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THE BEAUFORT NEWS BEAUFORT, N. C.
Thursday, Aug. 21, 1941
Capt. W. G. Willis Is Prominent Ocracoke Island Merchant
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CAPT. VV. G. WILLIS, for
many years operator of the Ocra
coke Island Mailboat to the main
land is now operating a grocery,
general merchandise and market
store on the U. S. Mailboat Wharf
at Ocracoke Island. He is also
Island distributor for "Good Gulf
Products." Capt. Willis, native of
Morehead City, is shown in above
photo with cheese knife. Others
in picture are clerks or assistants
namely, from left to right: Miss
Aldena Garrish; Capt. Willis,
Miss Emily Staton Guthrie and
Jack Willis, ion of Capt. Willis.
At left: Miss Guthrie serving
drinks; Robt. Miller of C. G. and
Miss Elsie Bowen, an island va
cationist in the Waterfront Re
freshment Shop. (Aycock Brown
Photo).
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MANY MEN
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-..ho do net ehooso the Coast
".u;:rd for a catver usually
"out north" ami get jobs
.! dreclgo boats.
Reg i) d'e.-s of whcT-1 t";H-y fro and
IklI iiicy do, the men n; the Uul
r Banks usually ti.-e ni.:.J)y. An
simple is young Benjamin
Weal, son of the late S'unio ami
a's. O'Neal. Alter finishin,: the
. '.and high school he went to work
n a I'redge. Then came Select
ve S:.'vvice and he was the first is
.and boy to be inducted. That was
luring the past Spring. On a f ar
ough at Ocracoke last week he
proudly displayed his Private
First Class chevron and upon his
return to Fort Bragg, he told his
charming young wife Naomi and
island folks that he was slated to
be rated as a corporal. Ocracok-
er s do not stay at me oouom.
Regardless of what they get into,
(ireclgeboating, the army or tin; I
(."oast Guard they usually risi j
rapidly.
Island Coast Guardsmen
Relative to its population the
niter' Bunks have sent more n.en j
nto he U. .S. Coast liuard Serv
ice than any other region of the
country and Ocracoke is no excep
tion. Sometimes entire families
the father and sons are members of
the Service. Such was the case
with the Ben Garrish family.
Cap'n Ben died suddenly a few
months ago, but each of his three
surviving sons, David, Leslie, and
Montford are still in the service
.vhich their father served so faith,
fully before his death, for many
years.
While many of the younger men
of the island (and older men too),
are in the gallant Coast Guard
service, an optional career for the
'slanders is dredge boating. There
must be two or three hundred men
from Ocracoke at this time work
ing aboard dredges, mostly those
'f the U. S. Engineering Depart
ment. The superintendent of the
Philadelphia District Nafie Scar
borough, is an Ocracoker and
many youngsters who started off
as dock hands aboard dredges not
so many years ago are now mates
or masters of vessels. It is said
that if all the Ocracokers should
leave the dredges employed on
Delaware River, that operations
would have to cease temporarily
until new crews could be signed
up.
With so little other opportunity,
it is the ambition of most youngs
ters when they finish the isiand
school to enlist in the Coast Guard.
There are 21 stations today
between the Virginia line and
Beaufort. Two of these stations
are on Ocracoke Island, and the
one in the village, yet to be com
missioned, although complete, with
exception of few details, is one of
ihri finest super-stations in the en
tire service.
To be a great surfman, the na
tives agree, is the ultimate test of
a man. In good weather and bad,
sui fmen patrol the beaches, patrols
that formerly were made on foot
now in the powerful station trucks
On Ocracoke the patrol by truck
extends half way the island length
where it is met by the patrol from
the other station.
One-Way Regulations
It was the Banks which gave the
Service its unofficial watchward.
One night, years aa", when the ser
vice was cr.iiicd the 1". S. Life Sav
ing Si. i vice, a ve.-sel w as hveaking
up on an outer reef off Hatteras
and a i l ew was .repariiv.- to launch
its s:(-f'nat, a rookie turni-d to the
ia:,v:.i!, sayinir: "I believe we
ia:i ml there, Cap'n, but I don't
believe we ever could p-et hack."
; The bos'n spat from the wind.
, "Don't fret about that Bub", he
: answered. "A!! the ri ulatlT
, say is we got to go out there. The
I regulations don't say a damn thing
' about having to come back."
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HATTERAS
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boat is of sufficient size to ferry
cars across the Sound.
To reacr Engelhard one drives
down X. C. Route 261. Engel
hard is the terminus of the paved
road.
Another way to reach Hatteras
is from the South. Persons going
to Ocracoke Island aboard the U.
S. Maillboat A'.eta (leaves Atlan
tic daily 1 P. II. EST) arrive on
the island within four hours. The
following morning a bus of the
Ocracoke Transportation Company
We Appreciate
V) l he ratronage uiven Our r irm by the
Merchants of Ocracoke and We Are
Deeply Grateful for the Courtesies
shown our salesman Mr. T. J. Thomas,
who visits the Island at regular intervals.
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Wholesale Grocery
Morehead City, North Carolina
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OCRACOKE
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skillful navigators.
Arriving at Portsmouth, on the
south side of Ocracoke inlet, the
village of Ocracoke comes within
view. The first thing the visitor
going there sees is the ancient
white lighthouse. If atmospheric
conditions are right, the lighthouse
appears first as a mirage, that is it
seems to be floating in the sky,
above the surface of Pamlico
Sound which bounds it on the west.
First stop at Ocracoke is Pamli
co Inn Dock. Many persons pat
ronizing this Inn get off here.
Others go to the next dock and
stop at Cedar Grove Inn operated
by Cant. Gary Bragg. The final
stop is at the Mailboat Dock or at
Capt. W. G. Willis' store in Silver
Lake Harbor Here, there is always
a tru :k-bus from Wahab Village
Hotel awaiting passengers or visi
tors bound to this modern hostelry.
The visitor at Ocracoke finds a
most unusual and splendid place to j
spend a vacation. They also find j
a wonderful place to fish for the
various species which inhabit the j
sound, the inlet and the surf, name
ly: channel bass, cabio, blues,
trout, sheepshead and many other I
kinds of fish which will bite your j
hook when fishing with rod and j
reel. I
Vacationists and fishermen go. j
ing to Ocracoke are advised (if ;
they drink) to take their own ;
drinks with them. There is no I
ABC store on Ocracoke and neith-
er are there any beer parlors or
taprooms. There are no boot
leggers on Ocracoke Island.
On the island though at any of
the Inns or hotels mentioned (all
are operated on American Flan)
the visitor or sportsman will find
some of the most genuine hospitali
ty they have ever experienced
plus most excellent meals in the
dining rooms.
takes passengers and mail to Hat
teras, the first part of the trip be
ing made by bus, the completion
of trip by boat. In Hatteras this
bus connects with another making
a daily round trip to Manteo.
Hatteras is very much like Oc
racoke. Vacationists and visitors
or fishermen going there are ad
vised that while beer is sold on the
island, whiskey is not. It is ad
visable to take your own whiskey
and plenty of it with you. Oil
Hatteras the deep sea angler will
find efficient guides, telephone
service teleeranhic service h,nv
good places to live and plenty of
fish but no Alcoholic Beverages
Control Stores. The nearest is in
Manteo.
A seven-acre field which L. H.
Ray, unit demonstation farmer of
the Burnsville township in Yan
cey County, sowed to sericea les
pedeza four years ago hat- been a
major source of income since.
Glen Kilby of Sturgills, Ashe
County, says phenothiazine which
he used the first tim ethis year, has
been more satisfactory than any
material he has ever used for
treating stomach worms in sheep.
Varieties of tobacc not resist
ant to root rot are proving to be
highly unsatisfactory in Madison
County this year, reports John S.
Hollamon, assistant farm agent.
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WEL
COME
TO
A Good Place To Spend Your Vacation
VISIT MY STORE WHEN YOU COME TO THIS
PICTURESQUE ISLAND OFF THE N. C. COAST
A Complete Line Of
Groceries, Meats And General Merchandise
MAGAZINES
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REFRESHMENT SHOP . 1
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I COLD DRINKS ICE CREAM MILK SHAKES
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Your Patronage Will Be Appreciated
W. G. WILLIS, Owner
AT U. S. MAILBOAT DOCK
Silver Lake Harbor Ocracoke, N. C.
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IT'S THE BEST PLACE TO SPEND YOUR
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LOCATED 30 MILES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
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Offers The Vacationist Good Fishing, Splendid Accommodations and An Oppor
tunity To Rest Plus EN JO YM ENT THAT IS DIFFERENT
W TO REAC
H OCRACOKE i
FROM ATLANTIC
End of U. S. Route 70 U. S.
Mailboat Leaves Daily at 1
O'Clock Arriving at Ocra
coke 4:30 P. M. Fares Each
Way $1.50 Per Person.
BY TAXI PLANE
From Manteo or Elsewhere By
Appointment
Large Ne.w Stinion Cabin Plane,
Radio Equipped, Piloted by Dare
Driikill. Rate 30c Per Mile, Can
Carry 3 Pauengert With Baggage
SLAND
FROM MANTEO
By Beach Motor Bus Leaves
Manteo Shortly After Noon,
Arrives Hatteras Same Af
ternoon Making Connections
With Inlet Boat and Bus To
Ocracoke.
Foi Information About Ocracoke Oi Accomodations
Wahab Howard, General Manager for R. S. Wahab, Ocracoke Island, N. C.
Clyde Willis, Manager, WAHAB VILLAGE HOTEL, Ocracoke, N. C.
Dave Driskill, Chief Pilot, Ocracoke Aair Taxi, Manteo, North Carolina.
R. S. Wahab, Mercantile Trust Building, Baltimore, Maryland.
Aycock Brown, Beaufort News Building, Beaufort, North Carolina.
(THIS AD SPONSORED BY R STANLEY WAHAB)