The Island Packet from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (2024)

October 8, 1987

Publication:

The Island Packeti

Location:

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Issue Date:

Thursday, October 8, 1987

Page:

25

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AP LaserPhoto 7 T''lr Ay i i pjs 4 73 zx i i 'i Ywfel hS IzVIi 4 Ut 3g7W 'Jgilsjl Wi Jk Tears RALEIGH NC Kathy Lawrence photographs the name of her father Ro bert Smith on the Moving Wall a traveling half scale replica of the Viet nam Veterans Memorial in Washington She left roses and a letter that began "Dear Daddy" beneath his name or the record Arrests The following individuals were arrested re cently by deputies assigned to the Southern Divi sion office of the Beaufort County De partment: Thomas Robert Bourgault 34 of Keystone Heights la was arrested Oct 6 at Hilton Head Hospital and charged with public disor derly conduct and simple possession of marijua na Bourgault was released from the Beaufort County Jail after posting a 1336 bond George Manjounes 53 of 55 Wood Duck was arrested at his residence Oct 5 on a war rant charging him with fraudulent check Man jounes was released from jail on his own recogni zance on a $1000 bond Carl Ray Nettles 41 of SC 46 was ar rested Oct 6 following an incident on Palmetto Bluff Road and charged with simple assault and battery Nettles was released from jail on his own recognizance on a $218 bond Richard Baker 46 of Buck Island Road was arrested Oct 6 and charged with breach of peace following a domestic incident Baker was in jail Wednesday on a $218 bond Three employees of Seafood Restaurant in Palmetto Dunes Resort were ar rested Oct 4 and charged with grand larceny in connection with $367 worth of consumer goods and other items valued at $30 allegedly taken from the restaurant and recovered following a traffic stop Alberto Garcia 24 listed as Alber to Garcia ajardo on the jail log Melba Gari 27 listed as Melba Gardy 27 and Luis Alberto Mar tinez 31 all of 2 Bull Creek Marina were charged with grand larceny ajardo and Mar tinez were released from jail after posting $500 bonds each Ms Gardy was released on her own recognizance on a $500 bond Law Enforcement The foliowing incident reports were filed re cently with the Southern Division office of the Beaufort County Department: Peter Turcotte whose wife works as a bar tender for Daddy of Pope Avenue re ported an unknown suspect with a pistol at tempted to rob the store early Oct 7 by making them go back inside but fled when Turcotte said the door locked automatically when closed and they did not have a key A man identified as red Phillips reported Oct 6 that his daughter Patricia Long 34 of 210 Harbor Island rogmore a teacher at St Helena Elementary School is missing pos sibly since Oct 1 No further details were available Wednesday A spokesman for St Helena Elementary School would only confirm that Ms Long a compensatory reading teacher for grades four five and six was not in school Wednesday Also reported stolen recently was a radar detector Termites threaten city hall ESCONDIDO Calif (AP) The termite problem at City Hall here is record shattering City clerks say hundreds of the pesty insects are eating their way through boxes of stored papers The clerks say they plan to call an exterminator this week They fear that termites in the 49 year old building will not only eat up the past of this northern San Diego County community but also hitch a ride to the new city hall scheduled to open early next year The city staff discovered the ter mites riday while pulling docu ments from dark damp closets to organize them for the move City Clerk Jeanne Bunch said place is Bunch said as she held up a green file folder that was so filled with holes she could see through it re all sorts of live things here" The Island Packet Thursday October 8 1987 9 Heavy duty diet to peel 800 pounds from 1200 pound man By LAWRENCE NEUMEISTER Associated Press writer HEMPSTEAD NY Nobody knows how much he weighs it could be 1100 pounds it could be 1200 but less than it was two weeks ago Walter Hudson is on a diet and already four inches thinner at the knees Hudson 42 is so wide he go from one room to another He is far heavier than the heaviest man listed in the Guinness Book of World Re cords who is less than 900 pounds But his bizarre plight came to light only recently when he became stuck in his bedroom doorway and had to be rescued by police fire and medi cal workers His plight won wide attention and he received calls from exercise ex pert Richard Simmons Overeaters Anonymous and Dick Gregory the one time comedian who runs a weight loss clinic in the Bahamas Hudson estimated his own weight at 1200 pounds He was last weighed on a scale that only went up to 1000 pounds He said he used to eat Thanksgiving sized meals daily and would have three or four ham steaks and six large bottles of soda for breakfast or lunch Gregory has taken on Hudson and hopes to get him to lose enough in th ree months that he can be taken to the Bahamas clinic Under plan breakfast is a pear an apple and a banana Lunch is a big salad and dinner is steamed vegetables and 8 ounces of fish or chicken And he has to drink 60 ounces of orange juice a day mixed with a diet powder sup plied by Gregory that is meant to re duce hunger Hudson says tried other diets but speaks with resolve about this one while lying on the bed that has been his life for 27 years He hasn't been outside in 17 years since his family moved from Brooklyn to Hempstead I go out I want to go in the WA i W4 Dick Gregory left with winter because I want to put my foot in the Hudson said Wednes day hope it's It) to 15 inches high because I want to watch it melt a little at a time because the same thing my weight is going to Hudson has biceps like flabby wa termelons and a 103 inch waist His knees are 51 inches around down from 55 His neck is 22 inches long term goal is to get Hudson down to 190 pounds losing more than 80 percent of his body weight It be a picnic hate he ever met Gre gory said cuss the help out 1 know He said the expected rapid weight loss will make Hudson feel feverish will actually think on fire have to ice him down" Gregory said "He'll get itching in side his body like you get after an operation His leg will pop open and we'll have to drain it going to get ugly He's going to get Hudson said he noticed he weighed too much at age 6 when people be gan making fun of him cfehO 'Mt AP Laserpholo Walter Hudson 35 years his been pre paring itself to Gregory said are muscles and arteries that have not functioned in his body for Barbara A Whitehead niece who takes care of him said Hudson always seemed happy She said she listened to jazz blues and popular tapes with him and played Monopoly cards and check ers He read the Bible she said Hudson said he tried numerous di ets but always failed to stick with them plan is the best I ever tried because I don't feel hun he said He will be unable to stray from the plan because a staff of three will watch him continuously Gregory said in jail and the Gregory said is a disease" Hudson said a habit for me When de pressed a man reaches for a bottle of whisky I reach for food It be comes like a junkie needing a nee 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AccountingPurchasing Clerk Mature responsible person with aptitude for figures computer knowledge and general clerical skills Per manent position with good pay and fringe benefits Call 686 2000 for appoint ment view 785 2538 Part time permanent Receptionist with typing and dictaphone transcrib ing skills needed for Island Professional firm Monday through riday 9:00 Send resume In confidence to TMB PO Box 6182 HHI Sc 29938 IT mu in I 11 1 I I net vmi AOVTl 1 RECEPTIONIST CLERICAL Established Island firm seeks enthusiastic self motivated individual Must have outgoing and friendly personality Accurate typing and general office skills PC experience a plus Send resume to Receptionist PO Box 5686 HHI Sc 29938 Receptionist with good per sonality for greeting people needed immediately by an Island Law irm This po sition includes some cleri cal duties Good pay and fringe benefits Call Dick at 785 8040 for an interview Receptionist Secretary for National Alarm services company Qualifications include pleaseant phone manner typing skills filing and schedule coordi nation Excellent career opportunity with benefits Call 681 7800 TOWN HILTON HEAD ISLAND RECORDS MANAGEMENT CLERK HS Diploma and two years clerical experience with some experience in re cords storage and index ing or any equivalent com bination of eductaion and experience Minimum typ ing skills 50 60 words per minute Beginning salary $13271 Send resume to Shirley A reeman 40 Palmetto Parkway Hilton Head Island Sc 29928 Deadline for application October 9 1987 EOE Wilmington Cabinet is tak ing applications for full time Receptionist Show room Consult Call 842 2750 HELP WANTED Miscellaneous ACCOUNTING PARAPROESSIONAL CPA irm requires profes sional individual to main tain Bookeeping Dept Mail resume to: 1677 St Andrews Common Hilton Head SC 29928 ACCOUNTANT CPA irm has position available for Accountant with 1 2 years public accounting experience Mail resume to: Water Oak villas 36 Palmetto Dunes Hilton Head SC 29928 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I am looking for a few super peo ple co*cktail waitresses hostesses and servers Apply after 2:30 William Pelican Restaurant Athletic Club needs front desk personnel to work pm hours or weekends riend ly energetic please! Call Christy at 785 7596 after ATLANTIC SAVINGS BANK is now looking for a Cus tomer Service Representa tive to assist in the Savings Department Prior banking experience helpful but not necessary Ability to work well with the public Is re quired Excellent benefits and a great opportunity with South Carolina's fast est growing savings bank! Call Sharon Clark at 785 6484 for a confidential in terview or send a resume to PO Box 5930 Hilton Head Island SC 29938 EOE RECEPTIONIST Needed for professional office Must have plea sant telephone voice En thusiastic outgoing love working with people Some typing required Hours 8:30 5:30 Mon ri un Job Call 686 2211 for personal interview ARCHITECT Resort multi family architectural firm on Hilton Head seeks ar chitect with 3 to 5 years ex perience in production of construction documents with design and graphic skills Send resume to: PO Box 6008 Hilton Head Island SC 29938 or call 785 5007 Arnold Palmer ordLin colnMercuryPeugeot is seeking an experienced cashier Good salary ex cellent working conditions paid vacation and benefits Send resume to PO Box 6778 HHI SC 29938 No phone calls please RN's Part time 8:30 12:30 or 4:30 7:30 Must be enthusiastic outgoing motivating and love working with happy patients or personal interview call 686 2211 xEXEC AIDS ull time permanent or temporary positions for: Secretaries Receptionists Typists Computer Oper Accountants Draftsperson Architects Engineers Mary Lou Wilhelm Manager 842 6552 No ees No Contracts MAIL TO: THE ISLAND PACKET POBox 5727 Hilton Head Island SC 29938 Attn: The Classified Dept CLASSIIED SUPER SAVER COUPON 3 LINES5 That's right! 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