The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-12-23
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

ORCACOKE, Dec. 2O.-Churches
will bring Christmas programs to
the community this week, the
first on Friday night at z pm.
at the Assembly of God Church,
and the second on Saturday night
at z pm. at the Methodist Church.
Children in the various depart
ments of the Sunday Schools, and
adults, and the church choirs are
taking part in the programs. Ac-
cording to announcement by Rev.
w. w. Clarke, Jr., pastor of the
Methodist Church, the Sunday
morning, Dec. 25th church service
will be held at $50 am. and this
will be followed by Sunday
School. This arrangement has
been made so that Rev. and Mrs.
Clarke can get off on the 10 am.
ferry to spend the rest of Christ
mas Day with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee A. Murdoch, of
Morehead City, and later visit his
mother, Mrs. w. w. Clarke, Sr.,
and brother, Donald Clarke and
family in Atlantic and Beaufort.
First family to arrive home for
a visit with parents and grand
parents during Christmas is that
of Mr.. and Mrs. George MCDOWELL
and children of Orono, Maine,
who are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler.
Second family to arrive was also
from Maine, Mrs. Gerald Gaskins
and three children of Portland,
who are spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin O'Neal, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Boos were
delighted to welcome home their
son, Warwick v. Boos, who has
recently completed boot-training
at the us. Coast Guard Base at
Cape May, N. ]. He arrived on
Saturday and will be on furlough
over Christmas. Others in the
armed services who are expected
include Sgt. Sigma v. Willis, us.
Army, Fort Meade, who will visit
his mother, Mrs. Molsey Willis,
and his brother, Jack Willis and
family, and other relatives here.
Ray T. Waller, also in the Army
at Columbia, S. C. is expected
home for Christmas sometime
this week; this being his first fur
Tough since he enlisted.
Miss Carolyn Garrish of Nor
folk, is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Garrish.
William Eley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alec Eley, arrived home
last week from East Carolina Col
lege for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. S. Williams are
expecting their daughter, Mrs.
Janice Taylor and her son, Billy
Wahab Taylor, and their son,
Larry Williams, all of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Williams
and daughter, Patsy, will also be
here for Christmas, visiting her
mother, Mrs. Elnora Balance, as
we'll as his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gasldns and son, Dennis
Earl, of Wilmington, Delaware,
are expected home this week and
will visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Forbes, and his moth
er, Mrs. Ethel Gaskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin E.
O'Neal spent a day recently in
Elizabeth City and while there
visited Mrs. Lena Bragg, who is
in the Albemarle Hospital. They
and Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Clarke,
who also visited Mrs! Bragg, re-
port that she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill
will leave for Norfolk shortly and
will visit her daughters family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Garrish.
They are expecting Mr.. GaskilPs
son, Bill, in from Okinawa,
where he has been serving in the
U.S.C.G. and it may be that they
will get back to Ocracoke for
Christmas.
Jones Moore Williams is visit
ing relatives in Cocoa Beach,
Fla.
Mrs. Reid Cabe returned to her
home in Manteo yesterday. Mr..
Cabe will join her there for
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas