“Ben-Hnr Chariot Race Breathtaking
But Just One Of Many Spectacles
Then thousand spectators are on
their feet, voices raised in a roar
that echoes across the arena in a
mighty wave. Their eyes remain
focused on the circular track where
teams of charging horses, those
that have survived a gruelling test
<rf endurance, thunder toward the
finish line. Each driver appears
spent as he frenziedly whips his
own team in the struggle to be
first.
Along the two-and-a-half-mile
course lies strewn the wreckage of
gaily colored chariots, their up
turned wheels still spinning grotes
quely like unhinged windmills in a
storm. Hugging the high walls of
the arena are stretcher bearers,
waiting to rescue last minute cas
ualties. And speeding behind the
racers rolls a two-ton truck on
which is mounted a giant crane
with an oversized motion picture
camera suspended from its top.
This is how a journalist might
have described the scene in Rome,
as five Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cam
eras recorded the end of the chariot
race for the Academy Award-win
ning “Ben-Hur.” This was the cli
max of the biggest scene in the
biggest movie ever made. Almost
three months had been devoted to
its filming. But more than a year
had gone into its preparation. A
two-and-a-half-mile event on the
screen, its horses, drivers, chariots
and cameras had covered more
than 200 miles in its making. It
would last approximately twenty
minutes on the screen.
To participate in it, MGM im
ported 70 horses from Yugoslavia,
Ceremony Unites
Couple April 21
Miss Susan McCray was united
in marriage to Joseph Dillon be
fore Deputy Magistrate Mabel Fen
ner, in a ceremony at seven o’clock
in the evening, Friday, April 21.
The bride is a niece of Mrs. Dore
thea Lavallais, who gave her in
marriage. Best man was Mr. La
vallais. The bride wore a lavender
colored ballerina dress on which
was pinned a white orchid.
hTe bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dillon of Miami, Florida.
Following the wedding a small
group of relatives joined the cou
ple for dinner at the 49 Room.
another eight from Sicily. They
brought a trainer from Hollywood
and hired seven veteran stunt men
to join stars Charlton Heston and
Stephen Boyd in driving them.
They built stables, corrals and
barns to house and feed the ani
mals, engaged veterinarians, black
smiths and 20 stableboys to tend
them.
Included in the series of thrills
is a moment near the race’s finish,
when Messala (Stephen Boyd)
tries to crowd Ben-Hur (Charlton
Heston) into the wreckage. Instead
Ben-Hur jumps his horses and
chariot over the pile-up. Randall
spent many hours teaching four
white horses to perform this hair
raising stunt.
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Pioneers Observe
May Birthdays
Guests at the Alaska Pioneers’
Home at Sitka who have birthdays
during May, come from many cities
and towns in Alaska. None are
listed from Kodiak this month,
however.
The list is published so that
those who desire may write a let
ter, send a postcard or a gift to
these Alaskan pioneers. Simply ad
dress them, box 198. Sitka, Alaska.
Their names, date of birth and the
town from where they entered the
home are given as follows:
Charles Dristsoules, May 4, 1882,
Fairbanks; Jorgen Mortensen, May
5, 1873, Sitka_Mrs. Elsie R. Con
rad, May 8, 1885,'Fairbanks; Axel
Johnson, May 9, 1882 Cordova;
Mrs. Lililan Strutz, May 9, 1881,
Ketchikan; Jacob Anderson, May
10, 1885, Wrangell; Nathaniel
Blair, May 12, 1873, Sitka; Lucille
Ponchene, May 13, 1878, Seldovia;
Thomas Denny, May 15 1873, An
chorage; Frank Gilpatrick, May 22,
1878, Sitka; Walter Campen, May
23, 1870, Juneau.
New Dining Room
Dera’s Doghouse announces as a
new service the opening of the “De
Ka Je” Room, which is open to the
public for private family dining
and committee meetings.
The room is adjacent to the Dog
louse and may be used by phoning
in a reservation.
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Kodiak Women
Bowlers Place
In State Tourney
30 Kodiak women bowlers went
to Ketchikan to attend the 2nd
Annual State Championship Tour
nament held in that city. Many of
them placed as winners with Jo
Wells taking 1st Place in the All
Events Class A Division w/hdcp
with a 1753.
Eve Beuscher placed 8th in the
same event with 1,689. Others plac
ing as winners and their score are
as follows: A Division, Singles, Eve
Beuscher, 8th Place with 579; and
Ruth Andrews, 22nd Place with
560. B Division, Doubles, Jo Wells
—'Kathy Markley, 9th Place with
948. B Division, Singles, Jean
Bates, 2nd plate with 546; Ann
Unger, 14th Place, with 499; Hazel
Vail, 21st Place with 489. C Divis
ion, Doubles, Ruth Williams and
Bonnie Nelson, 10th Place with
896; Beulah Ogborn and Ann Un
ger, 17th Place with 880. C Divis
ion, Singles, Nancy Pottinger, 13th
Place with 484; Sue Buckner, 23rd
Place with 470; Dottie Struck, 28th
Place with 466; Lil Richardson,
31st Place with 462; and Ina
Fletcher, 35th Place with 456.
Barrier Patrol
In Atlantic Seen
A movie entitled “O’er The Ram
parts,” which described pictorially
the barrier patrol over the Atlan
tic, was shown at the Rotary Club
luncheon Tuesday noon at the 49
Room.
The barrier patrol as shown em
phasized the U. S. part in this joint
venture of defense in which radar,
Dew Line, planes, a blimp and
other equipment checks the area
from New Foundland to the mid
Atlantic for signs of enemy planes
or ships, offering immediate com
munication and weapons to the
scene.
Present at the meeting as guests
were Bob Parkins, Carl Hall, Bill
McLaughlin and John B. Thomp
son. Alan Austerman was present
as student member.
Crab Festival
Parking Plans
Parking regulations in force dur
ing the King Crab Festival have
been announced by Chief of Police
Roland Vickery.
There will be no parking in the
Small Boat Harbor, May 5, 6 and 7,
and no parking on Marine Way be
tween Brooklyn and Mill Bay Road.
There will be no parking at any
time on Harbor Avenue. The chief
further stated that there will be
no parking along the route of the
parade until after the parade. All
vehicles found in this area will be
towed away, he stated. Parking is
available on the downtown school
grounds, he said.
Court Cases
Two persons were convicted and
fined on charges of operating mo
tor vehicles while intoxicated.
The two, Arthur R. Anderson
and Jack V. Johnson, were both
fined, Anderson $50 and Johnson
$100, with the recommendation
that his license be suspended for
30 days.
Two others, Patrick Anderson
and Pauline Toshwak were each
sentenced to 30 days on disorderly
conduct charge for Anderson and
drunk and disorderly charge for
the latter. In three other arrests
for disordely conduct, Romualdo
Malared, Marcelino Brodit and Ro
dolfo A. Bitanga, each forfeited
bail of $35. Jack Petza forfeited
bail of $25 when arrested on a
drunk charge.
Meeting Tuesday
Of Outdoorsmen
The Kodiak Outdoorsmen will
meet on Tuesday, May 2, in the
downtown school, beginning at 8
p. m.
Some interesting slides and
movies will be shown following
the business meeting. Refresh
ments will be served afterwards.
Interested persons are invited to
attend.
Emblem Club
Banquet June 15
The Emblem Club Birthday Ban
quet will be held June 15th at the
Elk’s Club. The banquet is for
members only.
The names of secret sisters will
be revealed at the banquet. This is
normally done at the roll call meet
ing, but the time was changed at
the last meeting held last Thurs
day.
Navy Wives Club Officers For 1961
RECENTLY ELECTED OFFICERS of the Kodiak Island Wives
Club No. 126, are pictured, and are as follows: Back row, left to right,
Rosalie Palmer, recording-secretary; Gene Burch, treasurer; Norma
Kee, parliamentarian; Natalie Crossen, corresponding-secretary; and
Helen McManus, Board member. Front row is Henri Saunooke, Board
member; Louise Stute, president; Shirley Dumas, Chaplain; and Faye
Brunson, vice-president.
The incoming committee chairmen are Faye Brunson, member
ship; Esther Wortham, program; Henri Saunooke, refreshments and
arrangements; Sylvia Stockdill, publicity; Helen McManus, ways and
means; Faye Brunson, Thrift Shop; Norman Kee, Transient Barracks;
Marsha Lewis, Sylvia Stodkdill, and Christene White, contact com
mittee; Natalie Crossen, hospitality kits; and Christene White, Mar
garet Drane, plates.
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