Friday, May 27, 1938
THE DARE COUNTY TIMES
Page Five
Social Personals Parties
Telephone 44
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Ml’, and Mrs. Sam Kee sjieiit
Friday in Seaboard.
Earl Green, of Elizabeth Citj,
is spending the summ-er here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Westcott
were in ' Norfolk on business
Tuesday.
Miss Helen Etheridge, of Eliza
beth City, is visiting her sistar,
Mrs. Sam Kee.
Mrs. Helen Dough and son,
Clyde, of New York City, are \is-
iting relatives here.
Mrs. Walter G. Etheridge, oj
Elizabsth City, visited her moth
er. JIrs. Emma Dough, last week
end.
Miss Bessie Gray is visiting hoi
.sister, Mrs. James Heath and Mr.
Heath, at their home near New
Bern.
Woodrow Price returned to
Elizabeth City Monday, after
I
spending several days here or.
business.
Mr. and JIrs. R. J. Gibson and
little daughter, Margaret Baxter,
left Jlonday for Shawboro, where
they will spend several weeks.
Ellery Midgett, of New York
City, was a visitor in Manteo Sat-
urdaj,» night. He went to Rodan-
the Sunday to visit his mother,
Mrs. John .\llen Midgett.
Milton Midgett, who has been a
student at Louisburg Junior Col
lege during the past year, is
spending tlie summer with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mid
gett.
Mrs. Dorothy Casey lielue is
spending several weeks with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Miugett, Sr. Mr. Midgett, who
has been critically ill for some
time, remains about the safe.
•FISH HAWKS MAY BE
FEARING HARD TIMES
PITTSBURGHERS
COME BACK FOR
MORE DARE FISH
Bert Kline and Party Each
Land Channel Bass At
Oregon Inlet Monday
They always come back. Bert
Kline, Editor of The Homestead
Daily Messenger, a surburban
Pittsburgh newspaper, came to
Roanoke Island to fish early in the
month bringing with him his son,
and two friends, Walter Jones and
Edgar May. Mr. Kline had excel
lent fishing, and was so pleased
that he went back home and wrote
lots of nice things about us. Then
he came back last week, bringing
more friends, John C. Forbes, Rus
sell MeWhinney and Leo L. Half,
prominent Pittsburg business men,
On Monday afternoon, while out
with Capt. Ryan Midgett, they
each landed a large channel bass.
We could say lots of nice things
about Mr. Kline, but the following
extracts from his own column
about his first vijit, will tell his
story better, and give the reader
an idea of what a fine man he is.
There are many men who go to
Manteo and Nags head l8r tha
blue fishing which is starting now
and runs for about a month, the
fish getting larger and harder to
land each day. But our party,
headed by Captain Channel Bass
Kline and with Walter Jones, Jr.,
and Edgar M. May as first mates,
ran into the schools of channel
bass which range from 25 pounds
up.
So big do thes3 fish get that
sometimes it is said, the boats are'
equipped with windlasses to drag
them over the side: But in ail
reality and truthfulness, if youi
will believe a fisherman, the chan- |
nel bass get as large as GO or 70
pounds.
And talk about fight!! Blue-
fish may fight and be good strug
gle for their size. But then so are
Palmolive, 3 for 20c
Red Super Suds, 3 for 23
Blue Super Suds, 3 for 25
(Gets Clothes ‘Hospital Clean')
Octagon (Giant) Soap, 3 for .. 1-lc
trout. It’s just like comparing a
good little football team to a good
big team. The bigger*^the fish, the
better the fun and especially wth
these channel bass that jump
clear out of the water and try to
get the hook from their mouth.
We’ll never forget the first
strike we got. But we lost him.
It wasn’t five minutes later that
the second one struck our feather
lure.and he was really hooked. It
took a good five minutes to land
him with plenty of struggle and
no little pulling on his part.
‘^‘’ITie third day was the crowing
day for Captain Channel Bass.
He pulled in six big ones, the big
gest weighing close to 30 pounds
and that one was on display in
Mack’s fish market but by now it
is probably cooked and eaten.
total of twelve big one.s, weighing
from 26 to ,30 pounds, were cought
on the final day of fishing and
much of the credit goes to Captain
Ryau Midgett who followed a
school of the finned critters for
abaui: 10 miles. In fact, Capt. Mid
gett followed the fish so far that
he thought we’d be lucky to get
back to Manteo on the gasoline we
had—^for we had traveled half
way down to Cape Hatteras along
the coast, a distance of about 30
or 35 miles.
The Captain was a fisherman
and his son, Jackson, was the life
of the patty. For Jackson took
orders from the Cap’n and was
hopping up to the prow and dom,
again before he had a chance to
find the fish.
Our thanks are extended to
Sheriff Victor Meekins who made
trrangefents for the party. The
sheriff also runs the Dare County
Times, a weekly newspaper, so we
may have something in common
after-all.
We ai« not a member of the
Dare County Chamber of Com
merce or the Manteo Merchants
Association or the Nags Head
Builder-Uppers, but we can ad
vise all fishermen who like to
catch big fish and lik'e to have a
fight on their hands to catch
them—to go to Manteo or Nags
Head, N. C., where the fish are big
enough to make you wish you
hadn’t hooked (hem.
One member of the party, w>e
can't remember who to credit tbs
remark to, had it right when he
said:
“I don’t Enow whether I hooked
the fish or the fish hooked me.
For a while T wondered who was
going to win. I didn't know wheth
er I’d pull him into the boat or
he’d puii me out of it.”
Octagon Powder, 3 for
Octagon Tcflet, 3 for
Octagon Cleanser, 2 for
Odbtgon diips, 2' for
Octagon Granulated, 2 for ...
Cri^Btal White Soap, 3 for
Hollywood Beauty Soap, 3 for
Creme Oil Soap, 3 for
.14c
14c
. 9e
.18f
ISc
14c
14c
14c
Klex (Pumice) Soap, 3 for ..14e
CITY MARKET
Manteo, N. C.
MANTEO BALL TEAM WILL
PLAY BLUE DEVILS SUNDAY
The Manteo baseball team will
meet the Blue Devils of Norfolk
Sunday afternoon at three o’clock.,
Manager W. B. Midgett has an-,
nounced that the games will have
to stop if they are not patronized,
and he urges the local people to
come out and give the home team
'good .support.
GRAHAM WOODHOUSE
Announces for Clerk of the Superior Court of
Currituck County
I have been solicited by many friends in the County
to become a candidate for the Superior Court Clerk
ship and I am hereby announcing for said office,
subject to the action of the democratic primaries of
June 4th, 1938.
I shall greatly prize the support of the voters of the
County and if nominated and elected I shall strive
to merit the confidence you will h* e placed in me.
I was born and reared in Currituck County and went
over the sea to fight for my Country and before and
after this trip I had always, and am now consistently
and cheerfully supporting the nominees nnd princi
ples of the Democratic party.
Fishermen naim They .Slvie
Cruakers in Johns Ditch, Near
Uriugc
Twenty one giant lish-liawks
have been fishing long-nets ot
three Dare county fishermen in
Roanoke Sound wliieli is by no
means unusual, especially in their
nesting season, but what puzzle.s
the fisliermeii is why tlie hawks,
wc»king steadny throughout the
afternoon, were storing their catch
alive in John’s Ditch pond half a
mile below the brdge that con
nects Roanoke Island with the
Outer Banks.
The pond, which is about 75
yards across, is alive with croak
ers, all ot them bearing claw-
marks of the fish-hawks, and all
of them alive and apparently not I
niucli tile worse tor having been'
flown half a mile a..d dropped in-'
to the pond. Fishermen estimate
that there is a good fifteen boxes
of croakers stored by tlie fishing
hawks. It has never liappened
before in the experience ot even
Uncle Bob O’Neal or .Alpheus
Drinkwater. >
Unusually heavy catches of
croakers have been taken from the
Roanoke during the past week and
local machinery for handling and
distributing them has been heavily
ta.xeil. And the forested areas o:
the Island, long tlie nesfiiig place
of fish hawks, have been alive'
with the screaming of the hawks
now busy feeding their nesting
wives. It will be a week or more
before the young ai'e hatched, Tlie
sight of a great hawk plummeting
into the water and coming up with
a fish is common enough. i
Fishing their long nets in the)
Sound, three fishermen, Ed Hooper,
.Ylfred Guard and Salty Midgett,'
all of them reputabie citizens o!
the Island, were puzzled by the,
unwonted activity of the hawks, j
They would dive down beside the
laden net, come up with a croaker,
fly toward the Island with it.j
What puuzzled the fishermen was,
the fact that the hawks returned
immediately for more.
Most of the fishing was done
near the boats. It was noticeable
that the croakers were brought up
by their tails, and then were
shifted so that their bony heads
were carried into the wind. .4fter
watching the spectacle for a while
^Ir. Guard and Mr. Midgett pul
out in a skiff to investigate. 'The
croakers were being dropped into
John Ditch pond, a marsh-encir
cled lake, fed at high tide by
seeping water, but without any
outlet through which a fish might
escape.
Upon investigation, the lake was
alive with croakers. Some of them
were taken in crab nets, and all of
them bore undisputable evidence
of having been caught in the
talons of a hawk: Relatively few
of them were badly laceratcd.But
what the hawks intend to do tv..h
them is puzzling all the local auu-
Ihorities on hawks and fish. Most
of the hawks have rrests in near by
wooded areas of the Island, and
the conjecture is that the hawks
have adopted the wisdom of the
squirrels.
PALACE''
CHRlStllVB
THE STORY
When in Norfolk
Stop at the
HOTEL FAIRFAX
Headquariters for all cit
izens sopth of the Mason
Dixon line when visiting
Norfolk and the beaches.
Attractive rooms with
bath and shower, $2.50,
$3 and $3.50, others with
.bath privileges, $2. Cof
fee Shop, Dining Room,
You must forgive him, Nora The
boy was going through troubles of
his own at that time, serious trou
bles. I dare say he forgot every
thing else. Don't blame him any
more than you can help. dear. We
all do the wrong thing ut times. And
once in a great while—tliank God—
we’re given the opportunity to make
amends. Last night, you see, Ned
realized that I was troubled. I'd
been talking with Martha. She had
been crying when I went up to see
her birthday gifts, crying because
of you. For the first time In alt
these years, Nora, we talked about
you: and in her own, kind, care
fully respectful way, she showed
me myself—told me the truth that
I had long suspected.
"I went down at last, and sat on
the old davenport where you and I
so often threshed things out tpgeth-
er, trying to think how I could find
you, dear. And I should have found
you, Nora, if you’d been at the
North Pole! Then Ned came in. He
had heard news of you—it,doesn‘t
matter how. He wanted to come
himself but I refused to let him, I
was so hungry for a sight of youl
For you are my little girl, darling.
Nothing has altered that, nor ever
can. When I think what you’ve
been through—TcU me," he broke
off abruptly, “how did you manage?
What kept you going? Who helped
you when you needed help so des
perately?"*
Said Nora, a far-away look creep
ing into her eyes: "A woman in
South Africa, Father. The sort of
woman we’re supposed to ‘pass by
on the other side.' It’s too long a
story to go into now, but she gave
me a diamond. It was very beauti
ful—so beautiful that, though it was
saving us, I wept a little when I
gave it up!"
Nora paused thoughtfully a mo
ment; then went on: “You see. Fa
ther, things were very bad indeed.
All we had saved had gone into this
home. There were only a few hun
dred dollars in the bank when we
started West; but we weren’t worry
ing. There was plenty to see me
through my confinement, and more
was promised. We had never felt
so sure about the future—so light
hearted.
“And then—the avalanche! For
weeks the doctors thought Don
would not live. For months he could
not leave the hospital. He lay on one
of a long, long row of narrow beds—
nothing to hear but sounds of sick
ness and clamor of city streets—
nothing to see but four bare walls;
and he so loves beauty! Only to
think about it tore my heart in two.
And the pain—grinding, unceasing,
wearing away his splendid strength
as water wears away the stones
upon a beach. I think all that ho
wanted then was to die. Father, to
end the struggle; but remembering
what I had to lace alone, he kept on
fighting.
"It was very terrible. I couldn't
even run In to cheer bim at odd
timet, (or be was in a ward. I
couldn't buy him a single flower.
For the money was going—melt
ing away to fast it frightened met
yet bow could I leave the babies to
cam snore even if 1 bad known tome
way to do it? Constance Venable,
who would have shared her last
crust with us, was far away. I bad
no one to turn to. I told tome of
the trinkets you'd given me; but
could not get half their real value
and what they brought only ttaved
off the inevitable for a little while.
“And then one night when I was
counting the endless hours, it came
to me like an inspiration that my
di^njond was mqney—real
I money. It saw us through. Dad— |
kept us going—brought us back
homo when Don was able to be
moved. Such a joy to be where he
can watch ihe sea and feel t>*ie wind
on his face! Almost from the first |
minute he started gaining. He's '
writing again now—a book—but the
work goes slowly You tec. there
is still much pain, and his nerves ,
aren't steady But he tri:s so hard
to get the better of them. Datl. Ae's
so courageous . . "
Her voice died down as if tears
threatened again; and James said,
his own voice husky with emotion.
“See here. Nora. I realize that you
can forgive me a great deal be
cause ” lU understand. You know
that though I was too stubborn to
admit it, I hove always loved you
—missed you unspeakably. But how
will your husband regard me now’’
In his eyes I have betrayed a trust
—let you bear burdens too heavy
for your shoulders. Can he forgive
too, or—”
"In just a moment,” broke in
Nora softly, one hand thrown out in
an expresive gesture, “I—I tliink
we'l! know.”
James raised his eyes. The cur
tains at the door had parted, and
standing before them, his hair blown
back in the familiar way, stood Don.
his boys beside him, his baby
daughter clinging to one hand.
Even that first quick glance told
much to Nora’s father. He saw that
the once straight shoulders sagged
a little, as If the effort to stand
erect was now too great. He saw
that the wind-blown hair was white
above tie temples—the eyes seemed
deeper set—the cheekbones higher.
But he saw also that the lines on
Don's thin, tanned face were bom
ot suffering, not self-pity; and that
bis head still lilted buoyantly as of
old.
Unconquered! The word, so singu
larly fitting, sprang into James
Lambert's mind as he arose. Un
conquered! That was Don Mason.
Never again could office walls im
prison him. He had got beyond
them . . .
There was a silence; then Don
said gently: “Well, sir?”
Only two words, but to the old
man they were a challenge, and he
met it generously. Though his eyes
smiled, bis voice was wholly seri
ous.
•T lay down my sword. The ene
my surrenders to the better man.”
And then Don laughed, a laugh
that seemed to bring the clean,
gay spirit ot adventure into the
room. Impulsively he started for
ward, but stopped, remembering;
while James saw with quick com
passion that one loot dragged.
“The enemy?" Don echoed. “I
think not, sir.” He glanced down,
meeting the puzzled young laces
that were lifted to bim, “Children,”
he said, “attention! Salute your
grandsire. The old King has come
homel”
(THE END.)
DAREBEACHES
OPEN SEASON
SATURDAY, 28th
stsff ot the famous Croatan rnii! Memorial tract
at Kill Dev ] Hills, and a 1'. .“S I Government
he ilonalcd the
Big Crowds Will Come This Year
•As Result of Last Seaso'n’s
Advertising
Formal opening of the Dure
County beaches of Kitty Hawk,!
Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head,'
tomorrow, Saturday, May £8th ^
will anticipate the largest summer'
patronage ever known at the re
sorts. Chiefly because this is the|
first season to profit by the im- |
niense advertising given Dare'
County last summer by the fani-'
ous Paul Green drama, “Lost
Colony.”
Beach businessmen are expect
ing huge crowds early in the sea
son. The Nags Head Beach Club,
under the management of L. L.
Overton, has been put in readiness
for Saturday’s gala opening. The
High Hatters nave been b.teked
for the music.
“Ras” Westcott’s casino has
been open a month. And succes
sive Saturday nights have shown
this place tvill remain a leader in
popularity on the beach.
Corbell Morris who last season,
was manager of the Nags Header,
this year manages “The Break
ers,” rooming house and home of
good eats, owned by C. E. Parker
of Corolla.
Miss Marie LeRoy is with the
FURNITURE
AT BARGAIN PRICES
Get acquainted with our new plan whereby you can
buy furniture at Bargain Prices nd EASY TERM^—
CASH or CREDIT.
WE TRUST YOU
MR. FRANK FACCHINI
Who is now in charge of this territory may be reach
ed at the Fort Raleigh Hotel on the following dates:
THE 6th AND 21st OP EACH MONTH
A. J.Legum Furniture Co.
The Furniture Man With a Conscience
SS$-m Ckuch street NOBFOLX, VIBOIMA
The value ofcancelled checks as receipts
is one good, reason ..why .you should
have a checking account at this bank. :
First & Citizens Naticmal Bank
Pv>ii,ffiti‘ (if that imitii- i- I'.cal' ‘
ill the L'tiii Twif .rd .-ii.ri- w t,i
Mrs. TwifdiU pu.'it.’nistre-''
Cliarle.s .M. Baker at Kill Devil '
H Il.s is dewlopii;- his chni,.*
At N'lip- lli-iil ’'i, Kirst fulony
l’ii> IS read.! and e!",wng fi/r a
big .season. The .Vags lieadcr un
der the eapaifie niaiiagoment of A.
F. Wade, an e.spcrieiiccd hotel
0"ean front h.i.s, n,-ar the Wright iiuin, is ready for business.
Love,,.
EMERGING FROM TRAGEDY
The miniiter’a brooding reticence concealed the tccret of ■ '
terrible tragedy. Jonathan Farwell had hogged it to hia
bosom since Dale was a baby-
To the boy Elaine was a saint—but when Dale told hia
father of his love for Lee, the tragic story of his mother waa
revealed. The lives of the young lovers seemed about to be
wrecked when the white hand of Ellaine reached ont of the {
past and smoothed away all doubt and misunderatanding. ,
Read this gripping romance!
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