The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-07-26
ACTOR BURL IVES
HAS A PASSION
FOR SAIL BOATS
Mr.. and Mrs. Ives. Sailing from
New York TO Florida. Stop
Overnight in Belhaven
BY CAROLYN LLOYD

~'SS, <eeAAAOuS AOAh SiAiSOA
and actor of stage, screen, and
teIevision, locked in Belhaven
overnight on Thursday aboard his
sailing yacht, the Nissiotissa. He
was accompanied by his wife
Helen, and their sons wire-haired
terrier, Frank. They were en-
route to Florida from New York
for a three-week vacation before
returning to Hollywood where the
actor will make picture, "The Big
Country" with Gregory Peck. He
recently finished "Desire Under
the Elms," a Eugene 0'Neill play,
which will be released in the fall.
The new picture, Mr.. Ives said,
will be an adult Western, and that
pleases him because he likes to
work on an outdoor location rather
than in a studio
The actor is just as jolly and
unassuming as he seems on screen
and television. His gray chin
whiskers were embellished by an
added growth on the cheeks which
he said he intended to shave when
he got around to it, but that he
was in no hurry since he was re-
Taxing on this trip. Mrs. Ives, who
had acquired a golden tan since
they left New York six days be-
fore, chatted in a friendly manner
as she cleaned the marble which
lined the tiny galley of the boat.
The marble galley was only
one of the interesting features of
the "Nissiotissa," which was built
in Greece and copied after a
Greek fishing boat. The tiller of
Samos pine is carved in the shape
of an octopus. The marble was
used in lieu of more usual mater
ials because it is more accessible
in Greece than asbestos or tin.
Television viewers might recall
the story of the boat as told by
Mr.. Ives ON Lets Take a Trip"
and will remember the unusual
figurehead. 1t came, the owner
said, from the prov of the old
oyster schooner, the Matte S,
Dean, which won many races in
her day. The mainmast of the
motor-sailer was made from the
boom of the same famous boat.
Sailing is a passion with the
actor and singer, and he wants no
part of the big luxury yachts. He
plans to teach his eight-year-old
son, now in summer camp, to sail
next year, for he wants him to
learn the real joy Of the sea be-
fore succpmbing to the age of the
cupboard motor. The Ives said
that they exist in New York but
really live when they set out on a
trip aboard their boat. The Nissio-
tissa will be left in Florida to be
used in a picture to be made in
the Everglades and the owners
hope to return in October to sail
her back to New York.
It looked for a while as though
a leak in the motor would prevent
the Ives departure on Friday
morning; but they didn't seem to
mind, since they said that the food
at the River Forest is better than
they would get anywhere else
along the route. Gilbert Respess,
local mechanic, repaired the motor
in time for the scheduled depart
ure, and it is possible that the
visitors were glad to be on their
way, for word of their presence
had spread among the younger
set, and the Ives were paying the
price of fame.
Frank, the terrier, will prob
ably remember the Pungo well. He
became so excited over docking
that he fell overheard. Mrs. Ives,
thinking of her sons grief if any
thing should happen to his dog
was about to go overheard after
him when he emerged and padded
calmly back to the boat, proving
that he is a worthy member of a