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From i lie Norili Allantic 10 the Gulf
of Mexico, a Tar llecl product made
in Morchcad City is making exciting
news for commercial fishermen.
It's the Hattcras Trawler, made
by the Morchcad City Shipbuilding
Corporation in a huge, well-equipped
yard near the Yacht Basin. The boat
has proved itself a rugged, dependable
performer wherever it has been fished.
Hattcras Trawlers are made in
lengths of 50. 55, 60, and 68 feet in
two versions. One is the familiar
shrimp trawler design, w ith deck house
forward, for Southern waters. The
other is a special design for Northern
waters, with deck house aft and curv¬
ing downward toward the stem to form
a "turtle back."
The fame of the craftsmen who
put together the Hattcras Trawler soon
will extend beyond the Atlantic and
the Gulf. The firm, headed by R. C.
Kirchofcr of Raleigh as president, is
in process of delivering a Navy order
of 18 50-foot utility boats which will
be used by America's new super-
carriers of the Forrcstal class.
Oddly enough, a wreck made the
Hatteras Trawler click. A couple of
winters ago, a 68-footer named the
“Betty SCA” was run on the rocks
while being brought into Port Isabel
Inlet. Texas, late at night in bad
weather.
The crew abandoned the boat, and
it drifted out with the tide, finally
coming to rest in five feet of water
off Padre Island Beach, near Browns¬
ville. Texas. After storms halted two
salvage attempts, the "Betty SCA" was
abandoned again.
For the next four months, the boat
lay in the sands, taking all the pound¬
ing the Gulf of Mexico could give it.
A new owner hauled it off, found the
hull in excellent shape despite the
beating, and soon had it back in com¬
mission.
Word got around and the reputation
of the Hattcras was made. The case
of the “Betty SCA" is still cited by
fishermen who come to Morchcad City
seeking Hatteras Trawlers of their own.
Happiest of all is Johnny Naf, a
transplanted Californian who is sales
manager of the Morchcad City com¬
pany. Johnny, who came to North
Carolina a few years ago on a visit,
stayed on for a better look because
what he read about it in The State
appealed to him. Now he has found
the home state he wants — and the
product to which he wants to apply
his considerable talents as a salesman.
“It’s a pure and simple case," he
comments about The State and its
presentation of North Carolina, "of a
salesman being sold."
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
ALUMINUM and STEEL PIPE
SPRINKLERS PUMPS
For Plant Beds, Row Crops and Pastures
DILLON SUPPLY COMPANY
Raleigh Durham Rocky Mount Goldsboro
THE STATE, July 28. 1956
