The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-09
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a framed photograph of all the
children delivered by him now at
tending the John A. Wilkinson
School in Belhaven; and Mr.. Rat,
cliff presented a gift from tn.
Pantego High School.
"A. v. Latham, charter mem.
Der of the Pat Simmons Hunting
Club, reminisced about the part
played in the club by the doctor
M. L. Dilday, president of the
Belhaven-Pantego Rotary Club
presented a service pin to DR.
Winstead, who as charter mem
Der of the club was active fol
many years until he became ar
honorary member. DIR. w. T
Ralph, who served as chairman of
the Draft Board during World
War IL when DIR. Winstead was
examining physician, presented
the citation from the President of
the United States given to DR.
Winstead at that time. w. P.
O'Neal as chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Pungo District
Hospital, expressed the apprecia-
ton of the hospital staff, and DIR.
j. T. Wright, who succeeded DR..
Winstead as Chief-of-Staff, paid
a fine tribute to his colleague.
The youngest people to appear
on the program were Myrtle Ann
and John Wilson Davis, ten-year-
old twins of the Pungo Area, who
We're the first twins delivered at
Pungo District Hospital by DIR.
Winstead.
A plaque engraved with trib-
ute from his many friends was
presented to DR.. Winstead by
julie H. Purvis, secretary of the
Belhaven Community Chamber of
Commerce. He also received a
white leather scrapbook contain
ing mementoes of the occasion
and engraved with these words:
ELLIS G. Winstead, Thirty Years
of Meritorious Service"
The following members of the
doctors family joined him on
stage for the presentations: his
sisters, Mrs. L. C. Wharton, of
Winsteadville; Mrs. Robert Daw-
son, of Goldsboro; his son-in-law,
j m e S Younce; grandchildren,
Deborah and Jimmie Younce; and
his aunts, Mrs. Lucy Smith, of
Belhaven, and Miss Gussie Win
stead, of Henderson.
Mr.. Bullock concluded with
these words: "And now you are
entering the thirty-first year of
your practice. You could retire,
but you choose to carry on be-
cause you love your work, you
love people, and a life of ease
holds no attractions for you. To-
day your friends, including a
of members of your pro-
fession, are gathered from miles
around to honor you as a man
who has been true to his profess
sion, who has been generous to his
community in all civic endeavours,
who has been cheerful in face of
and who, most of all,
has been cherished friend to
many. Ellis Winstead, this is your
life!"
During the program Mr.. Bull
lock recognized number of spe-
,ial guests, including DIR. Jim
Mann, of Engelhard; DIR. Lewis
Swindell, of Washington; DR.. ].
D. Messick, president of East
Carolina College; Cecil Whichard,
vice-president of the National
Bank of Commerce, Norfolk; DR..
John Bonner, of Aurora; Wayland
Sermons, of Washington; A. G..
Small, vice-president of the Guar
anty Bank and Trust Company,
Elizabeth City; William Rumley,
Washington, A. D. Swindell, Pan
tego; Sam Fisher, of Asheville,
DIR. William Frohbose, of Rocky
and others. Other out-of-
town visitors included DR.. Carl
Killein, brother-in-law of Mrs.
Winstead from Cullowee, and her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Fisher, of Asheville;
Joseph Tunstall and Ernest Grit
fin, pharmacists of Washington;
Ashley Futrell, editor Washington
Daily News, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Swindell, DR.. Jim Halves,
and Edmund Harding, of Wash.
ington.
Many were misty-eyed as DIR.
Winstead expressed his gratitude
for the tribute paid him, and
those who participated in the
planning of the event felt amply
repaid as they watched his reac-
tons as the program unfolded.
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram; picnic baskets We're un-
packed and an abundance of food
of every variety was spread on
picnic tables. Barbecue made from
a pig furnished by Alva Smith of
Smithtown and prepared by Hub
Griffin was an additional treat.
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