Show Woman Rewards Alaskan Mail MailMen MailMen a aMen e Men for Bravery W WASHINGTON April 18 AP AP- AP The thermometer stood at 50 below zero But Wilbur Jewell merely pulled down his earmuffs tighter and set out from Chatanika Alaska Alaska Alaska Alas Alas- ka to deliver letters of ot Christmas greeting to the people of Bel Be- Be l he got there he had severely frozen his hands and feet teet Sitting in her living room by the fire in a comfortable home in Norwall Nor- Nor Norwalk vv wall walk alk Conn a woman read in the newspapers ne about Jewells Jewell's sacrifice and decided he ou ought ht to be rewarded re re- warded Then some time later she also read about Maurice OLeary O Lean another m- m an another mother other Alaskan carrier of ot malls mails how he froze his h hands and feet teet rescuing his horse which broke through the Ice while they were making their lonely route and had to have some of his ills fingers fingers' amputated tat d. d And the story stor of ot Bert Thorson also moved her Thorson battled swept blizzard plains plans to deliver his mail mall to two Arctic outposts So this Connecticut woman sent Postmaster General New a check for for- with a R letter containing fine sentiments Mr New Ke has mailed the onset check to Alaska to be divided among the three carriers The name nalle of the donor will not be made public |