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THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD NEWS OF THE RICHEST AGRICULTURAL COUNTY IN THE FOREMOST HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL AREA OP NORTH CAROLINA No. 42 SWAN QUARTER, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1945 Single Copy 5 Centf ^^OELHARD LOSES IJOIME EC TEACHER ^ farm security Mi Rlanch Tuten Takes Job ^ Home Supervisor Of ^SA in Hyde County Blanch Tuten, home eeo- teacher at Engelhard for ^ Past four years, has resigned f'' " SGT. BALLANCE FINDS BOSTON INTERESTING Our Soldier Correspondent Back With a Story Of What He Is Seeing In Old New' England HONORABLE DISCHARGE SERVICE BUTTON c I ) i^sition with the school to, home supenvisor of the Security Administration in County, with headquarters ij an Quarter. She will assume hew duties Monday, June 25. j^he resignation of Miss Tuten the Engelhard home eco- department without a Supt. N. W. Shelton has Started searching for gj„®nne to replace her. The En- 5 '^fd school has been without ^''noational agriculture teacher the past two years. No teaeh- * are availabie in that field. W'eit^lijjg.jj in Engelhard where ^ "fas active in community and treij work, toeing esipecially with the young people, of the town are express- regrets at the loss of Miss But like so many other Sf Engelhard has seen high- tj^^^aying positions take good 5^^®hers. Many are beginning to Dj the need for raising the pay School teachers. Tuten will succeed Mrs. Adeline Smith in the Hyde Ijj^Pty PSA office. Mrs. Smith tfj time ago to take a bet- Paying position with FSA in j,®fsaw, Duplin County. Miss ^ a MacMillan of Columlbia, for- j assistant home supervisor , the Hyde County FSA office, j, ^ been filling in part time in ® Eyde office. ^'^^Nn-davenport vows SPOKEN IN RALEIGH ^&s Leia B. Davenport, dau- tar of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond I davenport of Roper became bride of Lt. Thurston J. UiSONR, son of Mr. and Tihomas J. Mann of Lake in a dbuble ring cere- "Py iperformed by the Rev. H. Sohibs at the Edenton Street ;®thodi,gj; Church in Raleigh, ^esday, June ISth. Jae bride and groom entered church together unattended. • music was rendered by C. J. Wharton, bride wore a military blue length dress with white ^ black accessories and a cor- ^ ef white orchids. Mann was graduated from I Oardlina Teachers College J and the following two PPs tauight vocational home ec- ^'P'‘os in the Columbia High J Pol in Columbia. Since then has been assistant dietitian ^be GSaldSboro Hospital in J^^^ro. I t. Mann was gradiuated from , State College in 1941 and Sht vocational agriculture in ^ . ^lumibia hii^ih. school until ^ 'pined the Naval Reserve for- *‘P March, 1942. Lt. Mann has ^ feturned from twenty seven J Pths duty with the Amphib- Forces in the European the- P of operations. hose attending the wedding ^%de County were Mrs. T. i ^hn, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. ' Man nof Lake Landing. Hurt by COOL WEATHERm Ta- ' bei PPe hay prospects are sliight- , oelovv those reported in June 0- Fear, according to the N. C. ^ PPrtinent of Agriculture. Cool tJP'‘ber and lack of rainfall have jii'^Pbed hay crops. Grain hay P about an average yield and ^ F cuttings of red clover were [u PPointing in most areas. Al- j^Psh second year stands of les- are very good, seed plant- 3j 'P grain crops need adldition- . Pain and stancts are spotted in areas. ^^EPIELD BOOK CLUB ®AS ANNUAL BARBECUE es of the Faiitfiel'd leld their annual out- Scenic Highway Fri- lune 15, entertaining ids at a fish bartoe- who attended were 5. R. Baiynes, Mr. and 1. CuthrelO, Mir. and lebuck, Mr. and Mrs. hrell, Mr. and Mns. !S, M.r and Mrs. Joe Mr. and Mrs. J. L. dir. and Mrs. E. V. By Sgt. Leon Ballance j Harvard University Dear Tom, j A New England; thunder and ! rain storm has just passed and things are pretty wet just now, though it certainly has cooled, the atmosphere a lot. What wea ther this New England produces! '■ When I came here it was cool enough that a sun tan' uniform , was uncomfortable, so at night , we wore our woolen ones. Then ■ two days ago it turned warm all of a sudden and it has been al- ' most unbearably hot—ithe result th.is thunder storm. I have talk ed to a nuimiber of people and they all say that the weather here is unpredictable. It even confus es the forecasters. There are only a few men here that we have to administer to, and after aWhile (a month or'j two) there won’t be any and I j guess that I will be going back j to Goldsboro. I I was pleased to get two or three months duty up here in this section of the country, for I had \ never been north bfore. Boston, you know, is quite a historical spot and, without the history ev en, it is a rather interesting place with its tall, quaint, wooden buildings and narrow streets. I have gotten to know my way, about pretty well for twice each ' week, I have to drive all through She city. I am only afraid that sometime I am going to gelt caught between two buildings. I get to see some of the better silage shccws, as well as movies, here. I was over in Boston about a week ago to see the Ink Spots on the stage. Last Saurday af ternoon I was done to Boston Common o hetar Bing Crosby sing at a bond rally. At the end of the rally Binig took off his tie and if brought a $1,500 bond. To- i night, as soon as my relief gets here, I am going to eat and then go over to see Rochester (Jack Benny’s boy) and a number of other noted stars on the stage. ; Last Sunday atfternoon, my roomm'ate and I went over the "much head of” fishing village of Gloucester, Mass. I enjoyed the trip very m,uch and fo.und the place, of course, typical of all New England towns. It was in teresting to watch some of the more exiperienoed old' fishermen cast thek lines in the bay and reel in struggling flounders on the rodky shore. I I am living at Oalvery Hall here in Cambridge at the pres- , ent. That is the place where the | Roosevelt boys Stayed when they ^ went to school here. ^ j Sees Patton and Hodges Had I received many more transfers lin a short while I would probably have gotten to see my share of noted generals from the European Theatre, but as it is I only got to se two. First, I was in Atlanta, Ga., for , the big reception given General Hodges of First Army fame. In fact, he landed at the base where j I was stationed and I was there , as he, in his quiiet way, stepped ’ off the plane, and amid greet ings and handshakes went to his car (a GI one, of course). He made a great imipression. But, no less an .impression was rMde by the 50 odd other generals, otffi- cers and enlisted men, weairing their insignia of rank, overseas stripes, ribbons and battle stars, who aiccompanied him. A mild indication of the welcome accord- ^ ed them in the city was shown, by the confetti strewin streets ^ that night. | Then last week I quite work early to go down the street here^ in Camlbridige to watch the pa-, nade led by the Third Army’s Commander, General George S. Fatten, Jr., and 'his group of men. ^ I must say that he was colorful! to say the least and that he look- I ed up to his reputaition. He sat up on the back of the seat in his car smiling, sa'lutiing and' waving at the cheering crowds. He wore his calvary uniform, riding | (Continued on page four) j Fites, A. L. CuthreH, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jones, FrankUn Mid- gette and Mrs. Virginia Midgette Osgood. MANY MERCHANTS IN HYDE MAY FACE OPA HEARINGS ON PRICE VIOLATIONS Check By District Board Supervisor Reveals 13 Out of 16 Stores Checked Were Making Over- Charges; Crack-Down Being Made To Keep In flation Down' By THOS. E. SPENCER THREE HYDE BOYS ! BACK FROM WAR Checking grocery stores to see j MEET AT BUTNER' they were keeping their pri- I I ces in line w’ith price ceilings, the m n,T J V -iu o C>EA this week found 13 out of Tommy Mann and Keith Se- well Barely Missed Meet- j zer, Sladesville and Engelhard to ing in Hospital in £-^land , ^ making over-charges to the j extent that they will likely be . i J! given a hearing before OiPA offi- After growing up together and ^ being f':i;en^df;_._f?r^^niapy,^years,|^j^^^ sO'ine error, but in THIS IS the honorable service button which all honorably discharged veterans of this war are entitled to wear. It entittes its wearer to the respect of the AmeriOan people. The veteran is is sued the button free of charge up on his discharge. If it is lost or destroyed, another may be ob tained on presentation of his discharge papers to the Quartermaster Supply Officer at the nearest post, camip or station. More than 1,000,000 men have already been discharged, and are now eligible to wear the service button. OCRACOKE PANEL OF OPA ORDERED DISCONTINUED MOTORISTS MUST HAVE AUTO STAMPS BY FIRST OF JULY (WEDDING SCENE OF REUNION OF MANN BROTHERS three pals from Hyde County were parted ^y the war several years ago and didn’t see each other again until they were un expectedly reunited recently in the U. S. Army General Hospit al at Camp Butner, N. C., where they are all patients back from the overseas battlefields. The friends ae T-5 Keith Se well, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claud B. Sewell of Swan Quarter N. three establishments they were 30 slight that the owners may not face trials. Violators face the payment of a fine o.f $50 or three times the amount of the overdharge, which ever is greater. Should the re tailer prove to the satisfaction of the panel that the violation was not wilful and that the suib- jeibt had taken all practical pre- ^ TV i r-i. TIT J! cautions, he would be suJbjeict to C.; Pvt. Thomas Mann, son of ™ i iu J vT fT. X vT I -cT payment of a sum less than tnree Complications Arising From Issuing Gasoline To Cars Off Island Causes Change The District Office of the OPA at Raleigh has ordered that the Ocracoke panel of the Hyde County Board be discontinued as an issuing office effective June 13. Mrs. Steulber will continue as OPA clerk on the island with her office at her home. She Will dis tribute applications forms', assist in price checks, forward appli cations to the proper place for processing and deliver rations re turned from the issuing office. Rations, for consumption on Ocracoke Island will be issued by the Hydle County office at S'vvan Quarter. Applications will be forwarded on Tuesdiay night and acted' upon at Swan Quarter on Friday. Oporators of motor vefhicles garaged otflf the islianid will ap ply to the ration board in the county in which car is kept. Heretofore, pergons staying on Ocracoike were issued Oar rations at Ocra'coke regard'le^ of where the car W'as kept. Cars kept at Atlantic will be issued rations by the office in Beaufort and those left at Washington will re ceive their rations from the of fice there. The change was made due to the complications arising from is suing rations to cars not kept on the island are to inability to give proper supervision to the office. Since applreations for renewal of rations may be made 30 days ahead ample provision is made •for having renewals on hand when the oM rations expire, ac cording to OPA. ;Federal use--tax stamps, re quired on all motor vehicles, went on sale at postoffices throughout the county early this month. They are required to be purchased and displayed on all cars, trucks and motorcycles by July 1st, when the o.ld sitanups become invalid. The stamps cost $5 each and are valid from July 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946. As a convenience to those who live in rural aretas, all rurual let ter carriers will have the stam'ps for sale to their p;atrons, it is an nounced. La-^ year, they could be oibtained only at po staff ices. It is necessary to report the serial numnlber of use-tax stamps in order to secure .gasoline allot ments for any type of motor ve hicles. Sale of the stamps wiU continue through May 31, next year. TINY OAK HOME CLUB meets with MRS. RICE VIRGINIA SPENCER AWARDED PRIZE The Tiny Oaik Home CWb held its June meeting at the home of Mrs. Mamie Rice. The meeting opened with the song, America, which was followed by the club collect. There were 12 members present and two visitors. A col lection of $4.90 was taken for the treasury. Mrs. Zeto Emory gave a book review of "Ooudy Jew el.” After the business session. Miss Roach gave an interesting dem onstration on. "iProcess Cheese.” Meimlbers showed much interest in this demon^ration. There was also a discussion on "Vegetable Insects Control.” During the social hour, those present enj'oyed a contest while refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the horn of Mrs. Marcus Oarawan. I The three sons of Mr. and Mrs. 1 T. J. Mann of Lake Landing, Lt. ! Thurston Mann, home from the European theatre of operations; I William A. Mann, first engineer ! who has served in the Pacific; ' and Pvt. Tommy Mann, veteran I of fighting in France and Bel- I gium, were reunited for the first ‘•time in more than two years on the occasion of the wedding of I Lt. Thurston Mann to Miss Lela ' Davenport of Roper and' Golds boro in Raleigh on June 13th. | lit was a happy occasion for the , •boys and for the Mann family. 1 Lt. Thurston Mann has just; returned from 27 months of ov erseas service. He took part in the invasions of Sicily and Nor- ^ mandy. | Bill Mann of the Water Divi sion of Army Transportation, ! spent 14 months in Australia, 1 New Zealand and. New Guinea. I Pvt. Tommy Mann, the youngest of the brothers, went overseas last November and took part in the battle of the Belgian bulge, where he sustained frozen feet. He was confined to an English j hospital untill his recent transfer to Camp Butner. ; Soon after the wedlddnig, BiU! returned to New York where he expected to be shipped for over seas duty again; Tommy return ed to Butner for further treat ment and Observation; and' Thurston left for his wediding : trip, after which he WUl report I to Charleston, S. C., for shore duty. ! Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mann of En^ geihard; and S-Sgt. Ray Jordan of Rosebay. Tlj|p way the three friends got together again was quite by ac cident, as none of them knew the others were patients in the same hospital. This is how it happened. Opl. Sewell was returning re cently to the hospital from a 3- day pass when he discovered his school-day chum. Pvt. Mann, was riding on the same bus. Need less to say, they had a joyful visit all th& way back to camp. A few days later they met a third friend from Hyde County, Sgt. Jordan, and the three have been getting together in the hos pital almost daily ever since. Opl. Sewell and Mann came very close to meetirJg in Febru ary of this year, when they were both patients in the same general hospital in England. However, they didn’t discover this fact un til their visit on the bus the oth er day, as neither had known at the time the other was a patient in the hospital in England. lOpl. Sewell served m Europe with the 284th 'Titeld Artillery. His wife and balby reside in Swan Quarter. Miann was with the First Divi sion in Europe, while Sigt. Jor dan fought in the Pacific. GOOD DAYS SEEN FOR HOG PRODUCERS I World hog numbers show a 13 , percent decline. In January hog i production was about 25 million I head less than the year before in ' the U. S., Canada and' Mexico. I I Buv War Bonds And Stamps times the amount, or the statu tory minimum of $25, whichever is the greater; Community price ceilings are set u by the government, through the Oli'ice of Price Administra tion, to keep prices from rising and thereby allowing the fangs of inflation from getting a hold on the consumer dollar and reducing the valus of it. The law provides that those who violate these caig- ulations shall be fine'd, or in cer tain cases that the busineas shall be closed. CXPA price panels are instructed to see that the law is' carried out. Merchants are furnished Charts which tall them the ceiling price on certain itemis. Other iteimis are sold on certain percentage marks ups. Only items for which exact prices were furnii'shed by OPA were ciheeked this week. Retailers are required to mark goodls so that the customers may see the price. They are also re quired to keep the price list posted so that the buyers can. ohedk to see that he is not pay ing above ceiling price. In other words, the price chart tells the Group 1 retailer, in which group all Hyde stores fal, that he can change 32 cents for a pound of Gill’s Hotel Special Coffee in a paper wrapper. There is nothing qcmplicated about it. Many oth er items are priced as easily. ‘E. S. Dixon, OPA representa- ti've, found that there were many cases where the store-^keepers were not abiding by the regula tions. Some stores had several violations with overcharges in some cases as high as 70 per cent and .better. In the eyes of the Of fice of Price Administration, •ivhose job it is to keep inflation do.wn, this is a serious thing. Hearings for 'merchants in viola tion will be scheduled in the The Joseph D. Feldiman Prize for playwriting, one of three in dividual awar.ds made to out standing members o fthe Carolina Playmakers at the 21st annual. "Capers” program in the Play- makers Theatre at the University at Chapel Hill Saturday, June 16, went to Miss Virginia Spencer, daughter of Mrs. E. O. Spencer of Swan Quarter. Miss Spencer went to the Uni versity of North Carolina last summer where she studied play- writing under the laite Dr. Fred erick H. Koch. Her one-act play, "Salt Sandls,’ a story of Ocracoke Island, ■was produced in the sum mer experimental ball for student plays, winning first place. She recently wrote a three-act play entitled "Callipe” which had its setting in coastal North Carolina. It was produced this spring by the Carolir^a Playmak- ers. Miss Spencer was graduated from Bast Carolina Teachers Col lege in 1942 with a degree in science and history. While at the college, she edited "Pieces O’Eight,” college magazine. She taught science in the Warsaw high school for two years. I ^ 'Hog producers of North Caro lina Should have no fears regard ing the sale of their me'at at ceiling prices throughout 1945, according to Bernard L. Ross, statisitcal expert with the State Department of Agriculture. iRoss is also of the oipinion that the hO!g-corn price ratio wil'l con tinue even more favorable than a I year ago. Hog prices rose during future. ' last summer and have been go- j ^r. Dixon found, for instance ling at ceilina Web -oce l-^ithat some Hyde County retailers luary, but com prices m the icharging SOc for Karo syrup 1 United states as a wxioie are now pound tins -for which ' moderately lower than a year [ y,gy I ago and are likely to remain be-| 46c. ^hat Campbell’s tomato soup loiw last year s levels throughout selling .for iSc wihen it should the rem'ainder of 1945-Hfor the j^g, that Wesson oil was i carrying over Of old.corn w:il be) ^ much larger this gear than last. ^,3,, 34^. ^h^t Ivory soap, with a Kil mm ‘ * "Hog prod'ucers have the most favorable price ratios since Oc tober of 1943,” said Ross. A study of the needs of the armed forces I has convinced him that meat I proceurement by the Government i for its fighting men and women, j for liberated areas, and for lend- i lease, will continue large this Released by U. S. War Department. Bureau ot Public Relations. THE END OF A JAPANESE SUGAR MILL—In the matter of n few seconds this big industrial plant in Formosa became a shattered, blazing ruin. It cut off Japan’s important sugar supply. Medium^ bombers based in the Philippines did the job. Other targets in Formosa were subject to almost daily bombing with equal effect. (Fifth Air Forces photo.) ; year. I Non-civilian purchases of meat I in 1944 to.ta'led less than a year ' ea'riier, because of smaller lend- I lease purchases. Part Orf the ship ments in 1944 was made from * storage stacks of meat accumu- jlated by the War Food Admin- j istration in 19‘43. However, said ,Ross, military purchases were higlrer in 1944 than in the prev ious yeaf. Farm m'arketings of ho.gs, pork, and lard in 1944, estimated at j $2,800,000,000 for the nation, were i five per cent below the record high of a year earlier, but were the second highest in the past 36 years. ceiling of 7c, was selling for 12c. This is just a few of the viola tions he found in the 16 stores- wihich he checked Tuesday. Merchants are subject to a fine for every violation. In other words, for every cam of Camp- beir's tomato souip that a mer chant Sold at a price higher than, the ceiling, he is subject to the Sine set up by law, which at the least is $26. If OPA could prove and did prove, that a rCtailer made five separate such sales, the fine, at the least would be $12b and, a refund of the over-charge- to the purchasers shouW they be known. To have the item marked higher tha:n the ceiling is in itself a violarion, and it is these for which the OiPA is- presiaing. "Of ail the counties that I have Checked, Hyde is one of the worst,” Mr. Dixton told Hyde County OPA clerks and ofificials. While soffne menchants in the (Please turn to page four)
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