Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
MORGAN THR|VES
ON FRONTIER LIFE
Point Barrow Signal Corps
Man Wouldn't Leave
if He Could.
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.


The blood Of the pioneers who
c-rved America out of virgin wilder
ness courses again in the veins Of
Mas:,r Gergt. Stanley r. Morgan,
Army Signal Corps. who mans the
most isolated communications post
under the United Statej flag, on the
northernmost tip of Alaska, in the
opinion {, Capt. Hez Mcclellan, Army
Air Corr ). who has just returned to
Boiling Field from a visit to Alaska
.lich brought him into close contact
with the sergeant who flashed to the
world the news Of the Post-Rogers
crash.
In the face Of utter isolation, kill
ing cold and hardships of which city
dwellers can have little conception,
Morgan not only is raising a family,
but is acting as 1.-The law" !communi-
cations agent, Weather Bureau OBJ
server and in a multitude of other
capacities on the farthest Northern
frontier held by man.
Sergt. MorC now is preparing to
come out of the Arctic on vacation
{ tie first time in seven years. since
his Lonely Signal Corps station was
established. He is coming out, Capt.
Mcclellan said. only on condition that
he be permitted to go back to his pio-
neer port when his year Of leave is
over. One Of the chief reasons for
his desire to return to the States. the
Boiling Field officer said. Is to obtain
a modern "snowmobile" to replace
the vehicle which he himself con-
structed out of a 7-year old "flivver."
Volunteered for Duty.
The "Wamcats" radio station at
Point Barrow, Alaska, was established
about seven years ago and Sergt.
Morgan volunteered for duty there as
soon as = was proposed. "Wamcats. T"
Capt. Mcclellan explained, is the
Alaskan name Cor the Washington
Alaska Military Gable and Telegraph
System, which the Army Signal Corps
has established in the great Alaska
territory.
Morgan is truly the pioneer type,
and is al explorer at heart" Capt.
Mcclellan said. THE Alaskan COM
munications system is manned by en-
listed men at all but one station. They
are among the outstanding figures in
their communities in every case, and
they exercise real authority and COM
mand the admiration and respect of
their fellow citizens. They are en-
listed men. but they could play no
higher role in their communities if
they held the rank Of colonel. Nor
gan is an exemplification of this
splendid body of men,
Sergt. Morgan. Mcclellan said, Is a
collector of native culture, tools and
implements. He has made important
contributions to the knowledge Of
science concerning the Mongoloid
peoples who inhabit the northern
reaches of Alaska.
He has taken an active part in vir-
tually every important expedition into
the tundra region of the North Alaska
coast above the Arctic circle. He
worked with Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh when they visited Point
Barrow en- route to the Orient and he
maintained radio schedule with Mrs.
Lindbergh during the Pacific fight.
He has kept the world informed Of
all of the news events north of the
Arctic circle and has played his part
in relief and rescue expeditions which
have engrossed the attention of man
kind.
Last Winter during the influenza
epidemic which proved so deadly in
Northern Alaska" Capt. Mcclellan
said, "Sergt. Morgan and his wife and
family all contracted the disease. He
had no relief and, with high fever,
he kept on the job. carrying on all the
routine weather work and communica-
lions duties and, in addition sought re-
lief for his sick neighbors and family.
Through his efforts doctor and nurse
finally came through by airplane and
dog sledge."
Sergt. Morgan designed and largely
built his home at Point Barrow. It
stands, as do all houses north of the
Arctic circle, on eternal ice. A cellar