The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
ocRAcokE PERSONALS

Rev. Hiram H. King, superin-
tendent of the New Bern District
of the Methodist Church Confer
ence, visited Ocracoke last week
end, preaching at the morning serv-
ice and holding Quarterly Confer
ence following the evening service.
Rev. Robert Vickery, Jr., pastor,
preached at the night service. An
early morning Sunrise Service"
was also held at the church.
Several Ocracokers were here for
the Easter week end, among them
Larry Williams from Wilmington,
N. c.; Miss Fannie Pearl Fulcher
and friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Stanley, of Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs.
M. N. Hamilton of Richmond, Va;
Elmer Midgette and Mr.. and Mrs.
Manuel Williams of Philadelphia,
Pa; Enoch Gaskill of Madison, N.
c.; Mrs. Clifton Drake and son, j.
T. of Rocky Mount, N. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lennie Morris of Beaufort, N.
c.; AL Gaskins, Charlie M. O'Neal
of Wilmington, Delaware; William
O'Neal and son, Bill, of Drexel Hill,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kemp of
Norfolk, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Will
liams of Staten Island, N. Y, were
called home because of the death
of his father, Jacob Williams. Mrs.
Frank Helpenstill, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Uriah Garrish, arrived
home on Sunday night, from Ran
dolph Field, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Rond-
thaler had as week end guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Orr of Chevy
Chase, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers had as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde T. Cole
and son of Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Burrus an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Karen Louise, Wednesday, April
14IIl, dL 11alIcTdSs
Rev. Robert L. Vickery, ST., of
Granite Falls visited his son, Rev.
Robert L. Vickery, Jr., for several
days last week.
Mrs. Woodrow Price and chill
dren, and Mrs. Prices sister and
her children, also Mrs. Pittman,
grandmother of all the children,
spent the week end at the Price
cottage.
Mrs. William Midgette and son,
Burrus Brent, visited in Rodanthe
last week while Mr.. Midgette was
home on leave from coast guard
duty on Long Island.
Mrs. Elsie Tolson was entertain
ed at birthday party on Friday
night given in her honor by Mr..
Samuel G. Jones, Sr. at Berkeley
Manor. Members of the Methodist
Church choir were guests: Mr.. and
Mrs Murray Tolson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Spencer, Mrs. Bessie
Howard, Mrs. Ruby Garrish, Mrs.
Doris Garrish, Mrs. Dell Scarbor-
ough, Miss Leila Howard, Calvin
O'Neal, Larry Williams, Mrs. Lucy
Helen Gaskins, Miss Blanche How
ard, 1. F. O'Neal, Mrs. Virginia
Austin, Mrs. Taft Howard, Mrs.
Neva O'Neal, and Carleton Kelly.
Revival services started Monday,
April 10 at Ocracoke Methodist
Church, with Rev. John Hoyle of
Lynwood NJ e tn dist Church,
Greensboro, preaching. The serv-
ices will close on Friday night,
April 23rd. Meetings postponed
this week will be held next week:
P.T.A. on Monday night, 8 pm. at
the school library, Willing Work
ers' Class Tuesday night at the
church The Teen Age Club has
been divided into two groups and
each will meet once week; Tues
day night is reserved for those
thirteen to twenty years of age;
Friday night is for those under
thirteen.
Ranger Gus Huffman, of the Ma
tional Seashore Park, visited Ocra-
coke School on Monday afternoon
and showed moving pictures on
Fire Prevention and Control and
talked to the upper grade students