The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

rine Base, where he has been
stationed since his arrival from
Korea, was honored Friday night
when schoolmates and friends en-
tertained for him at a party and
square dance in the school IL
brary.
Those present were Gaynelle
Spencer, Larry Simpson, Clicky
Austin, Danny Garrish, Norma
and Bob Preston, Sherry O'Neal,
Chloe Garrish, Susan Spencer,
Deanna Farrow, Harold Wahab,
Kenneth Tillett, Aida Van o.
Neal, Ursula Austin, Harry F.
O'Neal, Carnelle Midget, Bobbie
Garrish, Calvin O'Neal, Jr., Vir-
GINA Howard, and Patsy Gaskins.
Another "home town" boy,
Corp. Sigma Willis, is due to ar
rive tomorrow or Wednesday, if
plans to fly from Germany to
New York work out as scheduled.
He will spend the holidays with
his mother, Mrs. Malcey Willis.
Others expe cted home for
Christmas are Miss Vir in a
Howard of Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs.
Norton Hamilton of Richmond,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. David Styron
and Belinda, and John Pruitt
O'Neal, of Wilmington, Delaware;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jones and
family of Portsmouth; Larry Will
liams of Wilmington, N. c., Mrs.
Janice Taylor and son, Billy Wa
hab Taylor, and z. S. Williams
of Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs. Troy
Williams of Reidsville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Williams of Norfolk;
Elmer Midget, and possibly his
brothers Jesse and Ellis and fam
lilies, of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Anderson of Frank
fort, Indiana; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorpe and family of Hawthorne,
California, who will visit her
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Burrus,
now home again from recent hos
pitalization at Elizabeth City.
Undoubtedly others will also
come for the holidays; there's no
place like Ocracoke at Christmas
time and the children and grand
children like to get back home
whenever possible.
Several are leaving for the
holidays. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Rondthaler will spend week in
Winston-Salem with his father,
Bishop Howard E. Rondthaler,
where their daughter, Katharine,
will join them for Christmas
week end. Miss Nora Edmondson
plans to fly to Tyler, Texas, to
visit an old time friend. Mrs.
Milan Williams accompanied her
as far as Raleigh. Miss Marie
Hodges will visit her family in
Hodges, S. c. Mr.. and Mrs. r. S.
Wahab plan to spend part of the
holiday season with Mrs. Wahab's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James N.
Edwards, in Belhaven. Rev. and
Mrs. Ernest Powesland and son
plan to spend part of the holi-
day season with relatives in Flor
ence, S. c. Rev. Robert Vickery
will visit his father in Granite
Falls, N. c., for a few days at
Christmas time.
John Thomas O'Neal left last
Saturday to spend the holidays
with his wife and daughter, who
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mizzell, in Windsor, N. c.
David Esham, who was flown
to Sea Level hospital last week
for an emergency appendicitis op-
Grafton, came home on Sunday
and is recuperating nicely at
home here. His mother, Mrs.
Elisha, Esham, stayed at Sea
Level during his illness there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rodgers are
spending the next few weeks in
Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. I. F. O'Neal, Mr.. and Mrs.
lessee Garrish, and son, Danny,
are spending part of the Christ
mas season in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Garrish
and daughter Brenda are home
at Ocracoke for Christmas.
Mrs. Virginia Austin, Clifton,
Ursula, and Michael are spending
C christmas with the Nelson
Stoves in Hatteras.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Farrow and
children are visiting relatives in
Hatteras.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Buskirk
and son left last Saturday to
spend Christmas at his home in
Charleston, S. c.
Carleton Kelly plans to spend
the Christmas holidays in Norfolk
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel w.
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