The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
OCRACOKE PERSONALS

Ocracoke, May 31-Summer va
cation began on Saturday at Ocra
coke. Students returned to the
school that day for last day check
ing up and received report cards
In fact Ocracoke Boy Scouts came
galloping to school on their Banker
Ponies, tied them to the schooI
yard fence, and as soon as school
was out mounted their steads, re-
port cards in hand, and galloped
off for a long summer vacation.
DR.. George Dudley of the Oral
Hygiene Division, State Board of
Health, spent five days at the
school this week, attending to chill
dren's oral hygiene needs. This is
the second time that DR.. Dudley
has worked at Ocracoke and the
children who came for appoint
ments on Monday were glad to see
an old friend even if it was den
fist!
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
O'Neal have entertained several
relatives from Windsor, which is
Mrs. O'Neal's former home. Faye
Hoggard, Esther Hoggard, Chris
tine White, Geraldine Bryant en-
joyed week here, coming on the
mailboat from Atlantic and return
ing to Washington, N. c., on the
Wednesday morning freight boat.
Rev. Hiram King, Superintend-
ent of the New Bern District, held
Fourth Quarterly Conference at
the Methodist Church her e on
Monday night. At the Conference
Willis Jackson was elected to rep
resent the Church at the Annual
Conference in June and will make
the trip to Fayetteville with Rev.
and Mrs. w. R. Hale.
DR.. and Mrs. Klink of Washing
ton, D. c., and Mrs. Kinks moth
err, Mrs. Jacobs of Burlington, Yer
mont, spent the week end at
Wahab Village Hotel. This is their
fourth annual visit to Ocracoke,
This year they were enroute to
the graduation of their son, David
at the Citadel in Charleston, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams OF
Staten Island visited Ocracoke this
past week end, wishing to be here
on Memorial Day particularly
since his son, Alton, is buried here
at Ocracoke. They STAYED with
Mr.. Williams mother, Mrs. Jacob
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Midget Of
Philadelphia visited his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Midget las
week end.
Alton Scarborough of Pedrick
town, N. j., visited his father
Charles Scarborough, who was in
jured recently in fall.
Mrs. Charles McWilliams has re
turned home from Sea Level hos
pital and wishes to express appre
citation for flowers and cards re
ceived from friends here.
Mrs. Doris Garrish and Damn,
Garrish motored to Norfolk las
week end, visiting Mrs. Garrish'
sister, Mrs. Overton and family.
The Sophia Williams Circle O
the Methodist Church met on Tues
day night with Mrs. Rebecca Spen
GER. Plans for a June 4th supper
were postponed until fall.
w. Potter Garrish returned tx
the Air Base at Roswell, New
Mexico, last Friday, making the
trip across country by automobile
If present plans work out, Damn!
Garrish, Larry Williams, Blanche
Howard, Leila Howard, and Lo
rena Balance will leave by car fol
California on Sunday, returning
later in the month.
The June meeting of the Societ.
for Christian Service will be hell
at the Methodist Church on Mon
day, June 6. Mrs. Monnie Willis
president for 1856 will presid
Miss Marie Hodges left last Sat
urday for her home at Hodges, 8
C. Miss Nora Edmondson left Of
Monday for Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie O'Neal an
son, William, Jr. of Drexel Hill
Pennsylvania, visited his brothers
Hiatus O'Neal and Arthur O'Neal
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter O'Nea
spent several days in Washington
| N. c., recently.
Mrs. Preston Garrish, recentl
hospitalized at Morehead Cit
Hospital, is now recuperating a
the home of her daughter, Mr.!
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