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PAGE TWO THE TYRRELL TRIBUNE PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT COLUMBIA, NORTH BY TIMES PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Ypar SU 'O; s:iv \lnnfhs $1 : Three Months sflr Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Columbia. N. C. VOL. I JULY 25, 1940 NO. 34j The Coast Guard Next Week ... . . ' •_ ■ . j The 150th anniversary of the founding of the Coast Guard, August 4, 1790, will be honored at Manteo, beginning next Saturday. Many distinguished men and women are expected to be present to do honors to the Coast Guardsmen. A magnificent exhibit is being set up in the Manteo gym nasium this week, and the surfmen are getting ready to give exhibits of the skill and daring which has given the service exceptional glory. Dare, Hyde and adjoining counties along the coast have done much to build up the Coast Guard service. For three quarters of a century its finest citizens have flocked to the call of the sea and surf, where they have served their coun try, both on land and on sea, on ships and in shore stations. The bravery and devotion of these men have brightened the pages of American history, and have given the service much to go upon. The Coast Guard in turn, has been the greatest single asset to the lonely communities along the banks of North Carolina. The employment of the men has meant a good sized payroll. Surfmen were generally men of thrift and good citizenship. They were the backbone of the neighbor hoods. They saved money and sent their children to school. They built comfortable homes. - The economic advantages of the Coast Guard stations are more apparent now, that within a year or two, more than $50,000 in annual payroll has been lost to Dare County alone, by reason of consolidations, and transfers of men. The old Coast Guard service as we knew it is rapidly dwind ling away. We may never see another large celebration attended by the surfmen. For these reasons, we hope every person who appre ciates the great worth of the Coast Guard service, who wishes to regard it, will come to Roanoke Island, August 3, 4 and 5, to join with the men, their families and friends. The visit will be pleasant, but above all, it will be an eye opener. Come one, come all, and welcome the Coast Guards. "Gone With the Wind “Gone with the wind” is right. Its producers allow this colossal swindle of the movie world to come into your com munity, and demand 70 cents of every dollar it takes in. It has been rated as one of the seven modern wonders of the world by press agent ballyhoo, and the public led to believe they are going to be privileged to witness something gigantic, magic, stupendous. The poor moving picture theatre owner, who fur nished the house, the lights, the heat, or the cold, as the season may be, the audience who forks up the cash, and who pays all the expenses, is allowed a measly 30 cents on the dollar. If we operated a moving picture show, we would feel like 30 cents for being thus gypped by the Jewish breth ren who control the movies. No wonder Hitler has been movuig picture magnates who will help bring to power a Hitler in America some day. I In the less than a year it has been running, it has taken from the American public nearly twelve and a half million dollars up to June 9, according to the Associated Press, and lias paid back 97 per cent of its original cost. The producers claim they paid nearly five million dollars to produce this picture, and its 14 color prints that are being, shown about the country. And yet they tried to list it for taxes, for only $134,615, according to Hollywood dispatches, and actually did get away with a valuation of something like $500,000. We don’t know anything that takes away 70 cents out Os the dollar from a community, nor anything that leaves SO little in return. “Chiefly U. S.” Vacations are a typically American activity. No other nation makes such a point of them. In fact, if you look in the dictionary at the word you’ll find a little notation after one definition which reads simply: “Chiefly U. S.” Americans have built up a system where they can pro duce a lot of goods and services and still find time for the joys and pleasures of life. We now spend close to ten billion dollars a year just for amusement and recreation. And we have the time as well as the opportunity to have holiday fun. In industry, for example, one out of every three working hours ha 3 become leisure time since 1890. It makes an appealing picture in this, the “good old summer time” —millions of men, women, and children at the beach, in the mountains, driving around in their cars exploring the country. It’s something not matched in any other part of the world. And it’s part of the American pattern —made possible by our business habits and abilities and based upon our traditional freedoms —a pattern we’ll, do well to preserve! E'3st School The deplorable condition of East Lake’s new school building badly wrecked by irresponsible boys and young men is a serious drawback to the community, which readily may point to lack of community pride or resentment on the part of the public. Whether by accident, design or default, the school committeemen at East Lake for the past several years have been young unmarried men with no children in school, and who being busy elsewhere, could not be expected to put into the school activities the interest and enthusiasm ordinarily manifested by school patrons with children m whom they have a great interest. This bad situation is only one of several drawbacks, since the schools have been cen tralized and control largely removed from the hands and hearts of those most vitally affected. Short Ferry Route Leaders in both Tyrrell and Dare Counties seem to be overlooking a good bet in not making every possible effort to get the State to build a road to Alligator River, which would make possible a shorter ferry route to East Lake. With a run of only half the present time of one hour, and a corresponding reduction in toll, much new business through Tyrrell and Dare Counties would be stimulated and a great and much needed convenience would be provided the people. The new and increasing traffic would bring new dollars into the hands of the people who need it. * ■ "* A total of 28,467 driver’s licenses had been revoked by the North Carolina highway safety division through June 30, 1940. Motor vehicle accidents at railroad grade crossings killed 1,107 people in this country last year. Ignorance is the road to disasterand misery: Knowledge Is the highway to security and happmess. —J. H. Dietnch. Trailer Girl f By Vera Brown 8 Ledger Syndicate. WNU Service. SYNOPSIS CHAPTER 1— Lynn Morrow, beautiful blonde New York girl, is stranded in Palm Beacli in her bathing suit with only SO cents when her employer, Mrs. Helen Warren, disappears with car and trailer from a camp where she. Buddy, her son. and Lynn had been living. A note from Mrs. Warren advises Lynn to call at her New York attorney's office for her clothes and wages. Rescued by Terry McNair, she goes to his home, where he has a mala provide her with soma of his sister's evening clothes. They then go to a beach club. His sister appears ana a quarrel ensues. Lynn ac cepts the help of a stranger to escape. CHAPTER □—He takes her to his home where he identifies himself as Raymond (Wild) Austin. He accuses her of trying to blackmail him. Greatly incensed. Lynn flees. Stopping at a cof fee shop, she meets a young artist. Rene Bouchler, who is returning to New York by trailer and offers to take her there. CHAPTER lll—They enjoy roughing it along the road. She finds Rene to be a decent sort of a fellow. CHAPTER TV—Lynn tells Rene her Story He knows McNair anc! Austin as moneved nlavbovs. The car breaks down. CHAPTER V Lynn, standing at the door of the trailer, heard the farmer’s offer of hospitality. “Oh!” It had never occurred to Lynn that she and Rene might have to explain their unconventional but highly proper situation. Then she forced herself to pre pare supper. For Rene would be hungry when he came back. As she was lighting the stove, Mrs. Lovell, the farmer’s wife, walked down through the barnyard and knocked at the door. “I thought you folks might like some fresh milk. And here are a couple of pieces of apple pie. There's just you and your hus band?” “Yes.” Lynn managed the word. “What did you say his business was?” “He’s a painter.” “My, that’s nice. He can keep things up around the trailer. Now | when Melvin tries to paint he makes ■ t, tress of everythin.?.” Lynn did not go into details about what kind of a painter Rene was. “You folks must be just married.” Lynn murmured something and she blushed violently. “Now. I won’t tell a souL I know how sensitive you honeymooners are.” Lynn was about at the end of her rope when Mrs. Lovell heard a car drive in. Lynn knew from Rene’s face that there was something seriously wrong with the car. “I’m afraid we’ll be tied up for a day at least,” he said as he came over to the trailer. “Pa, why don’t you have him paint the garage—that is, if they’ve got to stay over? He’s a painter, his wife tells me.” “That so? How about it, Bou chier?” Lynn expected to hear him decline with vigor. “That’s not a bad idea. How much would you figure the job worth?” he asked. “How long would it take you?” asked the farmer. “I better look it over,” Rene re plied, and walked over to the ga rage. When he came in later she was still laughing. “Wasn’t it priceless?” “It was! I begin work tomorrow.” “Are you serious?” “I was never more serious in my life.” He slumped on to the sofa. “Lynn, that car’s a mess. Just about everything is wrong with it The last guy who tinkered with it certainly fixed it! The bill is going to be at least S4O. That will take all our cash." “Oh, Rene!” “Now don’t worry. The old boy said he’d give me $5 if I’d paint the garage two coats. 1 can do it in two days.” “But, Rene—” “We’ll manage somehow.” “Rer.e —” Lynn did not know how to begin. “I know what you’re going to say. Yes, he thought we were married, and I let him think so. I never dreamed we’d be stuck here. There was nothing else to do, Lynn. They’d never understand.” “I don’t suppose anybody else would, either.” “Os course, they would, if they knew you!” Lynn then suggested she write to Mrs. Warren’s lawyer and ask for her money. “Mdybe I should tell him to wire it? What do you think?” “It will cost money to do that, but maybe it is better than being stranded.” So that is the way it was left. Mortimer was to wire the money to Lynn to the Western Union office in Lu Lu, the nearest town. Bright and early the next morn ing Rene was up and at his paint -■ Ag. Lynn waited until the hired man wa-s going to town and sent her letter in by him to be mailed. And there was nothing to do but for the two young people to hope for the hast Mrs. Lovell coma *- ” was?” drive in. THE TYRRELL TRIBUNE on ner in me morning. "Why don't you folks come up to ! the house and eat with us? It will ! save you money, and my husband i tells me you are a little hard up. 1 You can help me with the work.” | Obediently Lyr.n went up to the big farmhouse That morning she helped Mrs Lovell clean an up stairs bedroom Mrs. Lovell gave her a couple of cotton dresses, for which Lynn was grateful, and she wore one of them to the dinner ta ble. Os course, there was the dreaded conversation always. Lynn finally told Mrs. Lovell she and Rene had been married in Florida. That seemed simplest. i All in all. the day went smoothly enough, although Lynn was exhaust ed when night came. She came i back to the trailer after dark and ' found Rene there, the curtain up. their beds made. “Did Mr. Lovell ask you where we were married today?” Lynn called. “Lord, did she ask you, too?” ; “I said Florida.” i “I said New York!” Rene groaned. “I’m a fooL” CHAPTER VI Lynr and Rene would not have been so confident of their situation if they could have seen ahead. On the second day. Rene was finishing , up the paint job. j All day there was a stream of farmers’ wives and sometimes their husbands from neighboring farms who wanted to look through “Mr. and Mrs.’’ Bouchier’,s trailer. Once when Lynn came into the : living room unexpectedly the con j versation stopped with telling sud denness. She knew they hud been discussing her. j One of the neighbors was driving ; into the village of Lu Lu and Lynn went along to see whether there was any word yet from New York. Un til the moment when she walked j into the telegraph office she did | not think about the complications i which might arise, since she’d nat -1 urally given her own name to Mr. Mortimer when she wrote. But only the operator was in the place, so Lynn did not worry. There was j no message for her. ! By the third day both Lynn and : Rene were discouraged. The car | was done, the bill would be SSO. | With what Rene had earned they could just about pay it. But where was money coming from for gas and oil and food on the rest of the i trip? | When she heard Rene talking to somebody she came to the doorway. “That your wife?” the garage man asked. “She’s real pretty.” } i?a. nodded without enthusiasm, j “By George! You say you paint ' pictures, too? How about painting a picture of her here by the trailer? I would like it for my garage win dow.” I Rene shrank a little. The garage he did not mind, but painting a pic ture to put in the window of a country garage was something else again. j “Tell you what I’ll do,” seeing Rene's reluctance. “I'll cut a third off your garage bill.” | “I’ll paint it." Rene’s voice was sharp as he spoke. "How big dc you want it?" j “Pretty big—like this,” he said, motioning a five-foot canvas with i his hands. “When can you have it done?” “Tonight, within two hours,” Rene I said crisply. “We’re going to paint your pic ture for Mr. Welks,” he said to Lynn. Lynn meekly took up her pose near the door of the trailer as Rene directed. Grimly, Rene began to paint. GraduaDy a crowd began to gath er. Had Lynn not felt so sorry for Rene she would have liked to laugh. It was all so absurd. Rene painted for an hour. The picture took shape, a pretty calendar-like picture. “Can I take it tonight?” asked Welks. “It’s wet, better leave it till morn ing. You can get it when you bring the car out.” Gradually the crowd dispersed. It was when the two were doing the supper dishes that Mrs. Lovell exploded the bombshelL “If my daughter had lived she’d have been about your age,” she said, and tears came to the wom an’s eyes. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know.” “I wanted to tell you that before you heard what I’m going to say. You and Mr. Bouchier aren’t mar ried are you?" Lynn could find no words with which to answer. “I sensed it all along. You didn’t wear a wedding ring which was funny for a bride. Mr. Lovell told me to mind my own business. But I kept thinking of Nancy, and 1 just couldn’t bear to think of you going around the country this way.” “But Mrs. Lovell, you don’t un derstand —” “I know. I know what you’re go ing to say, but I know best Mr. Lovell is going to speak to your—to Mr. Bouchier tonight” “Oh, please, Mrs. Lovell. You’ve been so kind to us, I wish—” Lynn found it hard to face Mrs. Lovell’s honest sincere gaze. The poor wom an was deeply hurt “But Mrs. Lovell, Rene has been kind to me, lie's taking me back to New York. You must understand our friendship is purely platonic—” Mrs. Lovell held up her hand. “It doesn’t help any to call it high tan gled names, my dear. You’re too -ice a girt Father is going to bring (hat man tr> his senses ” She L.ynn s arm. reassuringly, "tie a go ing to see that Rene marries you.” Aghast. Lynn turned around and stared. i “But, I don’t want to marry him —oh. please. Mrs. Lovell! Let us alone. This Is something you know nothing about—” "And me married for thirty-five years? My dear girl! Come. now. I know you must care for him a lot —’ She went on and on until in de spair Lynn ran out of the kitchen, down t 6 the trailer. Rene was not there, and Lynn threw herself on the sofa and wept Thus it was Rene finally found her. He stepoed into the trailer, slammed the door. ' "My God, Lynn! Stop crying! I don’t know what to do. Do you know what that old fool threatens to do? He says he’ll have the law on us if we’re not married tomor row!” Rene slumped into a chair. ’’That’s what he called it. ‘having the law on us.’ Lynn, I feel terrible Here we have the money to get out of here, and then this happens!’’ Lynn tried to control her sobbing. "What shall we do?” "Get that car, hook It on and run | for it” j "We couldn’t they’d know and | stop us!” ! There was no sleep for Rene that night He could see no way out Even the morning light brought lit tle help. Lynn, when she awak ened and remembered, she called out to Rene: "Did you think of anything?” “Only of something called a shot gun wedding!” i Then on either side of that ging ham curtain they laughed hysteri cally. “The only thing left is for this darned trailer to burn down!” Rene remarked. Before they were through break fast Lovell came to the door. He came in evidently embarrassed. “Mrs. Lovell wants me to take > ou to town now to get the license.” Lynn, pleadingly, turned toward him, “Will you give us just a little more time?" she begged. I "I’ll wait outside," he said firmly. As he waited on guard the girl and the man looked at each other help lessly. I "No.” ' "All right, then. If it makes them happy, we’ll have to get married.” He came over to the girl. “I swear I’ll never make any demands on you and just as soon as I get a little money I'll see you have a divorce. Nobody need know.” Lynn was silent. "If I had the money, I'd put you on a train, but there’s nobody 1 can wire to.” Lynn grasped at a straw: “We’ll go and get the license, Rene. Then we can stop at the telegraph office. If that money has come from Mr. Mortimer, then I’ll hide some place until the bus comes along.’’ When Lovell came back into the trailer they were both silent. "I hate to get mixed up in your affairs, children, but you see Mother feels pretty strongly.” He turned severe ly to Rene. "She’s making you mar ry her for the girl’s own good. My child, you’ll be glad some day you met us and did not go on your way in sin.” Rene groaned and Lynn did not , dare meet his eyes. In an hour they ! were ready and Lovell drove them to the County Clerk’s office. Rene was nervous and his hand shook as i he signed his name, and Lynn had a hard time to keep the tears back, j At the telegraph office she went in ■ and asked about a wire. The girl handed it to her. It read: I "Report to me immediately on ar ' riving in New York. Will pay you then.” Signed Mortimer. (Continued next week) SLADESVILLE NEWS Mrs. Linwood Lupton and Grady Lupton were business visitors in Belhaven Tuesday. ' Mrs. Jeff Credle and daughter, Sal lie Blaine, returned home after spending some time at Mrs. Credle’s home in Fremont. They jwere accompanied by Miss Anne [ Credle. I A. B. Lupton has returned from State College where he has been .taking a short course. | Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Windley of Belhaven spent Sunday with Mrs. i Windley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. |T. B. Gibbs. Mrs. Ethel Gibbs was a visitor in Belhaven Saturday, i Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Sawyer and family and Mrs. C. R. Green visited in Belhaven Saturday night. I Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Flowers were Belhaven visitors Saturday. ! Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh B. Nobles and Travis Flowers of Williamston spent the week end with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nobles and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Flowers. | Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sawyer spent Sunday with their daughter and family. | COMMUNITY SERVICE AT ST. ANDREWS SUNDAY Rev. B. W. Gaither, announces a community service Sunday, July 28, at St. Andrews Episcopal church, Columbia, at eight p. m. CULL M. Edmund Aycock, assistant farm agent in Johnston County, is telling farm people to cull out all the non-layers from their poultry flocks and to eat those hens which have quit producing eggs when they want chicken for dinner. LETTER OF THANKS As Buxton had not reported on her Red Cross drive for the Allied sufferers in the east when I made my report last week for the differ ent communities of the south banks, I wish to report now that Buxton has made her report with $ll.OO of which I most heartily thank Mrs. Maude White, local chairman, and also her committees for the fine | work that they did. Buxton al ;ways shows up with a very good report. This runs the' south banks up to the sum of $98.00 for which I jwish to thank each and every one. L. Y. GRAY, j Chairman for the South Banks. | The United States is the only 'major agricultural country without a national agricultural museum, and there is agitation that such an institution be established. NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the terms of that certain Deed of Trust executed by C. W. Pritchett and wife, S. P. Prit chett on the Ist day of February, 1939, to R. Clarence Dozier, Trus tee, duly registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Tyrrell County, In Book 90, on page 525, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness there in secured, at the request of the holder of said indebtedness, the said Trustee will, on the 10th day of August, 1940, at 12 o’clock noon, at the Courthouse door of said Tyr rell County, offer for sale, at public Jacction, for cash, the property in said Deed of Trust described, to wit: Being those two certain town lots located in the town of Columbia, and being the same lots which were deeded to S. P. Pritchett and C. W. Pritchett by H. S. Swain and wife, Sarah F Swain, which are fully de scribed in that certain deed dated on the 30th day of March, 1928, and duly registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Tyrrell Coun ty in Book 81, page 102 et seq., to which reference is hereby made as if the description tn said Deed were copied word for word and figure for figure. 1 mile, double rail, of railroad iron now used by the said C. W. Pritchett in the operation of his mill andjor logging operations. There has also been executed as BUS SCHEDULES Read Down North—South Read Up P.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. 2:40 6:50 Lv. Columbia Ar. 11:00 7:20 3:10 7:20 Ar. Pea Ridge Lv. 10:30 6:50 3:30 7:40 Ar. Edenton Lv. 10:05 6:30 3:45 8:05 Ar. Hertford Lv. 9:40 6:05 4:20 8:40 Ar. Eliz. City Lv. 9:15 5:4C 5:45 10:15 Ar. Norfolk Lv. 7:50 4:10 Connections at Norfolk For Northern Points. Read Down East—West Read Up P.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. 5:30 9:05 Lv. Columbia Ar. 12:35 10:25 6:15 9:54 Ar. Roper Lv. 11:51 9:37 6:31 10:11 Ar. Plymouth Lv. 11:36 9:20 7: 1 0 10:50 Ar. Williamston Lv. 11:00 8:40 8:50 12:20 Ar. Rocky Mount Lv. 9:30 7:10 10:15 1:55 Ar. Raleigh Lv. 8:00 5:35 8:00 11:35 Ar. Washington Lv. 10:15 *8:00 *9:00 12:40 Ar. New Bern Lv. 9:10 *7:00 11:30 Ar. Oriental Lv. 7:30 6:00 * Fri., Sat.. Sun. Only Read COLUMBIA-ENGELHARD Read Down Up A.M. P.M. 11:00 Lv. Columbia Ar. 2:30 11:25 Ar. Kilkenny Lv. 1:55 12:25 Ar. Engelhard Lv. 12:30 Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation Norfolk. Va. Tr I |s|&- J NO ONE likes to lie ewake; yet every night thousands toss and tumble, count sheep, wo*ry and fret, be j cause they can’t get to sleep. Next day many feel dull, logy, headachey and irritable. ~ E® B this ever happened to you? When it does, why don t you oo as many other people do when Nerves threaten to spoil their rest, work, enjoyment, and good temper try ? Dr. Miles Effervescent Nervine Tablets Dr. Miles Effervescent Nervine Tablets are a combina bon of mild sedatives proven useful for generations as an ftid in quieting jumpy, over-strained nerves. Your druggist will be glad to sell'you Dr. Miles in convenient email or iTi pre ssi re< i when over-taxed raves* to a uuwfere with your work or spoil your pleasure. §£ Package -Bt StoaD Package 35* Read full directions in package. Thursday, July 25, 1940 further security for the debt there in described a certain mortgage on the oil scow “Commodore,” which said vessel is duly licensed and registered in the port of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, District No. 15, North Carolina, under perman ent license No. 4 for vessels under 20 tons. Posted this, the Bth day of July, 1940. R. CLARENCE DOZIER, c-smc-Jel3-9t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the terms of that certain Deed of Trust executed by Russell Bateman and wife, Hazel Bateman on the sth day of January, 1939, to R. Clarence Dozier, Trus tee, duly registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Tyrrell County, in Book 90, on page 475, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness there in secured, at the request of the holder of said indebtedness, the said Trustee will, on the 10th day of August, 1940 at 12 o’clock noon, at the Courthouse door of said Tyrrell County, offer for sale, at public acc tion, for cash, the property in said Deed of Trust described, to-wit: Situated in Columbia Township, Tyrrell County, North Carolina, lo cated on the public road leading from Columbia to Dillon Ridge, and better known as the land that I heired from my father, S. J. Bate man, Sr.: “Beginning at my southeast cor ner of said tract of land, at a ditch i between my land and T. S. Arm strong at the Public Road leading .from Columbia to Dillon Ridge; j thence running northwardly along the dividing line of my land and T. W. Armstrong land 140 feet to an iron pin; thence westwardly a straight line parallel with the Pub lic Road a distance of 05 feet to an iron pin; thence southwardly a straight line to the edge of the Pub lic Road a distance of 140 feet; thence with the edge of the Public Road and my line a distance of 65 feet eastwardly to the beginning. Also the following personal prop erty, to-wit: One 1937 Packard coupe Motor No. 122824, Serial No. 1096-2742. Posted this the Bth day of July, 1940. R. CLARENCE DOZIER, c-smc-Jyl l-4t Trustee.
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