The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-07-22
ocRAcoKE NEWS


the proposed Mosquito District
election here. The election day it.
self has been fixed by the Hyde
County Commissioners for Satur-
day, August 6, with special regis
tration required, registration books
to close July %. Since the District
would bring a local tax of 25c on
the hundred dollars, it is live is
sue in this community. Opinions
range all the way from those who
want no tax of any kind for any
purpose, to those who propose a
tax as the only fair way to spread
out the costs of mosquito control.
Opinions also range all the way
from those who flatly believe that
no control can be accomplished,
to those who believe that with
money and wisdom over period
of years much can be done. AS
COASTLAND TIMES goes to
press, only two days are left to
register for this election, namely
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Mrs. Neva O'Neal has posted no.
tice that voters may register at
her house on Friday, July %, SO
pm, or on Saturday, July %, 10
a.m.-6 pm. The attempt is being
made to alert local citizens to the
fact that whether they oppose or
favor the creation of Ocracoke
Mosquito Control District, they
must register at once in order to
vote in the election.
Sportsfishemen continue to
bring in good catches of cobia
daily, but on July 18th, Andy
Green and family of Richmond,
varied the catch with a IA lb. Tar
pom as well as a 20 lb. cobia. 1t
was caught two miles out from
Ocracoke in Pamlico Sound with
pinfish bait after a spectacular
fight of an hour and forty minutes
before the big fish was brought to
gaff. Mr.. and Mrs. Green and
daughter, Helen and son Jeff, were
fishing with Capt. Thurston Gas
kill in the "South Wind" They
stayed at Wahab Village Hotel. 1t
was their first visit to Ocracoke,
but as Mr.. Green says: "Not our
last Ocracoke was recommend
ed to us by Ed Benjamin of Tow
son, Maryland and We'll be
coming back"
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mosher and
family of Indian Head, Md and his
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Mosher, of
Ithaca, N. Y, enjoyed a week at
the Togo Wynn cottage. The
Moshers owned a summer home
here from about 1925 to 1910,
when they were residents of Chapel
Hill. 1t was Mrs. Mosher's first
return to the Island since 1910.
u find many material changes of
course, but fundamentally it's the
same fascinating and friendly
Ocracoke that 1 knew"
Another "old-timer" was Mrs.
Annie Potter of Norfolk, who had
not been here for thirty or more
years. Mrs. Potter was a native
of Ocracoke, a member of the
Springer family, who at one time
owned large tract at the south
end of the Village which continues
to be known as "Springer's Point"
which was the legendary hide-out
of the Pirate Blackboard.
1t was pleasing to the eye to
see Capt. Marvin w. Howard at
home for a day or two. Since he
has been Gin command" of the
Ocracoke Atlantic ferry "Sea
Level", his home visits have been
confined to about two hours daily
when the ferry is locked at Ocra-
coke. Evidently he took a few days
"furlough" to be here with Mrs.
Howard during the visit of their
son, Olin Howard, and his family,
from Roanoke Rapids. Meanwhile
Capt. Clarence Scarborough kept
the "Sea Level" on it's devious
course through Core and Pamlico
Sounds. The ferry is carrying
maximum capacity daily and dur
ing crush periods" of travel some
times cars are left behind, indi-
eating that a second ferry would
be advantageous fnr summer traf-
fic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Parker of
Meriden, Conn.,, are at their sum-
mer home here, indeed they are
increasing the capacity of the
home with a large addition. Evil
IDENTIFY children and grandchildren
are expected for visits.
Mrs. Eleanor Burrus has spent
the past week with sisters in Hat
teras, but plans to come home
shortly. Meanwhile her daughter,
Mrs. Victor Grigas of Portsmouth,
Va, came here with friends on
Tuesday and visited her sisters,
Mrs. Monford Garrish and Mrs.
Herman Spencer.
Mr.. and Mr.. Leo Dederick of
the Recreational Planning Board
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