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 large and looked in fine shape William Evans, Superintendent, said that pre-season stocking was completed about April 20. Approximately 80,000 fish had been stocked from the Edray Hatchery. They are put out by pounds, 24,000 pounds of rainbows, which run 2.8 fish per pound; and 4,000 pounds of brook, which run 3.5 fish per pound. These are stocked in Greenbrier, Webster, Nicholas, with one load going to Wayne County. The southern part of the state is stocked from White Sulphur. Season stocking will continue until June.

It takes two pounds of feed to raise a one pound trout and raising trout costs about 85 cents a pound. They are raising bigger and better fish today, and the cost has decreased from $1.22 in 1952 to the .85 today. The average size of trout raised in West Virginia ranks fourth in the nation.

Today pellet feed is used exclusively for the second year. This feed produces more solid fish with a much better taste. Also there is less waste in feed.

The Edray Hatchery produces 24 ton of fish a year, which is their maximum capacity, and is approximately one-third of the trout raised in the state. The mortality cost here is less than any other hatchery in the state.

There are four state hatcheries Petersburg, Spring Run, both in Grant County, Ridge, at Berkeley Springs and Edray. Altogether they raised 142,000 pounds of trout last year and have an aim of 200,000 pounds. Spring Run is the largest, raising 43 tons. It is built to raise 50 ton. Spring Run, Mr. Evans says, has ideal fish-raising conditions. They have even water temperature year round whereas Edray has at least two months that the water goes to 45 degrees when no feeding is done, hence no growth in the fish. Feeding is dictated entirely by water conditions.

Hillsboro FFA

Members of the Hillsboro FFA were honored at the FFA banquet last week.

Top honor of Star Farmer went to Richard Burns, son  ofMr. and Mrs. Ralph Burns. He received a medal and $10 from the State Department of Agriculture. Other awards were: Soil and Water Conservation award, Bobby Joe Long; Dairy Farming, Curtis Pritt; Farm Mechanics, Wayne Kennison; Farm Electrification, Joe Smith; Chapter Poultry, Lonnie Cook; Farm and Home Improvement, Roland Cutlip; Public Speaking, Tommy Cook; Star Green Hand (outstanding first year member) was Charles VanReenan, and the honor of being chosen Chapter Sweetheart went to Peggy Ervin.

George Clendenen, beloved retired custodian of the school, was made Honorary Member.

Students

Miss Virginia Weber, daughter of John F. Weber, Jr., of Cass, was elected as editor of Beta Phi Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority of West Virginia University.

A junior at the University, Miss Weber is next year’s Editor-in-chief of the Daily Athenaeum, the college newspaper. She is a member of Dolphin, swimming honorary, and of Theta Sigma Phi, woman’s journalism honorary.

Robert Lee Kelley, a student at West Virginia University, was presented with an award in The Fraternity of Alpha Zeta.

Our Boys and Girls in Service

Airman First Class Carl Grimes, of the Air Force, has completed a tour of overseas duty in Okinawa and has returned to duty at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brooks W. Barnett, of Keesler Field, Mississippi, has begun his training in Electronics. He has received his First Stripe after three months of basic training.

ALPINE THEATRE

“The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock”

Lou Costello

“The Rawhide Years”

Tony Curtis ~ Colleen Miller

“A Private Affair”

Sal Mineo ~ Christine Carere

“Jack Webb .30”

Jack Webb

DEATHS

Hudson Lynn Kincaid, age 67, of Minnehaha Springs

Joseph Uriah Vint, age 55, of Cass

Dr. Theodore Cooper, age 55, of Cass