The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
OCRACOKE PERSONALS

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gon Inlet experienced in it's early
existence, when ferry service was
far from adequate and there were
long waiting lines of automobiles.
On Saturday, there were "A cars
waiting to board the510 am. ferry
for Ocracoke, and of course IL of
these did get across, and another
II got across at 1890 pm, leaving
ten cars still in line along with
others that had driven up. All of
those left were accommodated on
the 8 pm. ferry, due to the fact,
undoubtedly, that some of them
got tired of waiting and went
back home. Many of the cars COM
ing to Ocracoke these days simply
drive down for the day and to see
the Island for the first time;
others are among those coming
here for their summer vacations or
to visit relatives here. Correspond
ingly the afternoon trips at 1:30
and A pm. from the Ocracoke side
of the Inlet are crowded with re-
turnees.
Nevertheless one way or another
a good many people spent the
week end here at Ocracoke. Mr..
and Mrs. R. S. Wahab, Jr., Miss
Lillian E. Wahab, and Mrs. D. D.
Funk, Virginia Beach and Norfolk,
and Joseph Fowler of Richmond,
Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
Wahab, Sr. Mrs. ]. F. Overton and
daughters, Mrs. Don Brugh and
Kay, a student at East Carolina
College, of Norfolk, visited her
mother, Mrs. Name Howard and
other relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Garrish of Portsmouth, Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. Elisha Gar
IRISH. Others from the Portsmouth
Norfolk area were Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Grigas and children who
visited Mrs. Eleanor Burrus, Mr..
and Mrs. R. K. Jones and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Roberts
and family, who visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles McWilliams, Mrs.
Lorena Balance and Mrs. Gladys
Tunnel and children, who visited
Mrs. Tressie Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. A. Williams and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pilout and children, who
visited Mr.. Williams sister, Mrs.
Bessie Howard. Thomas Hare and
son of Portsmouth and Charles
Morris We're also guests with Mr.
and Mrs. Howard. Miss Virginia
Howard visited her brother, Taft
Howard and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Garrish and
children, and several friends from
Wilmington, Delaware, were at
the Garrish home this week end.
Also from Wilmington were Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Morris O'Neal,
who visited his mother, Mrs. Mag
gle O'Neal. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gaskins and son are with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Forbes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Flieg of
Norfolk and family are occupying
their home here.
Home with their families were
Horace Gaskins, Willard Williams,
John N. Midget, Jr., Dallas Will
liams.' John Gaskins also spent the
the week end at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones M. Williams
of Staten Island visited his mother,
Mrs. Brittle Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert O'Neal are
back from visit in Philadelphia.
Their son, Hubert and his wife
made the trip to Ocracoke with
them and visited them and other
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Buskirk
and son, LaVerne, moved to Nor
folk on Sunday. Mr.. Buskirk,
USCG, has been transferred from
the Ocracoke Station to light
ship in Chesapeake Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Joslyn OF
Morehead City spent the week end
with his niece, Mrs. Lane Banks
dale and Mr.. Barksdale, of New
York City. They are spending two
weeks at the Barksdale summer
home.
Miss Frances Rawley and Miss
Marie Hodges, teachers in Ocra-
coke School, left Sunday. Miss
Hodges will spend the summer at
home in Hodges, S. C. Miss Raw
ley will be in Winston-Salem for
awhile and later in Florida.
Mrs. Tommie Gaylord and chill
dren of Swan Quarter came to
Ocracoke with Superintendent
Gaylord for the Ocracoke High
School Commencement program,
arriving on Sunday afternoon and
STAYING until Monday afternoon.
Ocracoke fishing guides were
delighted this past week when
channel bass and cobia were
caught in the Inlet and Sound.
Capt. Thurston Gaskill's Mount
Airy party brought in eight chan
mel bass, weighing 25 to 45 pounds.