1923 – 100 Years Ago
Live News From Rainelle
The Baracca Entertainment Society has installed a new motor-driven Simplex moving picture projector, and as soon as the old machine has been overhauled and motorized they will be in a position to offer their patrons the utmost in the way of efficient projection.
Skunks Bring Hard Luck
Deputy Game Protector Auldredge reports a number of arrests in November for violations of the game laws in Greenbrier County. Glen and Jasper Hizer were fined $50 for killing five skunks out of season; John Bogus was fined $40 for killing four skunks out of season, and John Copenhour and Maynard Dixon were each fined $10 and costs. The skunk season opened on December first and closes January 31st.
Greenbrier High School News
The school building was filled with hot air on last Monday afternoon when the students received their reports. A rule of the school lowered the grades, opened the eyes of the students, and set them to thinking.
This rule is that all students being tardy to assemble without an excuse will have one per cent deducted from their grades that morning or afternoon depending on when they are tardy. The rule is good for the students and good for the school. According to this, in one sense, the first shall be first and the last shall be last.
1948 – 75 Years Ago
Cannery To Be Open
The Alderson Community Cannery will be open to the public the next two weeks on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. During the past week 29 hogs were butchered, 577 cans of lard, meat and sausage were canned, 758 pounds of lard was rendered. The largest hog was butchered by Z. C. Morris. The porker weighed 450 pounds.
Trapping Season Opens
The season on muskrat and mink opened December 1 with trappers facing prospects of a good season. The season, embracing all counties, continues through February 15. There is no bag limit.
To Have Tree Farms
West Virginia is to have at least seven tree farms, according to Conservation Director C. F. McClintic. Two already have been established and five additional tracts totaling 1,507 acres have been approved by the State Forest Council, McClintic said. New tracts include 310 acres on the Ben Buck farm, Greenbrier County, owned by Cooper P. Benedict, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1973 – 50 Years Ago
Bowling Blasts Williams
John Bowling, Jr., Mayor of White Sulphur Springs, accused State Senator Ralph Williams of deliberately helping a legislative sub-committee formulate a redistricting plan that would place Greenbrier County into two senatorial districts to enhance Williams’ own political future. Bowling said, “We want to belong to Greenbrier County and not out in the boondocks where the Political Sun never shines.”
Mideast
Egypt and Israel raised the possibility today of progress toward troop pullbacks along the Suez Canal, but officials in Tel Aviv refused even to talk peace with Syria without a list of war prisoners held by Damascus.
Jury To Study Kent State Mishap
After three years, the Justice Department has decided to impanel a federal grand jury to investigate the 1970 slaying of four students at Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen. The May 4, 1970 slayings occurred on the Kent State campus during a wave of campus protest around the nation following the U. S. invasion of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries in Cambodia.
1998 – 25 Years Ago
Rock Inducted Into IAFE Hall Of Fame
At the 108th annual convention of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Ed Rock was inducted into the IAFE Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame luncheon. Rock is manager of the State Fair of West Virginia. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Glenville State College in 1961, Rock became a public school teacher, basketball coach, and headmaster at Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg.
Arbuckle Recognized For Work In Establishing E-911 Center
During his last meeting as Greenbrier County Commission president, John Arbuckle, Jr., was presented with a print of a plaque recognizing the commission and E-911 Director Steve Malcomb for their work on the county’s E-911 system. Commissioner Woody Hanna noted that Arbuckle was the one who kept everyone focused while developing and implementing the new E-911 system for the county. “You are a true gentleman,” Hanna stated, adding, “You represent the citizens of Greenbrier County with dignity and respect.”
Mustain Named Principal At Mountain View School
Larry Mustain was named the principal of Mountain View Elementary/Middle School at the regular meeting of the Monroe County Board of Education. Mustain currently serves as the principal of Gap Mills school and will immediately add the responsibility of working toward the smooth transition of Union Elementary and Gap Mills School into the new facility slated for August of 1999.
Lewisburg Adds Canine Unit To Police Department
The newest addition to the Lewisburg City Police Department was not issued an official uniform complete with hat and shoes, like the other officers, instead she has a collar and a leash. Rigley, a 10-month-old black Labrador retriever, serves as a partner to Pfc. Andy Evans. Together, the two perform routine traffic stops, search for narcotics, and, if called upon, can track escaped suspects or missing children.
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