U.S.S. HOUSTON 
Evening Press News 
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1 August, 1938 
PRESS RELEASE (Cont’d) 
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Even the anchor and anchor chain of the Houston, he said, 
had done their part to make the cruise a scientific success. 
They made it possible to secure "a number of specimens not 
otherwise obtainable.” Ho discovered the specimens on the chain 
and anchor after they had been hoisted from very deep waters 
surrounding various islands of the Galapagos Group* 
”0ff Tagus Cove,” Scientist Schmitt reported, ”145 fathoms 
of chain was paid out. When it was hauled in a quantity of - 
red shrimp-like crustaceans wore found attached to its links, 
together with a lot of spiny sea-urchins, a crab and a spire 
shell. The latter, in turn, had attached to it a small red 
calcareous seaweed. On another occasion the anchor • brought up 
a large whip coral from the bottom of Elizabeth Bay, Albemarle 
Island. This had attached to it a second specimen of the sane 
sort of organism.” 
In conclusion, the report had 
made by the President and member 
of the Houston, arc of especial 
they have been made at a time of 
Islands have seldom been visited 
Only with the complete study of 
ists of the various groups of an 
the scientific treasure trove of 
this to say: ” The collections 
sof his party end the personnel 
scientific value, in as much as 
the year when the Galapagos 
by scientific expeditions, 
all the collections by spocial- 
iranls can the full extent of 
the expedition be made known 
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NATIONAL NEWS 
Biloxi. Miss.: 
Officers and men of the 3rd Array set out thi s- morning to 
defend the Gulf G oast from a mythical enemy - 25,000 troops 
were engaged in the war games. The maneuvers will last too 
weeks on a "front" stretching from the coast, inland to Camp 
Shelby, noar Hattieburgh. The Bra* n forces are under orders to 
repulse the "enemy” Blue forces bent on capturing the Mississippi 
River District. Infantry, engineers, artillery and signal corps 
are participating in the war games. 
Los Angeles: 
The search for an actress to play Scarlett O’Hara in "Gone 
with the Wind" started all over again today. Glamorous Norma 
Shearer announced that sho had changed her mind and would not 
play the role of the Rebel vixen in the film play written from 
Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the Civil War. 
Miss Shearer said that she would play the lead in "Idiot’s 
Delight" opposite Clark Gable instead. Gable also -has been 
chosen to play the role of Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind". 
Miss Shearer recently said that she asked that the role of 
Scarlett be made more sympathc tic • The - announcement that she 
would play the part, made some time ago, produced a somewhat 
skeptical reaction among film critics. 
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