The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1961-08-04
OCRAcOKE PERSONALS

OSNACOhE, Aug. l. A change
in the published schedule of Hat
teras Inlet ferries gives visitors
coming to the Island from the
North a chance to get across the
Inlet as late as 5 pm. in the after
noon, and as early as 5 am. in the
morning. These additional trips af-
ford service on the return trip from
Ocracoke to Hatteras at pm. and
6 am. making it possible for those
going north to get good morning
start.
Two new names have been added
to the Roster of Cub Scout Troop
290. They are Dan Garrish, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Garrish, Jr.,
and Wilson Garrish, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. julie Garrish. All three of the
Cub Scout Dens are meeting to-
gether this week at the school
library and after their evening pro-
gram they will enjoy seeing colored
slides of Ocracoke's Forth of July
Parade. These were pictures taken
by Sgt. Sigma Willis, who was
home on furlough from Fort
Meade.
"School Days" (or is it "Daze"
loom up in the near future. Opening
this year is schedule for Monday,
August 28th. Ocracoke faculty with
other Hyde County teachers will
meet West Hyde High School, Swan
Quarter, on Friday, August 25th.
Miss Kathleen Bragg has been
in Morehead City Hospital for the
past two weeks, following an ankle
operation. We are glad to learn that
she is getting about in wheel
chair and hopes soon to be back on
her feet and home at Ocracoke.
During her disqualification her sis
ter, Mrs. w. F. Cullifer and Mr..
Cullifer of Norfolk have been stay
ing with Mrs. Laura Bragg. Also
here for the week end were Mrs.
Bragg's grandchildren, and great
grandchildren, Mr.. and Mrs. T. E.
Snead and family and Mr.. w. L.
Kemp and family, all of Norfolk.
They enjoyed a weekend at the
National Seashore Campsite, here,
dropping in frequently to visit with
Mrs. Bragg and the Cullifers.
Miss Eleanor Pond and Miss
Lucille Altman of Hopewell, Vir-
ginia, were recent guests with Mr..
and Mrs. R. S. Wahab. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wahab are leaving on Tuesday
to attend the wedding of her niece,
Jean Edwards, who will be married
on Saturday to Rev. Paul Carr at
the First Methodist Church in
Rocky Mount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doward Brugh have
as guests his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Brugh, of Norfolk, and Mr..
and Mrs. S. R. Kicks, also of Nor
folk, Roger Coley of Norfolk is
working this summer at Island Inn
for his uncle, Doward Brugh.
Mrs. Clyde Austin and daughter,
of Hatteras, spent last week with
her mother, Mrs. Sabra Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neafie Scarborough
will arrive home on Saturday after
spending several weeks at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Bridge,
in Havertown, Pa. They took care
of the grandchildren there while
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridge enjoyed a trip
to Europe.
Several "Old-timers" are among
the visitors on the Island at this
time. Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Stern of
Cincinnati, Ohio, are at the Ben
Spencer cottages; Col. and Mrs.
Roger M. Carter and family, OF
Alexandria, Virginia, are at the
Rondthaler cottage; Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Shea, of Pittsburgh, are at
the Togo Wynn cottage; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Osman of Wallingford,
Pa, are at the Wahab-Williams
Homestead. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Runyon and family will arrive this
week to spend the month of August
at their summer home. Also here
during August will be their friends,
Leonard Meeker and family, OF
Washington, D. c.
David Esham comes home for
weekends frequently from Langley
Field. During his short stay re-
Gently he had the fun one night OF
gigging 400 pounds of sheepshead
offshore and selling them at the
Willis fish market. This meant a
good many delicious baked-sheeps-
head dinners for visitors. Gigging
of founders has also brought in
large catches. And the bluefish are
running abundantly in Ocracoke
Inlet and among them the mackerel.
So visiting anglers are enjoying
khav,e calves