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f, \ AW* '• ■fS'ft r; «• Kidd Brewer’*^ :$£ ROUNDUP” ALEX SHUFORD . ... The forced landing of Alex Shu ford, and his ®arty near. Nassaa bat week, re funds this writer of a similar ex perience out in the South Pacific during the war* ., , . > f " ■ Our part}; included Admiral Paid Bendren, a native of North Caro lina, Orville Campbell, who wrote "“All The Way Choo Choo" and now lives in - Chapel Hill, and yours V truly. We were flying dip same type plane as the one owned byShuford. It was a Navy PBY flying boat referred to as a Land Cat. This is one. of the safest planes ever madeC It does, opt go fast, but it can . land either on water or land. We were ‘ flying in bad weather and failed to locate the small island of Boro Boro, which was our plan ned stop on our way to Tahiti. We landed in a lagoon near a small island and struck a coral reef. Fortunately, we did no real damage to the hull of the plane and we were able to shove off and anchor for the night. Some of us spent the night on, hoard and some stayed with the natives on shore. The chief of the island gave a big party for the Admiral which lasted most of the night. We had difficulty in com municating due to the language harrier but it worked out alright. The next morning, as we prepared to take off, we found that we were within sight of Boro Boro. The natives in their out-rigger boats, surrounded the plane and made it difficult for us to find room fpr the take off. We finally made it, however and were on our way. We were fortunate in that we had no difficulty with our plane from a mechanical standpoint. Shuford and his party were not as fortunate. It is my understanding the Alex Shuford’s Land Cat is the one formerly owned by the late Errol Flynn, and that Alex has had trou ble with it before. THE PRESS . . . It is apparent that Governor Sanford, ‘in his first year in office, has not enjoyed the good press fhkt ‘ was enjoyed by Lather Hodges, his predecessor. It appears from this oorner that Terry already has received as much crit icism frerb the newspapers as did Hodges during both of his terms. For n^ost political observers this is difficult tb understand. One obr server said recently, "Luther Hodg es just seemed to have the press eating out of his hand. He had' a way of pushing aside questions which .he did not wish to discuss — and yet everyone seemed to think that it was alright. Hodges created what is known as '‘the image’ which Could do no wrong.” A world traveler was interviewed recently and he made the statement that in all the countries in which he had traveled, including Russia, he had not heard as much criticism of our government and of our lead ers as he had heard sinfe he had been in the United States. Our informafioib is that North Carolina has received more new in dustry during Sanford’s first year that we did during Hodges’ first year in office — but the public hasn’t heard much about this. The main topic seems to have been about the $200,000 plane which the state bought to be used in this connec tion. Sanford has bein criticized more for appointing youthful Democrats to positions in the Administration than Hodges was for appointing youthful Republicans. It really must be frustrating to Governor San ford. LT. GOVERNOR .. . . The best guesses around Raleigh are that there will be an election for Lt. Governor as a result of tlje test case brought about by the filing, No Mew — No Waiting — Our Ready-Mixed Concrete Is on the Job When You Need It. Also Sand, Gravel and Crushed Stone. Bamis Ready Mixed Concrete Company Free- Estimate* — New Bern Highway, Kinston, N. C, 1 6 YEARS OLD 86 PROOF Here are authoritative answers by the Veterans Administration to questions front former servicemen and'their families: f Q — It is too late for a disabled World War II veteran to receive vocational rehabilitation ? A —. Disabled World War II vet” erans must have completed their vocational rehabilitation by Jqly 25, I960, except in cases (a) where the veteran was too. i seriously disabled to have begun earlier, (b) in cases where the veteran received an or* iginal discharge barring him from training, but whose discharge later was changed to make him eligible, or (c) in certain cas^s where the veteran was late in establishing his service-connected disability. Q — What is considered wartime service during World War 1 ? A —i Service between April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918. For those who. served with the U. S, Military Forces in Russia, the per or the attempted filing, for the pos ition last week by Max Thomas. OVERHEARD . . . “It seems a shame that none of the Atlantic Coast Conference football teams are going to play in a bowl game this year. If the contract with the Orange Bowl were still in effect, Duke would be playing in Miami come New Years Day. Yes, it ap pears that this section is left out. SOBER THOUGHT . . . If you are feeling sorry fot yourself this Christmas, give a thought to T. Lamar Caudle. He has had more than enough trouble for one man since he was fired as Assistant At torney General by President Tru man. Sometimes one wonders just how much a human being can take. iod is from April- 6, 1917, through April. 1. 1900. Q — I have a GI loan. Can 1 get an'- amoti ration table from the VA so I can keep track of my interest, balance, etc., to facilitate my financial planning ? A — No, the VA does not have 'these tables. You might consult your tender. Q -m How man U. S. troops were killed in service during World War I as compared’ with World War II. A —i. There were 131,000 deaths in — REMEMBER — Rulane Gas Service ' is Economical! 201 East New Bern Road Kinston, N. C. service during .World War I. Deaths in service in World War II totaled '<109,000. 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