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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1958 CRANK’S SHOE SHOP 502 E. Colonial Ave. * Elizabeth City, N. C. SHOE REPAIRING z. - --AZ '' s Creating a ' ■ J1& gtMM &J- *w WQDIW SonsciTioii\ In 'a _p*g> IfflßMßßff Ej 6-jM 6 '&sr 10R0 ELGIN . iflho-modern styling U~ Has 23 jewel accuracy * Is shod-resistant Block : coH strap. $5012 IMIIIR r T’ 2 W ■ /: . • ij ♦ <U® | LORO ELGIN NIAGARA BsSjKaj i 23 jewels. shod-resnl- onl Hosowatetp'oof* KtSjg: J cose, and sweep sec- KSsSfgM [ ond hand. $5922 |p®g Famous H Lord ELGIN Quality at this new low price V OTHER ELGINS FROM PmtafefefedTaz 4> When co**, crown ond crystal ore >ntoa. PAUL BRADSHAW JEWELER Elizabeth City, N. C. APRICOT ISgll FLAVORED | =. | BRANDY ItEal $2.25 PINT CHARLES JACQUIN et Cie, Inc., PHILA., PENNA. 70 PROOF Deposits mode by mail wJgL are given our prompt, Wk careful attention. Wl First & Citizens National Bank . ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. . • T THANKSGIVING PROGRAMS IN OCRACOKE SCHOOL Ocracoke.—Prior to the closing of school for the Thanksgiving Holidays, pupils in the elementary school presented a program. Chil dren of the primary grade sang “Turkey, Turkey” and “Over the River and Through the Woods” and each said a Thanksgiving “Thank You” . Pupils in Miss Hodges’ room presented a play “Pilgrim Children,” with Linda Teeter playing the part of the teacher, and Michael Stowe, Jerry Midgett, June Austin, Betsy O’Neal, Rowena Stowe, Jean Wynn, Nathan Spencer and Sue Styron being the pupils. Jon Wynn re cited “The First Thanksgiving” and Hettie Tolson, Jennie Wahajti, and Christine O’Neal a poem “As We Raise Our Hands Today”, and songs by the group, “Swing the Shining Sickle” and “There Are Many Flags”. Pupils in the sexenth and eighth grades presented three plays, “How the Indians Planted Corn,” with Douglas O’Neal, Ignatius Styron, and Laurie Fulcher as In dians, and George O’Neal as a Colonist; “The Magic Kettle,” w ith Mabie Mutro, Richard Charles O’Neal, Vicki Runnings, and Louise Paul taking parts, and “The Witch” with Brenda Bal lance, Jimmy Jackson, Betty Helen Howard, Joe Gaskill, and Stella Spencer, taking parts. David Esham, member of the Senior Class, read the Eighth Psalm; group singing of various holiday and patriotic .songs made up the remainder of the program. INCREASED CIRCULATION NOTED BY DARE LIBRARY The November report of the Dare County Libra ry show a gratifying increase in the number of books being read. The total cir culation was 3509 books, periodi cals and pamphlets, with the Hat teras Village Library still to re port. Os this number 1504 were circu lated from the Manteo headquar ters, the largest number for any November in the library’s history, and 280 over last year. The bookmobile circulated 2005 books the past month, an increase of 1265 over November of last year. The following data of other li brary services indicate that the li brary staff is kept busy: Requests for information 108; Notices of over-due books 70; Books mended 26; New books processed 104; New books purchased 80. New members registered 25; Ma terials borrowed from interlibrary resources 14; Interlibrary loans 10. No music recordings or films were borrowed this month. TOP-HAT DANCE NETS PROFIT FOR MANTEO PTA Home Fire Eitinguishert To Be Sold At Last Money-Raising Activity of Year Home fire extinguishers will be sold by the Manteo PTA as its last activity of the year in its budget campaign. The sales will be handled by students in Mrs. Mary Meekins’ sixth grade and Mrs. Grace Hooper’s seventh grade. The unit was demonstrated at the meeting of the Manteo PTA last week. Saturday night’s Top-Hat Dance, attended by some 200 people, net ted a profit of approximately $l4O for the PTA. The floor show brought rounds of applause, and a surprise attraction was added when Mrs. Harry Thomas of Eliz abeth City arrived to sing a group of solos. She also sang with the women’s trio, replacing Rita Gray of Stumpy Point, who was, orig inally scheduled to sing with Ina Evans and Pat Wescott. AVON PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Miller and son Dallas Royce spent Thanks giving at Wilmington with Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meekins and Merian Meekins of Norfolk spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Meekins. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Price had as visitors during the holidays Mr. and Mrs. Noah Price Jr. of Balti more, Hubert Price of Charlotte and Herman Price of Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stowe of Frisco visited here Sunday. Mrs. Robert Sample and son Robert Jr. spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Scarbor ough. Mrs. Catherine Scarborough is visiting her children in Norfolk. Mrs. Ignatius Scarborough and son I. G. spent last week visiting Mrs. Benjamin Price in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Gregory and daughter, Karen of Elizabeth City visited Mr. and Mrs. Prit chard Gray, Sr., recently. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gray were recent visitors in Elizabeth City. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gray and daughter Dawn of Portsmouth, Va., spent the week end here. C. C. Gray was a visitor in Nor folk last week. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Austin spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Culumbus White at London Bridge, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Gray and boys of Norfolk visited Jenson Meekins last week. William Miller of Wilmington, Del., visited his family during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hooper, Jr. and children of Elizabeth City spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hooper Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scarborough. Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Jennette and children of. Norfolk visited here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lindbergh Hooner and children of Portsmouth, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. U. W. Hooper. Mrs. Charles Williams and daughter Annette were in Eliza beth City last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Scarbor ough and son Washington, D. C., and Ervin Gray Jr. of N. C. State College Raleigh spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Gray Sr. Carol Hooper spent the holidays in Norfolk visiting her father, Car son Hoouer, and Mrs. Hooper. Harold King Barnette, Jr., en tered the U. S. Public Health Hos pital Norfolk Saturday for an ap pendectomy. His mother accom panied him and is at his bedside. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gray and son Wallace visited Mr. and Mrs. Watson Gray in Poi-tsmouth, Va. Mrs. Gibb Gray, Jr., and son Os borne visited Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Gray in Morganton. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Williams and children, Claudine, and Percy, Jr., Tom Scarborough, and Mrs. John N. Scarborough were in Elizabeth City Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Meekins were in Norfolk last week. Charlie Gray of Virginia Beach, Va. visited Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Gray and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Scar borough last week. Cathy Gray spent the holidays at Hatteras with Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Stowe. Rev. and Mrs. Durward Goodwin Mrs. Ethel Crosier and children and Tom Scarborough were in Norfolk last week. Mr. and Mrs. Belton Gray and baby daughter of Norfolk visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gray, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scarbor ough and children of Portsmouth, Va., spent the week end here. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Brothers, Jr., and children of Portsmouth, Va., spent the the week end here. Oley Hooper, U. S. C. G., Eliza beth City, spent the week end here. Mrs. Elizabeth Gray has re turned to Manteo after visiting here. Mrs. I. D. Midgette and children of Waves, visited Mr. and Mrs. Eb bie Hooper. Mrs. Avner Midgette and daugh er, Joyce of Waves visited Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Gray. Learn from the mistakes of others—you can’t live long enough to male* them all yourself* Ts THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. KITTY HAWK PERSONALS Milton Perry and mother, Mrs. Hildegarde Perry, in Williamston attended a union meeting of the Primitive Baptist Church and were overnight guests of Elder George Trevathian. Mr. and Mrs. Hallett Perry and daughter Judy motored to Milford, N. J. .to attended the wedding of Gay Hershey to Wade Nixon of Manteo. Their daughter, Miss Judy Perry, will be bridesmaid. Little Tony Tillett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Radford Tillett had his tonsils removed at Albemarle Hos pital. John E. Finn is home on leave prior to a transfer to Pacific for isolated duty for 12 months. Mr. Finn is now stationed at Eliza beth City base. But will leave for Alameda, Calif., the day after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shannon of Harbinger in Currituck are spend ing the winter with their son, Lionel Shannon. Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Midgett are keeping their baby granddaughter, child of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Mid gett, due to illness of the family. ' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pruitt and children have returned to College Park, Md., after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Baum have returned home after several days visit with Mr. Baum’s son, Dr. Ralph Baum in Durham. Mrs. Doll Beacham had 3 ex tractions after suffering a bad toothache. Mrs. Jennie Beasley is building a duck pen near her home. SOME BOY SCOUTS HAVE TO SELL THEIR PONIES OCRACOKE, Dec. I—Members of the Ocracoke Boy Scout Troop 290 Committee are following through plans to fence in the Scout ponies and are soliciting funds for the expense of the project. To date a little over S4OO has been raised; the goal is SI,OOO. L. Taft Howard, Chairman of the Local Troop Com mittee, is in charge of the soliciting of funds. The National Park Serv ice has set aside an area along the Pamlico Sound side of the Island, about six miles north of the Vil lage, which will measure about 3’6 miles in length to a half mile in width to the Sound. A total of 34 ponies are owned by the individual members of the Troop and the Eastern Carolina Council under Trusteeship of the Local Troop Committee. Several of these ponies were the gift of Mrs. David Keppel of Washington, D. C.; others were a gift from Samuel G. Jones, Sr. of Norfolk. For several years the number of so called “Wild Ponies” on Ocra coke Island has been gradually di minishing the total count at pres ent being only 48. Several of the boys just above Scout age and no longer members of the Troop have been selling their ponies, and seven or eight of the ponies were lost in Hurricane Helene. 's' ■ ■ To match Mrs. M’s one-stop Christmas shopping I S I- I ...give better I M I ■ 1 ELECTRICALLY I From her own Better Living, Mrs. Modem ’‘ S has learned the secret of better giving. She a “ finds the most appreciated gifts for everybody one place ... at her Electric Appliance Dealer’s! K ‘ HMM, ’“V'"" - WARMEST GREETINGS TO GRANDMA! \ 'Wk. I That portable Electric Heater will keep her O arnß cozy without having to overheat the whole DAD’S A HI-FI FAN! And this Electric '''•’’■/'■"■y'.Vy - Recorder will let him tape his favorite FM Mk. ’ M programs to play again and again. .Il I YOUNGSTERS’ OWN PLAYROOM TV! Wonderful for them. And it frees the B 'a / » big, family TV for the grown-ups. I U I NEWLY WED SISTER'S A CINCH! This Electric Fry Pan . . . with its automatic | • temperature control . . . will give her bacon .'A' and eggs real silver wedding savvy! JR VIRGINIA ELECTRIC and POWER COMPANY 8 I Give Better... Electrically I RODANTHE PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. John E. Herbert, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Julian L. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert K. Midgett and Mrs. Lurania Midgett hgye l>een visiting Folger Payne in Wanchese during his illness. The Outer Banks Rebekah Lodge No. 165 met Friday night. Friday night, December 12th there will be a Christmas Party. The Rodanthe Demonstration Club will meet Monday, December 8. After the meeting the annual Christmas party will be held. All members are asked to bring a cov ered dish and a gift for exchange. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Herbert spent {Thanksgiving in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Fred O’Neal were in Norfolk, Va. last week and visit ed their children. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Midgett and children and Mrs. Aretta Midgett visited here last week. STUMPY POINT PERSONALS Dr. W. O. Payne, Lorie and Ron nie, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Payne and son Bruce, all of Norfolk visited Mr. dnd Mrs. C. E. Payne. Lt. and Mrs. M. I. Hooper, Irvie and Brantley Twiford of Washing ton, D. C., spent Thanksgiving hol idays with Mrs. Florine Hooper and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Twiford. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Porter and Benjie of Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Porter and Lisa Ann of Or lando, Fla. visited Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Payne. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hooper and E. L. Jr. of Norfolk visited Mrs. Francis Hooper. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy of Norfolk and sons, Tony and Stanley visited Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hooper. Mrs. Ruth Hooper and son Len non Jr. of Elizabeth City and Nor folk spent Thanksgiving here at their home. FASCINATING BOOKS ABOUT THE OUTER BANKS by David Stick GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC (Factual accounts of numerous shipwrecks along the Outer Banks) Illustrated by Frank Stick $5.00 THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA (The complete, definitive his tory, from 1584 to the present) Illustrated by Frank Stick $6.00 On sale at your Dealers or by mail from NORTH CAROLINA BOOKS Kitty Hawk, N. C. CHRISTMAS TREES We will sell Christmas trees this year. Please stop by and get yours X WINTON SAWYER 405 S. ROAD STREET ELIZABETH CITY Virginia Dare Transportation Co. DAILY SCHEDULES Manteo to Elizabeth City and Norfolk Lv. Manteo 6:00 A.M.—11:30 A.M.—5:00 P.M. Ar. E. City 7:55 A.M.— 1:35 P.M.—6:15 P.M. Lv. E. City 8:00 A.M.— 1:40 P.M.—6:20 P.M. Ar. Norfolk 9:20 A.M.— 2:05 P.M.—8:20 P.M. Norfolk to Elizabeth City and Manteo Lv. Norfolk 7:30 A.M.—12:15 P.M. 8:20 P.M. Ar. E. City 1:35 P.M 6:15 P.M. Lv. E. City 8:00 A.M.— 1:40 P.M.—6:20 P.M. Ar. Manteo 10:10 A.M.— 3:38 P.M.—B:IO P.M. w SOOO /V pint OHSI $3.20 Iw I - IB RESERVE f| |f< J.T.S. BROWN’S IBg SON COMPANY | IJI Blended Whiskey I 30% straight whiskey \ 6 years old (Train neutral spirits PAGE THREE
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