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m ■w ■ IHe THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD News of the richest agriculiural county in the foremost historical an j) recreational area of north Carolina ^ffORTS TO MAKE FORT I^ALEIGH GREATER SHRINE May be unduly delayed Swan Qm iter, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 28, 1944 Single Copy 5 Cent* w 'J' Griffin Pleads His 12 Acres Is Worth $2,200 3 Acre; Hearing October 7 th on Validity of pate’s Effort To Buy 650 Acres, and to Review ^iftis as to Sudden Rise in Values on Land Val- for Taxes at$ 10 an Acre . > . i I'll of the State of ,0 and the National to make of shfi igh make of Fort ijig “ truly great historic Hiig he unduly delayed '*>rougj Jorneys fight the matter *3tisfy . courts in an effort to ® gron^* estate man leading j ^fea, ^ owners of land in the | Vir large sums for At) „ Henry filed by Attorney tepretjo of Elizabeth City, DEER HUNTERS WILL TAKE WOODS MONDAY Men and Hounds Eagerly Await Opening; Quail Season Opens Nov. 23 '' I ;y‘' : HYDE OFTEN KNOCKED DOWN BUT NEVER OUT BY STORMS AND RAIN When Crops Are Cut Short By Acts of Nature, Citi zens Turn to Sound and Creeks for Livelihood; Good Hunting Provides Jobs for Many in Season LINDSAY WARREN EX- TENDS SYMPATHY TO COASTLAND Hunters with yelping hounds holding their heads to the ground ■fisp for the scent of a trail, will go W. J. Griffin, claim- forth Monday morning to gun for Sttacjj,® largest sum, and others, deer squirrel. The hunting to ^ the legality of, and seeks 1 season opens on both of these proceeding, animals on that date in order to make Ihe the whole certain apparent im- 5 1” titles had brought '‘t'der ®®nation proceeding in ’^ound out a tract of ters 3cres of land. As mat- t'e hun* stand, the projects may tittle h ^ ^1^ 1*^ fhe courts a long lietit anyone gets a settle- bttts iL*f®®f>while, the property ttie ® •'isk of depreciation by I'^^bations of fires, winds, dep: th^-oodch^ ers. The beauty fapijjj ® Was Roanoke Island has 'disappeared in recent lack of adequate pro- years '®^tion , Mr. p . kti0)yjj '^*'iffin, who is a well- dctej /®®1 estate man owns 12 '^ear Fort Raleigh ^t8o I, H® values for taxes at HapigjJ' purchased of M. L. Prospect^ for bagging much game the first day of the season are bright. Deer are reported plentiful in Hyde County, and the supply of gun shells in the hands of many hunters is more than it has been since the war began. This is the result of the lifting of restrictio.ns by the Federal gov ernment. Oscar Chadwick, Hyde County game protector, has been advis ed by the Board of Conservation and Development that the season for quail, wild turkey, rabbit and grouse will open on November 23, the date set by Governor Broughton for observance of Thanksgiving Day, instead of No vember 30th, the last Thursday of November, which gives the sportsmen a break of seven ex- |v| Beleaaed by U. S. Wu Department, Bureau of Publio Relatlona WASHINGTON’S MONUMENT IN PARIS—When a lone GI stopped before the equestrian statue of George Washington in Paris he was instantly surrounded by French cyclists. The scene symbolized the great day of liberation for France. (U. S. Signal Corps photo.) 8go f ® Manteo about six years j tra days in which to hunt this still hX" an'l Ml'- Daniels ^ game. «tty iclds a mortgage on the prop- The migratory hunting season Hutij) amount of $2,500.! opens on November 2 and will o^ogj ‘He first five years of his [last through January 20, instead fiVe Iqj Mr. Griffin has sold i of January 10 as in previous the ^ property, as shown | years. Itts records, but he still! iflg ''isio Os and dreams of mak- thing from the tract, were inspired by the ROTARY SPEAKER PRAISES WAR MOTHER Otiy success of the Lost Col- j latsigPp^ot, and because he was tsaiesp'^ in picking out good Vlt Two houses have been 'll ihe property, the homes Sllfl; lots Mr, Cowell and Mrs. Irene Griffin now says his more The young wives of servicemen who are raising children and helping with homfront activities were praised as a courageous lot who deserve the comfort of the older citizens by Tayloe Att- 3 ....J- iiiuic, Washington businessman Hiere g '^'irth $400 apiece, and land member of the Washington klf remaining unsold. (Rotary Club in a speech before Vthe when approached' the Engelhard Rotary club Thurs- soughj J ^1'®’® representatives who day evening. %se Qf wake an agreeable pur- | “Have a cheery word for these W 5p l-li® property, said he, young women when you meet l2 $5,000 developing the: them,” said the Washington man, teacher; ’ bargain could be: adding that it was much better “H riirt;,^® 1^®® leased the j than Cotjipg to the Standard Oil ^or $1.20 a year. He con- His answer to the pro- Hort R Ihe sale of lots in l>Usit)g ®l§h City is his principal '''Orth 11*^1 llie property is Hie pj^ ^6.400. He contends that Piopgj./l’®®® of condemning the Sharif singled him out ar- of 7’ without due pro- I'fopgj,. to deprive him of his j faith oih business, and ?1 Port R homes within 70 feet 111 thg ^®leigh are not included lioipg . Pi'oceeding. However, no Hut oear Fort Raleigh. ®iiy ter^^ State could not make 'vhep with Mr. Griffin, and Pureh,, ^ 'ostituted proceedings to V a ,!! ' title h to ask about her husband who you know she has not heard from for sometime. “Every night thousands of mo thers kneel with their babies and pray that God bless and comfort daddy who is on a distant bat tlefield,” said the Beaufort coun ty leader who continued, “These women don’t question the acts of ■their loved ones and they all have that God will send their husband back home.” N. W. Shelton, secretary, an- nounce.l at the close of the busi ness session that there was a 100 per cent attendance. Mr. He land by condemna- ' with other tracts on sought to perfect the MORE LOCAL NEWS Herald readers will welcome the announcement of the appoint- M 3 Criffin go busy, enlist- ment of a number of new corre- 'lumb Sts gg er of other land own- j spondents in communities that e of 1—1 „i..Qo.(iTr. have recently been without any- 1ia(ip7.“® of whom had already Hrin "lere , offers to the state that agreeable, and 'liin ip ’ uod got them to join Hght an attorney to Atpon^ '''hole proceeding, ^.’'jectini who are filing Hortpij^^® ure J. B. Griffin of one to report the local happen ings. Editor Tom Spencer an nounces that reporters have been secured at Belhaven and Ponzer after considerable effort, and that Nfrs. Edna Cuthrell has agreed to send in the Fairfield ''"'I's sn Griffin, who j news again whenever poss/ble. >isir;200 acres on the end of 1 ....Miss Iris Wilkinson, young Bel- which he has at- | haven woman who aspires to be- ' m value for taxes at $1,-1 come a journalist, will next week ■ * begin a section of Belhaven news FOREST FIRES IN 1943 COST STATE OVER A MILLION THIRD CLASS OFFICE Wartime Forest Fire Preven tion Campaign Begins October 1 L ~ ®00. ’® Actually valued at $3,- fpj,', .Griffin refused any of■ that should prove of great inter est not only to Belhaven subscrib ers, but to those in Hyde as well. property when Ihst I) less than $20,000. cia, uut hf vuvsi:; All 1A.J uci CU3 won. alre Manteo, who' M/ss W’ilkinson will appreciate 3g ^hy contracted to sell his the help of Belhaven citizens in 8i>4 3 the state for ^iid ® interest in the property Vg 3g^° Would have been paid 8 titig ; ®^®ept he could not give 8ttorj)g.^ satisfied the state’s ®ii(l Has joined Mr. Griffin V figure o $13,380. • J $3,900 gathering the news. Mrs. P. N. Simmons has agreed to write up the Ponzer news and to take subscriptions in that com munity. Mrs. Edna Cuthrell will send in the Fairfjeld news until someone J m the woods owned by ( can be obtained. Items of inter- ones, offered for $300 a • est should be given IVIrs. Cuthrell 'intinued on page 4) or mailed to The Herald office. The third annual 'Wartime For est Fire Prevention campaign op ened October 1 in the eleven States of the Southern Region un der sponsorship of the U. S. For est Service, in cooperation with Str.te Forest Services, Extension Services, and a number of oth er public and private agencies. The campaign will continue throughout the fall, winter and early spring months, which us ually are the periods of greatest fire danger in the great wooded areas lying south of the borders of 'Virginia,. Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas. “Fire prevention has always been of prime importance in the forestry program,” said Regional Forester Joseph C. Kircher of Atlanta. “But in wartime, pre vention assumes an expanded im portance because of the scarcity of manpower for detection and suppression of fires, and because of the No. 1 position occupied by lumber and forest products as critical war materals. The cam paign was set up at the request of the Armed Forces.” Acting as campaign director in North Carolina is State Forester J. S. Holmes, asssted in the Ra leigh office by W. K. Beichler, chief of fire control for the Di vision of Forestry, and Paul Till man, also of the division. Also helping the field staff of the di vision are Extenson Forester R. W. Graeber and his staff, and personnel of the U. S. Forest Ser vice. Government records show that North Carolina had 4,292 official recorded forest and woods fires in 1943, which burned over 457,- 000 acres at an estimated dam age of $1,007,485. Besides mone-l tary loss, these fires damaged or' destroyed seedlings that would have been the forests of tomor row, damaged or destroyed wild life habitat, burned up valuable humus and impoverished the soil, and diverted to fire fighting thousands of man-hours of what could have been productive la bor in logging camps and saw mills, on the farm, and in war plants. In commenting on the cam paign, Regional Forester Kinch- er quoted U. S. Department of Agriculture figures which show that of the 210,326 forests and woods fires in the Nation last year, 165,706, or 79 per cent, oc curred in eleven Southern States. Out of 32,333,000 acres burned over in the Nation in the year, 29,395,000 acres, or 91 per cent, were in the South. “The most regrettable fact in (Please turn to Page 4) The Fairfield post office has recentlj been raised from a I Fourth Class office to a Third ; Class office, announces Post master Guy Cuthrell. The rating comes to the Fairfield offjee be cause of increased business. Of fice receipts last year amounted to only Ititle less than $2,000. Mr Cuthrell was informed this week by Senator Bailey of his appointment as postmaster under the new rating. This act was more a form than anything else. The Fairfield man has served as post master for 12 years. 'HOLD SERVICES AT NEW CHURCH AT ROSE BAY Primitive Baptist Move Mas on’s Point Building to Turnpike Road SWAN QUARTER BOY WEDS RY’E, NEW YORK, GIRL Miss Audrey Millicent Purdy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving J. Purdy of Rye, N. Y., was mar ried to Gilbert Lawrence Gaboon, USNR, boatswain’s mate, son of I Mrs. Vioia Gaboon of Swan Quar- I ter, on September 10, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ma- maroneck, N. Y. Dr. Frank Dean Gifford officiated. Given in marriage by her fath er, the bride wore a light blue suit anc a corsage of roses. Following a wedding trip to Swan Quarter, the bridegroom, who was recently returned from Nova Scotia, will report to Nor folk, Va. A reception was held at the Purdy home after the wedding. Mrs. Gaboon is a graduate of the Rye nigh school and is em ployed by the R. B. and W. Bolt Compan3F. Mr. Gaboon is a graduate of the Swan Quarter high school. HEARS MRS. MARK CLARK SPEAK IN W'ASHINGTON Mrs. Mark W. Clark, wife of General Clerk commanding the American Fifth Army in Italy, was speaker at the luncheon held in Washington Monday, Sep. tember 18. The luncheon was given by the Business and Pro fessional Woman’s club of Wash ington for the United War Fund Workers in 21 Eastern Counties. Mrs. S. S. Neal, Mrs. Charlie Flowers, Mrs. Macon Howard and Misses Helen Roper and Iberia Roach attended the luncheon and meeting. Dr. Yang, Chinese Educator, spoke that afternoon, also Mrs. Clark again addressed the men and women. The Primitive Baptist at Rose Bay held their semi-annual meet ing in the new church building located just off Highway 264 on the Turnpike road September 9th and lOtli. The building which has not yet been completed is the re sult of efforts of church mem bers who have received help from many friends. The building was moved to Rose Bay from Mason’s Point, formerly a strong church, but one which seen its congregation grow smaller in recent years. Tjjie members agreed to let the build ing be moved to Rose Bay where it would be better located to serve a largr number of members. The church building is the re sult of hard work of members, the cooperation of ministers, members of other Primitive Bap tist churches, and interested peo ple. W. T. Howard of New Hol- and is credited as being most in strumental in getting permission to move the Mason’s Point build ing. The Rose Bay church was or ganized in May, 1940. It had no church building until now. Meet ings were held in temporary quarters through the courtesies of others in the community W. D. Daniels is prominent among those who contributed to the suc cess of the institution. ' Among those .attending the meeting on the 9th and 10th of this month were Elder P. E. Get- singer, pastor of Smithwick’s Creek church in Martin County, together with a number of mem bers from that church; Elder Rob ert E. Johnson of Four Oaks; Licentiate A. J, Carter of Cas well County, and also their reg ular pastor, Elder O. S. Young of Angier. Regular services are held each month on Saturday before the second Sunday at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and on Sunday at 11 a.m., War Saving Time. LINDSAY C. WARREN, for many years the able Representa tive of the First District in Con gress, extends through the col umns of this newspaper his deep sympathy for the people of Cur rituck, Dare and Hyde Counties who suffered so terribly in the recent storm. “Feeling so close and near bo these three coastal counties, and knowing so many of their people, and entertaining for them such high regard and friendship,” he says, “I wish them to know that I have been con stantly thinking about them dur ing this terrible ordeal, and my heart and sympathy go out to them.” Back in 1932 a terrible stoAn swept the coast, and found peo ple less prosperous even, than now. Their losses were more keenly felt. It was Lindsay War ren who led a delegation of Dare County people to the office of John Barton Payne, Chairman of the Red Cross in Wahsington, and as a result, the citizens of the Coast who had suffered greatest losses received aid in the amount of more than $35,000. Homes were rebuilt and nets furnished, and other relief given through this aid. In the delegation were R. Bruce Etheridge and 'Victor Meekins of Manteo and Jesse Baum, Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners at that time. It was the first time in the history of the county that outside aid had been sought for the peo ple of tivese storm stricken coun ties. After 18 years in Congress Mr. Warren was appointed Comp troller General of the United States. But he has never lost his intetest and affection for these folks who elected him 18 years without opposition, and he often Visits us. ' NORTH LAKE MAN DIES SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY Thad Gibbs, 54 year old North Lake man, died suddenly at his home last Wednesday night. Gibbs had worked in the field the day of bis death and had spent the evening, aj: the store. Funeral, services were held at the home Friday afterfloon. Bur ial was in the family plot. IMPROVEMENTS Store a few pounds of onions this fail and help correct the; storage situation. There’s an | especially large crop. i Clirisfinas PACI^QES FOR OUR ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS' must b« moiled between SEPT. 15-OCT. 15 There have been several im provements made in the Home Economics Department at the Swan Quarter high school since school closed last spring. The walls have been tinted a light blue a’nd the wood work, includ ing the doors and ceilings have been painted white. There has been a studio coach and several new pictures added to the furnishings. There has been a pressure cooker and some small utensils added to the kitchen equipment. Second year home economics students are making some un bleached domestic ruffled tie' back curtains for the rooms, which wil Ifurther add to the appear ance. The storm has cut crop produc tion by a large percentage in Hyde County. A bountiful har vest was in prospect, but it is no more,. Farmers will have little on the profit side of the ledger when tney close their books at the end of the year. But that does not spell disaster, if we can judge by past events. Hyde County men turn to the water and woods to make a liv ing when crops are lean. They make money fishing nets, tend ing traps and tonging oysters. There have been few years in the , history of the county that jiunger I has threatened many homes be- I cause unusual acts of nature cut the crop production. I. B. Watson, well-informed En gelhard citizen, says that he had only heard of one time when it was necessary to bring in food. ' That was before his day, and he don’t remember when it was. He I recalls hearing older ones tell of corn bCiiig shipped in by the Fed eral government. Three Wet Years Mr. Watson recalls three wet years just after the turn of the century as being the most critical, as far as food production was con- I cerned. Corn on the Dr. Herbert Mann farm near Engelhard pro duced only one wagon load on slightly less than 20 acres the first wet year, which was the most severe. I Mr. Watson recalls hearing an ' older citizen who lived on the South side of the Mattamuskeet near Lake Landing tell of a year ,in which he and his family had only squash and vegetables to eat. Crops were often drowned out by big rains in years past. Drain age was not so.£ood as it is today. There were few canals and often ^ the lake pressure was great. Far mers feared big rains. According to Mr. Watson, it was reported that years back boats could sail about after a big rain on the property now owend by C. F. Oibbs. The land in that section today is fertile and well drained. The same was true of the land back ot Engelhard in what is known as “the swamp section.” There is an old saying that “Hyde County don’t beg its bread in dry years.” Crops here are not afected so much by dry weather I as they are by rains and winds. Always Come Back There are always good times to follow the bad ones. Mr. Watson says that while it took the profit of a few good years of farming ' to overcome the loses, farmers i always make a comeback, j When crops are lean the farn^- I ers taxe to the sound to fish and oyster. This was especially true in years gone by when there were . many boats working out of the villages. It is true to some extent today, but on no such scale as in the pa^;, ' Tourist Trade Now I Many farmers in this day and I time make extra money in season ■ acting PS hunting guides. It pays ' well, and with the prospects I bright for a good season, it is likely that many farmers will turn guides. Many served in this I capacity before the war, but had ' stopped because of increased work tending the crops. It offers an opportunity to earn needed cash at a time when farm work is in its slackest season. Tourists business brings in a large amount of money each year and: it is something that should be sought with more vigor. Fill ing stations, tourist homes, stores and farms all benefit. Some farmers make extra mon ey trapping. Fur bearing animals are plentiful in Hyde swamps and woods. Many will possibly devote more time t gninedtfalserc ae more time tending to their traps this year in hteir search for rev enue to make up farm losses. Poor crop years are always j hard, but Hyde can bear them as easy as any. It is indeed a bad time when it must beg its bread —especially if the economic Ren ditions of the country are well- off. A selective timber cut is like cropping tobacco. You only take the part of the crop that is ripe for picking. ' fW'''I ■j'i' ■'4 "iffi( • 'viii:'; f l f:.i 'V ■ 'ti ( ' i ■ ' (^ i \
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