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THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD
^>56 NEWS OF THE RICHEST AGRICULTURAL COUNTY IN THE fOREMOST HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA
Voi_
VI; No. 26
SWAN QUARTER. N. C., HUKSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945
Single Copy 5 Cents'
LAYS THE : BELL AND ASKEW
.Foundation for i vote against
^ifoical program oyster proposal
^“’‘g-Awaited Act from Poe Bill Would Restrict Taking
Cottimisison Introduced the Oysters from Public
This Week ■ Grounds; Encourage |
Planting !
How, more Aan ever.
I LANGSTON WANTS
AIRPORT NAMED
“GIBBS-SPENCER’
your;!
is at his
Swan Quarter Mann Gener
ously Supporting Airport
For Hyde
IHYDE MAN KILLED WHEN
HIT BY TRUCK DRIVEN
BY BROTHER-IN-LAW
I
the Representatives Bell of Hyde:
Th
Introduction of the long-
P “Hospital Bill” in
Nal Assembly this week lAid and Askew of Pamlico made a
fn, n T, fruitless attempt early
foundations for a far-reach- ^
"ledical Care Program for all Department
A ¥
,People of the State, design
this
Conservation i
proposal, which i
would prevent free dragging of
 A.
■» - j,,'
1
raise North Carolina from puib^e bottoms for oysters and I
the
5^‘ rtie bottom to near the mp encourage planting iby private
Ihe 48 states in this vital enterprise, being drawn into a
bill.
til » riot introd^uced un- xhe point committee on conser-
^onday night, but Governor vation and development and oth-
Y called a joint session of er interested House committees
, f'Sgislature at
. «6a
called a joint session of er interested House
^legislature at noon Tuesday placed Raps. Stoney of Burke,
® special message on the Overby of Harnett, and Wallace
and the Appropriations of Lenoir on a special suibcorn-
jj^rnittee held its hearing the mittee Wednesday to draft a bill
A® afternoon, indicating again to encourage the oyster indus-
(t,.: this is the No. 1 item re- try.
cji'^rrig on he General Assembly Advocating the measure were
®adar. Senator Roy Hampton of Wash-
revised bin, which is the irJglon County, Chairman Josh L.
of a year of painstak- Horne, Jr., of the Board of Con-
^ study and nlanning by Ciar- servation and Development; and
' Poe and his 50-man Com- Dr. Herbert Prytherick of the
enact all of the Federal Fish and Wiidlife Serv-
iliss.
Objectives of the Commis- ice, Beaufort. ,
nmurarr, if oasscd. but Home said the oyster industry
program, if passed
fiilD, "'ould be varying times of had
greatly diminished in the
n/'Wnran7 construction, de-; State in the last decade and ad-
' on which are feasible ded the industry was netting on-
ti., ““s on which , , , ,,,
y and which vould be more ly $1,864,000, although there
later. i were 3,570 square miles of marine
4 View of the State’s urgent ar^a^
biSirat^rke: a°nd the Connecticut with^onlyJlO squ^^^
1^0 1X1311 in Hycis County lx3S,
shown more enthusiasm for build-) Officials Find Romolus Williams of Engelhard Was
ing an airport in the county than *
W. H. Langston of Swan Quar-1
ter. And when this man, who is
giving the lease on the proposed^
site, the timber to have it clear- j
ed, ’ plus $100 in cash offers a
Accidentally Killed Metrah Gibbs Who Was
Driving Truck That Struck Williams Charged
With Driving Without License
0^
I As wounded American boys come back from the battle |}**/
'find American Red Cross workers in all n|}htory and hOTpitate
ready to help them. This year there will be more need than ever
before for Red Cross service in_ domestic hospital8._Now, more than
•var. vour Bed Cross is at his side.
leti
}[,. ■ ^fate-wide ' interest in this
this
miles o.f marine area was netting
$1,864,600. He said the greatest
ri ?o"f ™ re"” eel?'d^Sia
'r.r s
‘A i'teie'r.. S- -> ■>»»“'
P’'°vision of the Askaw objected to
' the proposal, saying many of
NOwldWeaniei a^taitalish a t^elr people made their living
p'^anent State Medical Oare the pulblic bottoms. They
composed 20 doctors were voted dawn, however,
? ‘hof®®"’ HOME CLUB TOPIC FOR
"" ivranrH WIT.T, RE M
MARCH mUL BE MEALS
The subject for Hyde County
. Home Demonstration Olubs dur-
“ report 7 to ing the month of March will be
Its recommendat “Well Planned Meals From the
to needs of each county,
bo^®'^®vtain how these needs can
be and what State Aid will
thi
FAT SALVAGE FUND CHAIRMAN
DRIVE BEGINS i STRESSES NEED
IN HYDE COUNTY TO MEET QUOTA
Women Can Sell Waste Fats Red Cross Is Doing Great
At Certain County Stores | Work at Home and Abroad
about four
o’clock when he was hit by a
truck driven by his brother-in-
iSenators Roy Hampton and W. j^ivv, Metrah Gibbs, with whom
nlm^, .then those who have to LQgrjr COLONY TO ' En^eM flrmerMther'^orfoir
do with naming it, will possibly, TTN.Tm?X> r'rk'VTT''DnT Engelhard farmer, father of lou
foTow his suggestion. i BE UNDER CONTROL children, was instantly killed
The name for the proposed! Q-p rpufl? STATE afternoon
landing field offered by Mr.! o ,
Langston is the “Gibbs-Spencer;
Airoort” Mr Langston, whose!
rnn‘her was a Gibbs offered the T. Culpepper have introduced a he was trying to thumb a ride.
tnaae=tion at a meeting at which WH in the Legislature to put the The accident occurred near Arm-
thp Hvde County Airport Asso- Lost Colony under state patron- s'trong’s store on the Engelhard
nation was formed, Wednesday, age and control, provide for it Fairfield road.
everin® February 21st. ' ^ $10,000 fund in case of a defi- ,sheriff C. P. Williamson and
Said“’Mr. Langston, “I am cit in operating expense, and to patrolman C. E. Whitfield of
ready to ®o my length for an name the trustees of the associa- Quarter, who investigated
airport known as the Giibbs-, tion for a two year term found it to be an un-
Lencer Airpo?t in Hyde Coun-! The bill provides that the goy- accident. The driver,
ty and I call on my friends and eminent and the council of state ]y[g^j.gh Gibbs, was cited to ap-
the great family
The allotment would be made,
evidence
' pear at the next term of Superior
Funeral services for WiUiams
were held at the graveside in the
family cemetery Sunday with the
Rev. Walter Armstrong officiat
ing.
Born September 23, 1911, the
A drive' to collect waste fats essential that Hyde Coun-
for the war effort begins in -Y meets its 1945 Red Cross War
Hyde County, Thursday, March Lund quota of $2,100 in order
1st, it was announced today in '^Lat the Hyde County Red Crms
a joint statement by Miss Iberia chapter may continue its vital
Roach, home agent, and T. A. program of service to returning
Jennette, county AAA chairman, veierans, N W. Shelton of Swan
Women can take their salvaged Quarter, War Fund chairman,
fats to the store in their com- ^ , , o j o .
munity that has agreed to buy “Tne need for local Red Cross
it for the government and get services continues to grow, Shel-
three cents and two red ration tou declared.^’Tn mar^ respects^
stamps for each pound.
2 Assembly.
Stjj NOW-^Would establish a
Roach home agent. Hyde Coun-
standard medical R >
i S Se mTe'lns. and aee the damon-
* ‘'Ural - ® ^ ^ J o%oo strations put on by Miss Roach.
•» C SSlLunda toward for winter and early spring
Pantry Shelves,” it was announ-
this weak by Miss Iberia
The W. H. Boomer Meat Mar
ket, Swan Quarter; J. H. Pat
rick’s Self-Service Store, Engel
hard; Dallas Cuthrell's Store,
Gilbert Richardes,
the Hyde County Red Cross
chapter’s responsibilities will in
crease as more veterans return
from the war fronts. Funds to
continue these important pro
grams for post-war armies of oc-
!’ cupation are essential.
Stressing the need
of Gibbs and would be authorized to allot from
their conneotions all over the toe Contingency and Emergency driving without a Uc.
county fo help us build this air- Fund the feum of $10,000 a year
^ort L that when this war is m order for the association to
aver our boys can fly back to resume production of the Lost
their homes and nestle in their Colony.
mother’s nest.” i -tn
Mr Langston came to Hyde however only “upon
County a few years ago from ’ submitted to the Governor and _
Wayne County to pick for him- the Council of State by toe as- Calvin B. and Dessie Mc-
self a wife the former Miss Lucy sociation that during the nnme- williams, Mr. Williaons
Berry. He was born in toe Aur-, diately preceding season oif pro- 33 years old. He was a far-
ora section of Beaufort County, duetion, because ^ of inclement North Lake section,
but lived in Hyde as a boy where weather or other circumstances or surviving are four small ehil-
his father, a Methodist minister, factors beyond the control of 2, Vergie 10, Doric 9,
preached. His mother was a the association, the Lost Colony Dessie 7.
Hvde Couhty woman. j was operated at a deficit. gf ,the Engelhard
Telling of his kin in Hyde, Mr. I The “Lost Colony” first was County’s
Langston says, “My grandfather produced in 1937, and Produc- ,fatality toll to four
Jonathan Giibbs, was born and tions were held each su:^er u - beginning of the year,
raised in the Engelhard section til when pjo^duction was
of^ Hyde County; my grandmoto- suspended because of war condi- CHANNFL TO
The measure offered by Sena- GFT $27,000 FUNDS
er Jennette Giibbs, another sep- tioM.
™ wf, w“„d'o™ w tor, Roy Homplon ot Washing
■°‘w™o?kfn^Tfwas in that sec- ton ana W. T. Culp.iwer of Pas- s„„ Cnartw, Avon and Ko-
Hvde County my mother, quotank, provides for the ap- danthe Also Figure m
Same aSi Gibbs Lang^on was pointment of the following mem- Rivers and Harbors Bill
f A thp memorv of tiors to the Roanoke Island His-
Zae? tha ta.r,h7sh1 torloal Assooiation tor Pvo-year
In the Rivers and Haiibors
rtiiKHt! that the language terms'. bill wliich recently passed Con-
Gibbs, that tne la g s ^ Spencer Love, Greendboro; gress, the sum of $27,000 is al-
tbat
was a . , r
of Hyde = her °me Miles Clark, Elizaibeth City; Mrs. lotted for toe improvement at
were so itoe^oven into^h^^ L_e Reynolds, Winston- Roiiinsons Channel at Hatteras.
that all of 7 Salem; D. Hiden Ramsey, Ashe- Stwan Quarter Bay $22,500; Avon
17 ■ rnaM- rniHert Richardes ° ----- *^^® tndav we as a ville; Mrs. Charles A. Cannon, chnal, $16,500; and Rodanthe
Seshe O'Nea? New essential.” six f frG" Concord; Dr. Fred Hanes and channel $5,000.
HoUanr and' Geor®e iufre’s ‘ ’Stressing toe need for Red, whole love John A. Buchannan, Durham; The largest allottment of all
Store Ponzer have all agreed to Cross services to returning fight-, our f ^pvervthin® it has or Mrs. Frank P. Graham, Paul gogg to Hatteras, which because
Store Ponzer, have all agreed families Shel- parcel of -everythin^ it has ^ ^ Newsome, and Sam- of fhe volume of boat traffic is
uy e ats. pointed out that the reg-j do^^ Langston is a former edi- uel Selden, all of Chapel Hill; an important port. The improve-
th,
months are made up largely from
*** indigent patihnt gfore room. Housewives need
hosoitr'^ ?bt Stam^Th; 0 plan carefully to keep them
«%ot.OO per >»>eratt.ng enO .PPetisl.®. The
tois purpose (or
"“W Endowmcttt Well planned
■ “ health needs and
«t6r
the fewer kinds of food on hand, the
St^simen. r“.‘>r ‘t? "S
but only in
that funds are available mea’-s satisfy
Here is what Miss Roach and pg^og time program of the
Mr. Jennette had to say about Rg|j Cross is continuing to j tor of
the drive, which is considered g^pand. Sus. He is a
so essential at this time: Home nursing, nutrition, acci- [ Langston of Washington
“Salvaging of Waste Fat has dent prevention, water safety and; assistant to General Hershey, Se
became a matter of major im- other Red Cross classes a^re being I lective Service Chief.
portance on the home front be- increased to meet the greater
cause of the great need of this Remand for these Red Cross J faiRFIELD 4-H CLUB
material for .stepped up produc- “self-improvement courses,” the — ——... a*
ih'p^°rnldgboro"Nmvs-Ar- Bishop Thomas C. Darst, Wil- ment is greatly needed.
mSer of Corjohn mington; J. Melville Broughton. __ ^
D C Raleigh; W. Dorsey Pruden, Ed- rj. M.4NN VISITS BROTHER
’’ enton; William B. Rodman,^ Jr., HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND
Washington, N. C.; and Melvin R. ■
Daniels, R. Bruce Etheridge, ,Lf (jg) Thurston Jefferson
Theodore S. Meekins, D. Victor Mann, U. S. Navy, recently vis’t-
nrovide variety in texture, flavor tion of such strategic war mater- jocal Red Cross War Fund chair-
■piUVAUC J , rillhbp*!'. DrOteC-
the promised in-
7' PUTlURF^Vouir^^ direct' A schedule of meeting pf Hyde
fn^stLt clubs follows: North Lake, Mrs.
im pxten J- Ballance’s .home, March 1;
from Rose
Of III Cs'lurwoufd del ity Building, March 6; Eng^hard.
ials as synthetic rubber, protec- man said,
tive coatings, to provide glycer- “Our responsibility to our
ine for explosives, vital medi- fighting men will not end with
cines, lubricants and a hundred their return home,” Shelton as-
other things that are needed for serted. “The need for Red Cross
war uses. > assistance in filing claims for
There is a need for about 50,- government benefits, for provid-
’ ■ )orary financial aid, for
guidance
an^ "" "r'" Community Building, March 8;, OOO.OOO pounds of extra salvaged ing temporary ^ ,
‘Appropriations for con- Landing Library, March 9; j fats and. this can easily be ob- guidance in' sett-ing ^ back into
”®^'‘ session. ^ siadesville Mrs. John Credle’s' tained if all housewives will rea- civilian life, and for information
^^O.Oon BW-^Would appropriate March 13' Tiny Oak, Mrs. 1 Rze the seriousness of the situa- concerning community oppprtun-
annually for expenses of nom , - Fair-1 tion It is estimated that about ities and resources has intensified
including ^A^rvey^ field," Cafe Building, March 15; I 500 million pounds of fat
tet P®®ded employees,
for members attending
X‘'ngs.
^OW-
Meekins, Roy L. Davis, and M. gd his brother, Pvt. Tommy Mann
IN REGULAR MEETING Fearing, all of Manteo. who is in a hospital in England
The Governor, the attorney suffering with frost-bitten feet.
The Fairfield boy’s and girl’s general, and the director of the w’lich he sustained in the'“bat-
4-H club met separately Thurs- State Department of Archives Rg gf the bulge” late last year,
day February 15. Evelyfi Clark, and History would serve as ex- The two young men are sons
vice president, presided at the officio members of toe associa- gf Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mann of
girl's meeting, and Tommy Jones, tion. Lake Landing.
president, presided at the 'boy’s — Lt. Mann in a recent letter to
meeting. j MONTGOMERY-LONG his mothet assured her that
J. P. Woodard, county agent, Tommy's condition is not seri-
gave a talk on culling chickens In a ceremony solemnized at 1 although it is likely to keep
and the importance and need of the home of the bride’s parents,' him out of 'future combat. He
raising chickens. He gave the rec- Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Montgomery saj^j -hat he was able to visit
ord books out to the boys for this of Warrenton, on February 21, hirp fretfuentily, as his ship comes
^ _ to a great extent. These are Miss Edna May Montgomery be-; jg a nearby port.
Swindell's Fork, Mrs. John H. | into the garibage pail and down prime obligations of Hyde Coun- Rgch girl answered the roll came the bride of Lt. Mendall The two brothers had not seen
Swindell’s home, March 16; the drain every year. , ty to its returnmg heroes. j ^ gt pattern. Miss Flomer Long, United States Mar- gng another for about two years
Pleasant Grove, Mrs. C. N. Wil-| ^his time there are smaller 'Moreover, disaster^ p^pared-. interesting dem- Rime Service,\son _o|_ Mr.^ aiM before they met in the English
$iSi
o; .w encourage aeve:opuie..- House. March 21; ana swan , y
Demonstration demand for salvaged fats are
continually increasing with
rising tempo of the war. The nmcance in ue.yms an ^ , ,
need is more urgent than ever more complete, happy lives. For j ^ypg gf dress that Miss Daline Gamble of Warren-
ugfgre ' aBl of these reasons, each Person 1 different girls, ton, violinist. Miss Rebecca Dan-
, , , -uo‘in Hyde County should support moL tne nu, t
'wjlV^AAised bill does not ac- the W. R. Gibbs Farm at Lake Administration that i n. C lient nossMe”
' all the things imme- Landing is the owner of a cowj ^ar the fullest extent possible.
*Aad hoped to ac-; that gives an average of four and; stove. Into ran ’ ■ aat
h h for the sick and needy g^g half gallon^ of milk a day. i pour bacon, ham, sausage | DISTRICT CHAIRMEN IN
drippings, and chicken fats. Con- | HYDE RED CROSS DRIVE
tinue to reuse tois in cooking
until it becomes black. Then, ^ ^ L'- ... . following toe ceremony, an
informal reception was held in
S5i -Would direct Com home, March 20; Nebraska, I ^^^pphes of meat and edible fats ness, community health improve-
gf AAto encourage development House, March 21; and Swan, ^han last year. On the other hand ment, and the many other si.n
to ^ 7 health insurance plans; Quarter, Home Demonstration ..v,. a.rr,!»nH fnr salvaged fats are ficant programs ot the
'Ation for medical edu- March 27.
®t(l Negroes; to accept gifts
Red
®Aid to carry out all hyDE’S CHAMPION CO'W?
siojj ““biectives of the Commis-
"This
onstration on understanding pat- Mrs. J. M. Long of Engelhard, i hospital. Tommy was home to vis-
terns, showing how to allow on a Candles were lighted by J. M. ^ ^ his parents in /November. He
Ben Blount, Negro tenant on.
ill
were
and how to take it up Miller. . ,1 was in the thick of the great ibat-
flets Mrs.
girl, rendered music, aecompanied by jj rnoiith and a half later.
. Dattsm .... , ^
the Cross play a role of growing sig- j disfiguring , it. Leaflets Mrs. J. H. Daniel of Warrenton' to check the German advance
given out to each
State,” Chairman Poe , rpj^g Bigunt’s make an average of
^Aited today, ‘^but it does ^2 pounds of butter from the
to
^\\\\ ^ -
we may work togeth-
n^'^A'sgingly rapid fulfill-
thef A our fuR program. In fact,
be quite rapid fulfill-
tili t7 .B^bsgress passes the Hill
Mth',? provide the machinery j j,hat comes from the milk.
■ The cow is put in nomination for
Hyde County’s champion milker.
iel sang. The Rev. J. TsJ. Ledbet-
WITH THE SICK UP ter of Havre de Grace, Md., un-
SLADESVILLE 'WAY cle of the bride, officiated.
! The bride, who was given in
Edgar O’Neal, who has been, marriage by her father, wore a
ill at his home for quite some- costume of powder blue and
time was taken to a hospital for black accessories, with a cor-
ENGELHARD BOY INJURED
®Ad hospital construction.”
If any one in toe county can beat ^
tois record, let toe editor of this ^ Take this to the col-
newspaper know about it.
N.' W. iSbelton, chairman of the ( treatment Sunday. ' - i sage of orchids,
strain into can No. 2. Melt down i Hyde County Red Cross War. Mrs. Eugene Credle is a hos-j iFollowing Ithe
the other fats from chops, steaks, ! Fund drive released the names of j pRal patient in Washington.
1,
^Bard 4-H meeting
Xl7?®®^ard 4-H club held 1
meeting Wednesday 1
the following district Chairmen* Mrs. 'Ailice Carawan is ill in a, the Montgomery horne. .
The bride was graduated from.-
to serve in toe drive: F. V. Har- Washington hospital. , a in 0,-
lection point in your communi- ris. Swan Quarter; Miss Blanche Alonza Sawyer, who has been i Louisburg Co an 1 ^
ty as so^ as you have accumu-I Tuten, Engelhard; Rev. W. R-lin at his home in tois section, is olina Tea'chers College. For the,
lated one pound. This is very im- Dixon, Ocracoke; Mrs. Carson j improving,
portant that it be prepared ac- Midyette, Siadesville; and Prof,'
j cording to above instructions be
fore taking it to toe store
'“Pic February 2l3t. The
girls meetinig was
patterns.
B. STATIONED AT FORT BRAGG
on Pvt. Chester Williams of En-
?f,
ON FURLOUGH
\o(i';^°bn .D. Gibbs of Edge-
Swan Quarter
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C
iTTl Selharf. who was ioahotoa Into
P ' Rep’acement Training Center,
Mr and Mrs. W. W. Wheeler Fort Bragg, for basic military
Mr. ana mis ^ ,jjg j^as been assigned
r''W6e>!7^' A® ^^AiA^Ang a I — ^ announce toe training. J
Nt ^Airlough with his mo- ; ^wa Q ^ ^ Monday to Battery A, 10th Battalion, 4th
iiSM ’Ars. s. M. Gibbs at Engel-, torch 01 » 'la „ _ . a
•morning, February 2btn
IJtci,
F. A. Tng. Regiment.
O. A. Peay, Negro division.
The Hyde County drive be
gins Sunday and continues
through Sunday, February 25th.
HYDE NATIVE DIES
ENGELHARD, SLADESVILLE
DIVIDE TWIN 1VL4TCH
Elpgelliard and Sladdsville di
vided a twin bill on the Engel
hard ibasketball court Tuesday
with Engelhard winning the boy’s
contest 14 to 11 and the Siades
ville girls winning 10. to 8.
, past three years she has been a
j memtber of the Angler high school
faculty.
The bridegroom is a graduate
Funeral services for Guy Mid-’o€ Louisburg College and attend-
eette 50, who died at his home,*d N. C. State CoLege. He _ is
at Roberdell at 3 p.m. Wednes-’with toe U. S. Martime Servira
day were held from the Green' and has spent toe past two years
Way Church Friday at 4:30 p.m.' on overseas duty.
■rpqiHp'; his wife and two daiJg'h-i
^e S survived by two bro-! MOVE TO SWAN QUARTER
ters,
thers 'in Hyde County. They are I
James Midgto-'P of
Mr.
Pvt. Edlwin Spencer, U. S. Ma
rine Corps, is' suffering with a
fractured ankle and arm, which
he sustained in a fall from a gov
ernment truck. In a letter receiv
ed by his sister, Mrs. Frances
Gi'bbs of Swan Quarter, Spen
cer’s commanding officer reports
that the young service man is get
ting along well, although it will
take come time for complete re
covery. He is in a hospital at
Newport, Ark.
Pvt. Spencer is toe son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Spencer of Engel
hard. .
JOINS NURSES CORPS
Lt. Sibyl B. Carawan, Army
Nurses Corps, ^ daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Carawan of Siwan
Quarter, who recently volunteer
ed to serve her'country, reported
and Mrs. Lee Thomas Car-1 to Kennedy General Hospital,
if Middletown ter of Middletown have moved {Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, ^eb-
and Frank Midgelte of Lake to the Capt. R. B. Burrus home' ruary 15th, for her first two
Landing. to Swan Quarter. weeks training.