The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-07-25
YACHTS. CENTER
OF ATTRACTION
AT OCRACO KE
Virginia Boatmen Arrive; Fishing
Is Good and Many Natives
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IS Ocracoke, July 22.-Nineteen
yachts from the Great Bridge and
Norfolk area are anchored this
week in Ocracoke harbor, known
locally as Silver Lake, among them
the "Jeff and John" owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Liverman of Williams
burg, Va, the 1.-TWO Pals, owned
by H. E. Bartee of Princess Anne,
Va, the "Vega", owned by X. Mac
Donald of Hampton, Va, the
LADY Lucy" M. NJ. Priest, Jr., OF
Norfolk, the "Bug-a-Boo III" own
ed by Miss Jean Old of Norfolk,
the "Pee-Gee" owned by George
Meyerson of Mayo, Maryland, the
"Al-Le", owned by Horace E.
Savage of Virginia Beach, the
"Migita," owned by C. H. Doherty
of Charleston, w. Va, the Ernest
ine", owned by E. E. Mccoy of
Norfolk, the "Rebel III" owned by
William S. Hobbs of Lynnhaven,
Va, the "Rebel V" owned by
Jack Vail of Norfolk, and the
John Bob II" owned by J. T.
Herbst of Norfolk. All have fami-
lies and friends aboard, many OF
whom have visited Ocracoke on
previous yacht excursions and
are happy to return this summer.
Also anchored in Ocracoke har-
Dor is the "Laola III", E. ]. Rack
ey, owner, and aboard are a Sea
Scout Troop 922, from Washing
ton, D.. c.
In the office of the National
Park Headquarters at Ocracoke, is
beautiful composite air photo
graph of the entire Island of Ocra-
coke. A native shell collection is
also on display and three attrac-
tive paintings of shipwrecks by
Wilbur Robinson, local artist, are
on display.
Many visitors to Ocracoke come
to the Park Office daily for in
formation, and the camp site in
the Park area is being well popu-
lated with campers.
Several Norfolk people are
spending a week at the Wahab-
Williams cottage, among them Mr.
and Mrs. Rob B. Beard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy T. Booke, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Coley D. Forbes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex Forbes, Mr.. and Mrs,
Wallace Ballard, and Mr.. and Mrs
j. N. Edwards and family. Last
week at the cottage were DR.. and
Mrs. William T. Reardon and Mr.
and Mrs. H. Lloyd Alexander and
son, of Wilmington. Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McWilliams
and daughter, Mrs. Jack Hayes OF
Norfolk are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Willis.
Mrs. Mary West Croker and
her mother, Mrs. Matte West, OF
Norfolk, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
las Williams. Mrs. Matte West
age 80, had not been back to Ocra-
coke for many years and was de-
lighted to make a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurmond Styron
and daughter, Betsy Carol, are at
their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neafie Scarbor-
ough are visiting relatives in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey fol-
a month.
Mrs. Raymond Riddick, Mrs
Alice Scott Barber, Scott Barber
all of Scotland Neck, Jim Powell
and Ruth Carroll of Raleigh, are
occupying their new summer home
"Ida Lawrence. This was former
ly Warren Scarborough property
and the above name was chosen
for it because many of its tim
bers were those from the ship
wrecked vessel.
Ranger and Mrs. Hazen Brooks
spent several hours in Manteo last
week Friday. He attended a. staff
meeting of Cape Hatteras National
Seashore personnel. Mrs. Brooks
while in Manteo visited Miss
Grace Keeney at the Wescott
Nursing Home and reported that
she is recuperating nicely from
her recent accident.
Miss Lorraine Howard is visit
ing Patsy Osman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Osman, in Ches'
ter, Pa. The Osmans and Mr.. AND