The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-10-20
OcRAcOKE PLANS TO
HONOR ONGRESSMAN
BONNER MONDAY NIGHT


Ocracoke, October 16. - On Sat-
urday night the executive commit
tee of the Ocracoke Civic Club met
at the school library to make plans
for a meeting to be held next Mon
day night, October 23rd, at which
Hon. Herbert C. Bonner will dis
cuss problems relating to commu-
nifty interest, especially those con-
corning dredging of channels and
inlets. Congressman Bonner and
other guests will be entertained by
the Civic Club at supper prior to
the 1880 pm. meeting in the school
recreation hall. All business trans
actions of the Civic Club are now
talked over first in this executive
session. Benjamin E. Spencer, vice
president of the club, presides;
Benjamin L. O'Neal, president of
the club, is an ex-officio member.
Others on the board are Theodore
Rondthaler, Alex Eley, Jack Viii
lis, Richard O'Neal, Claude Gas
kill, Monford Garrish, and Dow
ard Brugh.
At the October meeting Of the
Civic Club, held Monday, Oct. 9th,
Dennis w. Patrick, ferry operations
manager, was a guest and talked
informally and answered questions
of the group relating to past, pres
ent, and future operations of the
Outer Banks ferries.
Tonight, Monday, Oct. 10th, a.
small group will meet with Rev.
r. D. Shinkle at the parsonage to-
lay plans for the "knock at every
door" project which the Methodists
Of Ocracoke are sponsoring. On the
steering committee in addition to
Rev. Shinkle are Thurston Gaskill,
Mrs. Neafie Scarborough, Mrs.
Theodore Rondthaler and c., F.
Boyette.
Rev. r. D. Shinkle will leave at
the end of this week to hold re-
vival service at Dover Methodist
Church, in the New Bern charge.
Next Sunday, October %, several
laymen will conduct the morning
service, with Theodore Rondthaler
preaching the sermon. At the eve
ming service members Of the SCS|
will take part in the service, and
Mrs. T. w. Howard will give the
meditation. Rev. Shinkle will re-
turn to the pulpit on October goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coward Brugh and
children are spending this week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. Overton, in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Willis and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard of
Morehead City, who have been Wis
iting relatives and friends here
during October, visited last week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Wahab Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Wahab have
returned from trip to Belhaven.
David Styron, Calvin O'Neal, Jr.
and Mrs. John p. O'Neal are MAX
ing trip to Portland, Maine, at
this time. Mrs. Gerald Gaskins and
children will return to Ocracoks
with them to spend an indefinite
time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin O'Neal, Sr. Mr.. Gas
kins, USCG, has been assigned to-
the weather ship EAST Wind"
Several persons made trips to
Washington, N. C. recently, among
them Mrs. Tressie Howard with her
brother, /. F. O'Neal and her
daughter, Mrs. Lorena Balance.
Miss Mildred Bryant and Miss Muse
Bryant went with them. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Styron, Mrs. Irwin Sty-
ron and Miss Dorothy Mutro also
went.
Mrs. Theodore Rondtraler and
Mrs. Glauddeus Whetzel, who is
vacationing at Ocracoke for a.
month, will leave Wednesday for
several days at Elizabeth City and
Washington, N. G.
Mrs. Crwaford Austin of Hat
teras is visiting here at the home
of her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Junius|