Thursday, October 31, 1968 About an inch of snow accumulated on the mountains Friday night for the first snow. Someone said The Pocahontas Times used to report the first snow with the old prediction that the snows of the winter would number the same as the days remaining in the month; that would make about six. Mrs. Frank Mann, Sr., of Clover Lick, called Tuesday afternoon to tell us Mr. Mann had seen a big flock of wild geese flying south. They had to fly through snow, too. Automotive News Marlinton’s special automotive group held two regularly scheduled meetings on October 21 and 28. The group met at the Marlinton Motor Sales and Brill’s Esso Station. Next scheduled meeting is Monday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Mr. Bennett’s classroom. Neal Kellison will be in charge and will be discussing car costs, especially in regard to insurance. Parents of teenage drivers or prospective drivers should encourage attendance at these informative programs. These programs are proving to be interesting to the youth attending and should help in forming advantageous attitudes toward driving. LETTER Dear Mrs. Sharp: I have a song we wrote and I would like very much for you to put it in your paper The Pocahontas Times. Guys over here would be very thankful to you for it. We are in Viet Nam. I get to go home in January if the Good Lord is on my side. I hope you can read it. I wrote it by candle light and that is taking a very big chance. I am the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Weatherholt, of Marlinton. Thank you very much, Robert Weatherholt SONG Lost in the Middle of Nowhere Lost in the middle of nowhere Viet Nam is the spot Where we are doomed to spend The rest of our lives In the land the Lord forgot. Down the rice paddies and mountains Down where a man gets blue Down in the middle of no where A million miles from you. We sweat, we shiver, we freeze. It’s more than a man can stand We are not a bunch of convicts Just defenders of our land. We are sitting here in our memories Waiting for our gals Hoping while we are away They have not married our pals. Few people know we are living Few people give a damn Although we are forgotten We belong to “Uncle Sam.” And when we get to heaven Saint Peter will surely yell These men are from Viet Nam They have served their time in hell. SP.4 Robert Weatherholt and men of Second Sec. C. Brty. 7-15 Arty BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robertson, of Marlinton, a daughter, Ruby Ramona. Born to Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Curtis Sharp, of Marlinton, a daughter, named Katy Marlene. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cassell, of Cass, a daughter, named Ronda Lynn. DEATHS Mrs. Myrtle E. Mayse Moore, 80, of Marlinton, a daughter of the late William W. and Almanda Galford Mayse. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery. Hassell Scragg, of West Hamill, died in his trailer near Frost, due to a gas stove with insufficient ventilation. His family had gone out for a while and found him on their return. Maggie Virginia Clutter, 84, formerly of Marlinton, died in Washington, D. C. She is survived by her son, Tom Clutter, of Marlinton. Mrs. Winola Warner Wilmoth, 55, of Durbin, a daughter of the late Paul and Lelia Stratton Warner. Burial in Wilmoth Cemetery at Bartow. Ira H. Rexrode, 75, of Beverly, formerly of Bartow; burial in the Rexrode Cemetery at Blue Grass, Virginia. Alexander Cornwell, 58, of Clover Lick, a retired coal miner. Burial in Richwood Cemetery.
