The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-30
MANY HAPPENINGS
OF INTEREST, ON
>OCRACOKE ISLE
Visits Of Highway Engineers;
Schools Closing; Memorial
Services; Many Tourists

| OcfacOke, May Zo-ADouI SlAty-
five graduates of Ocracoke High
School enjoyed their annual BAN
quet meeting on Saturday night
at the school library, which was
attractively decorated in various
class colors, with table centerpieces
of mixed spring flowers. Albert
Styron, president of the alumni
group, welcomed the special guests
and alumni, Mrs. Wanda Robinson.
secretary, read the class rolls, and
Mrs. Maxine Mason, treasurer, re-
ported finances.
A chicken dinner was served by
mothers and friends of the alumni,
after which group singing of ia
miliar songs was enjoyed with
Danny Garrish at the piano. Fol-
lowing the business meeting, the
group adjourned to the Saturday
night square dance in the recrea-
ton hall.
Officers elected to serve in 1883
SO were: president, Mrs. Wanda
Robinson; vice-president, Calvin
O'Neal; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth
G. Howard; treasurer, Mrs. Maud
Ellen Balance, banquet commit
tee, Danny Garrish, Sherry O'Neai,
Virginia Howard, Gaynelle Spen-
GER.
Special guests were the men,
bers of the school committee, E. s..
Tolson, Jesse Garrish, and Ansley
ONeal, who is also a graduate;
Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Clarke, and
Rev. L. J. Howe; teachers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler, Miss
Marie Hodges, Miss Frances Raw
ley, Mrs. Benjamin Spencer, and
Mr.. Spencer. There were a good
many alumni who came from dis
lance to attend the annual meet
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Simpson,
of Elizabeth City; Mrs. Sophia
Guthrie Austin of Mt. Pleasant,
S. c.; Larry Williams, Mrs. Janice
Taylor, Mrs. Melba w. Johnson,
all of Norfolk; Troy Williams of
Wilmington, N. c., Enoch Gaskill
of Madison, N. c.; and James Gar
IRISH just home from duty with the
U. S. Army in Japan. Very spec
ial guests were members of the
graduating class, Ellen Marie Full
cher. Carolyn Jane Garrish, Ray
T. Waller, and Edward C. O'Neal,
who after they receive their diplo-
mas on Sunday night, June list,
will automatically become MEM
bers of the alumni association.
Graduation exercises will be held
Sunday night, s pm. at the Meth
odist Church, with Rev. w. w.
Clarke delivering the baccalaure-
ate sermon and with the seniors
taking important parts in the eve
ming service program. Diplomas
will be awarded by Tommie Gay
lord, superintendent of Hyde Coun-
ty.
w. F. Babcock, Director, State
Highway Commission, E. L. White,
Commissioner, and Sam Beard
Public Relations, all of Raleigh
and w. H. Spruill, engineer, OF
Ahoskie, visited Ocracoke yester,
day in the interest of improving
ferry service at Hatteras Inlet
They met with the ferry commit
tee of the local Ocracoke Civic
Club, R. S. Wahab, Neafie Scar.
borough, and Theodore Rondthaler
for lunch at Sound Front Inn.
Robert D. Hunt, District Scout
Executive of the East Caroline
Council and Mrs. Hunt spent sew
eral days here last week. Mr.. Hun
gave courses for Scout and Cul
Scout leaders, and spent morning
at the school talking to the Scout!
and Cubs on the subject of ad
vancement in scouting. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Hunt stayed at Capt. Marvin
Towards cottage.
The new shingled roof on thu
school recreation hall has BEEF
completed, which will mean tina
summer dances will be protected
from downpour of rain. With tn
P. T. A. spending about $3.50 TO
a ventilating fan and installation
the dance hall will also not sui
| fer from over-heating as it die
last summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Henri!
Wilder will continue their excellen
service to the community and tn
school in supervising the dance
this summer.
For many years Ocracoke Schoc
children have shown an interest il
the little cemetery here where fou
Britishers from Inns Bedfordshir
are buried. The local Coast Guart
too, has helped in keeping tn
Fence around the graveyard re
paired and painted. Each year :
memorial service is held at tn
cemetery and British flags al
placed on the graves. This year tn
flags were, furnised, as was tn
case five years ago, by the Brit
ish Embassy in Washington, d c
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