The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-17
FRISCO VILLAGE is
COMING BACK AFTER
MANY DULL YEARS
New Homes and Settlers and
Church Activity in Peaceful
Hatteras Id. Community

1t has been the rule that when
one of our smaller coastal commu-
mites declined in population, it
gradually disappeared, as its peo-
pie left for the larger places with
better schools and churches.
Frisco community on Hatteras Is
land has broken this rule in
splendid manner. Five years ago it
began to come back. Part of this
new spirit is due to the building
of a modern highway through the
community making it convenient
for its residents to reach Hatteras
and Buxton which are about five
miles away, and now there is
fine new high school at Buxton
serving the whole island.
Some 25 years ago, the Frisco
school was abolished. Families lost
interest and moved away. 1t was
hard riding on dirt roads to other
schools. Younger families did not
replace those who left.
But when the road was built,
different attitude prevailed. The
shelter of it's trees makes Frisco
an attractive place for homes. And
homes are being built. 1t has sew
eral people devoted to their
church, and they are doing fine
job of charging and improving
the building. The church is COM
paratiNely new anyway, it having
been built shortly before the death
of Mrs. Minnie Fulcher, whose
tireless work headed the campaign
which brought it to the commu-
nifty.
Mrs. Maggie Austin, John Aus
tin, and Mrs. Lois Robinson
among several others, are carrying
on the good work. We asked Mrs.
Robinson about the church and
the community, and here are some
of the things she told us:
1--WE have completed our class
rooms and the rest room is still
incomplete, but we are hoping to
complete it soon. We had wanted
this addition to our church, and
when our former pastor, Dan
Meadows came here two years ago
he showed us the task was not a
big one and we shall always feel
grateful for the help we received
from him. In fact it has been hard
to express our gratitude for the
many contributions we have re-
ceived from people who are riding
through the village and who stop
in to visit or worship.
"Our total church Sunday School
membership is only Al, that of
course is an increase of Is over
a period of three or four years,
but our average attendance so far
this quarter has been 1009o. We
have had many visitors during the
summer months. In addition to our
claSsrooms, we have had the
church painted outside, and had
five gas-burning space-heaters in
stalled, three of which are in the
sanctuary. Our next project will
be painting the interior and then
we hope to raise funds for piano,
by or in another year. We never
get so discouraged we give up, no
matter how big the project. We
just wish that our % members
were all active ones. However we
are looking forward to a good
church year with our new pastor,
Rev. L. R. Sparrow and his family.
eve have some very fine boys
from our church who are in the
Armed Forces including, Jackie
Robinson, U.S.C,G., who is now
stationed in Honolulu, Robert D.
Basnett, Jr., U.S.C.G., who is sta
toned in Norfolk on the U.S.S.
Absecon. A/2c Ellis Ransom, us.
A. F., who is stationed at N. Y,
Harlan Willis, Jr., U.S.C.G,, who
is stationed at Portland, Maine,
A/2c Solen P. Tolsen, who has
been stationed for the past years
in Germany, but is now home for
the first time since leaving for
overseas duty; these are some of
our fine young men; also A/Sc
Lee Wayne Tandy, U.S.A.F., sta
toned at Ell Paso, Texas was
president of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship before going in the
service.
ave have seven Navy families
living in our village and some of
these have found their place in the
church and have been a wonderful
help.
"Some of our older people past
IS years of age have been a great
inspiration to the younger genera
ton, even though some of them
are not able to attend church any
more, they give generously for the
work. We have Mrs. Martha
Stowe, who is now "a years old,
and is blessed with keen mind.
She is very much concerned about
the church and that the work is
carried on. Mrs. Eliza Anne Roll
Iinson. who is 70. has been in fall