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PAGE TWO THE HIGHER THE FEWER There’s Always Plenty of Room At The Top By NANCY J. MIDGETT s In the month of January, in the year of Our Lord, 1955, two im portant events took place in the life of yours truly, NJM. The Tnore important, and the event that comes in the “higher” category was that of my being granted citizenship as an Ameri can citizen. This had followed much thought on my part and the necessary time on the part of the authorities but I feel it was some thing I wanted to do and should do in view of the fact that I shall, as far as I know and plan, be liv ing in this country for the remain der of my dotage. It is not that I have any dislike for either my na tive country, countrymen or its ways. I still love it and all my good friends there as anyone will the place of their birth, in fact it was the fact that I liked and knew my part of it and a few other parts so well that made me feel I wanted to go abroad and see if other places were just as comfort able and the folks as easy to get along with. Apart from some lo calized habits that one finds in any country, a general ability to enjoy the moment with not too much thought to the future, more than I find in my own folk, and of course the vastness of the country “WE SELL FOR LESS” Paint Oils Brushes Sheetrock Plywood Roofing Tar Paper Shingles Asbestos Siding Cement Brixment Lime Frames Windows Doors Flue Lining Nails Hardware Screening Poultry Wire Fertilizer Seed Feed Groceries “TRADE HERE AND S-A-V-E” GENERAL SUPPLY COMPANY G. G. BONNER, Mgr. Phone 4-W Manteo Deposits made by mail VA are given our prompt, Wl careful attention. wk First & Citizens National Bank ELIZABETH CITY. N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. WANCHESE PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Daniels, Sr. visited their son and daughter in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dan iels, Jr. in Elizabeth City. Mrs. Louisa Williams has re turned from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Irving Williams in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Daniels of Columbia visited relatives here. Mrs. Dewey Tillett was in Eliz abeth City Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Crees and son Lester Lee of Norfolk visited , Mrs. Lucy Midgett . “Buster” Daniels of Norfolk visited Mr. and Mrs. Kalb Daniels. Miss Ola Tillett is recovering after being a patient in De Paul Hospital, Norfolk, and will return home today. compared with the British Isles, I j find little difference in people, j once you get down to rock bottom, j and find great joy in the living I I have done in this country. The second event is of no great importance to others than myself and my sister-inlaw, Rosalene i who, I think, isn’t quite sure yet : that I’m safe to be around. It all ■ started Saturday afternoon when ; I was cleaning up the house. When I picking up and brushing off the : I lounge seat cushions and brushing ■ under same, what should I find I but a cigar; goodness only knows ; who it belonged to but I looked ■ at it, turned it over in my hand. ; and gave way to the whisper of i the gremlin in my ear that I i should smoke it. I had never ■ smoked a cigar and wondered if ■' they were as strong as they smell- : J ed and thought, ‘Well, this as good ; a time as any to find out’.—so I j lit up. and knowing more or less ; what Rosalene’s reaction would be. : strolled out on the back porch and into the back yard where she was ! working. She looked up, turned white, and squeaked, and on recov ering the use of her voice, bawled out, “For Heaven’s sake, Nancw j Crighton Midgett, (a sure sign of displeasure) have you lost your senses?’ and more and more. I Every time she goes down town now, I suggest she bring me a ceegar; after all. candy does get I monotonous. Seriously though. I don’t advise i anyone else to try the darned I things. Blowing good money, that ; could be used for useful and nec- I essary things, up in smoke has al : ways seemed to me the height of ■ foolishness, and even if it hasn’t been definitely proved that smok ing is harmful to the health to any great extent, it has been proved that the health is better without them. Also, I must admit that though I waited in vain for the green tinge to appear in my face j and the dash for the great out : doors, the floor did start doing pe i culiar things and I had' to go and | look at the calendar to make sure ; I wasn’t already on the Queen . Mary in mid Atlantic. I know our : foundations need fixing but that I couldn’t account for acute angles j that came and went in our sitting i room Saturday. No one can con ; vince me now that tobacco isn’t : harmful for something that can i do that to a slightly ancient, but in good health, I believe, human like j myself, must do something to one’s make up to bring about the state of adaption to the angles. If you’ve got to wear those stockings right away after wash- I ing, wrap them in a terry towel and run it through the washing machine wringer. Do it again with ■ a new towel, if necessary. OCRACOKE PTA HAS ACTIVE PROGRAM IN IMPROVEMENTS Building Repairs, Playground Im provements, and Kitchen Ad ditions Voted Ocracoke Jan. 17. —Ocracoke School P. T. A. met on Monday night at the school library, with Harvey Wahab presiding. Treas urer Eph Esham reported a bal ance of approximately S4OO in the treasury, and the P. T. A. voted to spend about half of this for asbes tos shingles for the recreation hali in order to insulate and weather proof the building. Mr. Rondthaler reported that the new belt-type safety swings had proved fine for the playground and the P. T. A. voted to purchase four mors of these. Mrs. Doris Garrish, Mrs. Dicie Wells and Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler were appointed to act as a P. T. A. kitchen committee and purchase any needed equip- i ment from time to time. The P. T. A. voted to have a “stunt night” in February; definite plans for the program to be worked out by Mrs. Benjamin Spencer and Mrs. Theo dore Rondthaler. Mrs. Frank Gas- I kins of Ocean City, who is visiting Mrs. Carlson O’Neal was a Visitor. She has been away from the Is- | land for about twenty-five years | and is always glad to get back for I visits with her relatives and friends here. Hostess Mr. R. Wa hab Howard, Mrs. Taft Howard, Mrs. Marvin Howard, Mrs. Bertha j O’Neal, Mrs. Edna O’Neal, and wiches and coffee. The Secretary Mrs. Bessie Howard served sand announe jd hostesses for the Feb- : ruary meeting: Mrs. Kelly O’Neal, Mrs. Katie O’Neal, Mrs. Benjamin O’Neal, Mrs. Neva O’Neal, Mrs Ellen Robi-iacn, and Mrs. Theo dore Rondthaler. Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Fuller Gaskill are building a new home on land adjacent to the home of Mrs. Eleanor Burrus, across the ! street from the home of Mr. and j Mrs. Thurstcn Gaskill. Sr. The construction work replacing I the Assembly of God parsonage, j burned the ground in October, I is slowly but surely progressing, i Each day some members of the i j church arc seen at work on the i foundations. Meanwhile Rev. and j Mrs. Whitaker and Deborah are i living in the Sunday School rooms. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaskins of i Ocean City are spending two ■ ! weeks with Mrs. Carlson O’Neal, i ! Mrs. O’Neal was home this past j week end. Roy Parsons, working I ! n Philadelphia, spent the past j week end at home. Mrs. Cynthia Scarborough spent several days in Morehead City last week. Mrs. John Lynn and baby, and grandmother, Mrs. George O’Neal, returned home from Elizabeth City this past week. Jule Garrish spent the week end with his family here. Mrs. Brittina Williams has re turned home after spending sev eral months with her son at Staten Island, N. Y. Her grandson, Alton Williams, accompanied her home and spent the week end here. Mrs. R. S. Wahab has returned from a visit with her father in Belhaven. Members of the Junior Class en tertained on Friday night at a game party and square dance. in the school library. Calvin O’Neal, Jr., who is home for about ten days from Fort Jackson, was entertained at a party on Saturday night at the home of Mrs. Elisha Esham. SWAN QUARTER SOLDIER ARRIVES IN GERMANY 9th Div., Germany. Pvt. Thomas S. Harris, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Harris, Swan Quarter, recently arrived in Ger many for duty with the 9th In fantry Division. As part of the U. S. Seventh Army, the 9th Division conducts rigorous training exercises, in cluding realistic maneuvers and field problems, in southern Ger many. Private Harris , a rifleman, served at Fort Bragg, before his overseas assignment. A chess player has 169,518, 829,100,544,000,000,000,000 possible ways to make the first ten moves in a game Igw' The Only Effig] PAINT H Wr Jingll I From HATTERAS \ ■ONflynM 7 TO HENRY K4W|jLH IT PROTECTS THE COAST I A. NASH & SON, Inc. 732 GRANBY ST. JOHNS MANVIUI - Asbestos Shingles )■ LUMINALL The Great Water Thined Paint THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. Our (Great America ft fy <o#lde vjhiif GeoRGiAxI llwf ~'g . or uarylanp'# s \ Historic 179-yeAR- Ir'.'PW 1 /fEaawi olp cApnou BUILDING Ibi i?® 2 ZT wwa a-inapolis i* -s' W &,ILI OF V- ' C>OC> O CALIFORNIA L\ U TRtt FAfUteR HARVESTS! \ '■ FOUR 6-FOOT CHRISTMAS I "TREES OFF Th? SAME WHITE f® f STUMP IN A PtRIOO Os >5 YEARS f W B . Phlei -THt / J Xjz larseSt of "Me / i \ J PNB TRieS-AISO /V) I 111 X /I Ar A hne W largest J Afd/11/ I 1 X 21 r 6A cones... z r <. famoof ( Itv' " ntE ILLINOIS , (\ \p PINE GETS ITS HALFBACK. ,Tk ■i I UAMe FROU GA WEP Z 9.-4 f P I H SUJEET By RUJIWS 41 \ / \ \ An V GLOBULES OF IN IB YEARS OF W IT AJ| RESIN -MAT high SCHOOL, I r PjJb- EXUDE FRO 4 COLLEGE AND ’hr ITS BARK PROFESSIONAL m » IMRK FOOTBALL. IN 247 OFFICIAL GAMES HE SCORED 2,566 POINTS — AN AMERA6E OF ACRE THAN IO PER. GAME. _ _____________ Proceed by AMXnOUt FOREST PRODUCTS INDUFI RaES. »C. . ENGELHARD PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bingham and daughter Nancy Miller have returned from Boone. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott, Miss Lilliam Williams and Mr. Fox of Rocky Mount -were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cox. Max Hodges, Jr. of the U. S. Army spent the week end here. Reginald Burrus has returned to Elizabeth City after visiting Mrs. Burrus. t Earl Spencer has returned to Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jarvis were | in Belhaven Sunday. P. D. Midgett, Jr. was in Rich- ! mond during the past week. Mrs .Mary Gibbs of Mantec was here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob O’Neal and Mrs. Herbert Crees of Manteo at tended rites for Claude Bonner at Soule Church on Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Howard and I two children of Wake Forest were j guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cox. Mrs. Reginald Burrus and Mrs. Al Gibbs visited Pvt. Al Gibbs U. S. A. near Pittsburg in Penn, to j be with her husband. Mrs. Burrus flew back to Elizabeth City where her husband met her. W. H. Cox left eary this week for Illinois to visit Mrs. Cox’s parents. She will return with him. R. S. Spencer, Engelhard mer chant, went to the High Paint Furniture Mart. Seventeen young people of the local Christian Church attended a C. Y. F. meeting in Elizabeth City Sunday. Engelhard C. W. F. met at Mrs. Fred Berry’s home Thursday with 19 attending. The meeting was held by the vice president, Mrs. L. M. Neal in the absence of the president, Mrs. Durwood Gibbs. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Williams and Chester Williams visited in Hardeville, S. C., and Savannah; Georgia, with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lassiter and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams last week. Mrs. Bennie Harris and mother are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris. FAIRFIELD PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Williams and Morma of Norfolk visited Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Simmons last week end. Billy Cutrell of Norfolk was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cutrell. Mr. and Mrs. James Best and daughter were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Simmons. Floyd Williams of Norfolk visit ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams. Among those attended the fun eral of T. B. Gibbs Friday after noon were Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Swindell, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cut rell, Mesdames P. C. Simmons, H. L. Ballance, J. C Sadler, Miss Mary Carter; J. C. Watson, Lang ston Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young and A. L. Cutrell. Miss Marie Sears of Henderson I visited her parents last week to attend the funeral of her grand father. T. B. Gibbs. MRS. CANN TO BE NEW HYDE CO. HOME AGENT ■■ > ■ ’ M • 1 MRS. ALICE R. CANN, (above), is plannihg to take over her new duties as Hyde County Home Demonstration Agent on February Ist, replacing Mrs. Carrie S. Joyner, who has resigned effective January 31st. Mrs. Cann is a graduate of East Carolina College in Green ■ ville. She taught Vocational Home | Economics in the Swan Quarter High School for a number of years I before resigning in June, 1953, to move with her husband, Dr. W. S. Cann, to Windsor, where he is Bertie County Health Officer. Citizens of Hyde County are looking forward to having Mrs. Cann back as a resident and agri cultural worker in the county. ■. . the letters start. 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