Wirt County Journal June 5, 2002 Remember When . . . * From the pages of the Journal June 26, 1925 Local and Personal W.H. Nutter, drilling contractor of Newark, was a business visitor in Elizabeth on Saturday of last week. Jesse Lanham, of Straight Creek, was a visitor here last Friday night and Saturday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Gibson, of Chestnut Run, on Friday night of last week, June 19th, a fine baby boy. L.W. Dennis, progressive merchant and farmer of Flint Run, was a business visitor in town on last Saturday. J.W. Thorn and son, Michael of Thorn's Run, were looking after matters of business in Elizabeth on Saturday of last week. D.M. Roberts of Hughes River, one of Clay District's good citizens and farmer, transacted business in town on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dye and family of Pittsburgh, spent the weekend with Mrs. Dye's mother, Mrs. Mary Mason of this place. Mr. Dye returned to the Smoky City the first of this week and the family is making a more extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Baileys and baby of Standing Stone were shopping in town on Saturday evening. Don Pomroy returned Monday evening from Mexico where he has been working in the oil field for the past several months. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ott, good folks of near Windy, paid the Journal Office a pleasant call on Monday of last week. Paul Snodgrass returned Wednesday morning from Marion, OH, where he has been employed for the past two or three weeks. Price Young, of Right Reedy, has purchased the Wiley West farm near Rose Hill in Tucker District and will likely move thereto this fall. Bids on the local Wool Pool will be opened here on next Monday. Hugh Prather of the local Wool Grower's Association thinks they will have some attractive offers. There will be approximately twelve hundred fleeces in this pool. J.C. Woodyard, District Supervisor of Boomer, Fayette County, a former Wirt County boy, with his wife, attended the funeral of his aunt at Palestine on Sunday and visited his mother here on Sunday night. Russell G. Sheppard, one of our progressive teacher's returned Sunday from a business trip through Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. B.F. Gray returned on Tuesday evening from the hospital at Parkersburg and on Wednesday, Arthur Shears returned. Henry Pomroy is here this week from Simpson for a few days vacation. Word was received Saturday from Fairmont of the sudden death of Mrs. Maud Pepper Cyprus. She was a daughter of Mrs. Amanda Pepper of near Industry and has several brothers and sisters in this vicinity. June 7, 1962 Gets High Award In Homemaking Mary Lynn Snyder, a member of last week's graduating class at Wirt County High School, not only won the local Betty Crocker Homemaker award, but ranked third in the State of West Virginia in a Betty Crocker Homemaker contest conducted during the early part of this year. M-Sgt. Clifton E. Huffman Retires: Recalls 600-Mile March When POW Master Sgt. Clifton E. Huffman, 48, retired last Thursday after serving for a little more than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Huffman and his family are spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Russell Thorne. His wife was the former Miss Jean Ellen Thorne. They have three children, Thorn, 15, Freddie, 14 and Toni 2. Future plans are indefinite but the Huffman's may locate in Columbus or California. Parking Meter Collections After final installation Monday of last week, collections in the new parking meters in Elizabeth became effective Tuesday, May 29. Since then, there has been a very noticeable difference in parking space available in the business sections of town, as persons who normally parked on or near Court Square and nearby streets have adopted unmetered areas for leaving their cars during 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.