The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-07-03
OcRAcOKE PERSONALS


deal of heavy road machinery was
brought to Ocracoke Village today
by the State Highway Department
for asphalting the road here. Re-
port has it that beginning about
mid-week, the two ferries "Ocra-
coke" and "Hatterass" will be OPP
Grating at Hatteras Inlet, one of
the ferries serving as a standby
for use when traffic across the
Inlet demands more space. This is
good news in view of the rapidly
increasing tourist traffic to Ocra-
coke, especially during the holiday
week.
Several people from Washington,
N. C. visited Ocracoke this past
week end: Fred Adair and Mrs.
Ella Waters Foy flew in. Skinny
Winfield, Rodney Latham and
Bragg were also here.
Mrs. Gerald Gaskins and chill
dren are here for the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
O'Neal. Mr.. Gaskins is visiting his
parents in Hatteras at this time,
but will sepnd part of his leave
from Coast Guard duties, at Ocra-
coke. For several years he has
been stationed in Portland, Maine,
and the family haas made its
home there. Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neal
are expecting their son, John
PUTT O'Neal and Mrs. O'Neal
from Wilmington, Delaware, and
with another daughter, Mrs. David
Styron, Mr.. Styron and the chill
dren occupying their home here,
it means it is indeed family re-
union for July 4th.
Miss Doris Gates and Miss
jamie Pearson of Portland, Maine,
friends of Mrs. Gerald Gaskins,
are spending two weeks at one of
Mrs. Daisy GaskilPs cottages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Jones,
Sr. and son, Selby, spent Sunday
at their home here. With them
were Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brandt of Bremenhaven,
Germany, and others from Nor
folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Savage and
son are spending two weeks at
their homes near Bath, Maine.
Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Mickey and
son of Winston-Salem are occupy
ing the Togo Wynn cottage this
week and next. With them at Oc-
racoke for a first visit to Ocra-
coke are Rev. and Mrs. Samuel
Tesch who are staying in the Har-
vey Wahab Cottage this week.
Down again for their annual
visit from Washington, D. C. at
Wahab Village Hotel, for two
weeks, are Mr.. and Mrs. John
Beal and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Gray and family, Mrs.
Ferdinand Grayson and children;
Mr.. Grayson will arrive by plane
on Saturday from New Orleans.
Also here are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McDermott and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker of
Meriden, Connecticut, arrived to-
day for a summer stay at their
cottage here.
Rev. and Mrs. Morris H. Coop
'er and family of Greenville, Pa,
left for home yesterday, after a
week at Spencer Apartments. Rev.
Cooper is the superintendent of
St. Paul's Old Folks Home of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
there. Mr.. and Mrs. John Arndt
of Akron, Ohio, are spending
another summer vacation at Spen-
GER Apartments.
Murray F.. Spencer arrived
home today from Norfolk for a
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Howard are
at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurmond Styron
and daughter, Betsy Carol, ar
rived home yesterday from Name.
squan, N. ].
Douglas O'Neal is spending the
week at Camp Don Lee near New
Bern. He made the trip last Sat