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;-4K”- '" A-"^" ■■■;■■'■ - ■]-"* '-,f;-^-~o-~;-»— "'1' IM iK i « 'Jo ot/alj© iji-OS/cil’y Raleigh,' IT. C, THE DARE COUNTY TIMES The Weekly Journal of the North Carolina Coastland—Devoted to the Interests of the Lost Colony Country. Embracing the Cape Hatteras National Se^hore MAI^EOrN.CrFWDAYrJULY 14, 1944 VOL. X; NO. 2 Single Copy 5 Centt HYDE COUNTY DOCTOR SERVED 1) ON BOMBED SHIP J;; r. Nathan Fitts Awarded i Purple Heart Bar by Navy For Service While in Danger A BUZZARD FOR A PET IN BELHAVEN Sounds Rather Unusual, But the Bird Became Friendly With Dogs, Cats and Chickens Allied Wounded Flown From France i r Si Dr. Nathan f. Fitts of Swan Quarter sometime ago was award ed the Purpie Heart Bar in recog nition of his gallant services and injuries received in action while a member of the crew of the Liberty Sl>ip S. S. Richard Olney, operated by tlie Marine Trans port Lines. Dr. Fitts, a native of Rocky Mount, who first entered tlie Ar my, was later discharged, be cause of toxic neuritis. He then “shipped out” on the transport and at the time of the action in which he received his wounds,, the ship was doing shuttle work between man bases and Salorno in the Mediterranean. While on one of these runs in the daytime, the Richard Olney was sighted by a German plane and attacked. She was about 15 miles off the coast of Cape Bon near Bizerte, however, and after being hit by bombs and later tor- pedoded by a German sub, the ship finally was beached and all hands on board, including about 400 soldiers, were rescued. When the ship was torpedoed, said Dr. Fitts, three members ol the crew who were in the engine room at the time were killed and about 30 injured. The German submarine was “run down” a few days later by British naval units and captured. Dr. Fitts ^%’as in coastwise ser vice in 1941 and 1942. The letter informing him of the award was sent to him by W. N. Westerland, president of the Marine Trans port Lines, and read as follows: “Dear Dr. Fitts: “As operators of the vessel on which you suffered injury in northwest African waters on Sep tember 22, 1943, it is our privi lege to present you with the Pur ple Heart Bar This, award is made on behalf of the United States Navy under direction of the ^resident of the United States 1 3r injuries received in action ' .gainst the enemy. “Commander F. J. Lowry, in charge of the amphibious forces in that area, has requested that we convey to you his heartiest congratulations for a job well done. “This decoration is one that we hope you ^vill wear with great pride in the knowledge that you have served your country so courageously in carrying on your duties faithfully in the face of great danger. It is an evidence that you have contributed to the combined effort of the men of the American Merchant Marine in their splendid exhibition of loyalty and .steadfast allegiance to the noblest traditions of our great American heritage.” In an interview with Dr. Fitts we are able to give a rather in teresting account of his experi ences as follows; * “I entered the Merchant Marine twice in 1941. I made one trip in July and sustained a knee injury that kept me on the beach for se%'eral months. In February of 1942 I again sailed. We lost our first merchant ship on the U. S. coast Jan- 14, 1942. Every month after that the going got touglier' and tougher. Having sailed in the Navy in the last war, it was my lot to go to Texas City, Texas on a. tanker, and to tell the truth, I don’t mind admitting that I wasj plenty scared. During the latter' part of March and to the 21st of April of that trip, some 30 or more tankers wont down just off our coast. We passed over miles and miles of great slits of oil. It was a common occurrence to see so many poor tankers that got it. I was scared—coming back we were loaded with 105 thousand barrels of high octane gasoline. Every mile seemed to be 15 or 20 miles. "Onr tlie morning of Feb. 15th we , got five S.O.S". calls within a few minutes My cabin was close to the steering gear and all' of a sudden things got very quiet. I •{ot used to sleeping with the I loise, and I presume the quiet ness caused me to awake. Any how, the “Gulf Bell,” who were trailing us (she was a brand new tanker with a 16 man gun crew. We had not as much as an air rifle on the P|n Delaware) dis obeyed intelligence orders and al so the warning from our skip per, Captain Larson. She passed us an got it. I could tell by the wake from the propellor that our „...r was circling very slowly. Our captain sent word to us to (Contnued on page four) By W. C. Allen in the State When anything of a strange na ture is published in a .newspaper or magazine, people 'are prone to say: “I wonder if that could pos sibly be true?” In many cases they demand proof before they are willing, to accept the story as a fact. I believe that that is e.vactly what will happen in connection with this little story. By way of proof I wish to state that the lady who told me about it—Mrs. H. R. Way, of Belhaven—is- known in that section of the state as being absolutely dependable when it comese to veracity, and other things as well. Listen to Mrs Way’s story; “I was visiting my son. One evening we were sitting on the porch when an ugly, awkward- looking bird walked through the gate and came up to the porch. He didn’t seem to be the least bit frightened and strolled along as though he were an old friend. Af ter getting, a drink of water from the poultry water-pan, he look ed, around and made a closer ex amination of his suroundings. “We immediately recognized the bird as a buzzard. We watched the intruder, but soon it became dark and we went into the house. Appreciated Music “Much to tlie surprise of every- ^ NEWS OP OUR MEN^wWOMCN IN UNIFORM CORPORAL JAS. E. CL.ARK KILLED IN ENGLISH CHANEL I'LAN’ES WHICH TAKE SUPPLIES to the Normandy battlefield airstrip* leturii to Britain with battle casualties. This picture shows Corporal Lydia .\lford, a nursing orderly of Britain's Women’s Au.viliary Air Force, helping one of the wounded being loaded on a Douglas Dakota transport plane of the R.A.F. Her job will be to tend the wounded during the flight back. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Clark of Manteo, formerly of Washing- ' ton, N. C., were notified July 4 ■ by the War Department of the I death of their son, Cpl. James E. Clark Jr., who was killed in ac- ition June 15, 1944, in the English I Channel. j Cpl. Clark was born in Wash- jington. December 9, 1918, and vvas ■ a graduate of Washington High School, class of 1933. He was ac- itive in athletics and student a£- fairs. [ He was a member of the local I National Guard Unit prior to en- jtering the regular Army Septem- I ber 19, 1940. He left with Bat- i tery “C” 113th Field Artillery to 1 receive his basic training at Fort ! Jackson, South Carolina. He was ] stationed at Camp Butler, Camp I Blanding, Fla., and Camp Atter- Ibury, Ind., leaving for overseas lin February, 1944. I Besides his parents he is sur- ivived by one brother, McDonald Clark of Manteo, and two sisters, 'Mae Clark and Mrs. Albert Alli- igood, both of Norfolk, 'Virginia. METHODIST GROUPS MEET MTTH 3IRS, JONES The,Daugthers of Wesley of the body, the bird came up on the Methodist church, met porch, sat down, and listened to. Monday night at the home of the music. I Mrs. Ray Jones with 28 members “When the lights were turned present. Miss Holland Westcott, out, he followed the cats and dogs president, called the meeting to out into the darkness, the order and turned it over to Mrs. next morning he was waiting like g Evans, program chairman, a tramp for a hand-out. The program -was as follows.: “We put out some cornbread. America; prayer by Mrs. Nevin and a pan of clabber for the cats Wescott; trio, “Whispering Hope,” and dogs. The bird promptly.mov- | gung by Mrs. M. W. Mapess, Mrs. ed forward and proceeded to get; Kenneth Ward and Mrs. R. I. his share. By this time we be-j Leake; talk, “The Church’s Re- came as much interested in the' sponsibilities in the Post War buzzard ^ be seemed to be in his world,” Chaplain Claud Collins; surroundings; |poem, “America First j” Mrs. *Don- “Each day he seemed to become , ovan Twyne; hymn; class bene- stronger and less wobbly on his ‘ diction. feet, but he never tried to fly. He j During the social hour the hos- would sit around demurely when' tess served a salad with iced he was not exploring the hen- drinks. house and nests, or the dog-house, j On Tuesday night Mrs. Jones or making frequent visits to the and Mrs. H. O. Chesnut were hos- pan of clabber. He seemed to _ tesses to the Irene Shearin Circle take a peuliar satisfaction in sit- j and the Ruth Maness Interest ting beside the old black setting-! Group at the home of Mrs. Jones, hen. 1 Twenty five members wore pres- “It wasnt’ long before all of our' ^nd a program on India was MEN FROM DARE ENTER ILT. S.4.MUEL N. DAVIS :iIOME FROM PACIFIC I Lieut. Samuel N. Davis, USNR, ' is spending a month’s leave at his WARREN, BAGLEV, BONNER old home at Wanchese, after serv- MORRISON AT KITTY ILAWK >"8 southwest Pacific war zone for the past 20 months. Lt. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey C. War- Davis is the son of B. H. Davis ran of Washington, D. C., and Mr. of anchese. Fefore his transfer and Mrs. Dudley Bagley are stop- fo Naval Reserve, Lieut. Dav- ping at Kitty Hawk, and will be is was chief engineer with the there about a week longer. Din- D. S. Coast and Goedetic Survey, ner guests on Sunday were Mr. lived in California and the and Mrs. Herbert C. Bonner, who state of Washington for about spent the weekend at the First nine years while engaged in that olony Inn, Nags Head. work. The Wafren’s have been the' guests recently of Mr. and Mrs. 283 POLIO CASES REPORTED IN N. C. BY HEALTH BOARD Hyde and Dare Contribute Funds Toward Combatting; Outbreak Infantile paralysis cases in North Carolina since June 1 reached a total of 283 Wednesday, July 12, the State Board of Health reported Most cases were in the Piedmont counties. Seventyeight of the State’s 100 counties have made contributions toward combatting the polio out break. according to J. C B. Ehr- inghaus. chairman of the North Carolina Polio Emergency Fund MYSTERIOUS DEATH CF OCRACOKE WOMAN LAST WEEK STILL UNSOLVED Mrs. L. C. Godlrey, Cafe Operator, Found Dead In Car on Outskirts of Morehead City After Myster ious Disappearance; Coroner'James of Carteret County Had Made No Statement Through Tues day I Carteret County officials inves- I tigating -the deaht of Mrs L. C. 'Godfrey, Ocracoke cafe operator, who mysteriously disappeared following her arrival in More- head City from Wilmington last Thursday, had no statement to make regarding the case Tuesday. Sheriff Sherman Holland said that there was little evidence of foul play. Mrs. Godfrey’s body was dis covered Monday morning by members of the Morehead City police. They had been notified Thursday by her husband who lives in Wilmington that she had been missing. Mrs. Godfrey was reported en route to Ocracoke from Wilming ton, accompanied by Ha Riggs Smith of Atlantic. They picked up a serviceman, Richard Mat in Wanchese. thaw DANIELS. USCG at the Daily Cottage, and Mrs. wANHESE Morrison and daughter are there AT WANHfcSfc. Committee. The total contribu-| Coster of Toledo, Ohio, sta tions amounted to $38,737 85. tioned at Atlantic, en route and Dare county contributed $33.- stopped to shop in Morehead City. 62; Hyde, $223.25, Tyrrel, $247.- Miss Smith left Mrs. Godfrey in 72; and Beaufort, $100. Contribu-! order to fill an appoi.ntment and tions in most cases amounted to j w^s unable to find her at the ap- piointed place and hour. Morehead City police were no tified of her disappearance Thurs day night by her husband and her body was found in a car Monday morning on the outskirts of the city off the New Bern highway by a member of the Morehead City police as he went about his half of funds held by counties from the March of Dimes drive each January. THE TYRRELL, AN AKA BOAT. LAUNCHED MONDAY The Tyrrell, the first of a num ber of AKA’s (American cargo ships, attack) to be named for {rounds. Norti*. Carolina counties, slid I The woman’s clothing w'as not down the ways of the North Car-1 torn and there were only slight olina Shipbuilding Company bruises on her body. Officers said Monday afternoon. Others hiclud- now, while Mr. Morrison has re-' 7-,,r,!oic Tuirr one named for Hyde county turoed.. .AO.Washington. Charles uJl^'lSonei in lSfsiss Doi Is i honor Tar Heel counties. Warren of Washington has been . , *on_Hav loavp and is The first five AKA’s were nam- visiting his parents, and various na-pnts Mr and Mrs ed for counties of other states, friends in the Coast Guard at Tyrrell was the first boat Viii Wiii= xro.ro Hoo.1 Major Daniels of Wanchese. His _ . , ^ Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head. Mr. Warren, Mr. Bagley and Mr,, Morrison have been enjoying the fishing at Oregon Inlet with Charlie Perry, and Mr. Warren landed a 35 pound drum last week. wife is also visiting them. that there 'Was a possibility of gagging. The body remained in a More head City funeral home through Monday while the Carteret County coroner, sheriff and More- named'for an N. C. county. The I head police investigated the names of six other counties have case. The provost marshall and WEEKLY" WAR RATION GUIDE been assigned by the Secretary of Navy. The counties are Ala his assistant from Cherry Point studied the records. No date had mance, Caswell, Duplin, Lenoir, been set 'Tuesday for the test! New Hanover and Stokes In addition to the names given mony of Miss Smith and Coster, Funeral services for the 41 year ARMED SERVICES IN JUNE the Wilmington shipbuilding ; ! firm other naval craft honor sev- ’ CANNING SUGAR; Sugar stamp , g^al Tar Heel counties. They are No. 40 good for five pounds of Hyde, Pitt, Carteret, Bladen, Four men from Dare County canning sugar until February 28, Chatham, Clay, Edgecombe, were inducted into the armed 1945. Apply to local boards for Guilford, Rockingham, forces in June, and five more supplemental rations. Warren, Wayne and Yancey. were accepted at the pre-induc- FUEL OIL: Period four and five | tion examination. Those leaving fuel oil coupons good through for service in the Army on June September 30. During October BASNTGlIT-McL.^UGIILTX 16 were Aubrey Rogers and Ger- unused coupons may be exchang-' aid Wise of Manteo, and Ivy ed at rationing boards for new Hooper of Stumpy Point. On 1944-45 heating season coupons. Thomas A. Basniaht Jr. and June 30 Norman E. Brantley en- GASOLINE: A-10 coupons now Itlrs. Charlotte Nowel McLaugh- tered the Marine Corps. | valid and will expire August 8.' Hue were quietly married Fri- On June 21 the following were ' MEATS & FATS; Red A8 through day evening, July 7, at eight accepted for service and will be, Z8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 o'clock at Camp Contentment, the ''called later: Thomas Allen Bas-'points each, for use with tokens, home of Mr. Basnight’s parents. neighbors and friends were as presented by the chairman, Mrs. keenly interested in ‘Buzzy’ as Caleb Brickhouse. Mrs. C S. we were. He would \\-ander, Meekins led in prayer and Mrs. through the yard, turning over Nannie Midgett gav'e the medita- pots and pans, as if he expected tion, which»was followed by a to find somethhng underneath' prayer by Mrs. R. M. Jennette. ,Mrs. Jere Parker made an inter- “One day we caught a tub of esting talk on “Our Work in In rain-water, and the old, ugly bird ' dia, and a duet was sung by Mrs. jumped into it and took a bath. M. W. Maness and Mrs. Kenneth Apparently he enjoyed- the ex- I Ward. perience very much, because he The hostesses served punch and certainly took his time about it. cookies. The August meeting “He became very friendly with will be held at the home of Mrs. us. He would^ untie our shoes and jJore Parker. would also jump into the car ev- ■— , —. — ^ di ery time it came into the yard,! M. A. Matthews, cashier of the night Jr., Elwood H. Txviford and PROCESSED FOODS; Blue A8 near Manteo. Rev. W. C. Blue, always perching on the back of Engelhard Banking & Trust Com-j Henry Melvin Ambrose of Man- through Z8 and A5 (Book 4) now pastor of the Manteo Baptist the front seat, iPany is in -.r * —... r__ .— r'h.,roV, r,orf.irmr.ri iup r-cipmonv^ Helping “Lady” | attending “The crowning event came Banker’s Conference to vessels which will be built at old cafe operator were conducted Wednesday from the Yopp Funer al Home in Wilmington with the Rev. C. D. Baixlift officiating. Interment was in Oakdale Cem etery, Wilmington. CIVIL SERVICE WORKERS NEEDED AT FORT BRAGG Henry R. Rose, Senior Recruit ing Representative of the United States Civil Service Commission, announced today the great need .'or Watch and Instrument Re pairmen, Armament Machinists and Repairmen, and Auto Me chanics for employment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The civilian employees of Fort i Bragg are proud in knowing that when we discovered the bird picking fleas from our pet col-' lie. Lady. And, I might add that Lady, like Barkis, was willing. \ As a matter of fact, she was very' appreciative ofthc service which Buzzy was rendering. “Some time later, something oc curred that proved to be Buzzy’s downfall. He went out in search of the WPA lunch counter one day at a nearby camp, There he did not receive the same pleasant reception that had been‘accord-■ ed him at my son’s'home'and in the immediate family.' I don’t know whether he,\vas,§illqd, whe- ‘ ther he was chased 'away—and thereby got his feelings-hurt—or whether he decided '-that his con-; tact 'With humaih"\^fngs^ been of' sufftdpnt/iiiwajion. f' . “Anyway^'.'^at.wiM^he last we saw of hiiii.” •' - -w - , ,, aiC piMUU Jll IVliUWlIlii LllUt too; John Thomas Moore of Col- valid at 10 points each, for use Church, performed the ceiemony,' plaved an important me iNorm c^roima i ington: and Thomas Glenn Gas- wuh tokens. .which was witnessed by Mr. andlp^^.* successful invasion of onference kill of Wanchese. IRENT CONTROL; All persons Mrs Thomas A. Basnignt, Sr. and. Europe. Wiithout the — — - • I i* —i ^.Trc 1 . - - . . . . ' HIS NAME WAS renting, or offering for rent, any l^Irs. Curtis Lewis. j thousands of tanks and other mo- living quarters whatsoever must The bride was becomingly j torized equipment that were pre register each dwelling unit with dressed in a zinnia print v^ithipaj-p^ Bragg for over- DAVIS-FBAZLE Miss Ruth Frazle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Frazle of Richlsnds was married to Cole man Davis, son of Mrs. Orphia Davis and the late George Dav- i.s of Lake Landing on Saturday, July 8. At home, Lake Landing. MARSHALL-GIBBS , Miss Etha Mae Gibbs, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Gibbs of Engelhard to John Anson Mar shall, son of the late Mrs. Mar shall of Engelhard on Monday, July 3. rent control office in their rent matching headdress of zinnias, area. In c.-Jimties not under rent and black accessories : pared at Fort Bragg for over seas shipment, the invasion could ne\ er have been s*„arted. The successful beginning of the in vasion has not diminished the de- control, persons who feel that Mr.s Basnight is the daughter they are being overcharged for of Ernest Prescott Nowell of New rents may submit complaints to York and the lale Mrs. Helen, pp ppj.} Bragg for the im- OPA on complaint forms which Stack Nowell. She received her pierncnts of war. are available at the local War education in Massachusetts and j Veterans of the Army. Navy, or Price and Rationing Board. New York, graduating from the pja-jpe Corps are especially de- SHOES: Airplane stamp No. 1 Qumey, Mass,, high school and Uiped fpr these positions, and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indefin- later attending business school in The wages, hours, and working itely. New York conditions are good. SUGAR: Sugar stamps No. 30. 31 Mr Basnight is the son of Mr. j Anyone not presently engaged and 32 (Book 4) good for five, and Mrs. Thomas A. Basnight of , jp an essential activity at his high est skill should immediately con tact the local Civil Service Sec retary at th Post Office or the nearest office of the United States Employrnept Service or write to the Civil Service Commission, Building 310, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. pounds of sugar each indefinite- Manteo. He graduated from Man ly. ) teo high school and attended j Rationing rules now require Georgetown University, Washing- that every car owner write his li-, ton, D. C. He is at present As- cense number and state in ad-.sistant Chief CoptroHer, Civil vance on all gasoline coupons in Aeronautics ,at the CAA tower at his possession. BIBLE SCHOOL BEGINS AT ENGELHARD MONDAY the municipal airport, Norfolk, Va. ' The couple will establish their home near Manteo. RAINS STILL BADLY ! Immediately following the cer- j NEEDED ON COA.ST FARMS A 'Vacation Bible school, under emony, the bride and bridegroom • More rains are needed on the sponsorship of the Engelhard entertained informally at the j coastal farms, and crops are burn- Methodist and Christian churches home of Mrs. Harold Giyn Punch ijpg up or maturing too earlj'. The wil begin Monday, .Tiily 17. It will and sandwiches were served from j dry spell has continued all the 'continue through Friday and will a table covered with a flowered ^eek, and in Dare County there be held in the Christian Church, organdy cloth and centered with | jiad been no rains up to Friday All of the children of Engel- the punch bowl encircle with ivy. save a scattering shower now and then which did little good. Gardens on Roanoke Island and vicinity which started out with the greatest promise in years had hard arc invited to attend the Gardenias in gold and white vas- classes which begin at 9 o’clock es aiid tall white tapers in silver Army sigosi Corps Photo each iporning. The school will be candlc.=ticks completed the table An Army doctor with the Fifth Army in Italy looks at the dog mgs ot a under the direction of the Rev. decorations. gavehi^hflTrwl'^cmmrny'l'AlI^y-kx^^^^^ included members ol j proved a complete failure, there your dollars to back up the men who are lighting tor you by buying War 3ud the Rev. J. T. Brown, Chris- the immediate family and a few being mighty few exceptions to Bonds. U.S Treasury Uofattmeut tian minister.