| Show s nu ms decap lilai mechanical developed J busl As s plane left leffa the ground norman 41 and his wife doris 35 met a tragic end when the light plane in which they were ware taking t off from the private landing strip at mexican hat crashed into the sandstone wall of a small canyon near the timp ip and buist into flames both ere badly charred and the plane was completely destroyed it is surmised by sheriff J wesley norton and other ether dinv inv invest es t authorities that both passengers met instant death at the impact of the machine and were thus spared tha torture of the flames the only eye witness to the crash was their eight yearl year old daughter sandra who had I 1 accompanied her parents to the strip to see them off and wave i them goodby she stood in horror and watched the plane crash before she ran the quarter mile to her grandmother at the house saying I 1 oh mo the plane has crashed and mother and daddy are burning not too much alarmed but with the idea of measuring rea suring the small girl that everything was alright mrs mother of norman accompanied her to thel the strip where they both stood help less while the plane and its precious cargo were consumed in I 1 the flames the plane was so badly destroyed I 1 that no certain cause kofl of the crash could be determined I 1 but indications are that the planes i i motor failed shortly after chev left the strip norman attempted a bank in an effort to pain gain a more ilore I lore I 1 j or less level terrain of the land continued on page 9 I 1 11 all NO 16 Z norman bronzed and hard I 1 typical pose directing loading operations continued from pane calve 1 east of the strip he lacked only three feet of clearing the canyon rim which might have meant the difference between life and death the intense heat kept everyone at a safe distance for hours before it was possible to examine the interior and the two charred masses that only a short time before had been two people vibrantly alive doris had relieved reci eved word of the death of an uncle in california and they were on their way t to blanding to wire her folks that they would attend the funeral they had made similar take offs hundreds of times before using the plane more of often ten than a car because of their isolation in 1933 norman began his career as aa a river man and since that time his fame has grown with one after another of his successful expeditions ions carrying scientists explorers writers photographers and thrill seekers down the most dangerous dangers waters in the world he has SU successfully navigated the colorado san can juan green river salmon and snake and has built up an enviable record for safety with an aji imer edible log of miles of rough river travel he has attained a place at the peak in his field fielda A position that is almost without rival he is one of the few men in the west to be elected to the exclusive explorers aub his acquaintance is broad and included men and women of every sion he is nationally famous and internationally known norman cherished the ambition tin to m the river in arv fv making tentative plans to accomplish malish this in 1950 each year normans normana activities became more extensive each year more people had the opportunity to make one or more of the runs down the sn san juan or other rivers with norman doris often ic accompanied compa Compla nied these expeditions taking charge of cooking arrangements and being responsible for other routine details norman was born bom in chico california april 8 1908 coming to san juan as a very young man doris was bom at portland oregan march 9 1914 the couple were married in 1933 they are survived by two daughters joan 12 now a student at the wasatch academy in mt pleasant and sandra 8 who was on the scene at ame e of the accident mrs may r e no normans mother and mrs c A dingledine doris mother thi the funeral is scheduled for 2 P r M x today at grand jubic tion at the martin funeral home the bodies will be crea mated |
