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Show WARM WELCOME BITS BALLOON CHEW AT BORDER Sheafs of Telegrams Convey Congratulations on Escape From Death CO '! 1 HANK, ut.. Jan. 3. ExpoCt-j s.ncv U,nt the three westihe r-buffetcd naval balhioiiists from Hockaway. New York, would emerge before nightfall; from the snow wilderness that has en-folded en-folded them since lliey dropped to earth on December 14, near the ftfobee Factory tradlntc station, pervaded this! outpost of civilization with the break of ilawn today. Whether the trio Lieutenanu A. L.J KlOOr, Jr., Walter HiDton and Stephen Parrel! would nd tlielr perilous ad-, venture al t lie Mlssanabl river trail ?;1 end at Mattlce 110 miles west of hslre' or at i 'lute, only a few miles, still va unknown But the majority of the tle army of newspapermen, plwto- graphers and Canadian Mounted Po-; lice sent out to meet them, are fitnk-i ing their hopes on Maltlee. and have set out tor that town, leaving Coch-J rane almost deserted. ; borne sags of the northlana, however, how-ever, still clung to the opinion that the (upper Abatitia riser trail ending at Clute is being followed, in deference j to thlj opinion, a little squad of w c-1- I comers remaih here, hoping that they iinight be first to flanh lo the world news of the fliers, safe arrival at o l railroad. I Plans have been virtually completed I to accord the adventurers a royal welcome wel-come upon their arrival Mounted police and newspapermen have sheafs of telegrams of congratulation congratu-lation for them and special telephone connections have been arranged so they may Immediately report to Secretary Secre-tary l nlels at Washington and talk to tv wives at Rockaway. clal train. prepared by the Tcn..js. mlng and Northern Ontario railway, Is waiting to take them to Toronto, where the Rotary club and other organizations, a8 well as province pro-vince officials, are reported to be planning plan-ning receptions |