20 Years Ago – Week of June 9, 2005
County Gets $20k For Ruddle Park
U S Senator Jay Rockefeller, Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito and the National Park Service have announced the award of a $250,000 grant to the Pendleton County Commission for the development of a county recreation area near Ruddle.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund provides matching funds to states and local communities for acquisition, development and conservation of parks and open spaces.
The grant award notification from the National Park Service notes that the total estimated cost of the Ruddle recreation area project is $500,000 and that “Pendleton County will develop a recreation area on 21 acres along the South Branch of the Potomac River. Development will include ball fields, basketball and volleyball courts, picnic areas, river access and restrooms.”
Golf Ball Sized Hail Pounds Sugar Grove Area Monday
It started with lightning and thunder in the Sugar Grove area about 2:30 p.m. on Monday. First came big rain drops, which turned to hail the size of peas or marbles about 5 minutes later. The hail came down for a few more minutes before turning back into rain. Then after another five minutes, the big hail started coming down and began to pummel Rick and Angie Adkins’ truck. Rick, concerned that pieces of hail as large as two inches wide and as big or bigger than a golf ball, might dent the vehicle, braved the storm to cover the truck with a tarp.
30 Years Ago – Week of June 8, 1995
Local Conference Indicates Recycling Can Be Profitable
Recycling may become more of a reality in the five county Eastern Panhandle region, as a result of a regional conference on “Finding Common Ground” held at the Lightstone Foundation at Moyers.
On Thursday, May 31, haulers, community recycling groups, solid waste officials and others from Pendleton, Grant, Hardy, Mineral and Hampshire counties spent the day discussing differences as well as areas of consensus on how recycling could become a reality in this rural region. Approximately 35 people were invited to participate in the conference to discover what they could do to overcome differences to help divert recyclable materials away from landfills into job-creating products processed in the region.
Girl Helps Animals Regain Health
Since March, 1993, the orphaned and injured wildlife of South Florida have been very lucky to have Dr. Deb Anderson waiting for them at the Wildlife Care Center. She arrived in Florida from Virginia to embark upon the adventure of a fast-paced (10,000 animals a year) wildlife hospital that is to this day growing, improving and striving for the highest quality of care for the many patients that arrive on the doorstep.
Deb was born and raised in suburban Washington, D. C., and spent many summers visiting an uncle’s farm in the beautiful West Virginia mountains near Harrisonburg. It was on the farm at the tender age of five that Deb did her first vet work…giving injections to the cattle…and made up her mind to be an animal doctor when she grew up. A few years later her affinity for wildlife began to develop and soon her neighbors were bringing casualties to her for care and healing.
During high school, Deb followed a curriculum geared toward medical science, then completed animal science coursework at the University of Maryland at College Park. After her graduation, she obtained a job at a wild animal park as a big cat keeper, caring for lions and tigers. Deb’s next stop was graduate school at Virginia Tech, where she studied environmental zoology, and then she began her formal training as a veterinarian at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
After graduation, Deb was offered a year-long internship at the Wildlife Center of Virginia where she treated 1300 animals including a golden eagle, bald eagles, beavers, bears, bobcats, fawns, and many owls and hawks. Deb’s next move was to South Florida, to the Wildlife Care Center, where she can realize the dream that she has nurtured most of her life—to heal and release back to the wild the many native species of our land.
Deb is the daughter of Helen Mumbert Anderson of Ft. Washington, MD, originally of Fort Seybert.
60 Years Ago – Week of June 10, 1965
Circus Is Coming To Town Friday
The Franklin Lion’s Club is bringing the Beers-Barnes Circus to Franklin Friday.
The big top will be erected at the Franklin High School and its contents will offer performing elephants, trained seals, prancing ponies, talented canines, thrilling aerialists, artistic wire walkers, unpredictable clowns and lovely ladies of spangle land like Sandria DeRiski who is a petite aerial artist, performing at the top of the tent in a traditional circus act known as the Spanish Web.
Other circus highlights include Gayle DeRiski of the whirling trapeze, the Argentinian’s spectacular balancing perch, Miss Tina with her hoop walking upside down at the top of the huge tent, high above the sawdust ring while Manuela Orta of Los Arias, spins wild from a sling which her husband, Carlos, grips with his teeth.
One time child prodigy of the tight wire, Harold Barnes, came out of retirement to join his family with his beautiful wife, Angelina, a fourth generation star in her own right in a troupe of head balancers and jugglers.
70 Years Ago – Week of June 9, 1955
‘Certified Mail’ Is New P.O. Service
The Post Office Department has announced a new mail service to be known as Certified Mail which became effective Tuesday.
This service is designed to reduce the cost to patrons and speed delivery of letters having no intrinsic value which have been registered, heretofore, at the minimum registration fee of 30 cents.
The new certified mail fee is 15 cents for giving patrons a certificate of mailing and for having the letter carrier take a delivery receipt from the addressee. This fee is in addition to the regular rate of postage.
CONGRATULATIONS Wilson and Irene! Upon the Opening of the NEW FRONTIER RESTAURANT
Statement of The Owners
When we decided to go into the restaurant business, we had definite ideas in our minds. We wanted a clean, modern, up-to-date, air-conditioned restaurant; large comfortable restrooms; lots of easy parking space; and last but not least, we wanted to serve the very best food.
We made a survey of all towns in a 100-mile radius looking for a well qualified food man. Several people in Cumberland, Md., told us about Dave Gunter who operated his own restaurants for 45 years and then went into the food consultant business. Mr. Gunter had the reputation of serving the best food in western Maryland.
We contacted Mr. Gunter, and after a lot of persuasion, he agreed to come to Franklin and set up the food for the New Frontier.
We hope you will like it! —Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Smith
80 Years Ago – Week of June 8, 1945
FRANKLIN HI LIGHTS
The following is a complete record of the work done by the clubs and sewing classes of Franklin High School for the school year ending May 18, 1945.
Sewing Club Beginners Class – 42 towels, some embroidered – 17 aprons, some embroidered 15 pillow cases, some embroidered –3 embroidered doilies –18 embroidered scarfs –2 embroidered cushion tops –6 dresses –1 pair pajamas –1 jumper –12 hand-made quilt blocks
Total of 119 pieces
Sewing Club Experienced Class –18 dresses –20 skirts –4 suits –4 jumpers –1 pair shorts –1 jerkin –1 pair child’s overalls –10 aprons –6 pairs pillow cases-3 pair hemstitched –7 waists of blouses –2 scarfs –6 towels
This was a much smaller class doing work mostly in clothing units. Total of 80 pieces.
The regular class in sewing, meeting five days a week, was composed of 35 girls. Each girl was required to do well, a run in silk hose, a darn, a patch, a darned patch, mend a tear, cut or thin place, and sew on buttons, hooks and eyes, and snaps the correct way, and made the following:
–1 linen tablecloth with 9 napkins –35 towels, hand made –35 towels, machine made –2 house coats –2 pairs shorts and halters –33 pairs of pajamas –33 dresses –35 slips
This class did approximately 175 pieces of work the second semester. Total garments made, 198. Miscellaneous items, 176.
The following people deserve special mention, either for quality of work or the quality and amount of work done.
Naomi Ruth Wilfong, Bernita Rexrode, Helen Painter, Mary F. O’Dell, Elga Propst, Ann O’Dell, Louise Wheaton and Maxine May.
MOUTH OF SENECA
Debate
The ladies of the “Ever Ready Circle” of Riverton, put on a very fine program at the school auditorium last Friday night to a full house. The program consisted of readings, recitals, and special selections of music and then a spicy debate; Resolve the World is growing worse, by J. E. Lambert. Geo. Teter–VS–Curt Hartman and Ted Hinkle, with the affirmative winning. Mr. Lambert and his associates got warmed up and gave us a good program. A bake sale was held after the program which yielded a nice sum of money. The music was in the charge of Mrs. Vernon Nelson.
Auto Wrecks
We had three auto wrecks here Saturday night. Some fishermen from Va., came over and on their way down North Fork on Route 28, they lost control of the car and it plunged over “High Bank” and down to the rivers edge. Some of the occupants were injured right much and others got off easy. They were hurried to Petersburg for medical aid. The other cars were head on collisions and no one was hurt.
The weather—we had a nice rain Saturday, since then, a cold wave coldest we ever saw in June.
—Yours, Katinka.
LOCAL NEWS
If your radiator is giving you trouble, stop in at Cowger’s Service Station.
Please add these numbers to your Telephone directory. J. M. Harold No. 474 Cowger Service Station No. 287 Methodist Parsonage No. 587
The Lions Club has requested that all articles for rummage sale be placed out where they can be collected on Wednesday, June 13th. The sale will be held July 4th–the proceeds used for benefit of the band.
MOVIE STAR IN FRANKLIN
Salty “Dog” Holmes, comedian, impersonator and singer, renowned from coast to coast as the greatest novelty instrumental musical in North America, will be appearing in person at the Warner Theatre in Franklin on Friday night only, June 14, at 7 and 9 p.m.
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Before the Christian era, Women found milk valuable in preserving their complexions.
105 Years Ago – Week of June 4, 1920
SIMODA
The Timber Ridge Telephone Co. met May 27. New officers were elected, assessments levied and much other business transacted. All stockholders were present except two.
MAXWELL AUTOMOBILES
I have secured the agency for the MAXWELL AUTOMOBILE and have just received a car load of touring cars.
Prospective buyers will do well to look into the merits of this car before buying.
Cars can be seen at my garage. Let me demonstrate it to you.
More miles Per Gallon: More Miles On Tires.
HARRY CRIGLER
