Evening star., 1962-04-06
DIVERS
DIVERS
Shippers Wife Calls
Men Adventures

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look for treasure, parts of
sunken ships and to take un-
derwater photographs in the
Caribbean.
Planned to Sell Photos
Mr.. Fuller told reporters
that Mr.. Freeman, who was a
founder of the Chesapeake
Bay Skin Diving Association,
had planned to sell his photos
of the treasure hunt. The
others on the trip. he said, had
paid $500 each to go along. He
said his partner had done un-
derwater demolition work for
the Navy on contract basis
but had not been a demolition
man during his military service.
He said their diving equip
ment was of the open circuit
type which would leave a string
Of bubbles not suited to eSpio-
mage work.
Mrs. Patton described the
men as sort of Adventures"
They had charts of sunken
treasure ships in the Carib-
bean, had checked locations
with the Spanish Admiralty
and had reconnoitered the area
200 miles from Cuba by plane
before setting out.
The father of Mr.. Dickson
said his son, Yale graduate,
was an assistant cruise director
The older Dickson, a retired
Philco Corp. executive, said the
party carried some explosives
a pistol and q Garand rifle.
Mrs. Freeman, who lives with
her daughter Karen, 16, anc
her husband in Kerby Hills
told reporters only: IT know all
about it," She is employed at
the Naval Research Laboratory
here.
Reported Sunken Sub
Her husband was described
by associates as an expert diver
and underwater photographer
who took Up the sport after
World War II. He is originally
from Tennessee. He had been
in the news when he offered to
help salvage the sunken Italian
liner Andrea Doria. On another
occasion he reported locating a
sunken German submarine off
the Atlantic Coast.
Mrs. Joseph Campbell, sr.
mother of the Campbell youth,
said her son lives and breathes
skin-diving and swimming. She
said her son, who was borr
in Canada, used to sleep with
his first spear gun when HI
was 16. She said she received
a postcard last week from
Pompano Beach saying JOSEPH
would write from Jamaica.
Told of the speculation tina
the trip might have been ;
Government mission, Mrs
Campbell said, "As far as beini
a spy, he's too nervous TO
that" The youths father i
in Germany. He has a 21-year
old brother studying medicin
in Ohio and twin, 15-year-ol,
sisters who attend st. Mary
Academy in Alexandria.
E. c. Held, president of tn
Federal Supply Co. in Wash
ington, reported that youn
Campbell quit his job as
salesman with the firm Marcl
26. to join the treasure hunt.
THE story we have aroun
here is that he and some othe
boys were going to an island of
South America. They ha
heard of a ship that had sun
there 200 years ago and ha
$18 million in gold and silve
and they were going to div
for it. He was a very, very fin
boy and a very good worker
but he's nuts about skindiving,
Mr.. Held said.
Robert Angel, a manager G
the Federal Supply Co., sal
the youth had invested none
in the syndicate sponsoring tn
treasure hunt, but was unabl
until the last moment to decid
whether he personally shoul
participate in it.
He finally decided he woul
not get another chance lik
this, so he just took it," M
Angel commented.
A Takoma Park (Md
housewife, Mrs. Dolores Allel
of 1912 Elson avenue, said ST
had met Mr.. Freeman last D.
cember in Fort Lauderdal
Fla, when he was on anotht
treasure hunt. She said he ha
asked her if she would like
accompany the expedite
which was being planned fl
the spring.
Later, she said, the exped
ton members decided not
take any women because of tt
distance and the lack of al
commodations on the Pisce
Mrs. Allen, mother of thre
said she is a member of 81
Demons Skin and Scuba Di'
ing Club.
She said Mr.. Freeman to