The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-02
COAST GUARD LOG
WRITES SPEECH
FOR THE ADMIRAL


Admiral Joseph Greenspun had
set down general facts about the
United States Coast Guard for a
speech today, and was wondering
which vivid incidents to use in
illustrating his talk.
Then things began to pop" he
said this noon. From then on, the
Coast Guard itself wrote this
speech"
In observance of the Coast Guards
15oth anniversary August 4, the
lt7h District commander was guest
speaker today at the Kiwanis Club
luncheon meeting in the Baranof
Gold Room.
The admiral described last week
end.
ct started peacefully" he said,
with the Stories and the 83-footer
assigned to the Salmon Derby. Then
the US. Air Force C-54 was lost
and the Storis was pulled away to
Join the search Also rushed to the
search area were the buoy-tender
Citrus. which was installing aids TO
navigation near Cross Sound. and
the patrol boat Cahoone. engaged
in small-arms target practice near
Ketchikan.
I'm rapid-fire order came the
next incidents. A fishing vessel went
ON the rocks at Prince OF Wales Is
land-the buoy-tender White Holly
was dispatched Game an emergency
call to evacuate a man who had
deeply gashed his leg with an axe
a Coast Guard airplane took OIL
from Annette.
"a fishing vessel went aground
the Thistle pulled her off. The 80
footer left the Derby to tow the
fishing vessel Tacora from near
Funter Bay. The personnel of the
Seminal Island light station towed
another disabled vessel in.
Then, last night, call came
from Yakobi Island that man was
bleeding to death. An Annette Is
land plane was rushed to him, with
DR.. Joseph Rude aboard, but the
man died before help could reach
him.
In quick review, Admiral Green
spun had traced the growth of the
Coast Guard from the time when,
on recommendation of Alexander
Hamilton, first Secretary of the
Treasury Congress authorized con-
struction of ten boats to stamp out
smuggling and collect customs.
For eight years then" he said,
that little fleet of revenue cutters
was the country's only naval Drce. +"
He told of matchmaking the old
revenue cutter, lighthouse, lifesav-
ing and steamboat inspection serv-
ices into the Coast Guard; OF the
Services regular. reserve and aux
iliary organizations; its responsible.
tiles To administer and prornulgat'
regulations for marine safety; it:
ship building and repair installa-
tons. cadet and specialist training
He mentioned that, in the past
year, the Coast Guard has saved
from peril or the lives of $500 per-
sons, and saved or protected prop
erty worth more than 100000, 00O
This, he said. greatly exceeded the
appropriation for the Coast Guard.
It was the CG cutter Lincoln
which brought the first United
States officials to Alaska in 1867
at the time of the purchase, after
which the Services flag was for
many years the symbol of govern
ment
Most famous cutter, he recalled
was the Bear, which served for Al
years in the Boring Sea. The Ad-
miral described two spectacular res
cues and the work of the Boring
Sea Patrol at rsr
In Kiwanis Club matters, Larry
Parker called attention to the fine
record of Juneau in the Alaska Tu-
.berculosis Association annual report,
and the club applauded the work of
DR.. H. G. Harris, chairman and his
Kiwanis solicitors for the downtown
district.
Edward Zigler was the only guest.
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