The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-24
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

beginners. High school and sew
enth and eighth grade students are
enrolled for the classes. Mrs. Bal
lance will be here whole week.
Verde Watson, Naturalist for
Cape Hatteras Seashore, brought
to Ocracoke last week Messrs. Fa-
gerland and Erskine of the Inter-
pretive Division, National Parks,
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Allie Scott Barber and
Mrs. Raymond Riddick Of Scotland
Neck were visitors over the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Wahab
Howard. They have a cottage here,
the "Ida Lawrence" named after
the shipwreck from which lumber
was secured for the building of the
cottage. The "Ida Lawrence" came
ashore at Ocracoke in December
1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washie Spencer
announced the marriage of their
daughter, Mary Louise to EN1/C
Ellis A. Gray of Avon. They were
married on April 14th at Curri-
tuck. Mr.. Gray is stationed at the
local Coast Guard. They will make
their home with her parents.
Miss Carolyn Garrish was home
for the week end from Norfolk.
Mrs. Elsie Tolson returned to
Ocracoke last week, Friday after
long visit at Ocean View, Della
ware, with her son, Edward Simp-
son and family. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Harvey Wahab went back as far
as Norfolk with Mr.. Simpson.
Ronnie Howard, now in the U. S.
Marines and stationed at Camp
Lejeune, visited his father, Can't
we'll Howard, this past week end.
Russell Williams came this past
week end for a visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. S. Williams.
Mrs. Williams has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Elnora Balance,
for the past ten days. They plan
to return to Norfolk this coming
Wednesday. Mrs. Melba Williams
and daughter also visited Mr.. and
Mrs. z. S. Williams.
Mrs. Fannie -O'Neal has re
turned home after spending the
winter months with her daughter,
Mrs. Rella Smith, in Beaufort.
Mrs. Annie Garrish came home
last week, after visiting her son,
Leslie Garrish, in Portsmouth,
Virginia. He brought her to Ocra-
coke and spent the week end here.
Travis Williams went to Sea
Level Hospital on Sunday for a
medical check-up. Mrs. Mamie
Gaskins and Mrs. Mary F. O'Neal
also made trip to Sea Level Hos
pital last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Forbes
have returned home after spending
the winter months with their
daughter, Mrs. John Gaskins and
family, in Wilmington, Delaware,
and another daughter, Mrs. Fred
Van Kesteren, in Port jefferson,
N. Y.
Milan Williams is back from the
U. S. Public Health Hospital in
Norfolk; his eye operation has
been postponed.
Mrs. R. S. Wahab attended the
funeral last week, Thursday of her
rncle. P. w. Richardson. in Wake
field, Virginia. Mr.. Wahab left
Sunday for a business trip to
Washington, D. C. and Baltimore,
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wells, of
Buxton, visited Ocracoke last Fri
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells are Duke
University graduates who are do
ing important research work on BIZ
illogical specimens found on Hat
teras Island.
Representatives of the Carolina
Farmer magazine visited here this
past week end, and plan to write
a story about Ocracoke. They were
]. C. Brown of Raleigh and Re-
becca Rivers. Mrs. Brown and chill
dren accompanied them to Ocra-
coke. A friend, Thad Tate, of
Williamsburg, Va, was also here
with them. The Carolina Farmer
magazine is distributed to REA
members, so families here at Oc-
racoke will receive copy.
The Ocracoke High School Alum
nj Association has chosen Satur-
day, May 10th, for their annual
banquet meeting.