Basketball

Hillsboro 89 – Circleville 77; Lewisburg 89 – Marlinton 61

Green Bank 83 – Don Bosco 41; Green Bank 69 – Crichton 76; Green Bank 47 – Franklin 38; Green Bank 54 – Jane Lew 46; Green Bank 72 – West Milford 34; Green Bank 63 – Alumni 57.

The Green Bank High School basketball team has made a good showing so far this season, losing only one game. The team has averaged about 65 points to 49 for its opponents. Jim Carpenter has been the high scorer, averaging 21.5 points per game, followed by Ike Myers at 14.5 points. Coach Kenneth Simms thinks he has a good ball club. All the starting players are six foot one or over.

Members of the squad, composed of four seniors, five juniors, no sophomores and four freshman are as follows: Seniors- James Carpenter, Ike Myers, Cleve Tyson and Bills Sheets. Juniors – Doug Monk, Wilard Shears, Ray Byrd, Charles Jackson and Marvin Grogg. Freshman- George Shears, Charles Brewster, Gene Rexrode and Sam Sheets. Cheerleaders – Kay Beard, Joan Brock and Patsy Hevener.

Members of the traveling squad for Marlinton High School's basketball season are: Bob Galford, Steve Malcomb, Paul Workman, Delmas Barb, Richard Morgan, Don Biggs, Joe Shafer, Gary Friel, Robert Taylor, Henry Burr, Richard Doyle and John Buzzard.

Our Boys and Girls in Service

Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Clowser, of Hillsboro, have received word their son, P. F. C. Robert Clowser has been promoted to SP4. Robert is serving with the Armed Forces in Korea; he is in Engineers and travels most of the time.

Specialist 4 Ralph D. Ware, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ware, of Valley Head, is now serving with the 10^th Engineer Battalion, in Kitchingeng, Germany. He has been overseas since last July.

Board of Education

On Tuesday night Alfred E. McNeel, of Hillsboro, was elected President of the Pocahontas County Board of Education, and Dr. C. K. Dilley became a member of the Board. Both men took oaths of office. Only business other than routine matters was school hours in Marlinton on trial basis for a month. Beginning Monday the Graded, Junior and High Schools will only have a half -hour for lunch, resuming school at 12:30 p.m. This allows the students to reach home earlier in the evening.

Weather

Lanty Underwood was in town Tuesday, with the excuse the weather was too bad for doing anything else so he came in to pay his subscription. Of course the only topic of conversation was the winter weather and he was of the opinion that this was one of the old timey kinds they “used to have.” He thought the worst one he could remember was along about 1906 or 1907, the winter of last big drive on Douthard's Creek. Winter set in about this time and the next six weeks were really bad. The loggers worked day and night to get the drive ready before the thaw and everyone was so tired that some would fall alseep at work. Even the horses fell from lack of rest. But the drive was ready when the floods came in February.

ALPINE THEATRE

“Guns of the Timberland”

Alan Ladd ~ Jeanne Crain

“The Wild Ride”

“Porgy and Bess”

Sidney Poitier ~ Dorothy Dandridge

“Speed Crazy”

Brett Halsey ~ Yvonne Lime

“The Rebel Set”

DEATHS

Edgar Buzzard, age 43, of Minnehaha Springs

Mrs. Verdie Townsend, age 88, of Durbin

Mrs. Mary Grace Shanks, age 73, of Seneca Trail

Mrs. Mary Albert Sizemore, age 83, of Beard

Mrs. Eva Ruth Loury, age 79, of Minnehaha Springs

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiley, of Beard, a daughter named Lola Annette

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dean, of Huntersville, a son named John Cameron

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Meeks, of Cass, a daughter named Leisha Kay

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Aliff, of Marlinton, a daughter named Debra Rana

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Asil Waugh, of Marlinton, a daughter named Demetria Yvonne

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pennington, of Marlinton, a son named Johnny Wayne