Thursday, September 13, 1951
On August 26, George F. Alderman, Neil D. Alderman, Mr. and Mrs. Origin Underwood and their four daughters, Janet, Mildred, Shelby and Josephine, made up a party who motored to Blackwater Falls in Tucker County. To the younger people, the Blackwater Canyon was new country, but it was old stamping ground to Mr. George F. He went there for the first time 62 years ago, to help cut the big trees of the great forest which then covered that country. He has vivid recollection of seeing great pine logs whisked over the falls and then down the canyon like match sticks when the Blackwater was at flood stage. He now leaves with this editor the word that a trip to the Blackwater is well worth anyone’s time. And so say I.
On their way back, the party came by the dikes being built in Tygarts River below Elkins and the fine home maintained by the Odd Fellows of West Virginia.
CLUB SOLD
Courthouse records show the transfer of the land and other property of Camp Minnehaha incorporated at Minnehaha Springs to John Worth, incorporated. The consideration is reported to $135,000. This fine camp will continue to be used as a boy’s camp, with two annual Red Cross Schools.
The moving spirit of the new corporation is John Worth, who, for 17 years, has been an athletic coach at Richwood, Hinton and South Charleston. Since his war service he has been at Camp Minnehaha.
DELEGATE TO CONVOCATION
Harold Thomas Elmore, of Seebert, was among the 5,000 delegates at the fifth quadrennial National Convocational of Methodist Youth held at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, August 27, 31.
High school and college students were present from 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba, representing their local church youth fellowships or state and regional chapters of the Methodist Student Movement.
One of the keynote speakers was the Rev. Donald O. Soper, a colorful clergyman, of London, England…
BEAR HUNT IN MAINE
Oscar Sharp is home from a bear hunt in northern Maine. The kill was three bears. One was an especially big, fat one. He had been living on garbage at the town dump…
Mr. Sharp’s mountain bred dogs hunted and ran fine in the flat, wilderness country until they put the bear into a pond or lake. Then the pack would quit in a body and take their back track…
Anyway, it was a nine day pleasure trip of three days going, three days hunting, with an average of a bear a day, and three days returning.
GOLDEN WEDDING
Fifty years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Amos P. McLaughlin announced the marriage of their daughter, Maude Elva, to Marcellus Jasper White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry White. The wedding took place at the Wagner Hotel in Huntersville, August 29, 1901.
WEDDINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Totten, of Mill Point, are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Thelma Gray, to John J. Mullins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mullins, of Marlinton.
The wedding took place Sunday evening, September 2, 1951, at the Methodist Church in Marlinton.
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Plans have been completed for the wedding of Miss Betsy Lou Clark, who resides with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gladwell, to Sergeant Donald G. Nall, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Nall, of Pensacola, Florida.
The wedding will take place September 16 at the Lower Buckeye Church with the Rev. Roger P. Melton officiating.
Miss Betty Jean Shinaberry, of Huntersville, will be the maid of honor and the bridesmaids will be the Misses Dollie Rose, Jennie Howard and Glenna Lee Hammons, of Buckeye. Car-la and Sharla Gladwell will be the flower girls and Jim Judd Howard ringbearer…
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Williams, of Seebert, a son, Michael Harvey.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Loman Pugh, of Durbin, a daughter, Karen Eileen,
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dharl Dever, of Huntersville, a daughter, Mary Dharla.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gibson, of Huntersville, a daughter, Catherine Hull.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lantz, of Dunmore, a son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wagner, of Marlinton, a son, Douglas Edward.
DEATHS
Mrs. Elizabeth McElwee Richardson, aged 45 years, died at her home in Marlinton. Funeral service from the home with interment in Mt. View Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and their son, Charles J.
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Mrs. Effie Conner Phillips, aged 75 years, wife of W. J. Phillips, of Huntersville. Funeral service from the Marlinton Presbyterian Church with burial in the family plot in Mt. View Cemetery.
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Norman Madison, Jr., age 19 years, was found with serious head injuries on U. S. Route 250 on Jack Mountain, a few miles from McDowell, Highland County early Sunday morning. He was taken to a hospital in Staunton and died within a few hours without regaining consciousness. Funeral service was held from Smith Funeral Home with burial in Mt. View Cemetery.
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Jackie Linn McNeill, aged 4 ½ years, died of Leukemia August 31, 1951, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel L. McNeill in Hampton, Virginia. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery in Hampton. Four uncles of the child were pallbearers.
