The Jamboree

Bud Prather, of Hillsboro, recently returned from the National Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Here is his story.

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This was the fifth National Jamboree, not a world one, but a good many foreign boys came anyway. It gives a boy a chance to realize how big a program scouting really is. Even President Eisenhower came out to wish us luck.

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Almost every night and day was some entertainment ﾖﾖ rodeo, movie premiere, Matt Dillon, the Lennon Sisters and Herb Shriner. There were millions of things to do during the spare time. The Blue Angels, a special Navy flying team, performed for us.

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The land used by the Jamboree was loaned to the scouts by three generous ranchers. The arena was in a valley forming a natural amphitheater.

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There have been five Jamborees: 1937, a world Jamboree, 1950, 1953, 1957 and 1960.

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At the Skillorama each troop showed off what it could do best.

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The Scouts had to cook their own meals, clean up, haul their own water and dispose of garbage. Each day food was drawn from section headquarters, and two boys had to cook and clean up for every 10 boys. We cooked over charcoal and the fire lighters had to get up at 4 a.m. to start getting breakfast by 5 a.m. I earned my cooking badge while there.

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It was very hot in the day and very cold at night. In the daytime a candy bar would melt before you could get it to your mouth but at night, it would be so stiff you couldnﾒt hardly chew a chunk out of it. We threw snowballs on the top of Pikeﾒs Peak. The wind blew hard all the time we were on duty five minutes after we showered. Herb Shriner was all wet about the soap ﾖﾖ I used three cakes all by myself.

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We slept four boys to a tent and 10 to a dining fly. The equipment was given away at the end. Any troop having eight boys was given a tenet and other small stuff.

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The Air Force Academy had bulldozed the site level 2,000 acres, and dug garbage pits, etc. There were paved roads. It was two miles from our section to the arena and it was an impressive sight to watch the scouts march eight abreast in a line stretching for miles.

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Getting the 56,000 scouts there was a terrific job. They came by bus, pullman day coach, any way they could. They slept two nights each way. Some leaders slept in the aisles. One put a board over two seats and put his mattress on that with boys below him. One boy came from Pakistan and started in June. It was a lot of work but an experience all of us will long remember.

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Tractor Contest

Duane Sharp, of the Edray Producers 4-H Club and son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sharp, won the second annual 4-H Tractor Operatorsﾒ Contest with a score of 746 points. Bill Shaffer was second with a score of 1,151, Bill Perry third with 1,777 Jerryﾠ Clifton fourth with 2,061, and Jacob Beard fifth with 2,281 points.

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A total of eight boys entered the contest which was scored on a points off basis, low score winning.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓJack the Ripperﾔ

Lee Patterson ~ Betty McDowell

ﾓOnce More, With Feelingﾔ

Yul Brynner ~ Kay Kendall

ﾓThe Gene Krupa Storyﾔ

Sal Mineo ~ Susan Kohner

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DEATHS

Henry E. Hiner, age 68, of Marlinton

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Friel, of Dunmore, a son named Mark Edward

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kerth Friel, of Marlinton, a son named David Wayne

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ledford McCarty, of Frost, a son

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On sale at the A&P Store

Tide Detergent giant pkg. .... 82 cents

Sweet Corn, a dozen .... 55 cents

Kelloggﾒs Corn Flakes, two 12 oz pkgs... 53 cents

Tomatoes, two pounds ... 29 cents

Miracle Whip Salad Dressing, quart jar ... 55 cents

State Archeologist

Effective July 1, Dr. Edward V. McMichael became West Virginiaﾒs first official archeologist. This newly created position is in the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey which is headed by Dr. Paul H. Price. Up to now work done by outside institutions has resulted in their taking out of the state those relics recovered in their excavations. Under the new program, Dr. McMichael, a native of Pittsburgh and an honor graduate of Indiana University, will seek out and record prehistoric Indian sites, carvings and flint quarries. First will be those sites from the building of dams, roads and industrial development.

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State Fair

The Grandstand acts at the State Fair of West Virginia this year are a prime example of the fairﾒs slogan of ﾓBigger and Better.ﾔ The fair will present $20,000 worth of entertainment to the more than one quarter of a million people expected to attend the fair August 22 -27.

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This yearﾒs acts will be divided so that patrons who attend the entire week may see three complete changes of entertainment at the Fairgrounds, midway between Lewisburg and Ronceverte.

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Monday, the Jack Kochman ﾓHell Driversﾔ will give three thrill-packed performances. Tuesday through Thursday, afternoon entertainment will be provided by the world famous White Horse Troupe. Tuesday through Thursday evenings, in two performances each night, Ted Mack, of the famous Original Amateur Hour, will serve as as master of ceremonies for such stars as Alice Lon, who for many years was the Champagne Lady with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, and Nip Nelson, the handsome young mimic. In addition, fascinating and novel acts will be provided by dancers, jugglers, acrobats and animal acts.

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Friday and Saturday are country and western days in front of the Grandstand, for the Duke of Paducah, himself, will star in a show which will also feature Little Jimmy Dickens and other stars.

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Our Boys and Girls in Service

Selected to attend the technical course for armament systems and gunnery training at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, was Airman James E. Simmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Simmons, of Marlinton.

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A graduate of Marlinton High School, he completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

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Receiving his paratrooper wings after completing the 101st Airborne Division Jump School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was Private Richard C. Whiting, son of Harry J. Whiting, of Marlinton.

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Entering the Army last June, he completed basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is a 1959 graduate of Marlinton High School.

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Among those enlisting in the Service at Beckley last week were Wallace Kyle Shears, of Arbovale, who was assigned to duty with the U. S. Air Force and sent to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training, and Kale Eugene Sage, of Marlinton, who enlisted in the Army, and is stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓLast of the Badmenﾔ

George Montgomery

ﾓ3 Stooges FUN Oﾒ RAMAﾔ

ﾓJourney to the Center of the Earthﾔ

Pat Boone ~ James Mason

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DEATHS

Winters M. Cochran, age 80, of Droop

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roland P. Sharp, Jr., of Green Bank, a daughter named Melanie Kay

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius P. Pritchard, of Buckeye, a daughter named Anita Jane

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Rudd, of Marlinton, a daughter named Donna Lynn

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Long, of Buckeye, a son

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McPaters, of Marlinton, a son

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Goldizen, of Marlinton, a son

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 Commission at Middle Mountain cabins, near Durbin, July 25 and 26. The proposed Burner Dam site is situated approximately seven miles above Durbin, near the West Fork of the Greenbrier River. Representatives from both the Monongahela and George Washington national forests were present at the meeting.

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The planning committee gave approval to proceed with the engineering study of the proposed new lake, which will cover about 70 acres. According to the engineers, this lake will give the greatest amount of water under eight feet in depth, which will assure optimum fish production, and still furnish a body of water suited to other recreational purposes, including swimming and boating.

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Before Burner Dam can be constructed, final approval must be obtained from the regional office of the U. S. Forest Service in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and from the Director of the Conservation Commission.

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A road right-of-way of approximately two miles, which is now privately owned, must also be obtained.

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As soon as approval can be obtained from officials of the two cooperating agencies, and upon reaching a satisfactory settlement for purchase of the road right-of-way to Burner Dam, construction can begin.

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The planning committee of the two cooperating agencies also approved a survey to determine feasibility of constructing a dam on Hills Creek, Pocahontas County. This proposed impoundment site is located along State Route 39, on the Richwood side of Kennison Mountain, between Richwood and Mill Point.

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Marlin Run Dam

On Wednesday morning the Marlin Run Detention Reservior was inspected by the Greenbrier Valley Soil Conservation Supervisors and representatives of the State Soil Conservation Division and accepted from the contractor, E. O. Clower. Approximately 134,000 cubic yards of earth were moved to build this 64 feet high eastern dam that measures about 836 feet in length at the top. A permanent lake of about three acres will be maintained. The original bid was $77,000 but the final cost will be somewhat more. The contract for seeding and mulching was let to Price Brothers of Beckley for $70 per acre, and Carl Gibson will build the fence at $1.80 per rod.

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The supervisors for the Greenbrier Valley Soil Conservation District are Dewey Sharp, Oley Jackson and Lee Stokes, Pocahontas County; Handley Skaggs, Cary Bobblett and Earl Kidd, Greenbrier County; and Roy Ash and Randall Daugherty, Monroe County.

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Cass

Information was received Wednesday by telephone from Charleston that the capital stock of the Mower Lumber Company has been sold to Walworth Farms, Inc. The inventory at the Cass Mill has been sold to the Ritter Lumber Company and all operations at Cass will cease; the store already has been closed. The mill at Dailey will continue to operate.

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Archer

The last week in June Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin Wimer attended the National Archery meet in Grayling, Michigan. Mrs. Wimer placed third in the womenﾒs instinctive contest ﾖﾖ and she says she went to enjoy herself this year and not to be under the strain of trying to win. She was national champion in 1957 and placed third in 1958. Last year she did not enter. She has held the state title for five years.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓFour Fast Gunsﾔ

James Craig ~ Martah Vickers

ﾓThe Bandit of Zhobeﾔ

Victor Mature ~ Anne Aubrey

ﾓSolomon and Shebaﾔ

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DEATHS

Mrs. Carrie Scales Patterson, age 83, of Mill Point

Grant Andrew Vandevender, age 60, of Durbin

James Robinson, age 57, of Huntersville

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Pete Lee Madison, of Marlinton, a son named Kerwin Lee

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brubaker, of Cass, a son named Gregory Allen

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Kincaid, of Marlinton, a daughter named Tammy Lynn

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Waslo, of Green Bank, a son named Mark Douglas

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Tracy, of Cass, a son

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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 Elkins.ﾠ They are:

1. Clearing of brush from scenic overlooks.

2. Providing of additional tent camping areas.

3. Providing of facilities for motor boats and canoes.

4. Educating our citizens that courtesy and politeness should be exercised at all times in treatment of our stateﾒs ﾓguests.ﾔ

5. Continuing emphasis by our schools of West Virginia History and the teaching of a respect for our state, as well as respect for public property.

6.ﾠ Arranging visits to and through coal mines or other local industry.

7. Adoption of ﾓCooperationﾔ as theme of all West Virginians.

8. Providing off-street parking facilities for our ﾓguests.ﾔ

9. Treating of visitors as ﾓguestsﾔ by personnel of service stations, food-handling establishments and retail stores.

10. More and better advertising of stateﾒs attractions, using all media.

11. Providing additional quantities of West Virginia State Road Maps for distribution.

12. Start now to make specific plans for caring for expected visitors to West Virginia during the 1963 Centennial Exposition.

13. Reviewing of existing laws regarding food and beverage.

14. Producing of souvenirs locally.

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Our Boys and Girls in Service

Army Private Thomas A. Pritt, son of Mrs. Fay Pritt, of Marlinton, participated with the 14th Armored Cavalry in International Day activities in Germany, featuring troops and material by Belgium, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and witnessed by more than 15,000 spectators.

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Marlinton W.C.T.U.

The Marlinton Womanﾒs Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday, August 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. S. J. Rexrode on Second Avenue.

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Students

Lyndell Brooks, of Green Bank, is the recipient of an academic Benedum scholarship to West Virginia Tech for the coming year.

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4-H News

There were 22 members present at the meeting of the Marlinton Pioneer 4-H Club, Wednesday, July 20. Miss Sally Rose was the hostess.

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The following had completed projects and turned in their books: Bob McComb, 1 project; Linda Hockenberry, 2 projects; Sandy Hinds, 2 projects; Tom Michael, 1 project; Sidney Seagraves, 1 project; Robert Hively, 1 project; Lura June McElwee, 1 project; Debbie Sheets, 1 project; Martha Jo Smith, 1 project; Jane Wilson, 1 project. Sally Rose and Carol Ann Stemple and several others turned their books in to the office.

Karen Colburn, Reporter

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Deaths

Mrs. Grace M. Buzzard, age 76, of Boyer

Clarence Delois Bostic, 31, of Huntington, Indiana, formerly of Marlinton

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Births

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Shad McLaughlin, of the Pigeon Creek Fish Hatchery, Princeton, a daughter named Virginia Louise.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown, of Marlinton, a daughter named Sharon Jean.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Francisco, of Huntersvilee, a daughter named Robin Lynn

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Driver, of Marlinton, a daughter named Sharon Louise

Born to Mr. and Mrs Virgil Fowler, of Hillsboro, a son named Michael Harold

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett McCoy, of Beard, a son named Edward Bruce.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burbaker, of Cass, a son

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dunbrack, of Marlinton, a daughter

Born to Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Vandevender, of Slaty Fork, a daughter.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gibson, of Marlinton, a son, named Timothy Allen

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mick, of Durbin, a son named Roger Lee.

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From the Classifieds

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Wanted: Front axle and wheels for Model T Ford Car. Grote Reber, Green Bank

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Help Wanted - Female: Woman, 22 to 35, to take full charge of household; good home and good West Virginia neighbors.ﾠ Permanent position. Write: John L. White, Route 4, Westminster, Maryland; Phone Tildon 8-3024

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Notice: As I am lonely by myself I would be glad to write to some of you fine Christian ladies who are unmarried, white, from age 44 years to 60.ﾠ I will answer all letters that I receive. Walter Calloway

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On Sale at the A & P

Campbellﾒs Tomato Soup ...4 cans for 51 cents

Cantaloupes...39 cents each

Iceberg Lettuce...2 heads for 33 cents

Kraft Macaroni Dinner...2 for 37 cents

Wisconsin Longhorn Cheese...1 lb. - 63 cents

Surf Detergent...giant pkg.- 85 cents

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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 school students at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

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The institute is divided into five phases ﾖﾖ earth-sun relationship, space, weather and climate, the polar regions and the oceans. They are phases of study covered by world scientists in the International Geophysical Year.

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Bailey has rolled up quite a scholastic and activity record at Marlinton High School and in the community. He was a Golden Horseshoe winner in 1958 with the highest score in the county, elected to the National Honor Society and was president of his class for three years.

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His hobbies include collecting of fossils and rocks, hunting, fishing, astronomy, collecting and preserving snakes, hiking, camping, swimming, archery, collecting insects, playing the French horn, working on motors and radios, collecting classical music and playing basketball.

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He is a member of the Marlinton Methodist Church and the MYF, the chancel choir of the church, the Marlinton 4-H Club, the Civil Air Patrol and the National Honor Society.

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His past summer activities have included attendance at the Clifton McClintic Boy Scout Camp and the Chatauqua Institute in New York for two summers.

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Bailey's scholastic record shows an average of 97 percent for two and a half years.

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Summer Minister

On June 3, 1960, Beverly Good, native of Port Republic, Virginia, arrived in our county to serve as summer pastor in the Pocahontas congregation of the Church of the Brethren. Mr. Good will work with their present minister, David B. Rittenhouse. Together they will pastor the seven churches of this congregation. Having just completed his first year at Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago, Mr. Good has shouldered a good load as he works in Bible Schools, in pastoral visits and preaching. Mr. Good will be here until August when he will leave to be married to Miss Janet Wampler, of Virginia. They plan to return to the Church of the Brethren Seminary in September. He is now living in homes in the various communities, spending from one to two weeks in Kerr Chapel, Pine Grove, Hevener, Durbin, New Hope and Poage Lane.

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Old Paper

A while back Judge Summers Sharp brought in a copy of a special edition of The Pocahontas Times of February 15, 1900. This was the size of a small handbill and has been mailed to his grandmother, Mrs. Betsy Sharp. The reason for the special edition was an order by the Board of Health of Pocahontas County, consisting of J. M. Cunningham, M. D., L. M. McClintic, Amos Barlow, Levi Gay and E. N. Moore, to all contractors and subcontractors on the Greenbrier Railway in this county to have all their men vaccinated; also all persons living within two miles of the railroad and all persons living in Marlinton and all persons coming into Marlinton were ordered to be vaccinated.

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A patient had died of smallpox at Camp No. 3 and a number of persons had been exposed. It was brought out that three and a-half-million had died of smallpox in Mexico. The board thought there was probably a lesser percent of persons who had been vaccinated in Pocahontas than any other county in the state. The County Court had arranged to pay liberally the guards watching the infected places.

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I will send this on to the University Library to be microfilmed.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓThe Big Operatorﾔ

Mickey Rooney ~ Steve Cochran

ﾓ7th Cavalryﾔ

Randolph Scott

ﾓSummer Placeﾔ

Richard Egan ~ Dorothy McGuire

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DEATHS

Layton Jesse Jordan, age 19, of Marlinton

Mrs. Ada Hogsett Grimes, age 76, of Huntersville

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Landis, of Marlinton, a daughter named Heather Louise

Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Workman, of Hillsboro, a son

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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 Camp Advancement Committee.

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Starting in July, the committee will launch the sale of ﾓblocks.ﾔ An effort will be made to find a sponsor for each of the 2,900 blocks which have been purchased. Donations of 50-cents per block will be asked which includes the cost of labor. A list of all persons purchasing blocks will be posted in the new Dining Hall.

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According to committee plans, places throughout the county will be asked for contributions for the general building fund. Special 4-H stickers or window cards will be provided for those making contributions.

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The total cost of the building has been estimated at $7,500. At the present time, the footers have been poured and most of the blocks have been laid. If work goes according to plan, the building should be sufficiently finished to use during 4-H Camp this year.

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Honored

Dr. Fred C. Allen has been elected president of the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy for the coming year. This makes the 20th year Dr. Allen has been so honored and his 27th year on the board. A pharmacist since 1909, he came to Marlinton in 1919. Last year Dr. Allen was honorary president of the National Board of Pharmacy, highest honor he has received, and he has received every plaque and award given to pharmacists. It is said he spends more hours at work than any other pharmacist his age.

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Coach Resigns

On Tuesday night the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Robert Farmer as coach at Marlinton High School. Mr. Farmer will go to Iaeger in McDowell County. Elmer Friel was hired to replace Farmer, and Mrs. Nancy McNeel Currence was placed in Mr. Frielﾒs teaching position.

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STEP

The State Temporary Economic Program (STEP) will go ahead this week when surplus money is available. The main program amounting to more than $3,000,000 will be under the Conservation Commission. In our county at Watoga $72,000 will be spent, over half for building repairs. Seneca will get $47,500, including two cabins and tenting area.

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The jobs will be filled from the most needy unemployed. The basic pay scale will be $1 per hour, with wages for skilled labor according to State Road scales.

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Farmer Judging Contest

The second annual Livestock Field Day and Farmer Livestock Judging Contest will be held at the University Animals Husbandry Farm near Morgantown.

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Last year, a team from each district in the county participated in this contest with the team from Green Bank District winning second place in the state and taking county honors. This yearﾒs team, consisting of Howard Hevener, E. N. Moore and Albert Wilfong, were presented a county trophy for this achievement and are expected to defend their county title again this year.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓHe Laughed Lastﾔ

Frankie Laine ~ Lucy Marlow

ﾓToby Tyler 10 Weeks With the Circusﾔ

Kevin ﾓMoochieﾔ Corcoran ~ Henry Calvin

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DEATHS

Ruth Virdillia Kramer, age 57, of Durbin

James B. Ervin, age 67, of Hillsboro

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Terry, of Minnehaha Springs, a daughter named Rebecca Ann

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Stemple, of Marlinton, a son named Randall Franklin

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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 start in a lecture and exhibit room in the basement of the Karl Jansky Laboratory, where for 30 to 40 minutes slides will be shown and explanation made of the work there. Following this the telescopes will be visited.

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These lectures and tours will be conducted by Dr. Robert Fleischer, Professor of Astronomy at Rensselaer Institute in Troy, New York, who will be at the Observatory for the summer months.

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Retired

At the West Virginia Annual Conference held in Buchannon, the Rev. L. E. Saville retired from active duty as a minister of the Methodist Church.

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He was born and reared in Hampshire County, where he took an active part in church work. In 1932 he entered the Baltimore M. E. Conference and was appointed as assistant pastor of his home charge. In 1936 he was assigned to the Elk Garden Charge in Moorefield District where he served five years before coming to Minnehaha Springs in the Lewisburg District. After serving that Charge for 12 years he went to the Williamsburg Charge for five years, then back to Minnehaha Springs, for two more years.

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He and his wife are now residing in their new home at Frost.

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Our Boys and Girls in Service

Army Sgt. First Class William M. Helmick, Jr., recently graduated and received his wings as a paratrooper from the 82nd Divisionﾒs Jump School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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Army Private Jerry E. Kerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Kerr, of Green Bank, has graduated as a paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division's Jump School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, receiving his wings after completing four weeks of intensive ground and aerial training.

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Private Robert D. Wilt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold K. Wilt, of Marlinton, is with the Eighth Infantry Divisionﾒs 23rd Transportation Company at Wiesbaden, Germany. A truck driver, he entered the Army last Juneﾠ and completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

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Graduating from the Eighth Infantry Division's Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Baumholder, Germany, was acting Corporal Artenis A. Arbogast, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Arbogast, of Dunmore.

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He is a member of Headquarters of Battery, 28th Artillery, entered the Army in January, 1959; completed basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and arrived overseas last June.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓYellow Mountainﾔ

Lex Barker ~ Howard Duff

ﾓThe Last Mileﾔ

Mickey Rooney

ﾓUlyssesﾔ

Kirk Douglas ~ Silvana Mangano

ﾓThe H Manﾔ

ﾓThe Woman Eaterﾔ

DEATHS

Thomas E. Smith, Pocahontas Countyﾒs oldest citizen, age 100

Squire Joseph Riley, age 79, of Arbovale

William Hamilton Moyer, age 70, of Cass

Henry H. Starks, age 83, of Droop

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Everette Woodie, of Marlinton, a daughter named Evelyn Lorraine

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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 Watoga were good, although some of the visitors thought they had made a mistake and gone to the North Pole the first night. The banquet served by the Methodist Women of Marlinton went off fine, and the members were graciously received and served at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Buckskin Scout Reservation. These are fine attractions to our county, ones we can be proud to show. Alfred Stern, speaking at the banquet, showed that plans for the Cenntennial are far advanced, and he seems like the kind of person to bring them to fruition.

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Newcomer

A newcomer to the county we missed back in the winter is William G. David, who is Superintendent of Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, and who also took over Mr. Hertigﾒs job as signmaker. They have built a sign shop at Droop. Mr. Davis came from Clay County and has been with the Conservation Department only since last fall. He is an artist and promised us a painting of the Falls of Hills Creek to display at The Times Office. Mrs. Davis is the former Delores Love and they have four children, Jill, age 8, Joe 5, Joy 3, and Jeff 2.

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Buckskin Scout Reservation

It is ﾓBuckskin Scout Reservationﾔ and not Dilleyﾒs Mill Scout Reservation, so we learned last week. The officials there are having to break the habit by paying a dime every time the wrong name is spoken. But it is certainly a fine camp in a beautiful location and it officially opened June 11 with about 280 campers for the first period. Marlinton Scouts are there this week. The $56,000 dining and recreation hall, with kitchen, is completed and in use.

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Members of Boy Scout Troop 33, Marlinton, who are attending camp this week are: Senior Patrol Leader- Kenneth Dilley, Marvin Perry, Bobby Michael and Jimmy Dilley; Scribe- Wayne Harper; Quarter Master- Michael McMann; Assistant Patrol Leader- Bernard Dixon; Scouts- Larry Davis, Raymond Pryor, Eugene Simmons and Richard Moore; Assistant Scout Master- Clem Simmons; and Neighborhood Commissioner- Edward T. Stemple.

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More Bears

Two more sheep-killing bears were killed the last couple of weeks. Kyle Hannah has been losing sheep to a bear for several years and he called in Oscar Sharp and his dogs. The 225 pound bear was treed and killed on Gibsonﾒs Knob. Kyle Hannah, Sonny Shaw, Swain, Martin and Oscar Sharp made up the party.

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Last Thursday a big old ugly bear, short hind legs and long front legs, weighing about 225 pounds, was killed. This one had been killing sheep on the Wimer place on Ceasar Mountain. A big party from the Levels spread out. Oscarﾒs dogs treed the bear and Martin Sharp and Cassell Ryder killed it. One of the dogs, Steamboat, II, was badly bitten but seems to be recovering. The other dogs are Blackie, Little Blackie, Joe, Abner and Plotts. They thought this bear was the one also killing sheep around Woodrow but since then more sheep have been killed.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓBronco Busterﾔ

John Lund ~ Scott Brady

ﾓThe Son of Robin Hoodﾔ

ﾓThe Hound of the Baskervillesﾔ

Peter Cushing ~ Andre Morell

ﾓJoe Butterflyﾔ

Audie Murphy ~ George Nader

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DEATHS

Henry Tilmon Price, age 57, of Buckeye

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Wilfong, of Marlinton, a son named Kent Edward

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Underwood, of Clover Lick, a son named Lowell Thomas, Jr.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shears, of Arbovale, a daughter named Vicky Lynn

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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 bunting gave a festive air, and the town maintenance men had washed the streets the night before while others slept.

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Mayor Dale Curry did a fine job as master of ceremonies. Governor Underwood, before cutting the ribbon, spoke of the pleasure of being in Pocahontas and, as always, happy to dedicate another new highway facility. Congressman Staggers expressed his pleasure in having had a part in securing federal funds for the project.

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Following is the informative part of the speech of Bobby A. Boaz, Executive Secretary representing the State Road Commission.

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The bridge we dedicate today is the result of countless hours of planning, designing and constructing. It is a project that has been badly needed for many years. I am sure all of you remember the old concrete arch structure with its narrow roadway. It was built back in 1915 by the Luten Bridge Company of Indiana. Frequent attempts were made to repair it over the years, but it finally became obvious that the old bridge had to be replaced.

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The project was first programmed by the Road Commission in April, 1956. Design work was begun by our Bridge Engineers. A shortage of funds prevented immediate construction until 1958 when it appeared that the project could be undertaken the following year. As a result, a public hearing was held at the City Building here in Marlinton on January 16, 1959. And the contract for construction was let to bids February 24. It was awarded to the low bidder, The Kyova Construction Company of Huntington, which began work shortly after that. The new bridge was first opened to traffic late last year. The bridge itself is 380 feet long, with 40 feet pavement and two sidewalks. The total length of the bridge and necessary approaches is 0.16 miles. Cost of the project is slightly more then $300,000 further proof, if any is needed, that this matter of road building is getting be be very expensive.

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The old bridge had to be removed and a temporary wooden bridge had to be constructed so traffic could be maintained. This also involved a short detour. These things which are always necessary for such improvements to be made are sometimes inconvenient and irksome for the people who live and travel in the area. But I am sure that today all that is forgotten, and that you will agree the inconvenience was worth it all. With the building of the new bridge, it was also possible to improve the grade and eliminate the bad dip that existed at the Marlinton end.

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4-H Dining Hall

During a meeting of the 4-H Advancement Committee and the Board of Trustees held last Thursday evening in Marlinton, the green light was given for construction of a Dining Hall at the 4-H Camp near Thornwood.

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The structure, to be built at an estimated cost of $7,500 will be of concrete block construction and will be two story in part. The plans drawn by Waldo Bell, Extension Engineer, provides for a kitchen and adequate storage space as well as a dining hall 26 feet wide and 84 feet long.

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ﾓThis is a huge undertaking,ﾔ observed Moffett McNeel, Jr., Chairman of the Advancement Committee, ﾓand will require the active support of the people of the county if it is to be accomplished. The adults of this county are urged to accept their citizenship responsibilities by their wholehearted cooperation to this effort,ﾔ he concluded.

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ALPINE THEATRE

ﾓVice Raidﾔ

Mamie Van Doren ~ Richard Coogan

ﾓNight Passageﾔ

James Stewart ~ Audie Murphy

ﾓThe Nunﾒs Storyﾔ

Audrey Hepburn

ﾓThe Bridges of Toko-Riﾔ

Grace Kelly ~ William Holden

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BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. June Buzzard, of Huntersville, a daughter.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Copen, of Cass, a daughter named Wanda Sue.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Galford, of Dunmore, a daughter named Kay Ellen.

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