The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-01-01
OCRACOKE FERRY
DELAYED MONDAY
BY L O w TIDE.
Coast Guard Aids Marooned
Passengers; Fog lnterferes
With Shedules

OCRACOKE, Dec. 28-Traffic
in and out of Ocracoke to the
North was delayed all day long,
when the early morning ferry
from Ocracoke to Hatteras got
stuck on shoal. About ten cars
were on the ferry and although
some of the occupants were taken
off by the Hatteras Inlet Coast
Guard boat, good many pre-
ferred to wait for the rising tide
to release the huge boat.
The Coast Guard also brought
across persons coming to Ocra-
coke on business, who could not
wait over until the following
morning. Among these were
salesman and the mail carrier.
Also, because the weather was
somewhat foggy, the Atlantic
Ocracoke mailboat did not make
the run back to the Island this
afternoon. So Ocracoke found it.
self in an isolated position in spite
of its new highway.
DR.. and Mrs. William Nickels
and family of New York are
spending several days at Ocra-
coke, enjoying some hunting. 1t is
their first trip to Ocracoke. They
are staying at Wahab Village
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Anderson
of Frankfort, Indiana, are spend
ing a week with her mother, Mrs.
Name Styron, and other relatives.
1t is their custom to visit each
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Spencer
have the news of the birth of
another grandson, Benjamin Dav-
i'd Spencer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmy Spencer of Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, where Jimmy is serv-
ing tho Air Force. However, he
will be transferred to Okinawa in
early March, but hopes to get in
a furlough before then so he can
visit his parents here.
Mr.. aand Mrs. T. H. Wahab are
back from a vacation. They ar
rived Christmas Eve from Wins
ton-Salem with Mr.. and Mrs.
Chesley Austin and family, who
spent the week end here.
Others home were Willard Will
liams, Murray Spencer, Mace Gar
IRISH, Jules Garrish, Charlie Nor
ris O'Neal, Jules Garrish, Elmer
Gray and John Midget, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. John Pruitt O'Neal, Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Garrish, Mrs. jan
ice Taylor and son, Billy Wahab,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pronobis
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Williams and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Boyett, ST..
left Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. C.
F. Boyette, Jr., who had come
from San Jose, California, to visit
them, for ten days with their
daughters, Mrs. LAME Wynn and
family and Mrs. Allen Scarbor-
ough and family, in Woodbury.,
N. J.
J. N. Edwards of Belhaven is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. S.
Wahab. Mr.. Edwards, who is go
years of age, has many friends
here who enjoy his visits.
Charlie Parker, Charlie Newton,
and three others from Meriden,
Connecticut, are spending several
days at the Parker cottage here,
and enjoying some hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. X. Jones and
family of Portsmouth, Va. visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
lie McWilliams, and returned to
Portsmouth on Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Willis and son,
Jackie, who are going to Wash
ington, D. C. to visit friends.
On next Tuesday night the
Circle No. l of the Woman's So
ciety of the local Methodist
Church will meet in the Church
Recreation Hall, with their newly
elected leader, Mrs. R. S. Wahab
presiding.
Ocracoke School will reopen on
Monday, January 4th, at $3.50
am.
Rev. w. w. Clarke, pastor Of
the Methodist Church, who is re-
turning from Atlantic and More
head City, plans to hold a Watch
Service at the Church on Thurs
day, New Years Eve, at 11:3O
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