The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-10-12
ocRAcokE PERSONALS

Chief discussion will center around
plans for a carnival on October
26th. Hostesses are Miss Kathleen
Bragg, Mrs. Ruth Brooks, Mrs.
Iva Garrish, Mrs. Doris Garrish,
Mrs. Lillian Fulcher, and Mrs.
Virginia Esham.
On Tuesday night the Willing
Workers Sunday School Class will
meet in the Church Recreation
Hall. II
The Susanna Class meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Elnora Bal
lance.
Calvin O'Neal, Jr., recently
having completed his us. Army
service in Alaska, returned home
last Saturday, much to the joy of
his family and relatives and
friends here. Mr.. O'Neal was en-
ployed as accountant at the Ocra-
coke Electric Membership Corpo-
ration before entering the service,
and he will resume his work with
them shortly Before coming to
Ocracoke, he visited his sister in
Wilmington, Delaware, and made
the trip home by automobile with
her and her husband, David Sty-
ron, and daughter, Belinda Styron.
Mrs. Ronald O'Neal and children
made the trip back with the Sty-
rons, to be with Mr.. O'Neal, who
is working in Newcastle, Delaware.
Samuel G. Jones, Sr. has spent
the past ten days at Ocracoke,
having as his guests officials of
the Norfolk & Western R. r.
Company.
Bryant Gaskins returned home
last week from Mcclure Hospital
in Richmond. Capt. /. F. O'Neal,
hospitalized last week at st.
Luke's in Richmond, is expected
home this week.
Mrs. Lavice TOlson and Mrs.
Ruth Gaskins are back home from
a business trip to Florence, S. C.
Mrs. Lawrence Simpson and son,
Lawrence, Jr. of Elizabeth City
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Gaskins. Lawrence
Simpson, USCG, home base Eliza
beth City, is at Coast Guard
school in Connecticut for a month.
Mrs. Eleanor Burrus is great
grandmother again. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Robinson of Ocean City,
Maryland, announce the birth of
a son, Henry Wyche Robinson.
Mrs. Robinson's mother, Mrs.
Henry Wilder is visiting them at
this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Midget
and children and Mrs. Flossie
Spencer are spending several days
in Norfolk.
Rev. and Mrs. w. R. Hale are
at Pantego, where Rev. Hale is
preaching a series of evangelistic
services. During his absence on
Sunday, Theodore Rondthaler will
preach at the morning service at
the Methodist church.
Rev. Charles Tilley, former pas
tor at Ocracoke Methodist Church,
visited friends here last week. Rev.
Tilley is now pastor at Snead's
Ferry near Southport.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. PAYNE,
Joyce West and Kay Waller, spent
last week end in Engelhard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Midget
and children have moved to Vir-
ginia Beach. Mr.. Midget, who has
been in charge of the 83-footer at
the local U.S.C.G. Station has
been transferred to the Virginia
Beach Station.
Mrs. Hulda Gaskins and son,
Stanley, spent several days this
week in Beaufort.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Parsons
left today for Philadelphia, where
she will visit relatives.
Manuel Williams of Pennsville.
N. j., is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Lena Williams. Mrs. Williams
plans to return to Pennsville with
him on Friday to spend the winter
months there.
Mrs. H. j. Williams has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Nina
Warren, in Norfolk, and her son,
James Williams, in Durham.
Mrs. Wilma Williams, Mrs.
Alice Belle Williams and children,
spent several days in Washington,
N. G. this past week.
Irwin Forbes, who has been hos
pitalized for an eye operation at
the Veterans Hospital at Durham,
returned home on Sunday.
George Guthrie left early this
week for Winston Salem.
Miss Lorena Williams left Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. David Sty-
ron for Wilmington, Delaware,
where she will visit her sister.
Mrs. Irwin Garrish and family.
Mrs. Mary Frances O'Neal left
Saturday to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Stacy Simpson
in Wilmington, Delaware. She will
also visit another daughter, Mrs.