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PRINTED IN THE INTEREST OF THE TOWN OF BELHAVEN AND THE PUNGO RIVER BASIN OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, N. C. VOLUME IV NO. 36 BELHAVEN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1952 Single Copy 7i BISHOP HEARING IS EXPECTED TO BE HELD TUESDAY Coroner's Jury To Hear Facts in Case of Death of Leechville Widow July 13 A coronet's hearing at Belhaven, in the death of Mrs. Fanny Wil liams Bishop of Leechville, is ex pected to be held about Tuesday of next week, now that informa tion and facts are at hand, Deputy Sheriff Floyd Lupton said today. The exact date of the hearing has not been fixed, but further an nouncement will be made. The case has aroused great in terest throughout the area. Mrs. Bishop was found by Deputy Lup ton in the early Sunday morning hours, shortly , after midnight, with eight bullet wounds. She died Sunday forenoon without regain ing consciousness. Charlie Lewis, who lived in a trailer in Mrs. Bishop's back yard, is being held under $1,000 bond as a material witness. His bonds men are Chtester Sawyer of Bel haven, and Postmaster Hal Harris of Leechville. There has been much wild spec ulation about the case, and the general opinion now appears that the widow was murdered. The rea son for the delay in holding an in quest was to get in all laboratory reports as well as other facts bearing on the case, Mr. Lupton stated. BISHOP PAUL N. GARBER PREACHES; ENGELHARD Bishop Paul Neff Garber, resi dent bishop of the Richmond area of the Methodist Church, preached at Engelhard Sunday, August 24, to a large congrega tion assembled for the morning worship hour. Bishop and Mrs. Garber, who have been vacationing at Bay view for a few days motored down to Engelhard for the wor ship service and took the pastor, William. O. Connor and the con 1 ?rgiok ikwiseSJev;. Cojjp nor prevailed updn theffiishfop ,t bring a message to the Icongrega titfn. His' text was taken f.-om Luke 4:18-19, and with it he was able to color his sermon with much of his experiences in Cen tral Europe and North Africa while he was Bishop of the Geneva Area. The Bishop told of the poverty-stricken conditions of many of the countries, such as Poland and Czechoslovakia in Europe and the difficulty the Christians are having in North Africa. The pastor feels that the congregation was greatly inspired by the Bishop's message and his and Mrs. Garber's presence. Bishop Garber was Dean of the Divinity Schcol at Duke Univer sity before his elevation to the bishopric in 1944. He served in Europe from then until his re turn to this country in the fall of 1950, He was appointed to serve as Bishop of the Richmond area during the illness of Bishcp W. W. Peele. The North Carolina j Conference at their session in Wilmington last November were unanimous in their overtures to the Jurisdictional Conference which was held this June at Raonoke, Va., that Bishop Garber be sent back to the Richmond Area for the next Quadrennium. Bishop Peele retired this summer from active duty with the church. Bishop and Mrs. Garber and the Pastor and Mrs. Connor and children were dinner guests of Mrs. Florence Gaskill and daugh ter, Mrs. Mildred Guthrie. SURPRISING HOW MANY ARE OL'T OF TOWN Tuesday morning was a lovely day in Belhaven, and maybe it had something to do with the de population of the part of many, of their places of business. By per sonal visits and phone calls, it was learned that the following had turned things over to the help for the day, cr closed up altogether: Charles Midgett of Radio and Electric Supply was closed up and gone to a Maytag service school in Rocky Mount. Eugene Snell, Frigidaire dealer, was getting ready to Dull out for a business trip to Wilson. Fred Yoliva had left his hardware store to the boys and gone to Nags Head with a truck load of folks to take in the Lost Colony. Prentice O'Neal was still vacationing at Hatteras. Hersey Dilday, president of the Chamber, of Commerce, was in Raleigh. 1 Axson Smith was in Rocky 5jVunt.. Clyde Burgess was cut of twn. and a call to Pantego developed that Mrs. Miriam Top ping hadn't returned from a week er at Nags Head. TROUBLE, TROUBLE, FOLLOWS PANTEGO MAN Tragedy Really Overtakes This Man With Great Losses In (Juick Succession A string of misfortunes have really overtaken Harold Spencer of Pantego. The last one was last Wednesday night when his tobacco barn burned. It was not insured, and 1(50 sticks of tobacco worth $900 was lost. On July 21 his young son, Clyde Bonner Spencer, 9, died by drown ing in the Rivershore at Belhaven Before then, Mr. Spencer lost three cows, taken sick from ladino clover pasture during the dry season. Sickness got out in his hogs , and 80 of them died about that time. The fire which destroyed the tobacco barn was discovered by John Gibbs of Ponzer who turned in the alarm. The Belhaven Fire Department immediately rushed to the scene, and while unable to save the barn, prevented spread of the fire to a nearby pack house. PUBLIJ INVITED TO SOULE CHURCH SUNDAY The general public is invited to join with Soule Methodist Church ten miles northeast of Swan Quar ter Sunday, August 31, in a good fellowship and picnic dinner meet ing, at which time the gift of the new Hammond organ recently do nated by Sam Jones of Norfolk will be publicly acknowledged, Melvin M. Swindell said today. . Mr. Jones will be one of the guests. FIELD MEETING SEPT. 9 AT RHONDA RICKS' FARM W. L. McGahey, Beaufort Coun ty agent for State College Exten sion Service, advised today that a field meeting will be held Tuesday morning, September 9, at 9:30 o'clock on Rhonda Ricks' farm near Bishop's Cross Roads, about 2 miles northwest of Pantego. "The purpose of this field meet ing," stated the county agent, "is for interested soybean growers in the county to observe the growth, fruiting! liafct, 1tiicsfae: " 'tatafict and maturity dates of the twelve varieties planted in the soybean variety yield test demonstration that is being conducted on Mr. Ricks' farm. "As of date," says the agent, "the twelve varieties planted have a very uniform stand and growth." It is an outstanding soybean va riety demonstration. Five of the plots planted are beans under ex perimental numbers, and showing very good promise of being releas ed as recommended varieties to plant in the near future. The other seven varieties planted are the most popular varieties with differ ent maturity dates, growing habit, and disease resistance. J. C. Wells, Extension Plan Pa thology Specialist, State College, will be present, who will discuss briefly each of the varieties as to yield, disease resistance and ma turity dates. Since this variety demonstration is so outstanding the agent is anx ious for all soybean growers that possibly can to attend this meet ing. MYF WILL SERVE SHRIMP SLIPPER; WATSON'S CHAPEL The MYF of Watson's Chapel will serve a shrimp supper in the Watson's Chapel community build ing on Friday, August 29, from five until nine o'clock. The public is invited to attend. A nominal charge will be made for the sup pers, and the proceeds will go to ward completing the church. STANFORD WHITE SPEAKER FOR Gl'M NECK Rl RITANS The Ruritan Club of Gum Neck which has about 20 members, en joyed an exceptionally good regu lar meeting Wednesday night at the schoolhouse. A buffet dinner was served. President Herman Co hoon called on several members of the club for remarks and a special guest of the evening was Lieuten ant Governor W. Stanford White of Manns Harbor who spoke to the club on the ideals of Ruritan. WARREN HARRIS TAKES OVE FAIRFIELD PICTURE SHOW Warren S. Harris, operator of the Skeet Theatre at Engelhard, will takes over the management of the Mooney Theatre at Fairfield on August 31. The show has been operated under owner manage ment since its construction last year. Mr. Harris has leased the Engelhard Theatre for six years and prior to his service during World War II was employed in the show by the owner, Mrs. Kate 1 Makely. He now will have two shows to manage. CHAIRMAN SIX-COUNTY BRIDGE COMMITTEE l t r I ' I - i t, s f DR. W. T. RALPH, Mayor of Bel haven, was named chairman of committee of ten from six eastern counties to seek the bridging of Alligator River and Croatan Sound, when 25 people from these counties met at Columbia Tues day. The meeting was called by C. Wallace Tatem of Columbia, president of the Southern Albe marie Association, and was at tended by members of his execu tive committee and of the Alli- gator-Croatan Bridge Association. Appointed on this committee were the following: Beaufort County, Dr. Ralph of Belhaven and Mrs. Scott Topping of Pantego; P. D. Midgett and Leon O'Neal of Hyde; W. J. White and Floyd E. Cohoon of Tyrrell; L. L. Swain and D. V. Meekins of Dare; Washington County: W. J. Woolard and Wade Hardison; Martin County: Hugh Horton and H. L. Swain. This committee was charged with task of pursuing methods to get bridges built by the State of North Caro lina. GARY BRAGG. PROPERTY ' SOLD TO W. T. BOOS "Teach's Castle" Site Also Changes Hands i Bought By 'Norfolk Man Ocracoke, known in years past as Cedar Grove Inn, was sold, recent ly to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Boos of Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Boos have been summer visitors to Wahab Village Hotel for several years and their, purchase of the Bragg home is a satisfaction to them and to their friends at Ocracoke. Mr. and Mrs. Bragg plan to move into a smaller home on property nearby owned by them. Capt. Bragg, now well over eighty, was for years one of Ocracoke's famous fishing and hunting guides and Cedar Grove Inn was a favorite tourist place. Several years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Bragg gave up the Inn busi ness, and Capt. Bragg operated a fish house on Silver Lake. He con tinues ownership of the fishhouse, which is now managed by Owen Gaskill. Mr. and Mrs. Boos will close their new Ocracoke home for the winter months, with plans to open it early next summer. Another recent land purchase on the Island was that of the Old Do minian Steamship and Pamlico Oyster property by Sam Jones of Norfolk, both tracts adjoining the land already owned by him, known as "Springer's Point" or "Teach's Castle," it being the legended hide out of the famous pirate Black- beard, Edward Teach. RIOT OF COLOR DEPARTS TIDELAND TRAIL ROADSIDE Some weeks ago, a riot of au tumn coloring appeared in sharp contrast to the lush summer greenery on the east side of U. S. 64 in Hyde and Dare Counties down Stumpy Point way. Motor ists were puzzled at these deep hues of brown and red in mid summer mixed up with the green reeds, and they appeared nowhere but under the wires of the Pamlico Power & Light Co. The cause for the dying leaves was a sprinkling of chemicals by the power company with a view to killing the growth on their right of way, which otherwise would have to be cut down at much expense,, by hand labor. But the trees didn't die. Now they are leaved out again with new green. The chemicals were in effectual.. FORMER PASTOR OF HYDE BAPTISTS MOVES TO GATES Rev. Oscar Edmonds, former pastor of Hyde County Baptist Churches, has moved into the Bap tist parsonage at Gates, and his first appearance will be at Reyn- oldson Church, Sunday, August 31. ; He has served nearly two years ! at Swan Quarter and vicinity and formerly served Madison County churches. UPWARD TREND IN ALL SECTIONS OFj TYRRELL COUNTY! Farm Crops and Tourists Both Help to Increase Prosperity of People A new spirit and a new look is manifest all through Tyrrell County these days. Even in re mote Kilkenny which has so long been so far out of its own county it has to get its mail from Hyde, and then only three times the week, is found a new air of pros perity and progress. Even Kil kenny has electric power, which has been extended all over Tyr rell County. Gum Neck, the largest com munitp, new lacks only telephone service to bring it all modern advantages. The improvement.? throughout the county are re flected in Columbia, the county seat, where new homes are con stantly being' built, and improve ments made to business facilities Columbia for some vears has had the only post office in the county. Fortunately for Tyrrell Countv this summer is its low altitude so its crops did not suffer unduly trom the draught, and a bumper harvest is in prospect. Both Irish and sweet potatoes have been proving profitable all through the seasons. Sheriff B. Ray Cahoon says one of his friends reported a sweet potato crop now being marketed, which has yielded a profit of about $1,000 from a single acre. It would be "quite a nog who would demand more bounty from his soil. More and more. nreDarations go on for tourists and sportsmen trade. Although Tyrrell County interests and Columbia, alone U. S. 64, have suffered ereatSv' because of the badly arranged ierry schedules which discour ages much travel, evervone livps Ui hopes of better days. Because the ferry now leaving Tyrrell Ccunty is not properly timed to put the motorist across Alligator See TREND, Page Four TELlV" :" fcp-qp ef ox Xn irons EFFORT 7 sTTATLEtf Many jowCacles, concerning jurisdiction with the Carolina Telephone;Co.'s territory, and oth er problems to be overcome, is the cause of delays in progress of a survey on behalf of a Tri-County telephone co-op now underway. Some 450 proposed customers in Hyde, Beaufort and Washington counties in territory which the Carolina Telephone Company is not serving, are seeking to estab lish the project. William Bulluck of Belhaven outlined the situation Tuesday night for the information of the Belhaven Rotary Club.. Guests of the club were W. F. Garner and John Cain of Greenville. COASTLAND NEWSPAPERS TO GIVE $115 IN PRIZES TO WRITERS OF LETTERS ABOUT OUR SERVICE MEN Our A Subscribers Will Be Given Chance to Win a Prize as Well as To Render a Great Community Service Our readers want to know about the men of our coastland who are serving their country in Korea or in Europe. This news paper is going to make it pos sible to get more articles about , these boys who are away from home. Readers of this newspap er who live in Dare, Hyde, Tyr rell, or eastern Beaufort, will be given a chance to win the SI 15 in prizes to be paid out as fol lows: For the best letter of about j 500 words or more, $50; second best, S25; third best $10; and for j fourth prize, three cash prizes of j $5 each. For the fifth prize, then ; will be six $2.50 annual subscrip- ; tions, whereby six people will get j a free year's reading of this, their j home newspaper. 4 The letters or articles must be ; written by a service man himself, who is serving in Europe, or Asia, or adjacent country; or by some member of his family or friends residing in the above named counties and which friends cr relative is a regular subscriber of this newspaper. Our purpose in seeking these letters or articles is not merely to get a pointless letter with the bare fact that this or that person is in service. Our purpose is to show one or more of the follow- , ing phases: ! 1. The ideals for which this j service is being rendered our Nation, and the causes which are being defended and the rights that are being protected SCHOOL OPENS ON AUGUST 27 IN BELHAVEN Approximately 550 Students; Three New Courses Approximately 550 students as sembled in the high school audi- ! torium, Wednesday morning, Au gust 27 at 'J:'M for the opening of the Belhaven school. A devotional program was presented by Rev. George Downey, pastor of the First Christian Church, after which W. E. Tilson, principal of the school made a short talk out lining plans for the school year. Students then went to their re- 1 spective classrooms where at tendance was checked, fees were collected and instructions given. School was dismissed at noon. High school home room teach ers for the coming year are 12th grade, Mrs. J. W. Lloyd, 11th grade, Howard Chapin, 10th grade, Mrs. Russell Johnston, 9th grades, Mrs. Elbert Midyette, and Albert J. Williams. Three new courses have been added to the high school curricu lum Civics, Physics and a course in Family Relations. School this year will begin at 8:35 a.m. and dismiss at 3:15 p.m. Lunch period for elementary stu dents will be from 11:30 to 12:30 and for high school students from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. The high, school activity period and chapel period will be from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30. Mrs. Katherine Foreman will have charge of the glee club. In charge of the lunchroom this year will be Mrs. Ray Warren and Mrs. Magealene Brinn. Lunches are priced the same as last year 2ftp, Miss Joan Bowden is school sec retary. This year the school will again carry the accident insurance for school children. BELHAVEN MAN'S BOAT SOLLY TO NORFOLK. MEN What is said to be the last 3air.lta.fc of her tyjra registered in North Carolina, has been sold to a Norfolk man and will be used for pleasure and commercial purposes. She is the Sadie Frances, until last week owned by George W. Clark of Belhaven. She was sold to Ira Cheney, of 1222 West 27th Street, Norfolk, and he says' he plans to have her fitted up so she can take fishing parties to deep water. The craft is sloop rigged and is of 15 gross tons. She was built at' Washington, N. C, in 1936 and has spent most of her service years on the waters of the North Carolina sounds. She has been a familiar part of the Belhaven scenery and the N. C. oyster in dustry for 16 years. for us here at home. 2. The physical, mental, or moral gains being rendered to the individual giving the serv ice and by reason of this service. 3. The sense of value, the ad vantages or deficiencies of the homeland so far away, as it appears to the serviceman viewing it from afar. Is the old home being better appreciated by reason of separation? What are the advantages of the na tive community that makes it so much worth while? 4. It must contain a recital of interesting things about the country he is in, the customs and habits of the people, and some of the serviceman's ex periences in a strange land. It must tell who the man is, his homeplace and immediate relatives. We believe that a series of let ters of this type will render a real service of more than casual in terest to our readers. All letters competing for prizes must be accompanied by a usable photograph of the sen-iceman. We welcome all other contri butions, although they are not a? long as those specified above. We also welcome news about all servicemen. We reserve the right to publish all letters, whether prize winners or not, and we promise to do our best to return all photographs desired to be returned. For further details, address the Editor of this newspaper. THE BELHAVEN PILOT Belhaven LAST SUMMER DANCE AT OCRA JOKE FRIDAY Sponsored by School Students; Teachers Announced Last dance of the summer va cation season will be sponsored on Friday night at the school recre ation hall in Ocracoke by the Junior-Senior classes. A special enter taining feature v-'iil be a one-act play, "Henry's Mail Order Wife," co-stari ing Calvin O'Neal as Hen ry and-Larry Williams a the "111311 older wife", with Miss Blanche Howard, Lou Elle Spencer, and Danny Garrish playing support ing rob, and Marvin Howard taking the part of the preacher. Through sponsorship of the week ly Friday night dances the school group has raised a considerable amount of money toward a pro posed trip to Washington, D. C. A good many summer tourist have enjoyed the dance occasions. The one-act farce, full of hilarity and humor, promises to give the cast a good outlet for dramatic talent. Ocracoke School will open on Thursday, September 4th, with Theodore Ronthaler continuing as principal, and on the teaching staff Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler, Mrs. Selma W. Spencer, Miss Nora Ed mondson, and Miss Marie Hodges. MILLIONS OF FISH ADDED LAKE MATTAMUSKEET Restocking of Famed Fishing Area Has Been Big Project In The Past Three Years According to Refuge Manager Willie G. Cahoon, since the year 1949 Jo date there has been 1, 244,402 large mouth bass finger lings, 160,000 small blue gill bream and 680,000 Rockfish fry released into Lake Mattamuskeet. The Bass and Bream were trans ported from Federal hatcheries by refuge personnel. The Rockfish fry were received through coop eration of the Wildlife Resources Commission. Cahoon also reports that a rough fish removal pro gram is being carried on at the lake with a total of 1,787,277 pounds removed from 1948-1952. " The" ' removj"of '"'the "ndh-gam'e fish, coupled with the restocking of the game species, has created better sport fishing. Due to the clarity of the lake waters, brought on by the reduc tion of the rough fish population, it is expected the reproduction of Bass and other game fish will bring excellent sport fishing in the near future. It has also improved the growth of natural waterfowl food plants, thereby improving the area for wintering geese, swan and ducks. No artificial feeding of the birds has been done or i needed since the year 1936 this is due in part to installing addi-' tional drainage canals and proper water level management. BOATS FROM 5 STATES IN N. C. MOTH RECATTA Elizabeth Citv, N. C Entries from Connecticut to Florida are already in for the 16th annual National Moth Boat Champion ship races to be sailed over the Pasquotank River course here September 5-6-7. Over 60 entries are expected, said General Chairman Dorr F. Willey, adding that the ranks of college student pilots will be swelled this year due to advanc ing the date a month. The races have been held in October in the past. The distinctive moth boat was J 1 i l- .. . : . "Brluf ra :l 'r1'" d.stinct.ve in that design is flex- ible. To qualify for the champion- ship races, however, entries must not be over 11 feet long, have only one ruaaer. ana one center- board, and a mast extending a maximum of 16'' feet from the deck. Boom must not exceed 9'-2 feet, or sail exceed 15 feet in height. Early entries include boats from Atlantic City and Margate, N. J., Greenwich and Rouses Point. Conn., Norfolk and Hamp ton Roads Va. Beaufort and Charleston S. C, and Daytona Beach and Miami, Fla. PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES Sunday School at 10 a.m. Classfs for all. You and your children both need the kind of training you will receive in Sunday School. Ceme and bring them with you. Morning worship 1 1 a.n. Ser mon by the pastor "Why it is im possible for a born-acain Chris- uan to lose ins lnaLl"ll. heard what man has had to say Cleve Woodward and children Bil ahout this r.ow corre and hear iy. Bobby, Saliy, and Ellen of what the Bible, teaches. Belhaven. FARM BUREAU IN HYDE HOLDS GOOD MEETING MONDAY All Effort- Planned to Get Deeper Water For Trans portation of Grain Water in one form or another continues the greatest problem be fore the farmers of Hyde County, and as fa t as one form is master ed another rises up for battle. Sometime ago it was drainage, and progressive farmers with a .system of canals and pumps have introduced modern methods of keeping the water off their low lands, adding greater productivity to their rich fields. Monday night the Farm Bureau of Hyde County met to go to bat tle with water in another form, and where there is not enough of it. Hyde has to depend on water transportation, since it has no railroad, nor other adequate freight facilities. Only a short dis tance from the deeper waters, the new grain terminal at Engelhard built by R. L. Gibbs & Co. cannot be reached by the larger boats. The Farm Bureau step by step has been successful in pushing a bill through Congress for deeper water at Engelhard. It plans to continue this battle. President Ray M. Spencer was well pleased with Monday night's meeting of the Bureau. It brought forth a number of enthusiastic ex pressions from leading farmers of the communities. It was well at tended. Fishermen, oystermen, log gers, joined hands with the farmers to organize for the improvement of Far Creek. Bridges were approved as a means of opening splendid new markets on the Dare County seashore to the farmers of the county. The widening of Highway 264 was deemed necessary to the safe transport of crops toward Washington. Secretary Melvin Swindell believes the Farm Bureau the most influential and best sup ported organization in the county, if one may judge by enthusiasm manifested at Monday night's meet ing. HYDE SCHOOLS OPEN r m. TH U RSDA YSEPTdth Opening of Hyde County schools will be next week, Thursday, Sep tember 4th, Supt. N W Shelton's office said today By error, an Oc tober date was given in last week's paper While preparations for school opening goes on, progress is being made on construction of additions to white and colored schools at Engelhard and the white school at Swan Quarter. Contractors are putting in foundations. HYDE BOY GRADUATES AT ELON COLLEGE At the annual summer com mencement program of Elon Col lege, held on August 22, Charles L. Burrus, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Burrus of Engelhard, was awarded B. A. degree in Business Administration. Charles finished high school in Engelhard before entering the U.S. Army. On Sep tember 2 he will accept a position with the Firestone Tire and Rub ber Co. in Greensboro. Graduation exercises were at tended by Mrs. Burrus, his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Burrus cf Engelhard and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Burrus of Richmond, Ya. MRS. GREEN S2 YEARS OLD Mrs. Sal'.ie Green celebrated her l)inhd Sund August 24 j ;U h(.r home in Vantew with a , pici.k. lunch on hsl. front awn j jlrs. Green received many love- !v and ust.ful c.;fti. which she ed and displayed. Approximately forty people composed of children, grand-children, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and ore brother puid their respects to Mrs. Green, Sun day. Those attending the affair were Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Roberson, and Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Hill of Wil liamstor.: Mr. and Mrs. J. T. White, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Daven port and children, Mr. and Mrs. Woodley Ambrose and daughter, Glenda, Mrs. Louise Chappell ar.d children Lloyd and Linda, and Mrs. Bertha Phelps of Creswell; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Green and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Green and sons, Jimmy, Jr., and Norman of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Can non and on Pres. and Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Harris and daugh ter Jane of Greenville; Miss Sadie : Green of Wilson and Mr. and Mrs.