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Yes, it could be a tough job as a counselor, but the
range was good & the bows & arrows true...
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| Cap'n Bose |
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Bose Ravenel, New Salt, with friend Edward Graves
(right).
Later: Cap'n Bose.
Now: Dr. Ravenel, Pediatrician.
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| Boxing |
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Cap'n Bill Britt |
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| Cabin Scene |
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Real bunks, real footlockers, and the hair styles are
back in again!
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| Cap'n Pat |
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| Crafts Shop |
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"Pop" taught quality & patience. |
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| Cap'n David |
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David Hitch, New Salt (ca. 1949).
Later: Cap'n David.
Now: Dr. Hitch, Pediatric Surgeon. |
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| Deep Sea Fishing |
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| Kayaking |
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Paddle all day, sleep great all night! |
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| "Leatherneck" |
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Cap'n Pat once told me that this photo of the Leatherneck
was taken for the catalog just after George McCabe had finished building the
superstructure (about 1950). Those are his boys on board: Larry (right) and Temple.
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| Net Fishing |
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It's a seine (did I spell it right?) and there really
were a lot of weird things in the sound, including fish!
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| The Old Fleet |
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I found this among some old negatives and had a contact
print made. I may have taken this picture around 1950. It looks like the kids are pulling
a net, but the main interest for me is the old fleet. Most of the boats have mahogany
transoms, which makes them the Lightnings. With magnification, it appears that four boats
have white transoms. The largest is probably the "Judge", the smallest one of
the Comets, and the other two might be the "Ellen" and the "Mariner".
(The "Ellen" was later converted to a motor boat.) Beyond the right-most
Lightning is a boat with sails furled. I expect that is the "Pattie Jay". On the
horizon loams Marker 12. (Royster Chamblee) |
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of "Knuckleball" was the collective invention of Camp Morehead campers. It
evolved from a table bowling game that was in the gym during the 1940's. From the top, it
looked about like the drawing above.
The floor was sloped about 10 degrees, except for the stage where the ten-pins were to
be set up. The balls were stopped by a board at the end. But campers soon tired of setting
up the pins and began using them as mallets to hit the wooden balls back and forth. The
object was to keep as many going as possible. The result was abraded knuckles. Cap'n Pat
bowed to the inevitable in the early '50's and had George McCabe build a table with the
right side identical to the left side: no flat stage and the players' end open all the way
across.
For catalog purposes, the game was referred to as "Mallet Ball," but no one
actually called it that. At one time, some Official "Mallet Ball" Tables were
built for sale.
I have heard that campers at Sea Gull play Knuckleball to this day. [Royster
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Pre-Camp
Lightning |
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[Looks suspiciously like a boat full of counselors to me] |
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Pattie Jay - Original |
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| Rifle Range |
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Sharpshooter? Or Sharpshooter 1st bar? It's a long way to
2nd and 3rd bars!
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| Sailboat Checkout |
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Get there early for a good boat! Don't forget to check
back in, or you'll get your tag back in the Big House...
Believe that's Cap'n Boyd doling out the tags
aka: Boyd Morris (ca. 1957 or '8)
Now: Retird IBM Manager
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| Sailfish Sailing |
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What many of us came to camp for - a warm day, 8-10 knot
SW breeze, and flat water! We didn't know how good life could be!
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Thanks to Helen B. Davis (formerly Helen B. Jones) for
this great shot! Forget it, Frankie Avalon and Anette Funicello. We had more fun on the
right coast!
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| Camp Letterhead |
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Yes, the mailing address was Kinston and everyone went
inland for the winter... The printing was actually blue, by the way - the green comes from
aged paper and no time to work Adobe Photoshop properly...
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| Sailfish Rigging |
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Real board boats for real men! |
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| The Show |
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Lynnwood Kilpatrick, John Carter, Keith Kilpatrick, James
Wordsworth |
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| "Squeeky"
Charter Boat |
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[Some of you guys from the 40s better comment on this
one] |
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| Back From A Trip |
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| The Pier in 1951 |
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Thanks to Helen B. Davis (formerly Helen B. Jones) for
this great shot! No slide or observation tower, and look at the old cabins... |
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| View Of The Pier |
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Looking through the live oaks to the pier. An undeveloped
Bogue Sound. What a concept! |
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