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December 7 from the Basic
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Located at Valhalla off of N. C. 32.
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James A. Williams
National Guard.
Included were: Sp 4
Donnie R. Lassiter of
Edenton; Sps John L.
Cofield, 111, of Edenton; Sp 4
Samuel Allen Davenport,
Jr., of Creswel); SpE3
SP4
Samuel A. Davenport, Jr.
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Kenneth Dail Armstrong
Michael Leigh of Creswdl;
SpE5 James Augustine
Williams of Edenton; SpE4
James A. Williams of
Edenton; and PFC E3
Kenneth Dail Armstrong of
Edenton.
The course was con
ducted over a five weekend
period by National Guard
instructors using the
general theme “all about
Sergeant’s business.”
The training included
instruction in such subjects
as map reading, military
leadership, drill and
ceremonies, history of the
National Guard,
preparation of lesson plans,
battalion management
training system and
physical training.
PFC Armstrong is a
member of Detachment 1,
Company C, Ist Battalion
(M), 119th Infantry, N. C.
Army National Guard,
Edenton.
PFC Armstrong is on
ployed by Hoke Motor
Corporation, Edenton.
SP Williams is a member
of Detachment 2, Company
C, Ist Battalion, 119th In
fantry, Windsor.
SP Williams is a member
of Detachment 2, Company
C, Ist Battalion, 119th In
fantry, Windsor, of the
North Carolina Guard.
SP Williams and his wife,
Oddi, have two children,
Jacqueline and James.
SP Williams is employed
by Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock
Company
SP Leigh is a member of
Detachment 1, Company
C, Ist Battalion, 119th In
fantry of the N. C. Guard in
Edenton.
SP4 Davenport is a
member of Detachment l.
Company C, Ist Battalion
(M), 119th Infantry. N. C.
Army National Guard,
Edenton
SP4 Davenport and his
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Alicia.
He is employed by the N.
C. Department of Correc
tions as a correctional of
ficer.
SPS Cofield is a member
of Detachment 1, Company
C, Ist Battalion (M), 119th
Infantry. North Carolina
Army National Guard,
Edenton.
SPS Cofidd and his wife,
Mary, have two children:
Tarry and Michelle.
He is employed by the
Albemarle Motor Company,
Edenton. as a body shop
foreman.
SP4 Lassiter is a member
of Dd 1, Co C, Ist Battalion
(M), 119th Inf, North
Carolina Army National
Guard, Edenton.
SP Lassiter and his wife,
Carol, have five children.
He is employed by IXL
Furniture.
Death Claims
Mr. Ivey, 89
During Illness
Hartford Haynes Ivey. 89,
93S North Broad Street, died
Sunday afternoon in Chowan
Hospital after a short
illness.
A native of Robeson
County, he was the husband
of Mrs. Bernice Williams
Ivey and was a son of the
late Henry W. and Elizabeth
W. Ivey.
He was a member of
Edenton Baptist Church, a
retired band saw operator
for Baers Mill, and an Army
veteran of World War I.
A funeral service
was held Tuesday at 2
P.M. in the Chapel of
Swindell-Bass Funeral
Home by Dr. John Allen.
Burial was in Beaver Hill
Cemdery.
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Dredge Is Second Home To Crewmen
WILMINGTON - What’s it
8» to work on a dredge? To
answer that question, you need
address another: what’s it like
to Bee on a (hedge.
For five days out of seven,
work is also home to the crew of
the Army Corps of Engineers
dredge Schweiier. They eat,
sleep, shower and shave there.
They spend more time with
each other than they do with
their families. This combining
of work end home brings to the
Schweiier crew both
prerequisites end hardships.
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Christmas Viewing
Set By WITN-TV
WASHINGTON - WITN
TV will tdecast its annual
Holiday series of Christmas
Carrousel programs on
Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day, according
to an announcement made
by W. R. Roberson, Jr.,
chairman of N. C.
Television, Inc. (WITN-TV).
Hie five programs which
comprise this special
Hobday series will feature
choral groups from colleges
and universities in the
Tdevision Seven viewing
area. Each school will
present performances of
traditional Christmas
carols, as well as unique
Hobday music from this
country and abroad.
Favorite personalities will
host the programs which are
scheduled to air on
Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day. Joe Short
sleeve will host the East
Carolina University Choir
and Brass Choir on
Christmas Eve at 11 P.M.
On Christmas Day, Kay
Currie will host the n C.
Wesleyan Singers fillva aTO
Arte at Noon. Dick Jones
will host the Chowan College
Chorale at 4 P.M.. and at 6
P.M., the Atlantic Christ
mas College Vocal and
Brass Ensemble will be
hosted by Lee Kanipe. At 11
P.M., the Mount Olive
Concert Choir and Singers
are scheduled to appear
with host Max Freeze.
Christmas Carrousel, an
annual TV 7 event which
viewers in Eastern North
Carobna look forward to
each year, is another
example of WITN-TV’s
commitment to community
service.
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lodge, park, beach, fishing pier
or any and all other such areas
of Cape Colony are for the
private and exclusive use of
members of Cape Colony
Association, Inc. Trespassers
are subject to prosecution. This
notice is authorized by:
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crew," is how drag tender John
Willis summarises the ad
vantage of working on the Sch
weiier. Willis’ evaluation is
based on a store of experience.
The Atlantic resident has spent
most of his S 2 years working on
the water: including four years
with the coast guard and a stint
as a commercial fisherman.
“My heart's still there, but it’s
just too seasonal.”
For the past 18 years he’s
been with the Corps, working on
hopper dredges in the
Philadelphia District before
transferring to the Schweiier in
1973. The drag is the business
end of the dredge. As drag
tender, Willis is responsible for
keeping the drag in contact with
the channel bottom and pum
ping sand. Willis says he enjoys
his work, but he also feels that
the major disadvantage of life
on the Schweiier: his home and
family are 230 miles away.
“The worst thing is being
away from home and family,
and having a long trip home and
back," echoes Roland Fulcher
who lives in Davis Another drag
tender. Fulcher also serves as
quartermaster, spelling the
master in steering the dredge,
especially when moving from
one job location to another.
Fulcher joined the Schweiier in
1973 when it first was assigned
to the Wilmington District.
Beginning as a deck hand, he
later applied for a coast guard
license and became the
dredge's launch operator When
a drag tender's job opened, he
applied for it. Fulcher sees the
biggest plus in working on the
dredge as "being out in the
open, not boxed in a factory."
That advantage, however, is
not enjoyed by all. Engineers
and oilers spend most of their
shift below deck, lubricating,
repairing and monitoring the
engines. With two main engines,
two dredge pump engines, and
two each AC and DC
generators, the engine room is
hot and noisy. Temperatures
reach 115 degrees F. The noise
level precludes conversation,
even at a shout. Little wonder
oiler Tom Cox of Hertford is
referred to as the "quiet guy".
A' - ■> ' - others go ashore
to have a ovvi and listen to loud
music. Cox prefers to stay
aboard, enjoying the air
conditioned quiet
Gloucester resident. Charles
Rose spend much of his time in
the noise and heat of the engine
room. Yet, he describes his job
as “the best you can get on the
water." As marine equipment
repairman, he does the
maintenance on the dredge -
electrical work, carpentry and
welding.
"The only drawback to the job
is being a familv man." Rose
said. “The job’s demanding.
You lose a lot of personal time.”
Actually, the majority of the
crew work a straight 40 hour
week, 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
When their shift is over, they’re
free to come and gq as they
please. But, for all of them,
home is more than 100 miles
away. So they bunk on board.
Since its assignment to the
Corps of Engineers Wilmington
District in 1973, the Schweiier
has performed dredging
operations in numerous ocean
inlets along the Atlantic Coast
from Florida to New England.
However, it spend 6-10 months
each year dredging the bar
channel at Oregon Inlet, the
northern most inlet through
the barrier beach from the
ocean. While working Oregon
Inlet, the Schweiier moors at
Pea Island in the evenings.
Moving closer to Oregon Inlet
is seen as impractical.
Surrounding communities are
resort areas Property is ex
pensive and all consumer items
are high And, the crew reasons,
the dredge might move. They
could relocate their families
and still find themselves hun
dred of miles from work.
While separation from
families may be a hardship,
living aboard the Schwiezer
definitely is not. Living
quarters are spacious by
nautical standards. The Sch
weizer is built to accomodate 24.
The galley, living quarters and
TV room are air-conditioned.
Bunks are comfortable and
clean, and the crew is served
three hot meals a day. The Sch
wieier crew includes two cooks,
Clyde Everett of Beaufort, and
Ervin Jones of Morehead City.
Meals aboard ship were listed
as advantages by the crew. (An
anonymous complaint was
received in the District Plan
Branch recently. However, it
dealt with a perceived lack of
variety in menu planning, not
the quality, quantity or
preparation of food.)
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For deck hand Van Sellers of
Straits, the Schweiier’s ad
vantages clearly outweigh the
disadvantages. He had worked
tours on the dredges Currituck
and Merritt, but transferred to
the Schweiier when a position
opened.
“Most of the men on the boat
are from the same area,” he
said. “We carpool together. 1
know the families.” Sellers
takes pride in the condition of
the Schweiier and his part in its
upkeep. “While in the shipyard,
we did some chipping and
painting. It was a job, too,
getting things cleaned up after
we got out.’’
Before coming with the
Corps four years ago. Sellers
operated a one-chair bar
bershop in Morehead City. Now
he serves as ship barber. “We
swap up haircuts,” he said. “I
trip some of the boys’ hair. Then
I get one 1 trust the best, get it
front of a mirror, and have hin
cut mine "
Sellers, also lives over 20i
miles from his job at Oregot
Inlet But. he has adjusted t<
being away from home anc
established a routine. “Wed
nesday nights the boys go out
for a beer Others times 1 might
work on my car," he said.
While separation from
family is regularly cited as the
major drawback in working on
the Schweiier. the one
crewmember who is thinking
about leaving is single.
Bud Gaskins of Wilmington
works as both deck hand and
drag tender. He works 10 days
on and four days off - an
overlapping shift that keeps the
dredge manned over weekends.
“I’d like to get on the
snagboat Snell," Gaskins said.
“I want to get into construction
operations where there’s more
variety of work."
But. until such opportunity
comes along. Gaskins said he is
content to remain on the Sch
weiier “I enjoy the job. It’s a
good crew to work with.”