Thursday, April 17, 1975
Cattle Sale
Farmers and Cattlemen are again reminded of the Annual Spring Cattle Sale set for Tuesday. This special sale will be underway about 2:30 p.m. after the sale of the regular weekly auction livestock.
Approximately 600 head of yearling cattle and calves have been consigned to this sale, according to Secretary Walter E. Jett, consisting of about equal numbers of steers and heifers.
Many producers held back calves last fall and as a result, some of the best cattle produced in the county will be offered in this sale, observes Jett.
PCHS TRACK
The PCHS track squad opened the season last week with meets on two consecutive days. The Warriors traveled to Elkins Wednesday for the Elkins Intermountain Relays. Eleven teams were present and all of them were AAA teams except Pocahontas. The Warriors placed fifth. This was a very good showing for the young Warriors in the opening meet.
Gary A. Cassell broke a 19 year old record in the 440-yard dash with a time of 52.2. Cassell also won the 220-yard dash and anchored the mile relay team which placed fifth. Other members of this team were Ronnie Mullens, Tom Valencia and Mike Buzzard
Gary Sharp won first place in the pole vault and Jim Cutlip placed third. Other scorers were Mark Beverage, third in the 100-yard dash; and Albert Pondexter, third in the long jump. The 440-yard relay team, composed of Beverage, Pondexter, Buzzard and Danny Blankenship, finished fourth. The 880-yard relay team of Buzzard, Valencia, Pondexter and Russell Nottingham placed fifth.
On Thursday, the Warriors had a home meet against Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West and Braxton County. East won the meet with PCHS coming in second.
WEDDING
Miss Bonnie Williams and Daniel McLaughlin were united in holy matrimony Friday, April 11, 1975, at the Greenbrier Valley Advent Christian Church at Buckeye.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Williams, of Droop Mountain. The groom is the son of Mrs. Phyllis McCall, of Marlinton, and Jack McLaughlin, of Hot Springs, Virginia.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Deaver, of Staunton, Virginia, a son, Edward Lee, Jr. The mother is the former Debbie McQuain.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks, of Elkins, a son, Jason Andrew.
DEATHS
Mrs. Myrtle Gladwell Sheets, 84; born in Pocahontas County, a daughter of the late George and Maggie Adkison Gladwell. She is survived by her brother, Dam- eron Gladwell, of Hillsboro.
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Mrs. Nora La Verna McLaughlin Rock Good; born on Browns Mountain, a daughter of the late Amos P. and Mattie Elizabeth Gum McLaughlin. She was the last of 11 children. Funeral from the United Methodist Church at Minnehaha Springs with burial on Browns Mountain.
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Mrs. Helen Virginia Hull, 53, of Havre de Grace, Maryland; born in Frank, a daughter of Joseph Puffenbarger and the late Rachel Arbogast Puffenbarger. Funeral service from the Monterey Presbyterian Church with burial in the Monterey Cemetery.
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Mrs. Alice Fortune Ballentine, 59, of Ormond Beach, Florida. Funeral from Marlinton Presbyterian Church.
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Burless Cameron Townsend, 83; funeral service from the Durbin Church of the Brethren with burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.
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Mrs. Ethel Rexrode, 68, of Marlinton; a native of Mill Gap, Virginia, and the daughter of the late James Anderson and Edith Wade Chestnut. Funeral service from Obaugh Funeral Home with burial in the Wade Cemetery at Mill Gap.
