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i HE f AGE 2 THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD. SWAN QUARTER, N. C. Hyd© County Herald PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Al SWAN QUARTER. NORTH CAROLINA. BY TIMES PRINTING CO., inc. THOS. E. SPENCER Editor Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Swan Quarter. N. C. Subscription Rates: One Year 52.; Six Months SI; Three Months 60c. Vol. VI Thursday, August 9, 1945 No. 49 AN IDEA TO TRY OL^ Here’s a new stunt that every county in North Carolina might turn to good advantage. Now that the war has brought into great prominence many people who have gone aboard from their old home scenes, it mfght be a good idea to get some of them back for a'visit. Why not make an inventory of all these folks who have made national figures of themselves, or anyway have made marks in the outside world. Then invite one outstanding one, or all of them for that matter, to come home for a week’s vis it to the scenes of earlier days, and to meet old friends. The old folks back home would get a lot of pleasure and maybe profit from the return of these folks. They have been abroad, and they might have some good ideas about things. Rememhe ras a child how the return of some former resident thrilled and inspired you. Sometimes these people made speeches that fired boyhood amibitions. The world they told about mlade many a lad hope he might go forth in the world and make his mark too. Chances are that these folks we might invite back home would tell us it is all boSh, this businss of going far from home to be somebody. More than likely they would tell us we can do more good in the world, be more prosperous and tiappy if we stick to some one thing right at home, than if we try to traipse all over the world. Why not let the Board of Coinmlissloners of each county ©elect one Or more distinguished native sons or daughters, and urge them to come home for a visit. Then let the coun ties organize a program of festivity where old friends can take part, and every section of the county be represented. We believe it would prove joyful and profitable. Come to think of it, we don’t do enough visiting anyway. LOOXTNG ASIAD n GEORGE S. BENSON Picstdenl—Matititig CaUegc Searcg. A'konsos The u.s.coast ouard-oo/? oloe&t sea-going ar.med FOUCE- WAS FOUWDED AUGUST 4, IjgO BY ALEXANDER, HAMILTON, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, TO PROTECT OUR COASTAL WATERS AGAINST PIRATES AND SMUGGLERS. SINCE THEN, IT HAS ALWAYS SEEN ON THE JOB — AIDING OUR MERCHANT MARINE AGAINST THE HAZAR.PS OF THE SEA. Now, IN WORLD WARH.THE U.S.CG. HAS NOT ONLY GUARDED OUR COASTAL WATERS, HUNTING DOWN SUBMARINES AND PROTECTING CONVOYS, BUT ITS MEN HAVE TAKEN PART IN EVERV INVASION OF THE WAR- MANEUVERING THEIR CRAFT EXPERTLY THROUGH HEAVILY-MINED CHANNELS AND UNLOADING THEM UNDER FIRE ON ENEMY BEACHES ; THEHZ MOTTO— ’’SEMPER ALWAYSEEAPy." READING & WRITING BY Edwin Se(iv0iPifis)RoiinM%)wn 0, LAU SHAW ne of China’s most read and most loved novelists is Lau Shaw, who is regarded as a pioneer of modern Chinese novel writing. He is a passionate advocate for the freedom of his country and the welfare of her people, and his books are concerned with the poor and oppressed. The first of his novels to be published here is "Rickshaw Boy,” which the Book- of-the-Month Club has selected for Au gust. Told in simple and colloquial style, "Rickshaw Boy” is a novel of major stat ure, worthy to be ranked with the best of modern classics. This is the story of Happy Boy, a coun try lad who came to Peking at the age of eighteen. He is big, handsome, strong, a little slow-witted, convinced that his strength, his abstinence and his patience are sufficient for him to make a success of his life. What Happy Boy means by success is owning a rickshaw of his own. This would put him out of the class of the other, less ambitious boys, who rent their rickshaws each day from Fourth Master Liu at the shed called Human Harmony. At the end of three years of hard work md frugality. Happy Boy saves enough money to buy his rickshaw—only to have jt stolen from him by bandit soldiers who bold him in captivity. He escapes, and ivhen he does, steals three camels from the bandits with w’hich to get started again. But his troubles have really just begun. Fourth Master Liu’s hideous and shrewish daughter, Tiger Girl, b dead set rm getting him as a husband and misses no tricks until she foccceds. Wlien she dies, Happy Boy’s second hard-earned rickshaw pus: go cc pay ftw her funeral. There is a girl whomiHappy Boy really loves, Little Lucky One, but she is bound to a father and two small brothers. In the end, when Happy Boy is ill and aged far beyond his years, he finds her again, but under tragic circumstances. It is hard, he has discovered, in the world { S I ® moments of ^ happiness . . . r ■s.i Yet this is not altogether a sorrowful story. With all his suffering, Happy Boy has learned, dimly and slowly, but (with his own kind of steady faith, that he is not alone in his wretchedness,'that he is one C for a belter world. “Rickshaw Boy” isn’t a book iv ir J forgotten just as quickly. It is the sort of story Lo you again and agiin, long after you have h y/T BEAT SAMM/ SNEAO FOR P.e.A. TITLE IM 1938 HE SET A RECORD FC-;T THE EVENT — \ /36 FOR 36 ) MOLES/ FRMNk'S BEEN B(JSV WITH THE HRMY GEOUHD FORCES OUT IN THE. PACIFIC, PATCHING UP OUR. BOMBSRS- you CAN HELP Buy , ALL THE \ NEW BOMBER) \}hb'll heed IF 'YOWLL Buy mR. BONOS/ U. S. Treasury Deportment I'l 4: t ‘ NEWS ; rr sr d Lloyd Meek- ii . ■ Trr-■ -!"me after i e; oirr a wsfV in Elizabeth j.. '-T -- is spending t _ - o-v . with rela- r.Iiises Myrtle and Theresa , Payne spent the week end in Elizabeth City. V/ilbur Payne of Richmond, Va., spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Payne. Miss Rita Hooper of Washing ton, D. C., is spending some time here with relatives. iMrs. Ada Hooper and little ©randson, Sammy, are visiting Mrs. Alma Hardy i nAlexandria, Va. Mrs. D. L. Meekins, Joyce Bob bitt and Janice Meekins are spending several days in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Way Ian Joyner of Hpcky Mount spent several days here last week. They were accompanied home iby their daughter, Alice, who has visiting Iva Payne. teo with her husband, returned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams of Manteo are visiting Mrs. Wil liams’ father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gray. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Gray of Waves were here Monday visiting friends. I Dave O’Neal of Avon spent Tuesday here on Business. (Mrs. R. D. Gray and grand son, Marvin Gray, left Wednes day for Norfolk, where Mrs. Gray will receeive a check-up at the Marine hospital. Annie Douglas and daughter, Elinor, who have been spending several months in Norfolk with Mrs. Andy Brown, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. L. Y. Gray and Earl Whid- bee spent Monday and Tuesday | at Avon visiting friends. Mrs. L. H. Hooper left Wednes-! day to visit her daughter, Mrs. j Pearl Twiford, at Kill Devil Hills.! ' A Vacation Bible School is in progress at the Glad Tidings Gos pel Tabernacle, with a very large attendance. Mrs. W. E. Whidbee spent Thursday in Waves on business. under present gasoline allocations made by the Petroleum Adminis tration for War. "Furlough rations, for mem bers of the armed forces who have leave in excess of three days, will continue,” Johnson said. "This is another is a series of ections to provide all possible i benefits for veterans and still stay within our allocation of scarce products for civilian use,” he declared. ~Behind' Your Bonds Lies the Might of America SPECIAL, GAS RATION FOR | DISCHARGED SERVICEMEN IDAHO LUPABER Logging and milling for 105 years, the Potlatch Forests, Inc., of Idaho, ' ; , I expects to be operating at least an- ,Special gasoline rations up to other century. The industry started 30 gallons will now be provided; in 1840 around the first mission of SALVO NEWS NOTES Mrs. L. Y. Gray and grand daughters, Irene and Jean Whid bee, have returned from Creswell, where they visited Mrs. Leon DaveniKirt. They were accom panied home by Mrs. Calvin Mid- gett and daughter, Shirley Itee, of Waves. IMrs. J. R. Douglas, who has been spending sofnetitme in Man- been servicemen idseharged from the ' aarmed forces for use in attend ing to personal affairs and mak ing adjustments to civilian life, it was announced this week by OPA. "Specific needs o^f the veteran in question will be the determ ining faicfoT in how much each my be granted,” Johnson said. "The maximum will be 30 gallons Rev. H. H. Spalding and Marcus Whitman in the Clearwater country. “The largest white pine sawmill in the world” turns out lumber at Lew iston with the help of 800 employes. Lumber in abundance is a greit na tional asset contributing to the Na tion’s resources that stand behind War Bonds. s. Treasury Department BIRTHS Uphold Wages Everybody who is willing and able to work is working harder these days; moving faster during regular hours and putting in overtime. Pres sure of war, shortage of workers and prevailing high wages are the cause. A larger personal income, beneficial to all classes, Is one of the direct results. We would all like to carry this feature over into the post- \var years. Philip Murray of the CIO had the right idea when he went to Presi dent Truman a few weeks ago and asked for a 20% increase in basic wage rates. Average wages in the United States at that time were $1.04 an hour. This may seem high enough but it can’t last. As soon as the v,?ar is over, labor’s income will decline some, in spite of everything that can be done about it. Losses to Labor. Bonuses will disappear when the pressure of government contracts is removed. Working weeks will ’ shorter. Overtime will shrink t^ ; vanlsi'.rig point. Besides, high-wage munition xactories wiU close down and their employees will take work where wages are lower, some on farms. If the basic wage scale is not higher when war ends, labor’s in come will suffer too much. Farmers have hard times when fac tory workers do. The wage earner’s dinner table is the farmer’s market, so nobody is more interested in high wages in factories than the farm ers themselves. Agriculture and la bor, both big segments of Ameri cans, are right behind Mr. Murray for good wages immediately after the war because prosperity for many years will depend on it. Bug in the Lotion The only disappointing detail in connection with the CIO’s campaign for post-war prosperity is this: Mr. Murray’s first move was an effort to make high wages legal rather than to make them possible. Law givers have been trying for centu ries to make people pay what they didn’t have. It can’t be done. It makes no difference what the wage scale is if the employer can’t meet it. A high basic wage scale recorded upon the ponderous pages of federal statute books will not buy milk for any working man’s baby. Folding money in the pay-envelope, howev er, will do the trick. Any employ er will put cash in his workers hands, in steadily increasing quantities, so long as he can still show a profit on the products that his organization ships out from his factory. Congress Has Key There is a happy solution to this wage problem. If plant owners can be enabled to install new, modern equipment as needed, factory output per man-hour will increase steadily. This justifies better wages without raising prices and this is the com bination that makes quick markets and prosperity. Probleri: Will Con gress let industry buy new machin ery? Still in force in America are our war-time tax laws, taking over 90% of corporation earnings. They make profits in business thin and uninter esting to investors: increased pro duction next to impossible. Congress holds the key. Plenty of good jobs at good pay can develop after the war if new tax laws are prepared now and announced now to take ef fect the day Japan surrenders. WAR BONDS VERMONTER’S REACTION A man driving through Vermont came to his mother’s birthplace, a town where he had spent consider able time as a boy when he was 40 years younger and some 200 pounds lighter. Recognizing the name of a distant cousin on the village’s only filling station, he pulled in, and a slow-moving Vermonter ambled over. "Ever hear the name of Tows- lee?” he asked. “Yup,” the native replied. “Ever know Almeda Towslee?” "Yup.” "She married a Blanchard, you know.” "Yup.” "Well, I’m her son,” the traveler exclaimed. Without looking up, the old-timer remarked. "Growed, ain’t you?” THURSDAY, Protein Essential Jtb Growth and H , Protein is that food .y tJS which builds and repai’’® sues. It is essential to F . health. It is found in jj, ® in various foods. course, one of the to®® , pro*®'^ sources, but we get also from poultry, ^ jj pla” milk and milk products. foods also have ** may substitute such peS' cereals, dried beans jp to ^ nuts and soybeans, and jpof® this need- Animal protein complete than plant pro giliiij ever, and comes oearor ,^g our needs for tissue hoi ^T,tiona> The figures from the Na search council’s yardstic tti® nutrition should set the So' meal planner at ease, as Harry—What kind of war work are you doing? Jerry—I’m a tank tester. Hrry—What do you do? Jerny—Just lie down. They run the tanks over me and if the treads don’t break, they’re oke. ures indicate that go°“ oofP'^°' calls tor only about 70 jraia* tein a day for a man, and for a woman. rot®''’ Combining the kinds of P prO' the diet will take care o ^ ~ , tein needs adequately- nrol®''' ... , get about a fourth of ou from cereals, and these d® afii' protein job because they ® gpiifl® narily teamed with the gjabk protein of milk. Meat and j„ill£ stew, macaroni and and egg custard-corn P® ^ [ga'’® tnese combinations, if qu®*' little to worry about on -eekiy It’s a Sad World A small boy was sitting on the I front steps, a picture of dejection, when the minister happened to walk by. i "What in the world is the matter I with you. Fred?" he asked. "Oh,” he explained, "I’m dis- I gusted: my parents won’t mind me any iruore!” tion of protein in the W' for the average family- Crockery Holiday Housewife-—Yesterday you broke four dishes, the day before you broke three, and today you broke five. What will the score be tomor- i row’ i New Maid—Not so much, madam. It’s my afternoon off. Gauge and Weigh* Indicates Hose ^t,e Contrary to widespread h®^ ab gauge alone of rayon hos® ^ gjcte®' indication of sheerness, te*' sion specialists in clothing ^jjgef tiles. A 51-gauge hose may ge' or it may be a service wc ^,gjgl)t pending upon the size of the yam used. piit' Gauge means the fineness ® ji4 tin^ or number of inches on the needle bar. gauge is high the mesh closely or finely knit than .gp^id* gauge is low. Sheerness gpd upon a combination of F weight of yam, which is ^ tlie denier. The word denier i® d®ri^' cti Shopping Fufl Mrs. Jones—I stood in line yester day for over two hours. Mrs. Smith—What for? Mrs. Jones—I don’t know. It was gone before I got in the store. irt Ft®”' from the name of an oi jg;!- coin and means, as apph® ^ jpe- tiles, the weight in grams o ^ gn® cified length of yarn. ipa*'" yarn will have a low d®®' g^g aS ing 75 denier just twice a® ^^^g of I This Smells! Dumb—There’s something we’ll always be able to get cheap. I Dora—What’s that? ! Dumb—Toilet water. You can al- j ways get aU you want for a scent. 150 denier. The way to the degree of sheerness i® ggpief- about both the gauge and t ggni®! A high gauge with a 1®'^ means a sheer hose. On a Crowded Bus I First Strap Hanger—Are you a toe dancer? j Second Ditto—Why, no. I First S. H.—Then will you please get off my feet? Mirror, Mirror I Wifey—That woman is the ugliest j person I think I ever saw. I Hubby—Not so loud, dear. You forget yourself. Prefer Balcony g U In many theaters the ® ggstr® above the level of the oi seats, necessitating the cr necks by spectators. When (ge is tilted back it is hard to ggt- eyes steady, according to gfsos® ter Vision institute. Sorne ^^ggeS' suffer visual fatigue in r®"'* tra, especially in the first ggjgonf of seats. in the Nuts to You! Farmer—How did you get up in that tree? Boy—Can’t you see? I sat on it when it was acorn! Heap Big Feet Soldier—Life was just one big des ert until I met you. Girl—Is that why you dance like a camel? However, in I the eyes are turned ® ggpi' ! which in most persons is m p-gt fortable than looking na®** centuries man has of his work of seeing v'®' or downward. Relatively^ jeV* ual activity was performed el higher than that of the (lies® the institute. As a habits the muscles that ^j^gs® eye are better developed pjgc- that raise the eye, making ess of looking horizontally jggic ward more comfortable t fot ing upward above eye this reason balcony being less expensive are jje the eyes of most persons orchestra seats. Mac—Every time one of those big army guns goes off, $1,000 goes up m smoke. I Jack—Why don’t they use smoke- ‘ less powder? I Frighten the Beast I Pfeinter—I did this picture to keep the wolf from the door. [ Critic—Why don’t you hang it on : the doorknob where he can' see it. Prussian Blue Iron blue, also called golof® blue,” is one of the n’^f used in paint and is one of .gjn i® durable of the blues. It® attributed to an ery by an ancient alche was trying to manufacWf gf The first commercial pjeS' the color was in 1704, w ^^.god bach, a color maker, god®®®^ and oxblood together ^ ast’®*' a yellow solution from f , ' iron When the solution was heat' an iron compound, 1.®''" blue, one part of a parts of white paint wiu ® htaia®®' was 0® the ID th® ceptible blue tint, w®® ITv ti:, t Invitation? He—What is home without a mother? She—It just happens I will be, to night. Production j United States is over 5,i annually. Iron blue is acids but is susceptible to ® alkalis, although some j. th'® reduce this sensitivity. reason it should not be S used on fresh lime plaster alkaline surfaces. or oth®f Century, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. John Silverthomo: to ea^ oi».^TJ»o^e^S. Jolm- jr., ahhounee the .birth of a daugh ter, Delorius Miarie, ibom July 8. Mr. Stwindelli is a native oi Lake Landing. son, OIPA district dnwtor said. OPA said that this was the largest ration possible to grant Official Navy Photo Conference. Navy Secty. Forrestal discusses war in Pacific with Vice Admiral R. K. Turner (left), Gen. H. M. Smith, USMC, and Rear Ad miral Harry Hill (right) on the deck of ship War Bonds helped to provide. t;, y. Treasury Department ^our War Bond investment Ms Your investment in America »• • Choo! Choo! Harry—What kind of a plant is a Virginia Creeper? Jerry—It isn’t a plant, it’s a rail road. Early American In North America, y d®®®" were the first painters. T but rated not only their also their teepees with 1^ gaih® from earth pigments. Th Th® the colonists from g th® Dutch colonists were j,gior- first to yearn for pa'h ® ^jgde First, they used ''^hitewa to from the lime of oyster ^ brighten up their homes. discovered red oxide of th®*f began to paint the ff*® coV houses red. NexL they W jgofJ per ore and painted ^ ,n4 green. The colors were .pps*®' harsh, but they Impro^d » ^ •nee as they weathered. You Said It! Slim—What do they call a bustle nowadays? Jim—A deceitful seatful! Skip This! Nit—Does this wind bother you? Wit—Oh. no, talk as much as you likcl Shake, Brother Harry—1 have the grip. Jarry—Come on, let’s pack It J ^ f Z..F
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