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jteEft?Sgg?g^5Si>.-4; ■f^5i^-^.Cp;3&3i>y ■•■■-'•■■ - " -'' - - *■ .v-''-;.-,^Mr;“:. THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD news of the richest agricultural county in the foremost historical and recreational area of north CAROLIN4 V: No. 31 I S^^ERMENT of I * arm workers UP TO BOARDS SWAN QUARTER, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 19 :4 LONG ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ROTARY CLUB fho g® Classed 4F Must Have Silverthorne, Vice President; “oards Permission To ; Lennon Secretary- Leave Farm I Treasurer Th ^ ir i}„ system has been scrap- y Sell Active Service and the de J. M. Long, Engelhard con tractor, was elected president of U. S. Marines Move Closer to Truk SWAN QUARTER MEN SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL FIELD NIWETOK L^ent of r the Engelhard Rotary club at the ® weekly dihner meeting in the Wat- shouid, 'vas 6rs of local draft boards. any,„ , . ,■ . , son Hotel last Thursday evening. dispatches ^ L. A. Dudley and ^yde p Saturday. 'the peivg(j draft board had re- ^6ctir-^?- ^^^structions in this con- Monday, ine will assume office July 1. Mr. Long is a charter member of Hyde County Rotary club, and has served on a number of im- ated th^^^ from Washington indi portant committees. He is active ^ocal boards would de- Jn other club and community ac- 'Lcabl f^rm workers were irre- tivities, and serves as Master of , at j, would be done with- the Masonic lodge. He is Mayor of, Pr units. The worker, Engelhard and has served on the ! |Pient*^t fLe Tyding amend- County Board of Education. j that V, draft laws, must show A. G. Silverthorne, traffic mana- I Itegui irreplacable and engaged ger for the Engelhard-Washing- i iVot p agricultural endea- ton Bus Company, was elected vice I ssential to the war effort. president. That office had been | the ^ making the change in vacant since the death of Lancy kerg^^^*'®® of deferring farm wor- Wade Gibbs. | Phy •^*’®'^ided that men in 4 - ‘ Rev. J. T. Lennon. Bantist minis-1 oplv deferred to lA-L, fit ter for the Hyde County field, was gi/ for limited service, shall be elected secretary-treasurer to suc- thg^’f ^arm deferments in 2-C if ceed Tom Spencer, who has held ot [, ffow are in agricultural work that office for the psat two years. | ap , ®y get into it. This will also Carl Whitfield, state highway pa-, lier„ those who are examined trolman, of Swan Quarter was ^ U Mter and found to be 4-F or elected to the post of sergeant-at- ' arms. I Bell, Spencer, Credle and Swindell Make Good In Other Places Many Hyde County men and wm- men have gone to other places and made good in different fields, among them Doctors Baxter Bell, Smgle Copy 5 Cents COMMISSIONERS WON’T TALK ADS ANY MORE Say They Have Nothing To Uo Witn It—Decision Up to Tax Commissioner The Hyde County Board of County Commissioners passed a re solution Monday saying that they would not discuss the matter of ad- Fred Spencer, Carrol Credle and, i rr.i. T • • J 11 J- CT vertising land sales any more. The Lewis Swindell from Swan Quar- action was the result of a meeting with the editor of this newspaper last month. The commissioners said in their section, has made especially good i information in medicine, practicing in Wil- f; ^^owed ter who have been successful in i the practice of medicine. Dr. Baxter Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bell of the Juniper Bay ,ST. MAT . file The Engelhard club was con- its Information gij-atulated for doing a good Rotary ' fveekly release of nationa International office last i ® ^ ® ^ week. In a letter to the Secretary, I Pew- FOR HATTERAS fPPinH ^ this newspaper examinations p * Monte^;; ‘'executive , 26 V, 'M’^^nnally deferre , un- ^j^jg g^y. « _ _ ' been ordCTed o ge ^ top-notch little club down Lnf .i'*' there in Engelhard and we offer j ^^PPrtanf those in a ew j^g^rty congratulations to you as • and are classi- every member of your fine Servj ^'idispensable. The armed gi^^j » of Want young men and lots l)e^® war manpower problem has BONNER SEEKS ate Srave and ways and means i $27,000 GRANT sought to get men in in- | — attjio to replace those called to ■ Plans to direct 4-F’s into i i>att ror draft them in labor Avon Channel $16,500 and, are being drawn by a $5,000 For Rodanthe In- | ^“^®ssional subcommittee. i eluded In Bill j ieto- the plan these men, now! ' | Wouii'®'i for physical disability,' Representative Herbert C. Bon- thev i,'’® drafted into work unless ner has been interested in a bill jabs ossential civilian or war which has passed the House and "otv ^j'ey refused to take this which provided a much needed the would be drafted into $27,000 for dredging out Hatteras tali *®^dce and put into work bat- Channel and harbor, and which is hOftft ^ ^t has been estimated that expected to soon become avail- such men would be af- able. The channel would extend W ’^ost of them would be ta- f’-om the wharves a depth of six ■ retail, finance and ser- feet and 100 feet wide and with NEW GUINEA 3 ENEIE MUSSAU" EMiRAU. M/L£S 25 EUlO'DU SQUALLY IS. PT. Edging closer to Truk with the successful landing of U. S. Marines on the islands of the St. Matthias group, the United States now is in possession of an air field less than 600 miles from the huge Jap base. American occupation of the islands located just north of Kavieng also completes the encirclement of the Bismarck sea area in which the Manus Island victory recently played an important part. Inset is a closeup of the seized area and points of landing. CITIZENS ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO SWAN QUARTER GIVE HOME DEPARTMENT MORE SPACE IMPRO VEMENTS TO BAY, $22,500 Meeting Held In Register Of Deeds Office Friday Af ternoon At 3:30 4ci fradi es. '"Une f^AL SATURDAY irs. annual maintenance fund. Avon will get improvements ^ costing $16,600 with annual main- | I tenance of $1,000. The channel] MRS. BECKWITH Jjg jqq ^gg^ wide and six feet i deep, and with a basin at the | shore and the same depth 100 feet wide and 300 feet long. Rodanthe will get imnrovements costing $45,- 000 with $2,000 annual mainten ance. The channel will be six feet deep, 100 feet wide, extending from the six foot depth in Pamlico Sound to the Stuart J. Beckwith Passes Suddenly At Home Of Daughter att J services for Mrs. Stu- baook, 76, an adopted ScboQi ®’' of Hyde County and a ketiej ,. ^oher at Lake Landing a f'''ity shore with a basin 800 to 1000 feet a ‘' If ’‘t Wide of the same depth and a total ‘:3n r *uturday afternoon at ,• , oon with the Rev. D. A. lengh_;n_all_o^L200_fe^ chnf Metho-, HYDE MEN RECENTLY ed ,^'^oh in Washington, assist- , titig J E. S. Davis, officia- '’"''•ch followed in the pguj. Hyde County men, two Mrs ^otery. white and two colored, reported suddenly military service during the if*'’® of il* morning at the ^lonth of March and two white men 1 "•'y Mr. daughter, Mrs. N. jgji^ Monday for Fort Bragg to be been Y^^shington. She inducted into the Army. Those re- n porting for service were as fol lows; ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE A number of Hyde County Home demonstration leaders and several men from various parts of the county met with members.of the Board of Commissioners Fri day afternoon in the office of the Register of Deeds and urged them to make every effort to get Miss Iberia Roach the necessary floor space to carry on the work of the home department. Miss Roach has unsuccessfully tried to get the commissioners to get additional suitable space for two months. It appeared at the close of the meet ing Friday that the Board would take favorable action in their meeting this week if suitable space could be found for moving the Health department. P. E. Swindell of Fairfiled told the Commissioners that he ihought it w’ould be “an awful mistake” to take the chance of .losing the home department by not providing ade quate needs and said he thought that they would be wise in “find ing somewmy” to get space. He said that he thought money spent for rent would be well spent and as a tax payer he was glad for his tax money to be used for that pur pose. E. A. Williams, Swan Quarter merchant, said that he agreed with Mr. Swindell. Pointing to the fact that Hyde County’s general fund BULLETIN I The Hyde County Board of Oom- missioners Monday made arrange ments with The Berry Company to rent office space in the Berry Building for the Health .Depart- Rivers and Harbors Bill Also Provides Additional Main tenance of $900 Year^ liamsburg, Va. He owns his own hospital. It is a three story build- ing and has 34 rooms. 1 Dr. Bell practiced for a while ' at Swan Quarter after he complet ed his medical training. He went to Williamsburg to work with the state of Virginia. After working several years in a state Institution there he bought a hotel and con verted it into a hospital and start ed private practice. Dr. Bell sold this building late in the 1920’s to interests which were rebuilding historic Williams burg. He made good on his invest ment and built a hospital else where in the town. It was a 22- room building. He has added to it since then until today it houses 34 rooms. Besides his hospital property. Dr. Belle owns other Williamsburg real estate of much value, and a nice home. The Swan Quarter native serves as physician at William and Mary College, a position which he has held for about eight years. He also serves the Pennsylvania & Ohio railroads in Williamsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Bell visit Dr. Bell’s parents and relatives several times a year. They keep in close contact with many Hyde friends. Dr. Bell owns property in Hyde County. Another Swan Quarter boy who has done well in the field of medi- (Please turn to page four ) ABANDON PLANS TEACH SCHOOLS SIX DAYS WEEK Gasoline Shortage Becomes Critical; Engelhard School Closes The Rivers and Harbors Bill ad vocated by Representative Herbert ment, if it meets department re- C. Bonner, and which has passed quirements. The District health of- the house provided $22,50 for the ficer will investigate the offices, existing project connecting Swan which are on the ground floor of Quarter Bay with Deep Bay. It the Berry Building located back of will provide for a channel 60 feet the space formerly occupied by the wide and eight feet deep, extend- Enlgelhard Bank, on his trip to the ing through the present waterway county Friday. Approval by the to Swan Quarter Bay, and thence doctor will mean that the Home through the Swan Quarter Canal department will get more needed to a basin of the same depth about space in the agricultural building. 500 feet long and 60 to 300 feet wide at the head of the canal. JURORS DRAWN FOR MAY The bill provides $900 annual TERM OF HYDE COURT maintenance in addition to that al- ready provided, subject to certain Jurors drawn Monday at the provisions, meeting of the Commissioners to serve in the May term of Superior court were as folows: Swan QuarterZeb Emory, Claud Cahoon, R. W. Berry, W. T. How- Hyde Counry politics had not ard, M. A. Swindell, R. M. Cara- even begun to simmer Monday, de-, , , . i • i.i wan, Howard Cahoon and Charlie spite the fact that the deadline for! schools in the county might HYDE POLITICAL POT NOT EVEN SIMMERING Hyde County schools have aban doned plans to operate six days a week because of the critical gas shortage. There is doubt that sup plies will permit running the schools as much as five days a week. The Engelhard high school did not operate but two days last week becauseof lack of gas and had none Saturday afternoon to begin Mon day. Other schools had almost ex hausted their supply and it appear ed at this writing Saturday that that it was not in their power to advise a tax commissioner as to how to advertise land sales prop erly and legally, and therefore they would not further discuss the topic. The resolution, approved by Mr. J. S. Mason and Mrs. A. L. Cuth- rell, dealt at length with the cross- examination of the editor of this newspaper and information taken from Judge Parker’s ruling of 1942. A letter which the county attorney had received from the state attorney general was also entered in the minutes in connec tion with the resolution. Theq uestion of advertising land sales is an old one and one which has never been settled by the Su preme court. It is the result of a local lawof 1931. It appears as the matter stands that it is left to the tax commissi oner to advertise as he deems best. The commissioners also passed a resolution Monday which will provide for the recognition of Hyde County service men. The sugges tion was made to the board by at torney, O. L. Williams. The resolution which was unani mously adopted said that Mr. Wil liams was “authorized to arrange and provide for an honor roll of Hyde County service men.’ Clay W. Gibbs of Engelhard was appointed rabies inspector at the meeting of the board Tuesday. The resolution of Mr. Gibbs the ap pointment provides that he ma'ke weekly reports to the commission ers. At the insistenceof chairman A. L. Cuthrell. The board also passed a resolution asking the State High- I way commission to put in a pump to lower the water in the lake. It was stated that this bill would help protect the causeway and ben efit neighboring f^rms and roads. Attorney O. L. Williams was di rected to send the resolution to the commission and to write a letter in connection with it. RAINS CONTINUE TO HAMPER FARM WORK Farmers Won’t Have Much Time To Grow Watermelons This Year Cahoon. Ponzer—E. H. Lowe. Middletown—Hiram Sadler. Fairfield—R. G. Roebuck, D. W. Cu|threll, W. B. Nixon, R. L. Mann; J. M. Ballance, Rosey Armstrong, ced for office. C. L. Williams, Hertford Jones and The Board Isaac Cuthrell. Lake Landing—T. L. Selby, J. S. Jennette and Harry Harris. Engelhard—W. A. Patrick, Burl filing was only 12 days off. This newspaper was unable to contact Mr. B. F. Mason, chairman of the Board of Electoins, but as far as we could learn no one had announ- have to close. R. L. Patrick, Esso dealer, said Saturday afternoon that allot ments would be delivered to the schools as soon as he received it. He had no idea when that would be. He had just talked to Stand- Oil agencies in Manteo and bee;) year but her condition had attt.jb *!**d*'oving. Her death was Jifjj to a heart attack. fru.i:. wkwith, a native of pairfield, colored. Army, Marci ^itlfg'*** County, had spent her 'tg life at Lake Land- Madrie W. Quarter and Whitaker, Swan Herman Murray, Wa Hyde County. She moved 6. Claud Litchfield, Engelhard and Jack Pugh, Lake Landing, Ma- Sg?ter’s®^°" 1° March 29. 7^^ the 7 ci!' Arthur Bell Harris, Fairfield, and ^ 'i'’®d -Tames Harry Simpson, Scranton, ” clfi-„ since, but had kept n frieuijg ®®atact with Hyde County T* H® Landfng HYDE FARM OFFICIALS Vn'n .*"*”WeTs were Ed. S.' ATTEND RALEIGH MEETING ’’t WLc?'*® Mann, W. J. Midgette fi. K^'neton, Norfleet Mann, B. Hyde County farm officials in- and J. H. Jarvis of J- P' ®®'nard. i agent, and J. C. Williams of Swan S\y — Quarter; T. A. Jennette of Lake Landing; and Gratz Credle of HEAT Scranton attended an AAA meet- .. I ing in the Sir Walter Hotel in Ra- Vas i ^'’’an Quarter high school ’eigh Friday and Saturday. The close last Thursday i meeting was food plant because the heating is “out of the red” for the f'rst ggj^ggj.^ q g Spencer, and R. R. time in about 50 years, Mr. Wil- Brittain. Hams said that one reason for this Scranton—G. A. Mason, Albin of Commissioners, county Representatives, Board of I ard Education and Recorder’s Judge j Charlotte, are to be voted on this year. Dead-; The schools in Hyde C 'W y line for filing is April 15. { were unableta teach at times dui - Thereis a change in electing ing the winter months because of members of the County Commis- illness and muddy roads. They sioners this year. They have been were attempting to make up the was the better ways of livii^ and b. Lupton, Gratz redle, W. P-.elected by district for the past sev- time by teaching on Saturdays, making a living shown ^ ® Hodges, and Robert Williams. g,,^] years with one from Swan This has proved impractical with tension departments. Said Mr. Gulrock—W. B. Payne, J '' M- Quarter - Ocracoke district; one the gas shortage and the allot- from te Fairfield - Curritcuk dis- ment system of distribution. - trict; and one from the Lak Land- Commencement plans may be WANTED “SNUFF-BOX” FULL ing district. This year the three thrown out of gear since schools ctjJcS^ARTER SCHOOL SES FOR LACK OF H The ''’as of order. Teaching, HciiU,, ,’’’®d Monday, but the ag-|mers must, work for larger yields. 'Vch building, the Methodist [ since labor shortages^ **’®'it8 T^Tie vocational depart- The officials were told that far- Hlajig ^®>'e used as class rooms. '®*>'g ^^T®*’”Hing the plant are Partg .***®de. Getting replacement als ® the big job facing offici- to head next season’s i(.f., , ®®dingr flocks should be before problems will prevent cultivating as many acres as usual. The re port that the outlook painted at the meeting was good. Williams, “The benefits we will and Lewis Emory, get from a large home agent’s of- ' fice will off-set the cost of rent, for additional floor space.” j Mrs. E. A. Williams of the Tiny | Oak club, Mrs. E. E. Hodges of the Rose Bay club, Mrs. W. E.'No-' . , j. a ■ ^ r- ble of the Scranton club, Mrs. J. A. North Carolina was the one thing by a law enacted in the last Gen OF DIRT; FRIEND SENT IT members of the board can me nom- will not close as early now- as was inated any place in the county. D-s- thought a few weeks ago. In some A “snuff-box” full of dirt from trict lines have been taken awmy , cases commencement 'fexercises may be held before school closing Lee of the Swindell Fork club all above all else that Lt. David Me- eral Assembly, appeared and supported Miss Gowans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dor- Roach’s plea for additional space man McGowan’s of Swan Quarter, for her department in the agricul- wanted, he wrote a friend, and the tural building. Tom Spencer, edi- friendw as obliging. Lt. McGowan tor of the Herald, who was cov- said he was glad to get the pack- B. F. MASON PLANS FOR SERVICE FOLK TO VOTE since speakers ■’nd other prepara tions which cant be changed, have already been made. Thefact that gasoline cannot be obtained for schools indicate the seriousness of the gas. shortage. Schools are rated as a production agency, and have a high priority as ap essential seiaHce. Highway maintenance work in Rains and cold continued to ham per farm work in Hyde County early this week. The situation re sulting by delays in planting is becoming serious. Hyde farmers are far behind in their work. Most of the land has not yetbeen broken, and only a few of the potatoes planted. This work, for the most part at least, should have been completed last month. Farmersare eager to plant their corn, but it will be several weeks before most of them get around to this task. The farm agent again reminds farmers to be careful buy ing hybred seed corn and get vari eties adapted to .this area. Other wise it will be best nqt to use the hybred variety. Gardeners are behind in their work as well as farmers. Few peo ple have been able to do any gar dening as a result of the wet wea ther. Because Hyde County farmers, will be busv wdth major crops it is thought that the local watermelon output will be small and will not fill local demands. Hyde farmers do not grow watermelons in large, numbers, but most farmers gener- allv have large patches and market a few melons locally. Candid Comment '‘'s old. the In accord with the eternal fitness > C1111.1U1U u- things, a girl with teeth like birds are 8 pearls often will be as dumb as an say poultry specialists, oyster. — ’ , ,, J r+i-m B. F. Mason, chairman of the ering the event, endorsed the pro- a^e a***? ^ .1***^’® f *^® Hyde County Board of Elections, posal and urged that it be carried on his hands and under his finger application out as quickly as possible. nails took that home-sick feeling instructions about the in a^co?nr;UMSgs!'?^: C"^^^ ™e Swan Quarter boy is the P-edure which membei. of the Hyde has“ been curtailed for Tack i^ssionei^ aL hesitaft to rent ad- Marines stationed in Hawaii. He armed se^ices to register and of gas. A numer of trucks that ditional space which is available in writes friends that the copies of J ® Sera""^^^^^^ been assigned to work in the the county seat. Already space is The Hyde County Herald sent by ^ county this spring have been sent being rented for the Welfare and relatives are read through and . xt ®‘®®"'a®5' FSA departments. All ideas that through, even to the want ad col- A.I1 men and women of North Fear has been expressed that they have proposed for using avail- umn. Carolina now in the armed servi- farmers, already late in getting able space rearranging offices and their auxiliaries or the merch- started with their planting, may making alterations to present Wrong Stop ant marine, who will be 21 years not get needed supplies of gas to buildings have not been satisfac- of by November 7, 1944 are keep their machines going long tory to meet the needs of the A woman riding a trolley car eligible to vote in both the prima- hours which will be noressary to [home department. was anxious not to pass her des- ries and general election this year, ca^h up with their work. ] Miss Roach and the extension tniation. She poked the conductor Application for absentee ballots The Texaco oil barge made small j service say that they need two ad- with her umbrella. may be made by them or any mem- deliveries of gasoline to thei^ deal- j ditional rooms. Since the agency “Is this the First National ber of their immediate families. in Swan Qimrter and Engel-1 ! is a part of the agricultural pro- Bank?” —; . . ...... Igram, it should and mu.st be lo- “No, ma’am,” replied the conduc- A First-Class Investment for the g'as available to the public for gen- some reason my potato bugs look (Continued on page 4) tor. “That’s my stomach.” future—Buy War Bonds. use Saturday. under-nourished”. BISHOP REAPPOINTED ON WELFARE BOARD J. C. Bishop of Scranton has been reappointed to the Hyde County welfare board bv the State Board of Charities and Public Wel fare. AT THE GARDEN CLUB “How is your garden doing this i vear?” Tlngel-I ‘My cutworms and beetles arc hard this week. 'That was the only better than ever before, but for Sf 'kS 'It rife V'H' •if 'iii. ; , 11 *' ’rijii’li' ‘ ."'*1 liiJli '[>41 ftFi 'iUI 'h T'lr 'T:* f':! / cv 4: i'il '!> ■'’.i| d. I 4!i® i i pi, I'' if!i ViL: llilt .'•Hi -liNi AW H
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