Show HOPE LESSENS LESSENS' FOR LOST FLIER LIER Henefer er Area Combed for Missing Pilot As hope diminished for finding Howard Stark alive search for lor th the missing department of ot commerce aviator Monday was concentrated in two areas as new reports filtered in of at a plane sighted near Henefer Utah Thursday afternoon Ground parties yielded the only i clues while six planes s stood read ready for a takeoff at atthe the Salt Lake Cit City airport awaiting a break in th the weather and two department o of commerce planes waited at Cheyenne Cheyenne Cheyenne Chey Chey- enne Wyo to take up the search Most hope of ot locating the black with the dark orange orang wings apparently centered in th the Henefer district ct although some som o otho of the tho ground parties were working in the vicinity of Knight Wyo The search at Knight was spurred by a report that a plane piano had bad been bee heard circling in that vicinity leading leading leading lead lead- ing officials to believe Stark might have attempted to return to Rock RockSprIngs RockSprings RockSprings Springs after storm conditions condition forced him back The latest rep report rt came in Sunday night when a teacher at Henefer telephoned C. C C. C Lang of at the air navigation bureau here hero that while he had not seen the plane three persons persons persons per per- sons had told him of seeing a craft craf about p. p m. m Thursday heading southwest toward Franklin canyon They were sure sure the teacher said Continued on PAge Pago Five e Column Six HOPE LESSENS FOR LOST FLIER Continued from train Pare Paie One that hat the plane answered the description description tion Ion of the lost one This time Urne fits In well with Starks Stark's schedule commerce department offIcIals officials of- of said as the tho expert on blind flying had left Rock Springs Wyo at p. p m. m Thursday That would however have been somewhat off the air course Mr Lang who is directing the I ground round searchers said men on onI horseback were combing the territory terri tern I tory ory within a mile 40 radius oi of i Devils Devil's Slide some of the most rugged terrain Stark have to pass in his flight to Salt Lake City from Rock Springs Although Stark was sent out to Instruct flyers in the science of In Instrument Instrument In In- strument navigation he was believed be- be to have been contact flying Dying that is being guided by ground signs Stark was said to have been unfamiliar with this region over which he was forced to fly low owing to weather conditions Leaders in the search expressed the opinion that unless Stark found haven in some ranch house and was thus hus unable to communicate with department officials there thero was littie little lit lit- tle tie likelihood that he could have survived the four days of ot exposure and hunger Temperatures as low lowas lowas as 22 degrees below zero have been reported from the Devils Devil's Slide district dis dis- dis since Thursday Commerce department army anc and commercial planes were fueled anc and serviced at the airport Monday awaiting favorable flying condi condl- tl ns The air search is being conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by E. E L. L air line Inspector for the department y with headquarters In Oakland CaL He arrived Sunday He Is being assisted assist assist- assIst I ed by R. R D. D Bedinger ger Oakland Oakland- su- su of aeronautical investigation ion tion who arrived Saturday from Washington D. D C. C The ground search at Knight is Is' Is being conducted in an area within 25 miles' miles radius o of that station Federal Federal Fed Fed- era eral weather reports at 6 a. a m m. Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day indicated it was not snowing a at either Evanston or Coalville but bu conditions were cloudy with a low ceiling and poor visibility ConsIderable Considerable Consid ConsId- erable snow v has fallen since Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day however adding to the difficulties difficulties difficulties of sighting the plane |