KM MEN TBl N) HUS I
! By WILBORNE HARRELL and HEYWOOD ZIEGLER, JR.
< V
Editor’s Note: This is the third
and final article relating the adven
tures and exploits of pirates, partial- .
larly North Carolina’s famous free-
who sailed our waters in the
early 18th century. The first told the
story of Blackbeard and Stede Bon
net; the second gave an account of
the lives of Mary Read, Anne Bon
ney and Mary Ann Blythe, North
Carolina’s unusual and unique women
buccaneers. This final story gives a
few sidelights on buried treasure—a
necessary adjunct to piracy.
I had riches when I sailed, when I
sailed,
I had treasure when I sailed, when I
sailed;
I had riches galore .
And treasure evermore,
I had riches when I sailed.
—From an old pirate ballad.
When the subject of piracy is
broached, it follows that buried treas
ure, sunken Spanish galleons, plate
ships bearing riches to Spain, and
cached or secreted gold and jewels
would be the next thought to enter
your mind. According to Ken Krip
pene, authority on pirates and buried
treasure, there is a total of more than
260 million dollars worth of lost]
or buried treasure scattered about the'
world. Recently more than 18 million
dollars in pirate treasure have been
recovered in the United States alone.
And many more millions are waiting
for some lucky finder.
It is not unlikely or too far-fetched
to assume that a goodly portion of
this lost pirate treasure may be buried
somewhere on the shores of the Al
bemarle Sound or the banks of the
Chowan River. It is known that Ed
ward Teach or Blackbeard, having
some sort of cooperative agreement
with Governor Eden, sailed his ship
into these waters, it is almost a cer
tainty he cast anchor at some time in
Edenton Bay. And some of our shores
and sand banks were desolate enough
to form good pirate hiding places.
/ At the period Blackbeard operated,
the early 1700’s, much of the loot was
in the form of perishable commodities,
such as silks, spices, tea, rum, molas
ses, hides and indigo. That undoubt
edly accounts for the fact that very
little gold, silver bullion, coins and
jewels have been found. But treas
ure is buried on our shores—enough
to pique the cupidity of any treasure
seeker. As late as 1928, on Plumb
Point, in' Beaufort County, one of
Blackbeard’s treasure chests was un
earthed ....
One warm moonlight night in the
year 1717—the exact date not
known— a pirate brig nosed its way
slowly into the Pamlico River and
turned her prow toward Plumb Point,
a narrow neck of land. The brig had
sailed in from the sea through Ocra
coke Inlet, made her secretive way
across Pamlico Sound and was now
on the final lap of her voyage. Slow
ly and carefully She surged forward,
then casting anchor, her sailors made
fast the sails and a small boat was
quietly put overside.
In the boat were seated four per
sons, two sailors with kerchiefs about
their heads were seated at the oars,
and in the stern sheets sat a man
and a woman. The man was big,
swarthy and blackbearded, wearing a
scarlet coat with lace at the wrists,
and a wide, white-.plumed hat. He
was armed; he held a cocked pistol on
his knee, and his left hand hovered
not far from the two other weaoons
he carried —a wicked-looking knife
and a handsome, omate-hilted sword.
The woman seated beaside him, in
sofar as could be ascertained in the
moonlight, was beautiful. She was
dressed in male togs, and was also
armed, wearing a heavy silk sash
loaded with silver-mounted pistils and
r nives. The moonlight glinted sharp
ly from the silver mountings. At her
side, the woman wore a long, beauti
fully rapier. Both the man and wo
man were heavily booted, their feet
and legs encased in high doeskin
boots.
The man was Edward Teach, o
gTw 1
Willies til I
Pcitrtl
« Whisk cy ■
, D«f#A
FKthi
V Qpß^
"hi HHJ3HSSS
am WTUJQHT
Blackbeard, and the woman was Mary
Ann Blythe, notorious woman pirate,
and Teach’s consort and partner in
piracy. In the bow of the boat could
be discerned dimly the outlines of
chests and boxes —evidently bearing
treasure.
The night was humid and still, and
bullfrogs on the marshy banks filled
the air with their dismal croakings.
Rhythmically the oars dipped into the
water, propelling the boat toward the
sandy shore. Occasionally an inadver
tent knock of the oars against the oar
locks would resound startingly loud
on the quiet night, eliciting a restless
movement or frown from the big,
black-maned man in the stern sheets.
The occupants of the boat did not
speak. v
Boon the boat slid softly and grat- c
ingly onto the beach, and jumping out j,
into the shallow water, the sailors «
dragged her farther ashore so the
man and woman could descend from
■ the boat dryshod. During all this,
1 Blackbeard did not for a single mo
ment relinquish his grip on his pistol. r
Blackbeard and Mary Ann step- c
ped ashore and the two sailors drag
iged the heavy chests and boxes from '
(the boat, grunting from the exertion. .
, Lugging the heavy chests between 1
them, they carried them upshore and
set them down. Pulling a piece of f
parchment from his pocket, Black- c
’ beard began to pace off ditsances, j
pausing occasionally to. note it down
[ on the parchment. Mary Ann watch
■ ed him steadily, but said nothing. The ,
* two sailors, having returned to the
■ boat for shovels, were standing idly
! by, but watched Blackbeard with a t
mixed look of uncertainty and fearful j
- expectancy. .
- Blackbeard, halting before a clear- ,
> ed space, jabbed a stick into the ]
’ ground, and said laconically, “Dig •
1 here.” ,
1 For the space of an hour or more
1 no sound could be heard but the
croaking of the frigs and the slith
> ering, sibilant scraping of the digging
1 shovels. The pile of sand thrown up
> by the shovels grew bigger and the
’ hole in the earth grew deeper, the
'’sailors pausing every now and then
Jto flick off the perspiration that
' trickled down their faces from be
' neath damp kerchiefs.
1 At length, the hole was completed.
1 The sailors glanced at Blackbeard who
' nodded his head almost imperceptibly
at the chests. The sailors, stepping
' forward, dragged the heavy chests
and boxes, with more grunting, to the
! edge of the hole. One of the men
lowered himself into .the hole, and re
' ceived the chests as the other passed
HERE’S THE
Hi CLEAN, I
■Hj ECONOMICAL I
WAV TO II
HEAT YOUR I
sgH^gp||!fiF
1 a *
1 >* A—* " ' —. :
«■ lIMMk
> p\ .*-
I HHKjiuXLg^
- — 1
■ THE NEW IMPROVED ■
I KLEEE KLEEN I
\mjmoiw\
0 PERFECT COMBUSTION extract*
■vary ounce of heat from every
drop of oiL
• THERMOSTATIC CONTROLS bring
you an effortless supply of hen
the year 'round.
• A KLEER-KLEEN tailored to fit
your individual heating require
ments ... in capacity from $0 M
to 65 M BTU output.
• 16-GAUGE ELECTRIC-WELDED
heating element for a long Die of
service.
Only *199 Installation
Ask for Details Todayl
m Edenton w
■ Ice Co.* nC ‘ ■
■ pflOS* 47 ?
$ Autnoriied $
L ■ l '• 1 " ‘" \
iinnAmni Hu—mi i iiiTwf
THF. CHOWAN HjftRALD EDENTON, N. C.,_THUR§gAY I _NOyEMggRj L 1960^
Smokey Says:
One lighted match can do a lot of
damage!
them down to him.
Blackbeard stood quietly by and
watched the men work. When the
chests had been finally stowed in the
bottom of the hole, he spoke again,
“Fill it up.”
The two sailors fell to shoveling,
and again the thump, thump of the
soft sand was the only sound that
mingled with the frogs’ entemal
croaking. (
Blackbeard glanced at Mary Ann,
who was standing intently watching
the hole being gradually filled. A |
faint smile touched his lips.
The sailors gave a final pat to the
sand with the shovels and turned
questionally to Blackbeard, who point
ed silently with his pistol in the direc
tion of the boat. Shouldering the
shovels, the sailors made off in the
(Continued on Page Eight)
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many
friends for their deeds of kindness
and expressions of sympathy shown
tis in the recent death of our beloved
husband, brother and son. Also for
the beautiful floral tokens and for use
of automobiles.
MR'S. FERMOR WARD
AND FAMILY
Bettei Bun Buick!
- i i
Want to be free from that
nervous tensing up for a jolt
every time a rough spot looms in
the road
Want to enjoy the relaxing feel of
8 sure-footed car beneath you, that
stays level even when the road
doesn’t?
Well, sir, ease into a Buick and see
bow such matters are cared for.
ism
- ■ ■■ - 1
Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Company, Inc.
105-109 EAS'i QUEEN STREET PHONE 147 EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA
WHEN SETTEE AUTOMORIIIS ARE RUIIT SUICK Will lUIIO THEM . '
Report Shows Rural
Consumption Os Milk
Cow Ownership Most In
fluential Factor Says
Professor
Cow ownership is by far the mosJ
influential factor in encouraging fluid
milk consumption among rural peo
ple, according to a survey recently j
completed by Walter P. Cotton, asso
ciate professor of agricultural eco
nomics at North Carolina State Col-1
lege and the Experiment Station.
Cow-owning families, he reveals,'
drink three times as much whole milkj
as those who own no cows, and five
times as much skim and buttermilk.
FARMERS! You'll save
time and money with new tEESHE
‘ j GOODYEAR
SUPER-SURE-GRIP
TRACTOR TIRES Wl
COME IN AND WE'LL PROVE IT!
Super-Sure-Grip* are "the greatest pulling tires
on earth"... and they don't cost a penny more!
M mmmmmm
Byrum Implement & Truck Company
X
EDENTON, N. C.
See what a wonderful difference
in level buoyancy coil springs can
make when you have them on all
four wheels, not just the front ones.
Note what firm and solid steadiness
ig yours when a full-length torque
tube drive is your keel—how
smoothly you stay on course when
the rear wheels can’t help but run
true. *
See what big, low-pressure tires
and Buick’s wide rims can do to
pillow your course without jounce
or sway.
In other words, sample this two-
POUR-WAV FOREFRONT—This rugged front ond (1) sots th* stylo
not*, (2) tovot on repair cod*—vortical bars are Individually replace
able, (3) avoids "locking horn*," (4) make* parking and garaging easier.
Tune in HENRY J. TAYLOR. ABC Network, ovary Monday waning. YOU* KEY TO GftfATM VaUJE /£/ \
| On the other hand, consumption of
evaporated milk among cow-owners is
lone-tenth as much as that of non-cow-
I owners.
I T)iese facts are reported in a new
I I bulletin, “Consumption of Dairy Pro
ducts in Rural North Carolina,” is
jsued this week by the Experiment
Station. Copies are now available
either, from county agents or from the
Agricultural Editor, State College
Station, Raleigh. The publication is
I issued as Bulletin No. 372 of the Ex
; periment Station.
1 Cotton, author of the bulletin, dis
• cusses the percentage of cow owner
' j ship by rural families, compares rural
and urban consumption, and explains
• the effects of factors influencing use
■lof dairy products in rural homes. In
cluded in the 30-page bulletin are ex
planatory charts and tables detailing
: j results of the special study completed
s early this year.
. The author prepared the report as-
I ter interviewing nearly 400 North
i Carolina rural families. His latest
booklet is a companion work to an
earlier one, “Consumption of Dairy
. Products in Uuban North Carolina.”
FOR SALE
“THE KING OF SWINE”
Original Strain
Breeder 35 Years
Selby R. Minton
MERRY HILL, N. C.
ton beauty for over-all stance and
balance—and the cradling comfort
of its roomy interiors.
And while you’re at it, get the very
special thrill of its mighty Fireball
power plant, plus the free-as-a
bird-in-flight bliss of its Dynaflow
Drive.*
It’s an experience that you owe
yourself—and it’s yours for the
asking. The thing to do is get in
touch with your Buick dealer—and
discover the ride that* only Buick
owners know.
V/Standard on ROADMASTSR, optional at nctra oort
o» SUPER and SPECIAL model*.
FIFTEEN5