Through hundreds of miles the Canadian Rockies stretch in wintery grandeur. A skier's paradise where seven hundred inches of snow fall yearly , but to the transcontinental highway builders this beauty is a formidable barrier.
For this is the home of the avalanche, one of nature's mightiest forces. As engineers watch the colossal tarred of snow gather speed and size.
These avalanches must be foreseen and studied in all their characteristics before roads may be routed through the high passes.
Here in the trigger zone caused by a prevailing winds, they are especially prevalent and dangerous.
Aw inspiring in their destruction they represent one of the greatest challenges to those who would stand in a covenants.
Allentown's fairgrounds receive an unearthly visitation with thousands of cheering kids on hand alerted in advance to expect not Martians, not Russians, but Santa traveling by Sputnik accompanied by Mutnik.
Santa keeps on top of the news as he begins his pre-christmas tour of the country with first stop as always in Allentown thanks to the efforts of Max Hesse.
Sputnik, space helmets, and Santa ah there's a jolly Christmas ahead for us all!
Little Gonzaga University Bing Crosby's Alma mater, this is the day when dreams come true and a shinny addition is made to the campus.
Durbingle greets Jean Claude Lefavour, seven foot three French basketball player at the univeristy.
For the occasion he is joined by his sons and pretty wife.
The faculty solemnizes the occasion as they proceed to the site of the old Groner's gift to the university.
Gonzaga's most famous alumnus unviels the plaque marking the seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar library which he has financed over the years.
Durbingle records a new note for the books.
Reunion in America, Misses Tsai Cum Kho of Korea arrives after a three year struggle by her son to have her admitted.
Misses Kho is the mother of of the North Korean pilot who flew a Russian mate to the allies thereby earning the one hundred thousand dollar reward offered.
Her son now a student at an American college, has Americanized his name to Kenneth Rowe, happy aftermath to the Korean War for a man who chose freedom.
Remember the old woman who lived in a shoe and had so many children she didn't know what to do?
Well Mr. and Misses Paul Amule-Tromblea of Quebec are in about the same predicament. They've have seventeen children in ten years, seven sets of twins amongst them.
That's enough to make the mother go trembling all over. But Mama Rosa knows what to do as special guests at a big hotel they have breakfast in bed and a waiter to do the work.
At West Point the cadets have plenty to cheer about and for their Commander in Chief back for a class reunion is on hand and the Army football team has things well at hand against Colgate.
Barna carries for a twenty yard gain.
But Dave Borland directing the attack aided by Pete Dawkins and other hard charging backs, the Army grid machine rolls to a lopsided victory!
Borland who Dawkins again who finds an opening and slants through in for the TV .
From the pitch out Huge Russler passes, Dawkins completes.
Ike and Mamie are seen top notch football.
Pete Dawkins rolls out to his left. Another touchdown! What a day for our commander in Chief!
Dawkins passes, Anderson receives and old Brad likes it fine.
Anderson scores and Army romps 53 to 7!
Ramblin' wrecks from Georgia Tech, homecoming day in Atlanta is enlived by the perennial parade of battered buggy's resurrected from junk yards and coaxed into life for a day.
Next on the agenda football, Georgia Tech vs. Duke. Duke is favored but this is homecoming day and the engineers are up as they say. Stan Farr hits a roadblock but its only temporary.
The yellow jackets take to the air, Brasleton moves Smith.
Vincent dives over for the first touchdown of the game.
A third quarter pass accounts for the second touchdown also Georgia Tech. Brasleton connects with Simmerville and the unbeaten Blue Devils of Duke receive their first setback. Final score Georgia Tech 13, Duke 0.
At South Panda Navy golden the first quarter becomes a Navy hero in quarters two, three, and four. Ray Wilbourne's fumble ends up in the arms of Dick Lynch of Notre Dame and the minnies are quickly trailing by a touchdown.
But fifty-nine thousand fans see Navy dominate the rest of the game when Wilbourne, Navy's junior fullback from Texas, shedding is goat's horns in a hurry, his first burst of hero exited in seventy-nine yard scoring romp in the second period and Notre Dame is headed for the ranks of the beaten.
In the second half further Navy shelling shatters Irish hopes for a miracle, the future admirals are clicking.
Wilbourne's third touchdown comes via the air on a pass from Barestole, he races thirty-two yards to complete the scoring and Navy wins 20 to 6.