Ward's Creek separates OTWAY, the next community, from Bettie. Named after one of Carteret County's most famous inhabitants, Otway Burns, this village of around six hundred was settled in the 1700's by people who moved from Straits. Otwegian's are known by the locals for their sweet potatoes and collards. If you see people in Ward's Creek with inner tubes and baskets they are clamming or oystering.