The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 12, 1941, Page 5

Vislt vatehy D OW N ED —pespite his up- set at the 57th annual national intercollegiate tennis tourney at Haverford, Pa., Richard McKee (above), fast-firing star from Mi- ami U, aims for other net laurels. BILITY GOOD—_Lord Cranborne, Dominions secre- tary in England, takes a good look at a camouflaged “sniper” whose k. costume is intended to insure him concealment while in the field. The soldier is with a Canadian division. L HE'S A BIG BOY NOW._rthe six-lobed tail of the Strato-Sentinel, a barrage balloon being given an experimental test at Goodyear plant in Akron, Ohio, is readily visible in this closeup. The helium-filled giant, which has a capacity of 68,000 cubic feet, is being developed along with several other balloon tvoes as part of the nation’s defense effort. PLANTING SEASON, n_.enls lower a mine and its anchor into the waters off Sandy Hook Point, outsidé the ertrance to New York harbor. This practice in mine-laying will continue until September. The mines can be ex- ploded from shore or, after adjustment, by contact witk 3 ship. Mines have reduced charges. FOR MIN ES_soldiers of the 5th and 7th coast artillery regi- 5oy « leaves the hangar at Akron, Ohio, ng both the Axis and Britain as a menace to aircraft. The six-lobed balloon, ihe smaller D-5, of which 500 have been ordered by the army, is of 30,000-cubic foot capacity. HEADING,FOR THE OPEN SPACES OVERHEAD_Fattened by its load of non-inflammable helium, a balloon' where the Goodyear company is developing balloons for use in a barrage screen similar to that serv<s called the Strato-Sentinel, has 68,000-cubic foot capacity; R.AF. flyers have encountered a balloon v barrage over Berlin; Nazi airmen flying over England have also met these balloons which the Britons dubbed affectionately, “our fat’ ‘riends,” “floating elephants,” «‘old floppies. G HOPE—One of the youngest drivers at Roosevelt Raceway meet in_Westbury, N. Y, is Charles Fleming, 24, son of Vie Fleming, a harness race veteran. r . . » " Steel cables attached to the balloons can form a protective wall about military objectives, ~ FEMALE OF THE SPECIES_They “can take it,” say the husky women members of the Rockets and the Bombers, two women's professional football teams that promise no mere powder-puff battle when they meet on the gridiron. To give you a rough idea of their football technique, Lillian Napler, Bombers’, right half, takes the ball over for & gain, in sci * H E L PS—Joe DiMaggio, whose mighty slugging helped Yankees ‘"'back to the top, lifts sunglasses enough to peer ahead—at a hit- ting record? < = G LITTLE, BUT THE NOISE THEY MADE !—What this percussion band of the Cleveland infants’ school in Sydney, New South Wales, lacked in harmony they made up in color, at a Junior Red Cross benefit: They wore green knickers and primrose shirts ARGENTINE_Newly ar- rived it New York, Col. Alfredo B Comamitee for ACro- Ar or Aero- nautical Purchases in the US., replacing Col.© Antonio Parodi who goes to Washington as a military attaché to the embassy. i . Sy7yh A SOCK A DAY _xxcept on Sundays, when she resis and goes to church, Mrs. Alex Kyle, 79, a Scottish-born Philadelphian, Knits a sock a day. She already has knitted 114 pairs for soldiers, and thanks her good evesight. €35 % MIRROR ON THE WALL_proud is the line of this chic black felt, earliest flowering of the fall crop of hats and created by Walter Florell with on a downward thrust. The ascending mercury Wings are brown snd white. . COBB’S TR I UMPH_Those long Babe Ruth drives just didn’t covnt when Ty Cobb’s putter was performing so well, so the golf match these baseball greals played ai Newton, Mass., for the benefit of the Golden Rule Farm for Boy: Franklin, N, H., ended with Cobb (left) the winner—3 up. Ray “Spauky” Joslyn, of the Farm, preseuted the:cup, to Cobb, . MY W AY 2_with such proper attire for traveling—a blue and white dotted piqué and an eyelet piqué hat—this New Yorker should soon catch & “hitch” to her destination. The thumb’s well clothed for gesturs