Show ICE FORCES RETREAT Byrd Expedition Pulls Out Of Little America Camp By LEE V VAN AN ATTA ATIA Representing Combined American Press PressON PressON PressON ON BOARD THE U S S M OLYMPUS Feb 23 Delayed Delayed- The final meal at historic Little America was to be served Sunday noon after which all equipment b being ing left behind will be stored stoned underground and personnel will be loaded aboard the icebreaker Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton Island for evacuation Rear Admirals Richard E. E Byrd and Richard H. H Cruzen radioed shortly before noon Antarctic time Sunday that Little America would definitely be abandoned within 12 hours Captain R. R S. S declared declared de de- de- de dared that both admirals were particularly concerned over fast- fast freezing ice conditions in the Bay Bayot of ot Whales Also AIso causing the expeditions expedition's leaders some anxiety were disturbing disturbing disturbing disturb disturb- ing reports that the great Ross sea ice pack is consolidating and steadily spreading south Nearly air operations men headed by Byrd will be brought out on the anticipated three-day three dash through the ice At the same time that Byrd and Cruzen made their decision to cancel cancel can can- cel operations of the central group Captain Charles Bonds Bond's western task group radioed that it too had been forced to turn back after having penetrated mo more e than halfway half halfway halfway way around the Antarctic contine conti conti- ne nent t. t Reports from the U US S S tuck w western tern flagship said that warnings of harsh Antarctic winter winter win win- ter were visible everywhere and that flying weather was steadily deteriorating |