The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-20
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

ocracoke, Sept. 16. - Napoleon
Howard, age SO, native of Ocra-
coke. died at his home yesterday,
Sunday, of cerebral hemorrhage.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Ocracoke Methodist Church,
with Rev. William Clark officiating
Burial was in the Community
Cemetery. Surviving are his wife,
Sabra Howard, a daughter, Vir-
ginia, a step-son. Claude Gaskill,
and a half-brother, Sam Reach
Williams, all of Ocracoke. Except
for periods when Mr.. Howard
worked off the island, and his serw-
ice overseas in France in World
War 1, he spent most of his life
time here.
Ocracokers are informed that the
Hatteras side of the ferry land
ing, near the Coast Guard Station,
has been completed, and dolphin
pilingsS have been put in on the
Ocracoke side at the northern end
of the island. These will provide a
safer and better anchorage for the
ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Boyette are
back from a weeks visit with rel
atives at Kenly, where Mrs. Boy
cites mother lives. They made the
trip to Kenly with Mr.. and Mrs.
George O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nafie Austin of
Hatteras spent Sunday with rela-
tives and friends here. Mrs. John
O'Neal visited her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Balance. Alonzo Burrus,
Sr. of Hatteras spent the week end
with his son and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lonnie Burrus, Jr. Also visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Burrus on
Sunday was Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Bur-
rus, and Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of
Hatteras. Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Aus
tin and family spent the week end
in Hatteras with his relatives. Mrs.
Ellwood Austin and two children
returned to Ocracoke and are visit
ing them this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman and sons
of Richmond, Virginia, visited
Ocracoke this past week end, stay
ing at Sound Front Inn. Mr.. Harri-
man is the Chief of the Land Of
flee of the National Park Regional
Office at Richmond. While here
they visited with Ranger and Mrs.
Hazen Brooks, who took them on a
tour of Ocracoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Pruitt of
Lancaster, Ohio, are again visiting
Ocracoke, staying at Wahab Vii
lage Hotel. Also there this week
was Sherman Badger, Jr., of
Washington, D. C., who works with
TIME magazine.
Mr.. Ed Gray, Regional Repre-
sentative of Social Security, will
spend Thursday, Sept. 26th, at
Ocracoke. He will consult with peo-
pie at the school library that day.
Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Clark are
leaving tomorrow, Tuesday, to at
tend district meeting at Trenton
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monford Garrish
and son, 10 Ben, spent the week
end with relatives in Portsmouth,
Va.
The Willing Workers Class of
the Methodist Church holds it's first
meeting of the fall tomorrow,
Tuesday night, at the, church rec
reation hall. Hostesses are Mrs.
Mary O'Neal, Mrs. Van Henry
O'Neal, Mrs. Teodore Rondthaler,
and Miss Francs Rawley. The
Glass had as a summer project
getting new hymnals for the
church. One hundred and thirty
have already been given and me-
mortal or honor bookmarks placed
in them. Other order will be sent
off on October LIST; those who wish
to give a hymnal should contact
Mrs. Fonnie Willis, President of
the Class.
Miss Jean Woodley, home agent
of Hyde County, will make her
first fall visit to Ocracoke School
on September 25th and 26th. With