| Show writer looks over norman equipment mr E R guild a writer for the national geographic magazine passed through monticello saturday going down dorwn to look over the norman holdings at mexican hat mr guild is somewhat of a river man himself and also has two ex service men mei 1 with him who are interested in buying the equipment it is reported that frank wright former boatman on some of the expeditions and recently appointed adminis of the estate has made anade a bid for the equipment norman and doris nevins occupied a unique place in the world of adventure now they are gonei gone and much ef cf c f what they had to sell to scientists photographers and thrill seekers is gone with them their boats and other equipment are up for sale but the buyer should not decleve himself the spark plug of these expeditions is not for sale with the other equipment norman with his boundless energy enthusiasm and insatiable hunger for exploring 7 the unknown and doris with he her r matchless loyalty and her capacity for working out detail formed a combination that will be hard to duplicate this inn intangible gible combination was their greatest asset it did not survive the crash that brought ar an untimely end to this intrepid couple who had made such an ail enviable name for themselves their success the thing that was bringing thern them fame and fortune was peculiarly themselves whoever tries to take their place will learn leam that though the boats norman had developed were perhaps the tha best for the purpose and the other physical properties were E qually equally well adapted to the dan dangerous 9 erous trips down the mad waters of the colorado these were not the things that boosted norman and doris f from rom obscurity to international fame there was indo courage there was v skill sicila developed through long arduous trial runs thre was the unshakable v will ill to succeed that carried thern ahr through ugh poverty with its limiting handicaps sweat toil A and probably probable heartache heart ache all w went crit into the structure of their achec achievement rement above a all 11 vas as their undying love for the rocks ard canyons and streams and sun and sar sand A to succeed in norn normans lans job a man must possess cither these qualities or CT the capacity for their development it is quite probable that fcc reclamation cla projects are scheduled to build large darns dams an on both rivers will preclude tho the growth of another such team as norman and doris that the secrets of the colorado and san juan will remain secrets through countless ages |
