Palatine Passengers Meet III Fate
(Coatiraed from Pl|? I, Section 1)
CHNd to burn? but there it itood,
erect >? ever, with the apart, (ail*,
?uti, unconsumed ? every thing
in place, but every thing black
ened, charred, as il the fire, hav
ing penetrated sufficiently to dis
colour its object, had suddenly
been extinguished.
This was no sight for the
wretched criminals, but they
watched it through the day with
fearful interest. Every moment
they looked to see it go down. But,
strange to say, while it never
sunk, it never moved. There was
no anchor to hold it to those shores
?there was nothing fast to bind
U in its place ? nor was there a
calm upon the face of the deep.
With eyes upon which some pow
erful spell had fastened itself with
the force of fascination, they
watched the strange spectacle.
But, with the return of night, a
new interest of dread was
awakened in their bosoms. As the
sun went down, and twilight dark
ened the earth, and the pale stars
eame forth along the gray sum
mits of heaven, the flames re
kindled upon the vessel.
Spar and mast became rc-illum
lnated ? once more the fire raged,
and the frame of the ship reddened
from the bulwarks to the waves?
from deck to mast-head ? from
stem to stern. The dreadful sight
could be borne no longer.
The murderers fled from the
shore? fled to the forest, and bur
ied themselves in the vast interior.
Never, says the tradition, has
the penalty of blood been paid.
The criminals went free. No jus
tic* followed on their footsteps.
Whatever may have been their re
grets, their remorse, it is very
certain that human laws have had
do share in their punishment.
They lived on their ill-gotten
spoils? their descendants still en
Joy them; and thus it i? that the
burning ship of the Palatines re
appears, each year, on the anni
versary of that night of crime, on
the very spot where it was com
mitted.
Thus it burns from stem to stern,
from deck to mast, consuming but
?till unconsumed; and thus it will
continue to burn, until, upon the
last descendant of that bloody
erew, the ever-avenging Provi
dence shall have consummated
the requisite retribution.
Although Carteret County can
hardly lay claim to this legend,
the event, if true, may have taken
place otf either Core or Bogue
Banks.
Tha county has little to offer in
folklore or legend. Hidden trea
aures, such as those supposed to
have been buried at various points
along the Outer Banks of the
county, by the pirates Blackbeard
and Steve Bonnett, have caused
many a person to spend hours
digging into the Binds of the
beaches and Banks.
Also treasure hunters in the past
have dug many a hole, hoping to
find the money chest from the
blockade runner Prevensey. This
vessel blew up a mile off Salter
Path during the Civil War while
pursued by a Federal Gunboat.
Legend ha9 it that two murders
were committed on Harbor Island
in Pamlico Sound off Cedar Is
land, for which the murderers
were never punished. The first
murder was committed in Febru
ary 1720.
During an Interval when the pro
vince of Albemarle was without
an ordained minister, the Bishop
of London's commissary at
Charleston sent one of their mis
sionaries from South Carolina, the
Rev. Mr. Taylor, to the northern
province of Albemarle.
While laboring at Bath he left
Pamlico to visit Core Sound, the
most southern settlement in the
province. His fate was a sad one.
He was in his own boat with his
crew. Unfortunately he was indis
creet enough to permit them to
discover that he had in his posses
sion a considerable amount of
money, for he was possessed of
some wealth.
He landed at Harbor Island and
never left alive.
The legend has it, that, tossing
about ten days and nights in an
open boat, he perished from cold.
But none of the crew perished;
and the authorities, suspccting he
had been murdered, instituted in
quiries, but could discover nothing
of his fate, nor obtain the money
which he was known to have had
with him.
Several years before the pur
chase of the island by the Har
bour Island Gun Club in 1912, the
property was owned by a man by
the name of Pike, said to have
come from New York or some
other northern city, bringing with
him a Negro servant.
The mysterious disappearance of
the Negro formed the base of the
theory that he had been murdered,
probably by Pike and buried on the
island.
Shortly after the disappearance
of his servant. Pike left the island,
later selling the property. Super
stitious folks living in the eastern
part of the county have handed
down the legend that the ghost of
the Negro haunts the place.
Should that be the case, the
ghost of the white preacher no
doubt is hanging about too, each
apparition keeping the other com
pany. A strange pair, indeed.
Probably the only spirits that
have circulated about the island
an those which came in bottles.
The only ballad which has come
down through the years is one
chanted by old-time fisherfolk as
well as others along the coast:
Peace at home
And pleasure abroad,
Do ail you kjn
And icrve the Lord.
Keep all ya got
And get all you kin,
Pay your debta
And owe no man. i
Parents Must
In Education <
Mr*. Margaret Arlington and
Mrs. Sarah Dudley
Beaufort Faculty Members
When a teacher takes charge of
a classroom, he is in the critical
focus of more than two dozen sets
of eyes, intent upon every move
ment and mannerism. The indivi
dual pupil can detect immediately
if he is liked or simply endured.
The teacher's every word and ac
tion is judged and, in a very real
sense, his behavior must be exem
plary, sincere, and impartial.
Teachers have dedicated their
lives to the job of helping young
sters grow up to be useful, intelli
gent adults with sound spiritual,
social, economic, and other values.
Teachers do a great deal of guid
ance just by their actions in the
classroom. But it is unrealistic,
unfair, and impossible to expect
them to do everything.
Educators expect that, by the
time a child is old enough to start
school, he will have had training
at home in the rudiments of self
control and courtesy. Then, some
thing like this happens ? an inci
dent reported by an educator in
one of our large cities ? which dem
onstrates how misunderstood the
teacher's role can be in our so
ciety :
"This week one of our fifth
grade boys strutted around the
playground with a $100 bill. He
managed to get it changed some
how and handed out $5 and $10
bills to his pals. It was hard to
believe at first but, upon investi
gation, we found that he had stolen
it from the cash box at home.
"The parents came at once to
express their gratitude for the re
turn of the money. As they were
leaving, the father turned to the
boy's teacher and said: 'I think
perhaps you'd better punish Jim
my for this'."
Today's children must become
tomorrow's lawyers, farmers, doc
tors, teachers, craftsmen, en
gineers, and other productive and
successful citizens. We cannot af
ford to have it otherwise.
This means that tach adult who
has a share in a child's develop
ment must accept his appropriate
responsibilities for that develop
ment must accept his appropriate
responsibilities for that develop
ment. Parents should not expect
any other person to assume those
Let us give thanks
W? have so much to thank Thee for, dear Lord?
Thy love that gathers us in sweet accord
To pray and praise. For tables richly spread
And blessed peace that sweetens daily bread.
For joys of life that gild the passing days
Home, work, love, friends. For freedom's shining rays
That spotlight cherished rights to think, to speak,
To worship as we please. Lord, help us seek
For ways to share these gifts with all mankind 1 ,
And hasten on the golden years that find
From sea to sea the battle flags all furled
ThanksgWing Day observed throughout the world I
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CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
Juit Thinking
Four Poems to Dispel Solitude...
By TUCKER I. LITTLETON
Beufort Faealty Member
Our column today It again made
ip of poetry. Three at the poems
Help Teacher
>f Children
lutiea which are morally tbeiri.
Your community has perhaps
'elt the effects of the nationwide
ihortage of teachers, which may
even grow more acute. Those of
rou who have tried to solve local
problems know how important
Jood salaries are if school districts
expect to have and hold well-quali
fied professional personnel.
However, the wealthiest com
munity with the highest per capita
income and largest school budget
Iocs not automatically guarantee
jood schools or obtain competent
teachers, community status and
recognition, a modern school plant,
ind democratic school administra
tors are other key factors in de
ciding whether or not a community
keeps those good teachers it has
and, at the same time, attract?
competent new ones.
Many communities pave the way
for the development of genuine un
derstanding between the school
ind the community by staging
welcome weeks for new teachers
and "Spotlight the Teachcr" days.
Other districts have teacher auto
pools, enabling teachers to get
around to meet and visit local
people. Still others, with the help
of building owners and real estate
agents, keep up-to-date card in
dices of available living quarters.
However, it is well to remember
that a "school is just a school" to
an out-of-town teacher fresh out
of college, who is looking for a
job. Like any other hopeful job
ire written by high school stu
dent*. Even though spring is still
a good while away, you'll notice
that one of our students has turned
thoughts toward love.
80 Young to Die
A morning-glory so blue and smsll
I saw as I arose today early.
The vines are hundreds turning up
Our fence in a blanket of leaves
green.
So lonely, this one ? the first of
the season ?
With its five-lobed outer marginsl
Dew, wet and cold, makes it look
like
aspirant, a teacher seeks career
satisfaction and recognition for
enthusiasm and initiative.
He must be convinced that your
school district offers these re
wards. There is no substitute for
personal, face-to-face contact in
selling the advantages of your
school system.
Teachers should be encouragcd
to share in important public pro
grams and actions. They should be
invited to serve on councils, com
munity planning committees, and
with church groups.
Teachers expect to shoulder their
share of community duties. They
have accepted these obligations in
their codes of professional ethics.
Many teachers have, in addition to
technical knowledge and skill, a
mature understanding of the so
cial, political, and economic values
of American life. They live by and
teach these ideals. Indeed, these
teachers are, perhaps, in closer
touch with our heritage than most
other groups of people.
The foregoing excerpt was quot
ed verbatim from the pamphlet,
Our Teachers ? Their Importance
to Our Children and Our Communi
ties. Permission to quote was given
by the National Association of
Manufacturers.
Satin ? smooth and
Untouchable.
But cornea the tun brilliant.
The hot rays scorching its young
Face innocent.
It begins to wilt slowly ?
So short a life!
? Name withheld by request
My Lore Will Com*
Someday I know he'll come my
way,
The one that I shall love;
And my dormant heart will then
awake
As flowers to the sun above.
One glance, and surely we will
know
That fate has destined us to meet.
And from that moment on we'll
share
A love that's true, a love complete.
The world he will not have to win.
Nor search for wealth galore.
So long as I have his trust, his
heart,
I ask for nothing more.
For every soul there is another.
Or so they tell to roe;
And when my promised love is
here,
It will be deep and pure and free.
So roll on, World; continue, Life;
Soft breezes your tales relay.
Until you hum my joyous song,
"I've found my love this day."
? Becky Monroe
Ton
You are so many things to me;
Listen ... 1 will explain:
You're the glory of the morning
sun.
The music of falling rain.
In moments of passion, you're the
dark north wind,
Wild, unharnessed, strong;
In moments of tenderness, yoa're
the warm spring breeze,
Upon which is wafted the bird's
sweet song.
Yoq'ro the 4ut quiet o< twilight.
The brightness of skies raft and
Wuf
You're the Ury autumn days, still
tod warm, I
With their leavea of brilliant hue.
You are the nearness of my heart,
and yet
A a distant as the stars above.
Yoa are all that's bright and tree
and food ?
All things so dear are you, my love.
? Becky Monroe
Life aad Death
A sun that rises upon an unknown
world and finds the day a fair
one or a cloudy,
A summer sun that rides high and
slowly or a winter sun whose
race is quickly run,
A sun that is lifted upon our sphere
and is later lowered into an
other world beyond our pres
ent vision ?
This is the mystery of life and
death.
? Tucker R. Littleton
Big Doggy
Socorro, N. M. (AP) ? Life on the
streets of this southern New Mex
ico town of 3,000 can grow pre
carious. Officers, drawn by a bark
ing dog, killed a treed cat? a 6Vi
foot female mountain lion.
Posfoffice Needs
Fireman-Laborer
The Fifth US Civil Service re
gional office, Atlanta, Ga., an
nouncea an open competitive ex
amination for career or temporary
appointment to the position of fire
man-laborer at the Beaufort post
office. The rate of pay is $1.76 an
hour.
Applications will be accepted
from persons who are entitled to
veterans preference only. Appli
cations must be received or post
marked on or before Dec. 1, 1951.
Necessary forms and further in
formation may be obtained from
the postmaster at the postoffice,
or from the Fifth US Civil Service
Regional Office, Peachtree-Baker
Building, 275 Peachtree Street, NE,
Atlanta, Ga.
Applications for the position of
laborer, an opening also existing
at the postoffice, will be acceptcd
until Nov. 20, 1958.
One of the leading cities of Po
land is Bydgoszcz. It is pronounced
"Brombcrg."
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