FAREWELL
TO
YANKS
8
prince
Uuucrt
Dally
r3cUis
Saturday,
September
15,
1945
OFFICERS
OF
CORPORALS'
CLUB-
-Here
are
of
the
officers
of
the
Corporals'
Club
when
it
was
officially
opened
last
April.
Left
to
right,
Cpl.
ilarry
Loy,
treasurer;
Cpl.
Douglas
Sweeney,
president;-
and
Cpl.
Ray
Smith,
secretary,
Recreation
Was
Amply
Provided
for
G.L's
ftr
HOUSE
OF
GOOD
NEIGHBORS-
USO'
CLUB
HAS
SERVED
500,000
SERVICE
PEOPLE
IN
PRINCE
RUPERT
1
By
Frank
.
Finnerty,
USO
director
The
finest
USO
Club
north
of
Seattle
is
located
at
Prince
Rupert
and
it's
a
popular
spot
in-town
too
for,
during
the
past
year,
servicemen
and
women,
both
Canadian
and
American,
have
paid
more
than
500,000
visits
to
the
club.
With
several
thousand
Army,
Navy
and
Coast
guardsmen
passing
throu
,
stationed
here
permanently,
the
i
USO
established
a
club
In
June
,
1942,
on
somewhat
of
a
shoe-j
string
basis.
The
first
club
wa3
set
up
In
the
basement
of
the
First
United
Church
and
served
the
men
for
over
two
years.
As
many
as
15
different
types
of
programs
were
put
on
in
the
limited
quarters.
Everything
was
In
evidence
from
pool
games
to
When
Johnny
Comes
Marching
Home!
Take
Along
a
Present
for
Dad,
Mom
and
the
Kids.
f
A
A
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ror
mom
ana
trie
RUPERT
PEOPLES
Kids:
STORE
&
WALLACE'S
DEPT.
STORE
For
Dad
and
Lad:
RUPERT
MENS'
&
BOYS'
STORE
Your
3
Friendly
Stores
h,
and
several
thousand
classic
music.
It
was
a
bedlam
of
noise
and
confusion,
but
the
men
got
used
to
reading
and
writing
while
ping-pong
balls
buzzed
about
their
ears,
couples
danced
on
their
feet
and
someone
else
hammered
away
merrily
on
a
handicraft
project.
During
this
lime
attempts
were
made
to
bring
about
a
new
building
but
many
difficulties
were
encountered
in
obtaining
authority
to
construct
new
club
rooms.
Lack
of
materials,
shortage
of
labor,
and
other
factors
contributed
to.
the
long
delay.
Finally,
in
June
1944,
the
commanding
officer
of
the
sub-port
was
able
to
make
available
two
unused
two-storey
barracks
on
Second
Avenue
for
conversion
fnto
a
club.
We
went
straight
to
the
servicemen
and
asked
them
what
kind
of
a
club
they
wanted.
Two
of
the
men,
architecturally
in
clined,
made
some
sketches
and
then
over-
60
soldiers
pitched
in
and
helped
with
construction.
On
September
9,
1944,
the
beau
tiful
and
spacious
structure
of
Tudor
design
was
opened.
Said
to
be
one
of
the
finest
USO
Clubs
outside
of
the
United
States,,
it
has
a
large
ballroom,
jive
room,
classical
music
room,
darkroom,
library,
snack
bar,
game
room,
hobby
room,
main
lounge
and
complete
city-wide
information
service.
Most
recent
addition
is
an
outdoor
patio
for
snacks'
and
dancing.
This
month
our
club
celebrated
its
first
year
in
Its
present
home
with
a
big
reception
for
members
of
the
armed
forces
and
people
of
this
community.
Just
the
day
before
this
anniversary"
the
iOO,000
visitor
passed
through
the
fwnt
floor.
He
was
honored
with
a
"Dream
Holiday"
pass
to
Ketchikan,
Alaska,
all
expenses,
paid,
even
to
spending
money.
Prince
Rupert's
club,
the
only
USO
Club
in
Canada,
is
truly
a
"house
of
good
neighbors"
for
service
personnel
of
Canada
and
other
Allied
Nations
Join
their
American
friends
there
every
day.
In
a
recent
house
count
there
were
present
members
of
the
Canadian
Army,
Navy,
RC
AF,
CWAC,
WRENS,
U.
S.
Army,
Navy,
Coast
Guard,
Merchant
Marine,
Spars,
and
merchant
members
of
the
Russian
Navy
a
total
of
11
branches
of
Allied
services.
Dreary
months'
may
have
dragged
by
to
the
American
and
Canadian
troops
stationed
here
or
there
may
have
been
an
oc
casional
serviceman
who
found
time
on
his
hands,
but
that
was
not
ttye
fault
of
the
USO.
The
uniformed
men
and
women
liked
the
club
as
proved
by
those
half
million
visits
in
the
past
year.
For
myself
and
the
assistant
directors,
Bob
Herrick
of
Los
Sergeants'
Mess
Popular
Resort
It
was
almost
a
year
following
the
arrival
of
the
first
U.
S,
troops
to
this
area
before
the
Sergeants'
M?ss
was
officially
opened.
MSgt.
Thomas
Mc-Curdy,
Port
Sergeant-Major,
was
elected
as
Its
first
president.
He
wa3
later
succeeded
by
MSgt.
Harry
Dietsch.
Formerly
a
mess
hall,
the
sergeants
remodeled
the
building
into
one
of
the
most
attractive
clubs
in
this
area.
Since
June
193,
Its
membership
has
swelled
from
100
to
more
than
330.
Regular
dances
are
now
scheduled
twice
a
week,
Mondays
and
Wednesdays.
Guest
nights
In
which
all
oYier
ranks
may
visit
the
club
is
one
of
the
latest
features
Instituted
by
SSgt.
Phil
Cretalla.
Officers
of
the
"Club
are:
PresidenCsSgt.
Phil
Cretalla.
Vice-President,
TSgt.
Willis
Mund.
Secretary-Treasurer,
Sgt.
Art
Lancaster.
Steyard,
SSgt.
Louis
Delmon-lco.
Assistant
Steward,
SSgt.
Kenny
McEuen.
Assistant
Steward,
Sgt.
Bud
Hayes.
Radio
Broadcast
The
first
international
broadcast
from
Alaska
to
be
aired
over
a
Canadlon
radio
station
was
the
Acropolis
Hill
Browns-Ketchikan
All-Stars
game
last
July
4.
The
program
originated
in
Ketchikan
and
was
broadcast
by
CFPR.
Sgt.
Walt
Montgomerie
was
the
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PX
DID
LAND
OFFICE
BUSINESS
With
such
Items
as
cigarettes,
candy,
and
gum
rationed,
the
two
branch
stores
af
the
Post
Exchange
on
Acropolis
Hill
sell
more
than
130,000
packs
of
cigarettes,
28,000
cigars,
.27,000
packs
of
gum,
and
76,000
candy
bars
monthly.
Under
the
supervison.
of
Lt.
Gottschalk,
the
Post
Exchange
also
maintains
a
snack-bar,
beer-,
hall
and
barber
shop.
The
Post
Exchange
Service
of
the
U.S.
Army
has
become
one
of
the
largest
department
stores
in
the
world
since
the
start
of
the
war.
Practically
every
item
a
GI
could
wish
for
may
be
'found
on
the
shelves
of
a
PX.
SEAMEN'S
CLUB
ANNIVERSARY
This
picture
was
taken
when
the
American
Seamen's
Club
celebrated
its
first
anniversary
with
an
"At
Home"
a
few
weeks
ago.
Little
Shirley
Bruton,
whose
father
has
been
with
the
Navy
here,
is
seen
cutting
the
birthday
cake
with
Col.
J.
H.
Mellom,
port
commander,
and
Mrs.
J.
R.
Elfert,
president
of
the
Women's
Auxiliary
of
the
Navy
Leaglie.
Looking
on
in
happy
mood
is
Supervisor
A.
E.
Tutte.
SEAMEN'S
CLUB
USEFUL
JOB
One
of
Princs
Rupert's
little
known
service
organizations
which'has
done
a
big
Job
Ls
the
American
Seamen's
Club
located
on
First
Avenue
just
across
from
the
U.
S.
Army
administration
building.
During,
the
past
14
New
York
City,
it
has
been
a
great
pleasure
working
here
in
Prince
Rupert,
the
"City
of
Angeles,
and
Eva
LaPierre
of
Good
Neighbors."
A
NOTABLE
VISITOR-
Attractive
Ingrld
Bergman
and
other
Hollywood
film
stars
toured
the
north
with
USO
.shows
playing
for
Canadian
and
American
servicemen,
Here
she
ls
seen
disembarking
at
Prince
Rupert.
months
more
than
20,000
seamen
of
the
United
Nations
have
been
entertained
there
by
A.
E.
Tutte,
director
of
the
club.
The
club
ls
unsual
in
that
it
is
the
only
American
Seamen's
Club
located
,in
the
Dominion
of
Canada.
The
building
and
services
are
maintained
by
the
American
Army.
It
is
financed
through
the
New
York
headquarters
of
the
Salvation
Army,
and
is
staffed
entirely
with
Canadian
personnel.
Women
of
the
Canadian
Navy
League,
under
the
direction"
of
Mrs.
J.
R.
Elfert,
president,
act
as
club
hostesses.
Mr.
Tutte,
known
as
plain,
ordinary
"Pop
to
thousands
of
sailors
who
ply
the
coastal
waters
of
Canada
and
Alaska,
meets
the
majority
of
vessels
docking
in
Prince
Rupert
and
welcomes
the
crew
members
to
the
club.
CORPORALS'
CLUB
HAPPY
RESORT
Widely
publicized
for
its
beautiful
Circus
Room,
the
American
Corporal's
Club
was
the
latest
GI
rendevou's
to
open
its
doors
this
year.
Present
officers
of
the
club
are:
President,
Douglas
Sweeney.
Ray
Smith,
Secretary;
Russell
Horton,
Treasurer.
Quick
to
take
advantage
of
novelty
affairs,
the
club
introduced
various
original
types
of
dancing
parties
to
the
Hill.
The
most
successful
of
these
was
their
"Gay
Nineties
Patty".
The
scheduled
weekly
'dance
takes
place
each
Thursday
night,
with
which
time
all
other
ranks
and
members
of
the
Allied
Services
are
invited
to
attend.
Trie
club
has
become
very
familiar
to
most
of
the
residents
of
Prince
Rupert
as
on
many
occasions
the
Corporals
have
offered
the
facilities
and
services
of
their
club
to
assist
in
the
entertainment
of
those
participating
In
various
local
events.
Special
Service
In
three
years
the
Special
Service
Branch
of
the
Sub-Port
has
grown
from
a
box
of
baseball
equipment
Into
a
sizeable
organization.
How,
the
Pest
Theatre,
Rec
Hall,
Library,
Gymnasium
and
a
host
of
other
services
ccme
under
the
wing
of
Special
Service
and
Its
chief,
Captain'
Louis
D.
Maguolo.
,
For
the
musically
Inclined
members
of
tae
port
there
ls
a
great
selection
of
Instruments
at
their
disposal.
Guitars,
banjos
ukeleles,
various
horns,
woodwind
and
brass
Instruments
harmonicas,
tonettes
and
ocarlnes,
have
been
loaned
out
to
the
men,
There
are
also
two
pianos
for
company
dances
and
parties.
Council
books
are
another
monthly
issue
to
the
soldiers
of
the
port.
For
those
who
have
no
idea
what
the
council
book
series
are,
they
are
paper-
j
bound
editions
of
about
thirty
J
new
and
assorted
books,
from
,
fiction
to
technical
books,
thusly
I
providing
reading
material
for
most
of
the
men
no
matter
what
their
interests
may
be.
Hobby
kits
are
comparatively
new
but
are
becoming
more
and
more
popular.
They
are
passed
out
at
the
Port
Edward
hobby
shop
in
the
post
hospital
and
a
few
other
places
where
hobbj
kits
are
necessary.
All
"Victory"
ships
and
troop
transports
that
passed
through
this
port
were
loaded
with
a
box
of
special
equipment
for
the
men
aboard.
This
in
Itself
was
on
the
whole
greatly
appreciated
because
boats
coming
Into
this
port
were
empty
as
a
"barrel
of
beer
on
a
beer
bust
with
a
bunch
cf
bacjicilor.t1'
and,
natiiraUy,
gave
the
men
some
recreation
on
their
hours
off
at
sea.
The
lemm.
film
circuit,
another
special
service
feature,
has
been
in
operation
for
the
past
three
years.
The
station
hospital
at
Port
Edward
has
been
showing
these
films
on
a
trl-weekly
basis
ever
since
its
start.
These
films
hove
helped
pass
and
add
enjoyment
to
tha
evenings
of
the
fellows
who
have
been
laid
away
for
long
period?
of
time.
Special
Service
has
also
loaned,
or
donated
books
other
than
library
books,
to
the
station
hospital,
Victory
ships
passing
through
this
port,
troop
transports,
and
company
dayrooms.
POST
THEATRE
SHOWED
FILMS
More
t.ian
3,000
soldierjc:
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a
theatre
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To
All
American
Servicemen
the
management
and
staff
of
CFPR
extend
farewell
greetings
and
best
wishes
on
your
return
to
civilian
life.
To
Special
Services
and
the
office
of
Education
and
Information,
our
special
thanks
for
their
splendid
co-operation
and
help
in
presenting
the
Armed
Forces
Radio
Programs,
which
so
many
of
our
-listeners
have
enjoyed
and
come
to
look
forward
to.
We
sincerely
hope
that
you
will
remenibf
your
stay
with
us,
and
that
you
may
again
tune
in
on
1240
Kilocycles
and
we
will
ha"
the
pleasure
of
serving
you.
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STATION
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