The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-02-06
ON THE OCEANSIDE

Mrs. Ellis Crew and Mrs. w. f..
Murphy of Roanoke Rapids were
week enders at the Crew cottage
across the highway from the
Wright memorial. DR.. and Mrs.
Murphy have cottage in Southern
Shores and Mrs. Murphy arranged
for some minor work on it.
Wilkes Leary of Elizabeth City
spent Thursday and Friday at
Mays Head and returned this week
to stay most of the time until next
fall. He operates a tourist court
and bingo business.
Curtis Turner and Herbert Brow
der, Jr., both of Wldon, were recent
visitors on the beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Morrison,
Mrs. Elton Twiford and Bill Twi-
ford went to Norfolk, Va, Friday
night to attend the wrestling
matches.
Jethro Midgette, ST., who is in
the Marine hospital in Norfolk,
Va, where he underwent "a skin
grating operation on one of his
legs, is reported convalescent. He
will be home in couple of weeks.
. Mrs. Edith Pipkin of Reidsville
who has a cottage in Southern
Shores, spent several days there
over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Wilkerson
of Scotland Neck, whose cottage is
in Kill Devil Hills, spent the week
end there. Mr.. Wilkerson, who OPP
crates a large hardware store in
Scotland Neck, and Mrs. Wilkerson
plan to be at the beach on frequent
week ends this summer.
S. J. Irvine of Elizabeth City
spent Saturday at his Mays Head
cottage. Although he is in advanc-
ed years, he planted some fig trees
in his yard, next to Mrs. Matte
Midgett's store, and made arrange
ments to have some work done on
another cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dial H. Williams
and two children of Elizabeth City
week-ended at the beach. They
have a cottage on the Sound side
and one on the ocean front, and
are moving from the sound to the
oceanside cottage which they have
heretofore rented.
Roy Kessinger, Mays Head post
master, spent the week end in
Plymouth with his sister, Mrs. E.
S. Blount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mann and
children, Lois and Linda, of Mays
Head were in Manteo Sunday to
attend movie.
Miss Ethel McSwain of Eliza
beth City was here Sunday and
Monday to look after the building
of cottage on the Sound road.
Mrs. John Moore of Colington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Daniels
of Wanchese were Sunday guests
of the formers daughter, Mrs. ].
c. Peterson, in Kill Devil Hills.
Mrs. Callie johnson, Mrs. Gene
Daniels and Mrs. Lizzie Beasley
and children went to Fort Eustis
Monday to accompany Mr.. Daniels,
who works there and had been
home for the week end. They also
went to Norfolk, Va, to visit Mrs.
Ruth Ward, who is under treat
ment at Grandy sanatorium. Mrs.
Ward is a granddaughter of Mrs.
johnson and a niece of Mrs. Dan
iels and Mrs. Beasley
Mrs. Ralph Johnson and Mrs.
Lucille Daniels were in Manteo on
business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Pool of Eliz-
abeth City were Sunday guests of
his brother, Pete Pool, at Mays
Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Whitehurst of
Norfolk, Va, were week end guests
of her mother, Mrs. Callie John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Berry of
Norfolk, Va, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Henley, of
Mays Head over the week end. Mr..
Berry is in the Coast Guard.
Mrs. Richard Gray of Wanchese
spent one night last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Jethro Midgette,
Jr. The latter is convalescent after
a throat infection.