THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD
lE NEWS OF THE RICHEST AGRICULTURAL COUNTY IN THE FOREMOST HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA'
No. 30
SWAN QUARTER, N. C., APRIL 5, 1945
Single Copy 5 Cents
D
OLLECTION CF OLD
CLOTHES GETS UNDERWAY '
IN HKE IHiS WEIR
five Being Sponsored By County Council of Home
^demonstration Clubs Will Continue Throughout
i^onth of April; Churches, Schools And Home
Clubs Are Collection Depots
United National Clothing
oilection got under way in Hyde
ounty this week under the spon-
“’’ship of the Hyde County
ouncil of Home Demonstration
hbs. The campaign, in which
''ery family is asked to partici-
will continue through the
®°nth of April.
"You will want to help I
said Miss Iberia Roach
Swan Quarter, county chair-
*'''®h, pointing out the great hu
manitarian side of the project.
„ne said, "More than 125,000,-
000
lib
people in liberated or to be
'srated countries of Europe are
SPRING MEETING
COUNTY COUNCIL
HELD MONDAY
Plans Announced For Enter
taining District On
April 27th i
The Spring session of the Hyde
County Council of Home Demon
stration Clubs met Monday eve
ning, April 2, in the Agricultural
Building in Swan Quarter. It was
, couiiLi'ies oi jiiuiupc aic an executive meeting with Mrs.
dire need of clothing. Thirty j W. E. Noble of Scranton presid-
m'-lions Of them are children. I ing.
because it is not .possible to man- | The treasurer, Mrs. E. A. Wil-
hfacture clothing to relieve the I liams, reporte dthat club mem-
®huation they must depend on; hers had contributed $45 to the
llie help ’of the American people.” i Jane S. McKimmon Loan Fund,
'Miss Roach announced that; $7 for the "Penny for Friend-
churches in the county were co-1 ship,” $5 for Infantile Paralysis
Operating in the drive. The Fair- ] drive, $5 for Chinese Relief, $3.25
field Baptist, Fairfield Christian,' for State Federation dues,
fairfield Methodist, Engelhard Mrs. Williams, also Red Cross
'Methodist, Engelhard Baptist, En- ! Production Chairriian, urged all
gelhard Christian, Swan Quarter i the clubs to have their Red Cross
Saptist, Swan Quarter Methodist, i se.wing quota completed by the
Siadesville Methodist, Sladesville' regular club meeting in April,
baptist, Mt. Olive Christian, Am- i Pians were made for the
ity Methodist. Soule Methodist.! launching of the "United Cloth-
Vtiddletown Christian, Watson’s i ing Colection” drive during April,
^fethodist and Rose Bay Baptist j The County Council is sponsor-
ohurches would serve as collection | ing the drive for Hyde County.
Spots. ! (See story elsewhere in The Her-
In addition to the churches, aid this week),
clothes may be carried to home Hyde County Home D'emonstra-
demonstration cluibs and the white tion club women will be hostess
schools on the mainland. to the 15th District Federation
It was pointed out by the Hyde meeing at Sw,an Quarter, April
County chairman that good sub- 27. Couny Council officers and
stantial clothing for winter and home agents from Bertie, Martin,
summer wear is needed. "I does Pitt, Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and
Pot have to be in perfect repair,” Washington will attend the meet-
she said, 'tout it shoijid be useful ing.
fo the people who will receive It. The hostess clubs, Engelhard,
Under clothing and all types of Lake Landing, and Nebraska, ser-
cotton garments should be wash- ved delicious dainty sandlwiches,
cd before they are donated. Dress - spice cake with whipped cream
suits and formal wear are not and fruit punch.
Wanted.”
Explairting further the types of 'puoVTriF’TT F'OR
clothing needed, Miss Roach said, FUNDS PROVIDED rOK
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Released by U. S. War Department, Bureau of Rublic Relations.
NINTH AVIATION ENGINEERS UNDER FIRE—While artillery pounds away at the enemy—
note smoke from gun on left—men of the 922nd Engineer Aviation Regiment survey German field for
new airstrip. T/Sgt. Shannon K. Dean, Ironton, Ohio, at the transit. Cpl. Alfred H. Gore, Brownfield,
Texas, is rodman. (Official 9th AF photo.)
FIRE SWEEPS OVER 80,000
ACRES ON DARE COUNTY
MAINLAND IN THREE DAYS
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Great Damage Wrought By Blaze Which Has Burn
ed Oer Half of Freed MalooUs Holdings In Dare;
Fire Fighters With Inadequate Equipment Stand
ing Helplessly By As Flames Spread
HYDE MOTORISTS
TO GET FEWER
TIRES THIS MONTH
Quota Cut Drastically; Care
Must Be Taken To
Keep Cars Rolling
lO-FOOT CROCODILE HY'DE FARMERS PUTTING
TAKEN IN MATTAMUSKEET OUT MORE FRUIT TREES
A 10-foot crocodile was taken h> de County farmers are show-
in IViRtitsmuS'kBCt tins W86k ing this v&ar in
by George Payne and Cecil M.d- "rLing fri^t than ever"^^efore"
gett of Stumpy Point. The cap- according to County Agent J. P.
ture- of the reptile, caught in the Woodard of Swa’n Quarter. Mr.
fiermen’s pound net set for catch- Woodard says that unless some-
ing carp, was unusual. It was -hing happens there will be more
alive when taken, but was later peaches in the home orchards
kifed. , , tijis year, many coming from
It is a rare thing to find croc- trees set out in recent years,
doiles in this section. They are Not only are more trees being
usually found father south, and set out, but more attention is be-
on the farmer continents of South ' ing given other trees. More folks
America, Africa and Asia. Whil£4-are spraying, to kilUthe insects,
they grew as long as fourteen j It is indeed a healthy sign to
feet, it is rare to find one 10 see people begin to more and
CHANNEL BASS
RUNNING AT
OREGON INLET
First Catch of Season Made
Tuesday by Charles Perry
And Party
feet in length.
Kin to the alligator, which are
sometimes found in this area, the
crocodile has a longer and nar-
noiwer snout, and their large and
lower teeth shut into marginal
more look out for them'selves, ra
ther than depend on the outside
for so many foods that can be
grown at home. Interest wanned
in growing fruits during the de-'
pression when preserves and
notches rather than into pis in-1 canned fruits canned in large
to the upper jaws. They are found lots by cheap i'aibor, could be
chiefly in fresh water, altliough. purchased at the stores cheaper
than the farmer could buy the
they are sometimes found in
brack or even salt water. Sbme
sipecies are man eating.
"Either oxfords or high i shoes, of
fiuraible type with low or medium
heels are desired. Shoes with high
heels, open toes or open backs.
Or evening slippers and novelty
types cannot. be used. All shoes
Collected shoud be mated and
tied securely into pairs
ANNUAL COUNTY AUDIT
Hyde Commissioners Draw Jury
List for May Term i
Of Court
Foiloiwing the wise course that
it has pursued for the past sev-
icij jjgg pursuea lor me past sev-.
Now is a good time of year years, the Hyde County
to launch such a drive,” said the pf County Commissioners
chairman, who is county home regular monthly session this
3gent. "Homemakers will be stor- voted funds for an annual ,
ing winter clothing and unpack- county finances. The,
ing summer clothes. There will ggntradt again goes to Bundy &
be garments that can’t be used ]y|-gj.gp gf Elizabeth City. ' |
by family memlbers that some- Both officials and the county i
one else can use.” | are protected by these checks,
I and for the most part they are j
Hyde red cross reports > welcomed by both. For falling to,
donations by TOWNSHIPS follow this safe course on the!
I grounds that funds were rot'
Giving freely to the annual Red available or the work was not
Cross War Fund Hyde County worth the cost, Hyde County lost
chapter over the’top by a wide, thousands of dol’ars in misplaced
Peoole have put their county)funds in years gone by. Present^
w, _ 3 ;.rp(T>nrts hoard memihers do not propose
Swan Quarter
Lieut, and Mrs. T. A. Hood an
nounce ' the birth of a daughter
on Wednesday, March 28, at the
Fowle Memorial Hospital in
Washington.
sugar and fuel, to say nothing of
the work involved.
One product that Hyde could
grow and develop a market for is
the Mattamuskeet apple. This de-
'icious apple, which is not even
grown in sufficient ruipibers to
satisfy local demand, should find
a place quickly on the market.
Growing it on a large sca'e would
be another industry for the coun
ty-
The first drum of the season i
was caught off Oregon Inlet
Tuesday by Charles Perry, veter
an Kitty Hawk fishing skipper.
This makes nine consecutive
years in which Mr. Perry has
brought in the first drum catch.
Mr. Perry sighted a few on
Monday but made no strikes. The
next day with a party of four his
boat was alone ton the shoals
when the drum appeared at high
tide, about.11:30. Within five min
utes every line off the boat had
a strike.
The total catch was thirty five
of better than average size drum.
With a total weight of aibout 1,-
400 pounds, they ran in weight
from 35 to 55 pounds. Three of
the party caught six each, the
fourth caught eight and Mr. Per
ry accounted for the remainder.
Members of the lucky party
were Van D. Alston, Jr. and Hugh
W. Holt, both of Warrenton, and
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Walter
of Washington, D. C.
Acres of drum were sighted
and there is every indication of
a heavy drum run this year.
Paper cellars around young
plants are good protection against
the cutworm.
DRUM FISH COMF BUT
GFT SFT BACK SOON
Wherever You Go If s USO
, Capt. Basnight Lands 37 Tues
day; Lindsay Warren and
Party Coming Soon
margin and indomiplete reports
come from Oonacoke and the Ne
gro division which will likely
boost the total. $2,252.95 had been
colected through today, according
to reports in the county office.
The quota was $2100.
The total donated in each dis
trict in the county is as fol’oiws:
San Quarter, $475.66; Sladesville,
$110.35; Ponzer, $61.09; Fairfield,
$366.00; Engelhard, $648.66; Oc-
board memibers do not propose
that that thing happen under
their administration. This is no
reflecting on present office hold- i
ers. 1
This Commissioners also voted
to continue the lease on the E.
A. Williams building to house;
the Health Department for an-,
other year. |
The following jurors were
drawn: Fairfield—R. L. Jones, W.
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'PODD.uu ii»ngeiiiaru, ^ -d w i
racoke. $18; Negro division, $388.-, P- Armstrong R. K Bayr^s, W |
07; and Skeet Theatre, $123.12. J- WiLiamS, S- A. Berry, Chfton
ATTEND GAA MEETING ,
Mooney; Engelhard—C. N. Wil
liams, T. M. Selby, T. W. Wil-
'iams, C. Frank Gibbs, R. C. Ber-
ry and Rufus Williams; Scran
ton—H. W. Mason, Wm. E. No-]
D. L. Berry of Swan Quarter,
P. D. Midgett of Engelhard and ^ Sawyer, Geo. C. Swin-
Preston Swindeil of Fairfield at- ’ „ Williams and Plum
tended a meeting of the greater
Albemarle Association in Eden-
ton Wednesday night.
IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
Miss Clair Matthews, daughter
of Mr; and Mrs. M, A. Matthews
of Engelhard is a patient in the
Columbia Hospital. Miss Mat
thews was taken to Columbia
Monday.
VISITS P.\RENTS
Pvt. Chester Williams has re
turned to his post at Fort Brago
aftor spending Sunday at Eraol-
hsrd with ,his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Wi'liams.
dell, Dallas Williams and Plum |
Brinn; New Holland — Lonnie]
O’Neal; Swan Quarter—Otis M. ]
Carawan, M'. L. Cuthrell, Walton |
W. Williams, Latham Gibbs, P.!
M. Jones. J. A. Lee, B. H. Berry,,
Clifton Gaboon, J. G. Jarvis, E. ]
K. Mann and Fenner Cherry;,
Lake Landing—T. A. Jennette,!
Walton Gibbs; Gulrock—F. M. |
Sailterwaite; Middletown—H.^^ J. |
Gibt^s; Ponzer—Fred Smithwi'ek. j
Other business transacted by'
the Board included approving
and paying ,bills. |
The Government ' is asking
■hithen raisers to grow one or
two extra broods of chicks, start-
iiig right away.
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Drum fish arrived at Oregon In
let with the coming of Aprill, but
the suddne change to cold wea
ther Thursday has proved a tem
porary setback. Old timers think
this will be the biggest season
yet.
Caipt. Charlie Perry of Kitty
Hawk, with a party of sports
men, were about the first to find
the drum. The next big catch of
37 was made by Oapt. Arvin O.
Basnight who recently returned
from duty with the Air Force
in Engijand, went fishing with his
uncle, Lt. S. G. Basnight, UiSCG,
and a party of friends. They had
real luck in a catch of 37.
■Some old favorites and friends
Of the coastland, Comlptroller
General Lindsay Warren, Con
gressman Herbert C. Bonner,
and Ray Adams of Washington,
■who are now visiting in Washing
ton, N. C., are expected to Man-
teo and Oregon Inlet on Wednes
day, April 11, to officially open
the season.
Hyde County passenger car
drivers will have to guard their
tires even more carefully during
the coming months if they are to
continue to drive, N. W. Shelton,
chairman of the Hyde County
War Price and Rationing Board
said today.
The Hyde county board will
have only 32 passenger car tires
for rationing in April as com
pared to 55 in March, he said.
The shortage of passenger tires
makes it necessary that they be
issued only after the war im
portance of each applican’t car
use is measured against the im
portance of other applicant’s cars,
he pointed out.
A preferential list of occupa
tions for use in selecting persons
to receive passenger car tires has
been established. Under the new
plan the number of eligibles is
not reduced, but is olassified into
preference groups, based on the
direct importance of the car’s
use to the war effort. The prior
ities in considering applications
are divided into four groups, he
continued.
First priority group is limited
a'most entirely to persons whose
occupations are of emergency na
ture and to workers at establish
ments faced with (production
emergencies. Included in this
group are eligible physicians,
public health nurses, police and
employees at critical war indus
tries. Farmers are included in
group two.
HYDF MFRCHANTS ARF
BUSY WITH PRICFS
New OPA Program Affects Deal
ers in Wearing Apparel and
Home Furnishings
PONZER HOME CLUB
From Hawaii, the “Paradise of
the Pacific,” to Bermuda—from
Alaska and Newfoundland to
Brazil, American service men
and service women are enjoy
ing USO Overseas “homes-away-
from-home.”
Supported by the American
people through the National War
Fund, USO clubs throughout the
Western Hemisphere — outside
continental United States—record
monthly attendances of ^,000,000
men and women in uniform.
These men and women are mak
ing friends and spending much of
their leisure time in activities
planned by USO.
At the top: Hawaiian girls lend
a hand in raising the (i.^g which
symbolizes America’s pride in her
armed forces. Lower Xeft; Far
from home, this salditr adopts
one of tile animal pets in a USO
club in Brazil. Lower right: In
Newfoundland, skiing parties start
from and come back to U$0
clubs.
■ The Ponzer Home Demonstra
tion Club held its regular month
ly meeting Tuesday afternoon at]
i the Community House. The meet-
I ing was ca’led to order by the
I president. The group sang "Faith
' of Onr Fathers.” Devotional was
I'oy 'T;.;, Ellen Davis.
I M’as ’^oach ar.n'nurced the dis-
j fict rreeling at Swan Quarter,
: AnrM 27th. She gave a demon-
! s*,r.'’!irn on Coii’^'-nience
] E"' 1 Crmfrrt 'n ih" Hame.”
i There w^re nine members pres-
, cr.t.
Th? hoi'-r'Taf, Ti.''',-,.. pPen Da-
'-:s and Mrs. Mt Ki izie Smithwick,
served cake and hot coffee.
Merchants in Hyde County are
busy this week getting their pric
es figured and listed correctly
under a new OPA price program
known as MPR 580. It is a task
which the law requires all deal
ers selling $2500 or more wohth
of wearing apparel and home fur
nishings to do by April 20th. For
country stores tha't haven’t kept
invoices and other records, it is
a big job that is causing no little
sweating and swearing.
OPA officials from Raileigh held
a meeting in Swian Quarter
Monday night and discussed the
new rules with merchants from
all parts of the country., They
W6r6 W. A.. LinGhou, price exe'C-
utive; G. L. Batem^an, administra-
4ve offic-er, a^.d E. S. Dixon,
Board Supervi'sor.
Mrs. Gra^''^’^ Pr>’’^dpr
wter and Mrs. David Peebles
Engelhard have volunteered
.to serve as a committee to assist
merchants. Those who desire
their he’p s'% aid arrange for a
suitable date.
Merchants are required to know
when they bought any of the 76
categories covered, from whom,
and "at what price. Invoices must
be had to back up statements.
'The information is required of all
dealers who annUal-y selll $2500
or mtore worth of the items cov
ered by the regulation. It must
be sent to Raleigh by April 20.
Here is one praWem: A mer
chant who has merchandise on
hand that he bought several years
ago and has no invoice for it, is
anparent’y forbidden to sell it.
That is just one oif the headaches.
A forest fire wihich started
Tuesday at Stumipy Point haa
burned over more than 80,000
acres on the Dare Count main
land causing grea't destruction to
trees, wildlife and Soil on the
vast holdings of Fred Maloof. It
continues uncbeoked, with poorly
equipped forest fire fighters un-
atile to do anything about it.
Mr. Maloof said today that the
inadequate protection against for
est fires in this section was a se
rious matter. He quoted foresters
as saying they were helpless with
the small shoulder pumps and
other light equipmerit that they
have. "The only hope that furth-
I er darnage.will notibe done is that
there will be rain,” he said,
pointing to the low hanging
clouds.
' The fire has s-vept from Stum
py Point to Manns Harlbor burn
ing large aress on both sides of
the road. It has not yet reached
the rich timibered area at East
Lake nor has it burned any size
able area between Stumipy Point
! and Hyde County. However, a
! shift in the wind Friday brought
fears that it wouf’d send the
blaze burning a hole of destruc
tion that way.
The destruction of Wildlife has
been great and the soil that oth
erwise might be cultivated if
cleared, is burning so that for
years to come it will be of no
value for that purpose, to say
nothing of the great loss of trees
that tomorrow would be valuable
i^ a country which j’as had its
timiber wealth drained by the
greatest and costliest war of all
tirn'CS.
Mr. Maloof, who owns the lar
gest tract of Wood and timiber
land in North Carolina, believes
that the best way to reduce the
fire menace to woods lands is to
Eppreliend those guilty of setting
fires and relentlessly work for
their prosecution in the courts.
Said he, "It is nothing less than
criminal to cause such destruc
tion.”
"It is a sham.q,.41iat there is
such inadequate protection
against this sort of thing,” Mr.
Maloof continued. "The people
should see to it that those charg
ed with protecting our natural
resources do something to keep
these riches from' going up in
smoke before our very eyes.”
Hyde County Fortunate
"Hyde County is more fortun
ate,” said the large landowner
whose hoildings join those of
Hyde. "It’s forester has a small
truck and hose. This type of bad
ly needed equipment has not
been made available at Manns
Harbor or Stumpy Point.”
Hyde County only last year
joined with the State in sponsor
ing a forest fire protedtion pro
gram. It has proved to be a great
benefit, saving thousands of dol
lars worth of valuable tim.ber. It
has been such a safeguard for
the wealth of the county, that
officials would find themselves
under criticism should they try
to put aside the program, accord
ing to some citizens.
iDeveloptncnt Affected
The fire is likejy to prevent
erection of the proposed fish box
Pa'Ctory in the vicinity of Stum
py Point and other development
planned for this 168,000 acre
tract of land wi’l probsibly be
delayed.
A huge quantity of r me biris
and animals hacc undrubt'-dlv
been destroyed. Thousands of
dollars will be lost in future sea
sons to trappers of furs and the
hunting guides who live in t’le
area.
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garden club meeting
The Ens'olhard Garden -Club
will hold its regular monthly
necling at the Town Ha’l Tues-
;y ni^ht, April 71h. All mem
bers are u-ged to attend.
FISHING GOOD AT *
LAKE MATT-YMUSKEET
Fishermen are making big cat- ,
ches of fish in Lake Mattamus-,.
keet these days, with the ii nit •
of 30 being caught by most an- ■
: g’ers in a short time. M-’ny ujr- ;
: ties are. coming to Hyde f'crn
; other 'soc‘''ns, as the- rr'uTjp
\ comes heifer knev.m as a .goal;
I place to cast their lines.
Fordhook 242 is a new lima
bean that has distii-guished itself
for heavy yielu.s, superior adap
tability, and a long bearing sea
son.
Miss Emmie Nelson, repi'-'scn^
• lati'.o of the National 4-H C'luJS
j Committee, will come to R?1 ;?5t
; on April 15 to disenss 4-H c!u5t
arvards w’ih L. R. Harrel,
Club Leader.