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PAGE TWO Then a > MEEKINS Thoughtless people often speak with derision or amusement at some elderly person who after a rather worldly life professes reli gion and joins the church. Doubt is expressed that this person is sincere; that one whose life has fallen far short of orthodox Chris tian standards cannot readily pro fess belief in creeds he apparent ly flaunted; that skepticism hasn’t turned into religion but into hypocrisy. I never have believed it right to discount anyone’s sincere religious faith, although at times the sud den capitulation at the mourner’s bench by some people I have known has been taken with a grain of salt. Evidences of ulterior motives having nothing to do with religion have come to the surface in a few cases and served to un dermine a semblance of faith in the sincerity thereof. However it is not difficult, if given a little thought, so see why how easily it is for people in ma turity and beyond middle age to suddenly turn to the church. When they do, it isn’t a sudden decision but the result of a long period of meditation, when step by step the mind is crystallized into final action. Some people are in need of the services of the church more than others. When they see, year after year, old friends fall by the way side under the Grim Reaper’s scythe; when family and relatives gradually fade away, and the diversions of yesterday become memories; when the fragrance of younger years have faded with their flowers, and tastes are no longer keen for the past’s exciting morsels then does man become lonely indeed. It is easier then to see how the fellowship and companionship of the church comes to fill the loneli ness of life «at this stage, and the loneliness is lessened all the more, if one becomes truly a part of this group whose new companion ship has come to mean so much. Never laugh at the fellow who professes his religion and joins the church late in life. We never know what grim tragedies have stalked his way; we cannot know the depth of his heartaches and disappointments; nor the golden dreams that have died in his heart from day to day. Then who would deny him the only thing that per haps can soothe him and ease his pain? While Roanoke Island has been praying for another doctor for many moons, none appear in sight; but lawyers rain upon us. There seems to be little here abouts to attract the medical pro fessions, but there must be signs of prosperity for the lawyers are here, about six of them. This writer can remember back to the time when there was only one lawyer, and the Hon. B. G. Crisp had his abilities at that. But he was a man who had his sympathetic side, and once when he was appearing against a young seaman who had come ashore from a visiting vessel and fallen in the toils of the Town Marshall (as he was then called), Mr. Crisp concluded his prosecution which convited the man, by switching to his defence and getting him off MANTEO 46 FOR ESSO KEROSENE and ESSO FUEL OIL Quality Products Automatic Check-List With our Printed Delivery Tickets, there is no chance for errors in the quantity of oil you receive. Each ticket is plain ly printed, even to the I Oth of a gallon. DANIELS OIL COMPANY Serves DUCK KITTY HAWK KILL DEVIL HILLS COLINGTON NAGS HEAD OREGON INLET and ROANOKE ISLAND With PRINT O METERS "NO GUESSING" MANNS HARBOR NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bratten had as their guests for the week end Mr. and Mrs. William Gibbs and son, C. H., Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Bratten and children, and Miss Rosa Lee Bratten, all of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Crees and son Bruce were in Columbia and Elizabeth City for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Lowe and daughter Gale of Elizabeth City and Mrs. Myrtle Hassell of Eden ton, visited Mrs. Mary Crees last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hooper and Mrs. Preston Twiford spent Sat urday in Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin White and children of Norfolk spent Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. Sam O’Neal and son Sam, Jr., of New Holland were here Sunday to visit Mrs. O’Neal’s mother Mrs. Lula Burrus. Dalton Mann has returned to E.C.C., Greenville, after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mann. Luther Jones of Baltimore, Md., was here last week end to visit his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Flay Kemp and daughters, Fay and Kay, spent Saturday in Gum Neck. Chas. Kemp, who has been employed here, returned with them to his home in Gum Neck. Mrs. Guy Mann and Mrs. Huff Mann spent Friday in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gard and son Sherman Lee of Norfolk were week end guests of Mrs. Gard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Sher man Twiford. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Twiddy and children spent the week end in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Armstrong and children, Lynn and Tommie, and T. 0. Sutton visited in Fair field Sunday. Wildon Craddock of Chowan College, Murfreesboro, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Craddock. Chester Holmes of Norfolk visited here last week end. r without cost. The local magistrate who heard the case heard the law yer’s tender plea that here was a long man a long way from home, a stranger in our midst, who had fallen in with evil companions, and while with them was over come by drink. Surely the mercy of this court must go out to him, the stranger far from home. Shortly before the coming of Martin Kellogg from Gates Coun ty to Manteo, as a fledgling law yer, some 20 odd years ago, the county was entirely without a resident member of the bar. In fact there have been many years when Dare County didn’t have a lawyer at all, and things still rolled along at the usual gait. Folks went to Elizabeth City for a lawyer if they needed one, but they found the cost and inconven ience kept them from needing lawyers just about all of the time. Now, we have in addition Wally McCown and his young wife Sue, both lawyers; we have Wallace Gray, a Dare County boy who came up from Cape Hatteras to hang out his shingle, and now comes the fifth member of the Manteo bar, Thos. Chears, Jr. of Edenton. Indeed there is a sixth already here, a qualified lawyer, not now engaged in practice, but willing to give up her housewife ly duties and go to bat again. She is Mrs. William Crumpacker, a newcomer from Savannah. Now the old saying is that two lawyers can live where one will starve to death. We wonder how the saying will work out when there are six. MANY RIBS CRACK FRIDAY NIGHT AT STUMPY POINT PTA The Stumpy Point P.T.A. gave a Variety Show Friday night at the school building. Proceeds went to the school to help pay for the school annuals. Mrs. Harold Wise was Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs. Gertrude Wise, pianist. The Oyster Pearl Quartet consisted of Dan Burgess, Calvin Payne, Har old Wise and Arthur Stephenson from the Crab Hole. Models for stores at Engelhard and Manns Harbor were Bob Midgette as a sweater girl, Jasper Hooper 1956 shorts suit, Milton Hooper a late model bathing suit, Ira Payne a summer dress from Florida, Tal madge Best a eocktail dress and hat, Donald Midgette a dress maker suit and Dallas Gray a widow’s weeds. Pearl Gray, Ivadean Gray, Riley Payne and Johnny Sanderson rep resented the Carolina Haymakers with violin, guitar, mandolins and harmonica. Dick Best rendered a piano solo as Liberace with Shir ley Nixon as Marilyn Monroe. They also did the mom-bo. Shirley also imitated Holla Loka in the Hula dance in native costume. Theresa Midgette and Doris Twi ford sang, “When You Wore a Tulip” representing the Davis Sisters. Josie Hooper and Margie Best, dressed in Japanese kimonos did a native dance. Wilma Mid gette and Johnny Sanderson stole the show with their own version of “Let Me Go Lover.” Riley Payne as an Indian maiden chained to a stake with a smudge pot burning near with Edith Best doing an Indian war dance caused a few tense mo ments. Robert Midgette and Doris Payne put the audience in sitches by just laughing for five minutes. Ira Payne won the prize as the most beautiful and best figured model. EAST LAKE PERSONALS Mrs. Rena Ambrose, Mrs. Nina Basnight, Mrs. Mae Sarvis and Hazel motored to Columbia Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shannon and Roger were here Tuesday. Chester Holmes of Norfolk was a week end visitor here. R. F. Smith and Nina Basnight were in Engelhard Thursday. George Ambrose was in Manteo Saturday. Wilbur Cahoon and Richard Twiddy motored to Manteo Thurs day. Mrs. Lois Merkle of Norfolk spent the week end- here. Her mother, Mrs. Ida Hassell, accom panied her home. Mrs. Hassell has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah Cahoon. Mr. and Mrs. Richie Harrison of Norfolk spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ambrose. Mrs. Pearl Crees is a patient in Columbia hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Muriel Twiford of Stumpy Point were here Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Cahoon, Mrs. Ida Hassell, and Frank Cahoon motor ed to Washington, N. C., Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shannon and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Zevely of Manteo were here Sunday. R. F. Smith, Nina Basnight and Susan motored to Engelhard Sat urday. Lennon Twiford, Lonnie Am brose, Mrs. Joe Spruill and Violet were in Columbia Saturday. Early term for the Rio Grande River in New Mexico was Rio Brava del Norte, or “fierce river of the North.” THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. OCRACOKE PTA PLANS THIS MONTH Ocracoke P.T.A held its Febru ary meeting Monday night. In the absence of the president and vice president, Eph Esham, treasurer, presided. “Amerca the Beautiful” and “The Star Spangled Banner” were sung. Rev. W. R. Hale offer ed prayer. Mrs. Edna Styron read the secretary’s report; Eph Esham re ported a balance of $362.72 in the treasury. Principal Rondthaler re ported that asbestos shingles for the recreation hall were here and that shingling would begin this week. Marvin Howard told of plans for another July 4th parade and the P.T.A. voted to give $25 for parade needs. After enjoying refreshments, the 32 members present divided into three groups to plan stunts for a “Stunt Night Show” which will be presented at the end of the month. Hostesses for the April meeting will be Mrs. Etta Spencer, Mrs. Flora Spencer, Mrs. Minnie Spen cer, Mrs. Zena Spencer, Mrs. Rebecca Spencer, and Mrs. Selma Spencer. REVIVAL SERVICES HELD BY OCRACOKE METHODISTS Ocracoke, Feb. 28.—Rev. W. R. Hale, pastor of the Ocracoke Methodist Church, held a week of special services, culminating Sun day night. Preaching powerfully on such subjects as “Ingratitude”, “The Hour Cometh”, “The Prodi gal Son”, “Heaven”, and “The Cost of Neglect’. Rev. Hale moved his hearers to rededication in the work of the church. On Sunday night a group of ten adults and twenty young people joined the church. Special selctions by the choir at each service were beauti fully rendered and congregational singing was enthusiastic. At the Sunday morning service, Mrs. Fletcher Hoggard sang ‘Sunrise Tomorrow.” Many members o‘s the Assembly of God Church attended the eve ning meetipgs and their pastor, Rev. Walter Whitaker, led in prayer. On Tuesday night, Rev. Hiram King, superintendent of the New Bern District of North Carolina Methodist Churches, was present, and following the service held the quarterly conference. At all services the church was filled. > • There’s even more to Chevrolet styling 138 |3HB| * than meets the eye! Q Fuored headlight* Q Louvered High-Level air intake This is beauty with a bonus . . . for Chevrolet * styling is designed to add safety and comfort while you drive, and to return greater value when you trade. Truly modern lines are shaped by usefulness. You can see what we mean in the deep crystal curve of / *f \\\ Chevrolet’s Sweep-Sight windshield ... a dramatic / U j style note, certainly, but one that stems from the need / f| ' for wider, safer vision. Or take high-set taillights— / If they add to the impressive length of line . . . but / they are up where they can be seen for safety’s sake. J The smart louvers across the hood aren’t just dec- oration . . . they mark the intake for the High-Level ffirfM ventilation system for cleaner, fresher air. And the whole shape of the body-its lowness, the dipped belt EJ SweepSglu windshield Q Distinctive dip in belt line line—is merely a reflection of a lowered center of ■■ M gravity, the added stability. This is truly functional styling that serves you better every mile, and preserves its value against the * distant day when you trade. This is Body by Fisher MWMMMtIBJ —another Chevrolet exclusive in the low-price field. Come in and let us demonstrate that this new Chev- rolet is just as exciting to drive as to look at! motoramic CHEVROLET STEALING THE THUNDER FROM THE HIGH-PRICED CARS! Q Fender-high toiUights Q Tasteful two-tone color styling $ JL >»-<*»< tol Air Sport Coop. wM tody b, fUer. MB ■■■!_■ *** I ■II II ■' w *«.***»«***»**»****« *w** «« » —•— •m<■ Hassell & Creel Motor Co., Inc. PHONE 87 MANTEO, N. C. KITTY HAWK PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. George O'Neal ob served their golden anniversary Feb. 23. Mrs. O’Neal before her marriage was Ella Tillett. Due to her illness, only a few of her rel atives and friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beacham, Mrs. Bonnie Perry, Mrs. Mary- Lou Perry, Mrs. Jennie Beasley, <Paul Jones [iFom ■MB $7lO I I PINT I $3.40 % qt. FRANKFORT DISTILLERS CO., N. Y. C. BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 PROOF. 7215% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. Mrs. Hildagard Perry, Mrs. Olive Hayman spent the week end in Elizabeth City and Flatty Creek visiting friends and attending church services. The Ist Saturday and Sunday in March the regular Primitive Bap tist services will be at Kitty- Hawk. The following Tuesday, March Bth, Elder A. B. Ayers will FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1955 preach at Kitty Hawk Baptist Church for a few days and at night. Mrs. Nellie Perry spent the week end in Wilson visiting her husband, Milton Perry, who is a patient in the hospital. The first practical steel writing pen was produced in Engian<«fe the 18th Century.
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