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LOCAL GYM Continued From Page 1 Southport only as a “last resort” in making identification. It didn’t work. These people were not con tent to come from as far away as New York and Cuba and sit in a hotel room while the bodies were in Southport. So, down they came Local volunteers tried to console them, feed them, reassure them that the work of identification was going on as quickly as possi ble and explain why they couldn’t all go right into the gym and start pulling off blankets. There were several emotional breakdowns and a couple of cases of hysterics, but by about 8 p. m. the larger group of relatives had departed. The FBI teams were working tirelessly to identify the bodies of all those whose relatives were waiting, and anyone with a Red Cross armband on was being call ed on for almost anything. They accompanied relatives in to the viewing cubicle for visual iden tification; took jewelry out for identification and performed countless other duties. Evidently the group in charge decided those helpers were trustworthy in such a grim business, and pulled no | punches in what they asked them | to do. By midnight Thursday the FBI team was out on its feet, and i * .ere were only 5 bodies remain <ing, so all Red Cress personnel left except those at the coffee !bar. Another group of experts had 1 arrived in the meantime and FOY ROE & CO. PHONE RO 2-5923 9 North Frbnt St. WILMINGTON, N. C. EMERSON $169.95 Sale DIAL GL 7-6111 VEREEN’S DISCOUNT SALES Down-Town SOUTHPORT, N. G. (AT STOP LIGHT) EMERSON - Emerson - EMERSON Complete Line. “If it’s Made we Have it” —Stereophonic Phonos at .. $69.95 Up —17” Television—Portable — at. $139.95 —21” MODELS at . $169.95 NO DOWN PAYMENT—LONG MONTHLY TERMS Slim Line, Push Button AIR CONDITIONERS . $189.95 Fast Repair Service—3 Technicians on Call AT ALL TIMES! USED EMERSON TELEVISIONS Start at.$19.95 Telephone Talk by H. F. KINCAID Your Telephone Manager WITH THE OLD YEAR behind us, it’s a good time.to take a look ahead. To me one of the most interesting and timely telephone projects is a terminal to outer space. Thil is an experimental ground station for sending and receiving telephone messages by way of man-made satellites. The station, under construction by Bell Telephone Laboratories on a hilltop in New Jersey, could point the way to a net work of terminals for sending phone calls and live tele vision to distant parts of the world. I’m glad telephone scientists are continuously active in the field of experi mental communications, and who knows but what we’ll hear our youngsters saying someday ... HELLO, OPERATOR, GIVE ME THE MOON. Already transistors invent ed by telephone scientists beep vital information from satellites orbiting in space. And today, right here on earth, folks in many sections of our coun try enjoy the convenience of dialing their own long distance calls, phones "that answer and record while they’re out, and other telephone conveniences once undreamed of. Tomorrow the moon? Well, we can dream. Research sees even greater telephone wonders ahead. * * ♦ DREAMING IS NICE but the practicalities of life are always with us. That’s why it’s especial ly handy in bad January weather * to find outdoor telephone booths conveniently located. Don’t you agree? 1tm I CAP Gets Baptism Under Fire I The Brunswick County Civil Air Patrol is made up of a group of men and boys from 14 years of age and up. Who are working to gether to be able to be of service in time of emergency. They meet every Friday night at the City Hall in Shallotte for training to become more efficient in their 'search and rescue operations. The squadron is made up entirely of men and boys who are not paid for there meeting nor are they ! paid for their time when called out. They buy their own uniforms and equipment. Last Wednesday morning, when the national airlines plane crash ed near Bolivia, one of the mem bers was notified about the acci dent. After a few phone calls and messages boys were leaving school j and men were leaving their work and all were on the scene within a matter of minutes. This mission was commanded by Capt. Henry L. Carter of Shallotte who was in charge of CAP opera tions and personnel during this disaster. Executive officer of this unit, 1st. Lt. George F. Kirby, Jr., of Supply was in charge of the search unit and administrative work. Odell Blanton of Supply is one of the radio operators and within 30 minutes after he was notified, he had the radio equip ment in operation and was han dling all important calls in this part of the state. R. C. Arnold and H. D. Parrish, both of Shallotte, both expert mechanics, were on the scene di recting use of the vehicles and heavy equipment used in this op FINISHED NOW is the tragic task of bringing in 32 of the 34 dead in the Bolivia air line crash last Wednesday from their death sites in a lightly wooded area. It was a job done grimly by peace officers, military forces, Civil Air Patrol and others. All but one of the airline victims have been recovered. The search for the last goes on, at sea, and near the ocean where the DC-6B apparently began its break-up while in flight over the Kure Beach-Ft. Fisher area. —(Photo by Elgie Clem mons.) eration. Wilson Arnold, Dewey Sellers, Bunn Stanley and Fred Johnson, all officers in this unit, were the backbone of this mission. They were at the head of work parties and were the ones who drove the jeeps to retrieve bodies. Alton Celmmons was on the job at his mobile radio station direct ! ing traffic at the scene of the | accident. David Gause, County | County Wildlife Protector, was also on the job driving search jeeps, searching on foot and han dling other chores. Members of j the Cadet Squadron, whose names | at this time are not known, searched on foot, rode in vehicles and handled radio operations while senior members took some needed rest. This is just one of the functions of the Civil Air Patrol. Members are ready for a call any time, day or night for any disaster. Anyone who wishes to become a member of this unit should con tact the Brunswick . County Squadron of the North Carolina Civil Air Patrol, Headquarters Building, Shallotte, or Floyd Kir by, Jr., Cadets Wishing to join this unit (boys and girls 14 years of age or over) should contact Fred Johnson, pastor of Supply Baptist Church, Supply. worked all nigh-, but they were the “microscope boys” and there was no assistance local volunteers could give them. Canteen opera tionstions continued. Basically the same services were , given on Friday as on Thursday, except that there were fewer relatives. The Firehouse canteen was closed at noon Fri day and all the food possible was transferred over tp the coffee bar. At about 5 p. m. Friday the last body was identified. SEARCH CONTINUES (Continued Ftom Page 11 The latest find was made Mon day afternoon when Mrs. E. V. Leonard and Mrs. James Bigford of Long Beach found a National Airlines life jacket while they were looking for shells at Fort Caswell. The jacket was discover ed on the river side, and the assemption is that it must have fallen into the river and washed | to where it was picked up. It was | turned over to the FBI in Wil mington. The trail of wreckage from Kure Beach to the Richard Ran dolph farm near Bolivia indicates the plane may have been trying to return to Wilmington when the final disaster overtook it. After initial discovery of the 32 bodies, over 700 Marines and National Guardsmen joined in a shoulder-to-shoulder search of the Bolivia farm for the 33rd and 34th persons. The search was called off after Frank’s body was found some 20 miles from the main bulk of the wreckage. Civil Air Patrol, and National officials working with Marines will continue the search indef initely for Valdes. Oscar Bakke, Washington, D. C. superintendent of the CAB’S bureau of safety, this weekend said the wrecked plane will be reassembled at a Wilmington hanger for study by CAB experts. He also indicated public hear ings into the cause may also be set up. Meanwhile, in Southport, over the weekend, the last of the 32 recovered victims was removed from the temporary morgue in the high school. The bodies had been p ssembjed there for investigative and iden tifying purposes. The crash has been called the first major tragedy for 1960. The plane was a substitute for a Boeing 707 originally scheduled to make the non-stop New York to Miami flight. The ill-fated craft, and a sec Distributed In This Area By Electric Bottling Co., Inc. WILMINGTON, N. C. ond plane were called in as sub stitutes for the 707’s passengers. The second plane made its sche dule without incident. METHODIST PLAN Continued From Page 1 would be available for any pastor and youth groups of his church at his discretion. The matter of doing more in a larger, more enthusiastic way for the Brunswick County Historical Association was discussed. Caring for historic places, observing ris toric events, and other such mat for historic places, observing his posed. In addition to these mat ters, it is felt that there is wide opportunity for pastors as an or ganization to assert their influ ence and services in matters of spiritual welfare for the people under their pastoral care and mat ters of public interest where the church as a whole may be help ful. DISTRICT CENSUS Continued From Page 1 chance to assemble information about each member in advance of j the census taker’s visit. HOMECOMING AT (Continued From Page 1) I at Duke Divinity School', is pas | tor at Concord and preaches each | first and third Sunday morning. I The sanctuary has been refin ; ished, new carpet has been install I ed and new stained windows have been put in to give the Concord Church a new look. In addition, a new piano has been donated and numerous other furnishings have been replaced, including complete ly new pulpit furnishings. Members of the board of stew ards at Concord are Floyd Kirby, Sr., J. E. Kirby and Mrs. Vera Sermons. The trustees are E. H. Kirby, J. M. Parker and Mrs. Richmond Galloway. A. D. Ches nutt, Jr., is superintendent of the Church School. Members of the building com mittee were John Holden, Floyd Kirby, Sr., Murdock Sermons and Fred Parker. Telegraphs Thanks Sheriff E. V. Leonard, who was on the job day and night last week during the emergency fol lowing the airplane crash at Bo livia, received the following tele gram Monday from Arthur Slepian of Bridgeport', Conn.: TThe families of Mr. and Mrs. Kunin Schine and Silver have asked me to express to you their most heartfelt thanks for the assistance you gave me in arranging to have the bodies in Bridgeport so that the funeral could be held yesterday. I person ally want to thank you for all the help you gave me. Without you I would have been lost. You and your staff are a eerdit not only to iyour county but to the entire State of North Carolina.” ** :: with Gold CUSTOM-TINT The latest decorating trend is to print walls in light, grayed colors that add new charm and beauty to your home, v*_ Now, Gold Bond Velvet *“■* the easy-going latex paint — gives you 130 of these fashion-wise colors to choose from., lv, Come in today. See how easily you can have the loveliest rooms in town with Gold Bond Custom-Tint Colors. $3.88 Gary and Garry Blake Builders Supply SOUTHPORT, N. C. 1 Appreciation Of Local Officials Sheriff E. V. Leonard said this week that he wanted to be sure that law enforcement officers from other counties oe thanked for their services during the critical days of the past week when their services were so bad ly needed. In this group were members of the Sheriff Department of New Hanover, Columbus and Horry counties; members of the police department at Wilmington. Shal lotte and Crescent Beach. An of ficials of the South Carolina State Constabulary also phoned in to offer assistance, Sheriff Leonard reported. Mayor Roy Robinson said this week: “I would not attempt to call names as I express the ap | predation of the City of South port for all of the assistance we received in this emergency. I am proud of every person and every organization for the manner they responded to the call for their services.” MARCH OF DIME Continued From I-'age 1 George Mrs. C. R. Stanaland. Mrs. D. M. Davis, Mrs. VV. R. Jenkins" i Mr3. W. C. Kincaide, Mrs. James | Wolfe, Mrs. D. F. St. George, Jr., , Mrs. Kenneth Stiller, Mrs. John Swan, Mrs. Worth Ward, Mrs. W. L. Styron. Mrs. Lewis Hardee, Mrs. Leroy Price, Mrs. Kendall Bruno, Mr. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Otto Hickman, Mrs. R. C. Grant, Jr., Mrs. E. C. Blake, Mr. W. J. Do3her, Mrs. A. L. Lewis, j Mrs. Fred self, Mrs. Guy Garrett, Mrs. E. T. Driscoll, Mrs. Ronnie Hood, Mrs. Harold Aldridge and Mrs. Alex Bogie. Subscribe To The Slots Pori Pilot FOR THE BEST VALUES IN MEW & USED FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES —COME TO— JONES FURNITURE CO. JAMES E. POWELL, Mgr. SHALLOTTE, N C. BUILD YOUR NEW HOME NOW Bring us Your Flans and Specifications— We Will F‘ *ure an Estimate On A Turn-Key Job! 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