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Dratha

LOUIS. .JR. suddenly, on
Friday, December %, 1855, ct SIS
ST. NV, LOUIS THORNTON. beloved
son Of Matilda and Louis Thornton
sisters and host Of other relatives and
friends. Remains resting at johnson q
Jenkins Funeral Home. 1902 18th st.
NV. Notice OF funeral later.
WEBSTER. BENJAMIN J. On Friday
December 23 1858. BENJAMIN J
WEBSTER. husband Of Ruth g Web
asron ff tass. sver sary 9ns
Glenn and Beverly webster: stepfathsi
of Dorothy Cook and Jack Dayton
Friends may call at the Robert 4
Mattinsly Funeral Home, l3l lith
at . am, REQUIEM mass at the Holy
Comforter Church at $3.50 am Rela-
tives and friends invited. Interment
Fort Lincoln Cemetery. 20
WEST. JOHN FRANCIS. On Friday De-
o PHI; siadsn.:.ass I'd; s!ISer sSTias; Ma;
Mani, Ela John E. West; silver
West; brother of Mrs. Katherine
R tSs .sr JOSEPH wsshnE %es, There ne
also seven grandchildren and fVe great
grandchildren Mr.. West rests at the
Warner E. Humphrey, Funeral Home.
s434 Georgia ave, Silver Spring. Nd
his soul on Tuesday. December q. at
q am. at st. CamiIlns Catholic Church,
$500 Avenel I'd, Silver Spring, Md.
Interment Rock Creek Cemetery. 90
WHITTINGToN, RUTH A., on Thurs
Sez PfssnSsS e e. ! ssis s snd &
So Sc IN, ne beloved mother u q Edwin e
and Mrs. Irene Traynham: Also sur
children yYaT ars brs sG neD sseT pa ase
and William Brooks: one niece, Mrs.
Helen Quander: one son-in-law. two
dauRhters-in-law. other relatives and
many friends. After 4 pm. Sunday. De
@aiter z. 10 Hunter ero Funeral fs Home. e5Ia
Monday December 20 al / pm. al
the Israel c, NJ. E Church. New Jersey
Bell oficiatins. Interment woOdlawn
ceniber 20, 1855. JAMES Z. Williams
Of 1909 4th ST. n W.. husband OF Mary
Millsm ~ and father vs q Ms NJ. M Mar
euerite arnold. Mrs Cora E. white,
Mrs GLADYS E. Howard Alfred A. and
Robert. S. Williams Also suryivins
are other relatives and many friends
A0hA upOA W - AhCoud1f Atr-
cember % at st Martins Catholic
At the Mcclure Funeral Home 1890
9th ST, NV After 8 pm. the remains
win lie in state AZ Columbia Lodge
No. 50. !. o p. o. E. of w., 301
Rhode Island ave. NV. REQUIEM mass
Will be celebrated on Wednesday. De-
cember Is at St, Martins Catholic
Church. North Capitol and r SITS. at
8 am, Interment Lincoln Memorial
Cemetery. 81
JAMES n. On Saturday. De-
cember -, 1885. at his residence
+. F. p. No 4. Fairfax; Va. JAMES
Wright, father of Harry Wright. Mrs,
Irene Davis, Miss Alberta Wright. Mrs.
Geneva Gaskins. Mrs. Juanita Lewis.
Morris Wright. Mrs. Martha SheIlhorse
and Vernon Wright; brother OF Mrs.
Annie Hoskins Jesse. Edward and
Anderson Wright He also is survived
by twenty-three grandchildren and four
Observation-Disclosures. Funeral services
on Tuesday. December ~ at / go
pm. at the Little Zion Baptist Church.
Burke. Va. Rev James D. Peters Of
iciatinE 1nterment church cemetery
Arrangements by. the EVERY Funeral
Home. FairfaN Va %
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DR.. William W. Comfort, 81
Educator at Huverford CoIIeoe

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. "a up.
DIR. William Wistar Comfort
president emeritus of Haverford
College. died suddenly Friday at
his home on the college campus
DR.. Comfort. 81, had been
president of Haverford from 1911
until his retirement in 1910, after
which he continued to teach ro-
nance languages and Quakerism
until 1853.
He was known widely as ar
expert on Quaker history and
thought. and also was a noted
French scholar.
At one time, Mr.. Comfort was
an outspoken critic of profes-
sionalism in college athletics.
During his administration. new
buildings were erected on the
Haverford campus. the faculty
was doubled, the student body
increased from 225 to 1926 and
the endowment raised from SIS
million to $4.5 million.
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Donald V. SowhiIi,
Headed Tube Firm

SHARON. Pa, Dec. ~ (R.-
Donald v. Sawhill, "a. board
chairman Of Sawhill Tubular
Products. Inc, died today at his
home Of a heart condition.
He came to Sharon as receiv-
er for the old Mercer Tube and
Manufacturing Co. in 1888 and
stayed on to rebuild the business.
which later absorbed three other
firms.
He Is survived by his widow.
Claire; two daughters, Mrs.
James II. Heineman Of Green
wich, Conn, and Mrs. James H.
Flagg Of Sharon; a son, Donald
B. Sawhill Of Sharpsville: three
sisters, two brothers. and seven
grandchildren.
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Mrs. Harry Turner,
Widow of Officer

Mrs. Harry Coburn Turner,
widow of Capt. Turner. USA.
died suddenly Friday night at
New Rochelle (N.Y.) Hospital Of
a coronary occlusion.
The former Marie Burnett Of
Louisville, KY, Mrs. Turner was
a Washington resident after her
husbands death In World War !
until 1852, when she moved to
Larchmont, N. Y.
Surviving are her daughter,
Mrs. George Edward Faithful.
Bedford Village, N. Y: two sons.
Burnett Coburn Turner; Of Los
Angeles. and John Coburn Turn
er, Of New York. a niece, Mrs.
Evan T. Fisher. of Larchmont,
and i've grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
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Dr.. Clifton Lowe, II, Dies;
Authority on Livestock

DR.. Clifton D. Lowe, 70, who
started a long career with the
Agriculture Department as .
meat inspection tagger and be-
came the first person to have
the title of extension animal
| husbandman. died Friday night
lat Washington Sanitarium. He
suffered a stroke month ago.
DR.. Lowe was a nationally
known livestock authority. He
had served as a judge in many
pupebred and market livestock
events throughout the country.
| For many years he was con-
tributor to the Nations leading
agricultural and livestock pub
locations.
DR.. Lowe contributed a life
time of distinguished service to
the betterment of the Nations
livestock industry and agricul-
ture. which made him a famil-
lar figure in every State in the
Union. plus Hawaii and Puerto
Rico.
For % years he was the joint
representative Of the Bureau of
Animal Industry and Extension
Service in co-ordinating and
fostering educational programs
and activities in livestock pro-
! duction for the Agriculture De-
partment in cooperation with
Immigrant colleges.
Ohio State Graduate
A farm boy from near Tarl-
ton. Ohio, DR.. Lowe was gradu-
Iated from Ohio State University
lin 1910 as a doctor of veterinary
medicine. He was an Instructor
lin animal husbandry and veter-
iinarian at the Pennsylvania
State College and then was a
veterinary inspector for the Blu
ireau of Animal Industry Of the
Agriculture Department in the
eradication of sheep scab in the
West.
From 1912 TO 1914 he was live
stock development agent for the
Sou'Vlern Railway and then beef
cattle specialist for the Univer-
lsity of Tennessee and the De-
partment of Agriculture with
headquarters in Knoxville.
From 1917 to 1921. DR.. Lowe
was field representative of the
american Aberdeen Angus
Breeders Association for the
South and then State veterinar-
ian for Tennessee.
DR.. Lowe began his Agriculture
Department meat tagging job in
1904 in the West. He returned
to the Bureau of Animal In
dustry in the mid-1920s to dc
cattle tick and foot and mouth
disease eradications.
Superior Service Award
He was well known for popu-
lariZing the results of compli-
Gated livestock research for
practical application to the live
stock production problems OF
the farm and ranch.
A month before he retired in
1851 as extension animal hus-
bandman of the Agriculture De-
Ipartment. DR.. Lowe was awarded
the Superior Service Award OF
the Agriculture Department for
his work.
| DR.. Lowe served for many
years as member of the Ma
.tional Livestock Loss Prevention
Board. as a member and former
chairman of the Public Rela-
itions Committee of the Ameri-
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Darn nf Chunks

CARROLL, REV. JOHN WESLEY. We
wish to thank our many frienos lofi
their cards. kilograms, flowers and
other kindness shown US during our
recent bereavement.
CHESTER A. BROWN. My sincere grati-
tude to all relatives and friends Tor the
many kindnesses. floral tributes and
MESSAGES of consolation which re-
eeired during my recent bereavement.
DOROTHY II. BROWN.
CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM Y. The family
of the late WILLIAM v, CHRISTIAN
wishes to extend their sincere thanks
to his friends in the METROPOLITAN
Police Department B P. o. Elks.
No. Is. american Legion Police and
Fire Post, No - and TO their many
other friends and neighbors who so
generously expressed their sympathy
and coincidence and for their beautiful,
floral offerings and other tokens OF
sympathy extended US during our re-
Mrs, GLADYS M CHRISTIAN AND
FAMILY. 70
KLINE, ISADORE. The family of the
late iSADoRE KLINE will ever be
grateful to our many friends ana re,a-
tives for every expression OF sympathy
extended At his Passing.
WIPE, HELEN D KLINE: son.
JERALD MILTON KLINE AND
FAMILY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

ST. LOUIS, Dec. "A (P.-
William H. Danforth. founder
and board chairman of the
Ralston Purina Co.. died today
after suffering a heart attack at
his home. He was, IS.
A philantrophist, Mr.. DAN
forth donated funds for college
chapels and founded the Dan
forth Foundation, which provides
scholarships for college students
seeking teaching careers based on
spiritual values.
Last year he donated 500, 900
to Vassar College at Poughkeep-
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William H. Donforth, Founder
And Head of RuIston Purinu :.

sic, N. Y, in honor of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Randolph P. Compton
of Scardale, N. Y. and his
granddaughter, Miss Ann RAN
dolph Compton of San Francisco,
both VaSsar graduates.
Mr.. Danforth 81 years ago
today opened a small retail feed
store in st. Louis which grew
into a $20-million business.
In addition to his daughter,
Mr.. Danforth is survived by his
widow and one son. Donald DAN
forth, president of Ralston-Pur-
ina,
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With Regard to q
Cord of Thonks

Very often o card Of thonks In
The Stor meets o need which cor
hordk be solved in any other woy
Not only is IL o precious exoressIon
Of erotitude to those who hove sent
floral tributes but also eourteoush
acknowledges the services and kind
aesses Of the mony TO whom o per.
sonol note Of thonks eonnot well be
moiled o. whose nomes ond I'd
dresses ore not known Insertions VI
q cord Of thonks msy be orroased
BY telephone to The Stor ST ; 5000
The Evening and Sundoy Sto'
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sAYLEs, MATTE G. A tribute to the
sf ' & FnE eeVGsssa dspsR %So s ds
parted this life suddenly thirty.nine
FATHER. REV. w. H. JERNAGIN; SIS
TIERS LoTTM R.. ADAMS, GER
TRUDE ]. SWANCY. -
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s naiaD3S.r - 1855. at her residence
M sGfl9 cA HafSIfSsaE e. 'rAfLoh 5siSysd
wife Of the late rs An dpamsS ) raven Mea
FsI I and Mrs Margaret z Collins,
Funeral from the above residence on
TUESDAY. Dsssm at ST. johns r. sS cbureh
FoTest Gler- Md at 10 am. Inter
menf Mount Oliyet Cemetery 20
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TALLEY. CHARLES WILLIAM, JR. Sud-
denly, on Friday, December 20, 1855,
CHARLES WILLIAM TALLEY.. Jrr. Of
6llb Macarthur blvd, beloved husband
OF Marion C. Talley Of Frederick, Md.
Funeral services at the Etchison Flu
neral Home, 100 East Church st..
Frederick. Nd, on Tuesday. Deeem-
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Frederick, Md.
at
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RIGELnW. CoMpR. Allan FRANKLIN.

On Friday December - 1855 CCmdr.
Van Ness St NV beloved husband OF
Lillian T Biseiow. father OF MIS-
Bernice B. Mckerley and grandfather
of Martha and Karen McKerley.
Friends may call at the s. Il, Hines
Co. Funeral Home 2aD1 l4th st. NV
free pafktngl. after z pm. Saturday
December "a Services at Fort Myefl
10 am Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. 2b
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sEAIUN, GROVER Q, Ofhcers and
- members Of Lanadon Lodge, No.
vsA 20, l. o. o. r are requested TO
NJ attend Odd Fellows services foI
RN our late brother, GROVER C
lN SEXTON. at the Gilbert c. Vim
M cent Funeral Home. 1895 Bladens-
EY burg I'd. ne. on Monday. Decem-
. Der 20. 1865. at 7345 pm.
~ S H WYNN, Noble Grand.
NO %
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BURNS. GEORGE. On Monday, De- De
SSrayestde services al ArlinRton Ma
tionai Cemetery on Tuesday December
81. at IL am. Arrangements oyI
Frazier 20
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bers Of the Sodality u the
y 4; !: !: ]:
sary ior The repose of the
soul OF our deceased Socialist HELEN
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day' pecember % 1855. cHARLEsI
IN BROWNE Of ASH Meade ST.
ne. beloved uncle Of Mrs Mabel |
Clark Mrs lydia B Chew. Miss sqrelial
Z Browne, DR. Roscoe e. ano Lousi
relatives and many friends; After
pm. wednesday. December rs; fTienos .
are invited 20 CAL at the MeGalre
Funeral Home ! $50 9Th st NV;
Funeral from the Calvary Episcopal
Church, 9Th and Eye SITS ne on
Thursday. December "a. at m.
Interment Harmony Cemetery 20
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BRENNAN. MABEL CONSTANCE. On
sasaId93gy, Df setaI,s, H,BE!Ha S' con- {.
STANCE BRENNAN Of 1000 st. NV.
Seckinger Friends are invited TO can
Al the Bethesda Chevy Chase Funeral
Home OF Robert A Pun1phrey. Bethesda,
Nd. where services will be neld on
Tuesday December %. at 1880 pm.
interment George Washington Me-
mortal Park Cemetery. 20 4
Evening star., 1955-07-16

Iowner and builder: in Knollwoot
subdivision: 18 dwellings: 6 al
$4,000 and II at S1l.500.
o. d. Hutton g. Son, Inc.
owner and builder: 3 dwellings
in Princeton Section 1, Camp
Spring, Md: / to cost $4,000
] TO cost $1,000, / to cost
$l2. 900.
Elzie Brightwell, owner; C. H
Rutter, builder; dwelling or
Lacey avenue, Bradbury Park
Md; cost. $4,000.
Ager Const. Co., Inc, owner
and builder; 8 dwellings ON Rit-
tenhouse street, Lewisdale. Md;
cost. $4,000 eacn.
Herbert Weaver, owner anc
builder; l dwelling on Under
wood street in Seabrook, Md,
cost, $4,000.
Robert Lantz, owner anC
builder: l dwelling on Powder
Mill road, Beltsville, Md; cost
SIG, 300.
j. E. Plunkett, owner: S. Hant-
man, builder; l dwelling to be
located in Ardmore. Md; cost
$4,000.
Willie and Elsie Simmons,
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Prince Georges Approves
More Dwelling Projects

Among recent building permit:
issued in Prince Georges County
were the following:
John o. Aylor, owner ano
builder; 8 dwellings in Temple
Hills; cost, s16,5o0 each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter G. Duley,
owner; Hood & Stine, builder;
dwelling at $50 Belfast drive
Oxon Hills. Md; cost, $1,000.
A. Preston PerTie, owner; 4
dwellings on Border drive In
Oxon Hill; 8 to cost $4,000
and / at $11, 500.
Lee E. Lecompte, owner anc
builder: ! dwelling at 1905 Riv-
erdale road; cost, $4,000,
Charles Haas. owner; Millard
r. Jordan. builder; / dwelling
at 6025 Merrimac place, Oxon
Hill, Md; cost, $4,000.
Knollwood Development Corp,
Evening star., 1955-07-16

owner and builder; / dwelling tc
be located at 4sos ogIethorps
street. HyattsviIle. Nd; cost
So. 1000.
Elmer r. Robinson. owner and
builder: 2 dwellings in Green
Meadows. Nd: cost, $500 each
Charles M. Rice. owner: B. F
Harrell. builder: l dwelling al
Meadowbrook lane, Silesia. Md;
cost, $4,000.
Walter C<-Rreckenridge. own
er and builder. 8 dwellings in
Evening star., 1955-07-16

Murray Hin subdivision: / to
cost $1,000. 2 to cost $4,000.
John @. Gruber. owner: John
L. Pyles. builder; dwelling IN
iBarnaby Manor Oaks. IN Oxon
Hill, Md; cost, $4,000.
Andrews Development Co.,
Inc, owner and builder; 10
dwellings IN Hillcrest Gardens:
cost, $10.000 each.
A. P. Construction Co.. owner
and builder: 2 dwellings in Hill
crest Heights, Nd; cost, $4,000
each.
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HEZEkIAH P. HUBBARD, CT
DIES AT GRANDY HOME

Hezekiah Phillip Hubbard, Ct,
died Thursday at his home in
Grandy, Currituck County, while
working in the yard. Death was
attributed by Currituck County
Coroner j. Bryan Smith to a
heart attack
He was the son of the late
Thomas and Julia A. Hubbard, and
member of the Poplar Branch
Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs
Bertha Midget Hubbard; two STEP
sons, Orlando Foster, of Glendale
Ariz., and Lewis Foster, of Rich
mond Hill, New York; one sister
Mrs. Pattie Right of Norfolk, and
four step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at o'clock in
the Powells Point Baptist Church
by the Rev. Edgar Hardin, pastor
assisted by the Rev. Mark Alex
ander, pastor the Coinjock Bap,
fist Church.
Last Mile of The Way'I anc
"Well Done" were sung by Miss
Louise Dowdy, Mrs. Cornell Dzwo.
muck, Vernon Parker and Wesley
Parker. Miss Jennette Dowdy &C.
companied at the organ.
The casket was covered with g
pail made of white NUNS, white
carnations and fern.
Active pallbearers were Jack
Helms, R. N. Dowdy, Noah Owens
Otto Bateman, Jim Beasley, J. B
Sawyer, lack Owens and w. E
Aydlett.
Burial was in the church GENE
terry.
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EPISCOPAL WOMEN SERVE
SUPPER TO MEMBERSHIP
OF COLUMBIA CHURCH

Columbia.-A buffet supper was
held by members of the Women's
Auxiliary of St. Andrews Episco-
pal Church as get together for
the communicates of the whole
church, at the Methodist Annex,
on Sunday, Nov. 20.
The occasion for the get to-
gether proceeded from a visit of
the Rev. Dan Allen, Secretary of
Diocese of East Carolina, inter
ceeding for the Bishop, the Ri. Rev.
Thomas c. Wright, in the matter
of a new rector for the parishes
of Columbia, Creswell and Galilee
Mission. The Rev. Paul Shultz, who
has been serving these parishes,
has been hired full time at Hert-
ford, leaving these parishes vacant.
Those in attendance were the Rev.
and Mrs. Paul Shultz, the Rev. Dan
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam S. Wood
ley, Sam S. Woodley, Jr., Mary
Ruth Woodley, C. P. Mitchell Jr.,
Lila, Paul David and c. P. Mitchell
III, Mr.. and Mrs B. Ray Cohoon,
Fred Cohoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Armstrong, William Charles
Cohoon, Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy w. Sykes, T. B.
Shallington, Gwen Bruner, Mrs.
Rodney Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
C. Davenport, A. N. Bateman, Mrs.
j. F. Schlez, j. Donald Selby.
Invocation was asked by the Rev.
Mr.. Allen, and a covered dish sup
per, including fried chicken, hot
biscuits, stuffed celery, candied
yams, deviled eggs, olives, pickles,
gelatine salad, cocoanut and choc-
olate cake, and hot coffee were
served.
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TIDEWATER CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Ends, Henry Sawyer, Camden,
Kenneth Marshman, Weeksville;
tackles, ALLEN DOUGH, Manteo,
Mike Kerner, Central; Guards, Tai
madge Riddick, Weeksville, Shell
Brite, Central; Center, Bobby
Spence, Central; Backs: Phil Saw
yer of Central, Clyde Morgan of
Weeksville, Carlton Berry of Cam
den, Jimmy Austin of Windsor.
Allan, Dough, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommy Dough of Manteo, is
the only member of the Manteo
High School football team to be
named to a position on the Tide
water Football Conference ALL
Conference eleven.
Dough, who played an outstand-
ing game at his tackle position, has
been one of the most dependable
and versatile men on Coach Ayers
squad. In two games of the season.
he was switched from tackle posi-
ton to end to replace the injured
Merle Meekins. While at the enc
position Dough scored two touch
downs on passes. Three other mem
bers of the Manteo squad received
honorable mention on the all-con-
ference team. They were: quarter.
back Woody Woodward, center
Carl Hayes and end, Coy Tillett, Jr
At the end of the regular season
of play Manteo stood in fourth
position in the conference. The
Manteo boys had five wins anC
five losses, or a per centage OF
500.
In all games the Red Skins
scored 1873 points while their
opponents scored 1877. Leading in
total points scored was Woody
Woodward with 10 touch downs OF
60 points and 7 extra points, for a
total of 81 points. Davis Balance
was second with touch downs anc
l extra point for 10 points.
Next year, Manteo will tangle
with about the same teams as this
year with the exception of Hert-
ford, which has been scheduled fol
the 1856 season. The schedule fol.
lows: September ID, Rich Square
there; Sept. 81, Plymouth, there
Sept. %, Weeksville, here; Octo.
Der 5, Southampton, there; Oct. IL
Windsor, here; October 10, Central
here; Oct. 26, Hartford, here; Nov
10, Camden, here; Nov. 16, Open.
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FRISCO PERSONALS

Mrs. Ray Miles of Pineville, La
and Mrs. Lena Shirly of Orange
Texas spent two weeks here with
Mrs. Miles daughter and son-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrain Tolson and
children of Norfolk were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Willis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Willis OF
Beaufort spent the week end here
with Mrs. Willis brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennit Ransom
and Mrs. Ina Burrus were in
Elizabeth City Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spiedel of
Silver Springs, Md, spent a week
here with Mrs. Spiedel's sister
Mrs. Stanley Jeranko.
Bert Basnett, U.S.C.G., spent the
week end here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Basnett.
Mrs. John Wasili and Mrs. Inge
Wicks spent last week in Wash
ington, d. G.
Jimmy Rice of Norfolk was The
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Robinson.
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CYLDE WILSON COHOON, 62
DIES AT GUM NECK

Columbia.-Funeral services for
Clyde Wilson Cohoon, 62, of Gum
Neck, were conducted at the Gum
Neck Free Will Baptist Church
Monday afternoon by the Rev.
Joseph A. Brickhouse, pastor of the
Gum Neck Church of Christ.
Mr.. Cohoon died suddenly at his
home Saturday afternoon. He was
a native of Gum Neck and was
engaged in commercial fishing at
the time of his death He was a
member of the Gum Neck Church
of Christ, and son of the late
Willie E. and Mary Liverman
Cohoon.
During the service the church
choir sang "The Home Over
There and In the Sweet Bye
and Bye.' Misses BERTHE Cohoon,
Danna Williams and Grace Will
liams sang a special "Never Grow
Old"
Burial was in the church ceme-
terry. Pallbearers were Worth G.
Smell, C ]. Liverman, Otis Ever
ton, HIRAM White, Franklin
Meekins and Elmo Sawyer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Lydia Cohoon; one son, Thedie W.
Cohoon and an adopted son, Will
liam James Gibbs of Columbia
Route 3; three brothers, Jesse
Cohoon of Portsmouth, Stanley
Cohoon of South Norfolk and Faye
Cohoon of Roanke, Va; five sis
tiers, Mrs. Tom w. Norman of
Creswell, Mrs. Arthur Spencer of
Hickory, Va; Miss Matte Cohoon
and Mrs. Evelyn Hackel of Column
bia Route 8 and Miss Maxine
Cohoon of Raleigh
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-25
MANTEO RED SKINS
ROUT WINDSOR 1877

The Manteo Red Skins scored
an easy victory in their last game
of the season as they romped over
the Windsor team by the score of
1877 last Friday night at Windsor.
In the first quarter touch downs
were made for Manteo by Balance
and Woodward. In the second
quarter, Coy Tillett, end, scored
on a pass from David Simpson.
At the half time the score stood
POT in favor of Manteo. In the
third quarter James Stillman, on
play from the 10 yard line
around left end scored the fourth
touchdown. Also in the third quar-
ter quarterback Woodward scored
from the Is yard line. For the
final touch down of the game,
Merle Meekins, end, scored on a
pass into the end zone by Wood
ward. During the game Woodward
scored 8 extra points. Outstanding
for the Red Skins were Balance,
Woodward, Dough and Hayes.
For eight members of the team
this was the last regular high
school game, being members of the
senior class. They are: Tommy
Biggs, Tommy O'Neal, Carl Hayes,
Woody Woodward, Davis Balance,
David Simpson, Roy Gray and
Paul Midget.
For their seasons record the
Red Skins won five games and
lost five. They won contests over
Suffolk Jr. Varsity, Rich Square,
Columbia, Camden and Windsor.
They lost tits to Plymouth, Weeks
vile, Central, Southampton and
Camden.