Thursday, October 6, 1949
Sunday Movie Agitated Again
At the Town Council on Monday night, all unbeknown to us all, the proposition was put up to the Council to allow the showing of Sunday moving pictures in this town.
The mayor and one councilman being absent, definite action was postponed until Monday night, October 11, at 7 o’clock.
Here is urging all church people and right-thinking people in general to appear before the council next Monday night in a demonstration in force to ask our council not to further commercialize the Sabbath day. Surely six days a week ought to be sufficient for any business to get along. It is impossible for me to put theatres in the list of necessary things.
Hometown News
Lobelia – Beginning this week, considerable work is being done and planned for Emanuel Cemetery on Bruffeys Creek. This consists of cleaning out the brush and briars, new fence and the like. All the neighbors who can should lend a hand. Those at a distance who have interest may send money. An important matter is the marking of graves. Many are already unknown; while there is time, please get a marker, if only a board. Address all inquiries to Mrs. D. R. Vaughan, Hillsboro, W. Va.
Greenbank – The all-day song service at Wesley Chapel on Sunday proved an outstanding success. The congregation numbered 600 or better; the singers were at their best; and a bountiful basket dinner was served. A generous offering was made to the building fund of the recently completed Metho-dist parsonage at Greenbank. The decision was made to make this song service an annual affair.
NEW INDUSTRY
A really big and worthwhile industry is being built in the Gauley Mountain country up from Slaty Fork around Sharp Knob, Laurel Run and the drainage are of Tea Creek.
I refer to the big coal development of the Maust Coal and Coke Company. It is a long-time operation – beginning with strip mining, to be followed by drift mines. The president of the Company is Mr. Maust of New York.
Shipment will be made over the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, but the main operation is in the parts of Pocahontas and Randolph coun- ties, much nearer to Marlinton than to Richwood, Cow-en or Webster Springs.
The company has built much road in its approach from the west to the development site.
Exit to the east will require a road of less than four miles. For almost the entire distance a well-graded, abandoned railroad bed is available.
The Pocahontas Telephone Company is building a metallic circuit line into the Sharp Knob office of the company. The Monongahela Power company will furnish the electricity. Already a good number of men from this side have found employment there.
FIELD NOTES
Ward Kelly, of Knapps Creek, brings in the unusual in the way of a big seng root with 50 or more sprangling tops. These tops were of various sizes, mostly one and two prongs. He naturally supposed here was a case of where a big burl of seed had fallen in the ground and grown up around a good sized seng stock. Digging in, it was found the stalks all had sprung from the bud and a big root. I have known of a big seng root putting up two and sometimes three stalks in good growing years, but 50 or more is a freak which does best all.
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My young friend Leslie J. Akers left some chestnut burrs at this office last week. He gathered them on Clover Creek, from green limbs on trees more than half dead from the blight. For the good of the cause, these were sent on to the experimental farm at Morgantown.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McGurk, a son, Kenneth Michael.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bennett, of Cass, a daughter, Sandra Eugenia.
Born to M. and Mrs. Max Peterson, of Cass, A son.
