The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-04-29
ocRAcOKE PERSONALS


of the members of the Ocracoke
Electric Membership Corporation
will be held on Monday night, May
2, z p. m. in the Wahab Theater.
Nominations for the required
number of new directors include
Powers Garrish, Uriah Garrish,
c. R. Mason, David F. O'Neal,
Lonnie Burrus, Jr., Walter
Howard, Nathaniel Jackson, Mace
Garrish, Wahab Howard, Irwin
Garrish, Lawrence Balance and
Chris Gaskill. Six of these will be
elected to serve for the ensuing
year. Following the annual report
and other phases of the business
session, a free movie will be ispon-
sored by the Corporation.
The Sophia Williams Circle will
meet Tuesday, May 3rd with Mrs.
T. w. Howard.
Members of the Willing Work
ers Class Of the Methodist Sunday
School at their April meeting
voted to sponsor a hot-dog lunch
con in the Church Recreation Hall
on Thursday, May 9Th. This group,
together with the two Circles of
the Society for Christian Service,
is helping in the equipping and
furnishing of the recreation hall
kitchen needs. The class has al
ready purchased an electric refrig-
orator. A "kitchen shower" plan
ned by the Society for Tuesday
night, April 26th, is expected to
bring in good many useful items
and to afford an evening of en-
joyment for all those attending.
On May 10th, the Martha
Wahab Circle will hold it's May
meeting, and make final plans for
sponsoring a chicken salad supper
to be served at the recreation hall
on Friday, May 18th. Tickets can
be secured from any member of
that Circle.
Capt. Marvin Howard and his
Ocracoke Boy Scouts, Troop 290,
are making plans to leave Thurs
day morning on horseback for the
Pirates Jamboree which begins on
Friday morning at Buxton. Capt.
Howard has made plans with
Frazier Peele for special trip of
the ferry to take the ponies and
the boys across Hateras Inlet on
Thursday. Several of the boys will
take part in the Banker Pony
races on Friday. They plan to
camp out during their stay on
Hatteras Island. Cabin quarters
have already been provided for
them and also several free meals.
Rev. w. R. Hale is holding
special evangelistic services all
this week, through Sunday at st.
Johns Methodist Church in Avon,
with Rev. Robert E. Couch of the
Kinnekeet Charge assisting, and
with Horatio LaFevers of Buxton
in charge of the music. In the abb
sence of the pastor on Sunday,
Theodore Rondthaler will hold the
morning service at the local
Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Willis and
son have been visiting friends in
Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Rond-
thaler had as their week end
guest, Mrs. Rondthaler's nephew,
Mayo Keeney, on furlough from
Camp Dix, New Jersey.
Miss Margaret Vann and
friend from Portsmouth, Virginia,
visited relatives here last week
end.
Supt. and Mrs. Allyn Hanks and
son Bill, with Mrs. Hanks brother,
DR.. Williams of Honduras, C. A.,
spent Saturday and part of Sun
day at Ocracoke, staying at
Sound Front Inn.
w. E. Best of Baltimore was
here on business for several days
recently.
Mrs. Willie B. Hunnings has re-
turned home from Sea Level Hos
pital.
Mrs. Maggie O'Neal and Mrs.
Mary E. Parsons spent several
days in Beaufort recently.
John Lynn has been home on
leave, visiting Mrs. Lynn and the
baby at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason
and son have been visitin his
mother in Atlantic.
The Assembly of God Church at
Ocracoke obser National
Christ's Ambassadors Day on
April oath. This is a day set aside
each year throughout the Assem-
blies of God Churches in America
for special services. The young
people of the church, "Christ's
Ambassador, met that morning
at $3.50 a. m. for breakfast at the
parsonage with Rev.A and Mrs.
Walter E. Whitaker and family. /
Morning worship was dedicated to
the C. AS. The years theme is