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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XLII,
NO.
63
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
MONDAY,
MARCH
1,
1953
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Two
more
bodies
were
yielded
by
the
King
George
Hotel
ruins
shortly
before
press
time
today,
burned
beyond
recognition.
Nine
others
may
be
be
missing.
RCMP
said
sifting
of
the
debris
will
continue
"until
the
entire
wreckage
has
been
cleaned."
An
incomplete
list
of
roomers
adds
to
speculation
of
possible
victims,
said
police.
Grope
Along
Hallways
Survivors
Tell
of
Panic
As
Fire
Alarm
Kept
Ringing
By
KRIC
SANDERSON
"It
wasn't
worth
a
man's
life
to
try
to
save-anything."
In
these
brief
words,
Lome
MeMullen,
42-year-old
cannery
worker,
who
came
here
from
Montreal
eijjht
years
ago,
told
how
he
and
his
friend,
William
Taylor,
escaped
from
the
$100,HX)
King
George
Hotel
file
early
Sunday
morning.
New
Highland
Games
itt
tlliMON
of
the
highland
fling
but
a
way
of
stopping
girl
competing
in
the
iniifti.
annual
track
meet
ul
Hamilton.
Out.
Regimental
members
lined
up
at
the
ianes
in
the
60-yard
dash
to
prevent
runners
from
crashing
into
a
wall.
Several
of
,rt
)iiii
ts
ere
bowled
over
by
the
sprinters'
speed.
Police
and
city
workers
continued
to
probe
the
ashes,
twisted
metal
and
charred
timbers
of
the
King
George
Hotel
ruins
today
in
search
of
possibly
more
victims
of
the
$100,000
early
Sunday
fire
which
claimed
at
least
three
lives.
Sitting
on
a
chair
In
the
fire-,
-
yor,
Lodge,
Salvation
Army
hall,
where
he
was
offered
1
cur
way
along
We
lived
on
the
sleeping
quarters
until
he
can!
second
floor
at
the
north
end
get
located
again.
Mr.
McMulleniof
the
hotel.
G.
R.
C.
HEASMAN,
55,
of
Ottawa
ha
been
appointed
ambassador
to
Indonesia
and
will
assume
his
new
duties
In
'June.
Since
1945
he
has
been
director
of
the
Canadian
trade
commissioner
service
and
previously
was
Canadian
trade
commissioners
in
Java,
Capetown,
London
and
Chicago.
He
returned
to
Ottawa
In
1941
to
organize
and
head
the
Canadian
export
permits
branch.
i
in
Helping
Fire
Victims
"We
have
reason
to
believe
there
may
be
at
least
one
more
victim,"
an
RCMP
spokesman
recalled
his
actions:
-Th
u.
.
it
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i,.
"I
was
Just
sitting
up
reading
People
were
running
around
said
at
press
time.
alarm
about
2:15
a.m.
Sunday.
He
told
Fire
Chief
Earl
Becker
that
hi
elder
son
came
home
at
about
2
a.m.
from
a
baby-sitting
Job
and
woke
his
parent
be-
and
had
Just
decided
to
go
to
and
none
seemed
to
know
what
they
were
doing.
Some
were
Three
charred
bodies
that
of
a
woman
and
two
men
were
bed
when
I
heard
the
gong
ringing.
That
was
around
quarter
after
two.
"Someone
must
have
broken
heading
for
the
roof.
"There
was
one
young
woman.
recovered
yesterday
following
cause
he
smelled
smoke.
"Herrd
from
It
I
believed
that
the
roomer
m
(or
mi
e
.limaled
with
one
exception
lost
ull
their
jiiuc
homeless
and
;
possession.
One
man
managed
V.u-
i!Wi.(KiO
Kiiift
to
toss
two
suitcases
of
clothes
r.i
V.ikr
lii-re
early
j
and
other
effects
out
of
a
second
:;u.g
huh
claimed
storey
window
before
Jumping
to
I
safety
himself
the
2
a.m.
blaze
which
destroyed
Mr.
PryStajr
went
Into
the
hall
the
40-room
three
storey
apart-1
and
then
to
the
basement
where
I'd
say
about
25.
who
was
going
The
Women
of
the
Moose
were
the
first
to
step
Into
the
breach
v.
hen
at
the
close
of
Ihe
organization's
charity
show
at
the
Capitol
Theatre
last
night,
a
donation
of
$tou
was
announced
lor
victims,
of
the
fire
disaster.
After
the'hhow,
a
people
filed
out
of
the
theatre,
a
collection
was
hckTut
the
door
netting
an-onther
$499'j.
the
glass
fur
the
fire
alarm.
1
1
to
go
on
the
roof
but
I
con
ment
block
at
the
corner
of
thought
for
a
moment
that
it
!
.Hnd
,
,.
...
he
wa
confronted
by
a
mass
of
Marshal
Tito
Reaches
U.K.
flame
and
smoke
which,
he
said,
appeared
to
come
from
the
centre
basement
suites.
He
imme
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V
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i
a
m
mm
mmmm
Second
Avenue
and
Eighth
Street.
Three
roomers
a
woman
and
two
men.
were
taken
to
hospital
by
police-manned
ambulance.
vhi
I
in
i.
inn
i
Nt-L
I
was
Just
a
mattress
fire
and
'
.
didn't
pay
too
much
attention
j
"We
climbed
down
a
ladder
to
until
I
realized
the
alarm
wasn't
I
u
bftclt
Prcn
nd
by
the
time
going
to
stop
i
e
8nt
10
lne
street
flames
be-
'
of
of
the
"I
opened
my
door
and
the
.hUii
out
some
iW
III
,VVLI
llllml
I
diately
set
oft
.the
fire
alarm
system
In
the
Hotel.
t
HELD
IN
VANCOUVER
I).
Mooney,
61,
suffered
a
When
the
fire
department
ar-
Mayor
Harold
Whalen
tins
morning
declared
the
city
clerk's
office
as
headquaitert
for
all
In
Naval
Ship
broken
leg
and
William
Jackson
rived,
flames
were
licking
up
the
hall
wa
full
of
smoke.
I
went
w
lnaow-
to
see
BIU
Taylor
who
also;
"Bill
and
I
told
the
fire
chief
wa
jujit
getting
ready
for
bed.
(we'd
like
to
help
and
so
we
gave
"We
were
Just
able
to
breathe,;
them
a
hand
until
about
5
lacial
lnlune
SUStAtnea
in
a
rear
nnrt
sides
u
ri
rhlAf
Rprin
'person
affected
by
the
disaster
v
aiarsna!
iihi,
jump
to
safety
from
the
burning
j
to
report.
the
smoke
wa
so
thick
.
.
.
but
'
e'clock
when
he
told
us
to
come
IU.-U
uicuiiur
us
Kiiu-ouviet
building
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im
...
Police
have
arreted
a
JO
year-old
4:.
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pnvubie
suspect
In
the
theft
of
gold
bullion
allium
from
Toronto
Malton
Airport
last
Stplem-
Lci
as
hi-id
lor
InvestiRalion
after
he
was
picked
'h'-rk
f
three
men
and
a
woman
In
an
Ontario
.ut;lwn
street.
j
,
,
,
...
,
.,
-
Miss
Jessie
Derrick
was
treat-
8hortly
before
the
fire
department
arrived,
an
explosion
was
'
reported
to
have
shattered
the
front
windows
of
the
hotel,
spewing
glass
across
the
street.
One
fireman,
commenting
on
the
blast,
said
it
wa
lucky
It
did
managed
to
ee
the
red
light
at'
to
the
firehall
and
sleep
for
the
the
end
of
the
hall
and
groped
night.
Lost
All
Good
Clothes
not
happen
"when
I
was
attach
STAKlN
KU.Itf
H
M
f
"We
will
see
to
H
that
no
one
jgoes
without
food
or
a
bed
at
any
rate."
said
the
mayor,
who
I
also
donated
10
to
start
a
disaster
relief
fund
for
those
made
'
homeless.
j
The
Daily
News
office
will
accept
donation
to
this
fund.
I
The
Salvation
Army
also
step-'
ped
forward
immediately,
of
01
smoke
tames
the
head
of
a
Communist
state
edHfor,
,
and
released.
to
Britain.
,
,
.
Some
4A
other
were
made
The
burly
Yugoslav
president
homeless-many
destitute-
arrived
by
launch
a
few
minute
,
their
ptaaeaaioB,
were
de.
after
reaching
Greenwich
on
a
gtmyed
the
fire
Yugoslav
naval
training
ship,
j
Proprletor
F.
fryy
his
wife
Greeting
him
at
Westminster
and
famlly
of
two
aged
10
Pier
were
the
Duke
of
Edin-
and
u
also
fled
gut
m.
burgh,
Prime
Minister
Churchill
onvhinir
position
MLAs
Accuse
ing
the
hoses
to
the
hydrant
in
front
of
the
structure."
Chief
Becker
said
he
believed
"I
Just
had
on
these
work
clothes
and
didn't
save
anything
flse.
My
suit
and
other
work
clothe
are
gone.
"Neither
Bill
nor
I
had
been
working
lately
but
we
figured
on
going
to
Terrace
on
a
construction
Job
next
week.
the
explosion
was
caused
"by
eds
of
Faking'
Budget
smoke
fumes
contained
In
the
and
Foreign
Secretary
Eden.
fered
meal
tickets
and
supplied
Tito
Is
here
for
talks
with
'
-r'
-
Ujtv.ltnm
mates
a
hlh
,m
jxissiljle
in
an
Mr.
Prystay
turned
In
the
fire
hall
and
basement
2
Rescued
From
Rooftop
British
leaders.
Nature
of
the
cloUilng.i
,
.
,
.
i
Blcftest
problem
Is
accommodation
for
the
honick-sis.
How-
'I
don't
know
what
I'm
going
parley
never
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been
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cut-
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DiKlaet
ting
don
thlf.
year.
I
i'l'Hi-ar
the
SrUl
flnuneo
Uinu.li-r
Kinnr
f.im-
to
do
now.
First
thing,
though.
door
and
could
see
flames
and
heavy
clouds
of
smoke.
"My
partner
(Morgan)
was
out
of
the
room
at
the
time
and
so
I
kicked
at
the
doors
of
other
roomers,
then
headed
up
the
stairs
to
get
out.
"People
seemed
to
be
running
around
in
all
directions.
I
don't
know
how
many
got
out.
I
haven't
seen
Morgan.
I
thought
he
had
gone
ahead
of
me.
"I
was
able
to
get
up
the
stairs,
although
it
was
awfully
hot.
I
got
out
through
the
front
door
and
then
helped
the
firemen.
"I
had
only
been
living
In
the
hotel
for
three
weeks."
A
young
immigrant
from
East
is
to
get
another
place
to
live."
A
third
survivor,
who
also
is
deisoii
denied
4li
ehartje
He
is
trying
to
set
up
temporary
il
li
Shaiiu
ic-
,iald
Ue
Kov,,"":nt
merely
beds
at
the
Civic
Centre.
-'M
halted
the
de-
trying
Ui
supply
members
with
Tnl
otteT
rftme
,ttt
tnls
,
.iiu.,,.!
.
'
.
.,
..
.
momiiiR
after
the
mayor
an-
staying
at
the
firehall
temporarily.
Jim
McLean.
52-yrar-old
possible
to
go
any
further.
The
heat
was
intense,
and
although
we
had
gas
masks
on
there
was
nothing
we
could
do
except
keep
the
hoses
on
the
flames."
said
the
chief.
and
a
deep
veil
of
secrecy
surrounds
the
purpose
of
his
visit.
Extreme
measures
have
been
taken
to
protect
the
Red
ruler
from
danger.
Scotland
Yard
clamped
an
unusual
security
restriction
on
London
for
his
protection.
Tito
will
be
received
by
the
Many
were
screaming,
said
the
chief,
jumping
from
windows
and
fleeing
in
night
clothing.
At
least
two
were
rescued
from
the
root
top
with
the
aid
of
the
department's
40-foot
ladder.
Two
fire
escapes
at
the
rear
laborer
from
Prince
Oeorgc,
lived
in
a
basement
room
with
l
'.''"'""
",urr
up-vo-.
miormauon
on
nouneed
,
.
,ho,
that
all
...
those
needing
r.i'
Lli
1A
Act
lie
.
.1
.
man
named
Henry
Morgan.
The
second
Xlre
truck
arrived
who
so
far
has
not
been
ac
within
a
few
minutes
and
all
a-
w.i
n.atler
could
that
time.
1
V
rii.iiitnan
I.
I.
won
jome
iipixrt
from
opposition
member.
counted
for.
12
men
on
the
department
some
Queen
and
later
will
be
her
guest
at
a
luncheon.
50
volunteers
and
more
than
20
"I
hud
been
out
earlier
In
the
Oermany.
Heinz
Langner,
Jump-
assistance
as
a
result
of
the
disaster
should
report
at
the
city
;
hall.
!no(ommittk
'
,
Stan
Seville,
Red
Cross
pre.sl-Itli-nt,
said
theie
was
no
com-j
mlttee
in
his
group
set
up
to
!
handle
such
emergencies,
and
evening
and
wa
Just
getting
cd
from
the
second
floor
of
the
ready
for
bed
when
I
heard
hotel
to
the
rock
and
muskeg
some
crackling.
I
opened
mv
,
below
but
escarjed
iniurv.
led
from
the
roof
to
a
porch.
Two
men
had
made
their
way
to
the
roof
via
the
escape
ladders
and
called
for
help.
Flames
shot
hundreds
of
feet
into
the
air
at
the
height
of
the
fire
and
thousands
of
citizens,
aroused
by
screeching
sirens,
got
up
and
drove
to
the
scene.
Hundreds
of
others
residing
in
high
Paratrooper
During
War
Malenkov
Reorganizes
Cabinet
'
ii
i
di
on
Kli-e-1
t"i.i-,!,ir
enough,
"r
K
T
Ki'iiney,
;
ii-"'ii
to
speak,
'
.imai-ij-
at
the.
'
Mr
Kuu-
;"'!l,y
l'.ve
,0.,
.0
l
the.
-iuk
on
"
Ho
clrtnatifl-"n
with
m.s
er
regions
of
the
city
watched
"f
was
a
paratrooper
with
the
German
army
in
the
last
Plane
Crash
Kills
Pilot
From
Kelowna
VANCOUVER
(CP)
A
Harvard
training
plane
crashed
Saturday
into
shallow
waters
at
the
mouth
of
the
Fraser
River
near
Vancouver,
carrying
an
RCAF
reserve
squadron
pilot
to
his
the
flames
from
their
homes.
war
and
guess
I
had
a
little
Many
of
those
at
the
fire
helped
police
and
firemen,
bat
that
he
must
get
authority
first
from
Vancouver
headquarters
to
render
assistance.
"There
are
mil
rniiugh
people
Interested
here
to
take
pari
in
I
hit
kind
of
work.
The
disaster
rommitlee
disbanded
after
the
lust
war
and
hasn't
been
revived,"
said
Mr.
Savllle.
It
Isn't
known
where
the
flee
policemen
helped
with
-
the
hoses.
The
St.
Elmo
Hotel,
separated
by
a
vacant
block
from
the
King
George,
was
kept
from
damage
as
was
the
lumber
yard
and
building
supply
centre
of
Phil-pott,
Evitt
Co.
across
the
street.
Police
organized
the
search
for
victims
in
the
ruins
when
residents
expressed
fear
that
friends
were
missing.
Position
of
the
bodies,
burned
beyond
recognition,
indicated
they
were
in
basement
rooms
near
the
Eighth
Avenue
side
of
the
building.
No
positive
identification
ol
the
bodies
may
ever
be
made,
said
police,
who
still
have
not
completed
a
list
of
all
persons
who
lived
In
the
rooming
house.
MOSCOW
(CP)
The
Supreme.
tle
the
flames.
All
city
police
were
called
to
the
scene
and
headed
by
in
.
Soviet
has
unanimously
'1
'(.'(
.'l-'-Saaiili
hi
1
ed
the
si-lectlon
of
Oeorgl
;ii
-faked-up-
Malenkov
as
new
prime
minister
'"ry
picture."
Ilciand
ns
quickly
HRrecd
to
sweep-remark
at
the
in-Mng
n-orgnnlzution
of
the
gov-
spector
Taylor
helped
In
the
battle.
Police
took
charge
of
the
ladders
and
rescue
work
while
I
I'rpmlrr
Bi
iiiictt.
I
eminent
that
abolishes
more
"I
had
just
got
Into
bed
and
was
reading
when
I
smelled
smoke.
I
heard
a
lot
of
people
running
around
and
when
I
opened
my
door.
'saw
the
hallway
full
of
smoke
and
people."
He
was
taken
to
a
friend's
home
for
the
night.
"I
saw
a
lot
of
fires
during
the
war,
but
I
never
saw
anything
go
so
fast.
I
am
pleased
to
be
alive.
I
lost
about
$80,
which
was
In
my
suit.
Luckily
I
had
a
few
cents
in
the
clothes
I
had
on
when
I
Jumped
out."
Langner,
who
is
28
years
old.
has
no
relatives
in
this
country.
His
father
lives
at
Welssenfels,
Germany,
near
Liepzig.
ing
roomers
spent
Sunday
night
or
how
they
managed
to
prdcure
Chief
Becker
and
three
firemen
H
'l.-Victorlai
said
than
hiilf
the
cabinet
posts
more
knowledge
about
how
to
land
than
the
man
that
was
hurt."
he
said
as
he
watched
the
hotel
burn.
Langner
saved'
a
few
clothes,
but
lost
his
good
suit.
He
had
been
in
the
city
only
two
weeks,
coming
here
from
.
Saskatoon
where
he
had
worked
on
a
farm
for
the
past
year.
Ho
said
he
threw
two
suitcases
out
the
window
of
his
room
on
the
west
side
of
the
hotel,
then
Jumped.
He
had
been
to
a
picture
show
earlier
in
the
evening
and
had
returned
shortly
after
midnight
entered
the
burning
building.
More
than
l.WtO
delegates
to
I
adequate
clothing
or
food.
Sme
as
trying
to
were
assisted
by
friends.
Three
"I
went
down
the
hallway
as
far
as
the
stairs
but
the'
base
f
fr
last
year's
estl-
death.
The
RCAF
said
the
plane,
which
carried
no
passengers,
sank
in
12
feet
of
water
two
miles
off
Westerham
Island
in
the
Fraser
delta,
15
miles
south
of
here.
The
pilot
was
Identified
as
FO
Donald
Butcher,
22,
of
Kelowna.
ment
was
blazing.
It
was
lm-
were
given
beds
at
the
firehall,
courtesy
of
Chief
Earl
Becker.
Most
of
the
confusion
was
the
two
houses
of
the
Soviet
parliament
some
of
whom
had
travelled
for
days
to
rearh
Moscowthen
udjourned
and
went
home
after
a
Sunday
session
lustlnn
87
minutes.
Made
Owner
Carried
Insurance
caused,
said
police,
because
there
was
no
central
point
where
ref-
ettle
It
is
not
known
just
how
piany
tn
u
),rt
.iwrh
Miiif-nknv
ugces
could
gather
or
una
aia.
or
who
were
among
the
guests.
repented
the
main
outlines
of
coupled
with
the
hour
of
the
his
funerul
oration
over
the
bier
catastropne.
Strike
of
Joseph
Stalin
last
Monday.
I
R
'"'-The
first
f-
"Ulemenl
"l-nu'llt
nt
Af
th.
Korean
Mess-Boy
Rates
Tops
With
Canuck
Singer
-WEATHER-
S
imiisls
Again
stressing
the
policy
of
peace,
he
said
there
are
no
controversial
Issues
with
any
nation
that
cannot
be
settled
Five
Children
Burn
to
Death
MEADVILLE,
Pa.
W
Unable
to
find
a
ladder,
the
father
of
nine
children
watched
helplessly
as
five
of
them
were
trapped
in
an
upstairs
room
of
his
home
and
burned
to
death.
Four
other
children
and
the
wife
of
Donald
McElhaney
fled
to
safety
through
windows.
Kitimat
to
Get
Customs
Office
An
active
Pacific
storm
passed
over
the
B.C.
coast
during
the
night.
Precipitation
fell
at
most
coastal
points
with
Pachena
Point
totalling
2
10
inches
and
Estevan
Point
1.32
inches
Mr.
Prystay
said
he
carried
insurance.
He
has
no
immediate
plans
to
reconstruct.
The
hotel
collapsed
about
70
minutes
after
the
alarm
was
turned
in.
Chief
Becker
was
one
of
the
first
on
the
scene
and
did
not
leave
until
after
4
p.m.
Sunday.
Inspector
W.
Taylor
also
was
cn
the
job
early
and
helped
firemen
battle
the
blaze.
He
did
not
leave
until
8
am.
when
he
also
got
two
hours'
sleep
before
returning
at
noon
to
help
extricate
the
bodies
from
the
rubble.
An
Inquest
Is
expected
to
be
held
some
time
today.
Also
on
the
scene
helping
to
extricate
the
bodies
was
coroner
George
Dawes.
City
works
foreman,
George
Oeddes,
directed
operation
from
Eighth
Avenue
as
the
line
truck
purchased
recently
by
the
telephone
system
was
brought
Into
play
to
help
pull
out
huge
timbers
and
wires
that
crashed
over
the
victims.
U.S.
Sends
New
Jets
To
Germany
J
of
250
grain
I
"v
est-coast
ele-Xnto
Sunday
by
a
I:";11!'111
Labor
Dc-
Bernard
Wilson,
I
"'"'ent
proposal
to
l,
"if
Grain
tt'in
Details
V'
"
not
disclosed.
:Smai1
S1'l
the
ICl
c"m,'ttee
It.
wu
Uposiil
'ay
t
T
8hortiy-
the
dlsPute.
',0pr.
saw
ik...
Office
records
and
the
registration
book
were
lost
tn
the
fire
but
the
proprietor
told
police
there
were
"between
45
and
50"
persons
staying
there.
Damage
was
unofficially
estimated
at
$100,000
although
Mr.
Prystay
was
unable
to
give
an
accurate
account
Firemen
report
that
among
the
survivors
was
an
elderly
Chinese
who
claimed
he
left
between
$400
and
$500
In
two
suitcases
in
his
room.
He
asked
for
permission
to
dig
in
a
certain
place
among
the
ruins
yesterday
and
found
the.
suitcases,
badly
charred,
but
the
money
Intact
Inside.
Also
found
was
a
jar
with
some
$80
in
change
Inside.-
l"
It
will
likely
be
seersl
days
before
it
Is
known
if
anymore
victims
were
trapped
inside
It
was
the
worst
fire
since
the
Central
Hotel
burned
down
here
four
years
ago
with
the
loss
of
one
life.
Some
clearing
is
occurring
behind
the
storm
but
cloudy
showery
weather
will
be
most
general.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region:
Cloudy
with
shower
today
and
Tuesday
Cooler
winds,
westerly
30
VANCOUVER
(CP)
Little
Joe,
a
Korean
mess-boy,
rates
as
the
No.
1
boy
friend
of
the
blonde
Vancouver
singer
Lorraine
McAllister.
Joe
says
he's
12,
but
probably
Is
only
about
nine
years
of
age.
He
had
to
be
12
to
work
for
the
Canadian
Army
in
Korea
as
a
civilian
helper.
That's
where
he
met
Lorraine,
in
the
sergeants'
mess
of
the
Lord
Strathcona's
Horse
Regiment
A
letter
from
"Skoche
Joe"
(Little
Joe)
Is
one
of
the
treasures
among
the
tap
mail
received
by
the
singer
since
she
returned
from
a
visit
to
Korea
to
entertain
the
troops.
She
recalls
that
Joe
was
pretty
shy,
but
she
took
him
on
her
knee,
talked
to
him
and
gave
him
a
snapshot
of
herself.
She
told
him
to
come
to
Canada
some
day.
Joe
beat
off
a
few
kidding
sergeants
to
keep
the
picture.
His
letter
turned
up
here
recently,
it
reads
like
this:
"Dear
Lorraine
"How
are
you.
I
am
fine.
I
like
your
picture
and
I
want
to
go
to
Canada
to
get
education
as
like
you.
You
wrote
My
Ultie
Friend
Joe
on
your
photo
but
I
think
of
you
as
my
sister.
Please
give
me
letter.
Don't
forget
my
name
Is
Joe.
I
shall
keep
your
picture
with
me
all
the
time
ok.
"Skoche
Good
Boy."
OTTAWA
O)
Edward
T.
Applewhaite,
MP
for
Skeena
said
WIESBADEN
W
The
United
States
Air
Force
announced
today
it
has
rushed
its
latest-type
in
exposed
west
coast
areas,
Jet
fighters
from
Britain
to
pat-
otrlcrwlse
southwest
20,
bee.om-
rol
the
iron
curtain
border.
I
'
'n
the
wneir
ing
southwest
15
this
afternoon
end
southeasterly
20
again
by
Tuesday
morning.
today
he
was
authorized
by
the
government
to
announce
that
plaTis
have
been
completed
for
the
establishment
of
a
customs
and
excise
office
at
Kitimat
B.C.
There
is
no
definite
word
as
to
the
date
when
the
office
will
be
opened.
The
announcement
said
the
transfer
was
a
temporary
meas
r
Workers
walked
wa,Ked
ary
!
t
..
ure.
The
move
follows
loss
of
two
Low
tonight
and
hlgn
lues-
'
utt(
K
P
a
j,
b.u,
'-Ppr-cent
allied
planes
to
Communist
guns
day
At
Port
Hardy,
Bandspit
over
Oermany
last
week,
and
Prince
Rupert,
S5
and
45.