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NEWS OF THE RICHEST AGRICULTURAL COUNTY IN THE FOREMOST HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA’
. No. 32
SWAN QUARTER, N. C., THURSDAY APRIL 20, 1945
Single Copy 5 Centf
HVDE CITIZENS URGED
TO COOPERATE DURING
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
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Home Agent Suggests Ways of Improving
^Ppearance of Homes dnd Surroundings; Thinks
%de Could Be Made State’s “Prettiest” County
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I'nSS IBERIA ROACH
Home Agent
Sell''? "Clean-up Week” has
^^si.gnated for the last two
NEW PLAN FOR |
FARM GASOLINE |
, RATIONING SOON
'hi April, Hyde Oounty cit- I ^
around them j provides That Delivery Rec-:
9 'What nan be dion'e to eive , „ it.
ords He Maintained; Be
comes Effective May 1
Jla,
'What oan be dtone to give
orderly and
attractive
im^^hie anid its surroundings
,8 clean, orderly, neat and
^tive to give most comfort
\ to eadh m'ember of
o^hi'ily. The children of the
'lip ^®’hd to improve citizen-
5^ ®hd tih'ey are esi>edially in-
oed by their surroundings.
‘'8Senit
A test plan in Lancaster Coun
ty, Pa., which has resulted in a
reduction in farm and other non-
highway issuance of gasoline ra
tions by an estimated 28 per cent,
will be m'ade in Eastern North
Carolina beginninf May 1, 1945,
lit “'■“'I oonditions do not per- Theodore S. Johnson, Raleigh
jj, to make many expendi-' District OPA director, said to-
imipro'vem'ents, but there I day.
io ® of things which we can The Lancaster plan provides
little or no expense wh'ich that, delivery records be miain-
titi‘ ^horease the comfort and,' tained to account for every non-
^‘Venience and improve the ap- i highway purchase of ga'soline
of our homes and com- j with "E ’ and "R” coupons. For-
“lities. I merly, a person was given his
y home and its surroundings ' individ'hal allotment of ”E” (good
story to the passeilbyl We ' ”R .(good
y made a picture by which | f^^e gallons) coupons, and no
ir^^-iudged. What kind of im- record was kept Of how many of
has your home and sur- these he used,
made on people pass- ^ delivery record will be is-
l^hMugh the coubty? P'^ed to each non-highway gaso--
citizen has a definite ' Hhe consumer who is issued E .
^ m hnproving the appearance and "R” coupons on and after
. Releaied by XJ. S. War Department, Bureau of Public Bdlations.
NO FOOLING WITH BOMB CRATERS—Aviation Engineers of the 9th Air Force dump tons of
mbble into the holes in German fields before laying the surfacing of a runway at one of the first Allied
airstrips in Germany. Rolls of PBS (prefabricated bituminous surfacing) and of SMT (Square mesh
track) may be seen beyond the crater. A few days after this photograph was made fighter-bombers
were using the strip in attacks on enemy targets ahead of U. S. ground forces. (Oflicial 9th AF photo.)
BACHELOR WILLS ALL |
TO HIS SWEETHEART i
CALLED TO COLORS
Isaac Eiirby Tillett, Jr., Dies Sud
denly at IWanchese; Was
Preparing for (Marriage
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Jthe
**»iiljruvirilg wit; tciijJiyccli’rt'iiuc - -
community. Conservation May 1. The -E” and;R^- coupons
first step, conserve and each consumer received will be
existing Ibeauty. This , noted on the form by the local
> that nature has provided i War Price and Rationing Board,
^ut cost can seldom be im ' Each purchase the consumer pays
by men, but needs pro-1 for with -E” and ”R” coupons
I will be entered on the record by
C!
is the second step. Be- I the supplier,
a few things that would | Thus the delivery record, pre-
C a decided improvement if i sented when the consumer ap-
'home and place of busi- ' pHes for his nekt ration, will en-
U^ould mlake an inventory : able the board to tell at a glance
ji,)*^8ir suirroundinigs and put' how moch gasoline the consumer
Hs in ® I has bought during the ration pe-
up unsightly things; fix riod, and how much remains in
>'ng screens, replace brok-1 his ration. If a surplus is out-
.Mnidiow panes; mend steps i standing at the er^ of a ration
' period it will be deducted from
l(i ......A— J
j(j i^r'ch pillows; repair fences
gates; do away with old barns
It *^hat have fallen in;
ifj. ‘^^anded madhinery in shel-
>tit hedge rows and va-
plant shrubs and trees'
the allocation for the next ration
ing period.
In addition to farmers, non-
highway rations are issued to
persons, using gasoline engines in
f a nwt“stacked'wood pile; such work as dredging crane
^ trash dumps out of sight; j and steam-shovel^ “^"r.^R-^eou
® Pays dividends around the persons using E and R co -
pons except those who use less
than.10 gallons a month are in
cluded in the new plan.
u , Stores and filling stations
8lean-iiip, too.
^ ™e County could be one of
^Prettiest counties in the State
8fyone would coO'perate and
tfj . tr surround;ings clean rnd
dive—it is a cooperative
deot.
^^Presentatives from six coun-
f .'^‘11 visit Hyde, April 27,
hat tfheir first visit.
kind of impression are we
,^g t3 make? 'Wii'idh' will it be
at to corti'e again or stay
ac!.'' '''"a® ®ri'ch an attractive
•Pt 'll ar—‘things were not well
I lack of civic pride was dis-
as many unsightly things
ov ^'’’a^rced that could be re-
easily.
ig aat will you do toward mak-
^ dytg County a more attrac-
during "CLEAN-UP
SWAN QUARTER O. E. S.
HAS EASTER PROGRAM
Quarter school ball
OFF TO GOOD START
8 Swan Quarter Overall Boys
their third Victory in four
by defeating Engelhard
^ 23-11^ at awan Quarter
afternoom. High scorers
twan Quarter were Blake
, and Swindell with 3. En-
' M high scorer was Meek-
,Mth 4.
I® OveiKall Boys defeated En-
4^ in two previous games,
and 18-17.
^'QNSTRatION club
Meets at east lake
® East Lake Home Demorf-
a?'' Club met Friday, April
J, the home of Mrs.. G. G.
' Mrs. Maria Basnight, pres-
/ ef the eiuib. presided, and
■ E. Holmes acted as sec-
demonstration on "(iol-
)ij/be Home,” including w'alls
8rk, flpprs. draperies, and
e t"''*’ given by Miss
‘..c'^ood Bryan, home dem-
^tion agent.
The Swan Quarter (Chapter, U.
D., Order oif the Eastern Star,
observed a special Easter pro
gram Thursday night, April 12,
after the chapter meeting.
"The Garden of Hbpe,” an
Easter ceremoni'a-1 was presented
to commemorate the resurrection
of Christ. The Star points and
chaplain placed bunches of white
flowers tied with white ribbon
at the east, wtolCh was banked
ivy. The secretary and treasurer
placed evergreens as they repre
sented Jesus triumphal entry in
to the city and this final triumph
over death. The marshall placed
an olive branch Which represent
ed a syiirjbol of the sorrow of the
Lord, as He came to bring new
home even in his deepest afflic
tion.
The conductress and associate
conductress placed lighted can
dles on the alter in remeibbrance
o.f the Savior, the "light of the
world.”
Mrs. Delle Swindell and Mrs.
Francis Giibbs sang an a-ppropri-,
ate duet.
In closing the officers formed
a cross with the altar in the cen-
ter. .
Member’s taking part in the
ceremony iwere 'M.ss Iberia
Roach, Verbal Bishop, Mesdiames
M)rana Baum, Bry^da Lee, Milissa
Sadler, Ollis Lee, Francis Gibbs,
Maysel Sawyer, Eioise Credle,
Louella Swindell, Delle Swin
dell Mildred Williamson, Hilda
Swindell and Janie Swindel.
By his will Isaac Eurby Til
lett, Jr., of Wanchese leaves all
his property to his sweetheart.
Miss Eiivari Payne of Wanchese.
Mr. Tillett died' suddenly at the
home of D. B. Payne Saturday
evening at the age of 58. He had
been making his home at Wan
chese for the past year. He had
bought the old I. N. Davis home,
and; .Was reicOnditioning it, and
was to have married his old
.sweetheart. Miss Payne, whom-he
calls _his "beloved friend,” in his
will. He was worth about $2,000.
Mr. Tillett Was a native of
Nags Head, and bad spent many
years in New YOrk where he was
employed by the U. S. Engineer
Department. He was a member
of Kitty Hawk Methodist Church.
He bad never married.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Wanchese by Rev. V. A.
Lewis, Methodist pastor, and Rev.
G. W. Crutchfield of Kitty Hawk.
He was buried in the Davis Cem
etery.
His surviving relatives are his
father, and stepmother, Mr. and
Mrs. I. E. Tillett, Sr., of Nags
Head; six half sisters, Mrs. Liz
zie Harris of Kitty Hawk, Mrs.
Cal Perry of Norfolk, Mrs. John
Austin of Corolla, Mrs. Aurelia
Leward and Mrs. Esther Beach-
am of Washington, D. C., Mrs.
Mary Chapman of Smithfield, Va.
Pour half brothers, Jobn, Walter
and Boone D. Tillbtt of New York
and Hermian Tillett of Norfolk.
FAIRFIELD BOOK CLUB
ADDS TWO NEW MEMBERS
i Hyde County’s Register of
I Deeds Bonner R. Lee has Mceiv-
I ed his call to the colors and will
I leave for induction next W’ednes-
j day, April 25th. The County
' Board of Commissioners has
! granted his ,a leave of absence.
Succeeding Lee in the Regist
er’s office will be Mrs. Janie
Swindell of Swan Quarter. Mrs.
I Swindell has been assisting Mr.
Lee in the office from time to
time as an assistant. iShe is fa-
miliar with the office routine.
I Her appointment came (as no sur
prise to courthouse circles.
Mrs. (Swindell will be requlr-
I ed to post a bond .ip the amount
of $5,000. She (will assume her of
ficial duties on May l^t.
COOKERS CHECKED AT
SWAN QUARTER CLINIC
UNION MEETING TO
BE AT SLADESVILLE
Baptist All-Day Meeting Sched
uled for April 29; Rev. Stew
art to Preach
The Fairfield Book Clulb in
regular monthly meetinig this
week at the home of Mrs. Rolla
Baynes, added two new memibers
to its roll. They were Mirs. ,Joe
Simmons and Mrs. E. V. Fites.
Several boow^ were discussed
during the evening.
Those present were Mesdames
Mattie Cartwright, Leslie Sim
mons, Henry Jones, Dallas Cuth-
rell, Edward Murray, Franklin
Midyette, Mildred Guthrie, E. V.
Fites, Joe Simmons and Miss
Jennie MleClaud.
Delicious refreshments were
served* Lighted candles empha
sized the behu'ty of the rose, the
center piece on the dining table.
The evening was maich enjoyed.
WOMANLESS WEDDING TO
SHOW AT (SWAN QUARTER
Pressure eaokers—^149 of them
—were tested at tihe pressure
coooker clinic held in Swan -
Quarter Thursday, April 12, it
w'as announced this week by Miss
Iberia Roach, home agent. The |
cookers were tested by H. M. El-
Ms, agricultural engineer from
State College, assisted by Misses
i Eva McMillian, Mildred Spencer,;
I Iberia Roach and J. P. Woodard,
I F. V. Harris and J. M. Wonrell. j
Of the 149 cookers tester only ,
89 had perfect readings. Fifteen ;
needed new safety valves, seven
' needed new gauges and three i
needed new gaskets, according to
Miss Roach, wibo said that many
people who had their cookers
tested last year and found them
in good condition, found them in
need of repairs this year.
"A large numiber of people
owning pressure cookers did not
take advantage of the clinic, ^nd
they have no way of knowing if
their cooker is in A-1 condition
to safely Can this year’s food sup-
' ply,” said the heme agent.
It was stated that 'arrangements
bad been made with a W'ashjngton
hardware' company to secure
needed parts.
Of the 149 cookers checked at
the clinic, 115 of them belonged
I to FSA borrowers. County FSA
Supervisor F. V. Hafris and as- ;
sociate supervisor, Eva L. Me-!
Millian, are putting on a cam-,
paign with FSA clients on the I
care of the cookers, in order to I
help them increase the life of the;
utensil and make it work morel
efficiently. *
SWAN QUARTER BOY HOME,
AFTER 48 MONTHS OVERSEAS i
On the fifth Sunday, April 29,
there will be a union meeting of
all Baiptist churches of Hyde
County at the Siadesville Bap
tist Church, it was annbunced
this week by the Rev. Lee A.
Phillips of Fairfield, pastor.
According to the Rev. Mr. Phil
lips, there will be a morning ser
vice followed by a dinner on the
ground. There will also be servi
ces during the afternoon.
Among several -speakers who
will be present will be the Rev.
E. R. Stewart of Windsor, form
er Baptist minister in Hyde
County.
Revival services will begin at
the Siadesville church on the
evening of the 29th. The public
is invited to attend.
GRANDSON OF SLADESVILLE
COUPLE GETS AWARD
Staff Sgt. Hugh H. Perry, Jr.,
s.on of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh H.
Perry of Route 2, Lo'uis:bur'g, has
been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for heroic conduct in ac
tion against the enemy in Hol
land. He is the grands'oii of Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar O’iNeal of Slades-
ville.
Sgt. Perry entered the Army in
June, 1942, and was sent overseas
in April, 1943. He is now serving
with an aitborne infantry divi
sion in France. His wife, the for
mer Mary Pearl Coppedge of
Spring Hope, is now living in
Rocky Mount.
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SLADESVILLE HOME CLUB
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
The wrong side of the garment
is often the right side for iron
ing. All dark-colored cottons, lin
ens, rayons, satin weaves, crepes,
and wools should be ironed on
the wrong side of the garment.
A Womanless Wedding and pie
party will be given at the Siwan
Quarter school auditorium Tues
day night, April 24, at 8:30 p.m.,
under the sponsorship of the jun
ior class of the Swan Quarter
bigh school. There will he a small
admission fee.
,Swan Quarter
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
O’Neal of Swan Quarter, a son,
Roy Wayne, at Tayloe Hospital,
April 17th.
A large number of members
of the Siadesville Home Demon
stration Club as'semibled at the
home of Mrs. W. J. Richards
Tuesday afternoon, April 18tih, for
their regular monthly meeting.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president. The O'pen-
ing song was "America the Beau
tiful.” Mrs. Ricb'ards and Mrs.
Jeff Credle, hostesses, gave the
devotional.
Red Cross sewing wias turned
in d'uring the busine’ss session.
Miss Ro'ach’s demonstration on
Color in the home followed.
The hostesses served (^elicious
fruit punch and cakes.
7TH V/AR LOAN QUOTA
TERRIFIC LOSS TO DARE
IN BURNED TIMBER, SOIL
AND GAME ON MAINLAND
Two Weeks of Raging Fires Sweep Valuable Trees*
Destroy Many Game Birds and Animals; No Fire
Protection Available to Save Property Which
Has Meant So Much to County’s Welfare; Large
Tax Loss Foreseen
HOMF CLUB WOMFN
OF DISTRICT TO
MFFT IN HYDF
Miss Current and Mrs. Daven
port to Speak at Swan
Quarter Meeting Apr, 27
The Hyde County Federation
of Home Demonstration Clubs
will be hostess to the 15t'h Dis
trict Executive Federation meet
ing to be held in the Swan Quar
ter Methodist ' Church Friday,
April 27th.
Attendance will be limited to
50 persons by government regu
lations. Only district officers,
past district chairmen, county
eouncil officers, and home agents
and assistant home agents can
attend.
Mrs. Edison Davenport, presi
dent of the State Federation of
Home Clubs, will bring greetings
from the State organization. Mrs.
Davenport comes from Washing
ton County wihich is in the 15th
District of Home Clubs.
Miss Ruth Current, State home
agent, will bring greetings from
the State office. It will be Miss
Current’s first visit to Hyde
County.
The Hyde County Home Dem
onstration club m-erabeirs will be
hostess at a luncheon W'hidh will
be served in the Agricultural
Building.
STATE IRISH POTATO '
PROSPECTS GOOD
Irish potato plants are up in
most areas of the State and good
stands are in evidence, with cur
rent proapeets pointing to a har
vest 10 days to 2 weeks earlier
than usual, according to the N. C.
Agriculture Department.
"■While the crop is not actually
sufferirug at this time, soil mois
ture is being depleted rapidly in
some areas, and the crop miust
receive rain if yields pere acre
are to come up to expectations,”
said Clyde Willis, depa'Ptment
statistician.
Willis asserted that reports
from growers indicate that 26,000
acres of commercial early Irish
potatoes will be harvested. This
is 18 per cent less than the 31,-
900 acres harvested in 1944 and
27 per cent less than the average
of 35,840 acres harvested during
the lO-year period from 1934
through 1943.
BEER DEALERS MUST
RENEW LICENSES SOON
T-Sgt. David M. C'arawan, U.
S. Army, is visiting his parents,'
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Carawan of
Swan Quarter. Sg!t. , (^Jarawan,'
who -wlas inducted into the Army
June 4, 1941, has served 42 months
in Hawiaii. He -was at Pearl Har
bor during the Jap sneak attack.
Tihii'S is his first furlough home
since induction. After 21 days,
he will report to Miami Beach,
Fla., for reassignment.
Grow m’ore oil crops this yea’’
to help meet war needs, says the
■War Food Administration. This
means treating peanut seed, dust
ing the plants with sulphur, and
more attention to the soybean
crop.
Hyde County’s quota in the
forthcoming 7th War Loan Cam- j
paign will be $69,000, it w as an
nounced this week by M. A. Mat- |
the'H's of Engelhard, county War ,
Loan chairman. This is slightly'
higher than the 6th War Loan
quota which was oversubscribed.
The "E” Bond quota is $f'0,-
000. Mr. Matthews says that more
individuals must buy bonds than
ever before if Hyde is to meet
it’s quota. "It is a challenge,”
he said, urging support for the
drive.
The Engelhard banker announ
ced that Hyde County citizens
bought $10,150.00 worth of bonds
during March. Of this amount,
only $74 was of the series "E.”
Staite and tecal iicenses for re
tail sale of beer are payaible be
fore the start oif the 1945-46 li
cense year on May 1.
The license fees for retail out
lets are: state, $5.00; co'Unty $25
for on-ipremises and $5.00 for off-
premises; and municiple $15.00
far oni-ipremises and $5.00 for off-
premises.
In a special bulletin to retail
beer dealers, the North Carolina
Committee—United States Brew
ers Foundation called attention
to several changes in the beer
control acts made by the 1945
General Assembly.
One amendment, effective
May 1, makes it a misdemeanor
for a retail dealer to operate
without renewing his license or
proicuring a new permit. Another
change requires the retailer to
be a citizen of the state and the
United States at least one year.
WORRELL GIVES ADVICE TO
FARMERS ON SOYBEAN SEED
Farmers in Hyde County were
urged 'today by J. M. Worrell, vo
cational agriculture teacher for
Swan Quhrter high school, to
make sure that all soybean seed
pl’anfed this spring are properly
inoculated, especially on land
that has not repeatedly grown
'he crop. "Inooulation is a cheap
insurance on tO'P soybean produc
tion,” he said.
The 168,000 acres of Dare main
land which in the past 25 years
has paid into the county treas
ury a quarter of a million dollars
in taxes, and has provided em-
ploymient for m'any oif the fami
lies of the county, may cease to
be so profitable soon, as a result
of the fierce fires which have
been raging back and forth across
' it for three weeks or more.
} This property, which for many
years, particularly during the de-
* pression, paid a fifth to a fourth
of all the county taxes, and made
it possible to keep schools going
j when otherwise teachers might
' not have been paid, has been
swept clean in several areas of
hundreds of thousands of dollara
worth of timber, as winds alter
nate from north to south to keep
fires fres'h and furious.
■Certainly thousands of fur
bearing animals such as have
yielde da good income to natives
have been burned to death, as
well as game birds, deer and hear.
Valuable juniper timiber has
burned as well as other varie
ties of trees. Juniper timber made
into boat boards sells at $120 per
thousand and up. This timber is
essential to the welfare of most
of the counties families, because
a comimiunity of fishermen must
depend on boats in order to live.
Carelessness has resulted in the
fires which have raged for the
past three years, and which seem
worse this year than last year. A
few of the fires are believed to
have been intentionally set by
persons who were angered about
some local conditions.
No Fire (Fighting Equipment
Dare County spends about $1,-
800 a year to participate with
tsate and federal funds in a fire
prevention program, but those
employed to carry it out dan ac
complish little of value because
they have no equipment. The fund
pays a county warden, who at
present is A. B. Hooper of Stum
py Point, and pays for manning
watch towers at East La'ke and
Paines’ Creek, soutihwest of Stum
py Point. But there is nothing
he watchmen might do if they
saw a fire, for there is no equip
ment to be called out, no men
available, and no transportation
or telephone serving the towns,
one of which is eight miles from
the nearest habitation. lYhile"
m'ost of the fires start along
road sides, they miight be put ,
only if there was a regul'ar
trol to take pramipt action, ft '
might be possible to keep most of
the fires dawn with a stmall
truck equipped with a pumping
engine that could quickly take
water from the canals along the
roadside, but in many cases the
fires in dry seasons swept by
fresh winds, travel faster than a
horse, and siweep miles away
across morasses and into dense
jungle completely out af reach of
any fire fighters or equipment,
that might come to the vicinity.
The small amount all-owed for
watchmen in the to-wers does not
attract persons capalble of ren
dering m-uch heip, or exhibitinig
any great sense of responsibility.
Hence, it is not strange that a $40
a m'onth, should be accused cf
peddling whiskey at the to-'wer,
on state and federal property, in
order to supplement his income
into living proportions. To fire
one, only means to get another
who was accused to coming to
town on a drunk the day the fire
broke out, and was recently dis
charged.
About all that has been accom
plished so far by the fire preven
tion 'program is such educational
work as may be done a'liong the
younger people, but so far there
has been a laick of evidemce of a
mounting sense of responsibility
in this connection. It seems that
too many people do not care or
realize the great injury they are
doing their neighbors and the
county, 'by setting such fires.
People are careless in burning
their own trash, and o-’--
regard to drv
fl
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