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11 ,-r.e K-l-20-00 ifPUlF A NEWSPAPER TO SERVE NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST FAMED AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL REGION VOLUME X NO. 33. SWAN QUARTER, N. C. THURSDAY, FE8RUARY 9, 1950 Single Copy 7 it a. Hi lis s-ill Jfil Mzi ljU HYDE COUNTY NEWSJRIEFS SCHEDULE OF EVENT3 Monday, Fetx 13 Recorder's Court at Courthouse la Swan Quarter at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 Hyde Chapter OES No. 213. meets at the Mattamuskeet Ma sonic Lodge Hall near Englehard. Thursday, Feb. 16 Atlantic Lodge A. F. and A. M. at Fairfield meets at Lodge Hall. Englehard Rotary Club- meets at Watson Hotel at 7 o'clock. j 80 YEARS OLD T. B. Gibt9 of Sladesville was 80 years old Saturday and on Sun day friend3 and neighbors greet ed him. A good time wa3 enjoy ed as old friends and neighbors exchanged past experiences. Mrs. M. L. Windley .and Mrs. D. V. Sears, his two daughters, and seven grandchildren were on hand for the occasion. To add to the occasion, Mr. Gibbs moved into the remodeled home that has been fixed for him by children and friends. Many useful gifts were received. JARVI3 GRADUATES Harold Jarvis, Jr., of Englehard Monday graduated from the Uni versity of Miami in Miami, Fla., with a degree in Business Admin istration. Harold is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jarvis of Englehard. LEGION OYSTER ROAST Members of the Hyde County Post of the American Legion at Englehard entertained members of the Legion Auxiliary at an oys ter roast at Englehard Friday evening. A large crowd was on hand for the occasion. DAVIS JOINS SSI Claude D. Davis of Middletown. former sheriff, last Tuesday join ed the State Bureau of Investiga tion. Davis took the oath in the Justice Department building in Raleigh with Chief Walter Ander son looking on. He is temporarily stationed at f:al )igh while awaiting assign ment. R. B. WESTON FiiTES ARE HELD WEDNESDAY Funeral services for Rodger Byron Weston, 89, of Middletown, were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from St. George's Epis copal church at Lake Landing. Mr. Weston pased away Tues day morning at 8 a.m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. W. Payne, at Middletown. He had been ill for sometime. One of the oldest residents of Hyde County, Mr. Weston was the member of a prominent Hyde County family. Before moving to Washington, N. C. in 1906 he was a farmer and merchant in Hyde. He later served as Chief of Police for the City of Washington. Upon retirement he returned to Middle town. Mr. Weston was twice married, his first wife being Mrs. Annie Gibbs Credle Weston. His second wife was Mr3. Annie Marshall Gibbs Weston. Surviving are four children by his "first marriage: Mrs. C. T. Midgette, Mew Bern; Mrs. Payne; Elbert G. Weston, Washington; and James A. Weston, Lancaster, S. C; 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. MISS ELLA CARAWAN HOSTESS AT BRIDGE Miss Ella Carawan was hostess to the Happy Hearts Bridge Club at the home of Mrs. Don Harris in Swan Quarter Wednesday night, February 1. The guests arriving at the ap pointed hour were met at the door by the hostess anil invited into the living room which was artis tically decorated with daffodils, jonquils, Japanese quince and fried eggs. As the home was thrown ensuite for the occasion the spring flower motif was used throughout the house. The players were presented tal ly cards adorned with spring low era as they took their places at the three tables. Chilled Coca Colas, cany and minlts were served during the three progressions. When the scores were counted Mrs. Edward Lee Gibbs received the high score award And Mrs. Leo Bishop the low score award. Those enjoying Miss Carawan's and Mrs. Harris's hospitality in cluded Mesdames Leo Bishop, E. I,. Gibbs, Sybil Bouchard, . A. Rouse, Claude Sawyer, Linwood Harris, Murel Jones. Ray Gaboon, Grady Lupton, J. M. Worrell, N. W. Shelton and Branchy Spencer. R. S. SPENCER PLANS HOTEL AT ENGLEHARD Work Will Get Started With in Next 60 Days; Ma terial? Ordered R. S. (Tony) Spencer, promi nent Englehard merchant, is map ping final1 plans for construction of a 28-room hotel at Englehard. Mr. Spencer sa:d this week that he had already placed the order for some of the materials and that work would start in March or early April. The building will be a 25-room frame building with baths and a central heating plant. Asbestos siding will be used on the exter ior. The hotel will be located on the Watson boarding house lot near the business section of the town. There has long been a need for improved hotel service in Engle hard, which in recent years has become one of the leading trad ing centers in the Southern Albe marle area, and a connecting point for traffic to Hatteras. The new hotel will provide ad ditional facilities for the growing hunting and fishing business in the Mattarauskeet area. SWAN QUARTER BOY A CHILD PRODIGY Wayne flishop, 12-Year-Old, Keep Abreast of the World and Writes Poetry By CARLTON MORRIS Wayne Bishop of Swan Quar ter, age 12, comes near to being a child prodigy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bishop of that town. Mr. Bishop Is a section foreman with the state highway department. Wayne first showed evidence of his brilliant mind when at the age of 18 months he was able to name every make of automobile on sight and tell what year it was manufactured. Wayne lived in Tarboro when he was that age and it wasn't unusual for the business men of that city to call for him arid take him to their stores to showw off his mental ability for the benefit of their as tonished customers. Wayne doesn't go in for naming autos now but his hobby is sports. He can name all the big league ball players, and can tell you what their standing is in their respective clubs. He can predict the outcome of most of the games played around the nation in most any sport and he is right an as tonishing of times. He carries on lengthy correspondence with a great number of stars in several sports and has been invited to at tend ball games in which they played in several sections of the country. Dick Herbert, sports editor of the News and Observer, carries on a regular correspon dence with Wayne and has prom ised to drop in to see him at his earliest convenience. He isn't the smart acting type at all but is a good mixer, a good student in the seventh grade and is a Boy Scout in good standing. He doesn't devote all his time to sports, however, but has various other interests. Sometimes he writes poetry. The following poem was published In the Swan (Please Turn to Page Eight) DISTRICT CENSUS OFFICE TAKING JOB APPLICATIONS Applications for the position of crew leader in the 17th Decennial Census to be conducted in April are now being received by the Washington District Office of the United States Bureau of the Cen sus. Final selections for the crew leader positions will be made a bout the end of February after oral and written tests of candi dates for the jobs, according to F. Webb Williams, Census Dis trict Supervisor here. Approxi mately 18 crew leader positions will be filled. Each crew leader will have supervision over about 20 enumerators. Qualifications required for se lection as crew leader include, as a minimum, a high school educa tion and at least three years ex perience In supervising or assist ing in the supervision of an of fice force or field crew, training of subordinates, making and re viewing reports of average diffi culty, and handling related as signments. In general, an appli cant's record of experience must show satisfactory performance in Increasingly responsible positions. College education may be counted in part In lieu of experience. WITH VOLIVA FURN. STORE Recently Joining the Voliva Furniture Store in Belhaven as of fice assistant is Miss Cora Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Myers of Pantego. Miss Myers is a graduate of the Pantego High school. GI BILL HAS BEEN BIG HELP TO VETERANS More Than $10 Billion In Loans Granted For Homes, Farms and Businesses The GI Bill has enabled World War II veterans to finance more than $10 billion in home, farm and business loans over the past five years, the Veterans Adminis tration announced today. The $10 billion mark wa3 pass ed in December. By year-end, the VA had approved GI loans for nearly 1,900,000 veterans over the nation in a total principal amount of $10,029,000,000. In North Carolina, 28,279 veter ans had been granted loans total ing $134,626,138 by banks, insur ance companies and other private lend;ng institutions. Of this total. the VA issued guaranties totaling $67,520,487 to the lenders against loss on a portion of the loans. A little over $129 million of the loans went into the construction and purchase of homes through out North Carolina. Business loans totaled $3.3 million and farm loans, $2.2 million. The success of the financing program in this state is borne out by the fact that thus far the VA has paid claims against the guar anty to lenders in only 304 cases of defaulted loans, or only 1.2 per cent of the total guaranteed. Fur thermore, claims paid against home loans haw amounted to on ly four-tenths of one percent of the total. The low-default record is like wise reflected nationally. The composite record at year-end shows the VA had paid claims a- gainst the guaranty to lenders in only about 13,500 cases of default ed loans, or less than one percent of the total guaranteed. Claims Claims paid throughout the entire program against home loans have amounted to ony three-tenth3 of one percent of the total. To date. 1.566 North Carolina veterans have completely repaid loans totaling $5,800,914 while the others, with very few exceptions, are- meetin; their per'o&o pay ments promptly. On the national scale, more than J 145,000 have completely repaid loans totaling $5570 million. This favorable delinquency ex perience was cited as especially notable in view of the liberal terms on which most GI loans have been made. T. B. King, di rector of the VA's loan guaranty service, said a large share of GI loans have been made during a period when property prices were at record levels. King added that because of the guaranty protection, lenders have been encouraged to make loans with a small down payment, and in some cases with no down pay ment at all, provided the veter an's income was alequate. "It is perhaps not generally realized, King said, "that the the guaranty of nearly 2,000,000 loans in the short span of about four years since the beginning of mass demobilization repre sents a program without parallel in the history of government aids to mortgage finance. "The loan guaranty benefit has enabled nearly 2,000,01)0 World War II veterans to obtain mort gage and business credit essential to their post-war readjustment at lower cost and on more liberal terms than ever were available to any large group of borrowers," King added. With reference to the recent trends in the loan program, C. H. Ball, VA loan guaranty officer for North Carolina, observed that vet erans generally are now finding it easier to obtain low-cost GI loans than last year when credit conditions were tighter. In January 1949, loan applica tions in North Carolina reached a low of 153 as compared to 404 for December 1949. From a low of 20, 500 in March 1949, loan applica tions from all over the nation have arisen to a 40,000 monthly level in recent months, Ball not ed. Ball said that the upturn was due to a combination of factors, such as a greater availability of lower-priced houses and an in creased willingness on the part of private investors to make mort gage loans at 4 percent interest the maximum rate permitted for GI home loans. The large amount of mortgage money supplied through the Fed eral National Mortgage Associa tion ,1s also an important Influ ence, Ball pointed out. "Fanny May" is a government corporation authorized to buy GI loans from private leaders. Farm land values declined 6 per cent during the year ending No- vemDer, 1949. This is the first significant drop that has occurred since 193233. BONNER INTRODUCES ,BILL AID FISHERMEN Congressman Herbert Bonner today Introduced a bill to author ize the stoffy of "White Shad. Her ring and other fish in Albemarle and "Pamlico Sounds and tributar ies. The action came a3 the result of declines in catches of fish in waters of Northeastern North Carolina. The bill would authorize wild life service to make a study of the situation and make recom mendations to Increase abundance of fish. The bill Is seen as a great step in aid to commercial fishermen along the Tar Heel Coast where fishing is a major industry. SHAD SEASON BEGINS IN STATE'S WATERS Two Stumpy Point and Manns Harbor Fishermen Get Near, ly 200 Each Monday Just after fishermen had made fair catches of shad Monday's lovely weather was followed by unfavorable days, and fishing hasn"t been any good this week. Dick Best of Stumpy Point and Elwood Twiford of Mann3 Harbor eacTi caught upwards of 200 shad Monday. Other catches ran much lower. Roe shad were quoted at 40 cents a pound. Shad and shad roe, the latter considered one of the greatest delicacies from coastal waters ap peared on the menu at restau rants along the North Carolina coast a few days ago as the late winter run of this valuable food fish began. The price for fish ermen has been very good and one restaurant operator reported that shad he had purchased from a Neuse River fisherman cost $45 per hundred pounds. Shad are taken In the sounds and tidal rivers from Roanoke Is land to Southport but In recent years the catches have decreased. Fishermen in the Stumpy Point and Dare Coast re?!on. once the most famous shad producing wat ers along the Atlantic coast, be- lieve the shortap?. t. "J. ..hps in their area is cawed by the shoal ing up of Oregon Inlet in recent years. According to reports as of Jan uary 1. 1950, commercial early Irish potato growers in North Carolina intend to plant 23,500 acres of the crop this year. If these Intentions materialize, the 1950 acreage will be about two per cent less than the 21,000 acres harvested in 1949. THE TIDELAND TRAIL Th nrn tottntry store C..n4 Fuarvuhar Alnno- The M4R8W PTft i lucianu i i on v i i By CARLTON MORRIS By CARLTON MORRIS I This column is usually dedicat ed, to the happenings in Hyde County but having been out of Hyde lately more than I have been in it, I'll take a chance and write about something else. Re cently, Lonnie Foreman, Cecil Jones, Staten Clayton and Yours Truly all of Ponzer, along with Leo Bishop of Swan Quarter made a quick trip to Beaufort. We not ed that farming was far advanced :'n most of the counties through which we passed. We also notic ed that a lot of fruit trs are bursting into bloom. We saw a lot of other things blossoming out too. The only other bridge we saw as sorry as the one at Leechville was the one across the Neuse river at New Bern. Work has started on a new one there. When we crossed the Neuse I was reminded of a banquet which I attended in New Bern several years ago. JBilly Arthur, that lit tle sawed off newspaper man, made the principal address. He sad In part that making Craven County Corn was the biggest in dustry in Craven County and the Neuse river was the biggest thing in Craven County. He also stated he was the smallest thing in Craven. He is about four feet high. We went on to Morehead City, the town of wide streets and a cross the bridge into Beaufort. Upon arrival in Beaufort we were immediately attracted by the great flock of gulls swarming a round the water front. Several of the boys walked out on the docks to look at them but I was bareheaded and I wouldn't go. I never did car for those buzzards of the sea, anyway. SWAN QUARTER CLUB HONORS TEACHERS Rev. M. D. Lewis, Principal, Speaker At Meeting Thursday Night The Swan Quarter Woman's Club Thursday night entertained members of the Swan Quarter school faculty at a "Teachers Night" dinner in the Woman's Club and George Library Build ing. Rev. D. M. Lewis, pastor of the Swan Quarter Methodist church, was the principal speaker. He spoke regarding the growth of education and stressed the need for more concentrated efforts to ward progressive education. Rev. Lewis was introduced O. L. Williams. The hall was lovely with by ar- rangements of daffodils, jonquils, narcisus and greenery. The glow of the decorations fused with the soft rays Of the shaded lamps made a very homey and inviting setting for the buffet luncheon and program that followed. After the group had assumed their nlaces at the tables, Mrs. O. L. Williams, the president, call ed for the reading of the collect in unison which was the signal for the delightful hour to begin. The menu consister of chicken salad, potato chips, stuffed celery, pickles, carrot curls, deviled eggs, hot rolls, coffee and apple pie, a long with after-dinner mints. Mrs. Williams welcomed the guests most cordially. N. W. She-l ton, superintendent of Hyde Coun ty Schools, gave the response. Miss Mildred Spencer charmed the audience with her renditions of "Among My Souvenirs." Mrs. R. G. Baum was at the piano. The occasion closed with the singing of "Carolina Moon" by the group. The hostesses responsible for the luncheon were Mesdames W. H. Pruden, E. A. Williams, O. L. Williams and N. W. Shelton. PAMLICO BEACH NEWS P. D. McLean has returned to V. rt.-ihiiigtoii, T). fl. after spendinn some time at home with Mrs. Mc Lean. The many friends of Miss Nina Lee Sawyer will regret to hear of her serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ormond of Bath visited relatives here Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Foreman of Bath Route 1, visited Mrs. Fore man's mother, Mrs. Mary Sawyer and family herev Saturday. - U.S. 264 ijuw umm v yrz:,mn PQmj "What kind of birds are they, asked Cecil?" "They are gulls," replied Leo. "Well," said Cecil, "Gulls or boys, what difference does it make?" To Lonnie Foreman, who was raised at Beaufort, it was like old home coming week. He walked a round town shaking hands with everybody and I followed along and had the distinction of being introduced as his brother-in-law. We hadn't been there but a short while when we discovered the salt air had given us a big app'etite. We went into Holden's restaurant and had supper (din ner). They gave us about all we could eat for a dollar. I am not saying anything against any oth er restaurant there for I haven't been in any of them but if I ever return to Beaufort, and I hope I do, I'll eat at Holden's. After supper we went over to the Odd Fellow's hall and they were having a big clam bake. Imagine what a mess we were in having just ate supper but Lonnie Foreman who was raised on sea food, was equal to the occasion He ate a half bushel of clams. After the clam bake the Odd Fellows held a regular meeting in the lodge ball. I, being one of the. victims of that meeting, didn't enjoy It too much. It was with a feeling of deep regret that we finally told every one goodby for we were convinced we had met as fine a group of people as one could find in a days journey in any direction, i With the bright moonlight of a spring nigBt falling softly upon us we started back to good old Skin. County which U a pretty good place also. II CONGRESS MAY COME TO AID OF FISHERMEN Subcommittee Considering Bill To Provide For Study Decline In Catches By EUGENE PRICE Washington, D. C. Congress may come to the aid of Atlantic Coast game and commercial fish ing areas which have suffered de clines in catches of certain spe cies of fish in recent seasons. The Fisheries and Wildlife Con servation Subcommittee is con sidering bills which would provide for study of certain fish which are of major importance to the game and commercial fishing in dustries. The bills are designed to au thorize the United States Wildlife to make a study, with the coop eration of the various states, of fish which are decreasing in num bers and about which little is known. Under the proposals the Wild life Service would recommend to the states measures to increase the abundance of fish. The recom mendations would be based on the studies which would include pro pogation, biology, abundance and catch records of the various spe cies. Hearings have just been com pleted on one such bill which would authorize studies of import ant game and commercial fish all along the Atlantic Coast. The bill is of particular interest in east ern North Carolina where fishing, both commercial and sport, is a great industry. At the recent hearings, bluefish, rockfish (striped bass) and others of importance to North Carolina were mentioned specifically. Another bill which will be of in terest to the fishermen of North Carolina would provide specific ally for an investigation into the croaker situation in the coastal and inland waters of Virginia and North Carolina. In recent seasons the decrease in the number of croakers taken in this area has been alarming. The bills are being considered by the Fish and Wildlife Conser vation Subcommittee of the Mer chant Marines and Fisheries Com mittee. Texas Congressman Clark W. Thompson, who chairmans the subcommittee, says hearings will probably be held on the bills concerning certain fish in specific areas in the near future. The bills may be incorporated into an a nonymous bill which would apply to all cases, he sa'd. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner of North Carolina and a member of the Merchant Marines and Fisheries Committee, says he is particularly Interested in such bills which would be beneficial to fishermen along the Tar Heel coast. He says he expects to support such measures when they come before the full committee.1 SWAN QUARTER P.T.A. HOLDS MEET Founder's Day Program Present ed; Members Visit School Shop i The Swan Quarter PTA held its February meeting in the High School auditorium Monday night. February 6, at 7:30 o'clock. The meeting was called to or der by the president, Mrs. Queenie Boomer. After the opening the meeting was turned over to t'u program committee. February being Founders Day month, the theme of the evenin? was "Parent Teacher Association Cornerstones'' commemorating the memorable date. The cast included the "Spa.: of the Founder." Mrs. Linwood Tunnell; The four cornerstones were, "Home," Mrs. Mary Belle Cuthrell; "School," Mrs. Bonner Lee; "Church," Mrs. Melvin Swin dell; "Community, Mrs. Marjone Sherma; "The Spirit of the PTA," Mrs. Miiton Carawan. During the above pageant appr prtate Ausic was interspersed be tween the different characteriza tions by the PTA chorus compos ed of Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin and son, Billy, E. A. Williams, Mesdames W. G. Harris. Marvin S-vinde". Russell Swindell and Fred Harris. The songs sung were "Home Sweet Home," "School Days," "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "My Tribute." At the end of the program Mrs. Boomer conducted a short business session which was highlighted by her short talks in regard to fu ture PTA work. J. M. Worrell was made master of ceremonies at this time, as he invited the assem bly to visit the workshop and in spect the different machinery a- vailable for the boys. The last lap in this delightful meeting was the visit to the agrl- BOLD BREAK-IN RATCLIFF'S STA. THURSDAY NITR Thieves Break Lock Off Front Door and Take Haul Exceeding $400 Value Thieves entered John Ratcliff'a Service Station in West Belhaven Thursday night, February 2, and made away with a haul estimated at $300 to $400, including tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, tires, and some other merchandise, and $25 from the cash drawer. Entry wa3 gained by breaking the lock on the front door. Fin gerprint experts called to the scene ailed to find traces. A neighbor, Mrs. William War ner who lives adjoining the sta tion property heard a noise dur ing the night which she believed to have been about midnight, and was probably made by the rob bers. The manager of the station, Hubbard Griffin, as well as Mr. Ratcliff. lives in Pantego, which is five miles distant. The bold robbery is being in vestigated by town and county of ficials. The store is located on Highway 264. ROAD PATROL j ACCOMPLISHES MUCH IN 1949 Each Officer Worth Three Times His Salary, De partment Estimates Raleigh Exclusive of the pro tection offered to citizens of the State by the Highway Patrol dur ing 1949, each patrolman brought in three times as much in revenue and stolen property recovered aa was paid him in salary, the De partment of Motor Vehicles esti mated today. The average salary of a high way patrolman amounts to $2,800 a year, while each recovered property, collected highway rev enue and brought in fines and costs to county school funds and general funds totaling approxi mately $S,4O0, the Department po'nted out.- Value of i27 cars and property returned to individuals was esti mated at $ti97.208.61. Fines turn ed into county school funds in 69.S25 cases in which defendants arrested by patrolmen were found guilty amounted to $1.687.S25.3S. Costs in these cases, turned over to county general funds in coun ties where the cases were tried, totaled $871,072.06. Highway rev enue collected on overloaded and improperly licensed vehicles add ed up to $110,360.81, for a grand; total of $3,372,725.63. Patrolmen averaged 11 hours on duty and traveled approximately 115 miles each day for an annual total of 1,638,094 hours on duty and 16,667,708 miles traveled. Over one-third of vehicles in spected on the highway were found to have faulty equipment. ,f 1,004,924 stopped for inspec rion. patrolmen found 361,978 nhii-h needed correction of lights, 'n the majority of, cases, lights n ere correi ted on the spot, but n 9,74" cases light tickets wero issued. total ot 30,177 equip ment tickets were lmnde.1 out. The Patrol investigated 13,990 a. cMents in 1949 in which 671 per--on.- were killed and 7.6'J7 persons we. e injured. A total of 3,830 vehicles were weighed and 1,230 were found to be overloaded. Driver's licenses :i?:eeted on the highway number ed 1,155,040. Arrests totaled 79,627 and citations 75.S9. The 69,825 persons found guilty of violations were sentenced to 1,593 years, eight months and two days. Drunkeu driving was the chargo in 6,52 i ases. Found not guilty were 5.S21 defendants. The Patrol investigated 94,357 171,275. First aid was rendered in 98 cases. Thirty-five fires wero ext'nguished. WINSTEADVILLE NEWS Rev. W. C. Shaw of Bath, pas tor of .Bethany Methodist Church, filled his regular appointment here during the week end. Miss Glenda Jordan of Ransom ville spent the week end here wit Miss Valerie Ell's. J. R. Davis visited his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Allison Harris and family in Nor folk the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Davis were business visitors in Raleigh Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Carney Brv,n and daughter Connie of Ne- Holland visited Mr. anl Mrs. A. a. Ctra wan in Ransomviile Saturday night. It was Mr. Carawan's birth day. There were seventy-three guests present. ' - cultural classroom where delicious cake and Num" --.o f