Wirt County Journal August 21, 2002 Remember When . . . * From the pages of the Journal Sept. 11, 1925 Local and Personal Some of our County Officials are rather old-fashioned in their ways. They still use the horse and buggy and are very accommodating, especially in giving the ladies a ride when overtaken. J.W. Moore, of Petroleum and secretary of the board of education for Clay District, brought his daughter here for high school on Saturday and transacted business while here. G.W. Munday, progressive farmer and stockman of Straight Creek, brought a truck load of calves here for shipment on Saturday. Harvey McFee visited relatives here the latter part of last week. A.J. Bailey, good citizen of Route 4, was looking after business matters here the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. James and son Quinton, of Tuckers Creek are visiting the former's brother Charlie James of Hagerstown this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munday and baby of Straight Creek were visiting in Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. Gay Bumgarner and family of Moundsville, visited his mother Mrs. Emma Bumgarner here Sunday and Monday night. J.M. Patterson of Palestine returned last week from Gilmer County where he has been working on a pipe line for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson and family of Lynn Camp were visitors in town on Monday morning and were pleasant callers in the Journal Office while here. Mr. and Mrs. I.P. Thorn and two children, Dorr and Catherine, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Morehead of Left Reedy on last Sunday. Miss Okey Dawson was taken to Parkersburg Sunday where she underwent an operation for appendicitis at the St. Joseph Hospital early Monday morning. She rallied from the operation and at latest reports was getting along as well as could be expected. Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jett of Hartley were visitors here Saturday evening and brought their daughters here for high school. C.H. Bumgarner returned Monday evening from a short business trip to Pittsburgh. Aug. 23, 1962 '62 Fair Queen Sharon Bumgarner, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Bumgarner, reigned as Queen of the 1962 Win County Fair at Camp Barbe last week following her selection Thursday night in a contest among 11 girls. Miss Sharon Townsend was runner up and also highly honored was Miss Mary Lynn Snyder, third place in the contest. Study Group Plans Aug. 27 Meeting Announcement has been made there will be an important meeting of the Wirt Self-Study, Self Help Assoc. at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the high school. Brief reports will be made on the new local community park, the Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial Swimming Pool. Does Wirt Have Centennial Queen? West Virginia's search for it's "queen of a century" to reign over the Centennial celebration in 1963 will extend to each of its 55 counties where county competition will be sponsored by the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs including Junior and Senior Clubs and Junior Department. The contest in Wirt County will be sponsored by the Women's Club and is for young women between the ages of 18 and 26. Pick up applications at the club house.