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HEATHER and D^AVIS COOK, Oakleaf until about now, have bought the Dean house on
Mimosa and hop.; "co irove in some time in /^ril. They are especially pleased to have
found a place of then* own^ naving been living in Davises father*s hom>? and Tfonder-
ixigj as i.ney giov to j.o/e I'KS, if they could discover a hou^'e thoy llktd in the sar
a/L't'a, LAVIS Korks at the Crop's Nest Marina in Atlantic B;>3.ch, while HFATHER
teaches £>, craf lV3 clar5s at the Bcac.on House on Thursdays with up to 20 Junior high
t^chool kids learning to ue thj ngs xogether at one time, Both
P-J.'^.1PIER and DA/.j.S are ecstatic over their approaching parenthood vrhich will be
rerJity in August,
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STLRGIS KSDRICK, PKS, has had a piece published in a nice little magazine called
THE NEW EAST”, -which proclaims it is dedicated to the progress of Eastejim North
Carolina. It seoms to come cut six times a year frcm The F^w East, Inc., Box 727,
Greenville, N, G,, and it costs $4,50 a year. Anyway, STUIGIS has written an
article i.hey ptit in itnder "Travel”, called "Sand, Sea, and Serenity". It calls
a ^en if;n to the good life here in PI® as well as to the local history of Bogue Ban?
and Cairberet County,
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More local history as told by long-term Bogue Banks residents
Did you know that back during World War II there was a patrol riding the beach, and
no one was allowed on the beach at night? There are many tales of the war at sea
tankers blown up. Local people watched from the shore while airplanes
o_.lowed submarines and‘'mosquito'’ boats took after them. It was a tense period when
everyone here was very much aware of the war at sea.
We asked about schools. In Salter Path there was a one~room schoolhouse with ono
eacher, Elijah Smith, Garland’s father, used to tell about a man teacher who would
not let the children go to the beach on Sunday or go out at night. There were 33 or
pupils, first to seventh grade. If a child wanted to go to high school, he had
o board in^Moreaead, Much of the life of Salter Path centered around the Methodist
Church, Elijah Smith played the organ in the church for 50 or 55 years, and then
the Salters took over,
Focd^- well, you had to plan without electricity for refrigeration. There was no
elccb?Jicity until 1945. People smoked hams or salted down pork, Salter Path people
leo their hogs wander in the woods and fatten on acorns. Hunting was good, par-
Ticularly where the new marine center is going in, and there were thousands of
ducks on the Sound, People hunted for food, not sport. If a man shot two or three
ducks, he took them home for dinner and was happy. They used to hunt robins for
stew, too.
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There is great activity over at Spooners Creek these days as the restaurant is being
readied for a mid~April opening. Under the direction of Ray Fisher, the building is
being remodeled into a completely new and exciting restaurant. When you go there,
you will dine in the Galley Stack in the atmosphere of an old sailing ship, the
The name comes from an actual ship which sank off Shackleford
B.inJio in weather so cold that the sea froze. This incident was retold in a stcry,
oix for Sea", in the Raleigh News and Observer, and the menus in the restaurant
will be printed on newspaper telling the story of the Crissie Wri.",h.t, Yes, you pay
take the menu home as a souvenier. The atmosphere will be that of a ship with an
authentic ships wheel, deck grating for the ceiling, beer from the Scuttle Butt
(iicactle means "to pass" so scuttle butt became the tall tales pastvjd around by a
convivial group). You will enter the Captain's Quarter over a gangplank and sit in
^octns with high backs which give a feeling of privacy. There will be a salad ba.r
c».na a cheese bar, and the menu will feature steak and seafood (shrimp ard crabmeat),
Th^re will be filet, New York strip, and ribeye, and for ladies wi.h smaller c.ppc-
there will be a smaller steak at a lower price. The restaurant w.lll bt open
^-even days a week from 500 to 11:00 p,m, Ray Fisher, a native of Carteret CouTcy,
had long experience in the restaurant business. He and a fried started with a
estheir own, and as it grew, they began to cut ril)eye at the tables,
b ^ went with the Lobsteer Ins, and in 1971 he was one oJ.' the group which
but^'T trademark. He is still associated with the board of the Lobiteer Inns,
g . Eure, whom we all know and respect as an area businessman and public-
citizen, persuaded him to come back to Carteret County and run the restaur
Spooners Creek, For those of you who go across by boat, particula.rly new
aJp-’ not be thoroughly familiar wi'>h the channels and sandbars, you
bpa ? northwest from the western end of the Oalileaf D:cive ch.annel, bakirg a
^^8 white house by Camp Morehead, This course will bring you to the
ys-^s west of #11 marker. Turn ea,st on the waterway to the Si^ooi.ere
entrance. It is an easy fifteen minute run which will lead to a gala evening,
» yes, there ir. a docfc. you can tie up your boat while you have dinner.