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THE BOSTON SUKDAT GLOBE DECEMBER 18,18 Aslee Old Vagranty Was Wllkiiis In. By NAT KLINE uninhabited regions lor weeks at a time, wounded a agreed to the test. It was Sir Hubert who took time out from a busy schedule to check A men who had just passed his 70th birthday wearing a heavy overcoat, worked on his 1939 Chevrolet in a parking lot back of Happiest Christmas Tree number of times while working with the Australian Army under fire in World War Sir the uniform, give last-minute' ilULCl tips and even put the reporter wr kt i in the proper frame of mind Warner, IN. 9-Inch Hubert thought little of any hardship to himself, deeming for earliest moments of life to serve mankind on Christ' birthday and are usually will the ordeal. Evervthine went wonderfully it a privilege to learn new well! rroua oi oeing vjtiosen well wnen men of the submarine a C.U I a Skate made their record un At iUCh an fcarly Age tuupie oi nours between 6 and 8 a.m.

last Monday when the temperature was 15 above zero. Within the hour, he had died of a heart attack in the hotel: Only last January a Framingham policeman found a man he thought was a vagrant sleeping in the snow near a railroad track. Afraid the old fellow would freeze to death, he tapped him on the feet with his billy By JOSEPH D. PHF.LAN derwater cruise this year, they sent Sir Hubert a telegram, telling him how happy they The happiest Christmas tree ing to wait many maturing seasons for the opportunity. Preparation for so glorious a destiny is not unlike the well-ordered regimen of a ruling monarch's heir or the training of a potential theater star.

There is something of both things which would benefit future generations. "When he was telling of his experiences with Stefansson in the 1913-14 Far Northern expedition, he recounted how, completely out of food supplies, they picked little balls of fur from their outer clothing and swallowed them to relieve hunger pains," says Dr. li HWinMMi afc Wei 1 1 1 1 1 faa i aajga vwfc; wtWWM) iWKWWiwmft mrrmeVeduT in The oM in the whole land this ear Nautilus in polar water had not stand majestically on the begun work which now was! White House lawn nor will it (United States my ntot RECENT PHOTO of Sir Hubert, taken at Natick just before his 70th birthday, shows him studying Arctic Polar region he explored so often. opening new passages to Rockefeller Plaza. The Houghton Librarv ati It was the same man (hat died last Monday an explorer known the world over for his work in the polar regions, authority on deserts as well as frigid zones, knighted by his king for his eminence in science Sir Hubert Wilkins.

Harvard University contains! 15 xne mwsl some unusual books by Bishop, tree and that makes it the John Wilkins of England, because it is the Stephen Kennedy, research director of the Natick com making side studies. To top off, the States, then returned to everything, he beat us back to our eroua three weeks." was also secretary of the Carl Eklund, now with the Army's polar research division He was testing a' new sleeD-iian. during boh, u.j "In the Fort Churchill. mand's textile, clothing and footwear division. "When Claire, my wife, said 'what a horrible Sir Hubert shook his head, re at Alexandria, calls Wil ing bag filled with over the North" Polo anri Manitoba, area of Canada, Sir feathers that January night.

He Hubert slipped, fell and broke one of of he of "unselfish made eight air trin over th. in our gay prinker which naturally hoped but never imagined the "call" would arrive at such an early age. The other seedlings were so surprised that they, and quite a few of the neighboring elders, were able to do little more than gape in delighted amazement. Of course, they were disappointed at being passed over themselves although that did not prevent them from wishing their colleague every success in the new transplanted life. Now, the littlest and polar pioneers" his shoulder in hazardous ter South Pole in four months of dream, the prayerful wish, of the whole world of spruce and hemlock and tamarack and balsam to grow up to be a Christmas tree.

Some dream of being in a home with children; others aspire to Washington, New York, Boston Common or some such grandeur; and the reverent serious-minded long to adorn the humble creche in a was seeking a down less ex pensive than that in use, try. Royal Geographical Society in the 1600's. In 1648, Bishop Wilkins wrote "concerning the possibility of framing an Ark for Submarine Navigation." In other years, he wrote of a possible passage to the moon, and in 1623 the first recorded plan for exploration of the Arctic. Sir Hubert liked to sav that extensive study, ritory," recalls William God-dard, chief of the functional performance branch at the He had brought back reports On food. On clnthinir on4 devotion." He recalls how, at Davisville, R.I., on one of the "Operation Deepfreeze" starts, Sir Hubert "sat around until 1 or 2 in the morning showing new men how to fit shoes, on behavior snH Quartermaster Command.

plying that on the contrary he 'considered it a privilege to have been up there' This reporter was dared to test the Coldbar uniform in 1955 by letting himself be tossed into icy Peabody Lake 1 influences in the newest region let dcrs of Antarctica made accessible Put shoulder a cast say-to man. ing it would put a halt to an with a collateral ancestor such candle-lit church. Every so pants and other cold-weather as this, how could he help be-'often comes the real sacred 'est Christmas tree is already important schedule, and and. ave tnem tjPs His work in the last 12 instructions as to how his arm: or eir coming below-zero near the Army Quartermaster ing an explorer of 73 coun- nonor oi becoming a living; about its work, telling us on tries, pioneer of polar regions Christmas tree and performing! of the most important mes- Corns Mount Washington. N.H months, particularly that por-should be put in a sling.

I experiences." tion in the region where thejknow he spent three sleepless! On tours of exploration since thermometer drops gs low'asmights in pain, but he kept go-ilearning to fly a plane with testing site in below-freezing and tropics, traveller extra-temperatures, i ordinary by air, land, even year after year. sages of Bethlehem: Whichever their eventual'! Nothing is impossible if role, they all crave from the! have faith and courage. lunaer water? With some zero' 11 in8- He dld some work back in Grahame-White 1910, "lost' 1115 iv Lumnuuie mucn io me military's continuing studies of man's ability to adapt himself to extreme frigid climes, government observers say. The Camera Eye Color Negative Offers i I ft I I 7 A i i I i l. 5 I 1 More Exposure Latitude When youn0 men on mili-' tary or scientific duty with Sir Hubert started a day with a remark like "the old fellow's with us today we'll probably be able to take it a bit easier," they rued their words before nightfall.

The six-foot, 200-pound explorer, who usually slept only four hours in 24 and who explored 73 countries in his lifetime, left no doubt of his stamina. If someone trailed, it certainly wasn't Wilkins. Chess Notebook By GIL FRIEDBERG Camera Editor I have seen recently in New York and New Jersey what splendid results can be obtained with Koda- By LYMAN BURGESS M.S.C.A. officials are at work on plans for the usual Feb. 22 meeting which will be stretched to three days to allow time for the state tournament.

During the past week, associates of Sir Hubert at 'the Army Quartermaster Research and Development Command headquarters at Natick fur color. This film has many advantages and solves the answer to several problems. It has distinct uses including transparencies suited for slides, color prints, black and white snapshots and duplicates. Varied sized blowups also can be made. When the color prints from my nished the Globe with new On the 23d a famous master illustrations of a man they (probably Reshevsky, but consider most unusual.

Fischer and Pal Benko are in "A few years back, on a the running) will be invited to give a simultaneous exhibition. trek at Big Delta, now Fort Greeley. Alaska, the Army's Joseph Hurvitz and George SUNDAY MORNING This pastoral scene by Mrs. Gudrun Engelmann of Exeter, N.H., was made on a recent trip to Europe. It is to be entered in next year's Globe snapshot contest.

negatives arrived along with a set of slides, nothing was lacking. I Kodacolor has plenty of lat SBB itude. The photographer there- still time if you do it now.l tore aoesn need the exposure flfilEPifi avtlw in V. A ALU Pick out your best family ori 7. was working with us offices of president and tourna-ffl Sn 7 in th.

filt a research expedition," re- ment director untenanted. I. A i I Df- Fernand de Percin, Their places will most likely years of their marnage. Sir at the Natkk be taken by Paul Travers, Lex- bert wai either the Arctic, iUt rt ington, and Erich Nitzsche, iegion, desert countries, on a hip. plane or ubmarine.

Never-' The crew were picked mill- Burlington. theless, they remained very much ay eni ostj 0 A Lester West Newbury i- in- ofus in our 20 s. Sir Hubert! u. A. tester, west iNewDury, e' was 65.

We were on skis. He having successfully tackled 10 lSave i Sn 25! scene shot (original negative is 1 we used our exposure meter cnnwtnlT. 1 1 a. best) and bring it your mmmmm LOO or f-11 at l-100th of a second dealer. on a bright day in late Sept Norman Emmons, of Man ember were near perfect ex posures.

ing to save the U. govern- was on snowshoes. Not only payers simultaneously wnue ment some of the vast sums did he stay well in advanca of blindfolded is now practicing beine noured into our defense us. But following his for 15 games at one time witn- chester, N.H., won the $500 first prize in the 1958 Gaines dog research photo contest. It experimenting witn several LIST OF VIEW-MASTER DEALERS out sight ofhe boards.

budget. saw how he went repeat- we ran from l-10th second to one full second with the cam showed a huge Newfoundland dog getting a big hug from a The extraordinary Austral- edly off the trail and returned, BOSTON C. Tomorrow si 7:30 p.m. Color meetini, ''Japan Today" bJ Cecil Atwttcr, FPSA, FRPS. BOSTON GILCHRIST'S Camera Department LI 2-9700 MELROSE Lembara Pfiofo Supp! B14 Main NO 6-8000 David Scheffer, Cambridge, submits an interesting game small girl.

I Emma Bische, chairman. Wednes at at era pressed tightly against a wall to prevent movement. Although a prevalence of red or with notes and this A free bulletin on the func day at movie (roup with films b7 Glenn H. Turner. AACLi APSA, profeattnr of art at BrlKham 1'ouni Lnlversity.

All are invited. tions of neutral density filters, BOSTON COPLEY CAMERA SHOP 643-C Boylaton CO 6-2202 orange predominated, detail was exceptionally good. This NANTASKET ARCADE BAZAAR Punland Park when and how to use them, how to achieve special effects, can be had by writing to. overcast is to be expected with incandescent lighting, but most "Another in the series of Scheffer's miraculous escapes from the jaws of death. This time it was Kazys Merkis who learned the hard way that a win must be won to be one (point).

"Scheffer's aim in the first 13 BOSTON NEWTONVILLE persons look to see how well Tiff en Marketing 71 Jane they photograph, not at re st, Roslyn Heights, N.Y. DON ELDER 208 Newbury KE 6-8466 Monosson Camira Cornir 18 Austin Bl 4-8488 sults of color balance. I Few amateurs realize the ex- i BOSTON Expert's Tips cellent enlargement that can QUINCY 1 Park Sq. Bldg. Camera Photo Co.

El St. Jamei HU 2-2278 FRANEN'S, INC. De maae ior iraming ior aesK or wall. Whether the subject 11 lOOWlP i js 1460 Hancock PR 3-7600 moves was (1) to take Merkis out of the book and (2) to win a tainted pawn. He accomplished both objectives to stand two pawns up and a game down.

But rather than resign we went on. By the 25th move we were smiling. And BRAINTREE QUINCY World famous photographer Eliot Elisofon explains how he shoots successful color in a 21- N. Pollre Phototranhe ri Assn. Tuesday at 4 P.m., tour of Hlt Color Lab In Framincham, Koda-eolor, eklaeolor and anscochrome processing and prinllnt.

Six p.m. supper at Marconi' Restaurant. Seven-lhirty business meellnt and election of officers. A class on proPer mounting of prints for court presentation will be held by Hollia-ton Cloth Co. GREATER LYNN C.

Tomorrow at 11 p.m. color competition! lass Class R. Michael Videua, International aalnn prite winners Frank Bond and Henry Daniels will be iudies and critics. Visitors welcome. POWDER HOUSE C.C.

Wednesday at ft p.m. at Park Avenue f'on-jrreiaiional Church. Color slidea taken by Dr. Erwin Raisi. cartosra-pher, will be shown by Mrs.

Ralsx. Note this meeting has been chanted from the third to second Wednesday of the month. MELROSE C.C. Tuesday at P.m. at the Melrose Public library.

Don Parsons will show slides of bis trip to South America. "Life on the Moiave Desert" also will be shown. Prospective membert welcome. ALVES PHOTO SERVICE 14 Storra VI 3-BB6B Quincy Camera Exchangt 1241 Hancock 8t, MA 8-2330 page section entitled "color BRIGHTON FACULTY AND MEMBERS of Northeastern Unr Control in the current issue on move 31 Black threatened REVERE versity's Student Union surprise Pres. Dr.

Carl S. Ell jmate on the move but the of Popular Photography. Here are some of his suggestions. is a portrait or a delightful scene, a Kodacolor blowup gives about the best in color. An 8 10 or 11 14-incn blowup is moderate in cost con sidering the quality of this superior color.

There is one other operation that isn't too difficult to make and that is a copier to make dupes of your color slides on negative material. Prints then can be made in any quantity. Cropping before enlarging will SUPREME RADIO CO. 867 Washington 8T 2-0416 wifVi a An Hie 71 hirthfiav. iPTT TO OFm: TOI.

II1UVC IXCVCt wcuue. ARCADE BAZAAR 150 iin a vartv. vu -w-, 1 i- yr From the match Cambridge BROOKLINE ROSLINDALE vs. Lithuanian Club, Nov. 15, 1958.

207 HROMADKA SYSTEM JON ALLEN CAMERAS 244 Harvard BE 2-76B0 U. Raymond Fennell ot Everett, iNino vernigua oi severe, president; Nancy Gavin of Natick, Eleanor Tag-lieri of West Roxbury, Eleanor Hughes of Dorchester, Mary Parrott of Arlington, vice president; Mrs. Ethel Chartier of Newton, secretary, and Louis Bertolami of Everett. Seated: Dr. E1L SHERBROS 666 American Legion Hwy JA 4-2750 1.

Beginners should start with Kodachrome film. It is the best all-around 35mm film available today. 2. For poor lighting conditions use Super Anscochrome. 3.

Use a skylight filter on overcast outdoor lighting when shooting color to overcome the Schrftrr Mrrkii gchrfter BROOKLINE Merkis P-QR4 P-R5 PxR PxP SAUGUS 1 P-Q4 21 N-Q4 2 P-QR4 P-QB4 22 KR-B P-ON4! 23RxH! Monosson Camera Corner 1296 Beacon A8 7-9361 4 N-QB3 P-N5 24 Q--B2 help improve your color prints. Did you get your photo Christmas cards made? There's ARCADE BAZAAR Newburyport Turnpike, Saugue ALVES JR. SAYS CHELSEA bluish cast. 5 N-R4? 6 -QN3 P-K4 7 B-N5 B-K2 8P-B3?" O-O 9 Q-Q2a P-KS! 1 0 O-O-O? B-Q2? 11 NxP! Q-F4 25 N-B5! PxPch 26K-R KH-Nd 27 Q-N3ch K-B 23 Q-N7ch K-K 29QxBP3R-P2 30 NxPch K-Be 31 P-KS! P-N6f 32 Q-Rfiph K-K 2 STONEHAM SLADE'S PHOTO SERVICE 896 Broadway, CH 3-2014 Chemical Society Unit B.U. Law Alumni To Meet Here Friday To Honor 6 Judges The Northeastern Section of Six recently appointed Mas SCHAEFER'S NEWS 12BXN7 SXB 373 Main NxP 8T 6-3400 EAST BOSTON STONEHAM 14 K-N 15 P-K3 16 PxH 17 q-B the American Chemical judges, all graduates ty will sponsor a one-day con-if the Boston University School Q-Bfich 33 N-B8ch RxN B-B4 34 QxQ R-N2 BxN 35 Q-K Bfich K-B N-Q2 3 Q-R8ch K-K2 Q-R4 37 QxR P-N7ch N-B4h 38 KxRP R-QR2ch 39 KxP Resigns Q-N3 RICHARD'S GIFT SHOP 225 London LO 9-0546 LANE DRUG.

STORES 83 Main R.Mont shoailni Cuattr, ST G-3170 Picnic un me 'i i Statistics to Experhnentation" of Law, will be honored at aigi EVERETT Unintentional transposition. P-K4 WATERTOWN Enjoy PARSON'S CARD GIFT SHOP EC2 Broadway, DU 7-0910 KREEM'S CAMERA CARD SHOP 641 Mt. Auburn WA 4-5861 was indicated, Threatening NxNP. Too slow! N-Nfich is too slow. loes a piece, 30 K-Q2; 31 QxPch.

KxN: 32 P-K5ch, KxP; 33 One move from a mate thai never arrives. If 31 NxB; 32 R-KB! K-N; 33 Q-N5. K-B: 34 Q-Kfich. K-N: 35 R-B5. If P-N7ch; 35 Q.vP, R-N2; 36 Q-R3.

The dying gesture. JAMAICA PLAIN ri'aay at me sneraion riazaetejiuuii ujr uie auwui Hotel, Boston. association tomorrow from 5 to P-m- at the Parker House, tor, Statistical Engineering In-, njAi, titute, Wellesley, will head the; They are John W. Coddaire conference consisting, of six August C. Taveira, and other experts leading seminars) prank W.

Tomasello, Superior Ail1- Court; George N. Beauregard, WINCHESTER Fourteen headaches to Chnst-ma shopping days, that is. Crowded parking. Jam-packed stores, aching dogs. Pushing and hauling! None of this at Alves.

Parking aplenty! Soothing music smiling clerks. Want sound advice what to give lor Christmas, then Visit "the house that snaps built. Here are some suggestions. Give the youngsters a hobby Brownie cameras atart at $2.95. Make it more fun developing kits start at $8.95.

For family movies Christmas morning cameras stall at $29.95. Kodak, Bell Howell. Kevere electric eyes. etc. We have 'em all.

Projection screens, 35mms. light bars 'n all the other fixin's. Buy on our budget plan small amuont down as low as a buck a week. NEVER A FINANCE CHARGE. Up to a vear to pay.

Lookin' for used 3omms and movies We have those too low as ten bucks. Photo Christmas Cards still plenty of time to order, but do it now. Drive out. Plenty of parking at the doorway. No nirkel-in-themeter kind at 14 Slorrs Avenue off Braintree Square.

Open daily 'til 9:00 P.M. Saturday 'til 5:30. Mail orders filled. ALVES PHOTO SERVICE. INC.

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