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PAGE TWO CATFISH CORNER GIRL ' MAY PUBLISH A SONG Chicago Song Firm Gives High Praise to Composition of Gifted Local Girl By MISS PINKIE PERRY Fame may come to a Catfish Cornor girl because of a song she has written and which has arous ed the interest of a Chicago pub lisher. Miss Consolena Carter, a gifted young woman of this com munity has written a song, “You are my Heartache.” Because a number of friends urged her to do so, she answered an advertisement of a Chicago publisher Douglas Karkus & Co. who wish to publish her song. No thing would please Catfish Cor ner people more than to see the song on Broadway, as the pub lisher hints might happen if he publishes it. If Miss Carter will only send SIOO they will publish the song and send her 100 copies of it for her friends, they say. And they will give unremittingly of their time to get it sung on Broadway, they say. Naturally Miss Carter, who finished High school last year is all a-thrill. Her friends think may be she will wind up in the movies, because of her talent, and that Catfish Corner, which is mention ed in the song will become fam ous. Unfortunately Miss Carter is not able to raise SIOO to have the song published, but Tuboleen Tuc ker of the Catfish Corner Cart wheel Club says he is going to try to get the club to sponsor the pub lication of the song, and she has given him the song and her let ters from the publisher, which he will discuss before the club Mon day night at their regular meet ing. Meanwhile Miss Carter is the center of attention in Catfish Cor ner, and boys from Wide Spot, Frog Fork, Square Hill Creek, Bay Level, Gar Creek and Vine gar Hill have been trying to date her since the news got out. The only person who has spoken un favorably about her is Pestle May Peele, who is mad because Tubo leen Tucker is trying to help her. BELHAVEN LEGIONNAIRES TO SPONSOR A NEW BAND Considerable interest is being manifested on the part of mem bers of the Belhaven Legion Post for organization of a band, for Bel haven, and a meeting will be held at some date in the near future to organize a band. The town has not had a regular band since ten years ago. Jgf Deposits made by mail Wk are given our prompt, Wk careful attention. vJk First & Citizens National Bank ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. G*W 3 SEVEN *2’s. /f _ STAR Wended whiskey. "The Straight whiskies are 4 / I years or more old. 37)4% / Sevfu JT I Straight whiskey. 62 W*> neutral spirits distilled RBI I / &, I from grain. 15% straight J I whiskey 4 years old. / x <4“*»<X**/ 15% straight whiskey 5 DDftflE years old. 7H% straight F II V U F WjfaßW whiskey 6 years old." •OODIKHAM fr WORTS IIMITID, FIORIA. ILLINOIS HIGH TIDES ON FISHING GROUNDS Low Tides Between Hours Shown OREGON INLET FOR MARCH A.M. P.M. Thursday 29 12:00 Friday 30 00:44 1:11 Saturday 31 1:59 2:26 APRIL Thursday 5 6:39 6:55 Friday 6 7:19 7:36 Saturday 7 7:55 8:13 Sunday 8 8:31 8:50 Monday 9 9:07 9:28 Tuesday 10 9:45 10:06 Wednesday 11 10:25 10:49 Thursday 12 11:12 11:36 Friday 13 12:05 Saturday 14 00:31 1:04 Sunday 15 1:31 2:06 Monday 16 2:32 3:03 Tuesday 17 3:29 3:55 Wednesday 18 4:21 4:43 Thursday 19 5:10 5:30 Friday 20 5:56 6:14 Saturday 21 6:41 6:59 Sunday 22 7:26 7:46 ' Monday 23 8:12 8:34 [Tuesday 24 9:00 9:26 Wednesday 25 9:52 10:22 Thursday 26 10:51 11:25 Friday 27 11:55 Saturday 28 00:32 1:06 Sunday 29 1:43 2:16 Monday 30 2:50 3:19 STATE OFFICIALS GUESTS OF THE SCOTT TOPPINGS Mr. and Mrs. Scott Topping of Pantego entertained Friday night at their summer home on Pungo Creek with an oyster roast in hon or of their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Stag Ballentine, Brandon Hodges, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Me Mul lan, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. John Winfield of Raleigh. The table was loaded with country ham and chicken salad, beside famous Rose Bay oysters. Those attending the event were Mayor and Mrs. W. P. O’Neal of Belhaven, Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Wright, Dr. and Mrs. C. C. By rum, and Dr. and Mrs. Ellis Win stead, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. William Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. D. V. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. James Younce of Belhaven, Victor Meek ins, Wade Marr of Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Suggs, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Bob Staten and Paul Worsley of Rocky Mount, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMullan, Jr. of Washington. Warfarin, a newly discovered rat killer, does not contain any well-known ingredient but is a single chemical in itself. It kills rats by reducing the normal clot ting of the blood and causing them to die by internal bleeding. MEN-4/vdt//£‘s£’4 TRUE STORIES OF /. BRAVE OLD DAYS Gallant Deeds of By-Gone z Years in The Walter Raleigh Coastland. WRECK OF THE COAL BARGE OCEAN BELLE On Saturday, the 10th of Oc tober, 1903, the schooner-rigged coal barge Ocean Belle, of New York, bound from Newport News, Virginia, to Beverly, Mass., with a cargo of 2,605 tons of coal, and carrying a crew of 5 men all told, was wrecked 1 mile offshore and 2% miles north of the Virginia Beach Life-Saving Station, and George H. Adams, master, and Charles Peters, seaman, were drowned. The Ocean Belle and the Georgia, another barge of like de scription, left Newport News in tow of the ocean-going tug Rich mond on the morning of Thursday, October 8, and experienced fair weather in the early part of that day, but in the afternoon the con ditions became threatening, and by 9:00 p.m. the wind was blowing a gale from the northwest, having a velocity of 50 miles an hour. At that time Winter Quarter Shoal lightship bore abeam, and the tug, being unable to steam against the gale and heavy sea, was gradual ly forced astern, still holding to the barges. So passed the night until 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 9, when the Cape Charles lightship bore north east 6 miles, and the tug signaled to the barges to haul in their hawsers and come to anchor. Throughout the remainder of the day they rode to their anchors in safety, the tug lying by, but some time during the following night the Georgia broke adrift, and the tug went to her assistance leav ing the master of the Ocean Belle to his own resources. It appears that the tug was able to take off the crew of the Georgia, which then drifted southward and the next morning stranded on the Virginia shore in the vicinity of' the Virginia Beach Station. The Ocean Belle continued to hold on where she was until the morning of Saturday, the 10th, when the wind had increased to 7 4 miles, and at 10:30 the cables parted and she at once fell off into the trough of the sea, where she was subjected to the full force of the mountainous waves which con tinually boarded her and soon stove in the hatches. At that time the pump showed 5 feet of water in the hold. Fully realizing his peril, the master promptly gave orders to wear ship, and after much difficulty the vessel was put before the wind, standing on a south-by-west course. Most unfor tunately, however, about half an hour afterwards the steering gear was carried away and the vessel again lay helpless, broadside to the sea. Now entirely unable to take care of herself, she was forced steadily toward the beach, slowly settling at the same time by reason of the leak, which could not be stopped. Seeing that the vessel was doomed, the crew provided them selves with life-belts and sought refuge in the fore rigging. She soon took the bottom, nearly or quite a mile offshore, and began to break up. In less than an hour after she struck three of the masts had gone, the deck-house, boat, and decks were washed away, the ' foremast, where the crew had I congregated, alone remaining, and the rigging had become so slack that the men held on with extreme difficulty. When they went into the shrouds the captain as cheerfully as possible wished them all aood luck, telling them he could do nothing and that each must now look out for himself. A heavy lurch almost instantly fol lowing caused him, first of all, to lose his hold and fall into the waves, now full of wreckage, where he was last seen struggling in vain to reach the beach, the outline of which could be occa sionally dimly perceived in the distance. It soon became evident to the men remaining in the rigging that to stay there longer meant certain death, as the mast was likely to give way at any moment. The chances of reaching the beach, however, seemed equally adverse, but after talking the matter over they decided that was the only ex pedient way left them, and there fore one after another let go his hold, dropped into the sea, and struck out for land. Manuel Pina, a very powerful swimmer, succeed ed after a hard struggle in reach ing the shore, and Charles Peters, assisted by the steward, Joseph Peters, had almost reached a I point of safety when a huge sea separated them and the former was quickly carried out of sight by the swift longshore current. While these tragic incidents' were taking place the vessel was totally invisible from the shore, but, as required by the regula tions of the Service in foggy THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. weather, patrolmen were on the beach, keeping vigilant watch to seaward. One of them was Walter N. Capps, of the Virginia Beach Life-Saving Station, who took his turn at 2:30 p.m. and when about a half mile north of his station 1 came across a barge’s deck-house : with the name Ocean Belle painted ‘ upon it. Hastening his speed as ■ fast as he could in the soft sand, 1 which he was obliged to traverse in rear of the beach and against 1 the gale, he proceeded a short distance farther, when, taking ad ! vantage cf a sudden momentary 1 rift in the fog, he perceived about a mile offshore the masts of a 1 vessel whose hull was almost submerged. Still plodding north- ■ ward until nearly a mile farther on, he met surfman Barco, whom he was to relieve, and together they climbed the highest sand bank in the vicinity in order to obtain a better view. After due consultation, having made out no signs, of life on board the vessel, Barco proceeded toward his sta tion to report, and Capps went still farther northward in the di rection of the. wreck. Twenty min utes later he saw the masts fall and the hull entirely disappear, and a little farther on he came across a man struggling for his life in the surf against overwhelm ing odds. Taking no thought of his own safety, Capps rushed in, caught hold of the almost paralyzed man and dragged him ashore. He proved to be Joseph Peters, stew ard of the barge, who was be numbed from exposure and on the verge of collapse. Taking him to the lee of a sandhill, Capps de cided to return to the station for assistance, and had proceeded nearly a mile on his way when he caught a glimpse of another man a hundred yards out in the surf, ■ drifting with the current and ap parently helpless if not dead. Capps’ strength had already been severely taxed, and there was no person present to aid him in case of mishap, but nevertheless he bravely resolved to dare all and rescue the drowning man if pos sible. Quickly casting off his heavy boots and outside clothing, he again plunged into the surf and began a hard fight. A heavy sea knocked him down, but he seized and held to his man and after a desperate fight succeeded in drag ging him to the shore. The man was unconscious, unable to help himself at all, and the sea ran so far up the bank that Capps was obliged to drag him some 200 yards before he could find a place where it would be safe to leave him. After the application for some twenty minutes of the Serv ice methods for restoring the ap parently drowned, the man was able to sit up, and Capps, leaving him in a somewhat sheltered spot, again started for the station. He soon encountered, however, several surfmen and civilians, who took charge of the two ship wrecked men and conveyed them to the station in a wagon. One was in a delirious condition, while the other was still only partially conscious. At the station .hey were wrapped in warm blankets and afforded proper medical treat ! ment by a physician of the neighborhood who kindly minis tered to them. Surfman Capps, the keeper testifies, staggered back to the station bares >ored, half clad, wet to the skin, and al most totally exhausted. In recog nition of his heroic conduct on this occasion the Secretary of she Treasury awarded him a gold life saving medal of honor. This vessel stranded in thick fog, a mile offshore, anti in less than half an hour went to pieces. Os the two men lost, one was flung from the rigging almost the instant of the stranding and the other perished a few minutes later when he jumped overboard with the hope of swimming ashore. No human power could have saved either of them. CHECK MACHINERY. FARM AGENT URGES With spring planting season just beginning, Hyde and Beaufort County farmers were reminded to day that the most important step in the safe operation of machinery is to put it in good condition be fore field work starts. Farm agents point out that more than 50,000 tractors with plows, cultivators, discs, and planters will soon be working in ■ fields throughout North Carolina. With labor high-priced and in short supply, farmers will have to depend more and more on me- J chanieal equipment to help them produce their crops. It is import ant, therefore, that this equipment be kept in good condition to insure maximum production. Another reason for taking care WANCHESE COULD GAIN BY OREGON INLET PROJECT By AYCOCK BROWN The fishing community of Wan chese which spreads out over the southern end of Roanoke Island should have a bright future. That is because it is the nearest port, so to speak, to Oregon Inlet. There seems to be a very favor able chance that Oregon Inlet will soon be deepened—and when the channel from sound to sea is of sufficient depth to permit the lar ger deep sea trawlers and the menhaden vessels to navigate from the ocean to Pamlico Sound, the fishing business of Roanoke Island, which is not much to talk about now, will show a tremen dous increase. There is a defense angle being injected into the proposal to get the government to go ahead with of machinery, suggested the farm agent, is their replacement parts may become difficult to obtain as increasing amounts of metal are diverted to the defense area. The wise farmer, he added, will at tempt to make present equipment last as long as possible. Defective hitches, seats, clutch es, wheels, brakes, steering mech anism, and unguarded revolving parts are things to check. The National Safety Council has re ported many fatal accidents caused by failure of makeshift seats and unguarded power take off shafts on tractors. All dirt, trash, and grease should be re moved from platforms, pedals, foot rests, and steps to assure safe footing. Special care should be taken in checking homemade labor-saving equipment for accident hazards. Accidents can easily offset all the other advantages derived from such equipment. Timely servicing will reduce ac cidents as well as costly field breakdowns and make farm work more pleasant. Poorly conditioned farm machinery is irritating and fatiguing to the operator. Field accidents often result when he at tempts to improve faulty opera tions which should have been cor rected before , the machine was taken to the field. > \\ ? 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MFZF" i i ’OB ’- I W MBHEMI ■PyMbl/ TtrW I ’T i« j - < * <■ While you sleep—while other appliances are idle— Count noses (and bath rooms and water-using equip- your automatic ELECTRIC water heater is storing ment!) in your home—then let your electrical appli- up enough piping HOT water for all your needs, ance dealer or your plumber estimate your daily around the clock, around the calendar And—sepa- average needs, and advise you as to the best size rately metered, it does its wonderful job at VEPCO’s electric water heater for your family. Get one BIG thrifty off-peak rate . heating four gallons of water enough—it costs no more to heat a gallon of water for a mere penny! in an 80-gaJlon tank than a to-gallon ;ne! "T n \ 1 UlßGinm ELEETRIC \ BY-WIRKI y n RO iPOIUER (OinPRRV the inlet work long since approved by the U.S. Board of Army En gineers. In time of war, Oregon Inlet would provide an outlet to the ocean for many types of fight ing craft from protected bases in shore and at the same time the deepened inlet would provide an entrance to the protected waters of Pamlico Sound. World War II proved the value of Naval Section Bases along the Atlantic frontier. Three such bases were established along the North Carolina coast at Ocracoke, Morehead City and Southport. If there had been navigable waters in Oregon Inlet, a Section Base no doubt would have been estab lished in the vicinity of Oregon In let—either on Bodie Island, south of Nags Head, or here in Wan chese. There is a far more pleasant fu ture to the commercial and sports fishing industry than there is to any war—but there is not much of a future for the once great fishing industry of the Dare coast unless shoally Oregon Inlet is dredged to a depth sufficient to allow deep sea trawlers and menhaden craft to pass through safely. Menhaden Industry Here Why is the menhaden industry brought into the picture? There had never been such an industry in the fishing history of Dare Coun ty. The menhaden industry could become established on the Dare coast. Already a number of per sons interested in this Number 1 fish product of America have been casting a look towards Roanoke Island. At the present time it is not practical for menhaden ves sels to operate off the Outer Banks of Dare between Cape Hat teras and Cape Henry. That is be cause the waters are too far from processing plants located well up the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia or at Morehead City and Beaufort to the southward. With a deep Oregon Inlet, even if only 12 feet as proposed, there would be pro cessing plants established in this area, and Wanchese here on the southern tip of Roanoke Island is the logical place for such a plant or plants. At the present time there is quite a large fleet of mackerel and croaker fishermen from other ports basing here—operating off shore. But the boats are shallow draft—the only type that can saf ely navigate Oregon Inlet. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1951 BLOATING IN CATTLE DISCUSSED BY EXPERT To help prevent blaot in cattle, Dr. C. D. Grinnells of State Col lege offers several suggestions: (1) Feed hay or silage before placing aniipals on legume pas tures. Dry roughage irritates the stomach walls and causes belch ing, which is the natural way of expelling excess gasses. (2) Graze the animals on grass ' pastures for a few hours before placing them on rich legume pas ture. (3) Cottonseed hulls treated with molasses are recommended. Molasses increases the palatabil ity and increases consumption to the point where the hulls are help ful. (4) Mixing grasses with le gumes in pasture so they make up about half of the mixture is con- • sidered desirable. (5) Allow alfalfa to become more mature before grazing. (6) When animals are changed to new grazing areas, they should be watched very closely for the first few days. (7) Avoid turning hungry cat tle on legumes in the pre-bloom stage. Feed other feeds to take the edge off their appetites and keep them well-filled. Turkeys on farms January 1 numbered nearly 6 million, about the same as a year earlier but down from average by 14 per cent. DOES ANYONE WANT TO RUN A SHOE REPAIR SHOP IN MANTEO? Anyone with experience in mending shoes can take over equipment and stock in Man teo and work up a good busi ness. • Advise at once if interested. Address SHOE SHOP, Care of P. O. Box 428 Manteo, er Phone 44 for details.
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