The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-01-05
IMANNs lIARBoR PERSONALS

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Christmas and New Year activities
here, the days were filled with ex,
citement and happy family reunion.
Opening the holiday season, on
Christmas Eve, the Sunday School
Department of the Mt. Carmel
Church presented its annual Christ
mas Program, with a huge Christ
mas Tree and Santa delivering gifts
to all present. Coming in from the
West Coast to spend the holidays
with his mother, Mrs. Mary Mid
gett, was Lewis Howard Midget,
who is with the U.S.M.S. This was
a happy occasion for Mrs. Midget
since this was Lewis first visit
home in five years. Coming down
from Norfolk were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Armstrong and their three
children, Tommy, Lynn and Lois,
and from Elizabeth City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Sutton and their two
daughters who visited their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Sutton,
another daughter Mrs. E. L. Arm
strong of Norfolk could not be here
for Christmas, but joined the fam
lily for New Years. Also from Eliz-
abeth City were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Forbes, here to visit Mrs. For
bes' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Jones, and Mr.. and Mrs. Flay Kemp.
On Christmas Day the Jones and
Kemps drove to Gum Neck where
they had dinner with Mr.. Kemp's
father, Charles Kemp, who is now
in his eighties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Davis of
WILLIAMSON came down for the
holidays at their home here. Re
turning to williamson with them
were Mrs. Davis sister, Mrs. Beu-
ma Beasley and granddaughter,
Priscilla Beasley. Arriving here in
time for Christmas were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Jordan and their five
children, and Miss Rose Bratten Of
Norfolk, who visited Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Bratten. Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
White were guests of Mr.. Whites
mother, Mrs. VIM. White, and Mrs.
Whites father, Jennings Twiford.
Coming from Virginia Beach were
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy D. Greet and
daughters who were guests of Mr..
Creef's mother, Mrs. Mary Greet.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Grinder of Norfolk.
Here for visit with Mrs. w. S.
Primer and Mrs. Dorothy Tillett
were Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Armstrong
and their four teen-agers, Linda,
Betty, E. H. Jr., and Billy of Vir-
GINA Beach. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Bratten and children of Norfolk
were here, staying with Mr.. Brat
tens mother, Mrs. Frank Ambrose
| and Mr.. Ambrose. Newly-weds, Mr..
and Mrs. William Greet spent sew
eral days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Greet. William is with
the U.S.C.G. at Cape May, N. j.,
and will return there January Bird,
leaving Mrs. Greet with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Perry of
Kitty Hawk.
While many visitors came here
for the holidays, others went else
where visiting with friends and rel
atives. Driving down to Statesboro,
Georgia, Thursday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Primer. There they
visited Mrs. Primers brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Copelan. Going to London Bridge,
Va, were Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Greet, Bruce, Rocky, and Gregg,
who were accompanied by Mrs.
Creef's mother, Mrs. Myrtle Hassell
of Edenton. They visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Linwood Lowe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Twiddy visited Mrs. Twid-
dy's mother, Mrs. Mollie Gallop of
Norfolk. Going to Elizabeth City
were Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Beasley
and Mrs. Ina Waterfield, to have
Christmas dinner with the Beas-
ley's daughter, Mrs. Donald Green,
and Mr.. Green. Their granddaugh-
ter, Carol Ann, returned home with
them. Her parents drove down for
her last week end. Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Twiford were in Norfolk
to help celebrate with their grand
children, Donna, Debora and Barry
Twiford, children of Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde Twiford, Jr.
| Christmas Eve Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Ward went to Wilmington to
spend Christmas Day with Their
grandchildren, Mrs. Wards parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Duvall, accom-
panied them. Going to Moyock were
Mrs. Joe Ann Sawyer and daughter
Mrs. Grace Mann. They visited
Mrs. Sawyer's granddaughter, ane
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton Grad
dock and daughter Vickie went Il
Goldsboro to visit Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Elmore. On Sunday De
cember 31st Mrs. Ralph Craddocl
and sons James, Jerald and Lee
Joined other members of the Twi
ford family to help celebrate tn