The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-24
COLUMBIA PERSONALS

exterior has been renewed by a
complete paint job, color white,
finished this week by Columbus
Sawyer.
Jimmy Walker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. (Jake) Walker, who
has been employed in Wilson is
spending a week home. He is be-
ing transferred to work at fun
eral home in Rocky Mount.
Jimmie Swain, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Swain, who has
been employed for the summer in
Maryland has returned home to
begin school next Monday.
Mrs. w. S. Caravan left We'd
nesday for Charleston, S. c. to
visit her daughter, Mrs. w. B.
Brown. Her plan on leaving was
to spend few days there, and
from there to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where she will attend the
American Legion Convention, be-
ginning Sept. 2. Mrs. Caravan is
the National Executive Commit
tee woman of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Metzel Simmons
of Trenton, N. J. spent the week
end with Mr.. Simmons parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Simmons
Mrs. j. R. Robbins of Ruffin is
spending this week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Bateman.
Miss Joyce Bateman, instructor
at Wake Forest College, Winston
Salem, is spending the time be-
tween the closing of summer
school until the regular session
begins in September with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney S.
Rateman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Triplett
of Norfolk spent Friday with Mrs.
Triplett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Bateman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rhodes and
children Florette and Hickey of
Norfolk are spending a week with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
ME Cooper and Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Rhodes.
Misses Judy Ann Wholfort and
Geraldine Alexander, daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Alexander of
Norfolk spent the week end visit
ing their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Alexander.
Dan Alexander, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Alexander, who has
been employed for the summer in
Atlanta, Ca, arrived home Friday.
He left for Norfolk Sunday where
he will take temporary position
until time for college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde S. Sawyer
and children Steve and Bruce,
Mrs. Charles Edwards and children
Julia and Charlene, Miss Mary
McClees, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Nit
chell and son Freddie spent the
week end at Kitty Hawk beach.
Mrs. w. A. Yerby is spending
this week in Norfolk visiting her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. George M. Kelley.
Mrs. James D. Alexander is
spending some time visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Alex
ander and Mrs. James E. Alex
ander.
S. N. Cooper of Greensboro, and
Mrs. Annie Sykes, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Ogles-
by at Morehead City for the sum-
mer, arrived Tuesday to visit their
sister, Mrs. James E. Alexander.
The intermediate Young Peo-
pies Class of the Columbia Bap-
fist Sunday School was entertain
ed by the teacher, Mrs. Effie A.
Brickhouse on Friday, August 18th
by a picnic at the Norman Smith
Legion Beach. Besides the picnic
lunch, swimming, boating and wa
ter skiing were the activities for
recreation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Litchfield
are parents of son, born at
Columbia hospital, August 10th.
Mrs. Litchfield is the former Miss
Nan Simmons.
Mrs. Margaret Grimsley under
went a major operation in the
Chowan Hospital at Edenton this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Hassell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Brickhouse
and Mr.. and Mrs. SMumford Tay-
10 returned Sunday from an ex-
tended trip, to Atlantic City, New
York City, across New York State
to Niagara Falls, into Canada
through Ontario and Windsor,
Canada, thence back in the states
through Detroit.
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