Thursday, December 9, 1948
TOPNOTCHERS
The list of Topnotchers for the first six weeks of the current school term has been released by the Pocahontas County Board of Education as follows:
Beaver Creek – Charlotte McKeever 5, Barbara Burr 5, Mildred Burr 5.
Brownsburg – Eugene Stewart 5.
Brushy Flat – Winfred Fertig 5; Kenneth Friel 6.
Buckeye – Phyllis Rogers 6.
Caesar Mountain – Shirley Dean 4; Jeraldine Rose 4.
Campbelltown – Ruth Irene Sharp 4; Tommy Beale 5; Charles Cutlip 6; Tommy Dunbrack 6; Dewey Ross 6.
Cass – Russell Burris 4; Retha Galford 4; Mary Geiger 4; Glenda Phillips 4; Lillie Mae Sheets 4; Janet Tallman 4; Virginia Weber 4: Elmer Workman 4: Jerry Long 5; Teddy Nelson 5; Vernon Sturgill 5; Ray Kelley 5; Kenneth Tallman 5; Mary Frances Gum 5; Yvonne Lambert 5; Hilda Phillips 5; Marvin Moss 6; Harold Neighbors 6; Wayne Foe 6; Billy Geiger 6; Brown Meeks 6; Virgil Summerfield 6; Doris Mae Hamrick 6; Barbara Slavens 6; Juanita Sturgill 6; Lorene Thomas 6; Carol Wright 6; Colleen Dill 6, Evelyn Mace 6; Bernice Ryals 7; Hunter Hamrick 7; Gary Dan McPherson 7; Barbara Ann Blackhurst 7; Jessie Elza 7; Wadella Brewster 7; Eugene Meader 7; Wanda Sue White 7; Marlene Cassell 7; Bobby Dill 8; Ray Sage 8; Howard Slavens 8; Shirley Higgins 8; Betty Jane Nelson 8; Elva June Phillips 8; Betty Jo Simmons 8.
Clawson – Adele Friel 7.
Clover Lick – Joy Noonan 5; Merl Shifflett 5; Wilma Hamrick 7; Robert Shields 7.
Cummings Creek – Elaine Alderman 4; Mary Lee Hamilton 5.
Draft – Carolyn Sharp 6; Monda Lee Shinaberry 6; Robert Sutton 7.
BIRTH
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Bennett, of Dunmore, a son, named Roger Lee.
DEATHS
Isaac Edward Simmons, aged 71 years, of Durbin… On Friday, he was buried in the Durbin cemetery, with the funeral being held from the Durbin Methodist church… He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Martha Blackburn Simmons; three sons, Marvin, Charles and Robert; and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris…
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Tobin Stover, aged 68 years, of Huntersville… On Saturday his body was buried in the family plot in Sunset Memorial Park at Beckley.
SILENT CAL
One Sunday after President Coolidge had returned to the White House from church, where he had gone alone, Mrs. Coolidge inquired:
“Was the sermon good?”
“Yes,” he answered.
“What was it about?”
“Sin”
“What did the minister say?”
“He was against it.”
HOMESICKNESS
A very dejected man walked into a restaurant one morning and sat down at a table.
“I want two eggs fried very hard, two slices of toast burnt black and a cup of weak, lukewarm coffee, he told the waitress.
“Are you sure that’s what you want? she asked, amazed.
“To the letter,” he said.
The waitress explained to the chef and managed to get the man exactly what he had asked for.
“Anything else, sir?” she asked as she put the order on the table.
“Yes. Now sit down and nag me. I’m homesick.”
Delayed Action
The schoolmaster stood with his back to the fireplace on a winter morning, and addressed good advice to the pupils before starting the day’s lesson.
“Before you speak, think. Count to 50 before you say anything important; 100, if it is very important.”
The lips of his pupils were moving in unison, and suddenly they burst out in chorus:
“Ninety-nine, one hundred! Your coattails are on fire, sir.”
Windy Wisdom
You can always tell a country girl from a city girl. When a gust of wind hits them, a country girl will grab for her skirt, but a city girl will grab for her hat.
