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45th YEAR, NO. 63. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1966 PUBLISHED TUESDAY8 AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Pays Large Chunk of Debt
It was i happy day Wednesday as Beaufort officials paid off
$27, 000 in bonds. Holding the bonds, left, is James II. Davis, cashier
of the First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Beaufort, who handled the
Photo by Roy Eu banks
transaction. Beaming at the check which went to the bondholder is
Gerald Hill, finance commissioner. Seated is Mayor Clifford Lewis
and at right is Dan Walker, town clerk, "beamingest" of all.
The largest single retirement of
bonds the town of Beaufort has
ever made occurred last week.
* Mayor Clifford Lewis announced
that $27,000 in bonds were paid
off at a cost to the town of $25,
785.
By doing this, he explained, the
town saved $18,562.50 in interest
because the bonds were not due
. until July 1, 1974. Each of the
bonds was bought at $955, or $45
below face value.
The town retired $6,000 of its
debt in May. The current repay
ment brings the total debt repaid
to $33,000 within the last 00 days.
This leaves Beaufort's debt at
present at $361,000.
The $27,000 retirement came on
the eve of the seventh anniver
sary of Dan Walker's service as
Beaufort town clerk. Mr. Walker
was appointed town clerk Aug. 6,
1949. At that time the town's debt
was $470,732 01. Since that time
$109,732.01 of the debt has been
paid, an average of $14,247.43 a
year.
During that period the total
saved in interest by repaying the
bonds as opportunity arose was ap
proximately $35,000.
Mr. Walker credited this achieve
ment to folks' paying their taxes
faithfully, and more strict adher
ence to the budget.
He pointed out that the town
had 17 employees in 1949 and now
has IS, the reduction made possi
ble by adding labor-saving machin
ery.
The saving in salary, the clerk
explained, paid for the machinery
and has also enabled the town
crew to work fast and efficiently.
For example, he cited the 3-foot
sewer line laid three years ago to
correct a drainage problem in the
700 block of Ann Street. Labor
alone would have cost $12,000 had
the job been contracted, but the
town was able to do it with its
own equipment and men.
Mayor Lewis commented that
wise financial operation of the
town brings many benefits, both
seen and unseen, to all residents.
VJ. H. Potter, Beaufort, Gives
Radiotelephone to Civil Defense
' Conifer Gets
New Skipper
Lcdr. Arthur II. Sheppard, a vet
eran of 26 years' service in the
Coast Guard, assumed command of
the Coast Guard Cutter Conifer Fri
i day mornit.n at Fort Macon.
He relieved Lt. Bob Davis, who
returned to his post as executive
* officer aboard the buoy tender.
Commander Sheppard served the
past five years in Baltimore in Mer
chant Marine inspection. Prior to
that time he spent 19 years on vari
ous seagoing craft, mainly buoy
tenders. He succeeds Lcdr. James
Van Etten as commanding officer.
He and hij family, including his
wife and two children, are living
v at 205 S. 21st St., Morehead City.
His son, Arthur Jr. is 10 and his
daughter, Romelda IS.
Commander Sheppard was on the
Conifer at the time she was built
in Dulutfa, Minn., in 1M2.
It has been reported that a sea
going tug will be based at Fort
Macon soon.
? W. H. Potfof.'of Beaufort Fish
cries, has given a marine radio
telephone to the County Civil De
fense organization, Adam Mayer,
eommunications officer, announced
yesterday.
Mr. Mayer said that Mr. Potter
made the set available In June and
since that time efforts have been
underway to so equip it that it
can be used as a contact point in
the eastern part of the county dur
ing hurricanes.
Cooperating in the project is
Bob Slater of Machine and Supply
Co., Beaufort. The radio is pro
posed for use at the Sea Level
Hospital which is equipped with
an emergency generator that would
allow operation of the radio in
case of power failure.
Mr. Slater's firm has offered to
provide the antenna and install the
set without charge, Mr. Mayer said.
James Denning, State Civil De
fense communications officer, sug
gested that the radio be used an
the county sheriffs network but
this was not ponible because the
sheriffs network Is FM and the
radio AM.
Mr. Slater suggested then that
the radio be used on the Civilian
Air Patrol network, but corres
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' 2,126 Receive Polio Shots
At Free Clinics Last Week
P.H. GeerJr. Will
Act as Toastmaster
P. II. Gecr Jr. will be toastmas
ter it the meeting of the Carteret
County Toastmssters Club tomor
row night at the Beaufort Town
I Hall at 8:13.
The invocation will be given by
J. P. Harris Jr. Topic master for
the meeting will be J. B. Eubanks.
Clifford Faglie will be master
critic.
Prepared speakers for the meet
ing will be J. B. Eubanks. Dr. W.
L Woodard. Clifford Lewis, Bill
Smith and Bill Pickard.
Critics will be Gerald Hill. Jas
per Bell, E. G. Phillips, Ted Rice
and Osctr Allred.
Auditor Reports on Hoalth
Contor, Mosquito Funds
The county will borrow, on
promissory note, S1S.000 to build
the new county health center.
James D. Potter, county auditor,
said yesterday there will be four
three - thousand ? dollar (our -year
notes issued. He also said that
Civil Defense has approved the
county's application for mosquito
control funds. The eouaty sppited
? Through Friday 2,126 shots hid
been given it the free polio clinics
which started last Monday. Dr.
John Way, chairman of the County
Mcdical Society polio committee,
said the medical society, in coop
eration with the health depart
ment. is hoping to give it least
4,000 shots.
The number of persons eligible
for the shots la estimated to be
#,700.
Dr. Way ia especially concerned
abbut the Negro children at Mer
rimon. It la estimated that 25 are
eligible for the allots there and
none showed up at the clinic Fri
day. There will be another clinic
there, at the colored church, this
Friday at 1:30 p.m.
The clinics are being conducted
all this week ss well as next week.
Communities being visited today
are Salter Path and Atlantic
Beach. Shots sre being given ia
the health office, Beaufort, from
8 to 3 today.
Tomorrow the following com
munities will be visited: Stella,
Bogue, Broad Creek, Newport, Mill
Creek, Wlldwood and Mansfield.
Shots will be given at the hospital
annex in Morehead City from ?
to 3 Thursday.
Clinics will be conducted Friday
at Harkers Island, Otway. Bettie,
Harlowe, North River, Mcrrimoa
and Soutt River.
ASC tfffice Wants
Larger Quarters
B. J. May, manager of the coun
ty ASC oflice, appeared before the
county board yesterday morning
and requested that more space be
found for the ASC office. The of
fice is now located on the second
floor of the Beaufort postofficc
building.
Accompanying him were mem
bers of the ASC committee, Roy
Keller, Bettie. Clarence Millis,
Newport, and J. C. Barker, Stella,
also R. M. Williams, county agent.
Mr. May read a letter from the
state ASC committee, which out
lined the economic value of the
ASC office to the county. Tfic of
fice in Beaufort, he said, is the
means of providing an income to
the county of more than $73,000 an
nually in cash payments to farmers
and in salaries to personnel who
work there.
Mr. Williams said it would be
best if ail the county agriculture
agencies were under one roof. Com
missioner Skinner Chalk said that
he doubted if such a building could
be constructed in the near future.
Commissioner Odell Merrill told
the ASC committee that the only
thing he could foresee In solving
space problems would be to give
the ASC office the offices now be
ing used by the health department,
after the health center is built
Moses Howard, chairman of the
board, appointed Commissioner
Merrill, Commissioner Chalk and
James Potter, county auditor, as i
committee to find more space for
the ASC office.
Beaufort Prize
Winners Listed
iSrcnty-thrft persons received
prizes at the firemen's movie ut
the East Drivc-ln Theatre Tues
day night.
The winners of the prizes, and
the donors arc as follows:
Dick Whitehurst, clock, Beau
fort Fire Department; C. Z. Chap
pell, wrist watch, B. A. Bell, Jew
eler; Jimmy Buttrey, three hair
cuts and three bottles of tonic,
Haywood's Barber Shop and City
Barber Shop; Raymond Still, elec
tric iron, City Appliance.
Helen Van Etten, tie clasp. Jar
vis Herring, Jeweler; G. M. Paul,
desk lamp, Hamilton Furniture
Co.; H. I. Holbrook, electric per
colator; Hiss Sallie Stancil, two
dinners and one floor wax, The
Coffee Shop and C. D. Jones Co.
Jeanie Lewis, one wash and
grease job, Loftin's Shell Service;
Homer Lewis, one pair of boots,
City Grocery; J. F. Flynn, one
nylon slip and a dress. The Vogue
and Potter's Dress Shop; Dorothy
Dennis, two pair of socks, one T
shirt and a belt, Lipman Dept.
Store, Beaufort Dept. Store and
E. W. Downum.
J. R. Ransom, candy dish and
sport shirt. Stamper's Jewelry and
Merrill's Men's Shop; Jackie Chap
lain, cosmetic set and bath mat
set, Guthrie Jonea Drug Store and
Beaufort Hardware Co.; Horace
Swain, hair cut and bottle tonic,
Airport Barber Shop.
Glen Conway, beverage set. We*
tern Auto; Leaton W. Gillikin, Par
ker 21 Pen and Pencil set, F. R.
Bell Drug Store; William B. Gol
den, one wash and greaae job,
Willis Gulf Service, and Dave Hill,
surprise package.
The firemen extended thanks to
all merchants who donated prixes,
and to all those who bought ticketa
and made donation!.
Shipwreck Commissioner
Reports on Omar Babun
Roy Eubank*. Bcauforl, ship
wreck commissioner, announced
yesterday that the Omar Babun, ?
freighter besched cast of the More
head City Yacht Baain, has been
labeled a menace to navigation by
the Cout Guard.
Mr. Eubanks aaid that It Is now
up to the Coast Guard and the U.S.
District Attorney to serve papers
on R. A. Canipe, owner of the
ship. Mr. Eubanks says Canipe
claims that he doesn't, have to
move the ship.
The Omar Babun was wrecked
at Rodenthe two years ago and was
salvaged by the Canipe* of Have
lock. IB October of 1B93 It was
towed to Morehead City and haa
been tied up since then at ? sal
vage company en the Beaufort
J. A. DuBois, chamber of com
merce manager, recently contacted
Mr Eu banks relative to getting the
ship moved becauaa ita present
position poses a threat to the
channcl to the More head CKy
Yacht basin and surrounding prop
erty.
Canlpe, said In the tall o( 1M6
that he planned to put dteael en
gines in the Omar Babun, a 97
foot vessel, and use it in salvage
work.
Chief Isaacs Waning
Police Chief Guy Springle of
Beaufort has announced that all
trash cana in Beaufort shall not be
over SO gallons and must have tops.
Chief Springle said that .11 vio
lators of tbla law will bo prose
cuted.
Final Legal Hurdle Cleared
On Building New Bridge
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Coast Guard Makes Night
Rescue of Four Fishermen
Army Engineer
Issues Report
Three Dredging Jobs
Completed at Ocracoke
During July
Col. Henry C. Rowland Jr., who
succeeds Col. R. L. Hill as head of
the Wilmington District, Corps of
Engineers, reports that during July
three dredging jobs were com
pleted at Oeracokc.
One was a 7-foot channel in
VVainwright Slough, the second a
10-foot channel in Silver Lake Har
bor, and third, a 12-foot channel
in Wallace Channel.
Colonel Rowland also reports
that the Corps of Engineers is re
questing $570,000 for a 14-foot
channel through Oregon Inlet. This
also includes a 12 foot channel
from the inlet to deep water in
Pamlico Sound.
Congress okayed the Oregon In- 1
let project seven years ago, but
never appropriated the money. Ac
cording to Colonel Rowland, the
Oregon Inlet project "heads the
list" of eastern Carolina projects
for the current fiscal year.
In Carteret County, the Army is
asking for funds to dredge 7-foot
channels at the east and west ends
of Markers Island and a 6-foot
channel and basin at Marshallbcrg.
Congressman Harden announced
m January that both of these
projects were included in the fed
eral budget drawn up by President
Eisenhower and sent to Congress;
seven JMtfi ago.
The 750-foot stone breafcwater at
Hatteras. harbor is reported to be
70 per cent complete. Stone for
the job has been leaving Morchcad
City |M>rt by barge.
Started in July. Colonel Rowland
said, was the project of deepening
Wilmington harbor to 34 feet at a
cost of a million and a half dollars.
State Beauty
Arrives Sunday
Miss North Carolina, Joan S.
Melton of Albemarle, arrived at
the Beaufort-Morehead City Air
port at 5:15 p.m. Sunday. She was
greeted by Mayor George Dill of
Morchead City and Mayor Clifford
Lewis of Beaufort.
Also on hand were L. G. Dunn
and L. E. Kelly, chairmen of the
Morchead City Jaycec committee
supervising Miss North Carolina's
vacation in Morchead City and At
lantic Beach thii week.
Sirens ahrieked as Miss Melton
was escorted by police cars to the
Atlantic Beach Hotel, where she
ia staying. Vacationing with the
atate beauty ia an ECC classmate,
Miss Alice Home of Tabor City.
Yesterday they had breakfast at
the Lighthouae Restaurant and
then Miss Melton posed for photo
g raphe ra at Atlantic Beach. She
had lunch at Mrs. Russell Willis's
Bar-B-Q and Steak Houae and laat
night waa the gueat at the Jaycec
meeting at the Hotel Fort Macon.
Later she played miniature golf
at The Little Nine courae.
Today ahe will be the gueat of
Beaufort Jaycees. Miss Home 1a
included In all the entertainment
planned for Miss Melton.
Five County Men Will
Be Inducted Tomorrow
Five county residents have been
ordered to report (or Induction
into the Army tomorrow by the
County Draft Board. They will be
lent from here to Raleigh.
They an Allen Murray Jr. and
Romeo Ward, Morebead City;
Clyde T. Croon?, Beaufort; Hor
ace L. Turner, Newport, and Ervin
Gary Morris, Atlantic.
Tide TabJ*
Tides at the imbct Bar
HIGH LOW
Ttoatftay, Aug. 7
8:37 a.m. 3:30 a.m.
9:01 p.m. 2:40 p.m.
WedaeWay, Am- *
28 aja. 1:17 a.m.
8:90 p m 3:40 p.m.
ThrsitJ, Aug. ?
10:18 a.m. 4:09 a m
10:38 p.m. 4:33 p.m.
Friday, Aag. 1*
11:0* a.m. 4:31 a.m.
UM PJH. 6:27
? Four visitors to Carteret County
are especially thankful that the
Coast Guard is ever watchful.
The four may have gone to wa
tery graves when their 14-foot
boat capsized, if it hadn't been for
the men stationed at Fort Macon.
Earl Sells, EN1, heard the men
hollering for help Thursday at 0:30
p.m., and believing that the calls
were coming from the beach, he
and three other Coast Guardsmen
boarded the base's one-ton truck
and headed for the beach.
They realized after they started
out that the calls were coming
from the water, so they got the 40
foot boat. In the ocean at buoy 19
near Fort Macon State Park they
fished out of the water Manor
Pope, Goldsboro: and Ernest Mil
ler, Jack Cloudy and Harold Ben
ton, all of Winston-Salem.
Miller was taken to Morchead
City Hospital where he was treated
for a broken rib, and Pope had to
have three stitches taken in the
right side of his head at his tem
ple. Miller was discharged from
the hospital Friday.
According to the story told the
Coast Guardsmen, the men were
out fishing and were returning
home. As they came in the inlet
the seas broke over the boat and
swamped them.
i The men, who said they were
dumped into the water at 8:35 p.m.
were picked up by Mr. Sells, Eu
gene Pond BM1, Earl Taylor EN2,
and Bill Barbec, Sn.
The frightened, drenched fish
ermen were being carried out by
the tide when they were pulled
to safety.
Cars Collide
West of Newport
Two cars collided at 8:15 p.m.
Thursday on Highway 70 two miles
west of Newport. No one was hurt.
State Highway Patrolman W. E.
Piekard reported tbat a 1956 Ford,
driven by John R. King, Cherry
Point, banged into a 1948 Pontiac
driven by H. D. Andrews, alio of
Cherry Point.
According to the patrolman,
King was headed cast and as he
was approaching Smilty's Drive-In,
a car backed out In front of him.
He swerved to avoid hitting the
car and collided with the Pontiac
which was going west.
Andrews had turned too, in an
attempt to avoid the collision. The
left front of the Ford hit the left
rear of the Pontile. Damage to
each car was estimated at $100.
No charges were preferred.
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Officer Resigns
FromPoliceForce
Murphy Jenkins, Beach
Police Chief, to Take
Bruce Edwards' Place
Patrolman Bruce Edwards of
the Morebead City police force has
resigned, Chief of Police Herbert
Griffin announced yesterday. He
will be replaced by Murphy Jen
kins, who is now serving as chief
of the Atlantic Beach police force.
Patrolman Edwards' resignation
will take effect Aug. IS. He has
accepted a position aa salesman
for a hardware company.
Chief Jenkins' resignation from
the beach police force will become
effective Friday. Mayor A. B. Coop
er said that he will recommend to
the town board that Bill Moore,
Morehead City, be named as chief.
Mayor Cooper said Mr. Moore
has been working at the beach the
past two years. As chief he will
be employed by the town full time.
County Considers
Leasing of Land
Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board o( commissioners,
yesterday appointed a committee to
investigate a request to lease coun
ty property in West Beaufort.
The taquest was presented by
Wiley Taylor, attorney, en befealf
of the Seashore Packing Co.. which
has a fish dehydrating plant in the
area. Accompanying Mr. Taylor
were Charles Davis and E. W. Cope
land of the Seashore Tacking Co.,
who propose a fishing pond for
the area in question.
Requested for lease, or sale, is
property beginning at the foot of
the West Beaufort bridge and run
ning a thousand feet west to the
Seashore Packing Co. property.
Mr. Taylor said his clients are in
terested in a long-term lease, prob
ably SO years, and would pay an
annual rental.
Mr. Davis said his firm Would be
interested in buying the property
if the county would offer It for
salt. The committee appointed by
Chairman Howard to investigate
the proposal consists of Commis
sioners Odell Merrill, Skinner
Chalk and Alvah Hamilton, county
attorney.
Stockholders Okay Plan
To Borrow Clubhouse Fund
Members of the Morchead City
Golf and Country Club approved a
proposal Friday night to borrow
$65,000 to build a clubhouse.
The clubhousc will be located on
Newport River north of the golf
shop. Approval was given by a
vote of 37 U> B by the stockholders
at their annual meeting in the
Morehcad City Municipal Building.
The vote followed reading of a
report by the clubhouse finance
committee. The committee recom
mended that the money be borrow
ed and be repaid in 10 years.
No Debt
At present, the club la out of
debt, according to W. C. Carlton,
who read the year's audit report.
Its total assets were valued at be
tween 1102,000 and ?10?.000. Un
sold building lota on the club prop
erty are valued at about 191,000.
Dr. Theodore Salter, Beaufort,
president of the club, explained
that with the 968,000 the entire
clubhouae could not be completely
finished inside, but architects and
contractors recommended that the
shell of the building be put up and
inside finiahing completed as
money beeomea available.
This, he continued, is termed of
more value economically than put
ting up a small building, then add
ing wings. Neither would the
money borrowed cover coat of fur
nishings.
Racoon
The finance committee studying
the clubhouse proposal recommend
ed that a swimming pool be built
aa soon aa possible after the build
ing la cooatructed.
The next step, Dr. Salter said,
will be to raquett the architect,
Bobert Stephens, New Bern, to On
ish drawing the plans, complete
specifications and request bids from
contractors.
Three new directors were elected
at the meeting. They were R. M.
(Dick) McClain, Morehcad City;
Gchrmann Holland and W. H. (Pig
gie) Potter, both of Beaufort.
Bernard Morton waa elected sec
retary, to succeed Mr. McClain and
Mrs. A. B. Robert* was reflected
treasurer. The president will be
elected by the directors.
At the concluiion of the meet
ing, the stockholders gave Dr. Sal
ter a standing ovation for his ser
vice as president during the past
year.
August Brings
Lots of Rain
August tUrted off wet, ny> E.
Stamey Davis, weather observer.
A total rainfall of over an inch
and a quarter greeted county resi
dents from the first of the month
through Sunday.
The high temperature was re
corded Thursday with a reading
of 88 degrees. The low of 88 de
grees was registered Saturday
The high and low temperatures
plus the wind directions for the
beginning of the month wen as
follows:
Max. Mia. Winds
Wednesday ? - SS 71 SE
Thursday 8* 78 SSW
Friday 81 73 NE
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' The final legal hurdle in
the way of the new Beaufort
bridge was cleared yester
day afternoon when no ona
appeared to protest plans for
the bridge as they are now
"outlined. A public hearing
was held at 2 p.m. in the
courthouse, Beaufort.
It was conducted by Maynard
Hiclu, highway commissioner of
th? second district. The hearing
was necessary, even though plans
had alreadv been approved at a
public h:a>ing last summer, be
cause the federal government re
quires such a hearing when fed
eral money is used.
Present at the hearing were the
following state highway officials:
W. H. Rogers Jr., R. Markham, C.
Y. Griffin, John L. Humphrey, and
Mrs. Thclma Exum, clerk.
In addition to county commis
sioners, Mayor Clifford Lewis,
Beaufort, and the following Beau
fort town officials attended: Dan
Walker, Gene Smith and Gerald
Hill.
Contract for the Beaufort bridge
is expected to be let this month.
Estimated cost of the bridge is
$800,000 It will enter Beaufort on
Cedar Street, and Cedar Street, in
stead of Ann, will becomc High
way 70 through Beaufort.
Session Continues
After the hearing, the county
board continued its session which
had started in the morning. Th?
board authorized that all delin
quent personal property taxes now
in the hands of the sheriff be turn
ed over to Eugene Moore, tax col
lector, for collection. Mr. Moore
was requested to make a monthly
report to the board on his progress
in making the collections.
The clerk was also requested to
write the chairman of the airport
commission and request a report
on conditions at the airport and
progress on obtaining lighta for
night operation.
Mr. Hicks and highway officials
appeared at the morning session
of the board and heart a delega
tion, represented by Luther Ham
ilton Jr., request construction of
a bridge from Lcnnoxville to
StraiU.
Resolution Putted
Prior to the highway officials'
arrival, the county board had pas
sed a resolution recommending
that the bridge be built if the state
finds it feasible.
Accompanying Mr. Hamilton
were Elwood Willis, Henry White
hurst, Norman Chadwick, Donald
Chadwick, C. D. Harris Jr. and
Charles Davis.
Mr. Hicks told them the same
thing he told a delegation from
Beaufort who went to see him at
Greenville several weeks ago.
He said state engineers will look
into the possibility of building a
bridge from Lennoxville to Straits
"but to give you encouragement
on building the bridge would be
just foolish talk," Mr. Hicks said.
"1 would like to see the bridge
built," he continued, "but state
highway revenue is not sufficient."
He said a survey on making the
North River Bridge more durable
ia underway, but no money has
been appropriated for that pro
ject either.
Money Saved?
Mr. Hamilton said that his
clients felt that the state might
he saving money T>y considering
the Straits to Lennoxville bridge
rather than investing a lot of
money in the present North River
Bridge.
Roy Keller, of Bettle, who was
present, said that folks in his area
"could get up a petition that would
make the other one look sick," a
petition asking that the North
River bridge be made ? permanent,
durable structure.
The "other petition" he waa re
ferring to was the one requesting
a Lennox ville-8traits bridge. Mr.
Hicks said he would like to see
both bridges built He estimated
coat of the Lennoxville to Straits
bridge at *3 million.
He also pointed out that the
Morehead City Brides has to be re
placed and no funds have been ap
propriated ss yet for that
Commissioner Skinner Chalk ex
pressed appreciation to the State
Highway Commission far the work
tt I* doing In this county.
Board Considers Request
To Improve Acoustics
County comaManen yesterday
took under consideration a pro
potal to put acoustical til* on tha
county courtroom celling. Tha pro
poral was presented by WUajr Tar
lor oa behalf of the County Bar
Association.
He presented an estimate of
*1,410 on Um Job and aaM tha
work would be guaranteed for five
yean. Bettering of the acoustics
waa necessary. Mr. Tqrtor aaM, be
cauaa nobody can heuMstot ? wit