The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-09-19
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS


ter's home today, Tuesday. A good
many of his Ocracoke friends Wis
tied him during the day and he
was showered with membranes.
A few days ago his sister, Mrs.
P. w. Richardson of Elberon, Pa,
and a niece, Mrs. Eleanor Pond of
Hopewell, visited him at Ocracoke.
Tomorrow he plans to go back to
his home in Belhaven for a while,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wahab will ac-
company him. Although Belhaven
is home to him, Ocracoke is GER
tainly a second home and he has
many, many friends here who wish
him we'll on this anniversary occa-
sion.
Ocracoke P. T. A. held it's first
meeting of the school year Tues
day night. Mrs. Benjamin E. Spen-
Ger presided. Mrs. William Clarke,
vice-president, read Scripture and
lead in prayer, and the hymn, "My
Country IT'S of Thee, was sung,
with accompaniment by Mrs. Ruby
Garrish.
Elisha Esham, treasurer, report
ed $516.13 in the school treasury.
The P. T. A. voted to purchase
two new wall maps, one of Europe,
the other of the World; also to
pay for overhaul of the movie
machine; to purchase printed post
al cards for the school principal;
to buy pictures for the elementary
room, and to equip the school
kitchen with water pitchers and a
tea kettle. 1t was voted to sponsor
the annual carnival the end of
/ October. Mrs. Spencer appointed a
committee to serve: Mrs. Doris
Balance, Mrs. Dicie Wells, Mrs.
Lucille Garrish, Mrs. Wilma Will
liams, Mrs. Fonnie Willis, Mrs.
Rebecca Spencer, Mrs. Bertha
O'Neal.
New members who joined in
cluded Bill Spencer, Mrs. Maurice
Balance, Mrs. David F. O'Neal,
Mrs. John Thomas O'Neal, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles D. Stowe, Mrs.
Elisha Balance, Jr., Mrs. Wilbur
Robinson.
Hostesses were Mrs. Ronald
O'Neal, Mrs. Jack Willis, Mrs. Will
liam Clark, Mrs. Bill Spencer, Mrs.
Junius Austin, and Mrs. Doris
Balance. Those for the October
meeting are Miss Kathleen Bragg,
Mrs. Hazen Brooks, Mrs. Elisha
Esham, Mrs. Norman Garrish,
Mrs. Doris Garrish, and Mrs. Elmo
| Fulcher.
Mrs. Edith Wright and her
daughter, Dare Wright, who have
been spending the past two weeks
at Wahab Village Hotel, left by
plane for New York today. Miss
Wright. the author of HOLIDAY
FOR EDITH AND THE BEARS
was honored while here at an auto
graph party in the school library
This new book continues the story
of THE LONELY DOLL, publish
ed in August, 1857, and has in it
some extraordinary photography
The story portrays the Doll, Edith
Mr.. Bear and Little Bear, on vaca-
ton here at Ocracoke Island. Mrs
Edith Wright is a portrait painter
of note. Her home is in Cleveland
Ohio. She has recently painted a
portrait of Charles NJ. White
Chairman of the Board ofsthe Re-
publican Steele Company, and an
other of Arthur Stendell, President
of the Sherwin Williams Paint
Company. Her portrait of Chief
Justice John A. Clarke hangs in
the Hall of Chief Justices in the
Supreme Court Building in Wash
ington, D. c.; her portrait of Sir
Winston Churchill hangs at the
University of Bristol. Mrs. Wright
and her daughter, Dare, have
spent their summer vacations at
Ocracoke for the past nine or ter
years. They have many friends
here.
Mrs. Lillian Simpson left for hel
home in Norfolk on Sunday. Mrs
Clyde Willis, of Morehead City
accompanied her and will visit
there for week and then return
to Ocracoke, where Mr.. Willis will
join her for visit with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Charlie McWilliams and
Mrs. Clarence Scarborough are il
Washington, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bill Spencer are
back from a visit in Southern
Pines with the Larry Ryder fam
lily.
Mrs. Matte Midget and Car.
nellie are back from a visit with
Mrs. Mary Midget in Beaufort
Mr.. Midgett's brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Midget Of
Buxton, brought them back tc
Ocracoke and are now visiting al
the John Midget home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Gaskins an
nounce the birth of a daughter
Lou Anne, at Sea Level Hospital
ON September 10th.
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