Hyde County Messenger
Fairfield Monthly
Fairfield, North Carolina
Published monthly by Rev. Elliot Rufus STEWART
Abstracted by Kay Midgett Sheppard

1939

[Filmed from originals loaned by Miss Rebecca SWINDELL, Swan Quarter, N.C. April and May issues are missing.]

(IMO=Reference book used by the abstracter: In Memory Of—An Index to Hyde County Cemeteries by Martha Rebecca SWINDELL & R.S. SPENCER, JR.)

January, 1939
Vol. 16; #1
[Portions cut from this issue.]

Deaths:

Marriages:

Birth:

Judge Jack L. WINDLEY recently resigned the post of Recorders Judge of Hyde County to take the position as patrolman and game warden. Rev. J.C. GRACE of Engelhard has been appointed to fill the unexpired term. W.J. LUPTON was re-elected for the position as county accountant for 1939. Mr. Roland JONES was elected to fill the vacancy on the Board of Education made by Mr. S.D. COX. Captain R.B. BURRUS has recently been appointed oyster inspector for Pamlico and surrounding tributaries, in command of the boat “Pamlico”.

February, 1939
Vol. 16; #2

The following boys from Lake Landing Township are in the Navy:

Aleen CUTRELL, daughter of Mr. Ben T. CUTRELL, recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at Tayloe Hospital.
Mrs. A.A. JESSIE, formerly Miss Lena CUTRELL of Fairfield, returned to her home at New York after 6 weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. Annie CUTRELL of Fairfield.

Death:

Marriages:

March, 1939
Vol. 16; #3

Marriages:

Chapter of Sorrow:

Mr. Staten SADDLER and Mr. Cedric BRIDGMAN are back from the hospital where they underwent operations. Both are better.
Mr. Closs GIBBS of Engelhard, after spending several weeks at Memorial Hospital, went to Duke Hospital, where he is reported to be recovering.

April, 1939
Vol. 16; #4
[This issue is missing]

May, 1939
Vol. 16; #5
[This issue is missing.]

June, 1939
Vol. 16; #6

The 4th of July celebration will take place this year at the home of Mr. Johnnie NEAL who lives about 6 miles from Fairfield on the Engelhard road.
Mrs. Tom HOWARD and Miss Ada TUNNELL are in Fowle Memorial Hospital, both having undergone operations.
On Sunday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m., Miss Annie Weston PAYNE of Engelhard was married to Robert LANGCASTER of Vanceboro in the St. George’s Episcopal Church. There was a large crowd to witness this marriage. They will make their home in Vanceboro.
Miss Elizabeth TOPPING of Pantego spent 10 days in Fowle Memorial Hospital. She returned home May 30.
Mr. Closs GIBBS is at home and continues to improve.
Miss Pearl PIGRAM recently entered Tayloe Hospital for an operation.
Recently a boat opearted by Mr. ROORCH of Belhaven, who had out a fishing party on Sunday, sank off the shore from Engelhard. Eleven man were in distress for hours until they were rescued. No lives were lost.
A boat operated by F.L. VOLIVA Hardware Company, was wrecked enroute to Hatteras. Cecil ROBERTS, age 18, and Eddie KEECH, age 20, were found drowned a week later. Lloyd EDWARDS has not been found yet. Mr. EDWARD’S aunt, shocked by the news, had a stroke and died.

Births:

Deaths:

July, 1939
Vol. 16; #7
[Portions cut from this issue.]

Death:

August, 1939
Vol. 16; #8
[Portions cut from this issue.]

Deaths:

Birth:

Marriages:

Recently Mr. Mack CAROWAN purchased the station which carried his name. It is now being renovated and will no longer be a small station but one fully equipped to give all needed service.
Recently Mr. W.A. HODSON of Kilkenney had an experience with lightning. He was sitting by his radio when lightning struck the aerial running into his radio, bursting every tube. It also busted the mantel and lamp shade and knocked Wallace to the floor. On the following day it struck a smokehouse and killed 7 chickens and injured 16 more. Also along about that time, the lightning struck Mr. Dallas W. CUTRELL’S store in Fairfield, tearing up several posts. We read in the “Dare County Times” where lightning struck an automobile at CCC Camp at Manteo and stunned the fellow. He ran to get help but the car burned. We have had several severe storms this summer.

September, 1939
Vol. 16; #9

Death:

Marriages:

Mrs. Herman SMITH of Salisbury, Maryland is at home visiting her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Preston JONES near Swan Quarter.

October, 1939
Vol. 16; #10

The following boys are at Wake Forest College from Beaufort County:

Births:

Marriages:

Mr. Carlyle JONES will be operating a new combined filling station and store in Fairfield. Mr. Clifton MOONEY is building a new barn on his farm near Fairfield. Mr. Lindsey MOONEY operates the store and filling station. Recently Mr. Lindsey MOONEY has purchased the small house from Mrs. Lyda SADDLER and moved it over on Church Street and has converted it into a nice home.

Deaths:

November, 1939
Vol. 16; #11
[Portions cut from this issue]

Marriages:

Death:

Among the Sick:

December, 1939
Vol. 16; #12

Recently Mr. A.J. HARRELL, County Agent, was sought to go back to his home county at Snow Hill, Green County. Mr. J.P. WOODARD, who for two years was assistant agent in Martin County, has been secured to succeed Mr. HARRELL.
We welcome Rev. C.K. WRIGHT back on the Mattamuskeet charge; Rev. W.B. PENNEY back to Belhaven, Pantego and Sladesville field; and Rev. E.G. COWAN to the Swan Quarter, Soule and Fairfield charge (he comes from Ocracoke). Rev. R.Z. NEWTON was transferred to his new field at Pittsboro, N.C.
Mr. W.C. SWINDELL, former City Clerk and Tax Collector of Belhaven, recently purchased the stock of goods in the store formerly operated by the late D.W. BLOUNT.
Mr. W.H. BOOMER is about to complete his hew store where he will operate a meat market near his home in Swan Quarter. For many years he has butchered hogs and cows for the people of Swan Quarter.

Marriages:

Birth:

Deaths:

 © 1997

Return to Hyde County News

Return to Hyde County Home Page