Show Searchers Fail Foil To Locate u Missing Md Mahr Md Jr By fly Mrs Barbara Darbara Ekker Hanksville Correspondent Dragging operations were were continuing continuing con con- on- on Monday PR nn the Colorado river at nt Kite Hite for the body of or Reed leed Maxfield who Was kvas believed to have fallen from the ferry he operated across the Colorado to White Canyon Mr Maxfield has been missing since last Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes day morning He had ferried his wife across across the rivet river where she contInued continue d don on to pick u up th the rii mill mall U. U Maxfield Maxfield Max Max- x- x field reported that h her r husband said he would walt wait fori her heron on the White Canyon side of ot tho the river Th The mall mail plane wa was wai late lato and there fore Mrs Maxfield didn't return to the ferry until two hours later She believed that her husband had decided to pump the excess water from the ferry and when swinging the pipe over the river he had slipped on a loose board and fallen into the river The only communication with Hite has been by wave short-wave radie radio ra ra- ra dio die as the town of flute Hite has no telephones Those having sets set in th that t area arh are Larry Lopp and Ruban Nielson Contact was made here by the CAA airport and by Frank Salt Fremont Mr Salt was asked to contact Mr Maxfield's son and daughter Since there is no school at Hite Richard and Carolyn re reside reside re re- side with their aunt Mr Mrs Voll loll In Loa Lea Bisha Bill Wells the Flying DIshop Bl- Bl shop from Hanksville and Mrs Nina Robinson flew to lUte Hite Friday Friday Fri Fri- day to see if they could aid In any way Bishop Wells flew tho the river to see If he might sight some evidence regarding Mr Max Max- whereabouts Skin divers and several boats were on their way to that area Saturday to aid ald In th the th search |