The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-24
COBIA PLENTIFUL IN
WATERS NEAR OCRACOKE

! ing Win capt. IhurStOn GaSkllI,
caught four large cobia, one 35
lbs, one AZ lbs, one 80 lbs, and
one 81 lbs. Capt. Gaskill believes
these are the most large sized ones
he has known to be caught in one
days fishing. In the party were
Frank M. Pierce, Hugh L. Willcos,
Haskell M. Thomas, Eugene Z.
Stone, Ralph A. Sinclair, all of
Florence, S. C. Last week DIR. and
Mrs. H. Max Schiebel of Durham,
guests at Sound Front Inn, fished
with Capt. Gaskill and caught five
cobia, the largest So lbs. Oscar
Burrus brought in a 80 ID. one re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Paris and
Mrs. Childress of Sylvia, N. C.
spent several days at Wahab Viii
lage Hotel last week. There this
week are Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest NJ.
Jordan and Albert H. Alsup of
Murfreesboro. Tenn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jordan visit Ocracoke each spring
and fall for sports fishing.
Mrs. Salina Williams is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Elnora Balance.
Mrs. Tressie Howard has returned
from Norfolk. Va. !.
Uriah Garrish, Sr. was taken by
helicopter last week to Sea Level
Hospital. Reports today, Monday,
indicate that he is better. His
daughter, Lucy Garrish, is staying
in Atlantic DUNG his hospitaliza-
ton.
Word has been received from
Charlie Amman, who left for Hunt
ington, N. Y, last week, that his
brother. John Amman, is in very
critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Spen-
GER had as week end guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Cyrus Lee and three chill
dren of Wilson, and Mrs. Glenn
Dixon of Grantsboro.
Mrs. Saliie Belle Fortescue of
Belhaven visited her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Parsons, last week end.
Miss Francis Kemp of Balti-
more, Maryland, is at her home
here for two weeks.
DR.. John Parrot. and party of
friends from Kenansville and
Kinston visited Ocracoke last week.
J. L. Gaskill was home from
Fort Macon C. G. Station for the
week end. He has recently moved
two buildings off National Park
land to his property on Silver Lake,
where's he plans to fix them up for
cottages.
Mrs. Maude Fulcher has return
ed home from visit in Greenville
with her daughter, Mrs. ellis Rid
dick. Her grandson, Mike Riddick.
is visiting her this week.
Mrs. T. Harvey Wahab is build
ing a new cottage on her property
south of the old Pamlico Inn site,
Lawton Howard of Prospect
Park, Pennsylvania, is building
home near his brother, Marvin w.
Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Willis and
son have moved into their new
home. s,
Ocracoke P.T.A. held its last
meeting Monday, May Goth. Muir
ray Spencer presided. Group hymn
singing was enjoyed. Rev. w. r.
Hale offered prayer. About 80
were present. Guests were Miss
Jean Woodley, home agent. Hyde
County, Miss Florence Cox, Dis
| trict Supervisor of home agents
in Eastern North Carolina, and
David Baucom, assistant farm
agent of Hyde County, who are
at Ocracoke to hold courses
for high school students and
adults in food preparation.
Miss Cox announced that dur
ing the next school year, the
Hyde County agents would make
four visits to Ocracoke spending
two day period here each visit.
The P.T.A. voted to assume the
cost of materials for their work
while here; also voted to purchase
school stationery for the principal.
Balance in the treasury, approxi-
mately $175.00. Mr.. RondthaIer an
nounced that more copies of the
souvenir pamph let "Ocracoke"
were needed, and the P.T.A. voted
to purchase same. Mrs. Rondthaler,
librarian, announced that she had
copies of the book "TAFFY of
TORPEDO JUNCTION." by Nell
Wise Wechter, for sale. Mike Rid
dick of Greenville, grandson of
Mrs. Maude Fulcher. showed
number of colored slides of Ocra-
coke. The hostesses served ice
cream and cookies.
On Friday morning, May 30th,
Ocracoke school children will hold
a Memorial Day Service at the
British Graveyard here. The pro-
gram is being planned by students
in the 9th and 10th grade Civics
Class.