Thursday, June 1, 1961

Tourist Ideas
Bubbling over with enthusiasm and ideas from the recent Travel Clinic at Blackwater Falls, Jane Ruckman is trying to prod some of us slow-movers into an aggressive attack on our tourist problems. Among several good suggestions were the following:

Have a meeting of all motel, hotel and restaurant operators, waitresses and workers and give them information on places to go and things to see, so they can be ready with answers to questions by tourists.

Have local people ready and willing to act as guides for groups to such places as the  Falls of Hills Creek, Cranberry Glades, etc.

Equip our Information Booth with more helps for tourists.

These are fertile areas for work by our civic clubs and our new Chamber of Commerce.

Training possibility
Sergeant Joe Sharp, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been trying for months to interest the Army in our section of the country as a training area. Finally, a couple of weeks ago, he and a Captain Stewart were sent here to survey the area and investigate the possibilities. Their plan calls for using the Mill Point Prison Camp as headquarters and troops would be sent here for six-week periods - several in a year - for training in guerrilla-type warfare. Consultation was made with Regional and District Forestry officials and they have given permission to use the Forest. The final outcome hinges on the Bureau of Prisons as to the use of the Camp.

On the Level by Leslie E. Montgomery
The Greenbrier Valley Soil Conservation District Supervisors held their annual Land Judging Contest Friday, May 27, on the Carl Beard farm at Mill Point. Thirteen teams, one from each Vo-Ag class in the entire Valley area, competed for top honors.

Green Bank was first place winner with 935 points out of a possible 1,200. Marlinton was second, Greenville third, and Hillsboro fourth.

The first five individual honors were won by James Galford, Howard Mullenax, both of Green Bank; Bennie Gay, of Marlinton; Jimmie Gore, of Greenville; and Hugh Jackson, of Marlinton.

A lunch was prepared and served with Moffett McNeel, Jr. in charge.

On the Ballot
The Municipal Election of Marlinton Tuesday, June 6, 1961.

For Mayor on The People's Ticket - Guy Faulknier; for Recorder - Grant Harper; Councilmen - John W. Moses, Paul Gladwell, Layman Davis, Fred Burns, Sr. and Arnold Burns.

On the Citizen's Ticket for Mayor- James Martin; for Recorder- Marvin Wimer; Councilmen - Robert Sharp, Edward Stemple, Bob Miller, Kyle Curtis and Kenneth Ervine.

Approaching Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dixon, of Marlinton, announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Patricia, to Thomas Dunbrack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Winters Dunbrack, of Marlinton. The wedding will be held in the Marlinton Presbyerian Church Sunday, June 4th, at 2:00 p.m.

Birthday Dance
A birthday party and dance, honoring Donna Jean Weiford and Edward Wagner, was given at the American Legion Hall Thursday evening, May 25th.

A buffet luncheon was served by the hostess, Mary E. Weiford.

Dancing by candlelight was enjoyed from 8:00 p.m. until midnight by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Dale Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Kellison, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stemple, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lynn Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur L. Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nottingham, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pittman, Mary Godwin, Bee Waugh, Saundra Kershner, Saundra McNellan, Dreama McNellan, Jim Mason, Gib McGraw, Smokey Johnson, Lonnie Ratliff, Bubbles Moore, Alice Waugh, Mrs. Bob Miller, G. Merle Faulknier and daughter, Cindy; Bill Trice, Bill Palmer, Doug Dunbrack, Judy Miller, Donna Weiford and Mary Elizabeth Weiford.

Deaths
Mrs. Nelia May Vandevender, 63, of Thornwood
Mrs. Susie Wilfong, age 74, of Buckeye

Births
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Billie Frazier, of Renick, a son, named William Joseph
Born to Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Hamilton, of Marlinton, a son, named Robert Jennings

The Alpine Theatre
"Winchester '73"
James Stewart - Shelley Winters

"Attack of the Giant Leeches"
Ken Clark - Yvette Vickers

"The Naked Jungle"
'He had a woman to tame, and a jungle terror to conquer!'
Charlton Heston - Eleanor Parker