The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 1, 1941, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, FEB. ASSOCIATED; PRESS 1941 NEW e LEAVES HIM COLD sternly rebuffed by this seafarer fishing boat Wamsutta reached East river in New vicked up the ice on (rip down from New Bedford, Mass. ather were when the SURVIVES—Erected as a monument to the London fire of 1666 which covered more than 435 acres and destroyed 13,200 homes, this spire survived bomb- ing raids of war in 1910-41. Debris from ruined buildings nearby piles up at base. KEEPING A l UMP Ak EAD_To give soldiers the “fecl” of a parachute this framework volley zement have been set up at Fort Benning, Ga., where the men dangle in the a these suspension drills, the soldiers also jump from platforms te the ground, how to take the landing impact with least amount of damage to themselves MOSTLY YANKEE-.New York's debutante model, Helen Stedman (left), shows Co-Chairman Gary Garrison and ‘Jean Perkins type of ambulance plane for which British-American Am« bulance corps hopes to raise funds in a Scotch Ball in N. Y. Jan. 31, LINE’S BUSY_Even Mrs. Arthur Dean’s clothesline had to defer to nation’s defense program. Living in makeshift colony ‘at Indiana’s boom ¢ Charlestown, she uses a fence. Her husband is helping build new powder factory at Chariestown, READY —One grinning sol- dier, name not revealed by .offi- cial orders, plans to be warm at the base at St. Johns, Newfound- land. He took along a stove when the army transport, Edmund B. Alexander, sailed from New York_for voyage north. lrzscd from-Britai RACE, NOT GCRACE_what thistableau of basketball as it is played lacks in grace it makes up in speed. Ch Hansen {light suit) is on his way up to score for Bradley Tech, in New York game with St. Fraucis. Bradley w»n, 58- 4'1 DEPARTURE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND—_capt. William R. Joensen y transport ship, Edmund B. Alexander, which at Newfoundland, looks on as Col. Col. S. S. Winslow in N. Y. Welty commands unspecified number of men hudmg for St. Johs . FORE '_Birdies and eagles don’t stump Jimmy Foxx, for this Red Sox first ' baseman shoots around par consistently. He's driving a few-Tor ‘practice, 8t '$t, Petersburg; Fia taking the fi ~t ¢ Mortis . 3 HOME'S WHERE THE TRAILER IS—Scarcity of ltving quarters coupled with the tre- mendous boom that construgtion of a new government _powder factory has created makes (trailer arlestown, Ind. Charlestown’s normal population is about cities, like this one, an everyday sight in DANCE FOR DIMES Robinson (above) twinkled on Br helped 1 the “march of dime: fund dri 1,000; now 14,000 persons are building the factory, working on three eight-hour shifts. dore Roosevelt, Jr., is now presi- dent of the newly organized Girl Scout Council of Greater New York. She directs the vast metroe politan Scout setup, - (right), com- soldiers to s goodby to 0 MAYBE A THREE-BAGGER? _George Selkirk, Yan- kee outfielder, lets himself go with a drive down the fairway at 8t. Petersburg, Vla., where he a'xd Johnny Murphy ‘left), Yankee relief pitcher; are-vintering. “Twinkletoes” golfs to keep in trim. BRIGHT AWAKENING_After a deep slumber of ill- ness that lasted 76 hours, Bobby Lapier (left), 4, awakened in an Albany, N. Y., hospital to which he'd been rushed by his frantic mother. Physicians said he had recovered from acute edema of the brain, which caused the brain cells to swell and brought une <onsciousness. Bobby's fellow patients are glad he's awake, » nble feet. of Bill “Bojangles’ dway when theatrical figures nd 1941's infantile paralysis OR D E R_crossed gavels mark with an “X" Henry A. Wallace, who as vice president will pre- side over the Senate. One zavel (right) was gift of agriculture department workers. FARMER GARMS FEEDS THE FOW L_with some help from his young son, Donald, Deb Garms gi ] ks their regular rations at the ( » Pittsburgh Pir: batted .355 last year to lead the rms farm house near Sunset, Tex. Garms, ational league, goes in for farming umuuh s the winter. At two years, Donald-is too young for baseball but Deb has hopes.