Christy, his running mate in their
dazzling show, was killed on a
Pennsylvania turnpike in 1966. . . .
Steve Sabol *37 lives in Ft. Lauder¬
dale. Fla. and Ed
(Ту)
Coon *40 in
Watertown. Conn. . . . Bemie Walls.
'51 strong lineman, is with Goodyear
Aircraft in Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio.
Jim Oddo *59 has been a successful
high school coach in Charlotte. . . .
Bert Wilder is in business in Durham
after retiring from pro career with
N.Y. Jets. . . . Don Montgomery *64
lives in Albemarle after U.S. Army
career. ... Big Darrell Dess '5K lives
in New Castle. Pa. ... All-around
athlete Connie Mac Berry "38 lives in
Fayetteville, veteran of N.C. Highway
Commission.
Stale’s great basketball players
under the late Everett Case have had
varied careers. Richard Dickey '50 is
an insurance man in Marion. Ind. . . .
Sammy Ranzino *55 stayed in Raleigh,
is assistant executive secretary with
N.C. Assn, of Educators. . . . Ronnie
Shuvlik '60 is also in Raleigh, president
of Carolina Maintenance Co. . . . Vic
Molodct ‘57 lives in Greensboro and
Eddie Bartels '50 in New' Haven.
Conn. . . . Lee Terrill *53 is assistant to
president. Eastman Chemical. Kings¬
port. Tcnn.
Horace (Bones) McKinney *44 who
played pro ball in Washington and then
noted basketball coach at Wake
Forest, is executive on Servomation
staff in Hickory after numerous state
jobs, is sought-after banquet speaker.
Deceased: Jack McDowall *28.
acknowledged to be State's greatest
all-time athlete in four sports, died in
1969 at Winter Park. Fla., where he
was real estate broker. . . . Robert
Warren '33. two-sport star.
Dick Gurley, native of Goldsboro,
died last summer at age 80; one of
State’s greatest, graduating in 1919.
coached at Shelby High and Lenoir
Rhyne College, later New ton-C’onover
school superintendent.
They Made Deacons TouRh
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY:
Bill George '52 became one of National
Football League's greatest linemen
with Chicago Bears, now lives in Bar¬
rington. III. . . . Jim Staton *51 owns a
distributing firm in Greensboro. . . .
Bob Bartholomew *57 directs the
Deacon Club of the University, lives in
W inston-Salem. . . . Billy Barnes *57.
great fullback for Coach Paul Amen,
had a fine pro career, now works for
the Atlanta Falcons, lives in Stone-
Mountain. Ga.
Norman Snead *61 is still quarter-
backing in the NFL. now with New
York Giants, lives in Yorktown. Va.
. . . Tom Fetzer *50. another fine
Deacon quarterback, is a Raleigh
dentist. . . . Jim Clack *69 is one of
Pittsburgh Steelers* mainstays, lives in
Washington. Pa. . . . Galloping Tony
Gallovich *42 lives in Richmond. Va.
The battleship Maine sank without
warning after a terrific explosion in the
harbor of Havana. Cuba, on February
15. 1898. Two hundred and sixty
sailors were killed. A committee was
sent from the United States to Havana
to find the cause of the explosion.
W'hcn the committee reported that a
mine had been placed under the Maine
w hich caused the explosion, Congress
and the American people called for
war. Cuba, under Spanish rule, was
^огВ\еаго!1г\й
. . . Red Cochran has had a long career
with Green Bay Packers of NFL.
scouts and coaches.
Dave Harris *46 is athletic director
of Charlotte city schools. ... Nick
Sacrinty. *46. elusive hallback. is a
doctor in Eden. . . . Pride Ratterree
*46 lives in Columbia after coaching
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seething with discontent and the Con¬
gress of the United States w as eager to
fight. This led to the Spanish-
American W'ar.
In 191 1 . after much controversy, the
hull of the Maine was resurrected and
examined, and it was proven by an in¬
vestigative committee that the explo¬
sion had been external.
On March 16. 1912. imposing cere¬
monies for the historic battleship
began as coffins bearing the remains of
The ormored cruiser ‘North Corolmo' (CA- 1 2) -hich euorted Ihc h.ttoeic boftleth.p 'Mom*' Irom Mo.ono
horbor. and led the ceremome* ot her linol retting place. 600 lothomt deep in the Gull ol Menco Photo
circa 1909. three yeort prior to the eventt described here (U S No»y Dept, photo, courtety ol C'dr Donald
J Bob' "ton. USN (MSC)
Last Voyage Of
The USS Maine
Whistles and gunfire* on "The Yortli
Carolina** signaled a touching scene
at sea.
By BOLOKHS BLYTHE
