Johnny Ball, pilot lor western Alaska Airlines and victim of a crash landing,
Friday morning, April lt>, Wien his Pacer v.ent into a Sjjin a few feet short of his
destination., (the hospital skyway j la
still in critical condition at thp Kao*
akanak Hospital where he has been mail
ing a gallant fight for life#
Johnny, local man and father of three >
was pinned in the wreckage of his plana
when it spun into the snow-coverod gr
ound between Tom Gardiner*s homo and
the Hospital# Witnesses to the acoident
became an effective rescue crew as thay
sawed and cut through the fusilago to
extricate John, whom they found still
clutching the controls and muttering in
a semi-conscious stupor* He was taken to
the hospital immediately vrhere he has
been unconscious and conscious intermit
tently#
Severe face and head lpcerations, a
broken pelvig, broken ankle, a rip aar«s i
his abdomen made by the pressure of th e
safety belt, and extreme shock seem to
be the physical tol 1 of the crash# The
plane is a complete Zc:c#
Johnny*s splendid reputation as a
thorough, solid pilot makes the only
reasonable explanation for this accident
11 structural failure11# Just what v/ent
wrong up there in the sty as he was
leveling off for a landing, only John
knows#
FED BOARD ELECTION
The results of the PUD Election held
last woek were as follows# the highest
three candidates being electedi •
Eallenberg, R.79
Ball, Albert........73
Jones, Diok.••••••.#45
Andrews, Bill.•....*43
Harris, Bob.....32
Vail, Harvey...••••• 1
A fair sprinkling of voters exercised
their right to vote in this April18
election and it is honed that Dilling
hamites remember to GET TO ?FE POLLS
on April 27th for the Territorial Pri
mary election, too*
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The outstanding Civil Air Patrol Cadet
Officer in Alaska* 1st Lieutenant Marsh'Of.
Ponko* Jr#* has been ehosen by Wing Com
mander Lt. Colonel Harry E* Stiver to
accompany him to the annual Congression
al Dinner in Washington# D#C»* later ibis
summer* •*. •: (k,.
Ponko is Alaskans sole Cadet repre
sentative and will be joined in Washing-*
ton by one Oedet selected from each of
the 48 states and Hawaii* making a total
group of 50 ca dets and 50 wing commands Vc
This Congressional Dinner 51 Date*’ is
considered a great privilege by the
members of the (LAP and an award for
faithful and outstanding service in the
organization#
The basis upon which (Dadets receiving
this honor are chosen are appearance#
attitude, tact, moral character* scholas
tic ability, knowledge of aviation and
of G.#i*#P#* military courtesy and bear
ing, long tenure ana social manners#
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