The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-08-05
TURNOUTS PROVIDED FOR
TOURISTS ON OCRACOKE
Park Service Completes improvements;
Several Meetings Planned; School
Opening August 18th.

tional Park Service has recently
provided three parking turn-outs
along the Ocracoke Island highway
between Hatteras Inlet and Ocra-
coke Village. They will accommodate
as many as from fifteen to twenty
five parked cars and will afford
nearer access to the ocean front
from the highway. The first one
from the North is located three
miles south of the ferry landing
ramp; the second is opposite the
Pony Range about seven miles
north of Ocracoke Village and :.f-
fords access to the ocean beach
where several old shipwrecks can be
seen, among them the George
Wells; and the third is about three
miles north of the Village at "Sec-
ond Hammock Hip. These afford
an added attractionto tourists who
come to the Ocracoke area of the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Statistics obtained by Ranger
Brooks are interesting. During the
month of July 5,O33 swimmers en-
joyed the ocean beach area where
the Park Service maintains life
guards. This figure did not include
those merely sun bathing on the
beach, only those who actually went
in for a swim.
Total number of visitors at the
National Park Visitors Center in
Ocracoke Village during July was
1894. During July the Hatteras In
let ferry carried I'LL cars, of
which 3,50s were going North and
1868 were coming South. The Sea
Level-Atlantic ferry in July carried
555 cars and 1886 persons into
Ocracoke coming North and $50
cars and 1905 persons going
South.
Ocracoke Civic Club will hold its
August meeting Monday night,
August 9th.
Members of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service and their
friends are invited to hear DIR.
George S. Hewitt, pastor of the
Union Methodist Church of Haver-
town, Pa, review the book "Dear
and Glorious Physician" by Taylor
Caldwell Monday night, August
9Th, Z PM, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Neafie Scarborough. This
lecture constitutes one of the
WSCS study courses. DR.. and Mrs.
Hewitt and children are visiting
the Scarboroughs at this time.
Considerable moaning and groan-
ing around Ocracoke Village since
the school pupils have learned that
opening day is Monday, August
10Th! Members of the local teach
ing staff, Theodore Rondthaler,
Mrs. BENJAMIN E. Spencer, Mr.. and
Mrs. John bearing, and Mrs. w. w.
Clarke have received word of the
county teachers meeting in Swan
Quarter on Friday, August 26th.
Ranger and Mrs. Hazen Brooks
are enjoying a visit from their
daughter, Mrs. Mark Goedien and
little Susan Ruth Goedjen Of Green
Bay, Wis.
This coming week the "Scott Sis
tiers" will hold their annual re-
union at the "Ida Lawrence" cot
tage, summer home of Mrs. Allie
Scott Barber and Mrs. Raymond
Riddick of Scotland Neck, N. c.,
With them will also be Mrs. C. R.
Carroll of Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Powell of
Raleigh and Mallie Barber of Falls
Church, Virginia are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. R. w. Howard.
Supt. and Mrs. Robert F. Gibbs
visited friends here last week.
Several doctors have been at
Ocracoke recently and have filled
an important need in cases of acct
dent of illness. DR.. and Mrs. J.
Franklin Waddill and family of
Norfolk and also DR.. King of Nor
folk, and DR.. and Mrs. Bennett and
family of Atlanta, Georgia, enjoyed
vacations here.
Miss Eleanor Dixon of Ports
mouth visited over night with Mrs.
Laura Bragg, en- route from Beau
fort back to her home at Ports
mouth.
Mrs. Leslie Garrish has returned
home after spending several weeks
with her mother, who has been hos
pitalized at Dover, Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coley and
family of Norfolk visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Coward Brugh last week end.
Other friends of theirs here at Is
land Inn were DR.. and Mrs. w. j.
Shade, Jr., of Bayside. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Ross of Wash
ington, N. c., were guests recently
at Capt. and Mrs. Walter O'Neaps.
r. S. Wahab has returned from
business trip to Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Howard have
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