Show 2000 10 JoIN N PLANE HUNT HONT PARTY TRACES FLARE CLUE IN NEVADA HILLS 1400 Square Miles in inState inState inState State State Scanned by Aircraft The Eureka sector of the plane hunt flared late Friday when n a plane left for there from front the Salt Lake City airport on reports an airliner had been heard going north at 4 a. a m. m and returning half hail an hour later Most hope of finding the missing Western Air Express airliner airliner- with possibly the seven occupant occupants alive late alive late Friday turned to Tonopah Nev STev where an aviator went to o investigate reports of f flares from rom hills biUs near by Ralph Hall flail Richfield Oil company com corn pany flier filer telephoned Allan Barrie Barne Bar- Bar rie ne WAE vice president at the Salt Lake City airport that he woo was convinced after conversation with two who had seen the flares Hares at regular regular- Intervals Wednesday night that It was a clue of Im Im- He said he was organizing ground parties to go to the scene by automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile making the final distance afoot His party was t to include Ray Ray Elay Germain editor of the thO Times Germain in Tonopah Seen by 20 The site where the flares flare were seen by about 20 persons is 80 miles east of f Tonopah and air miles w west t of Salt 8 t La Lake e City it u u Meanwhile 1 about 2000 ground searchers prepared to take to the field in the Salt Lake valley over the week-end week while Friday C C Cs Gs combed a widened territory and a dozen airplanes winged over an ah an area of 1400 square miles Rudolph chairman of the chamber of commerce aviation committee committee com corn conferred with national guard officers to arrange for a a. Sunday search In the vicinity of Camp W. W G. G Williams in the Jordan Narrows and appealed to former State Senator P. P J. J Fennell of Eureka Eureka Eureka Eu Eu- reka to lead searchers in that minIng mining min min- ing lug district which 1 Mr Ir said would augment the number of ground searchers to 2000 Draws Interest The Eureka district drew v Interest Interest Interest Inter Inter- est because of a report that a plane had been heard beard there Tuesday morning later than one was heard over Alpine leading W WAE AE officials to believe Pilot S. S J. J Samson had turned south after having drifted off the radio beam While aviators of national prominence nence flew over an area 50 miles to each side of the Salt Lake City radio beani beau land parties had divided the territory into six districts Lieutenant M. M H. H Smith of the Provo COO camp led men north from Alpine canyon while a crew of nine picked men were checking a John I. I Hess forest service foreman freman that he had seen two broken trees on ridges of Lone peak indicating the plane might lie In a gully northwest of there The same clue was being checked from the Draper side by 20 men led J by Mr Hess Third Sector The third sector was In Battle BatUe Creek canyon between Provo tovo and American Fork canyons where S.W. S.W. S. S W. W Hilton of the Utah Power Light company plant reported hearIng hearing hearing hear hear- ing shots which some believed might have been signals that the plane had bad been discovered These men were led by Clyde Gillman and Jack McFarland with S. S W. W Hilton Jr and Rhodie U. U P P. L. L as guides Fairfield was the western edge of the fourth sector 20 men workIng working working work- work Ing eastward to low hills Ed Carson Carson Carson Car Car- son of Fairfield had reported seeIng seeIng seeing see- see Ing a plane about a. a m. m Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day flying so low he believed it could not clear the range to the east He lie said it was going northeast northeast northeast north north- east toward Alpine The Provo bay area of Utah lake was covered by 30 men on the strength of a flare having been seen in that district 7 The largest detachment detachment men worked northward from Eureka led by Captain George H. H Moore of the Jericho camp and Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Alvin Sessions of the Provo Continued on Page Face Eight Column Three i. i 2000 TO JOIN S IN PLANE HUNT Continued from Pass Page One camp amp They planned to push north as far as Fairfield Alvin P. P Adams president of W WAE AE said sald that when Fridays Friday's search earch Is finished all the territory in n which the plane might have been expected to fall after ordinary wind drift would have been covered An army b bomber unofficially joined in the search briefly on its return to March field California after bringing parts for the bomber that was damaged while making a a forced breed for landing a a. few days ago when the le retractable wheels would not lower ower Planes took off again soon after reporting to search headquarters atthe at athe atthe the he airport being assigned to new areas reas All said sald visibility had improved im im-I proved roved but that they had sighted nothing to arouse hope Reports Message The Nevada angle developed first on n Wednesday when a a. radio amateur amateur ama- ama eur at Tybo told United Air Li LineS Line'S officials he had received a a. message mes- mes message sage age he ho believed to be bo from a transport plane piano telling of ot a a. safe afe landing anding The theory was projected that Iha might have turned turne to the west after having been blown off the IB radio beam W WAE AE officials pointing out that his fuel supply would have carried him just that distance istance 1 Ralph alph Hall Richfield Oil company pilot left for Tonopah where here he was to pick up up- two observers observers ob ob- servers familiar with that tha region The he search was to be centered in ina a triangle bounded by Tonopah Tybo and Hyco For two days reports have been received from about 20 persons of having laving seen flares from the mountains moun moun- nine ains near by Strong Hope Hop Allan Barrie W WAE AE vice president president dent ent in charge of aerial search said aid the Nevada development t aroused roused strong hope that the seven seven sev- sev en n persons were still alive He pointed out that if the regular radio set et were damaged in landing a adry- adry dry dry- cell ell emergency set was in the plane plan which would operate for 24 hours hour I but ut would not carry a great dis die tance lance The area covered by air Friday Fri- Fri d day ay is bounded on the north northy by y Bear River bay bay and and Locomotive Springs on the west by the western western west west- ern rn shore of Great Salt lake Stansbury Stans- Stans b bury ury mountain Indian Springs Seier Seier Sevier Se- Se v vier ier lake and Frisco peak on th the e south by the southern end of th the theadio radio adio beam and on the east by th the summits o of and Wasatch h mountains This area was covered a aleast at t least east twice Friday from the air The he searching fleet comprised two tw o army planes a W WAE AE transport ship three iree small speedy craft of th the e Richfield Oil company a United Unite d Air Lines transport a Ford tri tri- motor from the Grand Canyon Air Aix AirLines Lines and fo four r private planes The Th e army fliers were were Lieutenant Wilam William Wilam Wil Wil- liam h am Moore with Private Joe Jo s Valete Valente as observer and Captain sn n Laurence DeSpain with Private Privat e John ohn Daugherty Three more planes w were re available two wo from the Utah Pacific Airways Ogden and one to be piloted by Newton Crumley Elko Nev who has las had considerable experience searching for lost planes in his state tate Visibility was improved Friday over ver that of ot Thursday ceiling ranging ranging rang- rang ing ng from feet at Salt Lake City to o 2000 feet at Delta A party of 50 C C C men under Ellis Merkley was split into groups of f about a a. dozen each to work from the he power plant in Alpine canyon north orth to the higher slopes where Tuesday they said they found five feet of snow Leads 30 SO Men l Ronald Dykes led 30 men In an attempt to reach the the- summit of Dry y Creek canyon while Joe Swain wain took a a. party to cover the therea area rea around Utah lake Jake from the Provo side Search headquarters were moved to o Salt Lake Bake City Thursday night when a a. conference headed by Alvin P. P Adams Adapts president of W WAE AE was held to map plans for Fridays Friday's search earch The plane carried Pilot S S. S J. J Samson Samon Sam- Sam son son on Copilot William Bogen Stewardess Stewardess Stewardess Stew Stew- ardess Gladys Witt and four pas pas- passengers engers Mr and Mrs John Wolfe of Chicago H. H W. W Edwards of Minneapolis Minneapolis Min Min- neapolis Minn and C. C Christopher of Dwight Ill Concern for safety of three was felt Thursday night when Ray Lyons 17 11 Ephraim Max McKee 18 8 Springville and Willard McCarhy McCarthy McCarthy McCar- McCar thy hy 22 Orem failed to return wit with h their heir party A search for them was WM being icing organized when they walked into nto camp explaining descent front from slopes had taken them longer longe than they had anticipated |