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Battling
cancer depends
Ion three
limportant things
A skillful medical team, supportive family and friends,
and the most advanced tectinology available.
Raab Oncology Clinic
Carteret General’s Breast Career services include 64-slice
CT Scanner, ACR certified Digital Mammography, MRI Breast
CoH and a Breast Excellence Program. Other hospital services
ovaiiable are Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy,
free cancer screenings are offered throughout
the year for Breast Prostate and Skin.
Dr. James Loynes is American Board Certified in
Internal Medicine, Oncology and Hematology. Prior to coming
to Morehecd Cit/, he operated a private practice in Virginia for
five years. He is committed to a patient centered model of care.
Dr. Loynes is a graduate of the College of Charleston and the
Medical University of South Carolina. He completed an Internal
Medicine residency at Vanderbilt University and is fellowship
trained in Hematology and Oncology at Dartmouth.
an Radiation
Center
Coteman Radtaficjn hns ihe advantage of •the latest advaneei'in radiation
therapy with the addritons of a new linear accelerator and CTiimuiator!
Located in the hospital the new equipment is stote of the art and the finest
ovaiiable in eastern Carolina.
C>«TE8£T General Hospital
Atlantis Lodge
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Vinatge photo Dot Hall, Ruth Bray (MABEE), A.C. Hall
designer, A.C. went to work. He determined where the canals had to be for drainage
purposes and how to place as many houses as possible on canals to provide all the
advantages of waterfront property. He identified the best locations for home sites to
ensure they could have well-functioning septic systems. He wanted to design quiet
neighborhoods with lots of trees and did not want there to be any through traffic.
With a smile, he says: "You better know where you are going when you drive in
there. It's not easy to find property if you don't, and that was by design."
There were two aspects of his plan that may have been too farsighted for the
time. He envisioned Mimicipal Boulevard leading to an attractive, tree-lined town
center with a pond and, nestled within the trees, sites for small shops, restaurants,
and parking. The boulevard was to open on the north side to a bridge that would
go from McGiimis Point across the soimd to Morehead City. But, alas, these were
among the few ideas in A.C.'s plan not adopted. The town did, however, adopt
the City Seal he designed.
When the town incorporated, there was no town hall, so the Atlantis Lodge
served that fimction. A back office, now used for supplies, served as space for the
Town Clerk and for the Police Department. Mabee, who died in 1993, was on the
first Board of Commissioners—the only woman on the board at the time.
As a leading businesswoman, she was actively involved in the community. A
News-Times' article after her death, said, "Mrs. Bray had an abiding philosophy that
if business in the county was to prosper, those in business had to be involved, and
stay involved. She herself set a prime example of her belief," and in 1981, became
the Chamber of Commerce's first Citizen of the Year in Carteret County.
During her tenure as manager of the Atlantis, the lodge thrived and expanded.
First, a top floor was added to existing buildings. Then came a western wing with
16 units and a top-floor lounge and finally two buildings that, as A.C. puts it, "stick
out toward the water." Today, the Atlantis Lodge has 42 imits—36 efficiencies
and six regular motel rooms. Guests enjoy a private outside pool and the upstairs
lounge. The lodge—currently managed by the Hall's daughter, Donna—is open
year roimd, except for three weeks in December. "It always opens for New Year's,
and for some reason is always full the last week in February," says A.C. Many
guests return year after year. "By the end of the summer," he adds, "we are half
full for the next summer." Guests schedule their week(s) before leaving, and some
rent for one or two months.
The Atlantis is pet friendly. In fact, A.C., as member of numerous hotel/motel
boards on the state and national levels, was instrumental in getting the law changed
to allow dogs in motel sleeping rooms.
What great contributors to the community Mabee and the Halls have been. When
you look out a top floor window anywhere in Pine Knoll Shores and see a dense
green canopy of maritime forest, you may think of all the people we have to thank
and know that A.C. Hall is certainly one of them.