Rogers, Jones
Escape Unhurt
From Air Crash
When the 74th Air Rescue Squad
ron dispatched two rescue planes to
the Grubstake mining area Thurs
day week to pick up a pilot and
three passengers whose plane had
reportedly crashed in that area,
they found Marvin Jones, Tony 'Rog
er. Thomas Roger, and Alfred Roger
Uninjured and waiting.
But the Tripacer they were sup
posed to have been flying was no
where to be found.
The Piper aircraft was actually
12 miles away, lying flat on its
back. After Capt. Jack Cannon and
2nd Lt. John Beghuee had picked
up the party, the mystery was re
constructed as follows:
The two young Rogers’, Thomas
and Alfred, were put off at the
Grubstake strip. The others took
off again to drop camping equip
ment at the 3.000 foot level between
Banner Field Creek and Gold King
Creek Wednesday night.
Jones, the pilot, gave the follow
ing account of the crash. "While I
was making a second preliminary
run to pick out the most likely
spot to make , an air drop, the en
gine failed. I tried to pick out a
spot between .the niggerheads on
the bench. There wasn’t any. The
nose gear gave way, and we went
©ver on our back.’’
Jones and Roger spent the next
day walking back to the Grubstake
strip, where they were picked up by
the 74th Air Rescue Suadron.
The nose of the plane was com
pletely demolished, and consider
able damage was done to the fuse
lage. The four were brought back
to Fairbanks that night.
DARRELL BREWINGTONS
OUTSIDE FOR 10 DAYS
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Brewing
ton left last Wednesday via Pan
American Airways for a ten days’
trip to San Francisco. The couple
plan to combine business with
pleasure in seeing the California
city.
APPEARED HERE
Leo Righetti, six-foot, 170 pound infielder for the Seattle Rainiers,
appeared with the team here Tuesday night when they played the
Fairbanks All-Stars. This is Righetti’s second year with Seattle.
Peace Officers
Hold Hard Luek
Party Last Night
The Fairbanks Peace Officers as
sociation held a “hard luck" party
and pot luck dinner last week at
the Alaska Railroad Hut. About 75
members and guests attended.
The party was also a surprise
farewell get-together for Mrs. Bette
Holcomb, secretary in the District
Attorney's office. Mrs. Holcomb and
her husband, S Sgt. Donald Hol
comb. are rotating to a new base
in Alabama. Mrs. Holcomb has been
employed in the District Attorney’s
office since October of 1954.
j Ray Monsey On
30 Day Leave
Ray Monsey, on 30 day leave
from the navy, is enjoying a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lar
ry Daw of 1027 Second avenue.
Ray, who drove a new car over
the highway for his parents, arrived
; Monday night, accompanied by his
: uncle, Harold Gilman. Also on the
! trip were Mrs. Daw's aunt, Mrs.
Doris Roberts, and her daughter
Betty Jean.
The group reports that they en
! joyed their jaunt over the high
I way, making the trip in four days.
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