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A NEWSPAPER TO SERVE NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST FAMED AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL REGION
VOLUME XV NO. 50
SWAN QUARTER, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1951
Single Copy 7
R. L. GIBBS & CO. ERECTS
85,000 BUSHEL ELEVATOR
FOR STORAGE OF GRAIN
Owner Expects New Construction to De Ready
for Use by Sept. 1; Only Structure of Kind
in Hyde County; Tanks to Stand 60 Feet
High.
Construction of a grain elevator
in Engelhard for R. L. Gibbs &
Co. is expected to be completed
by September 1, Mr. Gibbs said
today. The elevator when com
pleted will have an 85,000 bushel
capacity.
Work started a month ago, with
Lee & Funderburke of Norwood as
contractors. So far, two of eight
round tanks have been erected.
Each of these will be 16 feet in
diameter and stand 60 feet high. In
addition, three star bins will be
constructed.
The elevator will have a dryer
with a capacity of 400 bushels per
hour. About 2,000 bushels per hour
will be loaded or unloaded.
Heretofore the company has
used only warehouses to store
grain. These will be continued in
use. The company in the past has
handled half a million bushels of
grain a year. The new elevator will
make it possible to increase that
amount.
Corn, soybeans, wheat and oats
will be handled.
Although the elevator is not be
ing built for government storage,
it would meet requirements for
that, Mr. Gibbs said.
The nearest grain elevator is lo
cated at Washington. Hyde county
has no other elevator.
LEADERS ASKED
TO CARRY OUT
HYDE PROJECT
Soil Conservation Supervisors
to Sponsor Conference at
1 Swan Quarter June 25
In order to acquaint the public
with what soil conservation means
in the general economy, a Hyde
county meeting of farmers, busi
ness and professional men has
been called for 8 o'clock the night
of June 25, at the agriculture
building in Swan Quarter. The
meeting will be sponsored by the
supervisors of the Hyde county
soil conservation district, who are
J. C. Bishop of Scranton, R. L.
Jones of Fairfield and L. A. Dud-1
ley of Lake Landing.
These three met Monday night
with W. H. Pruden, county agent,
and L. D. Hunnings, soil conser
vation agent. They compiled a list
of farm, business and professional
leaders who will be invited to par
ticipate in the project.
After a short program June 25,
the need for an educational cam
paign will be outlined and three
committees will be named. They
will be the educational, program
and finance groups.
Soil conservation activities in
Hyde county are being pushed. A
drag line is now operating on Mrs.
Murray Mann's farm at Fairfield,
constructing drainage laterals,
spaced and dug according to soil
conservation service specifications.
The object is to lower the water
table, by use of a pump. A mile
and a half of ditches will be con
structed this year, to drain around
1W acres and to fit into the farm's
overall drainage plan.
Basic soil conservation plans
have recently been drawn for J. E.
Rhem of Ponzer. Three were set up
for E. A. Williams of Swan Quar
ter. 94 LAMBS SELL
FOR $2,356.18
IN HYDE EVENT
A lamb sale held in Swan Quar
ter Tuesday totaled $2,356.18 for
the 21 farmers participating. Only
94 lambs were in the consignment,
since most of the lambs in the
county were held back for a second
sale to be held early in July.
Choice lambs brought 35U
cents per pound. All of the con
signment was brought by Swift 4
Co. and shipped to New York.
Among the farmers participating
in the sale was Linwood Roberts of
Fairfield. Eight of his lambs, all
choice but one.averaged $30.28, and
four old sheep average $24.15.
A. J. Clayton of Ponzer had 11
choice lambs in the sale, which
averaged $34.12.
Paul Fletcher of the state de
partment of agriculture, came from
Raleigh to do the grading. W. H.
Pruden, county agent, wa3
charge of arrangements.
FORMER BELHAVEN
AIRMAN ADVANCES
$ -
Pvt. Asby W. Silverthorne has
recently completed completed his
Air Force basic airmen's indoc
trination course at Lackland base
at San Antonio, Tex., Belhaven
and Hyde county friends have
learned.. He will now be sent to
another base for technical train
ing and later assignment in
specialized work.
Private Silverthorne is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Silver
thorne of Norfolk, Va. The fam
ily became associated in business
with Ernest Jefferson. They
moved to Norfolk about a year
ago.
The young airman was gradu
ated from Belhaven high school
in 1950.
POTATO DIGGING
IN FULL SWING
NEXT MONDAY
Drouth Cuts Yield; Corn Be
ginning to Suffer Because
of Lack of Rainfall
Some of the potato growers
started digging Monday and have
found the yield "just fair." One
grower reported Tuesday that it
looked as though he would average
112 bags of potatoes to the acre,
where last year the yield was 180
bags.
Dry weather has taken its toll
on the potato crop. Digging win
not start on a large scale until
next Monday. Acreage in Beaufort
county is said to be only about 35
per cent of normal.
Corn, now from knee to shoulder
high, is beginning to suffer from
dry weather, although the drouth
hasn't yet cut the yield.
Hot nights also are needed for
the corn's best growth.
The corn is now past the stage
to be damaged further by wire
worms, maggot worms and bua
worms, which took their toll dur-
ing the cool weather when the
corn had not grown fast enough to
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uc lllllliuiic uidil. if line (.iicjr
lasted, however, the pests did more
damage than in many years, L. M.
Dilday at Circle Grove farm said.
Corn acreage is reported increas
ing over that of last year.
JURY FINDS DALTON
INNOCENT OF CHARGE
Recorder's Court Trial Occupies
Full Day With After-Supper
Session
Carter Dalton, Beaufort county
farmer, retired attorney and mem
was found innocent Monday in Bel
haven Recorder's court of charges
of driving while drunk and hit and
run driving.
He was tried before a jury in
proceedings that lasted from 10 in
the morning until after 7 that
night.
On the jury were Dewey H. Bur
bage. Earl E. Rose, Cleve Wood
ward, R. Earl Norfleet, Steve God
frey and E. H. Brooks.
Witnesses heard included IL M.
Respess, Worth Calfee, Walton
Johnson, Elijah Edwards, J. G.
Thomas, J. G. Thompson, John
Paul, F. L. Voliva, Sr., Bernard
Voliva, J. E. Gaylord, Scott Top
ping, Dr. Ellis G. Winstead, Gryce
Fletcher, M. O. Radcliff, Ernest
Slack, Ralph Tarkington, Prentice
O'Neal, Dr. James T. Wiight, Mrs.
William Bulluck, Reginald Windley,
Axson Smith, the. Rev. L. T. Sin-
in gleton. W. E. Bateman, James
See JURY, Page Eight
BELHAVEN CLUB
BLASTS AURORA
IN TWO GAMES
Lumberjacks to Play Series
With Pantego This Week
End in Beaufort League
After splitting two practice
games with Pinetown, the Belhav
en Lumberjacks have won their
first two games of the season in
the Beaufort County Baseball
league.
Playing Aurora there Saturday,
the Lumberjacks squeezed out a
4-3 victory. The following day, on
the home diamond, Belhaven trim
med Aurora 16-2.
This weekend the Lumberjacks
will play Pantego here at 3:30 Sat
urday afternoon and at Pantego
Sunday afternoon.
In Saturday's game, Troy Sears
led the hitting with two hits for
three times at bat.
On Sunday, W. D. Cuthrell got
three hits for three time3 at bat,
Howard Chapin three for five with
one a home run and John Costulis
whammed out two triples.
The rest of Belhaven's schedule
of league games will be as fol
lows: Saturday, June 16 Belhaven at
White Post.
Sunday, June 17 White Post at
Belhaven.
Saturday, June 23 Pinetown at
Belhaven.
Sunday, June 24 Belhaven at
Pinetown.
Saturday, June 30 Belhaven at
Bath.
Sunday, July 1 Bath at Belhav
en. Saturday, July 7 Washington at
Belhaven.
Sunday, July 8 B e 1 h a v e n at
Washington.
Saturday, July 14 Belhaven at
Farm Life.
Sunday, July 15 Farm Life at
Belhaven.
Saturday, July 21 Belhaven at
Aurora.
Sunday, July 22 Pantego at Bel
haven. Saturday, July 28 Pinetown at
Belhaven.
Sunday, July 29 Belhaven at
Washington. . , ) , ,
Saturday, August 4 Belhaven at
Bath.
Sunday, August 5 Farm Life at
Belhaven.
Saturday, August 11 White
Post at Belhaven.
Sunday, August 12 Make up
games.
Saturday, August 18 Series.
Pantego's schedule for the sea
son is set up as follows:
June 9 Pantego at Belhaven.
June 10 Belhaven at Pantego.
June 16 Farm Life at Pantego.
June 17, Pantego at Farm Life.
June 23 Pantego at Washing
ton. June 24 Washington at Pan
tego. June 30 Aurora at Pantego.
July 1 Pantego at Aurora.
See AURORA. Page Eight
STROKE IS FATAL
TO MRS. D.
RICE
Funeral Held at Residence in West
Belhaven Today by Rev.
Herman Shavender
As Mrs. Dollie Sadler Rice, wi
dow of Harvey Rice, sat in a rocker
at her home in West Belhaven, she
! afternoon ghe died Tuegd morn.
-
Funeral services were set for 3
this afternoon at the residence on
West Main street. The Rev. Her
man Shavender of Pantego, pastor
of the West Belhaven Christian
church, to which Mrs. Rice belong
ed, was to conduct the rites, fol
lowed by burial in the Community
cemetery.
Mrs. Rice broke her hip in a fall
at her home 18 months ago. Al
though, after treatment in Tayloe
hospital in Washington, the frac
ture healed, she never fully re
covered her health.
At 82, Mrs. Rice was the last
of her brothers and sisters. She
was born in Hyde county, but had
lived in Belhaven about 50 years.
Mrs.- Rice is survived by two
sons, Raymond and Charles, at
home; three daughters, Mrs. B. P.
Skittlethorpe of Greenville, Mrs.
Singleton Pegram of Clinton and
Mrs. Henry Sawyer of Belhaven;
22 grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren. BEAUFORT ROAD WORK
TEMPORARILY DELAYED
When the state highway com
mission let bids on 24 projects, re
cently one in Beaufott county was
held up subject to acquisition of
rifjht-of-way.
Low bid on the job was $20,
175.40, submitted by Clark Con
struction Co. of Greenville. The
project is for grading 2.94 miles
of road from near' Washington
Park to Highway 264.
MISS ANN JORDAN
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Jordan of Belhaven have announced the
engagement o their daughter, Willie Ann, to Staff Sgt. Dwight
Trippe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trippe of Washington. The
wedding will take place August 12. ,
COUNTRY CLUB IS LEADER
Group of Farmers' Wives, Daughters Proud of Rural
Heritage; Glad to Co-Operate in Movements De
signed to Irrjpy've Living in County
AGED FARMER
DIES; FUNERAL
HELD AT HOME
Isaac Farrow Gibbs, who lacked
only a week of being 90 years old,
died Tuesday at his home in Swan
Quarter, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted
at the residence Wednesday after
noon by the Rev. D. M. Lewis of
Swan Quarter and the Rev. E. O.
Edmonds of Fairfield. Burial fol
lowed in Fairfield cemetery.
A native of Hyde county, Mr.
Gibbs was born June 12, 18G2, at
Fairfifield. He was a son of the
late Matthias and Arabella Credle
Gibbs.
He married Miss Mary Chamb
lee of Wake county, who preceded
him in death a number of years
ago. Since then he has made his
home with an adopted daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews Blake of
Swan Quarter. Mr. Gibbs was the
last of his immediate family.
By occupation he was a farmer.
ROTARY CONVENTION
DELEGATES RETURN
Singleton, Spencer of Belhaven
Among 8000 Attending World
Wide Sessions
The Rev. L. T. Singleton and
Thurmond Spencer returned Thurs
day night of last week after at
tending a Rotary International
convention in Atlantic City.
Approximately 8000 persons
from 45 nations attended the gath
ering, which was held in Atlan
tic City's big convention hall. This
building is so large that all 66,
000 residents of that city could be
brought together within its walls.
The main hall will seat 41,000
persons, but for this occasion, it
was cut down to the capacity
needed.
Acoustics are so good in this
hall that a whisper on the stage
can be heard anywhere in the
room. The building has what is
said to be the largest organ in the
world.
In connection with the conven
tion, outstanding entertainment
was furnished each evening. On
Sunday night, the Philadelphia
Symphony orchestra played a con
cert. On Tuesday night Alex Tem
pleton, blind pianist, was heard
and on Wednesday night two child
musical prodigies played some of
the world's most difficult music.
The 1952 convention is to be held
in Mexico City, and the meeting
in 1953 is tentatively set for Lon
don. The Rev. Mr. Singleton and Mr.
Spencer accompanied Dr. M.
Fletcher of Washington.
SOON TO BE BRIDE
i i
V
By MRS. H. R. WAY
It pleases me greatly to comply
with your request to give the his
tory of our club and to relate
briefly the pleasures and benefits
derived from our meetings.
We organized Feb. 16, 1914,
thereby adding another important
birthday to the many already fa
mous ones of that month.
Our membership is 18; all far
mers wives and uaugnters. inere
are three ways only by which oneicame here from Wilmington, with
can gain membership to our club: I a sroup oi marines irom nerry
One must be born into it; marry j P0'" their f?lrl frlends aboard
into it or move into it. Welcome, a 48-foot cruiser owned
We are strictly a neighborhood b Andrew Sampson, was at Bel
ik k., o- f aoifi.h at nil I haven on her way to her home
with our hospitality. Each hostess
can entertain as many of her
friends as she chooses, and in this
way we meet our friends and the
friendsof each other semi-monthly.
Reading and current events, with
discussions on canning, poultry
raising and all progressive move
ments of our state and county are
indulged in. Our full attendance is
evidence of the pleasure and bene-
fit we derive from these meetings.
1 1 can rcall only one thing, except
j sickness, that keeps us from at
tending au oi inese meetings, aim
that is when our husbands insist
on killing hogs on Monday before
we meet on Tuesday. At this time
we are obliged to send regrets, as
See CLUB, Page Eight
CHILDREN UNDERGO
TONSIL OPERATIONS
Former Belhaven Residemt Jimmy
Clark Seriously 111 of Stomach
Ulcer
Tonsillectomies continue to
crowd the school vacation schedule
at Pungo District hospital in Bel
haven, with more to be performed
the latter part of this week.
John G. Thomas, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Thomas of Belhav
en, had his tonsils removed Tues
day. Mark Braddy, 13, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clifton Braddy, and Mil
dred Glayde O'eNal, 6, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred O'Neal of Pan
tego, also had tonsilectomies.
A colored child who had a ton
silectomy Tuesday was Vertie War
ren of Ransomville.
Michael Potter, 9, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Potter of Elizabeth
City, was brought in for observa
tion when he was believed to have
apepndicitis. He was discharged,
without an operation. The family
i formerly lived in Ransomville.
I Paul Barrett, Jr., of Bath Route
1, had his appendix removed and
is convalescent.
Jimmy Clark of Pantego, form
erly of Belhaven, is still seriously
ill of stomach ulcer, although his
0. 'condition is reported improved.
I See CHILDREN, Page Eight
NEW TOWN BOARD TO KEEP
SAME EMPLOYES OF CITY
FOR 30-DAY TRIAL PERIOD
Mayor, Aldermen Discuss Selling Property
Previously Forfeited for Taxes; Ralph An
nounces Appointment of Standing Commit
tees.
BAPTIST DAILY
BIBLE SCHOOL
OPENS JUNE 18
Classes to Be Provided in
Two-Week Sessions for
Pupils from 4 to 16
Years Old
Daily vacation Bible school will
start Monday, June 18, at the Bel
haven Baptist Church, to continue
through Friday, June 22, when
commencement exercises will be
held.
Classes, to be in session from
9 to 11:30 each morning, will be
provided for pupils from 4 to 16
years old.
Mrs. John McKinney, assisted
by Miss Marietta Martin, will be
in charge of the beginners. Mrs.
Jack Leigh and Mrs. Ike Bateman
will direct the work in the pri
mary department. The junior de
partment will be in charge of Mrs.
Robert Mitchell and Miss Ann Jor
dan. Mrs. Margaret Jones will be
in charge of the intermediates.
Principal of the school will be
Mrs. J. T. Byrum.
The pastor, the Rev. J. T. By
rum, said that children of all de
nominations were welcome - to at
tend. Free transportation will be
provided for those not in walking
distance of the church.
On the closing day of the
school, refreshments will be serv
ed. Plans for the graduation exer
cises have not been completed.
MOST OF PLEASURE
, J30ATS. RETURN HQME
Belhaven Sees Almost Last of
Northbound Yachts for Cur
rent Season
With the movement of yachts
from southern waters to their
northern home ports almost at an
end for the season, only a few
docked at Belhaven within the
week. One was a 90-foot houseboat
owned by the DuPont interests. It
port of Charleston, Md. M. P.
Codwise was the skipper.
Capt. W. R. Copon docked the
22 foot auxiliary cat, Sweet,
here on her way to her home
board in Norfolk, Va. F. M. For
shang is the owner.
TWO WILL ATTEND
GIRLS' STATE EVENT
Markey Jackson, Lucy Burgess to
Be Accompanied by Auxiliary
President
The Misses Markey Jackson and
Lucy Burgess, accompanied by Mrs.
Vann Latham, will go to Greens
boro Sunday to attend Girls' State,
an annual event sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary to fos
ter the knowledge and practice of
good citizenship. The - Belhaven
girls were chosen by the Legion
Auxiliary unit and the school fac
ulty to represent this community.
When the Auxiliary meets June
20 at the Legion hut, a report of
Girls' State will be heard. At that
time, a report of Poppy Day also
will be presented.
LIONS TO HONOR Under rules set up for tho
THIRTEEN MEMBERS league, no team may have mora
: than two high school boys on it,
Thirteen members of the Swan for the volleyball set-up is de
Quarter Lions Club will receive signed primarily for adults. Lights
recognition tonight (Thursday) for! have been ordered so that night
100 per cent attendance through games may be played, and play is
the year. This will take the place j expected to start next week,
of the usual program. In addition to volleyball and
Those whose attendance records
are unblemished are W. J. Lup
ton, T. A. Hood, Joe Williams,
Gilbert Tunnell, John H. Swindell,
Rouse Lupton, T. A. HooET8uCyK
Rouse Lupton, Bonner Lee, Dur
wood Tunnell, John F. Cahoon,
n a Pnoi t. n u.,nr,;n r t
. ..UUo, . uuMiiiuga, v. m.
Worrell and Roland Early.
At next week's meeting, new of -
fleers will be installed. They are:
President, W. H. Pruden; vice
presidents, R. A. Swindell and
Gilbert Tunnell; tail twister, Doane
Rouse; lion tamer, Roy Carawan;
secretary-treasurer, Joe C. Wil-
liams; directors, W. J. Lupton,
T. A. Hood, E. A. Williams and
L. D. Hunnings.
A new mayor and board of alder
men picked up the reins of city
government in Belhaven Tuesday
night, after the retiring board held
a brief routine business session.
The new administration, headed
by Dr. W. T. Ralph as mayor, in
cludes the first woman alderman
ever to serve Belhaven. She is Mrs.
L. J. Rice of West Belhaven. Other
aldermen on the new board are
Clyde M. Burgess, Worth H. Cal
fee, Mark Powell and J. W.
Hodges. The latter is the only
member of the old board to carry
over to the new.
As its first official act, the new
board announced that all city em
ployees would be continued on their
jobs for 30 day3. At the end of
that time, some changes may ba
made. Although a number of ap
plications have been received, the
board did not consider any of them.
Those interested in city jobs were
invited to place applications with
in the next 30 days.
Committee Announced
Mayor Ralph announced appoint
ment of standing committees, as
follows:
Finance Calfee, Mrs. Rice and
Burgess.
Street work Burgess, Poweil
and Calfee.
Fire department Hodg23, Rice
and Burgess.
Sanitary and community houss
Rice, Hodges and Powell.
Wharves and dock Powell,
Burgess and Calfee.
Since each committee of three
constitutes a majority of the board,
committees were advised that when
their members were agreed they
could operate their departments
without consulting the other two
nttsmbetl nf the board. TJpe finance
committee was advised to audit all
bills submitted for payment.
A tentative budget was referred
to the board for a month's con
sideration before action is taken
on it. The board also asked for a
list of all unpaid city bills.
Queried by Dr. Ralph, Krank
Keaton, city clerk, said that about
75 per cent of the 1950 taxes had
been collected and about 90 per cent
I of those for previou3 years He ex.
p,ained that much of th unC;).
lected portion was on the tax books
by error and should be charged
off.
See BOARD, Page Eight
DANCE PROFITS
WILL PUT SAND
ON CITY BEACH
Volleyball League Play to
Start Next Week With Eight
Teams Competing
Proceeds from a dance to be
given Friday night, June 15, at
the community house in Belhaven
will be used to pay for a car load
of sand for the beach. Bob Jones
and his Bobcats of Washington
will play for the event, which will
include both round and squaw
dancing.
This affair will be included in
the general recreation program for
the summer, operated by Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Chapin.
For the first time in a number of
years, Belhaven is to have a city
volleyball league, with probably
eight teams sponsored by local
business firms. Sponsoring a team
will not necessarily cost anything,
unless the business firm wants ta
provide the players with T-shirts
with !ta n 1 m a rn tknm
, participation in the Beaufort conn-
ty Baseball league, the recreation
program includes baseball for
ounyger boys each morning and
for older ones in the afternoon at
the school diamond. Approximately
35 h:i.ve been showing un in th
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iiiuiiungs ana zo in me atternoons.
Tennis courts, back of the high
' school, are ready for play. Mr
.Chapin said he hoped that this
year interest in this sport would
be more active than in the past.
In connection with the recreation
program, Mrs. Chapin is operating
a nursery school and could include
' more children. This is the only part
of the program for which a foe is
charged for participation.