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PAGE TWO iiSsaa.ES5SXj5Sl THE BELHAVEN PILOT, BELHAVEN, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1952 Milium pint A WEEKLY REVIEW OF PANTEGO TOWNSHIP ACTIVITIES PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PUNGO RIVER REGION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice in Belhaven, N. C. Subscription Kates: Yearly, $2.30; Six Months, $1.50; 3 Months, $1.00 P. O. BOX 265 BUSINESS OFFICE PHONE 382-1 PUBLICATION OFFICE 101 SOUTH PAMLICO STREET BELHAVEN, NORTH CAROLINA Vol. IV; Xo. 36 Thursday, August 28, 1952 7f IVr Copy BRIDGE HISTORY, WORTH REMEMBERING Back in the summer of 1939, when the days were not prosperous as now PAT'S CHAT I l?y I'AT lU'NDY The gracious lady with the kind word for everyone in Pungo District Hospital last week was Mrs. Blanche Hughes who worked while Mrs. Lucy Smith was on vacation. Mrs. Hughes seemed to like the work at the hospital very much and we know the patients and nurses enjoyed having her there. The Spinster's Club of Wash ington, which is made up of a group of unmarried young ladies, held its regular meeting last TWO BRIDES ELECT OF PANTEGO ARE HONORED .Miss Lucille Windley and Mrs, Zeno O. Katcliff, Jr., Entertained near prosperous as now not dv a aarnsigni. me buiie wecmesaay evening at nosvus plprimtprl thp enmnlptinn irtf thp bridge across Albemarle i House in Pantego. After the Sound. The state spent 1,721,780 in building the bridge and the approaches necessary to get to it. At that time, this amount of money would have bridged both Alligator River and Croatan Sound. At that time there was 13 years ago already nearly as much demand for these two bridges as there was for the Albemarle Sound bridge. When the building of the Albemarle Srund bridge was authorized, the small ferry crossing Albemarle Sound between Edenton and Mackeys didn't carry a daily average of 30 vehicles, and was the public really riled up for improvement. Yet in the face of the fact of a ferry across either Alli gator River or Croatan Sound now carrying 22 cars a single trip; in face of the fact that these two ferries have carried in a single day this month of August a total rf some 800 cars, many members of the state's official family are re luctant to build the bridges, and insist that the traffic will not justify the necessary investment of State funds. How inconsistent the State can be over the years. It could spend one and three quarter million dollars in de pression days because a mere token of 30 cars or less per day would cross Albemarle Sound. It can't see the wise investment in this day of good roads and great prosperity, of building bridges demanded by 800 motorists, requiring an outlay that for our times is comparatively small. One never knows how many cars a day would cross if a bridge were built. Let's use the yardstick of the Albemarle Sound. In 13 years the traffic has grown to 1,400 cars a day. This indicates a gam of 4b times as many cars per day. By the same token, if the Alligator and Croatan bridges ladies had enjoyed a three course dinner they sat for some time chatting and looking over the club scrapbook. Members of the club who attended the meeting were: Misses Jean Dunstan, Brick Handy, Mary C. Ross, Ramona Sawyer, Mary Ann Campbell, Peggy Swindell, Berkely Gorham, Florence Cre dle, Bee Morton, Lila Bragaw, Alma Robbins, Anice Harding, Mary E. Bell and Margaret Nick-ols. Mrs. C. L. Ricks will again be in the Belhaven School to teach music. Farents who wisn to see Mrs. Ricks in regard to their children taking music will find her in the school studio on Tues day and Friday mornings. Fishing has been good this week. Tuesday morning the men were really pulling the speckled trout in out at the breakwater. Charles Latham caught 6, Cleve Woodward 7 and Jake Mills landed .2. Monday, Jess Davis caught 14 big ones, and Russell were built, and each were equally patronized, the increase 'n,ston ulletin 2' Al1 these - r ' . rich n mro hflAn htrf erae cr nn-n- in traffic would boom to nearly 8,500 cars on a similar date, r if traveling on the present ratio with one boat against two, the number of cars to crss the bridges would total 13,000. SHORE SEASONS ARE LONGER EACH YEAR. Nature and providence has been extremely good to us people in the Coastland. Old timers used to say if one crop failed, another one would burgeon out. Wise old people never get alarmed if a town s main industry moves out; with patience and infinite faith, they anticipate something to come to take its place. We of the coastland have been more blessed than many V, other places that do not have the seashore and the sky, .and the fine climate, and soothing breezes to sell. We are y thrice blessed and don't kTt'ow it. ' - Aycock Brown says that while the summer season draws J to a close, the autumn vacation season is just beginning. Gone are the old days when the cottage people all packed up and left the beach before the first of September, in order to buckle down to the annual fall business that comes with the harvest season, and to get their children back in school. They are still going back for the same reason, but there are more people left on our beach throughout autumn than used to be here during mid-summer a quarter century ago. Greater prosperity and higher standards of living have helped to bring on the change, together with good roads and fast transportation, and telephones that enable one to come or leave quickly and to keep up to the minute on urgent affairs, even though a long distance away. Higher standards of living have caused cottage owners to build better houses structures designed for living the year round, in tne old days wnen transportation was slow, and one must come prepared to spend the length of his vacation period before returning by slow moving boats and circuitous travel, no one thought of anything better to live in than a loosely built house designed for summer comfort alone. The millions now being spent each year by people who come to the Dare Coast has proved a god-send to neighbor ing counties as well. Two hundred thousand people cannot come to the seashore without spending m-?ney all along the route no matter which way they come. The counties of Beaufort and Hyde along U.S. 264, the counties of Washington and Tyrrell on U.S. 64, the counties of Curri tuck, Camden, Pasquotank and others along U.S. 158 all feel with much delight the invigorating stimulus of the cash dollars which always accompany the movement of tourists and sportsmen. As we often say, it is the finest kind of business: "Cash on the barrel-head." No exchanges, no refunds, no charge accounts, no book-keeping, no postage spent on duns, no li st money. We are tortunate indeed to be privileged to enjoy this type of business in our Coastland. It is even better than the old fishing income which sustained our commercial oper ators. For at ito best, there were nets lost in storms, and there were failures in some seasons, and occasionally dis honest dealers robbed the fisherman of the fruits r,f his labors. The farmer, too, often was the victim of similar calamities. The tourist dollar just about beats all sources of income. God has been mighty good fry us people. He has left us something here in trust through the years; a mighty savings account upon which to draw in time of need. He has left us a mighty stewardship to discharge, a duty to perform, a responsibility of the utmost. He did not give us our great blessings for ourselves alone, but gave them tf us in trust, and left us with the lesson in the parable of the servants and the talents. These mighty resources of sea and air, and healthful climate can mean little to us, except under the implied condition that we share them with our fellow men throughout the nation. It is nice for us to look down through the years that have passed; it is nice to review our good fortune, and to raise our eyes to the skies and out to the horizons of the future. It may cause a little twinge of conscience sometimps when we think of how little we have done of our own effort to improve these resources; but that little we have done should be a source of pride. In many instances we have failed to envision the future; we have been lacking in vision and courage; but we can still say for the better part of the people of the Coastland, they have gone into stride in recent years, and today there are many worthy commercial monu ments to their foresight and their desire to play a magni ficent part in our Coastland's development, as well as a well-earned right to share in its rewards which grow fish have been big ones, so con gratulations are in order for the fishermen this week. Wednesday marked the opening of school in Belhaven and some 550 students were present the first day. Yep, school days are here again, and if the youngsters aren't happy about it, well, most of the parents are. The coming home of Willis Williams and the arrival of cool er weather have put new life in the Whittlers Club. Now its nothing odd to see the chips fly ing at their regular meeting place. Even Jack Riddick was busy the other day. Miss Lucille Windley, whose marriaire to Worden Allen will take place Algust 30, and Mrs Zeno O. Ratcliff, Jr., recent bride were honored by Mesdames Joe lndley, Heber Windley, James Windley, and Chester Windley at a tea Tuesday afternoon, August 19, at the home of Mrs. James Windley in Pantego. Guests were received at the door by Miss Wirrdley, Mrs. Ratcliff, Mrs. Carl Windley, mother of Miss Windley, Mrs. Homer Tolan Mrs. Ratcliff's mother, Mrs. Naomi Allen, and Mrs. D. A. Windley. Lovely arrangements of zinnias, 'marigolds, clematis and other summer flowers were featured throughout the living room. Mrs. Chester Windley invited the guests into the dining room where lime ice, salted nuts, mints: and iced party cakes were served. The serving table was covered with an imported lace cloth and held on one end a massive ar rangement of white gladiolas and Althaea in a silver vase. In the center of the table were burning white tapers in silver holders with sprigs of ivy at 'their base. Mrs, Alexander Berry assisted by Mrs. Heber Windley served the lime ice from a large crystal punch bowl. The buffet featured Althaea and greenery in a milk glass pitcher flanked by white candles in double crystal candleabra. A side table and the piano held ar rangements of Clematis. The hostesses remembered Miss Windley with a gift jn her china and Mrs. Ratcliff was presented a gift in her crystal. Goodbyes were said to Mrs. Joe Windley. During the appointed hours of 4:00 to 6:00 approximately guests called. 50 PANTEGO PERSONALS m iacA Mrs. BRIDGE CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. C. C. BYRUM Mrs. C. C. Byrum was hostess to her bridge club Tuesday even ing, August 19, at her home on Tooley Street. Decorated for the occasion, her house featured numerous arrange ments of zinnias, asters and other late summer flowers. During the progressions guests enjoyed chilled bottle drinks and salted nuts. At the close of the Playing, Mrs. Byrum served a dessert course of vanilla sodas and devil foods cake. Following several progressions, scores were added and guest high score prize was given to Miss Mary Bullock. Mrs. George Rid dick received the club members high score prize and Mrs. Clyde Potter the low. Guests for the evening were: Mrs. J. T. Wright, Mrs. John Boger and Miss Mary Bullock. Members enjoying the playing were: Mrs. Andrew Hodtres. Mrs James Younce. Miss Mar p Bell, Mrs. Clyde Potter and Mrs George Riddick. BRIDGE CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. R. D. MITCHELL The home of Mrs. R. D. Mitchell was the lovelv settinc for hpr t'l'idge club Thursday evening, August 21, in Belhaven. Guests were invited into the living room where tables were set for play. Lilies, zinnias, marigolds and other summer flowers were attractively arranged throughout the house. While the guests were playing they enjoyed fruit punch, salted nuts and candy. At the close of the playing Mrs. Mitchell served vanilla ice cream topped with whip cream and cherries, and spiced banana cake. Following several progressions, scores were added and Mrs. C. C. byrum was presented high score prize and Mrs. Leon Smith low. Mrs. Frank Keaton won the Bingo prize. Mrs. Mitchell remembered the only guest, Mrs. Staten Peele, with a gift. Those making up the tables in addition to Mrs. Byrum, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Keaton and Mrs. Peele were Mrs. Otis Johnston, Mrs. Jule Purvis, Mrs. Lee An drews, Mrs. W. L. Johnston, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kelly of Nor folk are visiting Mrs. Kelly's mother, Mrs. L. F. Shavender. They are here to attend the wed ding of Miss Jean Shavender to Mark Woolard. Mrs. Olive Daw is in St. Lukes Hospital in New Bern where she underwent an operation. Her con dition is reported very well. Mr .and Mrs. Hallett W. Whitley and daughter, Ann, spent Thurs day in Swan Quarter Visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. Cahoon Edward Lupton I Williarnsbj.irpa. two weeks wfth D. W. Lupton Mr. and Mrs. Cecii TP Weal .gpent the week end in Williamsburg where they saw , The'fCommon Glory. ' . Rev. and Mrs.'Herhfari Shaven der and daughters, ''. Martha and Sylvia, and Mrs. L. RJShavender spent Friday in Washifgton where they sold tobacco and "Shopped. Mr. and Mrs. J. Li Simpson of Atlanta, Georgia, vjsjtld Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bishop,-fr., Thursday on their way to ijnteo where they will visit Mtf and Mrs. Charles Midgette. V Rev. Herman Shavender spent Sunday at Woodards Pond where he filled his regular appointments at the Woodards Pond Church of Christ. Mrs. Georgia Daw and Mrs. M. O. Ratcliff and Mrs. E. H. Bishop, Sr., spent Thursday in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Lauehiner- house spent last week in Michigan. Jlr .and Airs. E. H. Bishop, Jr., and Miss Virginia Canady and bammy Burgess spent ,the week end at Williamsburg wfcere they saw ine Common Giory. Mr .and Mrs. J. T.. Robbins of Portsmouth, Va., spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bishop, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay C. War ren, Jr., of Goldsboro, Mrs. Isa bell Carter and Ford Worthy, Jr., of Washington, N. C, were din ner guests at Mrs. Flossie Ricks' house, Sunday evening. SPORTS DIGEST By JOHN COSTULIS Belhaven romped over Bath in two games in the semi-finals oi the Beaufort County league play offs this week end. Howard Chapin of Belhaven gained credit for both victories with some remarkable clutch pitching. Saturday's game was played in Bath. Bath took an early 3 to 0 lead when faulty fielding led to their big inning. Belhaven tied the score in the fifth inning with 3 runs as Chapin, Brady and Cos- tulis hit successive long drives to tie the score. In the seventh in ning Belhaven's hitting power be gan to take its toll. Successive hits by Carawan and Chapin and a long triple by Brady, gave Bel haven 3 more runs. Ihree msur- ance runs were scored in me eighth inning to give Belhaven a well deserved 9 to 3 victory. Sunday's game was played in Belhaven. A large crowd was on hand to witness the contest. A pitchers duel developed between Chapin of Belhaven ami Boyd of Bath. Exceptional fine fielding plays by both clubs stopped pos sible big innings. Cuthrell of Bel haven made a beautiful shoe string catch of a sinking line drive to stop one rally, and Carawan made a great stop on a hard hit ground ball to stop another possible Bath big inning. With the score tied at 1 to 1 in the eighth inning, with Belhaven up at bat, the pitch ers duel was broken up. With one out Costulis walked and then went to second base on a pass ball by the catcher. At this point Boyd of Bath eperienced some wildness and walked the next two men. With the bases loaded and two outs, Georgie Jackson stepped up to the plate and hit a hard smash to the shortstop who threw wild- y to first base allowing Belhaven to score 2 runs and win the ball game 3 to 1. This week end the All Star Game between the East Team and the West team of the league will be played in Washington. Belha- evns' contributions to the East team are Tommy Brady, Howard Chapin, John Costulis, Troy Sears, W. D. Cuthrell, and Grover Cara wan. The game is played for the benefit of the Crippled Children. METHODIST SERVICES IN HYDE AUGUST 31 Rev. David M. Lewis, Pastor BEACH PARTY GIVEN FOR JEAN SHAVENDER Mrs. Sam , Respess and Mrs. John A. Johnston entertained at a beach nome of the former located at Pinectfst, honoring Miss Jean Shavender of Ransomville whose marriage to Rev. Mark Woolard took place August 25. Guests were received by the hostesses and invited into the spacious living room which was attractively decorated with drift wood, long leaf pine and sea oats. Games were enjoyed, especially a "mock wedding," which was held on the front lawn overlooking the Pamlico River. After the wedding the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. James Sanderson cf Kinston, served bottled drinks, mints, salted nuts and cup cakes topped with green and white icing to the approximately 30 guests. The hostesses gift to Miss Shav ender was crystal in her chosen pattern. Mrs. Jack Alligood, a re cent bride, was also remembered with a gift of crystal. MRS. RICKS ENTERTAINS PANTEGO BRIDGE CLUBS WINSTEADVILLE NEWS A. W. Baker of Valdese recent ly visited Mr. and Mrs.' A. M. Sparrow, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Foreman and children of Durham spent the week end at their cottage at Pun go Shore and with Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Sparrow, Jr. Miss Stella Sparrow of Cross nore and Rev. and Mrs. Joe Wil liams of Indian Valley, Va., are visiting here . TYRRELL COUNTY SOLDIER WINS MEDAL IN KOREA With the 7th Infantrv Div. in Korea Pfc. Franklin D. Mann, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Mann, Route 3, Columbia. N. C. has won the Combat Infantryman Badge, Andrew Hodges. Mrs. Melvin Lup ton, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Bell. greater from year to year. We hope always our own people will be the first to profit, that it will not be necessary for many investors from afar to come and take away the gams that are our birthright. We are firm in our faith that the rewards will be measured by the same measure in which we prove unselfish, magnanimous and gracious, and are inbued with love and goodness for our fellowmen Mrs. Flossie Ricks entertained the members of her bridge club, the Friendly Bridge Club of Bel haven, and a few friends, at 5 tables of bridge, Friday evening, August 22, at her home in Pan tego. Tables were set for play in the living room and on the spacious porch. Lovely arrangements of asters, butterfly lilies, and sum mer flowers in mixed colors were featured throughout the lower floor of Mrs. Ricks' house. Lemonade and salted nuts were served during the progressions, and at the close of the evenim.1 guests enjoyed a dessert course of vanilla ice cream topped with strawberries, and chocolate cake. When scores were added, club members high score prize was awarded to Mrs. Roy Jackson with Mrs. J. H. Davenport receiving second high. High guests went to Mrs. Alma Swindell and second high to Mrs. H. F. Noble. Making up the tables in addi tion to Mrs. Swindell, Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Davenport, i were Mesdames Lloyd Cooper, ! Hatten Hamilton, M. O. Ratcliffe, John Winfield, O. F. Walker, Carl Credle, Clifton Credle, J. W. Bell, Sr., Sarah Latham, Elizabeth Knight, John Burgess, Harold Lupton, Bertha Thompson, Has seltin Baker and Elsie Brown. symbol of the front line soldier, while serving with the 7th Infan try Division in Korea. The badge, consisting of a min iature replica of a Revolutionary? War flintlock rifle on a blue back ground, is awarded only to those who have come under enemy fire. Mann is an ammunition bearer in the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th II t . rv.' ; 2m mianiry iivisjun. Soule Methodist Church: Mrs. Mildred Askew, Church School Supt. SS at 10 a.m. Classes for all age groups. Everyone is invited to attend these services. There will be a big homecoming at Soule Methodist on Aug. 31, 1952. Rev. Carl Newton,' Pastor of Epworth Methodist Church of Durham will be the euest minister. Rev. Carl Newton is the son of one of the former pastors, The Rev. Mr. R. Z. Newton. The new Hammond organ that has been recently given to the Soule Church by Mr. Sam Jones, President of Berkley Iron Works, Norfolk, Va., will be dedicated at this time by the pastor. Everyone is invited to come, bring a basket lunch, and enjoy the day. Plans have been presented to the dis trict building committee to start building four new Sunday School rooms on Soule Methodist Church. Mr. Sam Jones has already con tributed ?1,500 to this fund. Epworth Methodist Church: Mr. Gilbert Richards, Church School Supt. SS at 10 a.m. Classes for all age groups. Everyone is invit ed to attend these services. Preaching by pastor at 8 p.m. Bishop Pau. N. Garber, Presid ing Bishop of the Virginia and North Carolina Conferences, was a visitor of Providence Jk'thodist Church, Sunday, Aug. 24, 1952. Rev. David M. Lewis, and mem bers of the Building Committee of Soule Methodist Church presented the plans to the District Building Committee at the First Methodist Church at 1 p.m. in Elizabeth City August 26, requesting the privilege to build four new Sun day School rooms on Soule Meth odist Church. The State Agricultural Mobil ization Committee found in 1951 that 440,000 acres of land in North Carolina were being culti vated that should be in trees or grasses. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE PROGRAM CAME THEATRE BELHAVEN. N. C. 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Here our Color Gallery makes available 112 distinct shades of finest modern tints. You may see, custom mixed before your eyes, the 112 fashionable hues as you desire. This fine paint is reasonable in price and adapted for easy application by the home owner. It usually requires no primer, and rue coat generally produces a perfect finish. F. L. VOLIVA HARDWARE COMPANY BELHAVEN, N. C.
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