Wirt County Journal May 5, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal files October 1, 1920 Oil Items The Leviathan Oil Company's No. One Kelley Farm, Straight Creek, drilled into the "Big Injun" sand and is good gasser with a showing of oil. Roberts Bros. No. 130 and 131, R. O. tract, Burning Springs, in the Cow Run and pumping a barrel a day. Carl Clinton who has been working in the oil fields at Kentucky returned home the latter part of this week. Earl Prather and Clyde Miller, local driller and tool dresser, returned to the Kentucky oil fields the first of the week, where they have employment. Farm Bureau Notes There were 17 cows tested in the county for butter fat production last month. The highest testing cow is owned by James Burton producing 37 lbs. butter fat. Ross Wilson has a cow that produced 33.5 lbs. and W. N. Higgins has one that tested 33.5 lbs. The lowest cow tested produced only 12.5 lbs. butter fat. We have quoted a price of $59 per ton on cotton seed meal. This is the best price we have had for some time. Would like for farmers who are planning to use this feed in connection with ensilage to send in their order. Tobacco is one of the important cash crops of Wirt County. Why not go together and sell all of the tobacco at the same time. It is my opinion that a better price could be obtained by pooling tobacco the same as wool. Would like to hear an expression of opinion from tobacco growers. Local and Personal Mrs. W. T. Patterson, Mrs. F. H. Bell, a sister of Mr. F. H. Bell, and Mrs. Arthur Shears, all of this county, underwent operations for appendicitis at Parkersburg recently and all are getting along nicely. Ronald B. Woodyard, editor and manager of the Logan Banner, of Logan, W.Va., visited the parental home here this week. A. B. Powell, of Rt. 3, presented us with a very fine apple, the largest we've seen this season, while in town on business Tuesday. Postmaster H. T. Bumgarner returned Tuesday from Martinsburg, W.Va., where he has been attending U.S. Court for the past few days. Walter and Ernest Hall, progressive young farmers and good Democrats of Davidson's Ridge, were visitors in Elizabeth Tuesday. Don Pomroy, J. L. Mace and George West have bought new Fords recently from the Elizabeth garage. (E. M. Courtney, a good citizen of Courtney's Ridge, paid the Journal office a pleasant visit last Saturday evening while in town on business. August 8, 1958 Knotts, Roberts, Cale Win in Tuesday Voting Harry Knotts, Route 3 farmer and president of the Wirt County Board of Education, was winner of the three-way contest for election of a regular term member of the board of education in Tuesday's balloting. Only other county contests were on the Republican ballot, with the winners being James H. (Jim) Roberts for nominee for House of Delegates, and Clyde Cale the nominee for County Commissioner. Miss Griffin is L-K Princes Pretty Margaret Leona Giffin, an outstanding and active student at Wirt County High School, has been named Wirt High princess for the 10th annual L-K Bowl Football Game at Stadium Field, Parkersburg, Friday evening, Aug. 15. Miss Giffin, 18 years of age, 5 ft. 5 in., with light brown hair and grey eyes, is a daughter of Harris Giffin and the late Mrs. Laura Giffin, Rt. 3, City. She has just started to work in the office of the O. Ames Co., Parkersburg, and will reside there. Will Start Grading On Plant Site Monday Directors of Wirt County Industries, Inc., announced Thursday morning, through Mrs. Eloise H. Sturm, their secretary, that grading is scheduled to start next Monday, Aug. 11, on the Wirt Industries plot of ground below town near Tucker Creek as preparatory work for the start of construction on the first unit of a new plant for Wirt County. Smith Family Buys Former Davis Home John Smith and family of Rt. 1, City, have purchased the former Sam Davis property, Pike St., City, from R. C. Waggoner, which was occupied just recently by County Agent Ira Kimble and family. The Smiths are offering their 47-acre Tucker Creek farm for sale. Two of the Smith boys, Bill and Phil, are in the 10th and 9th grades of Wirt County High School. To Issue Football Uniforms Tuesday Head WCHS Football Coach Earl "Whitey" Adolfson announces he and Assistant Coach Ron Godfrey will issue uniforms to all prospective players for the coming 1958 season next Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. at the school's athletic dressing room.