The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-03
ocRAcokE NEWS

i Ocracoke High School commence.
Iment service took place on Sunday
might, May goth, at the Method.
list Church, following the tradition.
lal programs Seniors We're led by
nlarshalls to the front during the
professional "Lead on, 0 King
Eternal. There were three gradu-
ates this year: Warwick v. Boos
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Boos
Joseph B. Garrish, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Monford Garrish, and Lind
say B. Howad, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Taft Howard. Rev. w. w.
Clarke, pastor, presided at the
service and used as his baccalaur-
cate sermon topic why do I have
to be Me?"
Seniors participated in the serv-
ice, Joseph B. Garrish giving the
Prayer, Warwick v. Boos reading
the Scripture, and Lindsey B. How
ard presenting the Class Farewell.
Marshals were Betsy Carole Styron,
William P. Garrish, Ronnie Van
tO'Neal, James Barrie Gaskill, and
Rudy Austin, all members of the
junior class. Ushers were Stanley
Gaskins and Lewis Tolson.
Tommie Gaylord, superintendent
of the Hyde County Schools, pre-
sented the diplomas and spoke
briefly to the graduates. The hymn
"God of onr Fathers" was used as
a occasional. Mr.. Theodore Rond-
thaler recognized with certificates
pupils wro had obtained perfect at
tendance, explaining that the very
low percentage was due to the cpl
demic of munlps which ran through
the community this past school
year. Dan Garrish, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Garrish, Jr., and David
Balance, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elisha Balance, Jr., were given
awards, and honorable mention for
near-perfect attendance went to
Edward O'Neal, Jr., Betsy Anna
O'Neal, and June Yvette Austin.
Many relatives and friends of the
graduating class came to Ocra-
coke for the Memorial Day week
end, some, particularly to attend
the commencement services. Among
those in town were Mrs. David
Garrish and son, David, of South
port, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilder
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Beasley of
Portsmouth, Va, and Miss Virginia
Howard of Norfolk. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. J. Overton and daughter, Kay,
of Norfolk, visited with Mrs. Mamie
Howard, and Mr.. and Mrs. Danny
Garrish. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold How
ard of Norfolk have been visiting
this past week with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. J. Williams; also there last
week end was Mrs. Nina Warren
| of Norfolk. Mrs. Mary Croker and
friend of Norfolk have been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. johnson of
Ocean View, Virginia, spent a week
end at Wahab Village Hotel, and
visited relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Garrish and
daughte of Norfolk have been Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Thurston
! Gaskilf, for the past ten days. Fish
ing with Capt. Thurston GaskiH on
the "South Wind they were de-
lighted to catch AZ and a so pound
cobia.
Speaking of cobia, for the past
two weeks the catches in the In
let and Sound have been exception.
ally good. Memorial Day week end
visitors were all happy with theil
fishing luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Willis. had as
week end guests, Com. and Mrs
IL. X. Thompson and daughter
Nancy, of Washington, D. C. This
coming week end Mrs. Romons
Brown and two sons of Newport
N. c., will visit at the Willis home
Mrs. Brown was Romano Rhodes
prior to her marriage. Her fathel
at one time was school principa
here, so she has many friends OF
the Island.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Russell William!
spent the week end with her moth
er, Mrs. Elnora Balance.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Scarborough
of Pedricktown, N. j., are occupy
ing their Ocracoke home at thi
time.
Supt. and Mrs. Tommie Gaylorc
and family, here for the Commence
ment program, are spending severa
Edays at the Rondthaler cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jones of Nor
folk and party of eight spent tn
Memorial Day Week end at the Oh
Homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Wahab lief
on Monday for York, Virginia, +
ATTEND the commencement exer
cises at Fork Union Military Schot
of which Mr.. Wahab's grandson
Robert Stanley Wahab III is
L. II.