The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-13
COLUMBIA PERSONALS

COLUMBIA PERSONALS
Columbia, Sept. IL. = The Nor
man Smith Memorial Legion
Beach, which has been under the
care of Mr.. and Mrs. T. K. VERIFY,
Jr. this summer, officially closed
for the winter on Thursday, Sept.
9Th, according to Mrs. VERIFY.
Miss Pat Everton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell M. Everton,
who completed her course of study
at East Carolina College in June,
plans to teach first grade in the
school system of Raleigh this fall.
Mrs. Florine Howett Wilkerson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Howett who graduated at VIC
U.N.C. in home economies last
June, is staying with her parents
this winter, and is employed as
home &c. instructor at Creswell
High School. Her husband, Jack
Wilkerson, is serving in the U. S.
Army, stationed at Fort Gordon,
Ga.
Mrs. j. E. Alexander and Mrs.
Annie Sykes are visiting Mrs. Al
exander's daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Poage at New
port News, Virginia.
Mrs. w. A. VERIFY visited her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. George NJ. Kelley, Jr. at Nor
folk, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Alexander
and children, Geraldine and Patty
of South Norfolk spent the week
end with Mr.. Alexander's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe A. Alexander.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. VERIFY, Jr.,
Miss Flo Davenport, Miss Lynda
Knight, Dennis G. Combs, J. A.
Brickhouse, Robert Miller and J..
A. Brickhouse plan to spend the
week end at Mays Head.
Mrs. Helen B. VERIFY, secretary
to the local board No. 80 of the Sc
lective Service, announced that
Henry Cohoon of Gum Neck, a
volunteer, will report for induction
in the u. S Army on Sept. 18th.
Mrs. R. L. Lea, Jr., formerly
Miss Title Cooper of Columbia,
now residing in Norfolk, and her
three children: Jan, Robin and
Randy, visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Primer last week end. Mrs. Lea
husband is attending Purdue Uni
versity at Lafayette, Ind. for the
summer session, for the third
summer working on degree.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Primer and
son Hal of Norfolk spent last week
visiting Mr.. Primers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Primer.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. White, Mrs,
| J. A. Primer, Jack Harris, and
Mrs. Louise Hales visited the col
iege students from Columbia at
East Carolina College last Sunday
i Mrs. Ben Spruill of Virginia
Beach is visiting Mrs. S. C. Chap
lin.
Three local women have beer
called for jury duty for the Octo.
Der term of Superior Court, begin.
ming Sept. Both. They are Miss
Grace Berry, asst. cashier of East
Carolina Bank, Miss Mary McClees
and Mrs. Blanche w. Cohoon.
Supt. M. L. Basnight reports
that the local school building prof
ects of both white and colored are
well under way.
Mrs. J. M. Carroll, wife of the
pastor of the Wesley Memoria
! Methodist Church and the County
Methodist charge, who for the pasl
two weeks has been suffering with
shoulder and arm pains, spent
Tuesday in Norfolk consulting {
specialist, and returned home fol
further local medication. 1t was
reported that the trouble was di
agnosed as bursitis.
The Junior Glass of Columbia
High School win begin their fund.
raising campaign to finance th'
junior senior banquet and othel
necessary junior obligations fol
the year by bake sale to be heit
at the Agriculture Building OF
Saturday, Sept. IA at 10 am.
Due to the examiner, Mrs. Shy
Etheridge, going to Greenville K
attend meeting on Wednesday o.
next week, Sept. 10, there will b.
nos session of the drivers license
examiner as usual at the town hal
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