ROYS VjORK on FMCLNG /dTO CLEAN UP
While the girls are out of classes for
sewing instruction, the boys are getting'
in some Vocational Work (and a chance to
get out of . academic work I) by going up tlie
Island and working on the pony fencing
project. Post by post (there are 2,200 in
all); the boys are now working dovm along
the Sound side. Part of the area vdll be
out in the Sound, the ponies can get
away from gnats and mosquitoes v;hen there
are such. Other boys have worked on a
roadside cleanr-iip in the Village, vdth
Ward and Ed and the State Highmy truck,
and Principal Rondthaler as superintendent
of the "road gang," Needless to say the
lake side.and the road sides look much
better; they were really a mews after
Hurricane Helene,
whichvpis scattered over the road and thru
the woods by Hurricane Helene,
Meanwhile Charlie Ahraan has begun work on
the dump, using our reconditioned cater
pillar bull dozer, which was reconditioned
through the generosity of A, S, Wikstrom,
who paid'’t,he.'he.d5^; bill lor new-parts,
NElf/ 0FFICEfe':Q(M(^O'bifIg'CLUB * 59-60
Jack V/illis was elect^d pre&ideht'of the.
Civic Club;,Eph Esham,yice-p,rdipidentj
Calvin O’Neal,Jr,,socretary,and Albert
Styron, treasurer,.
. Monford Garrish continues as chairman of
the Club’s road committee; Benjamin E,
Spencer,as chairman of the mosquito con
trol committee.
Civic Club hosts to Visitors
April 30,1959
SmiMER 1959
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Next week Thursday Ocracoke vdll have
forty or more important visitors, many of
whom are coming here for the first time.
The Carolina Motor Club and the State
Advertising Bureau is sponsoring a tour of
To ascertain what our county could do
to help us financially with'mosquito con
trol this spring and summery Eph Esham,
President of the Civic Club, Benjamxn E. North Carolina, including the Outer
^ It is a land -soa tour. This
R.S.Wahab,and Theodore Rondthulor went to distinguished editors,photograph-
Swan Quarter about two weok§^o confer
with our County Commissioners,
To finish out the "mosquito year" to
July 1, v^ich is the date when new money
ers,and executives of AAA’s will come here
via the State Boat "Hatteras",arriving at
about 10 a,m. The Club is arranging to
have cars meet then and take them for a
is available from the State to match county tour of the Village and up the Island
funds,the Commissioners provided #150 at
once to be followed by #150 "when that
gives out",to be matched by the State if
possible. Since then our Representative,
Hon. Dick O’Neal, has telephoned that the
Road, At noon, they will be entertained at
a luncheon in the school library. Tenth .
grade girls will help with serving lunch.
At 1 o’clock the group will leave for
Atlantic by boat and from there by bus to
State is more than vdlling to do its part, B eaufort and Morehead City,
Operations have already begun this year by
pumping oil onto the ditches and marshes.
APRIL P. T. A. K/fIUr,TTNC
to destroy the wigglera before they hatch, Mrs,Dieie Wells was elected president of
David Esham and Rudy Austin have been work- P.T.A. for the school year 1959-60;
ing at this so far, Mrs,Naomi O’Neal,vice-president; Eph
. T oaifoH tVifl Pommlasioners ®®^^j‘*^’'®asurer; and Mrs,Amber Ballance,
The Committee also asked the Co^ssioners ^aiy. Treasurer Esham reported
to put dovm Ocracoke for &500 to be mtohed J259.46 in the treasury. Next big ox-
by the State when they »eir appli- p^naiture will be on repLctag the sink
^tlon for mosquito xf^^lves in the kitchenette. The old cover-
Co^ssioners promised to take this requestj^ng,which was a donation,had worn out. It
voted to use best material, on this.
P.T.A, paid for extra bulbs for the movie
projector; many were burned out because
of high voltage,which has now been reme
died, Hostesses for May are Mrs,Wilma
into consideration.
Filially, the Committee requested and may
receive some money from Civil Defense
Funds avail,able for restoring damage done
by Hurricane Helene, If any such funds
become available, they will be designated Mrs.Mildred 0'Neal,Mrs,Peggy
for fixing up the Village trash dump, 0^e^,Mrs.Leevella Howard,Mrs,Lola Will-