FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1961
MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET
The annual banquet and prom
given by the Manteo High School
juniors in honor of the seniors, was
held Friday night, May 5.
The banquet began at 6:30 in
the high school cafeteria. Using
the Hawaiian theme, the room was
decorated with fruit and other Ha
waiian decorations. Each table was
eentered with a pineapple.
Members of the home ec class
served the turkey dinner to the
juniors, seniors, faculty and guests.
Junior class president Dionne Til
lett gave the welcome, and respond
ing were Senior class president
Buddy Boyce and the principal, A.
A. White. The farewell was given
'by Billy Taylor.
Dare County Shrine Club was
the setting for the prom beginning
at 8:30. The Hawaiian theme was
also carried out there, with a color
scheme of black, shocking pink,
and gold. Candles and nut-filled
boats centered each table. The en
trance hall to the club was decor
ated to resemble an Hawaiian gar
den, with bird cages, birds, and
artificial orchids. Furnishing the
backdrop were sea horses, starfish
and fish nets, which also covered
the windows and columns.
Participating in the floor show
were members of the junior class
and Jerry Cahoon, a faculty mem
ber, who sang one of the Hawaiian
songs. Several of the girls present
ed a hula; these were: Rachel Mor
gan, Carol Miller, Dianne Smith
and Willene Partridge. D’Andrea
Midgett sang “Harbor Lights.”
Music for dancing was furnished
throughout the evening by the Ed
die Sample band.
Members of the school commit
tee and the high school faculty
served as chaperones.
THREE FROM AREA AIDED IN
RECOVERY OF ASTRONAUT
CAPE CANAVERAL (FHTNC)
Participating' in recovery opera
tions for Navy Commander Alan
Shepard, first U. S. astronaut, was
the aircraft carrier USS Lake
Chainplain.
Serving aboard the carrier was
William L. Midgett, hospital corps
man second class, USN, son of Mr.
nnd Mrs. William J. Midgett of
Manteo, and Herbert Gibbs, boat
swains mate first class, USN son
of Mrs. Ella M. Gibbs of Engel
hard. Also Steven Gassen, who’s
wife, the former Faith Hazen, and
children, live in Wanchese.
The Navy recovery force, com
posed of both surface and air units,
was deployed down the flight path
from Cape Canaveral and was pre
pared to recover the spacecraft
wherever it landed.
Actual recovery was made by a
Marine helicopter which lifted Cdr.
Shepard out of the water in less
than five minutes and transported
him to the deck of the aircraft car
rier USS Lake Champlain, flagship
of the down range recovery force.
FROLIC THIS SATURDAY
AT ROANOKE SCHOOL
The Young W’omen’s Working
Club is sponsoring a “May Frolic”
Saturday, May 13 on the Roanoke
School grounds from 2 to 6 p.ni.
Games, cake bidding, sack races
and other interesting events are
programmed. Proceeds will benefit
the YWWC club treasury, ear
marked for school benefit.
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"JACK" SMITH REPLACES
FRED P. JOHNSON
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RALEIGH Fred P. Johnson,
one of North Carolina’s most wide
ly known agricultural workers, has
retired from active service.
In announcing his retirement as
head of the cotton and engineerig
section of the N. C. Department ot
Agriculture’s markets division,
John A. Winfield, head of the di
vision, also announced the appoint
ment of H. A. (Jack) Smith to
this position.
“Mr. Fred” Johnson had been
with the department for nearly a
quarter of a century, having first
been employed by the late W. Kerr
Scott, then commissioner of agri
culture, to initiate a program of
technical assistance to the state’s
cotton ginners.
“At that time 15 to 20 percent
of the state’s cotton crop was
down-graded by what is known as
‘rough prep’ caused by poor gin
ning,” Winfield said. “But at first
many of the ginners were reluctant
to accept outside help. Help was
not urged on them, but word spread
about improvements made at the
few gins accepting Johnson’s tech
nical advice, and he soon became
swamped with requests. By 1950
the percentage of ‘rough prep’ of
the state’s cotton crop had been re
duced to one-tenth of one percent
and has remained near that level
ever since.
GUEST PIANIST PRESENTS
PROGRAM FOR MUSIC CLUB
Craig Worthington of Ayden and
Greenville was presented as guest
pianist at the May meeting of the
Roanoke Island Music Club last
Saturday night, at the home of
Mrs. Rennie Williamson in Man
eo. For the third year Mr. Worth
ington delighted his audience with
his renditions. Now a senior in
Greenville high school, he plans
to enter Duke University next fall.
The program included: Polonaise
in A Flat Major by Chopin; Claire
de Lune by Debussy; Fantaisie
Impromptu by Chopin; Intermezzo
in C Major by Brahms; and Rhap
sody in Blue by Gershwin.
Mrs. Sally Bardin was hostess
and served punch and cookies, as
sisted by Mrs. H. F. Leatherman
and Mrs. Louise Meekins. Mrs.
Leo Midgette, club president, pre
sided at the punch bowl.
Out-of-town people present in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. T. Wardell
Worthington and Miss Kay Worth
ington of Ayden; and Mr. and Mrs.
Thurman W. Worthington of Vir
j ginia Beach, Va.
MRS. DILLON, TYRRELL
NATIVE DIES IN ELIZ. CITY
Mrs. Lillian Gray Dillon, 70,
died Tuesday afternoon in Albe
marle Hospital after a long ill
ness.
She was a native of Tyrrell
County and lived in Elizabeth City
the last 35 years.
She was a daughter of Isaac and
Mrs. Elizabeth Hollis Twiddy. She
was a member of First Christian
Church.
Surviving are her husband, Wyke
N. Dillon Sr. of Elizabeth City;
four daughters, Mrs. A. W. Owens,
Mrs. Miles Roughton and Mrs.
George W. Cullipher of Norfolk,
Va., and Mrs. H. W. Serton of
Rome, Ga.; three sons, William
T. Dillon of Atlanta, Ga., Timothy
Dillon of Chamblee, Ga., and Wyke
N. Dillon Jr. of South Norfolk, Va.;
two sisters, Mrs. Monteville Dillon
of Columbia and Mrs. Joe Bundy
of Washington, N. C.; 9 grand
children.
A funeral service was conducted
in First Christian Church Thurs
day at 3 p.m. Burial was in New
Hollywood Cemetery.
DEATH COMES ON SUNDAY
FOR JACK BISHOP, AGE 71
Jack Bishop of Yeatesville died
Sunday night, May 9 in the
Beaufort County hospital in Wash
ington follotring an illness of one
month. He was 71 years old.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
from the chapel of the Paul Fune
ral home in Belhaven with the Rev.
W. B. Gregory, assisted by the
Re. Homer Styons, officiating.
His nephews served as pallbearers.
Mr. Bishop was a lifelong resi
dent of the Yeatesville comfunity.
He was a retired farmer and was a
member of Bethany Methodist
church and the Belhaven Masonic
lodge.
Surviving are his wife Mrs. Bes
sie Harris Bishop; one son, Carrol
Bishop of Raleigh, two grandchid
ren; three brothers, Mumcie Bishop
of Kempsville, Va., Bert Bishop of
Plymouth and John Bishop of Yeat
tesville; and five sisters, Mrs. Ber
nie Payne of Walnut, Mrs. A. C.
Gay of Fountain, Miss Bessie Bis
hop of the home, Mrs. Perry Turner
of Plymoith and Mrs. Harold Bow
en of Pinetown, Route one.
MANTEO PERSONALS
Mrs. Robert Morgan, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. D.
Earle, left Friday to return to her
home in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Earle
had as her guests for the week end
Mrs. C. O. McCain and Miss Lynda
McCain of Washington, D. C.
Dr. and Mrs. W. W Harvey, Jr.,
and son, Wallace 111 and their twin
daughters are spending this week
in Asheville, where Dr. Harvey is
attending a meeting of the N. C.
Medical Society. While away Dr.
Harvey is being replaced by Dr.
Weaver of Durham.
On Wednesday of last week Mrs.
Eugenia Wescott and Mrs. Nevin
Wescott attended the 10th annual
“Spring Festival” luncheon and
flower show sponsored by the W.
S. C. S. of the First Methodist
Church in Elizabeth City.
Mrs. W. G. Etheridge left Mon
day to visit her son, Lt. Ralph Eth
eridge in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Rennie Williamson of Man
teo and Mrs. Julian Oneto of Nags
Head attended the meeting of the
N. C. Federation of Music Clubs
in Asheville last week. En route
home, Mrs. Williamson visited her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Seawell, in Winston-
Salem.
FRATERNITY VICE-PRESIDENT
Joseph W. Hollingsworth of Roa
noks Rapids will act as president
of the East Carolina College chap
ter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, in
ternational honorary geography
fraternity, during the 1961-1962
school year. Gary J. Dowdy of
Manteo is vice-president.
FRISCO PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Rollinson
and children of Portsmouth, Va.,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Rollinson.
Dallas Palmer left Thursday af
ter visiting Mrs. Ina Burrus and
Mrs. Delora Fulcher. He was ac
companied back to Alexandria, Va.,
by Mrs. Burrus who will visit her
son in Bangor, Me.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ware had
as their week end guests their son
and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Ware.
Edgar Tolson was home with his
family for the week nd.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Talton and
family were in Morehead City for
the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Sawyer
had visiting them recently Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Colenta of East Laie.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meads and
children of Elizabeth City spent
several days liere with Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Austin.
Archie Scarborough left Wednes
day for New York, after spending
several weeks here. He had spent
part of the winter in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rollinson
are in Winston-Salem.
| Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ware were
in Elizabeth City and Norfolk this
week.
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HORACE AMBROSE CO.
210 N. Poindexter Street
NEXT TO THE DOLLAR STORE
Furniture. Refrigerators. Ranges.
Television Floor Covering
Contact our representative, Mr. Cary Harrell, who is in
Manteo and Wanchese each Tuesday and Wednesday.
PHONE 2585 ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
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JIMMY JACKSON, who visits the Beach,
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Colonial Avenue, Elizabeth City
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