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NEWPORT TRACTOR AND
EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Phone 237-7 Newport, N. C.
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After Four Days on Bar
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pull of 30-40 tons on the Seacon
net while the smaller Conifer's
maximum pull was rated at about
10 tons. An additional 90-100 tons
of effort was exerted by the en
gines and anchor winch of the Sea
connet itself.
No Movement
After an hour of straining, the j
pressure was slackened when it was |
determined that the Seaconnet had
not moved. During the pulling
period, the Cherokee "jumped" on
its two-inch steel cable to exert
the maximum pull by slacking off
and then moving full speed ahead.
The Cherokee had more than 600
feet of steel cable out. The Coni
fer was using 300 feet of heavy
Manila hawser. Gradually increas
ing the strain on the rope, the Coni
fer at the end was exerting its full
10-ton pull with its engines wide
open. Officers on the Conifer were
surprised at the strength of the
hawser during the trial.
Several party boats came out of
the harbor to view the operation
and one caused considerable con
cern aboard the Coast Guard boats
when it approached extremely close
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Lifetime Disability Income ?
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Phone Theodore Today at 6-4202
Morehead City. N. C.
Special Representative
OCCIDENTAL LIFE INS. CO.
to the Seaconnet and ttie steel ca
ble. When a steel cable breaks, Lt.
Armstrong, skipper of the Conifer,
s?id, "It's like a hand grenade ?
steel fragments fly everywhere."
Tuesday morning at high tide,
the Coast Guard ships had also
worked on the Seaconnet with the
Cherokee pulling toward the open
sea and the Conifer dead ahead.
[This was done in an attempt to
I twist the coal-laden ship in its bed.
| In the afternoon, both towing boats
had their rigs attached to the bow
of the Seaconnet.
Lt. Armstrong pointed out that
since the Seaconnet had no unload
ing gear, it would be extremely dif
ficult to remove its cargo of coal
in order to lighten the ship.
Much Experience
Though their regular work is
tending buoys and light ships from
Diamond Shoal to Cape Fear, the
( oast Guardsmen aboard the Coni
fer are old hands at the rescue and
ship towing business. On New
Year's Eve, the Conifer went to the
Hydra, a Dutch ship in distress off
Cape Hatteras. During this trip,
Lt. Armstrong reported the 180
foot vessel rolled 52 degrees to one
side and righted itself. The Coni
fer works out of the Fort Macon
I station.
I Lt. Armstrong was present in the
curly p;ut of World War II when
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SOUTHERN COMFORT CORP.
ST. ' OUIS 3. MISSOURI
Big 8-Day Leadership Sale
Starts Today
February 13
Ends Saturday, Feb. 21
Western Auto Associate Stores
Home Owned and Operated by Calvin Jone*
Beaufort Morehead City
No More Price Ct itrol!
BUT ... it will not effect the price? at oar store.
We shall do every thing in onr power to keep
prices down to and within the income of the
*
public, while at the same time we will continue
to sell the same high quality merchandise and
render the same efficient, friendly service.
> *
Beaufort Hardware Co., Inc.
, y , ? PHONE 2-4886
MERRILL BOTLDDfC . BEAUFORT, M. C.
YQUI HABDWABE SHOPPING CERTEB
salvage operations were conducted j
on (he Manhatten. a passenger
liner which uent aground ofi tfre
coa* of Florida near Palm Beach.
Merritt -Chapman and Scot, the sal
vage tirm working on the Seacon
hkt, took 30 days to pull the liner
off the sand. Staton Moore, quar
termaster first class aboard the
Conifer, was among the Coast
Guardsmen who worked to save the
lives of passengers aboard the Mor
ro Castle which burned and beach
ed in September of 1934 off Asbury
Park, N. J., with a total loss of 134
liVes.
At approximately 6:30 Tuesday
night, the Conifer took in 250 feet
of its hawser and began to scour
the sand at the bow and shore side
of the Seaconnet at close range.
During this operation the hawser
snapped from chaffing in its hous
ing aboard the Seaconnet. Sound
ings mado later showed that the
scouring had had a noticeable ef
feet on the water depth around the
bow of the grounded ship.
Modern Equipment
After the Cable arrived, the
Coast Guard ships were given
stand by positions and the Conifer
was released from the operation
Wednesday morning. The sea-going
tug is one of the most modern sal
vage ships in the world. Equipped
with every facility for working on
ships in distress, the Cable was de
scribed by a Coast Guard officer
as "really stowed."
In March, 1948, the Cable v .?
the salvage tug which salvaged
the motor vessel, Norfolk, after it
went aground here. The Coast
Guard saved 22 men from the Nor
folk at that time.
The salvage master aboard the
Cable held extensive conferences
with the captain of the Seaconnet
and other officers Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning. No ser
ious effort was made to refloat the
freighter at high tide Wednesday
( morning, and the Cable continued
I the scouring operations at the sides
and bow of the Seaconnet first
started by the Conifer.
At about 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning, the Cable started setting
out the beach gear. The anchors |
which afe put in the sand during 1
such operations have tremendous j
{ holding power and the steam
winches used to pull the boat out
exert 60 tons of pressure on the j
anchors and steel cable.
A representative of the Wilming- '
ton Shipping company of Wilming
ton, N. C\. which operates the Sea- !
connet reported that after refuel- j
ing at the local port terminal the;
vessel would continue to Europe. !
According to unofficial reports,
strikes which have tied up north
ern ports necessitated the Seacon
net coming to Morehead City to
fuel. The shipping official sakl that
jiqpierous checks inqde in the hull
ofcthe collier revealed thai no leaks
had developed during the ground
ing of the ship.
Officers of the Cable said earlier
that they had facilities to put out
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Carteret Ice and
Coal Company
More head City PMae 6-3S00
Deliveries to (It parte of
Carteret Cwuty, Cherry Paint
and Swanaboro '
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Two Purchase
Beauty Shop
The Modeme Beauty shop at
1109 Arendell street was sold re
cently to Miss I.ucille Purcell and
Miss Lurlinc Parham. It was for
merly owned by Mrs. Zita Rose.
The shop will be open week days
from 9 o'clock in the morning un
til S in the afternoon. Appoint
ments may be made for Wednes
day afternoon and the shop will be
closed Saturday afternoon. Its tele
phone number is 6-4321.
Miss Purcell has had six years
experience and has worked with
Mrs. Rose. Miss Parham is from
Tarboro and has had three years'*
experience. Mrs. Lois Letchworth
will continue as an operator in the
shop. Miss Purcell was (he owner
of a shop in Rocky Mount.
Negro News
W. S. KING SCHOOL
By Cornelia Tootle and
Nettie Washington
The celebration of Negro history
week began Monday at the school
with Mrs. 0ryant giving the mean
ing of the theme Negro History
and Human Relations. She also
gave highlights in the life of Fred
erick Douglas who served before
the Civil War as an orator, aboli
tionist and recruiter for Negro
troops in the north. He later
served as ambassador to Haiti.
The tenth grade, under the di
rection of Mrs. Bryant, gave a pro
gram Tuesday on Negro contribu
tions to music. Thursday, Mrs.
Haynie, Mrs. Williams and Mr.
Smith gave a program on the Ne
groes. Today, Mr. Thompson and
the' sixth grade will give a program
on the general theme Negro His
tory and Human Relations.
Mr. and Mrs. McKiver Johnson
of North Harlowe announce the
birth of a daughter. Orlanda, on
Friday, February 6, at Morehead
City hospital.
Mrs. Charles Foreman and infant
son of North Harlowe were dis
charged from Morehead City hos
pital on Monday. Ralph Godette,
North Harlowe, was discharged on
Wednesday. On Sunday Alston Mat
thewson of Beaufort was admitted
to the hospital for treatment.
Movie in Arabic
Bombay (AP) The first Indian
talking picture to be produced in
Arabic will soon go on the sets at
India's "Little Hollywood" here.
The film will portray a poigpant
incident in the colorful qourt life
of Ak^ir, whose 16th century e'tjl7
pire extended from Kabuf to tnd
Deccan area of South India.
a total of eight sets of beach gear
developing a total pull of 480 tons.
The four sets used on the Seacon
net compare with the four sets used
on the Norfolk in 1948.
The Cable made the 730-mile trip
from Key West in 52 hours.
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PYROFAX
A Belter Foal I
? " U?Tt. no Mft,
? economical
Delivered any
where, reliably!
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Nnr Locitiea
109 S. 8th St. Monhead City
Rotary Clob
Hears Lawyer
The Beaufort Rotary dub last
Tuesday night heard Gene Smith
give a talk on the proper procedure
for drawing up wills and taking
care of estates.
Glenn Adair, president of the
civic group, also reported to the
club on the Rotary district meeting
held in New Bern during the last
week in January. Norwood Young
resigned from the club due to the
press of business which forces him
to go to his farms near Raleigh
very frequently.
Visitors at the meeting were
Henry Edwards of Newport, Bill
Bailey of Cocoa, Fla., .and Jim
Thompson and Jack Roberts of
ii l i nu..
muicncuu v-iiy.
Allen to Show
NewStadebaker
Allen Motor company in Have
lock will have the radically new
1953 Studebaker on display tomor
row, it was announced this week.
Designed by Raymond Loewy,
the new Studebaker has the beauty
of European sports car styling
while retaining the traditional
American serviceability and com
fort.
The hard-top convertible is only
56 inches high, but gives the driver
exceptional visibility both ahead
and to the rear. The car is avail
able with a six-cylinder, 85-horse
pov^r, or an eight-cyclinder, 120
horsepower, engine.
In announcing their new line,
the Indiana automobile firm re
pealed that prices on the models
have been cut $11 to $113.
Although new minerals are
found, all major precious stones
and almost all precious metals have
been known and valued for cen->
turies.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
AT HOME CARDS
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Printing Co.
DIAL 2314
130 Middle St., New Bern
Smyrna Drive-In
THEATRE
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SUNDAY AND MONDAY
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James Mason - June Havoc
The lemon wu unknown to an
cient Greeks and Romans.
1JL CHALK, JR.
Mutual Insurance Agency
First-CHIaeM Bank Bld|.
6-4336
Morehead City
6jlM^
PRESCRIPTION <
SERVICE ,
? The emblem below
means precisely what it
%*yt ? Reliable Pre
scriptions. You may
count on this profes
sional pharmacy just
as you rely on the in
tegrity and interest of
your personal physi
cian . . . We invite you
to bsing us that next
prescription. Thanks!
GUTHRIE-JONES DBUG CO.
Phone 2-4981
Merrill Bldg. Beaufort
81 * :? .
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PRESCRIPT ft)NS
TO MY MANY FRIENDS:
It is with great pleasure that I announce the open
ing of the Camp Glenn Motors on Highwwy 70 2 miles
west of Morehead City.
I am happy that I again have the opportunity to
serve your automotive needs, and bring back to Car
teret County the most beautiful cars of our time ?
the all new Nash Airflyte's with the Powerflyte En
gine.
Come out at your earliest convenience and look
over our stock of New and Used Cars.
Sincerely Yours
* ? .j.? < BILL ORTON
IJour Doctor Knows Hcst^
I In order for you to
let the fall benefit
of your doctor's pro
fessional advice, it is
I essential that his
prescription be accu
rately filled by a
highly skilled, regis
Itred pharmacist,
[such as we employ
exclusively.
We double-chcck to make wrt yoa gat
"lint what the doctor ordered".
MOREHEAD CITY DBUG 00.
(15 Arendell St. Phone C-4SM Morehead City
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