Thursday, September 25, 1975
The Monarch butterflies were migrating during the sunny weekend.
A report or two on wooly worms. One was practically all black, another with only a small band of brown, so get ready for a good hard winter. The foliage has been heavy, another good sign and another sign is that the wasps have closed up their nests early. The swallows also left early.
The frost came almost exactly six weeks after the first katydids were heard.
HIGH WATER
For most of Tuesday, Marlinton was faced with the possibility of a repeat of the 1967 flood or worse. Rainfall on Monday and Tuesday morning and the threat of 6 to 8 more inches to arrive late Tuesday or early Wednesday, courtesy of Hurricane Eloise, created the conditions for possible bad flooding. During the 24 hours from 7 a.m. Monday morning, reported rainfall amounts ranged from 3.2 inches at Woodrow to 1.38 at Arbovale. Marlinton had 1.85 and Clover Lick 2.38. The rain slacked off during the day Tuesday with 2.07 inches at Abovale, less than one inch reported elsewhere. The Greenbrier rose rapidly Tuesday, cresting at seven feet at the Marlinton bridge at 1 p.m. the river began to drop late in the afternoon and had receded nearly two feet by Wednesday morning. Flooding in Marlinton begins at about 10 feet.
The big worry was what would be the effect of Eloise as the storm moved northward from the Gulf of Mexico. Fortunately, the storm broke up before heading to our area and the sun and blue sky broke through the clouds Wednesday morning.
BICENTENNIAL
To prepare for a better 200 years ahead should be the purpose of looking back to 1776. “A man who cares not from whence he came gives little heed to where he is going.”
It is time for Pocahontas County to enter the stream of America’s celebration of our 200th birthday.
Pocahontas County, Dur-bin and Cass have been officially recognized for their Bicentennial plans. Let us get these plans into action. Some things require hoped-for money, others just require some work.
The American Issues Forum invites us all to join in small groups to discuss the fundamental issues of our country – what it is, how it got that way, where it is headed. They have a calendar of discussion items, and these will be followed on TV, radio and in newspapers.
September’s topic is “A Nation of Nations.” This week is “Out of Many One;” next week, “We Pledge Allegiance.”
What led people to our shores? What sort of people were they? What have they become: my neighbors – how are we different? How alike? What do I mean when I call myself “an American.”
October’s theme is “The Land of Plenty,” September 28, A Shrinking Frontier. October 5, The Sprawling City. October 12: Use and Abuse of the Land of Plenty. October 19, Who Owns the Land?
WEDDING
Mabel Clowser Palmer and Aubrey H. Arvin were united in marriage August 21, 1975 in the Marlinton United Methodist Church. The candlelight service was performed by Rev. Maynard Crawford, and a reception was held in the social rooms of the church.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Randall Morgan, of Marlinton, a son, Randall Gary Morgan, Jr.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Galford, of Harrisonburg, Virginia a son, Darren Lee.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Douglas, of Durbin, a daughter, Traci Michelle.
