Wirt County Journal September 29, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal files April 22, 1921 Farm Bureau Notes A cow testing association has been organized recently in Wood County. Any Wirt County dairyman can join it. Anybody interested can communicate with me. We had a lively debate at Hickory Grove last Tuesday evening relating to farmers asking cash for produce instead of due bills when there is a balance left on produce. It was stated that poultry could be produced profitably but many farmers did not realize more because they could not get money on their eggs. It was held unfair that merchants got cash for the eggs and demanded that farmers deal out the price of the produce and thus giving him a chance to make on both produce and goods. The farmer said that this discouraged production instead of encouraging it. Quite a few circulars on culling poultry were sent out this week. Look them over and keep them until the culling season. We plan to heave an extension culling campaign this fall. The Wool Growers Association met Saturday, April 9. The same officers were held over for this year. The selling committee was given authority to sell with the State Federation of Farm Bureau if they deemed it advisable. Classified Ads WANTED - Experienced Timber Hewers, good wages, steady employment. We furnish board and lodging. Address the Wilson-Schilling Lumber Company, Parkersburg, West Virginia. WANTED - To buy shallow oil production three to 20 barrels daily production in Wirt County. Address: H. H. Scott, West Main St., Spencer, West Virginia. Local & Personal Miss Della Wells, local summer school student of Limestone Ridge, was called home on Wednesday morning of this on account of the accident of her mother, she having fell from the barn now, breaking her arm. Miss Wells accompanied her to a hospital at Parkersburg Wednesday evening. Inez, the little daughter of Chris Hornish, who had the skull crushed with a stove on Wednesday of last week is recovering and expected to be brought home in a few days. H. I. Shears' oldest daughter fell from a fence last Saturday and broke an arm. Misses Myrtle and Nellie Fought, both progressive young lady school teachers of Wirt County, were visitors in Elizabeth on Wednesday. December 19, 1958 Christmas Programs Monday at Grade School Acting Principal Louis Rollins of Elizabeth Grade School announces a series of Christmas programs to be presented next Monday, Dec. 22, at the school. Because such a large number of the pupils (127) are transported by school bus, the school will not attempt to have a general evening program, but each grade will present its own. Miss Miller Is Engaged To Mr. Enoch Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Miller or Route 1, Elizabeth, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sandra Elaine, to Floyd Enoch, son of Mrs. Lora Enoch, and the late Donald Enoch, of Route 1, Sandyville. Report Good Gas Well On DeVaughn Farm The Journal early this week received a report that a good gas well, producing some 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 cubic feet of gas, was drilled in last Saturday by the Jones contractor on the Charles DeVaughn farm (leased by H. Hamrick). It was drilled in at a depth of more than 2,200 feet, in the Injun sand. Drilling was intended for oil in the Berea sand. Also, about a month ago, a good oil well was drilled in by Moore on the Lucy Palmer Land. Bell Family Get-Together Mrs. Bessie Bell, Rt. 4, City, reports a lovely early Christmas season family get-together at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Trippett and family, Winding Road, Rt. 5, Parkersburg, Sunday, Dec. 14th. Others present besides Mrs. Bell and the Trippetts were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bell and family of Ellenboro, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Walcutt and family, Rt. 5, Parkersburg, and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. LaDeaux, Jr., and children of Palestine. Also joining the family for the day was Mrs. Inez Cox of Parkersburg.