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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1947)
Byrd Expedition Transport Crippled By Smashing Of A Rudder On Huge Ice Pack Br The Associated Press An ccident to the transport Merrick brought 'a slowdown today in efforts of the U. S. navy to bring its ships, out of the Hoss sea Ice pack off the Antarctic coast. Associated Press Correspondent Alton L. Blakeslee reported last night In a combined American press dispatch that the Mount Olympus, flagship of the Antarctic expedit on, and the transport Yancey yesterday emerged safely from the ice pack with 70 miles still to go to their objective, Scott island. Left some 70 miles behind in the ice pack, however, Blakcs lee said, was the transport Merrick, crippled when she smashed her rudder on a lagged ice noe. The Icebreaker Northwind stood by. A second icebreaker, the Burton Island, escort of the Olympus and the Yancey, turned back into the pack to help. In another combined Ameri can press dispatch, International News Service Correspondent Lee Van Atta told how the Mer rick got into trouble. The 17,000 ton vessel, with 323 men aboard, was moving through the pack Tuesday night when a wind arose, with gusts up to 40 miles an hour. Suddenly, the Merrick crashed into the ice and the rudder was disabled. Daring coast guards men aboard the Northwind ma- neuvered the icebreaker close to the crippled ship and took her in tow. However, the towline became fouled and the Northwind, thrown against the Merrick in the wind, punched two holes in the hull above the waterline. The line was cut. Back at Little America, Bear Adm. Richard E. Byrd, expedi tion commander, told H. D. Quigg of the United Press that the nations of the world might some day use the Antarctic con tinent as a "great refrigerator." When countries have crops in abundance, they could put sur plus supplies here to be used in famine years," Byrd was quoted as saying in a combined Ameri can press report. "The world's supply of food thus would be evened out." The admiral expressed belief . the U. S. should establish at least eight permanent bases on Antarctica for scientific pur poses. British Financier Dies At Age Of 88 DERBY, England, Feb. IS OP) Ernest Terah Hooley, 88, who made millions of pounds in a financial career which end ed in disgrace when he went to prison for fraud in 1922, died last night in the country home where he spent many years in retirement. Once a clerk at 30 shillings (S6) a week in his father's lace factory, he became wealthy through stock flotations and other transactions. He was esti mated at one time to own 10, 000,000 ($40,000,000) worth of land in Great Britain. City Delivery Service. Ph. S417. Robinson Races To Mother's Bedside LOS ANGELES. Feb. 13 MT Edward G. Robinson, movie bad man, began a race with death to the bedside of his mother in New York early today. Komnson departed at a:S5 a. m. (PST) aboard a Constellation scheduled to make but two stops en route, at Kansas City and Chicago. It was due In New York about 5 p. in. (EST). His mother, Mrs. Sarah Gold enberg Is 86. Robinson, whose real name is Emanuel Golden berg, said he was notified lust night that she wm near death from the infirmities of old age. City Manager To Go To Alaska SEATTLE. Feb. 13 (V) Louis D. Kelsey Sr., advised friends today he was resigning as city manugcr of Milwuukle, Ore., to accept a similar position lit Kulr bnnks, Alaska. Kelsey wits an engineer for the federal works administration nt Juneiiu, Alaska, from 1035 to 1040 and residvnt engineer in chargo of the Sitka naval air base from 1840 to 1943. Previously ha was city man ager of Aberdeen from 101S to 1017 mid of Raymond, Wush., from 1920 to 1U22. 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