Thursday, May 24, 1951
POPPY DAY
Next Saturday, little red poppies will bloom on millions of coats throughout America.
Why do we have Poppy Day?
First, we wear the Poppy once a year to express the feeling of reverence that is always in our hearts for the men who died for America in the two World Wars.
Second, making the poppies gives employment to hundreds of disabled men, who otherwise would be unable to earn anything toward the support of themselves or their families.
Third, the funds derived from the poppy sale is the only resource that the American Legion has to aid the needy families and children of veterans in our county throughout the year. It is a privilege to wear a poppy and contribute to this great work.
Stella M. Baxter, Pres.
American Legion
Auxiliary
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
The Veteran’s Organizations of Marlinton V. F. W. Seneca Trail Post No. 50, the American Legion, again are sponsoring a Memorial Day Service to be held in the Mountain View Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, 1951. The program for the service is as follows:
Star Spangled Banner – Marlinton High School Band.
Invocation – Rev. Roger Melton
Placing of Flowers and Reading of Names of Buried Veterans – Mr. Frank Johnson
Music – Marlinton High School Band
Taps – Marlinton High School Band.
Benediction – Rev. R. H. Skaggs
Any serviceman home on leave or furlough is invited to participates.
The General Public is cordially welcomed to be present.
FARM NEWS
John Quinn, farmer for Ireland, came last week for two months’ farm program in Pocahontas. He is with N. W. Shaw, at Edray. He is one of 12 from the old Sod, coming to America for this program, and the only one who landed in West Virginia. This program is sponsored by the Economic Cooperative Administration. Groups from countries receiving Marshall Aid are brought here to study our agricultural methods and thus aid in making their own countries self-sustaining.
The Quinns operate a small dairy farm. He familiarizes himself with dairy farming here; the use of farm machinery, crop growing and livestock seeding.
FIELD NOTES
Beaver Creek is still in the news. The Burr brothers cannot report any panthers, but they did kill a copperhead and a rattlesnake.
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William Crigger, the watchman on Beaver Lick Tower, could come to town Saturday morning by reason of the soaking given to the forest by the heavy showers on Friday. For the first time in 20 years, Mr. Crigger failed to see any rattlers coming out of winter quarters with mud on their backs. However, they are out, as a neighbor got a big one on low ground last week.
He did find a grouse nest by the forest road, and he has been going the long way around to miss it. He killed a six-foot black snake not far from this nest. He reports many gray squirrels in the woods this spring.
PERSONAL
Herbert Mace, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Mace, of Mace, is home for a few days to attend the graduation of his sister, Miss Naomi Mace, of the Marlinton High School. He was accompanied to Huntersville by Miss Mildred Nelson. They are both employed by the F. B. I. in Washington, D. C.
BIRTH
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baldwin, of Dunmore, a daughter, Roberta Gaile.
DIED
James Reynolds, aged about 40 years, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died May 20, 1951. Burial in the family cemetery near Huntersville. The deceased was a son of the late William Reynolds and Mrs. Mattie Jordan Alexander. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Ada Walker Reynolds
