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)
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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.
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gather firewood or check spot survivors. people who come to the tlass- Since the school waj start- that's not a modest comment,
food snares. And there are Smsgt. Keith Clemmons, a es without ever having slept led 1 years ago st Nome, ary os the curriculam.
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