Agricultural Award

The outstanding service which West Virginia banks have given the state’s farmers, both through regular banking services and through special activities in the agricultural field, has received special recognition from the American Bankers Association, the national organization of the banking industry. This was in the form of the annual Agricultural Award which has been awarded to the West Virginia Bankers Association on behalf of the bankers of the State. W. A. Boone, President of the First National Bank, Ronceverte, is chairman of the State Committee on Agriculture.

This award is given in recognition of the member bank’s efforts to provide extra service to the farming communities as a means of bringing about greater understanding and cooperation.

Pocahontas County’s banks are always to be counted on to support every worthwhile endeavor to better the farming opportunities in the county. They both are sponsors of the Farming For Better Living Program, with liberal contributions; on alternating years each bank gives a $25 savings bond to the best Future Farmers of America orator; the First National Bank for several years has bought the prize-winning ham at the Ham and Bacon Show and given it to the 4-H Camp Committee for raising money, and the Bank of Marlinton gives every 4-H club member a 4-H record calendar; while the First National Bank gives calendars to FFA boys; they also give towards the awards at the 4-H Fair. In these and many other ways the local banks over the state are supporting organizations that give promise of better soil conservation and land management, better farm education and showing faith in the youth of our county.

Farm News

A total of 10 high quality Choice Yearling and two-year-old Hereford bulls were purchased by county farmers at the “Cattlemen’s Capital” Bull Sale held last Friday in Winchester, Virginia.

These bulls were purchased by the following farmers: J. Lewis Baber, Hillsboro; Julian F. Lockridge, Huntersville; Sherman and Robert Beard, Hillsboro; James Shisler, Huntersville; Howard Hevener, Arbovale; Dick McNeel, Hillsboro; Willie Sheets, Cass; Moffett McNeel, Jr., Hillsboro; and Allen Sharp, Marlinton.

Over 200 head of bulls were consigned and sold in this sale from breeders throughout the Eastern United States, and those brought to Pocahontas County were selected from the top end of the consignment.

“Bulls of the quality purchased are sure to improve the quality of cattle produced in Pocahontas County,” comments Walter E. Jett, County Agent, “and those farmers buying these good bulls are to be congratulated.”

Crippled Children Society

The Pocahontas Chapter of the West Virginia Crippled Children and Adults Society has been reactivated and work is being done to bring the help of this Society into the county. New officers are Mrs. Frank Callender, Green Bank, President; Maynard Dilley, Marlinton, Vice-President; and Mrs. J. M. Mallow, Marlinton, Secretary-Treasurer.

Weather

This has been good groundhog weather. No school on Monday because of drifting snow. On Tuesday the thermometer registered zero in Marlinton but was six above on Williams River.

Students

Thomas B. Feagans, of Hillsboro, earned a place on the dean’s honor roll of the West Virginia University School of Engineering, which has an enrollment of 1,110 students. Necessary to make the list, which included 69 students, is an average of B plus or above.

Included on the dean’s list of Bob Jones University at Greenville, South Carolina, the first semester is Mrs. William DePierro, a senior in the School of Religion. Mrs. DePierro is the former Miss Lucy Deel, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Delbert Deel, of Marlinton.

Basketball

Green Bank 70 - Crichton 53

Webster Springs 81 - Green Bank 58

Hillsboro 65 - Frankford 39

Marlinton 74 - White Sulphur 56

Marlinton 83 - Ronceverte 56

Green Bank 80 - Circleville 55

Valentine Party

Nora Lou McNeel entertained with a Valentine Party on Friday night, February 12, 1960, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard NcNeel, near Hillsboro.  Decorations and refreshments carried out the Valentine theme.

Guests were Nancy Lee Beard, Martha Irene Beard, Elizabeth McNeel, Carolyn Callison, Patricia Rose, Vicky Brannon, Danny Gladwell, Lawrence Workman, George Thomas Edgar, Tommy VanReenan, Billy Hall and P. G. White.

ALPINE THEATRE

“Westbound”

Randolph Scott ~ Virginia Mayo

“Born Reckless”

Mamie Van Doren ~ Jeff Richards

“Have Rocket, Will Travel”

The Three Stooges

“Onionhead”

Andy Griffith ~ Felicia Farr

DEATHS

Grantz D. Slaven, age 89, of Green Bank.

Ernest Barkley, age 79, of Durbin.

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Buford Johnston, of Green Bank, a son named Ricky Lee.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Tracy, of Durbin, a daughter named Anita Dawn.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chocklett, of Dunmore, a daughter named Donna Lou.

Born to Chaplain and Mrs. Harold Thomas Elmore, formerly of Hillsboro, a son named Wesley Bryon.