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35946
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Times had changed, as indicated in the girls’ age range, 18-28, and a marital status for some. A sign of changed times was also evident in chaperones needed if males visited. Timeless values could be seen in purposes for a club with an overnight stay option: rest, reading, and recreation.
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35947
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Outer Banks residents might be expected to harbor a yen for hobbies signifying fishing village lifeways. The author’s grandfather reflected the rule in model ship building and decoy carving. He could be seen as a model for his models, some featured in accompanying photos. His works gained recognition outside of the Banks by being published in National Geographic in the 1950s and featured in Ben Dixon MacNeill's The Hatterasman.
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35948
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Truth in the saying “a pictures is worth a thousand words” was evident by the photos included by the Sea Chest staff. In this case, the eight homes pictured speak of fishing village life decades distant, yet still standing.
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35949
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“Atomic” alluded to his survival of the Baker day bomb set off on Bikini Island. Geiger was inspired by the discovery that he’d not been contaminated by radiation. As for sweet, that could refer to the disposition he displayed during his six month Marine stint and radiation- free status. More information about his military history could be viewed in the attached United Press article.
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35950
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A healing or cure was as possible with these rural remedies, whether for toothache or animal bite, for ear infection or wasp sting.
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35951
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Some terms part of the Outer Banks dialect, like shore and fatbacks, reflected the area's nautical nature. Other terms, like waist and fresh, more likely reflect the time period’s vernacular than place.
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35952
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Remnants of the ship, sunk between Hatteras Island and Ocracoke in 1913, were reputedly left along the coast. Pieces of the wreckage could also be perceived in its survivors and those left behind, like Mrs. Martha Barnett, to tell the tale.
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35953
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Accompaniment to the Martha Barnett Austin’s “Shipwreck! The George W. Wells” was this article, whose information about the sunken schooner was referenced from David Stick’s Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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35954
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Remembrance of rescue from a Coast Guard boat overtaken by a hurricane was spurred by the death of Lt. Bernice Ramon Ballance. He, as much as the event, was a reminder that heroes, found during war and peace, can be located on a rescuing sea plane as much as capsized cutter. For more information about this event, refer to the book, North Carolina Hurricanes, by Charles B. Carney and Albert V. Hardy.
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35955
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The harvest of the sea one could see in fish captured in nets, also captured on film by the Sea Chest’s staff. It was possible because of the area’s boats, six of which were also featured in film.
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35956
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The good old days and nowadays had something in common in the life of Lizzie Austin: her dedication to her walk with Jesus Christ. Attesting to this is her decades of service in Sunday School classroom. Reflected is her character in word and action. As for who could testify to the role model her life provided, three generations could attest to it as well as the interviewers.
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35957
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Remnants of a famous—and infamous—pirate’s legend were in a familial connection (one of Blackbeard’s wives, a native); his naming of Ocracoke; his death, when he reportedly sailed around the ship seven times after his beheading. Other remnants of the importance of ships were shipwrecks, such as the Carroll A. Derring. As for the origins for other town names, noted were Kill Devil Hills and Chicamacomico, both inspired by the original inhabitants.
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35958
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Blackbeard’s enduring legend, well known in Beaufort, was anchored in other Eastern North Carolina towns. Connections sunk deeply in New Bern included a house, as well as anchor and manacles reportedly from a ship sunk not far from his house. As for intangible connections, there slave-owning stories possibly validated by the discovered manacles and anchor.
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35959
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There were many examples of words retaining the original spelling, while having the pronunciation style of the area embedded. Noteworthy included harrycane (hurricane) and Hattress (Hatteras). Words with village values embedded included fryin’ (boiling, in reference to the sea) and meeting house (church).
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35960
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Noted details for the tallest lighthouse in America were a drawing of the original lighthouse, the mid nineteenth century renovation that yielded installation of the Fresnel Lens, and its role in the Civil War.
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