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PAGE SIX News of Columbia & Tyrrell Co. Foj Subscriptions, see Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon, or. Call Her, Phone 317-1, Columbia, N. C. She will welcome news of Columbia and Tyrrell County LEGION POST HOLDS GREAT CELEBRATION IN TYRRELL COUNTY Columbia—The thirtieth Anni versary celebration and home com ing, of Scuppernong Post No. 182 of the American Legion at the Norman Smith Memorial Legion Beach Sunday, began with an out door Religious and Patriotic serv ice. The Reverend Herbert Bryan, Pastor of Malaehi’s Chapel Free- Will Baptist Church brought the .message. The Pledge to the American Flag was led by Charles Basnight, and the Pledge to the Christian Flag by Miss Hope Morris. Wel come was brought by Johnny Eve rett, Post Commander and prayers by the Reverend J. M. Carroll, Pas tor of the Methodist Charge. “God Bless America.” “Ameri ca, the Beautiful” and “Onward Christian Soldiers” which were sung the Denominational Choirs was led by H. T. Davenport. Highlighting the day was the fellowship over a picnic lunch brought by individuals and spread together. Boat races featured the enter tainment for the afternoon. About 25 entrants raced in the four races and three heats. Winning the cup in the 14 ft., 25-30 h.p. class was Jarvis Snow of Powell’s Point; in the 16 ft., 25-30 h.p. class was Steve Basnight Jr. of Manteo. The cup in the 14 ft, 45 h.p. class went to Ronald Dowdy of Grandy, Cur rituck County. Ralph Davis, of Manteo, claimed first place in the Free-For-All race. Cecil Lilley was at the microphone. TYRRELL 4-H NEWS Columbia—Twelve 4-H girls in terested in the current 4-H craft project came to the Agriculture building Thursday to learn. With the help of senior 4-H girls, Jane and Jack Harris, Sue Snell and Pat Spencer and adult leader Mrs. Thurman Mayo, each girl made a coat hanger and pur chased material to make additional ones. , THE COST OF DEFENSE Columbia—A film “Your De fense” released by the U. S. Post Office Department and introduced by Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse local Postmaster, was the program brought to the Columbia Rotary Club at its meeting Tuesday eve ning, bv Rotarian Cecil Lilley, Pro gram Chairman. 1 Four others of the Post Office personnel Edward H. Morris, Slade ; Spruill, Wilbert Fleming and Mrs. Estelle Basnight were guests of the club. Charles Umstead was guest of Cecil Lilley. Twenty-five members including the president, John A. Hardison were present DAVID COX, JR. SURVEYOR •I N. C. REGISTERED February 12, 1926 No. 204 Telephone 2751 HERTFORD, N. C. Oil Is Our Business As Your Supplier We Protect You m Every Way Known to the Oil Business. We Carry Insurance to Protect Your Home and Property, in the Amount of SIOO,OOO. To Protect You and Your Family. In the Amounts of SIOO,- 000 to $300,000. Our Business is Your Business and We Run It Accordingly. Nothing is left to Chance. ARE YOU PROTECTED? Daniels Oil Company DISTRIBUTORS (jsSO) PRODUCTS PHONE 46 MANTEO, N. C. “OIL IS OUR BUSINESS JURORS NAMED; COUNTY BUSINESS IN TYRRELL Columbia—Jurors drawn for the October Term of Superior Court which will convene Sept. 29th, at the meeting of the Tyrrell County Commissioners Tuesday, by little Cliff Aidock: Raymond V. Morris, Wash W. Basnight, Percy Daven port, Richard Brickhouse.' Melvin Hassell, William Borden McC’.ees, Miles M. Sykes, Jr., E. L. Godwin Jr., Jessie W. Basnight, Sterling M. Brickhouse, Jessie Lee Spencer, R. D. Fisher, J. Edmond Brick house, Charles L. Reynolds. Rod ney W. Cooper, Jessie R. Swain, L. W. Pledger, Alton P. Sawyer. Johnny Kite, G. Howard Taft, Jack D. Rose, Thomas K. Ycyby Sr., Ju lius A. Spencer, M. B. Dillon, Hoyt C. Ainsley, Lem A. Cohoon, Cas well Woodley, Frank Davenport, Dennis V. Spencer. Cyril Walker, Robert B. Cohoon Jr., Dack O. West, C. S. Rhodes, N. P. Hopkins, Horace L. Woodley, Thad H. Blake, T. W. Armstrong, Oliver Belan gia, Dallas L. West, Fentress Has sell, Clarence E. Roughton, H. C. Berry, Graham Liverman, Monford Taylor, Columbus Taylor, Delton L. Jackson, Ernest E. Chesson and Durard L. Brickhouse. Mrs. C. E. Morris, Mrs. H. C. Davenport, Mrs. W. A. Basnight and Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon rep resenting the Library Board of Trustees appeared to personally express thanks to the board for having secured the library build ing. Mrs. Morris, Chairman of the trustees submitted names elected to complete representation of each precinct on the Library Board: G. W. Selby for Gum Neck, L. P. Scott for Alligator and Thomas L. Combs for South Fork. The com missioners appointed the names as given. GUM NECK COUNTRY STORE CRAFT WORKSHOP Columbia—A Gum Neck country store becomes the scene of an im promptu 4-H craft leader training school. Anticipating, Mrs. Elsie Ed wards, Assistant Home Agent had sought the help of two senior 4-H girts, to learn to make plastic cov ered coat hangers, and to assist her in teaching it at a scheduled workshop. Eight persons were taught to cover hangers at a store operated by Mrs. Worth C. Snell who has joined forces with the 4-H’ers to learn the craft. Among the group were two sets of twins, Jack and Jane Harris, daughters of County Agent and Mrs. H. H. Harris, who had invited another set, who were visiting them from South Carolina. HOME CLUB SCHEDULES Columbia Schedule of Home Club meetings in Tyrrell County for next week, as announced by Mrs. Ann E. Davenport, Home Agent are: Sept 9th.—The Upper Sound Side Club will meet with Mrs. N. P. Hopkins; Sept. 10—the Columbia Club with Mrs. T. W. Armstrong; Sept. 11—The Travis Club with Mrs. C. W. Spruill; Sept. 11 at 8 p.m.—The Scotia Club with Mrs. J. W. Holidia. AH meetings except the Scotia Club will meet at 2:30 p.m., for each meeting a citizenship leader report on “What is a Good Citizen” and a landscaping demonstration are scheduled. COLUMBIA PERSONALS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Verna Gray Gibbs of Columbia, a son, Chip Gray, at the Washington County Hospital, Plymouth, on Monday, August 25th. Mrs. Gibbs is the former Miss Beulah Tweedy. Mrs. Edna Furlough Fisher un derwent an operation at Mary , View Hospital, Portsmouth. Miss Delores Gibbs of Ports mouth visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Furlough of Cross Landing last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Walker of Cincinnati, Ohio spent Labor Day week end with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Walker. J. O. Basnight and son Jimmy 1 of Manteo attended the boat races at Norman Smith Legion Beach Sunday. Miss Jessie Flythe has returned to assume her duties as Bth grade teacher at Columbia High School. ADC and Mrs. Ernest Daven port, who is stationed in Norfolk, spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Daven port. Mr. and Mrs. Thom Reynolds and children, Debbie and Cynthia, of Smithfield; the Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Knight and children, Robin and Cathy, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Owens and children, Len and Ann, formerly of Atlanta, Ga., who have recently been stationed at Lang ley Field spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. (Jake) Walker spent Wednesday and Thursday in Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hollowell of Edenton visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim L. Godwin last week end. Miss Polly Alexander of Hen derson was home with his sister, Mrs. Louise Hales Labor Day week end. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Godwin Jr. and children, Lonnie, Donna and Rickie, and Miss Joyce Ward have returned from an extended trip to Oklahoma City, Okla., where they visited Mrs. Godwin’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Pinner Jr. of Norfolk and W. J. White Jr. spent last week end at Nags Head. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Pinner, Hal Jeffreys, spent the time with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pinner here. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Howett, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cohoon, Mr. and Mrs. Jean Simmons attended races at Darlington, S. C. Miss Barbara Ann Moore left Sunday for Wilson, where she will resume her studies in nursing at Wilson Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Spencer of Norfolk spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Spencer. Carlisle Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Harrell left Wednesday for East Carolina College. Miss Elizabeth Broome of Auro ra is Columbia High School Eng lish and civics instructor. She is staying in the home of Mrs. Gladys Sawyer. A Mrs. Peacock has accepted the position of teach er of the 4th grade. She, with her young daughter, are in the home of Mrs. F. L. Liverman. Tyrrell County Schools opened Tuesday morning. The Columbia Woman’s Club will honor all eligible non-club women at an “Evening of Fun” to start off the new club year at the first meeting at the club house on Sept. 9th at 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Birdie Thurston of White ville is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Martha Walker, Mrs. Edith Laughinghouse and Mrs. Lena Johnson. There was a reunion of the Jake Spear family at Pettigrew Park, Lake Phelps Aug. 24, with about 200 in attendance. Mrs. Phillip Woodley of Ahoskie visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. REASONS OUTLINED FOR BUYING A BUILDING . Columbia Harry P. Swain, Chairman of Tyrrell County Board of Commissioners before the Li brary Trustees Wednesday out lined the recent purchase of prop erty by the county for use of the library. He informed that the com missioners had been officially no tified to vacate the present build ing used by the library which is owned by the Town of Columbia. For that reason other plans had to be made for the continuance of library service. Mrs. W. A. Basnight was elected .to represent Tyrrell on the Petti grew Region Library Board to fill the vacancy made by the resigna tion of Paul L. Liverman. So that each township may be represented in library affairs, action was taken and three persons—one from each of the townships: Alligator, Gum Neck, and South Fork were elected to be submitted to the commis sioners for approval: Luther P. Scott, Gerald W. Selby and Thomas L. Combs. These elections, one of which to fill the vacancy made by resignation of Paul L. Liverman and two additions bring the total number of trustees to eight. Mrs. Eugenia P. Babylon, Region Director agreed to try to secure furniture for the new library from the Federal Aid grant. The four members present were Mrs. Clair E. Morris, Chairman, Mrs. H. C. Davenport, V-Chairman, Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon, Secreta ry, and Mrs. W. A. Basnight. SPLIT-SEASON FOR DOVES ANNOUNCED IN TYRRELL Columbia —There will be a split season for hunting doves this year in Tyrrell, E. L. Mosley, Wildlife Propector says. The first portion opening Saturday September 6, and ending October 4, from 12 noon to sundown. The second portion of the dove season begins December 11 and; ends January 15, 1959. “Bag limit! ten per day; 20 in possession,” says Mosley. D. M. Pledger. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Norman and children, Carl and Betty, of Durham visited his parents Labor Day week end. Mr. and Mrs. James 0. Knight of Rocky Mount were week end visitors of his mother, Mrs. R. S. Knight Jr. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Pledger Jr. and children, Mary Paige and Janet visited Mr. and Mrs. Philip Woodley at Ahoskie this week. Mrs. J. C. McClees returned Sunday from visiting in Seaboard. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Swain of Williamston; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Daniels and children, Mary, Becky, and Benita, (Mrs. Daniels the for mer Miss Mary Kate Swainl were week end and Labor day guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McClees at their cottage at Nags Head. Charles Ed Brinn, of Charlotte is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Brinn. He is recov ering from an accident which re sulted in a broken shoulder. Mrs. Ann E. Davenport has re turned from her vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Holmes and daughter Debbie spent Labor Day week end with her mother in Raleigh. Claud Jones returned Saturday from Atlanta, where he has been studying for the past three weeks. Miss Jane Selby spent Wednes day in Greenville. Mrs. Elsie B. Edwards and Mrs. Ann E. Davenport attended the program planning meeting at the Home Agents office in Plymouth to help work out the 1959 plan of work for 4-H and Home Demon stration for the four counties: Washington, Beaufort, Hyde and Tyrrell which compose this area of the Eastern District. Miss Jane Harris, Carlisle Har rell, Hugh Hopkins, and Pat Mc- Duffy left Wednesday to enter East Carolina College. Miss Margaret Ann (Peggy) Griffin spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Basnight. STRAIGHT I BOURBON J^^^^^WHISKEY 25 * m PINT JAMES WALSH & CO.. INC. LAWRENCEBURO, IND. GUM NECK PERSONALS Mrs. Howard Harrell and chil > dren, Madeline and Ramona; and 1 Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Davenport and ■ children of Portsmouth visited rel • atives here. Miss Judy Humphries of Ports ! mouth visited Mr. and Mrs. L. A. ' Smithson. Miss Dana Williams and Jimmie ■ Howlett of Norfolk were here on 1 the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Jones of 1 Norfolk spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss Liverman of Goldsboro spent the week end here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Metcalf of Burlington were here for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sawyer visit ed Mrs. Julian Sawyer in Engel hard Sunday. Mrs. Jay Crosswhite and chil dren, Bobby and Carroll and Mrs. Carrie Phelps of Norfolk visited here a few days. Mi's. I. W. Swindell and girls Nina and Tina Jo, Mrs. W. A. Cooper, Mrs. Sallie Everton and Mrs. Margie Squyars left Tuesday to visit in Norfolk. Mrs. Amanda Hudson of Fair field visited her daughters, Mrs. M. T. Combs Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Combs, Mrs. Margie Squyars and Mrs. W. A. Cooper spent Saturday in Eden ton. Miss Susie Workman and Miss Brenda Spencer spent Sunday at Nags Head. Miss Verna Joyce Spencer of Norfolk spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Brickhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tarkington of Norfolk were here for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Lola Liverman of South Norfolk visited relatives here the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Carion Everton and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meekins of Norfolk visited here the week | end. 1 Gilbert Owens was home for the • week end. I Mr. and Mrs. Woodville Liver man of Newport News visited relatives here. C. J. Liverman left Monday to spend a few days in Norfolk. Franklin and Bobby Smith, Sam Crees, and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sawyer of Norfolk visited relatives here. Mrs. Herman Cohoon spent Thursday in Wilson and Rocky Mount. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parishar of Hampton visited relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weather ly and family of Newport News visited here. Junior Weatherly is in Darling ton, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKenny of Elizabeth City visited relatives here. Claud Jones has returned from Georgia. Birthday Party Miss Arnette Cohoon celebrated her Bth birthday Wednesday at her home. Fourteen children attended. Games were played, presents opened and “Happy Birthday” sung. A cake decorated with candles formed the center piece of the dining room table. Cherry-Vanilla ice cream, car amel cake, and lemonade were served from colorful cups and plates with each child receiving a toy. Attending were Dotty Combs, Fredia and Willie Kay Weatherly, Shirley Kay and Gary Voliva, Laura White, Iris and Charles Liverman, Donnie Combs, Michel Berry, Nick and Billie Gibbs, Tommie and Arnette Cohoon. x 84-POUND PUMPKIN Columbia—An 84-pound pump kin, grown by James A. Pinner near here measured 63 inches around the stem end and 59 inches around the middle. In comparison Mr. Pinner from the same patch had a ripe pumpkin about the size of large size orange, weighing less than a pound. He reports he has more pumpkins than he can mar ket. EAST LAKE PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Basnight and children have returned to their home in Tappan, New York after spending some time here with Mr. Basnight’s mother. Mrs. Mariah McGowan. Mrs. Grace Lee and son, Johnnie and Mrs. Janie Rogers of Manteo visited here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cain of Eliz abeth City spent the week end here. Mrs. Emily Smith and Susan Basnight were in Norfolk Friday. Bruce Crees is a patient in Co lumbia hospital. Norfolk visitors during the week end were: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Basnight and children, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Ambrose and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Midgett and children, Richard Twiddy. Wil lard Ambrose, Mr. and Mrs. Mel vin Ambrose and son. Recent visitors of Lundy Twi ford were: Mrs. Zula Hewitt and daughters of Portsmouth, Va., Mr. and Mrs. David Twiford and chil dren of Brownsville, Texas and Mrs. Mary Bowsman and daugh ters of Raleigh. Mrs. Mamie Twiford is a patient in a Richmond hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Basnight and Susan were in Engelhard Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Basnight of Elizabeth City and Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Basnight of Newport News, Va. spent the week end here visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter, Miss Miriam Lassiter, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Twiddy and Dewey White hurst all of Edenton visited Mrs. Emily Smith and family here Sun day. Ray Crees of Manteo was here Saturday. Eugene Smith has returned after being employed in Norfolk during the summer. 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