MARIE and WALTER WILKERSON of Williamsport, Pa., write, "lt*s nice to become famil
iar with names even before we build on Sycamore Drive, hopefully in two years".
Both their children went to college in N. C. Marie and Walter will be down here
in September, "just to dream a little".
In Rayway, N. J. GEORGE and CATHERINE SONNTAG are both working people. They write,
"It is very interesting to hear about ^11 the plans for incorporating our community.
We think it’s a great idea, even though we cannot vote for it... It will be quite
some time before we can take up residence in PKS, so all the news, is doubly appre
ciated".
On their way to our shores for a visit the end of July are ELIZABETH and GODFREY
ZUMBACH of Geneva, N. Y.
Others heard from briefly and enthusiastically were: NELL and ED CRUMLEY, recent
move-ins here, MRS PLACIDE MITCHELL of Martinsville, Va., VIVIAN MACDONALD of West
field, N. J. (they hope to move down this time next year), ELEANORE and FRED MEHLIN
who will come back to PKS from Vermont in October, GLORIA and JOHN CRONK of St. Paul,
Minn., BILL and ELAINE BARRINGER now here for the summer from their Charleston, W.Va.
home, MARION GREENLAW (Bob was in Indonesia on business when we talked with Marion.
He really travels around the globe for his company.
DO YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO BEN? Anyone who has been anywhere in PKS knows
Ben. He is Mr. Friendly. He joins us on walks, he follows us on the beach hoping
for a good game of throw-the-stick-in-and-I-might-bring-it-back, and he even drops
in on some of the folks who live near his house on Mimosa. But do you know the people
who belong to him? They are the THOMASES - MIKE and MARION. Marion says no one
knows her except to say, "Do you belong to Ben?" or, "Can we play with Ben today?"
Marion is originally from Louisburg, N.C. and Mike from Virginia Beach, and they've
been living in the DEAN house on Mimosa. Mike is in the construction business.
They have two children: a girl, Reid, almost three, and a boy, Lewis, fifteen months.
And they have Ben the Dog, a big, creamy-colored Labrador retriever. Now, Marion
reports, they have a new beagle puppy who has already begun to show signs of imitat
ing Ben by wandering about alone, making friends. However, Marion feels he is too
young to be on his own and tries to keep him close to home. In August, COLONEL and
MRS. DEAN will be living in their home while they build another on the sound. The
Thomases love PKS and hope to continue to live here even though it won’t be on
Mimosa. They say more and more young people their age are moving here, and they
have enjoyed the summer "youngs" they’ve met on the beach, including lots of PKS
grandchildren who love the idea of Ben, the built-in-beach-belonger, owner of the
Thomases.
PKS residents contributed over $280 to the American Cancer Society in its recent
drive. Only permanent residents were contacted, and many of them give where they
work, so we think this is a good showing. Volunteers working on the drive were
EDNA CANNADY, EVELYN KINCAID, LOUISE APONYOK, LUCY ELMENDORF, NETTIE MURRILL, and
BETTY HAMMON.
The directory: DON BROCK (what will we do when we can’t run to Don with our questions)
tells us the directory is in process of printing and will soon be out.
Your editors know that this newsletter is of most interest to residents and those
with definite plans to build in PKS. The first three issues went to all property
owners, but we are now planning to cut the mailing list to include all residents
and those non-residents who have asked to have it sent to them. If you are a
non-resident who wisnes to continue receiving the letter and have not already
written, please let either MARY DOLL, White Ash, Rt, 1, Morehead City or BETTY
HAMMON, Oakleaf Drive, Rt. 1, Morehead City, know.
To those of you who have sent contributions, again our thanks. We will soon be
on our own, and your contributions will be spent for paper and postage.