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PAGE TWO MEEKINS JUST TRY TO TALK ABOUT AN OPERATION Ten weeks ago I was struck down with stomach ulcer trouble, which necessitated an operation and knocked me out of two months work at a time which I think, (as I suppose all others think) was the worse time for me to lose. It was doubly costly. This is usually the best season of the year, which I lost and I also lost the cost of hospitalization, which no doubt amounted to more than I might have earned. When a fellow has a new auto mobile or a new boat, it seems he likes to talk about it, and the more it costs, the more he likes to talk. It seems that way about oper ations. I have always heard that women were the greatest people for talking about operations. But I doubt if that is true, for since I had mine, I have come to the conclusion that they can’t be worse than men. Believe it or not, I am not one to dwell overlong on any illness or operation I have. I have had some five sessions with hospitals per sonaly, and have been laid up at home with measles, mumps, and my share of influenzas and what not. I have long since concluded it must be boring to other people as it is to me to hear long stories about operations and illness. But since my most recent experience I could not have told much about it anyway. From the first day I was in the hospital, I haven’t had a chance to talk about my operation. First of all, there were strangers who heard about me and came to tell me there was nothing to worry about, in the removal of a stomach ulcer. Some in fact were back for their third operation. Most all of them told me how good I was go ing to feel once it was removed. That I could not understand, since it suddenly announced itself, and had never given me bad symtoms before it burst. Then for several days following the operation, other strangers heard about me and came to my room to say they had been sent up for the same thing. They were not content to take what their doctor told them, but wanted my opinion. I told all of them there was noth ing to worry about; one might ex pect only a minimum of discom fort; and it was always soothing afterward to have good looking women to sponge your back and I H lift wl Brides’ delight... our beautiful 11 I FLOWER | 1 WEDDING LINE | with 5 exclusive new Regency Scripts S&dvatdSa. t&almon VENETIAN aru/ &. VLOUCNTINI and 9UMISN < DKr. and <DK.ro. Sdvtard MVKIA 3ICr. and 31Crs. dlrlfiur 3?. 33rode rid NORI (NAN * When you choose from our famous Regency Flower Wed ding Line you need have no qualms about quality—this rich, raised HELIOGRAVING* has all the distinction of the fin est craftsmanship—yet costs about half as much as you’d guess! Do see the many other elegant type styles...for your complete wedding stationery needs. *Helioirevint-not to be confused with engraving. One to two weehs delivery! TIMES PRINTING CO., Inc. PHONE 44—MANTEO, N. C. FAMILY REUNION SUNDAY The family of Mrs. J. Ed Lane of Hertford had a reunion last Sunday at the Shrine Club, Nags Head, gathering for a picnic lunch eon. Among those present were Mrs. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lane and son Phillip of Hertford; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. White, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin White and children, Margery, Ray, Mary Charles, Shirley Frances and Joe, and Roy Gray, all of Manteo; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lane, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Maddox and sons, Steven, Terry and Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pritchard and children, Douelas, Dianne, and Rick Lane, all of Elizabeth City; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Basinger of Portsmouth, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and son Bernard, Mrs. Jack Adams and daughter, Grace and Lillian, of Noi-folk; Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Cartwright and son Jimmie of Camden; Mr. and Mrs. Si Babin of Chicago, Ill.; and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ray White and daughter Nancy of Edenton. wait on you hand and glove. After I got out of the hospital, numerous people came to see me, and many of them had had the same operation. I had nothing to brag about. All of them told me it had made them like new people. Some of these men said they had become as amourously inclined as in their youth. One even said he was afraid his desire was going to get him into trouble. Just about all of them said in six months the stomach grew back to normal size, and one could eat as much as ever. All of them exhibited scars, some with great delight, and after see ing them, I didn’t show the mere four inches I have. It is fast fad ing away to an invisible pink, and is almost completely hidden by the hair that has now grown out over it. But my friends have all shown not less than six inches. One of them a hideous gash horizontally across his body, more than a foot in length, and one might think he had been swept with a turkish saber. By and large, they have all outdone me. They have bigger scars, and they enjoy great bene fits which are yet to come. We compare alike in one respect. The costs of surgeons and hospitals for all jobs seems to have been about the same. But take it from me, it is not women who talk about operations. If you ever have one, just go out and try to tell somebdoy about it. Try it forty times and you will find yourself outdone by someone else every time you try to tell it. Music is moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness and a gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, true and beautiful. Plato HELICOPTERS CARRY MEN TO SCENES OF COMBAT ‘ Flk JI ASSAULT FROM THE SKY—Riflemen of the Army’s pentomie infantry divisions of IMfl will likely at not enter battle from troop-carrying helicopters like the "Shawnee” shown here The “choppers’’ will carry men into combat fresh and can then return with rein forcements and supplies if necessary After the engagement they are available to carry the soldiers to another part of the battlefield or to rejoin their parent unit. ENGELHARD PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Jennett, Mr. and Mrs. Albin Snicklos of Richmond, Va., Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Rhodes and Bill Rhodes of Nor folk, Va., Dr. and Mrs. Lockerman of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young of Fairfield were among the out-of-town people to attend last rites for Mrs. Bettie Jennett held Tuesday. Mrs. Sam Carey and children, Neil, Syd and Janie and Mrs. Della Carey of Richmond, Va., were vis itors here last week. Mrs. Della Carey remained for a longer visit with her sister, Mrs. S. S. Neal. Mrs. Janie Spencer, Miss Mattie Berry, Mrs. Hyler Cox and son Wayne attended last rites for Marvin Hooper- held at Stumpy Point Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Harris of Swan Quar ter were here recently. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Spencer spent last week visiting in Nags Head, Elizabeth City and St. Brides, Va. Mrs. Sallie Spencer and daugh ter, Miss Myra Spencer of Wash ington, D. C., and Mrs. Joe Mann of Fairfield and Washington were here Wednesday. Mrs. Florence Burrus of Swan Quarter spent last week with Mrs. Ina Rhodes Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Williams and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Williams and three chil dren and Ivy O’Neal, all of Nor folk, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lassiter and child of South Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams and fam ily of Savannah, Ga., recently vis ited their parents and grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wil liams. Mrs. Sara Roper recently visited Mrs. Sallie Spencer and Mrs. Re becca Mann in Fairfield. Mr. and Mrs. Maywood Lee and son of Manteo visited Mrs. Nancy Berry. i Mr. and Mrs. Royden Neal, Patty and Pete Neal were in Eliz abeth City recently. Miss Myra Spencer of Washing ton, D. C., Mrs. Rebecca Mann of Washington, N. C., Mrs. Lucy Midyette, Mrs. Sallie Dixon Fish er, Mrs. Eunice Fisher, Mrs. Fan nie Watson, Mrs. Frank Gibbs and Mrs. Harold Jarvis were dinner guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Watson at the Hotel Engel hard. The guests were all cousins of Mrs. Watson. Miss Belle Neal of Swan Quar ter spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Midyette and Mrs. S. S. Neal. Mrs. Paul Carter and two chil dren, who have been living in Texas, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. if *** <Xd!i / w tstin* • ' wEr wg i[ nMyoK *> w Zw //MMHi^B^lsJ ttiHjffSl« U JtmillhJ, Ixs 6 I u f OLD IJKESfI yb m wr t BOTTLED ,/M. f in m BOND P' James Walsh a Co, Im. Lawrenceburg, ImL THE COASTLAND TIMES. MANTEO, N. C. R. S. Spencer. Mrs. Doris Rayburn and daugh ter visited last week with Mrs. Earl Berry. Birth Announcement Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mar shall, a son, at the Columbia hos pital on Thursday last. Mrs. Doris Windley, Mrs. H. B. Stanley and Miss Daisy Dill of Belhaven were guests of Mrs. S. S. Neal and Mrs. Della Carey on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lyons and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gibbs of Newport News, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Love and children of Hampton, Va., Misses Henri etta and Zuma Gibbs of New Bern were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cahoon and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Williams, Mrs. Thelma Lassiter and child, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams and family recently visited Mrs. Joe Harris, who is a patient in a hos pital in Norfolk. Mr. Hams re mains at her bedside. W. P. Burrus has returned from the Belhaven hospital where he was a patient. Rev. and Mrs. Lamar Wheeler and son Wayne of Fairfield were guests of Mrs. Mildred Guthrie on Sunday, when Mr. Wheeler filled his regular appointment at the Baptist Church here. CATFISH CORNER PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Fustilug Foster of Cat Cove visited Miss Mandoleen Mann over the week end. Miss Hibernia Hill of Gar Creek has returned home after visiting Miss Shandy Leah Sawyer. Miss Fenderola Fitchett is visit ing Miss Parabola Perkins on Sassfras Center. Miss Eppie Dermis Everett of Square Hill Creek has been visit ing Miss Torso Toler. Miss Pestie Mae Peele has re turned from a visit to Miss Tem pest Twiddy of Cat Ceve. Miss Dinah Flo Dowdy is spend ing several days with Miss Honey Bee Beasley in Gar Creek. Miss Bushibelle Brinn of Gar Creek is here visiting Miss Aurora Dawn Davis. Miss Sal Amanda Sawyer and Miss Shalimar Shannon are visit ing Miss Horsie Mae Hopkins in Vinegar Hill. Mrs. Bristolene Brinn and Miss Madagascar Mann recently visited Miss Hershibar Beasley of Gar Creek. Miss Wandaleena Williams of Vinegar Hill is visiting Miss Fil trola Fulcher. DRUNKENNESS CHARGED IN ACCIDENT EARLY SUNDAY Sam Swain of Coinjock received cuts of the face and forehead and a possible skull fracture about 5 a.m. Sunday morning in a one-car accident on a rural paved road in the Juniper Bay section near Swan Quarter, resulting in his be ing hospitalized at Belhaven. Swain was a passenger in a car 1 Kyanite 1 II ItUNCCOTEI ■■■B Bratusssiw Hk MT Is H I jKB BSw J trade mark I < W MASH J 3BH IwroiK )|RBBs tAN B Y Distributor for Nash-Norfolk _ Daniels Building Supply. Nags Head. N. C. Wherever your tribe travels ...it's the real thirst-quencher ! 'Tiiinfc. JsHßriM When you hit the vacation trail, keep an eye tKI peeled for those bright 7-Up signs . .. a I f K IB * ‘Fresh up*’ with Seven -Up! 8188 Nothing does it Us jSsn like Seven-Up! 'HSSEBI ' •b • SEVEN-UP BOTTLING COMPANY PHONE 4355 ELIZABETH CITY. N. C. H. H. MIDGETTE, HYDE CO. NATIVE* DIES IN ACCIDENT H. H. Midgette, 63, a native of Hyde County living in Roanoke Rapids, died in an automobile ac cident near Lawrenceville, Va. Fri day and he was buried Tuesday in Rosemary, the funeral being held at the Baptist Church. He was the son of the late John M. and Nancy G. Midgett of Hyde. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Jarvis Mid gett; two daughters, Mrs. Anita Hooker of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs. Gloria Dean Bennett of Law renceville; and by four sons, three sisters, and two brothers, ASC TO BEGIN ISSUING ACP PURCHASE ORDERS The Hyde County ASC office will start issuing purchase orders for material to establish pastures and small grain for winter cover about September 15. Farmers who intend to seed small grain for cov er or establish pasture this fall and need assistance in carrying out the practice, should call by the county ASC office and set up the practice. To be eligible to receive payment on ACP, the farmer must have prior approval before begin ning the practice. Further infor mation on the Agricultural Conser vation Program may be obtained from the ASC office. driven by Tracy Lavon Smith, 21, of Route 1, Fairfield, which went out of control and failed to make a right-angle turn in front of the home of Carney Brown. Patrolman R. L. Rhodes report ed the car, a 1953 Chevrolet four door, was damaged about S3OO. Smith was. charged with drunken driving. FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1957 HYDE CO. ASC SET FOR WHEAT RESERVE SIGNUP Hyde County farmers may be gin signing contracts September 3 to place wheat acreage in the 1958 acreage reserve program, accord ing to the county ASC office. The acreage reserve program for 1958 begins this year only on wheat since wheat is the only one of the eligible 1958 crops that will be planted this year. The signup will begin on Sep tember 3 and will end on October 4. Contracts are available in the ASC County Office in Swan Quar ter, and farmers who desire to participate are urged to visit their local ASC office early. To be eligible for participation in the 1958 wheat reserve program, a farmer must reduce his wheat acreage below his farm allotment and he must also plant within aH other 1958 acreage allotments on the farm. Farmers who sign contracts and do not harvest any crops on the designated acreage during the en tire 1958 calendar year will be eligible for payment in the form of a negotiable certificate. Pay ment will be made primarily on the basis of average per acre rates. For 1958, the national average rate per acre is $20.88 for wheat. The average rate for Hyde County is $25.00. The county rates yary in accordance with productivity, farming practices, and other fac tors. Noxious weeds must be controll ed on acreage placed in the Re serve. However, farmers may re ceive assistantance in controlling these weeds through a protective cover established under the ACP. Declining sheep herds were shown in a recent Argentine live stock census.
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