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THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD. SWAN QUARTER, N. C.
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THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT SWAN QUARTER,
NORTH CAROLINA, BY TIMES PRINTING CO., Inc.
THOS. E. SPENCER Editor
S1A.DESV11LLE NEWS
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice, Swan Quarter, N. C.
Subscription Rates: One Year $2; Six Months $1; Three Months 60e.
A Weekly Newspaper Covering the News of the Richest Agricultural
County in the Foremast Historical and Recreational Area of
North Carolina
By proper cultivation, spacing,
and fertilization and through the;
use of hybrid seed, A. B. Craven
o fRi'chmond County increased i
his corn yield from 17.24 to 66.45
bushels per acre in the same;
field. i
Vol. VH
Thursuay, November 8, 1945
No. 9
again.
THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS
(By Thomas Lomax Hunter in Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Because nearly all our publicists are politicians or their ad
vocates, nearly all the words we see in our gazettes are poli-
itic words, words spoken warily and with intent of making Belhaven visited
designed impressions. Th4 symptoms for politic are: artful, j
crafty, cunning, dplomatic, discreet, .judicious, prudent, sa-ifrom Norfolk visAe'd friends'here I
gacious, shrewd, wary, wily, wise. j ^t^uday.
■oii J 11 The funeral of Mrs. Ella O^Neal
Perfect candor and absolute frankness we seldom encoun- ^ ^^o lived in Belhawn with her
ter in this field. Every editor is an advocate. We speak of Re-1 son, Walter D'Neal, was held Fri-
pu'blican papers and Democratic papers, and Socialistic pa- ■ afternoon at the Sears home
pers, and Comumstic papers. These are organs intent on prop-1 ed. She had lived in Hyde Coun-
agation of their several ideologies. Occasionally we encounter I ty all her life until the last few called 10-80.
what is known as an Independent paper, but this, too, has its! Belhaven. |
clients and is always advocating something. | was a business visitor here Sat-
Only in the intellectual realm, ithe realm of pure science,! urday.
Shelby Hines, son of Mr. and) Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carter of
I Mrs. A. L. Hines brokes his leg, Middletown sPent the week end
Graham Ponder of Swan Quar-ilast Saturday while visiting in in Swan Quarter with their son.
ter was in our midst Friday. j Norfolk. .He is doing nicely. | Lee Thos. Carter, and Mrs. Car-
P. C. Simmons and son, Dennis,' Mrs. C. B. Midgett and little ter.
of Fairfield, ware business visi- daughter, Donnie, Mrs. Herman) —
tors here this week. i Tillett arid Mr. and Mrs. Erwin'
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Smith of Hines spent last Tuesday in Nor-
Bremerton, Washington, are vis- folk.
iting Mrs. Smiths’ parents, Mr.' Mr. and Mrs. E. W.«Baum spent
and Mrs. Lee Sawyer. Monday in .Norfolk on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Carson Meekins,
and family and Mr. and Mirs. Os- and Mrs. Guy Hayman went to ■
car Berry spent Sunday with Mr. Norfolk Tuesday night to visit Mr. I
and Mrs. Leland Gibbs. Meekins’ brother who has just |
John F. Lupton and Ben Mid- returned from overseas,
j ptte of Swan Quarter were bus- Mr. and Mrs. Clare Gaimel of
iness visitors here Monday. ' Norfolk were visiting relatives
Robert Busyamis and Gilbert here and at Colington over the
Nobles of Plymouth were the weekend. Mr. Gaimel has just re-
I guests of Misses Anne Green and turned from the Pacific where he
1 Wilma Jennette Tuesday. served with the Army.
I Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Sears and Capt. Ralph Baum is spending
I family of Fajrfield were visitors some time with his people here
' Saturday. , after serving about 3 years in the
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wimby of European theatre. We all are
Mrs. Wimbys’ very glad to welcome him back
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gibbs, home
Walter McHarney and a party
THURSDAY, NOV. 8,
1945
A new liquid poison, especially
fatal to rats and other rodents,
has been discovered. It it^ also
a pow’erful poison for humans
and will not be released for the
present,- says the USDA. It is
Be.QaickToTreat
Eroichitis
Chronic bronchiti.'? may develop If
your cough, ctiest cold, or acute bron
chitis is not treated and you cannot
afford to take a chance with any medi
cine less potent than Creomulsion
which goes right to the seat of tho
trouble to help loosen, and expel germ
laden phlegm and. aid nature to i
soothe and lieal raw, tender, inflamed
bronchial mucous membranes. |
Creomulsion blends beechwood i
creosote byspecial processwith other 1
time tested medicines fc'r coughs, i
It contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have'tried, toll your druggist to
sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with
the understanding you must like the
way it quickly allays the cough, per
mitting rest and sleep, or you arc t:
have your money back. (Adv.)
do we encounter complete nonpartisanship and find people
speaking wholly without bias.
In a country whose government has the structure of ours
practically everybody is a politician. We are a people com
posed of leaders and partisans. We are a people who belong
to this party or to that and vouch this fact as proof of our
freedom. We are free to belong. I often hear people boasting
KITTY HAWK
Miss Betsy OPeele of Washing
ton, N. C., was the week end guest
of Genevia Harris.
Mrs. Mary Best is visiting her
son, James R. Best, and family in
Norfolk, Va., this week.,
Mrs. Rayban
pridefully that they belong to the Democratic party and have [Mrs” Carson Meektas^spent^TuTs-
been one of its belongings all their lives and that they hope day in Elizabeth City on business,
to die one of its faithful servants. Thus Qurth, the swineherd,L
boasted of being born thrall of Cedric the Saxon. In my very, Mr. and Mrs. S..S T. Guard and
early childhood I knew an did colored man who complained' family of Ft. Pierce, Fla., are vis-
that the Yankees came down here and took his master away'g^p Gu^ard
from him. The sence of belonging is dearer to most people, Mrs. Will Tillett and Mrs. Ira
than the sense of freedom. j Partridge spent Tuesday in Eliza-
Being a nation of politicians, we are quite accustomed 'to {MTcuy Speight and
the politic word in speech or print. We think him a good pol
itician who always speaks prudentially and with a keen con
sideration of the possible effect of his words on his hearers.
We actually admire such a person, and if we are one of his
political liegemen we point to him pridefully an dsay, ‘Tsn’t
son, and Mr. and Mrs. William
Powell and son are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mid
gett. Mr. Speight has just return
ed from the Army with his dis-
. i charge. He served at Camp But-
9» 117- u 1-1 J • • 1 4 u- 1 r f-' Mrs. William Powell is
he slick We chortle admiringly at his clever pussyfooting convalescing from
and his adroit ability to run wi,th the hare and hold with the ’ operation.
hounds. A plain-spoken man we think of as a poor boob and' Shannon and little
114 . • 4- 1 • 1.1 „ soil are spending some time in
we would not consider nominating him as our candidate for, Norfolk.
the General Asserrtfbly. He hasn’t in him the very rudiments
of a politician. You can find out which side he is on without
•walking all around him.
Your Americano thinks of a politician as a fellow who can
pull something out of a hat, who has a bunch df tricks and
some cards up his sleeve. These are the gifts which equip him
for getting there, and if he is a preacher he will be a bishop
and there is no way to prevent it.
This mental training has had an effect on our national char
acter. We admired (the prestidigitator, and regard intellectual
suppleness as a rare gift. We do not waste our admiration on
the fellow who speaks his mind. He is not a politician. The
highest praise of the man in the street is the exclamation,
“A!h, he is a master politician. He knows the game. They can’t
beat him.’
a very serious
Mrs. Ryan Johnson of Norfolk
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Baunx
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Perry an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Charlotte Louise.
OF
COMMISSIONER’S NOTICE
SALE
HYDE COUNTY
vs
PELEGE WARNER
Pursuant to the power of sale
contained in a certain Judgment
No. 1555, entitled flHyde County
Vs. Pelege Warner, et ai,” the
undersigned will offer for sale
and sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, on Monday, December lO,
1945, at 12 o’clock N. at the
Courthouse door in Hyde County,
the platform and then forget them till time to make a new f of land in Curri-
1 41: rni. i 4ir • • i , i , , tuck Township, Hyde County,
platform. These platform principles are old. They have been “ ' ^
Political principles are window dressing. We put these in
used often before. Nobody rememibers what was in the last
platform. Maybe you can find it in the World Almanac. I
haven’t had occasion to look one up for a long time. I know
they are all full of high-sounding principles.
A platform is something which the candidates stands on,
but only while he is running for office. As soon as he is elect
ed (they.pull down the platform and put the 'planks away for
the next time.
The candidate as his picture put upon badges which we pin
on the lapels of our coats to show that we areTiis devoted vas
sals. We hurrah for everything he says. We know that all he
says is spoken solely for the purpose of getting votes. We
know this and admire it. We delight in his subtlety and guile.
Isn’t he our candidate, and isn’t everything fair in love, war HHll-8-4t
and politics? Boy, he’s a slick one! It’s a pleasure to vote for
him
North Carolina, described as, “12
acres Lonnie Sawyer land,”’ and
more fully and definitely describ
ed in the Complaint, as amended
and filed in this cause which said
complaint is hereby referred to
and made a part hereof for de
scriptive purposes.
The highest bidder will be re
quired to deposit ten per cent of
his bid as a guarantee of good
faith pending confirmation of the
sale or further orders by the
Court.
This notice dated and posted
this the 5th day of November,
1945.
O. L. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner
BOOK REVIEW
Everyone ig talking about
Do You Want To Buy
Or Sell
atomic power these days. Some
talk about it with hope of great
helpi.ng in making life more
wor.hwhile; other view it with
fear as a weapon of war. j
Those interested in knowing served. The public is invited,
enough about atomic power to I
tnorou'gl)ly undeistand it„ will! Griffin of Manteo left
find the i.iiormation in a c.early-Tuesday for Duke Hospital where
wriflen book just off the press' -^yIU undergo treatment for a
entit'ed “Uranium and Atomic: qjroat ailment.
Power” by Jack Dement, research;
chemist and writer of scientific i
articles. I
Beach Property
EASTERN STAR TO SPONSOR
BAZAAR AT ENGELHARD
A six-day wonder shop will be
featured by the Hyde Chapter
No. 213, Order of the Eastern r» 1.41.1
Star at a Bazaar at the Town Hall | o 5 ou want to rent, or do
in Engelhard, Saturday, Decern- I you have property to rent in
ber 1 from two to nipe p.m. In ' (his section?
addition to-this, supper will be
Two chapters of the book are ’
devoted to the occurence and I
properties of uranium minerals'
and two others to their qualitive i
and quantitative analysis. The'
remaining chapters discuss the!
chemistry and physics of urani- j
um and specific methods of uran- I
ometry. A section on the atomic [
bomb has been added. There are
numerous tables which round out
the merits of the book.—^TES. 1
Leon Ballance, son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. C. Ballance of Lake Land
ing, returned home Tuesday with
his discharge from the Army.
Buymore^'/^now
for/^/n'/rseciirity, too!
Does your property need In
surance against storm or fire?
Do you want to buil a cot
tage on beach? Do you want
your life insured?
Do you want lots in Man
teo or Roanoke Island, or any
kind of property in Dare
County and vicinity?
Then Write, Wire or Phone.
A. W. Drinkwater
!Phone 26
P. O. Box 113
MANTEO,
NORTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA DARE TR.YNSPORTATION CO., INC.
Schedule
Effective October 1, 1945
Lv.
Manteo
6:00
9:00
12:00
4:00
Ar.
Sligo
8:00
2:00
“eloo
Lv.
Sligo
8:05
2:05
6:05
Ar.
Eliz. City
8:35
11:15
2:35
6:35
Lv.
Sligo
8:45
2:25
6:20
Ar.
Norfolk
10:00
3:40
"Tss
Lv.
Norfolk
7:30
1:10
“5l05
Ar.
Sligo
8:45
2:25
T6T20
Lv.
Eliz. City
8:45
1:30
4:00
6:45
Ar.
Sligo
9:15
2loF
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"TIs
Lv.
Sligo
9:20
2:05
Tiw
Ar.
Manteo
11:20
4:05
6:15
9:20
Underscored times are P. M.—All other times are A. M.
No Changes Between Manteo and Elizabeth City
NEW
OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
HOTEL
FORT
RALEIGH
nassna*
MANTEO, N. C.
I
W. B. and M. K. Fearing, Props.
Every Modern Service for Tourists and Sportsmen
Fine Seafood Dinners
Nearly 78 Years of Service
to the Fisherman
of North Carolina
C. E. Warner Co. has consistently kept a place of lead-
ership in the fishing industry for more than three quar
ters of a century. It has maintained a record of prompt
returns and fair prices. Your cooperation in sending
good fish properly iced and packed will assure this con
tinued record to our mutual benefit.
C. E. WARNER CO.
INCORPORATED
ESTABLISHED 1867
8 Dock Street Fish Market Philadelphia, Pa.
CHICAGO GLOUCESTER MIAMI
PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE
EDERER, Inc.
Unity & Elizabeth Sts., Frankf’d, Philadelphia, Pa.
Netting-Rope-Twine
FISHING SUPPLIES
Distributors of “AMCO” ana “American
Superior” Pure Manila Rope
DARE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
Jones Wholesale Co.
Manteo
A. S. Austin
Hatteras
Hooper Bros.
Stumpy Point
Representing EDERER Inc.,
We are Headquarters for Netting, Rope,
Twine and all
fishing supplies
Prompt Deliveries on Netting is .Assured.
Jones Wholesale Co.
fllDHTH CYHDIIM FISH WYIVTEIl
Atlantic Fish Co.
GEO. H. PIERCE, Prop.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION
DEALERS AND SHIPPERS,
SPECIALIZING IN
IIOCKFLDUIVDEnSSHAII
We solicit your shipments
PROMPT DAILY RETURNS
WHOLESALE FISH MKT.,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Phone Saratoga 6810, 6811, 6812
SEABOARD FISH CO.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in All Kinds of
FISH — SHRBIP — CRABS
CLAMS — ETC.
ROCK ♦ FLOUNDERS
A SPECIALTY
Section V
WHOLESALE FISH MARKET
BALTIMORE, 2 MD.
Consignments Solicited Daily Returns
ESTABLISHED 1887
LARGEST INDEPENDENT DEALERS iN
FRESH AND SALT WATER FISH ON
THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD
SPECIALIZING IN NORTH CAROLINA
HDCK-FLDUIVDEHS-SH/ID
Crab Meat, Scallops, Shrimp, Sturgeon,
Caviar
Chesebro, Robbins
& Grabam, Inc.
1, 2 and 3, Fulton Fish Market,
NEW YORK 7, N. Y.
Telephone Beekman, 3-3122
The Official
“HONORABLE DISCHARGE SERVICE FLAG”
Authorized By The lYar
Department
FOR THE HOME-OFFICE
AND BUSINESS
Should be displayed by
men and women who hav
honorably served oot
Country
This Beautiful
DISCHARGE FLAG
with a red border, gold
and blue ring is made of
anese taffeta, size 8
12 in. Sun-proof, will n
fade. With gold tassel ano
fringe, ready for display'
No one who is entitled
display this flag should
the opportunity to secu
one.
Price per flag
i $1^ Order Today—Materials Are Scarce
The Hyde County HeraW
Swan Quarter, N. C.
The Dare County Times