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THE HYDE COUNTY m ^NEWS OF THE RICHEST AGRICULTURAL COUNTY IN THE fX)REM(i^ H'iiTORI^L a7d REC^a™"^ Hristmas seals ^0 ON SALE 19TH _ OF THIS MONTH Bishop W. W. Psele Reads List at Close of Conference Sunday METHODIST PASTORS ASSIGNED TO CHURCHES SWAN QUARTER, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 1945 AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA PLANES YOU WILL FLY IN ’’•'ds Raised in Annual Drive Go to Fight Dreaded Tuberculosis Bishop W. W. Peele, of the N. C. Methodist Conference, read the list of appointments for Metho dist pastors in eastern North ';rth Carolinians will be giv- Carolina, at the clos^ of confer- ine opportunity to aid in the ence in Goldsboro Sunday. against tuberculosis by Those assigned to churches in [v'.*' purchases of tu'berculpsis Dare and Hyde counties, in the C'stmas eals which go on sale Elizabeth City district, are as 1 °Ughout the state on Novem- follows- i fr 19 Jfo . lue ^ttle OCRACOKE MAN i RETIRES FROM NAVAL DUTY Single Copy 5 Cents the nation observed its first ^^&time Armistic Day in four another battle continued to Jnemy guns cost ithe lives of ham, E. L. Stick, R. R. Grant R j> ’UOO Americans in World War h. Lewis and L. E. Sawyer. ^ "'hile during the same period 3t the rate of one person ev- hine minutes (compared with death of one American ev- seven and a half minutes dur- the past war. I 'Hatteras, E. R. Meekins. 'Kinnakeet, to be supplied. Ki ty Hawk, T. M V;ck, Jr. iManteo, D. W Chariton. Mattamuskeet, F. R. Davis. Stumpy Point, W. F. Meacha-.n. iSwan Quarter, J. C. Chaffin. Wanchese, V. A. Lewis. Retired were: J. L. Cunning- ^ _ 206,000 Americans died as n/r a cr''XTr\rvT result of (this age old enemy lYlAIN 1HAJ oUrlOOL ‘Uberculosis. The guns are sil-: 1, ‘ how but tuberculosis is still; '‘Jing. i yet it is too early to predict Grade Awarded First OBSERVES BOOK WEEK Chief James N. Williams Will Return to Ocracoke After Serving 26 Years effect W(Oxid War 11 will First ''® upon the incidence of this ‘®®ase, although past wars have j ^^Ught inreases in tuberculosis;' cv^ now Europe and Asia, a sharp upward trend of Place by Judges for Dis play; Many Parents At tend Program hialady. Manteo, whose citizens already .the present the death rate' appreciate the value of good this country has declined as books in their lives, were made Whole, but tuberculosis is a more co.n'scious than ever of the disease, and is seldom importance of good books and Pected in its early stages. ■ reading this week, when the Man- fPper medical care has forced teo school participated in Nation- tuberculosis death rate from al Book Week, which was spon- to seventh place as a cause sored all over the country by the ivh^®Pth for the population as a National Associatio of Librarians. | 'Uin • ’ during last year tuber- The students, from the first grade jj, °sis alone killed approximate- up, were busy all week making P.OOO more Americans than posters and other preparations for Vq ® hilied in action or died of their display on Friday afternoon., V received in action during a large number of parents visit- I ,j, Jrst'World War. ed the school, attending the cha- '^On ^ Pran-made batt’e has been pel program which was cieveri.v! Ihk ’ within the borders of presented by Mrs. G. T. We.st-1 victorious nation there re- cott’s fifth and sixth grades. Af-i whose very pres- terwards the parents were invited i tip! ® challenge to Americans to visit the classrooms and in- j 5 -ywhere to fight until the. en- spect the displays. I "Py of tuberculosis is defeat- Posters had been prepared by I banished forever. Do your ai: the grades, and in some of the i C}, . *^Py Tuberculosis rooms interesting booklets had; ‘^tmas Seals during the 39th been made. The First Grade room ; bpf Seal Sale from Novem- bad been a beehive of activity 9 through Christmas. for sometime, and showed After more than twenty-six years in the service, Chief Com missary Steward James N. Wil liams is leaving the Navy but not leaving the sea. Returning to civilian life to day at the Naval Separation Cen ter here, Chief Williams plans to build and operate a hunting and fishing cjub near his home in Oc racoke,. N. C., a section well- known and close to the heart of the nation’s followers of Izaak Walton and Nimrod. Chief Williams first entered the Navy in 1915, and served aboard transport vessels in World Wars 1 and 2. He has been on duty on • some thirteen ships, including the ’ USS Minnesota, Argonne, Lyons and Asheville, and at Naval Bas es in Cuba, Florida, Connecticut and elsewhere. Retiring to inac tive duty in 1936, he returned in 1940 and later took part in the invasions of Africa and Southera France, and in two invasions in Italy. In addition to his many theatre ad action ribbons and stars, he wears the gold and sil ver rating badge and service stripes awarded for twelve or more years continuous service with good conduct. His last duty station was the Charleston Navv Yard. UNITY OF SOUTHEii ALEEM^Ri E REAFFIRMED AT COLUMBIA MEETING — O L Group Votes to Continue Pressing For Roads Con- County Seats; Hyde County Man Elect- ed President; Next Annual Meeting To Be Held In Manteo j JOHN G. HARRIS i KILLS BIG BEAR : ON FAIRFIELD FARM I I Took Two Loads of Buck Shot Fired at Eight Feet Range ' To Stop Animal * WARREN WATSON HEADS | The Southern Albemarle Asso- SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE elation meeting in Columb.ia last Thursday reaffiriT^ed its desire to see all-weather roads connecting the county seats of the" four co^unties of Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington which compose the organization, and pledged their efforts toward seeing that these road projects are complet ed as soo;n as possible. Harmony marked the all-day session, the first held in four years, and the I eleventh since the orgarization was formed, with the four coun ties unted as one in their efforts to get justice from state high way officials. The meeting opened in the Co lumbia Theatre Thursday morn ing at 11 o’clock with W, L. Whitley of Plymouth, president, presiding. The invocation was by the Rev.I C. K. Wright, pastor (>X the Columbia Methodist church, a former pastor in 'the Mattamus keet charge in Hyde County. The address of welcome was by W. J. White of Columibia. Making the response to the welcome were Melvin R. Daniels of Manteo, P. D. Midgett of En- John G. Harris of Fairfield and W. WARREN WATSON of Lake Landing, Hyde County, was nam ed president of the Southern Al bemarle Association on Novem- gelhard and John W. Darden of her 15, the first time this honor! Plymouth. has gone to Hyde County. His Resolutions introduced by C. W. election was by acclamation. Pre- * Taem of (Columbia, chairman of vious'presidents are C W. Tatem' '^^® as^ciation road committee, of Columbia, Melvin Daniels of' the all-over road pro- Manteo, and W. L. Whitley of association which in- Plymouth. Mr. Watson, was one ! adequate all-weather roads Raleigh killed the largest bear f of the most active figures in the i “’^"^oting the county .seats of ever taken in Eastern North Car-! Apoclation when' it was organ- 1 counties, and requesting olina the other day, according to‘^ed in 1935. I that the Engineering Department Frank Meaoham, State Musuem ! — — ’ I'otdhe' Staae Highway Commission roo legist. Harris, an official of the Unem- All objects, even to the clay bow’s at over 200 miles an hnim it World s biggest flying boat. Cruising T\r PriRTSI PTPU'UT? from which the Three Bears ate of more than 14 tono fnr’nv passengere wth a payload N CORN PICKER porridge, were made by the (C69) Giant war trnn!noT+^*^ a i, ^ Lockheed Constellation nhiirirpn iinripr tViP riirpr.ti.r;r, pf 1 ^nt War transport and holder of a transcontinental record. ^Hn quarter ^AN LOSES HAND Jop c- children, under the direction of can carry 64 Dasspn^^Tnr££jr=;!i nwuer oi a iranscontinental record, ® Simmons, Who Lost Leg their teacher. Miss Bonnybel Ev- "ng "unX Hunting Accident Fri- ans. The second grade had a part' Crossed continent in just over 6 hours. THsTOunterpart^rthe Super- m this diSDlav. as thev sopnH thp fnrfroca nrOi ha . ux wie ouper- •y, Reported Improvi.g o7’SciTcsS" w Yt“ ••8“ »l.s .. h.«r. ^Do.gl„ (““" ““y (C54)—Worttone of wor-Hmo tremport »aU be among tiret of Vm 1” Hyde °TheJiKlgea, Mis-VanNeasHar- lf^Sdated‘'vXf .he 'z «b“a ■‘“is »■ >'>5 ed Jaf^“®sday afternoon when John first place to the first grade room, i tigb of Swan Quarter had his taking into consideration the age | HALE QUIDLEY I STUMPY POINT PTA COff. ?^3nd badly mashed in a and ■ limited experience of this OPENING REPAIR SHOP ^ HAS MEETING MONDAY 'ke while harvesting -with group. Mrs. G. T. Westcott’s fifth near Fairfield in Hyde County. ■ In reporting the kill, Harris said that a full .load of double-o buckshot in the bear’s head from a distance of about eight . feet failed to stop him, and he “calm ly used his right paw to wipe the blood away.’’ A second shot, however, killed him instantly. Meacham said that he would assist Harris in skinning the bear and tanning the bide for a rug. DR. CHARLES G. LENNON DIES IN MARYLAND ELECTRIC BELLS KEPT CROW’S OUT PECAN ORCHARD t — D. M. Swink, Swan Quarter farmer, has had a great deaj oi' to locate the various road and bridge projects were unanimous ly adopted. (New officers elected were War ren W. Watson of Lake Landing, difficulty keeping the crows out[,; ^''^^skins of of his large paean orchard this V °’ .1^®® president for Dare fall. Tiring of losing many ma.n-u°“^^’ ^Mgett of Engel- bours of work keeping the pests 1for Hyde away, Mr. Swink devised a sys tem of bells with a twitch in his home so that his wife could frigh- County; J. W. Darden of Ply mouth, vice president for Wash ington County; and W. J. White ten the birds by pushing a but!; ®^ Columbia, vice president, for Dr Charles G. Lennon, 84 died H®,was ^rushed^to and sixth grade room, and Miss'thf bust-j The Stumpy Point Parent ®a'^ly Monday at the home of his 'tid ^^Utnbia hospital where the Lucy Tillett’s fourth grade room, ^ ®f f^e Roanoke Ser-| Teacher Association met Monday 'daughter, Mrs. Alfred J. Steffen ■ ^ Was amputated two inches tied for second place. I ^^®® f’tation in Manteo, is build- j night in the school auditorium ^^^^y Chase, Md. Funeral e th® wrist. He was report-, a large shipment of new books'*"® ® modern automobile repair, with Mrs. G. E. Meekins presi- services were conducted Wednes- ''»ie yni!"® ^as recently received in the Man- j bridge turn south of dent, in the chair. ’ day morning at 10 o’clo-ck in Tk/^’^sday. j teo library, and Mrs. Harwood ex- ‘ ®°’ ^"d which will be op- , The program was presented by Washington, D. C., and burial was Vrt ^^® accidents oc- pects to be deluged with calls for' ^ 7, Rowley Wescott, ^ the primary children fo Alexandria. S! Friday w/hen Joe Sim- books, after this celebration of who bas recently been liberated, Mrs. Selby’s room won the at- ■ Lennon was the son of the Ij s of Fairfield was accidental- National Book Week. . ! “® f^a^y, and who is a me- tendance banner for having the ’®‘® Joseph G. and Isabel Rudd aot while acting .as guide for, j cnanic of Ion gexperience. i most parents present. ,The group Lennon, and spent part of his y of out-of-county hunters. manTEO BAPTISTS SELL ' ■'"oted to have the scho.ol piano yo^oger daj’s on Roanoke Island, the legs VljjiOons was shot in ■ '® going from one of his blinds .^bother, with the right leg so arjLiLi 1 i i-yj lid v c me SL'llOL. , - - , PARSONAGE TO NIXON fa„tnrv If t repaired, and the 'following mo- where h,;s father was a Metho- ipprifiv u ^ thers were -selected to serve as minister for several years. '"‘ly id- .V, . -k - ■ The Manteo Baptist ParsonageManteo south room representatives for the He was brother to the late W. ** neces- recently sold to Mr. and Mrs. ' I month: primary room, Mrs. Hollis Manteo, and uncle ® ■ 'Rdssor G. Nixon of Stumpy Point ' y' | Quidley, Allie Mason and Mrs. Lennon, R. B. Lennon lij yobts from Washington wdiere Europe faces critical food short- Lydia Gray: grammar gra,4e., and Mrs. W. L here. Mrs. Nixon is the “•is aln ® smd that he was get- L. Johnson of Manteo ^:6teiv Three daughters of- Mr, ton. 'But all of the Swan Quarter man’s troubles were no-t over when he completed the system of bells. While it worked ^Wght, Mrs. Swink decided to just leave the switch on and let the bells ring. The mechanics of the sys tem were not arranged for this kind of operation, and so it burn ed out. The reporter failed to find otu whether repairs had been made, or whether Mr. Swink; had decid- j ed to keep watch himself. Mrs, ' Tyrrell County; Paul L. Liver- man of Columbia, recording sec retary and M. A. Matthews af Engelhard, executive secretary and treasurer. Members appointed on the exe- i cutlve committee were Dare J County, J. A. Meekins, Z. F. Per ry, Dr.. W. W. Johnson, A. B. Hooper,. C. L. Midgett, Melvin R. Daniels, I. P. Davis and - A. H. Gray; Hyde County, Mrs. S. M. Gibbs, L. A. Dudley, J. S. Mason, C. L. Bel', R. F. Baines. D. W. Cutrell, (Frank Fortiscue and J. Swink would hardly make the j 9' ^'^^mgton County, same mistake again. ! - ' davenport, L. E. Hassell, J. S. Brinkley, Mrs. 'MANTEO PTA HOT ns Mary F. Darden, Mrs. W. B. Gai- ,UAO.ltu BIA HOLDS tber, W L Whit'ev and W ir NOVEMBER MEETING Veasley.' Tyrrell' County C. ’ w! TVT 4 -r. r., , (Tatem,,.J. W. Hamilton, C. R (Manteo Parent Teacher .chapiin, H. T. Davenport! W. s! Its November Sykes, Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse, Mrs. E. M. Hooper of Stumpy; *" early after the acci- husbands have! “*sevej recently bought adjoining; • ^ranw R/r c ^ -r. ■ x- Tj'near Manteo, on which they plan' to build homes. They are Rev. ■“31 Und Columbia hos- ^ Meekins, Mr. ^°’'*"-(and Mrs. Calvin Watson, and Mr. - o--—, Warren, all of sister of supplies produced Mrs. C. S. Midgett and Mrs. Ruby I'lsnleo. R. B. Lennon attended danteo. i V®''® -his year are a fifth below Twiford; high school. Mrs. Dick ^J*® I'^^eral services, and P^®w’ar, says the BAE. i Best and Mrs. A. C. Hooper. ^ received several weeks ; and Mr. Allan Osborne. MRS. SAMMY JANE SHANNON Mrs. Sammy Jane Shannon, 74, jHfj^'''hen he received serious lo one of his arms when it' Itf by a mowing machine. Ijg ‘^°oney is reported to havej ifjj** Working on the mower, widow of the late John Shannon' !1i£" ^he horses started pulling' of Manteo, died Thursday night! ltotv,"*®®hine cutting the arm after an illness of several days j Ijljj l^he elbow to the hand and She suffered a paralytic stroke a |)j most of the skin off that week ago, and was stricken again lo, the arm. He is reported this week. She was a member of ® getting along satisfactorily, i the Baptist Church, and lifelong i resident, and one held in highest Lnu - ^ -Praver for Ol)anK$glviiig , Pv Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Luther D. Miller Chief of Chaplains, U. S. A. 'JOOLS MTLL CLOSE esteem. She is survived by the FOR THANKSGIVING following children: I Mrs. Mollie Gallop of Manns f 3’'e County schools will close. Harbo-r, Mrs. R. F. Smith of Buf- ’'iij "fsday afternoon for the' falo City, Mrs. Wilton .Jolliff, ^ksgiving holidays, and will Mrs. Marvin Rogers, Charlie, (ji^ feopen until Monday morning,' Jack, Richard, Wallace and Ben J Siving students and teachers ^ Shannon of Manteo. J]. Thursday and Friday as' Funeral services were conduct- i^“3ys. Most of the schools in'ed at three o’clqck Friday after- figj^^bnty are planning appro- j noon at the grave, Rev. Frank B. chapel programs for the' Dinwiddie officiating. Burial was in the Manteo cemetery. Chaplain Miller ALMIGHTY GOD who of Thine own abun dance hath lavishly blessed us, we give Thee gtateiul thanks ior all Thy goodness. May we in our thankfulness ne'er iorget that all Thy blessings are given us in trust, that may we use them always for the benefit of mankind. We thank Thee ior the victory that has been ours, and lor its opportunity to bring peace unto the world. May we use the power with which Thou has endowed us to establish that peace with justice and equity ior all. We thank Thee for the bounti ful greatness of our land. May we unselfishly use its resources for the common good of humanity as we glothe the poor and feed the hungry. We thank Thee for those who have led us in the past, and for the brave men and women by those unselfish lives our land has been blessed. May we justify the sacrifices they have made, by establishing throughout the world those principles for which -they gave themselves, and may our Nation ever Dr. Lennon is survived by hi^ wife, Mrs. Helena Schneider I LennO'n; two daughters, Mrs. Al- ifred J. Steffen o.f Chevy Chase, J Md., and Mrs. John Rodler of Washington, D. C.; his stepmoth er, Mrs. N. B. Lennon of Norfolk, a brother, M. G. Lennon of Nor folk; two half sisters, Mrs. Pearl Summers and Mrs. Ruby L. Sheek i of Norfolk; two half brothers, Roq B. Lennon of Norfolk and Joseph G. Lennon of Roanoke, Va. lead all others into Thy ways of righteousness and truth. Accept our prayer of thanksgiving, and consecrate us to Thine everlasting service, now and iorcvsrmor% ' AMEN. HATTERAS SENDS SHRINERS FIVE CANDIDATES NOV. 7TH Five Hatteras township men were candi(iates for the order of the Mystic Shrine of Sudan Tem ple at the ceremonial in Wilming ton, November 7th. The men were Jesse Byron Byrd, Clarence Jennette and Isaac Jennette of Buxton, and Walter Berry Stowe and Charles H. Ballance of Hat teras. If there were more sugar this year, there would be more hon ey for the table. Many beekeepers are leaving extra honey 'in the colony because they are afraid they cannot get sugar. The Association held HvnnIiT afternoon at Mrs.''W.^A.‘’Howrtt^nd“M£s.'TA.’ two O'clock. The program was put Spencer if .^tudents, who present- An invitation to hold the next ed thei rschool paper In the form annua! meeting at Manteo was If P^®®® accepted by the association The *’®P*'®s®®‘®^^' invitation was extended by I P _ All Parent Teacher Associations Davis of Manteo ' ' m the county were invited to at- Prior to the closing of the-meet- tend. Special musicjwas rendered in-x a nf 7 £ by wh, .a„g ■■Th. "• V Se '^aT DrLmer Beautiful charge of arrangements. Members A g ■ , - , , . ®I this committee were Miss Sa- A tea was held during the so- ra L. Taft, Miss Polly Tatem Mss Mrs Rav'Jonl!' a f T Thomas kam- Mrs. Ray Jones and Mrs. Wilhs nton, Mrs. Rowland G Riddick I" Owens, Mrs J W.’ bv Mr? kfafd^Sa® was poured Hamilton, Mrs. Robert L. Mitch- by Mrs. Ro.and Sawyer. Russian evye, M-^s Effie A Brickhon-jp tea. sandwiches, cookies and salt- Mrs. Hester Fishet Srs A N ed nuts were served. ; Eatem.an, Mrs. E. J. Brickhouse! Esther Brickhouse, Mrs. BABY RECOYERS Annie Sykes, Mrs. Norman FROM HEART ATTACK Knight. Miss Ann Caro'yn Wil- liams. Miss Billy Tucker Owens, Be.ty Jean Forbes, four months Miss Ann Cohoon, Mrs. C. Earl o-d^daughter 0‘f Mr. and Mrs. W. .Oohoon, Mrs. H. T. Davenport B. Forbes of E.izabeth City, was and Mrs. J. A. Spencer of Tyr- tne victim of a heart attack one rell County. -.ay lasi^ week, according to her At the conclusion of the meet- S. M. Jones ing the delegates and guests Harbor. The child was weer entertained at a tarbeque critically ill for a short time,; dinner at the Columbia High and the grandparents were sum-; School .a-uditorium which was moned to the ch'.ld’s bedside in; served by the ho'me economics E.lizabe h City, where they re-. depariment. mained until Monday. However, { Citf^thp^hJh One of the principal ingredi- City, the baby had begun to re- | ents in DDT is a chemical that is righTwiien 'known as “knock out rignt when they left her Monday, drops.”
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