The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-25
PTA IN OCRACOKE
TO- MEET MONDAY;
SIX HOSTESS IS

Ocracoke, Feb. 21.AThe Febru-
airy meeting of the Ocracoke P. T.
A. will be next Monday night at
the schoolhouse. Hostesses are
Mrs. Ansley O'Neal, Mrs. Kelly
O'Neal, Mrs. Benjamin O'Neal,
Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler, and
Mrs. Kermit Robinson.
Rev. W. R. Hale, pastor of the
Ocracoke Methodist Church, is
holding a series of services this
week, marking a week of dedica-
ton to church work. He preached
special sermons each evening this
past week and will conclude the
services on Sunday. Rev. Hiram
King, district superintendent, of
New Bern, visited the church on
Tuesday night and held quarterly
conference.
Ocracoke School has been
notified that Mr.. Lee S. Trimble
has been appointed regional IL
brarian for Beaufort Hyde Martin
Counties and will serve Ocracoke
School. Mr.. Trimble replaces Miss
Elizabeth Copeland, who resigned
in September to accept work in
the Greenville Library.
Mr.. N. T. Scarborough of Ches-
ter, Pennsylvania, has purchased
the former Matthew Guthrie
home, located on the north shore
of Silver Lake. He plans to bring
his family here to live after his
retirement. Mr.. Scarborough is
the son of the late Thad Scar
borough.
Mrs. Tom Howard visited her
daughter, Mrs. Randall O'Neal, in
Hatteras this past week. Mrs.
Mylan Williams and Mrs. Bill
Spencer spent several days in
Hatteras.
Miss Nora Edmondson, primary
teacher, has been hospitalized at
Sea Level Hospital. Her classes at
Ocracoke were taught by Mrs.
Dicie Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Forbes are
visiting relatives in Rocky Mount
and Raleigh.
Mrs. R. S. Wahab left on Mon
day for Wakefield, Virginia, hav-
ing received word that her uncle,
Mr.. Pond, had died.
The Willing Workers Class of
the Methodist Sunday School met
last week with Mrs. Jesse Garrish.
Plans were made to sponsor a St.
Patrick's supper on Friday, March
18th, raising money for the pur-
pose of purchasing a new electric
refrigerator for the church recrea-
ton hall.
Miss Susan Barksdale and he1
mother, Mrs. Helen Barksdale, OF
Greensboro, were at the Barksdale
summer home Saturday of last
week, making arrangements fol
renovation and repair. They plar
to come back for week in April
Johnnie Midgette arrived home
on Saturday after two years with
the Army in Korea. Needless to
say his family were glad to see
him and he was glad to get back
home.
Miss Eunice Linville, District
Sunday School Superintendent of
the Assembly of God Churches,
visited the Ocracoke Church on
Sunday night, making a special
talk and playing several hymns
on the accordion.
Ocracoke Coast Guard and 49,
footer report several transfers.
Benjamin O'Neal is serving on the
83-footer; Archie Wahab is serv-
ing at the Life Boat Station. Bill
Sawyer is back from an extended
leave, bringing with him Mrs.
Sawyer and their infant son, Bill
III. They are living in one of the
Wahab Apartments. Edison Mid
gett of Manteo has been transfer
red to duty on the 83-footer and
plans to bring his family here to
live. Elton Farrow has also been
transferred from Cape Hatteras
to the station here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Garrish
have had as their guest, Buddy
Taylor of Raleigh.
Capt. and Mrs. Dave Williams
have returned home from a mid
winter visit with their children in
Pennsylvania.
julie Garrish, AL Gaskins, Char
lie Morris O'Neal, Theodore
Mutro, and Larry Simpson were
home for the week end recently.
Oscar Burrus left for Norfolk
on Wednesday,; John Gaskill is