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THIS IS STATION 0 C R A • , This yearns holiday assembly program -was written by high school students (each student just about vnrote his ovrn part in the production)o A little sleuthing by ; our able reporters brings out the fact that the show will be in the form of a television broadcast; the opening night of ''Tne New Color Television Station 0 C R A, Broadcasting from Ocracoke Islando” Lindsay Baugham Howard,as announcer promises to keep things going at- a.lively pitch with his clear voice and steady mannero Opener for the afternoon program is David Ssham as "Joe Overload",, vdth his GUESS hHAT ’''JEATH3R FORECASTo ; James Barrie GaslclliL will newscast some very improbable information about the Ocracoke road, in the name of Mdnford Garrishj Stan Gaskins has a commercial for. CASTOR OIL and EPSOM SALTS (good to the last drop)o Harry O'Neal’s Fresh Baits and Fishes will be tooted up by Walton Leroy (borrowed from Miss Hodges- room), after which roaving reporter Ronnie Howard will present a revealing interview with FRAZIiR PEEIiE (Norman Styron) about ferry routes and ■ adventures> Comedians "V>B»" Boos and Floyd Styron as The Will and the V/illies will enters tain with a fast-breaking dialogue, followed by sundry news biilletins on local events both real and unrealo "Miss Too-Fat" in the person of Kay vValler will demonstrate the potency of the latest scienti-fic reducing pills and their instant - - action, .Then the roving reiporter again appears in an Incerview with Nurse Kathleen Bragg, impersonated by Dorothy Mutro. Irajnodiately thereafter Professor Ivan Stumpovitch (Jackie ?/ilson) will lecture to t.he audience on Russian satellites, even exhibiting what i-s left of the only dog to be sent into outer space and returned alive..well, half alive (Ward’s TIP if they c.an got him to come to school that day. For the- ladies,Miss Sassafras and Miss Lylyswan (Rita PailL and Alda Van O’Neal) will model the latest dress creations straight from Paris to Ocracoke. Even Elvis Pressly (Jim Wyim) and his guitar will be present; flown in specially for the Opening Night of 0 C R Aj with special ballads of local impllcation„ Turning to the Olden Days, roving reporter then interviev/s the oldest living inhabitant of OcracokoS Captain Threadbare Shipwreck (Lewis Tolleson), The Captain long of speech and advice to the young is finally interrupted by a long distance call from Ann Esham to Carnelle Midgotto, picked up on the set at George Guthrie’s. George Guthrie and Clara are Impersonated throughout the program by Rudy Austin and Mary Spencer, with their vain efforts to keep the snow and the phone calls out of their set. A commercial advertising FAG cigarettes for Danny Garrish & Calvin O’Neal Production Company,will be featured by two lovely ladies, Miss Chinchilla and Miss Gooseberry (Louise Tollesen and Stella. Spencer), The Hi-Fi Neighbor Boys will monotone (this is all they can do) a ballad "Ain’t Gonna Study School No Mo" (Joe Ben Garrish and Ronnie Van O'Neal), after which, last,but not least, Santa Claus in person will appear, fresh vnth letters from the childron,•and good cheer for all, (Merry Christmas,Billie Garrish.^ are you IT? We think so,but we aren*t surel) ' Coach Rondthaler is assisted ably by Juanita Woraac in stage scenery and curtain pulling,et al. So, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL and TO ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAYJ Thank you,Mrs.Ruby Garrish, for coming out to s chool to accompany our Christmas singing,and also for coming out to help with the 0 C R A broadcasts Merry Christmas to Miss Marie Hodges who will spend the Holidays at her home in HODGES, SC. Merry Christmas to MrsoClarke, who with others will be busy with the Church Program for the little folks .Merry Christmas to Mrs.Spencer, who is planning a Christmas trip with Ben (destination not yet announced),and Merry Christmas to Mr.and Mrs,, Rondthaler, who are NOT rambling this Christmas, but will stay right here at Ocracoke. And Merry Christmas to Nurse Kathleen Braggjjwho will take care of us if we eat too much Christmas Dinner. And Mer^ Christmas to John Thomas ,vdio is going to close up ovuT School for two happy weeks;
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