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Datdin*: DMbwi /, 1 1 1 ?? Pictures Tell Story of Excavation ?r Oft. JOHN T. il'NN f re?d ?o?M?hc?* ? 1<M|( lime ?go that oajc picture Ms vwm a thousand words. If so, then this will be quite a lengthy article (or here ft last are the pictures ' Picture No 1 gives you a fed eral tim of one section o( th* excavation at well as * mui? tes timony of the barrenness of the country of Moab as the summer season approaches. The piles of ro*k? to the right and left of the scene were from the mate of walls and (alien masonry which we en countered while digging. Each stone had to be lifted from the excavai'jii area, in the center , of the picture, and then passed iijta man to man to the surface Tn say the least such a task as this can become quite tiresome af ter six or seven weeks. If I had Jerry Schumacher over here in this "oven" for a month or so moving rocks, I could make of him a mere shadow of his former self since he's having difficulty reducing. lecture No 2 is a typical exca vation shot. The character in the canter is the writer and to his left is Sheik Sadik. To the right are three basket boys who carry dirt and at the renter top is Kasa leaning on his pick in a typical WM pone. Sheik Sadik and I are scraping dirt from the stones of a wall so that the outline of each stone may he distinct. Picture No. 3 shows me at one of my favorite pastimes, washing pottery. Eacn day literally bushels of broken bits of pottery are un earthed. Each piece is washed and then carefully inspected. It is in teresting to note that if you count carefully you will see approximate ly 22 baskets of pottery and about 16 sacks of the same stuff lying around. After the pottery has been washed then it goes to Dr. Mor ton (picture No. 4) who records the numher of pieces in each bas ket, the different types, and the location from which it came. Any special pieces such as painted, in cised, or unusual are placed in special sacks to be drawn to scale and recorded. All in all. the work tends to be very exacting. Picture No. 5 is a scene of pay day which for the workmen seems to be never frequent enough. In the lower right center you can see one of the workmen with his typi cal Bedouin knife on his belt. These are wicked weapons with a serpentine blade almost six inches long. You can't see them in the picture but under the folds of their garments each workman has his knife and that goes for the kids you see in the picture. On the day this picture was tak en it was a little over 90 degrees I but look at the heavy clothing of the workmen. They have a saying that heavy clothes keep out the j cold and the heat. You just can't convince them that they will be cooler with their coats o((. This week Is the last week of our work at Dhlban. The past week has ben filled with frantic activi ty in order to accomplish aa much as possible before leaving. Our work day for the staff has now in creased from ? in the morntng to II or 12 at night. ]t would be premature as well as Ul-advised to attempt any state ment now as to the findings of the season. It may take years o( intensive study and cheeking of evidence to unfold the true natufe of (he results of the excavat'on, hut even at thia point we know progress has been made in under standing more of the Blhlieal beck ground It la good to think of coming back home sooner than at tint anticipated. But these have been food days filled to the brim with adventure and excitement. Ham* Agent Lists Club Meetings The schedule of Home Demon stration Club meeting! lor the coming week h?i been announced by Kn Ploy Garner, home agent It followa: Tueaday, July 3, the Wlldwood Club will meet at 7:80 with Mra. Janet Rom. Thuraday, July 5, the North River Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. With Mra. Jehn Felton Jr. Thuraday, July S, the Broad Creek Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. ?t the home of Mra. Roaalyn Ruj aeU. The meeting scheduled for Fri day, July 6, by the Settle Club haa been postponed until July 13. On Out date It will meet at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L B. WUlls Jr. u. Cdr. Joitmi Van EH** >?H*vd of Command Lt. Cdr James Vaa ttten, com manding officer of the Coast Guard buoy tender. Conifer, baaed at rort Macao, was relieved of command ia ? ceremony at 10 a.m. yesterday gt the bM*. lieutenant Commander Vaa B* tronics division, Washington, D C. Robert L. DarU, Morcbead City. N? 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 The* jfclmWNi n mnahere4 n that the i hi tke Ml IM M ?? Ml tn M hM mdy- Till fc ?w hr r *rrk, ? MM (tMN tf Dr. Ml T. Mui total M* reveal My t* Mrtn Vlhttt he wrtfefeated la sftNertwkN ?*rt h* ?h? ***? k*? School yf Ortentpl lUwVrt. Dr. Rm* to *? ** ?! 9r. tm* m. Ml It. Bum, Nfcr?ft?i4 City. ' T A Director Cites Ports Needs, t Presents Financial Report ?T NORWOOD YOUNG Col. Richard S. Marr. executive director of the N. C. State Port* Authority told members of tlx SPA Board, in session at Mora head City yeaterday, that an eatl mated $5,185,236 ia needed for the expansion and improvement of the slate's two deep water porta dur ing the next biennium, 1957 59 Colonel Marr said there has been a tremendous growth in foreign trait* with expansion programs under way in moat porta to take rare af this growth. New York, he said, ia spending *100,000.000, Miami $16,000,000 San Franc iaco *35,000,000, Balti more $15,000,000, and Los Ange les $16,000,000 Seattle, he added has spent $0,875,000 in the past three yeara, and haa recently re- i quested $9,000,000 more. Their earnings last year were $04,000, about (he same as North Caro t lina's. South Carolina haa author ized the iasue of $10,000,000 in < bonds for port expansion. i "Port expansions must be antic ipated and facilities available, or new business continuously being generated in this state will go elsewhere," he added. The director said more storage space is needed at Morehead City, adding that thousands of hogs heads of tobacco have been turned down here due to lack of space. Wilmington needs more dock and transit shed space, he con tinued. Ships and thousands of tons of cargo, including much to bacco, have been turned down there because of lack of space, he reported. A total of $2,775,000 was re quested for port additions two years ago, the director continued. None of this sum was appro priated. The director listed the current needs at Wilmington and their ap proximate costs as follows: 1,100 foot dock extension to accommo date two additional ships at the same time. $2,947,736; transit shed 700 X 275 feet, $577,500; an addi tional gantry crane, $160,000; re modeling of shipyard fabrication shop $200,000; and railroad and road work, $150,000, or a total of $4,035,236. Morehead City's needs were list ed as 200,000 square feet of ware housing space, $900,000; additional water tank facilities, $50,000; and $100,000 for railroad and road con struction, or a total of $1,090,000. The remaining $100,000 would ; be eariiurked for additional equip- ' Governor (Continued from Page 1) < I a CAD "advisory committee' of per- < haps a hundred persons throughout the state who would work with the < commerce and industry committee, ; making contacts throughout the na- 1 tion. j The governor also suggested that < another committee might be form- < ed, a small executive committee of ? the CAD board which the director could call together quickly if need be. Makes Suggestions Referring specifically to eastern Carolina, the governor commented on protecting property from hurri' canes and establishment of a ferry from Cedar Island to Ocracoke. To anyone who owns property In this ares, the governor said, "I say spend some of ypur own money and spend it quickly " He -said the sea walls along the beach are good, but groins should also be built. The federal government, he con tinued, will not build groins and the state cannot do it legally. He suggested the formation of non profit corporations all op and down the coast to undertake, on a co operative basis, project! for guard ing land mlnst hurricane attack. Relative to the proposed f?rry to Ocracoke. the governor said he's against tolls tut if toll bridges and toll ferries are the only way to open up the eastern part of the stata, then "modified" tolls would be wise. Ha fervently expressed the hope that a "good, fast, Jependablt fer ry" be established between Cedar Island and Ocracoke. Referring to the State Porta Au thority, with wbom he also met yesterday morning, the governor said that while be was aware that Morehead City and Wilmington both wanted more port business, he said, "Let's cut out this bickering and talking back and forth and all jet to work for North Carolina." He pointed out that the ports aa thorlty and the CAD board should work together and commended W. P. Saunders, director of the CAD lepartment for his work In the de partment. Prior to the governor's remarks, reports were given by Charlea Par <er, chairman of advertising; A. H. Orant, commerce and Industry; C. 3. Holland, commercial fisheries; f. H. Claridge, forestry; Jasper I. Jtuckey, mineral resources; Thomas W. Morse, parka. Col. B. C. Snow, ?eter resources, inlets and water vaya, and W. Ray Biahop, auditor. The invocation at the start of he meeting wm given by Dr. John lau, paster of the First Baptfet Thurch, Morehead City. The wel ?ome address waa given by Dr. B. r. Royal, Morehead City. Lee R. ianwy, Kinston. member e< the ?ett lor the two port*. Referring to the financial status of lh* two porti Colonel Marr said they will thaw a net operation profit, after depreciation, this year for the first time in their history. They grossed $503,000 for the 11-month period ending May 31, with an operating expense of $253,763. There was a slight loss in June, th<; director added, and complete figures for the month have not been tabulated. The profit before depreciation at the two porta, he said, was $175,000 for Wilmington, and $75, 000 for Morehead City. Total net profits for the year, after depreciation, will run lie 1 ween $55,000 and $60,000 for Wil mington, and $10,000 for Morehead City, the director said. Colonel Marr said both ports during the past two years have shown a growth in dry cargo han il?d, adding that 'efficiency of operations has greatly increased." rhe ports have done much to im prove the economy of both port cities, ami to lower freight rates and shipping charges for shippers ill over the state, he said. A total of $1,250,000 in steve lore payrolls has been paid out : it the Wilmington port, and $250. )00 paid out at Morehead City, he idded. "Thousands of tons of cargo I tave been shipped out and brought nto this state through our ports it greatly reduced costs to the j >epple, and the increase in dollar ; 'alue of cargo handled has been ipproximately 400 per cent in the >ast year." he continued. "I think both ports are making [ood progress," Colonel Marr stat d. "They have built firm founda ions ? prospects next year are ;ood. More tobacco has been ship >ed through the Morehead City >ort during the past year than sver before in its history." Despite Colonel Marr's bright licture, a look at the statement of >rofits and revenues for the More lead City port, at least, show a lecline in revenue that could be :onstrued as "alarming." During her peak year of opera ions, 1953-54, Morehead City ihowed a net profit after depre cation for the six months ending Tec. 31. 1953. of $29,022.47; while Wilmington had a loss of $54,266. (7. for the period ending June 30, 1954, Morehead's profit was $35, 111.50, Wilmington's loss was $5*r 226.91. Again for the period end ng Dec. 31, 1854, llorehead's pro fit fos $23,38602, while Wilming ;on's loss was $31.212 66. For the period ending June 30. 1955, Morehead showed a profit >f $33,283.41, and Wilmington ;ame out of the red for a profit >f $18 506.13 Morehead's profits took a nose live for the period ending Dec. 10, 1955, falling to |8,44#.87, while Wilmington's profits jumped to M3.0S7.3S. Alain, for the period >nding June 30, 1956, Morehead :ity shows an estimated loaa of $2, 136.52, while Wilmington shows an estimated e? rnipg of M5? 31 Colonel Marr explained More head City's lost of revenue during Ike past fiscal yd^Mipnmanly caused by tkre^^^^Bli^ Ma rine Corps' warehouses, a i troop movements and the installation by* of additional LST loading on Radio Island, thus curtailing LST loading operations at the Morehead port. Gov. Luther Hodges visited the SPA Board while the latter was in session, and joined in an informal discussion of ports' problems. "I wish very mueh there was a eloser relation between boards and management, so they could help you and you could help them," the governor said. "We've got to constantly canvass the state," he continued, "see lit erally hundreds of people who bring in raw materials through out-of-state ports, and tell them what we've got to offer them through our ports." Wrecks (Continued from Page 1) headed east and apparently was unfamiliar with the sharp turn the highway makes at Smyrna. Driver suffered a cut chin, cut chest, chest bruises, and a cut thumb and knee. His son, Michael, suffered a broken nore and a brain concussion, and his son, Donald, was bruised. All wort taken to the Sea Level Hospital. Donald was discharged Sunday. Car Hits Tree Bruce Fulcher, Atlantic, es caped injury at 1 a.m. Sunday when the 1955 Ford he was driving hit a tree at Atlantic. Damage to the car was estimated at $500. Patrolman Pickard said Fulcher will be charged with driving too fast for existing road conditions. The patrolman also reported that three cars received very slight damage at 4 p.m. Sunday on the causeway between the bridge and Atlantic Beach. The cars bumped each other in a line of traffic. They were headed toward Morehead City. Drivers of the cars were from Beaufort, Harkers Island and Princeton. Back Injured GlauCus Raymond N e w s o m e, 1206 Sbaekfetord St., Morehead City, suffered a back injury at 11:10 a.m. Sunday when the car he was driving upset on Highway 24 eight miles west of Morehead City. According to Patrolman Sykes, iNewsome, in a 1950 Chevrolet, was headed east and failed to mak?j curve. He went off the of the road, pulled to skidded 345 feet and tun The car landed on its top i demolished. Newsome was taken to More head City Hospital. Charges against him are pending. svrolet, was m* opa^t* OTTIS FISH and PARTY BOA1 805 Sh?p*r4 St. FISHING INFORMATION FISH ABOARD THIS GREAT "LUCKY SEVEN" FISH FINDING FLEET 1. DOLPHIN 4. DOLPHIN IV 2. DOLPHIN II 3. DOLPHIN III 5. 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