The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS


night of this week, February %, at
pm, in the school recreation hall,
several members of the Ocracoke
Civic Club will take part in one
act comedy entitled "Ocracoke at
Mailboat Time" Scene l is at the
Community Store; scene II is at
the local post office. Taking part
in the play are T. H. Wahab,
president of the club; Henry Wild
er, secretary; Charlie Amman,
treasurer; Girls Gaskill, Theodore
Rondthaler, Taft Howard, Law
renee Balance, Oscar Burrus, Wa
hab Howard, Elmo Fulcher, Eph
Esham, Capt. I. F. O'Neal, Danny
Garrish, WILDER Robinson, Albert
Styron, Monford and Jesse Gar
IRISH, Needham Simpson, and Calvin
O'Neal. 1t is an all-male cast ex-
cept for postmistress Elizabeth
Howard, who has a part in scene
II. Mrs. Ruby Garrish will accom-
pany the men in their group sing
ing, which includes as a theme
song, sugar in the Morning." and
parodies on such old-time favorites
as "Adeline" and alabama Choo
Choo." Following the play there
will be an hour or two of square
dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Esham left
Sunday morning for Philadelphia,
having received word that Mr..
Esham's father, King Esham, is in
serious condition following long
illness.
Several people were home this
past week end. Some who came
earlier found themselves maroon
ed here during last weeks freeze;
still others got as far as Manteo
and chartered plane service to
tOcracoke from there, due to the
fact that the. Hatteras ferry was
icebound. Among those here for
this week end or earlier were Hor-
ace Gaskins, John N. Midget, Jr.,
Willard Williams, Mace Garrish,
Dallas K. Williams, and Frank
Teeter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Flieg, who
have been here recently, returned
to Norfolk Sunday.
Mrs. w. N. Cullifer of Norfolk,
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Laura Bragg, returned to her
home on Saturday, making the
trip to Norfolk with Leslie Gar
IRISH, USCG, who will be stationed
at Portsmouth for duty on the
"Mistletow." Mrs. Garrish is stay
ing here for the present with
Mrs. Annie Garrish.
Mrs. Charlie McWilliams has re-
turned from a visit in Norfolk
with her daughters, Mrs. Fannie
Jones and Mrs. Corinne Roberts.
Her grandson, Kenneth Tillett, in
the U. S. Marines, has recently
been assigned to Puerto Rico.
The Ocracoke Electric Appliance
Shop, operated by E. S. Tolson,
has moved from the Travis Will
liams building to a section of the
Jack Willis Store on the dock. Mr..
Williams is tearing down the old
building and plans to build new
and larger one.
Rev. w. w. Clarke, pastor of
Ocracoke Methodist Church, has
announced a revival service for
the week beginning Sunday, March
10th, at which time Rev. Avis
Daniel, pastor of the Wildwood
Presbyterian Church, Carteret
County, will preach.
Mrs. Flora Spencer has returned
home from Atlantic, where she
stayed following disqualification at
Sea Level.
Little Mack Tolson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. D. S. FOLSOM, fell while
playing and broke his arm in two
places. He was taken to Beaufort.
He and his mother returned home
today.
Graham Burkirk went to Nor
folk this week to re-enlist in the
us. Coast Guard. He has been
stationed here for several years
and with Mrs. Burkirk and son,
Laverne, makes his home here.
Ocracoke Scouts and Cub Scouts
got together again last Friday
night after a recess of several
meetings. Several of the Cub
Scouts are now joining the Boy
Scouts, and there are one or two
new Cub Scouts. Scoutmaster Mar
win Howard and Cubmaster MUIR
ray Spencer, and Assistant Benja-
min L. O'Neal and others. in the
Scout work are making plans for
Spring activities. After the meet
ing Scout Lewis Tolleson showed
colored slides of Ocracoke.
The February meeting of the
P.T.A., postponed a week because