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Jobs Daughters.

Bethel No. 1 ,held a short business
meeting followed by q play given by
the Dramatic Club and dancing. The
grand guardian, Mother Wallace, and
the associate grand guardian, Dad
Dunham, were guests. The next meet
Ing on May 20 will be election.
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VI. v. COUNCIL
PLANS ROUNDUP
Committee Arranging Sale of
Poppies-NationaI Capital
Post InstaIIs.
Meetings This Week.

Monday-Front Line Post, 1700
L street NV.
Tuesday - National Capital
Post. 10l5 L street NV: Admiral
Robert E. Peary Ship, Hamilton
Hotel.
Wednesday Columbia Post,
1926 Massachusetts avenue NV;
Potomac Post. executive meeting,
1918 Rhode Island avenue NE:
Defense Post, 1920 Rhode Island
avenue NE; Washington Post,
TOO L street NV; Overseas Mill
tary Band, National Guard
Armory.
Thursday United States
Treasury Post. 1892 Eighteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-08

All of the local militia units having
colors will present them at Arlington
today at o'clock at the Mothers Day
ceremonies of the American War
Mothers.
Evening star., 1938-05-08

The Ladies' Auxiliary to National
Capital Post Endorsed Edith Whitcraft
of Defense Auxiliary for the office of
department president. Delegates and
alternates to the department encamp-
ment will be elected May IL at the
Washington Post home, 100 L street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-08

Bunker Hill Post will hold . dance
May IA, at the Indian Spring Golf
Club.
Evening star., 1938-05-08

q. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow night at Thomas Circle Club
with Comdr. Graves presiding. The
Evening star., 1938-05-08

The Executive Committee of the
United States Department of Agricul-
trre Unit will meet tomorrow evening
at the home of Mrs. Anna NJ Ander-
son, 2959 Upton street NV.
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20 MARYLAND COUNTIES
SEEK EQUAL SALARIES
FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

Baltimore. Md. April eth
AT = meeting held horn March
oc ...-,F,
o+ooho,.,, a,,a,, .,,,,
S,'"i'' ." ."''', ,
counties ID "laryIal'a decldcd u"
Tile petitions IN each Of their
counties seeking to have thn
boards Of education cuualiz.
the salarie. bntw.or Nogro and
,,.h;., ..aol,.
"', ,r ''"''''i''
lhlS meeting was the out
growth of successful actions i'm
Montgomery and Calvert count
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BUCHANAN is NAMED
HEAD OF FIVE-CO.,
ROAD BODY THIS WEEK
Directors of NewlyFOrmed Asso
citation Adopt Program After
Bluefield Meeting; Elect Per
manent Officers at Session

Directors of the newly organi-
zed Five-County Road Associa
ton, meeting at the West Virgil
MAN hotel yesterday afternoon,
elected permanent officers and
adopted definite program of
highway improvements for this
part of the Virginias.
w. A. Buchanan, president of
the Welch chamber of commerce
and father of the new organiza-
ton, was elected its first presi-
dent. Vice presidents are: c.. w.
Murphy of Matoka, l.. A. Tynes
of Tazewell, Oak Davidson of
Hartman and DR.. Ward WyEe
of Mulens.
Edward Steel, secretary man
ager of the Bluefield c of C was
elected secretarytreasurer of
the association, which takes in
Mcdowell, Mercer, Wyoming
Buchanan and Tazewen.
To Meet in Mullens
The directors, in accordance
with their policy of rotating the
meetings, chose Mullens for the
associations next session, which
will be in the form of an open
meeting sometime in May.
The highway projects in the
two Virginias which t h e Five
County association will throw
its full resources behind win be
brought to the attention of the
two road commissions within
the next few days. Mr.. Buch-
anan will head a delegation to
call on state road commissioner
Burr Simpson at Charleston
next week. The cooperation of
all civic organizations also will
be sought.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-04-08
BARGE LINE CELEBRATES
Booth SOUTH ERN TOW

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 9th
Marking h e 300th tow of the
Union Barge Corporation to
leave here for Mephis and other
southern points since the com
pany started its operations and
the canalization Of the Ohio
river was completed in 1929,
the motorship Peace left April
LIST, carrying over 5000 tons of
products Of this district.
The departure Of the tow,
which includes barges of all the
major river shippers here, fol
lowed the entertainment of $50
executives of leading Pitts
burgh industrial organizations
and their sons on a brief trir
last night on the Peace, which
is one of the most modern all
steel Diesel towboats
Leaving IN e Monongahela
river wharf in the afternoon,
the Peace moved down the Ohio
to permit inspection of the dam
fmprov ements at Emsworth
which have raised the level of
the Pittsburgh pool seven f G
and will permit removal of the
first dams on the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers. The Peace
then went Up the Monongahela
to permit the passengers to OBJ
serve the operations of locks
at night.
The effect of canalization of
the Ohio on Pittsburgh's ability
to reach markets i'm the south
can be seen from the expansion
of the river towing service
Alfred S. Osbourne, vice presi
dent of the Union Barge Line
Corporation declared. In h c
early days, the lows left twice
a month. Later lows were dis
patched every 10 days, or three
-0-
SUBSCRIBE TO THE TINES
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NEW LAYOFFS IN AUTO
HIT n l. GRO WORKERS

Detroit April g., (CNA)-Ncw
mass lay offs are sweeping the
auto industry, adding to the
tens q thousands Of auto
workers already unemployed.
The Ford motor company has
alone laid OK at least 5000
workers since December -.
Tn.usonds of Negroes are I'm
ompIoycd in the industry. mos
Of them in the Ford pants
y recent check up of the var
ons hop, making up the River
Rouge plan { rcvcalc that not
more than 5000 workers are
rmplo}cd there at present.
c'n tc $1,000 workers are ON
- god curing normal times.
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ARMSTRONG KNOCKS
OUT FELDMAN IN 5th

New York, April 6, (CNA)-
Henry Armstrong, the dynamic
featherweight champion of the
world, scored up another knock
cut to his long list at the Hippo
drome here when he stopped Lew
Feldman, white, of Brooklyn,
in l minute 81 seconds of the
fifth in scheduled ten round
fight.
1t was the first time in twelve
years that FeIdman had been
knocked out. Also it was
Henry's thirty eighth knock out
and fortieth straight victory in
the past two years.
The fight was the main event
on a card arranged for the
benefit of the family of the late
Charly Lynch, boxing judge
and former newspaper man. The
paid attendance was 4,605 The
gross receipts S9,923 n d net
receipts were S8,601.
Armstrong donated his share
Of the purse, which amounted to
$3.50.
FeNdman, although no match
for the hard hitting, ever-rush-
ing Armstrong, put up a game
fight to t h e end. He took a
drubbing. but fought back at
times so hard that the arena re
sounded with cheers.
1t now appears that Arm
strong NAV be featherweight,
lightweight a nd welterweight
champion of the world at one
and the same time before the
current year is over. The popular
young fighter has signed to
meet Barney Ross and the well
terweight crown and Lou Am
bers after that, regardless of
the outcome of the Ross bout.
A clean sweep will give Henry
three crowns, which will put the
seal upon him as just about the
greatest fighter of all time-if
he can make 1t.
The three bouts will be staged
in New York by the goth Cen
fury Club. In the first IS
round fight, Barney Ross will
defend his weller crown on Nav
26th. Winner of that fight will
engage Lou Ambers. light
weight king on July Goth.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-04-08
LYNCHBURG, VA. NAACP
QUESTIONS CANDIDATES

Lynchburg, Va, April It'll
The eleven candidates for h e
city council here have had a
QUESTIONABLE su b m t e d to
the by Negro organizations, in
luding the Lynchburg branch of
the NAACP on their attitude
toward the appointment of a
Negro to the school board, h e
clearance of slum areas, and an
increase Of employment of
Negroes by the city
Matters in which the colored
citizens re interested include
the overcrowding of schools,
lack of vocational training, lack
of Negro supervision of the
schools, elimination of cess
pools in the Negro sections, and
approval of Negro nurses a n d
doctors at the Lynchburg hos
hospital.
The proposals were drawn up
by the legal redress committee
of the Lynchburg branch of the
NAACP, the Negro Voters
League and the Negro Business
and Professional Mems club.
The letter accompanying the
QUESTIONABLE was signed by
l.. Carey, a lawyer, and w. E.
Scott.
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"MAE WEST" JUMPS FROM
WINDOW AND is MISSING

Has anyone around here seen
Mae West "? She is missing.
Mae West" jumped out of
the upper storey window of the
h O m of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gillespie, West Graham several
nights ago, and has not b n
seen since. She is red in color
and owned by Mrs. Harry Pedi-
go, Washington street, Blue
field, w. Va.
Mae West" is a red cat and
is highly valued by Mrs. Pedigo.
Mr.. Gillespie had been thinking
if purchasing the cat and had
taken her home for while.
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Notice

~ the residents taxpayers
and c.tiz.n+ Of the city Of Key
.,ur grca' ings:
Under 'hr now administra-
ton $50 bcg 10 announce il TO b.
orr purpose and pleasure TO
rnrdDr the very best service for
civic cleanliness health and
BRINGING about the homes whole
som" sanitary conditions 10 the
credit and satisfaction Of the
people lo the very best of our
ability.
Therefore as Street Commits
eioncr we earnestly solicit your
cooperation. DO not hesitate
to call ON us whenever anything
goes wrong.
Very respectfully,
athan Moore.
(Street COMMISSIONER
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Notice

The U. S. Civil Service Com
mission announces that an open
competitive examination for the
position of substitute clerk, for
filling vacancies in t h e Post
Office, Keystone, w. Va. The
usual entrance salary being Csc
per hour.
Applications for this position
must be on file with Manager
Fourth L. S. Civil Service Dist,
Washington, d. c., not later
than April 9, 1888.
-Thos w. link, Jr. Postmaster.
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WISE SAYINGS

When wise men play the fool
they do it thoroughly.
No man can leave better
legacy to the world than a we'll
educated family.
1t is truly written-he has
riches enough who neither has
OF borrow nor flatter.
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300 CCC CAMPS CONTINUED

Washington, April 6, CCNA)
President Roosevelt has tenta
lively agreed to continue the
operation of the 300 Civilian
Conservation corps camps which
were doomed to fall under the
federal economy axe by July l,
end of the present fiscal year, it
was learned this veg.
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times month, while present
operating schedules call for
weekly sailings for Mephis, with
one trip month going to New
Orleans. To date the lines
vessels have travelled more than
10000 miles.
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Gossip and Reflections
WENDELL p. DABNEY

When people are anxious to
see those upon whom the dark
ness of age is descending, It's
a good safe bet that they want
something.
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Some sage observer has said,
that 1.-The continued use of gar
lie or onions will elevate you
physically but lower you in a
social way"
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Founded in Fonrth Centurn

San Marine, situated in the Apen.
mines near Rimini, in the heart Of
Italy, claims to have been founded
in the Fourth century.
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A CARD FROM SANTA

I'm sending this card to tell you
That the New Deal has taken away
The things that l really needed
My workshop my rein deer, my sleigh.
Now I'm making my rounds my donkey
He's old and crippled a nd slow.
So you'll know if l don't see you Nina.
I'll be out on my in the snow.
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President Roosevelt has fired
Chairman Morgan! Instead
however, of rocking to sleep the
IVA. scandal, it has been re
vived in fullest viru.ence. The
charges and counterharges are
shaking the nation.
Congress has now put in its oar,
So we will hear lots more
Love, an emotion that is of
heaven when it is under control,
but of hades when it overleaps
the bounds of reason.
The piteous petition of the old
song; backwards turn back
wards Oh Time in your flight"
Was granted by my printer two
weeks ago, for the Union came
forth dated a year ago.
1t pays to preach. Most men
If that profession get the best
of this worlds goods with the
least effort, and if what they
say is true, they will also get
the best in the world to come.
However, if the law Of compen-
sation,
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Convincing Patient important

To convince a penitent or a pa
tent that he is durable is the first
step toward his cure.
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Prevails over there,
Many of them will fal
In Old Satan'S care.
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THE hatred of the most near
ly connected is the m ,i invCtri'
ate" Madam Alice nrworth
will go on next fall, WHIT Madam
Eleanor Roosevelt has never pot
ten off, namely, spec ny tour.
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What is a modern gent cman?
One who knows enough to oh
serve the principles of dcccncy,
the ethics of conventionality. at
the PSYCHOLOGICAL moment, when
with those desiring and capable
of approaching such exhibition,
of good breeding.
(Continucd on Page Three
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NEW VIVIAN GRADE
SCHOOL is DEDICATED
TUESDAY NIGHT
interesting Program Arranged
fer E\"rc ~2S. Was Rendered
Tuesday Night nj 1:3G; Wa.
Largely Attended

I'LL" new Vivian grade s"hoo,
Iuildim" was officially opened
Tuesday night with dedication
'Xrrc.s2s held i'm the school
Nlit"r!rm The PROGRAM was
! started at 7:"0 o'clock.
Designed to s,rvr the element
my Grades the building was re
nj = completed at "A cost of
i" iroNimltrIy $4,000. tn q
school Was bull, with funds re
.r..Nrd ,rom the special taN
laNE Work was begun ON the
building in September, 1887.
Miss Me; issa Xcicr, dean of
county Grade school principals,
who is principal of Vivian Grade
school, WAS in Charge of fin" &c
dirrtion program. The Vivian
If\ hai assisted Miss /r.lrr in
mnltinr plans for the PROGRAM.
This huiI'liny is the most M
tn date grade school hui dim" i'm
the clunt". Class rCCmS ar
finished i'm hard wood and many
details are cmhodi"d in TN" con
%irur'iou, Including iiphtiu",
.ruud pref walls, and Il rood
hrItin" $rst"m.
Coutainin" six large class
rooms an Il a"ditcrium. library
the bu.idin, VIII take care of -,
classes from TN" first to ,iNth
Grade
;-iup:. BrysOn in Charge
Geo rye W. BrVSon. Surcr;n-
:rndcnt Of Mcdowell county
schools acted rs master of ccrc
rrCnics and introduced each Of
the numbers on the program.
Rn'and Luther. Peerless Coal e..
cTiciaI. of Vivian. delivered the
principal address.
Th" Program opened with
musical selections bv the Wclch
j. oh shocI band, and was fol 'ow-
cd with invocation by Rev.
Martin J. F,"an. If the Powhatan
Catholic g hurc h. GREETINGS
Wcr' piEcn bv Mrs. f.. T.. Rich
president Of the PTA and h g
fifth and sixth grades were then
asked f. present several chorus
selections.
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Roosevelt, Hitler and Musso
lini,' have a cardinal yharActpr
istic in common, and Chat is they
never hesitate to cross The Rub
con. | gladly give them credit
for that. A pussy-footcd ruler
and fence man are en- Y WORT by
the contempt of all natures
noblemen.
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Ever g am is the guy VIII
fears not to say: Il hclp So; M
life upon the cast and will
stand the hazard of the die. q"
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THE worlds a stag" is true
today than ever befOrr. and as Il
result, there are such few dress
ing rooms, that the actresses
are forced to makeup" in
the street cars an. nearly all
all public places.
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Congress has now put in its oar,
So we will hear lots more
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However, if the law Of compen-
sation,
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CContinucd ON Page Three
Evening star., 1938-11-27
Mother: "My boy and girl just hate their hor
Nsiahber: "Mine are keen about it since the,
ROYAL Portable-make that your Xmas

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nAAr%lI rl
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Underprivileged
Child Program Is
Held By Kiwanis
Club Pays Tribute to Mem,
DRY of |. c. Arledge,
Former President

The undcrprivilcgcd child COM
mittee of the Kiwanis club pre-
scented program yesterday Civ
ing recognition to the work of
Patton Memorial hospital. and as
a climax introduced Katherine
Boggs, age 9, whose body was
badly burned more than a year
ago and who has been restored to
apparent health and happiness
through facilities Of the hospital,
financial aid of the county and
the services of physician members
of the Kiwanis committee.
Large areas of Katherinc's
body were burned when she fell
in a fire at her home near Fruit
land. She entered the hospital
January 5, 1897, and was a pa
tient there for IA months while
skin grating and healing was in
progress, and now she has good
use of herself, is especially fond
of her benefactors, and bids fair
to enjoy a normal life.
With Ed Patterson, committee
chairman, in charge of the pro-
Continued on page three)
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President Speeds Drastic Aviation
Control By Naming 5-Man Board

istrator at $4,000 year. He
named also as members of the
agency's air safety board, which
will investigate accidents and de-
velop means to avoid them, Thos.
o. Hardin of Texas and Sumpter
Smith of Alabama. The third
member of this group will be APP
pointed later. Their salaries are
$500 each annually.
The appointments cleared the
way for rapid action in launching
the coordinated regulation pro-
gram for civil aviation and friends
said that Noble would come here
promptly to get the job under
way.
The aviation bill, which was
passed by the past session of con-
gress, consolidates air mail, rates,
safety, financial supervision, and
other activities now spread among,
the Bureau of Air Commerce, In
terstate Commerce Commission,
Postoffice Department and other
agencies under the new authority
Continued on page three)
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WASHINGTON, July 8. (UP)
President Roosevelt sped his pro-
gram for drastic federal regula-
ton of commercial aviation last
night by appointing a five-man
civil aeronautics authority headed
by Chairman Edward J. Noble,
wealthy Greenwich, Conn, candy
manufacturer.
Others named to the board,
which will coordinate and admin
lister all aviation policies now I'M
der half a dozen federal depart
ments and agencies, were Vice
Chairman Haruee Branch, assist
ant postmaster general; G. Grant
Mason, Washington, D. c., avia-
ton official; Robert Hinckley of
Utah, and Oswald Ryan of Indi-
ana. The posts pay $4,000 an
nually each and the appointments
are for six years.
simultaneously, Mr. Roosevelt
announced the appointment of
youthful Clinton NJ. Hester, treas
ury attorney who played lead
ing role in drafting the new legis-
lation, as civil aeronautics admin
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Coast Guard Airmen Find Missing
Scientists Unscathed In Arizona

Ell PASO, Tex, July 8. (UP)
Two members of the U. S. coast
guard, who set out in a plane to
search for a missing party Of sci
entific adventures on the Colora-
do river near Lees Ferry, Ariz.,
reported to their commander to-
day that they had communicated
with the group and that all were
safe. =,
The men, R. w. Fendlay and
J. L. Riggs, left yesterday with
three messages which they plan.
ned to drop if they sighted the
party.
The filters telegraphed their
commander here, Lieut.. Perry S.
Lyons, that they found the ex-
plorers 20 miles east Of Lees
Ferry, encamped on what appear
ed to be a small island.
They dropped the messages
which requested the party to an
swer with signals.
The first message said: eff you
are the scientific party from the
University of Michigan, all lie
down, please" The six persons on
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TO HELP liberals"
IN SIX CONTESTS

WASHINGTON, July y. (UP)
President Franklin d. Roosevelt
left the steaming capital at 1898
o'clock last night in {. croSS-coun-
try Journey made politically sig
nifcant by his determination to
invade state primaries en- route
and help "liberaP Democrats in
contests with conservative" party
candidates.
Before he returns to the White
House in mid-August, he will have
spoken in at least six states in
which sizzling party cOmbats are
in progress. They are: Kentucky,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Colorado. Cali
fornia and GEORGIA. His itinerary
is not complete and other speak
ing dates may be added toward
the close Of his trek as he swings
homeward through the Democratic
South.
High-lighting the trip is the
question how far Mr. Roosevelt
will go in tranSlating into action
his freside chat pledge to partici-
pate IN tne puISlUE bl S'-SdLiSN
conservatives from the party Of
fee holders. The outcome Of the
struggles in which ne intervcneS
will influence the under-cOver bat
tie between New Dealers and con-
servatives for control of the 1910
Democratic national convention.
Primary feuds are facing the
chief executive in at least seven
states.
The President was expected to
praise Buckley in his Marietta, o.,
speech and leave no doubt in the
minds Of the Kentucky Democrats
that nc prefers Rarkley to Gov.
A. p. Chandler. He tried IN VAN
10 induce Chandler not to make
the race. His participation in the
Colorado contest is predetermined
but il appeared certain that nc
will step into the Oklahoma and
Georgia races.
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AIRLINER, IN
1000 Fl. SPIRAL,
KILLS WOMAN
Two Other Passengers Are
Injured; Three Escape
Unhurt

BILLINGS, Mont, July s.
(UP)-A woman passenger was
killed and two other passengers
injured early today when an east
bound Northwest Airlines trans
port crashed three minutes after
taking off from Billings airport.
The dead woman was Mrs. n.
S. MacKay Of Bismarck, N. D.
The injured were her husband,
who suffered bruises and shock,
and w. j. Tisdale, of British Co.
lumbia, who had a minor head
injury and bruises.
The craft seemed to stall mo-
in midair after the
take-off, then started SpiraIllng
down from 900 feet.
With a tremendous crash it
landed tail-hrst and WAS dcmOliSh-
ed by the impact.
Pilot Walt Bullock said he did
not know how the crash happened.
He and the co-pilot and five
other passengers were unlnJured.
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the ground lay down.
The pilots dropped the second
message which read: eff every.
body is o. K. please raise arms
to horizontal position"
Members of the party did as re-
quested.
The. third message said: "If
need food, everybody sit down."
No one sat down.
The coast guard filters said that
they distinguished six forms, two
women and four men, and that
nearby were the three small boats
in which the scientists were trav-
cling. All apparently unchanged.
1t was believed that the party
had been delayed by the high wa
ter in the Colorado river, which
has been at near flood stage since
the expedition started last June
20 at Green River, Utah.
The pilots were surprised that
the party did not request food,
since they had only enough pro-
visions to last until July 4, when
they had expected to reach Lees
Ferry.