February 1959
Hunting Season To Begin October 3rd
A partial list of hunting and fishing seasons for West Virginia was released Monday by the Conservation Commission.
Opening dates for hunting seasons were set on the following:
Squirrel, ruffed grouse, turkeys, racoons, opossums and skunk—Oct. 3 (daybreak).
Bobwhite quail, rabbit and hare, and ring-necked pheasant—Nov. 11.
Deer (firearms)—Nov. 30.
Black bear—Nov. 9.
Deer (bow and arrow)—Oct. 3. Red fox and woodchuck—continuous open season, except that no hunting with guns for any species of wild animal or bird will be permitted between Sept. 1 and daybreak Oct. 3.
The commission said the above regulation does not affect a landowner’s right to protect his livestock and crops from damage by wild animals.
Trapping Season
Opening dates for trapping seasons were set on the following:
Raccoon, opossum, skunk, mink, and muskrat—Nov. 11 (8 a.m.).
Beaver—Jan. 15 (8 a.m.).
The commission delayed until its April meeting decisions on closing dates, bag limits and a few other details of the hunting season. Printed copies of complete regulations are to be available about May 1.
Fishing Regulations
Fishing season and regulations for the year were announced as follows:
Trout (rainbow, brook, brown and kokanee)—April 25-Dec. 31. No size limit; daily limit 8 (only five from one impoundment); season limit 60.
Black bass (small-mouth, large-mouth and spotted)—year-round open season; no size limit; daily limit 8; season limit 60.
Other species (game and rough fish)—year-round open season; no size, daily or season limits.
Elk River was opened again to year-round fishing. Last year the section of Elk from Clendenin to Sutton Dam was closed on bass from April 30 to June 13, and a nine-inch size limit was imposed during the open period. There will be no size restriction this season.
Frogs (bull and green)—June 6 (8 p.m.)—June 20 (midnight). No size limit; daily limit 10; season limit 50.
On Big Sandy and Tug Fork rivers bordering Kentucky, frog season will open from May 15-Oct. 31.
Rough fish (bow, snare, gig)—Year-round except May and June.
The commission said more than 600,000 trout—averaging better than 10 inches in length—will be stocked this year in 160 streams and impoundments across the state.
Lakes at Watoga and Cacapon state parks will not be stocked with trout, but the Ridge Fish Hatchery lake and the Hardy county trout pool will be stocked. Greenbrier County’s 164-acre Sharewood lake will be open to fishing for the first time, April 25, the announcement said.
The Naval Research Laboratory employs a radio tracking system known as “Minitrack” to track the earth-circling satellites.
In 1956, the Navy established radio stations in the Antarctic at Little America (KC4USA), McMurdo Sound (KC4USV), and Marie Byrd Land (KC4USB). The latter is the first radio station in history to be at the South Pole.
The American Flag was first officially displayed over Alaska when Russian troops lowered their flag and U. S. Marines hoisted the Stars and Stripes at Sitka on October 18, 1867.
Relief Committee Meets
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company employees were represented by Bargain Committeemen Carl Young, Lloyd Butcher, Jr., and James Triplett, along with League Treasurer Joe Truman, at the meeting of the Widen Relief Committee held in the Widen office at 11:30 A. M., Friday, January 23, 1959. The Company was represented by General Manager H. L. Beattie, Mine Inspector R. G. Elliott, Mine Superintendent H. S. Williams and Outside Superintendent G. D. Craft.
There were 20 new retirements from the ranks of the employees as of the first of the year. Comprising that group were Emerson Price, Branty Hickman, John Potasnik, Jesse Johnson, Curt Canfield, Ernest P. Chapman, Jennings Wood, Walker Henderson, Goff Grogg, Averal Rapp, Lakey D. Starcher, James H. Cook, Daniel W. Nicholas, Letcher Williams, Eddie J. Stump, Sherman Nettles, John Talbert, Edgar Walker, Hooper Wilson, and Jack Varner. Each of these men received $200 as retirement for January and February, along with $100 each paid to the previously retired 29 employees.
Ten employees received disability payments for the month, in addition to partial payments made to five new applicants. There were fourteen men left on the sick list at the end of January.
The only change in the list of survivors receiving relief benefits was the removal of the name of Mrs. Lola Given following her remarriage on January 11. Otherwise, 37 widows and 69 dependent children received payments for January.
Two hundred twenty-eight employees had hospital or medical bills paid for them in addition to the regular list account at Charleston General Hospital. Fourteen of that number were either on the retired or disability list. These bills had been incurred at Charleston, Clay, Clendenin, Cowen, Gasaway, Gauley Bridge, Glenville, Montgomery, Philippi, Richwood, Summersville, Sutton, Webster Springs, and Weston, W. Va., and Middleport, Ohio.
The men who were laid off January 4 lost their eligibility for relief benefits as of January 15 and under the rules of the Widen Relief Committee had thirty days from the date of the lay-off (or February 4) to submit any bills that might have been incurred through January 15.
Altogether, benefits were approved for 278 employees this month, or very nearly 50 per cent of those eligible, in addition to benefits paid to survivors of 40 deceased employees.
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