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Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24
Decker Named
WV Commander

John Decker, naval station
employee, was elected COM
mander of katmai Post 7056
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Tuesday evening.
He succeeds John Drewes in
the position.
Other officers named were
the following: Paul Bleichner.
vice-commander; Edward
Best, junior vice-commander:
Leroy Wensel. chaplain; Ow-
en- Boyle, quartern aster; Tel
Woods, advocate. The three
year trusteeship was not
filed.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24
NOTiC e

The City of Kodiak is seek
ing applications for the posi-
ton of city assessor. Interest
ed persons are urged to write
or see Myrna Perkins, city
clerk, regarding obtaining the
position.
further information as to
salary and duties may also be
obtained from the city clerk.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24
-PAGR.<9!'
continued rom page 4

this phony who misused our
Alaskan name used to live in,
Kodiak and don't want the:
Mexican pc }ple to get the.
wrong impression of A,
laska1s. "
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24

FOR SALF-Fully furnished
5ro7m home. Full basement.
Mission road within city linn
its. Refrigerator, electric
range, washing nacf inc. By
appointment only. Call 2272.
Fox LEASE-Furnished one
room log cabin on Island
Lake from April LIST to Octo-
LIST. Good fishing and SWIM
ming. Ideal for fsmily vaca-
tons and weekends. Phone
4l61.
FOR EASTER - Fresh cut
flowers, daffodils. tulips and
narcissus, at Knudsen's.
ROOMS-for rent, $40 a week
single. $12 a week double.
Phone 4244 after Z pm.
FOR SALE - Davenport and
chair, $40. Call 2272
FOR SALE-One double bed
and spring. Also one D, O.
Therm heater. See John
Gibbons, phone 1862.
BEGINNING Monday 26th
of March. The Town Club
bar will be open from 5 pm
to z am. Dining room closeu
every Monday.
YOUNG-lady wants work.
Counter or clerical or what
have you? Box 443, post
office.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24

REWARDED for informa-
ton leading to the arrest
and conviction Of any person
or persons killing, stealing,
molesting or damaging any
livestock belonging to the
members Of the Kodiak
Livestock Growers Associa-
ton.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24

FOR SALE II ton Chew.
truck A W. d., 1899. Engine
perfect. Clark's Garage.
FOR SALE-1949 Studebaker
champion 4-door sedan, ex-
cellent condition. Heater
defroster, overdrive, seat
covers, $1,000. M 9. Muf-
fly. N. S. 213 days or N. S.
239.
FOR SALE 1912 two-tone
Buick, 1916 motor, $500
cash. Call 1852 or see Bar
bara Taylor at Bert's Drug.
FOR SALE 10 #. cabin boat
with 4 cylinder marine en-
CINE. Also with 4-wheel
trailer. Good condition.
Price $400 or best offer.
Call Army "a days or 80
after 5. Ask for Post.
FOR SALE Fresh Kodiak
King Crab. The season is
right. Order now. Island
Seafoods at City Dock.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24

FOR SALE 80 Lincoln
Zephyr 4-door sedan, AZ
Ford station wagon. 40 Mer-
curry 4-door seian, IL Ford
coupe, Al Chevrolet 4-door
sedan. AZ sedan, AZ Ford
jeep. AZ Dodge command
car, Al international II ton
dump truck. AZ Ford II
truck. For new Ford or
Mercury see Jake Foley or
Burl Clymer.
FOR SALE 1913 Dodge D.
door sedan, like new. $500
miles. Call 1888 or 1903.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24

RU dMAaE-Sale willEbe ~
sumed At the Baptist Mis-
sion from l to 8 pm Sstur-
days.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-03-24

YOUNG-lady wants work.
Counter or clerical or what
have you? Box 443, post
office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
Reception Is Set
AFTER ChristeninQ

Between four and five hundred
guests have been invited to the
reception following the christen-
ing tomorrow of the. son and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Papanicolas.
The christening will take place
at st. Sophia Church, the Most
Rev. Metropolis Iacovos, Bishop
Of Siatlsta, Macedonia, Greece,
who is leaving soon to return to
his native country, officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. A. Laloussis.
Godfather for the boy will be
the immediate past supreme pres
ident Of the Order of Ahepa, Mr..
John G. Phebos of Patterson
N. j., who is the Assistant United
States District Attorney of New
ark, N. j. Mrs. Aristides Cha
Iconas of Washington will be the
girls godmother.
Greek Ambassador Athanase G
Politis and number of Con-
'gressmen are among those who
have been invited to the cere-
mony and reception at the Stat
Ter Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
Cup Regatta
Activities
arranged.

A luncheon tomorrow and
brunch Sunday have been ar
ranged to honor Miss Ann Gates,
queen of the 1851 Presidents Cup
Regatta, and her court. The final
races and ceremonies in the an
nual Potomac boating event will
be held Sunday.
The luncheon will be held at
noon at the Raleigh Hotel with
Mr.. and Mrs. Curt C. Schiffeler
as host and hostess. Among those
invited are Secretary of the Navy
Dan A. Kimball, the Commandment
of the Marine Corps. Gen. Clifton
B. Gates and Mrs. Gates, parents
of the queen; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward r. Carr. Miss Jane Lingo,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas w.
Herren and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
&c. Baltz.
Also on the Saturday guest list
are Col. Warren T. Baker, MIR. AL
Harloff, Miss Elizabeth Amole,
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Crouch, Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Reman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Morris, Mr.. A. Marvin
Braverman and Comdr. and Mrs
William M. c. K. Rigdon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Mack will be
host and hostess at Sundays pre-
boating event, to be held at II
O'Clock in the Pan American Room
of the. Mayflower Hotel. Again the
Gates family will head the guest
list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
OOCTCly 1NCV0.
Norwegian Foreign Minister
Visits Here Over Week End

man Carrigan. Roscoe Snipes, Al
fred Friendly, Joseph Hinshaw
and Duncan Altman.
The Netherlands Ambassador
and Nine. Van Roijen have had
several very small and informal
parties during this week for Baron
G. E. Van Ittersum. The visitor
was a delegate to the signing of
the japanese treaty in San Fran
cisco and left yesterday to return
to the Netherlands.
Newcomers in the Corps
The Uruguay Counselor, Senior
Juan Felipe Yriart. recently pro-
NOTED to his post from First Sec
rotary of the Embassy which he
has held for several years, returned
yesterday from Panama where he
went as his country's delegate to
the meeting of the Social and Eco
nomic Council.
The Minister Counselor and
Sonora de Fontaina returned the
end of last month to their home
land and the Minister Counselor
and Sonora de Lacarte will leave
tomorrow. Senior Lacarte has been
appointed Minister to Ecuador and
after a brief visit to Montevideo
he and Sonora de Lacarte and
their 10-year-old daughter will go
on to Quito.
There are new appointments to
the embassy staff of Panama but
neither is newcomer in Wash
ington. Senior Eugenio Chevalier
again is counselor of the embassy,
a post he held for some years after
serving an even longer time as
secretary of the legation and then
embassy. After the death of Sonora
de Chevalier he retired from the
diplomatic service, but having lived
in Washington for so long he con-
tinued to make his home here.
The other new counselor is
Senior Julio Huertematte, who also
has served the embassy in that
post before. Senior Huertematte
will continue to be his country's
representative in the International
Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
Exclusively Yours
Mexico City Bears Strong Resemblance to Washington
With Its Important Persons and Continuous Porty Lite

who was formerly married to
Charles Thayer, brother of Mrs.
Chip" Bohlen, makes her home
with her father. She adores Mex
leo. has gone in for painting in a
big way and will come east soon
for her one-man show at the
Hugo Galleries in New York in
October.
Most difficult thing to get used
to in Mexico for on-the-dot Amer
leans is the expected hardness in
this relaxed Latin-American Coun-
try. It's even more difficult to get
used to than the scene of Indian
countrywomen kneeling on the
bank of a stream and rubbing
clothes clean land holey) on a
smooth rock just as they have
done from time immemorial. And
you might even say it's harder to
get accustomed to the picture of a
blood -drenched bull charging the
poised young torero in his golden
clothes. You may be invited to
lunch at 1880 but you won't sit
down to eat till going onto 3. Cock
tail invitations say 7, but you are
not expected to arrive till 8, and
if you are invited to dinner be-
tween 8 and $50, you shouldn t
arrive till after 9 because it's a
cinch you won't dine till after 10.
I repeat-it's easier to get used to
Mexican scenes than wait 100000
long for suStenance!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
By Betty BeoIe

Washingtonians are bound to
feel a certain at-homeneSS in
Mexico City even if they don't
speak the language. There's a
similarity between capitals. They
have the same focus on officials,
they're filled with fine public
buildings and big avenues, they are
"a happy hunting ground for the
eager sightseers and they have the
same kind of daily social life
cocktail parties, embassy recep-
Itions, formal dinners and concerts
where both the great and the small
may be cornered or glimpsed.
Best known face in Mexico next
to President Aleman's undoubt-
eddy belongs to the first film &C
'tress of the country. Dolores Del
Rio. Not even famed artisL and
Communist, Diego Rivera, is rec
ognized as easily. At a concert
in Mexico City last week the still
CA4u4o1OC OO1OI co QOu11IldUCu U1lc
scene in dazzling regal fashion
sitting in her first floor box clad
in a low-cut black jersey top and
enormous cream satin skirt. OF
the cream of Mexico's society, she
has entirely overcome the anti
pathy that first greeted her when
she came back home a divorced
Hollywood star.
With the help of Dolores and
Mexico'S number one producer.
Francisco Cabrera. the Mexican
movie industry, is making strides.
"Pancho" Cabrera entertained at
a luncheon last Friday at the
ChurubuSca Studios before a pri-
vate showing Of Dolores first
English-speaking film in years
Secret Love-" 1t will come to the
States this fall. At the luncheon
were former Washington resi-
dents, attractive Leroy and Roam
INigra-Roy is now Assistant Air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21

Attache at the American Embas-
sy; Frank Begeley, security officer
for the United Nations who flew
down for a couple of days to see
his friend Bill ODwyer Ito stiffen
his spine" he said; and handsome
young Michael Butler of the But
Ter Paper fortune who will stir up
feminine interest when he comes
to Washington in couple of
weeks.
Mexico's best known hostess,
sometimes referred to as Mex
ico's Perle Mesta" because she is
a frequent guest at the presiden-
tial mansion and knows everybody
who's anybody, is Carmen Lopez
Figueroa. In and out of New York
and Los Angeles all the time. last
week you might have met her at
the staid, smart mems University
Club where elegant, bachelor bank
president, Rafael Fernandez del
Castillo, was host at small
luncheon. He loves Washington,
comes here whenever he can and
has a standing invitation to stay
with Connie and Art Landa when
he does.
Or you might have bumped into
chic, effective Carmen the same
day with noted photographer
George Hoynigen-H uene, who is
currently in Mexico making a
sound track for a documentary
film he took in Greece. Or you
could have found her a few hours
later chatting with Mexican Am
bassador de las Colina at an en-
bassy party for society columnist
Pope Romero of the English
written News, and his bride.
One of Mexico's better known
hosts is italian Ambassador Pc
trucci. A longtime ambassador, he
entertainS we'll and has one of the
best chefs in Mexico. His good
looking, chic daughter, Maria,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21

The marriage of Miss Halle
Katherine ElkinS, daughter of for
mer Senator and Mrs. Davis Ell
kins, to Marine Corps 1t. Charles
Joseph Kelly, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Matthew Kelly of Buffalo,
took place Wednesday evening.
The ceremony was performed in
st. Matthew's Cathedral, the Rev.
Joseph Moran, pastor of the
Church of st. Thomas the Apostle,
officiating before the altar to the
Blessed Mother at one side of the
High Altar. The reception for a
small number Of members of the
two families and intimate friends
followed in the apartment of Mr..
and Mrs. Elkins on Connecticut
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
|NoryCo|vert
Will Marry
10

Miss Mary Mackubin Calvert,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Baltimore Calvert; has set No
vember 10 as the date of her mar
rage to Mr.. Stephen McCrea
Conger, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Ar
thur McCrea Conger of Prince
ton, N. j. Their engagement is
announced by Miss Calvert's par
ents.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Gunston Hall School. and
attended Hollins College in Vir-
GINA and George Washington
University, where she was a men,
Der of ri Beta Phi. She is also a
member of the Junior League of
Washington. She is the great
granddaughter of the late Repre-
sentative Charles B. Calvert of
Maryland, and a direct descend
ant of George Calvert. first Lord
Baltimore and founder of Mary
land.
Mr.. Conger is an alumnus OF
Lawrenceville School and the
Graham ckes School in Palm
Beach, Fla. He was graduated
from Princeton University, where
he was a member of Key and Seal,
and the Varsity Club. He also is
Ia graduate of the American Insti-
tute for Foreign Trade in Arizona,
where he was member of Delta
Phi Epsilon. During World War
IN he served in the Army Air
Corps. He now is associated with
the Office of International Trade
in the Commerce Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
Miss de Sibour|s
Engagement
| Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Blaise de
Sibour announce the engage
ment of their daughter Eliza
beth Mary to Mr.. George Hall
Grimes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Grimes of Highland
Park, Ill.
Miss de Sibour attended
Madeira School and is a gradu-
ate of Smith College. Mr..
Grimes graduated from AM
herst College with the class of
1851.
The wedding will take place
in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
Society News:
By Kothoorine IA. Brooks

The Norwegian Ambassador,
Mr.. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgen-
stierne returned yesterday after
noon from Ottawa and the
Foreign Minister, Mr.. Harvard
LANCE, who had expected to &C
company him came on later
plane. They both attended the
Council of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and the
Foreign Minister will be a guest
at the embassy until Monday
night.
The Ambassador and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne will en-
terrain at dinner Monday in honor
of their house guest before he
leaves for Norway. They will
have small groups of guests at
dinner and luncheon this eve
ming, tomorrow and Sunday for
their distinguished countryman.
Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne
and their daughter Solveig came
back earlier this week from
Rehoboth Beach and the latter
resumed her studies today at Hol-
ton Arms.
Also staying at the embassy are
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard Cole
man, the latter formerly Miss
Marjorie Munthe de Morgen-
Stierne. The Ambassadors wife
and Solveig spent August with
the Colemans in Florida and the
latter came north to spend Sep
TENDER with Mrs. Coleman's
mother and sister at Rehoboth
Beach.
ENJOYS Entertain
The French Ambassador, Mr..
Henri Bonnet. gave a stag din
ner party last evening honoring
the general of the French Army,
Gen. de Latte de Tassigny, who
also is French high commissioner
for Indo-China. This evening the
general will be the guest in whose
honor the Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet will give a reception from
$3.50 to II o'clock.
The Bolivian Ambassador, Senior
Don Ricardo Martinez Vargas,
gave a luncheon yesterday, en-
PERTAINING at the Carlton in honor
OF Senior Guillermo CestedeS Ri
vera, editor of La Razon, the
leading newspaper of La Paz.
Senior Cestedes Rivera is spend
ing several days in the Capital
meeting newsmen and officials.
The new Bolivian Ambassador
to the Organization of American
States, Senior Don Luis Fernando
Guachalla, who formerly was Am
bassador to Washington, was
among those at the luncheon yes
..terday. He and Sonora de Qua
challa returned last week from
California where he was his coun-
try's delegate to the signing of
the japanese treaty. Others at
the luncheon were Senator Den
mis- Chavez. the Bolivian Minis
ter, Senior Don Juan Penaranda,
and the new Military and Air At
tache, Gen. Ovido Quiroga.
Mr.. Edward Tomlinson, writer
on Latin American affairs for The
Evening Star and author of books
on those countries, was at the
luncheon and others in the COM
pany were Senior Felix Ballivian
representative of Bolivia S national
airline: the Messrs. Rollin Atwood
and William Hudson of the State
Department; Herbert Elliston, Nor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Xxx
SEPTEMBER 4,


Mr.. Davis Elkins, jr., escorted
his sister to the sanctuary where
she was awaited by 1t. Kelly and
his best man, Marine Corps 1t.
Robert G. Tobin. The bride wore
a street length frock of pinkish-
mauve taffeta and a close fitting
hat of matching feathers covered
with deep purple yelling. With
this she wore the diamond neck
lace of her grandmother, Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins for whom she
was named Halle. The late Mrs.
Elkins was the daughter of Sena-
tor Henry GasSaway Davis Of West
Virginia, which was represented
later in the Upper House Of Con-
gress by Stephen B. Elkins, whose
son, Davis, father of the bride,
followed in their footsteps. The
bride also was named for her
aunt, the late Mrs. William F. r.
Hit of Middleburg, who as Ka-
Uterine Elkins vas a great belle in
washington society.
Mrs. Alexander Thomas Zirpolo,
of Brooklyn was matron Of honor
for her sister and her only attend
ant. Escorting guests to their pews
were the Messrs. Charles Rittling
of Buffalo, Golden j. Rule Of
Rockford, H., and Rueben Thor
son of Chicago, uncles of the
bridegroom, and Edward Wren
Reap of Richmond, uncle of the
bride.
1t. and Mrs. Kelly will be at
home after their wedding trip to
Mexico, at 4514 Connecticut ave-
nue..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
MoriIyn Reiskin
To Become Bride

The engagement of Miss Mari
Ign Reiskin to Mr.. Morton P.
Cummings of New York has been
announced by the bride-elect's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Reiskin Mr.. Cummings is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip H.
Cummings of Scarsdale, N. Y, and
Golden Beach, Fla.
Miss Reiskin is a graduate of
the University of Maryland and
now is graduate student at New
York University. Her fiance at
tended Rutgers University and
later served with the American
occupation forces in Japan. He
now is vice president and director
of the Big Rapids Furniture Co.
of New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
Bienvenos Hosts

Comdr. and Mrs. Roland Bien-
veno of Falls Church entertained
at buffet supper last evening in
honor of Mr.. Howard Durand of
st. Martinsville, La. who is here
attending the postmaster's con-
vention.
Representative and Mrs. E.E.
Willis of Louisiana were also
there.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Court Clerk Resigns
|Waynesboro Post
By the Associated Press

WAYNESBORO, Va, Mar. 80
James B. Bush, clerk of the
Waynesboro Corporation Court
has resigned. effective tomorrow
He will be succeeded by the dep
uty clerk. Mrs. Betsy N. Jordan
Mr.. Bush submitted his resigna-
ton in a letter to Corporation
Court Judge c. G. Quesenbery and
cited poor health as the reason
for his action.
Judge Quesenbery appointed
Mrs. Jordan to fill Mr.. Bushs un-
expired term, ending December
81. 1858.
State Auditor j. Gordon Ben
nett IN a. report to the Waynes-
boro City Council said office
business had accumulated because
OF the absence of Mr.. Bush from
his Office.
Mr.. Benefits report gave no
explanation for Mr.. Bush's ab-
sence and said there were no
shortages of funds involved.
Mr.. Bush was appointed to
the post when the Corporation
Court was opened here May l,
1948.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Two District Guard Units
To Go 10 Different Camps

The 260th Antiaircraft Artillery
Battalion will 60 into training
about May 10 at Camp Stewart,
Ga. and the 380th AAA Battalion
will leave for Camp Edwards,
Mass, about May Is.
Both of the District National
Guard units had expected to be
sent to Camp Edwards to join the
260th AAA Group. a District unit
commanded by Col. Leroy S.
Mann.
Other Guard officers are max
ing plans for two weeks of field
training to begin July 10 at Fort
Miles and Bethany Beach. Del.
Units not yet alerted and still
available for the field training are
the 380th AAA Gun Battalion, the
I104th Ordnance Maintenance
Company, 257th Army Band, and
the State Staff and Detachment.
There will be a field training
conference next Thursday in the
National Guard Armory here be-
tween Second Army Headquarters
lofficers from Fort Meade and local
Guard officers, headed by Brig.
Gen. William H. Abendroth,
commanding general.
Evening star., 1951-03-30

outside the Air Force is that, when
fully developed. the X-2 may fly
$500 miles an hour at an altitude
of 100000 feet.
(The present known altitude
record, set by a British Vampire
jet fighter in 1948. is 59,445
feet.)
The first XII plane was turned
over to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion Museum here last year.
Meanwhile, further supersonic
flights are being carried out at
Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc,
Calf. with another XII flown by
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics.
Three other notifications of the
Evening star., 1951-03-30
NeeIy Files Bill 10 Name
FondahI Defense Director

Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee yesterday in
troduced a bill under which Police
Inspector John E. Fondahl could
become full-time city civil defense
director without losing Police De-
partment seniority or retirement
rights.
It was a move to iron out one
of the kinks in the District civil
defense setup. Similar legisla-
Evening star., 1951-03-30

tion is before the House District
Committee.
Inspector Fondahl now is acting
director of District civil defense.
He has been offered the full-time
job at $4,000 year but has held
to his acting status because he
would lose retirement and other
rights.
Under the Nicely bill, any officer
OF the Police or Fire Departments
would be permitted to take ap-
pointment to the civil defense post
without losing rank. seniority or
retirement benefits in his depart
ment.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Girl Sailors Clipper
After Graft Is lowed
Back 10 Florida Port
By the Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar.
30.-MemberS of the all-girl crew
who got lost and had to be towed
back home on their first try at
sailing from st. Petersburg to
Havana, already are looking for
ward to next years race.
The eight girls who sailed the
Tropicair from st. Petersburg Sat-
urday ran into about every imag-
Unable trouble short of being ship
wrecked before a Coast Guard
boat pulled them in here last night.
They and their male skipper,
LIE Hederman, owner of the 43-
foot schooner. were as clipper as
when they started-almoSt.
Mr.. Hederman said the Tropicair
encountered series of bad breaks.
Two OF the five sails were blown
out, fuel for the auxiliary Diesel
engines ran short, the aerial was
carried away so the crew couldn' t
broadcast, even the automatic
SOS transmitter went dead, the
lights failed. and the bilge pumps
stopped working.
The navigator, Pat Fenner, said
their troubles began Monday after
a mixup in signals from a Coast
Guard put them IS miles off their
course.
That practically turned them
around. Then the sails blew out
and the other troubles followed.
Wednesday they sighted a fish
ing boat with three deaf mutes
aboard, and by tossing notes back
and forth. got further directions
toward the coast.
The fishing boat put the Coast
Guard on the right track in the
widespread hunt for the Tropicair.
A Coast Guard plane spotted the
schooner about so miles south of
here yesterday and sent cutter to
escort it in.