Thursday, February 9, 1950
The good news is that, as of February 1, the big new sawmill of W. W. Harper resumed operation. It was burned out some weeks since.
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For the sake of the record, it is printed that Ground Hog Day was cloudy, wet and warm. Temperature around 55 degrees. A change for the better.
January, with its 10 inches of rain, is reported to be the record month for rain in 13 years.
BROWNSBURG
On February 12th, Race Relation Day will be observed at Wilson’s Chapel in Brownsburg. An all-day service is planned to begin at 11 o’clock with a special musical program featuring the Chapel’s Sons and others. The main address will be given in the morning by E. S. Clutter, Superintendent of Pocahontas County Schools.
In the afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. J. W. Holliday and his choir will be in charge of the service. We plan to also have a special musical feature in the afternoon.
Do not fail to attend these services for if you do you will miss a real treat. The public is cordially invited.
FIELD NOTES
This open winter season has been especially favorable for good fox chasing. The foxes are in these parts in numbers, and a lot of them have been killed, too.
Fox chasing this year is for recreation, sport and conservations of small game. There is no business incentive, as the pelts are listed so low in price
Speaking about foxes and grouse, I hear about an experiment in predator control, in a State up north. A large boundary was laid off and an intensive varmint killing took place over a year’s period. About 200 foxes, owls and other killers were taken. An equally large boundary was let go as was. Of course, there were more grouse where predator control was practiced. However, more grouse died from disease and parasites on this area than in the one open to varmints. Then for a season the boundaries were changed over. The results were the same. The experiment proved that the fox was the worst grouse killer of all the predators, with the horned owl next.
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Note should also be made that snakes were out and killed the whole month of January this year.
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Last Thursday, January 26, bees of A P. Crowder, of Laurel Branch, came out of the hive and swarmed. Mr. Crowder placed them in another hive, and they settled in the new one just as they do in the spring. Mr. Crowder plans to feed them until flowers are in bloom. It was the earliest date that bees have been known to swarm in that community insofar as its residents can recall – Monroe Watchman
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walton, of Renick, a daughter, Dorothy Larraine.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cassell, of Cass, a daughter, Patricia Ellen,
DEATHS
Austin Duncan, aged 57, died February 6, 1950 at his farm home on Greenbrier River near Buckeye. As usual, he left home in the early morning to come to his work at the State Road garage, expecting to feed his livestock as he passed the barn. Late in the afternoon his body was found at the barn. He was a son of the late William and Clarissa McNeil Duncan. He is survived by his wife and their sons, Glenn, Paul and George. Service will be Thursday with burial in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery… He was a good and useful citizen.
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D. M. Hale, aged about 54 years, died February 5, 1959, at a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Glenna Barnes. Service will be Thursday with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
