Newspapers / The Hyde County Herald … / March 30, 1950, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Hyde County Herald (Swan Quarter, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PAGE TWO THE BELHAVEN PILOT, BELHAVEN. N. C. THURSDAY. MARCH 30. 1950 CATFISH CORNER N.rto The I.a.lies .-o. .ci. o: . . .. ly Sauls Imiic.i iit-la kj'-h .ma ly meeting Friday with V.i. Hli. Wood Hai lis. 1 ouoal v. as I : by Mis. Sinibellina Sykes. Mis WhispAina Willi- lt-.i in ...yer The program was followed by re freshment s sene.l by the hotcss. The V. all-Ja .. .1 . i . - fivh (.'oi lier U .-! ou.-oi itiir a tim: ball n-.tii;. Mi.-- 1!oz;h lieny v, M belp to oie;i!ii::e it. li'iix liinnri 1m;i tun, one of the i-ii.b membe -. vii' belp lii-l". Miss tilissemie l.hb -;!. t !,. Week end with .i r. ;nid Mi- Ti' tenuoue Tuler it Wide Spot. Miss Virginia vimor oi ....uui' Hill Creek is visiting her eonsin. Mi.-;s Virgin Vrndur. in this cir. lull 11 i ly. Miss Tontsie Tinker ami Miss Penis Payne are visiting Msis 'Wagonetta Walker in Frog Fork. .Miss Aldelanto Arnold of Square Hill Creek is visiting Miss Acos tarita Austin. Miss Violeen Iewis has returned to ber home in Bay Level. Carter Cartwrignt of Baltimore Is visiting his mother, Mrs. Caddie Lack Cartwrigrt. Miss Pandora Parker and Miss Salvadora Sawyer have been vls- Hed by Miss Jandolyn Joned" of Wide Spot for the last several days. Miss Wandaleena Williams of Vinegar Hill has returned borne after visiting relatives here. The Fycetown Ramblers from Square Hill Creek will begin their square dances at the Catfish Cor ner Cafe next week end. Miss Pus sy Parker will be the cashier. Miss Penice Payne and Miss Dessie Belle Dowdy have recently returned from Sappy Sedge. Miss Bozie Berry and Miss Toot eie Tucker motored to Calf Creek Sunday with Miss Galvonetta Gar rison and Miss Tizziegig Tillett. Miss Consolena Carter is visiting Miss Wagonetta Walker in Frog Fork. Miss Peruna Belle Perkins of Alligator Bay spent Sunday with Mrs. Minnorca Miller. Miss Glisserine Gibbs and Miss Paffylean Daniels are visiting Miss Prunella Parker at Wide Spot. Gustovlna Garrison and Bristo lene Brlnn motored to Square Hill Creek to bring home Miss Bombay Bratten and Miss Fendorola Fit chett. 4i38 Jendolyn Jones of Wide pot is visiting Miss Cantaleva Carter. Rev. Esau A. Byrd, pastor of Saintly Saul's Church, recently held preaching services at Gar Creek. Miss Barcelona Banm and Miss Penice Payne are visiting friends In Bay Level. MEN-andtheSEA 0fa BiiAYE OLi, DAYS AfeW! Gallant Deeds of Bv-Gone , JitfJ$'&j') Years i.T The Walter fffitf ' ' Raiaigh Caap! NEW SHIP TO BE BUILT FOR LOST COLONY PROP A new ship, one that will never touch water, is scheduled to be built as a Lost Colony prop during the Spring, it was announced to day by Al Bell, architect and gen eral manager's assistant at The Waterside Theatre here. The pres ent ship is a realistic replica of the pinnace used by the first col onists to reach Roanoke Island, that is, it is realistic when view ed by a Lost Colony audience. But actually the ship is only the top mast which was skillfully and au thentically built and designed by Bell to represent a pinnace of the period and instead of floating in water it is rolled back stage on a special built track. Other repairs are underway at Waterside Theatre and new addi tions are to be constructed. A drying room will be built before the show opens for the season a necessity to dry laundered cos tumes In a hurry. Repairs will al so be made to the choir loft and light towers in the theatre, Bell stated. FARMER ASSESSED $50 IN POTATO VIOLATION Jasper Jackson, farmer, of New ton Grove, N. C, was assessed a $50 fine in U. S. District Court in iu-ileigh March 13 on charges of shipping uninspected potatoes in violation of provisions of Potato viarketing Agreement and Order Ho. 81. Imposition of the fine fol lowed a plea of nol contendre by Jackson. The potato marketing agree ment and order program regu lates, by grade and size, the ship ment of Irish potatoes from the commercial producing areas of North Carolina and Virginia, and requires Federal-State Inspection. Tbe case against Jackson was one of a number pending prosecu tion in tbe two-state producing area. Two such cases are those a gainst H. C. Potter, a producer dealer of Aurora, and 3. Arthur Wolfe, of Mount Olive. la Atlanta, H. S. Patterson, southeastern compliance officer for the U. S. Department of Agri culture's Production and Market ing Administration, said a number of other such cases against North Carolina and Virginia potato pro ducers, dealers, and handlers are now in the hands of the Justice Department and that criminal in formations are expected to be fil ed against some of thee in the near future. WRECK OF THE OLIVE THuRLOVV, DEC, 1902. The American bnrkentine Oliv Thurlow 'as wrecked on Decem ber 5, 19"2. in Lookout liitrlit. coast of North Caiolina, anil one. man lo.-t his life from a tenibl.? blow inflicted upon his head by the mizzenmast, which gave way and fell to the deck soon after the vessel entered the breakers. The rest of the crew were saved. The Thurlow was of 660 tons burden, 26 years old, and heavily laden with several hundred thous and feet of southern pine lumber, a portion of which was cirred on deck. She was bound from Char leston, South Carolina, to New York City, in command of Captain J. O. Hayes, and carried a crew of seven men all told. When as far on her way as Bodie Island she ran into a gale from tbe north, veering to the eastward, and at about 4:00 in the morning of De cember 1, the master, deeming it no longer advisable to breast the storm, attempted to put his vessel before the wind. In order that no mistake should be made at the helm he himself took the wheel, and while he was trying to adjust the tiller ropes one of his feet was caught between the tiller and the quandrant and jammed with such violence as to break his leg just above the ankle. The vessel was got around without further mishap and headed to the southward, which course she maintained until 8:00 on the night of December 3, when she dropped ber anchor in 7 fathoms of water about 2V& miles northeasterly from the Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station, The weather was then thick and rainy with a moderate gale from the southward. On the morning of the 4th the Captain, who had now been suffer ing intensely for three days with a broken leg, naturally desired to get ashore where he could receive surgical attention, and he there fore ordered a distress signal to be set in the rigging. "Two min utes later," as he says in his testi mony, he saw the answering pen nant of the life-saving station, "and twenty minutes later the life savers were aboard." He was tak en ashore, whence he was sent to Beaufort without delay, and in closing his affidavit regarding the disaster he states that he "receiv ed all possible attention and was under many obligations to the keeper and crew." Before leaving tbe vessel, Keep er Gaskill informed Captain Hayes that a very severe gale was im minent from the southwest, that the vessel was in a perilous posi tion, and therefore he wished to be allowed to take her to a good anchorage in comparatively smooth water. This request the captain refused on the ground that she would not "head in and could not be put in stays" that is, that the movement suggested could not be made. The keeper, however, had not the slightest doubt of its feasibility, and fur thermore, it appears that the tug Atlantic went alongside the Thur low and proposed to tow her to safe water and convey the master to Beaufort,, but the proposition was declined because Captain Hayes would not agree to the terms offered. When the keeper left the vessel she was riding to only 25 or 30 fathoms of chain, and, although this was subse quently increased to 50 fathoms on one anchor, the second mate in his testimony asserts the wreck to have been due to the fact that more scope was not given. The IJfe-Saving Btation kept a strict watch of the Thurlow from the time she anchored until her fate was sealed. As soon as her crew were convinced that she was certain to strand they fired two Co.-ton signals, which Surfman Veomans, on the north patrol, answered instantly. The life-savers got out their beach apparatus cart quickly, and since they knew that the beach was In a very bad condition for traveling, they di vided the heavy load by placing a part of it in the driving cart. Then they set out with both ve hicles on their toilsome Journey of 24 miles through the soft, wet sand, with the wind blowing at the rate of 70 or 80 miles an hour, and, notwithstanding all the dif ficulties, reached the necessary position opposite the wreck with in an hour from the burning of the distress signal on board. All Men In The Rigging The doomed vessel was then ly ing broadside to the beach about 460 yards distant, and the sea was making a clean breach over her. All the men had taken to the lee m Irion rigging, and the business of Keeper Gaskill was to cast a shot line as nearly as pos sible into their hands. The wreck was gradually working to the westward, and therefore the sand anchor had to be moved some SO! yaids from the position first se lected, 'l iien the Ljie gilli . a lireil with a ii-omue charge of ;..iwder and a No. 7 line. Til" cnjectiie fell L" or 2" feet short, .uweer. ami a second shot was no more successful, but the third, with a No. 9 line and a 6-ouncc charge, landed fairly in the midst of the sailors in the mizzen shrouds. At that very instant the mast went down, the mizzen breaking off about 20 feet above the deck, crushing the skull of the steward, John Chalky, and serious ly injuring two other men. Chal ky's body fell overboard, while the others landed on the top of the house men, mast, topmast, and rigging tanglel together. The vessel began to break up within half an hour after she struck, and disintegrated rapidly. First the fore-top-mast fell, then tbe forward house and deck load went overboard, then the bow and the stern were torn off, the gen eral ruin being finally completed by the falling of all the masts wi;h a crash audible far along shore. The tOD of the afterhouse. or cabin, was the only place of J refuge, and lying there the live sailors struggled for their lives, with only a precarious handhold on the skylight coamings. Mean time the life-savers quickly fired another line which fell almost in-, to the hands of the shipwrecked men, who as quickly as they could pulled off the whip line and made) fast the tail block to the stump j of the mizzenmast, but, while the i surfmen were engaged in sending ' lit the hawser, a heavy sea tore j:f t:.e top of the cabin on whica Uie sailor? were gathered and ear ned them with it into the break ers. A Terrifying Trip The passage of these unfortun ate men to the beach was a friglit pti t.i'le, even to the surf -hoie people, to whom shipwreck ..i iis most harrowing form is no i;i.ely. Lyinsf flat upon the top 1' the cabin tliey thrust their r as th ough the windows of the -I-; I:u!:t and desperately hung on. v. o woie sorely injured, and the tint- tliiee assisted them as best ,h y could. "At limes," says the keeper, "all i -.t have been 1! feet under the ai 'i," when then' grasp would :.!::ust fail, and even when they . ose to the surface the break of the waves would nearly smother them again. At last one lost his hold and seemed sure to drown, but the life-savers went far out into the surf in spite of the wreck age and deadly undertow and sav ed him luckily themselves es caping great injury or death which was liable to follow a sin gle blow from the heavy timbers thrust to and fro with terrific force. "The rescued man," says the keeper, "was more dead than alive when taken from the water." The other four still held on and as soon as they were near enough the surfmen again went out into the breakers and dragged the poor fellows to the beach. The second mate, who was badly hurt by the falling mizzenmast, and a sailor who had flesh wounds and severe bruises, could not stand, and had to be carried to the station in a wagon. The three others were practically helpless, but though bruised and sore were not wound ed. None of the five could have held out. much longer, nor any have saved themselves had they lost their places on the piece of wreckage which .sustained them. All were at once taken to the sta tion, where they were stripped of their wet clothing, wrapped in blankets, furnished with proper stimulants, and placed in bed. After two days they were sent to .Jeaiifort. It is much to be regretted that feper Gaskill was not allowed to rhiit the Thurlow to a better an chorale, since it appears in the -tstiiony tnat the schooner War ii'ii Adams safely rode out the :-.iie in a berth selected by him. he thanks of the Service are due o the keeper and two assistants :ii the Point Lookout lighi-hoase. . . ;o seve.nl fishermen, tor their .H.aUaiy iaii! efficient aid in res ui.s me shipwrecked men. The '.i!o..ing letter was lecehed from He latter Ly the Geneial Super n n, lent: Cape Lookout. Noith Carolina. I -ember T, l'.t"2. "We, the crew of the barken !ie tilive Thurlow. which went a ..ee Iieceinbe r. at 4 a.m., and .came a total wreck in Ixiokotit isjiit. wish to thank Captain Gas ::i! and his crew, of Cape Lookout iie-saving station, for the timely ssistauce and care received at ieir hands. "We would also state that if the vessel had held together a little ringer all would have been saved n the breeches buoy, but the miz enmast broke, killing the steward and injuring two others, after heir line had been made fast to t, for which they are in no wise to blame. C. Florlan, Mate A. Curtin, Second Mate F. Finch Seaman J. Johnson, Seaman f G. Burgensen, Seaman The General Superintendent of the Live-Saving Service, Washington, D. C. a..ia cemetery. j Horn at Lake Landing in Hyit voanty July 4.. 1S7U, snn or tne ate Dixon and Mary Fisher Swin cll. He was married to Annie Crawford of Edwards on Novem ber 23, 18M1. To this union was .orn five daughters and one son. V.e family has been residing in Sladesville since Janua y. 192". Surviving are his wife, Annie ; ;wford Swindell; one son. Le- i. Swindell of the home: five daughters, Annie S. Heath of New Bern. Mrs. Lonnie O'Neal of New Holland. Mrs. G. H. Wright. Jr. of Raleirzh. Mrs. H. D. Kpting of. L'ttla Mountam, S. C, and Mrs. F :;nk Fo.tescue of Scranton; 17 -vandi hildi'-n a n d five great-irandchild'-en. ington were busiii . s is.iu: here Satorday. Charles Itham of l.ti nvfii was a business visiiu. .-. . i day. H. J. l.ragg of V. Park visited his Satterthwa u : i I Davis relatives here Sunday. SIDNEY PERSONALS PROMINENT SCRANTON MAN PASSES AWAY SATURDAY Joel Swindell, 79, died at Pungo District Hospital at Belhaven Sat urday night, March 18, 10:25 p. m. He had been in failing health for several years and critically ill for a week. Funeral services were conducted by David M. Lewis, pastor with Rev. A. J. Mackie of Belhaven as sisting at Sladesville Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Interment followed in the Mis. Mary Windley is still ser ously ill in Duke Hospital, Dur 'iam. She will undergo another operation sometime soon. Mesdames Eva E. Lockyer of Detroit and J. A. Febre of Ransom ille returned to Durham Monday to be with their mother, Mrs. Mary Windley, a patient In Duke Hospital. J. A. Febre has returned from Elizabeth City where be is em ployed and left for Durham Sat urday to spend the week end with his family. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lancaster of Belhaven recently visited friends here. Miss Maud Satterthwaite who has been spending a few days with relatives at home, left Satur day for Stonewall where she ex pects to spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Brumsty of Belhaven recently visited friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Satter thwaite have returned to Green ville after spending the week end with relatives at home. Mrs. Harry Satterthwaite is a gain being treated in Norfolk Gen eral Hospital. Dewey Brinn of Norfolk was n visitor here Sunday. C. O. Jones and son of Wash- ENGELHARD PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Spencer, and laughter Thy lis of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Tillett of Wan chese spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. 1. C. Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw Bonner and daughter Sylvia of Greenville s-ent Sunday with relatives here. Patricia Neal returned . to Green ville with them for a short visit. Mrs. S. S. Marshall has return ed from Norfolk where she spent the past few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Cahoon and family. The Rev. and Mrs. Horace Thompson of Colmbia visited Mrs. Thompson's father, B. J. Midyette and family during the past week. Mrs. S. S. Neal and son Royden have returned from Maryland where they were called on account of the death of John McGrath, Jr., of Princess Anne, a nephew of Mrs. Neal. B. J. Midyette and son James were Washington visitors during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Royden Neal and Mr. E. Marshall visited in Roeky Mount and Greenville on Monday. Mrs. Donald Hunter and daugh ter Donna of McConnellstown, Pa., are spending some time with rela tives here. Mrs. S. S. Neal spent Monday In Belhaven with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carter and Bill Bumis visited Mr. and Mrs. UJim Watson at Fairfield one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Marshall an nounce the birth of a son, born March 24th at the Tayloe Hospital in Washington. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS Here's the cat that gives you highest quality at lowest cost I i tfR 1 tiizfHS If' .1 if - s The Fleetline D luxt 4-Door Sedan mm ,lf America's Best Seller . . . America's Best Buy! All these exclusive features make Chevrolet FIRST. . . and Finest. . . at Lowest Cost! NEW STYLE-STAR BODIES BY FISHER NEW TWO-TONE FISHER INTERIORS CENTER-POINT STEERING CURVED WINDSHIELD with PANORAMIC VISIBILITY LONGEST, HEAVIEST LOW-PRICED CAR CERTI SAFE HYDRAULIC BRAKES EXTRA-ECONOMICAL TO OWN-OPERATE- MAINTAIN POWER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4 Here, for the first time in low-cost motoring, is a truly automatic drive. Chevrolet's exclusive Powerglide Automatic Transmission, teamed with a new 105-h.p. Varve-io-Head Engine, that is the most powerful in its field, brings you an entirely new kind of smooth-flowing movement at all speeds, without clutch pedal, "clutch push pf Ot gearshifting. All this with traditional Chevrolet economy in over-all driving! Comblnatlon of Powerglide Transmission and lOS-h.p. Engine optional on De Luxe models at extra cost. r-j Think of all the things you want in your new motor car , , . and of how completely the new Chevrolet fulfills these desires at lowest cost . . . and we believe you will agree it's youi No. 1 buy! All comparisons will convince you that it offers he finest motor car qualities at lowest prices . . . from the smooth flowing beauty of its Body by Fisher to the smooth-floating comfort of its Knee-Action Ride . . . and from the thrilling performance of its thrifty Valve-in-Head Engine to the extra ordinary ease of control that comes with our choice of the finest in automatic or standard drives. Yes, here's the car that gives you your best dollar's worth in quality . . . feature after feature and advantage after advantage of hightr-priced cars at the lowest prices and with surprisingly low cost of operation and upkeep , ao come in and placo your otktfbday( RAD JONES CHEVROLET CO. Belhaven. N. C.
The Hyde County Herald (Swan Quarter, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 30, 1950, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75