New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1928, Page 3

UKULELE GARRIED OVER NORTH POLE Instrament Stowed Away on .~ Kirplane by Brooklyn Man Commander Richard E. Byrd car- rled & ukulele with him in the air- plane which conveyed him to the tip top of the world in 1926, I'rank W. Fritson of 328 South Main street, who was a member of Byrd's Arctic expedition, has a pic- ture of the ukulele on display in the window of the Globe Clothing House on Main street and tells the following story about the little in- strument: “The crew of the 3500 ton ship Chantler which was to carry the Byrd North Pole expedition from New York to the Arctic ecircle was made up largely of retired U. 8. navy men. Among them was a friend of mine named Richard Con- nor, who, I think, came from Brooklyn. He just completed 30 years in the U. 8. navy last year. Knowing that there would be plenty of monotony in the long weeks at a to come, when the ships stores ‘were being put aboard at Brooklyn, Connor added a few musical instru- menta consisting of six ukuleles and twelve harmonicas., “During the three weeks we took to cross the Atlantic to Norway passing up the New England coast, by Newfoundland and Iceland, (‘on- nor had organized a ukulele club, the idea having made a favorable impression on the crew and the oth- or members of the expedition. There ‘were 30 in the crew and 20 in the expedition, that is newspapermen, motion picture men, scientists and the alrplans pilots. "One night at sea, about 10 o'clock, the club decided to serenade the commander and started out to parade the ice covered decks, first breaking the chief engineer out of his bunk. Others were awakened and all joined the musicians even- tually ' reaching the commander's cabin, “Commander Byrd was always eongenial and he took the serenade in good humor. He then added to 1he entertainment by bringing out his nautical instruments he intended to use on the flight, explaining some that he had invented, designed upon data and knowledge he had gained upon previous expeditions. These in- struments were very interesting to the members of the ukulele club, of course, and that evening stands out | a8 a bright spot in the trip. “While everybody aboard took a * deep interest in the expedition and worked hard to make it a success, this same interest was demonstrated from start to finish, nevertheless it was hard to keep everyone in good humor, the nights were 8o long and the weather was so cold. 8o the uku- lels club was a welcome aid to keep- ing the boys spirits up. ‘The explanation of how the ukulels came to go to the North Pole {8 simply that it went as a stowaway. As a matter of fact Commander Byrd did rot. know he was taking it with him, but it was thers just the same. When the Fok- ker plans which was to circle the pole had been axembled at. Kings Bay, Bpitzbergen, Commander Byrd found on the first trial flight that he had too much weight in the plane and had to leave behind him some of | the equipment he had planned to carry. Of course this made room available and Conner, leader of the polar expedition ukulele club, know- ing that his favorite instrument was #0 negligible in weight that it could not be of any danger to the eom- mander, grasped the onportunity of using soma of the avallable space for a hiding place for the ‘uke.’ 8o it went on the 1320 mile flight over | the North Pole and was rescued by its owner at the end of the hazard- ous journey. “Commander Byrd bhas auto- graped the instrument as has Floyd Bennett, who accompanied him on the flight and many others of the expedition and today the little noise box which was bought in Brooklyn for a few dollars is a very valuable curlo. T have loaned the Byrd lec- ture committee a photograph of Con- ner showing the ukulele to the flyers at Spitzbergen upon their return from the pole. “While Commander Byrd cannot be accused of knowingly carrying the ukulele to the North Pole for he has no time fontrifling jokes on that venture nevertheless he did take fit, saw the harmless joke and as usual was the best kind of a sport about it and autographed the instrument.” Tomorrow Fritson will tell about the shipping board steamer that Commander Byrd hought for $1, and took to the farthest north in- habited land in the world. T0 EXAMINE CANDIDATES FOR BASKETBALL BOARD Prospective Court Referces To Be Given Written and Practical Test On Abilities. ‘The Central Connecticut Board of Approved Basketball Officials s planning to hold the annual exam- ination of candidates for admission to the hoard around the middle of February. The examination will be held in the Hartford Y. M. C. A. and will consist of a written and practical examination. The written examina- tion will consist of answering a set of questions on the basketball rules while the practical exam will con- sist of actually referceing a game in the presence of the board of exam- iners, The board of examiners consists of Albert W, Keane, sports editor of the Hartford Courant; Thomas Monohan, athletic coach at Bristol High school and Louis Alexander, basketball coach at Connecticut college together with two members of the executive commitiee who will be appointed by President Strong. Any man interested in becoming a (endidate for examination should communicate with L. R. Nixon, 140 Maple strect, New Britain, who is secretary of the board. He will fur- nish detailed information as to the necessary procedure. The board at present has 24 full fledged members and seven who are serving their year on probation. The territory comprises Hartford, Litch- field, Middlesex, New London, Tol- land and Windham counties. SEES SHADOW Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2 (UP) -— Jawnpur, the Punxsutawney ground hog who descrihes himself as the nation’s only genuine weather forccaster—and please accept no substitutes—saw his show today. The animal smiled icily and return- ed to his cover for another six weekn of aleep. Fo far as he is con- {eerned winter will continue until the middle of March. Thirty-three shadowgraphers turned out for Jawnpur's brief awakening. INTRODUCTORY SALE OF New Spring Hats Specially Priced for Friday and Saturday. $3 All the new spring styles in Felt, Satin and Silk, in all the new Spring colors. see in higher priced hats. Styles that you usually 169 MAIN STREET NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1928 “Me and My Shadow” —By the Grundhog Arctomys Monax, alias Woodchuck, alins groundhag, in the yard of his pretty home—a photo 1 BY ARCTOMYS MONAX For N T never have been able to learn the identity of the person who fast- ened on mie the reputation of being a weather forecaster, But whoever 1t was, the thing has gone far enough. I want to make one final and unqualified denlal that me and my shadow hav: anything to do with the end of winder and the coming of spring. The tdea is too ridicu- lous for words. For one thing, they say T mever wake up from my winter slumber until the second day of February. That’s pure canard. I'm no ruch sleepy head, See the picture that accompanies this article—the one of me and m Lurban home? Well, it's an old onc cut of the fam album, and it was taken, 1 remem- ber, on the twentieth of January. 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Firemen from this town raced two miles over snow-covered roads but arrived too late to save the building. ‘The fire raged for ‘more than four hours, levelling the pa- latial home, Many other costly residences are located in the vicinity but none was close enough to the Putnam estate to be imperilled by the spectacular blaze. The Putnam home, which was undergoing reconstruction, former- ly was the summer residence of J. Randolph Coolidge. PAPENFORTH FINED §5 New Britain Man Figures in Argu- ment With Wifc and Lands in Newington Court. Newington, Feb. 2.—Paul G. Pa- penforth of 232 Maple strect, New Britain, was fined $5 and costs and glven a suspended jall sentence of 30 days in town court last night by | Justice of the Peace C. 8. Barrows (on a charge of breach of the peace. home of William Willlams in this town on January 29. Papenforth pleaded not guilty to Papenforth came to his house Sur | Papenforth who lives there, ca |in, the two engaged in an argument. | Willlams essayed the role of peace- | maker and acoording ta his {esli- | mény was *“handled roughly” by ' Pile S_uiferers | You can only get quick, safe and ~-congestion of blood in the lower bowel. Nothing but an internal | remedy can do this—that's why cut- ting and salves fall. Dr, Leon- hardt's Hem-Roid, a harmless tab- let, Is guaranteed to quickly and safely banish any form of Pile mis- |ery or money back. Fair Drug Dept. and druggists everywhere sell |it with this guarantee. | EVERY NEW SHADE AND IN SIZES 14 TO 50. o The alleged fracas occurred at the | Papenforth. It was also alleged that Papenforth used abusive language and created a accne, Williams tes- tified that when Mrs. Papenforth attempted to use the telephono her husband took it away from her and threw it toward the window, break- ing it. Papenforth formerly lived in Newington. 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