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Published
at
Conoda's
Most
Strotegic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XLIII,
No.
127
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C..
TUESDAY.
JUNE
1.
1954
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
DRUGS
I
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June
2,
1054
1
32
22.9
feet
14
1(7
199
feet
8;
15
0.2
feet
20
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lira
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Safe
So
IBDKS
n
7
.n
S7
Captain,
Crew
laken
To
Camp
on
Langara
A
skipper
and
his
five
crewmen
were
saved
early
this
morning
after
the
well-known
halibut
vessel
Prosperity
A
went
aground
and
sank
off
Frederick
Island,
about
30
miles
south
of
Cape
Knox,
on
the
west
coast
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
The
Prosperity
A,
which
has
Plane
Crash
Kills
Nine
Injures
Five
U.S.
Army
Craft
Plunges
in
Pit
DULUTH,
Minn.
(AP)
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Minnesota
National
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'ished
these
water
or
almost
j
Today
s
Price
Tops
for
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i
Guard
plane,
bucking
low
t
f
4-
30
years,
ran
aground
at
tiny
Frederick
Island
at
1:15
am.
today,
and
sank
in
about
six
fathoms
of
water.
The
skipper,
Capt.
A.
C.
"Andy"
Christiansen,
and
his
crew
made
their
way
ashore
pnd
were
picked
up
l'2
hours
later
by
the
halibut
vessel
Bate
Pass
of
Vancouver.
The
Bate
Pass
carried
the
men
to
the
Fishermen's
Co-operative
camp
at
Lan-gara
Island,
at
the
tip
of
the
Charlottes.
A
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines
plane
from
Prince
Rjupert
was
scheduled
to
fly
to
the
islands
to
pick
up
the
Prosperity
A
crew
and
bring
them
here,
but'
at
latest
reports
this
afternoon
the
visibility
in
a
heavy
fog,
plummeted
into
a
gravel
oit
near
Duluth
airport
ast
night,
carrying
nine
roopers
to
their
deaths
and
injuring
five
others,
four
critically.
A
PRINCE
RI
PKRT
SOI.DIKR,
Cpl.
Con
Dumas,
I
right
t
is
shown
above
with
Pte.
Art
Candaile
of
Winnipeg,
Man.,
as
they
string
wire
across
a
field
during
recent
manoeuvres
in
Germany.
Both
are
members
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Army
Signal
Corps,
part
of
the
JmiM
Ca
nadian
Infantry
Brigade.
Conrad
Dumas,
25-year-old
sjnf
Frank
Dumas.
Eighth
Avenue,
and
nephew
of
Mrs.
Stephen
Dumas.
616
Sixth
Avenue
'West,
worked
at
Columbia
Cellulose
brfore
joining
up
about
two
years
ago.
Accidental
Death
Verdict
Top
prices
of
the
1954
halibut
season
were
paid
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Halibut
Exchange
this
morning
when
the
Fisher
Lassie
unloaded
51,000
pounds
from
Area
3
at
17.3
cents
for
35,000
pounds
of
mediums.
Booth
Fisheries
paid
the
top
price
for
the
catch,
which
included
15,000
pounds
of
large
sold
at
16.8
cents
and
1,000
pounds
of
chicken
at
14
cents.
Three
Co-Op
boats
brought
In
catches
totalling
77,000
pounds.
They
were
the
Advance
with
25.000
pounds,
the
Helen
II
with
35,000
pounds
and
the
P.
Doreen
with
17,000
pounds-Prices
have
shown
a
gradual
increase
since
Wednesday's
announcement
of
the
season
closure
for
Area
2
June
5.
day's
prices
of
16
cents
were
the
"We
hesrd
the
rnnr
of
the
j
plane
s
engines
so
close
and
loud
we
thought
it
was
coming
down!
-h'mncy."
said
Mrs.
Russel
,
Westberg,
who
lives
about
a
block
away.
'
"fh
n
th?rc
were
a
couple
of
terrible
crashes
and
cverythtnn
!
In
?
weather
was
too
rough
to
allow
landing
at
Langara,
where
landing
on
the
open
sea
is
necessary.
NO
ONE
111
HT
Capt.
Christiansen,
In
a
radiotelephone
interview
with
the
Reached
by
Inquest
Jury
Daily
News
this
morning,
said
,.r.
ini.iiiiii.ii
.
p
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i
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"I
could
not
say,"
Const.
Gur
ley
replied.
Time
of
the
accident
was
plac
was
quiet.
The
plane
was
returning
fromj
a
practice
flight
to
Indianapolis,'
where
the
14
aboard
had
seen
the
annual
Memorial
Day
speedway
race.
Bodies
of
six
men
were
taken
I
that
none
of
the
crew
had
been
Photo
uy
Vbn
M'i;r
Htnaio.
The
boat
had
j
season's
highest
at
that
time.
1
i
hurt
in
the
wreck,
IIBDI'M)
FOR
LONDON
was
loaded
aboard
the
SS
Jersey
City
(topi
in
a
three-day
(struck
the
rocks
off
Frederick!
A
verdict
of
accidental
tleath
was
brought
in
yesterday
by
a
I
coroner's
Jury
inquiring
into
the
death
of
Lloyd
Joseph
Pedersenj
May
25,
following
a
car
accident
j
on
Sixth
Avenue
East
May
22.
Pedersen
died
in
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
almost
72
I
hours
after
the
car
in
which
he
ed
at
just
after
5
a.m.
by
Cpl.
I
Wlldgoose.
,
.
1
Dr.
Donald
Oakley
stated
that
he
had
attended
the
unconscious
i
from
the
scattered
wreckage
The
rise
to
more
than
17
cen1.s
may
mean
an
overall
higher
,
price
being
paid
this
year.
Average
price
paid
last
year
for
the
firr,
11
days
of
the
season
was
13.8
cents
for
mediums.
j
ad
three
more
died
enroute
to
sor
shortly
lfter
reaching-
"
Island.
He
eould
give
no
reason
for
the
wreck
and
was
unable
to
say,
without
further
investigation,
wiieer
or
not
ife
vesd
would
be
salvageable.
However,
the
boat
was
insured,
it
was
at
the
CN
Ocean
Dock
here
last
week.
The
Jersey
City,
of
the
Anglo-Canadian
Company,
wan
chartered
by
a
groupof
Terraee
lumber
operators,
who
under
the
"Sk'cr.a
Timber
Products,"
plan
a
series
of
shipments
to
the
U.K.
Part
of
the
first
;.
nmpri&lne
nhnu
675
000
board
feet.
Is
shown
alongside
the
sr.'-'j
iabwi
on
some
at
J
Hat
cms
which
brought
It
from
Terrace
to
Rupert.
The
next
shipment
Is
scheduled
Hi.
July.
-
(opter
Picks
Up
Hurt
Climber
-
Mrs.
Westberg
called
police
af-'
and
two
companions
werp
riding
Pedersen
first
at
5:15
at
the
hospital.
Even
on
first
examination,
Dr.
Oakley
said,
Pedersen
appeared
to
be
suffering
a
serious
skul
fracture.
Initial
cause
smashed
up
in
the
1000
block
ter
the
crash
but
they
had
di
learned.
,
Capt.
Christiansen
lives
lives
Sixth
Avenue
East
after
a
fast
dawn
ride
back
from
Seal
Cove.
HIGH
RATE
OF
SPEED
Five
witnesses
testified
to
the
of
death,
which
occurred
72
hours
later,
was
the
fracture,
the
doctor
stated.
After
a
short
deliberation,
the
Smithers
Man
Ticketholder
Continued
buying
of
sweep
high
rate
of
speed
with
which
Y
McKinley,
Heads
for
Fairbanks
Hon
ear
returned
from
i
returned
iU
verdict
that
the
in
New
Westminster
but
has
fished
In
this
area
for
many
years.
His
Prosperity
A
was
jjullt
close
to
30
years
ago.
Crew
members
o
the
boat
are
Haaken
Sktpness
of
Houston,
kagnvold
Soring
of
Deep
Cove,
Alan
Ronneseth
of
New
Westminster,
and
Runar
Hedkrok
and
Ole
Webstad
of
Vancouver.
Today's
sinking
is
the
second
of
the
current
halibut
season.
On
Pedersen
came
to
his
death
May
26
from
severe
head
injuries
resulting
from
a
1
car
accident
KS,
Alaska
UP
A
Aiier
Injured
May
16
stake
tickets
for
24
years
may
pay
off
today
in
a
fortune
for
a
CNR.
trackman
from
Smithers
if
Cloonroughan
wins
the
Derby
at
Epsom
Downs.
r
towrlng
Mount
Mc-
!
ficulty
finding
the
wreckage
In
the
widely
scattered
gravel
pit.
A
ceiling
of
500
feet
was
reported
at
the
airport.
While
she
was
on
the
porch
a
man
staggered
up
and
asked,
"get
us
some
help."
He
was
Sgt.
Earl
Sugars,
who
with
Sgt.
William
Willeck
had
been
tossed
free
of
the
plunging
craft'
and
into
a
pile
of
dirt
made
soft
by
two
Inches
of
rain.
The
control
tower
said
the
plane's
pilot,
Maj.
Frederick
A.
Kemp
Jr.,
Duluth,
reported
only
seconds
before
the
crash
that
he
had
sighted
the
runway
lights.
Both
he
and
Capt.
Victor
Grab-oski,
Cloquet,
Minn.,
the
co-pilot,
perished.
Killed
also
was
retired
Col.
A.
C.
Ott,
former
commander
of
the
125th
field
artillery
in
Duluth.
broken
in
a
1.000-foot
fail
that
1
6.500-foot
level
of
the
20,690-killed
companion,
was
alive
but
foot.
peak,
highest
In
North
Am-unconsclous
when
lifted
from
the
j
erica.
I
mountain
by
a
helicopter
pilot
Argus
was
flown
in
the
hcll-who
"squeezed
every
Inch
out
of
;
copter
to
Kantishma,
a
small
,
the
altimeter"
to
reach
him
on
j
mining
community
at
the
foot
of
the
Ice
of
Mulrow
glacier.
!
the
mountain,
where
he
was
He
was
reached
at
about
the
j
placed
In
a
small
plane
and
tak-
;
which
took
place
May
22
in
the
1000
block
Sixth
Avenue
East.
I
Serving
on
the
Jury
were
foreman
William
F.
Stone
and
Eric
Janes,
William
Bremncr,
Clifford
Whatever
Cloonroughan
does.
miniated
by
hellcop-Way
and
flown
to
aid
the
soldier,
PFC.
!'Js,
whoso
hip
was
53-year-old
Gordon
H.
Rockwell
May
16
the
seiner
Victorac
sank
the
Joyride.
Interrogating
witnesses
on
behalf
of
the
city
was
T.
W.
Brown
O.C.
who
asked
that
relatives
of
th
dead
youth
be
allowed
to
ask
questions
of
the
witnesses
following
their
testimony.
First
witness
was
Peter
Moroz
who
told
the
Jury
he
had
last
seen
Pedersen
after
4
a.m.
May
22
after
he
and
the
dead
boy
had
had
a
few
drinks
from
a
bottle
of
rum
that
Pedersen
had
brought
to
the
Gondola
Cafe.
Arnold
Mervin
Jonasen.
passenger
on
the
ill-fated
ride
said
Fitzhugs
Sound
off
Hecate
Borge,
Brian
Forbes
and
Bonnie
In
Inland.
Sprinkle.
MATURE
NOT
MEETING
-
-
If.-
1
..
"US
:
K
FALL
SAYS
BENNETT
Year
With
Hard
Labor
Given
Terrace
Man
for
Break-In
that
Pedersen
had
returned
from
Seal
Cove
after
finding
the
po
will
be
more
than
$2,000
richer
when
the
race
is
over.
He
holds
ticket
LQ-47732
on
the
75
to
1
Cloonroughan.
'
Rockwell,
a
widower
with
no
children,
was
surprised,
but
not
excited
when
he
learned
of
his
good
fortune.
He
said
he
will
get
more
excited
if
the
long
shot
horse
comes
In
first.
With
the
money
he
knows
will
be
coming
In,
Rockwell
says
he
plans
to
make
his
small
home
In
Smithers
more
comfortable.
If
Cloonroughan
romps
in
first,,
then
that's
another
matter.
The
CN
trackman
says
he
will
Invest
In
government
annuities
to
insure
a
comfortable
living
and
enjoy
himself
with
the
rest.
Rockwell
has
lived
in
Smithers
lice
van
parked
at
the
gates
to
the
B.C.
Packers
plant.
Jonasen
A
father,
who
along
with
his
18-year-old
son,
was
charged
with
breaking
into
a
tore
near
"ORIA
it
There
will
be
no
full
session
of
the
B.C.
'
Premier
Bennett
said
Monday.
SirmK
said
thai
last
year's
fall
session
was
called
iiriilH(.
business
left
following
the
spring
session,
S'jvcniment
met
defeat
on
the
floor
of
the
house,
premier's
announcement
means
the
liou.se
will
next
,le
spring
of
1955.
Both
pleaded
guilty
Friday
before
County
Courty
Judge
W.
O.
Fulton
to
breaking
into
the
store
of
L.
G.
Skinner,
five
miles
east
of
Terrace
early
Wednesday
morning,
May
19.
Terrace
May
19,
was
sentenced
Chetwynd
Firm
On
Extension
Of
Roil
Lines
yesterday
in
County
Court
to
one
year's
hard
labor
in
Oakalla.
en
to
Minchumina.
A
two-engined
plane
met
the
party
there
to
fly
htm
to
Fairbanks.
j
The
helicopter,
piloted
by
Cupt.
Ralph
Searle
of
the
United
States
Air
Force's
74th
rescue
squadron,
returned
to
the
mountain
to
begin
evacuation
of
eight
members
of
the
rescue
party
who
brought
him
down
the
ire-covered
mountain.
KIM
Kl
IN
FAI.I.
Argus'
hip
was
broken
when
he
and
three
companions
tumbled
down
a
treacherous
sle
while
attempting
a
climb
May
16.
Oeorge
Thayer,
27,
was
killed
lint,
the
others,
Morton
Wood
and
l,es
Viererk,
eseiiped
without
serious
injury.
'
Wood
and
Vtereek
left
Argus
in
an
Improvised
tent
May
23
and
worked
their
way
down
the
mountain
to
report
the
accident.
Dr.
John
McCall,
a
University
of
Alaska
geologist,
and
Frank
Milan
of
the
U
S
Air
Force
aero-medleal
laboratory,
led
the
res-rue
party
that
reached
Argus
early
Sunday.
His
sou
was
given
a
two
years'
According
to
police,
the
pair
estimated
the
speed
of
the
car
at
between
75
and
80
miles
an
hour
just
prior
to
Its
going
out
out
of
control.
KiNOKKII
WARNINGS
j
The
other
companion
on
the
ride,
William
Le
Roy
Krossin.
re-
;
ported
that
Pedersen,
tile
driver
of
the
smashed
car,
refused
to
Photos
To
Be
Featured
suspended
sentence.
were
surprised
in
the
store
at
Sentenced
to
the
one
year
1:15
a.m.
The
father
left
the
store
and
ew
B.C.
Travel
Folder
was
picked
up
nearby
and
the
term
was
Edward
James
Coomb-es
of
Terrace.
His
son,
Donald
Robert
Coombes
was
given
the
suspended
sentence.
heed
repeated
warnings
from
Jonasen
tA
"slow
down."
Dybhavcn
home,
for
shots
of
the
harbor.
since
1948
and
has
been
with
the
CNR
as
a
trackman
for
11
years.
He
was
born
In
Nova
Scotia,
started
west
on
a
harvester's
excursion
in
1920
and
in
1923
moved
up
the
Jasoer-Prince
Rupert
line
of
the
CNR.
youth
fled
into
the
woods
and
surrendered
later,
police
said.
The
accused
and
his
son
were
represented
by
R.
Gordon
Vos-burgh
of
Terrace.
J.
T.
Harvey
appeared
for
the
Crown.
RCMP
Constable
G
rley
and
Cpl.
Wildgoose
who
attended
the
accident
stated
they
were
on
routine
patrol
out
at
Seal
Cove
when
they
first
noticed
Peder
CLINTON.
B.C.
if.
Pacific.
Great
Eastern
Railways
southern
extension
will
be
pushed
through
to
North
Vancouver,
Railways
Minister
Ralph
Chetwynd
assured
members
of
the
B.C.
Beef
Cattle
Growers'
Association
here
Saturday.
-
Mr.
Chetwynd,
adding
his
voice
to
last
week's
denial
by
Premier
Bennett
of
reports
that
the
southern
extension
would
be
dropped,
told
the
growers'
annual
meeting:
"We'll
'steam
dlesel-wise'
into
.North
Vancouver.
The
government
made
a
decision
and
it's
sen
drive
up,
turn
the
car
around
Indian
Superintendent
Presented
With
Life
Membership
of
Museum
'
"'
Prince
Rupert
in
11
ill
be
told
In
one
:
'"""si
pamphlets
l1"'
B.C.
department
''Industry
tnivel
biir-
'"n,'r
Kniesl
KvtMis
of
'-"nt.
sinci
Bernard
At-(n"n
Vii
lcrlii
pho-ir"
in
Prince
Rntierl
rl"K
iiiMlerbl
for
the
!
wrivi-d
here
ye.ster-'
"Her
travelling
wribnii
ancj
nori,h-
and
head
back
to
town..
Father
of
the
dead
boy,
John
S.
Pedersen
challenged
police
witnesses,
asking
if
the,
trio
would
have
had
a
better
chance
If
the
police
van
had
not
taken
after
the
car.
Police
Sound
Kidnap
Alarm
For
Lost
Girl
NEW
YORK
uetA
13-stale
kidnap
alarm
was
sent
out
today
on
a
Florida
man's
report
that
a
six-year-old
girl
entrusted
to
his
care
had
vanished
from
his
truck
parked
on
the
lower
Manhattan
waterfront.
The
missing
child
is
Jane
Marie
Jennie
Hoffman.
Police
canvass
of
the
waterfront
area
turned
up
the
Infor
Holiday
Toll
Reaches
501
port
for
the
new
building
might
be
obtained
from
interested
foundations.
Mr.
Jones
reported
that
steps
had
been
taken
to
strengthen
the
basement
structure
of
the
present
building.
Dr.
R.
G.
Large
was
in
the
chair
.Mrs.
Jocelyn
Bolton
was
officially
installed
as
CHICAGO
tfi
The
violent
going
through
with
it."
He
described
last
week's
reports
that
the
Squamish-North
Vancouver
section
would
be
dropped
as
"politics.
and
poppycock."
He
also
said
the
275
miles
between
Prince
George
and
the
Peace
River
would
be
started
next
spring.
yesterduy
Pho-
Injured
Logger
Brought
Here
Skins'
Kiiided
by
Hu-
H-.
tourist,
rmincil
This
morning
I
hey
vi.sited
the
Civic
Centre
and
local
schools
j
and
went
out
to
Port
Edward
!
for
pictures
of
the
fishing
Indus-
j
try
and
the
Columbia
Cellulose!
plant
on
Watson
Island.
Mr.
Evans,
In
an
Interview
this;
morning,
sulci
he
hud
found
Prince
Rupert,
"an
eye-opener."
He
was
much
Impressed
with
the
''community-nilndedness"
of
the
people,
and
their
spirit.
"They
have
no
need,
to
he
apologetic
for
their
city,
and
they're
not,"
he
said.
He
said
the
trip
was
planned
largely
for
his
own
orientation.
"We
want
to
sec
what
we're
talking
about
in
these
pamphlets,"
he
Said.
:
'
"
',
Mr.
Evans
complimented
the
local
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
particularly
Mr.
Kraupner
for
their
co-operation,
and
noted
that
the
department
was
planning
a
reception
centre
at
the
U.S.
bolder
near
Blaine,
Washington,
and
that
the
folder
on
the
Prince
Rupert
area,
as
well
as
others
on
northern
,
B.C.,
would
be
used
at
that
centre.
The
two
expect
to
leave
hero
tomorrow
morning,
driving
east
and
planning
stops
at
various
points
between
here
and
Prince
George
to
gather
material
for
furthei
publicity
work
A
Queen
Charlotte
Airline
here,
took
br"RlH
sunshine,
lls
iicl
even
rooftops
'wis
of
the
city
and
mation
that
a
200-pound
woman
known
only
as
"Ton!"
had
been
seen
with
a
child
whose
description
fitted
that
of
the
missing
ouna
a
vantage
A
life
membership
In
the
Museum
of
Northern
B.C.
was
awarded
to
F.
E.
Anfield
last
night
at
the
final
museum
board
meeting
he
will
attend
before
leaving
his
position
here
as
Indian
Superintendent.
'
Mr.
Anfield
was
also
presented
with
a
book
on
Haida
Myths.
In
reply
to
W.
C.
R.
Jones
who
made
the
presentation
on
behalf
of
the
board,
Mr.
Anfield
spoke
of
his
affection
for
the
museum
and
of
his
enthusiasm
over
the
progress
it
was
making.
He
said
that
he
hoped
some
day
to
come
back
for
the
opening
of
the
proposed
new
building.
Mr.
Anfield
added
that
he
was
leaving
as
a
gift
to
the
museum
a
large
chief's
bowl
which
has
been
on
exhibit
there.
His
son,
Frank,
Is
leaving
a
totem
pole
which
Is
also
among
the
displays.
In
other
business
at
the
meeting
It
was
agreed
that
Mr.
Jones
should
continue
his
enquiries
to
determine
what"
financial
sup
''iion
Two
a-top
the
Undv
MiU
Child
Dies
Second
Time
TRAIL.
B.C.
0t
Diana
Lyne
Wood
burn,
3'i-year-old
Castle-gar
girl
who
was
revived
by
heart
massage
two
weeks
ago
after
she
had
"died"
under
anaesthesia
on
the
operating
table,
died
at
Trail-Tadanac
hospital
death
toll
over
the
extended
Memorial
Day
holiday
in
the
United
States
has
mounted
past
the
500
mark.
Traffic
accidents,
as
in
other
holidays,
was
the
No.
1
killer.
At
least
345
persons
were
killed
in
auto
accidents
from
6
p.m.
Friday
until
midnight
Monday.
The
death
toll
on
the
highway
was
more
than
100
above
the
number
who
were
killed
in
auto
accidents.
The
death
toll
of
501
compared
to
385
in
the
two-day
holiday
last
year
and
to
the
record
Memorial
Day
death
tolKof
571
in
a
four-dar
period
In
1950.
This
year's
traffic
toll
was
near
the
record
of
3R3
in
the
three-day
Memorial
Day
holiday
of
1952.
-
.
mercy
flight
today
brought
an
Injured
logger
to
Prince
Rupert
from
the
Columbia
Cellulose
camp
on
Khutzcymateen
Inlet.
The
logger,
Al
Singer,
suffered
an
arm
Injury
in
an
accident
at
the
camp,
about
40
miles
nurth
of
Prinze
Rupert.
The
QCA
plane,
piloted
by
Norm
Jermyn
and
carrying
Dr.
W.
8.
Kergin,
left
Seal
Cove
at
12:55
p.m.
today
and
returned
P
Fastest
THE
WEATHER
Forecast
North
coast
region:
Cloudy
today
and
Wednesday
with
partial
clearing
Wednesday
afternoon.
Occasional
rain
beginning
this
afternoon,
ending
towards
midnight.
'
Scattered
showers
on
Wednesday,
not
much
change
in
temperature.
Winds
southeasterly
30
this
afternoon
and
evening
In
exposed
areas,
otherwise
'
light.
Low
tonight
and
high
Wednesday
at
Port
Hardy
and
Prince
Rupert
46
and
58,
Sand-spit
46
and
56.
ri'laiid
lAustral-y-
who
has
been
youngster.
Walter
Howard
Hicks
of
Tampa,
Fla.,
told
police
the
girl
had
been
placed
in
his
care
by
her
mother,
Mrs.
Blanche
Whitted,
and
showed
them
a
letter
she
purportedly
wrote
stating
,
her
willingness
to
have
him
adopt
her
daughter.
Hicks
said
he
left
his
trailer-truck
parked
about
1:15
a.m.
When
he
returned
an
hour
later,
he
said,
the
child
had
vanished.
lie
fni.,i......
I
IB
1
.
'i-iiimMi
i
h
two
years,
ran
Sunday.
Diane,
who
was
the
only
child
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Joseph
Wood-burn,
was
dead
a'
minimum
of
seven
minutes,
probably
10,
two
weeks
ago.
The
actual
heart
massage
then
lasted
8vfc
minutes.
mi-ni.
ut
Presure
,
equalling
the
1
'"'irmance
ever
with
the
Injured
man
at
1:50
p.m.