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THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD
Single Copy 5 Cents
SWAN QUARTER BOY WITH
AMERICAN AIRFORCEl^ IN
ENGLAND REPORTED DEAD
C. Rouse Lupton, Jr., Killed In Action August
War Department Informs Parents in Tele-
Si’am Received Tuesday^
C, Rouse Lupton, Jr., son' iMIDDLETOWN MAN IS
^ I PROMOTED IN FRANCE
R. A. F. Doctor Tends French Mother
Sw;
and Mrs. C. Rouse Lupton,
acti Quarter, was killed in]
acco^ • England August 6tli, i
tele to word received in a |
from the War Depart- j
g ‘ Tuesday. Sgt. Lupton was ■
I’^nner in the airforve.
Ig-f‘‘ Lupton had been in Eng-
kas ^ short while. He
abroad the first of July.
Sot Le was killed were
ataii;
The telegram stated
tg,.! was killed in action in
’’Sland.
Th 1
bo ® Swan Quainter boy was
^eriri '^^‘^'^ary 31, 1921. He at-
the Swan Quarter high!
and graduated in 1937. He j
State College in 1938
Tr to be a pilot at the 1
io®^°yterian College in Maxton
iL- and received his private
license.
jo Lupton entered the Army
lo 'i'?® 1943. He trained at Kees-
111 ^®1^> Miss., and Scott Field, I
■ He received his gunner's |
to"®® at Harlinger, Texas, and LIEUT. LINWOOD CUTHRELL,
'M combat training at Davis 28-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
anthan Field, Tucson, Arlz. | G. C. Cuthrell of Middletown,
urviving are his parents, and was recently promoted to First
S v'^"°lLer, Rhodes, with the U.
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POLIO STRIKES
AFTER VISIT
TO NAGS HEAD
All Parents Urged to Keep
1 Children Home; For Their
Own Benefit and That
I Of Others
HYDE COMMISSIONERS
MAKE SUP-UP, JUDGE
' GETS TO GO FISHING
All children and young people Supcrior Court Convened In Swan Quarter Mon
day, But No Business Was Transacted; County
Officials Were Surprised When Judge Arrived
'under 20 years of age are being
warned by Dare County health
I officials to avoid gatherings of
all kinds, due to the widespread
outbreak of ihfantile paralysis in
I North Carolina and Virginia. Dr.
!k. C. Moore, county health offi-1
cer, urges parents to keep their |
children away from moving pic- '
ture theatres, picnics, Sunday
Schools, and other places where
large groups of people meet. He
also advises that children be kept
in their own homes as much as
possible.
No cases of polio have yet been
reported in Dare County, but this
week it w6s announced that Mrs.
Brent Wright, 29, of Newport
News, Va., became ill with the di
sease 10 days after returning to
her home from a visit with Mrs.
T. C. Sawyer, Jr., at Nags Head.
Mrs. Sawyer’s home is in Camden.
School openings have been
postponed. In order to make this
move effective, it will be neces-
sary for children and young peo
ple to stay away from other gath
erings. I
Dr. Moore asks full co-operation
from every parent in the county.
ATTORNEY PLANS
GO TO JOHN HOPKINS
Na
vy.
Lieutenant. Lieut. Cuthrell is
with American troops in France.
He has been in the army for two
,T GIVEN ON and a half years. Details about
PEACH SHIPMENTS his promotions from a private up
I through the ranks to an officer
Nn,.ti. - , , Nvere told in a story in this news-
,,.1. Carolina shipped 1, .paper last week.
IN A VILLAGE SCHOOLROOM near Caen, in Normandy, a British doctor
Irom a nearby R.A.F, airfield—from which fighter planes continually go out
to strike at the enemy—gives his spare time to caring for the local French
people, who are short of doctors. In this picture he is attending to a mother
while an airman holds her baby. Note the sympathetic pup in the left corner.
of peaches in the season . ^^
last against only .’50 for sladESVILLE FAMILY
®ason, the State Department | SAVE LITTLE FROM FIRE SCHOOL OPENING—^Hyde coun- , and a half, has built up a host
Around the Courthouse
“Be it remembered that a Su
perior Court of law is this day
I opened for the County of Hyde
at the Courthouse in Swan Quar
ter, N. C.
‘‘Court convened at 10 a. m.
Monday, August 21, 1944, and
the court finding that the jury
has not been summoned for this
term if court, no witnesses sub
poenaed and no cases calendared
for trial.
i “It is ordered that court be ad
journed, Sine die.”
I So reads the minutes of the
Superior Court session that con-
! vened in Hyde County Monday,
j with Judge Q. N. Nimocks, Jr.,
i presiding.
j Hyde County officials were
I wide-eyed Monday morning when
Judge Nimocks arrived in Swan
Quarter to hold the term of court
! as called for by law and as ap-
, peared o nthe court' calendar.
The sessions can be and generally
are called off by the County
Board of Commissioners, but the
j Board over-looked the matter and
to hold
It is for the benefit of every child ...
and grown person in the county, ATTORNEY O. L. WILLIAMS | Judge came down
and if sufficient care is used, the plans to go to Johns Hopkins Hos- | But,, there being no busi-
county may escape the scourge pital in Baltimore next week for hand, he quickly adiourn-
entirely Otherwise, the conse- examination and treatment. Mr. - - . - - .
quences may be tragic. i Williams has not been in the best
of health recently. He is hope-
SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE ■ ‘^at the doctors at Johns Hop-
j^gjp improve his
MEETING POSTPONED condition.
Of A ''Uc oLdlc
^griculture said
shipments of Irish poa-
® ''an to 5,342 cars this year,
ag^°®hiPared with 10,228 a year
Thi
Ptod
®ae shipments do not include
moivng from the state by
'v.atermelons, the equivalent
.024 cars were marketed, as
■"Pared with 635 in 1943.
Although virtually all boat traf-
tin produce has been discon-
equivalent of 265 car-
V'at^ watermelons moved by
among
pulling the Governor’s car for
speeding; capturing an escaped
ty school officials await with in- , of friends here. He has had sev-
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Jennette say- deciison to be made to- eral interesting experiences while
ed only a part of their household j t , • ■ tt j .v,
furnishings and belongings when day by the State Board of Edu- working in Hyde among them
their home burned when struck cation regarding the opening o
by lightning Wednesday, August schools. State health officia s.
16th. Provisions in the family and the Governor have recom-
store-room including 500 quarts mended that opening be delayed
of canned goods were lost in the as a result of the epidemic of pol-
l3laze. io- The Hyde County Board of,field.
Mr and Mrs Jennette, Mrs. Joe Education set Thursday, August
Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Char- 31st as the opening date for coun
After canvassing the opinion of ENTERTAIN RELATIVES AND
the officials of the Assocation, FRIENDS AT BARBECUE
i President W. L. Whitley has an-
nounced the indefinite postpone- Mrs. W. J. Lupton and
ment of the annual meeting of jyjj. lyicg, Credle, Jr., en-
■he Southern Albemarle Convea- fertained relatives and friends at
iion which was to have been held ^ barbecue at Swan Quarter Sat
in Manteo on August 31. This uj-dgy night, August 19th.
decision is a result of the infantile i xhe menu consisted of barbe-
paralysis epidemic, and plans for cornbread, slaw, pickles, slic-
the meeting will be taken up at g^j fomatoes and drinks.
German prisoner; and leading igfer date. Mr. Whitley said Thogg attending the family-
successful search for a little Negro I gi gjg early date he would neighbor supper were S. Sgt. Ben
boy lost, in the woods near Fair . .. -
call a meeting of the Executive g cj-gdle and Mrs. Credle of
Committee of the Association to Gamp Van Dorn, Lt. Thomas A.
meet in Columbia to discuss mat- Hood of Westover Field, Mass.,
Made- jters of interest to the counties of jack A. Lupton of Baltimore, Md., |f)eputy Branch Spencer called
- • 1 f t 1 demonstrates—Mrs. - ... —
les Ayers were in the house when ty schools at its last ^ j line E. Smith, FSA home super-‘ Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde and Wa.sh- Rhodes Lupton and Mrs. C. L.
lightning struck, but the house meetilng. o . r j v ! visor, gave a demonstration on ington. At that time plans may gawyer of Norfolk, Va., Miss
was blazing before they knew Should the State Boar ma ^Ij^jaking the home more attractive, j be resumed for an annual meet- Marie Sawyer of Columbia, Mr.
P from Northeatsern North jvvhat happened. Mr. Jennette no decision in the matter 1 is | ^ district meeting in Green- ing andMrs.GrahamPonderofWin-
, Molina this season and 129 car-j and Mr. Ayers were unable to likely that a special session ot the ymg iggt Friday, August 11th. ston-Salem, Miss Rose Allen Fish-
moved bv this route Isst^ fight the fire on the second floor County Board will be held to dis-
ed and went fishing.
The public laws of 1941 provide
for a special term of court to be
held on the 3rd Monday in Au
gust of each year and continue
for one week for trial of civil
cases. It also provides that if in
the opinion o fthe Board of Coun-
:y Commissioners of Hyde Coun
ty it is not advisable or necessary
to hold said additional term of
court, and such fact is so stated
in a resolution duly adopted by
a majority on or before the 2nd
Monday in July that the court
can be called off. The Clerk to
;he Board is instructed to send
:he Judge presiding a copy of
the resolution.
County officials were surpised
when the Judge arrived to hold
court. Sheriff Pratt Williamson
was in Washington on business.
year.
R.'VL held SATURDAY
^DR Mrs. NANCY CREDLE
it was so far advanced when they cuss the situation further,
discovered it. , ^
Some furniture and belongings WHITFIELD 1-A
Twenty three counties were rep
resented at the meeting. Mrs.
Smith has given five such demon- I
‘ er of Greensboro, Miss Lois Ga
boon of New Bern, Lt. C. R. Har
MISSISSIPPI GIRL BRIDE
OF SWAN QUARTER BOY ^j^g Maritime Service, just
returned from Italy, little Miss
. • ij • 1 strations in Hyde county and
on the lower floor were saved, Carl Whitfield received a plans for 10 more during this! Miss Annie Jo Davis, attractive Linda Youngs of Arlington, Va.,
but some of this was ruiried in classification card from his ratt | gggjg|.h. Better living conditions i young daukhter of Mrs. Charles Master Garland Tooley Credle of
- i-Ka rain Mrs M L. WindlCV board olacinc him. in 1-A last I . ttoa ii*» A/Ti.cc onrl Mt* onH Mrs
services for Mrs. Nan-1the rain. Mrs. M. L. Windley board placing nun in i-a lasij.^ principal theme of FSAiM. Godard of Natchez, Miss., be- Portsmouth, Va., and Mr. and Mrs.
y Credle, 87, of Sladesville were!who was on her way to Belhaven week just before he left for va-1
at the Sladesville Methodist stopped and helped save some of cation. Patrolman Whitfield re-
"furch Friday afternoon at 3 I the things. cenfly was deferred by reason of 1
,®tock with the Rev. C. W. Guth-! An airplane circled and went his occupation until late fall, j ROUND-UP ^Miss Iberia Roach,
■®' “"‘■ to
Sladesville folk have already came as a surprise.
I day
started making donations to help Patrolman Whitfield, who has | business visitor in Raleigh this pastor, officated.
the couple rebuild.
ENGELHARD MERCHANTS
> Pastor, officating. Interment
® *" the church cemetery.
, ''trs. Credle passed away at the
daughter Friday af-
noon at 1:30 o’clock. She was
® of theoldest residents of her
""^rnunity.
"■’viving are one daughter,
ann' Credle of Sladesville |
" four grandchildren, Mrs. H. | Elsewhere in this newspaper is Everyone in Hyde county is j
and Miss Evelyn Credle, la large cooperative advertisement ‘1^® Southern ^^g^t g theR yard-not glad throats
Norwood Credle of Norfolk sponsored by Engelhard mer- ^jbemarle meeting in Manteo, ’
been in the county about a year week.
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EVERYONE INVITED TO
BID FOR HOME BUSINESS ALBEMARLE MEETING
chants and business people seek- -^^rednesday, August 30th, announ-
ing to keep home business home. p Midgebt, Hyde county Archie Berry of Fairfield Mr Tech. Sgt. Joseph F. Oktoves of the Hyde County Training school
This newspaper recommends . inst. a ^ ... ‘ r-orrir. Van Dorn. :ai siaHnsville. fillins the vacancy
and M
^ Mervis Credle, U. S. armed
'Vices.
*^Rovements observed
IN TINK OAK SECTION
are a number of improve-
niari ^ "'I'inh have recently beene xo -t-
® Or are being made in the j home. Try the home merchant roads and other develop-}
This newspaper recumn.cn^^ .^.^g president. “It is not just a
these firms to you and urges you ^gg^jj,g delegates,” Mr. Mid-
to patronize them. gette said. He urges all who can
There is no need to send for gttend.
the court opening. Clerk of
Court Ralph Roper was on hand
and as much surprised as anyone,
as was Attorney O. L, Williams.
Judge Nimocks went fishing
Monday afternoon and caught
several nice fish out in Swan
Quarter Bay. He also went Tues
day morning to make even larger
catches.
The same mistake on the part
,0 fthe Commissioners was made
came the bride of staff Sgt. Ben e. E. Crabtree, Mrs. E. O. Spencer, jast year, but the presiding judge
M ^ ^ ^ Ik /r TT TTS b* 111 o U • fii* • ,
inquired before coming to the
county and learned from Board
Clerk that while no resolution to
call off the eout had been made,
no jurors had been drawn, and
no cases were on the calendar.
He did not come to hold the ses
sion. '
The session of court Monday
will cost the county $150. The
FIRES NEAR WOODSLAND coming small white hat and all ] law allows the Clerk of Court
I other accessories in white and s. E. Selby, native of Tiny Oak | fpj. each court session and
The story that a person can’t' wore a dainty corsage of white y^^ho has been teaching at the j jj^g sheriff $50. Since no jurors
Miss Ethel Bigland Richmond County Training school y^ej-e summoned, that and other
costs of a usual court term were
not incurred.
THIEVES GET FOOLED
ON COW STEALING JOB
S. Credle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. H. E Griffin, Mrs. Eula Har-
Nat Credle of Swan Quarter, sta- ris, Mr. and Mrs. C. R Lupton, Mrs.
... —^ „itoined at Camp Van Dorn, Miss., Seth B. Credle, little Joe Mason,
Sladesville and attempted to The new classification, apparent- home agent, is scheduled to leave ^ ^ ceremony Sunday in the Cecil Sadler, Nathaniel Credle,
attract help, but without success, ly the result of new draft rulings,, for her vacation today (Thurs-j Jefferson Street Metho- Sr. Mrs. T. H. Hood and daugh-
- , ij-,. H. W. Shelton was a;
:dist church. Dr. Henry M. Bui- ter, Barbara Allen, and Mrs. E.
W. Lupton of Swan Quarter.
The bride was radiantly pret- ■
!ty wearing a chic model two NEW' NEGRO AG. TEACHER
I SOME DOPE ABOUT SETTING 1 piece suit of Navy blue with a be- oN JOB AT HYDE TRAINING
j
even to boi’l clothes'o’r burn trash served as maid of honor. in Ellerbee, recently took the po-
-is incorrect states Fire Warden' ^The groom had as his best man, sition of agriculture teacher at
Berry in an effort to correct the Camp Van Dorn. : at Sladesville, filling the vacancy
erroneous tale which is doing no' Following the ceremony the left last year by the induction of
good toward building up good will family and friends gathered in- b. W. Barnes into service. Selby
for the Department gave the fol-; foi-mally about the chancel to of- is a graduate of A. & T. College
Cak sction. Baum Broth-
lfi„ I'emodeling and enlarg-
ber f ^ Nlason, mem-
hiisc!' Board of County Com-
has recently had his
bui"®. Painted; R. G. Bridgman is
, T £ i.u^ biie j-zcycti uiiciiL gave uie lui-, ^ i •j ”
merchandise from the mail order Cherry, governor- ipy^jpg information to this news-Ter congratulations to the bride in Greensboro.
houses when you can get it at expected to speak. Postipanerf ' ■■ "
home. Try the home merchant roads and other develop- j
first, and remember the most re- pgj.g^ Tyrrell!
liable merchants advertise be
lt is unlawful to start a fire
within five hundred feet of any
and groom before departure. Sgt
and Mrs. Credle left and came
to Swan Quarter to spend their
Xid to le't Washington will be discuss- between the first day
ed.
few
"'bile
Pg a new barn. These are
We observed the other day
‘■® ip that vicinity.
but on hotel
bridge at ENGELHARD
brirta’^^ fiave been put on the
to ju^® across the canal leading
Patr Hotel in Engelhard,
the SO in and out of
’’ails night welcome the
of faiv eliminates the danger
®d canal. A scpeen-
stepj for the kitchen, and new
the improvements made at
’angelhard boarding house.
DEER PLENTIFUL IN
HYDE COUNTY AT PRESENT
cause they are not
the public know about their pro
ducts. I
CPL. WESTON COMPLETES |
COURSE AT EDGEWOOD
I Deer are reported to be thick
Cpl Neila E. Weston, daughter in Hyde County at the present
of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Weston of time. Some farmers report dam-
Swan Quarter, was among the age to crops. The hunting sea-
non-commissioned officers who son on deer was recently reduc-
were graduated from the non- ed by 15 days,
commissioned officers staff course | — ——
held at the Edgewood Arsenal ! STEWART A VISITOR
Maryland, August ’ , I The Rev. E. R. Stewart, pastor
of February and the first day of
June, inclusive, or between the
first day of October and the 30th
day of November inclusive with- g^g^ Natchez.
i-wii + T»Tl-n-kVk Vx >
MRS. ADOLPHUS BURRUS
Mrs. Adolphus Burrus, 60, of
honeymoon on a visit with his Hatteras, died at 11 o’clock Wed-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nat Credle. nesday morning, August 16, at
Mrs. Credle will make her home her home, following an illness of
with her parents while her hus- several years. Funeral services j wouldn’
band is stationed at Camp Van were conducted Thursday after-
Thieves apparently tried to
steal Jones Gibbs cow at Engel
hard Saturday night. At least
the cow was loose in the yard
with a rope around her neck
when Mr. Gibbs went out to milk
Sunday morning. Something
went wrong Mr, Gibbs thinks or
’t have his cow.
out a permit, which can be ob
tained from the Warden free of |
charge. j
Mr. Berry reports that at pres
ent there are no forest fires in ]
Hyde County.
BACK FROM MD. TRIP
j noon at three o’clock at the home,
I Rev. Faulkner, pastor of the Hat-
;teras Methodist church, officiat-
|ing. Burial was in the family
cemetery at Buxton.
Mrs. Burrus, who before her
The
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anounced today by the public re
lations office.
The studies ranged from offen
sive tactics of gas warfare to pre
vention a ndtreatment of gas cas
ualties.
Cpl. Weston, who attended
in Bertie County, formerly lo
cated in‘Hyde, was a visitor in
Swan Quarter Wednesday after
noon.
Capt. R. B. Burrus and Elmo ^
I Swindell returned early this week wa7’Miss'Lucy^ Stowe,
^ I from Maryland where they had daughter of the late
TOM FEARING OFFICIALLY been on a business trip. Capt. ^ g gj-Qwe, of Hat-
REPORTED DEAD BY NAVY Burrus reports the purchase of |gj.gg gjjg jg survived by her hus-
!a sail boat, which he says is sons, Lt. Adolphus
Ensign Thomas Campbell Fear- of the biggest to come to this sec- ^ g ^ ^
Ihg, of Manteo, who was reported tion. Igey Chief Lonnie Burrus, U.S.C.G
missing by the Navy several ' ’
months ago, was officially listed
of Crisfield, Mr., and Bill Burrus
of Hatteras; three daughters, Mrs
REVIVAL BEGINS AUG. 28
AT MOUNT PILGRIM CHURCH
Revival services at Mount Pil
grim (Negro) Baptist church will
begin August 28, and continue
through September 2, it is an
nounced by the Rev. J. A. Mack
ey, pastor. Services will be con
ducted by the Rev. T. W. Swin
dell of Belhaven.
Potatoes will last longer in
winter storage, says Extension
specialists, if not cut, skinned, or
as dead in a report from Wash- AB BERRY MAK 'rv^np Rlanrl of Miami Fla Mrs -7 ’."7' ’V,:’ ’
HOME IMPROVEMENTS Grace Bland ot Miami, ria. Mrs., digging and handling.
Lucy Allen Maurice of Hatteras,
' and Miss Marion Burrus of Hat-
ington this week. Ensign Fear- 1
Per ■ ®weet potato crop is j Quke University, was a
Prosnp'^7*' ^’""Ber than last year.; ^acher in civilian life,
capijg ®B''e civilian supplies per i
estimated to be the |
est
"t two decades.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps
Any farmer may slaughter and 1 ing was the son of Mr. and Mrs.!
school deliver the meat from any num- M. K. Fearing of Manteo. | Ah Berry is making i’^Prove- grandchildren.
her of livestock owned by him ment sto his home in Swan Quar- ■
without license or permit or mak-' A new all-time record meat out ter. Shrubs have been tripimed,
ing any report to the Federal put, perhaps reaching 25 billion fences built, and a concrete walk -^gr Bonds and Stamps.
Government, says the WFA. 'pounds, is in prospect for 1944. built fro mthe house to the road.
All families in North Carolina
are asked to eat an extra roast
ing chicken a week for the next
few weeks and help clear the
market of over-size fryers.
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