Lawvere and Mrs. LaWvere plan to leave this weekend for Mat thews, Indiana. Lawvere said his plans for the coming year are indefinite.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Local Phone Service
 Discussed By Council

To improve the local tele- phone service the company plans to add a lot of lines, phones and hire an informa- tion girl to answer calls at the office from 9 am to6 pm, Martha Cushing, owner of the Kodiak Telephone Company told the council Monday night.
 Mrs. Cushing and members of the council discussed rates and --says to improve the local service. She answered and ex- plained several complaints the council members asked and said, ''some changes may be made in rate schedules. 7"
 "The Kodiak Telephone Company is in the growing stage. Like many new busi- nesses we have difficulties to overcome" Mrs. Cushing said. She was introduced to members of the council by Paul Dupler, city attorney, who was appointed by the council and Chamber of Com merce to discuss service and rates with Mrs. Cushing.
 She gave a resume of the history of the local company and pointed to several factors. found only in Kodiak, that in- terrier with the service. Vol canic ash is one problem we did not consider when we planned the Kodiak Telephone Company. One infnitesimal speck on the switch board can interrupt the service," she declared.
 Mrs. Cushing explained that a dial system was more complicated than a system employing operators and that maintenance cost and work was much greater.
 To increase the number of phones. in the event the hous- ing project in the east addi- tion materializes, I must know from nine to IS months ahead the number required. Mrs. Cushing told the council.
 The cost for the entire in- StallatlOn Of the system, ln- cluding switch board, lines, phones and other equipment, was around $65, eco. The cost of another switch board the same size as the present one costs $62, 900 today, the coun- cil learned.
 Mrs. Cushing submitted a financial statement for the past year to the council. She plans to return to Kodiak late in August.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31
Three kNS Wells Cases Reported This Week
Navy Tests Local Water Supply


 Three new cases of Wells disease resulted in an official warning to all military per- sonnel residing in~Kodiak to chlorinate~ or boil all water. The official warning was broadcast this week seven times a day over WVCQ, Navy radio station, on orders of the commanding officer of Kodiak Naval Station.
 The three cases were ad- mitted to the Naval Station Hospital early this week. Within the past 40 days five new cases of the disease has struck military personnel or their dependents.
 Samples of the city water were taken Wednesday from several SO rces by a Navy off, ficer and were taken to the Naval Station Hospital labora- tory for an analysis.
 Thursday, a Navy official said a test to determine the amount of chlorination in the water revealed thatlit was less than the required minimum. Samples were taken from 10 different points in town in- cluding the pumping station.
 The broadcast over WVC4 read: Attention: All military personnel residing in Kodiak are urged to chlorinate or boil all water. Three cases of Wells disease have been ad- mitted to the Naval Station infirmary this week. All in- dicatiops point to contami- mated water. Boil your water 15 minutes or use two drops OF iodine per quart of water and let stand 30 minutes before using. This is vital to your health.
 Cmdr. S. s. Searcy, exeeu-- tive officer of -Ked1ak Naval Station, said the warning was a~precautionary measure to prevent an epidemic of Wells disease. It. E. L. Walter, Navy epidemiologist, con- ducted a rat eradication pro- gram and clean up here re- gently. He warned Of conta- minated water supplies at that time and pointed out that, beaver and other animals can be carriers of the disease as we'll as rats.
 Navy officials did not a,- dicate which supply was sss~ pected of contaminatiop:
 Unofficialy, it is beIFed the water came from a small pri, vate system as the three cases admitted to the Navy hospital lived within the same area.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-05-31

Miss Virginia Foster is working half-days at Bert's Drug Store this summer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-09-04
New Guide-Book
Facilitates Travel

STOCKHOLM. - your Visit to
Sweden" is the title of a guide
book in English written by Curt
Munthe, the well-known journal
ist and experienced author of trav-
ell books. 1t is designed specially
for tourists who come to Sweden
with the aim of seeing as much
as possible within a limited time.
The book gives a good picture
of the various tourist attractions
and holiday resorts and affords
guidance of real value for excur-
sions in all parts of the country.
1t contains % maps of the centers
of the more important tourist ci-
ties and has short surveys of Swe-
denis old culture, history and So
cial developments. With the as
sistance of this guide the trip to
Sweden can easily be planned and
scheduled in advance. 1t is trans
lated from the authors manu-
script into English by Burnett
Anderson, an American journalist
and radio reporter who was active
in Sweden for many years.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-09-04

The prosperity plan has been
drawn up by the nonpolitical state
planning commission, the author
of an earlier sterilization plan de-
signed to save the currency. This
earlier sterilization plan was sue
cessful. 1t checked initiation and
has kept the cost of living stable
for the past niue months-a re-
cord for postwar Finland.
There are strong hopes, there
fore, that the measures advocated
in the prosperity plan will be
equally successful.
One of the most important is
the construction of new power
stations capable of supplying a
total of $4,000, 900 kilowatt hours
of electricity. Nearly half of the
S2O,000,O0O loan will be spent for
this purpose.
Electricity Price Control
At the same time, the commits
Sioii iCSoiiiiiiCllIo Tic uuPOpuldl
measure of freeing electricity
from price control. Doing this, it
says, will curb the demands of pri-
vate consumers, release more pow
er for industry and spur the state
into building more gas works, as
has been long urged.
If electricity consumption in
creases at it's present rate, by
1870 there will not be enough la
tent power in all Finland's water
falls to meet the demand. Steam
generating stations would have to
be built, or if possible atomic
power stations.
The wood processing, metal, and
manufacturing industries must be
expanded, the plan says. A spe-
cial company, it says, should be
formed to finance extensions.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-09-04
More Grain Asked

Agricultural output, except for
grain, should be just enough to
cover home needs under the plan.
At present, Finland is self-suffi-
cient in milk, meat, and eggs only
Grain is it's principal shortage.
The plan recommends that Fin
land should increase grain pro-
duction beyond it's own needs so
that it can become grain ex-
porter instead of a grain importer
The target is 200,0O0,000 kilo-
grams (more than 100000 tons)
more rye and wheat every year.
Farmers are urged to make
more use of tractors. Finland has
100000 horses too many, the plan
says. State aid should be given to
farmers only for the express pur-
pose of increasing their produc-
ton, but Stockholders receive spe-
cial social relief.
The experts on the commission
believe that the world demand for
Finnish timber and wood products
will increase. Output of h e
should therefore be increased. Bet
ter care of the forests and new
roads, rail and waterways to open
up new areas are recommended.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-09-04
Finland Poised To Launch
Five-Year Prosperity Plan

Finland has a new five-year
prosperity plan which is to be fl
nanced partly by a $20,O00,OO0
loan from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Develop
ment.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-09-04

SMILING INVITATION 10 FAR-Fon Woo Seattle Chinese community
shows off Of the fabulous carvings from Hong
TO be shown the Great International Far Trade Fair the Seattle
Civic Auditorium September OF Smiling invitation to the Fair Miss
Woo holds hand carved ivory fan and displaying hand
carved ehe'; set Eight Far Eastern nation. will s4srns
Of its kind to be held this country year. open
the public and will include show featuring Oriental
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Robins Hutch Indoors

Robins built two nests in the
drawing room Of a home at Burn
ham, England, and Matched two
broods within seven weeks.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Tax Court Holds Swindiinq
|DeductibIe, but Graft Is Not

The United States Tax Court
has given a measure of consolation
to a New York doctor who lost
$500 and the cost Of q trip tc
Mexico in what is called the ole
Spanish prisoner swindle."
It ruled yesterday that the doc
tor. Curtis H. Muncie, who has
practiced in New. York for AC
years, could deduct the $8,5OO-as
a theft-from his gross income
before calculating his income tax
payments.
The court ruled in another case,
however. that q Tracy (Calif. }
man could not deduct protection
payments from his income tax
returns even if the payments are
made in q semi-ofhcial arrange
ment with the city.
The Tracy man, Charles A.
Clark, told the court he used to
have an arrangement with the
city Of Tracy under which he was
allowed to operate illegal slot ma
chimes in his cafe and in other
places so long as he paid a $25-
a-month fine for each machine.
The court said Mr.. Clark paid
the city-by check, through the
chief Of police-$9.425 in 1914,
$11, 900 in 1945 and $11,80O in
1946. He kept careful records of
the receipts Of his slot machines
and his payments, the court
added, and sought to deduct them
from his income for tax purposes,
Evening star., 1952-08-12
BY the Asseeioted Press

LYONS. France, Aug. 12.-
-Four men and a girl-three o1
them Americans and two Brit.
|ons-set of yesterday on the first
leg Of q voyage Of adventure
aboard a Robinson Crusoe-like
raft floated by $4,000 ping-pone
balls.
The raft-ca1led the ':Ken-
Took" - will float down the
Rhone to Marseilles. and then
drift through the Mediterranean
The four men and woman have
no more specific goal than to
study their own reactions while
at sea. Unlike the epic Pacific
voyage Of the ''Kon- Tiki" piloted
by daring Scandinavians, it seeks
to prove no anthropological point
such as the migration of humans
from one continent to another.
The ping-pong balls fill the
metal barrels which float the
square adventure craft. A cabin
provides the only shelter.
The expedition Is headed by 27-
year-old Richard Miller Of Chi
cago. His companions are slim,
brunette Muriel Grand, 20, OF
Hull, England: Philadelphia-born
Don Kinder, 26, of Jesseps, Md;
Spanish-born Jose de Tajada, 20,
OF Princeton University, and Mi
chael Jones, q former RAF pilot
from London.
(Mr. Kinder is the son of the
Evening star., 1952-08-12
-Four Men and q Girl on q Raft
Float off Toward the Sea

late Hans Kinder. founder Of
the National Symphony Or
chestra. He Is q reporter on
leave Of absence from the
Washington Daily News.)
Mr.. Miller met MIR. Jones in q
left-bank bar and talked him into
the voyage. The other volunteers
followed.
The cargo: English books, CAM
era, a guitar, several decks Of
cards, two barrels of water and o
typewriter.
Evening star., 1952-08-12

The story Of the New York doc.
tor and the old Spanish swindle
was related by the court in its
ruling. It said the doctor in 194i
received a letter from Mexico City
signed by Julian Silva" saying
Silva was imprisoned there fol
bankruptcy.
The letter added that Silva hac
$375, 900 in bills hidden in secret
compartment of a trunk checked
IN a custom house in the United
States and that the check to the
trunk and a $25, 900 certified check
in a suitcase, had been taken by
the police when he was imprisoned
Silva, 1t was said, offered DR.
Muncie one-third of the $400, ,OOC
If he would come to Mexico CITY
and put up the $500 fine against
him. DR.. Muncie did SO and then
flew to Laredo. Tex, to await his
share Of the trunk full of bills.
Several days went by and then
he received an unsigned typewrit-
ten note saying all was lost and he
might as well go home. Both the
baggage check and a certified
check turned over to him by Silva
turned out to be forgeries. The
swindlers, in their note, added:
DO not become impatient, as calm
lis the solution for every difficult
thing"
DIR. Muncie finally turned to the
Tax Court in an effort to retrieve
what he had lost.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Donohue 10 Continue
War Against Gamblers

District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue last night promised a
continuing war on the Districts
gambling fraternity.
During the commissioners
Report" program over Station
WMAL-TV, Commissioner Dono-
hue was asked to comment on
rumorS that local racketeers are
coming out of their holes" now
that the Senate District Crime
Committee is out of business.
Either we're going to drive
them back in large numbers" Mr..
Donohue replied. cor they'll trans
fer their abodeS from holes in
the District of Columbia to the
Occoquan Work House or peni-
tentiary."
He praised the outstanding
job of the police departments
morals division under Inspector
Clarence H. Lutz. He also noted
that the war against the gamblers
have been intensified through
closer cooperation between police
and the United States attorneys
Office.