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• News of Columbia & Tyrrell Co.
For Subscriptions, see Mrs, Blanche W. Cohoon. or Call Her,
Phone 317-1, Columbia, N. C. She will welcome news of
Columbia and Tyrrell County
COLUMBIA PERSONALS
Miss Pat Everton and Miss
Ann Carolyn Williams, who
have been employed at Nags
Head during the summer, have
returned home.
Among the out-of-town persons
who attended the Hopkins Fun
eral were: Dr. Henry Joe Liver
man of Engelhard, Mrs. Clara ■
Alexander, Miss Mary Melson
ind Mrs. Dan Alexander of Dur
ham.
Miss Hettie Jones left Sunday
for a hospital in Wilson.
Miss Mary Weeks arrived Mon
’ day to take up her duties as
First Grade teacher in Columbia
school.
Mrs. J. L. Tomlinson of Wilson
spent Sunday with her son. C.P.
Mitchell, Jr., and his family.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Alexander
and children, Fran and Bud,
have returned from a vacation at
Nags Head.
Mrs. Statha McClees and son.
Jay, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Lennie E. Liv
erman returned from Nags Head.
Mr. and Mrs. J Albert Spencer
and daughter. Faye, have return
ed from Nags Head.
Mrs. Milton V Cohoon has re
turned home from a Norfolk hos
pital.
Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon. who
has acted in the capacity of Sup
ervisor for the Ground Observer
Post for Tyrrell County since the
post has been set up, approximat
ely 16 months, handed in her res
ignation Monday to Lt. Kennedy
of the Durham Filter Center, re
signing in favor of the American
Legion Organization. A Com
mittee composed of J. W. Ever
ett, Bill Williams, Iredell Hassell
and T. K. Yerby Jr., were ap
pointed from the organization by
the Commander T. K. Yerby Jr.,
to fill this post.
Mrs. Ben Spruill of Virginia
Beach. Va., who has been visit- I
ing Mrs. S. C. Chaplin, left
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Yerby have 1
returned from Hatteras.
Mrs. S. C. Chaplin left Thurs- I
day for Durham, to be with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Perry, who i
is a patient in Duke Hospital.
The Annual County-Wide Rec- I
reational Meeting and Picnic of .
the Tyrrell County Home Dem- ,
onstration and 4-H Clubs was j
held at the Norman Smith Legion !
Beach on Wednesday, August 26.
Mrs. H. M. Newberry and Mrs. i
C. Earl Cohoon spent Friday with I
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stokes in
Hertford.
Mrs. Julian H. Swain and I
children, Carolyn, Mary Beth.
Bibb and Haywood spent Friday
in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Davenport i
of Aulander are visiting Mr. I
Davenport's brother and family,
Mr. Lloyd Davenport.
Jack Combs of Columbia
Route three, who has been em
ployed in Norfolk during the
summer months, returned home
Saturday to attend school.
Jack Everton, son of C. R.
Everton, of Columbia Route 3,
who has been for the past two
years serving with the U.S. Army
Air Corps, returned with his
honorable discharge Saturday, i
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GLENN W. WOODLEY TRIES
FOR ELECTRIC SCHOLARSHIP
Columbia. An exhibit of
Electric Booklets, pamphlets, and
data, by the 4-H students ir> be
i ing ■ displayed ~in the Tyrrell
j County Public Library by Glenn
\ W. Woodley, age 16, son of Mr.
, and Mrs. J. Eli Woodley of Col-
I umbia route on.e. who is chair
man of the 4-H Electric Project
in Tyrrell County.
Through this exhibit, he hopes
to inform the patrons what is be
ing done in this connection: sec
uring interest and co-operation
in the county wide 4-H Farm and
Home Electric survey, which is
now underway, and thereby gain
credit on the 4-H project for this
year: to help the county toward
a better chance of winning rhe
county award in the state: and
to give a better chance of win
ning other awards.
4-H members selected for as
sistance in the survey are: Clair
E. Morris. Jr., Collon Snell. Jr.,
Ada Basnight. Matilda Furlough.
Ann Selby, Glenn Simmons.
Ruby Jane Perry, Marietta
Swain. Carolyn Swain. Larry
Gene Rhodes, Betty Jane Rhodes
and Dana Williams.
Mr. Woodley was county win
ner in 1951. and District winner
in 1952. In 1952, he was second
place territory winner, receiving
for same a gold watch, and a trip
to the State Electric Congress
which was held in Charlotte as
awards. First place winner in this
territory will win a SIOO scholar- ,
ship.
A. B. HOPKINS. JR.
BURIED MONDAY, AUG. 31
Columbia. Funeral services ,
for A. B. (Pete) Hopkins. Jr., who ,
died suddenly early Saturday |
morning, were held at the Sound .
Side Missionary Baptist Church |
on Monday, August 31 at 3:00
P. M.,_ Rev. Earl R. Meekins and
Rev. W. E. Pope officiating.
Special music was rendered by
Mrs. Lloyd Davenport, who sang
“God Understands”. The Choir i
sang “Asleep in Jesus” and
, “Others”.
Pall bearers were: Harvey Da
| vis, Edward Davis, Charles Co
hoon, Spencer and Grady Hop-
I kins. Internment was in the
' church cemetery.
i Surviving Mr. Hopkins are his
. wife; Mrs. Ella Spencer Hopkins,
i two daughters; Mrs. Cliff Hun
i ter, of Elizabeth City, and Miss
; Gwen Hopkins of the home; two
I sons; Hugh and Allen Hopkins
also of the home; his father, A.B.
L. Chaplin of Columbia and Mrs.
Hopkins, Sr.; two sisters, Mrs. H.
i Beatrice Clodfelter of Winston
' Salem; two brothers, Edmond
Hopkins of Winston-Salem, and
Stafford Hopkins of Columbia.
ATTENDS BOSTON MEETING
Columbia. Mrs. Clair E.
Morris left Wednesday, August
26 to attend the National Council
for Home Demonstration Clubs,
which was held in Boston, Mass.
She, being the district president,
joined the other 27 presidents in
Raleigh, where a chartered bus
i took the group to Boston.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
COLUMBIA OES GIVES
FISH FRY FOR MASONS
Columbia. On Friday August
28th, the Columbia Chapter No.
281 of the Order of Eastern Star,
entertained Masonic Lodge No.
678 at a fish fry at the Normtin
Smith Legion Beach, as a mem
orial to the founder, Dr. Robert
Morris, of Kentucky. The invo
cation was given by Dr. Sawyer,
the welcome by Mrs. Herman
W. Cohoon, Worthy Matron. Mrs.
C. N. Davenport, Jr., of Creswell
gave the history of the Order,
W. J. White responded. D. M.
Alexander and Herman W. Co
hoon were in charge of the frying
of the fish. Guests who attended
were Supt. and Mrs. M. L. Bas
night and Mr. and Mrs. Hansel
Davenport of Aulander,
STUMPY POINT NEWS
Rev. W. M. Maness and their
daughters. Bettie Ruth and Ann.
of Durham are visiting Mrs.
Maness's mother, Mrs. Bettie
Nixon.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Payne and
Clyde Payne visited Dr. and
Mrs. Grady Strickland in Will
iamsburg, Va., Sunday.
Pat Twiford left Sunday for
Norfolk after spending several
weeks with Wanda Midgette.
Mrs. Cora Twiford is recuper
ating from an operation at Leigh
Memorial Hospital in Norfolk.
Hiedred Golden spent the week
end in Norfolk with his wife, who
is with her mother, Mrs. Cora
Twiford.
Rev. A. G L. Stephenson, Bob
by Wise, Wayne O’Neal and
Brantley Twiford attended the
Sub. District meeting of the
M.Y.F. held at Fort Raleigh Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carville Wise and
sons, Rodney and Gary, are visit
ing in Richmond.
Ivey Hooper of Norfolk spent
the week end here.
Mrs. Florine Hooper spent
Monday in Norfolk on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Bell and
son, Bert, Mrs. Florine Hooper
and son, Major, and Jackie
O'Keefe spent Tuesday at Bux
ton w’ith Mr. and Mrs. John
Hooper.
Mrs. Ruth Hooper spent Tues
day at Waves with her brother,
Nelson Midgette.
Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur O. Payne
and daughter, Loraine, of Peters
berg, Va., are spending several
days here with Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Payne. Dr. Payne is suf
fering from an injured foot and
back.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Payne and
sons. Mike and Chris, have mov
ed back to their home here after
two years in Portsmouth, where
Mr. Payne was employed in the
Navy Yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boomer of
Norfolk and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Hooper motored to New York last
week on a sight-seeing tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Melton Hooper,
Mrs. Eloise Monette and son,
Bobby, spent the week end in
Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gaskill and
children, Linda, Catherine and
Jack, Jr., of Elizabeth City spent
Thursday and Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Hooper.
Leland Wise and family spent
Sunday at Nags Head.
Vivian Quidley returned to her
home in Norfolk Sunday after
visiting here and in Manns Har
bor .
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Hooper
and Bettie Jo of Norfolk and Mrs.
Dewey Wise spent the week end
in Hatteras with Mr. and Mrs.
Nacie Austin.
Eddie Leigh Hooper is able to
be out again after being sick with
mumps.
Mrs. Tom Hooper of Buxton is
spending the week here with her
1 husband and Mr. and Mrs. M. V.
Hooper.
Mrs. Tom Wise, Archie Hooper,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hooper, Mr.
and Mrs. Carson Meekins and
Steve Spitzer attended the Hoop
er-Rogers wedding in Elizabeth
City Saturday.
Miss Mollie Lou Knight spent
the week end in Manteo with
Mary Meekins, and attended the
M.Y.F. sub-district meeting at
Fort Raleigh Saturday.
DUCK PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Tillett and
daughter, Ola, of Wanchese visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Whitson
Sunday aftemoofri.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen McDonald
and two children of Elizabeth
City, and Mr. and Mrs. Ossie
White of Virginia Beach spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Curies of Martins Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dunbar of
Roper visited Mrs. Dunbar’s sis
ter, Mrs. Lillian Beals, and her
brother, Emerson Rogers, Sun
day.
Sam Tate was in Norfolk this
week to see a doctor.
GRIGGS-SPRUILL
Miss Minnie Spruill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Spruill of
Duck, became the bride of Wilber
Griggs, son of Mrs. William
Griggs of Mamie, August 22, in
' Hertford.
AN INVITATION FROM BUSINESSMEN OF
ELIZABETH CITY
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These Leading Merchants Cordially Invite the People of the Coastland
to Visit Them When Doing Business in Elizabeth City
Their merchandise and their services are the best to be found. No matter the re
quirements or the season, customers may be assured of new stocks, complete sat
isfaction and prices as reasonable as may be found anywhere in the country. When
dealing with these firms, one may rest assured of courtesy, fairness and quality, and
will be associating with old friends and neighbors.
FOREMAN DAIRIES
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
We Serve the Albemarle
with Foreman’s Ice Cream
FOREMAN’S ICE CREAM may be purchased at Kitty
Hawk, Nags Head, Manteo, Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point,
Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras.
For BACK-TO-SCHOOL
visit
JENNETTE’S ,
Jayson Shirts
Wilson Brothers Faultless Underwear
Mayfield Four-Star Suits
Resistol Hats
and a host of other items
Poindexter at Colonial
DIAL 9646 AIR CONDITIONED
Fort Raleigh Restaurant
One of the South’s Finest
SEAFOODS AND SIZZLING STEAKS
OUR SPECIALTY
THE SIR WALTER ROOM
For Private Parties, Clubs and Banquets
OFFICIALLY APPROVED OCEAN HIGHWAY ASSO. MEMBER
MEMBER OF AMERICAN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
TOURISTS AND TRAVELERS OF AMERICA RECOMMENDED
NORTH CAROLINA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
601-601 E. MAIN ST.
YOU CAN’T BE TOO CAREFULI-YOU CAN WAIT TOO LONG!
So many people wait until fire hits home and say, “We have insurance, but we are only partially covered.” In these
times of high cost of living you can’t be too careful. Come in to see us today!
SOUTHERN LOAN & INSURANCE COMPANY
Carolina Building Insurance Since 1898 Elizabeth City, N. C.
ROOFING'
WARM AIR HEATING
AIR CONDITIONING
GORDON SHEET METAL CO.
315 So. Road St. Phone 4989
VIRGINIA DARE
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
J. J. WILKINSON, Prop.
Pile Driving Marine Salvage
Marine Railways Boat Repairs
Foot of Bridge, Opposite Town
CULPEPPER MOTOR CO.
S. B. SMITH, Owner
Cordially Invites Our Friends of the Coastland
To Visit The
Home of Buick and Pontiac
CULPEPPER MOTOR CO.
Buick Sales and Service Pontiac
412-420 ELIZABETH ST. PHONE 4331
I Pharmacists
A modernly equipped Drug Store with a long
reputation for skill, accuracy and fair dealing.
When in Elizabeth City, visit us.
OVERMAN & STEVENSON
Prescription Druggists
512 East Main St. Elizabeth City
WE WELCOME YOU TO ELIZABETH CITY
Carolina Amusement Co.
Operating The
CAROLINA, CENTER, LOVE’S STATE and
GAIETY THEATRES IN ELIZABETH CITY
COLUMBIA THEATRE, Columbia, N. C.
Afton Theatre, Cradock, Va.
STATE THEATRE, Hertford, N. C.
PIONEER THEATRE, Manteo, N. C.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
Blouses, Skirts, Suits, Plaid Cotton Dresses
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Toppers at V2-Price
Suits —$10 —Up to $29.95 Values
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THE FASHION SHOP
MADGE THACKER
112 McMorrine St. Phone 4891
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WOODLEY
GROCERY CO.
OUR 63rd YEAR OF SERVICE
TO THE BUSINESS HOUSES
OF THE ALBEMARLE
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE
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Your Complete Headquarters for
PLUMBING SUPPLIES, HOT
WATER HEATERS, BATHROOM
and KITCHEN FIXTURES
SANDERS COMPANY, INC.
Poindexter, Water and Pearl Streets
Phone 4295 Elizabeth City
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DRINK
V, t, fMt
—ITS THE REAL THING—
Elizabeth City Coca-Cola Bottling
Works, Inc.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1953