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HYDE COUNTY HERALD
news of the richest AGRICUIAURAL county IN THE FOREMOST HISTORICAL AN O RECREATIONAL AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA
NO. 22.
SWAN QUARTER, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 3 1944
COUNCIL ,
j HYDE CLUBS
I meets FRIDAY
Pauline Smith Speaks
I Meeting In Swan
^ Quarter
Single Copy 5 Cents
Th3
Editor's
Column
Scouts Mork 34th Anniversary
Mi..
j. Pauline Smith,, Northeast- j
,0% Agent, -was guest sneak-1
PREACH FIRE PROTECTION
I drove in Engelhard just after
the Council meeting of Hvde i dark Friday evening after being
is fen tield Friday afternoon, away most of the day. As I ap-
O'r’^ary 28, in the Swan Quarter proached the town from the East,
ep'Jf'^.’J'tural Building. Miss Smith , it looked like some of the descrip-
® kitroduced by Mrs. R. F. tions of towns bombed in the war
president of Fairfield zones. Smoke rose high from the
I Southeast of community and the
business section
1?-
.
Smith presented the 1944 business section was silhouetted
r '•f Work ind discussed how the red glow of the flames,
people could be reached this doming closer I discovered it was
thTn' She called attention of many P*"® burning.
that needed to be done to j After I ate supper and looked
the surroundings and over my mail I drove down to the
ft>er homes more attractive, edge of the burning woods to see
,.^|(^,*''hely our homes contribute a if any of the homes in the out- |
•^iiiss 'P good citizenship,’ said skirts of the town were in danger. ,
^ . Smith. 11 had an aunt, Miss Fannie Snen-j
of W. E. Noble, vice president, cer, who lived out that wav and 1 j
Council, presided at the | was particularly interested ho'\
jjj Ten clubs were represent-' close it might be to her home. I
a total of 20 officers. The ' where some of mv forenaren+s j
and Nebraska clubs were grew un. T discovered to mv sat- |
I'^'^sented 100 per cent. j isfaction that there were no*homes ;
E. A. Williams, Chairman ' i*' danger. I
. d Cross Production, discussed I sat and watched the flames as
Cross activities for the they ate through the sea grass and ,
clyi ' The Home Demonstration leaped up to bum the growing ^
PiaF ^^^'Juied responsibility of pines. Thev were pretty, but they
Cost 144 kit hags, which vdll should not have been burning,
kit K ®^cb to equip them. The They were doing great damage,
t})j„ are urgartly needed at killing those young trees, which
Be^ "die, as the Red Cross had this country will need so much in
difficulty meeting the the future.
"^^diands Lr these kits at, I was reminded by the fire of a
ds embarkation points. jtalk that I had with preacher Len
to Kathleen Cooper. Secretary non of Swan Quarter the other day
Cha County Red Cross about forest fire protection. This
made a report from the young minister, who besides being
jj. ^ct meeting she attended in interested in telling the gospel to
Mount recently. I the people, is also interested in
County Council voted to Public and civic work, and he ex-
rtioo\^ *5.00 contribution to the Na- Passed himself as wanting to see
Foundation for Infantile some type of fire protection un-
^^lyais. .dertaken in Hyde county.
hiernK Council also voted for each' Preacher Lennon has something
to pay five cents at the there I think and I am glad to
meeting to the Friend- pass his thought along to you. It
renew our interest is a good thought and one that
ara ''’omen across the sea who should be deeply considered by all
.J, going through much suffering, citizens. Too many Hyde Countain-
itij, ^ Council was honored by hav- ians, it seems, forget about fire
ilij,jjbree distinguished guests— protection until fire breaks out.
" Vera and
UNCLE SAM
iVEEDS YOUR
WASTE FATS
The OPA not only urges all w;
men to turn in left over kitchen f it
for salvage, but it urges all dealers
to ask for it, and remind custom
ers of their patriotic duty.
In the official January Point Ra-1
tion Chart, sent by OPA to ail '■
I meat dealers and grocers through
out the land, the front page is de-.
voted entirely in America’s needs j
for used fats for munitions, medl- i
cines and manufacturing.
“Keep ’Em Flying,” is the trig
; type headline. "Collect every ounce
of used fat to make explosives.”
j And here is the government’s
! message to every dealer,
j “Ask ETVERY customer to bring
in used fats.
I “Give her ONE POINT FOR EV
ERY HALF POUND—in addition
ANOTHER REASC N HYDE
FOLK SHOULD BUY BONDS
DURING 4TH WAR LOAN
Subscription Of $65,000 Quota Will Permit
County To Name Pursuit Plane Which
Money Would Buy.
NEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
PROMOTED TO 1ST. LIEETT.
: to the two cents per pay for each Lt. Avery Williams, 1st Air
' Cargo Control Sqd., APO 925, e-o
More than 1,600,000 Boy Scouts, Cubs and their adult volunteer
leaders will observe Boy Scout Week, Feb. 8 to 14, marking the
34th anniversary of the founding of Scouting in the United States.
Since 1910, more than 11,400,000 American boys and men have
ui_-“It’i ~
agreed that
I Great to be a Scoutr ^
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
FOR MRS. E. WINDLEY
BLACKOUT DRILL
IN COASTAL AREA you have.
: half pound.
I “Your Tenderer will pay you one
J point for every half pound.
I “If your fats are not picked up
‘ by a regular collector, the Railway
Express Agency will handle them.
: The Tenderer will pay the trans
portation charges.
1 “Remittance of both cash and
' points will be made to you direct
j by the Tenderer—not the Express
! Agency.
j “There are no forms to fill out;
no registration is required for re-
j tailers.
i “Your function in this program
; is to collect all the salvage fats
! and give the housewife one brown
ration point for every half pound
I you collect.’
1 Don’t wait, however, for your
(dealer to ask for your used fats.
I Your used kitchen fats, useless to
' you are needed and saving them is
j a small but important service to
I your country. Turn in every ounce
Hyde Countians have a special
reason to buy bonds during the
Fourth War Loan. Subscription of
quota of $65,000 will permit the
county to name a pursuit plane.
'This would be a symbol of the ef
fort of the folks at home.
The primary reason for buying
war bonds is to loan the govern
ment money to finance the war
and to take it out of channels that
lead to inflation. But a local rea
son should give an added spirit to
the drive.
Schools will participate in the
campaign. Each school will be out
GETS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL i to sell the most bonds.
Sgt. Jessie W. Harris of Swan | The added thrill you will get
Quarter, who is stationed at Camp | from buing a bond that will help
Tyson, Tenn., has recently been
Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif.,
with the Army Air Forces some
where in the Southwest Pacific,
has recently been promoted from
2nd lieutenant to 1st lieutenant.
has
awarded the Good Conduct Medal,
which represents a year of good
conduct in the Armv, Sgt. Farris
also has a medal showing him sa
an expert rifle shooter.
The Swan Quarter boy has been
in the Army since December 8,
buy a flying ship named Hyde to
help defeat the enemy should be
enough to inspire everyone who
can to purchase an extra bond.
The possible adventure and ro
mance that could come from this
story is grreat. One only has to vis
ion a fast flying ship with Hyde
Member of Prominent Fairfield
Family and Wife of Late
Dr. W’indley
Funeral services for Mrs. R. Eu
gene Windley were held Sunday
Army Orders Air-Raid Drill and MAHINERY FOR
Blackout for Tuesday of j INCREASED FOOD
Next Week |
i The food production goal an-
The Army has ordered a practice nounced for 1944 is the highest on
air raid drill and blackout for the record. It calls for the largest
coastal area of North Carolina on planting program in the nation’s
the night of Tuesday, February 8, history—the planting of 380.000.-
were
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the
home of Dr. W. H. Carter in Wash-
Fires do great damage in Hyde: ington with the Rev. D. A. Clarke, i haslbeen announced by R. Wal- 000 acres, an increase of 16,000,000
Miss county every year. The woods Methodist minister officiating. In- j Martin, director of civilian pro- acres rf)ver 1943.
■Assistant Home around Swan Quarter havent miss-! terment was in Oakdale ceme- tection for the State Office of “This vast production program
ed being burned out for several tery. i Civilian Defense. require the efficient utilization
. years now, and I am told that has ^ windlev, widow of Dr. R. E. j The drill will cover the warning machinerj' in planting, cultivat-
® 1 Windley of Hyde county and a na-j districts of Elizabeth City, Wil- in?, and hai^-esting the_farm pro
away at ■ jj^mston, Washington, and Wil-
1942. There are two things he says j written on its side shooting down
he enjoys above all else, and that enemy plan^ and becoming a hor-
is mail call and pay day. He has ^ ror to Nazi and Jap pilots to be
just recently returned to camp thrilled to the extent of putting
forth a great effort.
The drive under the leadership
of M. A. Matthews and backed by
many co-workers has gotten off to
from maneuvers.
and Faith Cassidy
Ch).!,,. Canada; and
Agg Schrov, Assistant
Th Beaufort county.
terBoi. Cassidy’s gave an in- vears now, and I am told that has
a ^"®’® Bateman wrote a column ^iye of Fairfield, passed
them t fire damages up Penz^r, 3 Saturday morning in St. i ^ington, and areas in adjoining
shoD3_ northern way about tvyo years ago. and oth-1 Elizabeth’s hospital in Richmond,, states which are in the warning
(er communities haye suffered like- ^a., following a critical illness. • network of the North Carolina dis-
ducts needed,” says J. D. Blickls
VISITS MOTHER
Julian Harris of the Merchant
Marines has been spending a few | a good start, but it is yet a long
days with his mother, Mrs. Flor- j way from being over the top. The
ence Harris. | appeal is urgent. Buy an extra
I bond today—right now.
i Success of the campaign will be
Cpl. Waddell Emorv' of Fort ^
Bragg spent the week end with his i,o^efront effort in Hyde. The sol-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Emory
at Swan Quarter. whole nation \vill thank you.
I
POTATO GROWERS
FACE COMPETITION
HYDE M’OMEN URGED TO
TURN IN THEIR OLD HOSE
All women are urged to make
another search and turn in old hose
during ebruary. E,ach county was
asked to let the minimum be 100
60 pounds
was that wav
while I lived
T'h
^11 \^.L hour was enioved by wise. I know it
aii(j J®® the Engelhard, Nebraska, around Middletown
te!!s g ,® Banding ch’bs were hos- there, because mv dad owned some
''kliPQ^® ^eri'ed delicious sand- woods lands and I was interested
eookies, salted nuts and hot in the little pines that grew on
them. Fire burned them down al
most every year.
If no program of fire protection
can be worked out at this time, it
I seems that the one thing to do
Punch.
RAL SATURDAY
'■OR Thomas Harris
At Man Passed Away would be to keep on preaching it.
Se Of 81 After Short Brother Lennon, on this score, we
are in the pulpit with you.
81 After Short
Illness
RATION
REMINDER
Harriservices for Thomas B.
hei^ of Swan Quarter were
itig g, , home Saurday morn-
B. fj P.f o’clock with the Rev. W.
bietit officiating. Inter-
cemetery. Gasoline—In 17 East Coast
^Pursdav f u ^ome states A-8 coupons are good
^®''eral w l- illness of ^ through February 8, and A-9 cou-
'•'initig. k ® ^® been in de- pons become good February 9, and
Mrs. Windley was Pearl Mann^tricts.
of Fairfield before her marriage to, Martin said the first warning qoantiiierwh;; iV is'Iee^d^d Als'o'; | abour‘the"“samr Urn’; Is
\\ould sound at 9.30 o clock and nnnnfifxr r\f tyaWT iTM O1-r* n x/-. v\1 r f. 1 n- 4-/-
Dr. Windley, the daughter of
There is a possibility that the
early potato producing states will
give North Carolina Irish potato
growers keen competition this
Extension agricultural engineer at; year, savs H. L. Meacham, E-^fen- pounds, ' thus far only
State College. j sion marketing specialist at State have been collected.
Although more new machinerv! College. Th® following stores have been
will be made in 1944 than in 1943, j He points out that California designated for collection of hose:
it mav not be available in large j and the Gulf States, who shin at A. Cahoori. Svln Quarter; R. S.
Carolina Spencer, Engelhard; Muriel Swin-
, . Mann 1, 1 -1 la u + P''® ouautitv of ucw machinery; growers, are plannina: to increase 4el!, FairDeld; Texas Sears, Sla-
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mann, the all-clear signal would be at probably will not be sufficient to their acreage from 25 to 35 per lesville; Plave Javin, North Lake;
nrominent Hyde county family. 10;10.
Her late husband practiced medi-
meet the increased crop acreage cent.
t TC elkar-H and ‘?wan Oiiar Called for the rcolacement of worn i Another point which potato
cine at Engelhard and Syan Quar- primary purpose of testing com- equipment. This means that it is'growers must take into considero-
ter for many years and was widely piete mobilization of ciyilian forces kiVVii.r noonnfjai +n konn n.mn i • n, i. tv u * v t
jj.j,own. -tv:- tv. „v._t..t .-.J ... t! highly essential to haye eyery us-' tion is that the old cron of aboiii
Preston Simmons. P-inzer; George
Squires. Ponzer; Henry Berry,
Sladesville.
If more convenient, they mav be
within the ^ortest penod of time machine now on the farms 400 million bushels, nroduced in 37 Brought to the February Home
She had lived in Washington, N. and on short notice,’ Walker said, ^.operly renaired and maintained states,
C., for the past 15 years. Her hus-! He emphasized “this is an Armv- | uouunui 1 — -
band pnactVed medicine there prior ^ ordered exercise’’ by the Fourth «Ti,g machinery needs include transportation can be provided or "'i'* accepted except cot-
to his death. i ervice omman . . _ . inspection, eheckimr. nrHAinnoc +Via ?r>a>.i.Q+a akor>Y.k c.^v Vaa-.-.. ton.
is only about half cousumel
is extremely doubtful if
Demonstration club meetings, sa'd
Miss Roach. Anv mixture of old
to his death.
Surviving are
two daughters j A similar drill was conducted in early.
checking, ordering the markets absorb such heavy
repairing, servicing shiments as to move the old crop.
l^ars.
6a th for a number of remain good through May 8. In
Swa ' states outside the East Coast area
the olH^t man was one coupons are good through
?''lity citizens of his com- March 21.
his neigbblvT^* high regarded j inspection—For A coupon
.,® had lived ; ^ T holders, deadline is March 31. For
JUis B and C
k - and was a farmer. He
S been married twice. ' February 28.
are
Miss Christipe Windley of Wash- the inland area of North Carolina maint’e’pance. Thl’ machrne;. toTartet abend SCHOOLS AT ENGELHARD
ington and Mrs Claude L Carrow,!earj, m January, a both new and old, must be used to season. This means that vm also AND SWAN QUARTER CLOSE
Jr., of Front Royal Va.; one, and the Army had decided to may have the possibilitv of the old —
ThlmarMall of GtL BridgS I cLItaTInd Mand Ireas^I^^^^^^^ t'hfpriLmT^’^ \ ° include in crop seriouslv mferfering ^vith this The Swan Quarter and Engel-
- blacking out the entire State on a tb«T elek y ^ y®?7 Meacham says. hard public schols closed thi^s week
' single night The Eastern Defense ®®'®“ essential machine will Information on prices or a Gnv- because of sickness and a shortage
produce to its maximum capacity,” ernment purchase program for of gasoline.
FARMERS MUST FILE
TAX RETURNS BY MARCH 15
Command has ordered that one -di- vi. •_4. .
j-1, LV1J i. ... Bhckle points out.
; drill be held at least every 12
weeks.
Income tax returns of farmers as
well as of most other persons will
be due on or before March 15. it is
announced by the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue.
Even though they filed declara
tions of estimated tax in Septem-
his wife Mrs ' “ Stamp No. 30 in Book, ber or December, the following
aAAo TkArnoo ^®"^ i® Rood for five pounds persons in general must file income
bOIlb, inomdb TUTowaV* 01 Af\ ira ' f_ ..X -hr V -tC.
^earl Har ‘ ^ ^
hio'l ^’’^^ville’'Hen^^’o/Portr ' March 31. Stamp No. 40 in j tax returns" on or before March 15;
Qual^’ and J. T. of gwan' ®v"'^
M three daughters Mrs D canning sugar through February
.®f FaySSe Mrs!
ids, vg ®adson of Roanoke
■- 4va Harris of Ports-
"louth, va.
Rap-
NE
TAX YOU OWE
Shoes — Stamp No. 18 in Book
One is good for one pair. Stamp
No. 1 on the airplane sheet in Book
Three is good for one pair.
Fuel Oil — Period 2 coupons are
good through February 7 in all
areas except the South. Period 3
coupons, now valid in the Middle
'•heir ®®°a 3-s wage earners get i ,1- . . t-i Tir 4. j o i.v
'‘c Wage ntiri _ • *. e ' West, East, Par West, and South
Shl,uld"make March 13 in
annual . j -.t the Middle West, East, and Far
^anTr® to determine"how mS> W®®J p ?
tax thpv V Hit 'the South. Penods 4 and 5 coupons,
to, tv,^ inust pay by March; i.j . j.t. c* lx. .
as;r;®^®^dline for fiLg, the Tre- - “l® ^uth remain
0„^®Partment advises. Some ^®®d „
tiai ®^'i'ers will owe a substan- Fats—Brown stamp V
^"'1 ®'^® a small ^ through Februa^ 26,
^"®’ and others will get refunds. ^ ^ _P ood.s-Green stamps
—^ IG, H, and J in Book Four are good
'through February 20. Green
stamps K ,L and M are good
through March 20.
1. Ever single person whose
gross income in 1943 was $500 or
more.
2. Every individual married
person whose gross income was
more than $624.
3. Every married couple whose
combined gross income was $1,200
or more.
4. Every person who paid or
owed a tax on 1942 income.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
advises all persons to file their
returns early to determine how
they stand. Many people will be
about even with the government, a
number of people will find they
have a sizable amount to make,
and still others will find that the
government owes them money.
ABOUT PRESSURE COOKERS
Miss Iberia Roach, Hvde county
ori'grsm
snnporting the market is not avail-
I Safety in operation is also need- able at this time. Meechsm sug-
ed to protect the machinery from gests that growers carefully cor-
I damage, to protect crops from d.e- sider all the facts in the case nr>j
! struction, and to protect the oper- ment in the program before deeid-
j ator from injury. This requires ex- elosely follow any new develop-
'perienced operators, or the train- ing on a cronning plan for 1944.
ing of new operators to use the ‘ North Carolina growers harvest
ed about 40 000 acr^s 1«st
There is much sickness among
the students due to mumps, moss-
les and flu. Attendance some days
recently -was reported to be down
as much as 50 per cent.
The Swan Quarter school was a.’-
so forced to close because of the
gasoline shortage. It was the sec
ond time n three weeks that ^he
SCRANTON
Sgt. and Mrs. Henry Lee Swin- machines skillfully,
dell of Scranton announce the From all indications there is an t has been indicated that the 194.t gas shortage had caused the school
birth of a daughter on January increased need this year for a vig- , cron will be about 1 “> ner cent to (dose.
27th at the Tayloe hospital in orous and effective machinery re- smaller, or around 35.700 peros. Both the schools will open again
Washington. Mrs. Swindell was Pair and maintenance program, due T'nsettled co—'ifions may, how-ever, Moniiay, Februar-y 7
Miss Carma Midgette before her to the lack of normal replacement change this figure. , !
marriage. machinery during the past two —, , FTTNER.AL HELD SATURDAY
SWAN QUARTER
Patrolman and Mrs. C. E. Whit- for 1944.
field of Swan Quarter
I years, the shortage of farm labor, TO RELOr'n’ir: pHYSCIANS '
and the increased production goals, DENTISTS ON REQUEST
BROTHER SCRANTON WOMAN
announce'
the birth of a daughter, Barbara CAN I APPLY TOO
Jean, Saturday, January 29th, in MUCH LIME TO MY SOIL?
the Pitt General Hospital in Green-
yjlle. Yes, say agronomists of the
'state College Extension Service.
Funeral services for W. H. Cara-
or wan, 74, of Belhaven were held at
Any im’r!i''malitv, county,
other local subdivision of govern- the home Saturday afternoon at 2
ment suffering from an acute o’clock with the Rev. Haas, pastor
shortage of physicians or dentists of the Belhaven Methodist church
may now apuiy to the Surgeon officiating. Interment was in Odd-
General or the district office of feller cemetery.
Bom to Lt. and Mrs. James H. Injury to plants sometimes occurs j the U. S. Public Health Service or! Mr. Carawan died suddenly at
McGee a son, January 28th, in Tay- from excess applications of lime j through the state health officer' ^is home in Belhaven Thursday
loe Hospital in Washington. Mrs. or failure to clean up where lime . requesting the relocatieu of a nhv-' morning. He was the brother of
McGee was Miss Mary Louise has been piled in the field. 'They sician or dentist. The Public i Mrs. Annie Rayburn of Scranton
Swindell before her marriage. Lt. report however, that the overlim-
McGee is with the Army Air For- ing injury is frequently over-em-
ces in England. iphasized and many wields go un-
limed because of fear of applying
CHIMNEY FIRE AT HOTEL I too much. They point out that the
: poor growth of legumes on many
A chimney at the Watson Hotel farms indicates the need for lime
in Engelhard caught fire Sunday both for crops and for pastures.
home agent, announced this week night and caused corsi-ler''ble ex- The North Carolina Department of | to the Puh”c Health Service
Health Senu'ce agrees to pav mov- I Other survivors are one son, W.
ing costs and to pav t'’e reloc-'+ed , F. Carawan of Norfolk; two dau-
doctor $2.51) a month for the first ghters, Mrs. W. A. Sykes, St.
three months. The doctor agrees to ' Bride, Va., and Mrs. W. R. Por-
practice in the community for not h®®6ne of Belhaven; one brother,
less than one year, and the com- '^^n Carawan of Grimesland.
muni+v agrees to contribute one-| —
fourth oi’ the Government’s cost l
Income Tax—Deadline for filing, that a new ruling now permits anv'citement before it w^s extinguish- Agriculture maintains a free soil j
returns, March 15. Earlier filing is
desirable,
Too little, too late, is as costly in
advertising as it is in war!
person to purchase a pressure ed. No damage was done. testing service. Instructions for, SFERIii’’i’ HAS MlJMPS
that can locate one. They are no ' The blaze was discovered about taking soil samples may be obtain-
lonp-er rationed and no purchase' 9 o’clock according to Mr. I. B. ed from your county agent, agri-1 Sheri^-' Pratt Williamson of
certificate from the AAA office. Watson. A large crowd assembled cultural teachers, and various other “^wan Quarter is confined to his(
is needed. * in a few minutes. farm agencies in your section. home with mumps.
^ Have you
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