The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-02
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS


children and young people of the
Methodist Sunday School was a
part of the morning Church service
on Sunday. Benjamin E. Spencer,
superintendent of the Sunday
School talked on the subject, "a
World of Difference, and Mrs.
Benjamin E. Spencer, Sunday
School Teacher, on "a Child" Rev.
w. w. Clarke, chose as his sermon
topic, 'sChldren in our Midst, and
at its close challenged four of the
young people, who responded. They
were Lorraine Howard, Lindsey
Howard, Ann Esham, and Brenda
Balance. The children of the Prim-
airy Department sang "Tell Me the
Story of Jesus" and the Young
Peoples Choir sang, 81 Would be
True"
Rev. Mr.. Clarke announced that
there would be no evening service
next Sunday night, because of the
North Carolina Evangelistic Rally
in Raleigh on Monday morning,
October 9Th, which will require
those going from here to leave on
Sunday afternoon.
On Friday of this week, October
End. Circle No. 1 of the Woman's
Society of the Methodist Church
will meet; on next Tuesday, Octo-
her 9Th, Circle No. 2 will meet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Scarborough
of Pedricktown, N. j., are vacation
ing at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Williams
and family are moving this week
to Great Lakes, Illinois, where he
is stationed at the Training Base.
He holds the rank of Warrant Of
ficer in the Navy. Her mother, Mrs.
Wilma Williams, will make the
trip with them and plans to stay
for a visit until after Christmas.
Mrs. William Midget and family
have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Spencer.
Arthur Parker of Washington,
d. c., visited last week, making
the trip down with his brother,
Calie Parker of Mays Head. They
are sons of Hollis Parker who
owned property here until 1908. To
this day that particular area is
known as Parker's Hill. 1t is seven
miles down the Island. The Parkers
had a large farm, a good deal of
livestock, and operated an Broom
hunting lodge in season. While in
the village they visited old friends,
r. S. Wahab, and others.
Mrs. Benjamin L. O'Neal has just
received word from her husband,
Benjamin L. O'Neal, BMC, U. S.
Coast Guard, from Naples, Italy
that he was en- route by air for a
Loran Station in Lydia, Africa. He
is serving with the 633rd ACW
Squadron Detachment there.
John Midgette, Jr., is at home
from Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. LAME Wynn and children
have moved to Woodbury., New
Jersey. Mrs. Wynn's sister, Mrs.
Allan Scarborough and family live
there. Allan Scarborough is in the
U. S. Coast Guard.
Ocracoke P. T. A. is planning a
Carnival for Friday night, October,
Both. Planning committee, Mrs.
Virginia Esham, Mrs. Iva Garrish,
Mrs. Selma Spencer, and ex-officio,
Mrs. Dicie Wells, and Mrs. Naomi
Simpson met last week at the
schoolhouse to get things underway
for the big event.
DIR. Fred w. Morrison of Wash
ington, D. c., and Victor Meekins
of Manteo were visitors here on
Friday, calling at the R. S. Wahab
home.
T. w. Howard and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Wahab Howard attended the
funeral of a relative at Engelhard
on Sunday.
Recent guests at Capt. Walter G..
O'Neal's Tourist Home included
Mrs. Ethel Heatherly and Della l..
Silvernail of Covington, La, Mr..
and Mrs. w. o. C. Owen of Wash
ington, D. c., and Capt. and Mrs.
r. L. Standewick of Pease Air
Force Base, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire.
Members of the Junior and
Senior Glasses of Ocracoke High
School make a trip to Washington,
d. c., next week, leaving here on
Sunday. This educational trip is
made every other year. Mrs. Theo-
dore Ronthaler will act as chape-
rome.
Mrs. Laura Bragg is hospitalized
at u. S. Public Health Hospital,
Norfolk, for second eye operation.
Vickie Jones, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. R. X. Jones of Ports
mouth, Virginia, and granddaugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Nc
Williams of Ocracoke, was married
on Friday, Sept. 25th, at Elizabeth
City, to Murray Fulcher, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmo Fulcher of Ocra-