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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

only causing an unwieldy drag on the laboring plane, but adding the danger of fire. We were in storm clouds and rain, unable to see where we were or where We might be forced to land. A mem Der of the crew descended from the control cabin and in a calm and reaSsuring voice told us to don our parachuteS and be ready to bail out. We did so and gath cred in the rear to await the next move Jovial Chaplain Hennan, 59th AA.CS.. gave courage and reassurance to all The pilot was doing everything possible to keep the plane under control. At about 2000 feet, one of the crew al- most miraculOusly got some oil pressure working, and feathcred the propeller, which came to a stop, We were still in rain and clouds and could not see the ground. If this continued we would have been forced to jump, but again. as the pilot said after Ward.-the good Lord opened up a misty hole for moment just below us, he dashed the plane through before it closed up. and in a short time made a perfect landing on one engine, along the strip at McGrath. Alaska. There were 20 enlisted men, the crew. Chaplain Leo J. Hannah. It. Der hard J. Stanley. U.S.C.G. (Re- serve). and myself. none the worse for the experience. I have never seen a crew act more cor rectlv. more calmly. nor more efficiently and commend them most highly.
 May Congress and the leaders of our Country. make and keep our Air Force the best and most powerful in the world. The CTS are doing their part.
 Respectfully
 Bernard R. Hubbard. S.J.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07
Fr. Hubbard Speaks Friday

Friday the 18th is synonomous With bad luck but for Seward Fri day the 18th means good luck.
 Father Hubbard will be here to speak on "World Affairs" on Friday.
 With headquarters at Santa Clara at the University there, Benard R. Hubbard, s. J, has been around in Europe. has seen India and China and has observed the political situation in those two countries especially.
 He has secured more than two million feet of motion pictures, . during the course of his explora- tions and travel in Europe and the Orient and will edit this inn menSe amount of film at Santa Clara. using it later to illustrate lectures and publications.
 Father Hubbard and Major-Gen eral Atkinson plan an aerlal trip to the Aleutians to photograph the vOlcanOS.
 It will be remembered that the valley of 10000 smokes Kat mi Volcanol was first explored by Father Hubbard a very few years after the katmi eruption.
 It was through the good offices of Father Borbeck of the local Catholic Church that Seward will have the opportunity to listen to this world reknOWn traveller and lecturer Father Borbeck is the successor to Father Chaput who recently retired and is living at Everett. Washington.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07
EDITORIAL

They say opportunity knocks only once but from what We hear opportunity is using a single Jack" to do the knocking.
 The R.E,A. has seen the CO., mittiment of the Seward Light & Power to sell if the city will con- cur with the REC. in turning over the unpaid portion of the Seward Electric System bonds to the R.E.A.
 The price to be paid to the Seward Light and Power is not known and is immaterial as it is to be paid by the RF.A. also the price paid for the Seward Electric System is in the same category.
 Seward gets out from under an expensive deal one which has never paid the city one cent and at the same time eliminates a cause for taCtiOnl disagreement by welcoming with open arms the "slicer of the Geordian Knot the R.E.A
 We find we cannot have our cake and eat it also. Those who are truly in favor of progress will agree that to go against the opportunity of allowing the RE.A. to consolidate the two plants and operate them until such time as the RE.A Hydro-Electric plant is in operation, will mean merely a continuance of affairs as they are now.
 Here is what we have to face; 1) The most expensive thing of all 10 the city is the opposition generated by two factions. (2) Increasing costs of Diesel oil
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07
FATHER HUBBARD'S PLANE
 DROPS TWELVE THOUSAND FIT.

The following letter was writ ten by Father Hubbard and tells how near to tradgedy a C-82 troop carrier came in flight from Nome to Anchorage.
 The letter is written to call at tentiOn and commended the ac- tons of those aboard the ship not only the officers but the CTS Who were aboard.
 Here is the letter.
 To Whom It May Concern:
 Tn routine flight in C-82 t-oop carrier from Nome to Anch- craze, an emergency occurred which could have been very ser i7us, but, thanks to the excellent training and keen presence of mind Of the pilot and crew, be- came instead just a routine forced landing. I wish to gratefully and particularly commend Capt. Bert h3id and It. Leo Higgins, for 9cting in the highest traditions of +1e United States Air Force.
 We left Nome in wretched Y eather-rain. fog, low visibility wind and other conditions which T,.ade Alaska the most difficult flying area in the world My z eghteen years experience in the Territory bears this out The first "O hours of the three and one | alf hour flight was just normally ..apleasant. with icing our only -7ain difficulty. When climbing 10 about l4000 feet to clear D. the Alaska Range. we ran into trou tle. An oil line broke and began scattering the port engine and rowling with oil. The pilot correct V cut out the engine. Unfortun- ately the injured oil line seemed connected with the hydraulic pres sure and the crew could not fea- Ther the propeller. The useless propeller was Whirling free and setting the engine red hot, not
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

chorage Actual flying time was 107}4 hours. The trip took 16 days and IF nights of II hops. One of the plans has nearly completed 1900 hours in the air. Their names are Gas Gobbler' and the Lucky Lady"
 s>s
 4 witness, McDowell explained
 Continued on page
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

to get back to do some necessary work.
 Sid Strong, who was logging with Ray Gillespie for Arnst, quit his job to join his wife, who is now working as beauty opera tor in Anchorage. Dave Terry, who was working in Arnst's saw mill, also quit He and his wife and small son are returning to New Mexico with a brother and his family who recently drove up here on their vacation.
 Francis Stephens parents Mr. and Mrs. Cole from Metaline Falls, Washington, are up here now and have moved into what was formerly Ed Vogle's house. The Frank Steeles, who were liv- ing there, moved into the house at Mile which the Whitey John sons recently vacated when they gave up country life and moved back into town. Frank Steele and Bob Clark are in Hope working SWetmann'S mine, and Ruby di- vides her time between Frank in Hope and her children Ginger and Donny here
 < < <
 Marshall Rome is in here to- night l asked him about his mink and he says he has only the ori- ginal four, which are about two years old. One of them had a litter, but destroyed them. He has about a quarter of an acre of garden. which he says keeps him pretty busy.
 < * <
 The Vests, having started to by adding on three. as nearly as l can make out. Driving by there the other day, Harold saw Sylvia saving boards. Didn't l tell you Sylvia?
 < *. x
 Harold finally brought home a beautiful screen door-the ultra- ultra kind which. by removing the screen panel in the fall and in- serting a panel of small glass panes, can be converted into a solid outside door.
 j: i. :.
 Pinkie is groWingg better look ing every day and fleeter of the foot. if that is possible. As for Caruso, he is a little savage. and it is practically worth a finger or two to hold bone out to him. He and Harold have quit feuding over his occupation of the porch, however. Harold decided to allow him to sleep there. as his pre- sence keeps the squirrels out of the supplies. The woolly little pooch receives a lot of attention and admiration from visitors and usually repays it by retiring to safety under the washing machine and growing at them.
 < * *
 We stopped by and I visited with Mrs Arnst the other eve- ming. She was knitting the laci- est, fluffiest sack for her grand daughters baby I've ever seen.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

Chamber of Commerce will tolk about the possibilities of the Kenai Light & Power Assn. Thurs day August l2 in the basement of the Episcopal Church.
 Work together for Progress"
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

Gals met for their fortnightly meeting at Edith Douglas home. Those present were: Creo Ives Mrs. Bird, Opal Bryan and thir- tcen-month-old daughter Mary, Boo Withcrup, Linda Faulkner, Annctta Gillespie and baby Ray mond, visitcr Jo Reed and nine month-oId daughter Susan and myself and Lou Anne and Lee Edith served strawberry short cake and hot chocolate, which we all enjoyed immensely Our next meeting will be on August l2th at Creo's home near Mile g.
 j: # #
 While l was at the meeting at Ediths, Mrs. Bird invited me next door to see her little house and front garden. Her house is neat and shining clean, with win dows giving lots of light. The walls are painted turquoise, which match nicely with her deep green linOleum. She has several paint ings on her walls which have a personal meaning for her and quite a few framed photographs. Mrs Bird has had eleven children tand, ladies, take note! She is slender and agile and walks and gardens more than many younger WOmen) and raised them mostly l believe. around the logging camps of the Northwest. Quite naturally. she loves the woods and streams. In her garden here on the highway. she has pansies. ice land pOppies bluebells. baby blue eyes. white sweetpeas. and many other flowers. In her house she has several potted plants on her window -sills. among them Geran- ium. Begonia and a Southern Fus- chia. All her life she has tended growing things and. you see. she just cant stop now.
 :: :: <
 Edith and Lyle recently had John kOhlcr and Al Smoyer out for dinner and showed slides af- rewards. ....
 Last Sunday. in celebration Of lmOgene and Dick Steinberger' fifth tor sixth?p wedding ami Nersary, the Steinbergers, the Witherups and Vic's nephew Billy, the Bert Walker family and Guz- Zie drove out to the beach al the end of the Nash Road for q pie nic
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 Haunting around Sunday. we stopped in and enjoyed cake and coffee al the Blacks place at the airport and met one of their daughters. Wanda. They are creat- ing a thoroughly modern home out of their large quonset. com plete with screened-in back porch.
 :: < j:
 We also stopped in at the 80- acre Ben Suddath place on the Nash Road. where we found Mrs. Suddath feeding their year-old son and Ben selling some rebbits to the two men who are home stealing on Lowell Point. Besides rabbits, the Suddaths have goats and a couple of pigs. Ben is an eX-navy veteran, having seen 3 years service during the war. He was on the Houston" when it was torpedoed. Mrs. Suddath comes from North Carolina and Ben from South Carolina. We were invited to share in a crab feast but, as we had been oVer- U so. Building - Aud l3 e:OO pm
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07
World News

The two B-29's on the round-the world hop left Anchorage at pm Thursday and landed in Tucon. Arizona at 5:45 this morning, af- ter 14- hours flight from An
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

We stopped by and I visited with Mrs. Arnst the other eve- ming. She was knitting the laci- est, fluffiest sack for her grand daughters baby I've ever seen.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07

The Rev. Bernord Hubbard. s. J. will speak on WORLD AFFAIRS
 Motion pictures also
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-08-07
Hi-Way News

Last Thursday the Highway long from home already had Gals met their
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
WEIGHT THR0WER
FROM SOUTHWEST
MAKES 0lYM. BID
BY HAROLD V. RATcLIFF

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. "A
black-haired giant just beginning to
know his own strength may be the
southwest's best bid for perth on
the American Olympics team.
George Kadera is his name and
he losses the discus, shot and jave-
lin Ill over the premises at Texas A
& NJ College.
Late in March he pitched the dis
Gus 100 feet 7 inches at the South
western Recreation meet in Fort
Worth. Less than two weeks later
he hit ITO feet 1 inches in practice.
He's done better than that but not
this early in the season.
Last year Zig George made these
marks in competition as a freshman
at A {, M: 1852 feet, seven inches in
the discus, 40 feet, one inch in the
shot, and 1888 feet, one inch in the
iavelin throw. In practice he hit I'll
in the discus and so feet in the
shot.
OF course, there are a number of
weight men in the nation who beat
those marks but George lacks their
experience. No one is making more
rapid progress than the big Aggie,
however.
Kadera got good test early in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
Joe KNOTT, Chief
steward PRINCESS
LOUISE, RETIRING

Joe Knott, chief steward aboard
the Princess Louise for many years,
is retiring when his ship reaches
the south on the present trip and
will just take it easy at his home
in Victoria.
Knott, who has been one of the
most popular stewards on CPR
steamers on the Southeast Alaska
route, has been with the line for
80 years, principally on the Prin-
cess Louise, and has hundreds of
friends from children to adults
who will miss his genial person.
atty Knott has served the Klon-
dikers and general travelling pub
lie in manner that has made
him friends on every trip of his
ship, and he will be missed by
all classes of travellers.
Juneau friends will be at the
dock tomorrow morning to say.
Goodbye ice, and good luck, you
old sea deg"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
APP SPORTS
ROUNDUP
BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR.

NEW YORK, May 5-tR When
Pepper Martin turned up at Nor
man, Okla, to do some scouting
for the Dodgers at the state high
school baseball tournament CTS
teams this year,, he spotted Bud
Wfkerson's football team drilling on
an adjacent field The 44-year-
old Pepper dritted over and chal-
lenged Jack Mitchell, star Sooner
lack, to a footrace Martin
won the first 40-yard dash by a
yard, then lost by one stride to
Tony Gray Oklahoma's fastest
fcotballer Pepper then
painted
Il can't come back as fast as
used to-.
At a recent dinner in Kansas
City, Baseball Commissioner Happy
Chandler ands Sandlot Gar Ray
Dumont had a lot of fun handing
each other compliments-right and
left handed naturally there
was some mention of Rays cele-
brated circus stunts, but Dumont
had the last word Our good friend,
Mr.. Chandler, still is a Democrat
at heart. Don't be surprised to see
a revival of that port-donkeY
baseball.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
ARE AIDING POSTER
Distribution HERE

Boy Scouts in Juneau and Doug
las are working with Scouts all
over America this week in dis
tributing official U. S. Treas
ury posters announcing the new
Security Loan Bond Drive through
out the country. Over $4,000
posters will be put up in public
places throughout the nation as a
result Of this latest request for
Scout service from the Treasury
Department. Other troops of the
Alaska Council will cover every
major community in the Terri
tory, according to Scout Executive
Maurice Powers.
Sccutmasters supervising distri-
button of the posters locally in
clude Robert Boochever, Episcopal
troop %; Donald Moles, Ameri-
can Legion troop 613; and Rob-
ert Wagner, Douglas troop 10.
Business men are asked by the
committee in charge to cooperate
with Boy Scouts in providing dis
play space for the Security Loan
posters.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
HOME RUN
IN TENTH
IS WINNER
Seals, Angels Are in Vir-
fuaI Tie for Top in
P. {. League
lBy The Associated Press

San Francisco and Los Angeles
remained in virtual tie today
for first place in the Pacific Coast
baseball league standing after vim
ming last nights series openers.
The Angels won theirs the hard
way, 4-3 in 10 innings when jim
Tabor, former Red Sox third base
man, socked a home run in the
tenth.
Jack Graham, San Diego's
mighty clouter, socked in three
uns as the Padres whipped the
Seattle Rainiers at Seattle, 7 to
,. Ten Seats pitched a steady
and effective game, giving up seven
hits while his mates collected IA
from the offerings of Johnny Cor
sica and Jimmy Hedgecock.
Lefty Lou Tost pitched Sacra-
mento to to victory over
Oakland.
Vince Dibiasi of Portland and
lanky Cliff Melton of San Francisco
booked up in a tight pitching duel
in San Francisco and the Seals
took q to decision.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05

April at the Texas Relays in Aus
tin when he went up against big
Fortune Gordien Of Minnesota. He
finished third with 1877 feet So in
ches as Gordien broke the relays
record with 172 feet, 54 inches. But
Kadera learned some things that
day from watching Gordien. He
returned with the conviction that
he should make his wind-up more
compact and his spin faster. 1t paid
off with the 170-foot, 4-inch throw.
Kadera likes to throw against the
best in the business. you can't
learn If you're the model he says.
you have to watch the coed men
throw and profit"
But the weight that has intrigued
Kadera more than any other is the
56-pound bah they throw in the
National AAU. He saw v the first
tine when, Just out Of high school.
he competed in the National AAU at
San AlIOll0.
George watched q flocl, Of giants
pitching the Sc pomdet around snd
asked them what it was They took
pains to show him just how they
spun twice and then let the odd
shapeo ball go FLYING over their left
shoulders.
Kadera. then a 20o-pounaer, said
he'd try 1t. Less than an hour later
he was runner-up to the 56-pound
weight champion inathe AAU junior
division. George did it by spinning
only once, as he did in throwing
the discus.
Last year, after becoming the
Southwest Conference discus shot
and iavelin champion, George again
entered this event. Struggling with
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
B. B. STARS

Batting and pitching stars of
games played yesterday in The two
major leagues are as follows.
American League
Batting Boudreau, Cleveland,
.459; Williams, Boston, .419.
Williams, Boston, Is; Ev-
ers, Detroit, IL.
Home runs-Keltner, Cleveland,
8; Robinson, Cleveland, Vico, De-
troit, Joost, Philadelphia, and Will
Jams, Boston, 4.
Pitching Reynolds, New York
80, 1000; Trucks, Detroit, 20
1000.
National League
Batting Gustine, Pittsburgh
.444; Edwards, Brooklyn. .423
RBI-Cooper, New York, Sauer,
Cincinnati, and Musial, st. Louis,
IS.
Ecme runs-Sauer, Cincinnati, 6;
Cooper, New York, A.
Pitching-P alica, Brooklyn, Jones
and Koslo, New York; Voiselle,
Boston; Sewell and Riddle. Pitts
burgh, and Brecheen, st. Louis, @
0 for 1000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
Cards Again
Win al Night
BY JOE REICHLER

associated Press Sports Writer
The st. Louis Cardinals this
season are following an old Nation
al League custom-win at night
and you win the pennant.
That proved to be the winning
formula in l945 and 1947. The
Redbirds were the best night owls
in 46, winning 80 and losing %
for a 500 percentage.
The Cardinals have played twice
under the lights this season, and
wen both times. They gained their
second victory last night, defeat
ing the Dodgers in St. Louis, 5-4.
Last Saturday they whipped the
Chicago Cubs, 40.
That was the only National
League game yesterday.
The hustling Philadelphia Ath-
letics gained ground on the Amer
lean League leading Cleveland In
dams when they nipped the Tribe
8-6 in 10 innings at Philadelphia.
The New York Yankees moved
up to third place, within half
game of the leaders, by thrashing
the st. Louis Browns 6-l at the
Yankee Stadium.
The Boston Red SoX pasted the
Detroit Tigers 6-3 at F'enway Park.
Rain stopped the American
Leagues only night game, the
Chicago White Sox- Washington
contest.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
BOY FRIEND
Held, DEATH
GIRL FRIEND

LANCASTER, Pa, May 5.-lR-
Schoolgirl Phoebe Artz died to-
day, 10 hours after she was bru-
tally beaten on a street in near
by Denver.
MILFORD Lee Potteiger, 16, iden-
titled by police as the boy friend
CT the 15-year-oid girl, was held
n the Lancaster county jail with
out bail en- a technical charge Of
aggravated assault and battery.
A state policeman quoted Pot
teiger as telling the girls parents
a few minutes after the tragedy
last night:
mo other fellow can have her if
l can't"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
stanley is OFFERED
HEAD COACHING JOB
AT TOLEDO UNIV.

SEATTLE, May 5-lR-Neil Stah-
ley, backfield. coach at the UniVer-
sity of Washington, can have
head coaching post if he wants it.
Stanley confirmed reports yes
terday, that he has been offered a
top post at Toledo (Ohio) Univer-
sity. He would not say if he accepted
or rejected the offer
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05

the heavy ball for the second time
in his life he wound up third in the
National AAU meet at Lincoln, Neb.
And George is going to try a third
time this summer. He plans to hurl
10th the discus and the 56-pound
weight in the AAU He's a little
disappointed that this event won't
be held in the Olympic tryouts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
ElKs AND DOUGLAS
in PRACTICE GAME

Les Cochran said today an ex-
hibition baseball game between the
Elks and Douglas teams is schedul-
ed for $50 o'clock Friday after
noon at the Juneau ball diamond.
The game slated for Tuesday night
between the two clubs was called
off because OF rain.
Cochran said it is probable that
Douglas uniforms will be on hand
by Friday, and that if SO, will be
distributed at the game in which
all members of the clubs are ex-
pected to participate. The uni
forms are due from the states
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
TRApEzE ARTIST
DROPS TO DEATH

CRANSTON, r. l. May 5.-iR-
A 29-year-old trapeze artist died to-
day alter plunging l10-feet to the
ground when his thrill drop mis-
fired at a carnival here last night.
Nicholas Cozzolino, Of Chatham,
N. Y, fell when his trapeze bar,
suspended from the wrists Of
fellow acrobat, slipped from one
OF the ropes holding it.
He died Of multiple injuries a
few hours later in Providence
Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
BASEBALL MEET
SLATED TONIGHT

M. P. Mullaney, head Of the Cas-
tineau Baseball league, announces
that there will be an important
meeting of managers and the board
in the Elk Hall at 1880 O'Clock this
evening,
Due to the nature of matters
to be discussed, Mullaney urges all
managers to attend so that final
preparations can be made for Sun
days opener.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
FIGHTS POSSIBLE
WITH kETCHlKAN

Fritz Granere of the Town Hail
Recreation Center said today ne
has written Harold Blanton OF
Ketchikan in regard to the possible
arrangement of boxing card be-
tween Juneau and Ketchikan.
Granere. and Rey Mayo of the
Center said that fight statistics
for the March 20 bouts at the
Center will socn be available for
publication.
The Centers summer skating
schedule will also be announced
soon, Granere said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-05
O. . ~ . VI . - c
s ~ ~ ~
RANSOM winner
BY KNOCKOUT IN
SHORT lST ROUND

SEATTLE, May -Buford
Ransom, ISL, Seattle, exploded a
right hand full in the face Of tho
veteran Shiek Rangel, 1853, Of Fres-
no, last night to take short one
round knockout win in the sched-
uled 10-round main event.
It was the Seattle fighters 18th
knockout in Is starts.