The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-10
WORK RESUMED ON
ROAD PROJECT ON
OcRACOKE ISLAND

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Island section of the All-Seashors
Highway. A big ferry from Ore
gon Inlet brought in road equip
ment and men and bulldozers were
already at work Monday afternoon
on the short uncompleted section
of road adjacent to Ocracoke Vii
lage. Meanwhile plans including
laying of steel mating from the
present ferry landing at the north
ern end of the Island to the begin
ming of the paved highway at that
end, distance of about two miles,
thus making it possible for tourists
to drive all the way to Ocracoke
without difficulty.
Mrs. Naomi O'Neal was elected
president of the Woman's Society
for Christian Service at it's May
meeting yesterday. Other officers
are Mrs. Wilma Williams, vice
president; Mrs. Louiedelle Will
liams, secretary; and Mabel Gas
hJilI ITedSuTSr.
Chief Allen Scarborough son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Scarbor-
ough, spent the week end at Ocra-
coke. On Monday morning he and
Mrs. Scarborough and their son,
who had been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Boyette, re-
turned to their home in Woodbury.,
N. J.
Fletcher Hoggard, USCG, was at
home for the week end. He is now
stationed on the Absecon, a Coast
Guard Weather ship, home port
Norfolk. Mrs. Hoggard and the
children are leaving this week for
Virginia Beach where they will
spend a month with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Hoggard,
Sr.
Several people went to Beaufort
via mailboat to Atlantic yesterday:
Mrs. Maude Thomas Garrish, Mrs.
Thurston Gaskill, Mrs. Eva Wa
Ter, Ray Waller, Bobbie Garrish.
Mrs. Maxine Mason, Miss Eta
Scarborough. Maltby Bragg has
returned from Beaufort.
Mrs. Mary Midget and son,
Lloyd, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Midget, returned
to Beaufort yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Garland Styron, who have
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Irma
Foster, also left on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Williams have
had as guests Ward Refferty and
children, of Rye, N. Y. Mr.. Refer
ty was stationed here at Ocracoke
in World War II in the Navy.
Isaac D. O'Neai is visiting her
brothers, John PUTT and Mrs.
O'Neal, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris of
Philadelphia spent the week end
at Sound Front Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McWil-
liams spent several days last week
in Washington, N. C. and other
mainland towns.
Mrs. Lola Williams is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. L. L. johnson
in Norfolk. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
have a baby girl, Martha Lynn,
born May list, so grandmother is
certainly enjoying her visit with
them.
Mrs. Henry Wilder is visiting
ner sisters, Mrs. Raymond Beas-
ey and Mrs. Victor Grigas, in
Portsmouth, Virginia.
George O'Neal came home last
week end to spend several days
here with his family. Wilbur Rob-
inson and Carlson O'Neal were al
50 here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson O'Neal are
several days in Washing
ton, N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill,
who visited her son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Garrish and family, in Nor
folk recently, report wonderful
trip. The Norfolk Azalea Gardens
were beautiful. While there they
also visited the Mariners Museum
at Newport News, which was of
particular interest to Mr.. Gaskill,
and they drove to Williamsburg
with Mr.. and Mrs. Garrish.
Friends here will be interested
10 learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie
Miller of Florence, S. C. have a.
Jean Patterson Miller,
born April goth. Mrs. Miller,
daughter of a native Ocracoker,
Mrs. Earl Gaskill Carter, has many
relatives here and is a frequent
visitor.
Miss Kathleen Bragg, R.N., held
a pre-school clinic last week We'd
at the school. New first
graders next year viii include
Martin Garrish, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Powers Garrish; Sandra
Garrish, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Monford Garrish; Nancy Spencer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Spencer; LaVerne Buskirk, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Buskirk;
Ada Styron, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Styron, and Kenneth
Garrish, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor