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■'iS i o *J» S'fcs’t6 Xiibrd’jT Raleigh, ?T. C, Conp m IPf- fe, |!-¥: 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 Seashore I VOL. X; NO. 3 MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1944 Single Copy 5 Cent* LAKE LANDING X BOY DESCRIBES J FRENCH FARMING Sgt. Wesley Ballance Among First Assault Troops To Land In France The French farmers have some nice cows on their little farms, writes SiJt. Weslev Ballance in letters to his broither, Orville, de scribing French farming as he has observed it since he went a- shore in Normandy with the first assault troops on D-‘Day. Sgt.. Ballance, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Ballance of Lake Landing, is with a field artillery unit. Said Sgt. Ballance of the farm ing in France in a letter written July 2: “You should see what nice cattle they have around here both beef and milk type. Some of them weigh 2,000 pounds, but Idon't know what breed they are. They are really /Sleek and fat now but I wonder, how they will ibe this winter.' ' I haven’t seen any hay or anything that they save for them. All of the fields are about three acre lots with a big hedge all around. We would starve to death farming like they do.’’ The letter was written after dinner on Sunday, and here is what the sergeant had to say a- bout worship at the front. "I have just finished lunch. This morning we had church ser vice. I am glad to say we were able to hold it. We have it every other Sunday over here due to the conditions. There \yas a great number out this morning as the sun was shining for a change. We have been having a bad spell of weather and it seems good to see the sunshine again.” On June 25, Sgt. Ballance wrote his brother his first descriptive letter following his landing on France. Speaking of the fighting in that he said, “We were among the assault troops in the invasion. Our artillery was the first of its kind to land and the doughboys were really glad to see us, too. As you might know, the going was pretty tough at the beginning, it now that we are more used the situation it isn’t too bad.” 'hIs letter went on; “The fgiv farm people left a- round here seem to be friendly. They haVe big herds of cattle and you can get all the cream and but ter you want for a few cigarettes. One old farmer brought us over a nice piece of butter the other day and it was really good. We have a hard time making them understand sometimes, but we get by with the use of our little French book. There is a little boy around here that comes over every day and eats dinner with us. He speaks slowly and we can understand him better than the older ones. He is learning Eng lish v'ery fast. He is doing bet ter than we are by a long jump . . “I suppose you arc keeping up with the news and know a^ut what is going on. There isn t much that I can tell you as you know. All of us boys (meaning Sam Dudley. Hyatt McKinney and Hugh Gibbs who are in the same outfit) are doing alright, and dishing it out to the Jerries every time we get the chance. Yanks Prepare to Take Farmhouse Ml MOTO riMl SKNM. CMPt Two American soldiers make a farmhouse their objective as they push their way into Northern France with the inva sion army. The rifle of the soldier on the left apparently is still draped with the waterproof covering used on rifles during amphibious operations aiid warfare and in very damp climates where rust sets in quickly. DEATH OF MRS 1 GODFREY RULED TO BE MURDER Cartarct Coroner’s Jury Finds I Ocracoke Woman Died By “Foul Means” I A Cartaret county coroner’s 'jury inquiring into the death of Mrs. L. C. (Fannie) Godfrey, . Ocracoke cafe operator, who mys teriously disappeared following her arrival at Horehead City, 1 Thursday, July 6, and who was found dead in her car near the city of asphyxiation, Monday, July 10, found Sunday that she came to her death by foul means. The jury recommended that all witnesses in the case be retained within calling distance for fur ther questioning, but not be re quired to put up bond. The witnesses are Ila Riggs of Atlantic, L. C. Godfrey, husband of the dead woman, and Richard Matthew Coster, a Marine of To ledo, Ohio. Costner testified that he drove to the outskirts of the town with Mrs. Godfrey Thursday night and that when the car got stuck in the sand she refused to call a wrecker after he had tried to get the car in motion He said he later left her, wall:- ed to the nearby New Bern high way and boarded a bus for a fur lough. He admitted he and Mrs. Godfrey had had a number of drinks. An autopsy performed earlier in the week revealed death due to asphyxia and placed the time as Friday night and not Thursday night, as officers at first suppos ed. GEOROE WISE GETS ACQUAINTED WITH MARCIA mm OF INTEREST along the North Carolina Coast is the above pic ture of George M. Wise of Stum py Point getting acquainted with his new great-niece, Marcia Weehter. The young lady is the daughter of ({Nell Wise) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weehter. Mr Weeh ter, a native of Wisconsin, is a Chief Pharmacists Mate in the Navy, and met Miss Wise while teaching school at Cape Hatteras He likes Dare County and has changed his voting residence to Dare. Recently he was transfer red to sea-duty, having served 24 years in the Navy. The baby is six months old and weighs 26 MANTEO METHODIST BIBLE SCHOOL OVER 131 Youn? I’eaple Attend Daily Vacation Sessions IS--’ NEWS or OUR MENwWOMCN IN UNIFORM HOiME FROM ICELAND Charles S. Etheridge, USCG, who has been stationed in Ice land for some time, arrived Mon day night to visit his family at Wanchesc. VISITS A TAVON Willie T. Whedbeo, OBM USCG, of Fort Hancock, N. J., visited his sister, Mrs. Tommie Meekins, at Avon this week. PFC.^BROCKIE DANIELS - -TRANSFERRED •‘TOVN. Y. P£c' Brockie Daniels,. WAC, has just''spent"'the week* in'^'Manteo visiting her father, E. S. Daniels. '*fc. Daniels has been transferred t New York from Seattle, Wash- .igton, where, she has been sta tioned since completing her basic training. bobby SCARBOROUGH IN NORFOLK HOSPITAL Bobby Scarborough, three-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scarborough of Wanchese, was rushed to Norfolk last week end after he had Inhaled a small ob ject into his lungs. He has been quite sick and is a patient in a Norfolk hospital. The Methodist church of Man- teo recently completed a success ful Vacation Bible School that lasted for a period of 10 da.vs, sessions being held in the Man- teo school building. A Youth Activities program in cluding study, worship, fellow ship and recreation, was conduct ed at the church each evening for a week, under the direction of Mr. McChesney, a Duke Univer sity Di%’inity student. The en rollment for the Bible School and the Youth program was 121. Rev. M. W. Maness served as superin tendent. In the Beginners department Mrs. Edna Bell was superinten dent, with Mrs. Ray Jones and .Patricia Davis as assistants. In the Primary department, Mrs. Claude Collins and Mrs; Newton Davis were assisted by Mrs. Nevin Wcscott, Marjalene Midgett and Jean Parker. Mrs. M. W. Maness headed the Junior department, with Joyce Holmes and Minerva Austin as assistants. Miss Holland Wes- cott and Marjalene directed the music, Mr. Maness headed the Inter mediate department. A study period, project work, group singing, recreation and a period to serve refreshments made up the daily schedule. An Impressive commencement program was presented at the Church School hour on the Sun day following completion of the school. COTTON ACREAGE LOW THIS YEAR The cotton acreage in this state this year is six per cent less than last season and the second small est acreage since 13i8, the State Agriculture Department Crop Re porting Service reports. The re lease estimates the acreage at 800,000 as compared with 850,000 j" Planting this season in North Carolina are”-the .smallest since 1939. The Department attributes the decrease to adverse weather at planting time, less labor for hand ling the crop, and more attrac tive income prospects for other crops, especially tobacco. FOG LIGHTS STOLEN FROM OFFICIAL’S CAR The fog lights were stolen from ithe car of John D. Finley, assist ant to the N. C. Fish and Game ! Commissioner, last Tuesday night while it was parked front of the Mattamuskeet Lodge, New Hol land. Attempts were made to take the spot light but the thief or thieves were unable to remove it. FARMING IN ITALY IS NOT UP-TO-DATE Swan Quarter Boy Writes Of Italian Farm Life In Let-.^ ter to Editor Mussolini boasted of how his reign modernized Italy. ■ But farming in that country is back ward according to 3/Sgt. Gilbert Tunnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tunnell of Swan Quarter, in a letter from that country to the editor of this newspaper. Said Tunnell of the farming: “These farmers here in Italy, farm like 1890 farmers in Hyde county. The horses, cows, pigs, chickens, and humans all live in the Seme house. You can imag ine w'nat kind of life they live.” The Swan Quarter boy said he was hungry for home newSj and wanted to get the county paper. He stated that the paper would possibly be old when it got to him, hut it would “still be news.” Incidentally, the paper irill have to be sent to Sgt. Tunnell by first class mail, since postal regu lations don’t permit mailing newspapers to soldiers overseas unless they are subscribers at the time they are transferred. In this way it will reach him as quickly as any letter. DARE SCHOOLS SLATED TO OPEN ON AUGUST 31ST Faculties Not Yet .Completed But Supt. Leake Has Hope of Filling Cacancies Be fore Opening 'Date Dare schools are slated to open on Thursday, August 31, and Supt. R. I. Leake is spending a busy summer trying to locate en ough teachers to fill the faculty vacancies. Some of the faculties will be made up largely of the same groups of teachers serving • the schools last year, while others will have to make almost a com plete new start. Supt. Leake hopes to have all faculties com plete before the opening date of school. While the date of August 31 is being set as the first day of I school this mall, the opening may Jhave to be delayed if the polio {epidemic now spreading across the state reaches such proportions that it will be unwise to let the children congregate. Definite an nouncements will be made later. Keep stored foods in a dry 1 place and prepare a place where canned foods will not freeze. pounds. At the time the picture was made, it was four and a hall months old. The Wochtors now live at 2931 Shelter Road, River- dale. Norfolk. Old George Wise, one of the first citizens of eastern North Carolina, business man at Stumpy Point, is known and loved the length of the coast, for his loy alty to his friends, his hospital ity, and community service. His son, George, Jr., is serving in the Navy, and has recently returned from service in the South Pacif ic. Mrs. Weehter, mother of the I baby, js the daughter of his broth- I er, the late Enoch Wise. STORM WARNINGS EMPTY BEACHES PAST WEEK END TIME NOW TO START A FALL GARDEN Great Exodus of People From Nags Head As Coast Guard Brings Report of Forth coming Hurricane Hundreds fled from the beach- at Nags Head Sunday afiternoon when Coast Guardsmen acting up- jon orders from their superiors {brought a message that the trop- jical hurricane in West Indies was ; expected to arrive late during the ’ night at the rate of 60 .to 80 knots per hour. This sounded Ijke .something worse than had ever (happened before, and altho there , is no record of anyone having ' been killed by a hurricane in Dare . County, only the brave and the I foolhardy dared tarry at the beaches. j Even unto Monday morning ' the rumor persisted that the gale was still coming, but the weather 1 turned out the most beautiful in I several days. Businessmen be wailed the unfortunate circum- i stances, but anyway, most folks I considered it wjser to be safe than j sorry and took no chances. The hotels had a good week end ! business, and their patronage con- jtinues to grow despite the diffi- ■ cultise of travel. One Shoe, Helmet, and Shorts HYT)E NATIVE TAKES LIFE WITH SHOTGUN Some Timely Hints Given By Dean Schaub of State College Funeral Held Sunday xMternoon For Lenchvilic iMan, Suicide Victim William Clarence Williams, 52, i took hjs own life Saturday aftcr- , noon by shooting his head off ' with a shotgun in his home at L'ecchville. He had been in a de spondent mood for some time anti was repontsd to have made sever al previous attempts to take his life. Mr. Williams was a native of j Fairfield. He had resided at {Leechville for the past iijnc months, moving there from Pan- ! tego. 'Surviving are his wife, four sons and three daughters. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday afternoon at Mt. Olive church, Ponzer. The Rev. A. J. , Mackie of Belhaven officiated. , Interment was made in the ohurch j cemetery. WANCHESE YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND LOUISBURG MEET offtetM. 9. 9. ujnrr photosra^m. owi Reading was never like this in the livitig.room back home. It’s understandable why the well-dressed Navy man in the South Pacific miglit wear only a helmet and shorts, hut what a shoe on the wrong hand has to do with the picture is some thing else again. Young people from the Wan- chese Methodist church attending the recent Young People’s Assem bly at Louisburg College were Janet Williams, Mona Gray, Bar- ,bara Etheridge, Donis Creef and , Tena Jane Gaskill. They were j accompanied by Mrs. C. S. Meek- jins. Dean I. O. Schaub of State Col lege has issued an appeal, through county and home extension a- gents, for the planting of summer and fall gardens in all sections of North Carolina. Exceptionally hot, dry weather has seriously damaged gardens in many sections, but there is stili time to produce an abundance oi fresh vegetables, if gardeners will take advantage of good soil con ditions created by recent rains. Doan Schaub points out that commercial canning of vegetables especially tomatoes and snap beans, is running far behind sche dule—and the need for home can ning is now greater than ever be fore. He explains that all vegetables should not be planted at the same time, but that growers should fol low a definite schedule. He sug gests planting of snapbeans and lima beans as early as possible and the setting of tomato plants. Squash can also be grown in the east, if the squash worm is con trolled with cryolite. Irish potatoes, broccoli, cab bage, cauliflower, carrots, col- lards, and Chinese cabbage can also bo planted at this time. About August I, beets, leaf let tuce, onions, kale, mustard, rad ish, spinach, and turnips should be planted. “Don be discouraged because of the bad weather conditions that we have had thus far this spring and summer,” says Dean Schaub to the gardeners “Just keep planting and working We .vet have time to produce gardens of which we can all bo proud This year it will be excellent fall gardens instead of summer gar dens.” 5IOKE SWEET POTATOES THAN IRISH IS 1944 ENTIRE COURT TAKEN UP WITH . DRUNKEN CASES Many Disorders Develop At Nags Head Casino Over Week End The entire court of Judge Baum, Dare Recorder, was taken up Tuesda.v of this w'eek with cases arising out of drunkenness, near ly all of them at the Nags Head Casino where drunks are wont to congregate. On Saturday night while arrests were being made, Raymond Perry, young Colington man jumped up and without warning or provocation assaulted Chief Officer Blackman of the Naval Shore Patrol, breaking out his teeth and his glasses. Judge Baum charged Perry $25 and costs for this job and ordered him to stay aw’ay from the Casino for si.x bonths under penalty of 30 days on the roads. Erb Gallop and Dick Daniels of Wanchese who were charged witli being drunk and disturbing the peace, got ’ their case continued until next week. Three others who were at the Casino were tried, all pleading guilty. Fred erick Burrus was up on two charges, one of them two weeks old, for being drunk and disor derly. He was fined $3 on one count, SiO on the next and order ed to stay away from the Casino 'or one year under penalty of .10 days in jail. C. B. Parker, Jr., of Manteo, charged with being drunk and disorderly was fined $5 and costs. He pleaded guilty, al so of destroying Government property when he broke out the glasses in the rear of the Navy- Patrol wagon, but Judge Baum he’d the evidence insufficient, and dismissed the charge. Robert Ashby, colored, charged with driving while drunk, was fined $75 and costs, but took ad vantage of a respite by appealing to Superior Court. The case agajnst Thurston Gray of Stumpy' Point who is charged with being drunk and disorderly and attempting assault at the Susie-Q at Stumpy Point, wiU come up next Tuesday. SEND IN FUEL OIL APPLICATIONS AT ONCE Further Delay May Mean No Oil In Time for Winter Heating The Dare County Ration Board .3 asking that all persons who have not filled out and returned their fuel ojl application blanks do so at once. The board has started processin^g the fuel oil applications for 194445 and finds that a large number have not been sent in. Further delay may mean that there will not bo en ough oil for winter heating, as it is necessary for the board to know how much will be required in this territory for the next heat ing season. MRS. aiEIKLE ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB THURSDAY Mrs. J. R. Meikle of Roanoke Rapids, who is visiting in Manteo at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Carson W. Davis, onter- ta'iied at bridge Thursday evening at the Davis home. Guests were Mrs Balfour Baum, Mrs. Juanita Parker, Miss Dolnoy Burrus, Mrs. McCoy Tillett, Mrs. Hugh Mc Chesney, Mr.s. Frank While, Mrs. W. M Jolliff and Mrs. Vernon Davis. Mrs. Jolliff won high score, and bingo prizes went to Mrs. Parker -At the conclusion of play the hostess served punch, sandwiches and cookies. STUMPY POI.NT MAN DIES The Crop Reporting Service of the State Department of .Agricul ture estimates that the sweet po tato yild in North Carolina this year will be larger than the com mercial Irish potato crop. The forecast for sweet potatoes was sot at 6,800,000 bushels as against 6177,000 bushels for Irish pota toes. If prospects hold. North Caro lina will rank second in 1944 in the production of sweet potatoes. Georgie is put in first place with 7,540,000 bushels. BAPTIST UNION MEETING TO BE AT TINY OAK Hyde county Free Will Bap tists will hold their Union meet ing at the Tiny Oak, Swan Quar ter township, church, Sunday, July 30. Elder Ross will do the preaching. Robert Moran Payne, Stumpy Point man, who has lived three years at 913 Boissevain Avenue, Norfolk, died today, Friday, the 21st, after a long illness. He was a son of the late Wil liam J. and Sarah Mason Payne and the husband of Mrs. Allie Basnight Payne. He was a mem ber of the Stumpy Point Metho dist church. Surviving him besides his wife are two sons, R. L. Payne of Elizabeth City, S. R. Payne of New York; two daughters, Mrs. J. J. Lencmyer and Miss Carita Payne, both of Norfolk; throe brothers, W. J. Payne of Elizabeth City, F. F. Payne of Stumpy Point, and R. M. Payne of New York; a sister, Mrs. E E. V/ood of Norfol’it and a half-sister. Miss Farris Payne of Florida, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted Sunday afternoon. Burial will be made In River side Memorial Park, Norfolk.
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