Antarctic Summer Lures Scientists, South
Pole May Be Threatened By Pollution
WASHINGTON - Scientists
suspect the moat remote corner
of the Earth—the frozen vMine
ss oI the South Pole—may be
threatened by air pollution.
Probably not very much. But
six American scientist* will
spend the next few months
there— during Antarctica's
summer— looking for polluted
air.
Traces of lead were found
In the ice several years ago,
and the frozen atmosphere
will be tested for signs of
metal pollutants to compare
with the airborne lead, copper,
Iron, and aluminum found
In Hawaii and the North and
South Atlantic.
Proof already has been found
that pollutants have long been
carried to Antarctica by worldwide
air currents. Ice cores
drilled from the bottom of the
polar ice cap in 1967 revealed
dirty streaks of ash spewed
into the atmosphere when a volcano
erupted around 13,000 B.
C.
The pollution hunters will be
among the nearly 200scientists
and technicians from throughout
the United States taking
part in the 1970-71 United
States Antarctic Research Project,
the National Geographic
Society says.
National Science Foundation
grants and contracts will largely
support the Investigations.
Some scientists believe they
may find signs of other metal
and mineral deposits In Antarctica:
cold, platinum, diamonds,
and oil. Their hopes are pinned
on the continental drift
theory that appeared to
be strongly supported by many
bone fragments of vertebrates
found last year.
United States geologists and
geophysiclsts will be hunting
for more fossil specimens In
the central Transantarctlc
Mountains in the coming
months.
The controversial continental
drift theory argues that all the
world's land masses—Including
Antarctica—split apart from a
supercontlnent and gradually
migrated to their present locations.
Some scientists theorize that
mineral deposits may have been
broken apart when the continents
separated, rough)? like
a printed sentence when a page
is torn In two.
They point hopefully to the
mineral and diamond deposits
South Africa, which many
believe once adjoined Antarctica.
Other American geologists
and topographical engineers,
equipped with motor toboggans,
will explore sections of the
Antarctic Peninsula partly In
support of an atria* mapping
project during the currant research
season.
In a small outpost oatheatark
white snow plains near Byrd
Station scientists will launch
balloons carrying Instruments
to test the Earth's high atmosphere
In studying cosmic
radiation.
Radio transmitters and underwater
television will be used
in studies of antarctic seals
on the sea ice near McMurdo
Station. Other projects will
find scientists Investigating
animal and plant life In the frigid
ocean waters, measuring
glaciers and testing the extreme
weather. -
Macon 4-H Club Meets
At Home Of Mrs. Boyd
The Macon 4-H Club met Saturday,
Nov. 14 in the home of
Mrs. James Boyd, with the
president, Glen Banks, presiding.
Alter a brief devotion led by
Jo-Ann Harrison, the president,
called for business.
Three leaders were present,
nine members, and two members
Joined the club.
Miss Dorothy Banks discussed
the meaningof Thanksgiving.
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments were served
by the hostess, Mrs. James
Boyd..
The next meeting will be held
at Mrs. John Harrison's home.
—Dorothy Banks, Jo-Ann Harrison,
Reporters.
Miss Phelps Feted At
Miscellaneous Shower
LITTLETON - Mrs. Jack
Tant and Mrs. Joe W. Atkins,
jr., entertained Miss Beverly
Phelps, bride-elect of December,
Thursday night with a miscellaneous
shower in the Littleton
Fire House.
The honoree was presented
with a white mum corsage upon
arrival.
Arrangements of white mums
were for decoration. Games and
contests were played and prizes
won, Mrs. W. C. Jones, Sr.,
received the door prize.
The gifts were opened and
displayed by the honoree.
Cake squares, pimento
cheese and chicken salad sandwiches,
cheese straws and
soft drinks were served to approximately
sixty guests.
Mrs. Hurdle Hostess
To Her Bridge Club
LITTLETON—Mrs. W. Hayes
Hurdle entertained members of
her bridge club In her home
on West Halifax Street Thursday
evening with two tables set up
for play. Fall flowers were used
for decoration.
Mrs. Frank Foster won high
score prize, Mrs. G. A. Threewltts
was winner of second high
score prize. Traveling prize
went to Mrs. Travis White.
Others playing were Mrs. E.
A. Daniel, Mrs. E. K. Flshel,
Mrs. Graham King, Mrs. G. S.
May, Sr., and Mrs. C.H. Woodburn.
A salad course with coffee
were served.
Deaths And Funerals
ROBEBT JOE SPENCE
Funeral services for Robert
Joe Spence, B8, of Warrenton
were conducted Friday at 2 p. m.
at the Warrenton Church of God
by the Rev. R. D. Howell and
the Bay. Y. Z. Iaaac. Burial
was In the cemetery of the
Assembly of God Church In
Ebony, Va.
Mr. Spence, a retired
employee of Peck Manufacturing
Co., died Wednesday at Warren
General Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Iva Jones Spence; one daughter,
Mrs. Ola Lee of Henderson;
three sons, Pete of Roanoke
Rapids, Clyde of Broadnax,
Va., and William J. Spence of
Henderson; one brother, Smithy
Spence of Roanoke Rapids; and
10 grandchildren.
LAURIN E. LEETE
Funeral services for Laurln
E. Leete, 59, of Chesapeake,
Va., were held at Cedar Hill
Cemetery In Suffolk, Va., at 2
p. m. Saturday by the Rev.
Eric Alex! and the Rev. Samuel
Cole.
Mr. Leete, a native of Wise
and the husband of Mrs. Patricia
Holden Leete, died last
Thursday at noon at Leigh Memorial
Hospital In Norfolk, Va.,
after an illness of several
months. He was the son of
Charles R. and Lucy King Leete.
Mr. Leete owned an American
011 station and fuel oil service
on South Military Highway near
Norfolk, Va. He was an army
veteran of World War n, a
member of the Wise Baptist
Church and Norllna Masonic
Lodge 630.
Surviving ta u*Wq» to his
widow, are a (later, Mrs. Mabel
RocheUe of Wise; five
brothers, Thomas and Edward
beets of Petersburg, Va., Charlas
Laata of Baltimore, Md., R.
O, Laata of Warrenton, and
Harry Laata of Freeland, Md.,
and a niece, Mrs. Becky caisson,
of the home.
MRS. ERMA DAVIS
Funeral services for Mrs.
Erma Davis, 50, of Warrenton,
who died on Nov. 11, were
conducted at Mount Olive Baptist
Church near Littleton at
2:30 p. m. on Sunday, Nov. 15.
The Rev. S. H. Sprulll officiated.
Mrs. Davis is survived by
her husband, Harvey Davis; her
mother, Mrs. Mamie Arrington;
her stepfather, Johnny Arrlngton
of Baltimore, Md.; three
sisters, Mrs. Betty M. Wilson
of Passaic, N. J., Mrs.
Daisy Lee of Jersey City, N. J.,
and Mrs. Annie P. Harper
of Paterson, N. J.; three
brothers, David Johnson of
Baltimore, Md., Herbert Johnson
of Maryland, and Robert
Johnson of Paterson, N. J.
Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Shearin
announce the birth of a
daughter, Paula Ruth, on Nov.
15th In Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
Mrs. Shear in isthe former
Linda Jean Keeter of Darlington.
Mrs. Elton Dillard of Raleigh
visited relatives in Inez on Sunday.
Dr. Bunch Gives Views
Of Hospital Controversy
(Continued from page 5)
Needless to say, I Intend to
continue seeing patients and
treating them as circumstances
will permit and, if emergencies
arise, I will of course
be available to render such insistence
as may be possible
under the conditions. Other
than such emergencies, it is my
Intention to refer all surgical
patients to other hospitals in
t*e area until conditions at
Warren General Hospital are
remedied to my satisfaction.
Very truly yours,
Charles Bunch, M. D.
I have gone into the background
of this controversy In
considerable detail, possibly
more than necessary, but I feel
it is Important that the citizens
of Warren County know
what has happened and what is
happening to our Hospital because
of the actions of the
Board of Trustees. I have
endeavored to fulfill my contract
to the best of my ability,
but have been thwarted time
and again by the actions of
the Board of Trustees. H anyone
has breached any contract,
It is the Board of Trustees,
not myself, for they employed
me under a written contract
which stated that I would be
Director of Administration of
Warren General Hospital. They
have unilaterally breached the
the contract by not allowing me
to so act.
Finally, I would direct your
attention to Section I, Article VI
of the By-Laws of Warren
General Hospital which provides,
and I quote: "The Board
of Trustees of Warren General
Hospital shall select and employ
a competent experienced |
administrator " in direct
violation of this provision the
Board has employed Mr.
Thompson who, prior to his employment,
had had absolutely no
previous experience or training
as a hospital administrator. He
was a retired Lt. Colonel of the
United States Army. The administration
of a hospital is a very
complex and intricate business
and both the University of North
Carolina and Duke University
offer post graduate courses of
one, two and three years in j
length leading to a degree in this
field. Mr. Thompson, with no
previous experience, and with
no schooling such as Is provided
by the two universities named
above, does not meet the I
qualifications set forth In the I
By-laws of the Hospital and
the Board of Trustees failed to
"bide by these By-laws when
they employed him.
It would appear to me at this
state of the proceedings that the
Board of Trustees, led by their
Chairman, Mr. Elmer Harris,
Is more anxious to protect the
Job of his friend, Mr. Bernard
Thompson, than they are interested
in seeing that Warren
General Hospital continues to
function as an efficient organisation.
It appears obvious to me
Uurt they prefer to keep an untrained
and unqualified administrator
rather than to
retain the services of a
thoroughly trained and skilled
surgeon. I say this because I
am yet to hear any member of
the Board of Trustees or anybody
else take the position that
I am not a trained and competent
surgeon. Since this Is the
attitude of the Board of Trustees
«nd since I consider It Imperative
that the Hospital return to
some degree of normalcy In the
Immediate future, and since
something must be done to accomplish
this return to normalcy
for the welfare and benefit
of all citizens of Warren
County; and since Mr. Thompson
refuses to follow any of my
instructions and has stated that
he cannot and will not work imder
m®> snd since he refuses
to resign and since tha Board of
| Trustees has indicated that they
are backing him, then I have no
alternative bat to offer the
Board an opportunity to boy out
my contract. I have seriously
considered bringing suit In
Court tor punitive damages for
breach of the contract which
was executed in 1906. However,
to do so would only add fuel
to the flames now existing and
would result in recriminations,
charges, counter charges
and many unpleasant lies,
to view of this and since the
Board has dona everything in
its power to drive me away
from Warrenton, I am offering
the Board of Trustees saopportunity
to buy oat my contract
sad I will depart tela area tor
where, whe«'
I fw'mT"WtotL?*"*
Clothing Project Not for Women Oily h Omterlnd Coaatv
Who M7I the 4-H clothing
projwtt U lor clrt« only? W«U,
H 1 ant—at tea* mat In Cumberland
Cowty.
Malactu Weeks, Jr., 13-yaar
old mm of s/sr and Mrs. Malachl
WHkl, Sr., MUQltod in
tha clothing projact and la' '<k>
fete his own thing" by making
school clothe*, Including siirt.s,
a vest and pants.
Young Weeks, pre aidant of the
Fort Bragg 4-H Club, Is a varsatlla
young man who enjoys
baseball, football, music and
photography.
H» got hla at art Id «-H afaot*
tluroa year* ago la Palrbaoka, '
Alaaka, Booaavalt bawraoc*,agricultural
extoe
Tba fir at railroad la J«u
vaa built In 1I7>.
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