Home Service Chairman Reports on County Activities j
Mrs. James D. R-.mley, Beaufort, home service chair
man for the County lied Cross Chapter, has released a
report on Red Cross "home service" activities. She also
describes Red Cross responsibility in this field in her re
port below:
From the first of July 1955 through February 1956
our local chapter has handled 120+
cases. These cases cover about all
the services that Home Service of
fers. We are interested in the
problems and attempt to give
prompt and sympathetic service.
These are the last three cases
we have had. as examples: A ser
viceman's wife is greatly distressed
l>ecause she has not heard from
her husband who is overseas Red
Crofts will locate him and report
to us what has happened.
A mother knows her son has
been hospitalized but has not
heard from him in three weeks,
t Red Cross will get a report from
the hospital for her.
1 A family in Providence, R. I.,
was expecting their son to be dis
charged from the Marine Corps
the 16th of March and to come
home. The family has heard noth- 1
ing from him and do not know i
I where he is. Red Cross has re
ported that he was discharged on |
schedule but did not leave here 1
j until late afternoon of the 17th and j
was likely held up by the bad wea- j
j ther.
121 Requests
In addition to th above cases, I
we had 121 requests for health and i
welfare reports during and follow- ,
ing the hurricanes in the fall. We
are not allowed to count these as
cases although they often consume J
much time and alleviate anxiety !
when communications are out of
order
Congressional statutes obligate '
the American Red Cross to fur- !
nish volunteer aid to the sick and ;
wounded of the armed forces, and
j to provide a medium of communi- 1
cation between the people and '
. their armed forces. These general j
I purposes are explicitly defined in j
the regulations of the armed
forces.
j Home Service is the program !
! through which the American Red |
Cross carries out in communities \
this responsibility to service men
and veterans and their dependents, i
and to the dependents of deceased 1
service men and veterans.
This service is organized and i
available to every section of our 1
country through local chapters and
to military installations at home j
and abroad through field directors. '
Armed Services Aid
The American' Red Cross nation- 1
al organization and chapters have
a primary responsibility to provide
Home Service as a well-rounded
program of service to members of
the armed forces and their fam
ilies. This includes the following
specific functions:
1. Counseling in personal and :
family problems. This service is
an integral part of all other func
tions of Home Service.
2. Reporting and communication
service, including reports and so
cial histories needed by the mili
tary authorities, verification of
need for emergency leave.
3. Assistance in applying for
government benefits.
4. Referral service through
which applicants to the Red Cross
may be informed of and assisted
in the utilization of other avail
able resources.
5. Financial assistance on basis
of need.
The American Red Cross pro
vides to former members of the
armed forces and their dependents
specific services. These services
are given through the combined
efforts of the chapters and the na
tional organization to assure a na
tion-wide service that is unified
and effective.
Information Supplied
1. Assistance will be given by
chapters to veterans and their de
pendents in the preparation and
development of applications for
federal and state benefits and in
supplying information concerning
benefits available.
2. Chapters will cooperate with
the Veterans Administration on
behalf of veterans and their de
pendents by providin greports,
such as those regarding the fami
lies of hospitalized veterans, need
ed in relation to the rehabilita
tion of the patient, social histories
needed in diagnosis and treatment,
and reports of home conditions re
quired in deciding questions of
leave from hospitals.
3. All service given to veterans
and their dependents by Red Cross
Home Service involves counseling
in personal and family problems.
4 Chapters may, under certain
conditions, give financial aid to
veterans and their dependents on
a limited and temporary "basis.
Emergency relief to civilians
(other than disaster relief) may
be given when the priority of
those members of the armed
forces, veterans, and their depen
dents has been established. If the
local chapter has sufficient funds
to finance the service, with credit
to the American Red Cross, the
board of directors may use their
discretion regarding worthy cases.
Sculptor Offers
Gifts fo College
Williamsburg, Va. (AP) ? Busts
of John Marshall, George Wythe
and William Blackstone by Sculp
tor Felix G. W. deWeldon have
been offered as a gift to the Col
lege of William and Mary School
of Government.
-Xhe . Art Commission
sa??*they lack sufficient artistic
merit." Virginia's governor told
the college it couldn't accept them
without approval of the Art Com
mission.
Then someone suggested the
college accept them, not as a gift
but as a permanent loan. That got
around the law, but the governor
has a hill before him to put a two
year limit on art loans.
Sculptor deWeldon, who did a
famous statue of the Marines rais
ing the Iwo Jima flag says:
"It makes no difference to me.
Time will rectify this and people
with better judgment will come
along. My work is recognized
around the world."
American Travelers
Stonington, Conn. (AP) ? The
first United States ship to carry the
flag around the world with an ail
American crew was the Betsey of
Stonington, Edmund Fanning mas
ter, which made a voyage to China
in 1797-99, say marine historians.
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March 23 ? Mr. and Mrs E. F
Carraway were in Raleigh recently
? on business.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Thompson of
Durham spent last week here with
Mrs. Thompson's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. H. D. Garner.
Mis. Jason Mann and little son
of Greensboro spent Friday here
with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mann.
Dalton B Rhue of Burlington.
N. C., spent the weekend here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V M
Rhue.
Mrs. Parker Guthrie and Mrs.
Sammy Barnes accompanied Mrs.
Robert Laughton of Morehead City
to Durham for the weekend,
j Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Henderson.
, Miss Justine Henderson and Doug
I las Henderson spent Sunday in
I Wilson.
Larry Howard, who attends
school in Gastonia, is spending sev
eral days at nis home here.
I Mr. and Mrs. Claude Henderson
I spent Sunday in Hubert.
| Mrs. Jack Howard and little son.
, Douglas, spent Monday in More
head City.
! Mr. and Mrs. D. Ira Garner were
1 business visitors in New Bern
! Tuesday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Connie Adams of
Chester, Va., visited the J. Wiley
; Adams' last week.
i Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meares of
| Richmond, Va., returned home
j after spending the weekend here
[with Mr and Mrs. C. M. Meares.
Mrs. C. M. Hill and Mrs. Walter
I D. Heath shopped in New Bern
j Tuesday.
| Roy T. Garner and Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Rhue visited Lt. Commander
and Mrs. I.ewis Lee Edwards in
Falls Church, Va., last week. Mrs.
Pearlie Garner returned home with
them.
L. G. Lewis entered a hospital
in Norfolk, Va.. Friday for an op
eration. Mrs. Lewis, who was with
him, returned to her home here
Sunday.
Tony C. Hill was a business vis
itor in New Bern Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gould and
boys, Bobby and Butch, and Miss
Lucille Gould went to Raleigh Sun
day to cany Jimmy Gould who had
been visiting his grandparents
here. ^
Mrs. Nora Garner and Mrs
Robert G. Parish spent Tuesday
shopping in New Bern.
Mrs. John Bell Kelly shopped in
New Bern Tuesday.
Edward Earl Carraway returned
to State College, Raleigh, after the
weekend here.
W. D. Heath Jr. and son, Duffy,
went to Rocky Mount Tuesday to
get David Heath, who had been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Heath for two weeks.
Bridge Club
Miss Agnes Quinn was hostess to
the Friday evening bridge club at
the home of Mrs. M C. Howard.
Mrs. Howard was high scorer and
Mrs. W. J. Kirby second high. Mrs
Salon Perkins won both low and
bingo. Colas and nuts were served
during play and ice cream, cake
and coflee at the end of the game.
Birthday Celebrated
Twenyt-one young friends helped
Bobby Gould celebrate his ninth
birthday last Thursday afternoon
from four to six. Games were en
joyed, and favors of paper hats,
poppers and bubble gum created
much fun. Bobby received many
gifts, and refreshments of potato
chips, cake and drinks were en
Joyed by all7
Report Asked
On Polar Bear
Norfolk, Va. (AP)? Across the
crackling wastes of an arctic Navy
operation area the USS Rushtncre
massaged: "Desire daily polar bear
report at your earliest conven
ience."
The USS Lindenwald. a landing
ship, dock, like the Rushmore, re
plied: "Herded bear to within 50
feet of well several times but bear
proved more agile than LCVP
(landing craft, vehicle-personnel )"
Later the Rushmore pursued the
matter further: "Re polar bear re
port, please keep us advised ail
bear epiaodes; odds quoted 10 to
one on bear with few takers."
Crew members of the Linden
wald related the bear story on
their return from the far north
unloading operation. It seems an
inquisitive polar bear nosed tip to
a porthole of a small craft, ? cook
sounded the tally-ho and landing
craft churned out of the well deck
of th? LSD in pursuit of the bear.
Members of the crew also re
lated that even a losing bear hunt
ia something extra special in an
area where there isn't too much
else going on.
BROWN uaouiotiu mc.
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Not One Carteret Windmill
Survives in County Today
By F. C. SALISBURY
In the latter part of the past cen
tury, 20 windmills for the grind
ing of corn and grains were scat
tered throughout Carteret County.
Every settlement had one 01 more
of these crude "power-houses," so
essential for the supplying of
family needs. Not one remains in
the county to serve even as a mu
seum piece.
Windmills, as a means for pro
ducing power, came into general
use in America as early as 1640.
the method being brought from
Holland by the Dutch. Although
wind-powered mills were designed
for riverless areas, they had the
advantage over waterwheel mills
in that they could operate even
when water froze.
New England windmills, many
of which have been preserved as
tourist attractions, are most in
teresting in construction. Built ta
poring, six-sided, two stories high,
they have a revolving dome which
contains the main axle to which
the four wings are attached.
The dome operates on a track
so that the wings or propeller can
be brought into the wind. On the
main axle is a large gear wheel,
meshed with the upright shaft on
I the end of which is fastened the
I runner stone.
[ The wing-like propellers are so
{arranged that they can bo adjusted
| to the velocity of the wind. In this
? style of mill the grind stones rest
on the ground.
Pictures of the mills built and
operated in this county show they
! were not so elaborate in design as
the New England ones. A build
ing larg? enough to contain the
millstones with sufficient work
ing and storage space was mount
ed on a rigid tripod, high enough
from the ground for the wings to
clear.
The large center post of the tri
I pod served as a pivot on which the
I millhouse could be turned to bring
j the wings into the wind, such
wings being adjustable. Four large
fan like blades of canvas-covered
'slatted frames, attached to long
! arms, connected with the main
axle. They delivered the necessary
' power to turn the heavy sand
i stone grinders providing the wind
| was blowing.
Two Stones Required
i Next time you see an old mill
I stone, perhaps being used as a
doorstep or a pump stand, notice
, the cut of grooves running out j
from the center. It required two
stones for the grinding of corn or
other grains.
! The runner stone turned above
the fixed nether stone and accord
ing to the dress or cut of the pair,
: different consistencies of meal or
I grains were ground. A course gran
! ular sandstone was the rock most
I commonly used.
| The best source of this grade of j,
sandstone in this country is found j
in Ulster County, New York, and .
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, .
where the few stone grinding mlMs
still in operation get their mill- ,
stones. It is said that the pattern ,
of the different cuts on millstones ,
can be found on old patchwork j
quilts or a Pennsylvania barn's hex <
sign.
To bring the sails into the wind 1
by the turning of the millhouse
on its pivot, a long tongue, on the
lend of which was a wagon wheel,
I extended from the sill of the house ?
to the ground. This long tongue
I also served as a brace. To this
l tongue was hitched either a horse,
mule or sufficient man power to
turn the millhouse so that the
wings faced the wind.
Between the thills of this tongue
was a stairway up which the grain
was carried for grinding, and down !
which came the meal or flour. A 1
lever contraption raised the stairs
when it was necessary to turn the
millhouse. #
Solid Construction
These old millhouses were of I
most solid and rigid construction,
for the crude driving power was
far from smooth and quiet run
ning. From the millstones of these
power houses came a grade of
corn meal that cannot be sur
passed today.
Older persons of the county can
recall that the best corn meal
came from a mill where the meal
had not been scorched by fast
grinding. When meal is^resh from
slow-turning stones, "as warm as
from the underside of a settin'
hen," it makes the best coi n i
bread.
Most of these early mills were
built near the coast, for from that
source the wind was most apt to
be blowing. If a family was out
of meal, it was a calamity when
a stretch of calm weather struck
the coast. Mills were operated on
the toll system, taking one-eighth
from the half bushel measure for
the mill's share.
Besides the grinding of grains,
where salt was being manufactured
along the coast windmills were put
into use to operate the pumps that
supplied the settling tanks with i
seawater.
For several years, Allen Taylor;
of Sea Level has been trying to i
interest either the State Histori- j
cal Society or some other organi
zation to build one of these old- j
timcy windmills as a tourist at ;
traction as well as a museum piece i
of bygone days.
His knowledge of the construc- 1
tion of windmills of former days
would be valuable assistance in
constructing one of these early |
power-houses.
Soup at Wholesale
Fairgrove, Mich (AP) Bean,
soup 400 gallons of it is dished
out each year to the thousands of
persons who attend the annual
Fairgrove Bean Festival. The vil
lage is in the heart of Michigan's
bean country.
Wrong Timing | s<
Bartow, Fla. (AP) Looking for
a suspected moonshiner, state e
beverage agents stopped at his a
house and were told by a small 7
boy: "You can't see my Daddy now.
He just left with some 'shine'." ic;
egislators PropoM to Cut
Occident* With Horn
Phoenix. Ariz <Af) When two
late legislators introduced 4 novel
roposal to cut the auto accident
ate, their colleagues called it e
ound idea.
They proposed that all cars be
quipped with a device to sound
car's horn after it reaches the
O-mile-an-hour mark. The horn
rould keep on blasting until the
ar slowed down.
IT'S THE "FOLLOW-THROUGH"
that counts. All the best intentions in the world mary ba
meant, but unless you start a First-Citizens savings
account now, and add to it regularly, your financial
security may end up "in the rough."
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