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Lumberman Champion Ski Jumper Quits Competitive Jumping

Roy Mikkelsen, national known jumping ace of the Auburn, (Calif.) Ski Club, and one of those who pioneered the sport of skiing in the United States, has quit the strentuous sport of competitive jumping, making his last appearance at the Auburn Club's tournament on February 15.

He started skiing at the age of seven in Norway in !914, entered his first competition at the age of 12 and took seventh place in the Norrvegian National junior jurnping championship at Oslo.

He came to the United States in 1925 and to Auburn in 1932 and with Wendell Robie of Auburn Lumber Co. organized the Auburn Ski Club, first winter sport club in California.

Sponsored by the Auburn club, Roy won the National jumping title in 1933 and again in 1935. He has been a member of the Untied States Olympic ski team trvice and, during his 12 years of competition in this country, won 27 club titles, 15 State championships, eight sectional titles and has been awarded prizes for the longest stahding jump no fewer than 17 times.

Although he has given up active competition he will uot give up skiing. He will coach jurnping and will run slalom and dorvnhill, spending his week-ends at the Auburn Ski Club.

Roy has been associated with the Auburn Lumber Co. since he came to Auburn.

John K. ChapelTalks to Hoo-Hoo Club

John K. Chapel, commentator of Oakland's radio station KROW, world traveler, author and lecturer, was the speaker at the dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, held at the Leamington Hotel, Oakland, February 16.

His subject was "Why We Should Be Glad to be Americans in the World Today." The talk was most interesting, particularly his deductions regarding probable events in the Far East. At the close of the address he ansrvered numerous questions.

Mr. Chapel is a nephew of Supreme General Kuropatkirr, commanding officer of the Russian army in the RussianJapanese war in IgM-|.lle came to th; United States in i918 and became a naturalized citizen.

D. Normen Cords w-as tl-re program chairman.

President Lewis A. Godard presided, and gave a brief outline of tl,e history of the club.

The meeting was the lTth Anniversary of the club's founding. Eleven past presidents attended the meeting. These were: H. Sewall Morton, G. F. (Jerry) Bonnington, Larue Woodson, Henry M. Hink,, C. I. Gilbert, Earle Johnson, Clem Fraser, Shirley Forsey, Bert Bryan, Jirn Overcast and Tom Brairson.

Tom Branson, general chairman for the 10th annual Reveille, announced this will be held at Hotel Oaklancl, Oakland, on Friday, April 24, and that the annual golf tournament will be held at Sequoyah Country Club, Oakland, on Saturday morning, April 25.

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