THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD
news of the richest agricultural county in the foremost historical and recreational area of north CAROLINA
VII; No. 9
Wildlife club
To BE FORMED '
IN HYDE COUNTY
Swindell of Swan Quar
ter Heads Organization
Committee
SWAN QUARTER, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1945
Single Copy 5 Cents
ENGAGED
County hunters and fish-
will meet at the Ajgricul-
Building in Swan Quarter
riday evening, November 16,
II1 Ma o’clock to organize a wild-
, jj club, acocrding to John H.
'Cdell, temporary chairman of
. Organization committee.
Swindell announces that it
I i>een arranged for Ross O.
''cns, executive secretary of
. ^orth Carolina Wildlife Fed-
3on, Inc., to be present and
f^lWain the plans and pudposes
state-wide organization. |
Recording to Mr. Swindell, |
Iters and fishermen in 61
]); I'ttes have organized and or-
^^'aational plans are well along
’ Way in 30 others, who says
} all kinds of hunters, fisher-
and farmers and all others
’^tested in the wildlife resour-
5re urged to attend and take
’Pt 1 . . . '
Mo'
tant meeting far hunters and
barmen ever held in this coun-
®nd I urge all to be present.”
making trouble
FOR POW’ER COMPANY
'n this meeting.
a club is formed in this
Il'ty,” said Mr. Swindell, “We
elect a delegate w!ho. will
elect state-wide officers and
iMr, and Mrs. J. W. Griggs of
Point Harbar announce the en
gagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Elsie, a-
bove, to Marion I. Malco, chief
machinist, submarine service, U.
S. Navy, son of Mrs. S. B. Malco i
of Manteo. The wedding will take I
place the latter part of Novem
ber. (Photo by Ames and Brown
ley.)
WRECK NER “SHANTY” f
THURSDAY EVENING
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
■Aycock Bown Hurt When Car
Collides With Truck Driven I
By Middletown Man i
Aycock Brown of Ocracoke;
and New Bern, widely known
Eastern North Carolina newspap
erman now connected with Naval
Intelligence, received cuts and
bruises when his automobile col
lided with a truck driven by S. A.
Johnson of Middletown near Bar
ber’s Shanty in Hyde County last
Thursday evening. The Chevro
let sedan driven by Mr. Brown
was almost demolished and heavy
damage was done to the truck.
The accident was investigated
by Patrolman Carl 'Whitfield and
sheriff Pratt Williamson of Swan
Quarter. At the time of this pub
lication no arrest had been made.
Mr. Brown told officers that Ije
was meeting two vehicles and the
car in front of Mr. Johnson's
truck did not dim his lights and
blinded him, causing him to run
into the truck,
NOW IS TIME TO
ORDER FERTILIZER
On other state-wide matters. HALLOW^EEN PARTY
ubtedly, this is the most im-
BROKE ALL RECORDS
'cause thoughtless hunters
boys find it amusing to shoot
Viators on the light poles, P.
Midgett and the force at the
'‘'bco Ice and Light Company
Engelhard are having plenty
.bcadaches these days. In Hyde
''*hty, and especially at Stum-
^oint and Manns Harbor in
J®’ htse unlawful acts are be-
,'bitted at much cost to the
.j'f company.
. insulators are the glass
. bs to which the wire is fas-
to hold it to the poles.
Jo these are shot, they break,
Djphg the wire ground to the
that hold the knobs and
off the electric service on
‘'line. It takes much work to
the troub’e, and causes in-
u''cniences to people on the
1,^ by cutting off the electric
'bent, .
^‘hzens can be of help assur-
I Scod electric service in their
“bunity by spreading the
that thoughtless
i,“^*ng of the insulators causes
Jb trouble for a lot of people,
if*!® is enough disruptions of
J'ce for reasons beyond con-
* 'Without having it suffer by
of vandalism,
are provided for those
IIQ* . --“-VA *4. *A *» AA w A.. — -
*bto, it might mean death for
doing the dirty work. The i
'*hng to do is save the shells
L„,®onie good bird or game
“'‘bs. 1
guilty of such damaging
And if a wire should be
Patrolman has
"'arning for farmers
j 'bting out the danger of hav-
^^ilfbctors, wagons, carts and
if. 'bes on the roads at night
lij^bt lights. Patrolman Carl
ijb'c’-d of Swan Quarter said
f. "'cek that he will strictly
jJ''® the law which forbids
.. ''Chicles to be out after sun-
b'ilhout proper lights. The
provides stiff penalties upon
betion.
^^''clman Whitfield is inspect-
btornobiles for faulty eQuip-
! bs Part of a state-wide cam-
'? bow under way. In a state-
ihis week, he said, “Any
b found operating a vehicle
,be highway with improper’
brakes, or steering gear
The Halloween Festival \pre-
sented by Mrs*. Nell Wise Weeh-
te.r’s fifteen grammar grade chil
dren broke all records for pro
ceeds eve taken in by the Stumpy
Point school for a single perform
ance. Two hundred, fifty-four
dollars and twenty-nine cents
($254.29) were the gross receipts.
High lights of the festival were
the Halloween costume contest,
won by Carl Mason, Jr.; the cake
walk, won by Janis Meekins; the
ghost skit, won by several gram
mar grade boys and girls; a take
off on “Home Sweet Home,” by
Roger Best and a group of chil-
clren, and several Hafioweegi
songs’. The “highest” high lights
however, were the “cutest baby
in Stumpy Point” contest, and the
“ugliest man in Stumpy Point”
contest. Things really began to
pop when the sponsors began
bringing in votes for the cutest
baby! Contestants' were Eddie
Lee Hooper, Linda Wise, Marcia
Weehter, Becky Meekins, Pupert
Payne, Jr., Paul Payne, and "Viv
ian Quidley. Linda Wise receiv
ed the winning number of 6,400
votes. Her prize was a sterling
silver drinking cup, appropriate
ly inscribed.
Calvin Payne won the dubious
honor of ugliest man by receiv
ing 1100 votes. He was awarded
a delicious home-baked cake
properly adorned with a blue rib
bon. His competitiors were Lit
Meekins, Dick Best, Alf Hooper,
Warren Meekins and Floyd Hoop
er.
The school auditorium was
packed to capacity. The cold
drinks, pop corn, and pies w'hich
were sold in the school cafeteria
weer all gone before the program
began, and the demand for more
was great.
Major Hooper, an eighth grade
student made an excellent Master
of Ceremonies ,for the program.
E'very one, both young and old,
had a hilarious good time in te
true spirit of Halloween.
The proceeds will be used to
standardize the libraries of all
the grades, for playground equip
ment, and for the beginnings _ of
a Junior Canteen and Recreation
Room for the “Tee Agers” in
Stumpy Point School.
Assistant Agrilulture Commis
sioner D. S. Coltrane relently ad
vised North Carolina farmers to
place orders as soon as possible
for the fertilizer they will need
next spring.
“Every farmer 'who has a dry
place in which fertilizer can be
stored should put in his order
now and have it shipped as soon
as convenient,” said Coltrane,
He declared that fertilizer man
ufacturers have about the same
amount of materia's this season
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
TO ATTEND SAA MEETING
IN COLUMBIA THURSDAY
o
First General Meeting in Four Years Will Hear Re
ports from Excutive Committee and Discuss
Road Problems and Other Items of Importance
to Section; Officers to Be Elected
ENGELHARD ROTARY
CLUB HEARS PONDER
By THOS. E. SPENCER
For the first time in four years
a general meeting of the South-
. ern Albemarle Association will be
Hyde Welfare Superintendent Columbia Thursday, No-
Speaks On Work of Wei- j vember 15, to reorganize and dis-
fare Department | 0^55 matters of interest to this
section, including Hyde, Dare,
“We believe that we are help- Tyrrell and Washington counties,
ing make life more worthwhile Delegates and other interested
for the old and needy,” Graham ■ ■ - ...
Ponder of Swan Quarter, Super
intendent of 'Public Welfare in
Hyde County told members of the
Engelhard Rotary club at their
weekly dinner meeting at the
Watson Hotel last Thursday eve
ning, as he told of the work of his
department.
Mr. Ponder told the Rotarians
how assistance was given the
MISS ELLEN SPARROW ROPER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Lee Roper of Engelhard, whose engagement to Lt. (jg) Billy
Morgan Hamlett, US'NR, son of Mrs. James E. Poe and the late
as last yer, but they are
Robert Emmett Hamlet of Mount Gilead, is announced by her par
ents.
•handicapped by labor shortages
and transportation difficulties.
If the anticipated heavy de
mand for ferttilizer is to be met
by planting time, there must be
an orderly movement of fertili
zer from the ^ctory to the. farm, h^kvey' PUGH OF GULROCK Combines Busy in Bean Fields
according to Coltrane. - .r.,.
As Clear Weather Speeds
Harvesting
FAIR WEATHER AIDS FARMERS;
DUCK HUNTERS DON’T LIKE IT
citizens from each of the four
counties are urged to attend.
Activities of the association, as
well as work on the program
they were sponsoring for the de
velopment of this section, were
brought almost to a standstill by
the war. With the reorganization
meeting in Columbia Thursday,
I the group is expected to get back
J , J J J 4. v,-i ' to work and accomplish much in
needy old, ther dependent chil- j
, . .. i i. 4. : the way of getting roads and oth-
dren, and the unfortunate, ex- ; pyoiects for tL area
plaining the role played by coun-!
ty, state and federal govern- j morning session will begin
ments. He showed how small i o clock and will be held in
.county funds were over-matched Columbia Theatre. Delegates
by the state and federal depart-1 urged to arrive before the
ments making greater help to the , begins so that they can
needy than would otherwise be r®g^ster, get their badges and
possible. i lunch ticketsc. The Dare County
'Stating that he hoped greater d^lefisites wi;l register at Fish-
aid would be forthcoming for er s Inn, those from Hyde at the
,, . ■% .1 „ A f*'P1 PI 1 I 111 T3 1 RlllTnintJ* (yr\m
those in need, the welfare super-
intendent said that he thought it
was the obligation of the nation
to take care of the unfortunate.
VOTED “CUTEST BABY”
Agricultural Building; those from
Washington at the Columbia Ho
tel; and those from Tyrrell in
the courthouse.
Lunch will be served by the
Tyrrell hosts, with the county
expected to live up to its repu-
“The farmer who orders his GETS LOOK AT JAPAN ^
fertilizer early and (gets it under ' I
his own roof will .not only be Aboard the Destroyer USS'
helping himself, he will be help- Myles C. Fox, Tokyo Bay )De-
ing some farmer who lacks; stor- layed)—Harvey sA. Pugh, ship’ The fair weather which has
age space,” Coltrane said. cook, first class, Gulrock, N. C., aided the farmers all fall in gath-
2__ — had the opportunity of going a- ering their crops conanued
VV. E. PINNER VISITS shore for liberty in the Tokyo through this week, making the
OLD HOME IN DARE Bay area while serving aboard first days of the wildfowl shoot-
. this ship as she took ^art in the ing season poor. The weatherman
W. E. Pinner, CMM, U. S. Mar- American occupation of this sec- predicted the warm weather to
itime Service, of New York City, tion of the Japanese homeland. ; continue for another day or two.
is visiting his mother, Mrs. W. S. The Myles C. Fox, one of the Geese uad ducks are plentiful
Pinner, at her home in Buffalo picket ships designed as the an-, but hunters have found it diffi-
City, and friends there and in swer to defense 'against suicide I cult to bag their limit because
other parts of Dare County. Mr. fliers, has been operating with | the birds were not flying,around.
Strong winds and cold weather
makes for the best goose and
duck hunting.
Pinner is spending part of his carrier forces which provided air
leave in Manteo, where he was cover for the occupation.
employed for several years before ^
entering service. Buy Bonds and Stamps.
BIRTHS
Cited into court.”
1 »
Take it easy'
Nebtibuej
PSTWAR >
A
A
Ponzer
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Smithwick a six pound son, Bruce
Sherwood, on October 28th at
: Taylor hospital. Mrs. Smithwick
j was the former Jessie Harris of
' Engelhard.
Howard, S. D.
I Lt. and Mrs. W. R. Quinn, Jr.,
of Howard, S. Dak., announce the
birth of a ’ son, Wil’.iam Roger
Quinn, HI, Sunday, October 14,
1945. Mrs. Quinn was the former
Miss Dorothy Long of Engelhard.
Engelhard
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Beamcn
Berry of Engelhard bn M ednes-
day, October 31st, in Taylae Hos
pital in ’Washington, a son, Far
ran Allen. Mrs. Berry before her
marriage was Miss Elsie Gibbs of
Lake Landing.
Carry your gun down and on
safety. Never point a gun —either
on purpose or accidentally — at any
thing you do not wish to shoot. Be
sure of your target before you pul!
the trigger. Handle every gun as If
It were loaded.
WTien crossing fences, let one
member of the party climb over
first without a gun. Hand all guns
over to him, being sure to “break"
the breech before handing over. Be
sure barrel and action are clear of
obstruction before shooting.
lK!**tjAftty eouxett . . _
Bob Burrus, Jr., arrived home
this week with his honorable dis
charge from the Army. Bob is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burrus
of Belhaven and Swan Quarter.
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Wear something bright — prefer
ably red — which will stand out in
wooded areas. Never wear white for
hunting. Never stand up In a boat
to shoot. Allow only one hunter to
shoot from boat at a time. Never
shoot at hard, flat surfaces such as
rocks, or at the surface of the water.
O
Never carry loaded quns in your
car. Never look down the muiile of
your gun. Avoid horseplay while
handling guns and never mix alco
hol and gun powder. Teach children
proper 'espect for firearms. Such
simple precautions as these will make
for happy hunting.
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
Hundreds of sportsmen are
hunting in the section. Lake Mat-
tamuskeet in Hyde has had ca
pacity crowds of hunters since the
season opened last Friday and
bookings show that it will remain
that way during the entire sea
son. Many ducks are reported in
the Pamlico Sound area, and
wildfowl is said to be plentiful
in Currituck and Albemarle
sounds as well as in the entire
coast area.
iBut while hunters were depriv
ed of some good shooting by the
calm and warm weather, farmers
were finding it a blessing in har
vesting crops. Combines are run-
! ning from early morning until
I late at night harvesting the bean
I crop in Hyde County, with the
yield much larger than expected.
; Some farmers who predicted a
1 small crop now say the yield will
be one of the largest ever gath
ered. The beans are producing
especially well in the lowlands
and the dry, clear weather has
j made possible harvesting them.
The fair weather has also made
it possible for the farmers to
I ."ave the corn crop which was
blown down in the storm during
the summer. Yields are reported
larger than had been though ear
lier in the year.
IN STUMPY POINT ^tation of giving a good meal to
Visiting delegations.
afternoon session wilFTbl-
low the lundh and among other
iB 9 things new officers wil be elect-
^ gjj which will include a new
president, a vice president from
each county and an executive
and recording secretary. Due to
storms and travel restrictions, no
general meetings have been held
since the war started and the old
officers have continued to serve.
W. L. Whitley is president and
will preside at the meeting. 'Vice
presidents are P. iD. Midgett,
Hyde County; D. Victor Meekins]
Dare County; W. M. Darden,
Washington 'County; and C. Earl'
Cohoon, Tyrrell County.
'Roads are expected to be the
principal subject of discussion at
the meeting, with the assoiation
expected to continue pushing
for the completion of four road
1 projects to connect the county
1 seats of the four counties.
LINDA JOYCE WISE, S-year-old 1 A special, delegation melt In
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Raleigh Tuesday with the High-
G. Wise if Stumpy Point, who was ! way Commission and the Gover-
voted the “cutest baby in Stum- nor. They report satisfaction with
py Point” at the Halloween Fes- ; their discussion with the officials,
tival at the Stumpy Point School, They will tell the association of
Wednesday evening, October 31st.: th£ir talks during the meeting
Linda piled up more than 6,500 Thursday.'
votes to win the contest. She The four projects which have
was awarded a sterling silver en
graved loving cup 'as a prize.
C0.4ST GUARD RAISES
AGE LUVHT FOR RECRUITS
the endorsement of the associa
tion are as follows; Highway 264,
connecting Swan Quarter and
Manteo via Engelhard and Stum
py Point; Hifhway 94, connect
ing Swan Quarter with Colum
bia via Fiarfield and Gum Neck;
'64, connecting Manteo
Aige limit for recruits for the
Regular Coast Guard has been | Hiphway
raised to include men from 17 ! and Columbia and'Plymouth via
to 25 years of age, Lt. Comdr. L. j Manns Harbor and East Lake;
H. Hines, district recruiting offi- : and Highway 99 connecting Swan
cer, announced in Charleston this ' Quarter with Plymouth via Bel-
week. , j haven and Paniego.
Also, the enlistment period has | The association' is pushing the
been reduced from three to two program as a whole and is not
years. Previous recruits have! singling out any particular pro-
been 17 year olds signing up for j ject as'No. 1. No. 2, and so on, as
three years of service. Now, all it is felt that this might serve to
men enlisting can enter the Coast defeat the program. Ail the
Guard for either two or three, routes proposed are included in
MANTEO BOY SCOUTS
ENJOY WEINE RROAST
year period.
Physical and educational
the original highway program of
re- I the state, which was enacted into
Members of the Manteo Boy
Scouts enjoyed a weiner roast in
Scoutmaster Dan Cannady’s back
yar-d Thursday evening. Those
present were, Bobby Owens, Wil
bert Austin, Herbert Etheridge,
Linsey Midgett, Arnel Midgett,
Everett Liverman, Roger Meek
ins, . Francis Meekins, Russell
Midgett, Jerry Cahooir, Jimmie
Williams, Sam Midgett, Jr.,
Thomas Cannady and Dan Can-
ijady, Jr.
quirements remain the same. Men law in '1921. The map itself was
with previous military service . m.ade part of the law, and these
are not eligible unless that serv- four projects are among the few
ice was in the Coast Guard Re- remaining in the state that have
serve. | not been surfaced and made all
For complete information per- weather roads,
taining to the requirements fori The following 'have been nam-
entering the Coast Guard, and the4 ed as official delegates to the
sound career offered to you upon j meeting from Hyde County:
enlisting, an invitation is extend- j Scranton—^.Joe Bishop, Frank
ed to v'rite or visit the Coast Fortiscue, Forrest Sears, Mrs.
Guard Recrui'.ing Office, 34
Smith Street, Charleston, S. C.
BERR^
I RETURN FROM VISIT
Mayor and Mrs. T. M. Long
j have returned from a visit with
) relatives in Missouri and South
I Dakota. Mayor Long is a native
I of Missouri and their daughter,
Dorothy, lives in South Dakota.
Jeff Credle and Mrs. William No
ble.
Swan Quarter—^J. S. Mason, E.
A. Wil'iams, Mrs. E. A. 'Williams,
J. C. Williams, O. L. Williams, D.
L. Berry, Mrs. D. L. Berry. Mrs.
The Berry Company has been Louella Swindell, C. P. William-
appointed General Electric appli- , son, E. W. Lupton, rN. W. Shelton,
COMPANY TO
SELL GE APPLIANCES
ance agents in Swan Quarter.
They expect to have merchandise
on display shortly.
Netvspaper advertising pays.
C. J. Cahoon and C. L. Be’l.
j 'New Holland—^Leslie O’Neal
j and J. E. Berry.
j Lake Landing—Coleman Davis,
• (Contnued on page four)
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