The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-01-31
MANY HAPPENINGS
DURING WEEK ON
OCRACOKE ISLE

Ocracoke, Jan. %. - w. Verde
Watson, naturalist, and Hazen
Brooks, Ocracoke ranger, both of
the Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore, presented colored slides on
Monday night of National Park
Service Mission sc program. In
cluded with these were slides of
the Cape Hatteras Seashore. About
fifty Ocracoke citizens attended
and appreciated the program. Mr..
and Mrs. Watson were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen Brooks.
Last week MISS Todd Fisher,
magazine chief and Rudy Vetter,
photo chief of the Office of Public
Information, American Red Cross,
Washington, D. C. spent four days
here getting material and pictures
for a story about Ocracoke. Chief
emphasis is to be placed on the
work of Miss Kathleen Bragg,
R.N. in the school and community,
and on the courses in home nurs-
ing recently given to high school
girls by Mrs. Mable Gaskill, Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Howard, and Mrs.
Alice Belle Williams who were
trained to teach this important
phase of Red Cross work last
Spring by Red Cross workers. Here
on Monday with Miss Fisher and
Mr.. Vetter was Mrs. Verna Will
kinson, nursing field representa-
tive, from Raleigh:
On Thursday afternoon of this
week, the children -of Ocracoke
School will do their part in an an
nual solicitation for the March of
Dimes.
During ewo days last week
Ocracoke School was closed be-
cause the Ocracoke electric plant
had to cut off it's power lines while
the new generator went through
certain connections necessitating
pulling the switch at the plant.
The school heating plant is electri-
cally controlled. Fortunately for
housewives the power was not
cut until about $3.50 am. and was
put back on about pm.
On Sunday several Ocracokers
made a trip to Portsmouth with
Rev. w. w. Clarke and visited
people there. They went in Ben
jamin E. Spencer's boat; and be-
sides Rev. Clarke and Mr.. Spencer
there were T. w. Howard, Charlie
Amman, Jack C. Willis, and l. F.
O'Neal.
Circle One of the Methodist
Church Society for Christian Serv-
ice, Mrs. Neafie Scarborough lead
er, will meet Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 4th. Hostesses are Mrs. Ruth
Brooks, Mrs. Irene O'Neal, Mrs.
Fonnie Willis, and Mrs. Daisy Gas
kill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Garrish made
a trip to Washington, N. c. early
this week.
Home from Delaware for the
week end were John N. Midget,
Jr., Horace Gaskins; and Theodore
Mutro.
Judge Gray Anderson of Char
lotte, Miss Marguerite McIntire,
also of Charlotte, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Wells of Elizabeth
City were at Ocracoke on Monday.
This past Saturday G. X. Mack
and J. F. Wilson, N. C. Highway
representatives visited Ocracoke
and conferred with several persons
here about the Hatteras Inlet
Ferry situation. The gradual build
ing out of a shoal near the Ocra-
coke landing site has given the
ferry considerable trouble especial
ly at low tide. Temporary remedy
is to "kick out" the shoal with an
other ferry, which though con-
demned as unsafe to carry cars,
can render this service. Meanwhile
the whole situation is under in
vestigation and study.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill
visited her mother in Buxton re-
Gently and while there enjoyed a
tour of Roanoke Island and other
points of interest, including the
new Croatan Sound Bridge and
Mann's Harbor, and Colington Is
land.
Work has been started on the
new cistern for the Ocracoke Meth
odist Church parsonage.
Ranger and Mrs. Hazen Brooks
spent a few days in Manteo re-
Gently, and were detained Satur-
day in Hatteras since the ferry
did not make its regular afternoon
trip. Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood
well, of Orono, Maine, were also
detained at Hatteras, but enjoyed
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton
Austin and family. They spent Sum
day here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler, be-
fore starting back for Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Bridgers,
and H. r. Burgess and son of Lam
dis, N. c. spent the week end at
Wahab Village Motel. Rumor has
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