Wirt County Journal May 15, 2002 Remember When . . . * From the pages of the Journal June 5, 1925 Local and Personal Willie Cline and sister, Miss Mildred, who are attending the Spring term at the Glenville Normal, attended the Commencement exercises here the latter part of last week, returning to Glenville Sunday. Geo. M. Ott, of South Parkersburg, a former resident of this county, greeted many of his old friends here on Saturday. C.V. Mills, who is employed at Weirton, came home Friday and remains till Monday evening before returning to his work. His family is visiting relatives near Industry this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Kiger and daughter of Huntington, are visiting Mrs. Kiger's mother, Mrs. Jas A. Wiseman Saturday and Sunday. Linn Thorn, Arthur Wolverton and Okey Riddle left last Friday for Akron, OH in search of employment. Brooks Sims who is manager of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co's stores at Marietta, Oh. with his family attended the Commencement exercise here on Saturday and visited relatives till Sunday evening. Paul Snodgrass, Kenneth Adams and Horace Riddle left Sunday for Ohio in search of employment. Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Smith of Sanoma, were visitors in Elizabeth Monday and Mr. Smith was a pleasant caller at the Journal Office while here. Pearl Gant of Parkersburg was a pleasant caller at the Journal Office on Monday afternoon while a brief visitor to our town. Lee Roberts, his mother, Mrs. A.A. Roberts and grandmother, Mrs. Phebe Pepper of near Hartley, were Parkersburg visitors on Monday and called on relatives here as they returned Monday evening. R.A. Monroe, who recently moved to Parkersburg a short time ago spent Sunday and Monday at his farm near Cherry and was a business visitor in Elizabeth on his return home Monday evening. W.C. Deever, one of Standing Stone's pioneer residents and good citizen, was a business visitor in town on Tuesday and paid the Journal Office a pleasant call while here. Rev. A.F. Monroe and family moved to their new home on the Palestine-Elizabeth road this week. Sheriff O.W. Coplin, Assessor M.L. Hickman, O.J. Daniel, County Clerk S.E. Parsons and Deputy Assessor E.J. Roberts made a trip to Charleston the latter part of last week in the interest of the county in regards to the assessment of gas lands owned by Godfrey I. Cabot. May 17, 1962 Proposed River Road Extension of Route 5 At a joint meeting May 10 of the Self Study, Self Help Association and the members of the Over All Economic Development Planning Commission, the following resolution was presented by Louis Reed, President of the Self Help Assoc and adopted by all members present: Go on record as favoring the extension of State Route Number 5 or a part of Route No. 14 from Elizabeth down the West Bank of the Little Kanawha to a junction with interstate Route Number 77, following in a general way old right-of-way of the Little Kanawha Railroad Company. Old Thorn House Razed Last Week Joe Cheuvront, with a crew of local workmen, last week tore down the old residence and garage building on a lot adjacent, to the Elizabeth Post Office now owned by Dick Thorn, local merchant, it being the home of his late parents, Van and Georgia Thorn and family for several years when Dick was a small boy. Cleanup consisted of hauling away lumber and the cutting down of two large trees that stood on the property. Parking Meter Posts Being Set Posts are being set in parking areas of the business section of Elizabeth this week for die installation of parking meters in conformity with Town Council action early in March. A workman for the contracting firm setting the posts said Wednesday that the post setting should be completed this week. WCHS Newspaper Earns Top "U" Journalism Rating Wirt County High School's monthly newspaper, The Echo, has received "All-Star Honors" from the School of Journalism at West Virginia University. Six high school newspapers in the state received this award. Besides winning, this award is the highest award that can be awarded to a newspaper in this state.