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Hyde County Herald STAMPING OUT THE EVIL. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Ai SWAN QUARIER. NORTH CAROLINA. BY TIMES PRINTING CO., Inc. THOS. E. SPENCER Editor Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Swan Quartefr. N. C. Subscription Rates: One Year S2.; Six Months $1; Three Months 60c. _ I Vol. VI THURSDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1944 No. 7 THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG. There appeared this week in the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot an editorial that should raise much thought among the citi zens of Dare and Hyde Counties, for these counties have fortunes in crabs, an industry which is now 5nelding a fine income to a few people, but might be developed into on^e that would yield riches to many others. It is an industry that as followed now, will soon be depleted, without yielding to the people of these counties more than a small part of what they should be getting. Few people have stopped to think that the reason we are getting good prices for crabs is that the great crab pro ducing states of Virginia and Maryland now face a steady growing scarcity, resulting from laws that have been passed restricting what and how much may be caught and sold, and brought on by years of waste. In North Carolina there are practically no restrictions on the industry, and little in the way of enforcement, so the people have a free hand, and are dping well at persent. Now here is food for thought. Crabs bring $6 a barrel up when transported to the markets of Hampton, Virginia and other towns, but the cost of transportation is great. Consequently, the crabber receives only about $1.50 a bar rel. So plentiful are the crabs, that crabbers often make $40 in a day, and as much as $150 a week, the amount of catch being restricted because of lack qf sufficient trans portation, or they could probably make much more. Now the crabber, if there were plants to handle the product in Hyde and Dare Counties, might get $6.50 a barrel for his crabs right at home. He could make as much money with much less expense if allowed to sell one-third of his present catch. That would make the crabs last longer in Carolina. But look at the money that might be kept at home by paying to home-people the money for picking out the meat, and the many other sources of livelihood created by the building of plants for this work. Now while Virginia and Maryland are beginning to dis- .agree over these matters, our people should get together and develop home industry and leave the neighbors to their own troubles. Here is what the editorial above referred to ias to say: Oomment an a Joint Crab Account. As every true waterman knows, oysters are sedate creatures of .cedentary habits, but blue crabs are marine nomads and refuse to respect geographical boundaries. They begin their life cycle in Vir ginia waters, then migrate up the bay to mature and mate in Maryland waters. There most of the males remain, while the females return 4iown the bay to spa^vn and start the next generation on its migratory round. And that is the reason the Virginia Commission of Fisheries and the Maryland Tidewater Fisheries. Commission are meeting to gether today in Baltimore, as they have met before, to discuss ways End means of boosting’ th"© crab business. The two States have, as it were, a joint crab account in the poten tially rich bay bank and each can overdraw it. Apparently one or the other or both have been doing just that, for the annual crab catch has been dwindling in recent years. The over-all trend has been down ward now for nearly a decade—or, as Maryland crabbers like to put it, ever since Virginia’s relaxation of the former ban on the taking of sponge-crabs (egg-bearing .females) began to affect the production figures. It is true that the all-time top production figures were achieved ■duing the period when Virginia maintained- a year-round ban on sponge-crabs and that the decline has followed repeal of that law. But St is also true, as Virginia crabbers point out, that the decline happars to coincide with the increased expansion of the Maryland soft-crab business and the more intensive use in Maryland of the wasteful prac tice of keeping “peelers” in floats until they shed their shells. The mortality rate among them is said to be very high. For some time crabbers and conservationists and, on occasion, even fisheries commissioners, of both States have been tossing charges nnd counter-charges back and forth. No doubt each State can make out a fairly good case against the other. But argument of that type is futile. Progress can come only on a basis of mutual recognition that they share a common crab population and therefore must share in any effective conservation program. The encouraging thing about today’s meeting in Baltimore is that ' it represents a real effort at mutual cooperation. The two commis- *ions are determined, not to talk, as before, as cross-purposes, but to :seek a sound basis for joint action. They will have for consideration the revised recommendations of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service, which has been conducting a survey of the Chesapeake crab industry as a whole. If advance predictions hold, a good start towards a coop erative crab program may be made at last. CAPTAINS COORAGEODS Ao Authentic Senes of Thrilling Stories of the Heroism of Men of the Old Lite Saving Service Along the Coast of the Sixth District, From a ‘^A# Furnished Through the Courtesy of A. W. Drink water. Veteran Telegrapher of Manteo.- N. C. OCRACOKE SCENE OF MANY WRECKS IN EARLY 1885 Storms Brought Troubles Along Coast of Hyde Sixty Years Ago saving crew. The vessel lay near ly half a mile from shore, with the sea breaking completely over her. The keeper, seeing that the people on board were in a very precarious situation, decided that something SB'*' the crew and vessel Sudie, schooner locally owned. count is as follows: April 10 — During the April 9, the small schooner ^ of Ocracoke, North Car® If must be done instantly to sav^ ■.r'T*'''’ V’" , I whither she was bound from ” . j them without awaiting the arrival • . • to of his crew, who could not come ” W i up for some time. He therefore cargo, was driv n callpH for voloofoo.. T„ f«sh gale onto Terrapin Among the list of shipwrecks called for volunteers. To this ap- which are furnished this newspa- ,peal six brave men responded, and, per by A. W. Drinkwater of with the schooner’s yawl, which Manteo, are two at Ocracoke in had previously drifted ashore, they Pamlico Sound, about four m'^^ the southward and westward Ocracoke Station, (Sixth Hyde County which occurred dur- went'of^^idth the"keep“eT "and re's- of t mg the early months of 1885. One i cued the crew of eight men mak-!^”'"’' and a crew - two trips. The volunteer’s were'al^stance, dtl> Cr«cl.et.^„d jChristoph., 0'Ne.J,, P. C, How ^ ^.7^, . i February 17-At about 7 o'clock cSkiol^ jfehn^G.sSs *""■ "’Th'?'*' in the morning the patrol of the Ham Williams. The ’expedition as"'' Ocracoke Station, (Sixth District,) they undertook with ^ timbers under her, and North Carolina discoverA.! ^ unaerxooK witn so frail a I ceeded in launching her m . ell? '-arohna, discovered a craft, was a hazardous one, and water It was hard and j schooner, which appeared to be the.men are entitled to great com- wSk The car7o was then ^ ashore, about ten miles southwest mendation. The schooner proved from the station and two miles to be the A. F. Crockett, of Rock- north of Ocracoke light-house. He land, Maine, from Savannah, Geor- HATTERAS NEWS soon reported at the station, and the keeper ordered out the crew with the beach apparatus. At this time the wind was blowing fresh from the west and a high sea tum- cargo was m'”' of stowed, and, with a fresh suPP'^jj, and Hal Gray, Shirley and Eunice bling in on the beach, which made Job, Lela and Deryl Quidley, Caleb the transportation of the appar- Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ballance'®^®"'®’ Ernest Lee Styron, Rae atus a very tedious and laborious and daughter. Fern, have returned f. ^^® after spending some thne in Eliza- ’If’' Lillis Mrs Clara Gas- up so far on the shore that they beth City with Mr. and Mrs. Vance were ob iged to retreat back of the Charlotte Gaskins. sand-hills. Kermit Ballance has returned to his work in Manteo after spending the week-end here with his par- Progress under these trying and HATTERAS W. S. C. S. MEETS exhausting conditions was neces- The Hattejas Women’s Society sarily slow, and the keeper, fear- ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. BallaV.ce. °f Christian Service met at the ing that the vessel’s, crew might home of Mrs. M. L. Burrus become disheartened at not receiv- Homer Rollinson of Wilmington, Del., is spending a few days here Oct. 11, for the reg- ing assistance and attempt to land vsith friends and relatives. Herman Gaskins of the U. S. Army Transport Service has re- ular business meeting. Several in- and lose their lives, proceeded on teresting subjects were brought be- ahead as rapidly as possible to sig- fore the society for the coming nal to the vessel that assistance turned t^hiTboariftw spending nominating committee would soon arrive. Before proceed- a week here -vtith his wife. Kieth Peele of the U. S. Army delicious'refrUhmentr IS spending his furlough here with. Ws^lParents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. | 'man kindly loaned his horse to the Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James in order that he might gia, bound to New York, with a cargo of lumber. The sailors lost all their personal effects. They were sheltered and fed at the sta tion for several days, until trans portation could be obtained passing vessels. The vessel cargo were a total loss. A letter of thanks received by the station-crew for the part they took in the affair gives high testi mony to their good work. on and .was apDointed. After all business ing far he met a man on horse- was finished, the hostess served back, who, thinking the vessel had not been seen by the patrol, was hastening to give the alarm. The I, Mrs. Clifton Austin and son, Michael, of Norfolk, are spending a few days here with Mrs. Aus tin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Stowe. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wilfeon, for merly of Portsmouth, will make their home here for the winter with Mrs. Wilson’s father, Jphn S. Austin. F. L. Peele is spending a few j days in New Bern on business. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eaton are spending some time in New Bern with Mrs. Edton’s mother. Austin, a son, weighing 8 pounds, reach the wreck more speedily, and Oct. 3, Richard Alfred. returned himself on foot. — I Arriving abreast of the schoon- SOYBEAN CROP LESS ®r, the keeper found a number of “Ocracoke, North Carolina, “February 20, 1885. “Gentlemen: It is quite impossi ble for me to express in words the thanks which are due to each one of you for your noble self-sacrific ing efforts to rescue myself and the crew of the schooner A. F. Crockett, so lately stranded at Oc racoke, on the Hatteras coast, and for your kind protection subse quent thereto. The close attention to duty) the bravery and kindness of Captain Howard and his rpen, are deserving of great credit. “Yours respectfully, * “R. H. Thorndike, Master.’” THE SUDIE WAS SAVED In April the Ocracoke THAN THAT OF 1943 citizens congrepted on the beach . . . Production of soybeans for beans ™P^^^cntly waiting for the life- again won great praise for saving this year should run to 1,900,000 provisions obtained from th® tion-crew,' the schooner went way. Her people were very ful for the assistance given t . Upon reaching Ocracoke lowing letter was sent to the O' eral Superintendent: “Ocracoke, North Caroli®*’ “April 10, “Dear Sir; Desirous of my gratitude to the Life-S®''^j,j Service for service done family on April 10, 1885. ‘j e. I ^ dra?^*' my family •e on ' miles south of Ocracoke Stati®'’’ a terrible gale, laden with We had not much to eat. The tion-crew came to us with sions, and broke out our carg® hauled us off. If it had not for Captain Howard, I don’t k®*’. how long we would have there and suffered. I feel j greatful to Capt. J. W. Ho"'* and crew for their services. ^ were without water, and brought us a supply, and in hours were on our homeward j®* ney, rejoicing. “Yours, truly, “Geo. W. Swindell, J" “Mr. S. 1. Kimball “General Superintendent N Saving Service.” ^ BIRTHDAY PARTY A birthday party was given in honor of Erma Gaskins of Hatter as on her twelfth birthday, Friday night, October 13. Games were played and everyone had a won derful time. Refreshments of soft drinks and fudge cake were served. The honoree received many beauti ful gifts. Those who attended were: Clifton Austin, Jr., Elsie .4ustin, Louis Austin, Winded Aus tin, E. B. Ballance, Jr., Mary IBal- lance, Olive Ballance, Ruby and bushels, the N. C. Department of A agriculture’s Statistics division es- j timates. I The outlook, said STUMPY POINT NEWS I Dwight Hooper, who is a student Statistician at Louisburg College, spent the Clyde Willis, is for a crop 18 per week-end here with relatives, cent less than the 2,313,000 bushels S. 1-c Malcolm Babbitt and Mrs. grown last year, but six per cent Babbitt and S. 1-c Early spent the more than the 10-year average of w-eek-end with Mr. and Mrs. D. L. 1,793,000 bushels. Meekins. Farmers’ reports to the Depart-1 Mr. and Mrs. Rosier Nixon and ment indicated a yield of 10 bush- children, Rennie and Wade, spent els to the acre, 1.4 bushels lower the week-end here with Mr. and than the 10-year average of 11.4 Mrs. S. S. Nixon, bushels per acre. • | Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Best and Willis s^id that insect infesta- son Billv and Mrs. Best’s brother, tion has cut the crop considerably. Bryce Credle, of the U. S. Navy, spent Monday here with Mr. and spent the week-end here. ivxernoais. .j Mrs Jack Gaskill and little held their regular meeting daughter, Linda, spent the week- Wednesday night at the chu®®*' Md at Wanchese, with Mr. and Janice M^kins led an interesti^*' Mrs. Walter Gaskill. program, using as her topic Mrs. Louise Hill and little Church.” Rita Hooper was ele®*®* daughter Gwen of Elizabeth City president of the group for the c®’*’ spent Thursday night with Mrs., ing year. Jack Gaskill. j Joey Fagley, Opal Foster, Bobby chase program is put into effect. By {Jutting cotton in the Gov- Mrs. W. A. Best, ernment loan either in warehouses \ Mrs. Alton Best is a patient at or on the farm, growers can hold Tayloe hospital, Washington, N. C. their cotton until the new Com- j Mrs. Earl Meekins has returned modity Credit Corporation pur- to }jer home in Berkley after OUR DEMOCRACY- by Mat James Whitcomb Riley U Sisters in Women’s Land Army OCTOBEI^ 7, 1855 - JULY ZZ.l^lb, tlt« frost is on tUc jaunkin, ancl tVie fodders in tlie shock you hear the kyouckand gobWe of the struttin'turkey cock ©, its then’s the time a. feller is a feelin* at hts best. spending some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hooper. . 1 Mrs. L. D. Hooper spent last Wednesday with ! Mrs. Glenn Twiford. I Mesdames D. L. Meekins, G. E. Meekins, C. E. Payne, E. R. Meek ins, L. W. Hooper and A. C. Hoop er attended the fall zone meting of the W. S. of C. S. at Manteo last Thursday. I Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Payne and ’ Mrs. Britt Twiford of Norfolk, Va., G. Gray. Miss Moore of Norfolk spent Sunday’with Myra Best. ' Roy Midgett of the U. S. C. G. spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Mid gett. W. S. C. S. AT STUMPY POINT The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service met at the home of' her daughter, Mrs. Susan Hooper Monday night for their spiritual life program. Mrs. Caddie Hooper led a very in teresting devotional program, af ter which the hostess served re freshments. Director Harry Davis. || He said that these of which come from Eastern H®^^, Carolina—are now being tensively by several major P®' 0 leum companies planning t® for oil in the coastal plain The Academy of Natural ences and American Philosop®' 1 Society, Philadelphia, cooper* with the Museum, in the colle® ' of the fossils, Davis said. Buy War Bonds, YOUTH FELLOWSHIP TOD A Y- The youth fellowship group of ■For Future Needs; -4-, oMiik iS M >v. Tanks SpeecI Towards Germany .' m Among the thousands of women helping in the harvest of this year’s vital war crops as members of the Women’s Land Army are these two sisters, Mabel and Jessie lilackwell, who are “wigwaming” fiber flax at the Benton County Flax Co operative plant south of Corvallis, Oreg. Nearly two-thirds of the workers at the flax plant this year—irfcluding truck and Beloved poet of the American people, he did MANY kinds of WORK TO MAKE A LIVING- PAINTED SIGNS, PLAYED THE FIDDLE AT COUNTRV FAIRS'^ BEFORE GAINING RECOGNITION FOR THE FOLKSY HUMAN QUALITY OF HIS VERSE. THEN HE WAS GIVEN THE HONORARY DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS by YALE, OF DOCTOR. OF LETTERS BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. TODAY tjlS HOME IS A SHRINE, HIS BIRTHDAY A HOLIDAY iN THE "HOOSIER state." rr' ^FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS HE WON HIS WAV TO FAME, PAST A TYPICAL DUTCH SCENE, complete with windmill, speedy British Cromwell tanks of General DempsfL; Second Army race forward in the great advance through Holland. Note the Dutch flag placed by patriots atop the mill and also, on the British tanks, the ’invasion star” with which all .Allied vehicles are marked. ib: s 'tid I :Ni it,. 'J ''ll, ‘h,i 5|,, 'Hi, |.^’c *1 ‘Icl ^is' "iSi 'On K schooner Sudie, of Ocracoke, ' ' j were on ashore on Terrapin Island, ids- eta' J id l!y, be®* K -ed the Stumpy Point MethoHist Hi Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hooper and posSTI S ARP lT«Rn daughter Joan spent the week-end nn poMPANI®’' in Norfolk. I OIL COM! D. M. Gray spent Sunday here ^ „ '^^® fossils owned ' with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j State Museum have . now b® something more than rath®* j,, attraction for visitors according I «tl
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