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PAGE TWO KITTY HAWK P.T.A. MEETS The Parent-Teacher’s Associa tion held its regular monthly meeting Thursday night at the Kitty Hawk School, with Mrs. Mil ton Perry, newly elected president, presiding, succeeding Mrs. Charles Perry who resigned. The program opened with a de votional led by Mrs. Milton Perry. A message of greeting was giv en by R. B. Cobb, principal, after which the room attendance was taken, the banner being won by William Miller’s seventh and eighth grades. Mrs. Whitfield spoke on “Keep ing Pace with Youth,” Mrs. Lee Perry, “God’s Greatest Gifts”; Mrs. Oscar Sanderlin, “Parents Can Help Educate their Children”; Mrs. Milton Perry, “Reading is Fun.” The door prize was won by Hal let Perry. TiMievt CP’666 M T*»UTS-JAMI MW GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC By DAVID STICK Factual Accounts of Numerous Shipwrecks Along the Outer Banks. 15.00 at Your Bookseller or from the Dare Press, Kitty Hawk, N. C. Gift Items- Give Something for the Home! • New Living, Bedroom and Dining Room Suites A Large Stock of Christmas Tree Lights ■] J ~»>T ' AX Make Us Your Year-’Round Headquarters for Service and Repair - • Remember, the older your car gets, the more expert care and attention it takes to keep it pur* ring like a kitten. And we can give your car the service and attention that it calls for. Drive in soon for a checkup from bumper to bumper. It will save you money in the long run! / • Trade in Those Worn-Out Tires on FIRESTONE TIRES ALSO A GOOD SELECTION OF USED TIRES MANTEO SERVICE STATION D. A. ROGERS Phone 69 Manteo, N. C. AVON PERSONALS Harold Gray of Broad Creek Village spent the week end here. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Price and boys, Ben, Jr., and Kim, are vis iting in Hertford and Elizabeth City. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Scarborough are spending some time in Nor folk, where Mrs. Scarborough will receive medical treatment. Mrs. Clayton Brothers, Jr., and son, Clay, have returned from Groton, Conn., where they spent a few days recently. Mrs. Rita Gray and con, Char lie, Jr., visited Mrs. Gray’s sister, Mrs. Jarvis Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Blutcher Scar borough and son, B. R. and Mrs. Rowena O’Neal spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Scarborough. Mrs. George Meekins is visi ting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crees, at Point Harbor. Calvin Meekins of Jacksonville is spending some time with his mother, Mrs. Molly Meekins. H. D. Club Elect* Officer* The Avon Home Demonstra tion Club met at the home of Mrs. Retta Morgan on Tuesday Nov. 18, with Mrs. Lucy Miller presiding. New officers elected for the coming year are Mrs. Retta Morgan, President; Mrs. Venus Williams, Vice-president; Mrs. Mabel Meekins, Treasurer; and Mrs. Ena Scarborough, Sec retary. The group voted to spon sor a contest for the most attrac tively decorated windows in the village during the Christmas holidays. The demonstration “Im proved Ironing Methods” proved guite useful to those members present. During the social hour light refreshments were served by the hostess. GM Opens $194,000 Highway Contest ; I HEADQUARTERS a u K- -4 ■ » . t_i_m n II ' r w gw a -i L W ’ J FROM DETROIT headquar ters, thousands of entry blanks and rule books were being mailed out this week to contest ants in the General Motors Bet ter Highways Awards Contest. The contest is the largest of its kind ever attempted and GM is offering 162 prizes, totaling $194,- . 000 for the best essays on the subject, “How to Plan and Pay for the Safe and Adequate Roads We Need.” ; Open to every man and woman in the United States, the contest offers a first national award of $25,000; second place nationally, $10,000; third place, $5,000; and three national honorable men tions of $3,000 each. In addition, . there will be nine separate re : gional awards of $2,500 each. Finally, first place winners in BELHAVEN PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. George Riddick and sons Jack and Howard Allen, went to Norfolk on Saturday to meet George Riddick, Jr., U. S. N., whose ship, the U. S. S. lowa, docked there after a tour of duty in the pacific. George, Jr., re turned home with them for an overnight visit and will return later on leave. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lancaster spent several days last week with relatives in Wilson. Mrs. Paul Dawson, Mrs. Frank Keaton, Frankie Keaton, and Janet Dawson attended a concert at East Carolina College, in Greenville on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Mitchell spent Sunday in Morehead Sity with Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Elli son. Mrs. Mary Goff and Miss Nan cy Sparrow have returned to Bel haven after spending several days in Virginia with friends. Mr. and Mrs. James Hodges and children, Mary Jo, and Jim my, visited Mrs. Hodges sister, Mrs. Dempsey Bowen in Plym outh Sunday. Dr. W. T. Ralph attended a meeting of dentists in Washing ton Tuesday night C. D. Hodges left Sunday for Camp Gordon, Ga., after spend ing a fifteen day leave here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHar ney, Jr., and children, Faye, Bud die, and Dottie spent the week end in Washington with friends. Troy Sears is visiting his mo ther in Portsmouth Va., for a few day before he goes in the army. Mr. and Mrs. James Ballance and children, Barbara, Jeanie, and Jamie, of Newport News, Va., are spending some time with Mr. Ballance’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ballance. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Guthrie and son, Hal, Jr., of Washington spent the week end with Mr. Guthrie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Guthrie. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tuten and children, Lelia and Lee, of Ox ford spent the week end in Bel haven. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Walton and daughter, Joy, of Jacksonville > were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, Jr. Among those attending the Duke-Carolina football game in Chapel Hill on Saturday were. Mr. and Mrs. James Younce, Miss Mary Emma Wilson, J. E. Edwards, W. W. Bulluck, Joe Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hodges Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Potter, Mrs. Paul Dawson, Mrs. Harold Lupton, Mrs. R. D. Mitchel], Frankie Keaton, and 11111111111P 11 - ~ Illl|||||||| Will 1 I RIDGE' M I STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY *5, L ’365 | $2 30 k J PM k 4 YEAR* OLD . M PROOF A Iji J i j OOOOEMUM ft WORTS ITO. Illi THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. each of the 48 states plus the Dis trict of Columbia will receive $1,500 each. Two honorable men tion awards for each state and the District of Columbia will be SSOO each, a total of 98 state honorable mentions. GM is sponsoring the essay writing contest, which closes on March 1, 1953, in an effort to stimulate “more nation-wide thinking, discussion and under standing of the facts of our cur rent highways requirements.” Entry blanks, rule books and further information about the contest may be obtained at any GM passenger car or truck dealer in the U. S. or by writ ing to General Motors Better Highways Awards Contest, Gen eral Motors Building, Detroit 2, Mich. MAKELYVILLE NEWS Chief Max D. Flowers of Nor folk is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Flowers. Mrs. Flowers and Cynthia returned home with him after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Saw yer. Capt. Johnnie Moore spent the week end with his daughter, Mrs. Archie Carawan and family. Mrs. Reginald Burrus of Engel hard was a visitor here Thurs day. Arthur Jennette of Norfolk is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lloyd Williams. P. C. Simmons of Fairfield was a visitor here Sunday. Miss Annie Powell had as her guest Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Jeff Credle. Mr. and Mrs. John Lupton of Swan Quarter visited Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Sawyer. They went to Belhaven and were accompan ied by Miss Annie Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Drake of Kin ston visited here last week end. Mrs. Max Flowers, Mrs. Lee Sawyer and Miss Annie Powell were in Belhaven Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Flowers gave a dinner Saturday for Mr. and Mrs. Travis Flowers and Sandra, Chief and Mrs. Max Flowers and Cynthia of Norfolk. BAPTIST WOMEN ENTERTAIN AT DINNER WEDNESDAY On Wednesday evening the Katie Lucas Circle entertained the Laura Keaton Circle at a tur key dinner at the home of the Reverend and Mrs. J. T. Byrum in Belhaven. During the evening, Mrs. Jack Leigh using appropriate original verses presented gifts to Mrs. Jim Hayes, outgoing president of the social circle, and to Mrs. T. A. Jordan, outgoing treasurer. Those present, in addition to Reverend and Mrs. Byrum were Mesdames H. L. Dilday, Glen Carawan, C. C. Byrum, Paul Stone, S. H. Mullins, J. E. Mc- Kinney, Emma Gray Williams, R. W. Lucas, Laura Keaton, Al bert Williams, Edgar Martin, L. J. Rice, C. B. Tillman, Charles Smith, Paul Dawson, T. A. Jor dan, J. W. Bell, Jr., and L. J. Rice. Edwin Burgess. Mrs. Bill Griffin of Norfolk, and Mrs. Frank Shavender of Pantego, were overnight guests on Monday of Mrs. Fred Latham at Circle Grove Farm. Howard Riddick of Norfolk was a business visitor in Bel haven over the week end. HATTERAS PERSONALS Mrs. E. M. Stevens of Elizabeth City arrived recently to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Burrus. A/2c Steve Burrus, stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Va., spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Burrus. He was accompanied by Billy Franklin, of Heflin, La., Don Mc- Neil, Calif., and Owen Goon, of Chicago 111. Miss Jackie Burrus of Norfolk, spent the week end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lu ther Burrus. Miss Patty Austin has returned to her work in Norfolk, after vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horton Austin." Edison Meekins and,Tom Heal returned Sunday from a business trip to Pungoteague, Va. Edward Earl Austin and Mon ford Austin have been spending a few days with their mother, Mrs. Lizzie Austin. Mr. and Mrs. William Lingo and son are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ballance. Mrs. Johnnie ONeale is spend ing some time in Ocracoke with her daughter, Doris Ballance, who is ill. Dalton Burrus, Gamaliel Bal lance and Donald Stowe spent the week end here with their families. Ernal Foster spent a few days last week in Fayetteville. Mrs. A. S. Austin, Sr., attend ed the funeral of her brother in-law, William Nathan Daniels, at Wanchese last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wade and daughter, Essie, have return ed home after spending several weeks in Washington, N. C. Mrs. Ersie Midgette has return ed home from the hospital in Norfolk, where she had a major operation. Myron Stowe is in Norfolk for a few days. Fulton Scarborough has re turned to his dredge in Atlan tic City, after spending a few days with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Randall O’Neale are back home after living in Baltimore, Md., where Mr. O’- Neale was in the Army. BELHAVEN HIT BY BREAK-IN EPIDEMIC Two break-ins and two attemp ted break-ins on Wednesday night, November 19, have been reported to Belhaven police. Thieves entered the home of C. R. Massagee on W. Main Street through a bathroom window and took two new quilts made by Mrs. Massagee. The home of Jun ior Lee on Edwards Street was also entered. There the thieves removed a billfold containing a small amount of money and a drivers license from Mrs. Lee’s pocketbook. Both break-ins evi dently occurred fairly early in the evening. Mrs. Thurman Spencer report ed that Thursday morning she discovered that the screen had been cut on her back porch, but that the thieves evidently did ZT J * the Oh-So-Convenient WriMtX SEAITEST I J Z Half-Gallon Package WW SULTEST i Egg Nog Ice Cream; Ifßiijll • Z • EASY T 0 STORE < fits the «ice tray compartment of . • Y our refrigerator) V IB •• EASY TO SERVE (just ssfSw from the easy-opening • package) - jMf •* ECONOMICAL (the thrifty OMb ’way to buy 4 full pints of / Z* cecream ) ■H if Z* CONVENIENT (always on flEw .hand for family desserts, PINTS Z unex P ec ted guests) A NA F No Artificial mPK e jMMIk Flavors) in any South- • lIKnM ernDairies Sealtest Ice KK through November 29 | • Cream. Only pure, no- 1 • tural flavors I Add to your Thanksgiving • pleasure the exciting flavor of . egg nog ice cream, specially > priced for a limited MANTEO PERSONALS Miss Maxine Scarborough of Greensboro College is spending the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scarborough. Mrs. Rennie Williamson spent last week end in Norfolk Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Fry left Wednesday afternoon for Carthage to visit Mr. Fry’s parents during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Rogers and Miss Evelyn Rogers of Elizabeth City were guests last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Long and children, Patsy and Claudia, are spending Thanksgiving in Rich mond, Va., with Mr. Long’s mo ther. Mrs. Susie Malco and Mrs. Grace Davis returned Tuesday from a visit with Mrs. Malco’s brother, Sylvester Brown, in Perrin, Va., and her sister, Mrs. Mamie Shack leford in Yorktown, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Twyne have as their Thanksigving guests Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas of Burlington arjd Sam Midgett, Jr., of the U. S. Marines. Mrs. Jessie Mann visited in Elizabeth City last week end. Mrs. Mary Davis is spending the holidays with her daughter in Eliz abeth City. W. R. Pearce and daughters, Misses Lois and Margaret, spent last week end in Wake Forest, and visited Mrs Pearce’s father who is very ill. not gain entrance to the house. Mr. and Mrs. Wood Lamb, Cedar Street, were aroused dur ing the night and must have frightened away intruders, as they found three screens cut. Police report no progress in solving Belhavens unusual crime wave. Be Wise! BEFORE YOU BUY A NEW CAR INSPECT AND COM PARE THE NEW AERO WILLYS AMERICA’S GREATEST CAR VALUE • So Many Extra Features On Display at Scarborough 9 s Garage Nags Head, N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1952 CIRCLE ELECTS OFFICERS f The Social Circle of the Bel- > haven Maptist Church met with • Mrs. C. B. Tillman Tuesday eve- I ning. The devotional was conducted ‘ by Mrs. S. H. Mullins. The chief business of the evening was the ' election of the following officers: • President, Mrs. Jack Leigh; vice ’ president, Mrs. Edgar Martin; I Treasurer, Mrs. C. B. Tillman. , The business session was fol- > lowed by a social hour, during which the hostess served straw- I berry shortcake and coffee.. $2.001 p" 11 KBa* 32o ! i '■ucSMß fifth ! i | M part 71% Ma NnM SfWh | ■ AustitoNichols J i S23£± I
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