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Hyde County Herald Kw—rf»UBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Al iwAN auARfER. ' A. :■ I ,v-. r r-, ^ I' ,)■ NORTH CAROLINA. BY TIMES PRINTING CO., !nc. THOS. E. SPENCER\ Editor Ekitered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Swan Quarter. N. C. Subscription Kates: One Year §2.; Six Months $1; Three Months 60c. Vol. VI THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1944 No. 6 HOUSING IN HYDE COUNTY INADEQUATE The housing situation in Hyde County is bad. There are few decent homes for rent to the middle and poor income class of people, and most of those that are for rent are poor ly built, inconveniently located, and not worth the money charged for them. The housing is particularly poor in En gelhard. Engelhard could support families for a number of addi tional homes. Some 20 or 25 buildings are possibly needed considering the need of replacing those that are not decent in their present condition, but are used because of lack of nothing better. Then there is the Negro housing situation, which is de plorable in every section of the county. It calls for the rising up of bot hwhite and black to see that it is corrected. A country that brags of a high living standard cannot per mit sue ha condition to exist without making some effort to do something about it. There are houses in Hyde County with only two or three rooms, unpainted, poorly planned for heating, and leaky which rent for more than $5 a month. They -aren’t worth it. In the first place they are not decent to live in. It is doubtful that anything can be done about the situa tion until the war is over. But now is the time to plan! It is a wonderfuT opportunity for local capital, if it is not too hoggy for big profits. If the men with the money fail in this situation then the government should be called in to help. The day is gone when those with the money and big real estate can do as it pleases to its own fattening. The working class is finding its rightful place that it should have in a democracy. 0 ^ ^ By COLLIER TP0$T-WAW. jobs-la ’’OoK. PRIVATE ECOROMV HAS T& CARRY TV BALL ON THE OP ReCOMVeRSlOM.* — JA.KBUft, ACUMGr CHieP, W.RS. CHESTER MORRIS NAMED TO REVIEW LAND CLAIMS DEMOCRACY Currituck .attorney Appointed Speci.ll Master In Fort Raleigh Dispute WHO’S THE BOSS? At the time of the settlement of the nationwide strike "tie-up of coal production in which the government took over the coal mines and complied with miners’ demands under pressure of work stoppages, thoughtful dbservers looked with foreboding upon the proceedings. The disgraceful spec tacle of the United States bowing before the threat of mob force was there for all to see. The country is paying a high price for that exhibition. The Secretary of the Interior reports that since the United Mine Workers’ no-strike pledge of last November, there have been some 1,300 walkouts involving approximatly !350,000 men and costing seven million tons of vitally needed fuel. The government has again resorted to seizure of many mine properties. The Secretary’s comment on the situation re .sem'bles the complaint of a cowed school boy who has just received a beating at the hands of the town bully. He said: “I cannot conceive that the mine workers can turn their backs on their government by continuing to strike at a time when the nation greatly needs every ton of coal that they can produce in order to speed the winning of the war.” This is just so much conversation. The Secretary knows and everyone else knows that the miners have struck against the war effort again and again. As for turning their backs .on government, that’s a joke. The bitter truth is that they don’t have to turn their backs on government—the government takes what they dish out. How long is the bully going to boss the government? o WAR HOUSING AUTHORITY TO HELP veterans! To provide living quarters for war veterans, honorably discharg ed since December 31, 1940, who are unable to find them, the WPB and the National Housing Agen cy offer immediate priorities as sistance for construction, altera tion or betterment of houses. Vet erans should apply on Form WPB-2896 at the nearest office of the lederal Housing Agency office. If the veteran does not know where the nearest FHA of fice is situated, his local banker should be able to tell him. Chester R. Morris, District So licitor and Currituck attorney, has been named by C. S. Meekins, Clerk of Dare County Court to review the claims of persons not willing to ‘ sell their lands near Fort Raleigh and which are un der condemnation by the Cape Hatteras Seashore Commission. Several landowners have ap pealed to the court in an effort to stop the proceeding, and also are asking prices for their land which is considered rather high. For instance, one man, who has been trying to sell lots from a piece of land, and who has just sworn it is worth only $180 for purposes of taxation, now takes oath that it is worth $26,400, since the State has manifested an interest in buying it and made the money available. It will be the duty of the Spe cial Master to try to determine what is the actual value of the property, and to set a figure, somewhere between in the realm of commonsense. If the prices set are not satisfactory, appeals may be made to the higher court. It will probably be some months before the matter is fin ally settled. STUMPY POINT NEWS Buy War Bonus and Stamps. More Water for Stock Urged WHERE THANKS ARE DUE A country grocer recently said to a somewhat irate cus tomer: “If you had to keep track of all the rules and regula tions that I get from those pencil pushers in Washington, you would be more lenient in your attitude toward the merchant. Men who apparently know nothing about meat cutting, tell us how to cut meat, what cuts we can keep in our show case, and how we can prepare it. We are all glad to help ration supplies and control prices but the rationers and price fixers ought to be required to have some practical experience be fore they are allowed to make their fancy rules and regula tions.” We can all allow for many mistakes under the price control act, but we never want to accept the idea that after the war it will be necessary to continue indefinitely the restrictions which the buying public and the producers and merchants have had to endure. Rationing and price control have been a success because of an efficient retail merchandising system which was able iC carry out a rationing and price control program which, wiihout the cooperation of the merchants, would have been .-rde of accomplishment. The nation has its merchants . r the unprecedented distribution of necessities and i"c t has enjoyed during the war emergency. Adequate water for livestock, on range and pasture, increases effective utilization of grazing areas by better distribution of livestock and aids tbe production of more and better meat and dairy products for war, according to the War Food Administration. Livestock will not thrive, no matter how palatal^e and plentiful the forage may be, if they do not have all the water they need at regular intervals. Under the conservation program ad ministered by the Agricultural Adjust ment Agency, farmers in most States may receive assistance in starting, im proving, and maintaining various types of stock-water developments. Watering facilities are of two kinds, natural and constructed. Springs, streams, and lakes fall under the first classification. Wells, artificial reser voirs and ponds, ditches, and troughs and storage tanks attached to springs and reservoirs form a part of the sec ond group, requiring drilling, exca vation, or other construction work to make water available. Many old developments can often be repaired or reconstructed to provide a more economical and dependable water supply than a new project with a less suitable location. Improvement of existing natural water supplies from lakes and stream: is usually given first consideration, springs coming next, • followed in importance by wells and reservoirs. Experience has shown that where soils, terrain, and drainage are |Suitable for the construction of a res ervoir, it may prove a cheaper means of water than a well. Maintenance costs may be about the same, but most wells require installation and opera tion of pumping equipment. Development of springs and wells varies with the tj^e available on the land, and the proposed plan for han dling the water. Different types of reservoirs are also required, but it must be kept in mind that the total capacity of a satisfactory stock-water ing reservoir should be several times greater than that needed to provide the amount actually used by the live stock. Adequate spillways are a requi site to prevent uncontrolled overflow from the dam, and protect against storm damage. Inadequate watering facilities are as likely to occur on farm pastures in humid States as on the ranges of arid and semiarid Stptes, says WFA. More is required than development of enough wells and springs and ponds to supply the water needed by livestock. Proper distribution of stock water in relation to the available forage must also be taken into consideration. Full utilization of an abundatice of forage in a given area cannot be realized if adequate water is not accessible to livestock grazing any part of the area. ir -I- HYDE SCHOOL ’ CHERS ATTEND DI.ST. MEETING A number of Hyde County school teachers and Supt. N. W. Shelton attended a district meet ing of the N. C. Educational As sociation in Rocky Mount last Tuesday. Those attending were Miss Lilly Mae Warren of Slades- ville, Mrs. W. W. Watson of Fair- field, Mrs. Alice Williamson of Swan Quarter and Miss Blanch Tuten of Engelhard. Mrs. Watson and Mr. Shelton attended the business session Monday evening. The entire list was present at the meeting Tuesday. Included on the program were speeches by' Dr. Ralph McDon ald, Charles Phillips, Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, and others outstanding in the field of education. The meeting which covered 22 north eastern counties was held in the OUTLOOK FOR LIVESTOCK PRICES IS PROMISING With fewer hogs to be market ed this fall and winter and with large non-civilian pork purchas es, the hog price outlook is more promising thap a year ago, the Department of Agriculture says. Total calf slaughter this year will reach an all-time high. The large slaughter has resulted from high butterfat prices in relation to dairy cow prices, a weak demand for calves by cattle feeders, rel atively high prices for veal calves for slaughter and record numbers of cows on farms. Prices for lambs are likely to average high er this fall and winter than a year ago, and ewe prices, now lowest since the fall of 1941, are expected to continue lower than a year ago. DON’T TAKE THE WHOLE PIE! By COLLIER vGOVERN hlEMT Buy War Bonds and Stamps. y Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wise and daughter, Phyllis, of Elizabeth City spent the weekend here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hooper and children, Retta, Gilbert and Archie, spent the weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Payne. Myrtle Payne, who is attending school in Elizabeth City, spent S PORTRAIT IN THE PENNSVLVANIA HISTORICAL William Penn OCTOBER 34,1644 — JULY 30,171a. rOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA,"a CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH DEVOTED TO LIBERTY AND JUSTICE"-AND OF PHILADELPHIA, "CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE." HE MADE PEACE WITH THE INDIANS AND GRANTED THE EARLIEST CHARTER OF LIBERTIES JN AMERICAN HISTORY-GUARANTEEING TO ALL INHABITANTS FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS CONSCIENCE AND "THE RIGHT TO BE GOVERNED BY LAWS OF THEIR OWN MAKING." BORM 300 VEARS A60- A FOREFATHER OF AMERICAN OEMOCRACV* J V, -.v, V, ! party Thursday night by his the weekend here with her par-j ^^ther, Mrs, Eadie Midgett, the ents Mr. and Mrs. Geo^ Payne. occasion being his eighteenth Mr and Mrs. R. B. Hooper birthday. Most all the young peo- spent the weekend in Norfolk 1 pjg - ■’ ^ ^ with relatives. They were accom- ' panied home by thpir little granddaughter, Bobby Lee. Mrs. Tracy Hooper and chil dren, Bobby Lee and Tracey Eliz abeth, are spending some time her with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hooper. Mrs. Jarvis Midgett of New Symrna, Fla., is visiting her sis ter-in-law, Mrs. L. W. Hooper. attended the party and Ray received many gifts. Mrs. Midgett delicious refreshments. FARMERS ADVISED TO served ORDER FERTILI^®j D. S. Coltrane, assistant 1° Commissioner of Agricu'^^ .f has urged farmers to order tP fertilizer as soon as possibl® order and distribu manufacture next spring. '‘By ordering now, the may be sure of an adequate su?" ‘ ply and he will also render 3 triotic service by evening the 03* Birthday Party Ray Midgett was given Miscellaneous Shower Mrs. Royce Twiford was given a miscellaneous shower Friday night by her mother, Mrs. Ada Hooper. The honoree received - . several gifts and refreshments, helping to get the niosi . were served by Mrs. Hooper and experienced labor,” said Helen Hooper. trane. j He predicted there win ! more phosphate, hiore P®*® and less nitrogen this year. a sur- Buy War Bonds and Stamps. ~r- Released by U. 8. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations COMING FROM HITLER—German prisoners of war come across this beautiful F’rench farmland with their hands in the air to give themselves up to T/Sgt. Olin Dows, Rhinelander, N. Y. His fluent Ger man induced them into surrendering. He w’as under the impression that he was sneaking to a sniaii group, but to his surprise 66 “Jerries” joined the throng. Jiii VA-Virc tvirr r-rxarr- Released by Uj S. War Department, Bureau of Public Relations •J WELCOME IN LUXEMBOURG—Citizens of Velfingen, Luxembourg, stood by the road-, Bide to cheer American infantrymen who liberated the town and followed retreating Nazis. A little ghj, runs out to press a flower into the hand of an American soldier. ■ \hi 1l ^ts *51 tt ill h as soon as pusoi— .j, to avoid bottlenecks tio» ttti I'll ill In (It, (In n
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