The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-12-04
OcRAcoKE PERSONALS

oCRACoKE, Nov. SO.-Mrs
Tressie Howard was honored by {
, surprise birthday party on hel
83rd birthday, November 23rd
Members of the Adult Bible Glass
of Ocracoke Methodist Church
planned the happy event. "Miss
Tressie" received many lovely gifts
Cake and ice cream were served tt
the nineteen present, which in.
, cluded her sister, Mrs. Elnora How.
ard, three brothers, I. F. O'Neal
Walter C. O'Neal, ST., and Mrs
O'Neal, all of Ocracoke, and John
O'Neal of Pennsauken, N, j., who
is visiting here now. Others were
Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Clarke, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Howard, Mr.
and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill, Mrs
Bessie Howard, Mrs. Elsie FOLSOM
Miss Lizzie Scarborough, Mrs
Maggie O'Neal, Mrs. Meta Jack
son, Mrs. Emma Balance, Mrs
Maude Fulcher, and Charlie All
man.
i James Garrish and family spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with
relatives here, The two children
are staying on with his mother
Mrs. Ruby Garrish, while their par
ents have returned to Fort Ben
ming, Georgia to pack up and move
back to Ocracoke. S/Sgt. Garrisll
is enjoying a thirty day furlough
before leaving for years assign
ment in Korea. After serving dur
ing World War II, he re-enlisted
in 1913 and has seen service in
Germany twice, in Japan, and this
will be his second assignment tO
/ Korea.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Thomas Will
liams and daughter, Phyllis, OF
Philadelphia, visited Mrs. Lena
Bragg during Thanksgiving holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Styron anG
children of Wilmington, Delaware
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin O'NeaI
and family. Miss Aida Vann O'Neal
who is now working in Whining.
ton, came home with them to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AnsleJ
O'Neal.
DR.. and Mrs. Palmer bearing anc
son, Burt, of Chevy Chase, Mary
land, visited their son, John Dear
ing, and his family. Dr.. bearing
is Surgeon General in the U. S
Public Health Service. He wa;
leaving Norfolk on Sunday for {
plane flight to Paris, SO the family
left here on Saturday.
Miss Kathleen Bragg has return.
ed home from Norfolk. She ano
her mother, Mrs. Laura Bragg
We're brought as far as Hatteras
by her sister, Mrs. Bessie B. Cul
lifer, and brother, Eric Gregory
Bragg, and were met at Hatteras
by her brother, Maltby Bragg.
Larry Williams of Norfolk visit
ted his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2
S. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lance Fulcher Of
Cape Charles, Virginia, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill during
the holidays. They had made theil
first visit to Ocracoke fourteen
years ago, an dwere surprised tnt
pleased with the progressive chan
ges which they found on this visit
Mr.! and Mrs. Walter C. O'Neal
ST., and Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin How
ard are planning an automobile TRIP
to Washington, N. c., this weel
Wednesday. They will spend sew
eral days there.
Ranger and Mrs. Hazen Brook,
attended the group meeting of Ma
tional Park Service personnel
Southeastern Regional District, a
The Carolinian Hotel last Frida!
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Spen
CCI Llduo u bIlp W view DcIIi Jul
ing the Thanksgiving holidays
visiting en- route with her brother
Leo Wise and Mrs. Wise, at Ara
pahoe and visited another sister
Mrs. John Freeman. They all re
turned to Ocracoke on Sunday.
Charlie Morris O'Neal, Horace
and Al Gaskins, and Murray Spen
ce, all working in Norfolk, visit
ed relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Garrish anC
daughters of Wilmington, Della
ware spent the Thanksgiving holi
days at Ocracoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Hamilton
of Richmond, Virginia, are spend
ing ten days at their summer home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Willis lef
yesterday for WILLIAMSON where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Oar.
rell Clayton. Jack expects to get
in some deer hunting while ur
there. Miss Betty Helen Howard
and Miss Jen Barber, of Scotland
Neck, who were at Betty's home
for Thanksgiving, made the trir
back with Mr.. and Mrs. Willis as
far as Williamson. Betty's par.