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AID FOR FARMERS
IS TOPIC OF HYDE
MEET WEDNESDAY
Senator Scott Meets With County
Hurricane Damage Commit
tee and Farmers
U. S. Senator Kerr Scott and his
administrative assistant, Ben
Rooney, met. in Swan Quarter Wed
nesday morning with the Hyde
County Hurricane Damage Com
mittee to work out steps to aid
the county’s farmers, who have
been hard hit financially by four
hurricanes within the past year.
The meeting was attended by
about fifty farmers from through
out the county.
In the area of immediate relief,
the senator advised contacting the
State Commissioner of Agriculture
to obtain surplus commodities for
needy families—that is food sup
plies and also feed for livestock.
The senator said he had found that
there was only a bare possibility
that any outright grants of money
could be secured.
Mr. Scott explained how he be
lieved the ASC would be able to
pay the full cost of gypsum and
lime for fields covered by water;
presently they will only pay 75%.
The senator’s office is to get a
clearer interpretation of the FHA
regulations for county officials;
two types of FHA loans are avail
able, a one-year emergency loan
at 3% and a twenty-year loan at
5%. The FHA will not make loans
to refinance existing debts now,
however.
The group was told that crop
insurance will soon be made avail
able, either by the federal govern
ment or by private insurance com
panies, to give farmers some as
surance of obtaining production
cost of crops planted.
The senator promised to investi
gate the possibilities of construct
ing a system of dikes and flood
gates to protect the land from
flooding by high tides. This would
of course be a long-range program.
Legislation now being prepared
would make some such projects
possible, under authority of the
state Department of Agriculture.
County agent Earl Topping is
chairman of the county Hurricane
Damage Committee, Leon Ballance
is vice-chairman, and Vernon H.
Rankin, secretary. Other members
of the committee are T. V. Sim
mons, J. C. Williams, Jr., G. W.
O’Neal, R. L. Gibbs, Ray M. Spen
cer, J. C. Bishop, H. L. Sadler, and
J. M. Worrell. The committee was
organized at the request of the
governor after hurricanes Connie
and Diane and held their first
meeting on September 5.
Senator Scott and Mr. Rooney,
accompanied by their wives, ar
rived in the county Tuesday night
and spent the night at Mattamus
keet Lodge. Wednesday morning,
prior to the meeting in Swan Quar
ter, they visited the Fairfield area
to inspect a proposed drainage
project already approved by the
federal government.
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF SAFETY
1. Treat every gun with the re
spect due a loaded gun. This is the
first rule of gun safety.
2. Guns carried into camp or
home, or when otherwise not in
use, must always be unloaded, and
taken down or have actions open;
guns should be carried in cases to
the shooting area.
3. Always be sure barrel and
action are clear of obstructions,
and that you have only ammunition
of the proper size for the gun you
are carrying. Remove oil and
grease from chamber before firing.
4. Always carry your gun so
that you can control the direction
of the muzzle, even if you stumble;
keep the safety on until you are
ready to shoot.
5. Be sure of your target before
you pull the trigger; know the
identifying features of the game
you intend to hunt.
6. Never point a gun at any
thing you do not want to shoot;
avoid all horseplay while handling
a gun.
7. Unattended guns should be
unloaded; guns and ammunition
should be stored separately be
yond reach of children and care
less adults.
8. Never climb a tree or fence
or jump a ditch with a loaded gun;
never pull a gun toward you by the
muzzle.
9. Never shoot a bullet at a
flat, hard surface or the surface
of water; when at target practice,
be sure your backstop is adequate.
10. Avoid alcoholic drinks before
or during shooting.
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about all the week end business
away, but some of the most active
places of business on the beach
still retained much patronage,
among them being the Carolinian
at Nags Head whose massive size
offered a large windbreak to cars,
and a sense of security io vaca
tioners.
Electric service was interrupted
in the Manteo area for nearly 24
hours because of a down wire
along the Manteo causeway, from
the high power VEP line. Tele
phone service was out on long dis
tance lines for over a day because
of a wire broken by a falling limb
at Coinjock.
Electric current was interrupted
only for a short time on Hatteras
Island. In a few instances trans
former shortage caused a long
cessation of service.
Commercial fishing, as well as
ocean sportsfishing ceased of
course, but on Wednesday some
good catches were being made by
surf fishermen near Oregon Inlet
and along the Hatteras Island
strand.
On the mainland, the Durant Is
land Club on Albemarle Sound near
Mashoes was badly damaged, one
end of the main clubhouse being
torn out.
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soup with a cup of finely grated
cheddar cheese over low heat.
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thing delicious and different.
BELIEVES HE BUILT ORIGINAL AIRPLANE MODEL
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JOHN M. SMITH of Belhaven says he built an airplane model in the
90’s that compares with the one that first flew at Kill Devil Hills. See
story elsewhere in this paper. Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Roger
Meekins.
BELHAVEN'S AVIATION
PIONEER NOW PREDICTS
HEATING WITHOUT FUEL
John M. Smith of Belhaven now
states that he has an idea that
homes will be heated without fuel
before the passage of many years.
A gimmick on top of the house
will draw electricity from the air
and this will provide all the neces
sary heat, says Mr. Smith. “I’ve
been thinking about it some,” he
says, “but I’m too old to try to
figure it out completely, and any
way, I reckon it would take about
a million dollars, and I haven’t
got much money.”
Mr. Smith is known for his ex
periments with an airplane in the
1890’s. “If 1 had just had an en
gine, I know it would have flown,”
he says, “but you know there were
no gasoline engines in those days.”
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passible.
Power went off before midnight
Sunday night; in some sections
of the county it was restored Mon
day night, and in Swan Quarter
it came back on about the middle
of the day Tuesday. All phones
were knocked out and the county
was cut off completely from the
outside.
The county schools did not oper
ate Monday, Tuesday, or Wednes
day, but were scheduled to reopen
Thursday and run through Satur
day.
As many of the area’s sources
of drinking water were contami
nated, health officials urge that
anyone who has not been innocu
lated against typhoid this year get
this shot as soon as possible. The
shots can be obtained at the Hyde
County Health Center anytime
during regular hours.
The Storm In Belhaven
Belhaven was better prepared
than previously, and thereby suf
fered somewhat less damage Mon
day from lone than from Diane,
the August 17th hurricane. Strong
er winds were reported though, as
the center of the hurricane passed
just east of the town.
Greatly exaggerated reports of
the situation in Belhaven appeared
in some state papers, and relatives
of Belhaven residents were afraid
that the town had been almost
completely washed away.
Some residents voluntarily took
refuge in the Christian Church
and in the Belhaven High School,
where refugee centers had been
set up and stocked with food by
the Red Cross.
Many homes were again flooded
as the tide in most places came to
within about an inch of the height
it reached during Diane. Water
front homes in some instances re
ceived damage from the pounding
surf. The pier at Rivert Forest
Manor, which was still undergoing
repairs from Connie and Diane,
was again damaged as several
sections were washed away.
Electricity was turned off Mon
day about 7 a.m., and came back
on about 3 p.m. Tuesday .An aux
iliary gasoline-powered pump had
been installed to prevent interrup
tion of water pressure, but the
gas gave out, and as a result salt
water went in the water mains.
The Belhaven schools reopened
Wednesday, bqt damage to the
lunchroom at John A. Wilkinson
High School made half-day ses
sions necessary.
The scarci f v of fresh food was
a problem Wednesday.
SCRANTON WOMAN FINDS
IONE WAS WORST STORM
“This is the third hurricane I
have been through alone, with only
my dog and cat for company,”
writes Mrs. Ethel Gibbs of Scran
ton. “lone was rougher here than
her predecessors, water was quite
a bit higher and winds were
decidedly worse. I escaped water in
the house during Hazel, Connie
and Diane, but lone bought 4
inches in for me. But I am thank
ful it was no worse, some of my
neighbors had from ten inches to
three or four feet in theirs.”
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BELHAVEN MAN
SAYS HE BUILT
FIRST AIRPLANE
Retired Mill-Man, Now 80, Says
His Invention Was Stolen
From Him
John M. Smith, 80 years old, re
tired mill-hand of West Belhaven,
says he feels sure he is the true
inventor of the airplane, and that
he built such a plane befrre he was
18 years old, and during the ad
ministration of President Cleveland
in the 90’s.
“At that time I was working
around a sawmill,” Mr. Smith said,
“and I had very little money
so I could not get anywhere with
it. If I had had had enough money
to buy me a motor, even a little
one like they now use ->n bicycles,
I know I could have mad; it fly.
“But they got it away from me
some men from New York, by *he
name of Curren & Houtzen. They
came into Pantego and stopped at
Walter Clark’s house which he
ran near the railroad station. They
looked over my model, and they
told me it wouldn’t work because
the propeller was on the front end.
That is the way now with most all
airplanes.
“Some of the folks around here
told me later that they believed
these men had been sent down by
the Wright Brothers, but I do not
say so. I have no reason to believe
so.
“But somebody did get my plane
from me. But I can prove by Jay
Bishop and other good men in Bel
haven that I had such a plane. Why
I even wrote to President Cleve
land about it, but he didn't answer
my letter. However, a man named
George Gaskins who used to run
on a boat told me he had hung
around the White House end
heard President Cleveland laugh
ing about it, and calling we Noith
Carolina folks crazy to think we
could fly.”
Mr. Smith is jolly and healthy
looking. He lives hanpily with his
wife, who was the former Annie
May Midgett of Engelhard. They
have three sons: Capt. Clyde Smith
o’ Port Arthur, Texas, and Roland
and Sherman Smith of Plymouth,
employed on a tugboat of the Atlas
F'ywood Co. He says he was born
March 11, 1875, at what was then
known as Pantego Swamp, but now
called Wilkinson Station.
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ai/n.aed in 1885, served f- - *
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jiae’-i years later, and ignin in
augurated for term in 1893.
FRISCO PERSONALS
Harlon Willis Jr., U.S.C.G., is
visiting his parents, having finish
ed basic training at Cape May,
N. J., and goes next to Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. John Austin are
home after a week in Norfolk with
relatives.
Allen Bunyon Williams is a pa
tient in the Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital in Arlington, Va. His
condition reported improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Austin are
in Elizabeth City visiting their
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKinney are
at Engelhard.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Gray and
son, Davis, visited. Mrs. oray’s sis
ter, Mrs. Maggie Austin, after
visiting in Florida.
Darrel Austin visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Austin.
Miss Eileen Austin has returned
to school in Philadelphia, Pa, after
spending a week here with her
aunt, Mrs. U. L. Rollinson and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Austin.
John Rollinson is here with his
family.
Robert D. Basnett Jr., U.S.C.G.,
is here with his parents.
Mrs. Eliza Ann Rollinson is
home with her son, U. L. Rollin
son, after visiting her daughter,
Mrs. E. B. Ballance in Hatteras.
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one of the Association’s goals for
21 years. Governor Hodges recent
ly allocated $20,000 to make a sur-
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counties of the Albemarle, a part
of which we are glad to be.”
“Hardly since the first plane of
the Wirght Brothers rose in the
air from the wind-swept sands at
the foot, of Kill Devil Hills has
there been a more epochal event
in the history of Dare County,”
the Elizabeth City paper comment
ed editorially on Tuesday evening,
September 30, 1930.
“In all the history of Dare Coun
ty, of Elizabeth City, and of the
Alebmarle, the opening of the
bridge across Currituck Sound is
an event the significance of which
is not to be measured by the half
a hundred or so people who at
tended the opening, nor even by
the two or three hundred motor
ists who drove their cars across
the bridge one or both ways on
Sunday.
“Fortunate indeed is Elizabeth
City and all that section of the
Albemarle north of the bridge,
that the building of this bridge
did not have to wait for tardy rec
ognition by the State Highway
commission of its importance. Had
it not been for the courage, vision
and determination of Carl Blades,
William G. Gaither, W. L. Jones
and others who co-operated with
them, Dare County might have
been lost to Elizabeth City before
ever the bridge would have been
built.
“Motorists coming from a dis
tance Sunday, who had never visit
ed the region before, were doubt
less surprised to find no important
road leading to the bridge on
either the Currituck or the Dare
County side. The bridge built, how
ever, early development of these
approaches is to be looked for, and
not remote closing of all gaps in
paved highway between Grandy
and Manteo is to be confidently
expected.
“But while the entire road must
be paved all the way from Grandy
to Manteo before the Currituek-
Dare bridge can come into its own
as a thoroughfare for tourists, so
far as Dare and the counties north
of Albemarle Sound are concerned
the opening of the bridge already
is of tremendous importance. Al
ready the neck of the bottle tha
has prevented free intercourse be
tween Dare and Elizabeth City has
been broken. For us who are at
home in this section and for the
native of Dare, the sandy roads
of the Outer Banks.hold no ter
rors. Come another summer and,
regardless of tourist traffic over
the bridge, the local traffic will be
of a volume that will insure its
success and portend, and a new
day of progress for the country
on both sides of Currituck Sound
of which Elizabeth City i? the
natural center, will have begun.”
vey for this bridge. This week,’
Hiighway Chairman A. H. Gra
ham gave it out that he thought
a toll bridge would be the only
way of getting this $3,000,000
bridge aleng with a $12,000,000
bridge at Wilmington. District
Highway Commissioner Winslow
pledged his support last year to
the Alligator River Bridge project.
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HELICOPTER MAKES FORCED
LANDING AT SWAN QUARTER
A Navy helicopter made an
emergency landing on the school
yard at West Hyde High School
at Swan Quarter Friday afternoon
when it developed engine trouble.
Two other helicopters arrived
shortly to render assistance. The
disabled draft was able to leave
Saturday afternoon after repairs
had been made.
CAFE IN SWAN QUARTER
ENTERED FRIDAY NIGHT
Virginia’s Case on the water
front in Swan Quarter was entered
during Friday night. Mrs. Odell
Williams, operator, reported that
a small amount of cash was taken
from the cash register and the
only merchandise missing was
cigarettes.
IT’S TIME TO STORE
YOUR SUMMER CLOTHES
Cold days and woolens are but a
few days away now, and accord
ing to Julia Mclver, State College
clothing specialist, it’s time to be
gin storing away your summer
clothing until next year’s warm
season.
You needn’t worry about moths
getting into your summer cottons
and linens and rayons—their appe
tite is for woolens. However, you
may need to guard against silver
fish who feast upoi» starch or
cellulose materials like rayon and
cotton.
Store summer suits and dresses
clean, but unstarched, recommends
Miss Mclver. Starch will only help
to attract silverfish. U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture specialists
say that the best way to control
silverfish damage is to spray
closets, chests or garment bags
with a five per cent DDT surface
or residual spray. They add that
silverfish like warmth. During the
summer months they may confine
themselves to the attic, but when
it’s cold, they may seek warmer
quarters downstairs.
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BAKE SALE x
The Ladies Aid of the Swan
Quarter Christian Church will have
a bake sale Saturday morning,
September 24, at the Courthouse
in Swan Quarter.
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Factual Accounts of Numerous
Shipwrecks Along the
Outer Banks
$5.00 at Your Bookseller or
from the Dare Press,
Kitty Hawk, N. C.
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