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Thursday, February 1, 1962
Groundhog Day
Friday, February 2, is Groundhog Day and therein lies the tale as to whether we will have six weeks more of winter. But ...
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Thursday, January 25, 1962 FireLast Thursday evening fire destroyed the sawmill building of the Mill Point Prison Camp on Kennison Mountain. The Marlinton Volunteer ...
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Thursday, January 11, 1962The beautiful yellow and black Evening Grosbeaks are here, evidently driven south by the severe storms north of us.
W. A. Arbogast had a ...
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Thursday, January 4, 1962
Weather
The temperature was a chilling zero in Marlinton Sunday morning with reports of 12 to 15 below in cooler spots.
Odds and ...
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Thursday, December 28, 1961
Christmas Lighting
Marlinton is at its prettiest this Christmas season. The lighting and decorations of the homes are unusually ...
By From the desk of ... - 12/22
Thursday, December 21, 1961
Excerpts from A Christmas Messageby Rev. George McCune
"Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, ...
By From the Desk of ... - 12/15
Thursday, December 14, 1961 DeerThe unofficial estimated 1961 reported kill for Pocahontas County is 250. An official figure will be released later. The guess ...
By From the desk of ... - 12/08
Thursday, December 7, 1961
Deer SeasonAs expected, the deer kill so far is low. Only 67 were checked at all County stations Monday. At Brill's Servicenter in ...
By From the desk of ... - 12/01
Thursday, November 30, 1961
Deer SeasonThe first "bucks only" deer season since 1957 opens Monday, December 4. Only deer with antlers three inches or more above ...
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Thursday, November 23, 1961
ThanksgivingO come, let us sing to the Lord;Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!Let us come into his presence with ...
By From the desk of ... - 11/17
Thursday, November 16, 1961 BearsOn Saturday, November 4, down on Droop Mountain, Mitchell Barrett stepped into his back yard and much to his surprise saw a large ...
By From the desk of ... - 11/10
Thursday, November 9, 1961 Veterans DayNovember 11 is Veterans Day. Forty-three years ago World War One ended-on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 11/03
Thursday, November 2, 1961
FlagsEvery home and business is asked to fly the flag in honor of Veterans Day.
DeerA deer jumped on Walter Mason's station wagon near ...
By - 11/02
Thursday, November 23, 1961From the desk of Mrs. Jane Price Sharp ThanksgivingO come, let us sing to the Lord;Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!L...
By From the desk of ... - 10/27
Thursday, October 26, 1961
FoxMrs. Ralph Arbogast and Mrs. Denzil Totten saw a fox while making cider in the backyard of Mrs. Mike Dunn's house. A neighbor ...
By From the desk of ... - 10/20
Thursday, October 19, 1961
SnakesJack and Fred Morrison, of Buckeye, went out hunting Saturday morning and the score was one rattlesnake, eight rattles and a ...
By From the desk of ... - 10/13
Thursday, October 12, 1961
Hunting SeasonHunting Season for squirrel, ruffed grouse and wild turkey opens this Saturday, October 14. The foliage is thick so ...
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Thursday,
October 5, 1961
Snakes
Harvey Bussard, of Stony Bottom, killed nine rattlesnakes Friday morning, September 29, as follows: One large yellow rattler, ...
By From the desk of ... - 09/29
Thursday, September 28, 1961
Layton Sharp brought in a most unusual looking "thing" last Friday for identification and my insect book didn't show anything that even ...
By From the desk of ... - 09/22
Thursday, September 21, 1961
FrostFirst frost of the season on Saturday morning, September 16. This was a sharp change in the weather, following three weeks of ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 09/14
Thursday, September 14, 1961
Forrest Workman, of Buckeye, was in this office last week, and he reported a successful snake-killing trip to Paddy's Knob. Eleven ...
By From the desk of ... - 09/08
Thursday,
September 7, 1961
47 Years AgoWhile looking through some old books, Lawrence W. Davis came across the record of a Sunday School class at the West Union ...
By From the desk of ... - 09/01
Thursday, August 31, 1961
VisitorsThirty cattle farmers from Whiteside County, Illinois, are visiting Pocahontas, Randolph, Greenbrier and Monroe counties this ...
By From the desk of ... - 08/26
Thursday, August 24, 1961
TeachersAnita C. McComas, of Matoaka, a graduate of Concord College, will be commerce teacher at Hillsboro High School, and William Price ...
By From the desk of ... - 08/18
Thursday, August 17, 1961
Another rattlesnakeA yellow rattlesnake was killed Friday at Jamie Abdella's at Huntersville. The rattler measured 40 inches and had eight ...
By From the desk of ... - 08/11
Thursday, August 10, 1961
New Industry
Telephone calls from Senator Randolph and Congressman Staggers announced Tuesday that a Small Business Loan had been ...
By From the desk of ... - 08/04
Thursday, August 3, 1961
Sheepmen WarnedNumerous reports of losses from wool maggots in sheep have been reported to the County Agent, and quite often the animals ...
By From the desk of ... - 07/28
Thursday, July 27, 1961
In regards to the recent write-up on terrapins, Francis Pollock, of Hinton, writes that he thinks that was a box turtle; however, the one I ...
By From the desk of ... - 07/21
Thursday, July 20, 1961
Post Office Open House
Hillsboro's new Post Office will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on July 22, 1961, Postmaster W. D. Workman ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 07/14
Panthers
Panthers have been seen twice in the last few weeks, on Knapps Creek and on Williams River. We have the story from Arden Killingsworth, who had to know if ...
By From the desk of ... - 07/07
Thursday,
July 6, 1961
Oddity
On June 18th, 1921, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kellison were on a walk in the hills around Beard and saw a dry land terrapin. The ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 06/30
Thursday, June 29, 1961 I am your Flag
I was born on June 14th, 1777.I am more than just cloth shaped into a design.
I am the refuge of the World's oppressed ...
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Thursday, June 22, 1961
WeatherFrost on last Friday, June 16, with ice at some places.
July Fourth CelebrationCongressman Harley O. Staggers has ...
By From the desk of ... - 06/16
Thursday,
June 15, 1961
BearsWe haven't been able to get all the details, but three bears have been killed in the Mace area after doing a lot of sheep damage.
Sn...
By From the desk of ... - 06/09
Thursday, June 8, 1961
Slow Down and Live
Seventy-two years ago, 2,209 persons lost their lives in the Johnstown flood. In 1900, 6,000 lives were lost in the ...
By From the desk of ... - 06/02
Thursday, June 1, 1961
Tourist IdeasBubbling over with enthusiasm and ideas from the recent Travel Clinic at Blackwater Falls, Jane Ruckman is trying to prod some ...
By - 05/26
From the desk of Mrs. Jane Price Sharp
May 25, 1961
Ronald G. McCarty had a "Believe It or Not" experience with a groundhog last week. He was working on Cheat ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 05/19
Thursday, May 18, 1961
Bears
Bears were on the prowl last week.
On Monday night Claude Brufffey lost a sheep to a bear on Hills Creek. The next day a call went ...
By - 05/12
From the desk of Mrs. Jane Price SharpThursday, May 11, 1961
ParadeThe weather proved favorable Saturday and it was a big day in Marlinton. The parade - the oldest ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 05/05
May 4, 1961
Big Game HunterLast week an inquiry came for information about hunting the "monster." A Navy man came across some old papers with stories about our ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/28
Old Pokey
I rode the train.
Cass was right lively with the train whistling, shifting, photographers on the roofs and local people making last minute preparatio...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/21
Railroad to be Purchased
The good news was announced Tuesday that Governor Barron has decided the State will buy the scenic railroad at Cass. The railroad will be ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/13
Conservation Commission
In reply to a letter critical of the Conservation Commission's regard for the people of Pocahontas County, Warden Lane has sent us ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/07
Old Pokey
Joseph Zuzek, of Cleveland, Ohio, is very much interested in Old Pokey, the scenic railroad, and sends along some ideas for development:
I have for ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/24
Ham and Bacon ShowThe ham entered by Linda Malcomb, of Huntersville, was judged Grand Champion at the 4-H Ham and Bacon Show, with Mike Shaw, of Elk, having the ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/17
Opportunity Knocks
Pocahontas has the opportunity to join with five other counties in the establishment of a regional library serviced to the people by two ...
By - 03/10
Thursday, March 9, 1961From the desk of Mrs. Jane Price Sharp
National 4-H WeekThis week is National 4-H Week and is being observed by 34,000 club members in West ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/03
Smokey Bear
Almost every school child has heard about Smokey Bear. The life story of Smokey is amazing. In 1950 a badly burned bear cub was rescued from a fire ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/24
Poet Laureate
The townspeople of Keyser, where Dr. Louise McNeill Pease is a professor at Potomac State College, last week purchased space in the Hillbilly to ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/17
That Big Monster
Well, the big monster was seen again, says Willie Barkley, his brother, Stanley Barkley, and their friend, Clyde Mace, all of Cass, while ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/10
Forest Tour
Senator Robert C. Byrd made his tour of the Monongahela National Forest last Friday despite the snow storm. He feels the planned forestry program is ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/03
Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Lucille Bright Simmons has been named the Pocahontas County “Teacher of the Year” for 1961. Mrs. Simmons in her 33rd year of teaching,...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/27
Challenging Words
William Wallace Barron, upon his inauguration as West Virginia's 26th Governor:
“I realize quite fully that the duties I have assumed here ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/20
More Monster Stories
On Saturday night, January 7, four young people were driving up Cold Run Hill and a chain came off. While the driver was out fixing the chain ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/13
County Court
County Court met in regular session January 3. Z. S. Smith was elected president for the coming year; E. C. Sheets was appointed as the member of ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/06
Basketball
Hillsboro 89 – Circleville 77; Lewisburg 89 – Marlinton 61
Green Bank 83 – Don Bosco 41; Green Bank 69 – Crichton 76; Green Bank 47 – Franklin ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 12/30
Weather
James Schaffner, who keeps weather records at Seneca State Forest, tells us the lowest thermometer reading he has had was 11 below last Friday, ...
By Thursday, December ... - 12/23
Christmas Message
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 12/16
Weather
Winter arrived over a week ahead of time with snow on Sunday and zero cold and strong winds Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday morning zero to 2 below in ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 12/09
Thursday, December 8, 1960
National Forest FundsThe State Auditor last week distributed the income from national forest funds and Pocahontas came in for the biggest ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 12/02
Look for Magpies
An interesting letter came the other day from R. K. Burns who is with the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Embryology, in Baltimore...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 11/24
Thanksgiving
We plough the fields and scatterThe good seed on the land,But it is fed and wateredBy God's almighty hand;He sends the snow in winter,The warmth to ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 11/18
Voting
According to my calculations, Pocahontas County voters turned out 79.70 percent strong last Tuesday which is an unusually high percentage. Before this ...
By - 11/10
Election
Pocahontas, West Virginia and the nation went Democratic last Tuesday. On Wednesday morning it appeared certain Kennedy has the necessary electoral votes ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 11/04
Democrats
In addition to urging your to vote, I personally would urge your to vote Democrat. The Democrat ticket is strong this year and worthy of support.
John ...
By - 10/28
Thursday, October 27, 1960From the desk of Mrs. Jane Price Sharp
Our Boys and Girls in ServiceGeorge Edward Friel, of Marlinton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 10/28
Our Boys and Girls in Service
George Edward Friel, of Marlinton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Friel, of Marlinton, a recent enlistee in the Regular Army, is now ...
By - 10/28
T. C. "Ted" Fearnow, of Berkley Springs and Philadelphia, veteran conservationist and career official of the United States Forest Service, is celebrating the 40th ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 10/21
Fifty Years Ago
T. C. "Ted" Fearnow, of Berkley Springs and Philadelphia, veteran conservationist and career official of the United States Forest Service, is ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 10/14
Heritage Bookshelf
In answer to the definite need in our school libraries, a selection of books on West Virginia –– the Heritage Bookshelf –– is being presented to ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 10/07
Candidate Debate
Politically speaking, I had my natural choices affirmed last week. With much interest I looked forward to seeing the opposing candidates appear ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 09/30
Selective Service Anniversary
September 16 marked the 20th anniversary of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. The first registration was on October 16 ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 09/23
Schools
Total enrollment in Pocahontas County schools this year is 2,394, a drop of 113 from last year’s opening enrollment of 2,507. This means a loss of state aid ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 09/16
Poem
With the Centennial Year of the Civil War approaching, Mrs. Arta Nottingham Chappius, of Columbus, Ohio, has written a poem in memory of the many who fought ...
By - 09/09
4-H Club News
Eleven Pocahontas 4-Hers entered State Competition at Jackson’s Mill during the State 4-H Round-Up.
Frances Harper and Margaret Johnson entered ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 09/02
4-H Camp
The 1960 Pocahontas County 4-H Encampment closed with the Awards Program at the last Council Circle on August 5. The camp was attended by 208 boys and ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 08/26
Pocahontas County Teachers 1960 -1961
Campbelltown
Glenna B. Hayes, Principal, and Helen B. Nottingham
Cass
F. Wilmer Ruckman, Principal, Glenn ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 08/19
The Jamboree
Bud Prather, of Hillsboro, recently returned from the National Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Here is his story.
This was the ...
By From the desk of ... - 08/12
State Archeologist
Effective July 1, Dr. Edward V. McMichael became West Virginia’s first official archeologist. This newly created position is in the West Virginia ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 08/05
New Lake Site
The new Burner impoundment was one of the chief topics of discussion at a meeting of representatives from the Forest Service and Conservation Commissio...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 07/29
Travel Clinic
Fourteen places for corrective measures in the West Virginia Travel Picture were included in a summary report on the recent Travel Clinic held in ...
By - 07/22
Scout Camp Dedication
Boy Scouts and leaders from the nine counties that encompass the Buckskin Council area will stand ready to open their new camping facilities ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 07/15
Students
Emmett Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne Bailey, of Marlinton, is among the 52 outstanding youths selected to attend the Science Institute for high ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 07/08
To Raise Money
Ways and means of raising money to finance the new Dining Hall at the 4-H Camp have been discussed by a special committee appointed by the 4-H ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 07/01
Observatory Tours
Beginning next week regular tours for visitors will be inaugurated at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Center at Green Bank. The tour will ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 06/24
West Virginia Press
The West Virginia Press summer outing appeared to be highly successful and we think our county showed to be an advantage. The accommodations at ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 06/17
Bridge Dedication
The dedication of the bridge and street was highly successful, with a crowd estimated from 1000 to 1,500. The weather was fine, decorations of ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 06/10
Retiring
Two teachers with a total of 76 years of teaching service are retiring this year from Pocahontas County schools.
Miss Roberta Dice Smith, of Hillsboro...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 06/03
Company Coming -
Pocahontas will be host to a number of visitors next week so roll out the carpet. On Thursday the Governor will dedicate the new bridge, and ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 05/27
Keep Pocahontas Clean
Another necessary step in keeping our county beautiful and clean was taken last week when the county court bought three acres of land from ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 05/20
Pearl Buck
Part Two of a two part series
Pearl Buck went to Japan to stay until the storm of revolution in China had blown over. When she returned, she found a ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 05/13
Pearl Buck
Part One of a Two Part series
The Sydenstricker family came to America from Germany before the Revolutionary War. The Stulting family came from ...
By - 05/06
Marlinton High School Class of 1960
Valedictorian - Lois Friel; Salutatorian - Jane Shinaberry
Buckeye- Dorothy Hause, Betty Patton, Janice Schoolcraft
Clove...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/29
Fishing
The wonderful warm weather last week made getting out of doors a pleasure and an afternoon ride ended at the Edray Fish Hatchery. The fish in the pools were ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/22
Attracting Industry
I have at hand a copy of an address by F. E. LeVan, a senior engineer of the huge duPont Corporation and who has been assigned to plant locations...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/15
Visitors Bureau
An organization of vital interest to the State will be organized, Mountain State Visitors Bureau. Pocahontas will be in Region 6 of the proposed ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/08
Junior High Tournament
The Junior High Tournament was completed last Monday. The official referee for the tournament was Kenneth Simms, the coach at Green Bank High ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 04/01
Birds
Several sea gulls were observed on the river Saturday.
Report comes from Charlie Carpenter that he saw a flock of geese heading south last week. I guess ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/25
Vote
Next Thursday an election will be held to determine whether or not the citizens of Marlinton want a state liquor store here.
Marlinton has not had a ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/19
More names of streams from The Pocahontas Times April 27, 1939
Until Adam Baxter put me straight, I had never associated the Robert Morris grants of land with ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/11
Census
A new edition of best-selling books will be published this year –– the 1960 census records. These heavy volumes will fill a five-foot shelf and will be ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 03/04
Farming for Better Living
The Monongahela Power Company was host at a steak dinner at Kelly’s Restaurant last week for Farming for Better Living County Council. ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/25
Evangelistic Services
Guest minister for the Marlinton Presbyterian Church Evangelistic Service is Rev. Leonard E. Woodward, the pastor of the Second Presbyterian ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/18
Agricultural Award
The outstanding service which West Virginia banks have given the state’s farmers, both through regular banking services and through special ...
By - 02/11
Missionary Coming
The Rev. Day Carper, Presbyterian missionary of Bakwanga, Belgian Congo, Africa, will visit the Oak Grove Church in Hillsboro. Mr. Carper’s ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 02/04
Boy Scouts 50th Anniversary
On February 8 the Boy Scouts of America will be 50-years-old. Scouters number about five million today, and by the end of this year ...
By - 01/28
On the Level ...
by Leslie E. Montgomery
Work Unit Conservationist
The tile ditching machine owned by the State Soil Conservation Committee arrived in ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/20
New Prosecuting Attorney
The County Court of Pocahontas County, meeting in regular session in the courthouse in Marlinton on the 11th day of January 1960, appointed ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/15
New Tourist High
Over $270,000,000 was spent in West Virginia by out-of-state visitors during 1959, according to the travel trade survey of the West Virginia ...
By From the desk of Mrs. ... - 01/07
Streams
Mrs. Georgia Dunlop Arnold, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, after reading about the search for names of streams, kindly sends an old clipping from The Pocahontas ...
By - 12/31
From the Desk of
Mrs. Jane Price Sharp
Names of Creeks
Another interesting name is Chickenhouse Run, out Watoga way. There seems to be a difference of ...
By - 12/21
From the desk of Calvin W. Price, EditorSOME HISTORYBy C. M. Young, in the Magazine Section of the Charleston GazetteThere are hunting men slipping and stalking ...
By - 12/07
DEATHSDr. George F. Hull, age 79, of Durbin.Anna C. Sharp, age 64, of Texas.Della Rose Gladwell, of Niagara Falls, New York.John Luster Wooddell, age 74, of Elkins.Geo...
By - 11/23
Thursday, November 22, 1956
New Fire Department
Hillsboro—With the receipt of a charter for the Little Levels Fire Department, Inc., and the recent delivery by ...
By - 11/16
Clark Hotel SoldThe Clark Home Hotel property in Marlinton was sold at auction on Saturday for $18,700 to Dr. Robert R. Pittman and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Anderson. Sale ...
By - 11/09
ElectionPresident Eisenhower was reelected in the election on Tuesday by a landslide equal or greater than in 1952.West Virginia went Republican for Governor, ...
By - 11/02
FIELD NOTESOne day last week a crazy red fox turned up at the old Jim Gibson place on Old Field Fork, of Elk. It showed no fear of man whatsoever. In fact it appeared ...
