The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-07-31
MAINS HARBoR PERSONALS

Sunday, July 26th was a happy
day for Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Brat
ten, it was the day for their an
nual family reunion, held at Co.
quina Beach. The Brattens have
large family, and many of their
friends also came to help cele-
brate the day, since it was Mrs.
Bratten's sixty-sixth birthday. A
delicious picnic lunch was served
along with a huge birthday cake
at the noon hour. Many lovely
gifts were received by Mrs. Brat
ten. Among those attending was
Mrs. Mary Watson of Jackson
vile, Fla, (mother of the TV an
nouncer, Laverne Watson), Mrs.
Watson Is a close friend of the
family, and Laverne a relative by
marriage. Among others attending
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Wright, Jr., and sons, Jimmy and
Curtis of Old Trap, (she's the
former Shirley Bratten), Mr.. and
Mrs. Jimmy Basnight and son, L.
j. III; Stanley Bratten, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Gibbs, Mrs. Lille Hall,
Miss Rose Bratten, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winston Nash, and son, Wayne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller, Glenn
McCraine, Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Mann and daughters, Vera Dee
and Susie, Mrs. Margie Bray, Mr..
and Mrs. D. C. Thomas, Mrs.
Anita Palmer and daughter, Gin
dy, Mr.. and Mrs. Buddy Miller
and son, Clyde Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Harper and daughters, Edna
Rae and Linda; Mr.. and Mrs. L.
J. Basnight and son Alison, Mrs.
Garnett Harrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Bratten and daughters,
Marie and Valeria, David Thomas,
Miss Betty Harding, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Bratten and children, Mar
vim and Debby, all of Norfolk; Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Thomas and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Thomas of Troy,
N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bratten,
and children, Sylvia, Lola and
Johnnie of Poplar Branch; Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Grain, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ambrose and son,
Larry, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Am
brose and children, Fay, Criss and
Roy, Miss Violet Bratten and
Miss Stella Bratten all of Manns
Harbor; Mrs. Willie Rodgers and
daughter, Martha Ray, w. P.
Basnight, Mrs. Margaret Clark
and children, Ann, Marion and
Malcolm, and Frank Cahoon, all of
Manteo. Mr.. and Mrs. Bratten
have had as their guests at home
Mrs. Connie Sawyer of Elizabeth
City, Miss Edith Pugh, Mrs.
Maude Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claudia Stanley, and Mrs. Irene
Harris all of Elizabeth City. Mrs.
Vernon Wright and sons of Old
Trap remained over for the week.
Lieut.. Moncie Daniels, III, Mrs.
Daniels and son of Savannah, Ga,
visited his mother, Mrs. Albert
Ward, and his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. C. Duvall, during the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Gibbs and
son Don, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hunnings and sons of Norfolk,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7.
Gibbs for the week end.
DR.. and Mrs. John Wright of
Chapel Hill were here for the week
end at their summer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Craddock
and son, Walter Lee, are home af-
ter spending last week in Eliza
beth City, where Mr.. Craddock
was a patient at the Albemarle
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Twiford of
Mashoes have had as their recent
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving HES
tand and children, Randy and
Karen Ann of Baltimore, Nd,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Midget, Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Twiford, Jr., and
children, Donna, Debora and Bar
ry, all of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom R. Midgette
had as their guests for the week
end, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Twi-
ford and children, Helen and Judy
of Norfolk.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schaff OF
Moyock spent the week end with
her father, S. c. Basnight and
Mrs. Basnight.