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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
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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
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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
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ond plane were called in as sub
stitutes for the 707’s passengers.
The second plane made its sche
dule without incident.
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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.
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chance to assemble information
about each member in advance of
j the census taker’s visit.
HOMECOMING AT
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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.”
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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
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j Mrs. Fred self, Mrs. Guy Garrett,
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