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FIRST FROM EAST ENDS weather was bad Capt Mollison said up to John after brief He was pleased when smoeone him that his wife in London had been sure his plane that sighted this morning at Halifax always did would He lost lot of time ifax, where he was sighted and because of the fog mist was heavy over Bay of Fundy and just groped along. he wanted to get New York and could have made with the gas had. but through those low clouds and that heavy mist must have tired me out just couldn't go on The weather especially was bad for the last eighteen Apparently after he passed Halifax he tried to follow the circuitous coast of the Bay of Fundy which swings north from Halifax and then back to the southwest with John and Pennfield Ridge on the opposite bank An Earlier Account HARBOR Aug. 19 little town on the chilly tip of the continent was scanning the eastern sky this morning first glimpse of the tiny plane in which humming over on the first leg of fast round trip flight from Great Britain to New York Mollison had been expected to between and eastern standard time if he maintained the speed expected to make when he took off yesterday from Portmarnock strand, but seven passed without word of him No word his progress was heard since before noon yesterday. eastern standard time when he was sighted by ships about 650 miles from the Irish coast plane carries no radio, however, and the only possible source of reports was from ships sea weather was fine and clear and the moon shone brightly in the morning flying pretty much in the usual order of affairs Harbor which has seen an endless string of planes setting some to success and some to oblivion. the last few years. There were no unusual crowds even though Mollison's flight has the raordinarily unusual ambition of making round trip in less than three days. Although the weather was on his side last night, he was bucking forecast of southerly winds and rain large supply of gasoline and lubricating oil was waiting here for him. with which he was expected re-fuel quickly and then take off again for swift dash to New York to complete the east-to-west installment of his round trip flight. arriving therep ossibly around noon. Mollison, already the hero of two of the world's most epoch-making flights, from England to Australia and from London to Capetown. South Africa. is now member of what probably the most famous long-distance flying team. He left behind him when he took off from Portmarnock yesterday. the most noted woman long distance former Amy whom he married few weeks ago. She flew from London to Australia in 1930 15 days. setting a record for women. In recognition of the flight she was appointed dame commander of the British Empire crowd estimated at 1,000,000 greeted her on her return to England. In 1931 she flew from London Tokyo in 1-2 days, lowering the light plane record Then she turned around again and flew back by easy stages. Mollison set his first record from Australia Britain in August last the In March of this year he set year. new record for the flight from NOTICE IS HEREBY the Receiver Bank Due West, owner and Certificate No. for one and fifty (150) shares capital stock of Piedmont ance Company, Greenwood, Carolina, issued the Nicholson and by to Bank of Due West, and livered H. Nicholson under Trust Receipt has, he advises, lost or misplaced, and after diligence cannot found, and undersigned apply Piedmont Insurance Company South Carolina, to certificate in the place stead of the said lost certificate. Application will made to Piedmont Insurance Company October under the Sections 7682 Vol. seq. Civil Code of 1932 TRUST SAVINGS Receiver of the Bank West. Dated August 19, 1932. wks.