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Show The Boss - Ralf Kleine I j; i it Ii , V 1 If I ' ' . r" ' v y4 By Bart Steely Pumping information about himself out of Ralf Kleine, boss of all that's going on at the OK mine and mill, is like pumping information out of the Sphinx mum's the word. It isn't that Kleine isn't proud of what he has accomplished accom-plished as a mining engineer engi-neer in the last 14 years, he's just naturally quiet and wary of big mouths, and extremely ex-tremely modest and shy. To see Kleine on the street you'd find him quite ordinary looking, sandy haired, of large stature, pleasant and cordial, cor-dial, a good listener and with a smile that's catching. He likes to work in sports clothes and without a tie. He's final-lj final-lj gotten used to the hard hat he must wear while toiling with his men at the mill. Long hours? He'll tell you that it's part of the job and Continued on Page Three RALPH KLEINE "HERE'S MORE ABOUT KALF KLETNE C'onilued from Viige One he doesn't mind so long as the work he is assigned to is done. Slep? Mnytw four hours a right, may bo lass. Ho seldom gets a cha'ice to relax in his ,ntri room. Because of a rather boyish-looking boyish-looking face, you can't tell ac- curately how old he is, aid he j isn't talking. Maybe it is in ' the neighborhood of 40 or more. Who knows but his mother or father? Although Ralf is a Canadian citizen, he was born in northern north-ern Germany. His education was provided by schools, col lege"? and universities In Germany, Ger-many, the United States ard Cj"Ud.:. No, giils, Kleine is not a bachelor, but he woulj be a good catch if he were. His wife is Eleonore and they have two yonSi Allan, 8, and Bryan, 5. The family will remain in 1 oronto until Mr. Kleine obtains ob-tains suitable housing. j I i Mrs. Kleine is extensivel ! active in church affairs and a leader in the Girl Guides j (Girl Scouts) movement in Canada. She is looking for- ward to bringing her family ' to Milford. Getting back to WTr. Keine.' Come rain, snow, ice, sleet or fair weather, he does not cease work. He set an enviable record rec-ord .with a mine In Canada by starting it from scratch and reaching the milling stage in 197 days. Talking to his wife over the phone the other day he didn't ! wiggle an eyelash when she ! told him it was 28 below zero in Toronto. He's used to that with one difference. He's been outside doing his work among the icicles while she was indoors. in-doors. "I'd like to make one thing clear to everyone in Milford," he said in concluding the brief, all too brief, interview. "We have had wonderful coopera- ! ' - , ' , I try'.' ' C51 Hr iwSi.j .MwtH -lit .-iUtMiii .Tt t' &l!.ll'.Srll .rt' -v: tion of the people, the stoves the businesses and ths ci'y government. And we have learned that we can get alo ig with people here. We feel like we are part of them Tlreudy. ' |