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Morsheod Party Oo*s Fishing Fhpto by Reginald Lewis fhk Mrty Morehead City had a good catch of honito and mackcrcl from the Sea Raven last week. Ia the party, left to right, are Mrs. M. T. Mills, Malcolm Collins, Mrs. CoHlns, and Mrs. E. A. Olsen. In front is Mr. Olsen. Seven Tales Listed by UNC Have Setting in Carteret By F. C. SALISBURY It is interesting to note, from an annotated bibliography pub lished by the University of North Carolina, entitled "North Carolina Fiction 1734-1957," that among the 696 books listed, seven of the authors took Carteret County as the setting for their story. The information compiled in the bibliography covers about every known book of fiction with an as certainable North Carolina setting published during the past 223 years. Among the seven authors, Car teret County lays claim to Waldron Bailey, who for more than a quar ter of a century was a resident of Morchead City. Two of his four books, written between 1915 and 1922, have their locale in familiar location? within the county. His twe early books: "Heart of the Blue Ridge." 1915, and "Home ward Trail," 1916, have their setting in the western part of the state. Mr. Bailey's third book: 'When the Cock Crows," came out in 1918. The plot is laid on Core Banks and brings in Beaufort characters as well as the fisherfolk of Cedar Island. The principal characters in the' story are a opium-erazed Northern doctor who abducts so ciality Ethel Marion. The hero who rescues Ethel bears the name of Captain Ichabod Jones. Rogue Banks Setting In 1922 Bailey brought out his book: "June Gold." The plot is laid oa Bogue Banks. The story is an adventure-romance of rum runners during the prohibition era. A native girl falls in love with a Northern socialite, and when her rejected Coast Guard suitor tries to assert his claim to the girl, a free-for-all fight takes place in a Holiness church. The writer's de scriftion of Bogue Banks is very authentic. Known to the folks of Morehcad City as one of its simmer resi dents, Daisy Hendly Gold of Wil son set many of the citizens of the town ot guessing as to the charac ters in her story: "It Wat For ever," published in 1M0. She names a town Martinsburg for her ? ? scene of action, the description of which fits in very well with both Morshead City and Beaufort. A blue-coated British sea cap tain drops anchor in the Beaufort harbor to take over wooing of Nan Adams, who is well tied to a faith ful husband The captain becomes the father of her son. Davy, then comes the fadeout. For 1940 the story was considered too spicy to be lying about for teen ayers to read Author Tristram Tupper, back i? 1823, may have come sailing down the Inland Waterway, tying up at Beaufort. Becoming so ena mored with the town and sur rounding country, he laid the scene of his story, "Adventurin' " in Beaufort Town, bringing in other sections of the county such as Sal ter Path, Fort Macon and Beau fort Inlet. Girl Pilot The story centers about Jose phine Davis, daughter of a fish erman, who becemes so proficient as a pilot that (he is given a li cense. Enters the hero, an eccen tric rich admirer on a beautiful yacht. Josephine pilots him to the altar, afterwards steering clear of marital reefs. It is not known whether Geogre P. Lathrop, a noted American au thor, who married Nathaniel Haw thorne's daughter, Rose, ever vis ited Carteret County, where he laid the action of his story pub lished in 1884, entitled "True." The story goes, that in 1587 in Surrey, England, the beautiful Gertrude Wylde sets sail with Gov ernor White, leaving her beloved Guy Wharton, who plans to follow as soon as family affairs will al low. But fate intervene*, and Guy and Gertrude are never to be re united. The rest of the novel, which turns on this ancient love affair, takes place years Later on the mainland of Carteret County when an enterprising young Northerner, descendant of Guy Wharton, visits aristocratic Colonel Floyd, des cendant of the sister Gertrude. Nearby, in rude surroundings, lives the handsome, taleatad, but unlettered Adela Reefe, dark-com plexioned and grey-eyed. The smart young man suspects that the girl may be descended from Ger trude Wyldc herself and begins to study the old histories. Adela re calls the family tradition of the legendary maiden who waited for a loved one across the sea. The relationship Is proved when the words of a motto still pre served in Adela's family is found to be the same as those engraved on the walls of Wharton Hall in Surrey. Moreover, Adcla admits that she has Indian ancestors who "lived ia the region of Croatan" before crossing Pamlico Sound and settling in Carteret. While the novel is far more com plicated than these sentence! in dicate, suffice it to say that at last the broken love of their an cestors fiwls fulfillment hi Adela and the young hero. The last two books deal with children's stories. That of "A Tale of the Famous Pirate, Captain Teach," written by Theodore E. See STATE AUTHORS, Pg. 5 Sec. 2 $9?? PINT 86 PROOF RESERVE $320 ? IS QUART GUARANTEED UP TO $250,000 For Conpletc Effectiveness Against Crawling or Flying Insects! KWIK kh INSECT * SPRAY] KILLS '?M DM9 / PERFUMED WITH * CONiAiNo Nc\y MIRACLE KILLER KWIK-KIL I* mOaUa in handy IX ox. 4k 14 os. Aerosol Puik Button Bomb* er Economy r.uM Pint or Quart with Free Sprayer Outstanding 4-H Club Member Tells Her Story ? Guest columnist this week fc Emma Jean Lawrence, Smyrna 4 H Club, who writes about her 4-H activities: I guess the best place to start telling you about my activities in 4-H is to tell you a little about myself first. I'm 14 years old and will enter Smyrna High Schoai this fall I joined 4-H four year* ago, but I wasn't a real 4-H mem ber until I- started taking part in the 4-H work and activities about two years ago when I first started participating in the Cornneal Con test*. That was is the 4-11 Cornmeal Contest of 195T. A friend and I had planned te sign up to be in the contest. ! went ahead aad signed ip, but my friend later changed her mind about parties pattng Mrs. Garner had been trying ?try hard to get others to take part in the contest because so few were participating. Because of that, I decided to go ahead and go through with it, though, rather reluctantly. Imagine my surprise when I actually wen the contest in my club! I was surprised, thrilled, and happy all at the iami time. 1 never imagined that it would go any farther than that until a few months later when 1 was run ner-up in the Ceunty Cornmeal Contest ! All the girls participat ing in the Ceunty Contest had to go to Mri. Garner's office in Bean fort and make cornmeal muffins. After the judges asked some VMitioaa about cornmeal and its baasAts to ua, they judged the muffins Alice Chadwrick was couaty winneiv I was ruamr up Tkis year I had thought the Cavity Cornmeal Contest winner would he choeen the same way. I didn't even know who had woo the eadnt is nay club, so I was even ?tare miprload When I received the letter from Krt. Garner teUing a* I had waa mat only the Corn meal Contest is the club, but also the County Contest as well. At first I thought there must be some mis take. But, there was no mistake about it ... I really was the 4-H County Cornmeal Contest winner I wouldn't even have bothered to turn in my Health Record Book It 1 had not seen other boys and girls with theirs ready to turn in. It was at the last 4-H meeting that r saw one of my friends getting ready to turn in a completed health book. I had done about half of the work on mine at the first of the year when I bad first received it, but bad art completed it, and I had not brought it with me that moraine. I seemed to hear Mrs. Garmr'i vote* telling ua a month before to have our health record books ready to tan in at the laet Mat ing. Maybe t had a 'guilty con science'. but I surely felt much better when Mrs. Garaor told us that we could mail ear health booka in I* we had forgotten them. Aa soon aa I got home that night. I went to work on mine, completed it. and had it in the mail within a few daya. By two montha later. I had forgotten all about it. About two or three days after I received the letter from Mrs. Garner telling me I had won the County Cornmeal Contest, a Mend of mine came to my home and told me that my name waa in the news paper. I thought it was from win ning the county Cornmeal Contest. But when I saw the newspaper, there was another surprise in store for me: I read that I had been ?elected Junior Health Queen. Ia fact . . . thaaa M* Mf auvpriaet la tk?a* day? vara akaoat too muck for ami I kM kaaa ?akh? back ovar ?* work. ? wm ri?kt much time aad work. M .?atdarl?? what t goad haakk k waa wall worth it Wafc ftaaa kava haan my paat imikaiH aad aettvitiea in 4-H: two yaara a I participating in tba 4-H Car? iaal Collate. the health eanteata, and all tka work that mat lata tka reeaad boats I hope that I kava halted soma other giri k> kar 4-H wark. But remember . . . if yaw don't put forth a little eflaat. you'H find that you don't gal anything worthwhile in ratian. And reaaoabar, if you need Hy help am your 4-H book*, doa't heattala to auk Kn Garner. She's helped me a lot. and I cer tainly do appreciate it. Remem ber? ake wanta to help you? make uae of it) Announcing the winners in the 1 957-58 FINER CAROLINA PROGRAM e are pleased to announce the winners In the 1957-58 Finer Carotin* Program. Congratulations to you who have helped make the award possible in your town. Even though all 118 towns entered could not win an award. GRAND PRIZE WINNERS For outstanding accomplishment in thai# overall Finer Carolina Pro gram, the foMbwing awe*J? ara presented in the three population groups. Swannanoa, N. C. Parkton, N. C Harwlls, N. C Siler City, N. C. Spruce Pine, N. C. Paeeland, S. C Dillon, S. C Oxford, N. C Asheboro, N. C 1 - 1000 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1001 - 4000 population 1st place 2nd place 3rd place $1000 500 250 $1000 500 250 1st pJoco 2nd plac* 3rd place 500 25 O every town entered profited by its experience. Parks, play grounds, improved educational and health facilities, beautiful streets and residential areas, and the many other achievements of the past eighteen months stand as permanent monuments to your efforts. Everybody is a winner who helps build ? better community. Our sincere congratulations to the thousands of Carolinians who have participated in their town's plans for progress during the past program period. PROJECT PRIZE WINNERS For special achievement with a single project in their Finer Carolina Program, the Wtow ing clubs, groups, or special committees are presented awards. 1 - 1000 p^piWon $250 Castle tfcyne, N. C $150 He* Springs, N. C $100 Ptrmtr, N. C 1M1 ? 4000 wI?Hdm $250 Liberty, tf. C $150 BUck. Mountain, N. C $100 W?(Uee, H. C Orai 4000 pipmMtm $250 HarMviU*, & C $150 Hamlet, W. C $160 Sanford, N. C. Project Sponsor American Legion Post No. 248 Woman's Civic Clubs Woman's Clubs and Your* P?opl? Junior Chamber of Commerce Valley Boosts n Club Special Group of Civic Clubs and Groups Special group of civic club* Nationol Guard P.T.A. and Board of Education Project Community Park Recreation Center Beautification and Conservation Recreation School Improvement and ' Beautification Improvement of Business areas, Municipal facilities and Civil Defense Beautification City Lake Development School Improvement Realizing thai tha talk of buildktg a Finer Carolina Is a continuing one, CP&L will again jpocwcw the Finer CaroMne hey> in 1 958 59. There arc some exciting nm* changes In the program which we believe wil help you bring about the prngraw you desire for yowr town. Sat your neaaaat CftL representative Honorable Mention Honorable mention plaques are Finer Caroline Committees. presented to the foltowina Swansboro, N. C. Vanceboro, N. C Fletcher, N. C Troy, N.'C. Hazetwood, N. C Mw^Sprlng* Kemseur, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. Dailinflton, S. C. Matvem Hills Community, Ashevllle, N. C. CAROLINA POWER ft LIGHT COMPANY)
Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
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