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Alaska Mam lives or Dies by Wits in Bush Country By GORDON W. SCHULTZ United Press International Fairbanks. Alaska - IHP1) -When the wintry Arctic wind howls through the black, mid night sky over the Alaska bush country and the temper ature skids far below zero, a man's life or death depends on his wits. Alaska and the whole of the Arctic Circle can quickly freeze the life out of the hunt er, bush pilot or airplane crewmember who may be come lost or grounded. But a chance for survival is the course offered to more than 700 military personnel and civilians each year at the Air Force Arctic Survival school at Eielson Air Force City. Eielson's winter climate. with temperatures seldom ris- 60, Is considered ideal Arctic survival training. "We offer them a little life insurance," said Capt. Henry M. Gibson, Commander of the school. "In this case they are their own beneficiaries." Gibson, a former paratroop er and Army infantry officer, runs the five-day courses at tiie school that include three days of classroom work and ing above ten below zero and dipping frequently to minus for two days of on-the-job train ing in survival in the field with only winter clothing, a parachute and survival pack. Build Shelters In a warm classroom com mercial airline crews, federal employes and presonnel from generals to privates in the four branches of military service learn the cold facts of building shelters, trapping small game, fire building and general Arctic health prac tices. Then comes two days of putting everything learned to the real test in frigid weather. "Everything takes three and four times longer to do than it normally would," Kenneth Walser, an employe of the Federal Aviation Agency at Fairbanks and a recent grad uate of the school, said. Another field-weary gradu ate, Sgt. Kenneth Hul of the Alaska Command at Eielson, said that getting drinking wa ter from melted snow and building a shelter in 40 below zero temperature were the most difficult things he ex perienced. "That water is difficult to get," Hul said, "But the more you keep busy the better off you'll be." Not long after Uie students the crews spread out to chop and gather wood for fire and shelter building. Fingers warmed by the bonfires un furl each pack and soon orange and white parachute panel lean-tos dot the tundra. Before the early Arctic sun set, each student has finished his shelter and gathered enough firewood to last until the morning. He has also pre pared a lunch of Ersatz cof fee brewed from melted snow. If he is lucky at snaring rabbits or other small crea tures each student prepares a dinner of fresh meat. If not, it's self-prepared C-rations. Nothing Wasted No available resources arc wasted in the Arctic when sur vival depends on it. Wire from parachutes is used to make snares or fish hooks or need les. The parachute itself be comes a shelter in the form of a "para-tepee," or a pair of muclucs or hundreds of other necessities. Paper from ration cans can be used to build a fire. The tin lids become fish lures. Sleeping is a problem.. Al though the cold winter nights can be nearly 24 hours long, the men seldom sleep longer than seven hours. And then a hit the field in groups of six, I scarf or covering kept over a SURVIVAL SCHOOL - A member of the U. S. Air Force's Arctic Survival School of Eielson Air Force base cooks food over open fire. (UPI) SECTION B PAGES 1 to 8 MEDFORDftPSWrRIBUNE MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1063 IT'S YOUR LAW Rfspecf or Lam Main Dtmxt&ty itrt Editor's note: The following article is given as information al service by the Oregon State Bar. No person should apply or interpret any law without lhe aid of an attorney, who is completely advised of lhe facts involved. Even a slight variance in facts may change the application of the law. FINDERS KEEPERS? "Finders keepers, losers weepers." Is this old rhyme true or false? Lawyers say it is not always strictly accurate under the law. It is sometimes rather difficult to define the rights of a finder in court. There are some rather fine distinctions and exceptions to the "finders keepers" maxim that have plagued the courts and finders - for genera tions. In the first place, the finder is not entiled to keep the property unless the origi nal owner is not known and jannot be located. Neither Vnay he keep it unless the ob ject is truly "lost," and not merely "mislaid." In general, property is legal ly "lost" when parted with involuntarily - through acci dent, neglect, forgelfulness or any other unintentional cir cumstance. Properly is not lost in the legal sense when voluntarily left by the owii.t, intending to pick it up later even though he fails to do so. Such property is "mislaid." Legally Lost Thus, if one loses a walch on the street by having the clasp break, not knowing where or when it was drop ped, it is legally "lost." The same is true of a fountain pen falling through a hole in one's pocket unobserved. In such cases, the finder owns what he has found against all but the true owner. On the other hand, a pack age left on the seat of a bus is "mislaid" rather than lost. In one southern state, a poek etbook left in a barbershop by a customer was held to have been "left," not "lost." The proper custodian to hold them for the owners return would be the proprietor or other person in charge. Remaining unclaimed, the property sometimes goes to this custodian, sometimes to the finder. The distinction here appears to be whether the place it is found is private or semi-private, or a place used by the general public. UNGRATEFUL THIEF San Diego, Calif. -BPIl- Wil liam Quinn got his stolen car back after it had been miss ing a month,' but the thief wasn't the least bit grateful about his free transportation. A two-page handwritten letter found in the auto informed the stockbroker that his car had an uncomfortable back seat, a defective radio and needed new sparkplugs and wheel alignment. 4-H NEWS Desert Pegasus The meeting of the Desert Pegasus 4-H club was held re cently at the Eagle Point Com munity building with 17 mem bers present, two new ones, Sandy Robinson and Steve Modee. There were five visi tors. Alyce Krambeal gave a good report on her horse. Kathy McGuire gave a report on the proper care of a horse's feet. Mr. Dunn talked on halter class. Four members in the club are going to try out for the 4-H Follies. They are Patty Hansen, Jenny Olscn, Cheryl Trotter and Gina Krambeal. Karyl Bishop and Sue Wel shicmer served refreshments. Gina Krambeal, Reporter, Eagle Point Cookers The second meeting of the Eagle Point Cookers 4-H club was called to order by the president, Susan Stewart. Mrs. Hayes told the club members what to study and what to bring to the next meeting. The first year members are to bring ingredients for mak ing sandwiches: second year members ingredients for mak ing quick potato soup; fourth year members are to bring in gredients for making fruit salad; and fifth and sixth year members are to bring the ingredients for making cakes. Alyce Krambeal introduced her guest, Tonya Marie Nel son. New members introduced by D 1 A n n Cattanach and George Kennedy, Michele Vannice and Malbcrt Hater. Leslie Krambeal, Reporter. UMI0 tOOM JV J Mcirtiu JOs aeon J CHMC0U 00M 1 y H D k HISUUMX! jftv KM eoweun mviti ? CP (! 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