Thursday,ﾠDecember 7, 1961

Deer Season
As expected, the deer kill so far is low. Only 67 were checked at all County stations Monday. At Brill's Servicenter in Marlinton the count was 17 Monday and 8 Tuesday. The National Forest vehicle count is down, indicating considerable less hunting pressure than usual, mostly attributed to the bucks only season.
At the checking station at Dewey Hicks' station at Mountain Grove, 7 bears, 22 turkeys and 237 deer were checked during Virginia's hunting season. Last year 557 deer were checked at the same place.
The only bear kill reported at the County Clerk's office is that of a big 300 pound bear killed by L. E. Kisner, Jr., of Durbin. The bear was killed in the Alleghenies near Bartow.
A rattlesnake was caught alive on Little Thorny Creek Mountain Monday by a hunter.
Austin Nottingham, of Durbin, butchered a Yorkshire hog 19 months old, that dressed out 677 pounds. This is the largest hog Mr. Nottingham has ever killed and he thinks the Yorkshire hogs are the best hogs he has ever had on his place. He also butchered a Hereford beef that dressed out 713 pounds, so he heartily recommends the Yorkshire hogs and Hereford cattle for heavy meat.

F.F.B.L.
The Annual Farming For Better Living Awards and Program was held in the Marlinton High School Gymnasium on Friday evening, November 17. This banquet, attended by 220 farm family enrollees, representatives of the sponsoring business concerns, County Council members, and special guests climaxed the Farming for Better Living year.
Those attending were welcomed to the function by County Chairman Eugene Daetwyler. Hubert Callison, a past program winner, of Beard, served as master of ceremonies.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Waugh, of the Brushy Flats area, were awarded top spot among the full-time farmer group, with Mr. and Mrs. E. Ernest White, of Minnehaha Springs, taking top honors among the part-time farmers.
Other winners among the full-time farming enrollees were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dilley, Huntersville; Mr. and Mrs. Clark Baxter, Marlinton; Hal Moore and Mrs. Elmer Moore, Minnehaha Springs; Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan, Buckeye; Mr. and Mrs. James Y. Pritchard, Marlinton; Mr. and Mrs. Delbert G. Moore, Dunmore; Mr. and Mrs. John Hause, Buckeye; Mrs. Mary Shafer and Sons, Marlinton; Mr. and Mrs. Gay Sharp, Marlinton; Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie B. Hill, Hillsboro; Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Beverage, Marlinton; Mr. and Mrs. David N. Moore, Durbin; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Underwood, Huntersville; and Mr. and Mrs. Randall Sharp, Huntersville.
In the part-time group the following were winners: Mr. and Mrs. Julian Lockridge, Huntersville; Mr. and Mrs. Max White, Minnehaha Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Friel, Marlinton; and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sheets, Green Bank.
Cash awards as well as special ribbons were awarded to these winners according to their placings.
A delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings was served by the Marlinton P.T.A.

4-H News
The Riverside 4-H club met on Friday, November 10, 1961, for their reorganizational meeting.
The club stood and sang "W. Va. Boys and Girls" followed by the National 4-H Club pledge.
Old Business: The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
New Business: Officers were elected by the club and they are as follows: President - Carolyn Dean; Vice President - Milton Simmons; Secretary - Delores Friel; Treasurer - Marilyn Beverage; Reporter - John Dean; Game Leaders - John Dean and Nancy Anderson.
The name of the club is the Riverside Blue Angels. Meeting date, third Friday of each month. Colors are Blue and White.

Honey- Nature's Miracle Food
by Dallas McKeever
continued
Mountain climbers, preparing for hazardous expeditions, where maximum physical fitness means the difference between life and death, train on honey. Sir Edmund Hilleary - a beekeeper himself - who was the first to reach the top of Mr. Everest in the Himalayas, had trained on honey.
In ancient Egyptian tombs, jars of honey have been found, still edible, after 33 centuries. Who knows any other ready-to-eat food which does not spoil in its natural state, and which can be kept indefinitely?
Since antiquity there has been a persistent belief that honey in the diet assures a long life. The Greek philosophers ate quantities of honey. Pythagoras died at the age of 90, his disciple Appolonius lived to be 113. Anocreon credited his 115 years to honey, Hippocratei - father of medicine - was a honey enthusiast and recommended it for a long life. Democritus, who explained the principle of the atom 23 centuries ago, firmly believed in the health giving qualities of honey.
In 1957, a beekeeper from Kashmir, India, stated that many beekeepers in his country reach 100 years, This is remarkable since the average life span in India is much shorter than in the western world.
Honey has enjoyed a great reputation as a medicine throughout history. It was an important ingredient of almost all prescriptions of the ancient Egyptians. Mohammed said, "Honey is a remedy for all disease." The symbol of medical science also tells the story. Here we see a snake - symbol of Aesculapius, the God of Medicine - coiled around a staff, ready to feed from a cup of honey.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Lee Kelly, of Clover Lick, a daughter, Teresa Lynn
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Carlon Pritchard, of Dunmore, a son, Greggory Clinton
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Warwick Chestnut, of Staunton, Virginia, a son, William Wayne

DEATHS
Clyde W. Auldridge, age 74, of Mill Point, son of the late Luther and Elizabeth Smith Auldridge
Mrs. Lucy Townsend, age 59, of Back Mountain, near Durbin. She was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church and a lifelong resident of the Durbin community
A. L. Kershner, age 84, of Marlinton, a member of Mount Zion Methodist Church at Beard and the Oddfellows Lodge at Lobelia
Hugh H. Wiley, age 55, of Droop Mountain. He was a World War II Veteran and a member of Lodge No. 386 Independent Order of Oddfellows at Lobelia.

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Thursday, ﾠNovember 30, 1961

Deer Season
The first "bucks only" deer season since 1957 opens Monday, December 4. Only deer with antlers three inches or more above the hair are legal kill.
In 1957, the last bucks only season, 345 bucks were killed. The deer population here in Pocahontas seems to be down some following several hard winters and poor mast crop.

Shooting Match
On November 4 a rather unusual shooting match was held at the residence of Guy Bambrick on Beaver Creek. The boys of 8-C in Mr. Bambrick's class of Marlinton Junior High School organized a rifle club, and a shooting match was planned; .22 rifles were to be used with 40 feet offhand and rest or prone position 45 feet.
The judges were: Brown Miller, Odell Grimes, Clabe Kellison and Arnold Weiford.
The following 13 boys took part in the match: also one girl, Betty Miller. Billy McLaughlin, Donald Barkley, Douglas Grimes, Steve Clutter, Delbert Reed, Dale Hollandsworth, Ronald VanMeter, Brownie Sprouse, Robert Gray, Craig Sherbs, Jimmy Taylor and Roger Maddy.
There were many sharpshooters among the group and bullseyes were common, but special attention must be called to the fine offhand shooting of Barkley, Sprouse and Reed and equal attention to the fine rest shooting of Clutter, VanMeter and Taylor. Betty Miller was another Annie Oakley, with at least three bullseyes. The hight scores went to Van Meter and Clutter.

Honey -Nature's Miracle Food
By Dallas McKeever
The average housewife is poorly informed about the unusual food value of honey and its great importance as a health giving food. How else could we explain the one pound and a half yearly per capita honey consumption, compared with a sugar comsumption of about 100 pounds per capita per year in the U. S.
Few food buyers know that honey is the only food that is practically pre-digested. For this reason many doctors prescribe it for patients suffering from heart conditions, pneumonia, etc. Honey is a boon for people whose digestive systems are easily upset because it does not tax the digestive system. How many housekeepers know that honey is a mild laxative?
The nation swallows sleeping pills by the ton. How many know that in many cases honey comes to the rescue of the sleepless? Two tablespoons dissolved in hot lemonade is excellent just before "hitting the hay." This is relaxing, giving the general feeling of well-being and induces wholesome natural sleep.
Laboratory experiments have proven that most kinds of disease-producing bacteria cannot live in honey. Since the dawn of civilization, whenever the human body has had to perform at top eficiency, those "in the know" remember honey. The ancient Greeks, taking part in the Olympic Games, trained on honey. More recently, during the early stages of the Battle of Britain in World War II, pilots of the British Spitfires were greatly outnumbered by Hitler's Luftwaft. British pilots often flew ten or more missions a day, and the fate of their Island depended upon their skill and endurance under grueling conditions. Liberal amounts of honey were included in their rations, and when they landed to refuel the planes, they were given honey in water.
More next week....

Wedding
The Edray parsonage was the scene of a small but pretty wedding on Saturday, November 4, 1961, at 8 p.m., uniting in marriage Kyle Thomas Hause, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hause, of Buckeye, and Miss Plumia Mae Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hill, of Lobelia.
The Rev. Ezra Bennett performed the single ring ceremony, in the presence of the immediate families.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Aldridge, of the United States Navy and Arbovale, a daughter, Donna Marie
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kennie Underwood, of Marlinton, a daughter Beverly Grey
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Sharp, of Dunmore, a daughter, Jacqueline Lynn
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Friel, of Marlinton, a son, Richard Andrew
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Aceil Ryder, of Minnehaha Springs, a daughter
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Kelley, of Clover Lick, a daughter, Teresa Lynn
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Pritchard, of Dunmore, a son, Gregory Clinton

DEATHS
Samuel Nixon Hench, age 87. He was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for 64 years, and was honored as Elder Emeritus in 1957; sang in choirs for 65 years and taught a Sunday School class for a great number of years. He is survived by his wife, Mary McClintic Hench.
Mrs. Alice McMillion Hamrick, age 81. She taught school many years ago in Pocahontas County at Frost and Onoto.

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Thursday,ﾠNovember 23, 1961

Thanksgiving
O come, let us sing to the Lord;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with Thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits.
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
For his steadfast love endures forever. Psalms 85, 103, 107

Students
According to a release from the registrar's office, there are 20 Pocahontas County students attending Glenville State College.
Marlinton students are: Larry Burns, Lois Friel, Virginia Gallaher, Hugh Jackson, Earl Michael and Dwain Wilcox.

Marlinton High News
The Greenbrier Valley Football play-off game between Marlinton and Rainelle was a huge success. A crowd of 3,000 people enjoyed a well-played game. This was the largest crowd ever to witness one of these play-offs. No little part of the success of the day was due to the local Chamber of Commerce. They advertised, put on the parade and in every way helped to make the day a success. Marlinton High School would like to thank all those who helped so nobly.

New Post Office
Green Bank's new post office will hold Open House 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, acting postmaster Dorothy Ervine announced today. The new facility is part of the Post Office Department's unique commercial leasing plan.

Letter to the Editor
Let me urge every member of any church to vote solidly against liquor by the drink. If we never take the first drink, we will never take the second. The liquor element says it will spend $250,000 to win liquor by the drink. They know if they win they will make several hundred thousand dollars by making this grand country into a drinking nation. We now have 45,000 alcoholics, and we must enlarge the hospitals to care for them. Do you want one of your family to become an alcoholic? Think about this. Every good citizen who cares for the good of his country should vote against whiskey by the drink. So don't listen to the things said by the liquor element to win your vote. Yours to help our country, L. D. Sharp

Charged
Harry Simmons, formerly of Marlinton, was charged with murder in Charleston after the death of Glen Miller from blows on the head.

DEATHS
Glen Wilbur Miller, aged 37, of Charleston, formerly of Marlinton; a veteran of World War II, he served two years overseas and was employed by Anderson Inc. in Charleston. Funeral service at Smith Funeral Home; burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
Morgan Franklin Radar, aged 87, formerly of Pocahontas County; funeral in the Arbovale Methodist Church, burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.
Edward Darewood Ervin, aged 54, formerly of Green Bank, was accidently killed in the kitchen of his home in Meadville, Pennsylvania, when a .32 caliber rifle he was handling accidentally went off.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grady Boggs, a son, Grady Moore, Jr.

ALPINE THEATRE
"The Boy fromﾠOklahoma"
Will Rogers, Jr.

"Angel Baby"
George Hamilton - Mercedes McCambridge
"No children under 16 allowed, unless accompanied by an adult."

Thursday,ﾠNovember 16, 1961

Bears
On Saturday, November 4, down on Droop Mountain, Mitchell Barrett stepped into his back yard and much to his surprise saw a large black bear and two cubs racing along his field near the woodland. He called the other members of the household to see them and the bears crossed the fence to the adjoining property.
It was quite an exciting experience for their four-year-old grandson, James Zell, IV, who was visiting the Barretts from Eagle Rock, Virginia, since he had never seen a live bear.
Now he can tell his little friends in Virginia the true story of the three bears.

Civil Defense and Caves
It has come to my attention that, after years of work and not much cooperation from most of us, Edward Wilson has resigned as Director of Civil Defense.ﾠ He has worked hard and is to be commended for his faithful interest and work.
Civil Defense these days centers mostly on the controversy about bomb shelters.ﾠ My suggestion for this is to get more facts about suitable caves in our vicinity.ﾠ I recently found that the Federal workers are ahead of us here and while I have no report of their findings, it seems the spelunkers recommended the Poor Farm cave at Hillsboro as the best suited.

Fires
The Marlinton Fire Department was called twice on Saturday: to the apartment of Don Cutlip on Fifth Avenue, where only smoke damage resulted, and later to a brush fire on Greenbrier Hill.ﾠ Monday they arrived just in time to prevent extensive damage in an attic fire at Carl Higgins' home which he rents from W. L. Price at Edray.

Football
Marlinton lost to Rainelle by a score of 19 - 12 Saturday, but it would have been a different story if Marlinton had played the first half as they did the second.ﾠ They played like champions the last half.ﾠ The crowd, largest to ever attend a playoff game, was estimated at 3,000 based on 2,585 paid admissions.ﾠ Marlinton's share is $869.98.ﾠ The parade was good, and it was a big day in Marlinton.

Hillsboro School News
The Senior Class of Hillsboro High School held its election for officers for the coming year.ﾠ Those elected were: President - LaVerne McCoy; Vice-President - Mary Etta Pyles; Secretary - Huberta Bostic; Treasurer - David Loury; Sergeant-At-Arms - Roger Morgan.
At the same meeting the senior class chose its yearbook staff.ﾠ They are: Co-Editors - Sharon White and Jane Ann Rock; Business Manager - Mary Etta Pyles; Sports Editors - Jerry Hollandsworth and Harley Carpenter; Art Editors - David Loury and Dock Hollandsworth; Advertising Managers - LaVerne McCoy and Charles Long; Feature Editor - Huberta Bostic; Typists - Judy McCoy and Joe Smith.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alderman, of Minnehaha Springs, a daughter
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, of Durbin, a daughter.
Born to Captain and Mrs. Edward L. Faulknier, of Killeen, Texas, a daughter, Jennifer Merle

DEATHS
Mrs. Eliza Tincher, aged 80, died at her home on Douthard's Creek
Mrs. Nora (Pearl) Stinson, aged 68, of Buckeye
Virgil E. Gragg, was born January 31, 1895, and passed away October 19, 1961.ﾠ "Sleep on, dear brother." Sadly missed by his sister, Ressie Sprouse.

In Memoriam
In loving memory of Private First Class Harlan Dean, on his birthday, November 16, who was killed in action March 3, 1944.

Sometimes when I am all alone,
Thinking of those I love, and of the ones so dear to me
Who have gone to Heaven above -

Then memories of you come stealing,
Of when you were just a lad,
And all we kids were together
Back home with Mother and Dad.

I remember that day I came home from school
And found clouds dark and gray,
I asked what was the matter
And Mom said you were going away.

It broke our hearts to see you go
To a land across the sea,
But you heeded the call of Uncle Sam,
To keep America free.

You often wrote us letters,
To keep us from feeling blue,
And told us not to worry,
That God would take care of you.

We trusted Him to bring you back,
But He always does what's best,
I think He saw you'd had enough,
Then took you to your rest.

And though the years have passed along,
We think of you each day,
And we will meet you, Harlan,
With God to guide our way.

By his sister
Mrs. Naomi Morrison, White Hall, Maryland

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Thursday,ﾠNovember 9, 1961

Veterans Day
November 11 is Veterans Day.ﾠ Forty-three years ago World War One ended-on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.ﾠ It was the war to end all wars.ﾠ World War Two, the Korean War and the Cold War have changed the meaning of November 11. It's called Veterans Day now.

America'sﾠ veteran population totals more than 22ﾠmillion.ﾠﾠSeven out of ten , or 15,200,000 served in World War II, and average 42 years of age.ﾠ Nearly 5,500,000 served in the Korean Conflict, with almost a million seeing "double duty" in both.ﾠ Their average age is 32.ﾠ 2,600,000 World War I "doughboys" average 67. Spanish American veterans number less than 40,000 and average 84.ﾠ The nation's veterans and their families comprise about 40 percent of the U. S. Population.

Two factors account for the outstanding adjustments veterans have made to postwar civilian life - 1) the structure of veterans benefits, and 2) military service itself, which tempered minds, bodies and developed a mature sense of values in our American way of life.

Thus Veterans Day is an opportunity for the entire nation to draw strength for the future from our past ...to dedicate ourselves anew to peace and honor among nations and the peoples of the world.

Big Day
Marlinton won over Crichton last Thursday 44-6 to complete the regular season undefeated.ﾠ Coach Elmer Friel's eleven, the Northern Greenbrier Valley Champs, will meet Rainelle, the Southern winner, this Saturday, afternoon at 2:30 on the Marlinton field. The teams, both undefeated, seem pretty evenly matched and an exciting game is promised.ﾠ Show the boys you are proud of them by going to the game.
And fly a flag for Veterans Day.

MHS Senior Play
Marlinton High School Senior Class will present the mystery melodrama "The Vampire Bat" by Robert St. Clair in the high school auditorium Friday evening, November 10, at 7:30.ﾠ The cast is as follows:
Donald Abbott - Bob Galford; Kay Adams - Sara Currence; Richard Grant - Paul Layman; Lydia Adams - Nancy Jo Morgan; Zoe Ainsworth - Diane Harper; Buster Craig - Fairly Workman; Ginger Drew - Helena Taylor; Zombe - Brown McCarty; Mrs. Kahn - Bonnie Defibaugh.
The production staff includes Clarence Tyree, Ralph Sharp, Janice Wilfong, Linda Friel, Margie Dunn, Don Biggs, Raymond Fitzgerald, Calvin Sharp, Roger McMillion, Roger McMillion, Phyllis Clutter, Delores Tallman, Carolyn Weatherholt, Barbara VanReenan, Carolyn McCarty, Helen Tallman, Steve Malcomb, Marietta Underwood, Gerald Davis, Linda Moore, and Jacoba Firel.
Student director is Judy Shaw.
Faculty coach is Mrs. Wayne Bailey.
Intermission music will be furnished by Bernard Smith, Tom McKissic and Sidney Jack.
Tickets, which are 35 cents for students and 50 cents for adults, may be obtained from members of the senior class or purchased at the door.

Visiting
Larry Burns and Shelia Wilmoth, of Grantsville, both students at Glenville, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burns, Sr.

4-H Club News
The F. B. Jets 4-H Club held their October organizational meeting at their clubhouse with 19 persons attending.
The main item of business was the election of officers for the coming year.ﾠ The following were chosen:ﾠ
President - Donna McCutcheon; Vice-President - Debbie Harker; Secretary - Jean Helmick; Treasurer - Phyllis Burner; Reporter - Linda McCutcheon; Song Leaders - Sara Stone and Candice Widney; Game Leaders - Jackie Plyler and Donna Cover; Leader Mrs. H. J. Widney; Assistant Leader - Mrs. Elza Rexrode.

The Hillsboro Pep-To-Win 4-H Club met October 24 at the home of Bud and Patsy Prather.ﾠ The folllowing officers were elected for the coming year:
President - Julia McLaughlin; Vice-President - Patsy Prather; Secretary - Nora Lou McNeel; Treasurer - Elizabeth McNeel; Reporter - Anne McNeel; Game Leaders - Carolyn Rose and Solly Workman; Song Leaders - Kathy Beard and Martha Irene Edgar.
Our new 4- H Club Agent, Mrs. C. K. Dilley, met with us and our projects were selected for the coming year.ﾠ Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess.
Anne Malory McNeel, Reporter

Snake
Otis Kelley killed a big rattler on Bolar's Draft Road on Thursday, November 2, and though late for snakes, it was as lively as could be.ﾠ The 45-inch snake had nine rattles and a button.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dilley, of Omaha, Nebraska, a daughter, Pamela Susan

DEATHS
Levi Page Baxter, age 74, of Marlinton, a life- long resident of Pocahontas County, retired farmer and a son of the late Samuel C. and Mary A. Baxter.
John Flemings Roberts, age 72, of Minnehaha Springs

ALPINE THEATRE
"North to Alaska"
John Wayne - Fabian
"Gold of the Seven Saints"
Clint Walker -
Roger Moore
"Ma and Pa Kettleﾠat Waikiki"
Marjorie Main -
Percy Kilbride

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Thursday,ﾠNovember 2, 1961

Flags
Every home and business is asked to fly the flag in honor of Veterans Day.

Deer
A deer jumped on Walter Mason's station wagon near Valley Head last week, damging the car and killing the deer.

Family Concerts
George Lucktenberg, Harpsichordist, will present the first concert of the season of the Pocahontas County Family Concert Association at 8:30 p.m. in the Marlinton High School Gym. The harpsichord, an instrument of George Washington's time, is seldom heard in concert today. Mr. Lucktenberg carries in a specially fitted truck his own nine-foot concert instrument, made by Sperrhake of Passau, Germany.
The other two concerts to be presented this season include Ramon Hernandez, guitarist, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Clean-Up
A report will go into the State Clean-up Campaign Committee on Wednesday of progress made in Pocahontas County, and we hope to see the light burning for our County on the map on the Capitol lawn as a result. This light shows that a county is working - certainly the job will never be finished - and we feel we have accomplished a great deal, with much left to be done. Take a drive and judge for yourself, The State Road Commission is to be commended for their work in cleaning up the roadsides, and the triple white lines are attractive as well as a safety factor. The bridges, culverts and guard rails are painted, picnic tables have been painted also, and the new shelter and outlook on Elk constructed; old cars have been removed from roadsides.
Durbin reports at least 25 old buildings torn down, alleys cleared, and painting planned.
Cass has torn the old shooting gallery down and plans removal of other buildings. Our people are becoming "Clean-up conscious" and are taking pride in the appearance of their property. Keep up the good work!

Tourist Survey
A year-long tourist study of Marlinton and vicinity is due to begin November 1. Traffic counters will be used and one driver out of possibly 20 will be asked to give detailed information. The study is designed primarily to see if it would be worthwhile to promote additional tourist facilities in this area.

4-H News
The Green Valley Loyal Workers held their October meeting at the home of Karen, Ramona and Rebecca Chappell.
The devotional was entitled, "Busy Bees." The theme of the program was "Eye Cues." The club members recently enjoyed a group tour to the State Capitol, airport and other points of interest. Our community project contest was won by the Chappell sisters for displaying their farm and 4-H signs and beautifying the plot.

Our new officers are as follows: President - Sharon VanReenan; Vice-Pesident - Gary Hollandsworth; Treasurer - Karen Chappell; Reporter - Ramona Chappell; Game Leaders - Joel Callison and Joe Hollandsworth; Song Leaders - Libby Workman, Rebecca Chappell and Floyd Stanley.
Ramona Chappell,
Reporter

The Cass Handy Andy Jr. 4-H Club held its re-organizational meeting on October 18, in the Cass Graded Schoolhouse.
The business consisted of electing new officers. They are as follows: President - Bob Bond; Vice-President - Mike Kane; Secretary - Linda Moore; Treasurer - Nancy Lightner; Reporter - Gary Cassell; Game Leaders - Lewis Fox and Jerry Galford; Song Leaders - Jane Ann McLauglin and Daniel Arbogast.
Gary Cassell,
Reporter

Marlinton High School
Marlinton beat Green Bank Saturday for the first time in seven years, 41-0. In 1954 Marlinton defeated Green Bank, and with the exception of 1956 and 1957, when the two schools did not play, Green Bank has won the remainder of the games. This is Marlinton's eighth straight win without a loss.
Marlinton has won the Northern Greenbrier Valley Championship and on Saturday, November 11, will play Rainelle, who has won the Southern Greenbrier Valley Championship. The game will be played at Marlinton and will be Marlinton's Homecoming Game.
Miss Sara Alice Currence, senior, has been elected Homecoming Queen by the football team. She will be crowned at the halftime cermonies. Her attendants, elected from each class are : Senior - Margie Dunn; Junior - Geneva Shinaberry; Sophomore - Diana Wooddell; Freshman - Mary Lee Shafer; Eighth - Linda Hockenberry; Seventh - Barbara Curry. The Queen and her court will be featured on a float built by the Marlinton Chamber of Commerce in a parade through town before the game.

ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harper will observe their 57th wedding anniversary by having an open house at their home Sunday, November 5. Friends are invited to call from two to four o'clock. No gifts, please.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lanty Rose, of Chaktico, Maryland, a son, Gregory Alan.

DEATHS
Mrs. S. N. Hench and Mrs. N. J. Moore received word of the death of their cousin, Gunthrie McClintic, Palisades, New York, on Sunday, October 29, 1961. He was a well-known theatrical producer and his wife is the famous actress, Katherine Cornell.
Mrs. Houston (Annise E.) Gaylor, aged 80, of Huntersville, born near Minnehaha Springs December 8, 1880, the daughter of C. W. and Catherine Moore Underwood.
James Arden Wheeler, born July 7, 1877, a son of James N. and Mattie Swope Wheeler. He was a good husband and father, always ready to help where help was needed.
John Roberts, aged 72, of Minnehaha Springs, funeral at West Union Church, burial in Cochran Cemetery
Andrew Jackson Brewster, aged 63, of Boyer. He was a retired tanner.

ALPINE THEATRE
"The Fabulous World of Jules Verne"
and
Walt Disney's
"One Hundred and One Dalmations"
Start from scratch with this hilarious dream team!
A Positive Howl!

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Thursday,
November 23, 1961
From the desk of
Mrs. Jane Price Sharp

Thanksgiving
O come, let us sing to the Lord;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with Thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits.
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
For his steadfast love endures forever. Psalms 85, 103, 107

Students
According to a release from the registrar's office, there are 20 Pocahontas County students attending Glenville State College.
Marlinton students are: Larry Burns, Lois Friel, Virginia Gallaher, Hugh Jackson, Earl Michael and Dwain Wilcox.

Marlinton High News
The Greenbrier Valley Football play-off game between Marlinton and Rainelle was a huge success. A crowd of 3,000 people enjoyed a well-played game. This was the largest crowd ever to witness one of these play-offs. No little part of the success of the day was due to the local Chamber of Commerce. They advertised, put on the parade and in every way helped to make the day a success. Marlinton High School would like to thank all those who helped so nobly.

New Post Office
Green Bank's new post office will hold Open House 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, acting postmaster Dorothy Ervine announced today. The new facility is part of the Post Office Department's unique commercial leasing plan.

Letter to the Editor
Let me urge every member of any church to vote solidly against liquor by the drink. If we never take the first drink, we will never take the second. The liquor element says it will spend $250,000 to win liquor by the drink. They know if they win they will make several hundred thousand dollars by making this grand country into a drinking nation. We now have 45,000 alcoholics, and we must enlarge the hospitals to care for them. Do you want one of your family to become an alcoholic? Think about this. Every good citizen who cares for the good of his country should vote against whiskey by the drink. So don't listen to the things said by the liquor element to win your vote. Yours to help our country, L. D. Sharp

Charged
Harry Simmons, formerly of Marlinton, was charged with murder in Charleston after the death of Glen Miller from blows on the head.

DEATHS
Glen Wilbur Miller, aged 37, of Charleston, formerly of Marlinton; a veteran of World War II, he served two years overseas and was employed by Anderson Inc. in Charleston. Funeral service at Smith Funeral Home; burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
Morgan Franklin Radar, aged 87, formerly of Pocahontas County; funeral in the Arbovale Methodist Church, burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.
Edward Darewood Ervin, aged 54, formerly of Green Bank, was accidently killed in the kitchen of his home in Meadville, Pennsylvania, when a .32 caliber rifle he was handling accidentally went off.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grady Boggs, a son, Grady Moore, Jr.

ALPINE?THEATRE
"The Boy from
Oklahoma"
Will Rogers, Jr.
"Angel Baby"
George Hamilton -
Mercedes McCambridge
"No children under
16 allowed, unless
accompanied
by an adult."

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Thursday,
October 26, 1961

Fox
Mrs. Ralph Arbogast and Mrs. Denzil Totten saw a fox while making cider in the backyard of Mrs. Mike Dunn's house. A neighbor is believed to have seen the fox earlier in the day. The fox appeared twice in the yard. The first time it returned to the trees along the yard fence. Then it appeared again and Mrs. Arbogast killed it with a .22 rifle.

Frost News
There were several squirrel hunters in the community last week. From all reports a goodly number of squirrels have been killed.
The weather has turned real snappy here.

Bow Hunting
Howard Hill, famed archer, spent a few days at Graham's Motel and did some bow hunting last week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin Wimer were bow hunting in Pennsylvania last week and Mr. Wimer killed a buck deer. They reported lots of bear.

Hunters' Check
Wayne Bailey makes the following brief summary of the results of the road check of hunters at Huntersville October 14 and 15.
Number of hunters checked was 393. They saw 115 turkeys, crippled 2, killed 4; saw 458 squirrels, crippled 6, and killed 163; saw 89 grouse, crippled 3, killed 9. Ninety deer and one bear were seen also. One hundred forty-four hunters saw no game.
Arch Wooddell was one of the few hunters who got a turkey.

Weather
W. B. Wells, of the Laurel Hill section, was in this office Friday. He had left home in four inches of snow and had to chop his way out through fallen trees and broken branches. He said it was the worst fall of timber he had ever seen. By the time he came up Locust Creek there was no snow to amount to anything. The wet snow and heavy foliage really caused havoc. The deepest snow was 14 inches on Kinnison, with up to 23 inches in Nicholas County.

Most wooly worm reports have been black front and rear with brown in the middle, indicating cold weather early and late with moderate weather in the middle. Earlier someone reported seeing some solid colored ones.

Woman's Club
The Woman's Club met Friday evening at the Wildwood Farm home of Mrs. B. W. John.

"An Evening with Music," featuring a study on Beethoven, was the theme of the program, capably presented by Mrs. Ben Morgan. Mrs. Morgan reviewed the life of Beethoven, citing him as "the composer who freed music." The group then enjoyed a high fidelity recording of Beethoven's "Concerto in E flat major," better known as "The Emperor," and recorded by the Vienna Festival Orchestra with Hans Kaun as Pianist. A final interesting feature of the program was the presentation of a musical calendar, which gives brief reviews of the lives and works of all the most noted composers from Bach to Gershwin.

Green BankﾠHomecoming
Miss Sandra Rose will be crowned Homecoming Queen at half-time ceremonies October 28 at Green Bank High School.
Sandra, the daughter of Mrs. Bearyl McLaughlin, of Stony Bottom, and a sister of Miss Jo Ann Rose, 1959 Homecoming Queen, is a lovely blond with blue eyes and curly hair.

Attending Miss Rose will be: seniors, Janet Cox, Nadine Gillispie, Dallas Vannoy and Charlotte Beverage; juniors, Becky Sheets and Helen Moore; sophomores, Diane Kerr and Linda McCutcheon; freshmen, Sarah Stone and Donna McQuain; eighth, Dorris Grogg and Diane Sheets; seventh, Eugenia Waybright and Judy Cassell; sixth, Susan Gillispie and Judy Lusk; fifth, Ava Simmons and Donna Faye Sheets; fourth, Rosemary Lambert and Jean Lowe; third, Jetta Boyer and Janet Arbogast; second Shirley Wilfong and Denise Meredith; first, Cathy Cosner.

Tha main attraction of Green Bank High School's annual homecoming will be a football game between Marlinton and Green Bank. Game time is 2:00 p.m. Admission will be $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for all students. Green Bank has defeated Marlinton for the past several years but this year's game promises a real challenge for the Golden Eagels as Coach Elmer Friel's Copperheads are undefeated, having downed Webster Springs, Hillsboro and Lewisburg.

Note: Inquiring minds want to know, so a sneak peak at the November 2, 1961 edition of The Pocahontas Times showed the final score of this game to be: Marlinton 41 - Green Bank 0.

Hillsboro Homecoming
Miss Mary Lee, daughter of the Reverend and Mrs. Owen Lee, reigned at Hillsboro's Homecoming Festivities on October 13.
Miss Lee, a sophomore, was crowned by the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Kermit Arbogast.

LaVerne McCoy, captain of the football team, was Miss Lee's escort. Her attendants were Brenda Starks, a senior, ecorted by Roger Morgan; Phyllis Hill, a junior, escorted by Johnny Hilleary; and Barbara Switzer, a freshman, escorted by Robert Kramer.
The Queen and her Court were entertained by the Hillsboro High School Band, under the direction of Mrs. Frances Eskridge, playing three dances, the Minuet, La Raspa, and the Bunny Hop. As the Court retired, the band played the beautiful "Teen-Age Prayer" to close the half-time ceremony.

BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCarty, of Minnehaha Springs, a daughter, Vickie Charlene

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Thursday,
October 19, 1961

Snakes
Jack and Fred Morrison, of Buckeye, went out hunting Saturday morning and the score was one rattlesnake, eight rattles and a button, for Jack; and one squirrel for Fred. Jack took the rattles home for their new baby.
Lloyd Loan, of Huntington, got 2 squirrels and a copperhead on Saturday, at Milepost 60. The snake was big, about 2 feet long, and was shot with his 12-gauge shotgun. Then on Monday he got 2 squirrels.

Bears
A sheep killing was prevented last Friday on Sam Barlow's farm near Dunmore when two men, strangers to Barlows, surprised and chased off an immensely big bear that had cornered some sheep. The Armstrong boys and their dogs from Staunton, Virginia, were called, picked up the trail and soon had the bear on the move, but no kill was made. Four-year-old Samuel Price Barlow made his start as a bearhunter on this trip.
Argile Arbogast killed a big bear in the Hills Creek country last week, between Spruce Knob and Blue Knob. Fat as a butterball, it was one of the biggest he has killed and he lumped it off at 300 pounds. Bears seem to be everywhere this year; they are feeding on apples a little earlier than usual, showing a shortage of food. This bear had killed at least five sheep for John and K. K. Wimer. The bear never did tree, and it took nine shots to finish it.

County Historical Society
Dr. James L. Hupp, State Historian and Archivist, of Charleston, will meet with all persons interested in forming a County Historical Society on Monday, October 23, at 8 p.m. in the Grand Jury Room of the courthouse. Dr. Hupp will speak on some subject of local historic interest and give assistance in the organization of a County Historical Society.

Linemen Injured
Jesse Eye and Dewey Mitchell were stringing wire for the Monongahela Power Company near Bartow last Friday when something caused a mighty jerk on the wire and pulled Eye from the ground to the pole and threw him off. He hit the truck as he fell. Mitchell fell, too. The Marlinton Emergency cars brought them to Marlinton and took Eye immediately to the Medical Center at Morgantown where his injuries were found to be not as serious as feared. He has several broken ribs and some chips off his vertabrae, plus lung and other bruises. Mitchell had a sprained shoulder and some cuts and bruises.

MHS Homecoming
The Northern Greenbrier Valley champs, Marlinton, will take on a tough Richwood team Friday night at the homecoming, where Marlinton will be looking for its seventh straight win. The Homecoming Queen, Sara Alice Currence, will be crowned at half-time. Her attendants will be selected this week.

Stop on A Dime
A safety engineer for Nationwide Insurance Company will give proof next Wednesday that you can't "stop on a dime." Students, the engineer and a State policeman will drive the demonstration car to see how quickly they can stop at 20 MPH. The three revolvers on the bumper will fire to mark the pavement when the driver (1) sees the stop signal, (2) slams on the brakes, and (3) brings the car to a stop. The demonstration will be at Hillsboro at 9 a.m. and at Marlinton at 12:30 p.m. at the high schools.

DEATHS
Mrs. Ida J. Vint, aged 84, of Cass. Born at Stony Bottom, she was a life-long resident of Pocahontas County and a member of the Cass Presbyterian Church. Service was held at the church with burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.

Charles Earnest Jackson, aged 83. Born February 14, 1878, at Mill Point, he was a son of the late Charlie and Sarah Rose Jackson. Service was held in the Swago Methodist Church with burial in the Cloonan Cemetery.

James Martin Bear, aged 69, of Marlinton. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He came to Marlinton in 1914 and was associated with the telephone business here.

Francis C. Pollock, aged 50, formerly of Marlinton, was fatally burned Tuesday in his apartment in Hinton when a cigarette set his clothes on fire while he was asleep. His father, Sam Pollock, 90, was unable to aid him but called for help.

Arnold H. McCoy, of Akron Ohio. Born at Beard he was a son of the late Noah and Nancy McCoy, Sr.

ALPINE THEATRE
"The Night Fighters"
Robert Mitchum -Anne Heywood

"The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"
Jimmy Rodgers - Luana Patten

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Thursday,ﾠOctober 12, 1961

Hunting Season
Hunting Season for squirrel, ruffed grouse and wild turkey opens this Saturday, October 14.ﾠ The foliage is thick so hunters are warned to be careful.ﾠ The local Conservation workers have been stocking some extra nice-sized trout in Seneca Lake, East Fork of Greenbrier and Williams River, so take along a fishing pole.

Vernon Friel brought in two native chestnut branches from Thorny Creek with two large burrs on each.ﾠ One burr has started opening and shows three nice chestnuts inside.ﾠ The tree is still small but shows no sign of blight.ﾠ The Chinese chestnut crop is good and Charles Richardson says he has several trees loaded with chinquapins.

Argile Arbogast was surprised on his way to work last Thursday by a bear crossing the road this side of Jim Cook's.
John Hayslett reports a red fox was seen across Elk Tuesday by a road crew.ﾠ It wasn't in a hurry to move and was sort of shaggy looking.

Reports are that more people than ever are gathering cranberries in Cranberry Glades.ﾠ Beecher Meadows picked several gallons recently and he said the glades are mighty wet with beaver dams everywhere.

Football
Dear Friends:
I know it will be good news to everyone that we have paid off the note on the Marlinton High School football floodlights.ﾠ This required sidetracking some of our other debts but I thought this came first.
I do not have the space to thank every organization and individual who helped make this project a success. I do want you to know that Marlinton High School's student body, faculty, and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Arnout Yeager

Historic Tour
On Sunday afternoon an interested group of historians from Pocahontas County visited some old homes in Bath County, Virginia.ﾠ First home visited was the old Gatewood mansion at Mountain Grove, now owned by Susan Hiner.ﾠ This house was built in 1855 by Col. S. V. Gatewood and the bricks were baked on the site by slaves.ﾠ Mrs. Hiner showed her southern hospitality by showing us the house from basement to attic, and serving coffee, tea and cake afterwards.ﾠ Mrs. O'Ferrell who is an octogenarian, lived in the Gatewood house many years ago and told us some interesting things of years gone by.

Our next stop was at the spacious farm of Phillip Hirsh on Jackson's River.ﾠ Mr. Hirsh showed us the old graveyard near Fort Dinwiddie, in which were buried some Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans.ﾠ We then visited the slave quarters and the old Warwick home near the fort.ﾠ This home was built about 1800 and is much like the brick structures at Williamsburg, Virginia.ﾠ This house was very interesting with its handmade mantle, woodwork and paneling. The kitchen was in the basement and the slaves cooked there and served on the main floor via a dumb waiter.ﾠ Mr. Hirsh also pointed out an Indian mound nearby, and we were off to Hidden Valley, a few miles up Jackson's River.ﾠ At Hidden Valley we visited the old Joe W. Warwick mansion.ﾠ This house with its large Mt. Vernon type pillars was a picturesque sight across the Valley.

Those making the tour were: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brill, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ervine, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobson and daughter, Beth, Mrs. John Bear, Mrs. Tom Edgar, Mrs. Alfred McNeel, Miss Ann Richardson, Jack Bear and Harry L. Sheets.

Birthday Party
The Roller Skating Rink at Buckeye was the setting for a Birthday Party honoring Cheryl McNeill on Thursday night, September 28.ﾠ Those present were Brenda and Berta Lee Kellison, Wilma Raye, Nancy Evans, Judy Bennett, Vickie Moore, Susie Gwin, George Allen and Mike Broce, Junior Lovelace, "Gibby" Sage, Walter Gibson, "Fuzzy" King, Jerry Duncan, "Chipper" Williams, Bill and Marvin Perry, Blix McNeill, Messrs. and Mesdamesﾠ Georgeﾠ Broce, Leonard Kellison, Paul Duncan, Junior Davis, Junior Moore, James McNeill, and the honoree, Cheryl McNeill.ﾠ Much fun and excitement were shared by those who could skate and those learning.

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Arbogast, of Durbin, a son, Gerald Lynn

Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Workman, of Beard, a son, Rodney Paul

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sharp, of Marlinton, a daughter
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Neal Kellison, of Marlinton, a daughter

DEATHS
Dexter Culver, father of Mrs. John Blankenship, of Woodrow.
William Henry Rogers, aged 59, of Buckeye, son of the late Newton and Fredrica Jane Kellison Rogers, of a heart attack suffered about two hours earlier.

Mrs. Lorene Alice Thomas Workman, aged 24, of Cass, a former telephone operator and wife of Elmer Workman.ﾠ The body was taken from the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home to the home of her mother at 5:00 p.m. Saturday

Guy Harvey Roberts, aged 50, of Mill Point.ﾠ Death was attributed to a heart attack.

ALPINE?THEATRE
"G-I Blues"
Elvis Presley - Juliet Prowse
Elvis as the Gay, Singing Sensation...Toast of the World's Girls...Envy of Every Man in the Army!

"Serengeti"
The Great Jungle Shocker - In Color

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