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AGE FOUR
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TOTES, HOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, IMS
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Dr. Ben Royal
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from Die guns, depth bombs and
torpedoes. Doctor Royal didn't
have to go to war. They brought
the war to him.
It was a peculiarly savage war,
too. The Germans, anxious to hit
us where it hurt, hunted down the
tankers and blew them out of the
sea. The crews, most often wrap
ped in Mae West jackets, had to
jump or fry. They plunged into
oil-scummed, flaming water. In
their jackets they rode righ; they
could not dive, and they burned.
An Amaxing War Record
Some 3,500 men off sunken ships
were landed in Morehead City dur
ing the battle of the Carolina
Capes. Most of them were in need
of. hospital attention. They suffer
ed from shock, exposure, unbeliev
able burns, fractures and from bul
let and shrapnel wounds. (In his
backyard Dr. Royal has a galvaniz
ed water tank, once a part of a
sea raft, which. Is ripped with
heavy caliber machine gun bullets.-
By crowding, using the corridors,
the tun room and doubling up in
the wards and private rooms, this
small hospital managed to take on
40 bed cases. The walking wound
d were treated and sent on to hos
pitals further inland.
There were hundreds of bed
cases. Using what skill he had
and drawing on his country doctor
sort of common sense, Ben Royal
wbrked out a course of treatment
which saved these men. They came
to him so badly burned that there
were times when he did not know
whether the victim was black or
white. Men with 50 per cent of
their skin area crisped were not
uncommon. He treated them all
and he did not lose a single pa
tient! When the badly burned entered
the hospital they were shot with
morphine to give them rest and
some escape from the searing pain
Plasma and fluids were used for
shock. After a minimum amount
. .laanlnif ttlA UmiltlHa WPIW fllIRt-
ed with sulpha powder and theh 1
wrapped In greasy dressing. To
prevent fluid loss, the bandages i
were wrapped on tightly and they I
ww. not chaneed often. (This
same technique later was used in
treating the burned victims of Bos
ton's Coconut Grove fire.)
As the load grew heavier, the
Navy and Coast Guard sent in
orders. Then, toward the end, the
Navy moved in and built a 32-room
emergency addition to the nospi
tal in 30 days. When the U-boats
were whipped and driven from
this coast this unit was used as
a sick bay for the Coast Guards
men patrolling the oiltgummed,
wreck-littered beaches of the Outer
Banks. At the war's end it was con
Verted to an obstetrics ward .(some
800 babies were born there) and
1 now is in the process of being
changed to a nurses' home.
, . While most of us were unaware
of the terrible destruction taking
- place off this coast,- there were a
few who knew and they offered
their services. Mrs. C. H. Cotter
' of Norfolk, wife of a Navy admiral,
raised money ($3,300) and turned
it ovr to Ben Roval to use as he
, taw fit She also kept a stream of
bandages and equipment moving
' into Morehead City. Doctors, like
Bowman Gray's Wingate Johnson,
offered helpinf hands,
uoai la Achieved
When it was over, perhaps in
partial recognition of a Job well
done, the Government came for-
I ward with $200,000 and thia was
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t used to build a 30-room permanent
addition to the Morehead City hos
pital. fn this addition are tile-clean
1 operating rooms and the finest sort
of X-ray equipment The present
hospital M beds, 18 bassinets
, , represents goal toward which Dr.
' 1 Ben Royal has been building lor
the past 37 years.
With the goal achieved and with
I MET PETE ON
MY WAY HOME
AND WE STOPPED
INTO JOES...
Dr. John Morris, a young surgeon
who came down from North
Wilkesboro to join hhn Doctor
Ben has reached the point where
ne can resl- I
But he won't. There are some
men too tightly coiled for rest
and Ben Royal is such a man.
Except on the rare week-ends
when he is able to take "Miss
Anne," his gracious wife, and es
cape to his camp on Adams Creek
he has no rest. At the camp he
relaxes but only by directing his
driving energy into one of his hob
bies. He tramps the marshes noting
the bird life (He is one of Eastern
Carolina's top ornothologists) and,
at night, he whittles. With a bag
full of sharp knives, Ben Royal
can do things to wood which call
for the sort of patience that once
was found only on sailing ships
outward bound on a three-year-voyage.
With a fabulous disregard
for his wife's housekeeping, he lit
ters the floors with his shavings.
When he isn't burning his rest
less energy in hospital rounds or
whittling, Dr. Ben is likely to be
found in the kitchen preparing his
belly-warming crab stew (claws
rooked separately and then the
thickened, seasoned stew served
on fried cornbread) or cracking
stone crabs for a cold supper. (He
has sunk some 300 tire casings in
Morehead City waters to attract
these gloom-loving, lobster-clawed
delicacies.
An Abundant Life
The times when his wife is in
the kitchen, his patients bedded
down and his knives dull Dr. Ben
will jump on another hobby the
development of Morehead City
and ride it hard.
The Cherry Point Marine Base,
once slated for the north bank of
the Neuse River, was moved to
the Morehead City side when Ben
Royal pointed out that one dol
lar's worth of dynamite would de
stroy the single bridge linking the
Marine post with Morehead City
and a deep water port.
Recognizing that Eastern Caro
lina must somehow have fuel if it
to develop industna ly, he has
ramrodded the oil exploration in
the Morehead City area. (So far
the holes have been dusters but
encouraging traces of both oil and
gas have been encountered.)
Dr. Ben has been a moving
spirit in the fight to open More
head City as a major deep-water
port, It is one of the finest natural
ports on the East Coast and he is
convinced, since geography is on
his side, he will see the time when
Morehead City ranks with Norfolk
and Charleston as a gateway to
th oceans.
When you sit with Dr. Royal,
ppssibly talking over a toddy, you
hear of other men and of their
Ideas and dreams. You do not hear
of Ben Royal. That story is told
by his friends and wherever you
go you find them. Ben Royal is
probably the best-known and most
widely loved man on the Central
Carolina coast.
They tell of the time he was
asked to come to one of the larger
cities in the State to take pver
the practice of a prominent sur
geon who had died. Doctor Ben
reasoned that by making the move
he could make more ' money.
"What," Dr. Royal asked himself,
"would 1 do with more money."
The answer was clear enough.
Once he had a brimming bank ac
count he would retire and tush
back to Morehead City. He grab
bed the phone, called his up-State
friend, thanked him for the offer
and went on living his rich and
crusty life in the town he loves
and among the people he has
served so well.
During the seven months ending
April 1, 1948. CROP has assembled
and shipped overseas 38,726 273
pounds of relief supplies including
22 different items valued at $2,-
330,311.83
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Dp(, 7 Mrj. . Davjs of
Marshabergi was in our commu.
nity Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Murry Pigott and
son,
Joe returned to Daytona
Beach Saturday after visiting re
latives here.
Mrs. Bert Mears, Mrs. Laura
Chadwick, Mrs. Henry Chadwick
and Mrs. Harvey Chadwick called
on Mrs. Osmorne Pigott and baby,
Lyda Mae last week.
Mrs. Herbert Watson, Mrs. Ben
Watson, ot Straits, Mrs. Ernest
Watson, of Kinston, Capt. and Mrs.
Charles Nelson, Mrs. Nellie Willis,
of Morehead City, Mrs. George
Bunting and Mrs. Fanny Nelson
called on Mrs. Osborne Pigott and
baby Sunday afternoon.
The W. S. C. S. ladies of Straits
Uloucesier cnurcn inei ai ine par
sonage Thursday night.
Miss Mary Whitehurst is able to
teach again after being home, nurs
ing a painful injury to her knee.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chadwick
spent the weekend in Williston.
Mrs. Etta Pigott is visiting her
brother, Mr. Oliver Chadwick and
family.
Miss Florence Pigott called on
Mrs. Floyd Pigott Sunday after
noon. A miscellaneous shower in honor
of Miss Helen Chadwick, bride
elect, was held at the home of
Mrs. Anson Davis last Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Frank Chadwick and Mrs.
Aubry Chadwick were hostesses
and they presided over the games
and refreshments.
Miss Chadwick received many
useful and lovely gifts. Guests
from Beaufort, Newport, Davis,
Straits and Gloucester attended
and enjoyed the evening about fif
ty ladies were there.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pigott spent
Monday evening with friends in
Smyrna.
Mr. L. R. Whitehurst, of More
head City, was in our community
Thursday afternoon..
CEDAR ISLAND
Dec. 7 Rev R. C. Kennedy, of
Beulaville, N. C, filled his regu
lar appointment here Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night
at the F. W. B. church. He was
accompanied by his wife.
Rev. Goodchild, of Atlantic, fill
ed his first appointment at the Me
thodist church Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Morris, of
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Atlantic, were visitors here Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Daniels, of
Atlantic, visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Janet Daniels spent Sun
day afternoon with her brother,
Mr. E. G. Daniels and family.
Mrs. Dora Day visited relatives
here Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willis and
son, of Beaufort, were visitors
here this weekend.
Messrs. J. M. Goodwin and AI
vin Day were visitors in Beaufort
and Morehead last Friday.
Mr. J. W. Smith was taken to
Beaufort Saturday to Dr. Moore,
he was very ill. We all wish for
him a speedy recovery.
Mr. John Styron, of Atlantic, vi-
! sited riends nere Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goodwin
were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Sophia Lupton and son, Al
len visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Goodwin Sunday.
Mr. Alvin Ross Lupton and cou
sin, Vernon Goodwin of Morehead
City, spent Thursday night here
with Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Lup
ton. Mrs. James Willis and Mrs. Ju
lia Pake, of Lennoxville, were vi
sitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Daniels -and daugh-
ter, -Alice Gray visited Mrs. Da-"
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niels' brother, Norwood Lupton
and family Sunday night.
Mri. Nina Lupton spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. W. Goodwin.
A number of people here went
to Beaufort on the bus Saturday.
Mr. Bob Lupton left Friday
night for Oriental, N. C. to spend
the weekend with friends.
Mr. E. G. Daniels is on the sick
list. We wish him a sptedy re
covery; Mr. and Mrs. Connie Daniels
and daughter, Virginia, of Stacy,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Daniels.
Dr. Salter, of Beaufort, was call
ed here Wednesday to Mrs. James
E. Downing who is ill. She is con
fined to her bed. We are hoping
she will get beUer so she can wt.lk.
Mr. and lrs. Lloyd Goodwin and
daughter, Sarah Marie spent a
short while here Wednesday night.
Mr. Woodrow Daniels was a vi
sitor i.i Morehead Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gooclvviti
and daughter. Zelma, of Atlinta.
attended chjrih services here at
the F.W.B. chuivn Supdny night.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dav were vi
sitors in Beaufort Saturday.
Mr. Earl Daniels, who works at
Cherry Point, spent tlis weekend
here with his family."
Mr. Wilbert Goodwin left Sunday
night for Atlantic where he will be
employed for a while.
Mr. Martee Lupton, who is work
ing in Now Bern. sp?nt ;hp week
end with his family here
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie M. Day, of
South Creek, N. C, arrived here
last Wednesday to visit his mother,
Mrs. Madora Day. They returned
home Saturday.
Mr. Darrel Lupton, of Capt Look
out C. G. station, spent his liberty
here last week with his fcther,
Mr. Ervin Lupton.
Messrs. Con Hand Gillikin and
Hugh Lupton left last week to go
up Neuse river fishing.
Mr. Hugh Goodwin attended s-cr-vices
at the F. W. B. church Sat
urday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gccdwin
visited the sick folks in the com
munity Sunday afternoon.
Mr. pnd Mrs. Frank Tobel and
children, of Long Island, N. Y.,
left last Friday after spending a
week here with Mrs. Tobel'; rela
tives. Mr. Robert Goodwin, of Atlantic,
was a visitor here Sunday after
noon. Mr. Mack Styron, who has been
sick for a long time, n improving
stmt, we are glad to report.
Messrs, J. M. Goodwin and Ar
thur Goodwin spent a short while
in Atlantic Monday morning.
Mrs. Elmer Sailer and Mrs, Ira
Mason and children, of Stacy, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Daniels
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Joseph Smith left Monday
for Fort Macon C. G. station.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Goodwin
and son visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Styron Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Rittie Day, Stella Diy nnd
Roland Lupton spent Tuesday in
Beaufort.
Mr. and Mrs. Blakely Wjdc, of
Beaufort, spent the weekend here.
The robin is still caught for food
on Continental Europe.
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Dec. 4 Rev. Lollia will hold
hi. ,;i.T ;int ,Brt...
h s regular appointment Sunday
night at the Desciple church.
Mr. and Mrs. Delance Willis and
daughter, Brona and Mrs. O. W.
Lewis motored to Richmond Friday
to visit Mrs. Lewis son. Mr. Clay
ton Lewis and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Willis and
daughter, Elsie, of Norfolk, visited
relatives here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Willis,
of Crab Point, visited her folks
Sunday.
. Mr, Floyd Lawrence went to
Jacksonville, N. C. this week on
business.
Mrs. R. L. Gillikin, of Norfolk,
arrived the week end to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Law
rence. Mr. and Mrs. Doity Gaskill, of
Stacy, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Lawrence
Miss Joyce Styron spent Friday,
night with her sister, Mrs. Sylves
ter Lawrence, Jr. j
Roy G. Dowty, who is employed
at Norfolk, spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Beulah L. Dowty.
Dr. E. S. Weaver, of Wilson, was
in the community Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. Leon Styron and children,
of Davis, spent Wednesday with
her mother. Mrs. E. T. Lawrence.
Mrs. E. T. Lawrence, Mrs. Roo
sevelt Gillikin and Mrs. Mae Law
rence went to New Bern Wednes
day shopping.
Bedford C. Dowty, of Norfolk,
will spend the week end with his
mother, Mrs. Beulah Dowty.
SMYRNA
Dec. 7 Mrs. H.(R. Chadwick,
Miss Elise Willis and Mrs. Edith
Sontar attended the Su District
Youth Fellowship meeting at the
Methodist church at Marshallberg,
Monday night, Nov. 29.
Mrs. Floyd Chaawick, Mr.
George Davis, Mrs. Clifton Yeo
mans of Smyrna, and Mr. and Mrs.
Riley Willis of Southport attended
a dance at Harlowe Saturday night.
Captain and Mrs. H. C. Willis
and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith, of
Smyrna, attended the funeral of j
Mrs. Elva Davis at the Marshall
berg Methodist church, Monday
afternoon, Nov. 29.
Mr. Herbert Hancock and Mr.
Bob Chadwick made a business
trip to Harlowe Monday.
Mrs. Edith Sontar left Friday
for Jacksonville, Fla. for an ex
tensive visit with her sister, Mrs.
Eloise Sheppard.
Mrs. Earle V. Davis, of Smyrna,
who was operated on at the More
head City hospital last week, is at
this time reported to be getting
along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Hood accompanied
the Smyrna basketball team to Ho-
bucken Saturday night to play
I against the team there,
Mr. Edwin Piner gave a big oys
ter roast with all the trimmings
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Mr. Milton Chadwick. of Straits,
spent Sunday here with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Chadwick and family.
Reverend Haywood Harrell filled
his regular appointment at the
Methodist church here 'Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith spent
Sunday afternoon ii Beautort with
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Fulford and
family.
Reverend L. C. Chadwick filled
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