Show s 1k t rielbunt Zbe einit Sunday 31orning a January 18 1912 B 13 1 i: Books Offer Hobby to Be Shared Hobby World s ! '777'''''''''7-'7'''1--7-7- :' ' 4 I ' ' :: 1 ': : - 3: 7 4444'No 44' r ''''l Mrs ?: ''fil4i ! '4-- ' f 1 ! '''''''- - I - ‘4erf i t ( Ns - t t17 IA - 4 4 ' fr" fr 41t t:1 tfr-- ti- - 4:i' - - o ':' ' 14 f - ": -' v-- t‘t :t': "k- '''''4-- 0 5 6"' ' - t- - ft'''' t t 411LN - - ii0- - - $ IA ''-'-'::- i I I ' -- c ':"' "'' 11 4 :"!' ' ":"''' t 8 WOO 33RItt ' rrtet5:-:'- :k6: '1 : : ' '":' - V":' :: ' :- :": ie iek 4 - k-- ' '4 : ? fr :!! - ' Af I!" :I-4 fr -- 0 -- - '1-0- i ihfr - -- ::- - ' : : 41 tt 77' : : :"71' !":eli: :' fr :::::::::::7:: ot' :: 74: '''' - Honolulu T H The old saying that truth is stranger than fiction still holds good Alvin Atkinson merchant marine recently proved ordeal In an the strength of the adage by survivingiai10-da- y his lifeboat after torpedoed ship open 7 Visitors Given Good Care At Army Camp Such a hobby the collecting ' ''7-1 :fr : :- ' 1 of books and knowing them 41 k i ::::i::: CI I 0 sympathetically is the one Mrs p :: !: ::::::7 't ?'''N :"''':'t4 411 11 4 John R Lewis 455 Twelfth East : caimoy"145-44'5?street shares with her tiny I 1 'F' :' daughter Elaine ''''''' t t? 40 11710A CC d -- '' ''''''(:'M''''''''''""V'°'''''v4lr:''' :1 " " Mrs Lewis was Interested in ' t :: e''' ''c ' t ''''' 7'' i ! books and poetry long at Camp Roberts '''''ft:1" ' LI kr: '' before she was married when excellent atten- :' ': 0' U o -' :'::: Pi":4"--''''''fi""'” in command reas a teacher at Stewart school 4 i::: u---rIA 7 ' It of Crescent -' '40 ' she was musually- - successful in Hyde George ports 0'4':--- i' a A t4 '"!:'':?Utah who recently returned t- imparting her love of books to r J:st)07 e ' 4' from a visit to the camp '‘0 '1 her pupils Her thesis was along' fw:-ti1 '54sc'??t?': ifrer) 1 Mr Hyde is the father of :' the same line being devoted to J r 0 ' f t H99a study of the methods of teachI Private Clarence J Hyde who i r ti:4fr 1 e k‘ rN i is stationed at Camp Roberts 4 '':' 41101'' ing poetry in the schools of 1ortY :::1Hr' "When we first started for Utah :XT441 ' OA ' 'o :''' 4 4 the camp to see our boy people r't AA''3 But with the advent of a Ar' r'k i' 4 ka foS i 44 i told us that visitors could see 5slieLter-f- 4i baby daughter the hobby took frek41 : 17 0 N ' on anew significance and Mrs soldiers for only 15 minutes A00:004 r- t- 39i: 'A4-- 1 A ' :' N z tf 4 ''' 7 '''' ' ct Lewis transferred her children's ' vt f: through bars" said Mr Hyde Z':: 1 " But that is not the case The of''''' 1 4Pr '' i ' 1 books into the built-i- n book- ' ' ? V 'r ' i - :e:!''' q''t::S t ig4 ficers in charge are very hospitshelves of an adorable nursery ''''f‘''''' '' ' :' i::‘ :4iq " 4 11 l' able they make it as convenient tLayNt '1git 0 ctOi 4 put cunning nursery rhyme l:' 4 '' ' t k) '' Sif - -IrrSi as possible for guests to see the 0 ''i ::1 :t 1 placques on the walls and startf!1 4i: fr" I boys" st''''' ' ''''- ed a systematic sharir--g of her ' ::: ' 1': itit rVIM'' I 4'' itof' r" According to Mr Hyde vis'7i hobby with her baby daughter ' i X' itors obtain cpeansispesfrtooniviesii xt Andlrom very infancy Elaine tI: s 0''' 141 sony in t ' the with ' "t responded seeming to enjoy 4ak4i: 1 ix a '4' ! i " the rhymes and the stories that i s 4 ftonrigvhiat: odansO ns f' ” anti:ocornmmg lartritr 4i ' ' were told her at sleepy time and c ' ' 1 ' '''''''s ''''''''1t:t 14sek itors are even provided just out444' ' --- --as a rest from activity So that ' L :: ta to mzgm area a0a ulata si r44 1Z' 24- lesit: side the camp "at very reasonnow at 2 the little girl recogable rates" says Mr Hyde "But nizes her favorites and points These three air corps sergeants seem quite at Roosevelt Utah and Blair S Steed of Salt its hard to find room there beout the characters in the gay are men home at motor Lake The with this are City They cause it is nearly always full" airplane right presently Illustrations with real enthusiMr Hyde states that the boys Elden R Gardner and Mont T Killian of stationed at Moffett field Cal asm have the best of care in the Mrs Lewis says she plans to camp Schools theaters and food add to the collection as Elaine l':-'''' ' are all excellent 'is 4- r develops getting the very best Private Hyde is studying me7"-:books for each age and helping ' 4 2ir in the camp- school chanics the child to become thoroughly 'k': r' e:: 7 :4 familiar not only with the con- it-z boeneesninedceeihgehthaasnd 7 haTeDohunasdgsai - ' I tent but also with the spirit - : i'':: 6 :4fl-:' 0' be there so' they can't I ' starving and meaning of the book '''" il his father him" says 4 Through these shared books 4 ' Moffett Field Cal rapher E E Crager a private "But of course you can tell t she believes the two will keep of in the camp is prepared for Field its share the that Moffett air has corps the underintact sympathetic to Photog action" titahns says Mr Hyde according Private Utah from Crager ' standing that makes the story ' hour now the highlight of every himself states in a recent letter :: 'f:i::i'4'-:'''A!''' day ': N that he likes to see Utahns get ' i:: " This is a hobby any mother in the ahead army especially can follow provided her Interest ± ' t'''' ' r The accompanying picture on leads her that way Those who cannot afford to make a collecthis page was taken by Private '' tion may of course enjoy the Crager 7:) ':::: '""—:—:7:'14' : books anyway from the public '' $ ::f ' 71Thre e sergeants in the 4 ' i And If 4 children are too 4‘13:tw library ' ''' '''''4g9:' :'' all materiel Twelfth old for nursery rhymes and squadron ) IT 71 Dear Willie: from Utah are ace mechanics such the shared books may be t can to Private Crager If the army 00 spare them I i according along some line of particular In- v 4 T7--'wish you could send a couple of terest—to the child first of all They are Blair S Steed of Salt 144 Iti : Lake City: Elden R Gardner 4 ' ' ' engineers home long enough to ' take ' "'" 9'4 t'plf e4e ' :s' Roosea look at Grandma She was of T Killian and Mont 'I''''' s'fvelt ' 4 doing a sweater for you but the and The three Utah serge-ant- s needles sort of ran away with her and she knitted herself in Private Crager are barracks 4 so far that we have to get a buddies at Moffett Field The I e mechanics have ground specialsheep as an interpreter every-tim' : ' t ' we ask money from Grand'' C l' t ‘ ist ratings '' " t ma to pay the rent rt: le ' We've got to be very careful li to keep mother from bottleI ' ! :' t 1 necking defense plans as she is By Aaeociated Press '' 4 now of a member the ' auxiliary ' ''''":1'15 1 Feature Service po‘l $::' ambulance corps Yesterday the 0 '' Gratitude is the theme of the officer asked her if commanding 1941 Christmas seal fcr the :'':'5 : ''') ::she khew how to fix carburetors old fashioned style and Philippine islands The seal was : : Are you free female and Issued in six colors early in Demother cooked him some for dint :' 4!f cember- for free distribution approximately 21? And do ner with baked beans and potato ''::::t:1 i::1- "' ' The design of the seal shows you have a yen for letter pancakes Seaman Howard Campbell If you can get leave for the writing? If so you may give picture of the baptism of Sultan some soldiers C Kimball Lester vast Private All Mudin 1750 ruler of lobo lonely week end you can use the car as Reported safe on ship been all We it's in fixed had the Takes enjoyment task pride army Tro A recent letter from window repaired and Grandpa's ' ?0 '''''''''' I 1 ' s'': I Hankins Private teeth Stanley sister-in-latightened ( Ilf : 4 I 7r i t Canal Zone to his You know when your maiden ' ' '1C0i1!""''' 1 Mrs John B Hankins Aunt Mamie came to visit you M - e ro' ' t Ag r of Salt Lake City states Well she's suing week? last f t!- that he and his buddies are 1-z the hotel where she stayed on :1 t444141 7 il 0 1 -lonesome for the companion4 the grounds of mental cruelty vsei 1:44N i) t i A Somewhere in the Pacific ship they would be enjoying They put her in the bridal suite If they were here in the came from your cousin Word f Seaman Howard Campbell k"! United States They would Louie who's in the army now as a battleship somewhere aboard like to start correspondence a chiropodist He teaches car' PROM ''' I LI 1' 11 LD C in the Pacific reports that he with some girls of about rier pigeons to chirrup so not "is safe and in good health" Somewhere In California their own age who live in This event marked the beginonly can they take messages the bombing of Pearl Harafter to outposts but they can also the States ning of better understandirg be"The defense units of these bor Hawaii Mrs I la nkins says that tween the Christian and Mohanising the latest songs on the hit In a recent letter to his wife United State' will not be caught would be appreciative to cheer them up lie medan Filipinos the establishthey parade rs lloward Campbell of Cast le is the to of a few letters divert opinion ment of Filipino-Spanis- h napping again" n Ida le cooperta It ni pbell taughtie one pigeon to sing the their interests froin the of Private Lester C IrClnibillt but it flew off ation in trade 'and the start of states he is "allowed to that n 13 years of with a lot of blackbirds and he grim business for which who is stationed somewhere in rite on only one page of ordiseen sknee it hasn't they are there friendship according to the paper in him letter's sod nary in a states this Ile California The name and address is: And Brother Emmtt who's Manuel Eliza Ide sponsor of the Neat? them The censor ctiniot recent letter to hie mother Mrs Pfc Stanley Hankins always hungry joined a Akio' he has read them seals altamp club after Lester E Kimball of 2804 BevBtry Q Seventy-seconregiment out in Wyoming bethem You can see that I cannot A (A A) be sure of cause C he to wanted Six new stamps have been Lake etreet Salt write much but I do wish I were City erly FOrt Rsndolph three squaw meals a day Panama added to the Malaya Issue Five back in good Old Utah to enjoy comes "If for looking anyone Your loving sister Canal Zone are the same Made of green in some of that winter snow and in will area he trouble this find Graoie Allen valu e but sports I know I'm missing oot that he has surely come to the on" different " 09 Seaman Campbell a fireman :::is :designs One is writes Private place" right an orange 2- first lass enlisted in the navy i "We have prepared Kimball 1 cent with the in February of 1939 He likes ourselves to give out trouble in same design as life except for the fact that navy r wholesale lots The men here one of the green i it keeps him away from his wife la c1 tzi2 ones are ready willing and much and daughter formerSeaman Campbell was J and B Stolow T h e designs more than able to contend with is hurled land Somewhere in the Pacific ' every of Price Utah show portraits or scenes relatly situation might arise whatever While the evil storm in fury "The South sea islands are as ing to the history of the islands 'We have a job to do and are does increase as beautiful different and Inscription under a portrait of to lives our they sacrifice in willing AllAmerican King George VI of Great Britin atories and order to successfully achieve described are storm-tosse- d ain is "Straits Settlements" Peseas the the Upon on end Even Christmas that FORT JACKSON S C—Prisongs" says Private Delbert G rak and Pithang are inscribed on pirate's evil breath vate Talbert Blizzard of Newday we did not slacken in our to his Gunderson sister' writing the bottom of different green as not the snake who Strikes all outposts Instead jobs port N J claims the title of Mrs Roland Koller of Salt Lake stamps and "Negri sembilan" on warns his prey and sentries were doubly guards Fort Jackson's another But rises from the waves to City posted to prevent the possibility soldier His C of Gunderson A son Levi hurl tht sting of death of a surprise holiday attack was an American Indian Collectors of covers are specof Sandy Utah Private GunThen from the drowning victims Mexico over war In with the of the Nantucket tribe his ia service stationed with 24all derson ulating on the origin of Sr's apTexas those gallant men had a away grondlather a Union soldier pearing on many envelopes A company 61st infantry Ills letmotto 'Remember the Alamo killed in action at Gettysburg recent cover from Norway is of the ter describes the beauty The fighting men of the not now long the matters It his father a member of the and or island along with the story erican typical of the covers bringing war also had a storm shall rage A F was killed in France ocean hie up the question "Who did it?" the acrose voyage motto 'Remember the Maine' !low furious the ntght before A border across thin envelope on ocean was "Our trip the And today the army has its new the coining dawn camoutla ge nice" he writes "especially so motto 'Remember Pearl HarNo ever with- all their nations shines the mon of freeBright e me I sick Ket since didn't for t cruel barrage 1 bor' dom's victory saw We at time sa s erat Ito sio ' any porpoises ! : "Most of tie no longer feet as Can conquer the free whose Liberty's star like a deaert's and flying fish quite often and ' la never gone A dream though we had been imposed bright mirage more water than I ever thought upon but as if we are 1t1 ? 11A-Shall shadow the tiXiil moon in existed" men to wear the uniform and ' This dream the tyrants shall Vt' 1v) Ir'l I e? 4 r! tin obscurity Gunderson Private qualifit the' Stars and never end help defend 14 t Tr' rt 14 - 1L a soldier poet ea the following The Nippons rising sun shall As long as freedom's golden 1414 - - c- Stripes of the united States of ( from his letter shows: America" sink to rest wings Shall with unconquerable force JftrlIi o I lopt Beyond t he peak of fs illireR defend black defeat Dark war clouds ea At their the V On the Norwegian stamp ft oflib of Hennes a The brave where V a olive is the the earth branch of peace with o'er Some itself post hadowt regular apparentlyis fice cancellation including a V And blacken nut the flickering collectors express belief the regsilver crest erty still rings and a single spray (perhaps an Shall rise to crown our nations star of peace ular canrellation is and V is not olive branch) on each side of Grim destruction's wrath on the hand-don- e Beyond the blackest war clouds' mighty fete i '' k - :: - - ::: ' ( ' - :' :'!- 4- - 'fr i - l' ''- Pl-iro- CtiaoIlrilli'sfrom-thos- ::'747 I : :V:'- ' I' - 7: - ) : s '''' ''4- - - '‘-'---- " ::"' 4' :-- :- ' ::7 '' 0 A 4-:- 8 '''?-:l-t - e - '4!-5' : '- ‘' L - t - z I 0-- ''-- A ' " i- ::'-- -- 0 f - A '''''- - - 1 :4 --- 5 - :14--- o'-ir- d': r tA : ' - :11 1' ' r ''' '11- ' i ' 1 ' ':':: - of" I '' ' ' ' : ' T t "'--i 3 'N - '' - "" -1 g$ 4( y ''tr'' 0 delt r '!fr:frk-f- f')''- 1:4 :': IPL"" ''''' : :1 'I' 5 :5 fr 4 : 55 fr frx 4- - 4 -- --i '::'-'-'--i' rs:-:- i i It - : ‘- -- - 1 - 006 1 - - - ' ' ri-''- i? 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IIP 4 --- :ir il : tr -- t' ' t -- 1 :::- 1 444mo-- ' 4 :: ":::: - -r ' i ' l'''''rifr ' i --- - - ' ' y rz4-SI-5k4A- ' ' --- ' : - - i ''' - ' 2 i ?fr: t's ' 4 4:''''''-:'- "- ' ‘ t - C: 2 fr - :4411::: 77144ipr ''''-- is: 1' - t ' ir---- '' 1? - 1 y ::i ' - r ?174----i 4 ''‘ ' ' 0 ''': - -:'" -- 5 11116 s ' -- ' i o' --- k '''' --- fr'-'4-'- ' -- 4 ''''15 - ii::!' ?: :: 1P:- 1 ''::el t- t device ':1''' '::' tt ' ''':- - - " r"-r7 if le ' As-1- ': l''' 7 4:4 4 :"- I 1 A k) - i'lote74''-0- 7 7':ei1' frfr " '- ''- 1 t - !'-' -- 71-' :: 54 AP 0 f- v v j ''''''fri fl0 4 f -- i':!‘5 :' : fr 1 I PP :::: - the two generations closer together to eliminate misunder- to cement the ties staaidlinngauarned family solidarity Particularly is this true when the hobby is one that reaches down deep into personality that of Itself i s a character-shapin- g : t 4 t t i tt 4' JK- - Letters From the Boys - Hobbles shared by parents and children are bound to bring ! 14xIt:71777777777:77"''''-'”777777721-"":77- -'i "5 Ar - x' 5 ? 1 1 : 1 - !IA :"4 - 1 'f John R Lewis 435 Twelfth East street with her small daughter Elaine- with whom she shares her hobby of collecting chit dren'S books and poetry 1 4 fr 171" " - r V : lifq'r-- Survivor of Toypedoed Ship Tells of Ten-DaVoyage in Open Life Boat ) A 4 10 ' - 1 : : 1‘ A iz ” —' 41-Ii- t'- ' - 4 :0:ii"ti ott- - a e m " -' - - r" - $ '''- : ' i - A : ---- I " - ' f: Salt Lake Tribune-Telegra- :!- -- :— m Three Utah Sergeants Serve as Mechanics at Moffett Field Aviation Club n- a More than 75 entries have been filed at club headquarters for the individual solid model division of the annual Salt Lake Intermountain Aviation club's scale model display contest Friday to Sunday In addition to the many individual entries a number of I A C squadrons have reserved space in The Tribune-Telegraauditorium for their displays l'itrants are urged to have their model or display at the auditorium Friday morning I A C squadrons will be assembling their displays all day Saturday and a space will be reaerved for individual display models which should be entered not later than 6 p m Individual awards Thursday will consist of first second and third prizes which will be as follows: First prize trophy and 15 model kits or cash second prize 13 kits or cash third kits or cash prize To the squadron having the Tribune-Telegra- t m m 25-ce- nt Curtiss C - -''-- r 1 i - 0 It " - Here is another of America's planes to learn: A recent news bulletin from Aviation News Features quotes the following information concerning Japan's aircraft power: "Most of the Japanese planes to be found listed in any- aeronautical publication are obvious copies of foreign types which modern warfare has branded as obsolete or verging on that condition Fighters of both the Jap army and navy (or at least those about which information has been published) run to fixed landing gear and engines cutting their maximum speeds to the 300 miles per hour or less classification in a world which talks of 400 m p h pursuits The Jap bombers appear to be in much the same class In fact the really modern and effective planes like the one shown above seem to be confined to not more than two one Medium fighter types Helldiver - low-power- - 7) v i cEtt!- - ) 1 f e 4 — - t 4$ - — 4r' ' "WNW ''Z '41 17 t 7 ' 4 e 0) rictured aboe in three-11- m silhouette is one of the deadliest devised naval a for air force It is the Curtiss weapons (met 'lend lier (SB2C-I- ) a dive bomber which typifies the manner in which the American aircraft industry is arming the S navy with the world's most modern fighting planes The Ileliditer powered with a Wright Cyclone engine is Note the deep wing a two-plamidwing monoplane which straight along the leading edge the cockpit canopycircular fairs smoothly into the fuselage line and the almost t ce I r Inost average points for!workaccumanship details theme racy color and finish on its display an award of $15 or a handsome trophy will be given Entrant( models must be made of solid wood and may be hollowed out Models may be made from kitz or an originally drawn plan of any real aircraft An entrant may enter as many models as he wishes provided they have all been built in 1941 Cr 1942 Entry blanks for the contest may be obtained at room 301 Tribune-Telegrabuilding Salt Lake City Aerial Spotter Notice! Eaclr--The Salt Lake m w Tribune-Tel-e ram Intermoun- tam Aviation club has been receiving applications from volunteer member of the club as a4ri71 spotters for civilian defense IVIany of these volunteers art already lea ming the art of krit wirg America's planes" (TP t wutk a Japanese plane was Many more of I heNe cnemy planes will follow from time to time Watch for them) - - 7 : : ' : -4011$044744 1 ' '' 1'"'''''':'''':°:'''k"'''"'':''AS7tr7""''' Pig' '-- : ! t bomber and one patrol bomber as against the many high speed high performancein models to-in America mass production day" - 4 S: P k — Lonely Soldier 5 — : - ::: :' - ''':":' : - ita ' cflfln1:TMtccTtflt '' '''' w Soldiers Take Pride in Job That's Ahead t - Wants Letters - -- 4 a - Stamps Carry References About History 5- 4' ' ?“4 '47 -- Utah Seaman Reported Safe - - Squadron News Just added to the squadron roster is the newly organized squadron number 115 which consists of the following: Orval B Wright squadron leader Eldon Wright adjutant and cooperating members HinKenyon Gruff ton Corn Stanworth Quim Englestead all of Hurricane Utah Joe Beaty has organized a fine squadron in his neighborhood Nearly all of his members have successfully pamsed the I A C cadet test and are receiving their winga Cooperating members of his squadron include Eddie Robbins squadron adjutant: Dick McKay John Allen Dolt Ward end Delbert Jarke sil of Salt Lake City Club headquarters congratulatex these two organizations n Kelly-ThurstoAz-dea- n and wishes them every success with their displays and individual models for the first 1942 contest Filipino-America- d nt Soldier in Hawaii Writes War Poem of Optimistic Feeling 'r Aitc Itat I rt1141 4 1 l see the eats they give us in this place! This morning I had steak and eggs and all kinds of fruit Juices Yesterday I' had a big turkey dinner- more about "Well It when I get home I am still a bit nervous and so shaky that I can hardly write" i t 1 Iyou I t 1 t Cavalry Boys Taught to Move Briskly 1 fort Military authorities have dethat there is no place in the army for a man with a "Stepin Fetchit" gait and the man who travels at that pace spends his Sundays on K Pduty Men who report at the cavalry replacement training center here are told that formation and training of an army to fight if necessary is on a fast moving basis and that there is no time for laggards Selectees at the training cert- ter are being taught to dress march work and think fast The day' work is on a time schedule a schedule as carefully planned as a railroad time table There is one important difference—there is no delay in army training because of inclement weather The training course which recruits receive at Fort Riley the arm3r's largest cavalry center has been called a "toughening process" Actut ally it is much more than-tbabecause it is an intensive course in the basic ethments of soldiering Many officers believe that a soldier after his first three months here is better trained than thousands of men who went overseas to fight in the World war A list of what a recrial' t learns while getting his basic training here includes: Dismantling of the army's new semiautomatic Garand rifle Firing of the Garand from four positions (recruits spend a week on the rifle range and firs at least 120 rounds) Dismantling and firing a macided - 4 13-we- - hino gun Map reading - Dismantling and firing a semiautomatic pistol Use of the gee inask ' Riding and Faring for a horse and its equipment Militery drill considered essential for muscular coordi- nation discipline and cooperation Care of uniform rifle and equipment Officers say that when a soldier "graduates" from the basie training course here he is tougha addition they say he has sound elementary knowledge of what it takes to make a fighting- man in modern warfare courtesy-Dismounte- d - Radios Gives Soldier lIonleAtmosphere With the Trotips In 'dank The radio la a wonderful Invention and not from the invention angle according to a -from rrivate John Van kleren who is mtationed in with the United States army letter- troop's 14: son of Private Van Van Herrn of 155 Third avenoe has becn in the army for nearly a year Mrs The young aoldier'm appreciation of the radio wax Increased enormtniely when he found that he could tune in on his home town Salt Lake City radio eta-"- 1 priv-ilege- j 1 cboernhrenrge hinomtcheaohoontlyoubutahIoaumld Spanish-Am- ' t the i hotel At the pgresent time I am in my room looking at the coconut trees and watching people swim in the ocean "It sure la a great life but it be it that destroyer woulpft hadn't found us When we were about eight days along I would have sold my life for 5 cents I didn't think we had a chance-400 miles from the nWeearest land We all prayed (I hadn't prayed for a long time but I prayed then) and it was not long after that we were in a !big destroyer "I don't know how long I will er - 1 In a letter ta his mother Alvin describes the adventure ' He writes "WellI am back in Honolulu again only this time with my picture in every paper in Honolulu and in theirebacehl "All-Americ- an A I 1941 boogie-woog- T:F77777 ‘t A son of Mrs Nellie Atkinson of 736 East First 'S outh street Alvin was one of 12 survivors who were Ricked up by a destroyer 10 dayi after the sinking of their ship The S SManini sank on December 17 T ° ke r -- It sxfsmazar:::) r :" ie fp t :710' r : ' Grandma Gets Tangled Up With Knitting :'- - 411Ksimpatitt‘zst r -- ' :: 1 L4 ' !''''''4 i - 3 Intermountain I It - seemed great to hear the tabernacle choir singing when I'm way up here" he says Private Van Ileren reports that weather conditions in Alaska have been a little on the wet aide but they have been worse - hand-inke- d prn-na- - 4 - ' r r f t i - I - - — – |