Wirt County Journal May 1, 2002 Remember When . . . * From the pages of the Journal May 22, 1925 Local and Personal Mrs. H.E. Pomroy is visiting her husband, who is now located at Grafton for a few days. Mrs. Eliza Backus and granddaughters, Misses Goldie and Bessie Backus of Parkersburg, visited the former's sister Mrs. Emily McCray of near Hartley the latter part of last week. Miss Esther Woodyard, of Vienna, was a visitor in Elizabeth on Friday of last week. H.F. Martin and son of Two Ripple, were visitors in Elizabeth on Saturday. The son was called home a few days ago on account of the sickness of his mother. Lloyd Young, of Lexington, Ky., a former Wirt Countian who has extensive oil holdings in Kentucky and his brother, Clarence Young of Parkersburg were visitors in Elizabeth on last Saturday. Cecil Coe, a good citizen of Palestine, was a visitor in town on Monday morning. R.D. Ott of Palestine, one of the Road Supervisors for Elizabeth District, transacted business with the County Court here on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. F.G. Andrick, of Somerville Fork, were visitors in Elizabeth on Monday. Garnett Enoch, good citizen and farmer of Pee Wee, was a business visitor in town on Monday and a pleasant caller at the Journal Office while here. Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Somerville and son, good folks of Somerville Fork, were prominent visitors in town on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Woodyard former residents of Elizabeth, have erected a new residence at Vienna and are moving to it this week. J.W. Thorn, a prominent citizen of Thorn's Run transacted business in town the first part of last week. Rural Mail Carrier, Raymond Andrick of Palestine, was a pleasant caller at the Journal Office on Monday afternoon while in town on business. Mrs. F.E. Fint and baby Elizabeth, visited relatives in Parkersburg from Saturday until Monday last. Several of the good citizens of Right Reedy were here before the County Court on Monday in the interest of securing a bridge across Right Reedy at the Thomas Ford. Emmett C. Andrick, local mail carrier on Route 2, on Saturday night dealt for I.P. Thorn's interest in the Thorn Brothers store on Court St. The deal has been pending for several days but the parties did not get together till Saturday night. Mr. Thorn has not yet made known what kind of business he will enter. May 3, 1962 Amos Seeks Answer To Bond, Levy Question Wirt County Assessor Kendall Amos this week has in his hands perhaps the hottest question of the day in trying to determine whether or not to put the excess school bond and levy figures on the tax books for the coming fiscal year. If the figures are on the books and effected in taxes, funds can become available for a Wirt County school building program and for additional operating funds. If the figures are not put on the books, there will be a delay of at least a year before any building can be done, or extra needed operational funds can become available for the Board of Education. Golden Horseshoe Winners Announced The four Wirt County winners of Golden Horseshoes were determined last Friday as result of tests given the top 18 eighth grade students in the county at Elizabeth Elementary School under supervision of Louis Rollins and Peggy Cooper. The winners were: Larry Rogers, Lynn McCauley, Roy Lee Mace and Carol Lee McVey Hope To Finish Pool By May 30 There is still an urgent need for funds in order to finish the Woodyard Memorial Swimming Pool in time for a planned opening date or Memorial Day, May 30, 1962 the Journal learned this week. Funds are just about exhausted with some bills now pressing and other finishing work needing to be done.