The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-18
COLUMBIA PERSONALS

ana are making repairs 10 the prop
erty before occupying it as their
home.
Mrs. N. P. McDuffie, Secretary
to the Superintendent of Public In
struction, attended the Institute of
Secretaries at East Carolina Col
lege, Greenville, on Saturday, Oct.
IL.
Pat McDuffie attended the "home
coming" at EGG, Greenville, last
week end.
Mrs. Dewey Morris is a patient
at Norfolk General Hospital, where
she underwent an operation last
Wednesday.
1t has been announced that Miss
Helen Spruill Dunlap, daughter of
Mrs. Frances Spruill Dunlap of
Washington, D. c., formerly of Co.
lumbia, and James NJ. Dunlap of
Raleigh, and William R. West, son
of the late Mrs. Rosaline West
Brickhouse and Luther West of Co.
lumbia, plan. to be married in Ra-
leigh on Thanksgiving Day at 400
o'clock pm.
Mrs. Eugenia P. Babylon, direc-
tor Pettigrew Region Library, has
returned to work after having been
incapacitated for a few days, by
having stuck huge splinter in her
foot, which required hospital treat
ment and two stitches for closing.
She spent the week end with her
son, John, who was hospitalized at
Saluda, Va, and while there had
the accident. Mrs. Verde Alexan-
der, Bookmobile librarian of Co.
lumbia, worked for her in Shepard
Pruden Library, Edenton on Mon
day.
C. Ashby Jones left Monday for
Norfolk for treatment in the Ma
rine Hospital.
Mrs. Margaret Davenport, Sec
rotary of O.E.S. No. 281, Columbia
Chapter, attended the school of in
struction for secretaries put on for
the Eastern Star, at WILLIAMSON,
on Friday. She was accompanied
enroute by Mrs. John Hardison.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hardison and
son, Ashley, spent Sunday in Will
liamston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hester of Ra-
leigh were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris G. Pritchitt.
Mrs. Minnie Cohoon Alexander
left Friday to spend few days in
Norfolk. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Worth Smell.
Mrs. J. F. Schlez is ill at her
home on Water Street.
Mrs. Sarah Pritchitt of Rich
mond spent a few days this week
her brother, J. Albert
Bateman.
Misses Mary McClees and Linda
Knight, ]. A. Brickhouse and Rob-
ert Miller motored to Williamsburg
Wednesday to attend the celebra-
ton occasion by the coming of the
Queen.
The annual teachers meeting of
the MEGA. was held at Rocky
Mount Tuesday, Oct. 9th. Column
oia School was closed so the teach
ars could attend. Among those who
attended were: Mrs. Lois Selby,
Mrs. Camille Everton, Mrs. Helen
Mrs. Dot Combs, Miss
Hettie Jones, Miss Rose Bateman,
W. J. Nichols, Mrs. M. L. Basnight,
Mrs. Rachel Spencer, Miss Jessie
Flythe, Mrs. Mary Walker, Mrs.
Lucy Rhodes, Mrs. Jane Pollard,
Mrs. Florence Chaplin, Mrs. Mary
Ann Combs, Ernest Sutton, Mrs.
Madge Lane Vanhorn, Mrs. Lucia
Cunningham, Mrs. M. L. Basnight.
Representing the Columbia
P.T.A. at the annual conference of
n. C. Congress of Parent Teacher
Association, held at Ahoskie
where eleven counties assembled,
were Mrs. ]. w. Everett, Presi-
lent, Mrs. Abner Harrell, Mrs.
Lloyd Davenport, Mrs. John Hard
son.
DR.. and Mrs. James R. Hover
ton are the proud parents of a new
baby son, born Saturday, Oct. 18th
1t the Norfolk General Hospital in
Norfolk.
Mrs. Hattie NJ. Newberry STUN
oled and fell on the curb at the
Main Street Sundry Shop Corner
IN Monday afternoon about $50
and fractured her left wrist. First
aid and x-rays were made at the
Columbia Hospital. She was car
RED to Norfolk General Hospital
Emergency Room, for bone special
st DR.. George Hollins to set the
fracture. She will remain with her
Mrs. George G. Martin
N Norfolk for several weeks.
Mrs. w. T. (Mae) Norman is
planning to leave about Nov. LIST
Tor Los Angeles, Calf. via air
plane to spend the winter with her
ION, L. S. Clark.
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